• Level 1 (Yellow) – meetings and events will be held as scheduled or planned.
• Level 2 (Orange) – meetings and event will be held as scheduled or planned.
• Level 3 (Red) – No in-person meeting/event.  All meetings will be held virtually via Zoom.
• Level 4 (Purple) – No in-person meeting/event.  All meetings will be held virtually via Zoom.

1. Resignation/Termination: -8 (Lee Bowden, Becky Edge, Michelle Fairbanks, Tracy Troxel, Anthony Fontana, Denise Reiter, Jodi Baker, Jim Yeager).
2. Transfer: -1 (Mary Lynn Graham).
3. New: +9 (Brenda Peiffer, Anthony Fontana, Ron Schumacher, Megan Craun, Tim Schnitker, Pam Jensen, Ken Swint, Chris Hilton, Bill Monaghan).
4. Jun 30, 2020: +0

More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding has been allocated to environment-related projects over the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to support the environment will give Rotary members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact.

Supporting the environment becomes Rotary's seventh area of focus, which are categories of service activities supported by global grants. It joins peacebuilding and conflict prevention; disease prevention and treatment; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and community economic development.

Fremont Rotary Club President Roger Kuns and Fremont Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees Chair, Rotarian Hal Hawk presented checks to all seven recipients: Sandusky County Veterans Memorial Fund (Sandusky County Veterans Memorial Park) -donation; Sandusky County Food Pantry -donation; Rutherford B. HayesPresidential Library & Museums -grant to fund the Gateway to the Future Drive; Camp Fire Sandusky County -grant for general operations; Fremont July 4 Celebration for sponsoring firework; Peruvian American Medical Society (PAMS/Jorge Arevalo, Iquitos Medical Mission) for sponsoring one Portable Water Tank at Iquitos, Peru, and Fremont Community Rec Center/City of Fremont for sponsoring Baseball & Softball Leagues. 

Thank You to all Bethany Place staff
We highly appreciate and applaud YOU

I am emailing on behalf of the Rotary Club of Fremont as well as a mother of two Sacred Heart kiddos.  We would like to invite the students of Sacred Heart to participate in a local service project of sharing joy to our elderly population living in nursing homes.  As you are well aware, these men and women have been unable to receive visitors for some time now and our mission is to put a smile on their faces with cards, art work, coloring pages, etc from our local youngsters.  If you would like your Sacred Heart students to participate, we would supply a box to be available on the May 22nd homework drop off date.  

 

Stay healthy,

Keisha Kuns

Fremont Ohio Police Department and Fremont Firefighters Local 328assisted in picking up and delivering boxed meal today.
Today was coordinated by President Elect Cody Bischoff / The City of Fremont Ohio.

Angelica Rinehart

• 21 students.
• 21 mentors, 7 of whom are Rotarians.

• Monthly group meeting held on November 16, when STRIVE students participated in the Terra State Community College Fall Exploration Day and then joined mentors and Rotarians for a five-course etiquette luncheon at the Neeley Center. In attendance at the luncheon were 15 students, 10 mentors, 2 STRIVE Committee members, the Fremont Ross HS Intervention Specialist, the Rotary Club President, the Terra SCC speaker on etiquette, and the new college President (31 total).

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• There were 2 students who had perfect attendance during the month of October.
• Allof the students improved their attendance and grades during the first quarter---a first!
• Fifteen students had perfect records during the first quarter, with no disciplinary infractions.

• 20 students, 20 mentors, 6 of whom are Rotarians.
• $1020 in donations to financially support the program received from 16 Rotarians. Thank you notes to all donors signed by students and mailed.
• Second monthly group meeting held on October 16 with 17 students, 4 non-Rotarian mentors, 5 Rotarians, 1 potential Rotarian, and 2 school personnel in attendance. Topics: college applications and financial aid.
• Individual weekly meetings between students and mentors were initiated the week of September 24.
• A photo and article about the STRIVE program were submitted for the school newsletter.

Weekly Lunch Meeting

 

CLUB EVENT/PROJECT

FREMONT - Five service clubs in Fremont joined together to raise money and assist with the renovation of two upstairs rooms at the Village House. The Fremont Exchange, Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, and Soroptimist clubs raised $5,400 and presented the donations to Sue Fuller, executive director of the Village House. 

The service clubs exceeded their goal of raising $5,000.

This is the fourth year the service clubs have joined together to collectively do a service project. This annual event is called JEFF (Joint Effort for Fellowship). In addition to doing a community service project, the clubs get together for a networking dinner where information about each of the clubs and their activities are shared.

The service clubs take turns each year leading the JEFF project. This year was the Exchange Club’s turn. One of the reasons they chose to help the Village House was because of its direct tie to Exchange’s National Project, Child Abuse Prevention. The local project kicked off on July 26 during a JEFF Night Banquet at the Fremont Country Club with over 70 club members in attendance. Sue Fuller was the guest speaker and spoke passionately about the need for a place for parents to engage in physical play with their children during visitations.

The Village House is a charitable non-profit organization that provides a safe place for children affected by abuse, neglect, divorce or separation to visit with their parents.

Staff reports Published 6:48 a.m. ET Oct. 5, 2018

Additional Note to Fremont Rotarians: Thank You for your support.  Our Club raised $1,400 towards this project.

• Began the year with 21 students. One subsequently dropped out of the program.
• 20 mentors, 6 of whom are Rotarians.
• $720 in donations to financially support the program received from 11 Rotarians. Continuing to solicit funds.
• Mentors provided with initial and refresher mentor training 0n September 17. The school brought in a professional speaker this year.
• Criminal background checks of mentors completed.
• First monthly group meeting held on September 18 with 16 students, 9 non-Rotarian mentors, 5 Rotarians, 1 potential Rotarian, and 3 school personnel in attendance. Topics: introductions, Rotary and STRIVE overview, student survey, ACT, career exploration, and upcoming meetings.
• Individual weekly meetings between students and mentors to be initiated this month.

