Tickets are now available for purchase to the 4th Annual Oktoberfest Event being held on Thursday, September 20, 2018. Please click this LINKto purchase tickets.
Gregg Ficery is a native of Pittsburgh, PA, the birthplace of pro football. Due to his love for sports, and his hometown, he embarked on The Heroes’ Journey, a forthcoming book introducing the dramatic story of the pre-NFL era to the world.
As the 100th anniversary of the National Football League approaches in 2020, nobody knows the true narrative that led up to its founding. The Heroes’ Journey brings that story to light with a treasure trove of new research, and never before published photographs from the career of one of the game’s early champions.
At the turn of the twentieth century, fanatic passion and media hype started exploding for the greatest pro football teams ever assembled in the growing Ohio League. More suddenly, the league died because of a gambling scandal involving the league’s two greatest teams – the Canton Bulldogs and Massillon Tigers. The game’s legacy was left suspended in time without resolution. It is the greatest sports story never told.
Ficery is also the Executive Producer of a related television miniseries being developed titled 'Massillon'.
On Monday, July 30th, the Rotary office received a phone call from a woman who had participated in the Health Screen & Wellness Fair we hosted this past April. She stated she had her blood drawn there and her results sent to her doctor. Her doctor contacted her and asked where she had her blood screened, and she replied, "The Rotary Club of Canton's Health Fair". The doctor asked her to please have her blood retested immediately.
From the initial screening at our Health Screen in April, she was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia. She told the Rotary office she was on her third round of chemo and doing well. Upon asking her doctor what would have happened if she had not had her blood tested at our Rotary Health Screen, her doctor replied, "You would have dropped dead in two months due to your low blood cell count".
Let us all learn from this story and help get the word out about our "life saving" health screening programs to your family, friends and everyone in the community!
At least one life has been saved by our event, why not strive to save more with "word of mouth" from our entire membership.
Our next Health Screen will take place on Saturday, November 27, 2018. More information with be coming at a later date.
If you regularly attend our weekly Canton Rotary meetings (and we certainly hope you do), you may have heard long time Rotarian Frank Fleischer proudly mention during Happy Bucks that his son, Maestro Randall Fleischer, is the conductor for a Broadway show/concert called ‘Rocktopia’.
Well, ‘Rocktopia’ is coming to the Akron Civic Theatre on Thursday October 25th! Here’s what their website says about ‘Rocktopia’:
“Direct from its smash-hit run on Broadway, the international music sensation ROCKTOPIA fuses the most iconic 20th-century rock with world-renowned classical masterpieces. ROCKTOPIA features the works of musical innovators across centuries—including Journey, Mozart, Queen, Beethoven, Aerosmith, Handel, Led Zeppelin, Tchaikovsky, U2, Heart, Strauss, The Who and more—performed by an elite lineup of vocalists, a five-piece rock band, a thirty-person choir, and a twenty-piece orchestra.
Created through the unique vision of vocalist and recording artist Rob Evan (Broadway: Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and Maestro Randall Craig Fleischer (Youngstown and Anchorage Symphony), ROCKTOPIA delivers one-of-a-kind, spine-tingling musical arrangements with insanely talented lead vocalists, a 5-piece rock band, select members from the New York Contemporary Choir and featured musicians from The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.
Adored by audiences and critics alike, Billboard called ROCKTOPIA, “a thrilling musical fusion,” and DC Metro Arts adds, “with rousing peaks and powerful performances, you’ll be rocking and cheering!”
We are working to organize a group fellowship trip to see Rocktopia in Akron and we want to gauge the interest of the club in attending. Frank has indicated that he can arrange a ‘meet & greet’ with his son after the performance.
Tickets are $99.50, $49.50, and $37.50, based on their location in the theatre.
If you think you would like to join your fellow Canton Rotarians for a night at ‘Rocktopia’, please contact the Rotary office via email at info@cantonrotary.org or phone at 330-452-2882, or contact Rick Taylor at rickt@kozmosgrille.com or 330-575-2870. Please indicate what price of tickets you would most prefer. We do NOT require a commitment at this time, just checking on interest. Thanks!
The Rotary office received a "Thank You" note from Meleah Nelson. Meleah was a recipient of a $1,000 scholarship for the "IF" poem. Meleah writes:
"Dear Scholarship Committee, I was elated to find out that I was a recipient of the Interact Scholarship. This scholarship has made the financial burden so much easier for my family and I."
Located in the beautiful countryside of Louisville, the Military Family Center is a comprehensive, community–based organization, established to meet the critical needs of veterans, active duty military and first responders and their families.
Rotary has partnered with Pegasus Farm, a respected therapeutic equestrian center, to provide equine activities as a proven, effective treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome, brain injury, and other physical and emotional conditions.
