Author: jinnyn

Great Pizza Bake-Off Event and the Awards went to….

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Wow, thank you to all the 300+ pizza lovers and Rotary supporters who came to Avon Lake High School on Homecoming Thursday for the North Coast Rotary and Avon Lake City Schools’ 17th annual Great Pizza Bake-Off!

We also want to thank Doug Maurer, our Coordinator, and our amazing event sponsors, Avon Lake City Schools, Brian Kyles Landscapes of Distinction, Greenspace Construction Services, Minuteman Press, Peter & Co. Jewelers, and Rich Benoit and Jinnyn Tata and our pizzerias. They all made this event possible!

Jack Dibee kept the energy high as emcee! Student volunteers from ALHS Key Club and North Coast Interact helped out the Rotary club members with check-in, cookies, drinks, and fun activities for the kids.

And guess who won the awards? Here they are: 

People’s Choice – Big M! 

Master Pizza – Best Pepperoni! 

Domino’s Pizza – Best Crust!

Dirte Pi – Best Specialty!  

Pizza Hut won the Pro’s Choice Award!  

(Guests vote for their overall favorite – the People’s Choice Award and for Best Pepperoni, Best Specialty and Best Crust.  The Pro’s Choice Award is selected by our mystery guest who samples every single pizza!)  

Pizza BakeOff Fundraiser North Coast Rotary

Proceeds from our Great Pizza Bake-off fund community and youth initiatives.  Thank you again!

See more:Did you enjoy Pizza and More on Homecoming Thursday September 25, 2025 Avon Lake High School Commons?

Thank you for the Used but Usable Medical Equipment!

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In collaboration with Sprenger Health Care, Good Neighbor Thrift Shop, and numerous community donors, North Coast Rotary in coordination with our District 6600 MESA team, received an incredible amount of equipment and supplies. Two Saturdays ago, we filled a truck, and last Saturday, we loaded a second one with hospital beds, wheelchairs, shower chairs, hoyer lifts, walkers, CPAP machines, and more.

All these amazing items will be carefully checked, cleaned, fixed if needed, and stored at the Rotary District 6600 MESA warehouse in Fostoria. Once everything is ready, the MESA team will ship it to countries in need.

We couldn’t have done this without the incredible support of individual donors and our community partners!!

Medical Equipment – Used but Usable Collection Saturday 10 AM – 12 Noon

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Once again Sprenger Towne Center, Anne Naumann, Becki Russell and staff, are collaborating with North Coast Rotary to collect used and usable medical equipment.  Bring donations to 200 Community Drive, the Clubhouse at Sprenger Towne Center on Saturday August 16th from 10 AM – Noon.  Rotary volunteers will help unload your items and our Rotary Medical Equipment Supplies Abroad truck will take them for storage in our MESA Warehouse in Fostoria Ohio.  Any items that can be used domestically are shared with organizations here.  Shipments to countries in need occur regularly. Thank you in advance for your donations!

You Did it!  85+ Blankets to Homeless StandDown!!

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Thank you to all our blanket donators and to Ridge Cleaners.  Rotarians and friends transported almost 90 blankets to the Homeless Stand Down last week.  This was a 30% increase over last year’s donation, and it was much appreciated by the Stand Down organizers and the recipients.  

The Blanket drive will continue and be more important as the temperatures drop.  We have recently received many blankets from donors to the Good Neighbor Thrift Shop and donations from the French Creek Family Y.  Thanks again for your help in keeping others warm.

Please Welcome Mary Beth Allen – Rotary’s new member!

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Avon Lake resident Mary Beth Allen was recently inducted into membership.  She brings expertise from her financial CFO career and her non-profit Treasurer experience.   Mary Beth said that  “The Rotary Club is a great service organization and a great vehicle for establishing local connections and gaining an understanding of the community”.  She recently volunteered with the MESA pick-up and looks forward to helping judge the 4-Way Test Speech Contest and 4-Way Test Essay Contest.  North Coast Rotary plans to become more involved in Environmental opportunities, and Mary Beth has volunteered to help! 

Great Pizza Bake-Off – The Votes are In!

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Were you among the almost 300 guests who enjoyed pizza at Avon Lake High School on Homecoming Thursday?  It was North Coast Rotary and Avon Lake City Schools’ 16th annual Great Pizza Bake-Off.  

The awards went to: 

People’s Choice – Big M! 

Old School – Best Pepperoni pizza! 

Master Pizza – Best Crust and an Award of Excellence, a special recognition for their years of support!  

Domino’s and Dirte Pi tied for the Best Specialty pizza award!  

Dirte Pi also won the Pro’s Choice Award!  

Proceeds from our Great Pizza Bake-off fund community and youth initiatives.  Thank you again!

Read more and see the pictures with the following link

Avon Mayor Jensen, The Village of Sheffield Mayor Markovich, Avon Lake Mayor Spaetzel, Sheffield Lake Mayor Rocky Radeff and North Coast Rotary

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Conversation with our Mayors is a great way to understand the vision of the four communities North Coast Rotary serves. The 4-Mayor Conference sponsored by the North Coast Chamber was an opportunity to hear our mayors’ public presentations. 

(Photo from West Life News April 3, 2024 – Mayors with North Coast Rotary President Joe Matuscak; Mayor Radeff missing from photo) 

In addition, Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen, The Village of Sheffield Mayor Bob Markovich and Sheffield Lake Mayor Rocky Radeff, made individual presentations and answered questions from our Rotary members at three separate meetings at the French Creek Family Y.  A big thank you to Mayor Jensen, Mayor Markovich and Mayor Radeff for taking the time to meet with us.

Special thanks to Mayor Mark Spaetzel who hosted us at Avon Lake’s City Council chambers and allowed us to hold a brief Rotary meeting there as well. 

Whether its supporting economic development, people in need, our libraries, parks, our safety forces and our schools, North Coast Rotarians plan to continue the dialogue and work to make a difference!

Welcome New Member Rachel Rieth!

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North Coast Rotary is excited to welcome new member Rachel Rieth, General Manager Marriott Cleveland Avon.  Rachel explained at her induction that she is very familiar with Rotary through her former boss who was a past District Governor.  She added, “I’m excited to forge my own path with North Coast Rotary!”  

Rachel is a recent graduate of Leadership Lorain County – Class of 2024. Taking her busy schedule into consideration, Rachel designated Peter NeCastro, Marriott Avon’s Director of Sales, as a corporate alternate member.  Congratulations to Rachel and Peter; we look forward to involving you in our community initiatives!