Rotary International asks us to Imagine Rotary through our Focus Areas
This month Rotary International asks us to Imagine Rotary by becoming involved in Disease Prevention and Treatment. Explore the possibilities with us at our meeting Wednesday at noon at Wick Park or virtually via Zoom.
Mahoning County Dog Warden Dianne Fry will be our speaker Wednesday at Wick Park. The dog warden’s Facebook page is full of photos of various breeds of dogs who are awaiting adoption. Of all dogs taken to the shelter, it’s the large breeds that end up staying for months, if not longer. The shelter is in constant need of food, treats, and toys.
This week’s menu: Oven roasted pork loin in a dijon cream sauce (vegetarian option also available); roasted redskin potatoes; carrots vichy.
The E-Waste collection continues. This includes phones and chargers, computer components, tablets, DVD players, digital cameras, video game consoles, and electrical cables.Data transfer services will be available for $15 per hard drive. The fee will benefit RCY’s peacebuilding initiatives.
Rotary Last Week
Three cheers for academic success! We filled the Wick Park Pavilion on April 16 with Rotarians, parents, educators and supporters to celebrate the winners of YSU scholarships and meet our Regional Spelling Bee winner.
For more than 50 years, The Rotary Club of Youngstown has sponsored scholarships to one graduating senior from each of Youngstown's public and parochial high schools. The scholarship fund is endowed at the YSU Foundation. Scholarship recipients each receive $1,000 to be applied to their fall semester bills.
The 2025 recipients are: Lila Wade, Cardinal Mooney; Carl Clark, Chaney; William Morgione, Ursuline; Patrick Montalvo, Valley Christian; YelianSeda, East High School; and JordanRoberts, Rayen Early College. All but Roberts were able to attend the lunch meeting. They were introduced by Rotarians Gregg Rossi and Gerri Jenkins and received gifts from YSU President and Rotarian Bill Johnson.
The Ursuline scholarship is named in memory of Ed Hulme, AKA “Mr. Rotary.” He was a club member from 1956 until his death in 2010. He sponsored more than 50 new members, served as club president, and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was instrumental in the club’s founding of the Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown. All five of Hulme’s children attended Ursuline. Hulme’s daughter Mary attended the meeting.
Nena Perkins, coordinator of the 21-WFMJ Regional Spelling Bee, then introduced Daniela Pappalardo of Canfield Village Middle School. Pappalardo, a 7th grader, won the regional bee in March and will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Washington, D.C. She received a cash gift from the club.
Rotary Next Week
Our guest on April 30 will be Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Director Jim Kinnick. See you at the Wick Park Pavilion.
IN SYMPATHY
RCY extends condolences to members Gregg and Deanna Rossi after the loss of their father/father-in-law, Atty. Daniel L. Rossi. He died Dec. 22 in Naples, FL, after a brief illness. Calling hours will be Jan. 3, and a funeral Mass will be Jan. 4, both at the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 343 Via Mount Carmel, Youngstown. Read his obituary here: Atty. Daniel Rossi Obituary | Dec 22, 2024 | Boardman, OH
WILDFIRE RELIEF CAMPAIGN
A message from District 6650 Governor Elayne Bozick:
Once again we are coming together out of concern for those affected by the wildfires in California. Dan Himelspach, the RI director representing California, has reached out regarding how we can help. Please read and share.
From Director Himelspach:
We are now up to 10,000 structures destroyed in the Los Angeles area, 36,000 acres burned, 150,000 ordered to evacuate, and another 166,000 warned they may need to flee.
Firefighters have come in from all over the U.S. and Canada. Civil authorities are responding the best they can, but the situation at this point is out of control with more high winds in the forecast.
Our Rotarians are responding to the best of their ability, but many have been personally affected. Districts 5280 and 5300 are being heavily impacted and both are deeply engaged in organizing disaster relief efforts. Both have activated District Disaster Relief Funds to assist the victims of the fires.
District 5280 (Los Angeles) has also created a Resource Directory and online spreadsheet for In-Kind Donations.
Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Director Jim Kinnick, April 30, Wick Park Pavilion.
Annual Law Day Program with Mahoning County Bar Association and Downtown Lions and Kiwanis clubs, May 1; more details to follow.
Great Rotary Bake Off/Peace Pole fundraiser, noon May 7, Wick Park Pavilion.
Pollinator Palooza Plants
Cup Plant, a relative and lookalike of the Sunflower, is a native plant that grows from eastern central Canada to the southeastern U.S. It’s a tall one, topping out from 4 to 8 feet, and welcomes full sun. It can be planted in medium to wet and/or clay soil. The unique arrangement of its leaves along stems enables it to collect water that birds, butterflies and animals drink.
Mahoning County Land Bank is cultivating Cup Plants at the Cityscape at Briel’s greenhouse. Look for Cup Plants on sale at the first Pollinator Palooza Festival from 9 a.m. to noon May 10 at Mahoning Soil & Water Conservation District, 850 Industrial Road, Youngstown, 44509. Co-sponsors are Operation Pollination, the County Land Bank, and OSU Extension Mahoning County. Admission is free. Join vendors and community partners as they celebrate planting for pollinators.
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