Monday, February 28, 2022

Rotary International asks us to Serve to Change Lives through its Focus Areas

January is Vocational Service Month

This month Rotary International asks us to Serve to Change Lives by promoting peace in our communityExplore the possibilities with us at our meeting Wednesday at noon at Wick Park or virtually via Zoom. 

http://www.youngstownrotaryevent.com

The  Zoom ID is: 3567145262

This Week's Meeting 

Meet Joseph Guerrieri of Private Stash Ateliers at 101 W. Federal St., offering appointments with tailors and curators for men’s alterations, made to measure clothing, style consultation and more.

Last Week's Meeting

Moments of pride and poignancy dominated the Feb. 23 gathering of Youngstown Rotarians.

Bill Lawson, the club’s resident historian and executive director of Mahoning Valley Historical Society, gave an informative presentation in honor of Rotary International’s 117th anniversary and RCY’s 107th anniversary.

 

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Call to Action

 
The five Rotary districts in Ohio are in a competition to provide handmade blankets to children in foster care and other youth in need. The statewide Rotary goal is to donate 1,600 blankets to My Very Own Blanket, a volunteer organization in Westerville that seeks to provide comfort and security to 30,000 foster children this year.

Rotarians have many ways to participate, as follows: 

Donate a quilt or knitted/crocheted blanket, whether you work alone or with a quilt guild or knitting group. Purchase a Blanket Tag to be sewn on your blanket. Sign the Blanket Tag with your club’s name so it receives credit.

Purchase a fleece blanket kit for $10 to get all you need to make a blanket for your club project. When ordering select your district (6650) and put your club name in the Comments box. Sign the Blanket Tag with your club’s name.

Sponsor a blanket. Donate $10 or more to sponsor a blanket kit that will be made by other Rotarians.

The district that donates the most blankets per capita, based on membership of each district as of July 1, 2021, will win the contest.

See President-Elect Sharon Letson for more information.
 
 
 

Operation Pollination - Extinction

Writing in 1998 about the sorrow associated with extinction, veterinarian and author Mark Jerome Walters remarked, “When the tiny wings of the last Xerces blue butterfly ceased to flutter, our world grew quieter by a whisper and duller by a hue.” The Xerces blue was last observed in the wild in 1941.

G. xerces was first described in 1852 and was of great interest to butterfly experts because individuals exhibited incredible variation in their wing patterns. The small, periwinkle blue butterfly was native to the coastal sand dunes of San Francisco before being driven to extinction by loss of habitat due to urbanization. It was the first North American butterfly to become extinct as the result of human action.

The Xerces blue today lives on, lending its name to the Xerces Society, a non-profit organization that is focused on the conservation of invertebrates and their environments. The society works closely with lawmakers and government agencies as well as producing educational programs and publications attempting to generate awareness and prevent the extinctions of the often-overlooked, less charismatic, but incredibly vital invertebrates.

In consideration of the welfare of human life, we are reminded of the Hippocratic oath to first and above all else “Do No Harm.”Shouldn’t this be applied to all living things? Don’t we have a moral responsibility to do that?

“There's just one world 
That we all share 
With plants and creatures 
Everywhere. 
Water from lakes and rivers 
Soil of forest and farm 
Even the air that's around us 
We must never harm. 
Mother Earth provides us all 
With everything we need 
Plants and animals together 
Sharing is our creed.” -- E. O. Wilson

January Board Meeting Minutes

As its January meeting, the RCY Board of Directors discussed club leadership during the 2022-2023 year and voted to the District 6710 Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. Read the complete meeting minutes here.
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Anniversary Party LAST CHANCE

 
RCY’s 107th anniversary party will be held on Thursday, March 10 at the Youngstown Country Club. The event will begin at 6 p.m. The Paul Harris Fellow induction will also be held, and there are quite a few honorees this year.

Advance reservations are required; RSVP by March 2.

Cost is $50 per person for members and guests. Buffet dinner includes vegetarian and vegan options.

Cash bar
Entertainment
Business attire requested
 
You should have received an invitation in the mail, which can be returned with your check, or you can register online at https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=c4edc4aa-1c0e-4010-9bfe-e5c35fc09e13&regid=&email=1&edit=1
 

THIS WEEK IN ROTARY HISTORY

February 27, 1990: Ruth Crawford appointed to be Club Executive Secretary and pianist; she replaced longtime Executive Secretary Mary Morsbach, who had resigned.
 
PROPOSED NEW MEMBERS
 
There are three prospective new members to present:
 
Erica Morris
 
Classification: Community Engagement
Sponsor: Trina Williams (proposed)
Title: Founder, YO-Survive Community Council
Erica is a Youngstown resident who feels the need to serve her community. She is looking forward to meeting their needs.

 
Melissa Bateman 
 
Classification: Community Engagement 
Sponsor: Bonnie Deutsch Burdman 
Title: Director of Community Engagement, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation 
Prior to joining the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, Melissa worked for the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals for 20 years as a staff attorney, first for the Honorable Joseph J. Vukovich and then for the Honorable Carol A. Robb. She was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 2001 and to the practice of law in Florida.

 
Diana Homick 
 
Classification: Insurance 
Sponsor: Don Foley 
Title: Insurance Agent, Cailor Fleming Insurance 
Melissa was born and raised in Youngstown and has resided in Canfield community for 18 yrs. She has worked in the insurance industry for 20 years, and has been an insurance agent for Cailor Fleming Insurance the past 7 years. Family, children, and animals are her passion and where she places her focus when she’s not working.
 
 
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