Bradley H. Belden has been the President of The Belden Brick Company since 2019. His career with Belden Brick began in 2004 in the EH&S Department, but responsibilities eventually grew to other departments such as Quality, Purchasing and Customer Service.
Prior to his work at Belden Brick, Mr. Belden graduated from Boston College with a major in Finance and worked on the Chicago Board Options Exchange and in New York City for JPMorganChase. He currently serves on committees of the Brick Industry Association, as Board President of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association, and the Board of the Ohio Manufacturing Association (OMA) where he also Chairs the OMA Energy Group.
Mr. Belden also serves on local non-profit Boards such the Early Childhood Resource Center and the Canton Chamber of Commerce. He is also a proud member of the 19th Class of Leadership Stark County.
The Belden Brick Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of face brick and pavers founded by Henry S. Belden in Canton, Ohio in 1885.
For those of us who are joining our Friday meetings via Zoom, a new link has been created to use starting with this Friday's meeting. The old link will no longer be active so please save this new link for future reference. Thank you and we'll "see" you Friday!
Last Friday, starting around 8:30 AM, a group of Canton Rotarians, their guests and other volunteers, showed up at a triangle of land at Allen Avenue SE and Johns Court SE, to assist with the build out of the Canton Rotary Habitat Pocket Park on that site. This pocket park, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Canton along with Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio, is part of Habitat's Renewal Project: SE Canton, a "holistic" effort to revitalize the Lathrop, Hartford and Belden neighborhoods. Go to this link for more info: https://www.habitateco.org/the-renewal-project-se-canton/
Our intrepid volunteers laid paving bricks for the walk way and central area, planted shrubs and plants, spread dirt and stones for the beds, and generally tried to look busy! . Rotarians were: Jennie George, Dave Grabowsky, Paul Hervey (who brought a guest, neighbor Mike Stevens), Bob Matthews, PDG Bob Pattison, Chuck Smith, Rick Taylor, Jim Thomas, and Craig Young. There were also three volunteers from the Stark County Prosecutors Office, arranged by Paul Hervey. Also helping was Campbell Landscaping and, of course, the folks from Habitat, including Aaron Brown.
During our abbreviated weekly Rotary meeting following our work session, PP Craig Young detailed our club's history with Habitat, and Aaron followed him with an update on Habitat's current activities, especially the Renewal Projects in both the NE and SE areas of Canton. Those Rotarians on-site enjoyed a box lunch provided by Mr. Mike's Catering. We were also joined by a few Rotarians on Zoom.
We hope you'll be able to join us for our next 'hands-on" Rotary project!
Help motivate President-Elect Paul Hervey to lose weight while helping to raise money for the Charitable Fund (note: this is our Annual Charitable Fund Drive!) Your donation depends upon how much weight Hervey loses. (Hint: he could stand to lose a lot!)
Bonus: If we raise $20,000, Past Presidents Mark Clendenin and Drew Pelger have volunteered to take the Polar Bear Plunge in February!
Let’s work together to make it happen! You can fill out and return this form or send in your pledge to Paul (paul@hervey.co, 330-704-2935).
Thank you in advance for your wonderful support.
Member: _________________
Total pledge for weight lost:
_______ 10 pounds
_______ 20 pounds
_______ 30 pounds
_______ 40 pounds
_______ 50 pounds
You only pay the amount for the highest weight lost.
District Governor (and Canton Rotarian) Michelle Charles has set a goal for District 6650 to raise $100,000 for the Rotary International Disaster Relief Fund, specifically to benefit the Ukraine relief efforts.
Therefore, we are all invited to "A Night for Ukraine", a special fundraising event on SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2022! (Please note Browns fans, if there are any of us left: it is a bye week for CLE).
From Project Chair PDG Scott Schulick:
"Late last week, we were informed that the venue where we were to have the Ukraine Relief Event at St. Nikolas Hall in North Canton suffered extensive damage from a fire and will not be able to host our event on Saturday evening, November 5.
After several attempts to find another venue, we have been forced to move the event to Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 3-7pm at the St. George Serbian Center, 4667 Applegrove St. NW, North Canton, OH 44720. We are sorry for any inconvenience. The good news is that most of our entertainment, our caterer, and our special guest, Past RI President Barry Rassin, are still able to attend!
"We have been in contact with PDG Mykola Stebljanko in Odessa, Ukraine, and we are very pleased to learn how our efforts and proceeds will benefit aid on the ground and administered by local Rotarians."
Cost is $60 per person and includes an authentic Ukrainian ethnic menu, performances from local Ukrainian musicians and dancers, and a special appearance by Past RI President Barry Rassin.
Your Canton Rotary Board of Trustees has agreed to budget a $2500 donation to the District's Ukraine fundraising efforts from our Charitable Fund.
However, if you, your business or someone you know would like to also contribute to this cause, you may do so by buying tickets, purchasing a sponsorship, or donating an auction item worth $500 or more for the auction for the Night for Ukraine Dinner!
Information is provided at this link: http://rotarydistrict6650.org/. All tickets purchased for this dinner will go toward the cost of the function itself, leaving all sponsorships and auction proceeds to go directly to the Ukraine relief effort!
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A LARGE CONTINGENT OF CANTON ROTARIANS AT THIS DINNER TO SUPPORT BOTH UKRIANE AND OUR OWN DISTRICT GOVERNOR MICHELLE! Why not make it a Canton Rotary SOCIAL EVENT?
Due to scheduling conflicts, our Pints & Pours for Polio Plus, the celebrity bartender fundraiser originally scheduled for Monday October 17th, has now been postponed until further notice. DG Michelle Charles is looking at perhaps a January date for this event. We will certainly keep you informed. Thanks!
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