After several attempts, the winner of the Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund split the pot contest on April 23, 2018 was Steve Haren. Steve collected the weekly split of $18, but failed in his attempt to cut the Joker from the deck and instead drew the Ace of Hearts. The accumulated pot will start at $159 next meeting with 45 cards remaining in the deck. |
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Athens Rotary's Good Works Friday Night Supper was held on March 23, 2018 at The Plains United Methodist Church. Approximately 80 community members attended the supper of veggies and hummus, vegetarian chili, coleslaw, sloppy-joes, and peaches and blueberries with whipped topping for dessert. Rotarians donated over $500 as the envelope was passed at weekly meetings to make this meal possible. Rotarian volunteers planned the meal and bought the supplies. And, on the evening of the dinner, Rotarian and friend volunteers cooked, prepared, and served the food and then relaxed and enjoyed the meal with the Good Works community members. Finally, the volunteers washed a mountain of dishes! The volunteers for the event were: Cooks/Planners: Sheila Mark, Margy Kramer, Jody Harris, and Tara Gilts. Food preparers, servers, and dish washers: Sheila Mark, Margy Kramer, Jody Harris, Tara Gilts, Ed Peterson, Brandon Elliott, Shawna Stump, Karen Harvey, Maisie Mitchell (AmeriCorps Member serving at O'Bleness Hospital) and Suzy Kaneshige. A special "Thank You!" goes to our members and friends for their generosity and commitment to service! Thanks to Tara Gilts for the information and pictures of the event. See Photo Album of pictures here. |
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Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) ShelterBox Fundraiser* Rotary Dinner/Silent Auction May 12, 2018 Location: St. Patricks Episcopal Church 7121 Muirfield Dr. Dublin, Ohio Date: May 12, 2018 6pm - 9 pm Ticket Price: $50 Per Ticket * Athens Rotary Youth Exchange Students are accepting Donations & Silent Auction Items. Make Checks Payable To: District 6690 RYE Memo Line: RYE ShelterBox Fundraiser More information on the event can be found here on the Rotary District 6690 webpage. Note: ShelterBox is an international emergency-disaster-relief charity helping people around the world that have been made homeless by natural disaster and conflict. Rotary International joined as a partner with ShelterBox to help the cause. Thanks to Stuart Goldsberry and Pres. Mike Noel for the basic information in this post. |
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The winner of the Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund split the pot contest on February 26th was Steve Patterson. Steve collected the weekly split of $22, which he donated back to the scholarship fund and then nonchalantly drew the Joker from the deck, thus winning the accumulated pot of $639. So, we will begin a new contest next week. Congratulations to Steve! |
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Good Works Friday Night Supper Friday, March 23 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (must be available the entire time) Volunteers will prepare a meal for 150 people, dine with the attendees, clean-up after the meal and wash dishes, and learn about the mission and vision of Good Works. Teens are welcome to volunteer. This volunteer opportunity is limited to 14 participants. Please contact Tara Gilts at tara.gilts@ohiohealth.com or 566.4539 if you would like to volunteer. Also, consider making a donation for this project by dropping cash or a check made out to the Athens Rotary Foundation in the hat (envelope) that will be passed at our late February and March Rotary Meetings. |
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District 6690 Rotary Book Drive for Mongolia: Please consider bringing gently used children's books to our Rotary meetings on Mondays. Books will be collected and delivered to PETS seminar on March 9th. For information please contact Brandon Elliott-elliottb@ohio.edu or (740) 707-3179 |
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President Mike Noel has called for a Club Visioning Session to be held Tuesday evening, February 13, 5PM - 8PM at The Athens Country Club, 7606 Country Club Rd. Considering the future direction for our club is important and all members are invited to join in the discussion. Past/Current Officers and those interested in becoming Future Officers are especially invited to attend. Note: Members were sent an email (on Wed. Feb 7) containing a link to an on-line survey (provided by our Rotary District). The results will to be used in the visioning session. Please sign-up on the Visioning Session sign-up sheet that is being passed around to all tables at our noon meetings. |
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 The "Athens Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year" is reserved for the club member who best exemplifies the fellowship and the ideals of Rotary as interpreted in the Rotary motto, "service above self". The 2017 Award was presented to Sarah Baker for her extraordinary leadership and enthusiasm while serving as Rotary Foundation Chair. In particular, for her organizing an amazing indoor Yard Sale Fundraiser for the Rotary Foundation. |
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 The "Athens Rotary Club Community Service Person of the Year Award" is given to an Athens community member who exemplifies fellowship and the ideals of Rotary as interpreted by the Rotary Motto "Service Above Self". The 2017 Award was presented to Dr. Lynn Harter (on the right) by her nominator, Susan Barga, at the Annual Holiday Party on Dec. 11, 2017. Dr. Harter is a Professor in the Ohio University Scripps College of Communication and co-director of the Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact. Dr. Harter received the award for her outstanding work that raised awareness and knowledge about the fight against childhood cancer here in Athens Ohio. |
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The slate of officers for Rotary-year 2018-2019 (term starts July 1, 2018): President: Brandon Elliott President Elect: Thomas Gibbs Secretary: Ed Peterson Treasurer: Dave Diggle Past Pres. & Membership Chair : Mike Noel Club Service: Tara Gilts Vocational Service: Thomas Gibbs Community Sevice: New Generations: Brandon Elliott International Service: Foundation Chair: Calvin James |
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This plaque is on the wall of the education room at Stuart's. We Rotarians can be proud of our donation to this wonderful facility, supporting educational programs in the arts for the youth and adults in our community. |
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The 2017 Annual Athens Rotary Holiday Party will occur on Monday evening, December 11th at the Ohio University Inn. John Horne (guitar) will perform during the social and dinner hours. Sean Parsons (jazz pianist) & Jess Baldwin (vocalist) will provide the after-dinner entertainment. More about the entertainment here. Here are the details… WHO: Athens Rotary Members, Spouses & their guests WHAT: Annual Holiday Party WHERE: Ohio University Inn WHEN: Monday - December 11th, 2017 6 PM Social Hour (Lindley Room) 7 PM Dinner (Ballroom) [Serving Chicken, Pork, or Veggie] ~8 PM Entertainment! ~9 PM Adjournment ATTIRE: Dressy (but not formal) It is probably too late to sign-up...but you could try by contacting Dave Palmer directly with the number in your group and meal preferences. Thanks to Dave Palmer and the Holiday Party Committee for organizing this event again this year. |
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John Horne (guitar) will perform during the social and dinner hours.  Originally from Pittsburgh PA guitarist and music teacher John Horne attended Duquesne University School of Music and now resides in Athens OH with his with Melanie (also a music teacher and choral director) and their dogs Lena Horne and Sammy Davis, Jr. John teaches guitar methods and jazz improvisation classes for Ohio University and private guitar lessons for Athens Community Music School (ACMS) during the week and can often be found playing guitar at area venues on the weekends. John has also taught lessons and workshops for National Guitar Workshop and Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp and has partnered with area arts organizations to offer informances and residencies in local schools. More information on John's work can be found at: www.johnhorneguitar.com Sean Parsons & Jess Baldwin will perform during the program.  Sean Parsons is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Originally from Illinois, Sean holds a Bachelor's degree in music composition from Illinois Wesleyan University, a Master's degree in jazz studies from DePaul University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Illinois. Prior to his appointment at Ohio University, Sean has held faculty positions at Marshall University and Illinois Wesleyan University. He is in demand as a performer and clinician nationwide. Sean has been invited to direct several All-State and district big bands, combos, and vocal jazz ensembles and has shared the stage with many of the most notable musicians in jazz including Clark Terry, James Moody, Jon Faddis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Steve Turre, and Randy Brecker. Additionally, he has regularly performed with and arranged for Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.  Jess Baldwin's voice has been described as “world class,” “effortless,” and “pure beauty.” She performed on Mountain Stage in 2013, won Best Cover Song in the 2015 and 2017 Ohio Music Awards, and was a quarterfinalist in the 2015 and 2017 American Traditions Competitions. As an artist, her eclectic style melds indie and chamber pop with soul and jazz, living somewhere between Regina Spektor, Lake Street Dive, Becca Stevens, and Laura Mvula. More information on Jess can be found at: https://jessbaldwin.com/ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: “That was as good a show as could be seen anywhere in the world and it was right here in Marietta!!! Flawless!" — Hunt Brawley, Peoples Bank Theatre. “Jessica brings that rare combination of a high degree of technical skill and a palpable level of emotion to her vocalizations. She well understands and knows how to deliver the soul of a song. Simply stated: Pure Beauty." — John Walsh, composer, The Fields of Gettysburg. “Jessica is a world-class vocalist with an effortless, beautiful sound." — David Traugh, Emmy-winning composer. Thanks to Dave Palmer for this information. |
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 Grand Opening/Benefit Auction for Education Endowment at Stuart's Opera House on Thursday, December 7, 5:30 - 8:30 PM. Mark your calendars because you will want to attend this free grand opening that will include a Live and Silent Auction, Self-Guided Tours of the new space, a Cash Bar, Hors d’oeuvres, and more! See their expanded 4,000+ square foot lobby and the brand new Education and Community Center at 30 Public Square. And feel proud that your Athens Rotary Foundation provided $50,000 in support for the remodeling project. Credits: The Photo is from the Stuart's Opera House website, and thanks to Diane McVey for bringing my attention to the event. |
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As you may remember Sarah Baker was awarded our 2017 Athens Rotary Rotarian of the Year Award for her work on the Yard Sale Fundraiser Project. Now our Board is seeking nominations for the 2017 Athens Rotary Community Member of the Year Award. You are encouraged to nominate someone who, although not a Rotarian, has exhibited the values espoused in the Four Way Test. You can download this year's nomination form from our web-pages HERE. Fill-out the MS Word form and send (as an attachment) to President Mike Noel at mike.noel5050@gmail.com. Please get right on this because we are getting our request for nominations out late this year! Thank You! |
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A little history (adapted from Nov.27, 2015 story): The Rotary Club of Athens has been hosting Food Baskets for the Community for at least 11 years. Susan Urano started with food baskets sponsored by Rotarians and Kroger at Christmas time served to families in conjunction with The Salvation Army. Since 2008 it has been Thanksgiving Food Baskets sponsored by Rotarians and Walmart for families in conjunction with The Athens County Children's Services (ACCS). Twenty-seven families were served in 2008 and it grew slowly to 32 families in 2012. In 2013, we applied for, and received, a matching grant of $1000 from our Rotary District which, with the help of donations from Rotarians and Walmart, allowed us to serve 50 local families in conjunction with ACCS. We continued to serve Fifty local families in a similar way each year from 2014 thru 2016. We are planning to do the same this year! Besides fundraising, organization, and scheduling, this project requires allot of carrying and packing. So get ready to roll up your sleeves and help our Community Service Committee and Betsy Baringer in the coming weeks... |
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The 31st Indo-American Friendship Dinner is coming up soon: Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 5 PM - 8 PM in Baker Center Ballroom. The Indian Buffet Dinner will be catered again this year from Amol India in Columbus (including appetizer and desert). There will also be a cash bar, a 30 minute cultural show and a silent auction. Proceeds go to the Friends of India Endowment supporting students who would like to conduct research on India. Many students have traveled to India through this foundation to promote their research endeavors. Ticket Details: Adults: $35; Children (4- 10): $15; Student (over 10 yrs. age) [Perhaps limited No. tickets available]: $25; Table of eight can be reserved for $280. For tickets/reservations please contact: Brian Collins, 740 597 2103, collinb1@ohio.edu Vipin Koshal, vkoshal@gmail.com Ashok Gupta, 740 707 9008, gupta@ohio.edu Jatin Srivastava, jatinsri@gmail.com Julie White, 740 593 1333, whitej@ohio.edu or mail your request with check and with a self-addressed envelope (for sending the tickets to you)to: Dr. Rajendar Koshal Dr. Manjulika Koshal 7 Canterbury Drive Athens, OH 45701-3708 Note: Make checks payable to: OU Foundation with "Friends of India" on the memo line. And finally: If anyone has any items they would like to donate to the silent auction, bring them to Our Noon Meeting and Rotarian Karen Vedder has volunteered that she will be happy to deliver them to Manju and Raj Koshal's home. |
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 President Mike Noel has made our club a part of an international Rotary project that collects used crutches, walkers, and other mobility devices and ships them to developing countries where they are given (free) to people who need them. Learn more about the international project here: Crutches 4 Africa. Mike has been collecting crutches, walkers, etc. that members donate at our weekly meetings and he also used the recent District Meeting to collect from District members. After returning from the District Meeting, Mike announced we have collected our first truck load (see above). Please continue to bring to our noon meeting any used crutches, walkers, or other mobility assisting devices you wish to donate to the project. View more photos here: Our Crutches 4 Africa Project. Photos provided by Mike Noel. |
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The International Rotary Foundation continues to collect emergency relief funds to help the victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the Earthquakes in Mexico. Here is a link to a Rotary website providing ways to donate to these specific funds helping victims along the Gulf Coast of Texas, Louisiana and Florida, Puerto Rico and in Mexico: Thanks to Cita Strauss for first bringing this link to my attention. |
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The Athens Rotary Foundation is holding its 21-st Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Sept. 11-th at the Athens Country Club. The profit raised from this event helps fund the projects, emphasizing the benefit of children, we support in Athens county. Recently we helped build a handicapped accessible playground at the City's South Side Park; refurbished and remodeled the cabin at Camp Rotan; satisfied our $50,000 pledge to help rebuild the Athens High School football field and stadium; and have pledged $50,000 each to the capital improvement projects of Stuart's Opera House and The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Our Foundation has no administrative expenses; all moneys flow directly to our projects. It's support from community members like you that makes Athens a great place to live and raise children. Please consider volunteering, being a sponsor, or participating in this year's event. Become a Hole Sponsor ($125); Play ($125); Become a non-participating General Sponsor ($250); Become a participating Team Sponsor ($500); or simply Volunteer your services to help with the event (Free!). Contact: Foundation President and Golf Chair, Channing McAllister (740-592-4882). (Credit: Photo by Don Fucci, from the 19-th Annual Golf Event.) |
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 Rotary had a night-out with family and friends supporting our local Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League baseball team "The Southern Ohio Copperheads". On this night the Copperheads shut-out "The Licking County Settlers" by a score of 9-0! More great photos of Rotarians, family and friends taken by Don Fucci during the event can be viewed in the photo album here! |
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The following letter from Rotary International was received by President Mike Noel following the unexpected death of RI President-elect, Sam Owori. From Ian Riseley, RI President, 2017-18:   Dear fellow Rotarians, There has been an outpouring of heartfelt messages since President-elect Sam’s passing last week. Rotarians and members of the public have been sharing memories and recalling how Sam inspired them through his hard work as a Rotarian and as a dedicated civil servant. It is clear that his impact and legacy were felt worldwide. There will be a service for Sam on Friday, 21 July, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at St. Vincent’s Cathedral in Bedford, Texas. Friends in the area are encouraged to visit. Funeral services in Uganda are currently being planned. Memorial contributions in honor of Sam will be directed to the Sam F. Owori Memorial to Polio. This fund has been established to honor his commitment to Rotary’s polio eradication efforts. Sam was a member of both the Africa Regional PolioPlus Committee and the International PolioPlus Committee. You can make online contributions to the fund here. The 2017-18 nominating committee will select a new president-elect, in addition to the president-nominee, during its scheduled meeting in early August. Thank you all for your continued support during this difficult time. Sincerely, Ian Riseley Rotary International President, 2017-18 |
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Wednesday, July 12, Rotary heads to Bob Wren stadium to cheer on the Copperheads at 7:00 p.m.! Please RSVP either at the Rotary Meeting tomorrow (July 10), or by contacting Tara.Gilts@ohiohealth.com or (419) 356.8524. When you RSVP please include the name of each person attending, a meal choice for each attendee, and the total number of Copperheads tickets you need for your party. Meal options include: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Hamburger, or Vegetarian option. Members will only be billed for guest game tickets. Dinner will be served from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the tables near the third base line. Thanks to Tara Gilts for the information in this post.
