Welcome

Welcome to the Dublin Worthington Rotary. The Club was chartered in 1974. From the original group of thirty-five, the club has grown to over one hundered twenty five members representing a progressive cross section of the community’s business, vocational, and professional interests.

Dublin Worthington Rotarians raise funds for service projects which include purchasing holiday gifts for needy families, donating books to area schools, assisting families in crisis, and providing college scholarships to local high school graduates each year. Weekly meetings feature guest speakers who address the club on various topics of interest. Club social events occur on a regular basis and include gatherings like Rotary after Hours and holiday dinners. We invite you to learn more about our club through this site or being a guest at one of meetings.

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About Us

The Dublin Worthington Rotary Club was chartered in 1974.  From the original group of thirty-five, the club has grown to over one hundered twenty five members representing a progressive cross section of the community’s business, vocational, and professional interests. 

Rotarians are concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The Four-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy.   This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary International in 1943, The Four-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:

Of the things we think, say or do:

  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"

Locally, Dublin Worthington Rotarians are active raising funds for service projects which include purchasing holiday gifts for needy families, donating books to area schools, assisting families in crisis, and providing college scholarships to local high school graduates each year.  Weekly meetings feature guest speakers who address the club on various topics of interest. Club social events occur on a regular basis and include gatherings like Rotary after Hours and holiday dinners.  We invite you yo learn more about our club through this site or being a guest at one of meetings.

If you are intersted in attending a meeting or joining the Club, click here to email us.

Meetings

The Dublin-Worthington Rotary Club meets weekly on Wednesdays at noon.  Meetings feature guest speakers who address the club on various topics of interest.  From civic leaders, to academics, to business professionals, the speakers are sometimes provocative and always informative.  In addition to guest speakers our meetings include a hot buffet Italian lunch, Club business and typically adjourn around 1:15 pm.  Our meetings are held at La Scala restaurant at 4199 W. Dublin-Granville Road in Dublin, Ohio click here to see a map.  Rotary Members as well as guests are welcome.  If you are interested in attending a meeting and don’t know a member, contact us by clicking the email link below. 

Dress is business and business casual attire.  The cost of lunch is $10.  

Projects

The Dublin Worthington Rotary Club is very active in the two communities it serves (Dublin & Worthington, Ohio) and internationally.  Below are some highlights of our service projects:

In the community:

  • Financed and built the “All Children’s Playground” at the Worthington Community Center and the Rotary pavilion at Linworth Park.
  • Volunteer time and money in support of the “Dowd Education Center” at the Homeless Families Foundation.
  • Assist with adult literacy programs.
  • Provide holidays gifts for those less fortunate.

 

In support of youth:

  • Provide over $10,000 annually in scholarships for high school graduates in Dublin and Worthington
  • Volunteer time and money to “Kids Voting”.
  • Tutor elementary school students.
  • Purchase books for school libraries.
  • Sponsor an area high school Rotary service club.   

Internationally:

  • Partnered with a Rotary club in the Dominican Republic to build a medical clinic for an impoverished neighborhood.
  • Supplied an ambulance for a remote village in the Dominican Republic.
  • Provide financial support for Rotary International programs in an effort to increase world peace understanding.

Membership

Rotarians represent a diverse group of business and professional leaders who desire to be involved in service and humanitarian projects. It is through these efforts that Rotary clubs internationally can effect change in the lives of their members, individuals in their communities, and people around the world.

The Dublin Worthington Rotary Club helps to enrich the lives of its members in many ways.   Joining the club is a great way to meet other men and women who hold similar values. New friendships are fostered at weekly club meetings, planned social events, and through participation in local and international service projects sponsored by the club.  As a member, there are specific time, professional and monetary requirements.  If you are interested in learning more about membership, we suggest you join us for a few meetings as a guest, experience our particular club and determine if we're a fit.  Please email us by clicking here and we'll be in touch with you. 

Our Members

Glenn Aidt
Emerald Bank

John Bader

Dick Bassler
Korda-Nemeth Engineering

Jennifer Best
Jennifer Best, CPA

Lou Briggs

Al Buller

Ken Carey
Lauterbach & Eilber

Chuck Claibourne
Winter Address, January-May

Lou Csillag

Dan Deagle
RSI Construction Services

Frank Dunbar

Missy Ellis
ReMax Premier Choice

Michael Foley
Merrill Lynch

Greg Giessler
Cam-Taylor Company

Rich Goldberg
Scott, Scriven & Wahoff LLP

Tara Haid
Tara L. Haid, D.D.S.

