ROTARY NOTES

ROTARY NOTES
A publication of the Rotary Club of Warren, Ohio
Rotary
Club of Warren
Upcoming
Speakers
December 9, 2015
December 2
Ray Simon, Local
Artist--National
Treasure
Member Assignments
Greeters
Please Arrive by 11:50 a.m.
12/16 Tom Nader
12/23 Volunteers Needed
12/30 Rick Peduzzi
December 9
Boxer Earnie
Shavers
December 16
Children’s
Christmas Party
with the
Madrigal Choir
December 23
Susan
Griesinger,
Trumbull
County Take
Flight
12/25
1/1
Mobile Meals
12/18 Pat Miller and Roxy Vaughn
MERRY CHRISTMAS! No Meal Deliveries
HAPPY NEW YEAR! No Meal Deliveries
Fellowship
December – Nick Verina
January – Dave Smith
Invocation
12/16 Denise May
12/23 Janet Schweitzer
12/30 Tyra Ealy
December 30
Erin Mellinger,
Fitness
Together—New
Year’s
Resolutions
Weekly News and Announcements
Hello Rotarians and Friends! We had a packed house at our meeting on Wednesday.
All due to Earnie Shavers being our guest speaker. There were a number of guests
who attended school with him and even more who were huge fans. We were
delighted to see so many come out to hear him speak to us.
Rotary
Motto
Service Above
Self
4-Way
Test
Of the things we
think, say or do:
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all
concerned?
Will it build
goodwill and
better
friendship?
Will it be
beneficial to all
concerned?
Avenues of
Service
Club Service
Vocational
Service
Community
Service
International
Service
Youth Service
Nick Verina performed another magic trick this week with his assistant, Roxy
Vaughn. Who knew she was so talented! They did a great job getting our meeting
off to a fun start.
While there were too many guests to list here, a few of those attending with our
members are listed below. They are: Jesse Matheson, Cindy’s brother; Molly
Halliday from Seven Seventeen Credit Union; Joyce Faulkner, Bob’s wife; Jason
Vaughn, Roxy’s husband and softball champ; John and Melissa Rentz, and students
from JFK High School.
Rotarians with makeups: One – Donohoe, Campolito and Bednar. Two – Bollas
and Vaughn.
Slice of the Valley – The Pizza Challenge will be held on
Saturday, January 16th, at St. Demetrios Hall. Please
mark your calendars and begin inviting your family,
friends, and colleagues. If you would like to be a part of
organizing this event, please see Cheryl Parsons or Tony
Torisk at an upcoming meeting. If you go to our website
you will see information posted there that will help you answer any questions your
friends or family may ask. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to
support the Rescue Mission’s Women’s Shelter, equip one or two k-9 vehicles for
the Warren Police Department, and provide scholarships to disabled veterans so
they may attend programs at Solid Rock Therapeutic Riding Center.
Membership Dues – All members are required to pay their January dues by
December 31. Any member not paying their dues by that date will find their
membership terminated.
Every Rotarian, Every Year - The Annual Fund is the primary source of funding
for the programs of The Rotary Foundation. In order for us to continue doing so
much good in the world, it is necessary for Every Rotarian to participate in the
program and to support our Foundation Every Year. We ask that all Warren
Rotarians give annually to the Every Rotarian, Every Year Campaign.
Donations can be made in one lump sum of $100, $10 per month (September
through June), or $50 two times a year added on to your dues payment. Checks,
cash and credit cards are accepted. Those wanting to be a part of doing good in the
world, should see Dallas Woodall or Cheryl Oblinger for more information.
Rotary Blood Drive – The blood drive sponsored by Warren
Rotary will take place on Wednesday, December 23, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at Packard Music Hall. Donors and volunteers are
needed. We will again be raffling off gas cards to those who
donate. Volunteers will be asked to work at the raffle table in
one-hour shifts. If you can help, contact Chris Stephenson at
cstephenson@warren.org. Posters will be available next week
for you to post in your office to encourage colleagues to donate.
Registration Help Needed – Bob Sauer has informed us he will no longer be able
to help at the Registration table each week. We are in need of another volunteer. If
you are willing to help, please see Bob Sauer ASAP.
Rotary
Code of
Conduct
As a Rotarian,
I will:
Act with
integrity and
high ethical
standards in
my personal
and
professional
life.
Deal fairly
with others
and treat them
and their
occupations
with respect.
Use my
professional
skills through
Rotary to
mentor young
people, help
those with
special needs,
and improve
people’s
quality of life
in my
community
and the world.
Avoid
behavior that
reflects
adversely on
Rotary or
other
Rotarians.
JFK High School Interact Club
A Certificate of Organization was presented today to
the President and Vice President of the Interact Club
at JFK High School. As Rotarians know, we have had
an Interact Club at Harding High School for years.
Last year, JFK expressed interest in forming one of
their own and the students immediately embraced
the idea of becoming part of Rotary.
We could not be more delighted and look forward to hearing more about the
projects they undertake to make the community a better place.
Honorary Member Named
Bazetta Police Officer John Rentz was named as an
Honorary Member of Warren Rotary and presented
with a Certificate of Honorary Membership at this
week’s meeting.
Officer Rentz is a former member of the US Army,
having been honorably discharged in 1994. He
pursued a Criminal Justice degree at Youngstown
State University where he graduated in 2003.
He has been with Bazetta Police Department since 2006 and has assisted victims
of domestic violence, deescalated situations what could have resulted in victims
taking their own lives, and provided educational programs to high school juniors
and seniors on the negative effects of distracted driving. Most recently, he has
presented to soon-to-be released inmates at the Forest State Correctional Facility
in Pennsylvania about the after-effects of crimes.