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Our District Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference will be held at Ohio University (again this year), July 20 -- 22, 2017. You can find out more about RYLA and the conference on the District Web Site: http://rotary6690.org/get-involved/ryla/ Roe Mauro, a District Contact Person for the Conference, has placed the call for Volunteers. Particularly needed are volunteers to help with: Thursday Registration (Slots now filled, Thanks!) Thursday Luggage Handlers (Slots now filled, Thanks!) Friday Dance Chaperones Overnight Chaperones Go to their online sign up sheet here: SIGN UP! Contact person: Brandon Elliot, New Generations Chair & Pres. Elect |
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 With plenty of merchandise and plenty of shoppers, the June 3rd and 4th yard-sale brought in over $5,500 for the Rotary Foundation. Sarah Baker, Rotary Foundation Chair, began planning the Yard-Sale Fundraiser way back in February and it grew into a huge community event. A heartfelt "Thank You" to all who supported, donated items, and volunteered time to make it a big success. Click on Photo Album here to see pictures taken by Don Fucci on the first day (Jun. 3) of the two-day event. More pictures showing progress from beginning to end coming soon. Thanks to Sarah Baker for the picture and information in this post. |
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 Shoppers arrive at 7 am on Saturday. It was a very successful day, and now, (noon Sunday) the sale re-opens, and continues until 6 pm. What is left over will need to be boxed up for pick-up by ReStore. All Bedrock Rental tables need to be cleared and stacked to be returned to them. Thank you all for a very successful, fun weekend. Please! Everyone is encouraged to try to find some time Monday after our meeting to go to the Yard Sale site (EMBE Acres, 4515 Angel Ridge Rd.) to help pack things up to be taken away! Thanks to Sarah Baker for the picture and information in this post. |
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No meeting Monday May 29 ...It is Memorial Day! Next meeting June 5. And, our huge Rotary Foundation Yard Sale Fundraiser is this-coming weekend (before our next meeting)!  Questions? Contact Rotary Foundation Chair Sarah Baker, bakersarahlouise@gmail.com |
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 Our President-Elect, Mike Noel, spent most of his Saturday transporting SEPTA residents and picking up, then arranging, donations in the arena so that we can begin sorting. Anyone who can help sort items from NOW until the sale, please call Sara Baker (740-592-3623) and volunteer to go to 4515 Angel Ridge Road. Our sale really is HUGE! Note: Read the great Athens Messenger article on our Yard Sale Fundraiser by clicking: "Not Your Average Yard Sale". Then volunteer to help as suggested above. Questions? Contact Rotary Foundation Chair Sarah Baker, bakersarahlouise@gmail.com |
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 Athens Rotary says " Thank You to all the volunteers who help collect items and delivered them to EMBE Acres during ReStore's OU Student Move OUt event." See photos taken at the event: Photo Album of Collection Event. Now, back to the main event. Volunteers needed pre-sale (June 2), during-sale (June 3 & 4), and after-sale cleanup (June 5). Sign-up three ways:
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 Donations continue to accumulate for our HUGE Fundraiser on June 3 and June 4 for The Rotary Foundation. Please pass the word verbally and by digitally sharing this picture on Facebook, via email mass distribution, etc. Let’s all help to get the word out to attract a huge crowd to enjoy a wide selection of yard sale finds! Questions? Contact Rotary Foundation Chair Sarah Baker, bakersarahlouise@gmail.com |
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 Special Olympics for Athens and the surrounding counties was held at Alexander H.S. field on Friday April 21, 2017. For over 10 years our club has been responsible for the Vector 2 Softball throw which included organizing the participants into small groups, showing them where and how to throw the softball, and marking and measuring the throwing distances.  Present to help this year were Jody Harris and son Seth, Jan Garske, John Costanzo, Dave Diggle, Scott Malcom, and our photographer, Don Fucci. Thanks to all who helped with this event. See more of Don Fucci's Photographs of the event in this year's Special Olympics Photo Album. Thanks to Scott Malcom for the information in this post. |
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 Thank you to Ed Peterson and his neighbor for delivering racks (loaned by ReUse) and assembling them in Sarah's garage temporarily. They will be moved into the arena for the sale. Clothing will be organized by size and type. Sale items will be organized on 30 tables from Bedrock Rentals. Many volunteers are needed pre-sale/during sale/post-sale! To volunteer, click on: AthensRotarySignUpLink Sign up for a day and time slot that works for you. We need a great deal of help setting the sale up on Friday. We need help during the sale on Sat. and Sun. then clean up on Sun. evening and Monday if needed. Thank you for participating! Thanks to Jan Garske for the online sign-up sheet. The sign up sheet is also available from our website! Questions? Contact Rotary Foundation Chair Sarah Baker, bakersarahlouise@gmail.com |
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 We NEED volunteers for this HUGE Fundraiser for the Rotary Foundation on June 3rd & 4th at EMBE Acres (shown above). To volunteer, just click on: AthensRotarySignUpLink Sign up for a day and time slot that works for you. We need a great deal of help setting the sale up on Friday. We need help during the sale on Sat. and Sun. then clean up on Sun. evening and Monday if needed. Thank you for participating! Questions? Contact Rotary Foundation Chair Sarah Baker, bakersarahlouise@gmail.com |
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 Habitat For Humanity ReStore in Athens has agreed to help us collect items for our Rotary Foundation Yard Sale Fundraiser. ReStore will set up a drop off location for students to leave things behind at The Athens Depot/123 W Union St (across the street from Star of India) the last weekend of April. Our club will man the location, accepting donations for ReStore and for our June 3rd and 4th yard sale. This will serve as our bi-annual commitment to help at ReStore. Shifts together with volunteers so far...would like two people per shift: Friday, April 28th 10am-1pm: Michelle Wilson/Margy Kramer 1pm-5pm: Scott Malcom Sat., April 29th 10am-1pm: Emilia Alonso & Dave Ruble/Karen Vedder 1pm-5pm: Ed Peterson Sun. April 30th 10am-2pm: Chuck Atkins So we need just three more volunteers to fill-out each shift. Students living at the Athens Station Apartments can bring things to the parking area at the depot. Flyers will be distributed prior to those dates to encourage drop off items. A sign up sheet will be passed around again at our Monday Noon Meeting. Thank you, Rotarians! Questions? Contact Rotary Foundation Chair, Sarah Baker at bakersarahlouise@gmail.com or 740-592-EMBE (3623) |
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Spring will be here soon, and with it comes “Spring Cleaning”. A June 3 yard sale is being planned to raise money for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International to help us reach our annual goal of $7500 by 06-30-17. (To-date, we are at $3703).
Ladies/Gentleman of Rotary and Your Spouses – please start thinking of things you can donate toward this sale – (Items that would normally be taken to Goodwill, New-To-You, and ReUse).
The “uniqueness” of this sale will be that items will not be priced, but rather “Pay What The Item Is Worth To You”. Not pricing items will be a real time-saver, and studies have shown that oftentimes this leads to more profit. We are even going to take credit/debit cards.
Location: EMBE Acres – 4515 Angel Ridge Road/Athens
(Indoor Arena and Plenty of Parking)
You may bring things to Rotary meetings and Sarah Baker
will take them to the farm to store for the sale.
Or, you may deliver things to EMBE Acres.
Our success will result from:
Lots of Donations from You & Widespread Advertising
Questions can be emailed to Rotary Foundation Chair Sarah Baker:
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The slate of officers for Rotary-year 2017-2018 (term starts July 1, 2017):
President: Mike Noel
President Elect: Brandon Elliott
Secretary: Ed Peterson
Treasurer: Dave Diggle
Past President: Emilia Alonso-Sameño
Club Service: Tara Gilts
Vocational Service: Tom Gibbs
Community Sevice: Tom Pyle
New Generations: Brandon Elliott
International Service Coordinator: Cita Strauss
Thanks to President Emilia Alonso-Sameño for providing the above information.
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 Left to Right: Shawna Stump, Jeanne Heaton, Diane McVey, Amrit Singh, Emilia Alonso Sameño, Mike Noel, Jody Harris, George Weckman, Channing McAllister, Janet Garske, Bruce Wentworth, Alan Boyd, and Scott Malcom. Not shown: Ivan Arnold, John Burns, and Ellsworth Holden.
Sixteen Rotarians from our club received Paul Harris Fellow recognition in 2016. The Awards were presented at our Holidays Party and those in attendance are shown above.
Each time a person's donations to The (International) Rotary Foundation accumulate to an additional $1000, they receive a pin honoring their contributions. These donations help Rotary worldwide to: promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water, save mothers and children, support education, and grow local economies. The Rotary Foundation's motto on giving is "$100 -- Every Rotarian/Every Year". You can donate directly to The Rotary Foundation, or have $25 added to your quarterly billing through Treasurer, Dave Diggle. These contributions are Tax Deductible. Note: A full list of our club's Paul Harris Fellows can be viewed on our web site here.
Thanks to all participants.
Thanks to Rotary Foundation Chair, Sarah Baker, for the information in this post.
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 Great conversation, food and entertainment marked the 2016 Holidays Party. Fellow Rotarian (and Club Photographer), Don Fucci, snapped photos throughout the evening. Here are just a few, while many more can be seen by clicking on the "Holidays Party 2016" photo album.Thanks go to the Holidays Party Committee consisting of: Dave Palmer (Chair), Sarah Baker, Betsy Baringer, Mary Diles, Sheila Mark, Diane McVey, and Shawna Stump.
   Again, click here to see the full photo album.
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Terry Efaw will be entertaining members and Guests during the reception and dinner hour at the Athens Rotary Club's Annual Holidays Party on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 at the Ohio University Inn beginning at 6 PM.
 Terry Efaw, Guitarist
Terry’s musical Journey began at the age of 13. He was introduced to a friend of his father, the Legendary Athens guitarist Ron Scott. He was fortunate enough to have Ron take him under his wing as he really didn't give out lessons. Ron’s style was based in jazz and chordal modes, so Terry learned a lot about chord work, phrasing, etc.
From there, Terry became aware of Chet Atkins. At the age of 19, Terry was the fortunate winner of the coveted Chet Atkins Guitar Festival, which was an annual event held for amateurs nationwide and some from other countries.
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The Annual Athens Rotary Holidays Party for Athens Rotary Members and their spouses and guests will occur on Monday evening, December 5th at the Ohio University Inn. This year’s entertainment will feature the well respected jazz pianist Bob Thompson (See below). And guitarist Terry Efaw will join us to set the mood during the reception and dinner. Click here to see event information.
 Bob Thompson
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Sheri Huckleberry
Assistant Professor, Recreation and Sport Pedagogy, Ohio University
Welcome to our newest Rotarian, pictured with President Emilia Alonso Sameño (on left). Dr. Sheri Huckleberry holds the B.S. in Sport Science from the University of Connecticut. She holds the M.S.P.E. in Athletic Administration and the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a cognate in Educational Research and specialization in Coaching Education, both from Ohio University. Dr. Huckleberry teaches courses in the coaching education program. Her research focuses on the commitment and self-efficacy of youth sport coaches and the impact of deliberate play on the retention of youth sport participants. Recently she has been involved with the Sport and Development project in Ecuador that is part of Ohio’s Tropical Disease Institute and the Healthy Living Initiative.
Sheri has been in Athens since 2007. She helped to start the women’s soccer program at OU. She is interested in International Service and in giving children in our area exposure to other cultures.
Picture and information provided by Sheila Mark.
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Athens Rotary Club's Award Policy recognizes Athens Rotary Club members and members of the community "...for their service and commitment to the values of Rotary International and with an emphasis on Service Above Self". These two awards are to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, the Athens Rotary Board requests nominations for these awards. The Award Policy, and Nomination Forms (MS Word docs) for each award may be downloaded from the "Download Files" section of our web page and completed forms should be sent to Secretary Ed Peterson, petersonedward@hotmail.com, or...follow these steps:
Your completed form must be received by November 9, 2016. Thank You, ...and thanks to President Emilia Alonso Sameño and Cita Strauss for providing the information for this post. |
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On June 18, members of the Rotary Club of Athens, Ohio and the Rotary Club of Loja, Ecuador joined the villagers of Bellamaria, Ecuador along with faculty and students from Ohio University (OHIO) and the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) in a celebration to dedicate the new Bellamaria Potable Water System. The new water system was funded through a $43,000 Rotary Global Grant and was made possible through the hard work of 35 village families over the course of a year.
 L to R: Diego Rodriguez, President Elect, (Loja); Daniel Valdivieso Arias, President, (Loja); Dave Diggle, (Athens); Mario J. Grijalva, President, (Athens); Leonardo Burneo, (Loja).
The Rotary Club of Athens spearheaded the Global Grant request. The Athens Club was joined by local clubs in Nelsonville and Belpre, Ohio along with District 6690 of Central and Southeast Ohio. In Ecuador, the Rotary Club of Loja and District 4400 supported the project. PUCE was the in-country partner who provided engineering expertise, technical advice, and overall project supervision.
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Thanks to Tara Gilts for arranging a well attended tour (on Aug. 31) of the Little Fish Brewing Company at 8675 Armitage Rd. Below are a couple pictures taken at the event and provided by Tara.
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 Heads-Up… or more appropriately, Fore! The 20-th Annual Athens Rotary Charity Golf Tournament (Scramble) will be held on Sept. 12 at the Athens Country Club. The event will begin immediately after a brief version of our weekly Noon-Meeting, that will also be held (that day) at the Athens Country Club.
The profit raised from this event (The Athens Rotary Foundation's only fundraiser) helps fund the many projects in Athens County supported by the Athens Rotary Foundation. Recent examples are: The handicapped accessible playground at the City's South Side Park; refurbished and remodeled the cabin at Camp Rotan; satisfied our $50,000 pledge to rebuild the Athens High School football field and stadium; and we have pledged $50,000 each to the capital improvement projects of Stuart's Opera House and The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Our Foundation has no administrative expenses; all moneys flow directly to our projects.
If you would like to play in the Tournament, be a Non-Participating Sponsor, or volunteer to help with the event contact either:
Tournament Chair: Channing McAllister (740) 592-4882
Foundation President: Karin Harvey (740) 593-5097
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 Rotarians, with family and friends attending the Rotarian/Copperheads baseball game. The Copperheads are the local team in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. More great photos taken by our Club Photographer, Don Fucci, can be found in the photo album here.  |
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Worstell Scholarship Awards:
Emily McCulloch, Nelsonville York $2,800
Blue Kennedy, Alexander $2,300
Meghan Trout, Alexander $1,500
Gawande Scholarship Awards:
Hannah Johnson, Nelsonville York $2,000
Winter Wilson, Athens High School $2,000
Laura Young, Athens High School $1,100
Tyler Martin, Alexander $1,100
The Athens Rotary Scholarship Committee consists of Alan Boyd, Ed Peterson, Cita Strauss, Karen Vedder, Rich Vedder and John M. Miller.
Thanks to John Miller for the information in this story.
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Bob Barcikowski has been released from the hospital in Columbus directly to a Rehab Facility also in Columbus. For those wishing to visit or send Bob notes of encouragement, his address is:
Update...: I just learned that Bob will be released from the Rehab Facility in Columbus on Thur., June 16.
Update June 20: Bob had a setback and was taken back to Riverside Hospital in Columbus late Sunday night, June 19.
Update June 27: Bob was released from Riverside Hospital and is now back home in Athens.
19 Canterbury Dr
Athens, OH 45701
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 Athens Rotary has a special relationship with Amesville Elementary (See story on our Amesville Library Project). Linda Cochran, Volunteer Library Coordinator at Amesville Elementary School, and Diane McVey distributed the Rotary Dictionaries to both Third-Grade Classes during their regular library time just a few weeks ago. The 3rd grade teachers are Karli McGrain and Bethany Burley. Students were excited about receiving them and show their appreciation in the photo above (Karli McGrain's class). Other pictures (including Bethany's class) can be found in the photo album here.
Although most of the Rotary Dictionaries were distributed earlier in the 2015-2016 school year, as reported earlier, Linda and the teachers had suggested waiting until the end of the school year so each child had a book of their own for the summer. A story is always read to every class at the start of their library time so there was the opportunity to discuss the Dictionary and each student was shown where to write their name on the Rotary bookplate. The library depends totally on volunteers to have it open four days each week during the school year and on Thursdays during the summer months (same day as food is distributed). If any Rotarian would like to be a regular volunteer, please contact Linda Cochran, or Diane McVey to get connected.
Thanks to Diane McVey for the information and pictures included in this story.
