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Our Next Meeting
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Featured Speakers:
DALE SMITH AND TONYA DAVIS
Dale Smith is a manufacturing quality and process improvement leader, having worked in industries ranging from ceramic tile to undersea telecommunication systems manufacture. Dale retired in May from Avery Dennison after seven years there. Dale has a B.Sc. in Ceramic Engineering from the Ohio State University, a Six Sigma Blackbelt from Sigma Breakthrough Technologies and is an certified and experienced Kepner-Tregoe problem-solving facilitator.
Dale has been a Rotarian since 2003, belonging to the Cambridge, Downtown Macon, Kent, Camden (SC) and Mentor Rotary Clubs as his career progressed. Dale has been active in many roles in these clubs and served as President of the Cambridge (05/06) and Mentor (19/20) Rotary Clubs. Dale is a member of the District 6630 Membership Steering Committee.
Dale is married to Jeri Ann and resides on Raccoon Ridge in Newbury, Ohio. He enjoys gardening, winemaking and taking daily hikes in retirement with his three yellow labs Murphy, Quinn and Keeva.
Tonya Davis is a marketing, PR, and community engagement specialist who has been swabbing cheeks with Be The Match for more than 10.
Her passion for making a difference in the world is only rivaled by her love for karaoke.
Give her a microphone, and Tonya will either entertain or educate you!
She loves her job and living Be The Match's life-saving mission daily.
THE ANNUAL MEETING
of
The Rotary Club
of Akron will be held
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 7, 2021
AT NOON.
We ask that all
active Akron Rotary members please plan to attend this meeting either
in-person or virtually.
The Ballots have been emailed so please be sure to vote!
For the last 70+ years, our Club has sponsored an event to bring Christmas cheer to children with autism and other life challenges at the S.U.P.E.R Learning Center. This year, we have “Great Expectations” for the event, and we need your help to make it happen.
As in the past, Santa Claus (Bill Manby Jr.) will be delivering presents to the children and there will be a brief concert with the children singing to the group. This year, we are also looking to support a special project for the children and will be sharing details soon. You can help make this event SUPER by attending the event and/or by making a financial donation.
We have decided to take a one-year hiatus on participating in the Salvation Army Bellringing Event to double down on our support for the kids at the S.U.P.E.R Learning Center. Over the next few weeks, you will be hearing from Lyn Godwin (Founder of the Center) and Bill Manby Jr. as they share more details about the event and how you can participate.
Date: Thursday, December 16th
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm (Santa will be delivering presents from 10-12 and 2-3)
Location: S.U.P.E.R Learning Center, 1584 Wilson Avenue Akron, OH 44250
Please contact one of us if you would like to participate so we can plan for the event. It would be great to have the gym filled!
Thank you to all who joined us in person and virtually for the tee-off to the 32nd annual Chili Open Golf Classic! We are extremely thankful to our Chili Open Presenting Sponsor Wayne Homes, and appreciate their continued support.
Funding from the Chili Open help ensures that no camper is ever turned away from Akron Rotary Camp due to inability to pay. The Chili Open provides significant operational camperships for families who otherwise would not have the opportunity to send their child with special needs to camp.
Your involvement as an Akron Rotarian will assist in helping to send children and adults with disabilities to summer day and overnight camps, as well as year-round respite programs. For over 97 years, Rotary Camp has been a viable resource for the Akron community, in providing campers with the opportunities to experience traditional camping activities, develop friendships, learn life skills and create memories that will last a lifetime.
The easiest way to support the cause is Raffle Tickets! We ask every Rotarian to purchase or sell their ten raffle tickets or more. 1st prize is a 2022 Kia Forte LXS, or $16,000 cash prize; 2nd prize is a Goodyear Blimp Ride for Two; and 3rd prize is a 55-inch 4k Smart LED TV. Raffle tickets were distributed to all Rotarians that attended the meeting. If you did not attend in person, you should receive you raffle tickets in the next few days by mail.
