Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio has worked as an attorney in private practice, a Magistrate in the Akron Municipal Court and as a Staff Attorney for the Ninth District Court of Appeals. Judge Teodosio was elected Judge of the Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court in 1997 where she served until her election to the Summit County Juvenile Court for the term beginning January 1, 2003. Judge Teodosio’s innovative work on the Juvenile Court bench has been extensively recognized in Summit County, Ohio and nationally. She is the longest serving Juvenile Court Judge in the County’s history.
Judge Teodosio’s work on the Juvenile Court bench has been extensively recognized. In September 2016, she received the Thomas J. Moyer Award for Judicial Excellence from the Ohio State Bar Association. In late 2012, Judge Teodosio received the prestigious Award for Innovation from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation. In 2010, she received the MacArthur Foundation’s “Champion for Change” Award for her work in the Models for Change Mental Health Juvenile Justice Action Network. Judge Teodosio was honored by the Diocese of Cleveland with the St. Thomas More Award which is awarded annually at the Red Mass in recognition of the virtues of integrity and public service that reflect those of Thomas More.
In addition to her work on the bench, Judge Teodosio is active in numerous professional and community organizations. She has served as President of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Akron Bar Association, the Akron Bar Foundation, and the University of Akron School of Law Alumni Association. She is also actively involved in the foundation established to remember her late daughter through the Andrea Rose Teodosio Foundation.
I am sure you have seen the posts on the service project for this year’s All Ohio Presidents-Elect Training Seminar which will be held mid-March in Columbus; Soles4Souls. Every year, the District Governors agree on a project that will fill the need for a non-profit group in our area. This year, we chose Soles4Souls, a non-profit organization that provides new athletic shoes for children in need.
Often children will miss school as they do not have the basic necessities they need to attend, including shoes. This project will provide shoes to children in Ohio; including our district. For each $20 donation, a child in our state will receive a new pair of durable tennis shoes to wear. It is a great project and we hope to improve the lives of many children.
The service project has always been a friendly competition between the Presidents-Elect of each District, and the district with the highest donation level wins the bragging rights of the conference.
Just like many things we do in Rotary, it is a fun event for all and helps children in need.
I am asking all District 6630 Rotarians to consider making a donation of $20 or more in the name of your club’s President-Elect along with congratulations and best wishes for their year. Each message is recorded on the website donation page for all to see. In addition, I will share your best wishes with your President-Elect, so they see the support they have from all of you.
It is a special Rotarian that volunteers for this role of your club’s leader. If you can, please make a donation and add in the comments your congratulations and support. I will keep you all posted on our results.
Location: Open M 941 Princeton Street, Akron, OH 44311
You can sign up directly on the Rotary Club of Akron website by clicking here. We appreciate your participation and look forward to making this a great event together!
Happy New Year! I hope that each of you and your families had a wonderful Christmas and holiday season overall!
It's that time of year again where I send out everyone's favorite email - plus, you will get to hear my voice even more than usual at club meetings (cue the eyerolls and groans - I know you can't wait!) as I announce the need for volunteers to assist with the following roles at our club meetings for the 1st half of 2025: Greeter (& "Daily Lotto" sales), Invocation Speaker, & Meeting/Technology Set-Up.
My most sincere appreciation and gratitude goes out to the faithful “regulars” I have been able to consistently count on to help fill the respective roles or jump in last minute to cover an empty slot (you know who you are). I also appreciate the handful of "newcomers" (both established and newer members) who helped throughout the course of last year or expressed a willingness to do so moving forward.
I would like to encourage anyone that has either never served as Greeter or Invocator (or who has only done so sparingly) to consider volunteering for a few slots during this 1st half of 2025 - I'd be immensely thankful to see my list of "regulars" grow. Not only are these roles a much appreciated and valued service to the club, but they also present an excellent opportunity to immerse oneself in the weekly meetings.
If you need help signing up, please let me know and I can direct you to the appropriate location on the Rotary Club of Akron website, or I will gladly fill in your name for whatever date(s) you are able and willing to volunteer. For convenience, here is the public URL to the relevant volunteer sign-up page:
For Greeters, please plan to arrive by 11:40ish (if possible) and be prepared to help sell Daily Lotto raffle tickets and have the speaker pull the winning ticket at the end of the meeting.
For Invocation Speakers, I have provided some links with sample invocations below. You are quite welcome to create your own invocation, of course, but please know that custom content is not a requirement! I am happy to assist with this too. In fact, I'll even provide an invocation for you to read if that's what it will take for you to sign up. I assure you, this need not be an intimidating volunteer role for the meeting!
For Meeting/Technology Set-Up, the duties currently require:
Ensuring the computer, projector, and microphones are all up and running smoothly before the start of the meeting. NOTE: Brian Kosarko, Michael Gladysz, or I can/will help train new volunteers - we would certainly appreciate expanding the rotation for this role.
If necessary, correcting the flag positioning so that when viewed from the audience, the U.S./American Flag is to the left of the speaker/podium and the Ohio Flag is on the right.
Thank you in advance for volunteering!
Yours in service,
CJ
Connor G. Jarvis, CFP®
Sergeant of Arms
Rotary Club of Akron
Some links with sample invocations (if needed/desired):
Sandy Naragon, Chair
Yours in service,
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