Meetings are Tuesday's at noon at the Lake County History Center. Please join us if you are interested in finding out about Rotary or joining the club!
January 29, 2026
We were invited to join Mentor Rotary at Taste of Auburn, the restaurant run by the Culinary Arts students at Auburn Career Center. We had a great buffet lunch of salad, salmon, kielbasa and cabbage, stuffed philly steak peppers, grilled vegetables and garlic toast and a blackberry coffee cake for dessert. The students did a great job and Dr. Galvan (Superintendent) spoke about the programs and improvements made in the past year at Auburn. It was a great change of pace to go to an off-site meeting.
The Culinary students who prepared and served our food. Other pictures can be found in the photo album, Taste of Auburn. March 3, 2026
Nora Sharpe, winner of the Painesville Rotary 4 Way Speech Contest.
Today we had the Painesville Rotary 4 Way Speech Contest. Rotary began the 4 Way Speech contest in 1932. Herbert Taylor, a Rotarian, and business owner held the first 4 Way Speech Contest. When his business was going bankrupt he decided to apply the Rotary International 4 Way Pledge to his company. The pledge actually turned the company around, changed the environment and helped to fix the problems within the company. The contest grew from that realization.
Our lone competitor and winner was Nora Sharpe. Nora is a junior at Riverside High School. She brought with her 2 teachers, her mom, and her friend. In her speech she spoke about how fear can take over our reality. She used the 4 Way Pledge to show how she herself dealt with the devastating news that her father had a terminal illness after a long battle of trying to find out what was wrong. Even though the doctors told him nothing was wrong, fear took over and life changed for the whole family. Through their family struggle and diagnosis she recognized the people who were with her and others who helped her to get through and continue to get through this difficult family struggle using the Rotary International 4 Way Pledge.
Nora will be competing at the district 4 Way Speech Contest on April 18th. Keep her in your thoughts. We are all rooting you on Nora!
Brian Kane, Chairman of the 4 Way Speech Contest, Nora Sharp, 2026 winner of the 4 Way Speech Contest, and Dan Garry, President. February 17, 2026
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month Painesville Rotary partners with St. James Church and The Western Reserve Junior Service League to provide a hot meal for those people of Lake County who face hunger and other challenges. Please join us, to help prepare the meal, serve, and clean up. Preparations begin at 3:30 and clean up is usually done by 6:15-6:30.
Stu mopping the floor before dinner.
Washing and drying dishes as we go. 
Almost everyone is working hard preparing the meal.; )
Save the date: This year's fundraiser is scheduled for April 25, 2026!!
November 15, 2025
Today, at the Perry Outdoor YMCA a bench was donated in memory of our long time Rotarian Dr. Donald Lucker. For several months we have been collecting plastic film, and the hard work finally paid off in early October, we received a composite bench. We knew after Don's passing that the bench would be donated in his honor, we just didn't know where.
In early November, Dan Garry was approached by the parents of Sydney Brown, Brad (past Painesville Rotarian) and Becky Brown with an idea; because their daughter Sydney and Dr. Lucker were so close, why not place the bench near the tree that they planted in her memory at the Perry Outdoor Y. So the wheels were in motion and on Saturday November 15th the bench was placed. Dan will attach the memory plate at a later date, recognizing "Doc" and his 57 year contribution to the Painesville Rotary.
Dan Garry and Stu Lucker, standing; Brad and Becky Brown, sitting on the bench.
A picture of the tree and the proximity of the bench.
January 17, 2026
To avoid interfering with other Holiday parties, we decided to have our party in mid January. Fun was had by all, with great fellowship and food. We also had a white elephant gift exchange. There was lots of wine, some alcohol but boy did Pam and Chris flip over the O'Cedar spin mop. Pam stole it from Dick and then Chris stole it from Pam (they use to friends, but I guess "mop" before "top" buddy rules).
Chris will NOT let Pam have it.
Here are some pictures from the party. Those people who could not make it to the party were missed.
Others besides Chris went home with some great presents.
The food was excellent as always, more dinner like than our usual lunches. Beckie and Dan did a great job with the desserts.
