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This Week at Rotary: February 15, 2018
 
Sponsor Ann Blackburn had fun removing Katie Neubert's yellow ribbon as she has completed all of her new member orientation tasks! Congrats Katie! 
 
Speaker Bob Hendrix gave some interesting and helpful tips on securing your future financial needs.
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Centerville Rotary Club Meeting Feb. 15, 2018
 
 
The GREETERS​​​: ​​​​  
 
02/15/2018  Jack Durnbaugh and Sofie Ameloot
02/22/2018  Boyd Preston and Sally Beals
03/01/2018  Judy Budi and Harvey Smith
03/08/2018  Matt Kuhn and Don Gerhardt
 
 
Jack Durnbaugh and Sofie Ameloot were the official greeters scheduled for the meeting, but since Sofie had another commitment and could not be at the meeting until just before it started, member Rebecca Quinones stood in for her and also served as the setup person, as we see below. 
 
 
And here is Jack Durnbaugh greeting Dale Berry.
 
Rebecca was right on time and helped greet the early incoming Rotarians. Here we see her with our members Brian Bergmann and Boyd Preston, our president-elect.
 
And the tall guy in this picture is Glenn Costie, a Dayton Rotarian who is a friend of Katie Neubert, who officially became a member without a yellow new member ribbon on her badge today.
 
Our guest speaker came in and sat down with our membership committee. An excellent speaker, he joked and made the whole speech educational and fun to listen to.
 
 
 
This group includes Jack Durnbaugh, Jim Harris, and Carol Kennard
 
Mark Gerken  comes in just before Jim Briggs and Harvey Smith. 
 
On this day with the temperatures in the 60s, we get a few Rotarian guests from other clubs. This picture shows Greg Hebrank of the Xenia Rotary Club, just visiting, and our club member Brian Hayes.
 
Brad Thorp gets a double greet. He makes our God Bless America great every time he starts it.
 
And here our two greeters do a solo number...make that duet...
 
Adam Manning always has that spaghetti look about him (spell Carrabba's)...and Erich Eggers and Dan Johnson seem to be having fun with their greeting from Rebecca.
 
 
And here is the group again, posing for a better group picture.
 
One good turn deserves another, but not when the camera is taking a picture...on delay...and that appears to be Graham Ross with his back to us.
 
 
Jeff Senney brings along a lot of attorneys from his office as guests and potential members. Here we see Christie Back, an associate attorney.
 
And here we see Christie being greeted by Rebecca. Better lighting on this one.
 
As members arrive, those already in the room take time to chat.
 
 
 
And our Dayton Rotary guest talks with our past president Ron Hollenbeck. Ron's hands help him talk and explain.
 
And here's a proud table assembled to have fun for an hour or so. Matt Kuhn is in the foreground.
 
And Mike Wier, tuba player par excellence, is greeted by Sofie Ameloot.
 
And Katie Neubert arrives. This is her last day with a yellow new member ribbon. 
 
 
And at this table we see Kisha Taylor, (L) who has been missing in action for a while. Glad to see her back. It's a busy, busy world, with a mixture of travel, work, fun, family, etc. 
 
 
The Centerville Rotary Club met at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace at noon. Club President Peachy Metzner led the Pledge of Allegiance; Harvey Smith gave the prayer, asking that we keep Jack Workman (at Southview) in our prayers, as he is still on life support, and that we keep Bev Callander in our prayers, as her cancer surgery was successful, but she cannot talk or eat through her mouth. Both are struggling to get back to health.  Club members could sign cards for both at the meeting. Also, the tragedy at the high school in Florida, in which 17 died and many more were shot by a former student, need to be remembered; and Brad Thorp led God Bless America, sung by club members.
 
A sad note is the passing of our charter member Jack Workman. A veterinarian, he was also a humanitarian, and helped out at the House of Bread and in taking the polio vaccine to those in Nigeria, Africa, and many, many other Rotarian activities. Most of you will have gotten a message from Boyd Preston about his passing this morning, Feb. 17, 2018. He will be sorely missed by all.
I include Boyd's message here for those of you who are friends of Rotary also.
Dear all-
 
I am very sorry to share that our fellow Rotarian Jack Workman, passed away this morning. As many of us knew, Jack was a good friend and truly lived our service above self motto. He was always willing to help wherever and whenever needed. Also, he was a charter member of our club joining in June of 1972. He will be truly missed.
 
The family is planning on services being held at the Routsong Funeral Home. More details will be shared when they are available.
 
May he rest in peace.
 
 
Boyd
 
 
I add President Trump's message about the shooting at the high school in Florida earlier in the week, as he speaks of trying to do something concrete about it all.
 

My fellow Americans, today I speak to a nation in grief. Yesterday, a school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred, and evil.

