Please remember that this is Fish Week as our 50 th Annual Fish Fry and Bake will take place next Sunday, March 4 th!

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1 Volume 52, Issue 32 An Official Publication of the Rotary Club of Westerville February 25th, 2018 Since 1959 Don t forget ROTARY THIS WEEK John Kellogg, ED. D. Westerville City Schools Superintendent Please join us for a complete update on the status of Westerville City Schools and the recent impact on the shootings in Florida on our schools here in Westerville. Please remember that this is Fish Week as our 50 th Annual Fish Fry and Bake will take place next Sunday, March 4 th! Meeting Assignments Please plan on being at the meeting by no later than 11:30AM if you see your name published here. If you cannot make it, please either call Jim Harrison or get a replacement that you know can be there. Note that changes you make may not be reflected in the following schedule. THIS WEEK: March 1 st, 2018 Cashier George Gummer Greeter John Oleyar Invocator Dan Stanley Sgt.-at-Arms Steve Malik Raffle Kirk Lawson for Tom Staebler Dr. John Kellogg, Westerville City Schools at Villa Milano March 8 th, 2018 Cashier Paula Harrington Greeter Rodney Peters Invocator John Powell Sgt.-at-Arms Steve Malik Raffle Jeff Krieger Megan Koester, Canine Companions for Independence at Villa Milano March 15 th, 2018 Cashier Jim Harrison Greeter Gwen Nichols Invocator Janet Withers Sgt.-at-Arms Steve Malik Raffle John Swartz TBD at Villa Milano March 22 nd, 2018 Cashier Rodney Peters Greeter Jack Moreland Invocator Janet Withers Sgt.-at-Arms Steve Malik Raffle Carol Groseclose TBD at Villa Milano

2 Your officers and board of directors for the rotary year Ian Riseley, International President Shane Pyle, District 6690 Governor George Small, Jr., Assistant Governor President: Lisa Janszen Board Members: President Elect: Dave Krebs President Nominee: Justin Young Immediate Past President: Mike Ronau Kathy Norris* Michael Valley Tom Shaver Marcus Arnold Secretary: Wendell McCurdy John Oleyar Bruce Goldsberry* Ellen Cathers Joe Meyer Treasurer: David Coffman Jeff Krieger* Glen Arbogast David Merrick Dave Read Assistant Secretary: Bill Tompos Assistant Treasurer: Kirk Lawson President Emeritus: Joe Barone *Appointed to fill a vacancy. Rotary Club board meetings are held every third Wednesday at various locations. If you wish to attend please notify the secretary. Westerville Rotary Foundation President: Roger Hubbell Board Members: Vice President: Jeff Krieger Carol Groseclose, Bill Dolbier, Jim Elter, Kirk Lawson Secretary: TBD Wendell McCurdy, Tom Staebler, John Swartz, John Powell* Treasurer: David Coffman Westerville Rotary Foundation board meetings are held when announced. To attend, please contact Foundation president Roger Hubbell. Harris-Askins House 2018 President: Bill Tompos Board Members: Vice President: Tom Staebler Carol Groseclose, Rock Lantz, Lee Ann Shortland, Chip Bruchac, Secretary: Joe Barone Jacqueline Haverkamp Treasurer: George Gummer Harris-Askins House Board meetings are held when announced. To attend, please contact HAH president Bill Tompos. IMPORTANT Save the dates TO REMEMBER Up Next: March 4 th 50 th Annual Fish Fry and Bake at Otterbein Campus Center Did you know that you can access our interactive club calendar by going to this link? Click here to view our interactive club calendar Click here to view the District interactive club events calendar CLUB Make ups AND OTHER INFORMATION The following make ups were turned in this week to the Secretary: Rotary Club of Westerville P.O. Box 595 Westerville, Ohio Or FAX it to: or to: wencaptain@msn.com Attend a committee meeting or event with 3 or more Rotarians and the Chairperson can submit a banked make-up for you. These make-ups do not appear in the Rotogram.

3 At our special night meeting last week.. Happy 113 th Birthday to Rotary International!

4 This is worth repeating as the General says, This is FISH WEEK and don t forget it!! The General is still here and not going anywhere until you sell all of your tickets! General Pisces made his annual visit to our club this past week and he was not in a great mood! He was a little miffed that some Rotarians are holding on to their Fish Fry tickets and not selling them! He also stated that he has heard some rumbling about bad words related to selling tickets. His answer to that was DAMN IT! I don t want to hear any excuses he stated! Work assignment sheets for you to sign up have been ed directly to you. Please bring the sheet with you to our meeting this week at Villa Milano. Chairman, Eric Gibson will be collecting and giving you your work assignment for next Sunday.

