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2024 Holiday Food Drive!

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We’ll be collecting non-perishable food donations at our November and December meetings to support the Center of Hope and Kent Social Services food pantries. Both programs serve hundreds of families in need on a daily basis so we’re honored to be able to help support their work in our county!

Bring in canned or non-perishable food donations to either luncheon and receive a chance to win a gift card! Attendees will receive 1 drawing ticket per item donated.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • The Center of Hope has served over 108,000 hot meals and distributed over 22,000 bags of groceries!  They serve the communities of Ravenna, Ravenna Township, Charlestown, Wayland, Edinburgh, North Benton, Palmyra, Eastern Palmyra, Diamond, Paris Township, Deerfield, Newton Falls, and Rootstown.
  • Kent Social Services “serves over 20,000 hot meals a year and provides over 100,000 pounds of groceries to households in need.”

Safety Success Stories & Strategies

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We interviewed each of yesterday’s panel members to give them an opportunity to go more in-depth on their Safety Success Stories & Strategies! Listen by clicking on the link to your favorite podcast app for each interview.

  1. Safety in Action – keeping employees engaged in safety culture, presented by Matt Mohler, Director of Facilities/EHS&S, Delta Systems. Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Rado, or Podbean.
  2. How Pyrotek improved participation and solved 250 safety issues in just 9 months, presented by Kim Chmelarsky, Quality & Safety Supervisor, Pyrotek. Kim and her team were the winners of our 2024 Safety Innovation Award! Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Rado, or Podbean.
  3. How Miller Transfer and Rigging reduced accidents by 40% in one year, presented by Diane Conner, Safety Manager, Miller Transfer and Rigging. Diane was the winner of the 2024 Safety Improvement Award! Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Rado, or Podbean.
  4. Turning challenges into success: How KEP is refocusing on safety to strengthen their programs, presented by Renee Onesti, Director of Operations, Kent Elastomer Products. Renee was our 2024 Safety Champion! Listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Rado, or Podbean.  

If you enjoyed and found value in one of these interviews, please like, subscribe, share and leave a good review on your favorite podcast app!
Thanks!

October 12, 2017 – Fire Safety For Your Business

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Greetings Safety Council Members!

Our next meeting is Thursday, October 12, 2017, 11:30am-1:00pm, at the Ravenna Elks Club which is located at 776 N Freedom St in Ravenna.  The official meeting notice is attached.

Fire Safety for Your Business, presented by Capt. Lynn of the Kent Fire Department.

This training is ideal for safety managers and all staff!

Please RSVP no later than 12pm on Monday, October 9, 2017.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP NOW

Please make your check payable to: “Portage County Safety Council.” If you would like to pay by credit card prior to the event, please email us for an invoice. Cost for lunch is still just $15/person for members and $20 for non-members.