Rotary Club of Warren

August 10, 2016

Member Assignments

Greeters

Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m.

8/17 – Don Powers

8/24 – Chris Shape

8/31 – Judy Masaki

Mobile Meals

8/19 – Bob Sauer and Jim Jastatt

8/26 – Pat Miller and Jerry Donohoe

9/2 – Dan Rowland and Cleo Royster

Fellowship

August – Chris Shape

September - TBA

Invocation

8/17 – Diane Sauer

8/24 – Dave Jenkins

8/31 – Andy Bednar

Rotary Serving Humanity

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren, Ohio

Upcoming

Speakers

August 3 Venita Collins –Foster Parenting

August 10 Legendary Football Great Paul Warfield -

August 17 Zachary Svette – Trumbull Metro Parks

August 24 Paulette Eddington – Trumbull Family Fitness August 31 Dick Thompson - Peter Allen Inn & Convention Center

Weekly News and Announcements

Hello Rotarians and Friends! We had a great crowd at this week’s meeting

with everyone anxious to hear and see the great Paul Warfield. Let me say,

he did not disappoint.

Chris Shape, aka Fellowship Bob, entertained members and guests alike by

asking the age old question “Why did the chicken cross the road?” and

providing the answers given by notable politicians. You can imagine how

ridiculous some of the answers were. We all had a good laugh and were in

fine spirits as the meeting got underway.

Guests and Visiting Rotarians – Needless to say, we had a TON of guests

this week. I apologize in advance if I get any names wrong. It’s sometimes

hard to hear introductions in the front of the room. Guests: Tim Shafner,

Joe Pape, Nancy Brown, Mark Marini, Ginny Bond, Dan Smith, John LaPolla,

Pastor Todd Johnson, Shari Harrell Shape, Phil May, Phyllis Jenkins, and

Alice Donohoe. Visiting Rotarians included Jim Tallman from Niles and Rod

Zeck from Cortland.

Expressions of Concern – We got another update today on our dear friend,

Tom Wareham. According to George Thompson, Tom is more alert, but

progress is slow. He still has a long way to go will be in the Cleveland Clinic

for another several weeks.

Warren Homecoming Concert – The concert we will be sponsoring on

Saturday, September 24th, as part of the Warren Homecoming weekend will

be the Ohio Players. The Ohio Players are an American funk and R&B band,

most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and

"Love Rollercoaster". Gold certifications, records selling at least five

hundred thousand copies, were awarded to the singles "Funky Worm", "Skin

Tight", "Fire", and "Love Rollercoaster"; plus to their albums Skin Tight,

Fire, and Honey. On August 17, 2013, The Ohio Players were inducted into

the inaugural class of the Official R&B Music Hall of Fame that took place

at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. We are delighted to

sponsor this group and encourage all Rotarians to make plans to purchase

tickets when they go on sale. The concert will be held at Packard Music

Hall.

RI International Convention – As you may know, next year our club will be

celebrating its 100th anniversary. Julia Wetstein would love to have a

booth at the Convention in the House of Friendship to let our closest

35,000+ friends know what we have accomplished in our first 100 years.

Rotary

Motto

Service Above Self

4-Way

Test

Of the things we think, say

or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build

goodwill and better

friendship?

Will it be beneficial to

all concerned?

Avenues

of Service

Club Service

Vocational Service

Community

Service

International Service

Youth Service

The Convention will be held from June 10 to 14, 2017. Expect to hear more

about the upcoming convention in Atlanta, GA as the year goes by.

Quaker Steak and Lube Bike Night – The next Bike Night will be on

August 19. If you can help out, please let Chris Shape know.

A Programming Note – Julia Wetstein was delighted to announce today

that sometime in the next couple of months we will have some speakers

from the organization helping victims of acid attacks in Uganda. One will be

the fund administrator, Victoria, and the second will be Hanifa, the woman

we saw in the documentary film by Leonard Lies. We could not be happier

to hear that they will be joining us. Once we have firm dates from them,

we will announce it to the membership.

