03/30/2023
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
March Calendar – Bob Sneed, Program Chair
30th: Terry Klinker – Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
April Calendar – Heidi White, Program Chair
April 6: Katarina Sharp – Water conservation and rain barrels
April 13: Jan Shannon for the Uganda project
April 20: Joy Sharp from OSU Extension for Pickaway County
April 27: Kevin T. Donahue – Abe Lincoln, part 2
April 28 & 29: District 6690 Conference – Columbus State / Veteran’s Memorial, Columbus
Upcoming Dates:
- June 1, 2023 – First Annual Euchre Tournament
- June 16, 2023 – Golf outing at Pickaway Country Club
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- Presiding: President Elect Warren Spangler
- Prayer: Fred Mavis
- Piano Player: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Jayme Fountain selected “Take me out to the ballgame” and “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
- Attending: (Drexel has official list)
- Guests: Tony Robinson introduced Darlene Weaver; Karlyn Neff introduced Katie Randolph
- Students: Pickaway Ross Assistant Principal, Lisa Corcoran-Dett introduced Ellie. Ellie has a love for cooking, so Pickaway Ross is a great fit with the opportunities of a commercial foods program.
- Visiting Rotarian: Laura Aume from Sunrise
New member board approved: Katie Randolph has been approved by the board for membership. She is sponsored by Stacy Young and is the account manager of Green Legacy greenhouse in Orient.
Announcements
- Gary Montgomery: thank you to Daryl Wolfe, Warren Spangler, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford, Angela Beavers, John Ellis along with Alice Harker. 78 meals were served to our neighbors.
- Joe McNemar: Friday is City BBQ fundraiser for Boy Scouts Troop 52
- Paula Routt: “March Madness for Women” Last collection is today!
- Jayme Fountain: We are nearing the end of Price Finley’s Distrist Governor year and his goal is 1,500 people participating in Club 125. If you have not donated, please see the link on our website: CirclevilleRotary.org. One hundred dollars goes to the Rotary Annual Fund (which is the arm of the foundation that awards grant money) and $25 to Polio Plus to help eradicate the disease from the world.
- Carly Neff: New Fundraiser – June 1st – Euchere Tournament. More details to come. Donations of new playing cards (wrapped) are being taken.
- $432 collected by passing the hat for the Rolling Fork Rotary Club members impacted by the Mississippi tornado. If you would like to give mail a check made out to : District 6820 Foundation – Disaster Relief Fund. 131 Fox Run Rd, Canton, MS 39046-9633.
SAA: The lovely Bob Mabe, who believes it is his duty to educate
- In California, you cannot buy a mouse trap without a hunting license
- In Florida, only on Sunday’s – a single woman cannot skydive
- In Minnesota, it is illegal to tease what animal – skunks
- What was banned in Indonesia for stimulating passion – hula hoop
- Swedish trivia
- What do American’s do 22 times a day – open the fridge
Scholarship Drawing: Harry Canfield was the winner of $24. The jackpot is $1,106 and it continues!
Program: Terry Klinker, Colonel of US Army Corps of Engineers, Professor of OSU Business Analytics and former Thompson employee
- Talking about US Army Engineers would go to different South American countries to build schools, parks, medical support, water, etc. and it is also a training exercise for the unit
- Building partnerships with countries that have drug trafficking
- Army, Navy, National Guard, Marines, Reservists – two week rotations
- Poverty level was high and they were able to bring hope
- Honduras – brought dentists, doctors and veterinarians (vaccinating the animals which people eventually consume)
- This program started in 1987, stopped by COVID and hope to be starting again
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- In appreciation of this year’s speakers sharing their time & efforts, donations to Pickaway Pathways for Success will be made in their names.