Tag: October

10/31/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Nov. 7– Troy McElmurry – Momentum Refresh mobile restrooms

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer:  Gary Montgomery
• Piano:  Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Joe McNemar selected “Cielito Linda” – in honor of our late member Carlos Alvarez; “Better Than Ever This Year” in honor of our former newsletter editor Monty Kirkwood, who always encouraged us to move our seats
• Attendees:  C.Chamberlain, Elick, Wilson, Rawlins, Duvall, Dean, D.Webb, I.Webb, Ankrom, C.Neff, Lambert, McNemar, Sneed, I.Webb, Fountain, Radcliff, Riegel, McCrady, Hedges, White, B.Tootle, Kitchen, Robinson, Beavers, D.Wolfe, Hooks, Foster, Poling, Spangler, Nemes-Crawford, G.Montgomery, S.Montgomery, Reeves, Crawford, Searls
• Guests:  Ty brought back Larry Logan who has applied for membership. Tom Duvall brought Tom Klitzka, who we all know so no introductions were needed
• Extra Guest: Mark Smith paid us a visit to thank us for remembering him during his health crisis. He is thankful for every day.
• Visiting Rotarians: Jim Rogers, our Assistant Governor 

BOARD APPROVAL: The board has approved membership for Larry Logan. Ty Ankrom is his sponsor and will be inducted during an upcoming meeting. 

School visit:  Logan Elm seniors Alivia and Keegan were introduced by Whitney Robinson. Enjoy your 1/2 year left.

Announcements: 

• After Hours – Nov. 7th, 5:30pm, at Pickaway-Ross $10
• Big Wheel Race wrap-up with Jim Hooks. Thank you to everyone!
• 125 Club pins with Jim Rogers handling out pins, Daryl, Rob, Joe M, David C., Bob McCrady
• Soup Kitchen thank you’s- David C, Bob McCrady, Warren, Heidi, Norm & Anita, Gary & Sandy. Yes, over 190 meals are now being served. We were serving 60 meals back in 2019.
• Wreaths Across America – $17 with payment due next week. Nov. 7th
• Sock-tober! – today is the last day to collect socks and cash. Next week we reveal the final count. Thank you to all who participated.
• Disaster Aid thank you received for our pass the hat donation

SAA: Dave Horning 

• National Magic Day
• Famous comedian started performing at a Rotary Club in Norfolk, NE – Johnny Carson
• How did Harry Houdini die? Ruptured spleen
• David Copperfield-  1983 trick that made something disappear in NYC – Statue of Liberty

Scholarship Drawing:  Suzie Reeves won the weekly drawing for $18 and donated it back. Big Bean is $319, and continues to grow!

Program:  Mark Maier – Pet Taxidermy

• About 10 years ago Mark decided to go away from wildlife to pets
• Taxidermy means “removing skin”
• Mark started in 1975 by reading books since there were no schools for training
• Has been doing taxidermy part or full time since 1975
• He has a whole family business with wife and children involved with a total of 8 employees
• 475 dogs/cats/birds/reptiles were done 2 years ago
• His location is next to Interstate Battery on Rt.23
• All over North America send pets to Mark
• Around 250 people a year would like their pet’s heart preserved
• People love their animals and want to keep them close, they will pay for taxidermy which can be in the thousands of dollars
• They provide a life-time guarantee on their work

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

10/24/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Gary Montgomery
• Piano:  Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Joe McNemar selected “Happy Birthday”; “R-O-T-A-R-Y” (with the A); “Home On The Range”
• Attendees: Daryl knows
• Guests:  John Lambert – next week’s speaker Mark Maier!

School visit: Circleville High School represented by Coach Steve Wastier – Liz Cummings and Jack Crosby. Good luck seniors!