Not only does Officer Rentz serve his community through his career in law
enforcement, he has gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference
in the lives of many.
We were honored to have him become an Honorary Member of our club on the
recommendation of board member, Roxy Vaughn, and hope to see him often at
Rotary events and programs held throughout the community.
Project Warm Assists Those in Need
As we have done over the past several years, coats, gloves, hats and scarves were
again given to the Rescue Mission, Salvation Army and Homes for Kids to be
distributed to the children they serve.
Areas of
Focus
Promoting
peace
Fighting
disease
Providing clean
water
Saving
mothers and
children
Supporting
education
Growing local
economies
2015-2016
Club
Officers
President
Mike Bollas
President Elect
Julia Wetstein
Vice President
Andy Bednar
SecretaryTreasurer
Cheryl Oblinger
Past President
Rob Berk
Board
Members
Craig
Cumberworth
Tony Iannucci
Cleo Royster
Paul Pal
Roxy Vaughn
Kim Straniak
Nick Verina
Last Wednesday, representatives from all three
organizations met at Berk Enterprises where items
were given to the agencies so they can distribute
them in time for Christmas. Our thanks to Rob Berk
for getting the coats donated and for his generosity
in providing the gloves, hats and scarves.
Earnie Shavers Presented with Key to the City
Mayor Doug Franklin attended Wednesday’s meeting
and presented Earnie Shavers with a key to the City
of Warren. Not only were we happy to see the Mayor,
it was great to see a former resident of Trumbull
County come home again and take a trip down
memory lane with his former school mates.
We thank the Mayor for stopping by and look
forward to seeing him again next week for the Children’s Christmas Party.
Boxing Great—Earnie Shavers
Earnie Dee Shaver, born August 31, 1945, best known
as Earnie Shavers, is an American former two-time
world heavyweight title challenger. He is considered
by most boxing experts to be the hardest-punching
knockout artist of all time. Having knocked out or
stopped fifty of his opponents inside three rounds,
his one-punch power remains legendary in the
boxing community. In a career spanning 26 years,
Shavers defeated three world champions in
Vicente Rondon, Jimmy Ellis and Ken Norton, as well
as top contenders such as Jimmy Young and Joe Bugner. Shavers' status as the
hardest puncher of all time was backed up by former opponents such as Norton,
Young, Bugner, Ron Lyle, Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, and James Tillis.
Known as the "Black Destroyer," Shavers compiled an
impressive record, winning 44 of his first 47 fights by
knockout. His KO streak included 27 consecutive
knockouts, of which 20 victories were in the first round.
He began to rise through the ranks of the heavyweight
division after he hired a Cleveland-based promoter and excon named Don King to be his manager. His wins included a
novice Jimmy Young who would later become a top contender. Stepping up the
class of opposition, he came to public prominence with a first round KO of one
time WBA heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis. His progress was halted when he
was KO'd in the first round by "White Hope" Jerry Quarry which was followed by
Rotary Club
Foundation
Board
President
Chris Shape
Vice President
George Thompson
SecretaryTreasurer
Cheryl Oblinger
Mike Bollas
Andy Bednar
Diane Sauer
Chris Stephenson
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another loss to a journeyman Bob Stallings. Shavers then had a thunderous
match with hard-hitting Ron Lyle but was stopped after 6 brutal rounds. He then
knocked out hard hitter Howard King and beat Roy Williams in a back and
forward battle in which Shavers was nearly knocked out. The latter Shavers
always said it was one of the toughest of his whole career.
Shavers fought Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden on September 29,
1977. Coming into the bout, Shavers had a record of 54-5-1, with 52 knockouts.
Ali nicknamed Shavers "The Acorn" because of his shaved bald head, unlike
early appearances. The fight was shown in prime time broadcast television by
NBC, which rarely did prime time fights. In the second round, Shavers hurt Ali
badly with an overhand right. Ali exaggerated his motions enough that it
seemed he might be play acting and Shavers hesitated. On the scorecard they
exchanged rounds. Ali won the fifth decisively. To win the fight, Ali had to
survive the last three rounds. Shavers, whose stamina was suspect before the
fight, came alive in the 13th round. In the 14th, he battered Ali about the ring.
Before the 15th, (according to the story by Sports Illustrated ) "Ali was on very
wobbly legs."
In a furious final round, the two men tagged each other, but Ali closed strongly,
nearly dropping Shavers in the last 20 seconds. He won a unanimous decision.
The fight made the cover of Sports Illustrated, with "ALI'S DESPERATE HOUR"
featuring a photograph of Shavers scoring with an overhand right. Ali later said
Shavers was the hardest puncher he ever faced, famously stating "Earnie hit me
so hard, it shook my kinfolk back in Africa."
Shavers retired in 1983 after retinal problems were discovered. After
retirement, he became an ordained Christian minister and moved to Phoenix,
where he preached for many years. During the early 1980s while preparing for
the feature film Rocky III, Sylvester Stallone explored the possibility of using a
real heavyweight boxer in the role of James "Clubber" Lang by inviting Earnie
Shavers to spar with him. Shavers initially refused to hit Stallone with anything
other than a soft jab. This frustrated Stallone, who told Shavers, "C'mon Earnie,
show me something real." Earnie responded by punching him once near the
liver, forcing an immediate retirement. Stallone later said: "that nearly killed me.
I went straight to the men's room and threw up".
In 2003, Shavers was ranked number 10 among boxing's greatest punchers in
history by Ring Magazine. Within the sport of boxing, he is widely considered to
be the hardest puncher of all time.
Earnie now travels extensively to talk to young people about how to make the
right decisions in life. Following his presentation to Rotarians and their guests,
he was scheduled to speak to students at Inspiring Minds.
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