08-31-2023

08/31/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

*extra event

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Warren Searls
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall “In the Good Old Summertime”; “Viva La Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 
  • Guests: Ty Ankrom – Susan Metzger was introduced
  • Visiting Rotarian: District Governor-Elect Gary Baker, Newark

Announcements

  • District Governor-Elect Gary Baker is visiting from Newark Rotary where he has been a member for 35 years
    • He is looking forward to his Governor year and is enjoying running around meeting clubs
    • Gary encourages us to attend the District’s Regional Meeting (RoTalks) Sept. 30th in Lancaster 8:30am-1:15pm. Lunch is included. $30. Topic: Best Practices and Practical Ideas in the areas of Mental Health, Peace and Empowering Girls. Rotary.org for more information and registration
  • Sept. 2nd – Nazarene Church 1-4pm for Margaret Remy’s 100th birthday celebration. She is an active member of Sunrise and former county auditor
  • Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth. Only three slots left!!
  • Gary Montgomery – Soup Kitchen – Thank you to : Warren, Darryl, Bob Sneed, Bob McCrady, Alice Harker, Gary and Sandy. 125 meals served – the new normal
  • Sept. 11th – Bonus soup kitchen 3:30-5pm ‘ish Presbyterian church
  • Carly Neff – Wine tasting Miryante Fundraiser 7pm – Sept. 14th – Roadhouse 56. Tickets available. And raffle for quilt

SAA: Bob Sneed – “It’s Good to be King” 

  • National Trail Mix Day, National Eat Outside Day
  • 1997 – Princess Diana died
  • Sports results
  • 14,000 pounds of meats donated to local pantries – PCCF
  • Downtown Circleville events all weekend
  • Once in a Blue Moon – origin of the term – Second Moon of the month
  • Need hunting license to buy mouse trap – California
  • Tennessee – illegal to drive if you are….asleep

Scholarship Drawing:  Josh Ford (new dad!!) was the winner of $18! The jackpot is $36 – it will continue to grow (just like baby girl Ford).

 Program: Carol Baden – Community Health Advisor for RecoveryOhio.gov

  • 988 – Hotline for mental health, suicide prevention, substance abuse crisis. Free and confidential support to Ohioans.
    • July-December 2022 : 8,670 calls per month; 1,453 texts per month; 1,916 chats per month
  • On average, 5 Ohioans take their own lives each day
  • RecoveryOhio was an initiative Gov. DeWine started as soon as he was inaugurated in 2019. Our own Rob Radcliff sits on the board.
  • Goal is to ensure we act aggressively to address substance abuse, mental health and trauma
  • Work closely with local law enforcement
  • Naloxone.Ohio.gov – website where you can order naloxone for you, someone you know or your organization to hand out. It will be mailed to you, not tracking who is ordering.  Kits cannot be resold, but given away.
  • OH Against OD; Beat the Stigma – ad campaigns
  • Counterfeit Pill Campaign – campaign about only taking pills from healthcare professionals
  • Recovery Within Reach (toolkit put out through commerce department)  – resources for financial advisors so people who think they have to pull all their IRA money out to help a family member can look for other options. How to talk about addiction resources, treatment finder, online training opportunities.
  • Workforce Development: recovery friendly employer training modules
    • Partnership between RecoveryOhio and Ohio Job & Family Services, Office of Workforce Transformation and Ohio Chamber
    • 8 video modules ranging from 10-30 minutes
  • EnCompass Training: teaches the science of addiction and equips participants with knowledge and tools to address substance use disorders. Carol trained 2500 people in Ohio over 2 years. Now equipping each county with their own trainer
  • Emergency Comprehensive Care – when someone presents at an ED with opioid abuse, treatment begins immediately and hand off to treatment facility
    • 2022, six funded health systems developed sustainable policies in 31 emergency departments. Over 16,000 patients have been transitioned to care

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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

08-24-2023

Rotary Foundation Chair, Jayme Fountain presents Daryl Wolfe his Paul Harris +1.

