This last Tuesday, May 17th, our club ventured to Kenmore to meet with Rotarian, Tina Boyes, and to hear the good news of some of what has been happening in Kenmore. Tina is the Executive Director for the Kenmore Community Development Corporation. We enjoyed a delicious lunch from Pierre’s Pizza in Kenmore, accompanied by sandwiches from Jimmy Johns. The atmosphere of the Rialto was both inviting and invigorating.
After our weekly Rotary business and club Happy Dollars, Tina shared how she was called away from a successful business career to return to her Kenmore roots. She took a radical leap moving from suburban Wadsworth with her family, back to the neighborhood community where she grew up. Over these last 5 years she has been diligently working to re-build the downtown Kenmore Boulevard storefronts with the purpose of re-invigorating the entire Kenmore area and providing vibrant emotional connections for families and singles.
We have been able to help move the needle this past year in Kenmore by helping beautify the downtown with painting and trash pickup. Through our club grant committee, we were able to provide the Kenmore CDC with a $6200 grant to help with the Better Block program which will be taking place in early June. Keep your eye on Kenmore, she’s entered a bright new day.
Yours in Service -
Steve Buie
Rotary Club of Akron President
