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At our Zoom meeting on August 14, 2020, President Drew Pelger opened the meeting by welcoming 21 Canton Rotarians, plus guests: Tom Nelligan, the Perry Township Rotary President; a 'soon-to-be-Canton Rotarian, Marianna DiGiacomo, from Stark Library; our speaker, DG Linda Henderson; and Linda's spouse, Fred Henderson.
Club Secretary Paula Mastroianni presented some interesting historical facts for the day, and also asked the Rotary trivia question, "Why is the Rotary organization called 'Rotary'"? (The answer to Paula's question: the founding members chose the name Rotary because they initially 'rotated' their weekly club meetings between each other's offices. However, that first club, located in Chicago, became, within a year, so large they had to adopt the now-common practice of a regular weekly meeting site.)
Paula also received "Happy Bucks" from Michelle Charles, Rick Taylor and herself.
Announcements:
- President Drew again announced that our annual Oktoberfest has been cancelled. President Drew is working with President-Elect Mark Clendenin and Oktoberfest Chair, Raquel Raderchak, on a new project, a discount card to local breweries! More details on this project will be forthcoming.
President Drew welcomed our speaker, District Governor Linda Henderson, who engaged our club members in an interactive exchange of ideas on how Rotary can best achieve its mission of "Service Above Self".
Next Week's Speaker will be Dale Klick, Stark County Fair Board President speaking on the 2020 Stark County Fair Plans.