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.
Teaching young people that conflict resolution is the way of the future
For Several years the Cleveland Rotary Foundation has supported Wisdom Addo’s PeaceJam Foundation. This current year our support for the PeaceJam Slam for Upper West Region of Ghana is $15,320.
Wisdom Addo is a Rotary Peace Fellow and the Executive Director at the West Africa Centre for Peace Foundation (WACPF), a non-governmental organization that serves the youth in schools and communities through education on human rights, leadership training, and peacebuilding in Ghana. Wisdom also serves as the Africa Director for the PeaceJam Foundation, USA. His work aimed at providing peace education to the youth and focus on acquiring and advancing capacities, skills, values, and knowledge, thus establishing a global and sustainable peace culture. Wisdom has helped established PeaceJam Ghana affiliate, Nigeria chapter, PeaceJam Uganda chapter, PeaceJam Liberia affiliate through the Gbowee Peace Foundation for Africa and provides support for PeaceJam South Africa affiliate.
In June of 2024 Past Presidents Karen Melton and Julie West traveled to Ghana to see first-hand the prep for the PeaceJam, experience the environment and meet students that are taking part in the program. This week they will share with us their amazing adventure.
Vocational Service and International Service
Will meet this week after our regular meeting
Each year we hold a Toy Drive to provide presents to children that ordinarily would not get any. This year we are supporting the St. Augustine Community Cupboard's Holiday Shop. We will be "passing the hat" at this Thursdays meeting. We also accept Venmo (@rotarycle)
Please RSVP if interested in this event
Grins and Giggles Event - CLE Pops Orchestra
Are you interested in A Jolly Holiday with the Pops? The event is on Sunday December 1st at 2:00 p.m. at the Connor Palace Theatre. We need 30 people to obtain group tickets at $50 each. This is a perfect opportunity to include family and friends to join us!
(for those that don't know - Grins and Giggles events are open to anyone, with the intent of just having fun together. We are always looking for idea's so if you have one, please share!)
Volunteer Opportunities - "Service Above Self"
Join us December 5th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. for a "Sip and Sort" at the Kids Book Bank - 3635 Perkins Ave. #1e, CLE 44114
St. Augustine Community Cupboard
We will be volunteering the 2nd Saturday of each month. 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.
Saturday, November 9 - 10:30 - 3:00 p.m. (come for as long as you can)
Where: St. Augustine Community Cupboard, 2486 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113
RSVP rotarycle@gmail.com
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Upcoming Volunteer Day - Tuesday November 12th, Wednesday November 20th.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - RSVP rotarycle@gmail.com or pqua@classicautocampus.com
American Red Cross Blood Donor Day, December 5, 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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