You’re Invited!
The Rotary Clubs of Barberton, Tallmadge and Wadsworth welcome all clubs in District 6630 to join them for a special breakfast meeting on January 2nd, 7:30 am at Soprema Senior Center & Café in Wadsworth.
Tallmadge native Thom Weiss, and his wife Brenda, both 20-year Rotarians, will share the path (and adventure) that lead them to become United States Peace Corps Volunteers in Kaçanik, Kosovo.
For those attending in person, a hot breakfast buffet and coffee will be served for $10 (accepted in cash or check at the event).
RSVP by December 23rd via email to pattymoutes@gmail.com.
To participate via zoom, email: twhitlam55@gmail.com to receive the link.
About Thom and Brenda Weiss:
Thom was born and raised in Tallmadge, Ohio. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Miami University of Ohio where he also met his wife, Brenda. After several moves across the country, Thom and Brenda landed in Madison, Wisconsin where they raised their two children, Kim and Matthew.
After hosting their first Rotary exchange student in 2003, Thom and Brenda joined Rotary. Since then, they have hosted twelve Rotary exchange students. Thom is currently a member of the Madison Area Breakfast Rotary Club where he is a past president and past youth exchange officer. From 2014 – 2022, Thom directed the work of the Wisconsin chapter of Rotary Books for the World. This non-profit organization collected used school and library books from around Wisconsin and shipped them through a Rotary network to developing countries where the books could get a second chance.
Brenda received a degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Miami University and a teaching certification in Business and Technology from Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. She has a master's in Instructional Technology from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Brenda has taught business and computer technology at all grade levels including adults. She spent the last 19 years of her teaching career working both at the middle and high school for the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District in Middleton, Wisconsin. Brenda has been active with Rotary Youth Exchange at the club and district levels. She served as the Rotary Youth Exchange trainer for District 6250 in south central Wisconsin and was the Youth Protection Officer for the Madison After Hours Rotary Club.
Currently, Thom and Brenda are serving as United States Peace Corps Volunteers in Kaçanik, Kosovo. He is supporting an environmental NGO as a community and economic development volunteer. She is co-teaching English in a professional high school in Kaçanik as a TEFL volunteer.
