The Rotary Club of Westlake Bay Village held its weekly Wednesday meeting on November 2, 2022.  The meeting was a hybrid with 15 members meeting via zoom and in person.  President Terri Speck called the meeting to order at 7:35 a.m. and Joe Kraft started the meeting with a prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the Rotary Four-Way Test. 

Terri recognized Brenda Wacker the mother of Onyx who is our exchange student studying in Ecuador.  She shared that her daughter is speaking Spanish, eating new foods and learning new dances. She was very grateful to  Rotary for giving her daughter the opportunity.

The President of the Friends of Porter Public Library spoke about their  50^th birthday celebration and the construction of a public pavilion on the library campus. She shared a conceptual rendition of a finished pavilion and invited rotary members to sponsor a commemorative brick to be placed in the walkway at the pavilion in support of the Friends fundraiser.  Jim Struck suggested that the Rotary Club buy a brick in support of the project and Terri referred the request to the Donation Committee.  The Friends are also sponsoring an ice cream social on Friday November 4^th from 7:00 -9:00 pm and those interested may contact the library for more information.

Andrew Mangels mentioned the Christmas Adopt-a-family and said he will have more information about types of presents to buy and suggested a wrapping party at the Elks Lodge as a Rotary activity.  Andrew also reminded members about the 5th Wednesday Diapers for Providence House.  Members, may bring diapers to Rotary meetings or drop them off  with Patty Zinn at Micro Systems Management 26931 Detroit Road Westlake.  

Terri reminded members of the District Polio fundraiser on November 17th, at Windows on the River.  If anyone is interested in attending, they should contact Terri for details by November 8^th.

Our guest speaker was Rose Leninger from the Clague Playhouse Community Theater Group.  Rose gave a brief synopsis of the history, starting in Bay Village and moving to a barn in Westlake, and how the theater expanded over the years. She highlighted that the 95 year-old Clague Playhouse Company, is the oldest Community Theater in Ohio.  She also shared about types of youth and adult volunteer and performing opportunities and group sales discounts.  She invited Rotary members to attend this years Christmas play “Christmas Eve At Evergreen Mall”