The Rotary Club of Cleveland cultivates a diverse community of informed professionals working collectively to create a positive impact by exchanging ideas, forming meaningful, lifelong friendships, and giving back to our community.
We are beginning this Rotary year with a hybrid meeting format!
1st and 2nd Thursday's of the Month - In Person at Windows on the River
3rd Thursday of the Month - Virtual via Zoom
4th Thursday of the Month - After Hours 5:30 p.m. different venues around CLE
*if there is a 5th Thursday - Virtual via Zoom
This Week's Rotary Meeting
Thursday, July 15, 2021
12:00 Noon
at Windows on the River
2000 Sycamore St., CLE 44113
Michael Schipper
Deputy General Manager, Engineering & Project Management
Regional Transit Authority
Since 2001 Michael has served as Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Deputy General Manager for Engineering and Project Management. He is responsible for the funding, planning, design, and construction elements of GCRTA’s $560 million 5-year Capital Improvement Program. The program includes track, rail stations, bus garages, transit centers, bridges, vehicles and other facilities. He was instrumental in progressing the nationally recognized $200 million HealthLine Bus Rapid Transit program from preliminary engineering into final design, construction and operation.
He has Civil Engineering degrees from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Arlington and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the states of Ohio and Texas. He is a Past President of both the Cleveland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Cleveland Engineering Society. He currently serves on ASCE’s Committee on America’s Infrastructure and ASCE’s Transportation Policy Committees.
A farm to table experience brought to you by several area Chef's, includes a live and silent auction and the opportunity to help fund our humanitarian programs.
Sunday, August 29, 2021
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
32492 Emmons Rd, Columbia Station, OH
Home of Dave Humphrey
To purchase tickets or sponsor a table email rotarycle@gmail.com
Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio
Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio serves low-income older adults, veterans and persons with disabilities living in Cleveland. We have partnered with them to help the homeowners in the Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods. Porch repair, clean up in the community parks and greenspaces, and bench painting are a few of the area's in need. Please join us for 2 upcoming community service opportunities.
Saturday, July 24th – 8:00 a.m. at the POPCE Park on Storer Avenue. They need to build 10 benches that they couldn’t get done because of the weather from their Neighborhood Step Up projects in June. All the material and equipment are on site already. They need about 8-10 volunteers comfortable with this type of work.
Neighborhood Step Up on Friday, August 20th. This will be on Brinsmade on the west side of Cleveland, with landscaping, address numbers and light repairs. There will also be an opportunity for porch repair and painting at the Julia De Burgo’s Art Center on the same day.
"Service Above Self" Volunteer opportunities
In the effort to streamline the registration process for our monthly FoodBank Volunteer days please click on the following links. You can select the current month or any month there after. Times at 5:00 - 8:00 p..m. Remember if you have not created an account in the past, it will prompt you to do so.
Volunteer Days - Tuesday July 13, Wednesday July 21
American Red Cross Blood Donor Day, July 15, 2021!
For every 1 donation, 3 lives can be saved! Need we say more? This is a great opportunity for the entire family, a friend, or colleague to join you and make a difference! Due to natural disasters and Covid - 19 the need has never been greater! If donating blood isn't possible, there are plenty of other volunteer opportunities available.