Another way to support the Chili Open would be through a sponsorship. View the updated sponsorship benefits packet here. Please consider to increase your sponsorship, renew your sponsorship or even to become a first time sponsor. Your support makes the Chili Open an annual success for our Club.
We also need help with Camperships, Door Prizes, Silent Auction Items and Volunteers to help with set-up, during the event, and tear-down.
Still wondering what the Chili Open is about? Click herefor a short video to share with prospective sponsors and donors to help promote the Chili Open and to help secure sponsorships. Thank you to Rotarian, Mario Micale and Narrative Digital Design for creating it.
For 97 years, Akron Rotary Camp has been the main project of our Rotary Club. Every Rotarian is needed to help us raise $320,000 for Rotary Camp continue with their mission of “Creating a world where there are only abilities!” Thank you for teeing off with us and we are looking forward to seeing you on February 5, 2022 at Hale Farm and Village for Akron Rotary’s 32nd Annual Chili Open Golf Classic.
We are honored to serve as the Chili Open co-chairs, please reach out to us on how you can help.
Our College & Career Academy Partner North High School is having an in-person Career Expo Thursday January 13th from 8:30am-11am. They are looking for professionals from the area of Entrepreneurship and Marketing (they already have a small business owner and social media marketing), or something in the area of technology, whether working on an actual system or designing apps/websites, etc. to represent and talk about their company to students.
I am looking for 1-2 volunteers in any of those spaces to help give some insight into potential careers to the North students.
Please email me at josephmariomicale@gmail.com to let me know if you’re interested and able to help with this ASAP.
Not all of our members are pumpkin pie fans but those who are asked me to republish this!
Last year, John Daily offered up his grandmother's recipe and shared that it is "not your standard pumpkin pie".
He said, "I have never actually done this myself (not much of a cook) but I feel pretty confident this is the pie I remember enjoying for many years." He added that his late wife, Ardell, was the baker and continued making it for the family over the years.
Dr. McGregor and his wife Sharon made it and said how delicious it was.
RECIPE:
2 cups canned pumpkin
3 egg yolks beaten (save egg whites for later)
1 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Blend all ingredients together. Fold in 2 stiffly beaten egg whites.
Place into 9 inch unbaked deep dish pie shell.
Bake in hot oven (450 degrees) for 10 minutes, then low oven (325 degrees) 45-50 minutes.
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 November 16 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 passfor November 16, 2021
In service together,
Steve
2021-2022 Rotary Club of Akron President Tel: 330-701-2970 Email: sbuie@learningrx.net
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We are excited to share that we will be back on the grounds of Hale Farm & Village at 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, Ohio.
Attendees will have the opportunity to golf, participate in putt-putt and hole-in-one challenges, enjoy some Whitey's Premium Chili, arctic beverages and much more!
Our Auction, will continue to be online this year. It will open for a week beginning on January 28, 2022 6pm and will conclude on February 5th at 1:30pm.
Text chiliopen22 to 76278 to register for the auction.
Please be sure to check back for updated information closer to the event.
Your participation in Akron Rotary’s Chili Open Golf Classic presented by Wayne Homes will help serve more than 1,800 children and adults along with their families with a wide range of developmental and physical disabilities and mental health disorders through our day, overnight and year round respite camp programs.
At Rotary Camp, campers are provided the opportunity to experience traditional camping activities, develop relationships, learn life skills and create memories that last a lifetime. When campers leave Rotary camp at the end of each session, they not only leave with lifelong memories and friends, but they often show more independence as well as a greater understanding of themselves and their abilities.
Dale Smith is a manufacturing quality and process improvement leader, having worked in industries ranging from ceramic tile to undersea telecommunication systems manufacture. Dale retired in May from Avery Dennison after seven years there. Dale has a B.Sc. in Ceramic Engineering from the Ohio State University, a Six Sigma Blackbelt from Sigma Breakthrough Technologies and is an certified and experienced Kepner-Tregoe problem-solving facilitator.
Tonya Davis is a marketing, PR, and community engagement specialist who has been swabbing cheeks with Be The Match for more than 10. 
Thank you to all who joined us in person and virtually for the tee-off to the 32
