Zack VZ
Ms. Keener
AP Government
26 May 2017
Democracy in Action
While not directly government, the Rotary Club is a group of very influential members of a community that give back to the community. I attended their meeting one Tuesday afternoon at noon because Dr. Wagner invited me to speak. They started with a hello to all and had everyone introduce themselves. Besides my grandmother and I, Mrs. Babel, the woman who donated the funds to create the innovation center, and others were there. They talked about old business, the discussed some of the plans for Summerfest and small marathons in Fairview Park to raise money. Afterwards, Dr. Wagner spoke about his personal experience running marathons, warrior runs, and doing bike trips. His plan is to run 100 marathons before he turns 52 years old; at the moment he is around his 70th marathon, both 26.2 miles and 13.2, along with 400 mile bike races. I got to speak at the very end of the meeting and after for funding for my Eagle Project to plant trees in Bain Park. (Which went well on May 13th, if you’re wondering.)
There were a couple people from city hall there as they are also members of the Rotary Club. Dr. Wagner is the district’s superintendent in charge of the schools. Mr. Russo, who is a council member of city hall was there. Beyond that, not many government people were there. This event was a local affair for the general community around Fairview Park, Rocky River, North Olmsted, and others. I did not know that my superintendent ran marathons so frequently for the shiny medals they give. This event shows that people outside of government can also affect the surrounding community.