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At our Zoom meeting on April 30, 2021, President Drew Pelger opened the meeting by welcoming a total of 30 Canton Rotarians (live at John's Bar and also via Zoom), as well as our guest speaker, Tom Maurer and his wife, Chris Maurer, and guests of the club, Ken Griffin and Matthew Kreitzer.
Secretary Paula Mastroianni presented the following information:
Interesting historical facts for the day:
- 1789 – George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America
- 1904 – The ice cream cone, invented by Ernest A. Hamwi, makes its debut at St. Louis World's Fair
- 1945 – Adolf Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, commit suicide in the Fuhrer bunker in Berlin as the Red Army captures the city.
- 1952 – Mr. Potato Head is the first toy ever advertised on television
- 1975 - North Vietnamese troops capture Saigon, ending the Vietnam War
- 1989 – The World Wide Web is first launched in the public domain, making the software free and available to everyone.
Bizarre Facts:
In 2018 a new species of water beetle was discovered in the Malaysian Borneo’s Maliau Basin and was named after actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The insect with a retractable head and bulging eyes was named for him in honor of his environmental activism.
Happy Bucks:
Paula received "Happy Bucks" from President-Elect Mark Clendenin, PP Paul White, Raquel Raderchak, Paul Hervey and herself.
Announcements:
Secretary Paula Mastroianni and President Drew Pelger welcomed new incoming member, Marianna DiGiacomo, to the Rotary Club of Canton. (*see story below)
President Drew thanked April program chair, Becky Clark, for the great selection of speakers for the month of April.
President-Elect Mark gave an updated report on this year's Spring Raffle.