DUE TO THE KRASSAS EVENT CENTER BEING PREVIOUSLY BOOKED FOR MAY 17TH, THE CANTON ROTARY MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THEZIMMERMANN SYMPHONY CENTERLOCATED AT 2331 17TH STREET NW, CANTON, OH 44708.
Take I-77 South. Exit at Fulton Road (107A). At the end of the exit ramp go straight onto Blake Ave. NW. Continue on Blake Ave and arrive at parking lots for McKinley Senior High School. The entrance for the Zimmermann Symphony Center is on the South side of the high school building.
From the South:
Take I-77 North. Exit at Fulton Road (107A). At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Fulton Road. Turn left at the light at Blake Ave. NW. Continue on Blake Ave. and arrive at parking lots for McKinley Senior High School. The entrance for Zimmermann Symphony Center is on the South side of the high school building.
Lauren Capo is the social media and special event marketing coordinator for Q92 WDJQ, the Vice President of In Your Shoes - The Sophia Capo Memorial Foundation, and sits on the board for the Canton Symphony Orchestra. A native of Stark County, Lauren and her husband contributed to the passage of the Newborn Healthy Hearts Bill (SB4) in 2013 that made pulse oximetry testing a mandatory part of the newborn screening protocols in Ohio. Working with Senator Scott Oeslager and the American Heart Association, SB4 was signed into legislation in July 2013. Driven by the loss of their youngest daughter, Sophia, Lauren and her husband, Tony, continue their work advocating for local children impacted by congenital heart defects, having formed their own 501c3 non-profit in 2015. Their mission is to raise awareness for Congenital Heart Defects, to educate parents about early detection and intervention, and to support families affected by these defects. Lauren resides in North Canton with Tony and their two children, Maryn and Anthony.
During the May 10, 2019 Rotary meeting, Vice President Drew Pelger introduced the 2018-2019 Rotarian of the Year, Past President Rick Taylor. Vice President Drew had these words to say about Rick:
PP Rick Taylor, our 2018-19 Rotarian of the Year:
Is a very loyal and dedicated Rotarian
Accepts and excels at responsible positions in the club and happily does so
Is an active Rotarian who encourages others to be involved in Rotary, practices the 4-Way Test and is an asset to our club and the community
Attends meetings regularly
Lives a life that exemplifies fellowship and the ideals of SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
As a Canton Rotarian, Rick has served our Canton Rotary Club over the past 37 years as:
Club President - 2007 - 2008;
Member of the Board of Directors (one 3 year term)
Chairperson of our Rotary Scouts for approximately 3 years
Chairperson of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Raffle Fundraising Committee
Monthly Speaker Chairperson (multiple times)
30+ year member of the Pancake Day Committee
Member of the Oktoberfest Committee
Assisted with initiating The Canton Rotary website and e-newsletter
Current Chair of Junior Achievement Committee
Current Rotogram "editor"
Current Co-Chair New Member Orientation
Volunteer for Backpack Program, Health Screen, Scouts, Attendance Committee and Greeter Committee.
Congratulations to PP Rick Taylor, our 2018-19 Rotarian of the Year!
At the Friday, May 10, 2018 meeting, which was our annual "Appreciation Day", we had seven very special guests in attendance: Mrs. Gloria Fettman (Dave Fettman), Mrs. Mary Schumacher (John Schumacher), Mrs. Mary Jo Lockshin (daughter-in-law of Jim Lockshin), Katherine Myers (Bob Myers), and Mrs. Maryl Jonas (Dan Jonas). These lovely ladies are spouses/daughter-in-law and family members of a Canton Rotarian who has passed away. Each were presented with a potted flower.
Thank you to these family members for joining us for our special day of appreciation and remembrance of their loved ones.
Here is some information about the outstanding Rotarians that these folks were married/related to:
MRS. GLORIA FETTMAN, Spouse of Dave Fettman
Dave:
- Passed away on August 6, 2002
-21 Active years in Rotary
- Owned and Operated Davies Drugs for 40 years
- U.S. Army Veteran
- Received the pharmaceutical association Bowl of Hygeia Award
- Member of B’nai B’rith
- Member of Canton Chamber of Commerce, Masons and Shriners
- Board member of NOVA
- Chairman of Israel Bonds
MRS. MARY JO LOCKSHIN, Daughter-in-Law of Jim Lockshin (accompanied by Jim's grandson, Paul Lockshin)
Jim:
- Passed away on August 1, 2017
- 44 Active years in Rotary
- PHF+1
- Owner/operator of Fame Beverage Co.