Speaking of Uganda – The Rotary International President in 2018-2019 will

Be Samuel Frobisher Owori, a businessman from the Rotary Club of

Kampala, Uganda. He has a truly impressive resume, as one would expect,

and Julia has high hopes that he will be supportive of our efforts to help

the victims of acid attacks in his home country. Knowing Julia, they will be

the best of friends by the time he becomes President, especially if she has

a chance to meet him at the Convention in Atlanta.

The Legendary Paul Warfield

Whether you are a football fan or not, everyone knows

the name Paul Warfield. Well, this week, we had the

opportunity to meet and listen to the man himself!

To say we were honored to welcome him is an

understatement. Mr. Warfield was in Warren to promote an event being

held as part of the Warren Homecoming in September. The funds raised

will be given to support the Warren Gridiron Club at Harding High School.

The event is entitled NFL Legends of Warren, Ohio Reunion and Celebrity

Golf Outing. It will be held at Trumbull Country Club on Monday,

September 26th.

As many of his fans could tell you, Paul was born in Warren and played

football at Harding High School. After graduating, he went onto play ball

at Ohio State University under the tutelage of Woody Hayes. He soon

attained his lifelong dream of playing for the Cleveland Browns, but was

eventually traded to the Miami Dolphins where he was part of the team

that won the Super Bowl.

Rotary

Code of

Conduct

As a Rotarian, I will:

Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal

and professional

life.

Deal fairly with others

and treat them and their

occupations with respect.

Use my

professional skills through

Rotary to mentor young people, help those with

special needs, and improve

people’s quality of life

in my community

and the world.

Avoid behavior that

reflects adversely on

Rotary or other

Rotarians.

The Golf Outing will bring back many of the NFL players who got their

start in Warren. These players have been a part of some of the most

famous teams in the NFL including the NY Giants, NY Yankees, Pittsburgh

Steelers, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, San

Diego Chargers, and Minnesota Vikings, just to name a few.

The goal is to raise funds for the Harding football program so it can

continue to provide certified tutors for study tables, scholarships,

upgraded weight room equipment, reconditioning, football camps, meals and

additional SAT/ACT test fees. Earlier in the day, Paul spoke to the

Trumbull 100 where he obtained their commitment to support the event.

Not to be outdone, Tony Cafaro matched their commitment and challenged

Rotarians to get behind the event as well (well done, Tony!).

We also had an opportunity to ask Paul questions and listen to him tell us

some stories and share favorite memories from his time at OSU. The one

he told about Coach Woody Hayes was the best!

Anyone wishing more information on the Golf Outing or how to get involved

can go to the Warren Gridiron Club website www.wghsports.com.

Our sincere thanks go out to Mr. Warfield for joining us and to Diane

Sauer for inviting him.

Triple Jackpot

The Grand Jackpot this week was: $425

Our Daily Jackpot Winner was:

Chris Stephenson’s table

Happy Bucks

Chris Stephenson – For winning the daily jackpot.

Julia Wetstein – For Paul Warfield and Diane

Sauer for inviting him.

Diane Sauer – For Paul Warfield and his guests.

Chris Shape – For Paul Warfield, for his wife

attending the meeting today, for a great vacation

Areas of

Focus

Promoting peace

Fighting disease

Providing clean water

Saving mothers and

children

Supporting education

Growing local economies

2016-2017

Club

Officers

President Julia Wetstein

President Elect Andy Bednar

Vice President Roxy Vaughn

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Mike Bollas

Board

Members Venita Collins Tony Iannucci Cleo Royster

Paul Pal Teri Surin

Kim Straniak Nick Verina

last week.

Dallas Woodall – For Paul Warfield.

Ken LaPolla – For his son and his guests joining him today, for Paul

Warfield.

Rod Zeck – For Cheryl’s great newsletter (aw, shucks!), for Mark Marini

joining us, for Paul Warfield, and for one of Paul’s games with the Browns

being the first-ever NFL game he saw.

Earl Brown – For Paul Warfield. While they are close in age, Earl said the

closest he ever came to him was a tri-county track meet.

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President Chris Shape

Vice President George

Thompson

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Julia Wetstein Roxy Vaughn Diane Sauer

Cindy Matheson

Contact Us

Rotary Club of Warren

P. O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our

Website

warrenrotary.org

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Oblinger.