Perrysburg Rotary e-Bulletin for October 13, 2022 (Oct 13, 2022)

Perrysburg Rotary Weekly Meeting for November 3, 2023

Join us Friday, November 3rd, as we welcome guest speaker Lee Strang, J.D., LL.M. from the UT Law School/Institute of Constitutional Thought at the University of Toledo.

Professor Strang joined the faculty in 2008, was granted tenure in 2010, and was named John W. Stoepler Professor of Law & Values in 2015. Before that, he was a visiting Professor at Michigan State University College of Law. A graduate of the University of Iowa, where he was Articles Editor of the Iowa Law Review and Order of the Coif, Professor Strang also holds an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School. During the fall, 2015, Professor Strang was a visiting scholar at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. In 2016, he was appointed to the Ohio Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and appointed chair in 2022. The University of Toledo awarded Professor Strang its Outstanding Faculty Research and Scholarship Award in 2017. During the 2018-2019 academic year, Professor Strang was a visiting fellow at the James Madison Program at Princeton University. Professor Strang received The University of Toledo's Inclusive Excellence Award in 2021 for his contributions to the University's diversity, and President Postel conferred on Professor Strang the 2021 UToledo Creative and Scholarly Activity Award. Professor Strang was named to the advisory council of the Center for Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, which includes Justice Alito and scholars from Oxford and Notre Dame. In 2023, Professor Strang was named the inaugural director of the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership.

Prior to teaching, Professor Strang served as a judicial clerk for Judge Alice M. Batchelder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was also an associate for Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he practiced in general and appellate litigation.

A prolific scholar, Professor Strang has published dozens of articles in the fields of constitutional law and interpretation, property law, and religion and the First Amendment. His most recent book, Originalism’s Promise: A Natural Law Account of the American Constitution (Cambridge University Press 2019), is the first natural law justification for originalism. Among other scholarly projects, he is currently editing the third edition of his unique, multi-volume, "modular" case book Federal Constitutional Law for Carolina Academic Press, and writing a book on the history of Catholic legal education.

Professor Strang is a frequent presenter at scholarly conferences. He is a regular participant in debates at law schools across the country, contributor to the media, and speaker to political, civic, and religious groups. He also consults on a wide variety of constitutional law issues including free speech and religious exercise, state constitutional law cases, and property law topics. In 2022, Professor Strang convened the first symposium on common good constitutionalism, hosted by the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, at the Harvard Law School. (Source)

We are in need of volunteers to help us with Prayer and Pledge and Fine Master duties tomorrow, if you are able to assist, contact Ashley Lopez via email! (To learn more about how to sign up for Fine Master and Prayer and Pledge, please contact Sergeant at Arms, Randy Drewyor.)

A few meeting notes:

As you join us for lunch this week, we respectfully ask that you silence your phones/notifications at the start of program.
If you are paying for your lunch online, please click here to log into your Rotary Account. Then click on "My Account Balance" to pay for your lunch. Lunch is $20.00. We will also be accepting payment at the meeting by check or exact cash. A buffet meal will be hosted at the Carranor Club starting at 11:45am.

A Zoom link for this hybrid meeting will be sent out November 3rd at 9:30 am.

Weekly Meeting for October 14, 2022

Join us Friday, October 14th, as we welcome guest speaker Jim Stouffer, Chairman/CEO of the Catawba Island Club.

To pay for your lunch online, please click here to log into your Rotary Account. Then click on "My Account Balance" to pay for your lunch. Lunch is $20.00. We will also be accepting payment at the meeting by check or exact cash. If you are interested in bringing a guest, please contact Ashley Lopez to confirm so we can plan seating accordingly.

A buffet meal will be hosted at the Carranor starting at 11:45am.

A Zoom link for this hybrid meeting will be sent out to membership on Friday, October 14th h at 9:30 am.

New Member Proposal - Jay Brooks

Jay Brooks has been proposed for membership by Wayne Koskinen and approved by the Board of Directors. Mr. Brooks is a Research Geneticist at Bayer Crop Science. Barring an objection in writing from a member submitted to the club secretary (Wayne Koskinen) by Friday, October 28th Mr. Brooks will be inducted into membership upon payment of dues and attendance at a new member orientation session.

Sock-Tober

We all love a good October Service Project!! This October we will be joining the Perrysburg High School Students and participating in a Community Service Project called Sock-Tober!

The students are kicking off "Sock-tober" and collecting socks in each homeroom class. The class with the most socks will win a donut party. If you would like to donate NEW socks to their drive, please bring them to our club meetings the next two weeks (10/7 and 10/14). I will ensure the socks get to the Interact students. There will be a basket at the back table collecting all socks!

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Alison Frye.

Perrysburg Rotary Club Nominations

The Perrysburg Rotary Club is now accepting nominations for two Club Board Positions and 2 Perrysburg Rotary Service Foundation Trustees.

Immediate Past President Lorena Gloden has been working diligently to make sure questions are answered regarding the positions available.

If you are interested in any of the positions below, please respond to Lorena directly by end of day Friday, October 28, 2022 (Nominations will be voted on at the November Board Meeting).

The following positions available for consideration:

1st VP (4 Year term)
2nd VP (5 year term)

PRSF Trustee (two open positions, 3 year term)

Thank you all for your consideration to our Club's future!

October STRIVE

Join Rotarian Janel Haas and our dedication PENTA Students as they host their month STRIVE meeting.

This month the students will welcome guest speaker, Wood County Sheriff and Rotarian Mark Wasylyshyn.

The meeting will be hosted in room 1106 and breakfast will be provided.

RSVP by Monday, October 17th by clicking here .

2022 Fall into Rotary Park

It's time to Fall into Rotary Park!!

Join us for at Rotary Community Park in Perrysburg for a great family event on Sunday, October 23 from 11:30 - 3:00 p.m.

This free event is open to the public!

Fall into Rotary Park will feature a Trick or Treat trail, pumpkin and potato sack races, face painting, crafts, a candy apple station, donuts, cider, and hot chocolate. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes for trick or treating at candy stations.

We can wait to see all of your at Rotary Community Park!

October Rotary After Hours

Join us Monday, October 24th from 5 pm - 7 pm, as we host our monthly Rotary After Hours sponsored by Rotarian Joanie Asendorf.

This month we will be heading to Rosaria’s on 3rd in Perrysburg. We are excited to visit a new, local establishment and enjoy some familiar fellowship!

October 24th is World Polio Day, our October Rotary After Hours will be held in conjunction with World Polio Day. We will be accepting cash donations for the End Polio Now Campaign. To learn more about World Polio Day, click here.

Perrysburg Rotary Club Board and Perrysburg Rotary Service Foundation

The Perrysburg Rotary Board and the Perrysburg Rotary Service Foundation will both be meeting this week!

The Perrysburg Rotary Board will meet on Wednesday, October 12th (7:00 am) at Scramblers.

The Perrysburg Rotary Service Foundation will be meeting on Friday, October 14th directly following the Perrysburg Rotary Weekly Meeting.

The Perrysburg Rotary Board has two recent updates to their members. Effective immediately, President Skotynsky has accepted the resignation of Sergeant at Arms Cassie Egli. Rotarian Egli is still a member of the club but has outside commitments. Rotarian Egli was awesome enough to find a replacement and the Club Board voted Rotarian Randy Drewyor as the new Sergeant at Arms.

Additionally, Immediate Past President Lorena Gloden has worked to identify a new Community Service Director for our Club. We are excited to announce that Rotarian Shaun Graham has been voted in by the Club Board and has accepted the position.

If you have specific questions regarding either meeting or would like to attend a meeting, please contact Ashley Lopez via email.

Weekly Meeting Recap for October 7, 2022

Last Friday we had the distinct honor of welcoming Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted as our guest speaker!

Lt. Governor Husted gave us an incredibly valuable presentation on H2Ohio and how the dedicated partnership of The Governor, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Lake Erie Commission, and many partners, including the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI) are working to improve Ohio's water quality.

After the harmful algal bloom in 2014, H2Ohio was launched in 2019 to help address those issues that had contributed to the serious water issues which had been building for years. The H2Ohio Initiative has made great strides in educating the community, helping to start the process of reducing phosphorus runoffs into the waterways, and working with local municipalities to improve their infrastructures.

Click here to learn more about H2Ohio or Lt Governor Husted.