King Sneed as SAA. He’s just Bob, doing Bob things 🙂

President Warren Spangler, Speaker Steve Helwagen, Program Chair Ty Ankrom

08/24/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Norm Wilson
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall “Buckeye Battle Cry”, “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  42 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Canfield, McIlroy, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Riegel, Palm, Ankrom, Ellis, Duvall, Elick, Lambert, D.Wolfe, Reitano, Lam, Schreiner, Liddy, K.Neff, Robinson,McNemar, Maroscher, Radcliff, C.Mullins, Davis, Sneed, I.Webb, D.Webb, Montgomery, Rawlins, Lanman, Beavers, Fountain, Brown, B.Tootle, Hafey, C.Neff, Blanton
  • Guests: Earl’s son, Fred was his guest today; Tony Robinson brought his better half, Vickie;  Cole from Schiber’s (and OSU!!)
  • Visiting Rotarian: Larry Schieber & Anthony Neff from Sunrise

Announcements

  • Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth. Five slots left on Saturday – REALLY!!
  • Greg Lam announced a project his son is championing – to help children in Uganda – the WASH project (water, sanitation, hygiene) through the Luena Foundation. Luena.org :  ‘We hold the simple belief that children everywhere should have the basic human right to a happy, healthy, secure childhood and a future full of promise.’ Greg’s son designed the T-Shirt ($20 with 100% going to the Fundraiser). He will have more shirts next week.
  • Thank you from Dan Gilbert for the opportunity to speak to us
  • Gary Montgomery Soup Kitchen – Fourth Monday 4:00pm, Presbyterian church
  • Carly Neff – Wine tasting Miryante Fundraiser 7pm – Sept. 14th – Roadhouse 56. Tickets available.
  • Daryl Wolfe was honored with his PHF +1

SAA: Bob Sneed – “It’s Good to be King” (thank you Burger King)

  • Bob Tootle – anniversary #51
  • Gerhard’s birthday and his meet his neighbor article! 
  • Along with Tom Duvall’s birthday
  • Aug. 24th, national waffle day; peach pie day
  • John Lambert in the paper again
  • There was a Radcliff in the paper, pay $1 Rob, not sure of relation
  • Beekeeper’s pay $1 for swarm removal article in paper
  • Sam Sneed’s age making him the oldest to make the cut – 67 yrs in PGA championship
  • That championship was played at Oakland Hill
  • Which of Christopher Columbus’ ships caught fire in 1492 – Santa Maria
  • Country that used to execute anyone drinking coffee – Turkey (16th/17th centuries)
  • Only First Lady to carry a loaded revolver – Eleanor Roosevelt

Scholarship Drawing:  Joe McNemar was the winner of $18 AND a Rotary mug! The jackpot is $18 and it now starts over….

 Program: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

  • 1986 grad of CHS and OSU
  • Steve Helwagen was a writer for the Circleville Herald
  • Now works at Bucknuts.com – started there for the 2003 season
  • 27 different states travelled to covere events
  • There is never enough about OSU sports in general
  • Bucknuts.com – focus on Football and Basketball and the recruiting of high school students
  • Next Saturday is the start of the season at Indiana. (OSU hasn’t lost to them since 1987)
  • So many changes in student athletics – NIL; transfer portal; Big 10 adding UCLA, Oregon, Washington, USC so the Big 10 will have 18 teams
  • OSU cleared over $20million last year (8 home football games)
  • There is going to be a human toll of traveling cross-country, not just students, but coaches and support staff
  • 1993 – now. OSU consistently top 10 finishes, NFL draft picks, etc.
  • 6 of top 40 high school students signed already for OSU football
  • Texas and Oklahoma going to SEC. Cincinnati going to Big 12.
  • This season: a lot of promise. Georgia lost a lot of guys to NFL. OSU well positioned to have a great year
  • Big question is who will be QB…
  • Every practice is filmed with 8 different camera’s
  • If there is a depth problem, you go into the portal and grab players
  • This is the last year with East vs. West in Big Ten. Will be top 2 teams
  • At Wisconsin, Luke Fickell taking over there. Will be a night game.
  • Any work on Gene Smith’s position? Just hired President Carter from Nebraska, so thought is he would have a say in the position.
  • ESPN couldn’t afford to bid since they have lost so many members. FOX/CBS/NBC moving forward will split the coverage 

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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

08-17-2023

We welcomed Josh Ford into membership today!

