Rotary Club of Warren

October 5, 2016

Member Assignments

Greeters

Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m.

10/12 – Don Powers

10/19 – Dallas Woodall

10/26 – Jim Ditch

Mobile Meals

10/14 – Dan Rowland and Cleo Royster

10/21 – Genevieve Bauman and Dan DelliQuadri

10/28 – Don Powers and Don Moore

Fellowship

October – Judy Masaki

November - TBA

Invocation

10/12 – Dave Jenkins

10/19 – Andy Bednar

10/26 – Denise May

Rotary Serving Humanity

ROTARY NOTES

A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren, Ohio

Upcoming

Speakers

October 5 Thomas Batten – Poland’s Social and Economic Revolution

October 12 Victoria Nalongo Namusisi – Micro-Loans/Gender Violence- Uganda Project

October 19 Kalim Johnson – Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber

October 26 TBA

Weekly News and Announcements

Hello Rotarians and Friends! I hope all you enjoyed the beautiful fall

weekend and are anticipating all the fun to come at this year’s Chocolate

Festival. It’s just around the corner…literally. I hope you all are spreading

the word among family, friends and co-workers.

Judy Masaki handled Fellowship this week and focused on some of the

funny things church-going children say. It reminded all the parents of

their own children and how they hear and interpret things differently. Too

funny!

Our Guests and Visiting Rotarians were: Heather Sahli from the

Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

Chocolate Festival – Set up for the event will be on

Wednesday, October 12th. We will definitely need

volunteers. If you can help that day, please contact

Teri Surin.

The Chocolate Festival will be held this Thursday,

October 13th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Demetrios on Atlantic Avenue.

Derek Steyer from WFMJ News will be our MC all evening, so if chocolate

isn’t enough reason to attend, this should do the trick! Tickets are $15 for

individuals, $25 for couples. It’s tons of fun so make plans to attend.

Quaker Steak & Lube Bike Night – Our last night at QS&L was last

Friday and it ended with a whimper instead of a bang due to the weather.

That didn’t stop those who attended from having a good time, however.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped us with this over the past few

months. We really appreciate all your support.

October Board Meeting – Board members were asked to contact Julia

Wetstein as to whether or not they would be available for the board

meeting if it were rescheduled to October 18th. If you haven’t already

contacted her, please do so ASAP.

RI International Convention – As you know, next year our club will be

celebrating its 100th anniversary. Julia Wetstein would love to have a

booth at the Convention in the House of Friendship to let our closest

35,000+ friends know what we have accomplished in our first 100 years.

The Convention will be held from June 10 to 14, 2017. Expect to hear more

about the upcoming convention in Atlanta, GA as the year goes by.

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

Hospitality Suite at the District Conference – President Julia announced

that Warren Rotary would be hosting the Hospitality Suite at the District

Conference next April. A committee has been identified and will be

working on plans. More information will come as the year progresses.

Drop in the Bucket Fundraiser – The Drop in the Bucket Foundation will

be holding a fundraising event on October 22. Please see the last page of

this newsletter for complete details.

Paul Harris Fellows Awarded By Dallas Woodall

When Tony Cafaro gave us his program on the

Cafaro Company earlier this year, he included

glowing tributes to his parents who began as

owners of the Ritz Bar on Youngstown’s east

side and ended up as major real estate

developers in our Valley. Frank Bodor, who had a

client also involved in the Eastwood Mall project, added a glowing tribute to

Tony and his parents and, pointing to our Paul Harris Fellow banner, said that

Tony’s father’s name should be included on it.

Well, not one to miss an opportunity for Foundation giving, I contacted Tony

and suggested that he make his father a Paul Harris Fellow. Tony responded,

as you might well imagine, by saying he wanted to recognize both of his

parents with that honor. I received his check shortly thereafter and it

provided me with what I believe is a “first”. I don’t remember ever having

one Rotarian endowing two Paul Harris Fellow recipients at one time (except

for Rob Berk’s family following Jaden’s Pinball for Polio bar mitzvah project).

Also, Tony is the first Rotarian I can recall having endowed one or more Paul

Harris fellowships and not being a Paul Harris Fellow himself. I think you can

rest assured (and Tony can become nervous) that I will not let that go

unresolved. I promise you, Tony will be a Paul Harris Fellow.

Fellow Rotarians, Anthony M. Cafaro, Sr., or as we better know him, “Tony”,

has honored his parents, William and Alyce Cafaro, with a contribution to

The Rotary Foundation making them both Paul Harris Fellows.

Tony has been a member of our club for not very long, but astute person and

businessman that he is, he has quickly recognized the efficiency and

Rotary

Code of

Conduct

As a Rotarian, I will:

Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal

and professional

life.

Deal fairly with others

and treat them and their

occupations with respect.

Use my

professional skills through

Rotary to mentor young people, help those with

special needs, and improve

people’s quality of life

in my community

and the world.

Avoid behavior that

reflects adversely on

Rotary or other

Rotarians.

effectiveness of The Rotary Foundation, a charity that distributes all of its

contributions for its charitable purposes. For nearly thirty years, we have

been bragging about our successes in working to rid the world of polio. Now

that that has nearly been achieved, challenges such as literacy and water are

waiting for us, especially water.

We take clean water for granted (unless a pipe bursts and we are getting a

“boil alert”). If you have travelled to a third world country, you know what it

is like to have to buy bottled water even to brush your teeth just to avoid

the wrath of Montezuma.