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 Fellow Rotarian, Harry Kaneshige, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Ohio University, passed away at his home in the early morning of Thursday May 26, 2016. Harry joined Rotary in 2006 and was a very faithful attendee of our weekly meetings and participated generously in club activities.
He was born and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and gave a memorable presentation at one of our noon meetings that included his eyewitness memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the immediate local aftermath. Harry was 12 yrs. old at the time of the attack and was still in bed at about 8:00am that morning when he awoke to popping firecracker-like sounds and Coast artillery...
If pressed to do so, Harry would proudly tell you he graduated from the Punahou School in Honolulu, and then quietly mention that President Obama later graduated from the same High School.
Harry's soft-spoken presence and his generous service to our club and community will certainly be missed. I include a few photos from his recent Rotary service below.
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Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Split the Pot Results ... |
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The board has approved details and language for a new membership designed specifically for spouses and partners of current members. It is our goal to encourage family participation and share the Family of Rotary. We look forward to welcoming the special people in your life to the Rotary Club of Athens so that they may serve your community and world along with you. Below you will find the official language to the addendum that we will be voting on, but here are some key points:
1. Spouses or partners will become regular Rotarians and will pay full dues, but will only pay for meals when they are in attendance.
2. Spouses and partners will be welcome to join in all Rotary events and roles for the club, the district and beyond; chair committees; and attend board meetings.
3. Of a potential dissolution occurs or the active member sponsoring the spouse/partner member leaves the club, the spouse or partner member will be allowed to move to a regular active membership with no new membership fees or application.
If you have questions regarding this new membership before the vote, please contact Jackie Collins at jcollin4@amfam.com or 740-592-4496. Votes will be taken by paper ballot. The membership option will pass if two thirds of the Rotarians present at the business meeting vote yes. If you would like to vote by absentee ballot, please contact us to request a ballot via email.
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Keith Wasserman told this story as the Invocation at a recent noon meeting. Karen Vedder ask Keith to send his invocation to Past-President Jackie Collins so that it could be shared more widely on our web pages...
Rotary Invocation
April 25, 2016
Keith Wasserman
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In 1930, Herbert Taylor went searching for a code for ethical business relationships for his company Club Aluminum.
I searched through many books for the answer to our need, but the right phrases eluded me, so I did what I often do when I have a problem I can't answer myself: I turn to the One who has all the answers. I leaned over my desk, rested my head in my hands and prayed. After a few moments, I looked up and reached for a white paper card. Then I wrote down the twenty-four words that had come to me:
He called it the 4-way test of things we think, say or do:
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it bring good will and better friendships?
Is it beneficial to all concerned?
In 1940, when he was the International Director of Rotary, he offered his company’s four-way test to Rotary International. Never changed, the 24 word 4-way test remains a central part of the permanent Rotary structure around the world.
And these are the very values we practice; that make us Rotarians (and the reason I participate in Rotary).
On an average day, I don’t meet very many people who live by these values.
Truth matters.
Fairness matters.
Good will and better friendships matter.
Considering others more important than ourselves matter.
The Rotary test is not some set of questions we lay out prior to each decision we make to build a very unique park, develop a community fountain or give dictionaries out (although it is)….
Indeed, the four-way test is something we carry in the pocket of our soul, isn’t it? It becomes a way of looking at the world for Rotarians. It is what sets us a part. Many groups do good things. Many groups do service in their community. Many groups build things but Rotarians do it with a particular philosophy in mind: truth matters, fairness matters, good will and better friendship matter to us and doing things beneficial to all concerned matters. Remember, according to Herbert Taylor, it is the four-way test of things we think, say or do.
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The Athens Rotary Foundation Board decided at the April 29, 2016 meeting to offer a paid scholarship to a Rotarian for the upcoming 2016-17 class of Leadership Athens County (LAC). This program was launched in 2006 by the Athens Foundation with support from the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, the Voinovich School of Ohio University, the Columbus Foundation and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation.
Leadership Athens County begins its tenth class this year. The nine-month program begins with an overnight retreat September 15 & 16 at the Inn at Cedar Falls. The class of typically 18-20 (Maximum is 25) meets each month to explore various aspects of Athens’ economic, political, social and cultural landscape with the goal of developing informed citizens and future leaders.
The scholarship ($750) will cover meals, snacks, room rentals for the sessions and reading materials. It does not cover the initial Retreat overnight room accommodations or travel.
Ask anyone who has participated and they will report that it was an extremely meaningful experience. Several Rotarians including Diane McVey and Tara Gilts are recent graduates and willing to answer questions.
The deadline for the September 2016 Class is NOW so anyone interested should immediately apply. An application is available by contacting Jesse Stock, Program Director (740-594-6061 / jesse@athensfoundation.org) or Susan Urano, Director of the Athens Foundation.
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 Special Olympics for Athens and the surrounding counties was held at Alexander H.S. field on Friday April 22. For over 10 years our club has been responsible for the Vector 2 Softball throw. This year 7 Rotarians assisted in this event.
 Dave Diggle was the leader who instructed all of the participants on throwing the ball, Jody Harris assisted by Scott Malcom ran the bullpen getting the throwers lined up, Sushi Gawande and two volunteers from Alexander HS did the marking of throws, and Alan Boyd with John Costanzo were in charge of the measurements. Don Fucci was our official photographer. Approximately 50 athletes participated in our section of the softball throw. See more great pictures in the Special Olympics photo album.
Thanks to Scott Malcom for the story and Don Fucci for the photographs.
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Secretary Andrea Reik announced two new members joined our club:
They were inducted officially into the Club at the meeting on Mar. 21, 2016.
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Meeting CANCELED - level 2 snow alert.
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 January 29, 2016: A healthy meal was enjoyed by 135+ area residents at the Good Works Friday Night Life dinner. Betsy Baringer and Calvin James shopped for groceries. Food was prepared by Chiefs Bob Troxel, Tom Pyle, and Bob Rymer. Margy Kramer, Tara Gilts, Kerri Sheridan-Boyd, along with her husband and two daughters, Mike Noel, Kapil Bajaj and his wife, Jody and Seth Harris, and Sarah Baker helped with preparing the food trays and clean up. The most important part of the evening was eating with and visiting among the attendees. Thanks to all who gave money/time toward this very worthwhile project.
 See more great photos from the dinner as a Photo Album on our web pages.
Thanks to Sarah Baker for the photos and information.
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NOTICE - The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International (TRF)
Emails were sent to all members on Jan 8, providing new givers the opportunity to have a TRF donation of $25 added to each quarterly dues billing from Dave Diggle. Let’s help President Mario increase our club’s giving amount beginning this first quarter of 2016. Furthermore, what is donated to TRF in 2016 will be matched by Sushi Gawande’s Club Recognition Points to double your money! Thus, $100 given this year will give you $200 toward the $1000 Paul Harris Fellow recognition! Email bakersarahlouise@gmail.com with your sign up commitment or see Dave Diggle or Sarah Baker at our Monday Meeting. $100, Every Rotarian, Every Year. (Tax Deductable)
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 The "Athens Rotary Club Community Service Award" is given to an Athens community member who exemplifies fellowship and the ideals of Rotary as interpreted by the Rotary Motto "service above self". The 2015 Award was presented to Patty Mitchell by President Mario Grijalva at the Holiday Party on Dec. 7, 2015.Patty Mitchell is an artist and social entrepreneur specializing in collaborations between artists with and without developmental disabilities. Her dream is to turn institutional and community settings into creative art-making spaces.
Patty Mitchell is the co-author (with Susan Dlouhy) of “Upcycling Sheltered Workshops” subtitled A Revolutionary approach to Transforming Workshops into Creative Spaces, Ohio University Press (Spring 2015) and her work is featured in the WOUB/PBS documentary “Creative Abundance” (Spring 2015) -- a new film in the Courage of Creativity collection.
As they work through the art process, the participant’s talents and passions become evident and form the core of program design. Creativity and enthusiasm are the tools for developing a new culture and lifting expectations for what is possible. Sewing, woodworking, painting, photography, sculpture, giant puppetry, repurposed materials, and innovative approaches become public artworks/spectacle.
Ms. Mitchell has received a Distinguished Alumna Award from Ohio University’s College of Fine Arts; a “Tremendous Attainment” award from the Senate of the State of Ohio; an Ohioana Citation for Art and Education; an Individual Artist Award from the Ohio Arts Council; a Citizen of the Year Award from Civitan; a Eusebia Hunkins Award for Outstanding Service in the Arts; the Keystone Award from Ohio University for outstanding community service; and the Bryant True Local Hero award.
Patty received her BFA and MFA from Ohio University’s Fine Art Photography program, is the CEO of The Creative Abundance Group and a founding member of Honey for the Heart.
Patty has actively participated in bringing the community together through the arts. This includes relationships between the schools, Ohio University faculty and students, community members, artist groups and members of those with disabilities to create and celebrate all that is Athens. The month of October is a celebration of the arts, laughter, joy which culminates in the Honey for the Heart Parade.
Patty continues to examine and consider how to expand these activities in our community and possibly include summer camp programs.
Information Source: Secretary Andrea Reik
Photo by: Club Photographer Don Fucci
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.jpg) The "Athens Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year" is reserved for the club member who best exemplifies the fellowship and the ideals of Rotary as interpreted in the Rotary motto, "service above self". The 2015 Award was presented to Karen Harvey by President Mario Grijalva at the Holiday Party on Dec. 7, 2015. Karen was described as a loyal, committed, very well organized, forward thinking and dependable club member. Her Rotary activities along with her public service and local volunteer activities demonstrate a concern for the members of this community at all levels.
Rotary activities
●Karen Harvey joined Rotary in 1992.
●Harvey was President of the Athens Rotary Club in 1998. ●Harvey was Secretary/Board member of the Athens Rotary Club for 6 years, leaving the position in June 2014. ●Harvey has been a long standing member of the Athens Rotary Foundation Board which was incorporated in 1998. Karen was President of Rotary at the time. She has remained on the Foundation Board and became Chair of the Athens Rotary Foundation in July 2014.
●She has been a long-time annual volunteer/organizer for the Rotary Club Golf Fundraiser. ●She participated on the committee for the Athens Rotary Club 75th anniversary. ●Karen has been a mentor to new Board members including incoming President Diane McVey as well as Andrea Reik as incoming Secretary.
●Karen has assumed the role of Club historian – The members of the Rotary Board have utilized Karen’s history in the Club as well as her understanding of the operation of Rotary International.
●Karen is a regular volunteer at Club sponsored events including Habitat for Humanity, Gawande Garden Project, Friends of India dinner, District Governor’s Conference during Ram Gawande’s presidency as well as Camp Rotan.
●Karen also regularly participates in Rotary social events including Holiday Parties, Copperhead games and various Rotary get acquainted events.
In addition to her rotary service, she has been a long-time volunteer in many other local organizations and is well-known for her Public Service as
Athens County Commissioner (1977-1988) and Magistrate – Athens County Court of Common Pleas (1989-2008).
Information Source: Secretary Andrea Reik
Photo by: Club Photographer Don Fucci
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Athens Rotary's 3rd Grade Dictionary Project Report: Ann Paulins, coordinator of the Athens Rotary Literacy Project, announces that 600 dictionaries were distributed to 3rd graders in Athens County.
Special thanks to Jan Garske and the Athens High School Rotaract Club for labeling the dictionaries with Rotary-logo nameplates. Appreciation is extended to the following Rotarians who delivered the dictionaries: Besty Baringer (Alexander), Diane McVey (Amesville), Jodi Harris (Coolville), Alan Boyd (East), Karen Harvey (Morrison-Gordon), Jan Garske (Nelsonville-York), Susan Barge (The Plains), Ann Paulins (Trimble), and Josh Wise (West).
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Past-President Jackie Collins obtained her bachelors degree at Ohio University's Fall Commencement Ceremony held on Dec. 12, 2015 at the Convocation Center. She is pictured with husband Cam and son CJ. Her dad surreptitiously brought Jackie's mom who had open heart surgery three weeks ago. It was a heart warming rendezvous that touched all of us who witnessed Jackie's tears of surprise and joy.
Thanks to Karen Vedder for the photo and text for this post.
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A little history: The Rotary Club of Athens has been hosting Food Baskets for the Community for at least 9 years. Susan Urano started with food baskets sponsored by Rotarians and Kroger at Christmas time served to families in conjunction with The Salvation Army. Since 2008 it has been Thanksgiving Food Baskets sponsored by Rotarians and Walmart for families in conjunction with The Athens County Children's Services (ACCS). Twenty-seven families were served in 2008 and it grew slowly to 32 families in 2012. In 2013, we applied for, and received, a matching grant of $1000 from our Rotary District which, with the help of donations from Rotarians and Walmart, allowed us to serve 50 local families in conjunction with ACCS. Last year, 2014, we received a $500 matching grant from our
 Rotary District, and $500 from our Rotaract Club which, with the help of Rotarians and Walmart, allowed us to serve 50 families with ACCS.This year there were food baskets for 50 families (through ACCS) funded by a $500 matching grant from our Rotary District, over $1,200 in donations from Rotarians (envelope passed at lunch meetings), and $250 from Walmart.
The Community Service Committee is responsible for spear-heading this project. Tom Pyle, the current Chair of the Committee, and Betsy Baringer coordinated the details for this year's project (Betsy has been involved with this project for several years). Besides fundraising, organization, and scheduling, this project requires allot of carrying and packing. Many volunteers are needed and many thanks go out to all those who answered the call.
 On Sat. (11/21/15) Betsy Baringer and Tom Lazear picked up boxes from Walmart to store-overnight at the OU INN. On Sun. (11/22/15) Betsy Baringer, Tom Lazear, Mary Diles, Ron Luce, Amrit Singh, Sheila and Max Mark, Sarah Baker, Tom and Kris Pyle, Dave Diggle and 10 volunteers from our Rotary Interact Club got food from Walmart, stored perishables in OU INN refrigeration, packed non-perishable items in boxes and decorated the boxes. .JPG) On Monday morning (11/22/15) Betsy Baringer, Bruce Ergood, Cathy Hill, Dick Hogan and 6 additional ACCS workers moved perishables from OU INN refrigeration, and finished packing the 50 boxes. They moved the packed boxes to cars for delivery. Thanks to Betsy Baringer and Sarah Baker for the information and photos in this story. You can see more great photos of Rotarians at work on this project in the Thanksgiving 2015 Food Baskets photo album.
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 The finale of the Amesville Elementary Library Project was held on October 28, 2015, at the Amesville Elementary Library, 23 Main St., Amesville, OH. Shown in the photograph from Left to Right: Linda Cochran, Volunteer Librarian/Project Leader; Cathe Blower, Amesville Elementary Principal; George Wood, Federal Hocking Superintendent; Athena Brumfield, Amesville Elementary preschool student; Kerry Sheridan-Boyd, Rotarian/Amesville PTO; Raj Koshal, Rotarian/Friends of India; and Jackie Collins, Athens Rotary Club Past President. See more pictures taken at the event in the photo album: http://www.athensohiorotary.org/PhotoAlbums/check-presentation-ceremony-for-amesville-elementary-libraryThe Amesville Elementary Library Project was a joint undertaking by the Athens Rotary Club and The Friends of India Endowment. The $11,166 check included $5000 from the Athens Rotary Foundation and $6,166 from Friends of India. It should be noted that the Amesville PTO also contributed through a local community grant and the full Library Enhancement Campaign raised over $20,000 to update and restore the Amesville Elementary School Library.
Linda Cochran, who is retired from the Athens Public Libraries, leads the project which is now in its second year. For example, she updated the book collection and enlisted volunteers to move shelves and furniture as well as staff the library. Now the library is open from 10-1 on M-Th staffed totally by volunteers and herself. Every class of students has a regular time scheduled each week to come to the library to listen to the reading of a book and to select books to check out for the week.
Thanks to Diane McVey, Rotary Foundation Sec.; Raj Koshal; and Jackie Collins for the information and photos in this story.
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Secretary Andrea Reik wishes to encourage nominations for "Athens Rotary Club Community Member of the Year".
Just follow these steps:
The recipient will be recognized at the Holiday Party.
Thank You!
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An important message from our Rotary District and from our Secretary Andrea Reik follows:
In honor of Rotary World Polio Day, Bob Evans has graciously agreed to give 15% of all sales on Thursday, October 22, 2015 to Rotary’s effort to End Polio Now.
