Jon Fiume has been serving Akron’s arts and culture scene for over 20 years. His past contributions have included serving on the boards of the Akron Art Museum, Weathervane Playhouse, ArtsNow, and Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. He is currently a Public Arts Commissioner for the City of Akron, board member Leadership Akron, member of the Diversity and Inclusion committee for ArtsNow, and a member of the Arts Advancement Council for the University of Akron. As of February 2022, Jon is serving as the John S. Knight Director & CEO of the Akron Art Museum.
Jon graduated from John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, with a degree in Spanish and a minor in Marketing. He also holds a State of Ohio medical board license to practice massage therapy. He is a past graduate of
Leadership Akron Class XXII and was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business Forty under 40 in 2006.
Since 2020, Jon was the Interim Executive Director of the Akron Art Museum. Prior, he held positions as the Chief Operating Officer for Mustard Seed Market & Café, a local natural foods grocery store and restaurant, and
Vice President of Retail Operations for Ritzman Pharmacies, at the time, a local independent chain pharmacy. Jon has also provided coaching and consultative services to individuals and organizations looking to grow and
develop themselves.
In his spare time, Jon enjoys art, travel, and all facets of wellness including hiking, biking, and physical conditioning. Jon currently resides in Akron, Ohio with his partner Mark.
I hope you are enjoying your Spring. It is time again to sign up to volunteer for the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank service project!
I am looking for volunteers (spouses and friends are welcome; they just need to signup for volunteering with ACRFB!) for Wednesday, June 28th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Akron location which is located at 350 Opportunity Parkway, Akron, OH 44307. After the food bank service project anyone is welcome to join me in going out to dinner for more social time at a downtown Akron restaurant to be determined later.
The service project involves breaking down large containers of food into smaller portions for redistribution to area food pantries. The two hours flies by as we all have fun with the project and we get the opportunity to work with our fellow Rotarians and strengthen our friendships and maybe meet a few new people from other organizations/companies that are there volunteering as well.
IF YOU HAVE NOT VOLUNTEERED BEFORE AT THE FOOD BANK THEN I NEED YOU TO REGISTER. See volunteer application link below.
If you have any questions please call or text me at 330-714-1044.
I need a head count by noon Friday June 23, so if you would please let me know by then if you plan on attending by sending me an email or text: dhall@preferredlegacy.com or 330-714-1044. I would greatly appreciate it!
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank’s Main Campus is located at 350 Opportunity Parkway, Akron, OH 44307, at the corner of Dart Avenue and Opportunity Parkway off of OH-59 near Downtown Akron. Get Directions.
When you arrive, please park in the front of the building or in the Dart Avenue parking lot. Use the front glass doors to enter the building.
If the parking lot is full, please park in the grass lot or proceed to the Shipping and Receiving parking lot on the other side of the building.
If entering through Shipping and Receiving, enter through the RED visitor door and proceed to the front desk.
We also recommend carpooling when possible.
What to wear:
Face Masks are optional.
Safety is our priority! Please note that open-toed shoes are not permitted in the warehouse.Jewelry is not permitted in the clean- room and we recommend wearing limited jewelry when volunteering.
Comfortable shoes are recommended as you may be on your feet the entire time.
It is best to dress in layers. The weather outside may affect the temperature inside the warehouse.
Thank you for volunteering at your Foodbank! We look forward to welcoming you.
Tasha R. Ledrich // Volunteer & Guest Experience Supervisor
AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK Main 330.535.6900 // Direct 330.777.1065 Main Campus 350 Opportunity Pkwy, Akron, OH 44307 Stark County Campus 1365 Cherry Ave NE, Canton, OH 44714
Sunday July 16th will be our “Rotary Day at the Tournament"
The TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ (TFC) program is designed to generate revenue for local charities where PGA TOUR Champions events are held.
Tickets are $25 per person and a minimum of $20 of each ticket sold will benefit the Akron Rotary Foundation.
How can you help? By selling the tickets! That's it ... the more we sell the more our local foundation will receive.
I will create a sign up sheet and can also can help folks navigate the online payment portal to pay for and receive the digital tickets. More information will be forthcoming soon!
We hope you will get behind this initiative to help our local Akron Rotary Foundation!
We will designate Sunday July 16th as our “Rotary Day at the Tournament” .
