"What would the world be without Rotary?" was President Dave Frost's question as he made his inaugural remarks before the club. He encouraged us to reflect on all the good things Rotary has done locally: building the Rotary Pavilion in Faurot Park and the Riverwalk, hosting the Special Needs Christmas Party, passing out dictionaries to third graders, and more; on the district level, MESA is shipping medical supplies and equipment to countries which desperately need them, and helping to educate people in Belize; internationally, Rotary has been instrumental in nearly eradicating polio from the globe. "Our greatest accomplishments are performed outside of our Monday meetings," says Dave. The Rotary Club, "is kind of a big deal. We are the best of the best."
Dave says that we get out of Rotary what we put into it and that's why he's encouraging everyone to get more involved in the club: join a committee, volunteer for a service project, recruit a friend to join. "We need more hands-on projects as opposed to check-writing projects." Dave believes that with more member engagement, we'll see our membership grow which will allow us to have a bigger impact.
On a sad note, Dave opened the meeting by announcing that Mike Lamb passed away that morning. Chaplain Jon Rockhold requested a moment of silence for Mike, and asked us to do what we could to stop the senseless violence that we have seen recently around the world.
We are all saddened at the unexpected passing of Mike Lamb on Monday. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family.
LIMA — Michael Vintson Lamb, 63, died Monday, July 11, 2016 from natural causes.
He is survived by his wife, Linda K. Lamb of Lima, his parents Danny and Patsy Lamb, and brother David Alan Lamb (Janell) of Lima, and his sister Kristine L. Lamb of Cable, WI. He leaves behind his children, Danny V. Lamb (Melissa) of Sunbury, Ohio and Kathryn E. Shaw (Cris) of Arlington, VA that he continued to raise with his former wife, Elizabeth J. Waggoner (Jay), also of Lima. He leaves three grandchildren - Jack Lamb, Sam Shaw, Nora Lamb and 7 household pets - that he loved with all his heart.
Born in Lima, Ohio in 1953, Mike was a 1971 graduate of Bath High School. He received his Bachelor's in English from Centre College, Danville,KY (he called it the Harvard of the South) and his Masters of Education from University of Dayton. Following a short stint at Buckeye Pipeline, he started his education career at Apollo JVS, followed by Columbus Grove Local Schools. He spent more than 25 years at Perry Local Schools first as high school principal and then superintendent. He was Superintendent at McComb Local Schools for six years and then started as the Shawnee Superintendent in 2013, the district where he had resided his whole working career. Mike was a lifelong member at South Side Christian Church and numerous other local civic organizations and education associations. He was the President of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators from 2015-2016.
Mike was a creature of habit. His daily routine consisted of coffee from the Shawnee McDonald's, caring for his pond and its' residents, and following the national political scene on TV. He spent his last evening on earth attending his 7th Paul McCartney concert with his wife Linda. He spent almost all of his vacations in the Northwoods of Wisconsin where he loved to fish, look for deer, and make life-long memories with his family. He frequently welcomed his students to school and greatly enjoyed recognizing their successes by sending them handwritten notes. He was a witty and loving father who enjoyed texting with his children during Ohio State Football Games. His love and generosity to all will never be forgotten.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, July 14, 2016 and from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, July 15, 2016 at CHILES-LAMAN FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES, SHAWNEE CHAPEL.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at South Side Christian Church, 3300 S. Side Drive, Lima, Ohio 45807 with a luncheon following the services.
Rev. Steve Brown and Rev. Todd Cosart will officiate the services.
Save The Date! District Governor Do Nguyen will be visiting the Lima Rotary Club on Monday, July 18th. Please plan to attend and learn more about how we as Rotarians will celebrate the Centennial Year of the Rotary Foundation, as well as other exciting news going on in District 6600.
The Lima Rotary Club is in search of “Hands On Projects” to get involved in. If you know of one and/or have any suggestions, please email Paul Swartz, Tracie Sanchez or Dave Frost.
The Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing has been rescheduled to July 20.
Due to the rain yesterday, the Lima Rotary Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing has been rescheduled for July 20th. it will once again be held at Hidden Creek northeast of Lima. If you wanted to participate before but were unable, you now have the opportunity to schedule a day of golf and fellowship. Please contact Matt Otto (motto@superiorfcu.com) to register of for more information. Singles and foursomes are welcome. Of course, funds raised for the event are dedicated to the Lima Rotary Scholarship Fund for Non-Traditional Students.
If you already are registered (and have paid for Skins, Mulligans, etc.), there's no need to do anything else. Hold on to your 50/50 tickets!
Thank you for your support of this important Lima Rotary program!
David Runk
Club President 2015-16
​Rotary Club of Lima
The June Social Meeting at the MET was co-sponsored by our new President Dave Frost and Past President David Runk. David Runk passed out beautiful pens from CSS Publishing and Dave Frost for Fidelity Builders Supply, Inc. gave away 3 bricks to the winner of his “Build A Stronger Mind” brick trivia game. Annette Swisher, Ty Lotz, and Mike Schoenhofer will all have a brick engraved with the inscription of their choice to be placed along with the other donors bricks at the “Rotary Field of Dreams at UNOH” Abilities Baseball diamond.
Next Social Meeting at the MET will be July 26th and the appetizers are sponsored by Tim Sielschott for Sielschott Financial Services. Please join us for delicious appetizers along with engaging fellowship! You are responsible for your own beverage bill and you are encouraged to bring a guest! This counts as a Rotary Meeting!
The Waterville Rotary Club is hosting a Blues, Brews and Brats festival July 30.
My name is Zac Ries- President of the Waterville Rotary Club. We are presenting our 2nd Annual Blues, Brews and Brats Street Festival on Third Street in lovely Downtown Waterville, OH on July 30. All net proceeds from the event go to the Waterville Rotary Foundation. This year's event is expected to bring in a crowd of 1,000-1,500. This is a great evening filled with some of the best blues music around, great food, and a great friendship. Get more information on our Facebook page- www.facebook.com/bluesbrewsandbrats or our website- www.bluesbrewsandbrats.com.
The St. Marys Rotary Club has a new information meeting called Gears and Cheers you should visit.
Gears and Cheers is an informal meeting with no specific speaker, held at JT's, a local restaurant/bar in St. Marys by Kroger, in the back banquet room every second and fourth Thursday of the month.
We encourage Rotarians from different clubs to come and give a little report on what projects and new ideas you all are currently working on (it would be a great way to recruit extra muscle for labor intensive service projects). It's a great way to make-up for missed meetings, talk about business and network your businesses to other Rotarians from local clubs. We hope to focus on the true business of Rotary while people are enjoying yummy food and cocktails.
