The 3rd Annual Canton Rotary "Oktoberfest" was another HUGE success! A recap of this year's event will be provided to members in a few weeks. As for the hundreds who attended the event, we had very positive feedback, with some saying, "This was the best one yet".To plan this event took many, many hours on the part of the amazing Oktoberfest committee! A HUGE thank you to those members, who include: Oktoberfest Committee Co-chairs Craig Young and Rob Roland, along with committee members Dave Beule, Jordan Pitzer from the Canton Brewing Company, Rick Taylor, Dan Fuline, Kim Kroh, Bruce Hale, Bob Matthews, James Boggs, Lynn Hamilton, Paul White, Drew Pelger, Tony Pierce, Jim Blake, Justin Candea, Bill Maddox, Rebecca Marchino, Don Peterson, Raquel Raderchak, Dave Roberts, Bruce Schorsten and the hardest working non-Rotarian, Office Administrator Lauri Coy.
This event could not have been possible without the many sponsors and volunteers. Our sponsors consisted of: The Canton Repository, WDJQ, Sol Harris Day Architecture, Young Truck Sales, Home Savings, The Canton Brewing Company, Sysco Foods, Day Ketterer, Canton Chair, PBS Animal Health, Biery Cheese, Miller & Co., Frito-Lay, Paragraphics, Farmers National Bank, Davies Drug, Medicine Center Pharmacy, Beese Fulmer, Sherwin Williams, Quonset Hut, Furbay Electric, JayMac Body & Frame, Young Truck Leasing, Sirak Financials, Abbott Electric, Lamiell Funeral Home, Westfield Bank, Smith Barta & Company, Consumers National Bank, Carpe Diem Coffee Shop, Scott Talbot Salonspa, Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, Julz By Alan Rodriguez, Harold Ziegler, Jr., Lynn Hamilton, Bob Pattison, Dan Jonas, Craig Young, Don Sultzbach, Joe Niamtu, Kim Kroh, Bob Carr, Brian J. Blake, M.D., Terry Barry and Keith Lindsey, Drew Pelger, Frank Fleischer, Chris Burt, Mark Rojek, Dan Fuline, James T. Boggs, Justin Candea, Curt Werren, Jim Blake, Virginia Neutzling, Amanda Tietze, Michelle Mullaly, Rick Huetter, Tony Pierce, Dean Wallace, Ernie Schott, Jim Thomas, Scott Sandrock, Dave Ewing, Dr. Chuck Smith, Mark Clendenin, Greg Luntz, Dale Holwick and Rick Taylor.
The volunteers which helped in the areas of set-up, beer pouring, ticket sales, pop/water, ground crew, food/grill, entertainment and radio interviews were: Jack Barkan, Scott Barwick, Mayor Thomas Bernabei, Jim Blake, Theresa Blocher, James Boggs, Karen Brenneman, Becky Callahan, Justin Candea, Becky Clark, Mark Clendenin, Dennis Dent, Shawn Dougherty, Dave Ewing, Paul Feaser, Tim Franta, Dan Fuline, Denny Fulmer, Tim Furbay, Kurt Goodenberger, Bruce Hale, Lynn Hamilton, Rick Huetter, Dave Hursh, Kim Kroh, Bill Maddox, Bob Matthews, Dan Matthews, Suzette Matthews, Michelle Mullaly, Amy Mustafaga, Bob Pattison, Drew Pelger, Nick Perini, Don Peterson, Tony Pierce, Anne Richards, David Roberts, Mark Rojek, Rob Roland, Dave Schrade, Jeff Scott, Dan Spring, Fritz Spring, Jim Thomas, Amanda Tietze, Dean Wallace, Curt Werren, John Werren, Stephanie Werren, Paul White and Craig Young.
The proceeds from Oktoberfest will benefit the Canton Rotary Charitable Fund, which helps fund our many local charitable efforts throughout the year: Summer Food Backpack Program for Canton City School students; RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards); Interact Club; Rotary Scouts; Junior Achievement; the Philomatheon Society; Habitat for Humanity ECO; American Red Cross (Canton); Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; scholarships for Canton City School students; Stark County Public Library; Canton Symphony Orchestra; Canton Calvary Mission; First Tee of Canton; and more.
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