ROTARY NOTES. November 29, 2017 Member Assignments. Upcoming Speakers. Dec. 6 Enzo Cantalamessa- City of Warren Safety & Service Director

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1 OTAY NOTES A publication of the otary Club of Warren Upcoming Speakers Dec. 6 Enzo Cantalamessa- City of Warren Safety & Service Director Dec. 13 Christmas Party Dec. 20 Cindy Woodford - First Step ecovery Dec. 27 Paulette Eddington Warren Family Fitness Jan. 3 Anthony amos Warren s Do Not Knock Program Jan. 10 Jim Tressell YSU President November 29, 2017 Member Assignments Greeters Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m. 12/6 Lauren Kramer 12/13 Joe Morgan 12/6 Lauren Kramer Mobile Meals 12/8 Don Powers & Don Moore 12/15 Bob Sauer & Jim Jastett 12/22 Pat Miller & Dave Taylor Fellowship /6 Diane Sauer 12/13- Ken LaPolla 12/20 Chris Shape Invocation 12/6 Janet Schweitzer 12/13 Denise May 12/20 Dave Jenkins Magazine eport December Darlene Mink-Crouse January, 2018 Diane Sauer

2 otary 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 What a treat it was to have Mr. Paul Warfield (AKA ick Peduzzi) join us for our November 29, 2016 meeting! Paul is a native of Warren, where he was a star running back and defensive back at Warren G. Harding High School in the late 1950 s. He also played basketball and ran track and field at Harding. Warfield went on to attend the Ohio University. He continued have success as a running back and defensive back and was part of Ohio State s National Championship team in In 1964, Warfield was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and converted to the position of wide receiver. In his rookie season, the Browns won the NFL Championship Game. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 1970, eventually earning a place on their Honor oll and assisting them in victories at Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII. He later played for the Toronto Northmen of the World Football League, a team which eventually moved to Memphis, Tennessee and became the Memphis Southmen. After the WFL dissolved, Warfield returned to the Cleveland Browns in 1975, becoming a valuable asset as a receiver and in public relations. From 1981 to 1987, he served as Director of Player elations for the Browns, and from 2004 to 2013 was Senior Advisor to the team s general manager. Just this year, Warfield was excited to be a part of hiring a new coach for the Browns and the 2016 draft. He explained that they had two great choices for quarterback and numerous other draft picks. He really feels that 2017 is going to be the Browns year! Paul Warfield received many honors throughout his pro football career, including being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and making the Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. It was a pleasure visiting with one of Warren s own stars! Youth Service

3 Areas of Focus Promoting Peace Fighting Disease Providing Clean Water Saving Mothers & Children Supporting Education Growing Local Economies Club Officers President Andy Bednar President Elect Venita Collins Vice-President Teri Surin Secretary Judy Masaki Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger Past President Julia Wetstein Board Members Ginny Bond Christine Cope Tony Iannucci Dominic Mararri Ted Stazak Kim Straniak Nick Verina

4 January otary Club Foundation one and Board only year Treasurer family Cheryl Oblinger purchase wil President Chris Shape Vice-President Diane Sauer Secretary Judy Masaki Andy Bednar Jim Ditch Cindy Matheson Teri Surin Contact Us At: otary Club of Warren P.O. Box 68 Warren, OH Our Website: Warrenrotary.org If you have any January suggestions or comments regarding our newsletter, or if you would like to become a sponsor, please contact Judy Masaki We would like to invite former otarians and other guests to our Centennial Celebration. Please forward the invitation on the previous page to individuals with whom you are acquainted, and don t miss your one and only chance to celebrate the otary Club of Warren s 100th birthday! Please submit the name of your favorite charity to Venita Collins by 12/31/17 as part of our 100 Good Deeds! A donation of $100 will be given to your non-profit organization of choice. everse affle tickets are now being sold at the price of $100 a piece! To date, approximately 60 tickets have been sold. We re only a third of the way towards meeting our goal of 200 tickets! Proceeds will help to fund our 100 Good Deeds. Buy yours before the end of the year to earn a tax deduction. Consider buying one for a friend or family member as a Christmas gift! You and your colleagues can purchase a ticket as a group, as well. Congratulations to our first Early Bird Drawing winner, Matt Sauer!! Our next Early Bird Drawing will take place the Wednesday after Christmas. A complete listing of everse affle rules can be found on the otary Club of Warren s website. You may Diane Sauer (dsauer@dianesauerchevy.com) to buy your ticket today!! Christine Cope will be taking pictures of Warren otarians during the first three weeks of December for a slide show to be shown at the Centennial Gala. President Andy Bednar is compiling a list of District Awards received by past and current Warren otarians. Please forward any information that you may have to Andy. Monday, January 29, 2018 is our Club s actual anniversary. As a result, for that week only, our Club meeting will be held on Monday, January 29, The venue will be announced at a later date. Our regular Wednesday meeting on January 31, 2018 is cancelled. WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS UPCOMING MEETINGS- The Plant a Tree Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 6 th at 11:00 a.m. at Enzo s. The Slice of the Valley Pizza Challenge Committee will also meet this Wednesday at 11 a.m., and the Charitable Projects Committee will meet at 1:10 p.m. The next otary Club of Warren Board of Directors Meeting will be held Tuesday, December 19 th at Salvatore s in Howland. Fellowship will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the meeting to follow promptly at 6:00 p.m. Our host for the evening is Julia Wetstein.

