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Carrollton Rotary Club, Carrollton, OH (2026)

08/19/2026

Angela Pavlik, Community Health Engagement Coordinator for the Carroll County Health District provided the program for the Carrollton Rotary Club at the July 21, 2026 meeting. She spoke to and interacted with club members regarding her role in attempting to improve overall health in the community primarily through education regarding disease and injury prevention.

08/04/2026

The Carrollton Rotary club had as guest speaker Cheri Miller, one of the members of the Board of Directors of the Appalachian Hills Pregnancy and Parenting Center (AHPPC), for the July 14, 2026 meeting. She presented to the club information regarding this organization, which is a faith based, not for profit, no cost service provided locally. The service operates from the Willow House, located at 351 Park Ave., Carrollton, OH 44615 with telephone 330-401-3947. Current office hours are Tuesday 9:30–4:30 and Friday 9;30–4 30 with other hours available by appointment. Services provided include pregnancy tests, counseling, referrals for community resources, abortion facts, adoption information, maternity and baby supplies, medical referrals, mentoring, ongoing family support (including support of fathers-to-be and new fathers), and parenting education. She emphasized that the center is not a medical facility, but rather a provider of support, counseling, resources and assistance for those in need of any or all of these. The center opened just 2 months ago, and there are currently 8 individuals who have been utilizing the services available. The AHPPC is funded entirely through donations and currently has 20+ volunteers who are doing the work. Those interested in donating time or resources to this organization should call the phone number above to get more information.

07/29/2026

The Carrollton Rotary Club was recently happy to host Julie Halfhill, the Family Support Specialist, Carroll County for Hope Bridge Ohio. Julie told the club about her work at the Willow House in Carrollton and updated the club on the activities that are being carried out through this organization and at this facility. Hope Bridge Ohio is an organization that has a mission of “bringing hope to vulnerable children and families; and being an advocate for change in the Ohio foster care system by mobilizing churches into action and equipping communities to serve.“ Areas of advocacy include single moms, foster care, and aging out youth. Julie related that The Carroll County unit of Hope Bridge has been active in having support groups for teen moms and single moms. there is also a support garage for foster/adoptive/kinship families at a church in Dellroy. She related that Big Brothers-Big Sisters and Hannah’s House have also been using space at the Willow house House for meeting. Julie also told the club of the addition of Katie Bailey, who serves as the Carroll County Coordinator for church outreach and involvement.

07/24/2026

Matt Campbell was the featured speaker at the 6/23/2026 meeting of the Carrollton Rotary Club at the Villa Restaurant. Matt is the Superintendent and the Director of Services and Supports for the Carroll County Board of Developmental Disabilities. He spoke to the club about his 27 years of experience working for the CCBDD, and the Superintendent for the past 19 years. He related the ever changing policy shifts of the state with regards to both requirements and funding over the years and the constant of increasing expenses. He relates that our local CBDD and the other local boards with which we are associated are operating quite well, but that there are local boards within the state that are not faring so well. He did point out that a large portion of the funding for the local board comes from the county through local property taxes, and without this revenue, the local CBDD would not be able to exist as we know it. It is through this board that a wide range of services and support come. These services include Early Intervention; Carroll Hills Family and Children’s Program Center Preschool and School-Age classroom instruction for students age 5-21; Community Employment (job coaching, job training, transportation); Carroll County Special Olympics; and Carroll County People First Advocacy Group. Matt Campbell is also the current Carrollton Rotary Club president.

07/22/2026

Congratulations to our recent guest Lindsay Allender, a 2026 Carrollton High School (CHS) graduate. Lindsay is one of the Rotary Club’s two recipients this year for a $1000 scholarship for post secondary education. Lindsay has enrolled at Stark State for classes toward an Associate Degree in the field of Dental Hygiene in two years. Lindsay has been part of the College Plus program at CHS and has also participated in the Caring Helping Sharing Club, National Honor Society, and soccer during her high school years. She looks forward to studying anatomy, physiology, X-ray technology, and injection techniques. She related that she chose Stark State due to proximity and affordability.

