October 9, 2019

Set Up/Tear Down

10/16/19 – Tony Iannucci & Ted Stazak

10/23/19 – Ted Stazak

Registration Table

10/16/19 – Deb Burn & Lisa Taddei

12/23/19 – Deb Burn & Lisa Taddei

Greeters

10/16/19 – Chris Shape

10/23/19 – Tony Iannucci

Mobile Meals

10/18/19 – Pat Miller & Dave Taylor

10/25/19 – Dan Rowland

Fellowship Invocation

October, 2019 – Christine Cope 10/16/19 – Andy Bednar

November, 2019 – John Campolito 10/23/19 - Denise May

Magazine Report

October, 2019 – Diane Sauer

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

Upcoming

Speakers

Oct. 16th District

Governor Dan Morgan

Oct. 23rd To Be

Announced

Oct. 30th To Be

Announced

Rotary supports investments in people to create measurable & enduring

economic improvements in their lives & communities. Every community has

its own unique needs & concerns. Rotary encourages us to take action in order to address challenges within our

own community & globally.

CHECK PRESENTATION –

Victoria Nalongo Namusisi will

be visiting the

for $5,000

which will be

used for microloans for acid

attack survivors this year.

ALOHA,

ROTARY! Registration is now

open for the 2020 RI

Convention

being held

June 6th through 10th in

beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii!

You’ll learn

about projects

from around the world in the

House of Friendship and have

the

opportunity to participate in a

service project at an ancient

fishpond.

Don’t miss this

chance to connect with other

people of action while giving

back to the

community, introduce your

family to Rotary, and explore

a

beautiful

island paradise!

During the 15th week of Rotary

Year 2019 – 2020, Club members,

along with our guest, Mark Wetstein

(Julia’s husband), took part in a contest

cooked up by our own Christine Cope.

She presented us with clues about

various musicians who were born in

October, and we had to guess the name

of each artist. Those individuals who

got the right answers were entered into

a drawing to win none other than two

tickets to our upcoming Fall Festival!

And the winner was. . . Don Powers!

If you’d like to try your hand at

Christine’s musical trivia, here are the clues (and the answers are

down below – no peeking!):

1. You may say he’s a dreamer.

2. He won’t back down.

3. He wrote a little diddy; pink houses; large cat

4. He made the sky cry.

5. He’s groovy and can tell you how to leave your lover.

6. He’s a little bit of a stalker.

7. He’s a little bit of a joker, gangster, and cowboy and can

fly as high as an eagle.

Answer Key: (1. John Lennon; 2. Tom Petty; 3. John Cougar

Mellencamp; 4. Stevie Ray Vaughn; 5. Paul Simon; 6. Sting;

and 7. Steve Miller)

Rotary

Motto

Service Above Self

4-Way

Test

Of the things we think, say

or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and

better friendship?

Will it be

beneficial to all concerned?

Avenues

of Service

Club Service

Vocational Service

Community

Service

International Service

Youth Service

FELLOWSHIP

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SAVE THE DATE: The Rotary Club of Warren Board of Directors will

meet on Thursday, October 17th at The Speakeasy Lounge in Downtown

Warren. Fellowship, hosted by Tony Iannucci, will begin at 5:30 p.m.,

with the meeting to follow at 6:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Warren

Foundation Board will meet on Wednesday, October 23rd at 11:30 a.m. at

The Hope Center.

ALOHA, ROTARY! Registration is now open for the 2020 RI Convention

being held June 6th through 10th in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii! You’ll learn

about projects from around the world in the House of Friendship and

have the opportunity to participate in a service project at an ancient

fishpond. Don’t miss this chance to connect with other people of action

while giving back to the community, introduce your family to Rotary, and

explore a beautiful island paradise!

