Garrettsville-Hiram Rotarians were gratified to meet some of the eighth grade Power of the Pen team members from James A. Garfield Middle School and their coach/advisor, Jackie Lovelace. Ms. Lovelace, who has been the coach/advisor/motivator of the Garfield program for 13 years, introduced the group and offered a brief overview of the program, the procedures of competition and the excellent results which the students have achieved. She also read examples of the students’ writings and it was clear why they had been so successful—excellent use of vocabulary and composition skills. The G-H Rotary has, for the last five years, sponsored the district competition held at Garfield and was proud to see the hardware(trophy) that the writers had garnered. Everyone will be pulling for these talented individuals—and their seventh grade counterparts—to go to the state competition this year. It is a learning experience all around.
The trash pick-up on October 25 was successful…and fun. The weather was good, the crew (Rotarians and Interact Club members) was convivial and enthusiastic, lunch at McDonald’s was fun, the pictures caught it all. The Portage County Park District Foundation will be chipping in on the Headwaters Trail project now in the planning stages. Some local members attended the Rotary/Bob Evans fundraiser for Polio Plus, a Rotary community health initiative. Local exchange student, Zad, got to go to a district-wide Rotary exchange student get-together and get a feel for the upcoming Halloween activities. Rachel Schwan, in Thailand, got to attend a RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) activity in Thailand; this is a program that got its start with Dr. Bob Jackson , long-time member of the local club, district mover-and-shaker and all-around good guy. Tempting to say, “What goes around, comes around” on the upside too.
Then it was “off to the races”…or, rather, “off to the raffle”. The year’s big event, the Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction is coming up on November 13—almost here—and preparation is the word of the day. Tickets are available. Everyone is invited. Donations and sponsorships are welcome. Officials from all over have been invited. It’s the 30th anniversary of this popular fundraiser and it looks to be the best yet.
November 13
SugarBush Golf Course
Don’t miss it. Get your tickets NOW.