Dan Gilbert speaks about his time at Univ. of Cincinnati

Ty Ankrom, program chair, Dan Gilbert, Warner Searls who met Dan and set it all up, Pres. Spangler

08/17/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 24: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Michael Whitten
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall selected “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”, “We’re Rotary” 
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  48 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Canfield, Ellis, Palm, Mavis, McCrady, Riegel, Searls, Duvall, Beavers, Elick, Lambert, Ankrom, Whitten, Ford, Schreiner, White, D.Wolfe, B.Liggett, Reitano, Koch, I.Webb, Rothe, Rawlins, Foster, C.Chamberlain, D.Webb, Horning, Lanman, McCrady, E.Liggett, T.Chamberlain, Lam, Johnson, Weaver, Fountain, C.Mullins, Dean, B.Tootle, Brown, Radcliff, Hafey, Montgomery
  • Visiting Rotarian: Larry Schieber from Sunrise introduced Carl Messy, intern from OSU Pharmacy school at Schieber’s; 
  • Guests: Steven Collins from Circleville Herald; Daughter of our speaker was also with us; Dick Hendricks from Gahanna introduced by Warner Searls

Induction: We welcomed Josh Ford into membership today! He is a grad of OCU with a Masters of Arts in Theology. It was at OCU were he met his wife of 8 1/2 yrs, Brittany. He currently works as the night auditor at Circleville’s Hampton Inn. He is President of the Ted Lewis Museum, Secretary of Roundtown Conservancy and sings in the Circleville Men’s Barbershop Chorus. He and Brittany will welcome a baby girl any day!

Announcements

  • Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year, please help out. You can help prep or clean up afterward too!
  • Thank you’s are rolling in: Blessings in a Backpack – our $750 donation helped make up 150 weekend food bags; Disaster Aid USA thanks us for helping stock their trailer; Mr. Branden Martin, scholarship winner, thanks us for the scholarship to attend OSU ATI. You will remember he wants to farm his grandparents farm and give back to the community after he gets his degree.
  • Board meeting last Tuesday, voted to continue our donation of $300 to Pickaway County Youth Leadership

SAA: Fred Mavis

  • National Roller Coater Day and National Joke Day
  • Sheriff had his picture in paper that costs you $1
  • Heidi White in the paper – running for Logan Elm school board $1
  • ‘73 class of CHS part of the big reunion at Rotarian Bill Richards farm – all the pictures look like it was fun – Dave Webb, pay $1
  • Atomic Credit Union – John Lambert pay $1 – your ads are everywhere
  • Daryl Wolfe – good news in the paper, thanks, it will cost you $1
  • Darlene Weaver – good article about first sidewalks – anyone part of the Historical Society, pay $1
  • History quiz too

Scholarship Drawing:  Rob Radcliff was the winner of $29. The jackpot is $1,758 and he wins!!!!! (Money is going toward his Paul Harris Fellow.)

 Program: Dan Gilbert

  • Graduate of Univ of Cincinnati 
  • Teacher, counselor, coach, Scioto County, Wheelersburg HS
  • Sandy Koufax from Brooklyn, New York was on the same basketball team at Univ of Cincinnati with Dan
  • Sandy and Dan decided to try out for baseball team as freshman, Dan was the only one able to catch Sandy’s pitches
  • Dan Gilbert was the catcher for Sandy Koufax in 1954 season (Koufax only season at Cincinnati) 
  • Koufax returned to Cincinnati in 2000 for a dinner for baseball coach
  • Dan Gilbert was the starting catcher for 4 years in Univ. Cincinnati
  • Sandy had 362 strike outs in one season, which is still the record
  • Sandy had a record of 47 complete games pitched

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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

08-10-2023

Maggie Simmons from PAAC shares results of survey taken by 7th, 9th, 11th graders in two county schools.

Pres. Warren Spangler, Maggie Simmons, Ty Ankrom

08/10/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

Aug 17: Dan Gilbert – Baseball

Aug 24: Steve Helwagen – OSU Football

Aug 28: *Community Kitchen

Aug 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

September Calendar – Michelle Blanton, Program Chair

Sept 7 – Ohio Christian University

Sept 11: *Bonus Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 3:30pm

Sept 14: Ohio Health, Casey Liddy

Sept 21: Community Cupboards, Kenneth Tennant

Sept 25: *Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Sept 28: ArtsAround, Dale Herron

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer: Joe McNemar
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  John Lambert “Sing Rotarians”, “You’re a Grand Old Flag”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  45 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Wilson, Lambert, Canfield, Riegel, T.Tootle, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Searls, Ankrom, K.Neff, Palm, Ellis, C.Chamberlain, Duvall, Sneed, C.Mullins, Schreiner, Rothe, Dailey, D.Wolfe, Reitano, Simmons, McNemar, Montgomery, Elick, Horning, Droste, Young, I.Webb, Rawlins, D.Webb, Fountian, C.Neff, Justinger, Brown, White, Radcliff, Koch, T.Chamberlain, Kramer
  • Visiting Rotarian: John Lambert introduced from Jackson, Brandon McGee
  • Guests: Ty Ankrom introduced Carly Brewster, Pastor at Emmitt Chapel Church; Karlyn Neff introduced Carl Messy, intern from OSU Pharmacy school at Schieber’s.

