Kenny Peterson played high school football at Canton McKinley. While there, Kenny helped his team win the Ohio Division 1 title in 1997. During his senior year, he was honored as an All-American after posting 101 tackles and 15 sacks. He was also an All-City selection as a star basketball player.
Peterson was a stand out at Ohio State. During his senior year, he was honored with a second-team All Big Ten Conference selection and helped the Buckeyes win the BCS National Championship Game. He finished his college career with 84 tackles, 12 sacks, 1 interception and 3 forced fumbles.
Kenny Peterson was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He spent three seasons in Green Bay. In 2006, Peterson signed with the Denver Broncos.
Kenny is now a successful businessman involved in many different ventures.
RSVP's ARE REQUIRED BY THIS FRIDAY FOR THE CANTON/MASSILLON ROTARY RALLY MEETING ON OCTOBER 26TH!!
The upcoming Canton/Massillon joint rally meeting will be held on Friday, October 26, 2018, at the Eagles #190 in Massillon located at 303 Weirich Blvd. N.W.
Anyone planning to attend this meetingMUST RSVP no later thanFRIDAY, OCTOBER 19TH!! **If you do not register yourself and/or your guests for this meeting, unfortunately, you will NOT be able to attend!
The speaker for this meeting will be the University of Youngstown President and former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel.
The cost for this meeting will be $20.00- Rotarian and $25.00- Non-Rotarian. (If you have pre-paid your meals with your dues your additional cost will be only $8.00). We ask that you make your payment prior to the meeting by cash, check (payable to Rotary Club of Canton) or credit card.
The menu will consist of: Sausage, Baked Chicken, Rigatoni, Green Beans, Cheesy Potatoes, Salad, Bread & Butter, Tea & Punch.
**You may contact the Rotary office to RSVP and make payment for this event on a credit card. The Rotary office can be reached at (330) 452-2882. Thank you for your consideration to this matter!
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again hold its Semi-Annual Health Screen & Wellness Fair on Saturday, November 17, 2018. This event will be held at the Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive N.W., Canton, 44708.
A 12-hour fast is recommended for more accurate results. In addition to the blood screenings, Mercy Medical Center will be offering additional free health screenings and educational materials.
To register for this event please follow this LINK or visit cantonrotary.org. To view and print the flyer please follow this LINK.
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again join the efforts of the Salvation Army in its annual Bell-ringing. Rotarian James Boggs will once again be chairing this event and he will have sign-up sheets available during Friday meetings for members to volunteer.
Rotarians will be manning the kettles on Saturday, November 24, 2018 and Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Fisher Foods on 44th Street N.W., Canton. Each time slot will consist of TWO Rotarians manning the kettle for a ONE HOUR shift.
Volunteers do not need to be Rotarians. Please consider bringing a family member to work with you! This is a good way for student's to get their community service hours for school.
The annual Canton Rotary Charitable Fund (CRCF) drive is underway! The CRCF is the nonprofit portion of our club that has tax-exempt status by the virtue of the numerous charitable programs we undertake. This Friday, you will get to see this fund in action, as we recognize two McKinley High School students through our Character Counts program. These specially chosen Character Counts students qualify for Rotary scholarship awards, which go to deserving seniors entering college.
A large portion of our annual income for the CRCF comes from the individual contributions of our Rotarians. Please take the time to keep our service to the community alive and well by making your contribution to the fund. We have several ways to give, including: cash or check; credit card; the donation of appreciated securities; or qualified retirement distributions. Several of these giving options can even provide tax saving benefits to you.
I thank you in advance for making this important contribution to our club… and our community.
During the October 12, 2018, meeting, President Michelle Mulally welcomed the 50 members and 5 guests to the meeting.
Rotarian Lynn Hamilton gave the Invocation.
Congratulations to Rotarian Don Sultzbach for having the winning 50/50 ticket! Don won $50 from the drawing.
President Elect Mark Rojek welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Will Cooley and Fred Scott (speakers); Jane Vignos (guest of Frank Fleischer); Dan McMasters (Massillon Rotarian/guest of Mark Rojek); and John Clark (guest of Mark Rojek).
President Elect Mark then kicked off his Charitable Fund Drive. He explained all of the options available for Rotarians to make donations for this drive. Mark's goal is to raise $14,000, to be used for the 2019-2020 Rotary year. If you would like to print a pledge form, please follow this LINK.
President Michelle then introduced each speaker and provided them with 15 minutes each to present their point of view of Issue 1. A Q & A session followed.
President Michelle concluded the meeting with the following announcements:
next week's speaker will be Kenny Peterson, discussing his football career and post-NFL business successes;
October 19th we will have a live auction of the bottle of wine donated by District Governor Scott Schulick to benefit the "End Polio Now" campaign;
Rotarians are reminded that you MUST PRE-REGISTER yourself and any guests for October 26th Canton/Massillon joint rally meeting, featuring former OSU football coach, Jim Tressel. If you DO NOT pre-register you and your guest(s) you will NOT be able to attend. Please see Barb after the meeting or contact the Rotary office;
Health Screen registration is up and running;
volunteer sign-up sheets for Salvation Army Bell-ringing are available.
The following Rotarians turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Dennis Dent (Plain); Phil Lattavo (Massillon).
KENNY PETERSON 
Kenny Peterson played high school football at Canton McKinley. While there, Kenny helped his team win the Ohio Division 1 title in 1997. During his senior year, he was honored as an All-American after posting 101 tackles and 15 sacks. He was also an All-City selection as a star basketball player..png)
The upcoming Canton/Massillon joint rally meeting will be held on Friday, October 26, 2018, at the Eagles #190 in Massillon located at 303 Weirich Blvd. N.W.
During this Friday's meeting, a bottle of wine, donated by PDG Geoff Goll, will be auctioned off.
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The Rotary Club of Canton will once again hold its Semi-Annual Health Screen & Wellness Fair on Saturday, November 17, 2018. This event will be held at the Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive N.W., Canton, 44708..gif)
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again join the efforts of the Salvation Army in its annual Bell-ringing. Rotarian James Boggs will once again be chairing this event and he will have sign-up sheets available during Friday meetings for members to volunteer..JPG)
The annual Canton Rotary Charitable Fund (CRCF) drive is underway! The CRCF is the nonprofit portion of our club that has tax-exempt status by the virtue of the numerous charitable programs we undertake. This Friday, you will get to see this fund in action, as we recognize two McKinley High School students through our Character Counts program. These specially chosen Character Counts students qualify for Rotary scholarship awards, which go to deserving seniors entering college..jpg)
During the October 12, 2018, meeting, President Michelle Mulally welcomed the 50 members and 5 guests to the meeting.
