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Mary Ann Jackson

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Janice Dawson-Fritz

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Donald Auble

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Welcome to our Club!

Service Above Self

We meet In Person

Tuesdays at 12:00 PM

Buffalo Wild Wings

3011 Westgate Mall
Fairview Park, OH 44126
United States of America

First and Third Tuesday of each month at Noon

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New Members July 2022

Welcome three new members to our club: Khory Katz, Jacqueline Krupp and Patricia Walton.

Doing the induction honors is George Newman, President 2022-2023.

Khory Katz- Financial Advisor with Edward Jones

Jacqueline Krupp - Sales for Zono Technologies

Patricia Walton- Education & National Park Service - Retired

2022 5K Race & Fun Run Success

The 2022 5K Race and 1Mile Fun Run was a huge success, the weather was perfect and the runners were many! Thanks go out to Bill Wagner, who chaired the event this year and all the previous years that we've had this fundraiser. Thanks also go out to our sponsors and the volunteers, Rotarians and non Rotarians alike (you know who you are!). We couldn't have done it without your help and dedication!

Congratulations to Frank Di Lalla, fellow West Shore Rotary member, who was a participant in the race and came in second in his class. Way to go Frank!

More photos enclosed...

Copy of 2022 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations

Class of 2022 West Shore Rotary Scholarship ($1,500) recipients

Fairview High School

Parker O. Weitzel

North Olmsted High School

Sam C. Gioia

Saint Joseph Academy

Molly E. Hanna

John Marshall High School

Maria Faye Palma

Good Knights of Lorain County Project

Our District 6630 donated monies to pay for 22 complete beds (bedding an all) for the children of Lorain County. On May 14th we cut, sanded, dipped and drilled enough wood for 42 beds! What an achievement for 4 hours of work.

The district project this year is to help Good Knights of Lorain County fulfill its mission to give every child a bed to sleep on. Their motto is "Every Child Deserves a Good Night"

A good night’s sleep is fundamental to good health, good academic performance, and a positive way of living. Too many children in our community have to sleep on cold, hard floors or in other uncomfortable conditions. Our volunteers do their best to help them, with one bed at a time.

We helped build beds at their facility at 1935 Cooper Foster Park Dr., Amherst, OH 44001 on Saturday, May 14th, 2022.

It was a good thing!

North Olmsted Parade Aug 29, 2021

Just back from the North Olmsted Community Parade, in which your West Shore Rotary Club had a presence. Eric (who still plays hockey!) and Amy Wagner (along with their children Reagan and Grant) walked the parade route and handed out candy. Very much appreciated. (We only got a little wet.) Submitted by Don Auble

Our North Olmsted High School class of '21 recipient of a West Shore Rotary $1,500 scholarship, Owen Conway, had already started at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (King's Point NY) but was injured there and will be rejoining his class next year. In the meantime he's going to Cleveland State U., taking STEM and Mechanical Engineering classes, with the goal of a Maritime Engineering degree from USMMA.

(Submitted by Don Auble - Scholarship Chair)

Thanks Angelo!

Acknowledging Angelo Russo as our out going president for 2021-2022.

A nice party and plaque was given in his honor for his tenure and our thanks. At Angelo's side is his lovely wife, Karlie. Thank you Angelo for your dedicated service to our club.

In Person Meetings to Start Again

It is my pleasure to announce that beginning Tuesday, July 6, 2021, The West Shore Rotary Club will once again be hosting our luncheon meetings in-person.

Because the 100th Bomb Group is closed, we have decided to hold ALL FUTURE meetings at Arturo's Bar & Grill, 26679 Brookpark Extension, North Olmstead, 44070, at 12 noon.

The cost will remain $20, and there are 5 lunch items to choose from. Luncheon tickets will also be available for purchase.

We are excited to see all of you again and visit with your fellow Rotarians. We are also looking to expand our club's membership, and would welcome any guests you would like to bring.