Announcements

  • Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year, please help out. You can help prep or clean up afterward too!
  • Inspiration Station Thank you note – less than $100,000 to their goal so they can start construction. If you know of anyone interested in donating to help make the goal – contact PCCF
  • Aug. 15th – board mtg
  • Jayme Fountain – Foundation goal this year $6,300. We are already 12% there. Don’t forget the 125 club, donating $100 to the foundation and $25 to polio plus.

SAA: Bob Sneed. “I’m Bob doing Bob Things” – without his hat 🙁

  • Birthdays/Anniversaries
  • Aug 10th. National Book Lovers Day and National Lazy Day
  • Dispatch reported: people in a good mood are willing to donate. Are you in a good mood today?!
  • High School sports – anyone who played pay $1. Time goes by fast.

Scholarship Drawing: Warren Spangler was the winner of $20+. The jackpot is $1,700+ and it continues!

 Program: Maggie Simmons – Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC)

  • Maggie is returning to the State House next week and leaving PAAC
  • Two schools took survey for grades 7th, 9th, 11th
  • Self reported and sent to Parent Student Institute to analyze the data to find those results that should be kicked out
  • Can compare to numbers from 2019
  • Core Measures
    • Past 30 day use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, RX drugs
    • Perception of risk using the above
    • Perception of parental disapproval
    • Perception of peer disapproval
  • Did you smoke/drink/use marijuana/prescription drug in past 30 days?
    • 3.6% cigarettes; 16% alcohol ; 7.7% marijuana; 1.7% prescription drugs
  • 12.5% using nicotine vaping
  • Teens think vaping is safer than cigarettes and don’t feel parental disapproval to stop
  • Perception of peer disapproval is 82.6% of RX 
  • Used nicotine vaping over three times the rate that they smoked cigarettes and felt vaping was less harmful
  • Wright State did a national comparison – with our local data compared to city’s similar to us
    • Our teen’s alcohol use is almost doubled the national average
  • Schools do have their results

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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

08-03-2023

Rotarian Patty Rothe introduces us to our first member of the new Rotary year – Josh Koch!

First responders from Pickaway and Fairfield counties listened to Commander Dennis Lowe (left)

08/03/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

August Calendar – Ty Ankrom, Program Chair

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: Gary Montgomery
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Tom Duvall “I’m waiting on the railroad”, “R-O-T-A-R-Y”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  43 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Beavers, C.Chamberlain, Hafey, M.Rhoads, Elick, Fouts, Canfield, Wilson, Duvall, Droste, Colburn, Lambert, Dean, White, C.Neff, Horning, Ankrom, Young, Rothe, Koch, Sneed, Weaver, Robinson, Palm, Montgomery, Mavis, Schreiner, T.Tootle, Brown, McNemar, T.Chamberlain, D.Webb, Rawlins, B.Tootle, Riegel, R.Wolfe, McCrady, K.Neff, Radcliff
  • Guests: Law enforcement from Pickaway Sheriff, Harrison Township Fire, Ashville Police, Pickaway Township Fire, State Highway Patrol; Vickie Robinson accompanied her husband
  • Visiting Rotarian: from Hilliard – Charlie Hedges

Induction: Josh Koch – born in Escanaba, Michigan and graduated from Chillicothe High School and Ohio University. Worked with Chillicothe Radio and is now with US Bank. Welcome Josh!

Approved for membership: Josh Ford has been approved for membership by the board. Josh is night auditor for the Hampton Inn here in Circleville. He is also President of the Ted Lewis Museum Board. He and his wife, Brittany are expecting their first child in September.

Announcements

  • Honor Flight cards for Paul Vance – finishing this week
  • Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! Don’t wait, sign-up today for the biggest fundraiser of the year.

SAA: Bob Sneed. “I’m Bob doing Bob things” – Great Hat!!!

  • National Watermelon Day
  • New booths at the Ohio State Fair – have you visited?
  • Bob Tootle – great round of golf
  • Ty Ankrom retired
  • Who attended the old Logan Elm high school? – it’s gone

Scholarship Drawing: Fred Mavis was the winner of $28. The jackpot is $1,700 and it continues!