Announcements: 

• Congrats to Dr. Liggett for winning the big pumpkin award again!!
• Pumpkin Show Booth – challenges before the show but with the wonderful weather (after preview night) the following things happened:
  • We knew we would run out of pies so we stopped selling whole pies in order to maximize profit
  • We knew Friday we would not have enough ice cream for Saturday, so Velvet brought us everything they had (10 tubs at 4:10am). The Pumpkin Ice Cream in the tubs we use is only sold to us. 
  • Saturday: 4:30pm out of ice cream and 6:30pm out of pies
  • $11,643 profit for this year!!
  • We thank Tom Duvall who worked 8 shifts even with his painful back
  • 40 members did not work the booth, so we’ll encourage more participation next year – this is the biggest fundraiser of the year
• Trick-or-Treat Tuesday, Oct. 25th; 5-6pm in front of Micro Systems
• Sock-tober! Everything ends next Thursday, the 31st. Please see Angie at the front desk. 
• Wreaths Across America – $17/wreath. See Gary Montgomery.
• Soup Kitchen Monday. Presbyterian church. Ring bell on right wall for entry.
• Nov. 7th – Pickaway Ross After Hours 5:30pm
• Jayme Fountain received her Paul Harris +5! 

SAA: John Lambert

• World Polio Day! Trivia

Scholarship Drawing:  Charlie Hedges won the weekly drawing for $21. Big Bean is $301, and continues to grow!

Program:  David Tripp from Upward Sports

• People care more about what you do, than what you say
• NextGen Pastor of Heritage Nazarene Church
• Upward Sports founded in 1995 – church in South Carolina
• Founded for children and their families focused on the sports experience and faith
• Over 2000 experiences across the US serving 100,000+ kids
• Volleyball, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, cheerleading
• Upward Sports uses sports to engage in the church life
• Soccer age 4 years starts the experience with fundamentals

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

10/10/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

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• Presiding:  President Heidi White
• Prayer: Gary Montgomery
• Piano:  Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Star Spangled Banner v3; Pumpkin Show Song
• Attendees: Spangler, Poling, Foster, Maroscher, D.Wolfe, Beavers, McCrady, McNemar, Riegel, Radcliff, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, B.Tootle, Elick, Wilson, G.Montgomery, S.Montgomery, Duvall, Horning, Brown, Ankrom, Hooks, Lambert, Droste, C.Neff, Fountain, D.Webb, C.Chamberlain, T.Chamberlain, Colburn, I.Webb, Rawlins, Reeves
• Guests: Ty introduced Larry Logan who would like to be a member!

School visit: Pickaway Ross students visited: Colton taking robotics classes; Abby is taking video design classes

New Member: Suzan Reeves – Elite Construction Design Mgmt. is corporate member, so if Suzan cannot make a meeting, another team member will and she brought along husband Tim!

Announcements: 

• PUMPKIN SHOW SCHEDULE – Booth sign-up – Please contact Rob Radcliff! We still have openings.
• Jim Hooks is in charge of the Big Wheel Race, Thursday, Oct. 17th. 12:30pm meet time at the race track on Pinckney St. or meet at Jim’s Edward Jones office prior
• Wreaths Across America – $17/wreath. See Gary Montgomery.
• Soup Kitchen thank you! Rob, Daryl, David, Bob Sneed, Bob McCrady, Tom Duvall
• Golf outing might be spring
• Nov. 7th – Pickaway Ross After Hours 
• Disaster Relief USA – pass-the-hat for Hurricane Relief – $2823!!!

SAA: Dave Horning

• World space week
• First person to travel in space – Yuri Gagarin
• First person to orbit the earth – Yuri Gagarin
• North Star is important – what is synonym? Polaris
• First American women to travel in space? Sally Ride

Scholarship Drawing: Warren Spangler won the weekly drawing for $15. Big Bean is $251, and continues to grow!

