07/20/2023
Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor
July Calendar – David M. Crawford, Program Chair
July 24: * Community Kitchen
July 27: MaKenzie Love – National Braille reading finalist & Teays Valley Student
August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair
Aug 3: Dennis Lowe – Drug Task Forcre
Aug 10: Maggie Simmons – PAAC – Community Input
Aug 17: Sarah Walsh – Cook Center for Human Connections
Aug 24: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football
Aug 28: *Community Kitchen
Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio
*extra events
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- Presiding: President Warren Spangler
- Prayer: Dan Fouts
- Piano: Ellery Elick
- Song Leader: Stacy Young selected “Take me out to the ballgame”, “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
- Attending: (Drexel has official list) 38 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, C.Chamberlain, Ellis, Palm, Robinson, I.Webb, McIlroy, McCrady, Riegel, D.Wolfe, Young, Schreiner, Reitano, Wilson, Lambert, Duvall, Dean, Elick, Canfield, Fouts, D.Webb, Montgomery, Radcliff, Droste, C.Neff, Hafey, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, Rawlins, White, Sneed, Searls, Hooks, Marosher, Brown
Announcements
- Gary Montgomery: if you can join us Monday, at the Presbyterian Church on Mound St. 4pm for the Community Kitchen. We will be preparing over 100 meals.
- Drexel reminds us to pay dues now – we have to pay District and Rotary International dues
- Executive Board approved membership application for Josh Koch, sponsored by Patty Rothe
SAA: Matthew Hafey
- Happy Dollars – $2 – Bob Sneed’s Daughter-in-law’s husband, is the new president of Carlisle, PA Rotary Club
- $1 – Ellery is reigning history champ of Pickaway County after he beat Bob McCrady and Joyce Gifford this past Monday at the Genealogy Library
- 54 years ago today – Neil Armstrong landing
- Last 2 astronauts that walked on the moon: Apollo 17, in 1972
- Who was in command module instead of walking on the moon with Armstrong – Collins
- A lot of other space questions
Scholarship Drawing: Jim Hooks was the winner of $34. The jackpot is $1,646 and it continues!
Program: Dave & Jan Roasa – Disaster Aid USA and Grove City Rotary
- Circleville Rotary is pleased to support Disaster Aid with our $500 check
- Disaster Aid USA – is a Rotary Project. Started in 2010, as a 501-3c registered non-profit charity.
- 20+ trailers in the USA
- All officers of the board are US Rotarians
- 100% funded by donations and grants
- Disaster AID USA does have international disaster relief – shelter, clean water, relief efforts
- Domestic response teams, provide chainsaw clean up, roof tarps for single story houses, dry wall tear outs, etc.
- When a disaster happens, contact is made with the Rotary District Governor of the impacted area to find out the need
- Disaster Aid USA brings their own tools and trained team leaders to lead volunteers
- Will also provide meals and distribute supplies
- Panama City – Jan helped serve 350 meals a day plus 60 volunteers – three meals a day
- Disaster Aid USA took 13 people down to Rolling Fork, MS and stayed at the District Governor’s home
- 12 local clubs donated to help fund the newest trailer and our club’s name will be on the door
- If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Dave Roasa at [email protected]
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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