We are proud to be hosting a family fun festival in support of these valued services and invite you to join us on Friday, August 10th for an evening of live music (featuring Rotarian Craig Young and Bandog), great food by Mission BBQ (kids 12 and under eat for free!), a petting zoo, car show and many fun activities for kids and adults.
Our military and first responders have the hardest jobs in the world. Let’s show our support and say thank you by visiting the Military Family Center Festival, at 5495 Meese Road in Louisville – Friday, August 10th from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM. View this LINK for a printable version of the flyer. To obtain further information on the Military Family Center view this LINK.
The Rotary Club of Canton will host it's annual golf outing at the Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, NEXT FRIDAY on Friday, August 17, 2018. **IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PLAY GOLF OR HAVE A FOURSOME, PLEASE CONTACT THE ROTARY OFFICE WITH THIS INFORMATION BY THE END OF THIS WEEK!! We must provide information to the golf course by August 13th.
Chairman Bill Liber has made several changes to this year's outing that the golf committee members are very excited about. The new format will be a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Registration will start at 7:00 a.m. with a light breakfast available. The Four Person Scramble will be followed by a steak dinner in the pavilion.
Following the dinner, prizes will be presented including this year's featured prize: a two-year lease of a 2018 Lincoln MKZ Sedan, courtesy of Liberty Ford Lincoln in Canton. (This prize is for a hole in one on #6).
This event is a great opportunity to invite prospective members and recruit foursomes from other area Rotary Clubs. Registration is up and running, so if you would like to sign your foursome up or as just an individual golfer, please follow this LINK.
Here is the LINK to download this year's Annual Four-Person Scramble Golf Outing flyer.
Mark your calendar for the 2018 Annual Canton Rotary Oktoberfest - the one and only classic Oktoberfest in the City of Canton! This unique event will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2018, in the heart of downtown Canton.
Not only is the Canton Rotary Oktoberfest a fantastically FUN event, but all net proceeds go to support the amazing things that Canton Rotary does for our community and throughout the world.
Sponsorship's are available at various levels, including a new $500 "Canton Rotarian One-Time Ask" sponsorship, for which you will receive: 2 complimentary event tickets; a listing on all event signage as a sponsor; a listing on the Canton Rotary website and social media sites. You will also get credit for a $100 commitment for 2018 - 19 President - Elect's Canton Rotary Charitable Fund campaign, a $100 credit to the Rotary Foundation/Paul Harris fellowship, and $300 toward the 2018 annual golf outing (which includes one foursome).
Please consider making the Oktoberfest one of your Rotary commitments! Follow this LINK to view all sponsorship opportunities.
At the July 27, 2018, meeting, President Michelle Mullaly welcomed the 57 members and 13 guests to the meeting.
Rotarian Paula Mastroianni gave the Invocation. Rotarian Stephanie Werren provided the Rotafact.
Club Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Guy Ruda and Doug Froelich (speakers); Judy Froelich (guest of speaker); Jesse Roper II (guest of Lynn Hamilton); Harry Heuman (R-St. Petersburg Sunrise); Sherri Mosnet and Barb Schloneger (HOF Festival Queen Chairs); Imani Bush (HOF Festival Queen; Emerson Cowles, Maria Newlon, Makenna Remenaric, Yasmine Agyekum, and Reilly Dittemore (HOF Festival Royal Ambassadors).
The "Happy News" was then provided by the following:
Dave Beule - to announce and invite all to the Thursday, August 2, 2018, Hall of Fame Brewfest and pig roast in the Downtown green space;
Dave Schrade - to celebrate his daughter, Erika, coming home from Rome, Italy after 5 weeks of studying abroad;
Bill Maddox - to thank all for supporting Rotaplast Fundraiser. We exceeded our goal by 19% and can provide funds for 3 children to have cleft palate surgery. Thank you Rotarians!
Bruce Schorsten - to announce and invite all to support the Rotary Golf Outing on Friday, August 17, 2018. Corporate Sponsorships are still available...please consider being a corporate golf outing sponsor today!
James Boggs - to remind all of the Military Family Center event on Friday, August 3, 2018 and to sign up/volunteer to help. It's going to be a great event and attract many people..be part of it!
Becky Clark - to thank Bill Maddox for leading our Rotaplast effort;
- to ask for prayers for patience and endurance as she spends the weekend with her 3 year old grandson;
Jerry Ortman - to celebrate his son and grandson being in town from Texas and to rejoice in good news about his health from his doctor.
PP Rick Taylor - to invite all next Friday, August 3, 2018, to the downtown Massillon concert event featuring La Flavour on the main stage--come one, come all!
Suzette Matthews - to congratulate Rotarian Bruce Schorsten on the success of the Annual Schorsten Memorial Junior Golf Tournament last week. The event was also highlighted in the Canton Repository in the Thursday, July 26, 2018 edition.
