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I moved to Columbus 31 years ago and the
first week that I moved here my wife and
I met Rodney waser and Donna I can say
easily that for the 31 years I've never
known anybody as passionate about his
activities than Rodney particularly in
charitable Endeavors for example we
spent over 10 years together on Kai's
board and O every single Kai
Administration greatly appreciated his
input as I've grown up uh I've really
looked up to Rodney and many many things
that Rodney has done and especially in
Rodney's giving into the communities and
whether it's been you know to the city
of Columbus whether it's been to the
city of Bexley uh whether it's been to
different foundations the Bexley
Foundation beex the Education Foundation
whatever it might be uh it seems
Rodney's always there as a child I
remember my parents were very active in
the National Kidney Foundation my dad
Rose to be on their executive board my
mom even worked in their office for a
period of time they were always doing
things for that group and then as time
went on and they evolved to other
organizations their time was spent with
Jewish organizations some organizations
just for the city
CommunityWide um and also just
individuals that may maybe we're coming
across some rough times uh but one thing
in our family that's been instilled from
my father and I would assume his
predecessors is that sense of giving and
in our company I counted a few years ago
over 40 organizations that we did direct
drives for supporting whether it was
Financial drives food drives blanket and
diaper drives for some of the women
women's shelters around town and those
things were all instilled in us from my
father and my mother he and his family
are very big supporters of a Nationwide
Children's Hospital osu's James Cancer
Hospital the Bexley Community Foundation
and to give back to all the different
communities that he's been involved in
whether it's been Columbus city of
Beckley different foundations different
boards that he's been on it's all been
part of the giving from the heart that
Rodney has done Rodney truly is a real
asset to Bexley Ohio
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