Tag: April

04/24/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

May 1st – Sister Monica talking about the Alzheimer’s Walk

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Jayme Fountain “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover”, “We’re Rotary”
• Attendees:  Ankrom, Blanton, Brown, C.& T.Chamberlain, Crawford, Dean, Droste, Duvall, Elick, Fountain, B&T Gibson, Hedges, Hooks, Lambert, B.Liggett, Maroscher, Mavis, McCrady, McNemar, G&S Montgomery, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Reitano, Riegel, Spangler, Searls, B.Tootle, I.Webb, Weller, Wilson, D.Wolfe, Wolford
• Guests: not today
• Students: not today
• Lunch: it’s a picnic!

Club Announcements: 

• 125 Club pin today was presented to Warner Searls
• Our Foundation Goals have been met for the year and it’s good to go over!
• Soup Kitchen April 28th – Need help – close to 200 meals being served now
• Please pay your invoice for July 2025-June 2026 dues.
• 2025-26 – Membership Survey please check how you would like to help our club. Return to Rob or Daryl.

Community Events: 

• 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.
• May 4th – Musical Tribute for Mary Ruth Tolbert 2pm-4pm at Mount Oval. Free Admission with Reservations required – contact Historical Society.
• May 17th – 8am-noon Savings Bank Shred It Day at the Circleville Middle school

SAA: Warren Spangler filling in for Rob

• Tony Chamberlain is a baby (happy belated!)
• April 24th day – anyone take their child to work today? Ned Riegel’s son is spraying the fields right now (while he is eating lunch)
• First Rotary club formed? Chicago in 1905
• Who formed the first club? Paul Harris
• Number of clubs in the world? Over 35,000
• A Warren joke…

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Bob Liggett for $9  – Big Bean is holding at $678.

Program:  Jim Stanley – Service Director

• City updates – $31 million dollars worth of grants have been received with $20 million federal grant being for the grade separation
• Some grants do need city match, which limits which grant applications
• Looking at multiple use path to Barthelmas park down Ohio St to Kingston Pike with flashing lights for crossings
• Two new parks being developed – 25 acres in middle of town off Pickaway St. and on North Court St
• Water, Sewer, Roadways have been under study for years and planning over the next 20 years is being done
• City has 80 miles of water and sewer lines to maintain as well as 180 miles of roadways
• Two paving projects for 2025
• South Court St and Walnut Street have water line work as well as pavement projects
• Water Plant Improvements planning ahead to remove the forever chemicals in water
• Water haul should be open in May with plant open in August
• Building Ted Lewis Park shelter house
• City will have curbside recycling from Rumpke – contact Rumpke to sign up
• The City of Circleville’s monthly newsletter “The Loop” – sign-up at Circlevilleoh.gov

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

04/17/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Apr. 24 – Jim Stanley – Circleville Service Director

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Roger Wolfe 
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Jayme Fountain – “Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie”, “Viva La Rotary”
• Attendees: Daryl knows  
• Guests: Eric Liggett introduced his son Chase (and himself!)
• Students: New Hope is on a school trip today
• Lunch: Baked spaghetti w sauce, salad and bread stick; Turkey & white cheddar sandwich w cup of ham & bean soup

Club Announcements: 

• Women Products drive: Thank you to everyone who participated we have surpassed our goal! Donations will go to The Covering end of May for the presentation.
• Please pay your invoice for July 2025-June 2026 dues. We need to have membership finalized before Rotary International bills us in July.
• 2025-26 – Membership Survey please check how you would like to help our club. Return to Rob or Daryl.

Community Events: 

• April 26th – 9am Parkinson Walk, PCCF for registration
• 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.
• May 4th – Musical Tribute for Mary Ruth Tolbert 2pm-4pm at Mount Oval. Free Admission with Reservations required – contact Historical Society.
• May 17th – 8am-noon Savings Bank Shred It Day at the Circleville Middle school

SAA:  Warren Spangler has a book of Milton Berle jokes (in the truck)

• Ellery’s birthday roast
• Norm Wilson’s first anniversary April 6th
• First chocolate Easter egg – 1873 – what company? Fry
• Second company 1875 – Cadbury

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Charlie Hedges for $12  – Big Bean is holding at $667.