Three Easy Steps:
What could be better? You get to enjoy eating out and at the same time, at no extra cost to you (thanks to Bob Evans and Rotary), you help End Polio Now.
This offer is available at any Bob Evans in Ohio. Please, feel free to give copies of the Bob Evans World Polio Day fliers to your friends and family.
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Helen and Bill Coffey will have a new address on Nov. 7, 2015:
Dublin Retirement Village, Apt 104
6470 Post Rd Dublin, OH 43016 Bill has been a member of Rotary for 53 years. He was President of the Rotary Club in Cambridge, OH, in 1972. He was also President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce. Bill has served as Ohio University Credit Union (OUCU) Senior Associate Coordinator and was recently elected to serve on the OUCU Board of Directors. He is a retired Broadcaster (35 years); Marketing, Advertising and PR Consultant; and Hocking College instructor where he taught Communications, Speech, Interpersonal Communications, and Time Management.
Note added: When I asked Bill to check this announcement for accuracy, he asked that I add that he “enjoyed Athens Rotary and will miss everyone.” --Roger Rollins
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Club Secretary Andrea Reik announces that the Rotarian of the Year nominations will be accepted up until midnight October 5th! Nomination Forms may be downloaded from this web site by clicking HERE. Also, the award forms will be on the table at our weekly meeting on Monday, October 5.
The recipient will be recognized at the Holiday Party. The recipient will also receive a Paul Harris Fellowship.
Please email nominations to Andrea Reik at areik@frontier.com.
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Below are just a few photos taken by Don Fucci during the Rotary Golf Tournament on Sep. 24, 2015 at the Athens Country Club. Click here to see all 25 photos in the album. Contact Don at 541-8789 or fucci@ohio.edu if you would like a print of your photo.
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The Athens Rotary Foundation is holding its 19-th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Sept. 14-th at the Athens Country Club. The profit raised from this event (our only fundraiser) helps fund the many projects we support in this county. Recently we helped build a handicapped accessible playground at the City's South Side Park; refurbished and remodeled the cabin at Camp Rotan; satisfied our $50,000 pledge to help rebuild the Athens High School football field and stadium; and have pledged $50,000 each to the capital improvement projects of Stuart's Opera House and The Dairy Barn Arts Center. Our Foundation has no administrative expenses; all moneys flow directly to our projects. It's support from community members like you that makes Athens a great place to live and raise children. Please consider volunteering, being a sponsor, or participating in the event. Become a Hole Sponsor ($125); Play ($125); Become a non-participating General Sponsor ($250); Become a participating Team Sponsor ($500) or simply Volunteer your services to help with the event (Free!). Contact Golf Chair: Channing McAllister (740-592-4882) |
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At an Athens Rotary Foundation Board meeting on July 17th the seven members attending the Board meeting (Diane McVey, David Diggle, Sheila Mark, Channing McAllister, Jerry Mollica, John Miller, and Karen Harvey) listened to an excellent presentation by Rotarian Bruce Wentworth and Jane Redfern, Executive Director of The Dairy Barn, concerning the Barn’s efforts to raise $1,500,000. Their $50,000.00 request was part of the Barn’s Building for a Second Century Capital Campaign. The Second Century Project will significantly alter the main entrance area of the Barn; create a new Gallery Shop where visitors will have enhanced access to the works of local and/or exhibiting artists; create a new multipurpose room; add a catering kitchen; provide enhanced space for child and adult art-related activities; and create an endowment fund to help sustain the Barn over the next century. In voting to provide $50,000.00 over a five-year period, the Rotary Foundation joined the O’Bleness Foundation ($100,000) and the State of Ohio’s Art Fund ($200,000), and many individuals and businesses/corporations in supporting this project.
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Picture taken (by Sheila Mark) Thur. July 16, 2015 at the start of the three-day District Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp/Conference held at Ohio University. |
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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp/Conference - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We still need: 6 Volunteers for: Thursday 7/16 8:00 am to 10:30 am @ Tiffin Hall 3 Volunteers for: Friday 7/17 7:45 pm to 11:15 pm @ Tiffin Hall 2 Volunteers for: Saturday 7/18 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm @ Morton Hall IF YOU ALREADY SIGNED UP - on one of Jan's lists at Rotary on Monday, you need to sign up again using "Sign Up Genius." Our District Youth Services Coordinator, Roe Mauro, should have sent you a link to sign up on-line. Please click on the link below or cut and paste the address in your browser window to view the online sign up sheet. If the positions have been filled you will see that when you go to this site. If you need assistance, please contact Jan Garske 740-591-3892. To sign up, go to: |
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Click here to see more great photographs (Probably of you, if you were there!) taken by Don Fucci at this event. |
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New officers were installed at the May 18, 2015 meeting. Click here to see more photos taken by Don Fucci. |
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Pleasant Hill Vineyards is open year round Wednesday-Saturday 11am-6pm. The winery offers nine local wines and appetizers nightly. The Corders - Ross, Sandy, Nick and Anne bought the Athens, Ohio property and began renovations in 2012. Previously a horse farm with rolling pastures, it provided the perfect setting for a winery. The vision of opening a boutique winery began in 2005 when Ross and Sandy had the opportunity to learn the wine business hands on from Lee and Joy Wyse, owners of Rainbow Hills Winery in Coshocton, Ohio. Thanks to Tara Gilts for the information and photos in this story. |
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Worstell Scholarships: Quinn Mitchell, Athens High School $2,500 Gawande Scholarships: Eileen Wang, Athens High School $1,500 The Athens Rotary Scholarship Committee consists of Rich Vedder, Alan Boyd, Susan Urano, Karen Vedder, John Miller, and Ed Peterson. Thanks to John Miller for the information in this story. |
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Award Recipients Sonya Ferrier Federal Hocking High School Amihan Tindongan Olney Friends School Alternates Richard Hwang Athens High School Sue-Yeon Ryu Athens High School There were four additional applications. All applicants were sent a letter informing them of the committee’s decision regarding their application. Thank you to the selection committee for all of their work. Chair Donelle Batty Karen Vedder Cita Strauss Margie Kramer Ann Paulins Dick Hogan Jan Garske |
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On Friday, March 27, at 11AM attending Rotarians and Guests were given an on-site tour of Global Cooling, Inc.’s manufacturing plant located at 6000 Poston Road, The Plains. The tour was facilitated by fellow Rotarian Tara Gilts and was hosted by fellow Rotarian Dave Berchowitz, Founder and CTO of Global Cooling. The CEO of Global Cooling, Neil Lane, conducted the tour. |
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The winner of the Rotary Foundation split-the-pot contest on March 9, 2015 was Mario Grijalva. Mario collected the weekly split of $21, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the accumulated pot of $83 when he cut the 3 of Clubs from the deck. The contest will continue next week with only 49 cards remaining in the deck.
The winner of the Rotary Foundation split-the-pot contest on March 2, 2015 was Stuart Goldsberry. Stuart collected the weekly split of $23, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the accumulated pot of $62 when he cut the Jack of Diamonds from the deck. The contest will continue next week with only 50 cards remaining in the deck.
The winner of the Rotary Foundation split-the-pot contest on February 23, 2015 was Ed Peterson. Ed collected the weekly split of $23, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the accumulated pot of $39 when he cut the 8 of Hearts from the deck. The contest will continue next week with only 51 cards remaining in the deck. The winner of the Rotary Foundation split-the-pot contest on February 16, 2015 was Tom Erlenwein, a guest and soon to be proposed member. Attendance was low due to the combination of the Presidents Day holiday and the nasty weather, resulting in a small weekly split of $16. Since this was the initial drawing for the new contest, the accumulated pot was also $16. Tom donated the weekly split back to the scholarship fund and then cut the Jack of Spades from the deck. So the contest will continue next week with only 52 cards remaining in the deck. |
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The winner of this week's Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund split-the-pot contest was . . . |
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After telling us about her experiences as a rotary-sponsored exchange student in Athens, Hina Oichai gives her district flag (from Japan) to past president Calvin James.
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Athens Rotary Foundation Up-date On December 23, 1998, the Trustees of the Athens Rotary Foundation approved its first grant -- $3,215.00 to permit the completion of a tennis pavilion at Athens High School. In the sixteen years since, the Foundation has awarded $207,291.89 in grants to a variety of organizations and projects throughout Athens County. In addition, the Foundation has worked to establish an endowment fund, the income from which can be used to enhance Rotary's giving ability. At present, the Athens Rotary Foundation combined accounts, as held by Edward Jones, total $301,027.94, $80,936.07 in the Gawande Scholarship Fund and $220,091.85 in a general fund. For the first time since establishing the general fund in 1998, the Board has approved a spending policy that will allow us to begin using income from this fund as part of our annual giving. This will bring the amount available for grants in 2014-2015 to approximately $30,000.00, a significant increase since 1998! This increase not only allows the Foundation to increase the amount of total giving but allows us to consider giving larger grants and thereby making a larger impact with our giving choices. As you consider the possibility of making end-of-year charitable donations, please consider the Athens Rotary Foundation as a possible recipient of your largesse. Checks should be made out to The Athens Rotary Foundation and handed or mailed to Dave Diggle, Treasurer, 13368 N. Peach Ridge Road, Athens, Ohio 45701. The Board of the Athens Rotary Foundation |
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Scott Malcom was asked (by Chuck's daughter Beth) to speak at the Memorial as a representative of Rotary. Below is a copy of Scott's remarks (made at Chuck Carlson's Memorial on Nov. 15, 2014) : |
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The 28th Annual Indo-American Friendship day was a huge success thanks to all of you! The proceeds from this year will go towards helping with the Amesville Elementary School Library project and scholarships to students traveling to India for service/research/learning projects. We are really grateful to all the Rotarians who helped secure sponsorships, ads, and items for silent auction, and to our program committee and volunteers: Karen Vedder; Jackie Collins; Mark Hutchinson; Jody Harris (& Seth); Mario Grijalva; Calvin James; Sheila Mark; Tara Gilts; Raj Koshal; Alan Boyd; Sarah Baker; Mary Diles; Sushi Gawande. Photographs and videos from the event are posted on the Friends of India Endowment facebook page. Information for this story was provided by Kapil Bajaj. |
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Mario Grijalva announced that Rotary International has approved the Bella Maria Water Project grant in the amount of $43,000. He thanked the committee for their support; Betsy Baringer, Calvin James, Emila Alonso-Samino and the Friends of India. |
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Annual Rotary Golf Scramble on Monday Sept. 8,Registration opens at 11 am, Lunch is at noon, Golf begins about 12:45 pm, Dinner and prizes are awarded after 18 holes (around 5 pm) This is a fundraising event for the Athens Rotary Foundation.Still soliciting Golfers, Hole (and other) Sponsorships |
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Donelle Batty is a member of a Rotary Club on the island of Tasmania, Australia. She is doing graduate work in the Ohio University College of Education, and also will be attending our Monday meetings for the next year. Please, let's all help make our Rotary Club, and Athens, a friendly "home away from home" for her. |
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The new Board of Directors was sworn in on the last meeting (June 30) of the 2013-2014 Rotary year. The new board is: New officers for the Athens Rotary Foundation board were also sworn in: |
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Please check out the photo album "Friday Night Life" to see for yourself; a good time was had by all. |
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 About 30 people turned out again for the Rotary social gathering on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Jackie O's Pub & Brewery on Stimson Avenue. People came and went between 4:30 and 8:00 P.M. The food was catered by Jay and Donna Wamsley; their company is called Not Guilty. The gumbo was delicious! They also served some nice sandwiches. We drank some beer and at 6:00 P.M. we took a tour of the brewery. Family members and friends joined us to add to the fun. Thanks to Andrea Reik, Club Service Chair, for arranging this great event. |
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Holiday Party tonight at Baker University Center. Starts at 6:00 PM. Park in the underground lot. Call Sheila Mark for more details. (740)591-5973
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The results of this week's Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund Split the Pot Contest >>>
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Thanks to everyone who helped to make the event a huge success with a sell-out crowd. The food is always good, but this year’s was the best ever. The pakoras, samosas, and chicken 65, along with mango lassi, kept the edge off our hunger during the entertainment.
The performers were incredibly talented, starting with Sharell Arocho, who gave us chills with her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Indian music followed with an incredible singer of classical music and a talented classical dancer, The Folk and Bollywood dancers added to the fun and a Colombian classical dancer rounded out the global atmosphere.
The meal was superb, with chicken curry, lamb masala, dal (lentils), saag paneer (greens with cheese), nav ratna korma (9 vegetables), and Kheer (rice pudding). The silent auction alone brought in over $2700. The proceeds will go to the Bella Maria Water Project and scholarships for OU students to study in India. |
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Thomas (Tom) Gibbs was inducted as a new member. Tom is the WELCOME TOM!!
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An evening of Indian cuisine & entertainment Indo-American Friendship Day Dinner Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 5:00 pm In the Ballroom of Baker University Center Half of the proceeds will go to support Ohio University students who study and participate in service learning projects in India. Other half of the proceeds will go to support the Rotary and OU Clean Water Project in Ecuador Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for children under 10 A limited number of tickets available to OU students for $20 Reservations available for tables of 8 by contacting: Kapil Bajaj 740.707.2894 bajaj@ohio.edu Raj Koshal 740.592.3805 koshalr@ohio.edu Vipin Koshal 740.856.2465 vkoshal@gmail.com Karen Vedder 740.591.7015 karen.vedder@gmail.com Mario Grijalva 740.593.2192 gvijalva@ohio.edu CLWR Office 210 Ellis Hall collinse@ohio.edu Make checks payable to: The Ohio University Foundation Please add "Friends of India" in the memo section |
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The Board has approved Dave Berchowitz for membership. He is CTO of Global Cooling, Inc. He is sponsored by Doug Bennett. If you have any reservations or concerns, please notify Secretary Karen Harvey krn_harvey@yahoo.com.
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Early in the morning at 6:30 AM, six bright-eyed Rotarians manned the phones for the WOUB Spring pledge drive. We took pledges for $5,020 from 50 callers by 8:30 AM. Thanks to Betsy Baringer, Mario Grijalva, Bruce Ergood, Karen Harvey, Diane McVey and Sheila Mark. Though promises of donuts went unfulfilled, we did enjoy coffee, Danish pastries, scones, and muffins. Don't forget, Rotarians do more before breakfast than most people do all day!
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Delegates from Rotary's 532 districts met in Chicago 21-26 April for the 2013 Council on Legislation, a triennial assembly to propose and debate changes to the policies governing Rotary International and its member clubs. During the week, the Council voted to increase per capita dues by US$1, to change the name of the Fifth Avenue of Service to Youth Service, to remove limits on the number of e-clubs per district, and to allow participation in service projects to be counted toward club attendance requirements. Our Speaker of April 29, 2013 Raje Sangramsingh Bhonsle participated and our friend, John Germ, presided. |
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A hearty welcome to our new member Richard Wilhelm "Dick", who is a world renown professional in hotel management. He has over thirty years of experience in managing a number of leading hotel franchises such as the Plaza Hotel where he was the president and managing director for eight years. He has also worked with the Waldorf-Astoria in NYC, Aspen Hotel Management Group, and Trump Castle in Atlantic City. Dick was sponsored by Ann Paulins. |
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These by-laws may be downloaded by clicking on the link in the DOWNLOADS section at the bottom of the right column in this Website.
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The winner of this week's Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund split the pot contest was . . .
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Weekly Split-the-Pot Contest #26 Results
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The winner of the Athens Rotary Foundation Scholarship Split-the-Pot contest on August 6, 2012 was Bob Handley. Bob collected the weekly split of $33 and proceed to cut the deck for the Joker, with only 12 cards left in the deck. The odds finally played out and the Joker was drawn, thus ending contest #25. The final accumulated pot was $1,305. Congratulations, Bob. Next week will start contest #26 with a fresh deck of cards.
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 The new 2012-2013 Board of Directors was inducted at the noon meeting on June 25, 2012 by Assistant Governor, Shawna Stump. From right to left are President, Elizabeth Baringer; Sarah Baker. Calvin James, AG Shawna Stump, Cita Strauss, Jaclyn Collins, Karen Harvey, Andrea Reik, and Jan Garske. Excused from the meeting was treasurer, David Diggle. |
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THE WEEKLY WINNER OF THE ATHENS ROTARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SPLIT THE POT . . .