Mary Ann Jackson
Secretary

The West Shore Rotary Club

Bill Wagner Retiring as FPCS Superintendent

Congratulations to Dr. Bill Wagner, Fairview Park City Schools superintendent, on his retirement.

Bill has been a member of the West Shore Rotary Club since April of 2012, past president and board member.

He is always ready to help where needed. A true Rotarian through and through.

Enjoy your retirement, Bill, you've earned it!

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations

Class of 2021 West Shore Rotary Scholarship ($1,500) recipients

Fairview High School

JENNA R. REITZ

North Olmsted High School

OWEN C. CONWAY

Saint Joseph Academy

MEGHAN A. ROGERS

District Governors Citation Award

Don Auble accepting his Unsung Hero award from Angelo Russo, president of the West Shore Rotary Club.

This citation was awarded to Don from our District Governor for always being there to help whenever our Club needs it. He volunteers behind the scenes and cares about the success of our Club.

Thank you, Don, for being the epitome of the service above self.

Remembering Joe Kazimer

Joe Kazimer passed away on March 12, 2021

He was a 44 year member of our Rotary Club,

with 25 of those years as the club Sergeant-at-arms.

Joe also served our country as a Marine, Corporal Sergeant, 1946-52

Services will be private, at Chambers Funeral Home, Saturday, March 20th.

Joe, thank you for your service to Rotary and to our country, you will be missed.

Bistro 83 Fundraiser Sept 2020

September 14-17, 2020.The West Shore Rotary gets 20% of your bill remitted to our Club when you dine at BISTRO 83 in North Ridgeville...a delicious Fundraiser for West Shore Rotary, and they're very careful about Covid 19 precautions -- social distance, masks, sanitizing, etc.

PRINT OUT the coupon and take it with you (and give the second one to a friend).

There's no limit on the number of participants, so "keep printin' 'em out" and giving them out.

Remembering Rotarian Newton J. Kellackey

In Memory of Rotarian, Newton J. Kellackey

Newton J. Kellackey, Jr. DDS, was a charter member of the West Shore Rotary Club, (chartered as the Fairview-West Park Rotary) founded in 1961.

He was a 57 year Rotarian, Paul Harris Fellow, and a veteran of the US Air Force, 1st Lieutenant (1953-55).

He was recognized by the West Shore Rotary Club with a lifetime achievement award on October 14, 2010, for his service to the club, and the local and international community.

Newt was a dentist, in private practice, specializing in orthodontics. His compassion for people in need was a driving force for the humanitarian commitments that became part of his life and he used his skills in dentistry on the missions that he served. With the support of the Rotary Club, Newt made many trips to Brazil to meet their medical needs. Newt developed, with total support from the club, thirteen international health care missions to the Amazon jungle. He spearheaded the shipping of 200 baby scales, 35 bicycles, 400 pairs of glasses, a four wheel drive truck, an entire surgical lab and equipment, and the building of 11 water wells. In 2002 Newt and Dan Fronczak (through their hard work), got pledges from 22 clubs within our district and with funds from Rotary International, provided a much needed replacement truck to the Esperanza organization, in the city of Santarem, Brazil. Through Newt’s influence, Rotary supported an international exchange student from Brazil. He volunteered on other missions, as well, with other organizations on religious and medical missions. His last trip to Brazil was in 2003.

Our Club is proud of Newt and all he accomplished in his lifetime, as a Rotarian, and a humanitarian.

Thank you, Newt, for your dedication to Rotary and its founding principles of service above self. May God hold you in his loving arms.

Newt passed away March 12, 2018, at 89 years of age.

West Shore Rotary Club Donates to Shop with a Cop

The West Shore Rotary Club continued its yearly tradition of making donations to both the city of North Olmsted and Fairview Park's Shop with a Cop. Children in both of these cities had the opportunity to shop with local law enforcement to pick out some Christmas gifts for the holiday season.

