April 8, 2022 - Kelly Joseph, Dir. Sales & Marketing, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (Apr 06, 2022)

KELLY JOSEPH, DIR. SALES & MKTNG. - WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RAILWAY

Kelly Joseph is the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway and has been with the company for more than 21 years. In her current position, she handles pricing negotiations for commodities such as scrap, steel, plastics and organic chemicals, as well as sales and market research for these commodities. Her area covers northeast Ohio, parts of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Through her position, she is able to help bring jobs and much needed commodities to the area.

Kelly is a native to Stark County and is married with two kids. She was a member of the 32^nd Class of Leadership Stark County in 2019 and it impacted her so much, she is now on their Board of Directors. Kelly is also a member of the Scholarship Committee for the Pittsburgh Traffic Club, which hands out yearly scholarships for those earning degrees in either Transportation, or Supply Chain Management.

Through her position at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, Kelly also works with several Stark County schools for Career Days and with the Junior Achievement Program. She has been a Girl Scout Leader in North Canton for the past four years and has served as Service Unit Director and most recently Troop Mentor.

MENU APRIL 8, 2022

Scrod

Rice

Whole Green Beans

Salad

Bread and Butter

Drink

Dessert

NEW PERMANENT ZOOM LINK FOR MEETINGS

Thanks to Jennie George, we now have a new recurring Zoom link for those of you who prefer to attend on-line.

You can join us remotely each week on Zoom at the following Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88921020315?pwd=aTZYeEEvcXlPcCswQlRLNEs0dVZVUT09

TWO CONCERTS TO BENEFIT OUR MILITARY FAMILY CENTER IN LOUISVILLE

The Community Group, A Chorus For A Cause, will perform two Spring Concerts with proceeds to benefit our Military Family Center. The Center uses horses to help military and local First Responders (police/fire) to recover from severe PTSD.

To support our Military Family Center and make these concerts successful, we hope you can attend, and we ask you to tell your friends and share this event on your Facebook timeline.

Thanks!

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT IS BACK IN ACTION! WE CAN HELP MCKINLEY JUNIORS PREPARE TO GET A JOB!

Canton Rotary has a long history of working with Junior Achievement to bring lessons on Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, and Work Readiness to students in our area, particularly Canton City Schools.

This fits in perfectly with Rotary's Vocational pillar, sharing insight into one's career experiences. It also fits with our club's mission of helping our local youth.

Here's an opportunity for us to help out JA:

- When: Tuesday May 10th

- Where: Kent State - Stark Branch

- What: Lessons and mentoring on Resumes, Applications, Interviewing, Dressing for Success, and discussions on careers, work, etc.

- To Whom: 150 McKinley High School Juniors

- Commitment: 9 AM to 1 PM (if you can't make the whole time, slots will be open to have a working lunch with a small group of 7 - 8 students for personal discussions, two mentors per table, approximately one hour commitment minimum.

At this point, I believe JA could use as many volunteers as possible, to make it easier for each mentor.

JA will provide basically all materials needed, plus training. You just need to provide your time and your personal experience from your professional career.

There will be folks there from:

Citizen’s Bank- Melissa Herdon, Heather Sullivan, Ta’Shea Johnson

Great Work Employment- Cody and Angelina (Rae-lin email)

Goodwill: Emma Walsh and Cynthia Goodall

Shearer’s: Kim Davenport

SCHRA: TBD- Brenda Basso

HP Products- Abby Keleman, Lauren Higgins

SMART- Jerry Duriex

Other: Katie Tolin, Kevin Villancourt

Please contact Rick Taylor at rickt@kozmosgrille.com or via phone or text at 330-575-2870 if you are interested.

PRESIDENT MARK'S WEEKLY INSIGHTS

Fellow Rotarians,

VP Paul started off the month with a great lunch presentation from Ohio State Treasurer Robert Sprague. His comments were on point and insightful as he answered the many questions presented. This week is yet another excellent presentation and I hope you will reach out to a fellow Canton Rotarian that you haven't seen in a while to bring them with you. It's time to bring our Friday club lunches back to an attendance near where we were pre-Covid.

I must apologize, as I will be unable to attend this Friday. My son is completing his USAF flight training on the B-52 and Tracie and I are doing a quick drive down to Shreveport to see him. I'm most certain that I have left you in excellent hands while I am away.

Please remember that I asked for several volunteers to assist with two non-check-writing projects coming up, one of which is Backpack The Bus at Centennial Plaza April 23rd from 11:30-4:00. I need volunteers to help coordinate the event, which includes buying food items, running the on-site food drive, and setting up/coordinating face painting and corn-hole games. Please reach out to Jennie or Paula to assist. They can use some of this help BEFORE the event!

See you after Easter!

President Mark

WHAT'D I MISS LAST WEEK?

At our regular meeting last Friday April 1, President Mark welcomed approximately 35 Rotarians to hear Ohio Treasurer of State, Robert Sprague.

In Secretary Paula's absence, President Mark presented the following historical (hysterical?) info:

Of course, last Friday was April Fool's Day. Although there is some question as to when this started, it is believed that it may have grown out of the medieval Feast of Fools, which was celebrated on January 1st.

On This Day in History:

1748 - The lost Roman city of Pompeii was rediscovered by Spanish engineer, Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.

1976 - Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne formed Apple Computer, Inc.

2001 - The Netherlands was the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal.

2019 - US online sales took over retail sales for the first time in history, with 11.813% for online compared to 11.807% for general merchandise stores.

Fun Fact for April Fool's:

1957 - The BBC broadcasts the 'Great Spaghetti Tree' hoax:

A 3-minute film shown on the current affairs program, Panorama, portrayed a Swiss family apparently harvesting spaghetti from a tree. Later, a number of viewers contacted the BBC to inquire where to find and how to grow such a plant. The hoax is regarded as one of the best April Fool's Jokes in history.