 Program: Commander Dennis Lowe – South Central Ohio Major Crimes Unit

  • Major Crimes Unit – based out of Fairfield County
  • Support Fairfield, Pickaway, Hocking, Athens
  • 10 sworn and 3 civilian personnel
  • Blending outreach – supply side of narcotics along with users of the drugs
  • Project F.O.R.T. (Fairfield County Overdose Response Team)- engage with people using, show them options for treatment instead of an arrest
    • 529 F.O.R.T. Engagements this year
    • Distributed more than 2,000 Naloxone kits this year
    • Partner with PARS in Pickaway 
    • Looking for long term solution for the addict
  • Program started in Ohio and is now being rolled out country wide
  • Task force is run by grants. Now have 8 grants funding $1.25 million annually
  • 2021 – Task force of the year in the state of Ohio
  • 2022 – Deflection program was named top in the state
  • 2018-2022:
    • 1710 search warrants executed
    • Indicted 293 individuals 
    • Mandatory sentences of 8-15 yrs
  • Task force involved with electronic data exploitation. Nothing you post or write is ever really deleted.
  • Poly drug use – combinations of drugs – is what is happening now
  • Cocaine making strong comeback
  • THC concentrates are very difficult to police
  • America is largest user of illegal drugs in the world
  • Synthetics are going to take over plant based organic drugs. Cheaper to produce.

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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

07-27-2023

MaKenzie Love shows us the benefits of technology for her to read, email and text.

07/27/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

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: Tony Robinson
  • Piano: MaKenzie Love & Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader:  Stacy Young called in “Home on the Range”, “Sing out a song of Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  37 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, C.Chamberlain, Canfield, Fouts, Robinson, Wilson, Lambert, Dean, Duvall, B.Liggett, Schreiner, Riegel, McCrady, Routt, Foster, I.Webb, Elick, D.Wolfe, Radcliff, Droste, Montgomery, Weaver, Rawlins, White, K.Neff, Brown, McNemar, Lam, T.Chamberlain, Horning, Hooks, Mabe, B.Tottle, Searls
  • Guests: Josh Ford ; April Kisor, Jane Love & Pat Tejeda 

Announcements

  • Gary Montgomery thanked Bob Sneed, Bob McCrady, Tom Duvall, Daryl Wolfe, Warren Spangler, Angela Beavers, David & Marie Crawford, Sandy Montgomery & Alice Harker. Over 100 meals were prepared.
  • Margaret Raimey is celebrating her 100th birthday and Sunrise Rotary is promoting her open house Saturday, Sept. 2nd, 1-4pm, Nazarene Church, Walnut Creek Pike.
  • Honor Flight cards for Paul Vance – this week and next. Paul learned of Honor Flight at one of our meetings and his mission is Sept. 7th
  • Rob Radcliff – sign-up for Pumpkin Show Booth has already started! Don’t wait, sign-up today for the biggest fundraiser of the year.

SAA:  David Crawford

  • Seven Pillars of Rotary (he didn’t make a dime)

Scholarship Drawing: Connie Chamberlain was the winner of $26. The jackpot is $1,672 and it continues!

Program: MaKenzie Love – Teays Valley junior and National Braille Reading Finalist

  • MaKenzie was born blind and started Braille training at age 4. It took 4 or 5 years to excel and her passion to read grew and currently takes AP classes at Teays
  • Braille Institute competition from Canada, UK, America
  • First place in State of Ohio in varsity level
  • Invited to National Challenge in Los Angeles this past June
  • MaKenzie enjoyed SOAR (Summer Orientation & Mobility and Adapted Living Resource Program). Highly intensive, structured, residential training program that provides specialized instruction to youth ages 16-21 who are legally blind.
  • Learn how to sort clothes, manage money, cook, etc.
  • Independence is increased with knowing how to use the technology available
  • Plays piano by ear
  • Unified Braille code was used throughout the world and in 2015 the US changed from American Braille
  • MaKenzie plays symbols in the marching band- Teays Valley has a guide with her for marching and she plays xylophone in the pit during halftime shows
  • Plans after high school – master’s degree in secondary education in either history or teaching others to read braille

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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

07-20-2023

Rick Rawlins, Matthew Hafey & Warren Spangler (right) present our donation to Jan & Dave Roasa with Disaster Aid USA.

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

07-13-2023

Bill Kramer becomes a Paul Harris Fellow! Jayme Fountain presents the honor. Thank you Bill!

Matthew Hafey’s first month as SAA

Bob McCrady, Daryl Wolfe and Warren Spangler present Jenny Rhoads with our donation to Holiday Lights in downtown.

