Joining other community organizations, Rotarians “ran” carnival games, supervised the Bouncy House and distributed prizes. North Coast Rotary will continue to recognize Avon Lake’s bi-centennial at all of its upcoming events. The Great Pizza Bake Off at Avon Lake High School is September 27th!
At CRS’s new location, Rotarians and friends unpacked and distributed fresh produce at the CRS Farmers’ Market. The ripe watermelons, heads of lettuce, greens and zucchinis were welcomed by many clients.
This is the 3rd Farmers’ Market that Rotarians have supported for Community Resource Services!
Rotarians, spouses and friends applauded as Past President John Crooks inducted Pete Sandrev as President for the 2018/2019 year. Joe Matuscak was inducted as Vice President. Foundation Coordinator Bob Scott presented Pete with his first Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) award for contributions and service to Rotary. District Governor Maris Brenner, and Assistant Governor Sandy Kaiser joined in celebrating the new officers and PHF recognition. Officers also include Mary Crehore, Secretary and Treasurer Larry Calabrese.
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Tom Kramig, Lake Erie Crushers owner, generously hosted Rotarians at one of the loges at Sprenger Stadium for one of the Club’s weekly meetings.
Although the baseball season is over, Rotarians were able to see firsthand how the Stadium can be used for community endeavors. Thank you Tom Kramig!
Allen Porter inducted Joan Leibacher into the club. (President John Crooks and Past President Jinnyn Tata will serve her as her mentors.)
Joan worked for Sprenger Healthcare for ten years. In April of this year, she started her own home healthcare business, ACC Adult Home Care located in Avon. Her business assists individuals in their homes with light housekeeping, shopping, errands, etc. Joan lives in Lorain with her husband, Jason, and two children. Joan is very involved in giving back especially through her church. For Rotary, she has already contributed a box for the Children of Chinandega project. Thanks, Joan!
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.
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.
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.
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.
North Coast Rotary Club and Foundation 