Meeting Recap
Dave Houle gave the invocation and led the pledge.
Students
The Homecoming Court visited our club Friday.
Membership Moment
Dave Houle shared that on a road trip to Denver he and his wife stopped in Goodland, Kansas to see the world' largest easel. The easel was sponsored by the local Rotary club there, and had a giant reproduction of Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
Patrick Dominguez and Barry Zimmerman were presented with their Paul Harris Fellow Certificates and Pins in recognition of their contributions towards the Rotary International Foundation. We know have 296 Paul Harris Fellows since the club was Chartered in 1978.
Michelle presented a few ideas for activities we could do as a club to promote fellowship. Some of the ideas were a morning walking club in the Metroparks, dragon boating in the spring, and archery at the Parma Armory. If you are interested, or have other ideas please let Michelle know.
Recognition
Chuck Cury was recognized as Rotarian of the Month for stepping up as club secretary.
Announcements
- The Business Expo is October 18th. Brent Painter has Details and Registration
- Volunteers needed to man the Rotary table at the Business Expo, and visit the other businesses. Signup sheets at the meeting or online. There are three sections you can sign up for, an early shift manning the booth, a late shift, and visiting the other exhibitors between 4 and 5. We will have information about a sponsorship opportunities for all three major events that you can share.
- Pat Hayes is organizing a team if you are interested in the Walk to End Alzheimers on Saturday October 21st at the zoo. Visit our Team Page.
- The Strongsville Community Band will be partnering with the Rotary to raise money for the victims of the fires in Maui. The concert will be at 7pm on November 8th in the Rec Center Event Center. The Strongsville Rotary Foundation will match up to $2,000 of donations made either at the concert, or online at https://trcs.info/maui
Speaker
 Our speaker was Carmine Stewart of Seeds of Literacy. She shared that 66% of adults in Cleveland are illiterate, which means that they will have difficulty functioning in society.
One example is reading prescriptions and related information that is provided after a medical visit.
Seeds of Literacy has tutors that help adults learn to read at their own pace. Prior to Covid this was primarily in person, however they created a fully virtual program in 9 days at the start of the pandemic.
They are looking for tutors who are able to commit to at least a couple of hours a week of online tutoring. They provide all the training, lessons plans etc and match students with tutors for a good fit.
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Patrick Dominguez's table won the table drawing and are responsible for putting up the banners and selling tickets this week. There are 24 cards left and the Queen is worth $851..png)
