The Rotary Club of Fort Wayne is back to
in-person meetings at Parkview Field!
Zoom meeting attendance continues as an option.
Please attend via the means that works best for you!
MONDAY MEETINGS at Parkview Field and via Zoom
11:30 AM – NETWORKING
12:00 - 1:00 PM MEETING
DON'T MISS THIS!
August 2, 2021
Heartland Sings
Maestro Bob Nance, President & Artistic Director
Zoom meeting link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7145544439
INSPIRATION: Tim Shambaugh
ROTARY IS...Serve to Change Lives
SPIN AUTHOR: Mark Hisey
House: Kurt Beuchel
AV: Kurt Beuchel
PROGRAM: Bob Nance: Heartland Sings
MENU: Soups, Salad, Teriyaki chicken, Fried Rice, Steamed Vegetables, Assorted Cookies
Programs coming up…. Remember to invite guests to hear our great programs!
August 9: Dr. Jane Weaver, San Lorenzo - a Health Care Ministry in Ecuador
August 16: Susan Baier, Executive Director, Allen County Public Library
August 23: Jane Roush, District 6540 Governor
August 30: Melissa Rhinehart: Wellspring
ANNOUNCEMENTS...
- August 12: Rotary at the Tin Caps
- September 14: Big Easy Feast, Parkview Field,
- Club Meetings on Zoom: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7145544439
- Rotaract meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the downtown Library. Contact Ashley Warren for more information.
- If you attend club meetings on zoom, don’t forget the support for service fee! Send a check to Rotary, PO Box 11141, Fort Wayne IN 46856 ($3 per week or prepay through December— $69) or pay using paypal: https://paypal.me/FWRotaryFoundation?locale.x=en_US
- The Zoom Room is available for committee meetings. Schedule with Jane.
- To get to the Fort Wayne Rotary Club home page, use https://portal.clubrunner.ca/4164 or www.rotaryfortwayne.org
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JULY 26th, 2021 MEETING:
Spin Author - Barb Wachtman
Attendance summary for July 26th: 39 Rotarians + 8 guests at Parkview Field; 7 Rotarians on Zoom
Moment of Inspiration - Chuck Wolfe
On giving: ‘When you give of yourself that you truly give’
You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?
These words were part of Chuck Wolfe’s powerful “Moment of Inspiration,” drawn from Kahlil Gibron’s masterworks poem, The Prophet.
Another excerpt follows:
And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;
They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.
Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes. He smiles upon the earth.
For the complete segment “On Giving,” please visit: https://poets.org/poem/giving-0
Rotary Is...Public Restroom in downtown Chicago - Lynne GilmoreThe first service project of Rotary involved building public restrooms in downtown Chicago in 1907, explained Lynne Gilmore in the meeting’s “Rotary Is” presentation. Rotary Founder Paul Harris and the first Rotarians realized that their new club needed a greater purpose, and so service became a key part of Rotary.
The new downtown Chicago public restrooms were greatly appreciated as it allowed shoppers (mostly women at that time) and other business people to stay downtown longer to shop, The project was a huge success and launched a myriad of other projects, that led to the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”
News You Can Use - Lynne Gilmore
When you reference the “Dog Days of August,” you are tipping your hat to the brightest star in the Canis Major Constellation and using a term coined by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago.
Leave it to Rotary Club of Fort Wayne President Lynne Gilmore to explain its origin–fully regaled in a sun hat and plenty of pithy facts in her weekly “News to Use” feature. She explained that Sirius, the brightest star in Canis Major, meaning Great Dog, appears to rise alongside the sun in late July until late August. The Romans believed the heat from the two combined stars made these the hottest days of the year, and coined the term the Dog Days of August in honor of the “Great Dog” Constellation.
Thank you, President Lynne, for never letting us down when it comes to News to Use!
Mardi Gras Reignited!
Get ready for Sept. 14
Rotary Big Easy Fall Feast
The Rotary Big Easy Feast has been reimagined and reignited. Get ready for the Sept. 14 Big Easy Fall Feast on the Concourse at Parkview Field!
Not to be deterred by the cancelation of the Big Easy Feast last February, the Feast will now be held “halfway to Fat Tuesday 2022” on Tuesday Sept. 14, announced Feast co-chair Lori Stinson.
Members are receiving Feast packets with tickets to SELL. Below are Feast highlights: - Dinner only: This year’s Feast will from 4:40 – 8 p.m., with no lunchtime hours.
- Cost: $50 for a fabulous New Orleans style feast, Bourbon tasting, cash bar and live music
- Tickets: Purchase at fortwayerotarybigeasy.evetbrite.com or at the Rotary meeting.
- Proceeds: Support “Wellspring on Wheels” and provide scholarships for New Tech and Homestead Interact students. (Interact is a Rotary-sponsored service club of high schoolers.)
It’s a great opportunity to help Wellspring and Interact students--and enjoy great food with friends! Sell those tickets and see you at the Big Easy Fall Feast!
More Announcements...
Rotary dues are past due. If you have not yet paid, please contact Jane Wilks.
Please complete the committee sign-up sheets this week and send back to Jane Wilks.
