04/10/2025
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
Apr. 17 – Judge Matthew Chaffin – Pickaway Co. Common Pleas Court
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- Presiding: President Heidi White
- Prayer: Gary Montgomery
- Piano: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Brenna Gibson selected “The Band Played On”, “Sing Rotarians”
- Attendees: Brown, Carder, C.Chamberlain, Crawford, Driesbach, Elick, Foster, Fountain, B.Gibson, T.Gibson, Hedges, Hooks, Horning, Lambert, Logan, Mavis, McCrady, McNemar, G.Montgomery, C.Neff, Poling, Radcliff, Rawlins, Reitano, Riegel, Robinson, Routt, Schreiner, Sneed, Spangler, I.Webb, D.Webb, Weller, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Wolford, Young
- Guests: Stacy Young brought back Morgan Windsor and he is interested in Rotary
- Students: Teays Valley seniors introduced by Eric Ferrell – Sophia Seymour and Luke Burgett . Good luck!
- Lunch: breakfast bar with scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, french toast
Announcements:
- Women Products drive: Paula Routt & Brenna Gibson chairs. Our final collection date this year will be April 17th and winner announced at the District Conference – April 26th!
- May 17th – 8am-noon Savings Bank Shred It Day at the Circleville Middle school
- Invoices for July 2025-June 2026. Please pay Daryl before June 1st
- 2025-26 – Membership Survey please check how you would like to help our club. Return to Rob or Daryl
- Fourth Saturday in April – 9am Parkinson Walk, PCCF for registration
- Joe McNemar announced the Mayor’s Breakfast: Thurs. May 1, 2025 7:30am at Emmett Chapel. Honoree’s this year are Jan Shannon and FORJACK. Sponsors are being requested as well as event admission tickets. See Joe for tickets or more information.
SAA: Warren Spangler filling in for Rob
- March madness is over – anyone win any money in their pools? No??
- NCAA tournament started in 1939
- What school won the first NCAA tournament – Oregon Webfoots
- 1939 who did they defeat? – The Ohio State University
- Most NCAA tournament wins – UCLA (11 times)
- How many times has OSU won the tournament – once (1960)
Scholarship Drawing: This weeks winner is Gary Montgomery for $20 – Big Bean is holding at $655.
Program: Jonna Motter – New Director of PICCA
- “Helping People In Their Daily Lives” motto of PICCA
- Early Childhood Services
- 72 early head start children and 150 head start children
- Also education for student/parent in the home as part of early head start
- Housing
- Three housing complexes totaling 95 units
- Empowerment Services
- Rural Outreach and Wellness – meeting with homeless in their camps
- Wheels to work – car repair money available if you meet specs
- Work support – if you have an employee that does not have the money to start working because no paycheck for two weeks, but needs shoes and clothes
- Toys for Tots – 2024 served 1,585 children with over $79,000 worth of gifts. This year’s campaign will start in July.
- Ohio House provides housing for homeless veterans. Works on referral from VA. Goal is to get them into apartment within 2 years. Received $18,000 to renovate showers.
- PICCA’s fresh produce market – outside of PICCA. Drive-thru 2nd & 4th Thursday monthly. Need volunteers. Serving 150 cars.
- Soap-N-Hope: over 200 individual showers and approximately 40 individuals used last year. Currently on the PICCA property since they do not have a truck to pull it yet.
- Utility Services
- HEAP case managers have provided emergency utilization and bulk fuel assistance to 493 client this past winter season totaling over $225,000
- Also can assist with furnace repairs
- Summer, provide fans and window air conditioners
- Transportation Services
- With budget cuts and lack of volunteers, only have 6 drivers
- Pumpkin Show shuttle is very popular
- [email protected] if you can help or get involved
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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville