AMAZING!!!!

Amazing......this is the word that comes to mind when I reflect on the 2014 Chili Open that took place on February 1st, 2014! We had plenty of the snow on the ground from the harsh winter storm that we had during the prior week but the temperatures were just right for beer, chili, and of course golf! As the day progressed we welcomed a record number of participants to our course at Hale Farm and Village in Bath touting over 500 supporters!

Everyone that showed up had a blast whether they golfed or stayed in the clubhouse listening to music and eating Whitey's famous Chili or past from Bravo. As the day wound down we crowned the annual Akron Tractor & Equipment Chili Eating Contest winner which was a hard fought battle to say the least! We moved indoors for some special announcements including a special thank you to Wayne Homes for the title sponsorship and the announcement of our Ambassador of Service Jack DeLeo from Hitchcock Fleming & Associates. Immediately following the remarks we made 4 people very happy as we drew our raffle winners which included a car from Van Devere! When it was all said and done our AMAZING club had come together for a record breaking performance by raising $157,000 for the Akron Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs! What is even more amazing than that, is that we did it just months after completing a 3.5 million dollar capital campaign for the camp. The members of the Rotary Club of Akron are truly an AMAZING group and I want to take this opportunity to say how proud I am to be associated with each and everyone of you. Thank you for making everyone around you better!

Shon Christy