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Doug Bennett has proposed the following individual for membership with approval from the Board.
Chris Cielec
Business address: 21 Watkins Street, Nelsonville, Ohio
Owner of ATMCD Management, LLC (the Athens McDonald's restaurants)
If you have reservations or objections, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary. krn_harvey@yahoo.com |
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Eighteen Rotarians and spouses turned out on Saturday morning to start work on Camp Rotan. The first task was to tear down the old latrine. The area around the cabin was cleared to prepare for the renovation. See the photos in the Photo Album below.
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Our dear Bill Diles passed away peacefully this morning. He enjoyed his 88th birthday at the Laurels yesterday with Mary and a few friends. True to his nature, he has willed his body to the Ohio University College of Medicine. A memorial service is being planned at the First Presbyterian Church on Feb.25 at 2 P.M. with a reception following at The Ohio University Inn.. Click here to read some comments from our members
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Bob Troxel is sponsoring the following two individuals who were approved by the Board for membership in our club.
1. Ron Erickson, President of Hocking College
2. Bruce Martin, Professor of Recreation and Sports Sciences at Ohio University
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THE WEEKLY WINNER OF THE ATHENS ROTARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SPLIT THE POT . . .
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Dr. Mario Grijalva was inducted as a new member at today's meeting. He is sponsored by Emilia Marks. Dr. Grijalva was our speaker on October 31st, speaking about Chagas Disease. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Ohio University. He is Director of The Tropical Disease Institute at O.U. as well as Director of The Center for Infectious Disease Research at Catholic University, Quito, Ecuador. He lives in Athens with his wife and three children.
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On January 12, 2012, we celebrated 1 full year since the last case of polio in India was reported. This is indeed a remarkable achievement about which Rotarians should be proud and all humanity should rejoice. Here is the news release from RI: http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/120112_news_indiapolio.aspx |
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Ann Janet Fitz-Gibbon Holden died Saturday evening, January 7th, at the Lindley Inn. She was 88. She was born August 25, 1923 in Beverly, Massachusetts. Ann was the daughter of Elmer J. and Francis J. Connolly Fitz-Gibbon. Her early career included employment with the Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Department of Commerce, a three-year stint with the Boston Globe as a feature writer, and positions with NATO and the State Department. In 1962, she was hired by Ohio University starting as an assistant to the president. Over the years since, she has been involved in civic affairs, serving on the Athens Citizens' Advisory Committee and the Charter Commission, later as Athens City Treasurer and member of City Council. Ann is survived by her husband of 45 years, Ellsworth, also a Rotarian. A memorial service will be held this spring in Athens.
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The new Playground Equipment was delivered on Monday, December 12, 2011. The city recreations staff has begun installing it.
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THE WEEKLY WINNER OF THE ATHENS ROTARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SPLIT THE POT . . .
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THE WEEKLY WINNER OF THE ATHENS ROTARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SPLIT THE POT . . .
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THE RESULTS OF THE WEEKLY ATHENS ROTARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR CONTEST #24 . . .
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It is with great sadness that we report that Dr. Atmaram Gawande, PDG, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2011, at 6:10 pm, at the age of 76, from complications of cancer. |
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Andrea Reik's father-in-law, a long-time Rotarian in the Fairborn Club, honored Andrea with a Paul Harris Fellow. He had planned to visit our club to present it to her, but was recently diagnosed with a serious illness and was unable to make the trip. Andrea's husband, Rudy Leatherman, stood in his father's place today to make the presentation to Andrea. Andrea was surprised and quite moved, and acknowledged how important the honor is to her and to her father-in-law.
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The Board has approved two applications for membership: Chrissy Sharp is sponsored by Roger Varner. Chrissy is a Financial Service Representative for the Ohio University Credit Union Roger has also sponsored Robert George, known as "Dave". Dave is a General Manager for Frontier Communication. If you have any concerns or objections about either of these prospective members, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey krn_harvey@yahoo.com
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Tad Grover Jr. died Saturday morning, March 5, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Arrangements will be announced by Jagers and Sons Funeral Home. Tad was 84
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Past President Jody Harris and her committee are working hard on a big project - a really big project that will benefit all children of the Athens area and especially those with handicaps. We are working in collaboration with Athens Community Arts, Parks, and Recreation to renovate and update The Southside Park on Richland Avenue.
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Roger Finlay Passes On
Former Athens Rotarian Roger Finlay died unexpectedly on March 13th at Beaufort Memorial Hospital near his home on Dataw Island, South Carolina.
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The following applications have been approved by the Board for membership in the Athens Rotary Club: Ralph Mordocco If you have any objections, please put them in writing and send to krn_harvey@yahoo.com by August 30, 2010. |
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We lost a friend and Rotarian, James Anastas on March 27, 2010. Condolences to his family and friends.
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The winner of the 23rd drawing of the weekly Worstell Scholarship Split the Pot Contest #20. . .
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To get an item added to the Web Page and Table Page News, submit it to Dave Diggle diggle@ohio.edu or Sheila Mark sheilamark2@aol.com
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We inducted a new member today - Greg Ross, director of Athens County Habitat for Humanity and pastor of Rolling Hills Baptist Church. He was sponsored by Cita Strauss. Welcome Greg!
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Gary Lamberg has moved from the area. Good Luck Gary.
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Fritz Wheaton's wife Gene died. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to Fritz and his family.
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Effective July 7, the meal charge increased by $1 to $13 per week. Included in the charge are choice of entrée, dessert, beverage, gratuity, room rental, audio/visual setup, printing and distribution of the Table Page News....click title for more...
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Dave Diggle is assuming the role of Editor of the Table Page news. Please send news items to him. diggle@ohio.edu Thanks, Dave, for taking on this task.
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Get a new member proposal form - in the right column of this Web site, scroll down to Downloads and click on New Member Application. ...click on title for more...
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We lost a good Rotarian on June 14th. Bob Johnson died at about 11:00 PM from
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Christy Mitchell's husband died unexpectedly on June 10. We all grieve with Christy and the family.
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The Columbus Rotary Club has allocated $5000 to the Nagpur, India Water Project.
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Dave Diggle was approved for membership by the Board on Feb. 8, 2008.
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Kay Johnson is sending cards for Rotary as part of the Family of Rotary program. If members are aware of someone in Rotary who should be sent a card they need to e-mail Kay. kjohnson@obleness.org
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On January 4, 2008, the Board with regret accepted Wilhelmina Lusty's resignation. David Lusty and Gary Schumacher were given a leave of absence from January through March.
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Claudia was inducted at the Holiday meeting on the evening of December 3. Welcome Claudia.
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Scott will be gone for 2 weeks. Sheila Mark will preside in his absence on December 10 and December 17.
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William Rickey, a member of the Athens Rotary Club, died Sunday Nov. 25, 2007. A memorial service will be held at The Plains United Methodist Church on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 3 pm. Calling hours will precede the service at 2 pm.
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An updated Manual of Procedure has been published. The Club Constitution, required of all clubs, lists an update that affects our policies/procedures.
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March 1, 2007 Due to Steve's illness, Christie Mitchell will assume the Treasurer's duties.
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A second meeting has been held in attempt to reform the Rotaract Club. Two excellent potential members attended a meeting on February 15th. They received an orientation to Rotaract and its relationship to Rotary, given by Alisa Thomas and Sheila Mark
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James Bruning was inducted to The Athens Rotary Club on January 29, 2007. Welcome Jim!!!
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Andrea Lewis has completed all the requirements to wear a blue badge. Congratulations Andrea!!!
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Cita is currently the Director of The Athens County Habitat for Humanity. She was inducted on December 11, 2006.
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Our new members are proving themselves very valuable. Replacing Donetta Bantle as the Youth Exchange Outbound Coordinator is Emilia Marks.
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Say cheese when you see Kay Johnson. She'll probably be taking your photo. She will try to attend as many functions as she can to document our activities. When she can't attend, she might ask you to take her place.
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Our new member James Stephens has filled The position of Chair of Vocational Service.
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Karen Harvey and Don Cooley were re-elected.
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Alisa Thomas has volunteered to accept the position as the Rotaract advisor.
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On July 17, our club International Director won Split the Pot for $39. Not only that, she picked the Joker out of the deck to win the accumulated pot. Congratulations, Julia.
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May 11 - 15 the GSE TEam from District 3030 in Central India will visit Athens.
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We received sad news about our French exchange student David Petitjean. His brother was killed in a motorcycle accident.
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The Athens Rotary Club is Sponsoring a delegation of Russian Bankers April 21-29, 2006.
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Julie Cashin, OU Inn General Manager, was inducted as a new member on 3/13/06. She was sponsored by Tad Grover, who will be her mentor.
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Joe Bolin outplayed 15 other finalists to win $700 at the Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament
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The club has developed a standard operating procedure to be used for all projects within the club. The intent to make a consistent process that clearly explains the project, expenses, revenue, and closure.
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With the upcoming elections going to a paper ballot a motion was put forth to the board (after lengthy discussion) and is published on our site.
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At the October board meeting two new members were proposed. On Nov 7 we will induct both to the club.
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The Rotary Club of Dover has come upon a wonderful fundraiser using bears, artwork, and eBay.
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Rotary Club of Chicago Revamps Website and Communication Strategy. The Rotary Club of Chicago (Rotary/One) has been busy restructuring its communication strategy over the past few months, to better address the needs of its 220+ members.
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1. Good news!!! The drinking fountain base and frost free facet have been installed by the city and the grating for the bricks completed. Thanks Rich. 2. Mike and Sharon Noel have been supervising the laying of the brick sidewalks. Thanks to Rotarians Jody Harris, Andrea Reik, Ed Peterson, Sheila Mark,and the boys from SEPTA. See the photo album below entitled "Brick walks at the Playground" 3. Emilie Wood presented the new plant list, diagrams and pictures of the plants intended for the Ram Gawande Memorial Garden. Some changes were made due to trying to find plants that are deer resistant, won’t over grow, and will bloom throughout the spring, summer and fall. Great job Emilie, AlviMcWilliams and Lowell Verheul. 4. Project Plant has volunteered to purchase the plants. 5. District 3030 in India has donated $1,000 and we need to raise money to match the donation for a fund to maintain the memorial garden. Funds donated to the Athens Rotary Foundation on Ram’s behalf went into the scholarship funds. We talked about selling bricks and plants as a fundraiser. We will come up with the details at our next meeting which is April 1st. Sushi and family will match whatever we can raise. Ram and Sushi’s daughter, Meeta, is getting married and is planning to have her wedding reception in Athens. Meeta will be asking for donations to the memorial garden in lieu of wedding gifts. Thank you Meeta! Money raised will be put into a fund at the Athens Rotary Foundation and the interest from the fund will be used to maintain the garden at the park and if we can raise enough money we can also maintain the area around the fountain. We need to raise at least $10,000 but would prefer to raise $20,000. Jerry says that we can expect approximately 5% return on our investment per year which would be about $500 per year if we raise $10,000 and $1,000 if we raise $20,000. 6. Rich C. will be pricing a new fence along Richland Ave. 7. Rich has contacted a tree trimmer to shape up and remove the dead wood from the trees along the fence line. This has to go before the city tree commission. |
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 A lot of work has been going on in the cabin at Camp Rotan. See the photo journal below for before and after shots. |
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This year the event will be Friday, April 26, at the Alexander |
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As you may know, two of our members, Dancing with the Athens Stars
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We sadly report that Howard Stevens passed away this afternoon. Services are being held at Jagers on Monday afternoon 2:00 - 4:00 pm and 6:00 - 7:30 pm. A short service will be held at 7:30 pm. He will be buried near Chillicothe. Services will be held on Tuesday morning at 10:30 am at Brown's Chapel. |
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Bruce and Marilyn Wentworth are having their annual ALPACA OPEN HOUSE this weekend and you are all invited. For more information, click on More below the poster.
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President Bob Troxel held his first Board Meeting on July 14, 2011. Lots of enthusiasm and lots of great ideas were generated. We can look forward to many great projects, more social activities for networking, better use of Camp Rotan.
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Bob Mayer, Ismail's neighbor, reports that Ismail arrived home at 6:30 AM. Barb says he's fine.
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Alert Message has been
issued by the City of Athens, Ohio.
Tuesday July 12, 2011 11:14
PM EDT
Update: Missing
The Athens
Police Department has been advised by the Ohio State Highway Patrol that Ismail
Ghazalah has been located in
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The Board has approved Tom Pyle's application. He is Athens City's Chief of Police If you have any concerns or objections, please make them in writing to the secretary, Karen Harvey. krn_harvey@yahoo.com |
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Kapil Bajaj has been approved by the Board for mebership. He is the Medical Information Program Manager with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. His sponsor is Calvin James. If you have any objections or concerns, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary by June 22, 2011. |
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 To download a new member application, scroll all the way down to the bottom in the right column of this Web site. Click on New Member Application. You might notice that you can also obtain a copy of our financial policy by clicking on that as well. |
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Ed Peterson has applied for membership. He is sponsored by Rich and Karen Vedder. He is a retired project engineer from BP. He and his wife Deb moved to Athens after he retired.
If you have any concerns or objections, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey
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Our club will host the Good Works Friday Night Life Dinner on January 28, 20011. The program is offered to the community each week and is held in the Family Life Center at The Plains Methodist Church, located on the corner of SR 682 and Johnson Road. The purpose of the dinner according to Good Works is to, "build a sense of community within the neighborhood".
Because this is an opportunity for our club members to interact with and learn from a cross section of our community, we are encouraging you to join the community for supper. Rotarians can get in to the church at 4:00 PM for preparation and Dinner is served at 5:30 PM. Club members will prepare all meals for the event. The estimated cost for the dinner is six hundred dollars ($600). We anticipate that a donation of approximately $10.00 per Rotarian should cover the cost of hosting this event. A donation of your time to help in food preparation and your financial support would ensure that this event is a success. A sign up sheet will be available to members at all club meetings leading up to the event. Please contact Calvin James at semaj@columbus.rr.com |
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On February 11,the Athens AM Club is puttin' on the Ritz at the Ohio University Inn. Get dolled up and put on your glad rags, come to the juke joint and don't be left holding the bag. The game's afoot - a murder mystery game, that is - with a cast that includes local celebrities. Enjoy a live musical performance, appetizers, dinner, dessert, and a cash bar while you try to solve the murders before time runs out. All proceeds to benefit Athens AM Rotary in furthering their community projects. Purchase tickets from any AM Rotary member.
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Greg Ross's father-in-law, C.B.Stephenson passed away Saturday December 11. We are sad to lose a former Rotarian and a gentleman. There will be a memorial service on Sunday December 19th at 2pm. It will be at the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Court and Washington in downtown Athens.
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The following e-mail was received from Emily Miner
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The Club voted in the following slate of Officers and Board Members for the 2011-2012 Rotary Year that begins July 1, 2011.
Bob Troxel - President Betsy Baringer - President Elect Emilia Marks - President Nominee Karen Harvey – Secretary Dave Diggle - Treasurer Andrea Reik - Club Service Calvin James - Community Service Cita Strauss - International Service Jackie Collins - Vocational Service Jody Harris - Past President/Nominating Committee Chair |
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It is that time of year for Rotary clubs in our district to help our Rotary/James Cancer Research Center Endowment.
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Yes, it always snows for our Holiday Party - every year. But it doesn't deter The Athens Rotary Club members from coming out to Nelson Commons on the first Monday evening of December. One hundred and twenty two people enjoyed "An Evening in Tuscany."
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At last Thursday's Board meeting, a new member application for Randy Morris was approved. His sponsor is Pete Couladis. Randy is the Director of Member Services for the National Business Incubation Association. If you have concerns or reservations about accepting him as a member, please make them in writing to secretary Karen Harvey krn_harvey@yahoo.com by December 12, 2010.
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We would like to welcome our newest member, Ralph Mordocco, the general manager of the OU Inn. We're happy to have you, Ralph.
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We received $5,000 from The Athens Foundation from the SEPAN Fund and Rotary Fund.
The Athens Foundation's mission is to enhance the quality of life for the people of the region through building endeowments, awarding grants, and providing leadership on key community issues.
