Feb 15th, 2024 (Feb. 15, 2024)

Chili Open Deadlines: The Chili Open is next weekend. The 17th is the last day to buy your raffle tickets online with any of the quantity breaks. After that you will need to buy at the event. Friday is also the deadline to get auction item and sponsor information into Ashley and TJ as they need to get recognition and guides printed. If you have a commitment get the information in!

If you have sold printed raffle tickets bring them in tomorrow!

Feb 16, 2024 7:25 AM

Kevin Spencer

Eight Principles from a retired NFL Special Teams Coach

Feb 23, 2024 7:25 AM

TJ Gigliotti

Chili Open Setup

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Queen of Hearts

Kevin Westover won the drawing and is responsible for putting up the banners and selling tickets this week. There are 6 cards left and the Queen is worth $1,698.

Meeting Recap

John Turnbull gave the invocation and led the pledge.

Text Update Service

The club does now have a text messaging system so we can send important updates out to the club. We anticipate 1 or 2 messages a week at most, for example reminders of Friday meetings and location changes. If you want to subscribe text "ROTARY" followed by your name to (833) 285-6105. Your name will help if you have any questions or for support.

Chili Open

Support the Strongsville Rotary and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with a chance to win $10,000 at https://chiliopen.com/raffle Online raffle ticket sales end on the 17th, so if you want a deal on raffle tickets now is the time.

As mentioned above deadlines are here for online raffle tickets and getting auction item info and sponsorship info to get recognition materials printed, and the auction booklet assembled.

We are still looking for volunteers to work the event. If you know people who are willing to work for a couple of hours at the event. Your commitments should be listed at the bottom of this email, and you can visit volunteer/managevolunteercontacts?volunteersignupid=479c7c4e-b4a1-40c4-8c80-f2d96fb17b6c&accountid=4880 to sign yourself or guests up.

Club Board Meeting
Senior Center
Feb. 14, 2024 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Chili Open Committee Meeting - Bennet's
Bennet's Pizza
Feb. 15, 2024 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Foundation Board Meeting
Senior Center
Feb. 22, 2024 7:30 a.m.

Chili Open
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds
Feb. 24, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Easter Bunny Event 2024

Mar. 23, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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Birthdays

Joyce Reed recognized our February birthdays - Ken Dooner (13th), Jim Karecki (14th), Neal Klabunde (20th), Bill DeMarco (20th), Barry Zimmerman (22nd), Dave Geier (26th). In addition the Rotary anniversaries: Charlie Cury (30 years), Ken Dooner (30 years), Dale Piper (20 years), Carl Vasch (19 years), David Riehl (18 years), Bill DeMarco (13 years), James Carbone (11 years), Kevin Westover (9 years), Ravi Velu (3 years), and Barry Kuzmickas (2 years).

Scholarship Thank You

Sarah Wingler stopped by to say thank you for the scholarship that she received from our Strongsville Rotary Foundation in 2020. Due to the pandemic she attended Tri-C and the scholarship covered the first year of school as it was the only scholarship she received in high school. She did better at Tri-C and earned more scholarships and transferred to a four year program. She is still in school, and working for Baird Private Wealth Management in Cleveland. Sarah is interested in joining the club, most likely towards the end of the year when she graduates school.