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Fellow Rotarians, I offered to help raise funds so that soon-to-be Rotarian Emily Patterson is able to join Rotarian Claudine Schooley on a trip to the Ukraine. In order for international grants to be considered, a community assessment needs to be done. Many of you heard about this project when Claudine spoke a few weeks ago. I'll be contributing to help her, so has her Uncle. If you're inclined and able, please let her know if you can also help cover her costs! See Emily's ask below: My name is Emily Patterson. I wear many different hats at this point in my life: I am a masters of public health student at Kent State University, I am the Volunteer Coordinator at SouthernCare Hospice in Cuyahoga Falls, I work in a laboratory at Kent State researching antibiotic resistance, and a soon to be Rotarian. I am currently working with the Rotary Club of Akron and God's Hidden Treasures on a pediatric wheelchair and transportation project. Today, wheelchairs are not well suited for life in Ukraine. We are looking to work with engineering students at The University of Akron to adapt a wheelchair to the specific needs of the disabled children and their caregivers in Ukraine. Secondly, we are looking to donate an equipped van to both transport children and adults with disabilities and to take the wheelchairs and necessary medical equipment to people in need. In order for the project to happen, we need to complete community assessments in Ukraine. I am looking to go to Ukraine this November with Claudine Schooley (Akron Rotarian) and Nita Hanson (President of God's Hidden Treasures) to talk with the families to better understand the needs of the community. Without this key element, we might misunderstand the needs and provide a wheelchair that does not help the current problem. The funds I am trying to raise will pay for my roundtrip plane tickets and lodging in Ukraine. Any extra money will be donated directly to the project. Best Regards, Emily |
How to reach her:
Emily's email is epatter3@kent.edu.
Make check payable to either Emily Patterson or the Akron Rotary Foundation (please indicate Emily Patterson in the memo field). Funds paid to the foundation will be used to directly reimburse Emily's expenses.
Goal: $2,000
Donated to date: $1,400
Thank you!
Sandy Naragon
Ambassadors for the Peace in the world
The mission of an ICC Inter-Country Committee is to connect people in facilitating the creation, development and progress of an effective and sustainable international network of bilateral relations and activities to catch all opportunities in a tuned effort to promote a climate for maintaining Peace and improving Understanding, worldwide.
Inter-Country Committees have been part of our Rotary World since 1950. They represent a further strategy to accomplish Rotary’s objectives. This strategy looks ahead in paving the way for stronger, positive, effective relations among different cultures, engaging diversities and overcoming barriers.
Inter-Country Committees have been part of our Rotary World since 1950. They represent a further strategy to accomplish Rotary’s objectives. This strategy looks ahead in paving the way for stronger, positive, effective relations among different cultures, engaging diversities and overcoming barriers.
Claudine Schooley, member of Akron Rotary club, invites you to attend a first ICC/International meeting to discuss the opportunity to start an ICC USA-Ukraine in our Akron club with the support of our District 6630. If you are concerned with peace in the world, and want our club of Akron to participate in more international projects, please join the discussion at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 30, before our regular club meeting, at the Portage Country Club.
International Concert 'Resonance'
to promote mutual understanding, friendship and peace in the world
Last month of March 2018 I had the privilege to attend the Rotary Concert for Peace “Resonance” in the beautiful city of Liège, in Belgium. I was very impressed by the quality of the Ukrainian and Russian artists and the warm welcome from our Rotarian friends of Belgium.
The musicians just selected for the fifth edition of the Resonance – ICC Peace Concerts are:
Burtsev Nikita – barytone – Ukraine
Liashko Vitalii - clarinet - Ukraine
Nesterenko Zinovia – violin - Russia
Tsotsonava Lolita – piano - Russia
More information (pictures, program …) will soon be available on the website: www.resonance-icc.org
If you follow this link you can hear and visualize the 2018 performers: https://www.resonance-icc.org/previous-editions/videos-edition-2018/
I was invited to bring a delegation of American Rotarians and non-Rotarians to one of the concert, which will be in:
- Liège : 23/2 – University (as usual)
- Landen : 24/2 – Location to be confirmed
- Antwerpen : 26/2 – Amuse (deconsecrated church - Kamenstraat à Antwerpen, about 350 seats)
- Bruxelles : 28/2 – Hôtel de Ville or Sablon (location to be confirmed)
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I hope you will consider being part of the delegation who will attend the 2019 concert. Everybody is welcome!
