The Clatter; Rotary Club of Youngstown (January 14th, 2020) (Jan 14, 2020)

Rotary News

NEW OFFICES:

The Nominating Committee presented the slate of officers for the 2020-21 Rotary year as follows:

President: Samantha Turner

President-elect: Joshua Prest

Vice-President: Bob Calvert

Secretary: Deanna Marchionda

Treasurer: George Nelson

Immediate Past President: David Stillwagon

Y.T. Chiu moved that nomination be closed, second by Gayle Cantinella. Motion approved.

Scott Schulick moved that the slate be adopted and officers elected. Second by John Fahnert. Motion approved unanimously and officers elected.

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IT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

The second annual Rotary Club of Youngstown Groundhog Beer Fest will be Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Stambaugh Auditorium! More information will be shared with Rotarians in the coming weeks, but there are things we can do now:

1. Join the Planning Committee

2. Become a Beer Fest sponsor

3. Save the date and buy tickets (available on the Stambaugh web site, https://www.stambaughauditorium.com/events/)

4. Sign up to be a volunteer worker at Beer Fest

5. Spread the word on social media.

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HELP NEEDED FOR 2020 RYLA CONFERENCE

From Barbara Loudon, District 6650 RYLA Conference Coordinator:

At the RYLA conference, students really enjoy receiving goody bags with giveaways provided by District 6650 Rotary Clubs. Please ask your club members if they have promotional items from their businesses that they would like to contribute. Clubs may also choose to contribute something from the club itself, or money to buy items. Please remember:

These bags are for 16-17 year-old's. They like pencils (especially mechanical ones), highlighters, post-it notes, key chains, small toys, playing cards, Frisbees, fast food coupons, gum, candy bars, etc.

Please NO political giveaways. We will not use them.

Please NO CAFFEINE snacks or drinks. We cannot distribute them for safety reasons.

You will need 100 of any one item so every bag gets an item.

Since we assemble the bags before the students arrive, items must be received before Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Items should be delivered or mailed to:

ATTENTION: Lori Jewell

Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

713 East State Street
Salem OH 44460

Lori’s business phone is 330-337-3473

LOOKING AHEAD

Here are upcoming weekly meetings and activities to note on your calendar:

Wednesday, Jan. 15: guest speaker will be Claudia Charity from Mill Creek Children's Center

Wednesday, Jan. 29: Fifth Wednesday gathering.

Saturday, Feb. 1: RCY Groundhog Beerfest at Stambaugh Auditorium.

Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 8-9: Rotary District Youth Exchange overnight lock-in at the downtown Youngstown YMCA; volunteer chaperones are needed Saturday night through early Sunday morning; there will be sign-up sheets at upcoming meetings; please contact John Fahnert for more information.

Wednesday, April 29: Fifth Wednesday gathering.

Saturday, May 16: District 6650 Conference at Kent State University Stark Campus.

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LIKE AND SHARE OUR NEW ROTARY RECRUITMENT VIDEO

Check out the latest Rotary Facebook video, this time featuring Deanna Marchionda, Atty. Gregg Rossi, and Aimee Fifarek, promoting the positive qualities of our Rotary Club to attract new members. If you haven't seen it yet, please click on the hotlink below, watch it, and share it!

https://www.facebook.com/ytownrotary/videos/2375183369402021/

You also can visit the Rotary Club of Youngstown Facebook page and go to "Videos" to view it.

If you know of any prospective members, then tell them that an application form is available on the RCY website: http://www.youngstownrotary.com/join/

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LET'S ROLL

Did you know that you can burn 100 calories or more during 30 minutes of bowling? That and getting to know some club members are two reasons to join the Rotary Bowling Team at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Amron Lanes in Canfield. Whether you want to bowl weekly, once in a while, or just stop by to visit, all are welcome. Contact Frank Kishel at 330-720-6328 or Carol Chamberlain at 330-519-9304 for details.

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Remember, the Club's calendar of weekly speakers/programs and other events is available on the home page of our ClubRunner website!

Youngstown Rotary Last Week

Wednesday, January 8th:

Notes from William Lawson:

Wednesday, January 8, President Dave Stillwagon led the RCY Midyear Assembly

Election of Officers for the 2020-2021 Rotary Year: Samantha Turner, President-Elect and Chair, Nominating Committee

President—Samantha Turner

President Elect—Josh Prest

Vice President—Bob Calvert

Treasurer—George Nelson

Secretary—Deanna Rossi

Immediate Past President—Dave Stillwagon

President Dave asked for nominations from the floor. There was a motion and second to close the nominations, which passed by a unanimous vote. There was a motion and second to elect the slate of officers presented, which passed by a unanimous vote

Deanna Rossi, Chair, provided a Membership Committee report
President Dave provided several updates on the following current club activities and programs:
Greeting/House Committees—a credit card swiper will be available to members at the greeting table, hopefully by spring
Operation Warm—Rotary Club of Youngstown raised $20,000 toward the total from clubs in our area
Polio Awareness—our club raised $3,000 for the Rotary Foundation in October
Groundhog Day Beer Fest—$11,000 in sponsorships raised to date; 21 brewers are confirmed; Kevin Chiu called on Youngstown Rotarians to volunteer for the day of the event; Boardman Rotary has committed 20 members and friends as volunteers, and our Club needs to have more than that
Interact Clubs—President Dave lauded this year’s coordinator, Aundrea Heschmeyer, and noted that a new club is now being organized at Chaney High School
RCY ClubRunner website—the deadline for software upgrades has been extended; merging of splash page will happen first
Other—President Dave reviewed the calendar for the rest of the year; he appreciates all efforts to engage our community and to build up the Rotary family.

Images by George Nelson

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