December 19, 2018 Member Assignments

Set Up/Tear Down

1/2/19 – Ted Stazak

1/9/19 – Marilyn Pape & Christine Cope

Registration Table

January, 2019 – Deb Burn & George Thompson

February, 2019 – Cindy Matheson & Marilyn Pape

Greeters

1/2/19 - Lauren Kramer

1/9/19 – Christine Cope

Mobile Meals

12/28 – Don Powers & Don Moore

1/4/19 – Charlotte Daugherty & Pat Matheson

Fellowship Invocation

January, 2019 – Ken LaPolla 1/2/19 – Denise May

1/9/19 – Diane Sauer

Magazine Report

January, 2019 – Diane Sauer

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

Upcoming

Speakers

Dec. 26th No Weekly

Meeting

Jan. 2nd No Speaker

Jan. 9th Amy Estock – Mercy Health Sleep Clinic

Jan. 16th Andrea Gintner

AAA

Jan. 23rd Off-Site Meeting

@ Disaster

Recovery Service with Reggie

Rooks

Jan. 30th Social Meeting-

Venue to Be Announced

FAMILY MONTH

It’s important to integrate our families into the family of Rotary.

Only by working together, as a family, can we ensure that the

Rotary of today grows into an even stronger Rotary of tomorrow.

UPCOMING MEETINGS: The Charitable Projects Committee will meet

on January 9, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Hope Center. The Rotary

Club of Warren’s Board of Directors’ next meeting is scheduled for

January 17, 2019. Fellowship will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the

business meeting to follow at 6:00 p.m. Our host for the evening will

be Tony Iannucci. The Rotary Club of Warren Foundation will meet on

January 23, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hope Center.

BELL RINGING FOR THE SALVATION ARMY took place on December

8th at the Elm Road Wal-Mart. The Rotary Club of Warren raised

$521.60 in five hours. The Kiwanians raised $580, but they collected

donations for two extra hours. Based on the amount of funds

collected, when time is taken into consideration, the Rotary Club of

Warren hereby claims victory in our contest!!

PAUL HARRIS FELLOW LOTTERY: See Dallas Woodall if you would

like to participate in our lottery. A $100 check will give you the

chance to win this prestigious award and support the Rotary

Foundation’s projects around the world!

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR DUES? You should have received your invoice

for Club dues by now. Payment is due no later than

December 30, 2018!!

DOWNLOAD THE CLUBRUNNER APP ON YOUR CELL PHONE: It’s a

great way to have contact information for your fellow Rotarians right

at your fingertips, and it’s free!!

NEED A MAKE-UP? You can earn a make-up by reading many

interesting articles at your leisure by visiting: rotaryeclubone.org.

THE FESTIVAL OF TREES will be on display at the National Packard

Museum through December 24th. Be sure to stop by and cast your

vote for the Rotary Club of Warren’s Christmas Tree! If our Club’s

tree is voted “most festive”, we’ll win tickets to the museum and an

advertisement in the museum newsletter.

THANK YOU once again for a wonderful Christmas Party last week.

Your generosity towards the families of Children’s Rehabilitation Center

is very much appreciated!!

YOUR CONSIDERATION IS REQUESTED: Our President-Elect works

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

WEEKLY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

very hard to secure interesting speakers for our weekly meetings.

Please give our speakers your full attention by refraining from talking

with your neighbors and silencing your phones during their

presentations! Common courtesy towards our guests and your fellow

Rotarians goes a long way. Thank You!!

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Maria Cerni, Scott Evans,

Bob Bob Fleischer, Spencer Kilgore, Ronald King, Tony Maroni, John

Mitchell, Jr., Richard Stockburger, Julia Wike, and Chris Williams,

all all of whom have been inducted this Rotary Year. Please take a few

moments to get to know these fine individuals at our next meeting.

MEMBERSHIP PROPOSALS: The following individual have been

proposed proposed for membership in our Club:

Adrienne Steward (Proposed by Venita Collins)

Owner/Crafter of Linda’s Bee Farm, LLC

514 York Avenue, NW

Warren, Ohio 44483

Julian Scott (Proposed by Venita Collins)

Truck Driver

1025 Commerce Avenue, NW

Warren, Ohio 44485

Anyone objecting to their induction into the Rotary Club of Warren

must put their concerns in writing to President Venita Collins

within 7 days.

DUE TO STORAGE ISSUES AND OTHER CONCERNS RAISED BY

MEMBERS MEMBERS, THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARREN’S WEEKLY NOON

MEETINGS ON WEDNESDAYS WILL BE HELD AT THE MAHONING

VALLEY HOPE CENTER EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2019. THIS

CHANGE IN VENUE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF

DIRECTORS BASED ON THE TALLY OF VOTES CAST BY MEMBERS

PRESENT AT OR SUBMITTED BY OUR NOVEMBER 28TH MEETING.

THANK YOU TO THE HOPE CENTER FOR GRACIOUSLY AGREEING

TO HOST OUR CLUB!

Areas of

Focus

Promoting

Peace

Fighting Disease

Providing Clean

Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local

Economies

Club Officers President

Venita Collins

President Elect Teri Surin

Vice-President

Dominic Mararri

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Andy Bednar

Board Members Bill Beinecke Ginny Bond

Christine Cope Tony Iannucci

Lauren Kramer Ted Stazak

Kim Straniak

JOIN US T

Chris Shape closed out December

with with another amusing story. An

engineer was unemployed and couldn’t

find a job. So, he opened a medical

clinic, advertising treatment for $500

and claiming that if the treatment was

cli unsuccessful, the patient would get

$1,000 back.

