At our club meeting on Dec 6th, we helped make family baskets for the Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services’ Santa Workshop. If you’d like to make a donation for a family basket, Monday Dec. 12th is the last day to drop off items. CRS is located at 33501-L Lake Road, Avon Lake, OH Visit their website aalcrs.org for more information.
On November 15th, at our morning meeting, we had the pleasure of hosting the Mayor of the City of Avon, Honorable Bryan Jensen. The Mayor spoke to us about the companies coming to Avon in the near future, the growth strategy of the City of Avon and how the city works with businesses interested in coming there. Mayor Jensen kept everyone interested and engaged. He entertained many follow up questions. We hope he comes back to see us soon. Thank you Mayor Jensen for your time! Pictured above with Mayor Jensen is North Coast Rotary President Jinnyn Tata. 
What does a renowned world class orchestra and the oldest service organization have in common? In 1916 a successful business owner, Arch Klumph, also a flutist with the Cleveland Orchestra, started the Rotary Foundation with $28.50. Thousands of Rotarians and community leaders, and members of the Cleveland Symphony celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the Rotary Foundation at a Sunday afternoon concert in Severance Hall on the eve of World Polio Day. With a modest start the Rotary Foundation has combined individual contributions and savings to grow to hundreds of millions dollars for funding international eradication of Polio, clean water projects worldwide, entrepreneurial encouragement, international youth exchange for high school students, and post graduate International Peace Scholars.
Allen and Karen Porter, and Bon Russell, members of the North Coast Rotary that meets in Avon Lake attended the celebration with thousands of Rotarians, friends, family and community leaders from Northern Ohio.
The concert included works by Beethoven, Claude Debussy and John Williams. There was also a special video segments highlighting the history of Rotary.
Immediately following the concert, a Centennial Celebration Dinner was held at the InterContinental Cleveland to honor donations to The Rotary Foundation in honor of The Foundation’s 100th Anniversary. The evening’s events also included a very special induction of four members into the Arch Klumph Society with some traveling from as far away as the Philippines to be honored in Mr. Klumph’s hometown.
Highlights of the evening included presentations by honored guests. To honor the leadership of Cleveland Rotarian Arch C. Klumph, The Honorable Frank G. Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland declared Sunday, October 23, 2016 as Arch C. Klumph Day in honor of this “Renaissance Man,” the Father of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International who had a dream 100 years ago of “Doing Good in the World.”
What a great first Rotary and Interact fundraiser in Sheffield Village/ Sheffield Lake! 
Over 150 guests came to the Great Pizza Bake off at Brookside High School. Congratulations to the Winners: Neechi’s for both Best Pepperoni and People’s Choice, Pizza Hut for Best Cheese and Doughboy’s Pizza and Wings for Best Specialty.
Adding to the fun were the activities managed by the Interact Club and Rotarian Doug Maurer; Puttin-out-Polio, Face-painting, Autumn-coloring, Halloween tattoos and the Pie-in-the-Face.
Thank you to Superintendent Mike Cook, Sheffield Village Mayor Hunter, High School Principal Brent Schremp, Rotarian, Guidance Counselor and Emcee Gina Eschke, and Sprenger who donated cookies for dessert. Our thanks also to the community including many parents, teachers and staff who participated and supported us.
Recognition is due to our local sponsors including: Ford Motor Company, Rockin’ on the River – Falls River Concerts, Lubrizol, Shur-Tec, Avon Chiropractic Center, Brian Kyles Construction, Billings & Company Certified Public Accountants, First Federal of Lorain, Glen Kuemerle, D.D.S., MUSIAL & MUSIAL Co., LPA Counselors at Law, Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., The Press, Sprenger Health Care Systems and State Farm Agent Eileen Reigert.
Rotary members in Avon Lake, Avon, Sheffield Lake and Sheffield Village are among thousands reaching out on October 24, 2016 – World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – a vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. Our local communities have donated towards the Eradication of Polio while playing our Putt-out-Polio game at our Great Pizza Bake-Offs and Home Depot Safety Fair Events. Donate while playing the game at our Great Pizza Bake-Off at Brookside High School Cafetorium, on Thursday October 27th, 2016 from 5 PM to 8 PM!
Since Rotary and its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative nearly 30 years ago, the incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 percent, from about 350,000 cases a year to 26 confirmed as of Sept. 19, 2016. To sustain this progress, and protect all children from polio, experts say $1.5 billion is urgently needed. Without full funding and political commitment, this paralyzing disease could return to previously polio-free countries, putting children everywhere at risk.
Please consider donating directly using this link to End Polio Now
Over 500 guests joined us in the Avon Lake High School Commons to sample pizza and vote on their favorite. Our event was emceed by Rotarian James Miller and included face painting and Putt-out-Polio with the help of our youth service organization, Northcoast Interact Club. The ALHS Key Club helped us prepare and clear tables.
Diners sampled pizza from six vendors including Coleone’s, Domino’s, Doughboy’s, Pizza Hut, Romeo’s and Zeppe’s. And the winners were: COLEONE’S PIZZA voted People’s Choice; DOUGHBOY’S voted Best Specialty Pizza AND winning the Pro’s Personal Choice; ROMEO’S voted Best Pepperoni Pizza.
We want to thank our community who makes this event successful every year, Avon Lake High School, our club members, event sponsors, our dedicated pizza vendors, Sprenger Heathcare ( delicious desserts), ALHS Key Club and the Northcoast Interact Club.
These charity fund-raisers benefit the Rotary Club’s local Foundation which provides scholarships and support for many youth and service initiatives in the four communities that we serve.
Come join us anytime from 5 PM to 8 PM, enjoy pizza samples, drinks and desserts and vote for your favorite pizza, play Putt-out-polio, bid on raffle baskets and more!
Join us for our annual Pizza Bake Off in the Commons of Avon Lake High School on Thursday October 6th from 5:00-8:00 pm.
We will have some of your favorite pizzeria’s serving All You Can Eat fresh pizza. Enjoy and vote on your favorite. Included in the price of your ticket will be delicious desserts.
Ticket prices are $10 and children under 12 are $5. Ticket will be available at the door.
See you there!
Think Polio has been eradicated? Carolyn Huston, District 6600 chair for the Polio Plus campaign, updated North Coast Rotary Club on the fight. Thirty years ago when Rotary got involved with the eradication of polio, there were 1,000 new cases every day, world-wide. Today, polio is minimally active in a few countries. The goal, of course, is total eradication as was done with smallpox. If all of the polio virus is not eradicated, it would take just 10 years for it to flourish once again, world-wide.
It would 
be, as Carolyn said, just a plane ride away [from the US]. Rotary International is determined to finish off this disease, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Total eradication is measured by no new cases for three years; vaccination would continue for 10 years beyond that.
Contributions can be made directly to Rotary International at http://www.endpolio.org or contribute to the Polio Eradication campaign by playing the “Puttin-Out-Polio” golf game at the September 24th Avon Home Depot Safety Fair and the October 6th Avon Lake Great Pizza Bake-off.
North Coast Rotary Club and Foundation 
