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Improving People's Lives Locally and Globally Through Service Since 2010
Solon

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Fridays at 7:15 a.m.
6040 Enterprise Parkway
Solon, OH 44139
United States
Club meetings are every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 7:15 AM. Breakfast is provided at each club meeting. Rotary Club of Solon will periodically hold dinners or happy hour meetings or social gatherings. See events calendar for more information!
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May 8th, 2026 - Bimonthly Meeting

Our guest this morning was Robin Harvey, the President of Chagrin Highlands Rotary.

She shared with us the rich legacy of the Chagrin Highlands Rotary Club, highlighting its meaningful service projects, signature events, and the strong sense of community that has defined the group over the years. It was easy to see how their traditions and impact made Chagrin Highlands Rotary such a respected organization.

As our two clubs look ahead, conversations are underway about bringing our groups together in a thoughtful and collaborative way. This creates an exciting opportunity to build on each club's strengths and expand our collective reach and impact.

We were privileged to be joined by some of our Interact members graduating from Solon High School this year. These students have been instrumental in running our monthly food pantry in particular. We thanked them for their dedication to service before self with a few tokens of our appreciation, and they shared their plans for the future.

We heard from another student who has been shadowing Mayor Kraus about how much more he appreciates all the work that goes into keeping Solon running after the experience.

Lastly, President Jim Hyde promised us that he won't let the majesty of his new throne get to his head.

April 24th, 2026 - Bimonthly Meeting

April 24th, 2026 - Bimontly Meeting

This meeting, we heard from Solon Police Chief Courtenay Perkins. After 15 years on the force, Chief Perkins was elevated to his position in September 2025. He is a proud father of seven children, including those adopted from the foster care system, in which his family still participates. His principles on good policing are founded in the belief that officers are public servants tasked with preserving the peace. He updated us on the state of the Solon Police Department, some of the current threats facing the Solon Community, and upcoming community events. Read more to discover what we learned from him.
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March 27th, 2026 - Bimonthly Meeting

March 27th, 2026 - Bimonthly Meeting

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Natalie Wardega describes their process using a donated toy Elmo.
New member Ed Hoegler is sworn in.
We heard from Natalie Wardega, Director of Operations at RePlay for Kids, who spoke to us about their mission of repairing toys, adapting them, and giving them to children with disabilities. She even brought two toys to demonstrate.
 
We also installed Ed Hoegler as a new member. Ed owns Mavis Public House in Solon and Mavis Winkles in Twinsburg. Welcome Ed!
 
 
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Annual Speech Contest 2026 at Solon High School

Annual Speech Contest & Dinner 2026

A group of about 100 high school students are pictured in matching grey t-shirts with various adult mentors in a high school gymnasium.
 
A group of about 100 high school students are pictured in matching grey t-shirts with various adult mentors in a high school gymnasium.
 
A group of about 100 high school students are pictured in matching grey t-shirts with various adult mentors in a high school gymnasium.
 
We recently held our annual speech contest and dinner where we listened to outstanding speeches from students at Solon High School. The evening began with a thank you from Maya Nayar's mother Archana, for honoring Maya as she was a speech winner two years in a row. Maya tragically passed away last year.
 
Sharvi Deshpande was our winner talking about prescription drug prices. On to the District contest! Joining her will be Minseong Hong who spoke about book bans. We also honored two middle school students and two high school students for their Service Above Self commitment to the community.
 
 
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What an amazing meeting we had today!!!!
The torch has been passed! Thank you to our outgoing president Judy Caine for all of your hard work, growth, support, and leadership for our Rotary the last 2 years. Jim Hyde has accepted the gavel and now has big shoes to fill taking over for Judy. We have such amazing leadership, kinship, and support in our group.
We also heard from Fareeda Valappil who is the president of the Case Western Reserve University’s Remote Area Medical Chapter. They will be doing a free remote health clinic in February 2026. We look forward to supporting them.
If you want to know how you can give back, Please send us a message and we will let you know how you can join our amazing Rotary team. See photos below!
What an amazing Rotary 101 we had today at Solon City Hall! Great discussions around the importance of Rotary and giving back to our community.
Let us know if you want to give back too!
Proud moment for us at the Rotary Club of Solon. Solon Community Living had an open house today and revealed a beautiful donor plaque. Look at the 4th line down! Thank you to Michelle Ryb and Diane Immonen who attended!
What an awesome meeting! Great turnout of members & guests. We got to learn all about Women of Hope, Inc. from Sheila Locatelli.
We are so proud of our students Maya and Shrivee! They didn’t win in the District 6630 Service Above Self Speech Contest but they are winners to us and they have a bright future! Congratulations!
Today some of our Solon High School Interact students went to Target to shop for the chemo baskets we will be giving chemo patients at Cleveland Clinic. They stayed within the budget we set for them!

