NEW Wednesday Evening Meeting - Tomorrow, 5 PM, Conestoga Grill! (Feb 07, 2023)

FIRST NEW "EVENING MEETING" TOMORROW!

FIRST NEW "EVENING MEETING"

TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 8TH

5 PM to 6PM

CONESTOGA GRILL

217 - 2nd Street NW, Canton

Ground Floor Onesto/Bliss Tower

Canton Rotarians, welcome to our new meeting schedule!

Designed to engage with those who can't attend Fridays at noon,

to be a little more casual,

to encourage conversations & fellowship.

In short, to encourage

CANTON ROTARIANS TO CONNECT!

Plan is to socialize & visit from 5 to 5:30 PM, then have a brief "meeting", which will consist of updates & news, and, we hope, sharing of ideas on how to keep our beloved Rotary Club active and vital!

PLEASE PLAN ON JOINING US!

And PLEASE feel free to bring family, friends, co-workers, prospective new members, or Rotarians from other clubs! All are welcome!

(If you would like to catch a ride to and from the meeting, please notify Rick Taylor via cell at 330-575-2870 or email at rickt@kozmosgrille.com and we will make arrangements.)

PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL ATTEMPT TO HAVE ZOOM AVAILABLE, AT LEAST FROM 5:30 TO 6 PM. USE THE NORMAL MEETING LINK TO HOOK UP

ZOOM LINK FOR MEETINGS

**NEW**Updated Zoom Link for Friday Meetings

For those of us who are joining our Friday meetings via Zoom, a new link has been created to use starting with this Friday's meeting. The old link will no longer be active so please save this new link for future reference. Thank you and we'll "see" you Friday!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83365192773?pwd=RFBvVHZKcERrNmJkNy9rTUw4QlJKQT09

ATTEND OUR NEXT 3 MEETINGS TO GET A CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS TO N.C. ROTARY CHILI OPEN!

When you attend any of our next three Canton Rotary meetings,

you'll be able to enter your name in raffle to win

TWO TICKETS (value $100)

for the

NORTH CANTON ROTARY'S CHILI OPEN

on Saturday February 18th at Arrowhead Golf Course from 9 AM to 3 PM!

You may enter each time you attend a meeting (max of three entries)!

Meetings are:

Friday 2/3/23 - Noon, Christ Presbyterian Church

Wednesday 2/8/23 - 5 PM, Conestoga Grill, 217 - 2nd St NW, Onesto Hotel Bldg.

Friday 2/17/23 - Noon, CPC

For info on the Chili Open, go to https://www.rotarychiliopen.com/

To purchase tickets, see Canton Rotarian Steve Fettman.

MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY! PLEASE NOTE NEW WEDNESDAY MEETINGS!

As you may recall, we are changing up our meeting schedule:

FIRST & THIRD FRIDAYS - 11:45 AM AT CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

SECOND & FOURTH WEDNESDAYS - 5 PM AT CONESTOGA GRILL, 217 - 2ND ST. NW (IST FLOOR OF ONESTO BUILDING)

(Planned schedule for Wednesday meetings: fellowship till 5:30 or so, then a short, casual meeting to discuss what's going on with our club. Family & friends, and potential new members are welcome!)

Please note: for any members who may hesitate to drive to these Wed. evening meetings, please contact Rick Taylor 330-575-2870 & we will see what we can work out!

So here's the NEW February schedule:

Friday Feb 3, 2023 - Christ Presbyterian Church, 11:45 am - 4-Way Test Speech Contest w/McKinley students

Wed. Feb 8, 2023 - Conestoga Grill, 5 PM

Friday Feb 17, 2023 - C.P.C., 11:45 am - Sue Grabowski, Entrepreneur & CEO of Desidara

Wed. Feb 22 - Conestoga Grill, 5 PM

CORTLAND ROTARY CASINO BUS TRIP

OKAY FOLKS! IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THE CHARITABLE FUND DRIVE! PLEASE MAKE A PLEDGE!

Weight-Loss Challenge

September to February -

Which Paul Will You See In February?????

Help motivate President-Elect Paul Hervey to lose weight while helping to raise money for the Charitable Fund (note: this is our Annual Charitable Fund Drive!) Your donation depends upon how much weight Hervey loses. (Hint: he could stand to lose a lot!)

Bonus: If we raise $20,000, Past Presidents Mark Clendenin and Drew Pelger have volunteered to take the Polar Bear Plunge in February!

Let’s work together to make it happen! You can fill out and return this form or send in your pledge to Paul (paul@hervey.co, 330-704-2935).

Thank you in advance for your wonderful support.

Member: _________________

Total pledge for weight lost:

_______ 10 pounds

_______ 20 pounds

_______ 30 pounds

_______ 40 pounds

_______ 50 pounds

You only pay the amount for the highest weight lost.

Paul "Thin Mint" Hervey

C 330-704-2935

paul@hervey.co

TRINKETS & TRASH......ER, SWAG....NEEDED FOR RYLA GOODIE BAGS!

(Note from President Rick: Please see this note re: the RYLA Conference this year. Representatives from our two Interact Clubs will be participating and, as a club, we'd like to support this event. Please consider contributing any promotional material from you business if appropriate that you think a teenager might like. If you can do so, please let me or Jennie George know what you will be donating, so we can decide if we want to enhance the "goodies" out of our club budget. Thanks!)

As we reboot the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Conference for 2023, we invite all Rotarians in District 6650 to contribute to the "Goody Bags" the students attending the conference will receive. Our Goody Bags are not unlike the "swag bags" you may have received when attending a conference or event.

Our Goody Bags, though, are made up of items from Rotarians and their businesses.

What are we looking for? Promotional items from your business for each participant!

Remember:

These bags are for 16-17 year olds. They like pens and mechanical pencils, highlighters, post-it notes, key chains, small toys, playing cards, Frisbees, fast food coupons, gum, candy bars, etc.

- Please NO political giveaways. We will not use them.

- Please NO CAFFEINE snacks or drinks. We cannot distribute them for safety reasons.

- You will need 100 of any one item so every bag gets the same items.

- Since we assemble the bags before the students arrive, items must arrive before Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Items should be delivered or mailed to:

ATTENTION: Lori Jewell

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

210 East State StreetSalem OH 44460

CANTON ROTARY TO SPONSOR SYMPHONY'S "BOURBON & BLUES" FUNDRAISER

In an effort to increase our exposure in the Canton Community, our Rotary Club of Canton has decided to support some of the local Canton events with other organizations.

With that in mind, we will be helping to sponsor the Canton Symphony Orchestra's "Bourbon & Blues" fundraiser on February 27th at the Barrel Room in North Canton starting at 6:30.

There will be live music, raffles, a bourbon 'pull', and lots of fun!

Go to this link for more info: https://cantonsymphony.org/bourbon-and-blues/

THIS WEEK'S LEXOPHILE JOKES!

This week's lexophile jokes:

"I know a guy who’s addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time."

"A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months."

"When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A."