Welcome to The Rotary Club of Akron, Ohio

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We meet each Tuesday at 11:45

Portage Country Club
240 North Portage Path | Akron, OH  44303
Tel: 330.644.4512

$13.00 per person for lunch
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Meet Our 2019-2020
Club President
Patrick T. O'Neill

 

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We work with groups and organizations of all sizes to accomplish even more.
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Discover and celebrate diverse perspectives with a global organization.  
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Welcome Our New President and Board of Directors
Congratulations our new President Pat O'Neill for being inducted as our 2019-2020 Club President. He is shown with L-R: his father Patrick O'Neill, great aunt Patricia Graves, and his wife Sarah O'Neill.  
 
Also we proudly recognized returning and new board members who were sworn in by President Pat.   We were honored to be joined by our current District Governor and several past District Governors and past Club presidents.
President
President Elect
Membership
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Immediate Past President & Nominating Committee Chair
Director 7/2017-6/2020
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Director 7/2017-6/2020
Director 7/2018-6/2021
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Director 7/2019-6/2021
Director 7/2018-6/2021
Director 7/2019-6/2022
Director 7/2019-6/2022
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President Pat relaxes a bit before his induction.

Board members L-R: Terry Dalton, Dr. Rob McGregor, Steve Buie, Nicole Major, Michael Gladysz, Wanda Whipkey, Tom Knauer, June Ring, Dave miller, Karen Hrdlicka, Blake Babcock, Brian Chima and Connor Jarvis.

 

L-R:  President Pat, 2019-2020 District Governor John Reyes, Past District Governors Jack Harig, Cheryl Warren (all from the Akron Club and Jack Young (Conneaut Club).

Akron Past President's L-R:  DG John Reyes, Lance Chima, PDG Cheryl Warren, Pam Kiltau (President, Rotary Camp Board), John Margida, Sandy Naragon, Julie Brandle, Shon Christy, Doug Hausknecht, President Pat O'Neill and PDG Jack Harig.

 

Paul Harris Fellow Award Recipient!

The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognition is The Rotary Foundations’ way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs.  It is named for our founder, Paul Harris, a Chicago Lawyer who began Rotary International with three business associates in 1905.

Rotary Foundation Club Chair, Bill Manby, Sr. presented Nathanael Billow with his first Paul Harris Fellowship - he received his certificate and pin.
We all appreciate the dedication and commitment Nathanael has had to Rotary. Thank you for all you do!!

Photo L-R: Nathanael Billow, Bill Manby Sr, Club President Pat O'Neill.
 

Congratulations to our 2019-20 Committee Chairs
 Attendance Chair
 Akron Rotary Cares Chair
 Akron Rotary Cares Vice Chair
 Community Service Projects Chair
 Youth Exchange Student Chair
 Rotary International Foundation Chair
 Rotary International Foundation Vice Chair
 Historian Co-Chair
 Historian Co-Chair
 Interact Chair
 Grants Chair
 Grants Vice Chair
 Program Chair
 Public Relations Chair
 Rotaract Co-Chair
 Rotaract Co-Chair
 Scholarship Chair
 Sergeant-at-Arms
 Social Chair
 Membership Chair
 New Member Mentorship Chair
 Website Chair

New Honorary Members

It was our distinct pleasure to name long time club members, Mary Anthony Weaver and John Mogen as Honorary Rotarians  - they both lifetimes of service to our club and community!

Special thanks to President O'Neill, Past President Steve Shechter, Past Foundation Board President Marilyn Buckey, Past District Governor Jack Harig, and Past President Tom Fox for all your kind words you offered about our honorees, and also to Mrs. Mogen for joining us. 

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Annual Charity Cornhole Tournament Celebrates 10th Anniversary!
The Annual Charity Cornhole Tournament, presented by Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. will be held on July 27th. This year marks the 10th anniversary for the Tourney and what better way to celebrate it than to hold it on the grounds of Akron Rotary Camp with the Menches Bros. Food Truck and beverages from our friends at the House of LaRose to help you cool off.  Please invite your neighbors and family too for some friendly rivalry, and help us make this the most successful tournament yet!
 
Please click on the following link:  bit.ly/rotarycornhole
 
Some more exciting news is our raffle for this year, open to anyone, and you don’t have to be present to win. Click this link http://bit.ly/dreamcarday to purchase your tickets for your chance at winning a one-day rental of a Ferrari or Lamborghini from Dream Car Adventures.
Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. You can designate whether you want your raffle ticket to go to the Lamborghini or the Ferrari (you can mix & match when you buy the 3 for $25 packages).
 
