Katie Carver Reed is vice president at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. In her role, she is responsible for the Foodbank’s partnerships with nearly 600 hunger-relief programs, the Foodbank’s direct service programs, oversees government compliance related to food distribution, and leads strategy development and implementation for the organization.
She earned a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in Leadership Studies from Baldwin-Wallace College. After serving as an intern for the Ohio Senate and Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Katie started her non-profit career at the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio where she focused on volunteer recruitment and community engagement. She is a recipient of the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce 30 for the Future Award, a Torchbearers alum, graduate of the Child and Family Leadership Exchange, and a member of Leadership Akron Class 37.
Katie lives in Highland Square with her husband, Kurt. She enjoys spending time outdoors, particularly bicycling on the Towpath Trail, traveling, and engaging with the region’s arts and culture activities.
Every week, 100 students at Innes Community Learning Center receive packs of non-perishable food on Fridays to ensure they have enough to eat over the weekend. The Feeding Kids Backpack Project is provided by Open M and is partially funded by a grant awarded by the Akron Rotary Foundation. Food insecurity negatively impacts a child's ability to learn and grow.
Rotarians pack food on Wednesday and deliver it to Innes on Thursday. The school distributes it to the children to take home on Fridays.
This service project is so needed that it has been extended to the end of the school year. Open M Volunteer Link
Thank you to Evan Laube for speaking at our meeting on November 7th. His presentation on advance funeral planning was very insightful and helpful.
An Akron native, Evan joined the Billow team in 2020 as an Advance Funeral Planner.
In his role, he assists families with pre-planning their funeral arrangements.
He is a graduate of Revere High School and the University of Akron, where he was a decorated student athlete.
He helped Akron’s Football Team win their first and only MAC Championship in school history in 2005.
Prior to working in the funeral profession, Evan worked for his family business Laube Imaging Products, est. 1910 in Akron.
He then transitioned to work in the Health Insurance industry where he provided employee benefits to local employers in the Akron area.
Evan has been a volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Reserve in Akron for the past 10 years and is an active member in the Fairlawn Chamber of Commerce and Akron Executives Association. He resides in Bath with his wife and two children.
The Akron Rotary Club had the honor of listening to Dave Lieberth discuss the history of Akron during our Tuesday, October 31st Club meeting.
When it comes to Akron and someone who knows the who’s who and what’s what, Mr. Lieberth is the person. Dave’s interest in Akron and Summit County’s history has a long history itself.
Dave joined the Summit County Historical Society as a high school senior 58 years ago.
Akron’s history has been his avocation ever since. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Historical Society.
Over a span of 32 years - he was a broadcast journalist, a lawyer, and an ardent civic activist.
From 2002 to 2012, he was Deputy Mayor of Akron.
Mayor Horrigan selected Dave to oversee the planning for Akron’s 2025 Bicentennial celebration.
Currently, Dave is creating The Akron History Center in downtown Akron, scheduled to open by January 2024, which will assemble 200 years of Akron history in one place. He is president of the Akron History Center, Inc., a non-profit organization.
He has written and produced two hour-long historical documentaries about Akron for PBS.
Dave chaired Akron’s successful efforts in 1995 and 2008 to be named an “All-America City” by the National Civic League.
Dave’s presentation talked about the people who were founders of Akron, Akron’s industry, and famous people from Akron. In addition, Dave shared information about a number of inventions and manufacturing advances that originated in Akron.
For those Rotarians unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting and hear Dave’s fantastic presentation, I hope you take the opportunity to visit the Akron History Center at the Bowery on South Main Street when it opens in early 2024 in time for Akron’s Bicentennial year-long celebration. The History Center will have 3000 square feet of exhibit space over 3 floors.
Dave noted that efforts are underway to develop a course on Akron’s history to be included in the Akron Public Schools’ curriculum. He also mentioned that a new book that is being written that will consist of 28 chapters written by 28 different individuals discussing different aspects of Akron’s history.
Akron Youth Mentorship K-3rd Grade Reading Program has started!
The State of Ohio has a 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee that ensures that students in grades K-3rd grade are provided with resources to get them to the appropriate reading level by the time they enter 4th grade and aren't falling behind. Akron Youth Mentorship's K-3rd Grade Reading Program puts a tutor in front of them to read books for one hour a week. This extra reading time gives our K-3rd grade mentees a little extra help making sure they are on track to meet state standards and be set up for success as they move into 4th grade.
Our club has committed to send 2 volunteers every Monday from 4:45pm-6:00pm.
This year Club members (and guests) will have the opportunity to participate in the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign on two different dates and locations.
Below are details regarding dates, times, and locations. You can sign-up online to participate in these events. We need two Rotarians (or guests) to cover each hour of the day(s) we will be at each location. We are also seeking substitutes.
This is a great opportunity to get in the holiday spirit and spend time with loved ones, friends, and the local community near North High School and in West Akron.
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.
Location: Mason CLC, 700 E. Exchange Street, Akron, OH 44306
The Well CDC's Akron Hope project provides year-round support to its neighborhood elementary school, Mason CLC. This project received grant funding from the Akron Rotary Foundation.
One of the ways Mason CLC is supported is through Akron Hope's annual Holidays of Hope outreach that spreads joy to Mason CLC students, teachers, and families during the Holiday season. This is done by providing every student (250+) with a new, wrapped gift that gets hand delivered by volunteers.
Akron Rotarians are invited to help wrap 500+ gifts at this December Service Project opportunity.
Thank you to Evan Laube for speaking at our meeting on November 7th. His presentation on advance funeral planning was very insightful and helpful.
The Akron Rotary Club had the honor of listening to Dave Lieberth discuss the history of Akron during our Tuesday, October 31st Club meeting.
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If you are interested in serving on the Service Projects Committee, please contact Cyndi Kane: 
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