WEEKLY MEETING ...

 

     

            

     

 

THANK YOU to our own fellow Rotarian Jerome Webster and Terra State Community College for hosting Fremont Rotary Club's weekly lunch meeting on Monday, February 12th.

http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2018/01/29/gannett-foundation-donates-5-250-2-local-nonprofits/1076834001/

If you have not filled a school bus before, we can tell you, there is a lot of room!  Throughout the past week, we have been steadily filling our bus using every inch to fit each donation, assuring enough space for the next box or bag.  Our "space management" truly paid off today!  Three trucks from Rotary Club of Fremont, OH arrived today, overfilled with supplies. They purchased specific items from a list provided by Red Cross and Impact for Hope totaling just over $4,000.  Suddenly, we found ourselves placing items on the bus floor and stacking items up to the ceiling. 

• Students Taking Renewed Interest in the Value of Education
• Goals: to help seniors improve attendance, attitude, grades, and participation.
• 19 students.
• 19 mentors, 7 of whom are Rotarians. Mentors held weekly meetings with their students.
• $1580 in donations received from 19 Rotarians to financially support the program.
• Monthly group meetings were held September through May. Topics: the ACT, Career Exploration, College Applications, Scholarships, financial aid, and how to make a good first impression. In November the group toured Terra and were treated to a five-course etiquette luncheon at the Neeley Center. In December the Superintendent and Co-Chair held individual meetings with every student to get an update on their progress toward their post secondary goals and to provide each student with a holiday gift. In January there was a panel discussion about college life provided by former Ross HS graduates.
• Students attended Rotary luncheon meetings throughout the year.
• Nine students showed improvement in attendance.
• Nine students had perfect behavior records for the entire year, with no disciplinary infractions.
• Twelve students showed improvement in their grade point average.
• College scholarships totaling $2350 were awarded to four students.
• All of our students plan to continue their education or training, either at college or through the military.
• CLICK Here to See the end of the year newsletter for more details.

FREMONT - The Easter Bunny made a special visit to Spiegel Grove Tuesday as the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums hosted a post-holiday egg hunt for School of Hope students.

About 40 Hayes Elementary School students helped their School of Hope friends with the egg hunt, organized by the Fremont Rotary Club.

School of Hope, run by the Sandusky County Board of Developmental Disabilities, provides individuals with developmental disabilities and their families with access to services designed to will enhance the quality of their everyday lives.

Hayes Elementary counselor Kari Hatfield said the Hayes Helpers Team gave up their recess hour to make the trip to Spiegel Grove.

Multicolored eggs were placed around the Hayes presidential grounds as students fanned out to find the hidden treasures.

"They're excited and eager to help," Hatfield said.

After all the eggs were collected, Hayes Elementary and School of Hope students played games together.

Special events/volunteer coordinator Joan Eckermann dressed up as the Easter Bunny and posed for pictures with some of the students.

She held Easter baskets in each hand as she walked with students around the grounds.

Kelsie Overmyer of Woodville brought her son, Oliver, a pre-K student, to the event.

Overmyer said this was the first year her 5-year-old son had taken an interest in Easter egg hunts, both at home and at the Hayes museum.

"He was actually putting eggs into the basket instead of throwing them back in the yard. So, it was a success," Overmyer said.

Daniel Carson, Reporter of The News-Messenger

FREMONT - A Sandusky County police chief said law enforcement has become "complacent" in battling the drug epidemic that has scourged the county, leaving about two dozen dead from overdoses in 2016.

Gibsonburg Police Chief Paul Whitaker, speaking to the Fremont Rotary Club on Monday, said that county police departments are moving forward in the wake of former Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer's corruption, working together to combat the drug problem with a better-funded and equipped task force focused on making drug arrests.

"Years ago, when somebody would overdose because of an illicit drug, police would hear about it and talk about it for two weeks. Now when someone talks about an overdose death, I'm hearing my officers say, 'Which one is that?'" Whitaker said. "Even we've become complacent. It's become commonplace."

The Sandusky County Drug Task Force was formed in December 2015, but has been fading slowly due to a lack of funding.

On May 2, voters in Sandusky County will decide on a 0.55-mill levy that would generate $697,000 annually for five years and provide more full-time task force staffing, an additional assistant county prosecutor to handle drug cases, and more funding to combat drug-related cases.

Whitaker shared in his Rotary talk why the levy is needed.

"Fremont is a hub," Whitaker said. "We need to address this with supply and demand."

The police chief said taking drug dealers off the street and making it difficult for them to sell in Sandusky County will help curtail many problems the drug epidemic has created.

The epidemic is causing a ripple effect in the community, with many crimes linked to drug abuse.

Whitaker said many users will get hooked through pain medication, and when they are unable to get a prescription, begin to steal prescriptions from family members.

"Soon they are cut off from family, and then they call a guy that knows a guy that can relieve them of their pain, which is heroin," Whitaker said.

Whitaker said the county has always been a hub, citing a 2005 bust by state law-enforcement of cocaine coming into a barn on County Road 32 in Gibsonburg, where the drug was being cut with other substances and sent to Detroit for sale.

Whitaker said arresting users is not the answer to curtailing the drug epidemic because drug addicts are the "symptom" of the bigger problem, which is the dealers and suppliers taking advantage of the lack of a drug task force in Sandusky County.