Yours in Service -
Thane Billow
Club Vice President and Co-Chair for The Rotary Foundation
Since 1924, Akron Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs has offered children and adults with special needs, the opportunity to experience all the friendship, fun and excitement of camp.
We need your help in reducing our programming costs to allow us to provide financial assistance to our families in need of sending their child to camp. With your donation of any wish list item, you are helping us to fulfill our mission of “Creating a world where there are only abilities!”
CAMPER/PROGRAM SUPPLIES
Arts and Crafts Supplies (beads, colored pencils, construction paper, crayons, Elmer’s glue, glue sticks, washable markers, washable paints, paint brushes, pipe cleaners, scissors, etc.)
Beach Toys
Dress Up Costumes and Hats (children to adult sizes)
Friendship Bracelet String/Thread
Pool Noodles
Poster Board
Sidewalk Chalk
Small toys for the treasure chest (good behavior awards for campers)
Sports and Games Equipment (bean bags, hula hoops, assorted balls – basketball, football, kickball, soccer, tennis and large inflatable balls)
Water Guns for kids – Blasters, Soakers, etc. (all sizes)
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Copy Paper (20lb white and colored)
File Folders
Markers & Highlighters
Masking Tape
Pens
Scissors
Staplers and Staples
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES
Clorox Wipes
Fabric Softener Dryer Sheets – Sensitive Skin
Insect Repellant
Laundry Detergent - Sensitive Skin
Sunscreen
Toothbrushes
Travel size Toothpaste
CAMP COUNSELOR APPRECIATION GIFTS
Gift Cards for staff appreciation (Chipotle, Panera, Starbucks, Subway, Target, Wal-Mart, etc.)
Single Serving Packaged Snacks (Chips, Pretzels, Granola Bars, Hostess Snacks, Little Debbie Snacks, etc.)
Single serve drinks (Gatorade, Ice-tea, Powerade, Vitamin Water)
Questions, please call the camp office at 330.644.4512 for additional information. Akron Rotary Camp is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donations can be considered tax deductible.
The Rotary Club of Akron had the pleasure of listening to Don Padgett III, Executive Director of the Kaulig Companies Bridgestone Invitational Championship during our Tuesday, May 23rdt Club meeting. Padgett began his PGA TOUR career at TOUR headquarters near Jacksonville, Florida in 2000. In 2007, Padgett returned to his hometown of Akron, Ohio and has led the last seventeen professional golf tournaments at Firestone Country Club. The video can be viewed by clicking here.
Over $31 million has been raised for worthy charitable causes throughout Northeast Ohio from proceeds from the golf tournament.
Mr. Padgett gave a brief overview of the history of the Firestone Country Club.
Firestone Country Club’s rich history began in 1929 as the vision of Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. In 2023, the club marks its 70th consecutive year of professional golf tournaments. Only a short list of three other clubs can boast such a tradition.
Firestone Country Club has long been synonymous with tournament golf. The first tournament hosted at Firestone was The Rubber City Open in 1954.
The Kaulig Companies Bridgestone Championship tournament will take place July 12th thru the 16th.
Mr. Padgett stated that proceeds from this community event help worthy charitable causes throughout Northeast Ohio. Tournament proceeds are generated when fans support and attend the festivities during tournament week. In addition to the competition, Mr. Padgett stated that there were three major components of the tournament. These three components were (1) Something for Everyone, (2) See Legendary Players Up Close, and (3) Support Northeast Ohio Charities.
Something for Everyone: includes Big Shot Golf, One-of-a-Kind Pet area, Monster Deck, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Pinball Machine, music entertainment and other fun opportunities.
Legends of the Game: Hall of Fame Golf Champions will be in attendance to “rub elbows.”
Funding for Northeast Ohio Charities: Over $31 million dollars have been generated for charities in Northeast Ohio. Each year approximately 25-30 charities are beneficiaries of revenues generated from the tournament.
Underrated Golf – Ambassador of Golf Event with Steph Curry: This event involves 96 youth playing golf on July 7th and July 8th, followed by the Ambassador of Golf Awards.
To learn more about the activities planned for the July 12th – July 16th tournament week, as well as the KauligCompanies Championship sponsorship, check out the following websites: www.kauligchampionship.com, and www.kauligcompanies.com.
Mr. Padgett gave a brief overview of the history of the Firestone Country Club.
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