Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Casey O'Neil
    November 5
Spouse/Partner Birthdays:
  • Cristen
    November 11
Anniversaries:
  • Marc Burr
    Ashley Burr
    November 5
Join Date:
  • Casey O'Neil
    November 2, 2023
    3 years
  • Christine Price
    November 16, 2023
    3 years
  • Derrick Abney
    November 16, 2023
    3 years
 
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Painesville

Service Above Self Since 1926

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
Lake County History Center
415 Riverside Drive
Painesville, OH 44077
United States of America
Home Page Stories
Meetings held at the Lake County History Center, 415 Riverside Drive in Painesville, every Tuesday. Most meetings are in the barn at the back of the property. Join us!
 
Please join our club members as we celebrate this wonderful event at Carver Financial on November 10, 2026. This event will take the place of our regularly scheduled meeting that day. 
 
 
 
 
July 21, 2026
 
We are incredibly honored to have Painesville City Council President Jim Fodor present the Rotary Club of Painesville with a proclamation today, recognizing the 100th anniversary of dedication to our community. Over the last 100 years, the club has woven itself into the fabric of Lake County through structural support, hands-on volunteering, and financial contributions. The recognition coincided with the club's "Century of Service" fundraiser. Thank you to the Painesville City Council for this tremendous honor. Here's to the next 100 years of making a difference together! 
Jim presenting the proclamation to Stu Lucker, club President. 
 
Congratulations on a "Century of Service".
 
 
 
September 1, 2026
Today we had an off site meeting at Zapp's Custard and Mustard shop. We had Anthony Zappitelli tell about his father's dream to make this a fun corner! Boy, what fun it is!!
 
Anthony Zappitelli, Owner of Zapp's Custard and Mustard, Red Hawk Grill, and Zappitelli's Pizza. 
 
We had a choice of a hot dog, plain or with the fixins, or a burger or a cheese burger, with chips and a drink and of course any ice cream that you wanted for dessert. They have soft serve custard and about 25 hand scooped flavors. It's a great place to enjoy the end of summer treats! They do close sometime in September for the winter but reopen on Memorial Day weekend of 2027. 
 
Abby getting her food. 
 
Everything was tasty and hot off the grill but I think everyone enjoyed their ice cream the most!! If you haven't been to Zapp's Custard and Mustard, you still have a few short weeks before they close! Get there or be square!! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 15, 2026
 
Stu Lucker, President presented Dan Garry, Past President with a plaque honoring his presidencies of the Rotary Club of Painesville. Stu thanked Dan for his service and recognized what a wonderful job he did as president! Thanks Dan!!
 
 
September 15, 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.
Part of the crew this month.
Debbie working hard to keep up with the dishes.
Ready to serve the community.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
November 3, 2026
 
Our speaker this week was Karyn Timley-Gant. Karyn is the Founder and President of Ground Zero Elevated. Karyn said that she chose the name because she literally began at the ground and is working her way up. She found a need in our community and was called to help. Ground Zero Elevated distributes essential clothing, footwear, and household goods to underserved families throughout Lake County. She was joined at our meeting today by some of her Advisory Council: Tam, Kartika, and Judith. 
Karyn is joined in the photo by the members of Ground Zero Advisory Council. Pictured is Tam, Karyn, Kartika, and Judith. 
 
Prior to creating Ground Zero Elevated, Karyn was trying to meet the needs of as many people as she could. She worked in Painesville City Schools and found many children in need of clothing. After founding Ground Zero Elevated, Karyn with a group of volunteers hold events where they distribute the items that they have collected. This year alone they have had 5 events. They want the events to be a happy place for the families while they shop for things they need. They provide a light meal, a disc jockey plays music, there are children's games and volunteer led activities as well as shopping for essentials. The events are organized, placed on their Facebook page, and many attendees say they heard about it from others. The events last about 2-3 hours. In the summer the events are planned at lunch and dinner times but during the school year, since Karyn is Paraprofessional with Painesville City Local Schools, the events are planned around dinner. For these events they need lots of help: they need volunteers to sort, wash, and put out the clothing and other items, they need tables to display the items, they need a truck to get the items from the storage unit to event, and of course they need a place to hold the event. Karyn gave a quick shout out to Painesville City who been very generous enough to allow them to use public spaces for their events.
What items are they distributing and collecting, you ask?? Karyn said 2 things to remember are: if it can fit in her car, she'll take it and if they (Karyn and the Advisory Council) will wear it or use it, it's good. Check  out Ground Zero Elevated's Facebook page for more information. 
Karyn Timley-Gant, Founder and President of Ground Zero Elevated. 
 