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The Reverend Arthur L. "Dutch" Savage Jr. passed on to glory on Sunday, October 24th , at Riverside Hospital in Columbus with his wife, Bonnie, and his daughter, Leslie, at his side. He was 82. For 20 years, he taught classes at Ohio University in Broadcast Management and Broadcast Law; he was a member of the Emeriti Association. Dutch was an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church and a long-time member of the Athens Rotary Club. The family would appreciate that any contributions be made to the Church of The Good Shepherd Music Ministry or Food Ministry.
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If you want updated news about PDG Ram Gawande, you can go to the blog that he updates weekly.
http://ramgawande.wordpress.com
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SEE PHOTO JOURNAL OF OPEN HOUSE IN RIGHT COLUMN
ALEXANDER TURNER TOPPING b. December 24,1923 Alexander Turner Topping died on September 26th, 2010 at the Heartland Nursing Home in Marysville, OH after a valiant and prolonged attempt to recover from esophageal cancer. He was born December 24th, 1923 in Manistee, MI, son of Robert Sylvestro Topping and Lucy Flavelle Turner Topping. He will be greatly missed by his extensive and very close family. |
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One of our newest members is Jaclyn E. (Jackie) Jenkins, owner of American Family Insurance Agency. Jackie was sponsored by Mike Noel. Welcome, Jackie. We hope you find your membership in Rotary to be fun and fulfilling.
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Bill Gates notes in his blog that by July 20th,2010, there were only 6 new cases of polio, as compared to 346 for the same period in 2009.
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"Rotary is the best in the world at linking people of goodwill around the globe and then gaining their cooperation and support to make the world a much better place to live and work." -Ray Klinginsmith, RI President, 2010-2011 Learn more about him and his goals at: http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/RotaryLeadership/RIPresident/Pages/ridefault.aspx |
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Dave Diggle has been elected to the open seat on the Board of The Athens Rotary Foundation, replacing Dick Mottl. This is a three year term. Thanks to those who demonstrated an interest in serving on this board. It was wonderful to have several very qualified persons express an interest, as it shows how strong our club has become.
We would like to thank Dick for his service for the past 6 years.
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There were 493 registrants. We received around 800 children's books for the District project. Everything went well because so many people stepped up to donate their time and talent. We set a new standard for the district with a quality event we can all be proud of.Thanks to the Conference Committee and to all those members who volunteered for the myriad of details, as well as those who stepped in at the last minute to handle unforeseen issues. We are a great group of Rotarians and our club has been strengthened by a new sense of admiration and respect for each other. Photos are posted on
http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/groupview/groupname=distconf/
groupid=89351013/groupownerid=108747674/
Everyone can load photos to this site, so if you have some, put them up for everyone to see. If you need help doing this, get them to Sheila Mark or call her at (740) 591-5973 for instructions. There is also a space for attendees to make comments and see what others have to say. |
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We have new member applications for three new members, all of whom have been approved by the Board for publication. If you have concerns about any of them, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey krn_harvey@yahoo.com by Tuesday May 25, 2010.
Richard T. Conard, M.D. sponsored by Bill and Mary Diles 804 Altamont Drive Athens, Ohio 45701 Richard is the President and CEO of University Estates, 9200 State Route 682, Athens, Ohio 45701 Ann Paulins sponsored by Scott Malcom 6269 Angel Ridge Road Athens, Ohio 45701 Ann is the Director, School of Human and Consumer Sciences, Ohio University Sonita Uijt de Haag sponsored by Emilia Marks 6005 Crestview Drive Athens, Ohio 45701 Sonita is self-employed and a business advisor to TechGROWTH Ohio. She is also a former Rotary Outbound Exchange student. |
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Andrea Adams, NY; Robbie Lane, Athens; Xiao Ma, Athens; Sarah Robles, Athens; and Kimberly Sheets, NY are this year's winners. A total of $6,875 has been awarded, thanks to the generosity of you, our club members! This year's committee consisted of Bruce Wentworth, Cita Strauss, Allen Boyd, Susan Urano, Rich Vedder, Bob Mayer, and John Miller. A special thanks to Betsy Baringer and the OU Inn for the use of the interview room. |
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The Board has approved the application of Susan Quinn for membership. Susan is an optometrist. If you have any objections, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary krn_harvey@yahoo.com
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Thanks to all those who helped with the registration mailing for the District Conference:
Alan Boyd
Pete Couladis
Bill and Mary Diles
Jan Garske
Ram and Sushi Gawande
Ismail Ghazalah
Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo
Karen Harvey
Calvin James
Scott Malcom
Debbie Peterson
Andrea Reik
Bodie Stewart
Cita Strauss
Karen Vedder
Louis Wright Isn't this a wonderful turn-out? Your commitment to our club and your contribution to making our District Conference successful is very much appreciated. 3900 envelopes was a lot of work, but together we met the deadline. You can view the photos in the Photo Journal titled "Conference Mailing"
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A big THANKS to Alan Boyd, Shawna Stump, and Sheila Mark for answering phones for WOUB's TV pledge drive on Wednesday evening, the 10th. Though we had planned to stay until 11 pm, we left early because there was very little action. It seems that most people are pledging Online. By 10:30 pm, they had reached $9,500 with a goal of $40,000 in the next 4 days. We're glad they are reaching their goal, but if the online pledging is an upward trend, we'll miss this activity. What? You mean Rotarians are no longer needed? Wouldn't it be wonderful if we weren't needed for Polio eradication or water projects or literacy projects? Maybe the day will come. |
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The Board has approved the application of a new member proposed by April Crabtree. His name is Roger Varner. Roger is the Member Development Specialist for the Ohio University Credit Union. He lives in Laurelville. |
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Bill was a long-time Rotarian who generously donated $50,000 to the Athens Rotary Foundation a few years ago. This is the reason one of the ballfields at the West State Park is called the Athens Rotary and William Harmon Field.
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The Board has approved the application of Robert Donald Stewart, who teaches at The Ohio University in the OPIE program. (his vocation was previously listed incorrectly -sorry). If you have any comments or objections,please make them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary by February 21, 2010.
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Thanks to the early birds Alan Boyd, Ismail Ghazalah, Sheila Mark, and Diane McVey who manned the phones for the WOUB Winter pledge drive. From 6:15 - 8:00 AM. they fielded 61 calls and collected $3400. Thanks!
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Click on the photo to make it bigger. This is an awesome message by a member of the Athens High School Interact Club. The club participated in last Saturday's Walk for the Homeless. Look in the photo journal for more photos. ***NEWS FLASH*** Betsy Baringer and her kids (with the help of Rotarians) raised $456 during the walk. They walked on the routediscussing Food Insecurities for the Homeless and found it educational on many levels. |
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Good Works, the only homeless shelter for our county and eight neighboring counties, is adding a new building. They are seeking volunteers with specific skills who would be willing to come and assist them as they construct this new building.
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Noorjahan Rahman is one of two Ambassadorial Scholars from our district this year. She is currently a senior
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Ambassadorial Scholar Emily Miner and her parents attended the Rotary Meeting on December 21. Emily thanked Rotary for her scholarship and spoke to us about her background and interests in international relations. She hopes to attend Oxford University.
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Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman dazzled a sold-out audience at New York's Lincoln Center during Rotary's concert to benefit polio eradication. Attendees also heard the good news that Rotarians have surpassed the halfway point in meeting Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. Go here to see a video http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Polio/Pages/ridefault.aspx |
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"Christmas in Athens" was the historic theme, which included a menu based on one from The Berry Hotel in 1941. A reading by Calvin James took us back in time and the Music Makers Band provided the entertainment. With 104 attending (54 members), there was still room for dancing. Sandy Shirey received the Community Service Award and gave a lovely acceptance speech. Four Paul Harris Fellows were inducted: Bob Troxel, Karen Post, Greg Ross, and Bill Diles (multiple). Take a look at some photos in the photo journal in the right hand column. Click on Holiday 2009. Click on the photos to make them bigger. |
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Michael Struble was inducted on December 14, 2009. Demonstrating his talents and leadership ability, he was also our speaker that day! Welcome Michael!!
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The Board has approved a transfer from the Rotary Club of Tallahassee for Ed Penson. Welcome back to Athens, Ed.
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So here I am dancing on the Equator. Life is one of those things |
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November is Rotary Foundation month. Our Rotary Foundation is the "purse" that provides the funds to support the educational, humanitarian and cultural programs of Rotary. Projects like Operation We Care, Gift of Sight, Rafiki AIDS orphanage, Group Study Exchange, Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotary Centers for International Peace Studies, and other humanitarian projects around the world are all funded by Foundation matching grants. And District Simplified Grants provide matching funds for so many community service projects right here in District 6690.
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David Lusty, a former member and Past District Governor, has rejoined the Athens Club. Although he can't begin attending meetings until the spring, he will do what he can to support our Club. To begin with, he presents the following offer:
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"Whenever there's a need, Rotarians are there to help." That's what Sherwyn Simon told Bruce Ergood and Sheila Mark when they delivered a pick-up truck load of items to Gallipolis to be added to the shipping container headed for The Philippines. "Wow, where did you get all this stuff - from one club?" |
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GET RID OF THAT RED BADGE!!! Please attend the New Member Orientation at President Ismail's home on October 25, 2009 at 5:00 PM. The address is 26 Elmwood Place in Athens. Plan to spend a couple of hours immersed in Rotary. It's a good time to get to know the new members and their interests, to brush up on the ideals of Rotary and to make suggestions about how our club should operate. |
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The Fall Rotary picnic was held at the South Side Park in Athens. The weather was cool, but sunny. The main dish - pulled pork with a choice of sauces was yummy, but the sides provided by our members were unbelievable. Great veggies!!!! (That's one benefit of having an international group.) These were topped only by the incredible desserts and the delicious fellowship. Putt Putt golf and Corn Toss kept the group warm in the sun. Thanks to Kay Johnson for arranging this fun event. Wish we could do it every weekend.
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Friday, September 25th, is the Rotary Sponsored Friday Night Life dinner at Goodworks on Luhrig Road. We are excited for an opportunity of fellowship with Rotarians and Goodworks' residents around the dinner table. Thank you again to everyone who sign-up for the potluck side dishes. As a reminder, below is a list of those who have signed up for a dish as well as those who will attend. |
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You are invited to consider volunteering with Good Works this year. They have 30 different volunteer opportunities now.
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Foundation Chair, Gerald Mollica reports the recents grants have included: $5000 to Sandlot Baseball, the last of 4 installments to fulfill our $20,000 commitment $1000 to Lace Up for Kids $1000 to Coats for Kids $ 1,500 for Community Friends Food Center in Lotteridge $1,200 in track scholarships $2000 for the Dairy Barn Arts Project $1,300 for Camp Rotan $500 for Christmas Food Baskets $500 to Good Works |
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July 6, 2009 was a memorable evening for The Athens Rotary Club. See the photo journal in the right hand column titled "Installation Dinner 2009". Ram Gawande was inducted as the new District Governor of District 6690 by
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For an On-Line makeup, go to
http://www.rotaryeclubone.org/
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. More than 100 programs, including videos, are available with current programs changing regularly. All programs are archived.
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This event is not only for a great cause but it is intended to give Rotary both local and national recognition. Our Troops and Families Need Your Support!
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Anytime is a good time to invite prospective members to visit our Rotary Club. DG Tom Kokensparger reports that the district was 52 members ahead of July 1 last year.
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Stacy Wood procured a PR grant for the District.
Take a look at the blog
http://www.columbusunderground.com/category/video
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The following are proposed for membership and have been approved by the Board. If you have objections, make them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary, before June 23, 2009.
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On Friday, August 28, District 6670 has arranged for a "Polio Eradication" evening at the Cincinnati Reds (vs. LA Dodgers)
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Two proposed new members were approved by the Board. They are:
1. Stephen A. Haren who is with Century National Bank and is being sponsored by Ram Gawande.
2. Abbot "Pat" Smith, a former Rotarian, who is the President and owner of Financial Accounting & Advisory Services, Inc., sponsored by Bill Diles.
If you have any objections to either, please put them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary at krn_harvey@yahoo.com
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Did you see all the Rotarians working in the flower beds around the Fountain this past weekend? Be sure to drive by soon to see how wonderful it looks, thanks to all the hard work. Those beds are huge! I figure it took 26 man hours to complete the job.
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May 6, 2009
Keith Wasserman writes: Greetings friends! This summer, Good Works will sponsor another Summer Kids Discovery Club and lunch each day [from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at The Plains UM Church for 8 weeks. (June 22- August 14th). This [article] is written in the HOPE that you might be able to help us find people who would be willing to make presentations to the kids on subjects they are passionate about or things they (you) are interested in and know something about. ps- if you< |
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The Friends of India Endowment at Ohio University has been collaborating with The Athens Rotary Club for
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If you know of a possible candidate for the World Peace Fellowship, please have them get in touch with Ram Gawande for more information.
Rotary World Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the successful resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn a master's degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, and conflict resolution, or a related field, or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict resolution. |
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We currently have a 3 tiered project in the works with Friends and Neighbors Community Food Center. Our project consists of providing food, vitamins and school materials to children in Rural Athens County that are touched through the Food Center. The Athens Rotary Foundation has graciously granted us $1500.00 toward this project, and we would like to match these funds by holding a fundraiser. We are going to conduct a 10-day raffle to help raise money toward our goal. Many of you will remember the 12 Days to St Patrick's Day Raffle that was held some year's ago which raised close to $8000.00 overall. We are planning to do a shortened version of this raffle, but need some prize donations for the days. Tickets are now on sale at the meetings or call Shawna Stump.
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The Board has approved Andrea Reik and Bill Beamish for memership. If you have any ojections, please make them to Secretary, Karen Harvey by March 23.
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Fritz Wheaton sits in the same seat every week. When I first joined Rotary, his table was full of his friends. Gradually, as the years passed, his table emptied and new friends have taken their place. He rarely speaks out in any meeting. He is a steadfast, supportive Rotarian, who was instrumental in bringing women into our club. He joined in 1959, was president in 1966 -1967, and has held the job of Classification "forever." It is his creativity that allows our club to have more than one attorney, and more than one physician. See the PHOTO JOURNAL titled Wheaton to see photos of the celebration. Click on "more" to read the tributes of some of his Rotarian friends.
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From Keith Wasserman:
Greetings dear friends! Because of the struggle many of our friends in poverty are having with food, (especially healthy and nutritional food) we are intending to increase and accelerate our garden projects beginning in March and April. |
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Bill Gates attended the International Assembly in San Diego to announce that The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is redoubling its efforts to erradicate polio. He announced that they will give $255 million, on top of the $100 million they already gave, bringing the total to $355 million. Click on this link to see the video of his announcement. http://rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/090121_news_gatesvideo.aspx |
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Ram Gawande, our District Governor Elect for 2009-2010 writes:
We are having good time at Assembly . We met DGE from 200 countries talking many languages, dressing uniquely, having so much variety but united on doing good in the world. It is absolutely mind boggling.
New theme is: The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 was a very cold morning (5 F). Rotaract members Verne and Erin Simons joined the large group of supporters of the 7th Annual Walk for the Homeless. Rotary members Dr. Emilia Marks (and her fiancé Dr. Horacio Castillo), and Dr. Claudia González Vallejo (along with her son Derek DeMel) joined Rotaract members and participated in the "No Room at The Inn" walk (2.25 miles), which took them through |
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Do you remember Sanjay Arora from the GSE team from India? The one who demonstrated Yoga and gave us the little book he had written on Yoga? You might recognize him from the photo in this card. Ram and Sushi, Louie and Karen, and Max and I visited him at his home in Nagpur, India for dinner. What a wonderful meal. His wife Shalini is a terrific cook, and Indian people are the ultimate hosts. We were in awe of their beautiful house decorated with a fascinating combination of old and modern. We talked and laughed about their experiences in the US, discussed current events, met their extended family, and found the visit entirely too short. I spoke with Giatri on the phone, but didn't get to see her. We did get to say hello to some of the other team members in person. Of course we invited them to visit us again in the USA as soon as they can come - not with a GSE team this time, so they can spend more time in Athens.
