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Rotogram reflections of PP Robert L. Carr 1982-83:
Robert L. Carr - President 1982-1983
C. Richard Smith-Vice President
David C. Ewing-Secretary
Paul B. Syler-Treasurer
This was a year of continued growth for the Rotary Club of Canton. Many Canton Rotarians held offices and chairmanships in District 665, and Jack Maxwell served the District as its Governor. Our Club received the Governor's Cup for the 12th straight year, as well as the Bill Elliot Memorial Award for distinguished international service, and the Rotary International Significant Achievement Award for its long commitment to career education.
In the Club Avenue of Service, chaired by Dave Domer, a number of unusual events occurred. Canton Rotary hosted the 1983 District 665 conference. By all accounts, particularly those from non-Canton Rotarians, it was an outstanding success and will leave a high watermark of achievement for future conferences to achieve.
Officers, directors, and key committee chairmen spent a sizeable portion of the year preparing for the District 665 conference which was held April 22 and 23 with Governor Maxwell as host.
The conference headquarters was the Imperial House Motel for the Friday and Saturday daytime sessions, with the Governor's Banquet at the Cultural Center -- Memorial Civic Center Saturday night with RTA buses for transportation. The Ladies' Luncheon on Saturday was held at Brookside Country Club.
Total attendance at the Saturday night banquet was approximately 650 -- almost a record.
In addition to Governor Maxwell, key members on the Canton Club's Conference Committee included Dick Anderson, general chairman; Joe Guenther, vice chairman; Paul Syler, conference treasurer; John Werren, Master of Ceremonies for the Saturday night banquet; Myron Fromm and Dale Holwick, sergeants-at-arm; Gene Rannigan and Morrie Marburger, registrars; Don Coen and Jon Stein, Friday night carnival chairs; Lou Thurin and Lew Kull, decorations; and Joe Niamtu and Jason McCoy, food chairs.
Honored guests were Dave Smith, a distinguished Rotarian from Austin, Texas and his wife Jodie, as the personal representatives of R. I. President Mukasa to the conference.
During the year a New Member Committee was formed, patterned after some other large Rotary Clubs in Ohio, with the intention of increasing fellowship among new members and augmenting their orientation and indoctrination.
With the abrupt closing the Mergus Restaurant on April 9, it became necessary to relocate our weekly luncheon meetings. Through the good efforts of many persons in the Club, the use of the McKinley Room at the Civic Center was obtained and the first meeting was held there on May 20.
Under the able leadership of Dan Matthews, Canton Rotary was able to again sponsor and assist in the formation of a new area Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Canton South.
Harold Thomas helped change the format of the Rotogram to make it more readable and to provide for more copy. Under Bulletin Editor Marty Jacobson, a second class postage permit was obtained, resulting in a major expense reduction for the cost of postage. At the District Conference, Canton was awarded first place for the quality of its club newsletter.
The Vocational Avenue of Service with Ed Baines as Chairman continued to light the way in this sometimes neglected area of Rotary. The Career Visitation Project replaced the Career Information Committee and its procedures underwent a significant modification from those that had been followed in prior years.
An innovation during the year was the recognition of the "Peddler's Day," during which our members invited as guests sales persons who regularly called upon them, with the intention to properly recognize and show appreciation to such persons.
Charlie Bradshaw, the originator of the Wonderful World of Work, paid us a visit from the Corpus Christi, Texas Rotary Club and helped give that program a lift.
Elwood Wilson served as chairman of the Community Avenue of Service and we continued to have an outstanding program for our five troops of disabled scouts.
Recognizing the extraordinary needs in the Canton community, particularly during the 1982 holiday season, our Club and its members contributed more than $9,000 to the Community Hunger Program.
The Inter-Club Council was active, most noteworthy for its arrangement for an ill-advised soccer match with the Kiwanis Club at the Richfield Coliseum. (Canton Rotary lost 2 to 1.)
The International Avenue of service under the leadership of Bill Ryall continued the strong efforts which have been traditional in this Avenue. Our youth exchange students, both in-coming and out-going, continued to play a vital and important role in our Club.
During the year the World Community Service Committee held a Flea Market and Auction to develop funds to assist Baer-Mithra Hospital in Chirala, India. Approximately $5,000 of new funds was raised as a result of this effort. In addition, our Club provided major physical and monetary support to the District Project for sending drugs and medical supplies and equipment to India.
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Raymond Latiano is Managing Director of the Northwestern Mutual-Akron/Canton agency and a Wealth Management Advisor. He began his career with Northwestern Mutual in 1994 and opened an office in Canton 1 year later. The agency has been recognized in the top ten with Northwestern Mutual internship awards competition multiple times.
The Rotary Club of Canton will be participating in a food drive
Past President Mike Gregorek announces we are still looking for members to sign-up for the Canton Rotary's annual round of bell-ringing for the Salvation Army. We will be manning the kettles at ACME in North Canton, Beuhler's on Wales/Fulton as well as Fisher Foods located on 44th Street and Fishers on Fulton Road. Each time slot will consist of TWO Rotarians manning the kettles for a TWO HOUR shift. The following time slots are still available:
Just a reminder, election voting for the upcoming 2015-16 Board of Trustees and Officers will take place during this Friday, November 14th meeting.
At our weekly meeting on November 7, 2014, Canton Rotarian Taylor Schauer (sponsor) introduced our newest member, Keith Hochadel, to the Rotary Club of Canton.
At our weekly meeting on November 7, 2014, Canton Rotarian Taylor Schauer (sponsor) introduced our newest member, Mike Garcar, to the Rotary Club of Canton.