Host: John Pribonic

Announcer: Brad Jagger

 

Boy Scouts of America is our speaker this week.

 

District Conference: The District Conference will be in our back yard this year at the Sheraton in Cuyahoga Falls on April 24th and 25th. The Club will pay for any member that would like to attend. We would like to have a good showing, so please consider coming one or both of the days!! See Bob Oborn or Carrie Leising for more details.

 

Easter Egg Hunt: City of Stow Easter Egg Hunt on April 4th from 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM at Stow High School Stadium for those that have signed up to volunteer!!

 

Interact Dinner: This years Interact dinner will be April 22nd, 6 PM - 8 PM A sign up sheet is going around!

 

40th Anniversary Celebration: May 20th is the date at The Venue. If you have pictures from the last forty years, please share them with us!! Carrie Leising or Steve Dunton will collect them, make a copy and return them to you.

 

Bulldog Bags - February's item is Rice Krispy Treats. Bring your donation to the club meetings or drop it of in the collection box at City Hall.

 

Rotary Foundation Forms: From now on if you are purchasing items on behalf of the Rotary Foundation, use our tax exempt form so you do not have to pay taxes and can save some money for our Club. Additionally, if you purchase something on behalf of the Foundation and need to be reimbursed, there is a form to fill out and you will submit that along with a copy of the receipt to Rick Archer and he will issue you a check. You can mail or email him the paperwork once completed. Both of these forms are available for pick from the Sgt. at Arms and we are working on making them available on our website as well. 
 

Thank you to those that are now sitting "THE Best Table!!!" You guys are THE best!! "Let him that would move the world, first move himself." - Socrates (Shameless, I know. )

Gail Mosley had a last minute commitment, so Aunt Mary was our announcer! She help Annette lead us in singing Happy Birthday to Mark Lucco and John Pribonic. The lawyers table had the winning ticket, again , but the pot continues to grow as the Joker was not pulled again . Another table HAS to get the winning ticket next week!!!

 

Mark, was our host this week and shared his Rotary "Why". Mark is a Charter Member of our Club and is a legacy Rotarian. Both his Grandfather and Father were Rotarian's in the Cuyahoga Falls Club! He was asked to help start the Stow-Munroe Falls Club and the rest is history!! Thank you for being such a great Rotarian Mark!!

 

Mark then introduced Jackie Hemsworth, Executive Director of Access Shelter. She has been with Access for five years and took over as Executive Director in 2019. Jackie lives in Fairlawn with her husband and 5 children.

 

Access is an emergency shelter for women and children. It go its start in 1983 and has served over 20,000 women and children since they opened their doors 37 years ago. Most women show up with almost nothing, so the shelter is set up to help help them get back on their feet again, with the ultimate goal for these women and their families, to exit with permanent housing. Almost all who come to the shelter have jobs, sometimes more than one, but they struggle to get ahead.  

 

While in the shelter they focus on soft skills and hard skills such as how to budget, knowing their rights, and hoe to interview. They provide onsite mental health support and clinical support. About 250 children under the age of 18 are served each year. They operate on a budget of around $1.2 million and receive funding from donations, grants, and the State. Some women and families show up on their doorstep, but most of the residents come from the Homeless Hotline network. 

 

They are very excited that they will be opening a new reading room later this month! As many of you know, reading to children is so important to their growth and learning. They will need volunteers for story time and books to fill it. Thank you Jackie for sharing!!!

 

 

Thank you to our Teacher's Supply Closet Sponsor Supply Me, You're #1 source for all things educational!! If you or anyone you know ever needs school supplies, please let them know about Supply Me. They have been wonderful in helping us get this project off the ground! 

 

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