Jeff Ellis’ International Karate Centers and North Coast Rotary Club sponsored the 7th Annual Child Safe Community Day Fair at Troy School in Avon Lake. Jeff Ellis, a Strongsville Rotarian, and local police and fire services provided mini clinics on safety topics and offered finger printing i.d. kits. Teachers from the Karate Centers provided martial arts demonstrations. Children also enjoyed an Easter Egg hunt, and North Coast Rotary’s Interact Club table where students provided games and facepainting.
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Spring Fling Balloon Raffle
Overe 160 Rotarians, and guests attended North Ridgeville’s major annual fundraiser, Spring Fling. North Coast Rotary has collaborated with North Ridgeville at this event for many years and sponsors the balloon raffle. All items for the Balloon Raffle are provided by North Coast Rotary with most from Rotarians and sponsoring businesses. Over thirty beautiful and themed baskets were donated to North Coast Rotary by Bernadette McCrone, sister of Rotarian John Daly.
North Coast Rotarians at Legacy Dinner
Northern and Western Ohio Rotary Club Boards, Rotary Leaders and special Guests came together at a Legacy Dinner to CELEBRATE Paul Harris Fellows, and Major and Bequest Donors this Rotary Year 2016-2017 at the Emerald Event Center in Avon, Ohio.
For more than 110 years, Rotary members have been addressing challenges around the world. Grassroots at the core, Rotary links 1.2 million members to form an organization of international scope. It started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships, and give back to their communities.
Paul Harris Fellow recognition is extended to any individual who contributes, outright or cumulatively (or in whose name is contributed), $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund or PolioPlus or as sponsorship of a portion of a Foundation grant. The recognition consists of a certificate and pin.
North Coast and Oberlin Interact students assisted at the Event.
Sip & Support
Thanks to Sprenger, The Wine Room, our sponsors and over eighty guests the North Coast Rotary Sip & Support Wine Tasting was a great success! The event fell on “National Wine Day” and was supported by eleven distributors with 62 different wine labels. In addition to the unlimited wine sampling, guests purchased many bottles of wine with discounts from The Wine Room. Sprenger Towne Center generously donated their space, tables, chairs, dining services and more. Sprenger Manager and Rotarian Annie Naumann worked the setup and takedown. The event was coordinated by The Wine Room co-owner and Rotarian, Pete Sandrev, with guests enjoying gourmet appetizers prepared by Chef Jim Smith. A date has already been set for next year’s event which promises to be even bigger and better!
4-Way Test Speech Contest
Is it the truth; is it fair; will it build goodwill and better friendships; will it be beneficial? These are the goals of Rotary’s Four-Way Test and the challenge for the Avon, Avon Lake, and Brookside high school speech contestants who competed at the North Coast Rotary club meeting on February 7 in Avon Lake. Speaking to a room filled with Rotarians and parents, Calli Krebs and Samuel Eddington from Avon, Grace Wennerberg and Marguerite Smith from Avon Lake, and Dale Wilson and Zackory Langin from Brookside spoke on topics as diverse as American foreign policy, social media and gender inequality, all in the context of the Four-Way Test, for the first round of the Rotary District 6600 annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest. Dr. John Crooks, North Coast Rotary President-elect for 2017/2018, facilitated the event. The students competed for cash prizes and were judged on the delivery, originality and content of their speeches by Ken Collins, Interim Manager of Security and Physical Plant in Sheffield Village; Janice Lapina, Program Manager of NEO LaunchNet at LCCC; and Dr. Robert Young, Professor of Business at Baldwin Wallace University. First and second place winners, Samuel Eddington and Calli Krebs respectively, are both seniors at Avon High School. The third place winner, Grace Wennerberg, is a freshman at Avon Lake High School. First Place Winner Samuel Eddington will compete in the next round on Saturday, April 8 in Van Wert, Ohio.
4 Way Test Essay Winners
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nts placed first, second and third in the contest which challenged the students to write an essay (no more than 1,500 words) on the topic, “Rotary’s Four Way Test and What it Means to the Conduct of my Daily Life.” The Four-Way Test includes answering the following questions related to what we say and do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
The purpose of the essay is for the students to explain their personal understanding of the Four-Way Test and how it relates to his/her life experiences and/or society. How does it influence what they say and do? http://thefourwaytest.com/history-of-the-four-way-test/
In total, 13 contestants from three middle schools in three different school districts (Avon, Avon Lake, and Sheffield-Sheffield Lake) participated.
Brookside High School Students Learn Textiles and Sew for International Project
Family and Consumer Science Teacher Debbie Walker brought BHS students Kara and Brittany to a Club meeting to share their experiences in learning about textiles and supporting one of North Coast Rotary’s projects. Debbie Walker’s class
focused on textiles and she and her students embraced the opportunity to create Little Dresses as one of their hands-on projects. In addition to learning how to sew (some were already proficient), students created their own fabric designs and explored related vocations. Rotarian Becky Russell addressed the BHS class earlier in the month speaking about her career as a professional costumer and the variety of fabrics she has worked with in the theatre. In all, students made 18 dresses. Students were proud of their creations and their opportunity to “give”. These dresses and others from Avon Lake High School students and Oberlin Rotary will be presented to children in an upcoming trip to Africa.
Ted Esborn , City of Avon Lake’s Economic Development Officer, speaks to our rotary club
Ted Esborn has experience working with local governments on the east side of Cleveland. He has an MPA/JD from the Levin College at Cleveland State University; he passed the bar in 2015. He is currently the economic development director for the City of Avon Lake. Ted used his job description to highlight the many facets of his job. Avon Lake has 350 businesses located in commercial spaces. One of his main directives is to fill up Pin Oak Parkway, which is what attracted him to the job. Ted spoke to us about his directives and ideas for carrying them out.Thank you Ted for a very informative presentation.
Great Pizza Bake-Off February 2nd
North Coast Rotary is hosting our last Great Pizza Bake-Off of the current Rotary year at Avon High School on Thursday February 2, 2017 at Avon High School. The bake-off will take place from 4:30-6:30, just prior to Avon High School’s Fusion Concert. Funds raised from the Pizza Bake-Off help to underwrite Rotary’s scholarship fund, and support local non-profit organizations such as Community Resource Services and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Ohio. Come enjoy, all you can eat, delicious pizza. Tickets are available at the door. $10.00 for Adults and $5 for Children 12 and under.
Students Prepare for 4-Way Test Speech Contest on February 7, 2017
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is the 4-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy.
This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers; the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary International in 1943, the 4-Way Test has been translated into more than 100 languages.
The Rotary Club of the North Coast (which serves Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield and Sheffield Lake) will hold a 4-Way Test Speech Contest for area students at Avon, Avon Lake and Brookside high schools to compete for cash prizes.
Based on Rotary’s 4-Way Test, each student contestant must deliver a speech that is 5 – 7 minutes in length, and recounts what the test personally means to them. A panel of judges (usually 3) will decide the winners.
The Rotarian’s 4-Way Test – Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
This is a great opportunity for students to participate in an outstanding program that teaches the ethics of Rotary to future Rotarians and has an added value of winning valuable cash prizes. The winner of the contest will be able to continue on to Rotary Area and, possibly, District competitions.
North Coast Rotary Club and Foundation 