Program:  Judge Matthew Chaffin – Pickaway Co. Common Pleas Court

• Career has been with State of Ohio, now he gets to serve his community
• Trial court
• Best seat in the courtroom is the judge -watching the action take place between lawyers, jurors, defendants 
• Transcription of everything that goes on is electric now and it is then easier to provide to anyone requesting
• With growth of Pickaway Co. Also brings increase in criminal activities and divorces
• General and Domestic cases are under our Common Pleas Court cases
• Protection orders tool exists for those being victimized by someone 2017-49; 2022 – 140; 2024 – 157 protection orders 
• Depending on the level of the felony – there are rules to follow when sentencing 

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

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
• Jmotter@picca.info 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

04/03/2025

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Apr. 10: Jonna Motter – New Director of PICCA

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick. (With the new piano)
• Song Leader: Jayme Fountain selected, “Home on the Range”, “Rotary Will Go Round the World”
• Attendees: Ankrom, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Crawford, Droste, Elick, Foster, Fountain, B.Gibson, T.Gibson, Hedges, Hooks, Horning, Lambert, B.Liggett, Logan, McCrady, McNemar, G & S Montgomery, C.Neff, Nemes-Crawford, Poling, Rawlins, Reeves, Riegel, Routt, Schreiner, Searls, Sneed, Spangler, B.Tootle, Weller, White, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe
• Guests: Anita Wilson guest of Norm’s and guest of Dave Horning is Laura Schweitzer
• Students: Westfall students making their last visit of the year – Mrs. Smith introduced Tara Wolfe who is ready to start equine studies at OSU ATI, Marianna Packer is ready to start her pre-med studies and wants to join Army ROTC at OSU!

Announcements: 

• District Fundraisers:
  • Women Products drive: Paula Routt & Brenna Gibson chairs. Our final collection date this year will be April 17th.
• 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
• This Saturday, April 5th, 1:00-3:00pm – Paula’s office  – Rouff Mortgage 844 N. Court St. drive thru – Blessings In A Backpack: Think of what a child can fix for themselves: Chef Boyardi with peel back top, Slim Jim’s, fruit cups, applesauce, cheese crackers, goldfish, graham crackers. NO PEANUT PRODUCTS.  There are 365 children served every Friday in our area with a bag of items for the weekend. 
• Fourth Saturday in April – 9am Parkinson Walk, PCCF for registration
• Larry reported Ted Lewis Park has just passed $600,000 in donations. Next project is the shelter house. Four movies also scheduled during the summer.

SAA: Warren is filling in for Rob

• Birthday’s and Anniversaries but neither are here
• Give $1 for all the beekeepers in the room
• CHS alumni – big display at the school, all alumni pay up
• Rotary magazine – how many pounds of food does the US waste a year? 2.3 billion pounds 
• School cafeteria’s – 25% of waste is milk

Scholarship Drawing:  This weeks winner is Rick Rawlins for $15  – Big Bean is holding at $635.

Program: YMCA director – Wayne Linthicum

• He has been at our YMCA for one year
• 5200 members currently; (1100 silver sneakers; 2900 youth)
• Last year – number of scans – 93,552. (You scan your membership card to access the Y.)
• Health is important and you have to keep moving 
• Great set of directors help run the programs at the Y
• Child Care Program won 2024 award for After School Program of the year
• 350-400 kids went through water safety classes last year
• If you want to volunteer coaching or helping in any way, contact the Y. If anyone has an idea, come in and let’s talk.
• Safe haven for children before and after school. Eyes and ears all over the Y, as well as medically trained employee’s. 
• Healthy Kids Day – Free to Public. April 26th – 10am-2pm
• May 16th – $50 pre-sale Bourbon & BBQ annual campaign kick-off at Rhoadhouse 56
• $60,000 is goal for campaign – every dollar stays in Pickaway Co.
• We are not a break-even Y, Wayne’s goal is to make us one with increasing membership by offering so many options and fundraising
• Every high school swim team uses the Y, so open swim lanes are hard to come by in the afternoon and evening during swim season
• Wayne is part of the planning process with the city. Outdoor pool is always on the table, it will cost $2.5 million to build.  Maintaining is not budget friendly.