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS for the Salvation

Army! Captains Chris and Kiley Williams are looking for businesses,

organizations, churches, local schools and clubs to help ring the bells this

year. A good competition among the various groups is always a fun way

to raise money for a good cause. If you are interested in helping out,

contact Chris Willliams at (330) 392-1573 or email him at:

Christopher.Williams@use.salvationarmy.org

Locations to choose from this year are: Walmart, Sam’s Club, Giant

Eagle (starts Black Friday), Hobby Lobby, Sparkle, Save-A-Lot, and

various Eastwood Mall locations which will start before Black Friday. The

Red Kettle Campaign runs Tuesday, November 12th through Tuesday,

(excluding Sundays).

ROTARY CONNECTS THE WORLD: Two very special guests will join us

for our October 16th meeting. Distrcit Governor Dan Morgan will visit

our Club next week. In addition, Marco Herrera from the Rotary Club of

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala will be attending, along with several Rotarians

and the Fire Chief from their village. These gentlemen won the bid for

the fire engine that was sold by Warren Township. They will have some

free time on Thursday, October 17th and are asking for some suggestions

of activities to do. If you are aware of anything special going on within

our city that day or are willing to meet these fellow Rotarians for dinner

Areas of

Focus

Promoting

Peace

Fighting Disease

Providing Clean

Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local

Economies

Club Officers President Teri Surin

President Elect

Dominic Mararri

Vice-President Christine Cope

Secretary

Judy Masaki

Treasurer Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Venita Collins

Board

Members Bill Beinecke Ginny Bond

Tony Iannucci Ted Stazak

Kim Straniak Lisa Taddei

Julia Wetstein

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

that evening, please contact Teri Surin as soon as possible.

THE DISTRICT 6650 INTERACT CONFERENCE 2019 will be held on

November 9th at Salem Community Center (1098 N. Ellsworth Ave.,

Salem, OH 44460) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone interested in the

Interact Program is encouraged to attend. Contact Aundrea Cika

Heschmeyer (330.646.4082) or Janet Keene (330.853.5114) for more

information.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF WARREN”S FALL FESTIVAL is being held today

from 2 to 7 p.m. at Eastwood Field. Join fellow Rotarians and others

from our community for good food, specialty shopping (from over 30

vendors), kid-friendly activities, amazing entertainment, and fireworks. A

50-50 Raffle, as well as a raffle for a special door prize, will be held.

It’s shaping up to be a beautiful Fall day, so be sure to come out and

support The Rotary Club of Warren Foundation and charitable projects in

the community! Many thanks to all of our sponsors, especially Diane Sauer

Chevrolet and the Cafaro Foundation who generously sponsored the

Fireworks.

COMMEMORATING 100 YEARS:

Remember the Virtual Museum put in

place during Andy Bednar’s

Presidency? Well, thanks to Christine

Cope’s hard work, Andy now has a hard

bound copy of the electronic book

commemorating the Rotary Club of

Warren’s 100 years! Andy announced

that he will be making a donation to

our Club in Christine’s name. Warren

Rotarians are most appreciative of

both of you and your dedication to the

Warren Rotary!!

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President Chris Shape

Vice-

President Cindy

Matheson

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Christine

Cope Jim Ditch

Ken LaPolla Cindy

Matheson Teri Surin

Contact us

at: Rotary Club of Warren

P.O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our Website: Warrenrotary.org

If you have

any

questions or

suggestions

about our

newsletter,

or if you

would like to

become a

sponsor,

Please

contact:

Judy Masaki

WARREN ROTARY’S PARTNERSHIP WITH ASA SOCIAL FUND FOR HIDDEN PEOPLES & BRIGHT KIDS UGANDA

Three years ago, a filmmaker shared a documentary about gender

crime in Uganda involving acid attacks. Compelled by our hearts and

consciences to do something, The Rotary Club of Warren partnered with

Pauline and Lou Picard of the University of Pittsburgh, who provided advise

on how our dollars could make the most impact. The end result was a joint

project focusing on ending poverty through microloans provided to survivors,

enabling them to start small enterprises and support themselves and their

children.

