Volume 52, Issue 47 An Official Publication of the Rotary Club of Westerville June 10th 2018 Since 1959 Don t forget ROTARY THIS WEEK Please join Jill Frost from the St. Vincent Family Center as our program this week. For more information on St. Vincent Family Center click on the logo above. 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: June 14 th, 2018 Cashier Kirk Lawson Greeter Steve Malik Invocator Dan Stanley Sgt.-at-Arms Bill Dolbier Raffle Jeff Krieger Jill Frost, St. Vincent Family Center at Villa Milano June 21 st, 2018 Cashier Kirk Lawson Greeter Frank LoDestro Invocator Chaplain Jim Meacham Sgt.-at-Arms Bill Dolbier Raffle Tom Staebler TBD at Villa Milano June 28 th, 2018 (Last meeting of the year!) Cashier Frank LoDestro Greeter Randy and Carol Long Invocator Patricia Hughes Sgt.-at-Arms Steve Malik Raffle Jeff Krieger TBD At Villa Milano July 5th, 2018 No meeting today!
Your officers and board of directors for the rotary year 2017-2018 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 2015-2018 2016-2019 2017-2020 2018-2021 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 2017-18 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: July 4 th!, Run Parade Fireworks! 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 43086-0595 Or FAX it to: 614-895-1700 or email 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.
Installation of 2018-19 Officers and Directors Little Minion Cookies welcomed everyone to our 2018-19 Installation Banquet held this year at Villa Milano. Tina Milano-Cates, Paul Tavella and their staff served up a wonderful meal of either a Filet of Mignon or a seared Filet of Salmon along with a starter salad, roasted potatoes and green beans. Following our meal everyone was served a great Tiramisu dessert. The stage was set for a great evening starting out with a video put together by Dave Coffman that highlighted the entire Rotary year led by President Lisa Janszen. The video started with Lisa s installation last year and ended with our July 4 th and highlights from all of our community activites. The evening ended with President elect Dave Krebs presentation on the plans and changes for our club in his 2018-19 Rotary year. Please see the schedule on the front page of this edition for announcements on future meetings.
Katrina Plourde received the first ever Rising Star award from President Lisa Janszen for being the most active new member within the first year. Congratulations to Katrina. Dave Read was the winner of this year s Rotarian of the Year award presented by President Lisa Janszen. Dave has been responsible for reviving the youth programs in our club as well as working on the Rotary Grill, July 4 th committee and just about anything else he has been asked to do. Congratulations to Dave for this annual coveted award.
Passing of the gavel from President Lisa Janszen to President Elect Dave Krebs. Dave starts his Rotary year on July 1 st. However, due to President Lisa s travel plans to Alaska, Dave and Justin Young will be in charge of the meeting for the next two weeks. President Lisa sports her new Rotary Past President s Jacket presented to her by PE, Dave Krebs.
Pictured above is PE Dave s family including from left, Arial Finks and her husband Joe, Dave s wife, Pat, daughter, Alli and Dave. Up next is important information on our July 4 th Celebration
Less than 4 weeks until July 4th! How do you tell 50,000 people in Central Ohio about you and your business? You can advertise during the 4th of July parade or you can get registered in the Event Program for as little as $150. You can add to the blitz through banners, newspaper ads, radio ads, social media and more for $5,000. You can purchase something in between. Contact Rodney Peters with questions and for additional details @ 419-271-0887. With all that we will provide the community it requires commitment on the part of the club members, friends, neighbors, business associates and family members to make this a reality. If you have not had the chance to sign-up please do so by registering at: https://doodle.com/poll/exp6h2frv7v9umi7 Once you get on the site all you have to do is enter your name and choose from a number of committees listed below: Parade Staging Parade Registration Food Truck/Concessions Event Set Up at South HS Rotary Float Selling 50/50 Raffle Tickets and Other Products at South HS 5K Race Concert Parking Event Tear Down After the Fireworks Manning the Hospitality Tent at South HS If you have any questions or problems please don't hesitate to contact me Thank you for your service, Dave Read dbregus@aol.com
Rotary June Birthdays June Birthdays Kathy Norris, June 1 st Jim Augspurger and Wendell McCurdy, June 5 th Tom Shaver, June 8 th Glen Arbogast and Stu Williams, June 11 th Bill McLoughlin, June 13 th Bud Hoffman, June 15 th Bill Tompos, June 20 th Kristy Courtright, June 28 th th 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 www.rotary6690.org How long have you been a Rotarian? Bll Tompos, June 1, 1980, 38 Years Aza Bittinger, June 5, 2003, 15 Years Rick Vilardo, June 7, 1990, 28 Years Dennis Glassburn, June 7, 1990, 28 Years Tom Shaver, June 9, 2016, 2 Years Bill McLoughlin, June 12, 1997, 21 Years Ralph Hoffman, June 28, 1984, 34 Years Karen Albury, June 30, 2007, 11 Years Kristy Courtright, June 30, 2006, 12 Years Janet Withers, June 30, 2007, 11 Years
From the Editor: Please watch the Rotogram for the official changeover of our leaders and the 2018-19 Rotary Year that will occur on July 1 st, 2018. Plan your week now as there is NO MEETING on July 5 th. President Elect Dave Krebs wants all of us to take a break after our big day on July 4 th. Also, there are some big changes coming in Dave s year and beyond that you will want to pay special attention. He plans for us to only have a regular meeting every other week at Villa Milano. The schedule will be a regular meeting on the 1 st and 3 rd weeks of the month. Details will be coming soon on how we will meet on the other meeting days of the month. A Message From Your Foundation Board: Fellow Rotarians; We are still trying to make the members of our Rotary Club aware of a Community Rewards program funded by The Kroger Company in which our Club's Foundation is a participant. Kroger provides $3.6M in reward funding to registered 501(c)(3) organizations. Rewards up to $900,000 are handed out quarterly to registered qualified organizations, like our Rotary Foundation, based on our members percentage of spending on purchases at Kroger stores as it relates to the total spending of all participating organizations. The Foundation Board would like to get everyone with a Kroger Plus Shopper's Card registered for this program. Participating will not cost you one cent nor will it effect your gas points. Your only cost is the time it takes you to go online and register your Kroger Plus Card with our Foundation's organization number 91438. You will also need to re-link your card each year starting on August 1st and running to the 31st, for which we will send out reminders. This last quarter only two of us participated, so if you think you are registered, look at the bottom of your Kroger receipt and it will tell you if you are participating. You have to renew it each year in August. It is so simple and easy that we should get 100% participation from our members and their extended families. If you are currently supporting another charity, consider alternating each year. The instructions for becoming a Kroger Community Rewards Supporter and providing support to our Foundation are attached for your use. If you need help getting a Kroger Plus Card or linking your card to the Kroger Community Rewards program, I would be happy to assist you. Thank you in advance for your support and make sure to open the attachment added to your Rotogram Email today for further instructions on how to register. You can also click on this link to do the same thing www.krogercommunityrewards.com Jim Elter, Foundation Board Member
Visit us on Facebook too! https://www.facebook.com/rotaryclubofwesterville Visit our home website today www.westervillerotary.com 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 43086-0595 www.westervillerotary.com wencaptain@msn.com 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