My Rotarian friend Marcel Tikin from Liège, is preparing a “real treat” for the foreign delegations: Friday, February 22 in the evening, the RC of Liège will give an “avant-première presentation” (performance) of the Opera of Verdi “Aida” by the “troupe de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie”. Marcel explained: “For all the friends coming from far away, we are preparing a package including the Opera night, a visit of the city of Liège during the day on Saturday, February 23, with the concert "RESONANCE" the same night. Also Rotary working meetings will be organized with the sections of ICC/CIP between France and Belgium. It will be the opportunity also to meet delegations from Ukraine and Russia, during this international weekend”.
Friends, this is a great way to promote PEACE in the world, through Art and Music! Travel plans are: departure from Cleveland Thursday, February 21, 2019 and return Monday, February 25, with the possibility to extend the trip for a few days. If you are interested, please contact Claudine Schooley, Rotary Club of Akron, at cdschooley@outlook.com
With the support of donors, sponsors, and participants at the Sporting Clays Classic, The Ronald McDonald House of Akron raised over $30,000! Thank you Rotarians who were out this past weekend supporting the RMH and thank you Ben for organizing a Club team!
 Rotarians Ben Heckerman, Lynda Farkas and Steve Warren made up our Club team! |  Rotarian Barry Hollis and Ben Heckerman |
Interact / Akron Rotarian Projects: Online event sign-ups are now open
- Ronald McDonald House dinner preparation – Saturday October 20th 2:00 – 5:00 6 students and 3-4 Rotarians
- Leaf raking project in North Hill – Saturday October 27th 9:30- 1:00. 20-30 Interact students and 10-12 Rotarians needed.
- Interact District Meeting – Saturday November 3rd Tallmadge High School 9:00-3:00 over 200 kids from NE Ohio will be coming from 15-20 High schools. I would like to see us take 50 students. 6-8 Rotarians needed
The Rotary Club of Akron and the University of Akron Department of Bio-medical Engineering collaborate to solve a problem and provide a solution to the need of many children and adults with access ability difficulties in the Ukraine. They are designing a type of wheelchair/ stroller that adapts to the small elevators and final steps (stairways) of apartment buildings. An enthusiastic group led by UAs Jim Keszenheimer and 5th engineering students and Rotary’s Claudine Schooley met today to review the project. Nita Hanson made the trip from the Ukraine to explain the specific needs of the project. I’m thrilled to be involved with this awesome project.
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We will be ringing the bell to support The Salvation Army again this year at ACME #10, located at 2226 State Road in Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223. This is the same location we were at last year.
Registration will open soon.
Save the dates!!
Friday, December 14th – from 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 15th – from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Everywhere you travel in the world you can find Rotarians. Remember there are 35,000+ clubs in the world. If you are in a city where you don't know anybody, consider attending a Rotary club meeting and you will make new friends. If you think about, you will find out that it is a great way to promote peace in the world: making friends in every country you visit. As a Rotarian, I am very concerned in the different ways you can build peace. Sharing with other Rotarians is the first step toward peace.
During my recent trip to France, I found a Rotary Club in the center of Toulouse (named the "pink city" because of the color of the brick buildings). They have in fact more than seven rotary clubs in the city. The "Toulouse Cent" Rotary club I visited has thirty members and they meet on the Fridays at noon, in a restaurant on the "boulevard Leclerc". The particularity of the club is that they are all professionals with their own business (doctors, dentists, lawyers, pilots,...), they are in couple (man and wife are both Rotarian) and they are all in their forties. This means I would not qualify to become a member of this club. They were all happy to meet me, and learning that I married an American that I met in Toulouse, made a great impression on them! They explained to me that their club was created when the Rotary celebrated its 100 years, in 2005. That's the reason why they called the club "Toulouse Cent", in French "cent" means one hundred. They chose the violet to put on their banner as it is the flower of the city of Toulouse. We exchanged banners from our respective clubs. It is very interesting to visit other clubs and see the differences between them. But one thing is certain: Rotarians are good people who work all for the good of humanity. And this make me proud to be a Rotarian! |  |
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The North High Interact kids are amazing! They are humble and hungry to learn. They had a blast painting their teachers’ lounge. For many of these kids it was the first time they had ever done any painting and remarkably they were able to keep the paint off of themselves. 😊 They simply want to serve and improve the quality of their lives, their families, and their community. View all North High Interact photos by clicking here.
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Great time at “Operation Orange” on September 7th at Akron Canton Food Bank.
Thank you all for your hard work!!
Thank you all for your hard work!!
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