Ron Hopper

Ted Inbusch
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company

Ron Jezerinac
Jezerinac/Geers & Associates

Dave Jordan
Bethel Vision Center

Dave King
Horne & King Architects

Shirley Lambert
Park National Bank

Dan Maher
Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey LLP

Sam Milliron
Milliron & Kensinger, CPA's

Tim Moats
Timothy E. Moats, DDS, LLC

Kip Morse
Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio

George Norris
Animal Hospital of Worthington

Julie Orr
National City Bank

Abe Ottolenghi
Ohio State University

Steve Potter
Potter Homes Co.

Tom Reis
Karlsberger

Tuck Saul
Saul & Saul, LLC

Scott Semerar
Sahwan-Marquis Agency, Inc.

Doug Southgate
The Ohio State University

Jim Sylvester
Northwest Chapel

Jay Trueman
True Design, Inc.

Lu Weil
Luis G. Weil - Real Estate

Bill Wentz

Gary Williams
The Scoular Company

Alan Zink
AIA Investment Corporation

Jeff Appel
Appel & Hellstedt. LLP

Pete Barnhart

John Begley
H&R Block

Bob Blank
Robert A. Blank, D.C., Inc.

Judy Bryant
YMCA - Retired

John Butterfield

Terry Carter
Willms Financial Network

Larry Clark
Made From Scratch, Inc.

Paula Daniele
Huntington National Bank

Dutch Decker

Jack Eggspuehler
Aerosafe, Inc.

Jim Farmer
Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP

Corinne Garvey
Harding-Evans Foundation

Phil Giessler
Cam Taylor Company Realtors

Lou Goorey

Dave Hansen
Ohio State University

Dick Hunter
The Hunter Group

Paul Isaacs
The Arlington Bank

Roger Johnson
Roger N. Johnson Insurance Agency

Jerry Katz
Retired

Dave Kittredge
North Community Counseling Center

Del Lothes
BSA Industries

Roe Mauro
Andara Travel

Harvey Minton
Harvey S. Minton & Associates

Tim Montague
Hamilton Capital Management

Mike Moulton
Five Seasons Landscape

Jan Nowak
Edward Jones

Oz Osburn
Direct Results Marketing

Kip Patterson

Kristine Provan
Laurels of Worthington

Art Richey
The Guernsey Bank

Saul Seigel
FAC-TO-TUM

Theo Shannon
Columbus State Community College

Catherine Spitler

Bob Tate
Worldwide Wellness

Jack Turner
Turner & Associates

Stace Weislogel
Ohio State University, College of Engineering

Frank White

Allan Woo
Washington Township Fire Administration

Kevin Bacon
Farmers Insurance

Judy Barnhart
Bead I.D.

Antonio Benton
Mid American Mortgage Soutions

Mick Box
1 Medical Distribution Inc.

Joe Budde
Stewart Title Agency

Larry Caldwell
National City Bank

Court Chapman

Melissa Conrath
Worthington City School District

Pierre Daunic
Fast Forward Career Services

Frank Dilenschneider
Fifth Third Mortgage

Dave Elder
City of Worthington

Tom Farwick
Farwick, Curran & Horgan, L.L.P.

Rick Geers
Jezerinac Geers & Assoc.

Frank Goebel
Sky Bank

Matt Greeson
City of Worthington

Bob Hanson
Riverside Drive Veterinary Hospital

Steve Huzicko

John Jacob
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Review Commission

Ron Jones
Fifth Third Bank

Jerry Ketchum

Robert Kruse
First Merit Bank

Barbara Madison
Retired

Bob McCurdy
Security Voice Inc.

Bonnie Mitchell

Glenn Moog

Ken Newstrom

Dick Ollila

David Osmond
DMO Builders

Darnell Perkins
Lincoln Financial Advisors

Walt Reckless

Linda Rubino
Ohio Department of Youth Services

Rich Seils

Tim Shear
Capital City Partners; Farrington, Shear & Assocs.

B.J. Stone
Telhio Credit Union

Carolyn Temple

Charlie Vestey
eWaves Wireless

Todd Weithman
Lauterbach & Eilber

Wynn Wiksell
Breakaway Incentives

Albert Wright

Service

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Rotarians follow the Four Avenues of Service

Based on the Object of Rotary, the Four Avenues of Service are Rotary's philosophical cornerstone and the foundation on which club activity is based:

  • Club Service focuses on strengthening fellowship and ensuring the effective functioning of the club.
  • Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.
  • Community Service covers the projects and activities the club undertakes to improve life in its community.
  • International Service encompasses actions taken to expand Rotary's humanitarian reach around the globe and to promote world understanding and peace.

Contact Us

P.O. Box 181
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 436-1940