Program:  Kim Harris – owner of Seniors Helping Seniors (member of Lancaster Rotary Club)

• Live independently at home for seniors
• National Franchise – over 45 states. Kim bought most of the Columbus area in 2021
• Nationally, 59 million people of 65 years of age
• 2020-2060, those over 65 will have doubled and those over 80 will triple
• Still more people under 18 than 65, 2034 expected to have more 65 year olds
• 70% chance those 65 yrs and older will need some level of care
• Hire active seniors who can help with in home chores, transportation (.67 cents per mile if in the care giver’s car), escort into dr appointments, yard work, reminder of medication
• Private pay agency – long term care policies might cover this service
• VA preferred provider – no cost or paperwork for veteran
• Pickaway, Fairfield counties
• 24 hour non-medical care
• All care-givers are W2 paid employees

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

10/03/2024

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

Oct. 10: Kim Harris with Seniors Helping Seniors

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• Presiding:  President-Elect Rob Radcliff
• Prayer: Gary Montgomery
• Piano: Anita Wilson
• Song Leader: not today
• Attendees: Daryl knows
• Guests: Norm accompanied his wife, Anita ; John Lambert introduced Mason Brown, who is the alternate for Atomic Credit Union’s membership

School visit: Allison Catlos introduced her juniors Bre Anderson and Lilly Moyer. 

Announcements: 

• PUMPKIN SHOW SCHEDULE – Booth sign-up – Please contact Rob Radcliff
• Jim Hooks is in charge of the Big Wheel Race, Thursday, Oct. 17th. 12:30pm meet time at the race track on Pinckney St. or meet at Jim’s Edward Jones office prior
• Long-time member Dannie Fouts and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time
• SOCK-TOBER – please help with our fundraiser to provide warm, winter socks for our neighbors. Donations in cash or socks can be dropped off at the meeting.

SAA: Dave Horning

• Westerville trivia
• Prohibition trivia – 1913 Federal income tax law passed
• Avg alcohol consumption 2.3 gal per year today. 1830, avg 7.1 gal per year 
• Not a member of temperance, did not advocate for prohibition: Pauline Morton Sabin’s efforts were big factor in the repeal of prohibition.

Scholarship Drawing: Someone won the weekly drawing for $17. Big Bean pot is $236, and continues to grow!

Program:  Marc Rogols – President Pumpkin Show Inc.

• Over 300 volunteers are needed to put on The Show
• Corporate change to the non-profit which started in 1942
• Board of Trustees Executive Board in place this year with eight members and 35 committee trustees
• 315 total vendors this year: SOLD OUT. 35 craft; 140 food vendors; 30 game; 110 retail
• Harvest Christian Welcome Tent new this year SE Corner of N. Pickaway and East Watt St – area to just relax, religious services, baby changing area, kids activities, music
• Eyes of Freedom, coming in on Monday with escort
• Ohio University Marching 110 on Thursday night for parade – no concert
• Movie crew “The Pumpkin Lady” – Mosquito Films out of Marion will be filming during The Show. Media committee will be escorting them.
• Germany film crew will also be at the Pumpkin Show filming – Spengler TV is doing a documentary of Americans pre-election. Camera’s and film crew will also be escorted with media committee.
• Economic impact study has been commissioned from OU. Pumpkin Show is 117 years old, we want to understand the impact The Show has. Impact to Circleville along with surrounding area. Study should be completed in February and will be distributed
• Safety is always in the forefront of every decision and changes are coming this year

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

10/26/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

November Calendar – Don McIlroy, Program Chair

Nov 2: Don McIlroy – Fire/Police department updates

Nov 9: Terry Rataiczak – District Rotary International Foundation Chair

Nov 13: * Bonus Soup Kitchen – 3:00pm cooking begins with Bob McCrady and his hat

Nov 16: July Baker – PATH a Health Organization in Circleville

Nov 23: Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 27: * Soup Kitchen

Nov 30: Pete Hardinger – UFO in Pickaway County

December Calendar – Carly Neff, Program Chair

Dec 7th: Sixth Sense Brewery Jackson, Ohio

Dec 14th: official visit of District Governer David Uhl

Dec 25th: * No Community Kitchen – Merry Christmas

*extra event

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Roger Wolfe
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader:  Bob Foster – “Sing Rotarian’s” and Ohio State’s Fight song
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  39’ish today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, D.Wolfe, McCrady, Reitano, Montgomery, Palm, Ellis, Koch, Carder, Young, Hooks, Rhoads, Droste, J.Mullins, C.Neff, Fountain, Blanton, Schreiner, Lanman, Riegel, E.Liggett, B.Liggett, Duvall, Wilson, Elick, Fouts, McNemar, Foll, Brown, McIlroy, D.Webb, Maroscher, Foster, C.Chamberlain, R.Wolfe, Mavis
• Guests: Clint Snedegar

