Please plan to attend our Rotary Club of Canton's meeting this Friday, July 16, 2021, in Downtown Canton at Centennial Plaza where we will install our Officers and Trustees for the new Rotary year. The installing official will be Past District Governor/Past President Bob Pattison. Outgoing President Drew Pelger will be recognized and honored for his service this past year.
Officers being installed are: Mark Clendenin- President; Lynn Hamilton- President Elect; Paul Hervey- Vice President; Tom Clevenger- Treasurer; Paula Mastroianni- Secretary; Robert K. Matthews- Sergeant-at-Arms.
New Trustees, whose term will end on June 30, 2024, are Jenni George, Sam Shaheen and Jim Thomas.
Retiring Board Trustees are Kim Kroh, Jim Molnar, Stephanie Werren and Kurt Goodenberger.
Please join us for a GREAT LUNCH in this FANTASTIC NEW VENUE for this IMPORTANT CELEBRATION!
As we await the opportunity to get back to normal lunch meetings, we are getting a bit creative. We have done an excellent job with hybrid meetings utilizing Zoom and John's Bar, helping our membership get together for a light lunch, socialize, and participate remotely.
This week we will be moving our meeting to Downtown Canton at Centennial Plaza and I am arranging for box lunches provided by Jerzees Cafe. During this meeting we will be installing our 2021-22 Canton Rotary Officers. What better way to usher in a new Rotary year than by hosting our lunch at the plaza we initiated. Let's see if we can fill the plaza for this event. Due to the nature of this event, we are capped at 45 attendees and we will allocate space to the first 45 people that respond.
Please make sure to email President Mark Clendenin at plan42morrow@gmail.com or text him at 330-267-8869 no later than Tuesday 7/13/21 by close of business so the proper number of lunches can be ordered on Wednesday. Along with your RSVP(s) please identify your sandwich choice(s) of below:
Mark Clendenin is the Northern Ohio Regional Business Development Manager for The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. He serves as an ambassador for the CEO/Administrator, John Logue, and works with employers that could substantially benefit from BWC’s safety and claims - management services. Mark has more than 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. His background encompasses nearly every aspect of the industry, including risk management, public and private accounting, manufacturing, construction, financial services, and teaching. He has been a guest speaker throughout Northeast Ohio, and speaks annually to groups that include The Ohio Society of CPAs, The Ohio Mayor’s Conference, Rotary International, Chambers of Commerce, area safety councils, The Ohio Safety Congress & Expo, and other civic and professional organizations. Mark has served on the board of the Stark County Hunger Task Force, the Greater Stark County Urban League, and the Rotary Club of Canton, Ohio, and has been an active member of Rotary International, Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Akron Canton Food Bank and Walsh University. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, as well as a Master in Public Administration from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio where he was inducted into the Pi Alpha Alpha MPA Honor Society. Mark has made it his mission to work passionately to assist organizations in identifying workable solutions to business concerns through collaboration with decision makers.
At our Zoom meeting on July 9, 2021, President Mark Clendenin welcomed a total of 36 Canton Rotarians (live at John's Bar and also via Zoom), as well as our guest speaker, Steve Coon, President and Founder of Coon Restoration, and guest of the club, Jeff Nicely, son of Richard Nicely.
Becky Clark presented the following information:
This Day In History:
1850 President Zachary Taylor dies only 16 months after taking office
1962 Pop artist Andy Warhol’s exhibit of 32 paintings of the Campbell Soup can opened at a gallery in Los Angeles
1981 Donkey Kong was released by Nintendo
(Editor's note: Becky says she prefers Donkey Kong to Warhol!)
Rotary Facts: - Famous Rotarians
John F. Kennedy
Walt Disney
Winston Churchill
Admiral Bird
Warren G. Harding
Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic
Happy Bucks:
Becky received "Happy Bucks" from PP Drew Pelger, Ernie Schott, PP Rick Taylor, and Becky Clark. (Editor's note: there may be a couple people missing from this list; if so, I apologize).
Announcements:
President Mark announced the details for the July 16, 2021 installation of officer meeting on Centennial Plaza. All members are encouraged to attend.
Updated the club members on the progress of obtaining a meeting site for the 2021-22 Rotary year and asked Rotarians to get involved in the club's upcoming projects.
With the new Rotary year fast approaching, it is once again time for your Rotary dues invoice to be arriving in your mail.
As a reminder, you may pay your dues at a weekly Friday meeting, mail your dues payment to the office, or go to our website, www.cantonrotary.org and pay through the "Donate Button".
Checks should be made payable to the Rotary Club of Canton and mailed to our NEW address at: 116 Cleveland Ave. N.W., Suite 525, Canton, 44702.
If you have any questions or concerns after receiving your invoice, please contact the Rotary office at 330-452-2882.
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As we await the opportunity to get back to normal lunch meetings, we are getting a bit creative. We have done an excellent job with hybrid meetings utilizing Zoom and John's Bar, helping our membership get together for a light lunch, socialize, and participate remotely. 
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