07/15/2026

The Carrollton Rotary Club was happy to recently welcome Anthony Girdlestone. Anthony was awarded one of the two $1000 scholarships given this year by the club. He was the Salutatorian of the Carrollton High School class of 2026 and has enrolled at Bowling Green State University with plans to study business analytics and intelligence. He hopes that with college credit courses he has already completed, he will be able to graduate in three years with his bachelor’s degree. When not engaged in academic pursuits, Anthony relates enjoying time with friends, bowling, and golf.

06/23/2026

At the June 9 meeting of the Carrollton Rotary Club, we had as our guests Judy and Kirke Porterfield and son Blake Porterfield. Kirke and Judy were visitors from the St Clairsville Rotary Club and brought as gifts to the Carrollton Club a banner from the St Clairsville Club and several servings of ice cream and sherbet from Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream, located at 50525 Rehm Rd, St Clairsville, OH, 43950; Phone 714-695-9198; kirkeshomemadeicecream.com.

05/15/2026

Penny Hodgson, the Carroll County Local Special Olympics Coordinator, was the featured speaker at the Carrollton Rotary Club meeting on 5/12/2026. Penny spoke to the club about her role in having Carroll County residents qualify to participate in the
Special Olympics Ohio State Summer Games, held annually at Ohio State State University in Columbus. This year, there will be 12 athletes going to this event: eight bowlers, and four bocce athletes. Sports offered through this program include basketball, bocce, bowling, cheerleading, golf, fun volleyball, fun co****le (every other year), and “athletics” (aka track and field, also every other year). Throughout the year, there have been 127 active athletes in Carroll County who have participated in these activities and the number has been growing yearly.

The total cost to the local program is $3850. This is covered through donations and fundraisers. Anyone wishing to help support this program either financially or with volunteer work time may contact the program director at 540 High St. Northwest PO Box 429, Carrollton, OH 44615 or by phone at 330–627–6555. or 330–432–1879, or by email at [email protected].

05/11/2026

The Carrollton Rotary Club was glad to welcome author Cathy Baker as guest speaker. Cathy recently published on Amazon the novella titled Morrow. The fictional story involves two college age women, Marilyn and Tori, spending their summer together composing a history of the Morrow family and discovering a troubling secret that others would like to keep secret, leading to suspense and danger.

Cathy’s books can be purchased at Amazon and are available on Kindle.

04/28/2026

The Carrollton Rotary Club had Jill Grover Shifflett as the guest speaker for the April 21, 2026 meeting at the Villa Restaurant. Jill represented Flowers at Grover Farms ([email protected]), located at 504 Steubenville Road SE, Carrollton, OH 44615. She told the club about the business of growing and selling cut flowers, including custom flower arrangements, a Bloom Buggy self serve, and pick-your-own flowers.

She also promoted an annual Amateur Floral Design Competition with junior and senior divisions scheduled for Friday, June 5, with an awards party welcome-to-the-public on Saturday, June 6 at 11am-1pm. There is also a Carroll County Expo at the Flower Farm scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2-6pm. This event will include Carroll County businesses of all sizes, live music featuring Ed Kilpatrick, food trucks, demos & give-aways.

Jill then spoke about plans for Ezra’s Garden. This garden is intended to be a sensory haven for both children and adults and particularly for those impacted by cognitive impairment or autism. The garden will feature grounding elements that reduce light (create shade choices or areas with less visual intensity), lower sound (has “quiet zones “- tucked away seating nooks with soft natural sounds like fountains and a running stream, and birds), and provide tactile input (intentional plant textures like lamb’s ear or soft grasses). A 1/4 acre space has been dedicated for this garden and the perimeter fence has been erected. Elements planned (and for which sponsors are being sought) include: benches to rest and enjoy; free-standing porch swing; hummingbird feeders; a chalkboard wall; a wooden bridge; a water wall. There is also a hope for volunteers who will contribute to the construction of the elements to be included in the garden. Further information regarding this garden project can be found by visiting the farm, at the on-line email listed above, or by phoning 330-260-5741.

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