Announcements

• Sock-tober District competition has netted 766 pairs of socks to date. Today is your last day. Last years total was 770. Next week, Betty Wolford, Corner Closet will be here to accept the socks.
• Big Wheel Race wrap-up with Jim Hooks: 69 kids signed up and we had over 55 ride. A lot of media coverage and a big article in the paper. Thank you to all the volunteers!
• Pumpkin Show Booth wrap-up with Daryl Wolfe. We have cleared a record amount thanks to all your hard work. $11,150.
  • How many pieces of pumpkin pie did we sell? 2,432
  • How many gallons of ice cream did we sell? 177 gallons
  • How many 2-liter root beers – 108
  • # of credit card transactions during the week – 531 ($3,600+)
• Gary Montgomery: Community Kitchen was Monday and we served 132 meals. Thanks to Daryl Wolfe, David & Marie Crawford, Warren Spangler, Angela Beavers, Bob Sneed, Tom Duvall, Chef Bob McCrady,  Alice Harker and baker extraordinaire Sandy Montgomery
• Jingle Bell Tea – Dec. 10th. Call historical society for reservations 
• Wreaths Across America – “Camp Charlotte SAR” for checks – $17 per wreath. See Gary, Tony or Rob.
• Disaster Aid USA Trailer: Warren and Marie rode in Friday night parade with Dave Roasa, Grove City Rotary and the Zone lead for Disaster Aid USA. Also in town was Bruce Schultes from Cross Timbers Rotary in Texas, District 5790. The trailer is outfitted with over $12,000 in equipment.  Our club is listed with 13 others who contributed $500 or more. Home Depot provided a $4,300 grant for products to fill the trailer. 
• David M. Crawford – received his Paul Harris +7
• Mike Pelcic’s (former Rotarian) retirement party at Rhoades – Nov. 2nd 4pm-7pm

SAA: THE Fred Mavis

• Bob Sneed is paying his birthday fine remotely
• Wedding /Rotary anniversaries
• Warren and Don and Stacy Young – pictures in paper
• Ellery and Josh Ford interviewed with Scioto Post
• Gerhard in the paper

Scholarship Drawing: Drexel was the winner of $23! The jackpot is $191 it will continue to grow.

 Program:  Gerhard Maroscher – “An American Story”

• Born in Romania during WWII. Family lived there for 800 years.
• Dad was a teacher and mom was a homemaker
• Romania became Hungary in 1940
• Beginning 1944, the war came to home while dad was fighting
• Left on last Red Cross train to go to Vienna which took 3 weeks
• Made it to refugee camp in Austria – sickness overtook them
• Mother negotiated with the Nazi camp director for women to be able to cook for their children. She lived to tell Gerhard his story
• Dad was a POW
• 1946 reunited with all family
• Sponsored by Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley, made it to the USA
• Gerhard visits local schools and any organization which asks – truth from someone who lived it

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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

10/12/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

October Calendar – Bob Foster, Program Chair

Oct 19: * No Meeting – Big Wheel Race at 1:00pm Pinckney St. Stage

Oct 23: * Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Oct 26: Gerhard Maroscher – did you know he is recording his audio book?

