WEEKLY MEETING NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Posted by Rick Taylor on Jul 02, 2018
At the weekly meeting on June 29, 2018, President Amanda Tietze welcomed the 52 members and 5 guests to the meeting. President Amanda announced due to the generosity of Rotarian Frank Fleischer we would be enjoying ice cream from Taggart Ice Cream in honor of this year's Rotarian of the Year recipient...Steve Fettman.
 
Rotarian Jim Thomas gave the Invocation.
 
Secretary Suzette Matthews welcomed the following guests to the meeting: John Street (speaker); Jodi Fettman, Peyton Fettman and Gloria Fettman (guests of Steve Fettman); Joe McNamee (R-Cuyahoga Falls).
 
The "Happy News" was provided by the following:
  • Secretary Suzette Matthews - to honor and thank Amanda Tietze for being our fearless Canton Rotary Leader and President this past year;
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  • Becky Clark - to celebrate Steve Fettman being honored as Rotarian of the Year;
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  • Bob Myers - to celebrate his stepson and family moving to Plain Township;
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  • PP Virginia Neutzling - to honor Steve Fettman in being recognized as Rotarian of the Year;
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  • PP Craig Young - to recognize Rotarian of the Year, Steve Fettman
  •    - also to invite all to the Jackson Community Festival this weekend in Jackson;
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  • PP Rick Taylor - to honor Steve Fettman as Rotarian of the Year, gentleman and University of Cincinnati Alumni
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  • PP Dan Matthews - to thank Amanda for a great Rotary year;
  •    - to honor Steve Fettman as Rotarian of the Year
  •    - and to celebrate the birth of his nephew and wife, Bob and Amy Matthews on the birth of triplets!
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  • Bill Liber - to honor Steve Fettman, Rotarian of the Year and the fact that Steve's mom, Gloria, is an Alumni of Purdue University.
President Amanda then took the opportunity to auction a hand-drawn picture of Joe DiMaggio compliments of past speaker, Joe Gazzo, from the Baseball Heritage Museum in Cleveland. Rotarian Steve Fettman (huge New York Yankee fan) was the high bidder! Congratulations Steve!!
 
Vice President Mark Rojek took to the podium to honor a Canton Rotarian with the distinguished "Rotarian of the Year" Award. This year's recipient is Rotarian Steve Fettman. (*See story above);
 
Rotarian Bill Maddox introduced the speaker for the meeting, John Street, who gave a Rotaplast presentation.
 
President Amanda concluded the meeting with the following announcements:
  • NO MEETING next Friday due to the Fourth of July weekend;
  • she thanked June speaker chair Julia Dick for her outstanding speakers for the month
  • there will be a New Member Committee meeting immediately following.
The following Rotarian turned in a makeup during Friday's meeting: Ernie Schott (East Canton).