Month: December 2024

Blankets – Keep Them Coming!

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Our communities have rallied to supply blankets for the Blankets for Beds initiative, and Ridge Cleaners continues to clean, sanitize and wrap them for distribution.  

Rotarian Jamie Wise delivered fifty cleaned and sanitized blankets to Neighborhood Alliance in late November.  

Thanks to our collection partner, Good Neighbor Thrift Shop, Rotarian Ken Mather picked up 17 bags of blankets and took them to Ridge Cleaners and his wife picked up more the week after!  

Thanks to our collection partner the French Creek Family Y whose blanket box was overflowing with donations, many of which were new and were promptly delivered to Blessing House!

THANK YOU TO ALL for helping to provide warming blankets for those in need.

Above – Blankets delivered to Neighborhood Alliance

Below – Overflowing donation box from the French Creek Family Y

Senior Care Baskets for Neighborhood Alliance – Fun Packing!

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Clubmembers and friends donated boxes and fun items  and Cathy Pugh, Jamie Wise and Jinnyn Tata provided the personal care items paid for by a Thrivent Community Impact Fund Grant donated by Gina Eschke.  Combining the donations we were able to pack 20 large Senior Care Boxes!  Personal care items, small games, warm socks, ornaments, gift cards and candy were some of the items included.  

Thanks to Pete Sandrev, who made the Avon Wine Room available for us to enjoy a social evening while we packed! Neighborhood Alliance appreciated receiving the care boxes valued over $500.

The Neighborhood Alliance organization has been caring for the community since 1927.  Today their services include daily meal delivery and nutrition services for seniors, emergency shelter, homeless outreach, in addition to programs for children. 

Avon S. O. A. R. through Parenting

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The Avon Local Schools programs S.O.A.R. through Parenting are being supported by North Coast Rotary (financially and in-person) for the 2nd year.  Program topics that are immediately relevant to parents with titles such as “Raising Superheroes, Building Strong Relationships, Coping with Parental Stress and Calming the Storm” are identified by Avon Local Schools’ Social Workers Rebekah Bryson and Lauren Eigenbrod. They design the programs to include interactive presentations, group discussions, handouts, resource-links and one-on-one Q&A.  

Attending Families enjoy a light dinner then High School students in Honor Society or Key Club engage the children in activities, once the program begins.  

January 22nd and February 26th are currently the last evening sessions.  Avon parents look out for communications on future programming!

Welcome Paul Beran New North Coast Rotary Member

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President Cathy Pugh inducted Paul Beran, PhD into North Coast Rotary membership.  Paul, an Avon Lake resident, is a recently retired educator (Dean, Vice President, University Chancellor and University President at two different institutions.). Paul shared, “I am pleased to be in the North Coast Rotary as Rotary is consistent with my personal perspective about service above self.  I look forward to being part of a group who believes and practices those core values.”  

As a former Rotarian, Paul actively engaged college students to establish a University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Rotaract club.  

Welcome to Paul – whose leadership and rotary experiences will be of great help to North Coast Rotary!