Tony is also showing us another example of how we can contribute to the

Foundation and fund Paul Harris Fellows. So many of us have become Paul

Harris Fellows and said “I’m glad that’s over—I won’t have to give any more”.

It reminds me of Little Jack Horner who stuck in his thumb, pulled out a

plum and said “what a good boy am I!”. That is not the case with Tony.

Naming a loved one (or loved ones as he has done) as Paul Harris Fellow

epitomizes the spirit of Rotary. Tony’s parents joined more than 200

members or friends of the Rotary Club of Warren on this Paul Harris Fellow

banner.

Tony, we thank you for your generosity and your belief in The Foundation.

Here are certificates naming each of your parents as Paul Harris Fellows, an

initial Paul Harris Fellow pin for you to wear and a Paul Harris pin with one

blue stone indicating that you have reached Paul Harris Fellow “Plus 1”

status. This stone replaces the one I just gave you. This is also a first for

me. I don’t remember ever having giving a Rotarian a “Plus 1” pin at the same

time as the basic pin.

The Rotary Foundation thanks Tony for his generosity in his contribution

toward our goal of world peace and understanding.

Following the acceptance of the Certificates and Pin for his parents, our

Tony surprised Dallas and all of us with another check for $1,000 for

his own Paul Harris Fellow. This is why we love him and are so glad he’s

a Warren Rotarian!

Perfect Attendance Recognized

The following Rotarians were recognized this week for Perfect Attendance

during Rotary Year 2015-2016. We congratulate them all for their

dedication and service to Rotary.

Areas of

Focus

Promoting peace

Fighting disease

Providing clean water

Saving mothers and

children

Supporting education

Growing local economies

2016-2017

Club

Officers

President Julia Wetstein

President Elect Andy Bednar

Vice President Roxy Vaughn

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Past President Mike Bollas

Board

Members Venita Collins Tony Iannucci Cleo Royster

Paul Pal Teri Surin

Kim Straniak Nick Verina

1-Year Pin

Venita Collins Andy Bednar

Bob Hoy Kim Straniak

2-Year Pin

Tony Iannucci Nick Verina

3-Year Pin Bob Sauer

Chris Shape Julia Wetstein

7-Year Pin

Genevieve Bauman

9-Year Pin

George Thompson

13-Year Pin Mike Bollas

15-Year Pin Ray Sinchak

17-Year Pin

Cheryl Oblinger

28-Year Pin

Thomas Baker Dallas Woodall

The Economic Revolution of Poland

Thomas Batten of Columbus, Indiana, joined us

today to talk about the economic revolution in

Poland. Thomas works for a consulting firm that

provides business services such as strategic

planning and lived in Poland for five years.

In 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down, Poland

decided that all children would learn English and

as a result of that decision, all people under the age of 30 speak perfect

English. Poland has several industrial cities, some founded in the 1700s,

that are now more modern than many others.

Because Poland has managed to reduce its national debt, it has survived

better than most countries impacted by the European economic crisis. He

said that in order to reduce their debt, they took half of the retirement

savings of each person and applied it to the debt. Their debt now stands

at 50% of the GDP. In comparison, the United States debt stands at

100% of its GDP.

He said that Poland is a country of financial extremes. Its unemployment

rate continues to rise primarily because older residents do not have the

technical skills to succeed in an increasing tech world. However, because

they have managed their debt so effectively, their GDP continues to rise.

Rotary Club

Foundation

Board

President

Chris Shape

Vice President George

Thompson

Secretary-Treasurer

Cheryl Oblinger

Julia Wetstein Roxy Vaughn Diane Sauer

Cindy Matheson

Contact Us

Rotary Club of Warren

P. O. Box 68 Warren, OH

44482

Our

Website

warrenrotary.org

If you have suggestions or

comments regarding our newsletter, or would like to

become a sponsor,

please contact Cheryl

Oblinger.

Many of the building in Lodz, where Thomas lived, have been restored.

The country itself has become the gateway to the east and south with

many Fortune 500 companies having businesses there.

A new Silk Road is being planned now which will eventually replace some of

the sea routes being used for trade. This new road will go right through

Poland, opening the possibility of even more development in the future.

According to Thomas, some of the country’s future considerations center

around whether or not to remain a member of the European Union. Right

now, Poland receives $2,000 per person from the EU which they have

used for infrastructure. However, to continue receiving such funding

they would need to adhere to the rules laid out by the EU.

Thomas’s talk was very interesting and opened our eyes to the progress

Poland has made and some of the critical issues facing it. We thank him

for joining us today.

Triple Jackpot

The Grand Jackpot this week was: $613

Our Daily Jackpot Winner was:

Tony Iannucci

Happy Bucks

Tony Iannucci – For winning the daily jackpot.

Carla Click – For our speaker.

Nigel Newman – For the Jewish New Year and

for leaving for Florida for the winter.

Dallas Woodall – For Tony Cafaro’s PHF x 3, for

an Ambassadorial Scholar he knew just passing

away.

Chris Shape – For Tony Cafaro and for his Steelers.

Julia Wetstein – For our speaker and for Tony Cafaro.

Andy Bednar – For his son just becoming engaged to the girl he met 19

years ago.

Genevieve Bauman – For Tony Cafaro and for our speaker.

Venita Collins – For our newest Paul Harris Fellow and for our speaker.

Rob Berk – For our speaker and for Tony Cafaro.

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