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Meeting ID: 989 441 809
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Noon via ZOOM
KITRAEL CHIN
President/Director and Founder
Kitrael Chin is the President/Director and Founder of Hearts For Music, Inc, a non-profit 501(c)3. Hearts For Music is the world’s first special needs orchestra that attempts to unite all disabilities of all ages in creating and performing music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia, Canada and a degree in Music Therapy from Shenandoah University in Virginia, USA. In addition to being a professional Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) with over 20 years of clinical experience, he has a specialty certificate in Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapy from the New York Center for End-of-Life Care (HPMT).
Over the years, Kitrael has been blessed with the joy and privilege of working with many kids and young adults displaying a wide range of disabilities ranging from mild to severe MRDD to cerebral palsy and Autism. In 2000, Kitrael started Musical Fingers LLC a music therapy and instruction company in Mantua OH, which to this present day serves many families throughout NE Ohio. Kitrael has been and continues to be the pianist and worship leader at Hilltop Christian Church in Mantua, Ohio since 2008. In his spare time, he is an avid snowboarder and is the proud professional keyboardist for First Snow, Northeast Ohio’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra Tribute Band.
The purpose of Rotary Cares is to show our support for Akron Rotary members and their families when dealing with the loss of a loved one, the hardship of illness and also to celebrate the joy of a new baby, job, marriage or other events in their lives. Please be sure to email me(click here) with any news you would like placed here. Note that information is posted only with permission of the individual(s).
Well Wishes Being Sent to:
Fellow Rotarian Mary Weaver who took a fall and is recuperating at home.
The Rotary Club of Akron had the opportunity to hear Chaz Billington and John Reyes explain the Youth Protection Initiative impacting all Rotary Clubs, at our Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Club meeting.
Chaz is the Chair of the Rotary Club of Akron Youth Protection Committee and a member of the District 6630 Youth Protection Committee.
Many Club members are aware that youth protection and safety is a high priority of Rotary International, District 6630, and all of the clubs and members. You may be less aware that Rotary International mandates youth safety protections be implemented for all Rotary related youth activities, events, and contacts.
After considerable effort, the District 6630 Youth Protection Committee, chaired by our own PDG John Reyes, rolled out a comprehensive Youth Protection Policy.
There are few activities in the District and its Clubs that are more valuable or more important than working with youth. It is imperative that all of us do our best as Rotary International mandates to make all youth activities as safe as possible for all involved.
What is the Youth Protection Policy?
“Every activity conducted or sponsored by Rotary will occur in an environment free of abuse and harassment.” The district’s policy complies with Rotary International’s Conduct Standards, as adopted by the RI Board of Directors, October 2019.
“To the best of their ability, Rotarians, Rotarians’ spouses and partners, and all other volunteers must safeguard the children and young people with whom they come into contact and protect them from physical, sexual and psychological abuse.”
What is the Purpose of the Youth Protection Policy?
Safety of Youth Involvement in all Rotary Programs
Consistent and supportive incident management
Compliance with RI directive
Protection of club members from allegations
Liability protection
Legal reporting requirements
Are Rotarians Required to Be Trained in These Policies and Procedures?
All Rotarians, spouses, partners and volunteers must be trained, understand and follow the policies in the District 6630 Youth Protection Policies and Procedures document.
Harassment or abuse by members or those associated with authorized District and Club activities will not be tolerated.
Club compliance is supervised by the District Governor; all clubs will be monitored for ALL youth programs.
What is the definition of Youth interactions?
Youth interactions are defined as:
Casual Contact (incidental and infrequent group contact)
Continued Contact, more than casual, may or may not be in a group setting, and applies to Rotarians generally assigned to support Rotary functions
What does the Club need to do to be in compliance with District 6630 and RI?
Insurance coverage protects the Clubs and District from third party liability claims. Nonetheless:
• Clubs must document any event alleging abuse or harassment involving youth.
• Clubs should review programs and implement procedures for:
o Transportation
o conducting interviews
o volunteer screening
Clubs create action plans for responding to incidents.
All Clubs participating in Youth Programs will:
Provide the District with a signed Compliance statement.
For Volunteers with Continued Contact, provide confirmation of volunteer screening prior to participating in youth activities
Clubs participating in Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) must meet additional requirements regarding training, learning materials, applications, websites and community resources.
What are the duties of the Club President and the Club Youth Protection Officer (YPO)?
The Club President:
Enforces District Policy
Reviews club youth activities
Appoints the Club YPO
Creates youth protection committee if needed
The Club YPO:
Co-ordinates with District leaders for volunteer screening
Annually conducts youth protection training for club membership
The Club YPO also Co-ordinates with the District RYE chair, if the Club participates in RYE.
Will Rotarians be required any specific training?
All Rotarian and non-Rotarian Volunteers who work with youth must complete the online Youth Protection Awareness Training
All Volunteers who have Continued Contact with youth must undergo screening:
Undergo an interview as assigned by the DG
Complete the required volunteer application.
Provide personal references – at least three.
Undergo a criminal background check
Training includes:
Recognizing sexual abuse and harassment
How to report incidents to the Club, the District, and legal authorities.
Additional District Training is required certain other classifications of individuals working with youth
How are allegations handled?
Any adult to whom a youth reports abuse or harassment, will immediately refer the complaint to the sponsoring Club Youth Protection Officer, but if none, to the Club President.
Complaints alleging sexual and physical abuse must be reported to law enforcement immediately.