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Click on the link below to see photos of the eye camp that Karen, Ram, and Sheila attended in India. Look at all these people who can now see again and be more productive members of society. With their dignity and their sight restored, they can be proud and happy. I sat and "talked" to one man after surgery. Though we didn't speak each others' languages, I was told that he was praying for a long life for me and my family because he was so grateful for the help of Rotarians in restoring his sight. Another man got a message to us the next day about his excitement and joy at being able to see everything again, "Even a hair from my head!" As I held the hand of a lady waiting for surgery, I was told that she felt less afraid because I was there and more confident about the upcoming procedure. You don't have to speak another's language to share a profound experience like this one. This is the miracle of Rotary. http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=263522880/a=18140997_8646387/t_=18140997 You have to sign up for an account on Snapfish. It's free. Click on GET STARTED |
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Share your joy and good news. Please send stories about the successes of your family to share on our Web site and/or Table Page News - everything from a new grandchild, making a home run in the T ball game, to making the honor roll, or landing on Mars. My email address is sheilamark2@aol.com or call me at 591-5973. Stories about: Atul Gawande: to see a video clip that was on NBC news, go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#28663035 |
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On December 14th, 2008, Rotaract members Verne and Erin Simons, Greg Moeller, and Regina Warfel visited and helped at the Last Chance Corral. They spent half a day cleaning all of the stalls and replacing them with fresh shavings. Rotaract would like to thank |
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Renewing America's promise begins with each one of us making a commitment to bring change to our local communities. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the day before Inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama is calling upon all Americans to participate in a national day of service, following |
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Keith Wasserman is our community's unsung hero.. he makes people who have little feel quite wealthy. Sometimes he needs help. |
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Rotary International News -- 5 December 2008
Brian Farr expected to hear inspiring speakers at the Rotary World Peace Symposium last year in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA -- among them, his daughter Jana, a Rotary World Peace Fellow, who was delivering the invocation. |
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PLEASE help Good Works raise desperately needed funds for
The Good Works Timothy House through the 7th annual WALK FOR THE HOMELESS
The WALK is scheduled for Saturday January 17th from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
The WALK begins from and return to the First United Methodist Church in Athens.
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Please mark your calendar for the following events:
June 20-24, 2009 - International Conference, Birmingham, England
June 29, 2009 - noon meeting canceled
July 1, 2009 - Copperheads night
July 6, 2009 - Induction Dinner for Ram Gawande, DG and the officers of The Athens Rotary Club
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Log onto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgIPJ1EWeHA to see a 4 minute video on Rotary Club of Waterloo at KidsAbility 50th alumni day |
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The following story was posted on Rotary.org:
Indian Rotarians help Ohio school district
by Ryan Hyland
More than 800 students of the
Trimble Local School District
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By Ryan Hyland
ShelterBox has issued an urgent appeal for funds to help provide aid to tens of thousands of displaced people in four countries following a succession of humanitarian crises.
Response teams from ShelterBox reacted quickly to distribute emergency aid to victims of the 29 October earthquake in Pakistan. And worsening humanitarian situations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, and Swaziland have stretched operations to the limit, ShelterBox representatives say.
"This is a life-or-death situation. Families who have lost their homes are in desperate need of shelter and warmth," says Sally Grint, ShelterBox communications and fundraising manager. "Donations are urgently needed to fund further deliveries of aid."
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What a wonderful party!! Mary outdid herself again! The tables were elegant with all white linens and ribbons reflective of the Italian flag. The silver/gold money plant was beautiful. The open bar was so nice...I was able to take guests there and offer them a drink without the awkwardness of paying. I met Lisa Roberts and her husband. She was truly honored by her award, but more important, she was really interested in her honorary membership in Rotary and plans to attend meetings. She and her husband seemed to enjoy the party. District Governor Tom Kokensparger and his wife were in attendance, despite the snowy weather. Dinner was enjoyable. My favorite was the wedding soup at the beginning and the cannoli at the end. I must admit - there were a few left as I took the long way out the door and
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Serving a dinner to those in need started as a thought by new Rotaract members who learned about Good Works Friday Night Supper. On October 31, 2008, this thought turned into a huge
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Louis Wright was inducted on October 20, 2008. He was sponsored by Roger Rollins. Welcome Lewis!
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Randy was inducted on October 6, 2008. He comes to us from Bowling Green State University with
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Dairy Barn Arts Center $2000 for youth outreach programs in Athens County
Coats for Kids $1000
Lace Up For Kids $1000
Sandlot Baseball $5000 for Bill Harmon field $3500 Athens H.S. Boosters for batting cage
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Sarah Baker was inducted as a new member on November 10, 2008. She was sponsored by Ram Gawande. Welcome Sarah!
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The nominating committee for the Athens Rotary Club presents the following slate of Officers and Board Members for the 2009-2010 Rotary year that begins July 1, 2009. Ismail Ghazalah - President Jody Harris - President Elect David Diggle - President Nominee Karen Harvey - Secretary Christie Mitchell - Treasurer Kay Johnson - Club Service Betsy Baringer - Community Service Cita Strauss - International Service Emilia Marks - Vocational Service Shawna Stump - Past President/Membership This slate will be presented to the Club for a vote at the annual Holiday Party on December 1, 2008. |
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A huge thanks to Ram and Sushi Gawande for hosting a New Member Orientation on October 26 at their home. With about 25 people attending, both new and old members, it was a great time for everyone to get to know each other a little. Accompanied by Power Point and videos, Ram gave the new members an overview of Rotary International, District 6690, and our Club. Some delicious Indian food was served to round out the event. One more activity checked off toward your blue badges! Thanks again, Ram and Sushi!! |
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Greg gave his 3 minute biography at October 27th's meeting. Greg was born and raised in Jackson, Ohio, so he knew a few of our members and considers himself almost a homeboy. He states he is as old as God intended him to be. He is married to a gal named Jan who works at the College of Business. She received some applause from a certain section of our Club who would have sung her praises if we had allowed time. Greg and Jan have
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Greg Moeller of the Rotaract Club attended our meeting today to solicit help for the Friday Night Supper they will provide for GoodWorks on October 31, 2008. They requested help in the form of either money to purchase food, or help for shopping, preparing, or serving food. He left our meeting with $200 donated by our members. If you would like to help, you can e-mail Greg at moeller.greg1@gmail.com |
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The winners of the 2008 Athens Rotary Golf Tournament were: Paul Cadamagnani, Tom Burns, Jerry Mollica, and John Burns. Congratulations to these fine golfers. The tournament made $10,000 this year. Proceeds go to the Athens Rotary Foundation to fund local projects. This year's emphasis will be on projects that benefit the youth of Athens County. To see a list of projects funded in past years, click on The Athens Rotary Foundation (not to be confused with THE ROTARY FOUNDATION just above it) in the left column on the home page. Then click on each year to see projects funded in that year. To see more photos of the golf tournament, go to Photo Journals in the right column on the home page and click on 2008 Golf. |
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Welcome to Randy! Dr. Leite was inducted at the meeting on October 6, 2008. He is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Health and Human Services at Ohio University. We look forward to getting to know him and working with him on Rotary projects. Let's help our new members get rid of those red badges.
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The Holiday committee has a great plan for this year's extravaganza. They have chosen an Italian theme with a scrumtuous menu that includes a variety of dishes, something to everyone's liking. An open bar will stock wine, beer and liquor. Wine will be served at the table during the meal. Mary has outdone herself with plans for beautiful centerpieces for the tables using the "silver dollar" like dried seed pods of the Money Plant, also known as Honesty or Satin Flower. Though some poinsettias will be available after they adorn the stage area, gifts for each household are an exciting change this year - a surprise! Richard Syracuse will play piano and Ivy Cockron will wow us with her incredible voice. Another surprise will be a performance by... well, it's a surprise and, believe me, you won't want to miss it. But most of all, we're looking forward to a lovely evening with time to relax and get together with our Rotary family. Do plan to attend with your family and friends. We are taking reservations at our regular meetings, but if you call president Shawna before Thursday, you can still attend. Remember, if your company pays your dues, they will not pay the extra charge for the Holiday Party ($13 for members and $26 for guests) so you will need to write a separate check.
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Ram has proposed a new member. Her name is Sarah L. Baker. She owns and operates EMBE Acres at 4515 Angel Ridge Road. EMBE Acres is a horse farm with an indoor riding arena. Sarah is a retired account manager for Verizon. If you have comments regarding Sarah as a member, please make them in writing to Karen Harvey krn_harvey@yahoo.com |
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Our newest member is Calvin James. He was inducted at the meeting on September 29, 2008. Welcome Calvin! We look forward to gettting to know you. Calvin's resume is certainly impressive. He was born in Hopetown, Guyana, South America, and is now a US citizen. He has been married for 26 years to his wife, Deborah. He has 2 daughters, Jenica and Alana, aged 25 and 21. He is a neighbor of Bill Coffee's on Banbury Drive. His doctoral degree in microbiology is from |
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Jim Schaus was inducted at the meeting on September 22, accompanied by his sponsor Larry Schey. Jim is Director of Athletics at Ohio University. He has a history of being active in his community and church and he has been involved in community sports activities and charity events. We look forward to getting to know Jim and working with him in Rotary. WELCOME JIM!!!!
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Sushi was awarded a Major Donor pin and crystal for her financial contribution to support the Rotary Foundation and her commitment to helping Rotary fulfill its promise. With the important contributions of generous donors like Sushi, The Rotary Foundation is fulfilling its promise of creating a polio-free world, helping children and families live healthier lives through Rotary's Humanitarian Grants Program, and educating young people about cultures worldwide. Rotary World Peace Fellows are engaging in the study of peace building, which may allow them to participate in resolution efforts in some of the world's most challenging situations. Every amount contributed to The Rotary Foundation is spent in support of these humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and their operations. Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out worthy projects worldwide. THANK YOU, SUSHI!!!
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Our speaker on September 22, 2008 was Gary Kirksey, an Associate Professor of photography at Ohio University. He gave a wonderful talk about how photography has affected his life, beginning at 12 years old. He related the privileges that photography granted him in high school and the distractions it offered in college. He spoke of the famous people that photography introduced to him. He was even allowed to travel to Cuba and photographed scenes that
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An Afghan vaccinator woman clad in burqa gives vaccination to a baby during a polio vaccination campaign in the city of lashker Gah the provincial capital of Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Afghans around the country celebrated the day with sporting events, gatherings and marches. The Ministry of Public Health launched a polio vaccination campaign in which some 12,000 volunteers would vaccinate up to 1.8 million children from Sunday through Tuesday, the U.N. said. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq) |
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The Board has approved Randy Leite, Ph.D. for membership. He is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Health and Human Services at Ohio University. If you have any objections, please send President Shawna Stump or Secretary Karen Harvey a confidential e-mail by Sept 27. |
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The following people have been approved by the Board for membership in our club: 1. Louis E. Wright - professor/chair of Physics Dept at Ohio University 2. Calvin James - assoc prof of Life Sciences at Ohio University If you have any objections, place them in a confidential e-mail to President Shawna Stump shawna.stump.l8e7@statefarm.com, or to secretary Karen Harvey krn_harvey@yahoo.com. |
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The Golf Committee, under the direction of Channing McAllister, is working hard to pull off this year's golf tournament to be held on September 15. This is our biggest fund raiser of the year. Proceeds will go to the Athens Rotary Foundation to be used for projects for the youth of our community, such as Coats for Kids, Lace Up for Kids, the Dictionary Project, Sand Lot baseball, and others. This year we have our first $1000 major donor - Holzer Clinic. We also have several $500 sponsors - Classic Brands, Diagnostic Hybrids, Hampton Inn, Hocking Valley Bank, Channing McAllister/Edward Jones, Ohio University Inn, Peoples Bank, Pepsi, Karen Post & Louie Leach, Pat Smith/FAAS, and Wendy's. $250 sponsors are AEP, Cetide, Taylor Motors, University Off-Campus Housing, and WalMart. We have twenty five $100 hole sponsors. A 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt from Larry Schey Chevrolet will be the prize for the first hole-in-one on hole #8. The longest putt on holes #9 or #18 wins a putter, courtesy of Scott Nisley. A raffle will be held for two nights in Chicago and Indianapolis, offered by The Ohio University Inn. Stays at the Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and The Mead House Bed & Breakfast are also among the raffle prizes, as well as a bicycle from Kerr Distributing, various gift certificates, and many other great prizes. Don't miss out on the opportunity to buy raffle tickets at the regular Rotary meetings. You need not be present to win. Thanks to the Golf Committee for making this year special. Thanks to all who are volunteering on the day of the Tournament. We think this year will be the most successful tournament we've ever held. |
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Jim Schaus, the new Director of Athletics at Ohio University, has been proposed for membership of The Athens Rotary Club. He has been proposed by Larry Schey and Larry Conrath. Jim is from Wichita, Kansas, where he was Director of Athletics at Wichita State University. He was active in the area Sports Commission, his church, and charity events. If you have any objections, please put them in writing to the secretary Karen Harvey by August 30, 2008. krn_harvey@yahoo.com
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We need host families for Mariana from Brazil for Winter and Spring quarters. Help a child realize her dreams. Contact Karen Post 541-1545 or kpcrna@hotmail.com
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We just received some great news from DG Tom Kokensparger and Tara, the TRF Annual Giving Chair for District 6690. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International received a check from the State of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles in the amount of $2,010.00 for the license plate project in which the District participates. For those of you not familiar with the project, please visit the attached website link to
learn more. This is such an easy way to show your pride in Rotary and help support the Foundation! For every Rotary license plate sold, $15.00 goes to the Foundation. Please pass this information on to your Clubs to give every Rotarian a chance to get involved in this project! http://bmv.ohio.gov/vehicle_registration/rotary_international.htm Make Dreams Real |
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Claudia Gonzalez Vallejo is from South America. She says that when she came to the United States, she never expected to be asking for food for hungry people in this country. |
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Rotary has launched a new "mini" Web site to give the general public an opportunity to help end polio by contributing to Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. View the three-page site at www.rotary.org/endpolio. The new site will be marketed throughout North America starting this month. All funds raised will go directly to The Rotary Foundation in support of polio eradication, helping Rotary fulfill its pledge to match the $100 million challenge grant received from the Gates Foundation in November 2007. Rotarians should continue to contribute through the Member Access Portal at www.rotary.org, but are encouraged to help spread the word about the new Web site within their communities. |
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S et the dial to 1955 and the Rotary Golden Theater Radio Show, a series of radio dramas that Rotary produced for its 50th anniversary. The Rotary Global History Fellowship worked with RI's History and Archives staff to help Rotarians rediscover these episodes from the golden age of radio, and members of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group digitized the original audiotapes. For more information, e-mail RI's History and Archives. |
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Joe McGowan is our new Assistant Governor, beginning July 1. Joe is a member of the Athens AM club and is taking over for Mark Bisang.
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Two new applicants have been approved for membership by the Board. If you have objections, please make them in writing to secretary Karen Harvey by July 21. The first is Ed Pauley, Director of the Kennedy Museum of Art. The second is Renee Middleton, Dean of The College of Education at Ohio University. |
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Greg Ross has been approved by the Board for membership. He is Executive Director of Athens County Habitat for Humanity and pastor of The Rolling Hills Baptist Church. He has a background in the military and accounting. If you have any objections, make them in writing to secretary Karen Harvey by July 21. |
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In 1919, the past president of the Rotary Club of Seattle, Roger D. Pinneo, was traveling through the Far East on business. It turned out to be
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Rotary International President Dong Kurn Lee stressed that a diverse Rotary is a strong Rotary during a visit to the Rotary Club of Chicago on 1 July. As part of a long-standing tradition for RI presidents, Lee addressed members of the Chicago club, the birthplace of Rotary, as one of his first official acts. He stressed the need to bring in new leadership to take over for the old as part of the 2008-09 RI theme, Make Dreams Real. |
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The Board has approved George Wechman for membership. He is a member of the Dept of Philosophy at OU. If you have any objections, please send them in writing to Karen Harvey, secretary, by July 15, 2008.
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Andrew Vogt was inducted on July 7, 2008. Welcome Andy!!
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Rotarians are responding to the recent cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China by
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Polio cases double in Nigeria
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The Rotary Centers for International Studies program offers The Rotary Foundation announces a call for applications for the |
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A Group Study Exchange team from Sweden will be in Athens April 15 - 17, Tuesday - Thursday. A full schedule is attached. Rotarians may attend any or all of the events. |
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A nomadic child in Somalia is immunized against polio. Health officials identified and mapped routes used by nomadic populations, and set up vaccination points at key gathering sites to ensure coverage of this highly at-risk group of children. Photo by World Health Organization/Ahmed Tajudin. Read more.....
