January 23, 2019 Member Assignments

Set Up/Tear Dow

1/30/19 - Off-Site Meeting

Registration Table

January, 2019 – Deb Burn & George Thompson

February, 2019 – Cindy Matheson & Marilyn Pape

Greeters

1/30/19 – Andy Bednar

2/6/19 – Lauren Kramer

Mobile Meals

2/1 – Julia Wike

2/8 – Don Powers & Don Moore

Fellowship Invocation

January, 2019 – Ken LaPolla 2/6/19 – Dave Jenkins

2/13/19 – Diane Sauer

Magazine Report

February, 2019 – Kim Straniak

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren

Upcoming

Speakers

Jan. 30th

5:30 p.m. Social Meeting @

Trumbull Art Gallery

Feb. 6th Off-Site Meeting @ the Speakeasy

with Boston Beer

Feb. 13th Karen Stacey –

Leadership Mahoning Valley

Feb, 20th Sarah B.

Silschek – Jewish

Community Center

Feb. 27th Brian Gustafson Fitness Together

ROTARY AWARENESS

MONTH

During this month, Rotarians are

encouraged to share with the community

the vast work Rotarians do.

The more they know what we do , the

more we can do.

During the 30th week of Rotary

Year 2018-2019, the Rotary Club

Of Warren welcomed Reggie Rooks’

guest and office manager, Lisa

Robinson. Ken LaPolla then

proceeded to entertain us with the

following tale:

A sales rep, an administration

clerk, and the manager are walking

to lunch when they find an antique

oil lamp.

They rub it, and a genie comes

out. The genie says, “I’ll give each

of you just one wish.” “Me first!

Me first!” says the administration

clerk. “I want to be in the

Bahamas, driving a speedboat,

without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone.

“Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,

relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of

Pina Coladas, and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.

“OK, you’re up,” the genie says to the manager. The manager

says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”

Rotary

Motto

Service Above Self

4-Way

Test

Of the things we think, say

or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and

better friendship?

Will it be

beneficial to all concerned?

Avenues

of Service

Club Service

Vocational Service

Community

Service

International Service

Youth Service

FELLOWSHIP

SAVE THE DATES: OUR NEXT SOCIAL GATHERING IS

SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30th AT TRUMBULL ART

GALLERY. Complimentary beer and wine will be served beginning at

5:30 p.m., followed by dinner catered by Saratoga. A presentation

and tour of the gallery will also be provided. Cost is $25 per person,

tour of the facility and friends and family are welcome. There will be no Noon meeting

that day. BOSTON BEER WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6th AT THE SPEAKEASY IN

DOWNTOWN WARREN! Again, this is an off-site meeting at Noon,

and we will be ordering lunch off of Speakeasy’s menu.

RYLA GOODY BAGS: The RYLA Conference is scheduled for

February 22nd through February 24th. If you would like to contribute

items for 16 to 17 year olds, such as pens, mechanical pencils,

highlighters, post-it notes, key chains, playing cards, frisbees, fast

food coupons, etc., please mail or deliver them before Tuesday,

February 19th to: ATTENTION: Audrey Null

Salem High School Alumni

Office

330 East State Street

Salem, OH 44460

You will need to provide 100 of any one item so every bag gets one.

Snacks/drinks with caffeine and political giveaways are NOT

permitted. Please call Audrey first to let her know you will be

dropping off items at (330) 332-1427, or email her at:

Audrey@salemohioalumni.org.

PAUL HARRIS FELLOW LOTTERY: See Dallas Woodall if you are

interested in participating in our Paul Harris Fellow Lottery. A $100

check made out to the Rotary Foundation will give you a chance to win

this prestigious award. We currently have six members who have

entered – we only need three more to kick off the Lottery this year!!

IN & OUT DOESN’T COUNT! Please remember that, according to

our by-laws, you must be present for at least half of a meeting in

order to receive credit for attendance!

THANK YOU, REGGIE! Many thanks to Reggie Rooks for hosting our

platform January 23rd meeting at Disaster Recovery Services and for providing

Areas of

Focus

Promoting

Peace

Fighting Disease

Providing Clean

Water

Saving Mothers & Children

Supporting Education

Growing Local

Economies

Club Officers President

Venita Collins

President Elect Teri Surin

Vice-President

Dominic Mararri

Secretary Judy Masaki

Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Andy Bednar

Board Members Bill Beinecke Ginny Bond

Christine Cope Tony Iannucci

Lauren Kramer Ted Stazak

Kim Straniak

WEEKLY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

a delicious lunch!

THE RESULTS ARE IN! The American Red Cross Blood Drive was a huge

success! Many thanks to those Rotarians who helped out on December 21,

2018. 101 donors registered, and 88 pints of blood were collected to

help 264 patients.

SPREAD THE NEWS: District 6650 is looking for interested students to

take part in its short-term exchange program (STEP) which is offered in

the summer. Students usually do a home-to-home stay, meaning they’re

paired with a host brother or sister and the host sibling spends three to

four weeks living with exchange student’s family here in the U.S.A. and

then the student travels abroad and stays with the host sibling and their

family for three to four weeks. Applications will be accepted through

March, 2019. The application can be found at http://rotary6650yep.com

Kelli Hulea, chair for Rotary District 6650’s STEP may come to speak with

66 our members in the near future.