The following announcements were made from the podium:
Suzette Matthews -welcomed visiting Rotarian Harry Hueman who was visiting from St. Petersburg Sunrise Rotary in Florida. Harry had brought his Club's banner and presented it to Club President Michelle Mullaly who presented Harry with the Rotary Club of Canton's banner;
PP Rick Taylor - announced the upcoming Oktoberfest and the need for Rotarian participation in the area of sponsorship. As everyone knows the Oktoberfest replaced the longtime fundraiser "Pancake Day". For the pancake fundraiser, Rotarians were asked to pay $100 to receive tickets for the pancake event. The Oktoberfest is designed to raise money from outside the Club, but needs sponsor support to continue grow.
Bill Liber - Golf committee chairman informed everyone there was only 3 more weeks left before the outing. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring as a $500 Gold Sponsor or as a $100 Hole Sponsor please contact the Rotary office and inform them. Signage information will need to be provided to Dr. Wraps no later than August 3rd. Also, anyone interested in golfing, please fill out your form with your foursome information and provide to Lauri or Barb. Individual golfers will be placed with other golfers to make up a foursome. There will also be a brief golf outing meeting at the conclusion of the Rotary meeting.
President Michelle announced perfect attendance for the 2017-2018 Rotary year. She asked the following individuals to please stand and be recognized: Jack Barkan, Mark Clendenin, Tom Clevenger, Dave Ewing, Paul Feaser, Steve Fettman, Frank Fleischer, Dan Fuline, Bruce Hale, Lynn Hamilton, Dale Holwick, Phil Lattavo, Bill Maddox, Dan Matthews, Robert Matthews, Suzette Matthews, Michelle Mullaly, Virginia Neutzling, Jerry Ortman, Bob Pattison, Drew Pelger, Don Peterson, Tony Pierce, Larry Pitts, Mark Rojek, Bruce Schorsten, Ernie Schott, Dave Schrade, Tom Sinclair, Rick Taylor, Amanda Tietze, Paul White and Craig Young.
July Speaker Chair Vice President Drew Pelger introduced the speakers for the meeting, Hall of Fame General Chair Guy Ruda and General Vice-Chair Doug Froelich. Also in attendance was the 2018 Hall of Fame Queen and her Court.
President Michelle concluded the meeting by letting the speakers know the Rotary Club of Canton would be donating a book to the Stark County Library in their name. She also relayed the following announcements:
next week's speaker will be Gregg Ficery speaking on the early professional football rivalry between Canton and Massillon;
next week's meeting will be held in the back room of the Event Center;
there were committee meetings for the Golf Outing and the Military Family Center Festival following the meeting.
The winner of this week's 50/50 drawing worth $53.00 was PP Paul White.
The following Rotarians turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Dave Schrade (Jackson); Paula Mastroianni (Perry).
The following Golf committee members will receive a makeup for attending the meeting on Friday, July 27, 2018: Bill Liber Suzette Matthews, Dave Ewing, Bruce Schorsten, Paul White, Drew Pelger, Kurt Goodenberger, Dave Schrade and Rick Taylor.
The following will receive a makeup for attending the New Member committee meeting on Friday, July 27, 2018 meeting: Rich Dever, Michelle Mullaly, Virginia Neutzling, Dan Fuline, Tony Pierce, James Boggs, Dan Matthews, Craig Young, Theresa Blocher, Jim Molnar, Mark Clendenin, Paul Hervey and Dave Ewing.
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On Monday, July 30th, the Rotary office received a phone call from a woman who had participated in the Health Screen & Wellness Fair we hosted this past April. She stated she had her blood drawn there and her results sent to her doctor. Her doctor contacted her and asked where she had her blood screened, and she replied, "The Rotary Club of Canton's Health Fair". The doctor asked her to please have her blood retested immediately. 
If you regularly attend our weekly Canton Rotary meetings (and we certainly hope you do), you may have heard long time Rotarian Frank Fleischer proudly mention during Happy Bucks that his son, Maestro Randall Fleischer, is the conductor for a Broadway show/concert called ‘Rocktopia’..jpg)
The Rotary office received a "Thank You" note from Meleah Nelson. Meleah was a recipient of a $1,000 scholarship for the "IF" poem. Meleah writes:
The Rotary Club of Canton will host it's annual golf outing at the Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, NEXT FRIDAY on Friday, August 17, 2018. **IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PLAY GOLF OR HAVE A FOURSOME, PLEASE CONTACT THE ROTARY OFFICE WITH THIS INFORMATION BY THE END OF THIS WEEK!! We must provide information to the golf course by August 13th.
Mark your calendar for the 2018 Annual Canton Rotary Oktoberfest - the one and only classic Oktoberfest in the City of Canton! This unique event will take place on Thursday, September 20, 2018, in the heart of downtown Canton..jpg)
At the July 27, 2018, meeting, President Michelle Mullaly welcomed the 57 members and 13 guests to the meeting. 
