Meeting Recap
New Member Inductions
We welcomed three members to the club. Two new members, Barry Kuzmickas and Nathan Romeo, and one returning member, Tom Gigliotti.
High School Students
This week the DECA program came to visit. DECA (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America) prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. The students will be competing in the state-wide competition in Columbus, and hope to advance to national competitions. Some of the competitions are individual, and some are team based.
Speaker
Our speaker was Brent Painter, who gave us an overview of the Strongsville town center enhancement and walkability initiative, which as goals to improve the connectivity and walkabilitity within the Strongsville town center area, and to construct new amenities in that area to improve the quality of life for residents.
Our club has already been involved with funding and building the Backyard Preserve, Safety Town and the Strongsville Emergency Food Bank. In addition the club has obtained a matching grant from our district for improvements on the Freedom Trail.