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In appreciation for the speaker today, a donation will be made to Anne’s Smiles of Ashville

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 (mrlanman90@gmail.com) 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

04/18/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Bob Sneed
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Jayme Fountain “Home On The Range”, “Roll Rotary”
• Attendees: Only 32 today on this sunny day: Spangler, Poling, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Canfield, Elick, Wilson, Dean, Duvall, Lambert, White, McNemar, I.Webb, Stevens, D.Webb, Sneed, Robinson, Beavers, Schreiner, Dailey, C.Chamberlain, Colburn, Mabe, D.Wolfe, Fountian, T.Chamberlain, B.Tootle, B.Liggett, E.Liggett, Riegel, McCrady, Searls
• Visiting Rotarian: President Catherine Farynowski from Orlando

Announcements:

• Service Above Self (non-Rotarian)- May 13th is due date for applications. June 27th the award will be presented. Email Michelle Lanman (mrlanman90@gmail.com) for application
• Joe McNemar – Mayor’s breakfast for Boy Scouts May 9th, 7:30am at Emmett Chapel. Honorees will be Jerry & Betty Wolford along with Health Care Logistics. Please see Joe for reservation/donation.
• Regular Community Kitchen is Monday
• Board meeting last week: increases to both District and International dues – discussion happening locally on next steps
• Tony Chamberlain: 25th Annual Golf Tournament June 14th – $100 per person. Would you like to sponsor a high school student? Please contact Tony!
• Connie Chamberlain – scholarship update: Thank you Norm Wilson, Joe McNemar, Heidi White, Bob Sneed, Joe Brown, Jean Droste,  – four good candidates for scholarships

SAA: Bob Mabe – remember, I’m here to educate 

• Festival – Frozen Dead Guy Days. One of their local members is cryogenically preserved. Which state? Colorado
• What are the festival proceeds supporting? Parks Maintenance
• Wisconsin trivia – Festival with throwing cow dung is a competition – how long is the record throw? 248 feet
• 1970’s tossing cow dung is a sport – which state? Wisconsin
• Chillicothe, Missouri has fame of creating sliced bread
• Uranus is in what state? Missouri
• California – cannot buy mouse trap without a hunting license

Scholarship Drawing:  Bob Liggett was the winner of $19! The jackpot is $752 and it will continue to grow!

 Program:  Joey Kaufman – OSU football

• Covers OSU for Columbus Dispatch. Grew up in Burbank, CA
• This off season has been as eventful as season
• Two offensive coordinators hired; two new position coaches; brought in Alabama transfers
• Just finished scrimmage which was broadcast
• Quarterback competition between 5 guys
• Older/experienced roster
• First year of 18 schools in the Big Ten
• Expanded playoffs – could play 16/17 games in the season
• Fatal loss will not happen to change your fate and make it to play into January
• How you manage your health and roster will be important starting this year
• Rivalry with Michigan will change this year because they could play back to back weeks if they are both on top
• Transfer portal is open for next two weeks. You can transfer as many times as you want
• Chip Kelly moved from UCLA to be an assistant at OSU so he could be with the athletes instead of the administrative duties of a head coach
• NIL – OSU has a lot of returning Juniors who will be Seniors. Higher percentage of students returning knowing their NIL dollars can be used as they continue to develop and maybe go higher in the NFL draft by waiting for a year.
• No talk about UofM sanctions 

Next week: April 25th – Pickaway Works

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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

04/11/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Sr. Monica Justinger
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Jayme Fountain, “Singing In The Rain”, “ROTARY”
• Students: Logan Elm Principal, Nate Smith introduced Seniors Hunter, Sawyer, Quincy, and Brooklyn. 28 days left!
• Attendees: today: 42 on this rainy day: Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Elick, Wilson, Brown, Foll, Lambert, Colburn, Droste, Ankrom, Young, Schreiner, Montgomery, Dailey, Robinson, Ellis, Palm, Routt, Justinger, T.Chamberlain, C.Chamberlain, Lanman, B.Liggett, Foster, McCrady, Riegel, McNemar, Radcliff, Sneed, Fountain, Reitano, Rawlins, D.Webb, D.Wolfe, Liddy, White, B.Tootle, Maroscher, I.Webb, Mabe

Announcements:

• Women’s Products March Madness collection . Thank you Paula Routt for being our chair and Michelle Stevenson for assisting. We will report the total products collected at next week’s meeting and will find out at the District Conference, next weekend, if we won!
• Service Above Self (non-Rotarian)- May 13th is due date for applications. June 27th the award will be presented. Email Michelle Lanman (mrlanman90@gmail.com) for application
• Extra Bonus Community Kitchen: Current Bonus kitchen is Second Monday of odd number month. We have been asked to cover the First Monday of even months – our Extra Bonus kitchen. Always at the Presbyterian Church on Mound Street – ring bell. Check home page of our website for dates:  circlevillerotary.org.
• Board meeting Tuesday at 11:30am
• Joe McNemar – Mayor’s breakfast for Boy Scouts May 9th, 7:30am at Emmett Chapel. Honorees will be Jerry & Betty Wolford along with Health Care Logistics. Please see Joe for reservation/donation.