On October 9th, Victoria Nalongo Namusisi, Founder and Director of

Bright Kids Uganda and Chairperson of The Blessed Survivors, along with

Pauline and Lou Picard from the University of Pittsbugh and the ASA Social

Fund for Hidden Peoples visited our Club. Victoria extended greetings from

the survivors and also indicated that she was celebrating the 57th

Independence Day of her country. Victoria always tells her people that

“you cannot have political independence without economic independence”. In

that regard, she was also celebrating $5,000 presented to her that day

by our Club to further sponsor the economic independence of the survivors

in Uganda. This support enables them to lead better lives, provide for

their children’s education, and put food on their plates. She also

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expressed

appreciation for

previous funds which

supported purchase

of a van used to

transport those

needing medical

care to and from

the the hospital.

Victoria has been involved

in so many projects that make a

positive difference in Uganda.

In December of 2015, she was

taking a boy home to Northern

Uganda. Conditions were very

hard in his village where more

than 500 people were killed

during the war in 2004. She

started “Adopt-A-Village”,

collecting blankets and clothing

for the village’s people, and offering small microloans and training on

micro-finance in collaboration with the Picards. However, she noticed

that the women would attempt to sell their commodities but had to run

away during inclement weather. In further support, Victoria raised

money to build three marketplaces where the women could set up their

merchandise and have shelter from the rain.

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Dr. Lou Picard also spoke to us about his work with Bright Kids

Uganda and the ASA Social Fund. Dr. Picard is a Professor at the

University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International

Affairs and Division of International Development and African Studies.

The ASA Social Fund for Hidden Peoples provides “financial support

for vulnerable and fragile children and adults who are impacted by

extreme poverty, civil strife, abandonment, gender violence,

disfigurement and physical disabilities. Three years ago, through the

ASA Fund and Rotary donations, a pool of $2,000 was raised to fund

microloans for seven or eight survivors. They became a core group of

individuals who can work with the next generation of survivors. A

strategy was formed to create groups of six members, each of whom

would receive a $150 to $200 loan, with payback being required within 6

months. There was a stipulation that if one member did not pay back

the loan, loans to all members in the group would stop.

Our most recent funds will allow for an $800 loan, including a two-

tiered training system on branding, marketing, and advertising. It is

hoped that six to seven groups will be funded now, and six to seven each

for the following two years. Governed through sound financial

processes, 12% interest will be charged on the concessionary loans.

The Rotary Club of Warren would also like to recognize the Rotary

Club of Cortland and Dr. Patel for partnering with us on this project.

This is definitely what we have been called to do – transferring heart

into action!

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TRIPLE JACKPOT

Today, the Grand Jackpot totaled $542.

Congratulations to Daily Winner Chris Shape!

HAPPY BUCKS

*** Chris Shape was happy about winning the Daily Jackpot and for

celebrating his son’s 21st birthday last week by laying on a beach and

going deep sea fishing!

*** Teri Surin gave a shout out about The Youngstown Magic Club’s Night

of Comedy and Magic on Saturday, November 16th at LaBare High

School. Her dad and Nick Verina have been members of the club for

years.

*** Ken LaPolla is happy to be going camping this weekend. His daughter

is going to Seattle to present a paper, and his son is doing great work

with the Interfraternity Council at Ohio Unversity.

*** Dominic Mararri is a married man!! He honeymooned in Jamaica, but

is glad to be home. He’s excited about the Fall Festival, and proud to be

participating in Make a Difference Day.

*** Cindy Matheson is happy about our upcoming Fall Fest and the great

entertainment! She also recently had to say goodbye to some employees

and wishes them well.

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*** Andy Bednar is happy to support the causes of Victoria and the

Picards. He also offered a Happy Buck for our Club’s Virtual Museum

and the hard covered book commemorating our Club’s 100 years given to

him by Christine Cope.

*** Venita Collins offered a Happy Buck for our guests, and for Teri

Surin, our 102nd President and her work on the Fall Fest.

*** Don Powers was happy to win the music contest prize! He also

offered a Happy Buck in honor of the Fall Fest Committee.

You can have everything in life

you want,

if you will just help other people

get what they want.

- Zig Ziglar

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY