01/05/2023
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
January calendar – Gary Dean, Program Chair
5th – Krista Bower – Chamber of Commerce
12th – Jeremy Joyce – Special Olympics
19th – Maggie Simmons – PAAC
26th – Erica Tucker – District Director of Solid Waste Authority
28th – * Dueling Piano’s – Sunrise Rotary fundraiser at Fairgrounds
February calendar – Ian Webb, Program Chair
2nd: Erin Edwards- Food and Drink Editor at Columbus Monthly
4th: * Rotary Foundation Gala – Hocking Hills Lodge
9th: Erin Allsop- Big Brothers, Big Sisters
16th: Robert Fanska- Boy Scouts
23rd: Rural Urban Day
Upcoming Dates:
- April 28-29, 2023 – * District 6690 Conference – Veteran’s Memorial
- June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club
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- Presiding: President-Elect Warren Spangler
- Prayer: Harry Canfield
- Piano Player: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Gary Dean lead us in “Smile” and “Viva La Rotary”
- Attending: (Drexel has official list)
- Guests: Joe McNemar introduced Chuck Steinhauser; Jayme Fountain introduced Michele Landon
- Students: Logan Elm senior students today
- January Birthdays: 5th-Bob Tootle; 13th-Carly Neff; 22nd-Dave Webb; 23rd-Roger Wolfe; 24th-Fred Mavis; 25th-Wayne Vickers; 28th-Bill Kramer
- January Anniversaries: 7th-Bob Mabe
New member welcomed: Jim Retanio was welcomed into Circleville Rotary today. His sponsor is Daryl Wolfe. Jim is a businessman and philanthropist who owns the old Carnival property. We look forward to working alongside you!!
Announcements
- Charlie Hedges : just ended second quarter, as of Dec. 31st, $7,270 toward the foundation and $935 to Polio Plus!
- Gary Dean presented with his Paul Harris plus one pin today
- Thank you for coming out to the Imagination Station picture – we made the district newsletter
- Our club and Sunrise received a $5,000 grant for Miryante so they can build a meeting room building.
SAA:
- If your alumni team won a post-season game $1
- Ohio State fans pay an extra $1
- 1942 the Rose Bowl was not played in Pasadena, but in Durham, NC (Duke-thank you Charlie Hedges) – WWII safety
- Lincoln declared edict to free slaves in southern states – Emancipation Proclamation
- 1892 – Ellis Island opened
- 1959 – what state was the 49th? Alaska
Scholarship Drawing: Gary was the winner of the drawing $15. The jackpot is $824 and it continues!!
Program: Krista Bower – Exec. Director of Pickaway Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Sunrise Rotary
- The chamber was founded in 1916. We currently have 301 members.
- The chamber’s funding comes from members.
- For chamber members, (through Central Ohio Chamber) there is medical insurance, workers comp. Insurance, shipping discounts, legal/HR consultations.
- This year board is growing to 13 people. We are looking outside of Circleville since they are to serve the county
- Annual events: April dinner is at Flora and Field; night golf outing in August (and have to be done before the sprinklers come on!); Christmas at Pumpkin Show Park (this year, over 800 people attended with 400 children)
- Would like to start a Young Professionals club and women’s club for networking
- Four ribbon cutting opportunities in the next few months
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- In appreciation of this year’s speakers sharing their time & efforts, donations to Pickaway Pathways for Success will be made in their names.