Last Week's Meeting
Mike Latessa, RCY membership chair, was the speaker. He says Rotarians define the dynamics of the club, as members are local business people undertaking many initiatives, making our world better locally and globally. Attendees were offered a chance to speak on their experiences of being a Rotarian.
Mike observed that events such as Groundhog Craft Beerfest, Operation Pollination Mahoning Valley, and Operation Warm were recommended and encouraged by club members.
Mike gave a brief overview of MyRotary.org and ClubRunner and the useful tools that are available to members. He noted that MyRotary.org features a new Membership Recognition program. By looking at RCY’s membership statistics, Rotarians were able to set a short-term goal to add five new members and a long-term goal of adding at least 100.
Members were tasked with getting out of their comfort zones and becoming acquainted with more RCY members. It is important that everyone feel welcomed, and to maintain a tight-knit community base. Members are encouraged to schedule a Zoom call or in-person meeting with a fellow member they may not know well and get to conversing.
Membership events that should not be missed include:
The first social of the year will be on Sept. 29 at Prima Cucina Italiana on West Federal Street.
The Membership Committee will resume meeting in person on the first Wednesday of each month. The September meeting will be held during the annual Steak Fry at Scott Schulick’s house. The October meeting location is still to be determined.
Stay tuned for the unveiling of RCY’s membership recruitment contest and recognition program!
More pictures from last week's meeting here.
Next Week's Meeting
Ballet Western Reserve Artistic Director Cate Greyjoy. The title of her talk will be "BWR's 60th Anniversary Season." The big news this season is the presentation of a large-scale, professional quality, classical production of The Nutcracker on the Powers stage during the first weekend of December. The show will include a live orchestra comprised of Dana School faculty and other professional musicians, and will be the only full-scale production of the holiday classic in the region this year. We are also bringing back a BWR alum, Youngstown native Austin Dabney, as a guest artist. Austin went on to a professional career in ballet and will dance the male lead for the production in December.
