The meeting was called to order by club president, Jim Sawin. Guests were recognized and included Ms. Coldwell, DECA advisor and students Payton and Taylor from BHS. Jim urged club members to reach out to new businesses in the community with information regarding Rotary and invite them to an up coming meeting.
Rick shared that there will be a golf co. meeting on Weds Feb 21 at 7:30 am at the Lake Anna Y.
Taylor and Payton, students at BHS are in the DECA program. They shared information regarding their project: Cool 2 be Kind. They advised at the start of the project they placed a survey on the BHS web site asking for parent and student input regarding bullying. They shred the survey results with the club. They talked about how they have started a Kindness Club at the High School, and how they are working with the elementary and middle school students. Barberton High School DECA has been working to battle bullying in our schools and community through the Kindness Is Magic campaign. One part of their project is to have every child in Barberton City Schools decorate a cut out heart showing what kindness means to them. These hearts will be on display at Kave Coffee Bar on Fourth Friday; Friday, February 23 from 5-8 pm. At the meetings end the club presented Taylor and Payton with a donation of $200 for their project.