Our club began its new fiscal year by inducting our Board of Directors and Officers for 2020-2021 in an event held at Kozmo’s Grille on July 1st. The installation ceremony was officiated by PDG Bob Pattison and attended by about 25 Rotarians in a safe, social setting. This formal ceremony constituted the “changing of the guard” for our club leadership in what will be our 107th year!
During the meeting the following Officers were installed: Drew Pelger, President; Mark Clendenin, President-Elect; Tom Clevenger, Treasurer; and Bob Matthews, Sergeant-at-Arms. Julia Dick, Vice President, and Paula Mastroianni, Secretary, will be installed at a later date. The incoming new directors were: Jon Adland, Wilbur Allen, Paul Hervey, and Dave Roberts. We also extended our thanks to the following outgoing officers and directors who have completed their respective terms: Mark Rojek, President; Bill Liber, Jeff Scott, and Dan Fuline, Directors.
This fun event was sponsored exclusively by anonymous contributions, at no cost to the club. The evening included drinks, Kozmo’s famous stone hearth pizza, and some long-awaited personal interaction between Rotarians. The event was purposefully limited in attendance to meet health and safety guidelines, but we are hopeful this is just the start of more to come.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED!
RI President-elect Holger Knaack's theme for 2020-21, Rotary Opens Opportunities, asks Rotarians to create opportunities that strengthen their leadership, help put service ideas into action, and improve the lives of those in need.
Knaack is the CEO of Knaack KG, a real estate company. He was previously a partner and general manager of Knaack Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business.
He is a founding member of the Civic Foundation of the City of Ratzeburg and served as president of the Golf-Club Gut Grambek. Knaack is also the founder and chair of the Karl Adam Foundation.
A Rotary member since 1992, Knaack has served Rotary as treasurer, director, moderator, member and chair of several committees, representative for the Council on Legislation, zone coordinator, training leader, and district governor.
He is an endowment/major gifts adviser and was co-chair of the Host Organization Committee for the 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg.
Knaack and his wife, Susanne, are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation and members of the Bequest Society.
In order to make contributing to the club easy during this time of social separation, we have recently added a “Make a Donation” link to our club website at www.cantonrotary.org. By clicking this link, you will be able to quickly and easily make a contribution to the club, via credit or debit card.
Integrated with our Clubrunner system, this is a safe and secure link. Please consider a donation today!
For more information on the Canton Greek Fest, click on this LINK
Rotarians, we encourage you to support our host of our weekly meetings (when we're able to meet face-to-face, or mask-to-mask, again), St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, and their Krassas Event Center.
Most of us have had the pleasure of sampling their wonderfully authentic Greek food at our meetings or at their previous 'normal' festival. This year, it will be a DRIVE-THRU Festival, only!
You gotta eat, so why not dive-thru and pick up some delicious Greek food to support our friends at St. Haralambos!
Travel is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the Rotary International Convention in Taipei! If you have never been to an international convention, you should consider going!
Early Bird Registration for the convention will open on June 20th at 2:00pm EST, and the promotional rate will be offered worldwide through 11:59pm on June 26th, concurrent with the Virtual Convention dates. The early bird rate is $315 for Rotary club members and guests 31 and over; $100 for club members and guests 18-30, $10 for guests 5-18. Hotels are already accepting reservations!
Our club began its new fiscal year by inducting our Board of Directors and Officers for 2020-2021 in an event held at Kozmo’s Grille on July 1st. The installation ceremony was officiated by PDG Bob Pattison and attended by about 25 Rotarians in a safe, social setting. This formal ceremony constituted the “changing of the guard” for our club leadership in what will be our 107th year! 
Travel is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the Rotary International Convention in Taipei! If you have never been to an international convention, you should consider going!
Early Bird Registration for the convention will open on June 20th at 2:00pm EST, and the promotional rate will be offered worldwide through 11:59pm on June 26th, concurrent with the Virtual Convention dates. The early bird rate is $315 for Rotary club members and guests 31 and over; $100 for club members and guests 18-30, $10 for guests 5-18. Hotels are already accepting reservations!
