December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
Rotary is dedicated to fighting and preventing disease. Disease Prevention and Treatment is one of Rotary’s Seven Area of Focus. Disease and illness result in pain and injury. Prolonged severe illness may result in loss of employment and income. It affects families. It affects quality of life.
Rotary and Rotarians are committed to helping people to live healthy lives. Our signature project in this area is Polio Eradication. But polio is not the only disease or aspect of healthy living on which Rotarians have expended energies.
Thank you 6630 for all you do to help eradicate Polio and other disease here at home and around the world.
Thank you to all the Rotarians who have welcomed me to their special events and meetings over the last month or so. Club official visits since our last newsletter have included Jefferson, Harbor Chase, Cleveland, and Barberton. I even had the opportunity to stop home to Akron for our annual holiday party and to a meeting to hear Akron's new Mayor-elect, Shammas Malik. I also traveled to Columbus to serve alongside IPDG David Jones and DGE Dale Smith on the All-Ohio PETS Planning Committee. If you are a club President-elect plan to join us in Columbus for AOP Training March 15 and 16, 2024.
We also kicked off our District Conference Planning Committee in December under the leadership of DGN Bob Oborn. Mark your calendar to join us April 26 and 27, 2024 at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls.
If I haven't been out your way, I look forward to visiting soon!
The RC of Burton-Middlefield announces the start the 2024 Maple Splash Raffle to begin ticket sales immediately on-line and at points-of-sale.
Last year’s wildly successful raffle featuring the awarding of a brand new Chevy Silverado vehicle to the grand prize lucky winner, will once again give away a brand new Chevy Silverado 4-door, 4-wheel drive vehicle.
The vehicle is provided by the Pat Preston family of dealerships and Chevy Network in Burton, Ohio. Many other great prizes are available for the winning tickets. A Husqvarna Chain Saw Package donated by Vatty Tree Service, a Husqvarna Z248F Zero Turn Mower from First Quality Power Place, A set of 14K Diamond Studs from Steven DeFranco Jewelers, A DeWalt 20V tripod light and fan from Hartville Hardware, a 65” Flat Screen TV from RadioActive, A Milwaukee M18 Dual-Slide compound mitre saw from Carter Lumber, A vacation Package from Beaches & Dreams travel, a Kreg Mobile Project Center from B & M Tools Sales, a large Green Egg Charcoal Grill from Shetler’s Stove & Heating, a 10’ X 12’ Timber Frame storage building from Pinecraft Storage Barns, one Yeti Red Rescue cooler set, a Moritz DLBH610-10 12,000lb. dump trailer w/aluminum tarp system from O’Reilly Trailer Sales, a Generac 10KW Stand-By Generator from KBR Solutions, a $500 cash prize, and Instant $100 cash tickets. This year we are again featuring Early Bird cash drawings in the amount of $1000. to be awarded monthly December through April.
Purchase your tickets early to take advantage of being eligible for all monthly drawings.
A new added feature to the raffle is the “Outdoor Adventure” package which consists of various bundles of hunting, fishing, kayaking and an off road vehicle; four bundles in all. Too many items in the bundles to list.
See: maplesplashraffle.com “rules” for more complete descriptions of all prizes and “Outdoor Adventure” bundles plus new ticket “packages”.
There is a GREAT prize for everyone this year.
Last year over $80,000 in raffle profits was given away to many community organizations including food cupboards, The Red Tulip Project, Next Step, children’s meals, scouting projects, the Geauga County Historical Society, A new Rotary Endowed Scholarship through Kent State Geauga and many other worthwhile organizations throughout the county.
Rotary International’s newest area of focus is: Supporting the Environment.
We continually hear about our warming world, the reduction of the animal and plant populations with whom we humans share this planet, the insidious leaking of plastic into our waters, food and farming systems. We now ask, “What can we, each and every Rotarian do, beginning tomorrow, about these distressing realities and predictions about our environment?”
The Heights of Greater Cleveland Rotary Club, in addition to planting trees and reducing food waste, is trying to reduce the plastic we purchase as we shop for groceries, clothing, home goods, equipment etc. We realize its more convenient to pick up a plastic wrapped food item than picking our fresh vegetables by hand, BUT, we are trying to at least reduce the items we buy, that grocery stores sell, encased in plastic. An almost impossible task!