November Calendar – Don McIlroy, Program Chair

Nov 2: TBD

Nov 9: Terry Rataiczak – District Rotary International Foundation Chair

Nov 13: * Bonus Soup Kitchen – 3:00pm cooking begins with Bob McCrady and his hat

Nov 16: July Baker -PATH a Health Organization in Circleville

Nov 23: Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 27: * Soup Kitchen

Nov 30: Pete Hardinger – UFO in Pickaway County

*extra event

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer:  Norm Wilson
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Bob Foster – No Books needed today? The Pumpkin Show Song!  We sounded really good 🙂
• Attending: (Drexel has official list)  47 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Fouts, Elick, Wilson, Duvall, Lambert, Canfield, Schreiner, McIlroy, D.Webb, Droste, Young, Foll, Fountain, Ford, R.Wolfe, McCrady, Riegel, Palm, Ellis, Rawlins, Robinson, Searls, Montgomery, Mavis, T.Chamberlian, Beavers, C.Chamberlain, Carder, Liddy, Androm, D.Wolfe, Brown, Justinger, E.Liggett, McNemar, White, C.Neff, Hooks, B.Tootle, Nikell, Koch, Marosher,  Blanton
• Guests: Destiny Crago, Assist Mgr. for Atomic Credit Union was introduced by John Lambert
• Students: Pam Younkin from Teays Vaalley- Simon and Destiny were today’s showcased seniors.

Announcements

• Jayme Fountain – Paul Harris Fellow +1 pins were presented to Rob Radcliff and Warner Searls today!
• 125 Club new members include Bob Sneed, Jayme Fountain, Rob Radcliff, David Crawford
• Marie announced Sock-tober District competition has netted 517 pairs of socks to date.  Last meeting of October is our last day! Please help us surpass last years total of 770!
• Rob reported Pumpkin Show Booth schedule is posted on the website:  www.Circlevillerotary.org
• Jim Hooks announced Big Wheel Race is Thursday, of Pumpkin Show, 1pm. Race goes rain or shine.  Meet at Jim’s office at noon with your lunch and get a briefing along with helping move items into place or meet 12:45pm at the track (Pinckney St)
• Disaster Aid USA’s trailer is going to be pulled through Pumpkin Show Friday 8pm parade. If you would like to ride in the pick-up, please contact Marie.
• Soup Kitchen – October 23rd 3:30pm – 5:15pm ‘ish. Come as you can.
• Joy Sharp sent a thank you for our help with local 4H Leadership banquet
• Mike Pelcic’s (former Rotarian) retirement party at Rhoades – Nov. 2nd 4pm-7pm

SAA: THE Fred Mavis

• Birthday/Annivesary
• Casey Liddy – new Urgent Care opened when he said it would
• Greg Lam was in the paper, Casey will pay that fine
• PMP BOB with the Pumpkin Show license plate on his white truck – that will cost you $1 McCrady
• 1933 was first PS with queens – Lucille Heise was first one
• 2014 still has record weight of winner pumpkin – 1,990
• Largest pie from Lindsey’s – 14 ft across!
• Mr. Pumpkin Show – the late Robert Colvin
• Heather Foll’s Happy Dollar was for DD achievement of adding a mobile adult changing station during Pumpkin Show – in front of Brown Memorial

Scholarship Drawing:  Marie Crawford was the winner of $28! The jackpot is $168 it will continue to grow.

 Program: Kim Lovenshimer Frericks – Pumpkin Show Announcer Trustee

• Kim was in the Little Miss parade in 1974 (and our Ned Schreiner was her photographer!)
• Kim started announcing parades in 1997 with her brother-in-law, Mike Logan
• 7 stages including the Information booth, but not including CGTV
• 31 volunteers comprise the committee
• What was the year of the first parade at the Circleville Pumpkin Show, and what was the name of the parade? 1908 & the Floral Parade
• Kim donated the quiz winnings for Sock-tober!

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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

