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April 2022 Programs

April 4

Lori Cronin - Honor Flight Columbus

Lori Cronin will share with us this well-regarded program designed to honor our veterans. Host: Jamie Culver

April 11

State Sen. Tim Schaffer - Legislative update
State Sen. Schaffer will provide us a glimpse into the goings-on at the statehouse. Host: Matt Wideman

April 18

Ken Culver - The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

Our fellow Lancaster Rotarian, Ken Culver, will remind us of a story told for generations. Host: Jamie Culver

April 25

Karen Jiobu - Japanese-American Internment during WWII

Karen Jiobu will share her story and that of other Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps during WWII. Host: Ken Culver

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Ohio University Lancaster- Gymnasium

1570 Granville Pike
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Lancaster, OH 43130
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Dear Fellow Rotarians:

My sister, Makaila, tells the story of she and our father traveling in Spain. They wandered the evening streets and ate a nice meal at an outdoor restaurant. Having finished, they explored the city a bit more and finally came back near their hotel.

Somehow, there had been a parade with singing and dancing and general excitement concerning some sort of festival…all of which they had missed! It wasn’t exactly the Mardi Gras by any stretch, but they laughed and wondered how they could be gone for a few hours and totally missed the parade. They never did find out what it was about.

And that brings us to this portion of the Rotary year…where have we been, what have we accomplished, how do we let folks know and how does this prepare us for the coming program year?

14 NEW Rotarians – 153 Rotarians total
Successful blood drive with almost 50 pints of blood donate
$82,000 of scholarships awarded to 44 students - Rotary Scholarship Program
$11,000 + donated to local non-profits
$6,300 raised through May Gladness Auction – 50% of funds to benefit foster children through a Rotary district wide blanket program and 50% to support a supplemental nutrition program for babies at Fairfield Medical Center
$2,000 raised for World Polio Month
47 books donated to Forest Rose School on behalf of our speakers
Rotary Ethics Award presented to IVP Company, Bob Competti
Lancaster Rotary Richard A. Benadum Rotarian of the Year Award presented to Penny Wasem
Numerous volunteer events: Destination Downtown Cleanup, Coonpath Road “Adopt A Road” Clean Up, Salvation Army Bell Ringing, Donations to Job and Family Services for their holiday toy drive, Donations to Foundation Dinners of clothing items, Meals on Wheels meal delivery, Habitat for Humanity “Stud” event, and United Way Community Care Day
Started “First Wednesdays” Rotary Happy Hours – First Wednesday of each month from 4-6 p.m.
Two vibrant Interact Clubs at Fisher Catholic and Lancaster High School
District Grant funding to help Community Action become HeartSafe trained and certified
Transitioned to in-person and hybrid meetings, added lunch, increased fellowship

We cannot expect our entire Rotary family to know just what we have done and where we are going without a semi-official accounting of our activities. We are all busy with our lives, our businesses and professions. Some of us miss a week or two and miss an entire project or special presentation. Life is busy. With this report we are making certain that no one misses the “parade” as my sister and father did. We’ve got a lot of good works and good fellowship to shout about each year. Stay alert: the “parade” continues, whether you are expecting it or not.

Serve to Change Lives,
Laura Tussing

President, 2021/2022
Rotary Club of Lancaster