03/21/2024
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
March 28th – William Murdock – MidOhio Regional Planning
April 4th- Jon Melchi – Building Industry Association of Ohio
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- Presiding: President Warren Spangler
- Prayer: Norm Wilson
- Piano: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Daryl Wolfe selected “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, “Happy Birthday to Bob McCrady!”
- Students: Logan Elm represented by Becka Jenkins, Lyndsey Vanhouse, Alden Williams
- Guests: Paula Routt introduced a friend of hers; Steve Welsh (Mayor, Ashville); Joe Allen (Village Administrator, South Bloomfield); Becky Hammond (Exec. Director, PICCA); Lexi Heidish (P3 Assist. Director); Jeff Phillips (Business Development Director, PICCA)
- Visiting Rotarians: Catherine Farynowski and her sister Carolyn
Announcements:
- Women’s Products collection with the winner being announced at the District Conference! Paula and Michelle will shop for you. Shampoo, deodorant and the like also accepted. Last year our count was 1,800 products and we received third place in the district.
- Community Kitchen at the Presbyterian Church, Monday, March 25th. Use Mound Street doors – use doorbell on right wall. 4:00pm-5:00’ish.
- Heidi White – passed out activity sheet for next year. Please sign up for at least one committee and return the sheets to her in the next few weeks
- Thank you from Mason Barnes – we sponsored him for Sea Camp
SAA: P3 is donating to our SAA fund so speakers for the month will have more than the usual 20 minutes
Scholarship Drawing: Drexel Poling was the winner of $23! The jackpot is $657 and it will continue to grow!
Program: Claire Jennings – COTA
- How can COTA better connect with communities is Claire’s
- Serves mostly Franklin County – with small amount into Union, Delaware, Licking, Fairfield as well (charter members expanded into other counties)
- PICCA Pilot project April 1st launch to serve Rickenbacker
- Mobility Center is being created by COTA near Rickenbacker with hope of opening spring of next year. It will have childcare on site, food pantry, training facility partner with Columbus State
- LINKUS project – with Central Ohio projected to grow 1 million people of the next 25 years, how can COTA improve transit?
- Increase services by 45 percent
- Support bike, walk infrastructure improvements
- Create 5 rapid transit lines
- $250 million in roadway/sidewalk improvements
- COTA seeking permanent 1% Franklin sales tax and bonds for funding and grant opportunities
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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