5 IT S CHISTMAS TIME!!- The otary Club of Warren s Annual Christmas Party will be held on Wednesday, December 13 th. Please W plan to attend and help bring the magic of the Holidays alive for the kids from Children s ehabilitation Center. The children will begin arriving at 11:30 a.m., and the festivities will begin at Noon. Warren s A Warren s Mayor, the otary Wheels, the Warren G. Harding Madrigal Singers, Sesame Street characters, and that jolly old man himself, Santa Santa, will be here! otary members and the band will order off of the the menu. A buffet lunch will be available for the children and their family members. SLICE OF THE VALLEY- This year s fundraiser will be held at the Metroplex on Sunday, February 25, 2018 from 2:00 6:00 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to participate by attending, through monetary donations, by donating gift baskets, gift cards, or items for the E auction, etc. Three to four people are also needed to help secure sponsors. Contact Bill Beinecke if you can help out. BASIC ESSENTIALS DIVE A drive is being held to help collect N basic essentials from now until the first Wednesday in January. A list of needed items will be available at Club meetings. Lauren Kramer is coordinating the event. Donated items can be brought to our weekly meetings or dropped off at Baker, Bednar, Snyder & Associates. Please give generously to those in need! AN UPDATE ON JEY DONAHOE- Jerry has been admitted to St. Joseph s Hospital. Please send him a card or reach out to him by visiting or giving him a call. YOU E INVITED- Jim Tressell, President of Youngstown State University, will be our guest speaker on January 10, He is a O dynamic presenter, so mark your calendar, plan to attend, and invite a guest to join you! MANY THANKS- to those otarians who come in early and stay late T to set up and tear down items for our weekly meetings. Your dedication is much appreciated! BIGHT KIDS ENTEPISE A ENTEPISE SHOP - features beautiful hand- hand-woven textiles, like like these scarves purchased by Andy Bednar Bednar as Christmas Y gifts! Proceeds benefit benefit the ASA Social Fund for Hidden Peoples. Please support our friends from Uganda by shopping at: brightkidsenterprise.etsy.com.

6 TITLE I SEVICES IN WAEN CITY SCHOOLS doesn t end there. existing Warren W A E N O T A Y Karen Kilpatrick was born and raised in Warren, Ohio, where she is currently a resident. She was educated in the Warren City School system and later majored in Education at Kent State University. After raising her daughters, in 1996, she was hired part-time into the Title I department of Warren City Schools and given the assignment of creating and implementing a Family Partnership for Academic Achievement and School Success at oosevelt School. She proceeded to research and train her way to a level of expertise that was recognized by the Title I director. She was subsequently hired for a full-time position at the district level in 1999, to replicate the success achieved at oosevelt. 20 years ago, Karen had her first speaking engagement with the otary Club of Warren, asking for volunteers to read to her students. She came full circle this past week when she read Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens, a common core text exemplar, to us. It was a delightful story about an enterprising hare who used his wits to overcome hardships. However, the connection to otary doesn t end there. Last year, otary underwrote a project in collaboration with the Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership to establish community gardens on old school property sites. Several Little Free Libraries are also located in neighborhoods with an existing Warren Community Garden. These libraries follow a take one, leave one philosophy. This initiative, called Bookworms of Warren, aims to reinforce literacy skills, stem the phenomenon of summer slide, and create interaction between community gardeners, neighborhood residents, and school children. Writing workshops are also held at the community garden sites in an attempt to develop an anthology of garden stories and personal experiences. These libraries are important because they are in areas where the population is underserved. They also provide opportunities for children to interact with adults who can have a positive impact on their lives. Unfortunately, a few of the libraries are in disrepair. Please take the time to adopt one of these libraries. Go visit, take a book to read, restock the books, and help clean up! In this way,

7 we can continue to provide intellectual stimulation and spread literacy across our underprivileged neighborhoods! W TIPLE JACKPOT A This week, the Grand Jackpot was $874. Congratulations to Daily Winner, Patty Augustine E HAPPY BUCKS *** Patty Augustine was a happy winner! N *** Julia Wetstein told us that she is happy to be able to connect with with otarians everywhere. She met a new otarian in Huntington Beach Beach, California recently. She also offered a Happy Buck in honor of of the beautiful otary Christmas tree at the Packard Museum. Thanks, Thanks, Venita! *** Bill Beinecke is happy that his Pitt Panthers beat the Miami Hurricanes! Hurricanes! *** Mary Ann Porinchak put in a plug for the National Packard Museum s Museum s Museum Merrymaking event, which was held December 2 nd. O *** Diane Sauer said that Matt will be happy about winning the Early Bird Drawing Bird Drawing for our everse affle, and she s happy that her Buckeyes beat the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines! T *** Andy Bednar offered a Happy Buck in honor of Diane Sauer, one of 3 women entrepe of three women entrepreneurs being honored by the Youngstown Business Incubator. Congratulations, Diane! A Y Why is it that if someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe, you will believe them, but if they tell you that a wall has wet paint, you have to touch it to be sure?

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