- Member of Temple Israel,
- Member of Temple Israel Brotherhood,
- Ohio Beer and Wine Association Board Member,
- Member of Tri - County Restaurant Association,
- Past President of the Ozark 102nd Infantry Division Alumni Association,
- Member of McKinley Lodge #431 F&AM,
- Scottish Rite Valley of Canton,
- Hall of Fame Luncheon Club, and
- Honorary member Phoenician Club of Stark County.
- Awarded the French Legion of Honor for his service in World War II.
MRS. MARY SCHUMACHER, Spouse of John Schumacher (accompanied by her daughter, Mary Becker)
John:
- passed away on February 2, 2018
- 36 Active years in Rotary
- PHF
- Valued education
- Board President of Canton Country Day School,
- President of Western Reserve Academy Dads Club,
- President of Stark County Board of Realtors,
- President of the Hills and Dales Homeowners Association,
- Broker of the Year of Stark County Board of Realtors,
-Member of the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association.
KATHERINE MYERS, Spouse of Bob Myers (accompanied by her son, Jonathan)
Bob:
- passed away on September 8, 2018
- 29 Active years in Rotary
- PHF
- Major in the Salvation Army where he served for 64 years
- Played tuba in The Salvation Army Brass Band
- Chaplain at The Salvation Army Ladore Senior Lodge in Waymart, PA
- Amateur artist enjoying chalk and oil painting.
MRS. MARYL JONAS, Spouse of Dan Jonas
Dan:
- passed away on October 26, 2018
- 13 Active years in Rotary
- PHF
- Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa honorary societies
- Practiced law at Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh
- Recognized by The Ohio State Bar Association for 50 years of service
During the May 10, 2019 meeting, Rotarian Stephanie Werren (sponsor) introduced the newest member of the Rotary Club of Canton, Amanda Sainato. Stephanie provided this information regarding Amanda to the members:
Amanda Sainato is the Practice Administrator for Hematology and Oncology Associates, Inc. in Canton, Ohio, where she has been working diligently for the past year to embrace the ever-changing scope of Community Oncology. The challenges in the landscape of healthcare are tremendous and Amanda is passionate about continued legislative changes. Additionally, for the last 14 years Amanda has also been the Practice Administrator for a private Ophthalmology & Retina practice with 7 locations throughout the Cleveland area.
Prior to coming to the Canton area, she was very immersed in Akron’s professional networks, including serving on United Way's Emerging Leaders United, attending Greater Akron Chamber events, and speaking several times at the Knowledgeable Network of Women through the Akron Chamber. She was also involved with the Women’s Network of NE Ohio, participating with their women’s mentorship program.
Currently, Amanda has served on the Board of Directors for Embracing Futures for the past 3 years. Embracing Futures is a charity for children’s orthodontic care which provides oral education within schools in Stark, Summit, Portage and Medina counties. They also provide over 30 children a year with braces, paid for by the organization through grants, private donations and foundations.
Amanda also serves on the Advisory Board for the Summit County Salvation Army. In doing so, she participates in the Resource and Development subcommittee, which provides further insight in ways to engage the community to garner continued resources.
Along the way, she has helped other non-profit groups with marketing and website work, such as the Four-Leaf Clover Run, the proceeds from which go to cancer research & cancer patient sponsorship.
She resides in Hartville as a lifelong resident and proud Lake Blue Streak Alumna. She is very blessed to be married to an extremely supportive husband, Steve, for the past 13 years and they have four healthy, crazy little ones at home: Ella 10, Alayna 9, Mason 7, and Colin 5.
Amanda's mantra is, “Together we can do more”! and she is working with all generations to serve and give back together to accomplish goals and to impact the future of our local communities.
Just a reminder to all Rotary Club of Canton Board of Trustees as well as all Past Presidents: we will have a professional photographer at Friday's meeting to take the photo of the 2018-2019 Board members as well as a Past Presidents photo.
The photos will be taken immediately following the conclusion of the regular Rotary meeting at 1:00 pm. If you have not already RSVP'd, please do so prior to Friday.
New member Ron Haines has graciously donated a Rotary International metal sign that he designed and made himself. This awesome piece of art will be auctioned off at our meeting on Friday, May 31. It's a great way to show off your Rotary pride! All proceeds will go to the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund.
