The Akron Rotary Foundation along with the Rotary Club of Akron were delighted to present 15 Akron Public Schools students each a $1,000.00 scholarship to further their educational journeys. Dr. William Visco, PhD with The University of Akron was our keynote speaker. President-Elect Katy Miller was on hand to present the certificates to the students and offer heartfelt congratulations from our President, Nathanael Billow, and our entire club. Additional thanks to Julie Brandle for her thoughtful invocation and scholarship presenters Aimee R. Wade, Amber Genet Barkoukis, Susan Colville-Hall, and Terry Dalton, who has also chaired the club scholarship committee for 18 years!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THREE OF OUR TREMENDOUS MEMBERS!!
CYNDI KANE HONORED
At the Annual Meeting for the Akron Area YMCA they celebrated some remarkable achievements within the Y, while also expressing gratitude to their many volunteers. They announced that Cyndi Kane has been selected as our Branch VIP and Volunteer of the Year at Rotary Camp. Her unwavering love and dedication to Rotary Camp, the Rotary Club of Akron, and our annual Chili Open are truly appreciated. Congratulations Cyndi, and thank you for all you do! Photo: Cyndi and Michael Kane
STEVE BUIE
Steve has been selected to the Leadership Ohio Class of 2025. Steve wrote "I am humbled, thankful, and honored to be welcomed into the Leadership Ohio class for 2025 with 34 other civic and business leaders from all over our wonderful State. I look forward to building new friendships, learning, and discovering ways on how we, together, can better serve Ohio and her people."
RICHARD FRY
Richard received the Dr. Frank L. Simonetti Award from the College of Business - The University of Akron. He wrote,"Thanks to my friends, family and colleagues who came out in support. Congratulations to my fellow recipients - Ken Brott, Donald Pavlik, Kendra Philon, CPA, and Pamela Valentine."
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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