Steven McGarrity has served as the Executive Director of Community Legal Aid since 2017.
Mr. McGarrity has over 25 years of legal experience with Legal Aid. He began with the organization as a staff attorney in Canton, Ohio in 1997, focusing his practice on family law and consumer debt. In his time with Legal Aid, he has held various management positions, including nine years’ as Associate Director, where he oversaw all client services, outreach, and technology.
Mr. McGarrity has presented nationally on innovative approaches to delivering legal services using technology, and on measuring the long-term impact of legal aid in the lives of individuals served. He currently serves on the advisory committee of OhioLegalHelp.org, an online legal resource tool for Ohioans.
Mr. McGarrity serves on the Board of Managers for the Ohio Poverty Law Center and the Akron Summit Community Action Board of Directors and is a member of Class 37 of Leadership Akron.
A California native, Mr. McGarrity received his B.A degree from California State University, Northridge in 1992. He went on to earn a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1996. In 2015, he was named a Where Health Meets Justice fellow through the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership.
Volunteer at the Chili Open! February 4, 2023 ∙ Hale Farm and Village
Dear fellow Rotarians,
The 33rd Chili Open is fast approaching and we will need all hands on deck to make this a successful event for our guests! Join us for a fun day of volunteering, friendship and celebration of all the good work that Rotary is doing in our community!
The Chili Open will be held on February 4, 2023 at Hale Farm and Village. Set-up day will be on Friday, February 3rd. We need volunteers for both Friday and Saturday! There are various places to help, - indoors and outside. Please dress for the weather! Lunch will be provided on Friday too!
We are using Signup Genius for the Chili Open so it is simple to include family, friends, other Rotarians and Rotary prospects as volunteers.
Saturday Volunteers will be able to park at Old Trail School and can take the YMCA shuttle bus to Hale Farm.
Thank you for your Service Above Self! Please sign up here to volunteer for a shift or two!
Please reach out if you have any questions, hauskne@uakron.edu. See you at the Chili Open!
Dr. Doug Hausknecht Volunteer Chair, 2023 Chili Open
Thank you to everyone for their generous donations to "Light for Ukraine". Our Club has raised $320.00 to date.
What is "Light for Ukraine"?
Our own Claudine Schooley, now in Bakersfield CA, is co-chairing "Light for Ukraine”, a Rotary project to send portable solar lamps and chargers to villagers and city folk who face prospects of living in the dark. The Rotary Club of Bakersfield Breakfast is in charge. Let us join them to light up Ukraine. The special Rotarian rate for 1 lamp and 1 charger is $40, supplied by a nonprofit organization in Santa Barbara, “Unite to light” www.unitetolight.org
Join me and several others from our Rotary Club of Akron. If you wish to contribute, bring cash or check to our club meeting send check to Mella at camp.
Contact William Black, Director of International Services, Rotary Club of Bakersfield, P.O. Box 22013, Bakersfield CA 93390 or Claudine Schooley (805 796-8351)
The observatory is a great place for ages 7 and older. All our programs are free and open to the public. To receive notices when the observatory is open, please join the free site www.meetup.com. Under “Groups” search for Summit County Astronomy. Being that the facility is weather and volunteer dependent, this is the best way to keep informed. The SCAC also welcomes groups with advance planning for presentations about space before general programs.
The SCAC is also a James Webb Space Telescope official site and will be hosting several events related to this amazing telescope.
The Bath Township Trustees help build the walk of planets by the observatory. It is 1.3 miles from the Sun to Pluto.
The Chili Open is only 17 days away and we need your support to make this year’s event successful! Thank you to those who have supported with sponsorships, raffle tickets, auction and door prize items! To-date we have raised $216,060, towards our goal of $350,000!
We need your help with the following:
RAFFLE TICKETS Please turn in your raffle tickets as soon as possible to the Camp office. If you still need help selling, reach out to family, friends and business colleagues. For only $20 you stand a chance to win some great prizes! Tickets can also be purchased here.
WAGON OF GOOD CHEER
The Silent Auction will feature Dr. Rob’s "Wagon of Good Cheer!" Help us fill the wheelbarrow with any donation of unopened bottles of spirits, mixers and wine.
DOOR PRIZES Do you have a holiday gift that is just not what you wanted? Did you get a gift or gift card that you will never use? Did you receive a gift that you already have? Please consider donating these new gifts to the Chili Open. We can always use them in the auction or for door prizes at the Chili Open!
ONLINE AUCTION
We are also still in need of items for our online auction. Food and activity baskets, sports memorabilia, golf packages, or family entertainment packages make great auction items.
If you know of anyone that will be able to donate something, please let us know. If you need someone to pick up any items, please call or email Amanda at Akron Rotary Camp (330.644.4512 / amandaw@akronymca.org), and we would be happy to make those arrangements.
Thank you in advance for your donations to help make the Chili Open a continued success to benefit Akron Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs!
See you at the Chili Open!
Jeff Sheeks and Cindy Kane 2023 Chili Open Golf Classic, Co-Chairs
Food Options: Choice of Chicken, Turkey or Veggie Wrap includes chips and cookie
$20.00 per person
Non-Eaters: $5
RSVP deadline: January 30, 2022 (we must turn in the food on Feb 1).
BLU-Tique, Akron is a Tribute Portfolio Hotel.
Join us to see and hear about his amazing establishment.
Ginny Wojno will be picking up your parking fee - just turn in a receipt to her.
BLU is more than a color, it's an attitude; an attitude of gratitude. We are grateful to be a part of the downtown Akron business and thriving arts district; a place where culture, art, dining, music, and diversity seamlessly blend to create an experience like no other.
Fred Carter is currently serving as the President of the Port-Summit Rotary Club. He is also the owner of the Schooley Mitchell location serving Northeast Ohio.
Mr. Carter provided some personal information about his interests and how he became interested in providing service to his communities. Fred talked about his mother and how she was such a role model to himself as well as many others when it came to volunteering, organizing, teaching, advocating, and lobbying for various causes.
Over the years, Fred has volunteered with a variety of service organizations and other not-for-profit organizations. He has been committed to giving money to service clubs and non-profits.
His interest in giving back to the community is what led him to working for Schooley Mitchell.
What is Schooley Mitchell?
Schooley Mitchell is the largest independent cost reduction consulting firm in North America. On average, they reduce essential business service expenses by 28%. Schooley Mitchell is passionate about saving money for their clients and helping them grow their businesses. Schooley Mitchell delivers expertise to companies of all sizes from all industries.
As you can see, Schooley Mitchell is a perfect fit for Fred.
How can Schooley Mitchell help a business?
On average, organizations spend 35% more than they need to on business services.
In a recent survey, the majority (81%) of participating companies had errors on their telecommunications bills.
Organizations spend up to 15% of their operational costs on telecommunications and merchant processing fees and lack both the time and special tools to optimize.
Most clients feel they negotiated a good deal on their services but…
…they only know what their organization pays.
Imbalance allows the service provider to overcharge
What is the Solution?
Expertise and Data
Marketplace intelligence
Action to
Create Savings
Deliver ongoing value
What Services are Provided?
They are completely independent of all service suppliers and solely look out for your best interests with objective advice
Their clients reduce their various business expenses by an average of 28%
Over 27,000 clients
$540 million in documented savings delivered to clients
How can this approach help a non-profit or service club?
If you have the operational costs, let’s see what is possible to reduce them.
Money saved is money in the bank.
If Fred is introduced to a decision maker, he will donate a flat % of any revenue he receives.
Lasts entire duration of the relationship.
This donation can be to Rotary or to other non-profit organizations.
To learn more about how this program might assist your company or non-profit organizations/clubs you might belong to, contact Fred at Fred.Carter@SchooleyMitchell.com or call him at 330.708.2944.
The observatory is a great place for ages 7 and older. All our programs are free and open to the public. To receive notices when the observatory is open, please join the free site 
Fred Carter is currently serving as the President of the Port-Summit Rotary Club. He is also the owner of the Schooley Mitchell location serving Northeast Ohio. 
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