Medina Rotarians among VIPs who welcomed Ms. Wheelchair USA July 20, 2020.
City of Medina and Medina Creative Housing was first official stop for new Ms. Wheelchair USA and titleholders.
A wonderful story was published in the Medina-Gazette (click here to view)
Medina Mayor Dennis Hanwell – Speaker/ MC
Executive Producer Ms. Wheelchair USA Lowery Lockard
Executive Director Client Services Dane Foundation Patty Moser
Congressman Anthony Gonzalez Representative Brandon Gibson
Medina County Common Pleas Judge Joyce Kimbler
US Navy Commander, Medina County Auditor Michael Kovack
Medina County Commissioner William Hutson
Medina County Prosecutor Forrest Thompson
Main Street Medina Board Kevin Rych
US Military Chaplain Dr. Reid Miller
Executive Director of Medina Creative Housing Dianne DePasquale-Hagerty
Past Judge Ms. America Lynda Bowers
President of Medina Sunrise Rotary Kevin Wermer
Rotary International Director for Wheelchairs in Latin America Jack Young
President of SACS Consulting Tim Dimoff
Operations Director of Medina TV & Videographer Miles Reed
FEEDING MEDINA COUNTY
ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Rotary Youth Exchange Student (Medina Sunrise Rotary) Sergio Neto from Brazil and his host brother Medina High School Freshman Dominik Takacs (son of Joseph and Judit Takacs) worked together with Sergeant Jeff Cain and the Ohio Army National Guard, and other volunteers from Feeding Medina County to pack 1,000 Weekender bags of food for children in Medina County.
Sergio, flew over 4,000 miles from his home in Londrina, Brazil, to study as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student at Medina High School (2019-2020). Graduating this spring, he and his family were honored to learn that he had been accepted into one of the US News & World Report's Best Ranked Colleges of Engineering at the University of Toledo.
"Rotary represents 'Service above Self'," said Sergio and his host brother Dominik. "We volunteered over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and wanted to help out today during our summer break because there is still such a great need in Medina County among some of the students who would go hungry without Feeding Medina County."
Sergio added, "I learned always to say, 'Obrigado' -Thank you. Thank you to my parents. Thank you to my teachers and friends. And thank you to Rotary for helping make my dreams come true in America!"
Sergio Neto and Dominik Takacs
Sergeant Jeff Cain & the Ohio Army National Guard
Feeding Medina County Weekender Program Volunteers
DANE SANDRIDGE - VP SANDRIDGE FOOD CORP
THANKS FEEDING MEDINA COUNTY VOLUNTEERS
Dane Sandridge, VP at Sandridge Food Corporation and Board Member of Feeding Medina County, thanked Medina Sunrise Rotary, the Ohio Army National Guard and all the Feeding Medina County volunteers this morning who worked together for the weekly packing of 1,000 Weekender Bags for children in Medina County.
"As Sandridge celebrates 50 years in Medina as a family business, we were happy to donate the large walk-in freezer to Feeding Medina County. My family has helped shape our core values of being a caring environment for all our employees and customers. Dad (Mark Sandridge, CEO of Sandridge Food) grades our executive team on our values and how we contribute to our business, customers, employees and our community. He says that when you have a family business, you have the privilege of running it the way you want. It’s not just passing it down to family members. It’s about creating a close family with everyone you work with."
PHOTOS
Dane Sandridge, VP and brother Jordan Sandridge, COO
Feeding Medina County Weekender Program Volunteers
MEDINA SUNRISE ROTARY HONORS SERGEANT JEFF CAIN & THE OHIO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Sgt-Jeff Cain and the Ohio Army National Guard are honored by Medina Sunrise Rotary for "Service above Self" to Feeding Medina County during the C-19 pandemic.
SPC DUSTIN GREEN, TOBY BUTT, DAVE BROWN,
SGT JEFF CAIN, LEON SKOWRONSKI,
COL REID MILLER | SANDY BOVE HINKLE, SPC DUSTIN GREEN, SGT JEFF CAIN | 
SPC DUSTIN GREEN |