See you on the 27th!
 
Scott Kolligian
Co-Founder, Charity Cornhole Tournament

Sotaros Final Club Visit

Our Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Sotaro, leaves with many souvenirs and good memories of his exchange year with the Rotary Club of Akron.  Photo: Sotaro with Susan Colville-Hall, Youth Exchange Committee Member.    

One Day Left to Help Serve Meals to Campers!
Posted by Amanda Warner

Last Chance ... to help out!

Rotary Camp Dinner Service - Thursday, August 1, 2019 

Hanging with the kids at Rotary Camp on a beautiful sunny ☀️ evening! We are truly blessed 😎👍🌞

Summer Camp Dinners are a great opportunity for Rotarians to see Rotary Camp in action, meet the campers and counselors, and serve alongside other Rotarians.

Volunteers are needed to help set-up for dinner, serve, and help clean up afterwards.  The Staff at Rotary will be extremely grateful if you can help with any of the following dates. 
 

Meet our Akron Rotary Youth Exchange Students 2019-2020
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED PLEASE
 
Zoe will be attending Stow-Munroe Falls High School.  We have a host family for Zoe for Fall 2019.  Please help us find a 2nd host family for her December-March and a 3rd host family for mid -March – June.  Contact Emily Patterson, Rotary Youth Exchange Officer, at epatter3@kent.edu
 
Hyerim will be attending Stow-Munroe Falls High School.  We have a host family for Hyerim for Fall 2019.  Please help us find a 2nd host family for her December-March and a 3rd host family for mid -March – June.  Contact Emily Patterson, Rotary Youth Exchange Officer, at epatter3@kent.edu
 
GET TO KNOW OUR INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS
 
Zoe Mayeur- Belgium:
Zoe Mayeur, 17 years old, lives in Brussels, Belgium with her parents and older sister Fanny, 21.
She likes kin-ball, a game that comes from Canada and dances 4 hours a week.  She likes playing on a team because of the team spirit.  She is also a girl scout and enjoys participating in projects.  In school, she is majoring in science and math and belongs to an entrepreneurship group that is working on a project.   In addition, she likes to travel and has traveled a great deal, USA, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Spain, Vietnam and Morocco.
 
She is very curious and eager to discover new things.  Her family has always had cats.  She is not as familiar with dogs, but is willing to get used to them.
 
Her goal this year is to be immersed in a new culture with people who don’t necessarily think like her and learn from them and to share her Belgium culture with them.  As for her parents, Zoe’s mother works as a Federal Ombudsman for the Belgium Parliament.  Her father is a criminologist in charge of helping prisoners who are released find jobs and then he follows up on them in their work.  
 
 
 
Na Hye Rim  (Hyerim)- South Korea
 
Na Hye Rim (or Hyerim), 17 years old, lives in Yeoju (city), Gyeonggi-do (province), Korea with her parents who are real estate agents, and her younger sister and younger brother. Yeoju is located in the middle of the Korean Peninsula where many ginkgo trees grow and the temperature has extremes (very hot and very cold).
 
She likes to play the piano in her free time.  She is practicing the Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.  She likes watching movies and dramas, listening to songs and singing.  She often sings with her family.  She also plays the clarinet and likes to run.  She likes to talk to people, is energetic and practices listening to others.  Her birthday is in January.
 
She is the president of her Interact Club, talks to community leaders to see what they will talk about in the club and works on building friendships within the club community. 
She is also current class president.
 
Hyerim wants to major in English or Spanish so she can use these languages in the future as a tour guide or flight attendant.
 
She says she wants to be an exchange student because she wants to know the culture of the U.S.A. and to learn to accept it compared the culture in S. Korea, and to share that learning with people from her country.  She wants to broaden her “mindset and experience various cultures” while living abroad.
 
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Upcoming Speakers

Nicole Mullet - Executive Director for Arts Now
Jul 23, 2019 11:45 AM

Nicole is the founding Executive Director of ArtsNow, an organization that works toward leveraging arts and culture in Summit County to support and strengthen the region’s economic and social vibrancy. In this role, she connects artists with resources, helps organizations understand the economic importance of the arts/culture sector, and works in partnership with community partners, elected officials, and businesses to support and advocate for our Summit County communities.

Catherine Considine O'Malley - Akron Children's
Jul 30, 2019
Lunch & Learn Series
Jon Fiume - Mustard Seed Market & Cafe - COO
Aug 06, 2019
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