Our election of Officers will take place in December. Terri reported that so far, we have 6 people interested in the 4 positions available.
The Providence House fundraiser at Cleveland Stadium is December 13th. We have several members planning on attending. There is more information on the Providence House website if you would like to attend.
Terri announced that there are funds available for a District matching grant. If you have a project that may qualify, contact Terri. Deadline is middle of December to apply.
Ben Altemus, the Executive Director of the West Shore YMCA, and a prospective member, attended his second meeting. We look forward to having Ben become a Rotarian soon.
Terri reported that she heard from our exchange student, Onyx. Onyx gave her presentation to her host club in Spanish, and is getting along well. Her trip to the Rainforest is coming up next week. We look forward to hearing all about it and seeing pictures.
Scott is going to put an article in the Westlake Communicator soliciting host families for our inbound exchange students next year.
Plans are underway for the 2023 Rotary Art Festival. Andrew and Joe will be scheduling a meeting of Committee chairs in the next couple weeks.
Jim reminded everyone that it is time to make contributions to Rotary Foundation to receive tax deductions for this year. Checks can be made to the Corley Foundation, and we will send one check to Rotary. We had 100% participation last year and hope to duplicate that this year.
Our Rotary Christmas party will be Wednesday, January 4th, at 5:30 at Luca West. More details will be forthcoming.
Our guest speaker today was Meredith La Vecchia from the Village Project. Village Project was established in 2010 to provide nourishing meals and extended care and service to our neighbors experiencing cancer. They provide a vehicle to approach the devastating disease of cancer in a positive hopeful manner by utilizing individual gifts and talents in a corporate, multi-generational setting to provide healthy meals, extended support and an opportunity for all to experience the joy of serving.
Village project is located on West Oviatt in Bay Village, has over 600 volunteers, and provides three meals per person, per week, to 25-30 families each week. Volunteer students do all the cooking and volunteer drivers deliver the meals each Wednesday. They grow most of their own food in the community garden on Wolf Rd. For more information or to make a donation, visit their website at www.ourvillageproject.com.
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