

Oct 12 Winery at Wolf Creek 2637 S. Cleveland Massillon Road Barberton
Oct 19 MadCap Brewery 1422 Mogadore Rd Kent
Oct 26 Beerhead 8003 Crile Road Painesville
Nov 9 Green Valley Brewing 53 Milford Drive Hudson

Chair, Service Committee 2023-24
Directions & Parking
Take the elevator to the ground level, take a right to go under the breezeway, and doors to the museum are straight ahead. If you are coming through Lock 3 Park, an entrance door is to the left under the red awning; ground level of the parking deck.

OPEN M is a Christian non-profit organization that serves more than 50,000 individuals annually with food, health and employment services—all intended to create pathways out of poverty. OPEN M leverages a community alliance of churches, businesses and volunteers to offer programs to those in need.
Open M received grant funding from the Akron Rotary Foundation for its Feeding Kids Backpack Project. Our service project with Open M has started! Weekend meals will be packed for 100 low-income and food insecure students for Akron's Innes Middle School.
We are booked for a total of 6 days so far in September and October. Check out the volunteer link to see where volunteers are still needed!
Please use the link below to sign up.
Chair, Rotary District 6630 Grant Committee

- Her role is facilitative, strategic, & relationship driven
- Chief administrative, budgetary and contracting authority for the County
- Manages 10 departments:
- Admin. Services, Admin. & Public Info, Community & Economic Development, Finance & Budget, Human Resources, Law & Risk Mgmt., Job & Family Services, Medical Examiner, Public Safety and Sanitary Sewer Services.
- Dispatch Center
- Broadband
- Opioid Lawsuit and Funds
- Local HWAP, Lead Abatement, Home Repairs
- Local economic and workforce development
- Age-Friendly Akron-Summit
- Summit County Animal Control
- Our shared environment and water!
Summit County sits on the continental divide that separates the Lake Erie and Ohio River watersheds!
- Sewer and stormwater systems across the watersheds impact all 31 communities, including Akron!
- In Springfield, our reclamation facility is sending water to the Tuscarawas River that is cleaner than the river water!
- We have planned investments for stormwater, sewer in Peninsula, Springfield, Lakemore, Bath, and more!
- The Springfield facility has seen 74% increased efficiency.
- The removal of the Gorge Dam will allow our Cuyahoga River to flow freely.
- She is working with Akron on possibly amending the EPA Consent Decree.
- Preventing youth violence!
- Akron’s Youth Violence Prevention Plan & Upward Mobility Plan
- Denico Buckley-Knight is leading the charge on Akron’s Youth Violence Prevention Program alongside community orgs such as United Way. This aligns closely with our Upward Mobility Plan!
- We are working closely to support them wherever we can, especially when it comes to collaboration, mentorship and securing future grant dollars!
- Early support is KEY to helping our youth!
- Akron’s Youth Violence Prevention Plan & Upward Mobility Plan
- New dispatch center that will house Akron’s operations!
- The Summit Emergency Communications Center (SECC) is up and running.
- State-of-the-art regional dispatch center that will serve 300,000+ residents.
- Will house Akron dispatch services separately, but under the same roof!
- Partnership between Summit County, Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Tallmadge and may expand to include Copley Twp. and more!
- Always an opt-in project with capacity for ALL
- Ribbon-cutting on October 6th!
- The Summit Emergency Communications Center (SECC) is up and running.
- The Sojourner Truth Project and Plaza!
- Memorializing the site of Truth’s iconic speech, commonly titled “Ain’t I a Woman”
- Longstanding movement to honor her re-ignited by the Centennial Suffrage Committee
- Towanda Mullins has strung together an incredible coalition! County contributed a total of $300,000.
- Truth’s legacy is one of justice and equality for people of all races and genders, but especially Black women and girls.
- All counties adjust property values every three years; current cycle includes Summit County and 12 others
- State Tax Commissioner dictates how properties are appraised, numbers are currently based on one year of sales data
- State asked for 34% increase
- A change in value is NOT proportional to a change in taxes
What does this mean for me?
- Property value letters mailed out August 2023
- Property tax bills mailed out January 2024
- Property values can be contested starting January 2024 by filing a complaint with the Board of Revision
- If you want to look up your property value, file a complaint, or have questions, see the Summit County Fiscal Office at fiscaloffice.summitoh.net or call 1-888-388-5613.

- REGISTRATIONS ARE STARTING TO BE SET UP AND ACTIVATED
- CHECK OUT THE EVENTS CALENDAR IN THE RIGHT MARGIN OF THIS NEWSLETTER
- Wednesdays in September and October from 3-4pm. (filling backpacks)
- Thursdays in September and October from 9-10am. (distributing backpacks)
- October 25, 2023, 4:30-6:30pm
- Akron Hope December 7th, 5:30pm. (Gift Wrapping)
- December 1st & December 15th time/location TBD
- Kenmore Neighborhood Alliance Light the Boulevard-decorate a window
- Super Learning Center Christmas Party date TBD.
- Second Chance Village to be determined
- Assemble bikes at the bike kitchen for the annual "LeBron James Ride"