07/13/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

July Calendar – David M. Crawford, Program Chair

July 20: Dave Roasa, Disaster Aid & Grove City Rotary

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:  Tom Duvall
  • Piano: Esther Fouts
  • Song Leader: Stacy Young selected “Better Than Ever This Year”, “Get Together”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list)  51 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, McCrady, Lambert, Mabe, Searls, Wolford, T.Chamberlain, Fountain, Duvall, Horning, McNemar, Liddy, Wilson, Fouts, Canfield, Brown, Droste, Young, B.Liggett, Justinger, D.Webb, K.Neff, White, Kramer, Johnson, Davis, Schreiner, Ellis, Dailey, Hafey, Riegel, T.Tootle, Sneed, B.Tootle, Weaver, Mavis, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Radcliff, Robinson, Blanton, C.Chamberlain, McIlroy, Montgomery, Rothe, I.Webb, Lanman, Whitten
  • Guests: Patty Rothe has a guest – Josh Cook from US Bank

Announcements

  • Daryl Wolfe reported we served over 120 meals on Monday. Thanks to Bob McCrady, Rob & Dodie Radcliff, John Ellis, Gary Montgomery, Bob Sneed, David & Marie Crawford with Alice Harker
  • Rotary board meeting July 18th 11:30am. 
  • The historical library has 30,000 pictures that have no identification – please help, see Darlene Weaver
  • John Lambert announced Aug.4th – Chamber Night Golf – shotgun start 5:00pm – see pickawaychamber.com 
  • Jayme Fountain – Bill Kramer has obtained his first Paul Harris Fellow! Thank you Bill.

SAA:  Matt Hafey

  • Happy Dollars
  • Birthday’s/ Rotary anniversary
  • Famous Star Wars actor born today – Harrison Ford
  • Frank Sinatra – 1939 recorded his first single – “From the bottom of my heart”
  • 2010 – baseball owner passed away – George Steinbrenner 
  • Legislation in 1787 – Northwest Ordinance adopted to open the Northwest Territory, which Ohio was part
  • 1861 – Union army won area which became what state? W. Virginia
  • Second women prime minister for England – Theresa May

Scholarship Drawing:  Michael Whitten was the winner of $30. The jackpot is $1,612 and it continues!

Program: Jenny Rhoads from Pickaway County Visitors Bureau and Circleville Downtown Business Association

  • Light Up Circleville – Circleville Rotary is pleased to donate $600 for downtown decorations
  • Jenny works at Visitors Bureau and hosts a podcast with Jenny Rainey (Jenny and Jenny in the morning – Roundtown Radio or wherever you get your podcasts)
  • 2021 noticed Holiday wreaths were getting old and more cost effective to replace
    • Court and Main corner were the first four @ $500 each, now $600 each
    • Last year $7,000 raised
    • Quote was $19,000 to do all downtown corners 
    • Mayor’s Golf outing this year will benefit the holiday light’s
    • Hoping for other funds to support the Santa House – we have to pay into the Santa Union for the jolly one to arrive
    • Maybe drive thru lights at Ted Lewis Park
  • Uptown Circleville – creating events to bring people downtown. Uptowncircleville.com
    • First Friday events
    • July 22nd – 3 on 3 basketball
  • Discovery Pickaway App for your phone to stay connected

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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

07-06-2023

Rotary Foundation Chair, Charlie Hedges presents his last report, after 25 yrs. serving our club.

Warren Spangler takes the Presidential oath.

18 past presidents passed the gavel to President Warren

Celebrating Ned Schreiner and Earl Palm’s 95th birthday’s

Immediate Past President David M. Crawford receives his presidential pin from Drexel Poling.

07/06/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

July Calendar – David M. Crawford, Program Chair

July 6: District Governor, David Uhl plus Warren’s induction and board members

July 10: * Bonus Community Kitchen

July 13: Jenny Rhoades, Visitor’s Bureau

July 20: Dave Roasa, Disaster Aid & Grove City Rotary

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 31: Jennifer Lloyd – Recovery Ohio

*extra events

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  • Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
  • Prayer:  Assistant Governor, Jim Rogers
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Stacy Young selected “The Star Spangled Banner”, “This is Rotary”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 42 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Canfield, Fouts, Robinson, Schreiner, Whitten, White, Ellis, Palm, Montgomery, Mavis, Stevens, D.Webb, I.Webb, Ankrom, Lam, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Rothe, Droste, Hafey, McIlroy, Sneed, Young, B.Liggett, C.Mullins, Brown, McNemar, Rawlins, C.Chamberlain, Johnson, Searls, T.Tootle, Foster, Justinger, Blanton, B.Tootle
  • Visiting Rotarians: From the Rotary Club of Logan, Assistant Governor, Jim Rogers; District Governor David Uhl
  • Guests: Warren brought his family – wife-Janet, daughter-Jamie, and his Sisters and a brother-in-law;  Warren also invited Nicholas Tatman, Director of Pickaway County Job & Family Services 

