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.
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
12:00 Noon
Windows on the River
2000 Sycamore St. CLE 44113
Herb Ascherman
Herbert Ascherman (b. 1947) is Cleveland, Ohio’s, most prominent portrait photographer. Since opening his portrait studio in 1975, Herb has photographed international leaders such as Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush and Biden; more than 200 local artists, 750 Northern Plains Native Americans, and for twenty years, served as the portrait photographer to the Cleveland Orchestra. Herb has produced well over 9,000 black and white film-based portraits in his 47-year career. For the past twenty - three years, Herb has worked with an 8 x 10 Deardorff field view camera, and prints in the resurgent art of hand-made platinum, originally patented in England in 1873.
Currently, Herb is the Director of the Cleveland Photographic Workshop, (a 501.C.3) which sponsors the CLEVELAND PHOTO FEST. Herb leads a monthly photo group of 50-years-old and older members on the art and aesthetics of photography, publishes on historical photographic subjects, curates exhibitions of Alternative Process Photography, served as the Editor of the Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Journal, advises the Better Art Foundation (Kerala, southern India, the first photography museum in India), and has a library of 2,385 books on photography. He also has a marvelous collection of Daguerreotypes of people and dogs. Throughout his career, Herb has lectured to more than 350 organizations internationally. He has exhibited in more than 150 venues throughout the US, Europe, India, Australia and Japan.
To date 48 out of 89 CLE Rotarians have contributed!
Consider the many activities of our club – particularly those that are of interest to you – when deciding on your donation. Checks made payable to Cleveland Rotary Foundation or visit our website http://rotaryclubofcleveland.com and click on donate to use credit card
Save the Date!
Our next Gins and Giggles event will be with the Singing Angels, supporting their Open House and Wine Tasting event, celebrating their 60th season, April 18th, from 5-9 p.m. at their studio's in Old Brooklyn - 3600 Biddulph Ave. Suite A, Cleveland 44109. RSVP to the Rotary office.
Invitation from the Literacy Cooperative
Our partner the Literacy Cooperative will hold their annual Read Across America celebration April 10th. Experience an evening of literary joy with hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Steve Potash, President & CEO of OverDrive, will be their Keynote Speaker. OverDrive is a global platform for eBooks and audiobooks, impacting libraries and schools globally.
Due to a volunteer shortage they are now only open 1x per week, allowing those in need to receive 15 personal & food items, and 15 clothing items in 2 separate rooms. The volunteers help with greeting, checking in & out, and navigating the crowd, carrying items for those who need help, sanitizing the grocery baskets used, and stocking shelves, etc.
You can volunteer for as little or as long as you wish - We just want volunteers!
Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 10:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Where: St. Augustine Community Cupboard, 2486 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113
RSVP rotarycle@gmail.com
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Upcoming Volunteer Days Tuesday April 9th and Wednesday April 17th
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - RSVP rotarycle@gmail.com or pqua@classicautocampus.com
American Red Cross Blood Donor Day, April 18, 2024
The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage
The nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. Blood and platelet donations are needed now to help alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed.
Over the last 20 years, the number of people donating blood to the Red Cross has fallen by more than 40%.
Additional challenges lie ahead as winter weather and seasonal illnesses like the flu and COVID-19 may compound the dire blood supply situation the nation currently faces.
Blood products are currently going to hospitals faster than blood donations are coming in. In recent weeks, the Red Cross has had to limit distributions of some of the most transfused blood types to hospitals.
Make an appointment to give blood or platelets now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visitingRedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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