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Speakers
Apr 28, 2023 7:25 AM
45th Anniversary of Strongsville Rotary
May 05, 2023 7:25 AM
Success Class Scholarship Students
May 12, 2023 7:25 AM
Cleveland Guardians
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Queen of Hearts

Bea Hovanec's table won the table drawing  and are responsible for putting up the banners and selling tickets this week.  There are 46 cards left and the Queen is worth $176.

Installation Banquet

Save The Date!  This year our awards and installation banquet will be on June 30th at Michaud's.  Your ticket is included with your membership dues.  Stay tuned for more details.

Arbor Day

Seedling packaging and social tonight, distribution tomorrow.  If you have already signed up Thank You!  Your signup info is at the bottom of the email.  There is still time to signup: volunteer/managevolunteercontacts?volunteersignupid=524be9ee-f7cf-4c7e-a33a-b4d2d61c0a3d&accountid=4880

Vice President

Thank you to Barry Kuzmickas for agreeing to be a candidate for VP.  There will be a vote on Friday to officially elect Barry to the position.
 
Upcoming Events
Arbor Day
Apr 27, 2023 – Apr 28, 2023
 
Club Board Meeting
Senior Center
May 10, 2023 7:30 AM
 
Historical Society Spring Clean Up
May 13, 2023
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Foundation Board Meeting
Senior Center
May 18, 2023 7:30 AM
 
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Strongsville Food Bank
Strongsville High School Interact Club
Boy Scout Troop 701
Rotary International
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Strongsville Duck Race
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Grant Ideas

In the next few weeks if we want to get a matching grant from the district we need to come up with an idea for a project.  The past years we have received a matching grant to perform maintenance on Safety Town, enhance the Freedom Trail, and purchase a new trailer for Boy Scout Troop 701.
 
Generally to be eligible the projects should be need based, with measurable outcomes that align with the mission of the Rotary Foundation, and include active Rotarian participation.  More details guidelines are available.  Please bring any project ideas to either Scott Maloney or the Club (Ashley Gay President) or Foundation (Bill DeMarco President) Boards.

Meeting Recap

Ashley Gay gave the invocation and led the pledge.

Students

Last week members of the Strongsville High School Tennis Team visited the club.

New Member Induction

On Friday we inducted Michelle Alder as a new member of the club.  She was brought into the club by Ashley Gay.

Strongsville Education Foundation

Past member David Rubis spoke about the upcoming SEF Fundraiser which will be held on May 6th, and is their annual Jockeys and Juleps.  Tickets are available at https://tinyurl.com/jj2023

Birthdays

We celebrated our April Birthdays: Sarah Zatik, Gene Mark, Dave Reed, Hunter James, Bruce Keenen, Barry Kuzmickas, Dale Piper, and Jim Kaminski.  

Kids Fest / Duck Race

Bryan Chaye and Ravi Velu provided a preview of the upcoming Kids Fest and Duck Race.  We will be starting a major marketing push after May 1st, so if you know any potential sponsors, particularly title sponsors, please let Bill DeMarco or Dustin Passalacqua know so they can be on all the marketing materials.  As a free events our sponsors make the event possible.
 
Duck Sales are open at the website: https://strongsvilleduckrace.com.  We are also doing the group sales from non-profit groups.  If you know of any group that would be interested in participating have them contact Kris Heinrich.  The non-profit keeps 50% of their sales.
 
The designated beneficiary will be Pathway Caring for Children, and past member Kim Harris attended to explain how Pathway Caring for Children provides support to children and families, particularly in the foster care system.