04/25/2024
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
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- Presiding: President Warren Spangler
- Prayer: Joe Brown
- Piano: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Tony Chamberlain – “Clementine”, “Rotary Will Go Round The World”
- Attendees: 33 by my count: Spangler, Poling, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, Wilson, McNemar, Dean, Lambert, B.Liggett, C.Neff, D.Webb, Schreiner, Montgomery, Stephen, Robinson, Dailey, Palm, Foster, Routt, Maroscher, White, B.Toottle, Lanman, McCrady, Brown, Riegel, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, T.Chamberlain, C.Chamberlain, Rhodes, Ankrom, Radcliff
- Students: from Kirk Henderson from Circleville: Zoe and Ellie
- Visiting Rotarian: Erica K. From Sunrise
- Guest Lexi Harding from P3, Paula Routt’s friend, Pam Moore who has applied for membership
Announcements:
- Service Above Self (non-Rotarian)- May 13th is due date for applications. June 27th the award will be presented. Email Michelle Lanman ([email protected]) for application
- Community Kitchen thank you: Daryl Wolfe, Rob & Dodie Radcliff, Marie Crawford, Bob Sneed, Warren Spangler, Chef MccCrady, Tom Duvall
- Bradley from Food Pantry here to accept out hygiene items. They are the most requested, but the Food Pantry has to concentrate on putting food on the tables, so our help WILL make a difference.
- DIAPER DRIVE during May: Sunrise is sponsoring along with Kiwanis. Most needed sizes are 4-6. Drop off locations are Pickaway County YMCA, Library, Kingston Banks, Williamsport Savings Bank & PICCA.
- Our 4-way speech contest winner – Crystal placed 2nd at the District Conference
- $17,000 raised with the District Conference auction items. End Polio campaign was the beneficiary.
- Paul Harris +3 goes to Joe McNemar
SAA: Bob Foster (job is to keep things moving along AND educate)
- April 20th – pop culture celebration about what? Marijuana
- Earth Day 1970 used to be Arbor Day
- April Rotary magazine quiz
Scholarship Drawing: Tony Robinson was the winner of $23! The jackpot is $775 and it will continue to grow!
Program: Pickaway Works – Chuck Reisinger
- What is difference between you today and senior in HS? Lifetime of experience
- PW works with organizations, business and students to help kids create a plan.
- Where are the jobs and how do the students get into those jobs
- Partnering with Pickaway Works will be the most important thing you do:
- Help the students with mock interviews
- Host a business tour for teachers/students at your facility
- Partner w/ teacher on problem scenarios and allow students to solve
- Host a student in a job shadow or internship experience
- Participate in a career day event
- Allow a student led video crew to create a spotlight video at your facility
- Real Money Real World – budget simulation activity
- Career tech decision is made as sophomore year – need to reach out to students to help them make the decision
- Www.pickawayworks.com – reach out to Chuck with questions, ideas, sign-up to make a difference
Next week: May 2. Nicole Long, Pickaway County Victims Office Director
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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