Month: April 2023

Rotary Visits Tri-C Westshore Campus

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On Tri-C’s 60th anniversary, Rotarian and Tri-C Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Kris Walz and Campus President Scott Latiolais and other Campus leadership showed Rotarians the Westshore campus, first opened in 2011 and significantly expanded in 2019.  The naturally lit open areas, special Veterans Support lounge, newly opened food pantry and one-stop student support center complement the lecture hall, labs and training rooms to help students be successful on this campus.  New scholarship opportunities were also announced for students in Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville.

Welcome new Rotarians Thomas Pihlblad and Jamie Wise

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First Federal Lorain Personal Banker Thomas Pihlblad and retired 30-year Navy veteran Jamie Wise were recently inducted into Rotary membership. Our club and foundation are already stronger with their involvement.

With Thomas’s support First Federal Lorain became a sponsor of the Sip & Support fundraiser.  Jamie Wise immediately became involved in the scholarship review committee process.  

Jamie and her husband and Thomas are volunteering at the upcoming wine tasting event and you can meet many North Coast Rotarians there! https://northcoastrotary.org/wine-tasting-fundraiser-april-29th-4-pm-7-pm/

Rotary on-the-Road

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A big thanks to Shurtape Technologies, Inc., Tri-C Community College and UH Seidman Cancer Center who graciously hosted North Coast Rotarians in the past four weeks.  In their different ways, these three employers are critically important to our area’s economic success.  Local service initiatives, such as Blankets for Beds and fundraisers, Sip and Support were also discussed.  Rotarians look forward to opportunities to collaborate with them in the future.  (see additional posts)

Visiting Shurtape Technologies, LLC Avon

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Bill Kahl, Shurtape’s EVP Marketing provided an interesting and informative tour of their impressive facility and helped us understand the history of the family behind the famous brand Duck Tape.  The Avon company known as Manco, then Henkel, and now Shurtape is a leading manufacturer of adhesive tape offering products such as Duck®, FrogTape®, Painter’s Mate®, Shurtape®, T-Rex®, and Kip®.  Rotarians had a chance to marvel at their automated slitter and re-rolling processes and the size of their expansive warehouse, not easily visible from the road.  Bill Kahl generously gave each of us several rolls of colorful Duck Tape as well as the book titled, “Leading from the Heart – Choosing to be a Servant Leader”, written by his father Jack Kahl founder of Manco.  

UH Seidman Cancer Center at St. John Medical

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On our visit, Rotarian and UH Community Outreach Director Paul Forthofer, Nurse Manager Deanna Turns, Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Roben Leaverton and Clinical Partner Bryson Mackson gave Rotarians a better understanding of the cancer treatment experience.  Their staff of approximately 75 team of oncologists, surgeons, nurses, pathologists and other care staff provides patients with comprehensive cancer care.  As they explained, cancer patients come in feeling vulnerable; as they get to know the treatment team, some patients become “family” which is most rewarding.  Opened in 2012 the Westlake facility participates in clinical trials as well.  We were all provided with a reminder and a summary form to keep our medical information accessible in times of emergency.