Our next meeting is November 10, 2026 at Carver Financial, 7473 Center Street, Mentor. Carver Financial is the host for the kick off for the Red Bucket Initiative for the Salvation Army. Please join us for this wonderful event.     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rotary Club of Painesville โ€“ Meeting Minutes
 
๐Ÿ“…๐Ÿ“… Date: September 8, 2026
 
๐Ÿ•›๐Ÿ•› Time: Meeting called to order at 12:22 PM 
 
๐Ÿ‘ฅ๐Ÿ‘ฅMembers Present
Patrick Armstrong (Sergeant at Arms)
Lori Benjamin
Kathleen Cotter
Halle Graham
Dick Kretschman 
Lisa Lewins
Stu Lucker (President)
Dave McCall
Dave Osborn
Alma Riley
 
 
 
๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿ™‹Guests/ Guest Speakers
Jen Schuller & Jenni Kinniard: Jen Schuller, president of Lake Erie College (LEC), and Jenni Kinniard, provost at LEC, discussed the institutionโ€™s significant growth and financial turnaround. Enrollment has surged to over 1,300 students, with a 94% retention rate. The college now offers
32 undergraduate majors and 5 masterโ€™s programs, including a highly ranked physician assistant program. Despite inheriting a $7 million deficit, the college has balanced its budget and continues to explore different academic partnerships. The college also launched a tri-county scholarship for $15,000 per year and explained its career services and workforce development efforts.
 
 
๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™Opening๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™
 
๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™Prayer -Alma Riley
 
Pledge of Allegiance โ€“Halle Graham

Song โ€“Stu sang โ€œAmerica The Beautiful"
 
 
๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’ธ Happy Bucks / Sad Bucks
Kathleen:
- Happy Buck: Batman has yet to show, but the tho resident bats decided to leave of their
own volition with their own two wings right out the front door

 
Stu:
- Sad Buck: Sue is still out of commission
- Happy Buck: Lovely weather
- Happy Buck: Upcoming final dr. appointment for leg injury and PT is done in a few weeks

 
Alma:
- Happy Buck: Sister and brother-in-law from Florida will be popping in and out of Ohio
over the next three months

 
Lisa
- LEC football team had their biggest win ever, scoring 34-7
 
 
โ™  Queen of Spades  
 
๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Dayโ€™s Pot: $10
Queen: $357

Winner: Dick again!๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘‘โ™ ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐDick pulled a joker, he gets an extra $10. Way to go Dick!
 
The Queen lives...
 
Announcements๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ :(hot off the Painesville Rotary Press)
 
Rotary anniversary for Kathleen! She was gifted a charming ceramic bat, hand painted by Stu to commemorate her ongoing residential bat issues.
 
History Center will have an open house this Thursday 9/10 from 5-7pm as part of the All Ohio Open Doors movement, where history centers and museums open their doors for free to the public. Expect a preview of upcoming fall and winter programs and a sneak peek at the new speakeasy. There will be food and drinks!
 
Stu also announced that St. James dinner is September 15th. Come and help if your schedules allow.
 
Alma is bringing in an extra flag and stand that she has. No more pledge of allegiance to the flag on a box or our imaginary flag!
 
The October 13th meeting will be a fall picnic at Rec Park. In the past we have had a summer picnic but summer has slipped away!!

 
๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค Whatโ€™s Your Why? โ€“
Same great members... until we recruit more. Who wants to be next??
 
 
 
โœ…Four-Way Test
  • Stu did a great job of facilitating the reading of the 4-Way test.๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽคโœจ ๐Ÿ™Œ 
 
๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“ Next Meeting
๐Ÿ—“๐Ÿ—“ Tuesday, September 15th, 12:00 pm
๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ“Œ Location: Lake County History Center, 415 Riverside Drive
๐ŸŽ™๐ŸŽ™ Speaker:
 Terri Speck, District Governor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
๐Ÿ•ง๐Ÿ•ง Meeting adjourned at 1:05 PM

Respectfully submitted,
โœ Halle Graham, Secretary
 
Speakers
Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff
Nov 10, 2026
Off site, Carver Financial, Mentor
Liz Brainard
Nov 17, 2026
LEAF
Off Site at the Manor House
Nov 24, 2026
Lunch and holiday decorations, Lake Erie College
Decibells
Dec 15, 2026
Bell Ringers Perform
No meeting
Dec 22, 2026
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to All!
No meeting
Dec 29, 2026
Happy New Year, see you in 2028!
Marissa Thomas
Jan 26, 2027
Dancing Wheels
Club Executives & Directors
President
President Elect
Treasurer
Sergeant-at-Arms
Immediate Past President
Executive Secretary