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Our Next Meeting
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Featured Speaker:
ANGELA MELECA
Executive Director
Ohio Citizens for the Arts
Angela Meleca's professional experience spans nearly 30 years in journalism, politics, public relations/marketing, and the arts. In 2019, Meleca was named Executive Director of Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA), a member-driven, not-for-profit advocacy organization representing Ohio's arts and creative industry. OCA's mission is to champion increased public funding and public policy to support the arts and creative sector at the state and federal levels.
Before joining OCA, she was the Founder/Owner of Angela Meleca Gallery. Through her Gallery's mission, Meleca was active in helping transform arts and culture in Central Ohio through building a coalition of individual artists, advocates, and arts and creative organizations.
Before her career in the arts, Meleca held positions such as a news bureau chief covering the Ohio legislature and administration, public relations specialist for an Ohio-based top Fortune 500 company, and communications director and press secretary for the Ohio Senate President.
Meleca is a Columbus, Ohio native and earned her B.A. from The Ohio State University with a concentration in Political Science and Journalism.
Because of our new setting for weekly meetings, we must have a head count each week for IN-PERSON attendees. This is for proper seating and also for the caterer.
For October 12, 2021: Please email me (click here)no later than MONDAY at 9am and advise if you will (1) be attending IN-PERSON and (2) if you plan to eat
Please also accommodate for any guests you plan to bring.
NEW:Parking passes will be sent out weekly and must be displayed in your window. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD the parking pass for October 12, 2021.
In service together,
Steve
2021-2022 Rotary Club of Akron President Tel: 330-701-2970 Email: sbuie@learningrx.net
It’s that time of year, Messiah Lutheran Church is holding their annual Spaghetti Dinner in memory of Dick Farkas benefiting Akron Rotary Camp. The event is Saturday, October 9th from 6pm – 8pm at Messiah Lutheran, 4700 South Main Street, Akron. Please join us for a delicious Italian cuisine and help send kids to Camp. Dinner tickets are $10 per person, includes salad, spaghetti with or without meatballs, homemade bread, beverages and dessert. You can also purchase dinners to go. This year’s event will also feature a Dessert Auction.
Purchase your purchase tickets by calling Messiah Lutheran Church at 330-644-5766 or email at office@messiahluthern.cc. We hope to see you there!
Our annual Trick-or-Treat will be held on Sunday, October 31, 5-7pm.
In order to make this fun for our campers and their families we are asking for donations of bags of wrapped candy, or by making a monetary donation. Campers will have the opportunity to Trick-or-Treat from cabin to cabin and enjoy a s’more around the campfire afterwards.
Donations can be dropped off at the camp office, or with Mella or Amanda at Rotary Lunch, by Friday, October 29, 2021.
The Rotary Club of Akron had the pleasure of listening to Chris Canova during our Tuesday, October 5th Club Meeting. Chris has been with Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates since 1993 and in 2002 became the Executive Director. He also serves as the CEO of Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates, the coordinating body for six state affiliates of Jobs for America’s Graduates.
What is JOG and does the program change lives?
JOG is an affiliate of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG).
JOG is a non-profit agency dedicated to eliminating student barriers, leading to the attainment of a HS diploma or it’s equivalent.
JAG has delivered consistent, compelling results, helping over one million young people stay in school through graduation, pursue post-secondary education, apprenticeships and/or secure quality full-time employment leading to career advancement.
JAG has 1,400 locations in 39 States
Currently serves about 75,000 young people in middle and high school
Works with high-school dropouts and “system-involved” young adults
How does JOG stack-up to the JAG five national standards for in-school programs?
National Standard
JOG Results
• 90% graduate within a year
92% in 2019
• 60% employed or enlisted in the military
74% in 2019
• 80% in positive outcomes (enrolled, employed, and/or enlisted)
82% in 2019
• 60% of those employed are working full-time
78% in 2019
• 80% of those employed are in full-time placement (FT, TWE, MS)
87% in 2019
Since 1987, Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) has helped youth with multiple barriers to successfully complete their education and successfully transition to employment at a livable wage or post-secondary job training.
How does JOG remove barriers for the youth they serve?
Provide support and mentorship
Establish relationships with employers willing to provide work opportunities and experiences
Provide soft skills training
Monitor a student’s educational progress and addressing any issues that could prevent graduation
Offers drop-out recovery services
Assist with job placement
Provide financial literacy training
How can an employer contribute to JOG and the student’s success?
Host a student in one of JOG’s subsidized work programs
Offer company tours
Off job shadowing
Mentor a JOG student
Establish an apprenticeship pipeline with a JOG student
Volunteer for our leadership or career conference
Donate financially
Participate in “Like a Boss”
Chris also commented that employers can establish a pipeline for students transitioning into the workforce as a great way to build a business’ workforce. He also encouraged us to think of ways to engage their young people through one of JOG’s work programs to build our future workforce.
JOG has two different work programs, the Year-Round Work Program and the Summer Work Program
Year-Round Program:
JOG is the Employer of Record
JOG control all HR processes
JOG cover all HR costs: Liability, workers comp, wages, etc.
Employers may terminate JOG students
Employers interview candidates, placement is typically determined by transportation barriers
Employer must provide proper supervision.
Summer Work Program:
JOG is the Employer of Record.
JOG control all HR processes
JOG cover all HR costs: Liability, Workers Comp, wages etc.
Employers cannot terminate JOG students, but they can ask for them to be moved to a different job site
Employers cannot interview candidates, placement is typically determined by transportation barriers
Employer must provide proper supervision
Rotarians who might be interested in engaging any of these youths for their company workforce can contact Rochelle Mitchell, Summit County Coordinator at 330.374.9445 or Rmitchell@jogworks.org.
For more information on JOG, you can visit their website at www.jogworks.org
> > October 16th 5pm-7pm:Reception, given by Virginia Wojno
The drawings comprise imaginative places inspired both by historical reproductions (exploratory sketches, Chinese brush paintings, historical maps) and by Dr. Kiefer’s processes of making, which include soaking watercolor papers in coffee-based solutions, then drawing and/or collaging over them. The colored-pencil-overlaid photographs were taken both by Dr. Kiefer and her late husband, Bruce Kiefer, architect and master art photographer.