Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad, or MESA, is doing good in the world by delivering donated medical supplies, emergency vehicles and computers to countries that need them. Bob Ruehl told us Monday that all Rotarians in District 6600 are members of MESA and should get involved. There are plenty of opportunities for international travel to research new projects and partners. Since its inception in 1981, MESA has outfitted medical clinics, provided computers for start-up businesses, donated bicycles, and much, much more. Also Monday, the Lima Rotary Foundation gave Lima-Allen County Neighborhoods in Partnership $2,500 to purchase security cameras for their Resource Center, and we awarded 8 scholarships. Busy day!
The Lima Rotary Club awarded eight scholarships at Monday's meeting.
The Rotary Scholarship Committee has awarded eight scholarships to non-traditional students currently attending The Ohio State University, Lima, Apollo Career Center, Rhodes State College and Bluffton University. Areas of study include: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Development, Occupational Therapy, Registered Nursing, Business Management and the Medical Assistant Program.
To-date the program has awarded 835 scholarships for a total of $570,250.
Walk with the Lima Rotary Club in the Memorial Day Parade!
The Rotary Club will have a Memorial Day Parade float. Please join fellow Rotarians along with family members walk in the parade on Monday, May 30th. We will meet in the Northland parking lot, look for the float at 9:00-9:30 a.m. The parade starts at 10:00. If you can not walk but want to ride on the float please contact Tracie Sanchez 419-296-1338 or tsanchez@limapallet.com or Peggy Ehora peggy.a.ehora@dom.com. We will be handing out candy and Rotary pencils to the spectators. Our own Amy Rode, a woman veteran, will be riding on the Grand Marshall float and will also be part of a wreath laying event for fallen soldiers at the VFW Hall following the parade. Please join us to walk in the parade and for the wreath event!
Mark your calendars for the Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing on June 15.
The 2016 Rotary Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing will he held on Wednesday, June 15th at Hidden Creek Golf Club. The event will be a 9:00am shotgun start with lunch to follow. There will be cash prizes for winning teams, skills contests (long drive, long putt, etc.), and a team skins game. The golf outing has raised over $535,000 for the Rotary Memorial Scholarship Fund since inception and has helped over 700 people in bettering themselves. We encourage all Rotarians to participate in this fun and impactful event, and the outing is open to the public, so please bring your friends!
Contact Matt Otto to sign up. We will see you on the links!
About Rex Perry:
Rex Perry, past President of Lima Rotary and entrepreneur par excellence. He was the founder of the Perry Corporation (now Perry ProTech), was an avid Rotarian and community ambassador. Rex was known for his love in assisting people to achieve their greatest life potential. He often served as a mentor to students in all walks of life. The Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing is dedicated to his memory and his enthusiasm for teaching and learning.
MESA Stands for Medical Equipment & Supplies Abroad - District 6600's effort to help others by delivering medical supplies, computers, emergency vehicles, and much more to people around the world. The MESA Bike Ride is a six day odyssey around Northwest Ohio with the goal of raising $50,000. Contact Becky Waggamon or Catheryn Sarno to donate to the cause. We need support and riders!
Check out this video of the MESA bike ride through Lima in 2009.
Lima Rotary is sponsoring Rally in the Square July 15!
The Rotary will be working the Rally in the Square on July 15th with the band Electric Circus. We will be serving the beer, collecting the money and issuing wrist bands. Please join us for a fun evening of community service and fellowship! Contact Andy Wannemacher, Tim Sielschott, Peggy Ehora or Tracie Sanchez for information to volunteer!
Rotary will be sponsoring a “Lima Locos- Rotary Day at the Park” on June 18th at 7:30pm. This will be a fun day for Rotarians and family members to watch and support our local baseball team. We are sharing this day with Anheuser Busch so we promise it to be a fun event! Tickets are available. Please contact Tracie Sanchez, David Frost or David Runk for more information.
The next social evening is on June 28th at the Met on Main Street from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. This counts as a makeup meeting. Please feel free to bring a spouse, friend or guest to this fellowship and networking hour. Cash bar and snacks!
You can promote your business, cause, or hobby with promotional items, flyers, signs, etc. It costs $40.00 for the appetizers to have fun and fellowship! Contact Annette Swisher, Maria Sanko or Catheryn Sarno. Next social meeting will be June 28th from 5-6 p.m. sponsored by Dave Frost of Fidelity Builders Supply Inc.
Don't miss the Changing of the Guard at our regular meeting on June 27th.
This year the club will celebrate our Changing of the Guard Party on Monday June 27th, the last Monday of June. Since 2009 - 2010, the Club has acknowledged individual club members each year at the Changing of the Guard for outstanding Club, Community, International and Vocational Service and in 2014, those awards were renamed for past presidents who represented those avenues of service in our daily lives.
Those awards currently include:
the Rex Perry Club Service Award,
the Rudolph Community Award,
the Goodnight International Service Award and,
the Wemmer Vocational Service Award.
This year, it is appropriate that the club add a Youth Service category and has decided to name the award the Hulsken Youth Services Award in honor of former Lima Rotarian Peter Hulsken. Hulsken was named an honorary charter member and served as Santa for the Children’s Christmas Party for 25 years. Hulsken also set up a trust in his estate that the Rotary Foundation currently manages – The Hulsken Fund. It pays a major portion of the Children’s Christmas Party each December.
These past few years, club members have nominated fellow club members for the awards and the Board of Directors has selected the winner in each category. Please send your nominations to Club Secretary Rita Brown (ritabrown@woh.rr.com) by Wednesday June 10, 2016. The Board will vote on your nominations and select a winner in each category at the Board Meeting on Tuesday June 14, 2016.
If you want to learn more about Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad (MESA), visit the new warehouse, meet the MESA Bike Riders, and enjoy fun, food, and fellowship, we have the perfect event. MESA will be celebrating its new warehouse with an open house on Saturday, June 11 from 11:00am-2:00pm. The MESA Bike Tour riders will be stopping for lunch. We’ll all have a chance to tour the new warehouse.
Come and see what MESA is doing in District 6600 and how MESA impacts the world. Bring clothing to donate to the next shipment. Contact Bob Ruehl, Becky Waggamon or Catheryn Sarno on how you can help. We’ll see you in Fostoria on June 11.
.JPG)
.JPG?_=636015231246960352)
