Brenda Scott, Community Impact Manager, joined our club today to discuss the initiatives at United Way of Youngstown and Mahoning Valley. 

 

United Way’s Success After 6 focuses on the whole child and the whole family by providing wraparound services. The program launched in 2015 at the Youngstown Community School, went to Taft Elementary School in its second year, and in 2017-2018 expanded to include 8 total schools — 5 in Youngstown City Schools District, Girard Elementary School, W.S. Guy Middle School, and Youngstown Community School (YCS).

 

SA6 aimes to provide supplemental academic tools and positive enrichment opportunities to students who may not have the opportunity to experience this additional help.

 

This Friday, September 7th, United Way’s Day of Caring is taking place. The United Way Day of Caring officially kicks off the annual campaign with a breakfast and hands-on volunteer opportunities.  United Way partners with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, City of Youngstown, and the American Red Cross to complete the City's largest "Fight Blight" project of the year.  More than 800 volunteers sign up for the Day of Caring with 600 of those volunteers working on the YNDC/ City of Youngstown Project.  The rest of the volunteers go to United Way's partner agencies throughout Mahoning County. To register to volunteer, head over to https://www.ymvunitedway.org/day-caring. 

We are down to the wire with Oktoberfestival preparations! We need all Boardman Rotarians to make this event possible. Signup sheets are going around at meetings, please be sure to check off the  days/times you're available to help. One area that will need assistance is the Goodies Galore table. Please support Goodies Galore by either baking or buying baked goods or making a donation toward the purchase of baked goods. Goodies and Coffee will be on sale in the Lariccia Family Pavilion on the day of Oktoberfestival. 

 

The final planning meeting will be Wednesday, September 19th, at 7:00 am.

 

The Club Assembly will be held at next week’s meeting, September 25th. Please be in attendance to hear what’s in store for Oktoberfestival. If you have a moving part with Oktoberfestival, please be prepared to discuss your area next week. 

 

Rotary Tailgate Party for Boardman Rotary is planned for this Saturday, September 15! The tailgate will begin at 11 am in the upper lot. The game begins at 2pm. The cost is $20 for tailgate and game ticket, $10 for just the tailgate.

 

Please see Celeste or Ted with questions.

The club approved a $1,000 donation to the Rotaplast Foundation.

 

The Rotary project requested $1,000 to buy dictionaries for third graders in Boardman.

 

The Club approved $2,500 for the Angels of Easter Seals Fall Event.

 

 

As a reminder, all membership dues are due ASAP. Be sure to get those in before the end of the month.

Ted Thornton announced today that bowling is set to begin on September 11th! The crew will be bowling at Amron Lanes (492 W. Main St, Canfield, OH). Be sure to head out and support the team! 

Thanks to the following volunteers at the March 5, 2019 meeting:

 

Door: Dean Hoover and Jerry Ambrecht

Invocation: Leo Daprile

Song: Mike Pasquale

Fellowship: Bill Gambrel