It’s hard to believe that we have already reached the last Friday in April! This week’s meeting features speakers Jeffrey Howell and Amanda Durco from Behavioral Connections of Wood County. Aligned with Harbor Behavioral Health since June of 2014, Behavioral Connections is the largest provider of mental health services in Wood County. The effects of mental illness on our community are hard to ignore given that 1 in 4 adults will experience mental illness in an given year and 1 in 17 Americans lives with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder (Source:NAMI).
Here’s what else you need to know this week about Perrysburg Rotary:
STRIVE- Thursday April 23rd from 8:15-9:30 is the STRIVE Scholarship and Award meeting at Penta. All Rotarians are welcome to attend and help celebrate the achievements of these youth.
IN THE NEWS- This past weekend was the Rotary District Conference in Sandusky where we sponsored the Kids Against Hunger service project. Read the article from the Sandusky Register.
GARAGE SALE- Rick Gilts and his crew are hard at work on this year’s Garage Sale on May 30th. Stay tuned for ways you can help!
PROSPECTIVE MEMBER LUNCH- Once again on May 22nd we will be having a special meeting focused on potential Rotarians. Your assignment: think about of your circle of influence and decide who you will invite on May 22nd to join you at Rotary. Download a flyer HERE!
WINE- When it’s your birthday month, please bring a bottle of wine for our Sergeant-at-Arms table. It’s easy to forget amongst all of the celebrating, so if you’ve forgotten a year or two we’re having wine amnesty for the next few weeks. Bring a bottle to help stack the rack!
Rotary International President Gary Huang said it pretty succinctly. “It’s simple. The more members we have, the more people we can help. A stronger membership base will result in stronger communities.”
On May 22, our regular luncheon meeting is dedicated to prospective members. We want to fill the Carranor with your friends and colleagues to show them the fellowship we enjoy and the opportunities to serve with us as Rotarians. We will follow up with every guest who attends this meeting to talk about Rotary and how they can get involved to serve alongside us.
No cost. No obligation. No heavy sales pitch. We want just want people to see one of our great Friday meetings, enjoy time with some new people, learn a little about what we do and open the door to a conversation about how new people can join our leaders, exchange ideas, and take action to make Perrysburg and our larger communities stronger and more vibrant.
Feel free to capture this picture to send to a friend or to register a guest on the club website. Please contact Ken Robinson with any questions and PLEASE spread the word!
As many of you are aware, the Club is embarking upon a new milestone in its history with hiring a part-time paid Club Administrator. We are very excited to announce that Ms. Ashley Lopez has been offered the position and has accepted. This is an exciting time for our Club as we strive to do more service projects and have a greater impact in our local and international communities! Ms. Lopez will begin on or about April 20, 2015. Please help me thank the Search Committee for their efforts, which includes: Alison Frye (Club Secretary), Bruce Samuelson (1st Vice President), and Chet Welch (2nd Vice President).
As Club Administrator, Ms. Lopez will assist with general administrative duties to include: coordination of board meeting packets and materials, taking board meeting minutes, updating and maintaining district and club level databases (ClubRunner and DacDB), assisting with attendance reporting and tracking, assisting to help us achieve the Every Rotarian Every Year initiative, and coordinating RSVPs, venue, logistics, and details related to Club events beginning first with Charter Night.
Ms. Lopez brings more than 14 years of experience in the areas of administrative outreach, volunteerism, community service, relationship building and customer service. She has been with Adopt American Network located in Toledo, Ohio since 2005 where she served in several roles including development, fund raising and adoption services. She was directly involved in the creation of a new agency website, budgeting, recruiting and database management.
Ms. Lopez earned a Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Community Services from BGSU. She is a current member of the Society of Young Professionals in Maumee, OH and volunteers with the Kids Cancer Crusade of Northwest Ohio.
Ms. Lopez is a native of Fremont, Ohio and currently resides in Perrysburg with her husband and two children.
Please help us welcome Ashley to our Rotary family! If you are inclined to do so, you may reach out to welcome her personally at perrysburgrotary1979@gmail.com.
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A Note from President-Elect Jennifer Fehnrich: