Being an accountant, and in the midst of tax season, I tend to process time in quarters.  It is hard to believe that March is here and there are only four months until I become past president.  The year is going by fast and our club is showing some new enthusiasm as revamped club committees tackle goals to strengthen our club.  We will start to hear updates from each committee and have the opportunity to get more involved.  In case you have been out of touch for awhile, our committee chairs are: Club Administration, Dominic Frisina; Public Relations, Bill Manby Jr.; Membership, Lance Chima; Service Projects, Graham Reinke; Rotary Foundation, Bill Manby Sr.  We all need to support these initiatives to insure our Rotary Club of Akron future.

Our speakers recently have been more geared towards Rotary, including our delightful exchange student Victoria, “Mr. Rotary” Stew Buchanan, and the GSE team that just recently headed to Amsterdam. It is exciting to hear about all of these travels and how broad, yet united, Rotary is.

Breaking away from the norm can be a refreshing change.  As our club is well on its way with the Camp Capital Campaign, all members should take a moment to visit camp and experience the transitions.  We are going to replace the March 22 lunch meeting with a dinner meeting at camp.  Our meeting will be kept short and sweet so we may socialize a bit more and enjoy each others company at our beloved camp.  More information will be forthcoming but please mark your calendars now.  We are expecting a fun evening of fellowship.

Please remember to reach out to our members who have been absent and remind them they have friends who would love to see them. 

Yours in Rotary,

Janet