The first patient came to the clinic

because he had lost his sense of taste.

The doctor prescribed drops from

Medicine Box #22. When the patient

exclaimed that they tasted like gas,

the doctor said, “Congratulations! You

got your taste back! $500 please!”

The next patient had lost his

memory. Medicine from Box #22 was

prescribed, and the patient indicated

that it was gas. The doctor said,

“Congratulations! You got your memory

f back. $500 please.”

Several days later, a patient

indicated that his eyesight wasn’t working. The doctor said, “I have no

medicine; take this $1,000.” “But this is a $500 bill,” said the patient.

“Congratulations,” said the doctor, “Your eyesight is back!”

And with that being said, Chris sauntered back to his seat,

sporting sporting a new walking boot! Yes, the fixator is off, and his leg is

mending. We’re happy for you, Chris!!

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President Chris Shape

Vice-

President Diane Sauer

Secretary

Judy Masaki

Treasurer Cheryl

Oblinger

Venita Collins Jim Ditch Dominic Mararri Cindy

Matheson

Contact us

at: Rotary Club of Warren

P.O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our

Website: Warrenrotary.org

If you have

any

questions or

suggestions

about our

newsletter,

or if you

would like to

become a

sponsor,

Please

contact:

Judy Masaki

FELLOWSHIP

During our 25th week of Rotary Year

2018-2019, Patti Augustine summarized her

favorite articles from the December issue

of The Rotarian.

The Rotary Club of Cadiz, Kentucky

used explosives to blow up a bridge. They

sold tickets, and the person who won got to

push the button to set off the detonation.

Talk about a unique, but successful

fundraiser! They netted $16,000! Read

about other unusual events and how they use

their profits in “People of Action Around the

Globe”.

Patti also encouraged us to check out

the “Snapshot” of St. Mary’s Basilica in

Kevelaer, Germany. Noted artist Friedrich

Stummel and his students painted the

interior of what is considered to be one of the most colorful churches in

northern Germany. Proceeds from a concert held there supported Rotary

projects, and those attending the 2019 RI Convention will get to hear the

same orchestra perform. (Patti thinks the Rotary Wheels should join them!!) Finally, a 20 page long article in this month’s issue of our Rotary magazine

will give you pointers on how to read just about anything, including

Shakespeare, tarot cards, the night sky, the riot act, a poker hand, and the

writing on the wall. You can enjoy all of the details in “How to Read:

There’s more to Literacy than Books”.

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MAGAZINE REPORT

THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING AT THE CAMELOT CENTER Debbie Meeker is the

Program Director and Head

Instructor for The Camelot

Center, a non-profit equine-

assisted therapeutic riding

program. She has been with the organization since August,

1995, first as a volunteer, and

later as an employee beginning

in October, 1995.

Debbie received her

certification as an instructor

in 1996 through PATH, the

Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship. Debbie was with the

Trumbull County Sheriff’s Mounted Unit Auxiliary for 17 years, retiring one

year ago, along with her Sheriff horse, Maggie.

Debbie lives in Austintown with her husband, their dog, and two cats.

Her mother, now 94 years old, always said Debbie would grow out of horses.

However, Debbie says this was the only thing her mother was ever wrong

about!

The goal of The Camelot Center is to help people of all ages and

abilities excel through their interaction with horses. Their riders may face

physical, mental, or emotional challenges, as well as conditions such as

cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, down syndrome, brain injury, and more.

Through interactions with horses, individuals gain better balance and

flexibility, posture, motor skills, communication skills, and self-confidence.

In their one hour sessions, riders learn skills of horsemanship and

basic horse care, and they play games, such as bowling and basketball, and

participate in seasonal activities like decorating a Christmas tree, all while

astride a horse. Approximately three years ago, The Camelot Center

partnered with Children’s Rehabilitation Center, whose physical therapist

carries out equine-assisted Physical Therapy with her young clients once a

week at the riding center. Debbie indicated that they would like to expand

in the near future by starting a Veteran’s program. The Center would not

be able to operate without a team of dedicated volunteers and very special

animals which accept the behaviors and individual idiosyncrasies of their

riders. The Camelot Center is run by a Board of Directors, and operating

funds are obtained via lesson fees, donations, grants, and fundraisers.

The Camelot Center will celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2019.

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Debbie indicated that the work that they do is so rewarding, and she

invites all of us to tour their facility and see it in action.

TRIPLE JACKPOT

Today, the Grand Jackpot totaled $822.

Congratulations to Daily Winner Ginny Bond!

HAPPY BUCKS

*** Ginny Bond is happy that Chris Shape is on the mend and for the work

of the Camelot Center.

*** Ken LaPolla is proud of his Scouts for assisting with the Salvation

Army’s Angel Tree Prgoram. He also offered a Happy Buck for the

Camelot Center; his cousin was involved with the program.

*** Dominic Mararri thanked all Rotarians for all that we do, and Rob

Berk for being a good friend. He’s also happy to see Chris Shape walking

better.

*** Chris Shape announced that he had surgery to remove his fixator on

December 18th. His bone is finally healing, and his boot should come off

in about three weeks. Great news, Chris!!

*** Cindy Matheson offered a Happy Buck in honor of Howland Alarm.

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The company will be 50 years old in 2019!! Congratulations, Cindy!

Best wishes to you and your

families during this Holiday

Season!

May the joy and peace of

Christmas

Dri remain in your hearts all year!

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