Leading up to this year's Annual Four Person Golf Scramble scheduled for June 28, 2019 at the Sanctuary Golf Course, we will be having a contest for the Rotarian who can sell the most "Hole Sponsorships".
A hole sponsorship is $100 and your name or company name will be posted at a hole on the course. The Rotarian selling the most Hole Sponsorships will receive an official 2019 Masters Golf Tournament hat, similar to the one pictured!
You can pick up a golf outing flyer at every Friday Rotary meeting, or you can follow this LINKto download a flyer.
The Rotary Club of Canton will host its annual golf outing at the Sanctuary Golf Club located at 2017 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, on Friday, June 28, 2019.
Co-Chairs Bill Liber and Brad Carpenter, along with the golf committee members, have been hard at work preparing for this year's event. Registration will start at 7:00 a.m. with a light breakfast available. Shotgun start will be at 9:00 a.m. The Four Person Scramble will be followed by a steak dinner in the pavilion. Following the dinner, prizes will be presented.
Get a hole in one on hole #6 as a participant in our Canton Rotary Golf Outing and you will win the lease of a 2019 Lincoln MKZ Sedan for two years, 21,000 total miles or a cash alternative of $10,000 to be spent toward the Liberty Vehicle of winner's choice. *Must be a licensed driver, minimum age 21 and able to provide adequate insurance coverage. Excess mileage and maintenance is the winner's responsibility. Only one shot at hole per golfer. No mulligans. The prize is courtesy of Liberty Ford Lincoln in Canton.
Once again Rotarian Ryan Parkinson and his employer, ProTech Security, will offer a Home Security System with three free months of monitoring and app. This prize will be provided to the person who is closest to the pin on the par 3 hole number 9.
$500 GOLD Sponsor -will receive their company's name posted at a hole, golf, golf cart, light breakfast and steak dinner for their four-person team.
$100 HOLE Sponsor - will include your company name posted at a hole.
If you don't have a full foursome, don't fret! Individual golfers need only pay $75.00 and they will be paired with other golfers to make a foursome. Individual golfers will receive use of a golf cart, light breakfast and steak dinner.
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.
For our 'Non-Event Raffle', we hope that you won't come to the event we are not having and not eat the great food that we are not providing. Okay, so now you have an idea of what this Non-Event event is, or I guess in this case, what it isn't.
Our Non-Event Raffle raises funds to benefit our various Canton Rotary Projects, as well as providing funding for the Youth Backpack Food program, Youth Mentoring programs, and an Opiate Neutralization Bag program. All such projects are in the Canton City Schools and/or in the City of Canton. The ticket price is low and purchasing is available online, so we encourage you to get others, even those outside of our club, involved in buying or selling tickets, so they have the opportunity to be part of our community support.
At four weekly meetings between May and June, we will draw two door prize winners at each, with a $500.00 grand prize to be drawn at the fourth meeting. (Winners need not be present, door prize winners can only win once, but all winning and non-winning tickets will be eligible for the $500 grand prize.)
Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased on Eventbrite at:
There are 120 active members of the Rotary Club of Canton and we have 500 tickets to sell before the first Friday in May. Please commit to selling at least 4 or 5 tickets before the end of April because "many hands make for light work". Thanks!
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again host its 5th Annual Oktoberfest on Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Downtown Canton! We will feature beer tastings from local breweries, food, musical entertainment and a genuine Oktoberfest band with dancing and singing.
So dust off your Lederhosen and Schnitzel and mark your calendars for this FUN event! You can follow this LINK to grab some tickets for this year's event or thisLINK to view sponsorship information! Please keep in mind that we also need lots of volunteers to present this signature event in Downtown Canton!
During the May 10, 2019 Rotary meeting, President Michelle Mullaly welcomed 59 members and 13 guests to the meeting.
Rotarian Frank Fleischer gave the Invocation.
Congratulations to Don Sultzbach for having the winning 50/50 Raffle ticket worth $46.00
Rotarian Paula Mastroianni filled in for traveling Secretary Suzette Matthews. Paula welcomed the following guests to the meeting: Maryl Jonas, Gloria Fettman, Michael Fettman, Mary Jo Lockshin, Paul Lockshin, Mary Schumacher, Mary Becker, Katherine Myers, Jon Wood, (guests of the club); Denny Valentine, Louisville Rotarian; Missy Schnee, (guest of Dennis Dent); and Kris Taylor, (guest of Rick Taylor).