SAA: Dave Webb

• Heidi White  – your son made you proud during the student portion
• Norm is a new groom
• Birthdays/Anniversaries 
• History stuff

Scholarship Drawing:  Ty Ankrom was the winner of $28 which was donated to the women’s products campaign! The jackpot is $733 and it will continue to grow!

 Program:  Logan Hittle, Director of NIL for Ohio State

• Zanesville native who went from janitor of Woody Hayes facility to walk on for the football team, to graduate and now Director in the Athletics department!
• July 1, 2021 first time ever student-athletes could receive monetary benefits
• Ohio State NIL Athletics department developed under Gene Smith’s leadership. Gene is a frequent advisor to other schools about the topic.
• State Law allows universities to restrict certain categories (alcohol, gambling, tobacco, etc.)
• Student-athletes must disclose arrangements prior to activity
• Allows student-athletes to hire marketing representation
• NIL activities cannot take place during official team activities
• NCAA provides updates to all the guidelines frequently and state laws also apply
• NIL is opportunity for student-athletes to understand how to run a business
• OSU provides education on tax implications, contract education, etc.
• NIL staff partners with Moritz College of Law to provide legal advice on contracts to student-athletes since the NIL department is prohibited from doing so
• Ohio State has 1,100 athletes 

Next week: April 18 – Joey Kaufman – OSU football

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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

04/04/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

April 11 – Logan Hittle about NIL

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Joe Brown
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Tony Chamberlain “Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie”; “Rotary Will Go Around the World”
• Students: must be on break today
• Attendees: 40 today: Spangler, Poling, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, D.Webb, Duvall, Horning, Dean, Justinger, McNemar, Robinson, Montgomery, Schreiner, Routt, Dailey, Ellis, Palm, Mavis, Carder, R.Wolfe, D.Wolfe, Radcliff, Mabe, Colburn, C.Neff, K.Neff, B.Tootle, Brown, Riegel, McCrady, E.Liggett, Searls, Sneed, Rawlins, Elick, Wolford, Lanman, 
• Guests: Hanna Wynn, Tim Williams, Aaron Shirm, Kirk Henderson, Lexi Heidish
• Visiting Rotarians: Charlie Hedges from Hilliard

Announcements:

• Women’s Products March Madness collection NEXT THURSDAY IS LAST CALL
• Service Above Self (non-Rotarian)- May 19th is due date for applications. June 27th the award will be presented.

SAA:  Eric Liggett

• Bob McCrady set off his church alarm 
• Solar Eclipse questions

Scholarship Drawing:  Earl Palm was the winner of $26! The jackpot is $705 and it will continue to grow!

 Program:  Building Industry of Ohio: Jon Melchi 

• Parade of Homes used to be the signature event BIA sponsored (number of builders who can afford the land in order to build the developments is non-existent)
• 62 of 88 counties in Ohio lost population
• 89 people a day are projected to move here (Central Ohio)
• 1 job added to 1 home built consistent for last 20 years – not anymore
• $285,000 avg. home price in Pickaway county with only 59% of the population able to afford a home
• Currently at 1.5 months supply of inventory – should be about 3 months
• 1/5 of acre or less is 70% of homes being built outside Ohio. Our homes are $35,000 higher than Indianapolis because of the lot size here in Ohio
• Starter homes are not available because builders cannot build something economically low enough for someone can buy it. Starter “homes” are apartments or townhomes.
• Ohio is an outlier for zoning is done by townships, cities, etc. Challenging to builders.
• Ohio has 600 school districts and the differences within the cost structures impact home prices
• Water, sewer, electric are big obstacles for development
• Residential construction –
  • 2.9 jobs & $130k in tax revenue per single family home
  • When we build homes, we are putting people to work

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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