Saturday July 15th will be our “Rotary Day at the Tournament"
We are targeting Saturday July 15th for Akron Rotary Day. I know that a number of us have already purchased tickets and look forward to attending.
The attached promo code ensures that approximately $20 of every ticket purchase, which is good for any day, will go directly to the Akron Rotary Foundation. The promo code is “AKRONROTARY23”
REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND END POLIO NOW GUARDIANS GAME ON AUGUST 17, 2023 VS. DETROIT TIGERS
Once again we are planning an End Polio Now Guardians game on August 17, 2023 against the Detroit Tigers. We will be in the Terrace Club for fun, food, and auctions along with drawing the winner of the Paul Harris /First Pitch.
We are also able to parade pregame on the field after missing several years.
As you are planning your Rotary club’s summer activities, please keep this in mind. It is a great opportunity for fellowship and FUN.
Rotary International has long held the fight to eradicate polio as it’s signature fundraising effort. Over $6,000 was raised during the July 13, 2022 End Polio Night at the Cleveland Guardians baseball game versus the Chicago White Sox.
Last year more than 300 Rotarians in District 6630, along with those is Districts 6600 and 6650 were in attendance.
Each received an End Polio Now t-shirt along with their ticket to the baseball game. Congratulations to Dean Thayer of the North Hampton-Cuyahoga Valley Club who was chosen to throw out the first pitch. The fun continued in the Terrace Club as raffle baskets with autographed jerseys, bats, baseballs and other great prizes brought in over $1,800. Special thanks to the Guardians own Bob Dibiasio, who came by to visit. with Rotarians during the event. Bob’s visit helped ease the sting of the Guardians loss to the White Sox, 2-1.
As 2022-2023 Rotary International President Jennifer Jones reminds us, “ As long as polio exists somewhere, it’s a threat everywhere.” With that in mind and with our commitment to “ Service Above Self” Rotary will continue this important mission throughout the coming year.
See the District 6630 flyer below and sign up now for August 17, 2023.
Pictured:
Dean Thayer of Rotary Club of North Hampton-Cuyahoga Valley throws out the first pitch at Rotary’s End Polio Now Night at Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox 2022.
Calling all Akron Rotarians, please join us for a Thursday evening Summer Camp cookout at Akron Rotary Camp (4460 Rex Lake Drive, Akron, OH 44319). Come and enjoy a burger or hot dog with our campers and camp counselors, as well as take a tour of our camp facilities. You are welcome to bring along your family, co-workers and/or a colleague. It is also a great opportunity to introduce someone new to Rotary Camp.
Akron Rotary Camp’s 100th Summer Camp Season is in full swing, and our campers are having lots of fun and making memories to last a lifetime! We have been the main project of the Rotary Club of Akron for 100 summers. The Club’s support of the Chili Open Golf Classic helps to make it possible to offer financial assistance to families in need. Allowing their child, the opportunity to attend camp, enjoy the outdoors, discover their abilities and succeed beyond their dreams!
Please join us and help us celebrate the 100th summer of Rotary Camp!
What: Thursday Evening Camp Cookouts
When: June 22, June 29, July 13, July 20, July 27, August 3
5:30pm to 7:00pm – dinner is served at 6:00pm
Where: Akron Rotary Camp, 4460 Rex Lake Drive, Akron, OH 44319
If you are unable to attend on a Thursday evening, please reach out to Mella Castner, (mellac@akronymca.org or (330) 644-4512 x3206) to schedule a visit during summer camp.
Akron Rotary Camp ∙ 4460 Rex Lake Drive ∙ Akron, Ohio 44319 ∙ (330) 644-4512 ∙ gotcamp.org
The Rotary Club of Akron had the pleasure of listening to Jarrod Hartzler discuss the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education during our Tuesday, June 20th Club meeting. The Ohio Alliance for Arts Education (OAAE), a statewide arts education service organization, is a nationally recognized leader in arts education. Working at the local, state, and federal levels, the organization has achieved significant success in advocacy work, capacity building, collaboration, program expansion, teaching artists’ support and arts education data analysis. The arts are defined as: dance, drama/theater, music, visual, and media arts. You can view the meeting by clicking here.
What is OAAE’s Mission Statement?
It is the mission of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education to ensure that the arts are an integral part of the education of every Ohioan.
The Alliance has several belief statements:
All children in school must have quality arts education provided by licensed arts educators.
All Ohioans have the right to expect quality arts education.
All arts programs must have adequate resources.
All arts and cultural organizations and artists have a critical role in arts education.
What are some of the major initiatives of OAAE?
The major initiatives the OAAE focuses on are Advocacy, Building Collaborations, Building Capacity (diversified funding, membership, and communication), Professional Development
According to Mr. Hartzler, the following are a few of the reasons advocacy is so important:
Arts Education continues to face serious challenges. Despite model programs, studies, and research that demonstrate the value of arts learning, national education policies and budget constraints continue to put arts education programs at risk of being reduced or eliminated.
As school systems across the country face funding challenges and budget cuts, arts education programs are among the first to be threatened or eliminated. Many schools are forced to choose among a music teacher, visual arts teacher, librarian, guidance counselor, or nurse on staff. Many districts resort to asking communities to pass levies to help ease the financial burdens they face. School funding is a critical advocacy issue.
Arts education advocates know that the only way even strong arts learning programs can survive is when advocates actively promote their cause. Advocates help make the program’s value and impact understood and supported by all stakeholders—from parents, to community leaders, to school district administrators, to state legislators, federal policymakers, and others.
The Ohio Arts Education Data Project:
Mr. Hartzler also discussed the Ohio Arts Education Data Project. Ohio is proud to be among the first few states in the nation to provide an online arts education data system available to the public. This interactive, color-coded dashboard displays arts participation for Ohio’s preK-12 schools.
Developed through the collaboration of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Arts Council, and Quadrant Research, the information presented in this dashboard will help arts education advocates across the state make the case for the benefits of arts learning. To view the data and within Ohio and particularly Summit County, check out the following link: https://oaae.net/ohio-arts-education-data-project-introduction/.
I would encourage our readers to check out the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education website at https://oaae.net to explore more of the association’s strategic goals and initiatives, community programs, Ohio Teaching Artist Roster, etc.
Once again we are planning an End Polio Now Guardians game on August 17, 2023 against the Detroit Tigers. We will be in the Terrace Club for fun, food, and auctions along with drawing the winner of the Paul Harris /First Pitch.
statewide arts education service organization, is a nationally recognized leader in arts education. Working at the local, state, and federal levels, the organization has achieved significant success in advocacy work, capacity building, collaboration, program expansion, teaching artists’ support and arts education data analysis. The arts are defined as: dance, drama/theater, music, visual, and media arts. 
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