The Slice of the Valley Pot O’ Gold Pizza Challenge is just around the

C corner! The event will be held March 16, 2019. The Metroplex has been

R restructured to offer more room and a new sound system this year. Pre-

sale tickets may be purchased until March 14th at Midnight by visiting:

www.pizza.warrenrotary.org or through a link on the home page of our

w website. The cost is $10 per adult, $5 for children under the age of 6

years. Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. for ticket sales, and the venue will

o open at 4:00 p.m. There will be a different entrance and exit.

Celebrity pizza judges for the event include: Professional Wrestler

Pr Preston Stelle; Keyboard Player Billy Beck; Kevin Mack and Greg Pruitt

From the Cleveland Browns; Dennis Dunman from The Voice; and Guy

D’Astolfo of the Vindicator. If you know of any qualifying judges for

beer, contact Rob Berk.

A lot of hands and resources are needed to make this year’s event a

success! The following is a list of sponsorships that are being requested

*** $500 for the stage that will house a 20 piece orchestra

*** $500 to cover the cost of printing 5,000 all-in-one tickets

*** A flat screen TV

*** At least 20 baskets for the Basket Raffle or donations of $50

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President Chris Shape

Vice-

President Diane Sauer

Secretary

Judy Masaki

Treasurer Cheryl

Oblinger

Venita Collins Jim Ditch Dominic Mararri Cindy

Matheson

Contact us

at: Rotary Club of Warren

P.O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our

Website: Warrenrotary.org

If you have

any

questions or

suggestions

about our

newsletter,

or if you

would like to

become a

sponsor,

Please

contact:

Judy Masaki

SLICE OF THE VALLEY

NEWS

*** $250 to purchase items for centerpieces for 110 tables

*** $250 donations to cover the cost of advertising on digital billboards

*** $150 to cover the cost of a traffic cop

*** $1,500 for the cost of our program booklets

*** $100 per each keg of beer (we need 20 kegs)

If you donate $1,000 or more, a $1,000 donation from the proceeds will be

given to the charity of your choice. In addition to monetary sponsorships, manpower is needed for each of

our event committees:

*** We need individuals to make telephone calls to 50 sponsors from last

year and to obtain new sponsors. Calls have been started, and to date,

$10,00 in sponsorships has been raised. See Bill Beinecke if you are

able to helpor if you know of anyone who would like to place an ad.

*** Julia Wike and Andy Bednar need at least 20 people to staff the

front entrance.

*** Cheryl Oblinger needs: three or four people with laptops to handle

credit card purchases on site. She will set up your computer; three to

four individuals to work the cash/check table; three to four people to

hand out pre-sale tickets; and extra people to assist in counting cash at

the end of the evening and act as runners.

*** Ginny Bond would like five people to assist with the Celebrity

Judges.

*** Teri Surin needs four individuals to assist in setting up decorations.

*** Tony Iannucci needs numerous people to help clean up.

*** Cindy Matheson needs eight people to help with the Basket Raffle. *** Bob Hoy is asking for two to four individuals to help with the 50/50

*** Besides Cheryl’s runners, we need two runners each to help out

Event Co-chairs, Venita Collins and Rob Berk.

*** Six people are needed for Beer Ticket Sales, Extra Pizza Ticket

Sales, and with checking IDs.

As you can see, it takes a village to run an event of this magnitude.

Please remember our Rotary motto, “Service Above Self”, and lend a hand!!

Proceeds from this year’s event will support: Someplace Safe,

Trumbull County Habitat for Humanity, and The Animal Welfare League.

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GOT A MESS? CALL DRS!

Owned and operated

by Warren Rotary’s very

own Reggie Rooks, Disaster

Recovery Services (DRS) is

a non-franchised, full-

service restoration

company. Since 1986,

they have worked with

insurance carriers to

restore homes to their

pre- loss condition

following disasters, such as fires, flooding, sewage

back-up, vehicle impacts,

and storm damage. Their

services include: smoke

services mitigation, structural and

content cleaning, elimination of odors, laundry service, HVAC/duct work

cleaning, emergency heat, water mitigation, and full repairs. Reggie’s

team of 17 employees have 160 years of collective experience!

Following a disaster, once the home situation is assessed, household

items that are irreparably damaged are disposed of. Items that can be

restored are inventoried and cataloged through pictures, carefully

packed, and moved to the DRS secured and climate-controlled

warehouse. At their cleaning facility, staff members are professionally trained

to complete ultrasonic cleaning on even the most delicate items. They

restore furniture, home furnishings, antiques, collectibles, jewelry,

dishes and glassware, clothing , and more. Specialized techniques and

equipment can also be used to restore sensitive items like electronics.

After your home is cleaned and repaired, its contents are delivered back

to you, and your home is put back together! Similar services are also

offered to commercial buildings, schools, churches, and retail centers.

DRS serves a five county area, including Trumbull, Mahoning,

Ashtabula, Geauga, and Portage, and handles hundreds of claims each

year. DRS continues to grow, and Reggie is currently working on plans

to to expand and open another property. In addition to full restoration

services, they offer continuing education classes every other month.

Many thanks, Reggie, for a really interesting and informative

presentation. We wish you continued success in your business!

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