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.
43rd Annual Thesmacher High School Recognition Day/
43rd Annual Thesmacher High School Recognition Day and New Generations Conference
Organized by the Club’s Youth Service Committee, 32 Cleveland Metropolitan School District high schools will be represented by 160 of tomorrow’s future leaders.
The day begins with breakout sessions giving the students the opportunity to voice their concerns, articulate their vision of the future and identify the support they need to help achieve their goals.
10:30–11:50 a.m. – Student Focus Groups facilitated by Rotarians, business and community leaders
Following the morning activities, our regular Rotary meeting will be held to further honor the senior’s accomplishments featuring a moderated student panel by Martinique Mimms.
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. - Introduction of Schools, Special Recognition and Recap of Morning Session
12:15 – 12:50 p.m. – Moderated Student Panel
12:50 - 1:00 p.m. - Remarks by Eric Gordon - CEO CMSD
1:00 p.m. - Conclusion
Martinique Mimms is a local Recruitment Manager for City Year. She graduated from Hiram College and most recently launched her first children's book "Through the Colors of a Butterfly."
Formally inducted into our club during the month of February. Make it a priority the next time you see them to introduce yourself!
Jeremy Lambert - Executive Director, Chaplain Partnership
Sponsor - Paul Qua
Michael Lewin, Loan Officer, Famers National Bank
Sponsor - Rick Ritley
Pete Biltz
Special Events Director, Boy Scouts of America Lake Erie Council
Sponsor - Tracy Blake
RCC - Unite and Take Action!
Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee has several upcoming programs that we encourage all Rotarians to take part in. Please feel free to join in whatever fits into your schedule.
1. Join our newly created book club and read "White Fragility" and discuss it on zoom
Donate today! This is an opportunity to help our foundation stay strong so our 4 avenues of service can continue to fund all of the programs and events throughout the year. It also affords the membership to bring new and innovative idea's forward, in order to continue to make an impact in our community. You can mail a check or click on the link below to donate online! This is the only fundraising event for this rotary year, thank you for your consideration!
(Pictured right -2020 Thesmacher High School Recognition Day/New Generations Conference)
Be a citizen of Kindland and take the pledge! Share random acts of kindness on social media using #kindland
Kindland is a Cleveland-focused initiative as a part of Values-in-Action’s national Just Be Kind campaign, which aims to make kindness the overriding, embedded, and unifying national value in America. The objective is to make Cleveland and its region the kindest place in the country.
Cleveland will serve as the example for the rest of the country by focusing the collective efforts of our surrounding communities, businesses, schools and local organizations on creating and sustaining a unified sense of kindness, compassion, empathy and understanding. These values will be the guiding force behind our community coming together to find solutions to our nation’s most prominent issues including navigating through the COVID-19 crisis, social justice, racism, and political polarization.
Our Community Service Committee is doing a fabulous job providing volunteer opportunities for both those that are comfortable to go out and for those that want to volunteer right from their home. If you are doing something to help the community please send a picture and a description, we want to recognize you!!
Volunteer this coming month March 9th from 5-8pm.
Let Paul Qua know if you want to serve. (pqua@classicautocampus.com or call (216)544-7501
American Red Cross Blood Donor Day, March 25, 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.