Tri-C Westshore

Culinary & Wine Experience Fundraiser April 18th 2026

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SAVE THE DATE!

To support our youth and community initiatives, North Coast Rotary and presenting sponsor Tri-C Westshore, are hosting the “Culinary and Wine Experience”, North Coast Rotary’s major fundraiser on April 18th, 2026.     

This event will highlight four local culinary schools: Tri-C Westshore, Lorain County Joint Vocational School, Westshore Career-Tech, and Frederick Douglass High School. They will prepare two small plates each from France, Italy, Spain and America. In the planning are samples of Olive oil poached monkfish, Chilled Grilled Octopus, Scallop Meuniere, and BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders! Guests will have the opportunity to meet culinary school students and enjoy their creations.  

Wine tastings will be paired with the food to enhance each other for an unforgettable adventure. 

Aramark, a leading food service company, will provide high-end appetizers and desserts, and sampling dessert wines will add to the experience.  Wine professionals from Heidelberg Distributing will select the wines.

Tri-C Westshore is a great venue for music, dining and conversation! Here are a few pictures from last year’s event. Look for our 2026 Culinary & Wine Experience Registration information coming soon!

NCR President Dr. Cathy Pugh Welcome
Guests Enjoy the Casual Evening
Tri-C President Dr. Scott Latiolais
Tri-C Jazz Band
Hors d’oeuvres by Aramark
Charcuterie Table by Aramark

Advance Ticket Sale Price for March 29th Sip & Support Ends Today

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Our Sip & Support Fundraiser is from 5 PM – 8 PM at Tri-C Westshore in Westlake on Saturday March 29th! Join us for three hours of samplings featuring 21 wines from California, Italy, Chile, France, Spain, Washington, and Oregon, showcased at tasting stations arranged by Heidelberg Distributing Company.

New this year: sample non-alcoholic wines, including a Spiritless Margarita drink.

While sipping, indulge in the gourmet appetizers and delectable desserts prepared by the noted chefs from Aramark.

This Sip & Support event will also feature exciting, themed raffle baskets, a 50/50 cash raffle, and live music provided by students from the Tri-C Creative Arts Program.

Tickets for Sip & Support are $50 each pre-sale, if purchased on or before March 21, that’s TODAY! or $60 each if purchased after March 21 or at the door. 25% of the ticket price is tax-deductible. All proceeds from this event will benefit youth and community initiatives of the North Coast Rotary.

Purchase your tickets here! Buy Sip and Support Tickets

Celebrating the End of the ’23-’24 Rotary Year and Installation of Officers

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Rotarians and guests enjoyed an evening at Emerald Event Center to celebrate the achievements of the past Rotary year, recognize outgoing President Joe Matuscak and Install the incoming President Cathy Pugh and her leadership team.

Joe Matuscak thanked everyone for joining us that evening and Rachel Reith and Pete NeCastro of Emerald Event Center for hosting.  He added that all four Mayors were invited and extended a special thank you to Village of Sheffield Mayor Bob Markovich who came. 

Joe presented an overview of his past year/s.  He highlighted Rotary’s community partners including Ridge Cleaners, Lorain County Community College, Scott Latiolais, President Tri-C Westshore, Marilyn Zeidner with Music on a Mission, and the North Coast Chamber.  Joe noted how local media helps Rotary increase the impact of our projects and fundraisers and thanked the Morning Journal, Chronicle Telegram, Cleveland.com, Westlife, WEOL and WOBL for their support. 

Joe swore-in the ’24 – ’25 President Cathy Pugh.

President Cathy Pugh swore-in the ’24 – ‘25 Officers Vice President and President Elect Kim Urig, Secretary Jamie Wise, Treasurer Lawrence Calabrese, Deputy Treasurer Jinnyn Tata and Foundation Coordinator Gina Eschke (not present).  Past President Joe Matuscak will also be a member of the Club Executive Board.  Members of the North Coast Rotary Foundation, Inc. Board include: Cathy Pugh, Kim Urig, Jamie Wise, Larry Calabrese, Jinnyn Tata, John Daly and Gina Eschke (not pictured).

President Cathy Pugh explained that Joe’s gift from North Coast Rotary was a donation to purchase a bed through the LCADA Way Adopt-a-Bed program. In parting, Joe honored seven members who assisted him during his presidency, awarding “Rotarians of the Year” plaques and flowers (Gina Eschke not pictured).

Pictured are from left to right: Allen Porter, Theresia Oreskovic, Cathy Pugh, Jinnyn Tata, Larry Calabrese and Doug Maurer.

Save the Date Sip and Support Fundraiser

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North Coast Rotary’s Wine Tasting (and signature fundraiser) is back! Tri-C Westshore Campus (Sip & Support’s Presenting Sponsor) is hosting at their campus just off Bradley Road. 

Tickets purchased in advance are $50 each; the door-price will be $60 each.

Buy Sip and Support Tickets – $50 each

Tickets include unlimited samplings of 30 wines from around the world supplied by Heidelberg Distributors; Gourmet appetizers provided by Aramark; entertaining music, an artwalk and more!  Buy Sip and Support Tickets – $50 each

Thank you Sprenger and CRS for donations to MESA 

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  • Thank you -CRS and Community Donations
  • Thank you – Business Donations
  • Loading the MESA truck
  • MESA-Medical Equipment Supplies Abroad
  • Sprenger Donations
  • Thank You – Sprenger

MESA – Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad is a 501(c)3 organization formed in 1981 by the Rotary Clubs of Ohio District 6600.  North Coast has been supporting MESA with used but usable medical supplies, clothing, educational resources and more donated by our community members, donors from Community Resource Services, and local businesses and stored in a trailer made available by Rotarian Doug Maurer.  Sprenger Healthcare Towne Center also collected equipment and supplies, stored them locally and made them available for a collection day in August. At MESA’s warehouse in Fostoria, Ohio, donations are sorted, stored and subsequently into a shipping container destined for a port of a local rotary club for distribution. This year over 30 containers have been shipped including 12 to Ukraine.

Rotarians also provide financial support and participate in MESA’s annual bike ride fundraiser. This year cyclists rode through our service areas and Tri-C Westshore generously hosted North Coast Rotarians and the MESA bike riders for lunch.  

North Coast Rotary will be continuing to collect used but usable medical supplies for MESA.

Rotary Visits Tri-C Westshore Campus

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On Tri-C’s 60th anniversary, Rotarian and Tri-C Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Kris Walz and Campus President Scott Latiolais and other Campus leadership showed Rotarians the Westshore campus, first opened in 2011 and significantly expanded in 2019.  The naturally lit open areas, special Veterans Support lounge, newly opened food pantry and one-stop student support center complement the lecture hall, labs and training rooms to help students be successful on this campus.  New scholarship opportunities were also announced for students in Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville.