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Great Pizza Bake-off At Avon High School

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What a night!  Superintendent Ben Hodge observed, “there was a steady flow of guests” keeping the check-in table busy.  In total, over 300 people joined Rotarians at Avon High School cafeteria to enjoy delicious pizza and vote for their favorites. 

For this fundraiser, North Coast Rotary partnered with The Hope for B.E.S.T., Lori Yeager, who will receive a portion of the proceeds. 

In demand was the Lorain County Community College FabCab mini-makerspace, thanks to FabLab Team Lead Ryan Corrigan and Rotarian Cindy Kushner. 

Once the votes were counted, Rotarians Doug Maurer and Becki Russell handed out the awards: Dirte Pi won Best Pepperoni and Marco’s won Best Specialty pizza.  Our mystery sampler selected Marco’s to receive the Pro’s Choice award. For the second time in North Coast Rotary’s Great Pizza Bake-off history, the Peoples’ Choice Award was tied between Marco’s and Master Pizza. 

A big shout-out to Avon Local Schools, our guests, participating pizzerias, Rotary’s youth group Interact and the sponsors of North Coast Rotary.

The money raised from this fundraiser will go towards youth and community initiatives in our local area.  

Rotary Tours LCCC MEMS

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Many Rotarians had their first look at the hands-on training associated with the MEMS curriculum at LCCC when they toured there last month.  LCCC offers a job-focused program with a one-year MEMS certificate, an A.A.S. in mechatronics technology – micro electromechanical systems or a bachelor’s in applied science MEMS.  Program Coordinator Johnny Vanderford and Professor Manny Alhusayni shared their enthusiasm for the MEMs program’s growth.  Johnny demonstrated the incredible skill required to hand solder at millimeter scale on a printed circuit board. Most exciting was learning about the students’ successes as they work at local businesses like Rockwell Automation and others while pursuing their degrees.   The LCCC MEMS program continues to garner national attention and most recently was featured in an article in the Christian Science Monitor.   

Literacy in Ohio

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In September and October, Rotarians and guests heard from interesting Speakers focused on children’s and adult literacy. Karla Gregory-Martin, Senior Vice President of Workforce Education and ASPIRE Director Jeremy at EGCC addressed adult literacy and ongoing job readiness programs.  Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine spoke to us about efforts to improve children’s literacy including the state’s support of the Imagination Libraries. 

Last week, we heard from Mary Murphy, Director of ASPIRE at Lorain County Community College. She described the issues specific to our area, available programs and successes and challenges. Rotarians look forward to collaborating if possible, to facilitate the programs’ success.

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