New Rotary Year: Create Hope in the World

  • District Governor David Uhl presented the Rotary flag to Warren Spangler. 
  • Governor Uhl inducted Warren as President, as well as all board members: Heidi White, President-Elect; Drexel Poling, Executive Secretary; David M. Crawford, Secretary; Ellery Elick, Treasurer; Rick Rawlins, John Ellis, Connie Chamberlain, & Patty Rothe, Board Members. Rob Radcliff was absent, but sworn in last year.
  • “Passing the Gavel”: To officially start Warren’s year, 18 past Circleville Rotary Presidents passed the gavel to him.

Announcements

  • Charlie Hedges – (is still looking for a Rotary home) Overview of 2022-23 Foundation giving.
    • Goal was $6,000 this year – we donated over $14,200 to the annual fund and over $17,000 in total donations for the year.
    • 165 Paul Harris Fellows throughout the club’s history 
    • 53 currently active members are PHF
    • All-time giving is over $398,000 in total donations over the history of the club
  • Monday is Bonus Soup Kitchen at the Presbyterian Church on Mound St. We are regularly making over 100 meals and help is always needed. We will be going to El Pedregal for dinner afterward.
  • Rotary board meeting July 18th 11:30am. 

SAA:  Matt Hafey

  • Member and Wedding anniversaries 
  • Today is President George W. Bush’s birthday – year 1946
  • Louis Armstrong passed away in 1971
  • What famous First Lady was born in 1921 – Nancy Reagan
  • Today we celebrate what famous food? Fried Chicken
  • Happy Dollars for Warren being the 11th father/son team to serve as president. Walt/Warren Spangler; Dave/Ian Webb; Dick/Bob Tootle; Dick/Tom Tootle; Bob/Eric Liggett; Boyd/Bill Stout; Bill/John Stout; Russ/Earl Palm; Robert Sr./Bud Brehmer; Richard/Larry Plum; Nelson/Todd Stevens 

Scholarship Drawing:  Marie Nemes-Crawford was the winner of $33. The jackpot is $1,582 and it continues!

Program: District Governor, David Uhl was introduced by AG Jim Rogers

  • David started his Rotary career in Circleville Sunrise 2003
  • Raised in Lancaster and a graduate of OCU with a Bachelor’s degree in Religion, Masters in Education, PhD in Organizational Management Leadership
  • Ordained Minister with Churches of Christ in Christian Union
  • Superintendent for Fairfield County Board of Developmental Disabilities
  • President of Lancaster City Council
  • Lead Pastor of Rushville Church
  • Lancaster Chamber of Commerce Young Professional Award 2012
  • Named one of Columbus Business First’s 40 under 40 in 2018
  • David will return in December for his Presidential Address

Warren’s charity of choice for this year will be the Foster Care Program of Pickaway County through Jobs and Family Services

06-29-2023

Connie Chamberlain presents Ashli Allen’s second year scholarship check

Immediate Past President Tony Chamberlain thanks outgoing President David M. Crawford

06/29/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

June Calendar – Bob McCrady, Program Chair

June 29:  David M. Crawford – Year in review

July Calendar – David M. Crawford, Program Chair

July 6: District Governor, David Uhl plus Warren’s induction and board members

July 10: * Bonus Community Kitchen

July 13: Jenny Rhoades, Visitor’s Bureau

July 20: Dave Roasa, Disaster Aid & Grove City Rotary

July 24: * Community Kitchen

July 27: MaKenzie Love – National Braille reading finalist & Teays Valley Student

*extra events

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  • Presiding:  President David M. Crawford
  • Prayer:  Assistant Governor, Jim Rogers
  • Piano: Ellery Elick
  • Song Leader: Tony Robinson selected “Auld Lang Syne”, “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”
  • Attending: (Drexel has official list) 41 today – Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Spangler, C.Chamberlain, McCrady, R.Wolfe, Canfield, Wilson, Lambert, Fouts, Palm, McNemar, Robinson, Montgomery, Mavis, T.Tootle, Hedges, Droste, Searls, Schreiner, B.Liggett, Radcliff, Sneed, Horning, Weaver, Foster, Dean, Wolford, Randolph, T.Chamberlain, Davis, Blanton, Brown, Fountain, Lanman, I.Webb, D.Webb, Hooks, Kramer, Rothe
  • Visiting Rotarians: From the Rotary Club of Logan, Assistant Governor, Jim Rogers &  President-Elect, Tim Woodard; from the Rotary Club of Athens-Noon, President-Elect Nominee Don Wood
  • Guests: Harry Canfield’s daughter, Carol accompanied her dad today; Nicole Allen is Ashli’s step-mom 
  • Scout Troop 52 joined us today 

Scholarship Award winner: Ashli Allen has returned to let us know her first year college experience went well and she will be returning to COTC in Wooster to continue her study of sonography. She hopes to work with OB/GYN’s. Best of luck Ashli!