We have found a site where we can purchase laundry soaps, compostable sponges, dryer balls, beeswax wrap and toilet cleaners free of all plastic containers.
The following link will connect you to the TruEarth shopping site set up in partnership with The Rotary Club of the Heights of Greater Cleveland. Clicking on this link will connect you to the list of products and ways to purchase these plastic-free items.
We often feel so small and think the small things we can do are but a drop in the bucket but one club of 20, and a world wide membership of 1,400,000 can make a significant difference.
The Chili Open Golf Classic will be here soon after the Holidays and we need your help to make this another successful event!
Purchase or sell a minimum of 10 raffle tickets, (or more), at only $20 each, and stand a chance to win one of the following great prizes:
1st prize is a 2024 KIA K5, or $19,000 cash payout – Thank you The VanDevere Bunch!
2nd prize is a $2,500 Flooring Credit courtesy of Barrington Carpet & Flooring Design
3rd prize is a 55” 4k Smart LED TV, courtesy of the S Group, Inc. – Thank you, Rotarian Jeff Sheeks!
Please bring any sold raffle tickets to our weekly club meetings, or mail them to the Camp Office (4460 Rex Lake Drive, Akron, OH 44319). Tickets can also be purchased online, by clicking on this link. Also share this fantastic opportunity with your friends, family, and colleagues.
Funding from the Chili Open helps ensure that no camper is ever turned away from Akron Rotary Camp due to inability to pay. Thank you for your support in making the Chili Open a continued success for our Club to benefit the campers who attend Akron Rotary Camp! Together, we are "Creating a world where there are only abilities!"
This is a great chance to join the Exchange Students for the CAVS game against the Orlando Magic on February 22, 2024.
All Rotarians and friends are welcome for the pregame reception and CAVS game on the 22nd.
The reception with the students begins at 5:00 pm and includes a snack with soft drinks at The Clevelander Bar and Grille at 834 Huron Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition, we will have a few door prizes and a raffle for the exchange students and their guests.
This has always been a fun night, a chance to see the young CAVS and have some great fellowship.
Please see the flyer below to order tickets. Any questions, call Stew at 330-607-1442.
Thank you to all the volunteers who took a shift to ring the bell for the Salvation Army.
A big thanks to Mark Seward for organizing this service project and to Katy Miller for gathering the photos and posting to social media!
Several members volunteered ton December 7th to help wrap gifts for The Well CDC - Akron Hope Service Project at Mason CLC.
It was rewarding and fun to wrap gifts for those families in need for the holiday. Thank you to all who participated!
Well CDC - Akron Hope Service Project
Rotarian Coordinator: Doug Kohl
The Well CDC's Akron Hope project provides year-round support to its neighborhood elementary school, Mason CLC. This project received grant funding from the Akron Rotary Foundation.
One of the ways Mason CLC is supported is through Akron Hope's annual Holidays of Hope outreach that spreads joy to Mason CLC students, teachers, and families during the Holiday season. This is done by providing every student (250+) with a new, wrapped gift that gets hand delivered by volunteers.
What an exciting time to be an Akron Rotarian! The opportunities to serve are abundant! So are the needs of the community.
Akron Rotary members once again adopted a Kenmore Boulevard storefront. We decorated the window of 960 Kenmore Boulevard on Wednesday, November 29th.
The holiday celebration in Kenmore builds community spirit and promotes Kenmore businesses.
Clubs have been adding speakers but we want more!! Has your Club had a speaker that they would recommend to speak at other Clubs? If so, follow the directions here and we will add them!
Only Rotary Clubs and their members may submit speaker names. We ask that the speaker has been vetted/heard prior to being recommended.
This page is designed to help clubs find and share speaker information.
This is only effective with your input. The page will include speaker names and contact information submitted from Clubs.
To submit a speaker name: On the page is a short form you can complete with the speaker name and information.
After you submit that form we will post the information.
This Learning Center course will show how a prospect experiences the membership leads process, and how club and district leaders can create a consistent, positive experience for prospective members.
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