03/14/2024
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
March 21st – Claire Jennings – COTA – LinkUS & Rickenbacker Mobility Center
March 28th – William Murdock – MidOhio Regional Planning
April 4th- Jon Melchi – Building Industry Association of Ohio
- Presiding: President Warren Spangler
- Prayer: Norm Wilson
- Piano: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Rob Radcliff selected “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” and “My Wild Irish Rose”
- Attending: 40 members today: Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, E.Liggett, M.Rhodes, Ankrom, Elick, Wilson, McNemar, Catlos, Lambert, Dean, Robinson, Sneed, C.Chamberlain, Riegel, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Radcliff, Duvall, Fountain, C.Mullins, Colburn, Wolford, McCrady, Schreiner, C.Chamberlain, Montgomery, Routt, Mavis, Ellis, Beavers, Reitano, McCrady, Brown, Hafey, Lanman, Rawlins, B.Tootle
- Students: New Hope sophomores introduced by Alison Catlos today Eric Catlos and Andrew Poleman
Announcements:
- Jayme Fountain Paul Harris +1 goes to Chris Mullins and Carly Neff is a 125 new Club member
- Board meeting next Tuesday here at Watt St. 11:30am
- Women’s Products collection with the winner being announced at the District Conference! Paula and Michelle will shop for you.
- Paula announced Buyer & Seller Marketplace – Sunday, April 7th 12-5pm Pickaway Ag & Event Center. Vendors will be there: home inspectors/contractors/landscapers/food trucks, etc. Free entry.
- Soup Kitchen served 123 meals – Thank you Gary Montgomery, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford, Chef Bob, Rob & Dodie Radcliff, John & Clayton Lambert, P3 for desserts.
- March 23rd – 4-way Speech contest volunteers show up at 10am – We have 17 students signed up. (Great job Tony Robinson!!!)
- Community Cupboard sign-up sheet if you can help monitoring to keep it full. Health Department holds our supplies for us.
SAA: P3 is donating to our SAA fund so speakers for the month will have more than the usual 20 minutes
Scholarship Drawing: Tim Colburn was the winner of $25 – donated to hygiene products! The jackpot is $634 and it will continue to grow!
Program: Tom Kitchen – Director: Pickaway County Education Service Center
- ESC provides an umbrella of services schools need
- Dept. of Ed initiatives (literacy support, high instructional materials support)
- Contract services
- Growth & effectiveness (professional development)
- Speech, occupational, behavioral therapists, curriculum and special ed consultation, grant coordination
- Alternative Education programs
- Assist four public school districts as well as Pickaway Ross
- Future of ESC – moving to old Mound St. school from Stoneridge. Currently alternative school is also included in the building
- Partnership with P3 to promote and market the advantages of location business in the county; promote a stronger business environment by facilitating retention and expand efforts to local employers; add programs to existing businesses
- [email protected] if you can think of something ESC can do for you!
- Behavioral therapists: 3 social workers are in the county schools. They help families obtain services they need and working with teachers, as well as students.
- How can a Rotary club help education in the community? Volunteer with the schools – kids are behind and might not have support system at home. ESC can help you get connected.
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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services