They will join other Interact students at our District Conference later this month. We wonder how many baskets will be donated from 14 Interact clubs in our Northeast Ohio District 6630?!
 
Our amazing Rotary Club of Solon, Ohio spent the afternoon volunteering at Humble Design Cleveland 
If you have the service above self mindset and want to belong to an amazing group, reach out, and we can tell you how you can become a part of our wonderful Rotary team.
They also enjoyed some quality time at Mavis Public House in Solon
Saturday March 14, The Rotary Club of Solon sponsored the regional tournament of Power of the Pen for middle-schoolers. It was held at Solon Middle School and many schools from two Power of the Pen districts created the regional tournament. Valerie Parillo, SMS 7th grade English teacher and Power of the Pen Coach announced the awards and Rotarian Dan Margheret and Judy Caine, President handed out the awards. As Valerie mentioned, the tournament would not have happened without The Rotary Club of Solon!
Solon's team won second place overall! The top two individual finishers go to the state tournament. Additionally anyone in the top 25% of seventh or eighth grade in the region has the opportunity to go to state.
Congratulations to All!
 
Our Rotary Club of Solon, Ohio had a wonderful meeting this morning and learned so much from Elaine Price of the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission about trails, growth, and what’s coming to Cuyahoga County. If you want to be a part of our meetings, and give back to those in need, please message us to learn more about the rotary. 
The Rotary Club of Solon, Ohio had the pleasure of hosting the Solon Schools Service above Self awards and 4 way speech contest this evening at Signature of Solon Country Club. Congratulations to all of the participants on a job well done.
 
Friday morning our Rotary Club of Solon, Ohio had a great meeting at ace pickleball in Solon. If you have not checked it out, we encourage you too. It was a fun time.
The ice storm did not stop us from having an AMAZING Night at the races at the Solon Community Center. Over 175 Rotarians and guests enjoyed a wonderful evening of fundraising, great food, horse racing, and more. Proceeds benefit The Solon Benevolent Fund, a nonprofit created to assist individual Solon families in need. Additionally, funds raised will continue to assist the hungry, the homeless and the senior community in Solon and Northeast Ohio. If you would like to know more about being a part of our Solon Rotary, please feel free to message us. We look forward to seeing you next year!
We had a FABULOUS 2025 with Humble Design Deco Day at a house on the Cleveland/Lakewood border. We were able to award them a generous grant last year and they were able to purchase FOUR dressers, bath towels, a hand mixer, an 8x10 rug and fully fund a Deco Day! Yes that is Mayor Ed Kraus who spent the day with us. And who else? Bryce Bauer! It was so great to spend the day with him. I know I speak for everyone when we say, "We'll be  back again!"
 
The Rotary Club of Solon invites you to be part of A Night at the Races taking place the evening of Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the Solon Community Center.
 
This year, funds raised will support the Solon Benevolent Fund and its mission to provide financial assistance to a wide variety of Solon programs, institutions and individuals in need. Additionally, funds raised will continue to locally assist the hungry, the homeless and the senior community in Solon and Northeast Ohio.
 
Below you will find sponsor opportunities and benefits. To become a sponsor, contact Julie at jmostov@hotmail.com or 216-470-1771.
 
Images Below from the First Responders Night Dinner 2024
The Rotary Club of Solon welcomed the Solon 100's, Joanne Palicka and Russ Bowen. They spoke about the organization and its mission to support first responders. Thank you Joanne and Russ!
The Rotary Club of Solon had members volunteer with local non-profit, Humble Design, for their weekly, “Deco Day” on March 29th.
To learn more about Humble Design, donate or volunteer, click HERE or visit: www.humbledesign.org
 
On November 29th the Rotary Club of Solon held a member event at the recently opened X-Golf of Solon. Members enjoyed food and drinks while socializing. Some even gave
X-Golf's state-of-the-art technology golf simulators a couple of swings!
On October 27th, 2023 Julie Brandle, Rotary’s District Governor, attended our breakfast meeting. She learned about our club and we learned about her goals regarding empowering women, focusing on mental health and positively impacting the environment. Julie even installed our newest member Laurie Delgado, from, Spry Senior!
At The Rotary Club of Solon's Friday, July 14th meeting, members wrote cards of encouragement for distribution by Project White Butterfly. Project White Butterfly is an organization that helps those living with addiction in order to provide them with support and resources. To learn more about Sara Szelagowski's (Founder) remarkable story and for additional information, please visit projectwhitebutterfly.org

The Rotary Club of Solon, Ohio installed new officers for 2023-2025 term, on June 29th, 2023. Scott McRill and Dan Margheret (pictured below) also honored our outgoing President, Jim Hyde. Our new officers are:

Judy Caine, President

Scott McRill, Treasurer

Adam Zelwin, Youth Protection Officer

Dan Margheret, Sargeant at Arms

Emma Bella, Executive Secretary and Director

Michelle Ryb, Membership

Bryce Bauer, Co-Secretary and Public Image Chair

 

We are excited for the future of our club!

Solon Community Living Groundbreaking
 
Congratulations to Rotarians Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian for the groundbreaking of Solon Community Living! The Rotary Club of Solon helped raise funds for this campus. Rotary was well represented by Jim Hyde, Judy Caine, Michelle Ryb, Mario Sinicariello, Councilpersons Nancy Meany and Macke Bentley, Diane Immomen, John Moeschberger and Honorary Member Mayor Ed Kraus.
 
For more information on this project, please visit www.soloncommunityliving.org
Project White Butterfly
 
An inspirational, educational and powerful meeting yesterday as Sara and Gary Szelagowski detailed their family’s journey through Sara’s heroin addiction and recovery and their nonprofit Project White Butterfly.
 
For more information go to www.projectwhitebutterfly.org
Rotary Club of Solon and "Drink Local Drink Tap"
 
This past week Bud Thomas with an assist from Sue Gable and Warren Gable, presented a session on water conservation to Aurora Middle School. It was funded by the Rotary Club of Solon under the direction of Drink Local Drink Tap.
 
Ben Jurek Education Director for Drink Local Drink Tap (DLDT) was on site to deliver a unique live feed from Uganda. Erin Huber Rosen (CEO of DLDT) - spoke to the kids by live feed from Uganda for about 20 minutes on the importance of water conservation, education and preservation. She was able to showcase the beauty of Uganda, sharing images of one of DLDT's operational wells, and the community gathering water for their families.
 
The students then went to the track to simulate what carrying water is like - each sixth grader carried between one and two gallons of water for about 1.5 to 2.0 miles. This simulation was designed to have the students gain an appreciation for (1) how important water is to life, (2) appreciate how hard it is to carry water for an extended period of time and (3) realize how fortunate we are in this country to have plentiful and clean drinking water.
 
The kids were incredibly engaged and seemed to leave this experience, coupled with the in-classroom event of three weeks ago, with a real appreciation for the importance of clean water and how each of them can make a difference.
Our Club’s Service Above Self Speech Contest was a huge success with 60 families, friends and Solon High School faculty in attendance! Our winner goes on to the District contest. Thanks to the MCs and judges (pictured below). To us, ALL the students are winners!

At a recent Rotary lunch meeting,  Danielle Green-Welch, Academy Director with First Star at Kent State Academy spoke.

She shared information on First Star and the Purple Umbrella Program. These programs assists young adults when they age out of the foster care system.

On February 11, 2023 the Rotary Club of Solon held it's annual fundraiser, Night at the Races.  One hundred fifty people had heavy appetizers, drinks and fellowship!  We helped raise money for Solon Community Living and also raised money to help build a pediatric emergency room in Pakistan. 
 
Additionally, we inducted two new members! It was a very special evening!
 
Treasurer Scott McRill said:
"Our goal this year was to raise $20,000 and early returns show that we have in fact exceeded that goal and have set a new record for this annual Night at the Races event.  Thanks once again to all of our sponsors and attendees for your support!"
Thank you to everyone who came out to Night at the Races!
Members of the Rotary pivot during Covid and start a drive-up Mobile Food Pantry. We serve between 30-80 cars per month representing up to 200 people fed.
Members of the Rotary at a holiday gathering celebrating our successful year serving Solon, surrounding communities and international needs as well.
Rotary members at the Solon Farmers Market promoting Rotary to the community.
Participating at the Solon Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing.
So proud of Rotary Membership Director Judy Caine!

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Club Executives & Directors
President
Jim Hyde
President Elect
Angee Shaker
Treasurer
Scott McRill
Secretary
Steven Lichtig
Immediate Past President
Judith Caine
Grants Chair
Bud Thomas
Interact Contact
Judith Caine
Membership Chair
Judith Caine
Club Service Projects Chair
Michelle Burke
Youth Protection Officer - Chair
Judith Caine
Member at Large
Michelle Ryb
Member at Large
Masroor Malik

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