The Peace Committee Book Club will restart in September.
PROGRAM:
Celebrating Servant Leaders Among Us:
Tim and Libby Ash, Janet Katz honored with Paul Harris Community Service Award
A leader in downtown revitalization and the founder of the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network were honored as the newest recipients of the Paul Harris Community Service Awards.
The award, which is named, for the founder of Rotary International, is funded by the trust established in 1978 by the late Edgar Hamilton “Kap” Kilbourne of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne, explained Dick Conklin. The award honors individuals who are not Rotarians and who have made significant contributions of their time, talents and resources to their community. Each recipient is named a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, meaning a $1,000 gift is made in his or her honor to the Rotary International Foundation.
Janet Latz: Founder and volunteer director of the Northeast Local Food Network
Dick Conklin, who nominated Janet, explained Janet’s intrepid search for a fresh turkey for a Thanksgiving several years ago sparked her interest in local foods. Although Janet already had a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry, she entered a master’s program in sustainable food systems – the study of and history, policies and economics of food systems. By 2016. she was in discussions with the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership to determine ways to strengthen the local food economy–which led to her founding the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network.
Today, the nonprofit Northeast Indiana Local Food Network identifies and increases local food sources and supplies and works to strengthen the relationships of farmers, chefs, food artisans, food processors and consumers. Additionally, the local food network has become integral for the local agricultural community by redirecting consumer money to the local food economy and adding jobs to the local market.
Janet urged Rotarians to explore local farmers’ markets and enjoy the richness of fresh, locally grown food from some of the 35 local farm stands and markets. “You’ll love the taste of fresh, local food!”
Tim and Libby Ash: Leaders of downtown revitalization and moreLynne Gilmore, who nominated the Ashes for the Award, lauded their leadership in the downtown revitalization, said, “They have been front and center proponents of downtown revitalization, through the construction of the Ash Family Skyline Plaza and Cityscape Flats next to Parkview Field,” she said. Additionally, construction is underway on the mixed-use Ashberry building, the new home of Star Bank. The Ash family also has been a huge supporter of Electric Works, helping to propel the project forward when it appeared to be stalled.
The Ashes reach has continued in other places as well, Lynne explained. During the pandemic, they created a fund to support the local hospitality industry. Most recently, the family has made a commitment to create entrepreneurial opportunities in the southeast quadrant of the city through PASE, Project Activate South East Fort Wayne.
“I am so excited to get PASE going,” Tim Ash said. “A great city is defined by all of its sectors.”
Monday's meeting was recorded, and can be accessed at any time with the following link and passcode:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/tEcrWyTgPh_uKATc3pRZToWXHbEkMYkzjScY_RctiBe-gx9xeTETUqV4gfPwfOdQ.jdIia3jsJgiZIBhd
Access Passcode: N51S8j%*
Rotary Peace Academy Partnership in recent editorial
The Rev. Angelo Mante of Alive Community Outreach and Marie Mante of the Peacemaker Academy were featured in the Monday, July 26, issue of the Journal Gazette concerning their new Peacemaker Academy at South Side High School. Below is the excerpt that involved the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne.
Twelve South Side High School students recently were celebrated as the inaugural graduates of Peacemaker Academy. What is that and how did it start?Peacemaker Academy is a three-week nonviolent leadership development program for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors at South Side High School. The program is focused on nonviolence training and culminates with a student-designed plan to build a culture of peace at their school. ... (O)ur staff will support students in implementing their plan.
The initial inspiration ... came from North Lawndale College Prep, a Chicago high school that has dramatically reduced school violence through peace and nonviolence education. We started to dream about how to make a program like this happen in our own city about two years ago. ... (T)hrough great partnerships with organizations like Rotary Club and City Life (Youth for Christ), our vision finally became a reality with our summer pilot this year.
SAVE THE DATE!Save these dates for important events!
- August 12: Rotary at the Tin Caps
- September 14: Big Easy Feast
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
- Membership Committee: August 4, 5:00 pm, at the Club Room at The Clyde on Bluffton Road
- Peace Committee: August 10, 5:00 pm. on Zoom
Make It a Great Week! Stay Safe!
2021-2022 Membership at a Glance: 118 Active and 10 Honorary
NEW ACTIVE MEMBERS:
Andrew Williams, Superior Court Judge, Sponsored by Bob Kabisch
APPROVED ACTIVE MEMBERS
Ruth Ford, Retired, Huntington University, Returning member
Rudy Mahara, Rudy’s, Former member of Anthony Wayne Club, Sponsored by Jim Matthews
NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS
NEW CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
American Red Cross: Olivia Lusher, Executive Director and Valerie Magana, Regional Philanthropy Director, Steven Spinner, Chief Development Officer
DEATHS
RESIGNATIONS:
Tim Durnell, Premier Bank—Business conflicts
Carrie Minnich, DWD—Business conflicts
John Minnich, Consultant—Business conflicts
Ruth Phillips--Retirement
Linda Skaggs, Hampton Inn--Retirement
Corporate Membership: PFW—Ramesh Narang, Sean Ryan, Kim Wagner—Budget constraints