There will be full cooperation with all law enforcement agencies and child protective services.
If the complaint involves a RYE youth, the report should be made to the District RYE chair, who assumes the duties of the Club YPO in addition to his own duties
Non-criminal complaints will be handled at the Club level and reported to the District Governor within 72 hours.
What is Next in implementing this policy?
A variety of tasks need to be accomplished by June 2022. Chaz will be creating a Youth Protection Committee. Club Rotarians interested in being on this committee should contact Chaz. Chaz will also reach out to Rotarians he believes should be on the committee based on their involvement with the youth programs currently being provided by the Akron Club.
Additional information will be shared with the Club as we implement this new policy and the required training rolls out.
The 2022 Chili Open Online Auction will again feature Dr. Rob McGregor’sWheelbarrow of Good Cheer and Wanda Whipkey’s Wine Fridge! Your help is needed to fill both of these auction items with a donation of unopened bottles of alcohol, bottle of wine, mixers, bar glassware, mixing tools, cocktail napkins, etc. If you don’t have time to shop, we can shop for you! Send a check payable to Akron Rotary Camp, 4460 Rex Lake Drive, Akron, OH 44319. The Wheelbarrow and Wine Fridge are popular and high bidding items in the Auction.
We need additional items for the online auction. Autographed sports memorabilia, behind the scenes tours, brewery packages, Country Club/Golf Club packages, family entertainment packages, food gift baskets, restaurant gift cards/certificates, spa packages, sporting event packages/tickets, are a sampling of items needed.
We also need donations of small gifts or promotional items for door prizes. Every Chili Open attendee receives a complimentary entry into the door prize drawing.
If you know of anyone that will be able to donate something, please let us know. If you need someone to pick up any items, please call or email Amanda at Akron Rotary Camp (330.644.4512 or amandaw@akronymca.org), and we would be happy to make those arrangements.
Collecting Items:
With our weekly Rotary Club meetings being back to virtual. The Rotary Camp Staff will be happy to meet you during selected times and drop-off locations to assist you in dropping off your bottles of liquor/wine, silent auction items, door prizes and raffle tickets.
Collection Dates/Times/Locations:
Wednesday, January 19: 5pm-6pm - Rotary Camp & Hilton Akron/Fairlawn
Tuesday, January 25: 5pm-6pm – Rotary Camp, Hilton Akron/Fairlawn and World Elite
Tuesday, February 1: 5pm-6pm – Rotary Camp, Hilton Akron/Fairlawn and World Elite
Akron Rotary Camp is located at 4460 Rex Lake Drive, Akron, OH 44319
World Elite Kids is located at 81 Northwest Ave, Tallmadge, OH 44278 Hilton Akron Fairlawn is located at 3180 W Market St, Akron, OH 44333
Fellow Rotarians, thank you in advance for your donations to help make the Chili Open a continued success for Akron Rotary Club to benefit Akron Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs!
Will you please help us increase raffle sales by simply using this template (just add your signature) and send it to your friends, family and business contacts? You can copy and paste the below text (links are already built in for you where text is underlined).
Chili Open Raffle Tickets Fore the Kids!
Please consider joining me in purchasing raffle tickets to support The Akron Rotary’s Chili Open!
As you may know, I am a member of the Akron Rotary Club which hosts the Chili Open Golf Classic presented by Wayne Homes, a winter golf event that benefits The Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs. Annually, Rotary Camp traditionally serves 1,800+ children and adults with disabilities and provides financial assistance to families in need of their services. The Chili Open helps to make this possible! This year, the Chili Open is celebrating its 32nd anniversary and our goal is to raise $320,000 to provide more families the opportunity to send their children to camp.
Raffle tickets are $20 per ticket, each raffle ticket includes $25 in discounts:
Purchase two entrees and receive $15 off your bill at Lala’s on the Lakes, located on Manchester Road, Akron.
Raffle ticket prizes are:
1st prize is a 2022 Kia Forte LXS, or $16,000 cash payout - Thank you to The VanDevere Bunch!
2nd prize is a Goodyear Blimp Ride for two, courtesy of Wealth Impact Advisors – Thank you Rotarian Jim Redmond!
3rd prize is a LG 55” 4k Smart LED TV, courtesy of the S Group, Inc. – Thank you Rotarian Jeff Sheeks!
Everyone who purchases five (5) tickets for $100 will automatically be entered into the SNOWMANIA drawing for a chance to win $50,000. This is in addition to the five (5) chances for the car raffle drawing. For SNOWMANIA to go live, we need 6-inches of newly fallen snow accumulation on February 19, 2022 between 12:01am and 11:59pm at the Akron-Canton Airport, Ohio as independently determined by Weather Command. The qualifying winning ticket for SNOWMANIA will be drawn on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Chili Open. Winner need not be present.
Our Auction, will continue to be online this year. It will open for a week beginning on January 28, 2022 6pm and will conclude on February 5th at 1:30pm.
Text chiliopen22 to 76278 to register for the auction.
Your participation in Akron Rotary’s Chili Open Golf Classic presented by Wayne Homes will help serve more than 1,800 children and adults along with their families with a wide range of developmental and physical disabilities and mental health disorders through our day, overnight and year round respite camp programs.
At Rotary Camp, campers are provided the opportunity to experience traditional camping activities, develop relationships, learn life skills and create memories that last a lifetime. When campers leave Rotary camp at the end of each session, they not only leave with lifelong memories and friends, but they often show more independence as well as a greater understanding of themselves and their abilities.
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