Our Mission:
An inclusive, action oriented service organization, Akron Rotary improves our community
and the world while having fun and building friendships.
 
Our Vision:
Together, we aspire to make a lasting, positive impact in the lives of those
in our Akron community and beyond. 
 

Regular Weekly Meetings

Tuesday at NOON
Doors open at 11:45am
 
$20.00 per person
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Nov 12, 2024 12:00 PM
Huntington National Bank Akron/Canton
Huntington National Bank Akron/Canton

Ron Paydo serves as Market President for the Akron-Canton area, having previously worked as Dedicated Business Banking Group Director and Community President in Medina, Ohio. Ron has been with Huntington or previous banks since 1987, when he began his banking career as a Management Trainee with FirstMerit Bank.

Ron was a Regional President for FirstMerit covering Medina, Richland and Ashland counties, before becoming the Director of Small Business for the bank until 2016. He became the Business Banking Area Manager for Canton, Akron and the Mahoning Valley upon the FirstMerit merger with Huntington. He’s held regional leadership roles since the merger.

“Regional banking is critical for Huntington – it allows us to out-local the national banks and out-national the local banks, and we can be there for all customers to meet every need.”

Active in mentoring youth, Ron and his wife Kathleen have fostered more than 170 kids. They also hosted seven exchange students through the local Rotary Club.

Ron sits on a number of boards in Summit and Medina County.  These include the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce, The United Way of Summit & Medina, Team NEO, The American Red Cross of Greater Akron and Mahoning Valley, Great Trail Council, BSA, Cleveland Clinic – Medina Hospital, and Portage Path Behavoral Health.  He is also a founding board member of the Medina County Blue Coats and Main Street Wadsworth organizations.

Ron lives in Wadsworth, OH with his family. 

Nov 19, 2024 12:00 PM
Akron Roundtable
Nov 19, 2024 12:00 PM
Akron Roundtable
Nov 26, 2024 12:00 PM
St. Sebastian Parish
Dec 03, 2024 12:00 PM
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CLUB NEWS & EVENTS
Akron Rotary Club Annual Meeting - December 3rd - Mark your Calendars!
The Annual Ballot will be emailed under separate cover from Karen Hrdlicka.
Please watch your email and be sure to vote!
 
 
Those who cannot join us in person
are invited to join via ZOOM - CLICK HERE
 
Meeting ID: 825 5598 0150
Passcode: 212841
Reality Check: Transforming Education Today, Empowering Talent Tomorrow - Presentation Recap

Lisa A. Gray is the founding president of Ohio Excels. Gray’s career has been dedicated to improving the educational outcomes of ALL of Ohio’s students.  She presented to our Club on November 5.

Gray helped us understand more about Ohio Excels and talked about an exciting new tool that they created to gauge Ohio's progress in unleashing learning potential, creating economic mobility and preparing and empowering tomorrow's talent.

Reality Check begins by examining today’s open jobs paying more than $50,000 annually. It then considers jobs forecasted in 2031 and the expected education levels necessary to secure those jobs. To offer a snapshot, it compares the expected education levels associated with the forecasted jobs and the education and training outcomes of the Class of 2017, the latest available high school graduate outcome data.

To put the numbers in context, Reality Check identifies three “Essentials for Career Success” that affect learners in secondary education and four “Predictors of Future Success” that matter most for learners in their earliest years. Reality Check considers these the most significant levers to transform and improve Ohio’s education system.

Major corporations like Amgen, AWS, Google, Honda-LG, Intel, and others are joining longstanding employers in the state to launch significant new, high-tech investments. Sectors such as retail trade, advanced manufacturing, battery technology, information technology, renewable energy, telecommunications, and biological sciences are rapidly growing.

View the full PowerPoint Presentation by clicking here

 

Through Dec. 5th - OPEN M Backpack Service Project 
Akron Rotary's Open M has resumed their Food Backpack Program for food insecure students at Innes Middle School.  Akron Rotary is continuing its support of the supplemental food service through a 2024 Akron Rotary Foundation grant.
 
Click on the link below to sign up for packing on Wednesdays from 3-4 pm and pickup/delivering on Thursdays at 9:30 am.
 
We've had Dr. Gerry almost single-handedly doing deliveries but she can't do it in Oct-Dec so we need some new helpers!
 
 
 
Sandy Naragon, Chair
Grant Committee
330-256-5315 - Cell
 
 
Dec 6th & Dec 13th: Salvation Army Bell Ringing - Service Project
Our Rotary Club will be ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at ACME #1 and ACME #10 in December. This is an opportunity to share an hour with one of your fellow Rotarians, family members or friends in support of a very worthy cause for our community. Below are the dates/times we will be participating.
 
You can sign-up to participate using the following links. We will need two Rotarians (or guests) for each hour during these two days.
 
ACME #10
2226 State Road
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
 
 
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR 12/13
ACME #1
1835 W. Market Street
Akron, OH 44313
 
Please contact Mark Seward with any questions
330-414-2075
 
Thank you for your participation!
 

The Salvation Army Meets Human Need Wherever, Whenever, However We Can! 

The donations we collect by our Bell Ringing efforts will be used to support hard-working families stay in their homes, and provide food, shelter, and utilities to those in need in your community.  

Tree Planting Environmental Service Initiative 
Akron Rotarian Tina Graver has aligned our Club with Keep Akron Beautiful "Planting Change: 100K Trees for Akron" initiative. 
 
To achieve the goal of planting 100,000 trees by 2034 to restore the city's green canopy and maintain a balanced ecosystem, we are seeking your assistance.
 
They are seeking donations of trees, supplies or monetary contributions to support this important initiative scheduled for the spring 2025.
 
 
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Akrotarian Supporters
 
 
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JOHN DAILY
(57 years of
Perfect Attendance)
 
 
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
Open M Backpack Food Packing/Delivery
Open M
Sep 11, 2024 – May 22, 2025
 
Board of Directors Meeting
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Nov 12, 2024 10:45 AM
 
Salvation Army Bell Ringing December 6, 2024
Acme Store #10
Dec 06, 2024
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
 
Board of Directors Meeting
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Dec 10, 2024 10:45 AM
 
Salvation Army Bell Ringing December 13, 2024
Acme #1
Dec 13, 2024
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
 
Board of Directors Meeting
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Jan 14, 2025 10:45 AM
 
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Club Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Dan O'Connell
November 6
 
Lauren Holly
November 8
 
Vivian Harig
November 22
 
Katy Miller
November 25
 
Ken Babby
December 4
 
Earl Hamlin
December 9
 
Mark Auburn
December 9
 
Cheryl Warren
December 14
 
M A Weaver
December 27
 
Join Date
David Hall
November 1, 2011
13 years
 
Douglas Hausknecht
November 1, 1995
29 years
 
Mark Auburn
November 1, 1991
33 years
 
Fred Swartz
November 5, 1991
33 years
 
Dave Miller
November 17, 2015
9 years
 
Steve Buie
November 18, 2014
10 years
 
Jacinto Nunez
November 22, 2016
8 years
 
M A Weaver
November 25, 2008
16 years
 
Doug Kohl
November 26, 1985
39 years
 
Cynthia Snider
November 29, 2022
2 years
 
Lance Chima
December 1, 1990
34 years
 
Thomas Gedelian
December 1, 1986
38 years
 
Mark Seward
December 4, 2012
12 years
 
Michael Robinson
December 6, 2016
8 years
 
Julie Ann Sweet-Buntin
December 31, 2002
22 years
 
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