5 .. AND MAY THE BE WITH YOU UNTIL SUNDAY AND THEN WE WILL SELL IT AND EAT IT! The General also says, see article below on how to donate your tickets to the Harris-Askins House and/or WARM. Rotary February Birthdays

6 February Birthdays Charles Vonder-Embse, Feb 3 rd Steve Malik, Feb. 11 th Rick Vilardo, Feb. 15 th Dan Leonard, Feb. 20 th Jim Meacham, Feb. 23 rd If your birthday is in the month listed above please let us know. Our records come from our own District DACdb Database Information below is from your data on our own DACdb at How long have you been a Rotarian? Tom Blackburn, Feb 1 st 1990, 28 years Larry Shepherd, Feb 2 nd, 1989, 29 years Jack Moreland, Feb 7 th, 1980, 38 years Kirk Lawson, Feb 9 th, 1989, 29 years Rodney Peters, Feb 9 th, 2017, 1 years Bill Dolbier, Feb 12 th, 1976, 42 years Chris Butcher, Feb 23 rd, 2012, 6 years George (Bud) Hoffman, Feb 27 th, 2003, 15 years

7 From the Editor: New member Amy Jordan has been approved for membership in our club by the membership committee and the board. Amy owns the Fred Adair Dance Studio in Westerville and is sponsored by Patricia Hughes. This is the first publication in the Rotogram of the required two. Any objections or concerns on this proposed member should be directed to the Secretary. This is the week that we get ourselves ready to shine in our community as we prepare for the 50 th Annual Fish Fry! This is personally my favorite fund raiser that we do since we all get to work side-by-side, elbow-toelbow and all get to go home smelling like a fish! Seriously, it is a great fun day so don t miss it! Chairman, Eric Gibson sent each of us a work session form via last week. Please remember to bring that with you this week to our meeting. If you are not planning to be at the meeting this week you can also it to him or simply put it in your mail box and send it to our address for the Rotary box, PO Box 595, Westerville, Ohio I will make sure that he gets it on time. You can reach Eric by phone at or egibson@otterbein.edu See the article just below my editorial for information on how you can donate your tickets to WARM clients and/or our own residents at the Harris-Askins House. All new members that have joined since our last Fish Fry are assigned automatically to the dish room. Don t worry, it is not as messy as it used to be since most of the plates and utensils are disposable and yes, they do get recycled. Kristy Courtright will be there to show you all you need to know about the dish room and keep you dry! See you next Sunday and as the General says, May the Fish be with you!

8 FISH FRY TICKETS DONATE YOUR EXTRA TICKETS Extra Fish Fry Tickets may be donated to the WESTERVILLE RESOUCE MINISTRIES OR HARRIS-ASKINS HOUSE Contact Steve Brown regarding W.A.R.M. or Carol Groseclose in regards to H.A.H. You can also bring your extra tickets to this week s meeting and give them to Carol or Steve and they will make sure that they all get distrubited to everyone that needs them. Rotary Weekly is next

9 Rotary Weekly 23 February 2018 A roundup of Rotary news How is your club celebrating Rotary's anniversary? On 23 February, 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr s office in Room 711 of the Unity Building in downtown Chicago for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. This week, clubs worldwide are celebrating the organization's 113 years. View our photo gallery of club events, and let us know how you are marking the occasion. SEE THE GALLERY TOP NEWS Rotaract: 50 years of changing lives A half-century has passed since the first Rotaract clubs began inspiring young leaders to take action to improve their communities. The world has changed, as has the way Rotaract members connect with one another. But the underlying values of the program, and what attracts people to it, remain remarkably the same. To celebrate Rotaract s 50th anniversary, we asked former Rotaractors from six decades to share their experiences of the program and explain how it shaped their lives.

10 READ MORE SURF's up: Who says Rotary can't be fun? As a third generation Californian, Brett Morey grew up bodyboarding at Huntington Beach and Del Mar, before starting to surf 34 years ago. Back in May, he got a crazy idea to do something with his interest in surfing. Surfers Unite Rotarian Fellowship (SURF) has now completed more than 16 events, including learn to surf events for youth. LEARN MORE Announcements Strengthen your Peace Fellowship application Applications are now open for the 2019 Rotary Peace Fellowship and you can help us promote the program. Marketing and recruitment specialist Sarah Cunningham explains what it takes to prepare an outstanding application. READ MORE Rotary gives $53.5 million to eradicate polio With 22 confirmed cases in 2017 to date, and just one case in 2018, the world is on the brink of eradicating polio. Rotary is giving $53.5 million in grants to support immunization and surveillance activities led by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). LEARN MORE

11 Rotary International One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL , USA Visit us on Facebook too! Visit our home website today Article and photo deadline for submission is Friday by 5:00PM An official publication of The Rotary Club of Westerville Wendell L. McCurdy, Editor PO Box 595, Westerville, Ohio Some graphics in this Rotogram are courtesy of: Other art clips from Microsoft Office open clip art files, Pinterest and other open sources. Photo panels credits in this issue to staff photographer Ralph Hoffman. Other pictures and images may appear from John Powell, Dave Coffman, and Wendell McCurdy. Disclaimer! The proofreader would like it made clear that articles submitted by others are not always reviewed by her and she takes no responsibility for those errors. Article and photos for the Students of the Month (in season), courtesy of Lynn Maslowski, Westerville City Schools. Other information obtained through Wikipedia and other open resources as noted. Please take a minute to thank our dedicated and faithful photographer, Ralph Hoffman for his hours of continuous feed of photos for this newsletter. Thanks Ralph! The Rotogram would not be possible without him. The Rotary Club of Westerville Service Above Self Since 1959