The "Happy News" was then provided by the following:
Paula Mastroianni announced the successful passing of the Stark County Library levy and thanked everyone who voted for the levy;
Dennis Dent announced that he and Missy Schnee celebrated their anniversary in Alaska, putting in about 40 hours of flight time, and that their Pantry Restaurant in Hartville has been opened for 4 weeks and is doing well.
Rotarian Stephanie Werren introduced the newest member to the Rotary Club of Canton, Amanda Sainato. (*see story above).
President Michelle then took the opportunity to welcome some very special guests to the meeting, the spouses and family members of our fellow Rotarians who have passed away (* see story above).
Vice President Drew Pelger then made the presentation of the 2019 Rotarian of the Year award to Past President Rick Taylor. (* see story above)
May Speaker Chair Don Peterson III then welcomed his speaker for the meeting, Paul Hiltz. Paul is the CEO of Mercy Medical Center.
President Michelle concluded the meeting with the following announcements:
next week's meeting will feature Lauren Capo speaking on Pediatric Congenital Heart Defects
next week's meeting will be OFFSITE and held at the Zimmermann Symphony Center
If you will be bringing a guest you MUST RSVP for them prior to the Friday meeting. We will be ordering Ohio Deli for lunch and will need to have an accurate count for meals.
Finally, a reminder to the 2018-2019 Board of Trustees and all Past Presidents: we will have a professional photographer at the meeting to take the Board picture and a Past Presidents picture. This will take place at 1:00 pm following conclusion of our regular meeting.
PLEASE MARK YOU CALENDAR.....
ZIMMERMANN SYMPHONY CENTER
Lauren Capo is the social media and special event marketing coordinator for Q92 WDJQ, the Vice President of In Your Shoes - The Sophia Capo Memorial Foundation, and sits on the board for the Canton Symphony Orchestra. A native of Stark County, Lauren and her husband contributed to the passage of the Newborn Healthy Hearts Bill (SB4) in 2013 that made pulse oximetry testing a mandatory part of the newborn screening protocols in Ohio. Working with Senator Scott Oeslager and the American Heart Association, SB4 was signed into legislation in July 2013. Driven by the loss of their youngest daughter, Sophia, Lauren and her husband, Tony, continue their work advocating for local children impacted by congenital heart defects, having formed their own 501c3 non-profit in 2015. Their mission is to raise awareness for Congenital Heart Defects, to educate parents about early detection and intervention, and to support families affected by these defects. Lauren resides in North Canton with Tony and their two children, Maryn and Anthony. 
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At the Friday, May 10, 2018 meeting, which was our annual "Appreciation Day", we had seven very special guests in attendance: Mrs. Gloria Fettman (Dave Fettman), Mrs. Mary Schumacher (John Schumacher), Mrs. Mary Jo Lockshin (daughter-in-law of Jim Lockshin), Katherine Myers (Bob Myers), and Mrs. Maryl Jonas (Dan Jonas). These lovely ladies are spouses/daughter-in-law and family members of a Canton Rotarian who has passed away. Each were presented with a potted flower.
During the May 10, 2019 meeting, Rotarian Stephanie Werren (sponsor) introduced the newest member of the Rotary Club of Canton, Amanda Sainato. Stephanie provided this information regarding Amanda to the members:
Just a reminder to all Rotary Club of Canton Board of Trustees as well as all Past Presidents: we will have a professional photographer at Friday's meeting to take the photo of the 2018-2019 Board members as well as a Past Presidents photo. 
Leading up to this year's Annual Four Person Golf Scramble scheduled for June 28, 2019 at the Sanctuary Golf Course, we will be having a contest for the Rotarian who can sell the most "Hole Sponsorships".
For our 'Non-Event Raffle', we hope that you won't come to the event we are not having and not eat the great food that we are not providing. Okay, so now you have an idea of what this Non-Event event is, or I guess in this case, what it isn't.
The Rotary Club of Canton will once again host its 5th Annual Oktoberfest on Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Downtown Canton! We will feature beer tastings from local breweries, food, musical entertainment and a genuine Oktoberfest band with dancing and singing.
During the May 10, 2019 Rotary meeting, President Michelle Mullaly welcomed 59 members and 13 guests to the meeting. .jpg)
Just a reminder there will be no meeting on Friday, May 24, 2019, due to the Memorial Day holiday.