Announcements

  • Gary Montgomery thanked, Daryl, Marie, Warren, Bob Sneed, Bob McCrady, Tom Duvall, Tony & Vickie Robinson, John Ellis for help serving over 100  meals at the Community Kitchen
  • Charlie Hedges – will be a visiting Rotarian soon when he comes back to see us. Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of this club.
  • Summer traveling to other Rotary Clubs? – remember to get your picture in front of their flag and you’ll be entered into a gift card drawing
  • Pickaway County Special Olympics Fundraiser – Aug.5th in Chillicothe. Flyers available or see our Facebook page for a link
  • Rob Radcliff – CASA raffle. Yeti cooler full of goodies. $10 per ticket. Please get a hold of Rob.
  • Rotary Exchange Student, Ana Dutra’s party is July 8th at Jayme Fountain’s home from 1-4pm
  • Applications being taken for a two week Romania Rotary Exchange – please let Jayme or Ty know if you are interested in traveling with other Rotarians

SAA:  Rob Radcliff

  • 27 years married – Patty Rothe
  • Drexel has been a member for 46 years
  • Bill Stout has been a member for 62 years
  • National Body Piercing Day
  • 1894 – What day became national holiday – Labor Day
  • Rotary : could not allow racial discrimination was part of the by-laws in what year?  1922!
  • 1987 women should be allowed per the Supreme Court

Scholarship Drawing:  Bob Foster was the winner of $29. The jackpot is $1,549 and it continues!

Program: David M. Crawford – ‘Imagine Rotary’ year 2022-23 recap

  • Important projects on both the local and international level have been accomplished
  • The Euchre tournament has been added as a scholarship fundraiser
  • The new members have jumped into service, organizing our Euchre tournament, adding a Bonus Community Kitchen, led a successful Women’s Products drive (placing third in the district)
  • There has not been a dues increase in 24 years (other than adding the Rural/Urban Day lunch cost) – in reviewing the breakdown, $71 goes to Rotary International and $30 goes to the District
  • Incoming Presidents are asked to identify their goals for the year
    • Membership from 75 has increased to 91
    • The 22 new members were sponsored by 17 members – two of whom are new themselves
    • Significant donations to local charities and the Miryante Orphanage in Uganda
    • Pledged $12,500 over 5 years to Inspiration Station Children’s Museum and Event Space here in Circleville
    • Rotary offers a large number of on-line and in person programs for Leadership Development. It would benefit to have more members participate.
    • Meeting district leadership is always beneficial to the club, a great avenue is to attend the district assembly and conference April 19 & 20, 2024 at Deer Creek.
    • Social Events are important in order to meet Sunrise members, introduce new members to Rotary and plan events (ie. Euchre). We only managed 3. Cost of food is higher and 3-4 members are needed instead of 2.
    • Thank you to Bob Foster for updating our website and to all who keep Facebook fresh and informative
    • We thank Miles Layton for keeping Circleville Rotary in the newspaper with over 20 articles featured, many on front page
    • We accomplished 23 service projects from the community kitchen’s, to sock collection, women’s products, blanket making, addressing thank you card to Honor Flight veteran’s, etc.
    • Providing opportunities for all members to participate in a project is important, so with projects during meetings, you don’t have to stand in the Pumpkin Show booth for 3-hours or pick up trash on North Court
    • We keep meetings fun and informative 
    • Interact Club is a casualty of COVID. We are trying to start a club in the Middle school
    • Donations to the Rotary Foundation was almost triple my goal. It’s important because district grants are based on our giving level. We are able to augment our donations to Miryante and the Dolly Parton Library.
    • Remembrance of the loss of Dick Fullen, spouses and other family members. Thinking about those unable to join us because of health reasons
    • Please appreciate the work of your Rotary board members. They work very hard behind the scenes to ensure our club stays financially sound
    • I now step aside and Warren takes over next week