May 30, 2017
 
Good morning everyone.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend.
 
This week’s guest speaker is Carl Casaveechia, Special Projects Manager for the Cleveland Metro Parks 100th Year Celebration.  
 
Don’t forgot that you can purchase tickets at $20.00 each from Larry Faulhaber for the $2,000 Appraised Value Necklace donated by Jeff Broestl of Broestl and Wallis Fine Jewelers.  A photo of the necklace is shown above.  Larry will have tickets at all the meetings until August 9, or until all 100 tickets have been sold.  The winning ticket will be drawn during the social fundraiser to be held on Wednesday evening, August 9th at the home of the Haber’s.  
 
Reminders:
 
The Beck Center clean-up has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday, June 3rd.  Plan to meet at 8:00 am.  
 
The monthly Board Meeting is Monday, June 5, 2017, starting at 6:00 pm and will be held at the Lakewood Main Library Meeting Room.
 
June 6, 2017, Meeting will be Club Assembly.
 
Club’s Charter Night is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Around the Corner in Lakewood.  The event starts at 6:00 pm and dinner (chicken or perch) will be served at 7:00 pm.  The cost is $25.00 per person for the meal and there will be a cash bar.  Please plan on bringing your spouse, partner or friend to enjoy the evening with us as we celebrate our Club’s 10th Anniversary, reflect on the past year and install the officers and new board members for the upcoming Rotary year.   
 
The next Lakewood/Rocky River Rotary Social will be Thursday, June 15th, at 5:30 pm.  Join us at Mellow Mushroom, 19333 Detroit Road, Rocky River, OH.  These have morphed into more of a dinner and drink social.  Hope to see everyone there! 
 
President Ken