HAPPENINGS:
TRAVELS WITH FRANK
HISTORIC CANTON
HISTORIC CANTON
Date: July 23, 2024 Cost: $62.00
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Pick up: Buehler's Rt 18
We will celebrate our July trip with coffee and donuts at Buehler's
Community Room, 8:00 AM (this celebration marks 25 years this July with Frank planning wonderful tours for MCRTA - first was 1999). Bus leaves at 8:50.
We're headed for Canton this morning for some interesting history, and our first stop is the Hoover Historical Center. The old Victorian style manor was the home of William H. Hoover (did you ever have a Hoover Vacuum???)
Next, lunch (on your own) will be in North Canton at Cracker Barrel.
After lunch, our next stop will be a visit to the First Ladies National Historic Site, which includes a visit to the home of Ida Saxton McKinley, who was also a First Lady.
And. . . on August 20, 1920, the first professional football team, the Canton Bulldogs, was established in Canton. We'll go to the Canton Hall of Fame Village to enjoy a thrilling ride on the Red Zone Ferris wheel!! It just might take your breath away!!
When we say "hop aboard" we mean it!! It will be a fun day you won't want to miss...so invite a friend and be ready to hop aboard! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO FRANK FINDURA (330-760-6918) FOR MORE INFO).
PLEASE COMPLETE, CLIP, AND MAIL THE FORM TO:
FRANK FINDURA
1168 N JEFFERSON UNIT#1
MEDINA, OH 44256
330-760-6918
NAME__________________________________________________________________________
PHONE#____________________________________________________
AMOUNT_$_____________________________________
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Pick up: Buehler's Rt 18
We will celebrate our July trip with coffee and donuts at Buehler's
Community Room, 8:00 AM (this celebration marks 25 years this July with Frank planning wonderful tours for MCRTA - first was 1999). Bus leaves at 8:50.
We're headed for Canton this morning for some interesting history, and our first stop is the Hoover Historical Center. The old Victorian style manor was the home of William H. Hoover (did you ever have a Hoover Vacuum???)
Next, lunch (on your own) will be in North Canton at Cracker Barrel.
After lunch, our next stop will be a visit to the First Ladies National Historic Site, which includes a visit to the home of Ida Saxton McKinley, who was also a First Lady.
And. . . on August 20, 1920, the first professional football team, the Canton Bulldogs, was established in Canton. We'll go to the Canton Hall of Fame Village to enjoy a thrilling ride on the Red Zone Ferris wheel!! It just might take your breath away!!
When we say "hop aboard" we mean it!! It will be a fun day you won't want to miss...so invite a friend and be ready to hop aboard! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO FRANK FINDURA (330-760-6918) FOR MORE INFO).
PLEASE COMPLETE, CLIP, AND MAIL THE FORM TO:
FRANK FINDURA
1168 N JEFFERSON UNIT#1
MEDINA, OH 44256
330-760-6918
NAME__________________________________________________________________________
PHONE#____________________________________________________
AMOUNT_$_____________________________________
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Scholarship and Boomhower Grant Contributions:
Scholarship 'cups' will continue to be available at our MCRTA meetings. 50/50 funds the Boomhower Grant. These have been wonderful ways to add to our scholarship and grant funds. (We need to raise $3000 each year for these). Contributions can be made at any time. All funds raised now will benefit our 2024 winners. Your generosity is so appreciated.
Extra-generous donor categories are:
$25 - Pewter
$50 - Copper
$100 - Bronze
$250 - Silver
$500 - Gold
$1000 - Platinium/Scholarship named in your honor
All donations are tax deductible.
Make checks payable to MCRTA.
Send to:
Dena Rising
1034 Beechwood Drive
Medina, Ohio 44256
The search is under way each year for scholarship winners. Any Medina County School graduate is eligible. College students must be juniors or senior next fall and be majoring in Education. Contact Amy Panchumarti, 330-635-1106, [email protected] or check this website under Applications. Applications must be in by May 31 of each year.
Teacher Grants are awarded to any active teachers currently teaching in Medina County schools. Applications can be downloaded below on this website (or contact Lin Crane at greglincrane@roadrunner )and must be mailed in by May 1st of each year.