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TOGETHER WE STAND When there is a need, a crisis, or an emergency, Rotary is there. As we face increasing environmental challenges, it is the role and responsibility of Rotarians to bring people together, rather than drive them apart. |
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This is a report of The Rotary Foundation activities of the Rotary Club of Athens. President Scott Malcom has set a goal of $14,300 for annual giving to the Rotary Foundation this year. At the end of February, |
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See the Speakers Album for a brief review of the informative and inspirational talk by Hans Berkel, District Governor Nominee for District 6670. He and his wife stayed with the Gawandes on Sunday night before the Rotary meeting. They are dynamite! There are more photos in the Photo Journal titled Hans Berkel. |
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We were very lucky to have Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, as our program on January 28, 2008. Jim Phillips did a great review in the Athens News. Click on this URL to read it |
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Five crematorial shades have been built as a matching grant project by the Athens Rotary Club, District 6690 and Rotary Club of Pusad in District 3030 in India. See the photo journal by the same name.
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Thanks to those members who stood at Kroger for two hour shifts on December 7th and 8th, ringing the bell to collect donations for the Salvation Army. Organized by Curt Allison, our bell ringers this year were: Alan Boyd, Bruce Ergood, Dick Mottl, Gary Schumacher, Jim Bruning, Curt Allison, Gary Lamberg, Al Topping, Max Evans, and Bob Barcikowski.
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The 2007 Holiday Party held on the evening of December 3rd was a huge success.
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The slate of officers and directors for our club was approved at the annual Holiday Party held Dec. 3 at Nelson Commons. Elected are the following: Shawna Stump, president; Ismail Ghazalah, president elect; Karen Harvey, secretary; Christie Mitchell, treasurer; Kay Johnson, Club Service; Betsy Baringer, Community Service; Cita Strauss, International Service; Emilia Marks, Vocational Service; and Scott Malcom, Past President,
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From November 12 through December 21, Milo's Will donate up to 20% of sales back to our Club. Last year we made over $700. Let's try to raise $1000 this year to buy a Shelter Box. Milo's offers delicious food for your own family and a very convenient way to send gifts our of town. For more info,
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The Interact Club (the Rotary Club for High School Students) is active again this year under the enthusiastic direction of Mary Abel. With her son Jason Abel as president, they are meeting after school on the first and third Mondays of each month. Over the next two weeks they are involved in a service project to help serve community meals at The Athens Church of Christ. Remember to thank Mary for incubating future Rotarians. |
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Just in.....a short e-mail from Laura Watson, our outbound exchange student to Argentina: Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know I´m on the BOTTOM OF THE WORLD!!!!!
We got to Tierra Del Fuego last night and I´m walking on a glacier this afternoon. We´ve seen penguins (in the desert?!?!?!) and we´re off to the island of marine elephants tomorrow....
Ok, well I´m out...
Love to all!
Laura
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Join fellow Rotarians to watch the Harlem Globetrotters in action Wed. Jan. 16 at Convocation Center. A pre-game gathering will be held at the Malcoms, 31 Utah Place at 5:15 and the game will begin at 7 PM. Cost per ticket is $14 [will be reduced to $13 if we have a minimum of 25 participants]. Sign up at a club meeting or see the event notice at the bottom of the home page on the website. Click on it to register.
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Read about the progress of MG no#59299, Ram's project in India to provide cataract surgeriesis with intra occular lence implant... See other photos in the photo journal titled Ram's Vision Project |
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Laura Watson is one of our Outbound Exchange Students in Argentina. She wrote the following news.
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Since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the paperwork for an exchange student has increased exponentially. New policies to protect them from sexual assault and harrassment have further increased the work. To keep our exchange program from being a full time job, a committee has been formed. Dividing the work of home interviews, background checks, and certifications will insure the success of this very important program.
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Our inbound exchange students have arrived and attended Rotary on August 27. Constance is from France and Mathieu is from Belgium. Constance will be hosted Fall quarter by Keith and Maureen Watson in The Plains. Mathieu is hosted by Cynthia Holliday. Please consider hosting one of these students for Winter or Spring quarter
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The Athens Rotary Club has gained a new respect for Keith Wasserman and Good Works. After his program at a Monday meeting, our Club volunteered to host a Friday night dinner on August 10, 2007 at the Good Works property on Luhrig Road. It was held |
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The Rotary Wedding Park is beginning to take shape. The brick walkway is nearly completed and the columns for the pavillion are in place. A number of large trees have also been planted
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Spearheaded by Community Service Chair, Susan Urano, Rotarians painted 4 bedrooms and a hall in the Timothy House. The Timothy House, located in west Athens, is operated by Good Works as a shelter for the homeless. Four second floor bedrooms and hallway were repainted as part of a community service project of our Rotary Club. Fifteen volunteers worked for two days on July 25 and 26. Craig Johnson was on hand to supervise the Rotarians Ben Ogles, Scott Moody, Jim Bruning, John Miller, Shawna Stumf, Jody Harris, David Lusty along with morning Rotarians Muriel Frederick and Joe McGowan. Carpet was installed by Athens Paint and Decorating, owned by David West, a morning Rotarian.
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Ball caps, pork bar-b-que, free drinks,and a great game. The night was a sure winner.
It was a beautiful day for a ballgame. And, with 104 Rotarians and family members present to cheer them on, the Copperheads defeated the Xenia All Americans by a score of 14 to 1. Seth Harris, 6 year old son of Jody,threw out the opening pitch. Alan Boyd sang the Star Spangled Banner. Tickets and soft drinks were courtesy of Curt Allison and Pepsi. They along with People's Bank and Ismail Ghazalah provided enough door prizes that nearly everyone present became a winner. Thanks also to Betsy Baringer, George Smalley, Marjorie Malcom, Sheila Mark, Wilhelmina Lusty, and John Miller for making the outing a great success. See the photo journal titled COPPERHEADS 07.02.07 more posted later today |
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Diane McVey was selected as ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR for 2007-2008. Diane was recognized at the Installation Banquet for her many contributions, including her position as a past assistant district governor, attendance and input at our club's board meetings, and her work on behalf of the Rotary Foundation. Congratulations Diane. We appreciate all your hard work for Rotary. |
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Below is a brief summary of the 2007 Council on Legislation actions. Of particular interest is the dues increase and the resolution to the TRF trustees to lower the minimum matching grant amount from $5,000 to $2,500. In addition the COL increased the number of Rotarians sitting on the nominating committee for RI President from 17 to 34...one for each Zone.
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We have received an invitation to the Fourth Annual Ecuador Project Fair.
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Interact Clubs from throughout District 6690 were asked to submit up to two projects this past year for consideration for the "Governor's Citation for Outstanding Project Award" and one project with a focus on Literacy for the "Governor's Citation for Outstanding Literacy Project" Upon review of the projects, the judges have selected |
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The Life of a Rotary World Peace Fellow Go to http://rotary.org/interactive and click on story 1 to hear an interview with Shai Tamari, a first year Rotary World Peace Fellow. A Jewish man born in Jerusalem, Tamari hopes that by studying global history with a specialization in conflict resolution and Arabic, he'll be able to help find a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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David and Bonnie Prince each retired in 2000 after 30 years at Hocking College and Ohio University. They created Prince Consultants LLC, their own company, which is the foundation for their new education and technology consulting careers. They are members of the World Futurist Society. |
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Hello, I'm Stuart Lambert. Right now, I'm living in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico. When I was picked to go to Mexico, I have to admit, I thought that
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The Rotary Book Sale has been making about $10 a week. Last year, the money was donated to the Polio Eradication effort. I propose we donate the money toward Shelter Boxes this year. Send me your thoughts. |
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See another side of Rotary in a new digital publication, Rotary International Interactive. Each month, experience the mission and fellowship of Rotarians and young adults involved in programs such as Ambassadorial Scholarships, Interact, and Rotaract. The publication goes beyond words to tell Rotary's story using photo essays, videos, and other media. In addition, Interactive offers articles about some of the varied careers of Rotarians and the family of Rotary, as well as unique places Rotarians meet and a blog from a Youth Exchange student. In every issue of Interactive, you also can read advice from the RI president and send in your own questions to him, which you might see answered in upcoming issues. Delve deeper into the many sides of Rotary by getting Interactive e-mailed to you, subscribing to an RSS feed, or reading the current edition now at www.rotary.org/interactive.
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The nominations of new club members Bonnie and David Prince were approved by the Athens Rotary Board on March 1, 2007. They are sponsored by Ram Gawande. If you have any comments or concerns about the nominations, please put these in writing to Shawna Stump no later than March 12.
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After contracting polio, Dianne Odell has spent most of her life in the machine. Odell, who turned 60 last week, is among only 30 to 40 people in the U.S. who depend on the devices.
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So far, we are selling 4-9 books a week. We have made a total of $22.73. That is not much until you consider that the work is minimal and it will pay to immunize 38 children against polio. Though books are donated by Edmap, new titles are not often available. We might consider approaching other book stores for their dead stock, but that gets into more work than is reasonable for what we make. The donations that Rotarians have made seemed to sell well. Let's continue to bring titles that will sell quickly. We'll raise the price to $.60, the cost of one immunization.
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The Athens Rotary Club has been a big supporter of the Polio Plus Program. Club historians report that we donated $30,000 during the initial campaign. True to our values, we pledged $23,000 for the second campaign. As of Dec 31, 2004 our members had donated
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Our exchange student from Taiwan, Pan Tzu-Wen, turned 17 on Thursday, January 18th. His host family had an American birthday party for him, complete with 17 candles on his cake. He received some presents that he loved, including sports apparel and a basketball. It's not too late to send him a birthday card.
Pan Tzu-Wen c/o Bruce Mitchell 191 East State Street Athens, Ohio 45701 |
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Our exchange students need host families for Spring Quarter. Both are bright, lovely, interesting teenagers. Bica is a girl from Milan, Italy. She speaks very good English. Pan is a boy from Taiwan. His English is fair and improving every day. They are both fun to be with and deserve a good variety of experiences in the U.S.A. Their current host parents, Guy and Linda Philips, and Bruce and Susan Mitchell will be glad to tell you more about them. Or call President Sheila.
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Congratulations! Athens Rotary achieved its goal in sales of Milo's Products! With Jonathan Leal's gracious offer, we received a percentage of product sales made by Athens Rotary members. $716.05 went toward our club's commitment to Polio Funding! |
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Cita Strauss, the Executive Director of Athens County Habitat for Humanity, became a member of the Athens Rotary Club in December. Cita has been an active volunteer in church, schools, the university and the Athens Community for 30 years. She has been the founder and executive director of her own business and non-profit organization too. Please welcome Cita!
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EdMap has donated books to our Club for a Literacy Project. While Bob Mayer and President Sheila sorted through books to see what organization might be able to use them, they came across titles they wanted to read themselves. Being the bright, innovative souls that they are, they came up with the idea of a Rotary book sale.
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Alberica Ferraris, the exchange student from Milan, Italy is now hosted by Guy and Linda Philips. Pan Tzu-Wen from Taipei, Taiwan, is now hosted by Bruce and Susan Mitchell. We still need families for these two students for Spring Quarter. If you know someone who might like to host one of these students, notify President Sheila
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We'll meet in the main, front lobby of the Convo on Wednesday, January 10th at 6:40 PM. Tickets are $5 each. We'll sit together as a group to show our Rotary support.
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The minutes of the meetings of The Athens Rotary Foundation are posted. If you would like to read them, go to Site Pages in the left hand column.Â
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President: Scott Malcom President Elect: Bob Marinellie President Nominee: Shawna Stump Secretary: Shawna Stump Treasurer: Christie Mitchell Club Service: Kay Johnson Community Service: Susan Urano Vocational Service: James Stephens International Service: Julia Zimmerman  |
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"The Holiday Party is traditionally one of the club's highlights of the year. This year was no exception!" Chuck Carlson "My wife thought is it was one of our best Holiday Parties." Mike Noel "This should be a Christmas Party, not a Holiday Party . . . the lines took too long . . by the time I went thru the food was cold." Dick Mottl "It was a great evening . . the food was good and the entertainment was outstanding. Thanks to all who planned the gala." R.L. and Marlene Weinfurtner "This being my first Rotary Holiday Party I have attended, I didn't know what to expect, but I thought it was a truly lovely evening." Christie Mitchell "I thought the music was outstanding. I enjoyed both the pianist and the vocal program. The food was very good, but I had trouble handling the large tortilla." Bob Johnson "The Rotary Holiday Party is a wonderful tradition that I really enjoy. Dave Palmer and his committee do a great job. The Southwest theme was fun and a little different." Wilhelmina Lusty |
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David Tolley played an incredible repertoire during dinner, one wonderful piece after another.  Each time he started a new piece, I would think, "Oh, this is my favorite song."Â
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With tables set for 160 people, the Holiday Party was a great success. Dave Palmer was Chair for the 10th year. This year he outdid himself.  He says his committee is a "well oiled machine."   The committee included: Mary & Bill Diles, Betsy Baringer, Ismail Ghazalah, Faye Klahn, Raj Koshal, Sheila Mark, Steve Sloan, and Shawna Stump. |
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April 21: Harry Kaneshige, Bruce Ergood, Shawna Stump; Invocation: need volunteer April 28: Alan Boyd, Roger Rollins, Emilia Marks, Invocation: Shawna Stump May 5: Amy Hartley, Cita Strauss Invocation: need volunteer
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The 2007 Group Study Exchange Committe is looking for Team Members who wish to participate in the outbound program for Uberlandia, Brazil. Their team will be leaving for our district April 21 to May 20 and our Outbound Team will be arriving May 19 to June 18, 2007. Team Member applications are due by December 22, 2006 and should be sent to Calvin Gebhart, c/o The Citizens Bank, P. O. Box 227, Ashville, OH 43103. Applications can be downloaded from: http://www.rotary.org/newsroom/downloadcenter/pdfs/161en/pdf  |
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You could still volunteer to help at The Tournament. It is all for very worthy causes.
Pleasant Hill Vineyards, a boutique winery with tasting room located in Athens, provided a lovely atmosphere for the May Rotary social event held on Friday, May 15, 2015. Several Rotarians and guests enjoyed the appetizers, wine, and good conversation. Click 
Friday April 24 was the annual Special Olympics held at the Alexander H.S. field. Our Rotary Club has provided volunteers to assist with this event for over 10 years. This year Dave Diggle, Jan Garske, Jody Harris, Scott Malcom, and Don Fucci were the leader, markers, shaggers, bull pen operator, and photographer (Don) for the Vector 2 Softball throw. Approximately 60 participants took part in the 11 heats of this softball throw event. 
Rotarians Tara Gilts and Brandon Elliott participated in the Ohio Health O'BLENNESS HOSPITAL “Race For A Reason” (Tri/Du, Mud Run, 5k Run, 3k Walk) on Saturday April 25th at Peden Stadium. The race started in front of the Ohio University Field House and was led off by motor cyclists. Rotarian Karen Vedder was there to watch them come in at the finish line at Peden Stadium (and provided the material for this story). Karen reported that she felt relieved to see Tara and Brandon chose the 5k (instead of the Mud) Run—“ Those folks crossed the finish line elated… but muddy.” It was a fun event. Karen overheard one woman say she drove 14 hours to run in this race. Karen was also a volunteer who supplied a vegetable tray for all the band members.
It really does take a village . . .
Good teamwork made this the best Friday Night Life Dinner so far. Rotary participants were: Sarah Baker, Betsy Baringer, Mario Grijalva, Jody Harris, Calvin James, Harry Kaneshige, Margy Kramer, Ed Peterson, Tom Pyle, and Bob Troxel. Special thanks go to Betsy and Calvin for grocery shopping, Betsy for preparing fruits and veggies, and Bob for cooking. Thanks also go to everyone who chipped in to help fund the event.
At its regularly-scheduled meeting of March 25, 2013, the Board members of the Rotary Club of Athens voted to adopt the proposed revised by-laws. 
Overview as of April 26, 2013
Have you been considering giving to the Athens Southside Accessible Playground? Donate a playground piece, a brick for the walks and columns, or simply buy a tee shirt by simply copying the link below, pasting it in your browser, and following the instructions. Don't forget to tell us what the donation is for so that we can give you proper credit for your generosity! We are down to the final stages and your donation has never been so important! Thank you Rotarians for creating a place where all kids can play!