10/05/2023

Marie Nemes-Crawford, Editor

October Calendar – Bob Foster, Program Chair

Oct 12: Kim Frericks, Pumpkin Show Announcers Trustee

Oct 19: * No Meeting – Big Wheel Race at 1:00pm Pinckney St. Stage

Oct 23: * Community Kitchen. Presbyterian Church 4:00pm

Oct 26: TBD

*extra event

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• Presiding:  President Warren Spangler
• Prayer: Assistant District Governor, Jim Rogers
• Piano: Ellery Elick
• Song Leader: Bob Foster – Home on the Road & Sing Rotarians
• Attending: (Drexel has official list) 47 today – Spangler, Poling, Crawford, Nemes-Crawford, Ankrom, Beavers, Brown, Canfield, C.Chamberlain, Droste, Elick, Ellis, Foster, Fountain, Fouts, Hooks, E.Liggett, McCrady, McIlroy, McNemar, Montgomery, C.Neff, Palm, Radcliff, Rawlins, Riegel, Robinson, Schreiner, T.Tootle, I.Webb, Wilson, D.Wolfe, R.Wolfe, Catlos, Hafey, Reitano, Young, Lanman, Blanton, K.Neff, Horning, Ford, Lambert, Searls, Nickell, Carder, Justinger
• Guests: Marie Nemes-Crawford introduced Kim Frericks and Katie Logan-Hedges; Amiya McBee – Branch Manager for Atomic Credit Union was introduced by John Lambert; Allison Catlos introduced Derek Radcliff from New Hope’s music department; Dave Horning brought his fiancé Laura to lunch; Ashlynn Ford accompanied her dad
• Visiting Rotarians:  Catherine Ferynowski, Orlando, FL; Charlie Hedges, Hilliard and Asst. Governor, Jim Rogers from Logan
• Students: Westerville High School counselor Emily Smith introduces Allison Copeland and Bryce Wickline

New Members: David Crawford introduced Nathan Carder, CEO of Brown Memorial Home. Nathan lives in Hilliard and has three children. Ty Ankrom introduced Caleb Nickell public accountant with Edward Jones next to Scioto Coffee.

Announcements

• Angela announced Sock-tober District competition has netted 374 pairs of socks to date. Please donate new winter socks or Rotary Barbie friends Angela or Marie for monetary donations (they’ll shop for you!)
• Ice Cream Tickets – $5 see Daryl or Bob McCrady. Purchase for friends and neighbors.
• Rob reported Pumpkin Show Booth schedule will be posted on the website
• Jim Hooks announced Big Wheel Race is Thursday, of Pumpkin Show, 1pm. Please let Jim know if you are a regular volunteer and CANNOT make it. We need at least 15 people.
• Disaster Aid USA’s trailer is going to be pulled through Pumpkin Show Friday 8pm parade. If you would like to ride in the pick-up, please see Marie.
• Disaster Aid USA is holding a Deployment Readiness training session for anyone interested on Saturday, Oct. 21st at the Jackson Township Building 3765 Hoover Rd. Grove City. Training will be a combination of classroom overview and hands-on field work to learn to chainsaw, muck & gut, and tarp roofs. Contact Dave Roasa for time at [email protected]

SAA: Bob Foster

• Birthday’s / Anniversaries this week alone
• First talkie came out on this date – Jazz Singer 
• Henry Ford sold first car in black

Scholarship Drawing:  Earl Palm was the winner of $20! The jackpot is $140 it will continue to grow.

 Program:  Yolanda Johnson – Marching Band Director of the Ohio State School for the Blind 

• Band was started in 2005
• Students are a mix of visual impaired students. Some completely blind and some in just one eye. 
• There is also a pep band for those musicians who might not be able to march
• Being a music teacher takes preparation and creating materials because it is not readily available 
• “Prepare, Adapt and Overcome” is band motto
• All the band kids are athletes as well, swimming, track and field, so practice cannot overlap sports
• Music code by Louis Braille, who was also a musician
• Students come from all over Ohio
• Adult volunteers are needed for only about 1/2 students in the marching band. Others can see enough to follow the cues on either side of them
• Looking for more volunteers!
• K-12, 100 students in band
• Funding is donation based and Lions club donations along with fundraising events
• Ms. Johnson’s personal goal is to get the band on an international trip
• Percussion section is all high school students – middle school is not interested. Also need students playing flute and saxophone
• How do you direct? When in a classroom, I can ask how many can see me. While marching, students have to rely on their listening skills and need to practice changes of tempo based on the music 
• MaKenzie Love and others visit the school in summer to further their education on skills learning which might not be taught in the district schools
• Ms. Johnson indicates the school in known internationally and receives calls from Canadian and Japanese schools looking for advice on music education and activities for their own students

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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