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Our Next Meeting
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Featured Speaker:
HOLLY KLEIN
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Grace House
Over this time, she has spent a great deal of time mentoring and teaching health professions students including nurses, social workers, chaplains, medical students, residents and Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellows. She created multiple education manuals, training sessions and self-care/resilience activities for staff and student development. With a narrative approach, she helped sensitize learners to end-of-life issues from the perspectives of individuals and families from diverse socioeconomic and cultural circumstances.
She has co-authored a Palliative Care and Hospice Reference Guide to assist medical professionals with symptom management at end-of-life. Early in her career she was inducted onto the Cornelius Leadership Congress and received the Barbara Mims Distinguished Nurse Award. In 2021 she was honored as “A Notable in Healthcare” by Crain’s Business Cleveland. She recently obtained a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University. She serves as a consultant for the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Office of Palliative Care at Northeastern Ohio Medical University.
On the personal side, Holly is a wife and mother to 5 children. She spends her free time spending time with her family, attending athletic events, and reading.
> > 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.
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 19, 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 19, 2021.
In service together,
Steve
2021-2022 Rotary Club of Akron President Tel: 330-701-2970 Email: sbuie@learningrx.net
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.
Rotarian Dan O'Connell was a guest presenter at Green High School AFJROTC and his experience was written up in the Briefing Board - the newsletter of Ohio Western Reserve Chapter and affiliate of the Military Officers Association of America.
Captain Dan O'Connell was trained as a counterintelligence officer so he spoke with the Cadets about his training and the history of the Cold War and Iron Curtain.
Dan, thank you for your service to our country and for being an inspiration for the Cadets!
The Rotary Club of Akron had the privilege of learning about the Ohio Citizens for the Arts organization at our Tuesday, October 12, 2021, Club meeting. View the meeting/presentation by clicking here or cut and paste this link into your browser https://youtu.be/V1D8i-h7Luo.
Angela Meleca was named Executive Director of Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA) in 2020. OCA is 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.
Ms. Meleca stated that there are more than 400 members who belong to the OCA. Ohio is unique for the number of Art related Centers we have. Northeast Ohio is especially rich in the arts venues. She believes the Creative (arts) sector is the background of a community.
While classes like math are required in our schools, she would encourage art programs would also be a requirement. OCA members believe creatives are essential and the backbone of innovation, prosperity, and strong communities. OCA advocates that public funding for the art and creative industry is a high-return investment that benefits all Ohioans.
Ms. Meleca is a strong believer in collaboration. Prior to the pandemic, collaboration existed, but since the pandemic, collaboration has increased. Prior to the pandemic, there were over 300,000 individuals employed in the arts environment. Today that number is closer to 200,000.
Ms. Meleca shared with the Club that Governor Mike DeWine signed the FY 2022-2023 state budget into law which includes Ohio Citizens for the Arts' request for a $7M increase in funding for the arts and creative industry. This is a historic high level of funding that will help bring technicians, electricians, musicians, welders, designers, dancers, directors, writers, singers, stagehands, sewists, artists, and actors back to work. OCA is grateful for the Governor and Legislature for their leadership, recognition, and support of the arts.
Rotarians wishing to learn more about the Ohio Citizens for the Arts or become a member, are encouraged to check out their website at www.ohiocitizensforthearts.org.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Angela Meleca was named Executive Director of Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA) in 2020. OCA is 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.