Tom Eble presenting Fairview Park with Donation

Tome Eble presenting North Olmsted with Donation

Shoe Boxes for Nicaraguan Children

Shoe Boxes for Children of the Dump in Nicaragua

Our club filled 32 boot size boxes at BW3 in Fairview Park on July 10th. Our boxes will to be combined with boxes from other clubs in our District, to be shipped to the children of the dump in Nicaragua, in time for Christmas. The Westlake/Bay club, is in charge of this project district wide and will be organizing the delivery of the boxes to the children personally, with a team of Rotarians this December.

Bill Wagner was the chair of the event for our club. Club members and friends chose the age and gender of the child they wanted to buy for and how many boxes for each child. It was so gratifying to know that a deserving child in Chinendega, Nicaragua will be opening a box of school supplies, clothes and toys that we personally shopped for. It warms the heart to help a child.

Thank you Bill ,for organizing the event and getting the boxes to where they need to be.

What does Rotary do?

Eight little words give us the answer.

This is a letter found in the Rotarian magazine, November 2017 issue.

Written by Joseph J. Kovarik, Cottage Grove, Minn.

RI President Ian H.S. Riseley expressed his concern, in the August president's message, that we have "had a difficult time conveying the scope of our work." Later he asks, "What does Rotary do?" I'd like to offer an answer in just eight words. The compact response is derived from posing three questions: What do we do? Where do we do it? How do we do it?

Consider:

What do we do? Improve people's lives.

Where do we do it? Locally and globally.

How do we do it? Through service.

Such a mission-minded claim underscores our action orientation. We just observe that we are a leadership organization with a deceptively singular force: Improve peoples lives, locally and globally, through service. We can reduce our statement to six words if we adopt the portmanteau word used by Atlanta's mayor, Kasim Reed, in his speech at the Rotary International Convention: "glocal". Our alternate six-word definition of Rotary could read: Improve peoples lives glocally, through service.

Your choice - eight or six words - in our continuing effort to assert the essence of Rotary.

Rotary Veteran's Ceremony

West Shore Rotary Veterans Ceremony, November 7th, 2017

L-R: David Lariviere, Joe Kazimer, Eric Wagner, Dan Fronczak, Newt Kellackey (seated), Dr. Reed Miller

Those recognized were:

Joe Kazimer ~ Marine, Corporal Sergeant, 1946-52 / Forty year Rotarian

Newt Kellackey ~ Air Force, 1st Lieutenant, 1953-55 / Charter member - Fifty-Six year Rotarian

Dan Fronczak ~ Marine, Private 1st Class, 1971-72 / Twenty year Rotarian

Eric Wagner ~ Army, E/5 Sergeant, 2000-06 / Five year Rotarian

Officiating the ceremony was:

David Lariviere (COI/United States Army) from the Medina Sunrise Rotary Club and chaplain Dr. Reed Miller

Thank you to the members that were able to attend the ceremony and gave our Veteran's the respect they deserved, not only for their service to our country but to Rotary as well.

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The human touch

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Olena Morhun fled with three of her children and made her way to Puławy, Poland. There they were welcomed by Krystyna Wilczyńska-Ciemięga, one of many Rotary members who have opened their homes to refugees.

Rotary Projects Around the Globe - October 2022

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and New Zealand.

A new weapon against polio

A modified vaccine offers hope that eradication is closer than ever.

Register now for World Polio Day 2022World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond: A healthier future for mothers and children, will be held virtually and in-person on 21-22 October in Geneva, Switzerland. The event will highlight the status of polio eradication and address the

Mobile clinic delivers free healthcare for Wisconsin’s underserved communities

Rotary clubs in District 6250 (Wisconsin and Minnesota, USA) have donated a mobile clinic to St. Clare Health Mission, a community organization in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that provides primary and specialty health care services at no cost for those without access to insurance.