Around 2:30 yesterday afternoon, police responded to reports of gunfire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida -- a great and safe community. There, a shooter, who is now in custody, opened fire on defenseless students and teachers. He murdered 17 people and badly wounded at least 14 others.

Our entire nation, with one heavy heart, is praying for the victims and their families. To every parent, teacher, and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you -- whatever you need, whatever we can do, to ease your pain. We are all joined together as one American family, and your suffering is our burden also.

No child, no teacher, should ever be in danger in an American school. No parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning.

Each person who was stolen from us yesterday had a full life ahead of them -- a life filled with wondrous beauty and unlimited potential and promise. Each one had dreams to pursue, love to give, and talents to share with the world. And each one had a family to whom they meant everything in the world.

Today, we mourn for all of those who lost their lives. We comfort the grieving and the wounded. And we hurt for the entire community of Parkland, Florida that is now in shock, in pain, and searching for answers.

To law enforcement, first responders, and teachers who responded so bravely in the face of danger: We thank you for your courage. Soon after the shooting, I spoke with Governor Scott to convey our deepest sympathies to the people of Florida and our determination to assist in any way that we can. I also spoke with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.

I'm making plans to visit Parkland to meet with families and local officials, and to continue coordinating the federal response.

In these moments of heartache and darkness, we hold on to God’s word in scripture: “I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you.”

We trust in that promise, and we hold fast to our fellow Americans in their time of sorrow.

I want to speak now directly to America’s children, especially those who feel lost, alone, confused or even scared: I want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. You have people who care about you, who love you, and who will do anything at all to protect you. If you need help, turn to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer, or a faith leader. Answer hate with love; answer cruelty with kindness.

We must also work together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life, that creates deep and meaningful human connections, and that turns classmates and colleagues into friends and neighbors.

Our administration is working closely with local authorities to investigate the shooting and learn everything we can. We are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools, and tackle the difficult issue of mental health.

Later this month, I will be meeting with the nation’s governors and attorney generals, where making our schools and our children safer will be our top priority. It is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference. We must actually make that difference.

In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil, and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need.

And so always, but especially today, let us hold our loved ones close, let us pray for healing and for peace, and let us come together as one nation to wipe away the tears and strive for a much better tomorrow.

Thank you. And God Bless you all. Thank you very much.

 

The guests at this week's meeting included: 
 
Our speaker, Bob Hendrix, from Dublin, Ohio; Dayton Rotarian Glenn Costie; Xenia Rotarian Gregg Hebrank; and Christie Back, guest of Jeff Senney. She is an associate attorney in his law office.
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
President Peachy Metzner conducted the meeting. This is a picture from last week. He is seen in other pictures from this week.
 
Sofe Ameloot mentioned that club members need to bring full-size bottles of shampoo for the District Conference. Our club's contribution is 325 bottles, so each member should bring 5 bottles in the next few weeks, she said.
 
Peachy called Katie Neubert up front to have her new member yellow ribbon removed by her sponsor Ann Blackburn (R). The two are happy-go-lucky young ladies, who seem to be having fun with the activity. 
 
 
New members have certain commitments to fulfill to have their ribbon removed, and Katie has completed all of them. 
 
 
At the last meeting invited Boyd Preston to the front to make an announcement.
Boyd said he got an e-mail from the district governor, stating that at the upcoming president-elect meeting, which Boyd will be attending, they will be collecting picture books for children to send to a club in Mongolia.
Boyd's message to all via e-mail later, said: I will be attending All-Ohio PETs training in Columbus on March 9-10. The District Governor-Elects will be holding a service project among attendees by collecting children’s picture books that will be shipped to Rotary District 3450 – Mongolia. These books will then be translated from English to Mongolian by local high school students. They will make sticker tapes that are placed in the books with the Mongolian translation. A portion of the books collected will be translated into Braille in the same way. The translated books will then be distributed to school children in rural Mongolia by both Ohio and Mongolian Rotarians. They are looking for any children’s picture books but will gladly accept all books that would be appropriate for school aged children, kindergarten – high school.
 
Peachy reminded everyone that the next board meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 19, at Park District Headquarters, 221 N. Main Street, across from Benham's Grove from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
 
He also reminded people to get any new ideas for projects to members of the grant-writing committee just formed in the club. 
 
Frank Perez announced that Project Read could use more help in assembling book shelves. The date is Feb. 28, if you can make it. Let Frank know.

Centerville Rotary members who participated in the last call for help were Brian Bergmann, Mark Gerken, Jim Harris, Frank Perez, and Ron Hollenbeck. 
 
Anyone with ideas for projects that would need grants to help complete, should let Boyd Preston, Chuck King, Joyce Young, or Frank Perez know.
 
 
A past note:
The District Conference will be held April 27-28 at the Hollenbeck Baylay Center in Springfield. Instead of last year's basket presentations from each club, they want to do a district project and put together hygiene kits. Each club, if they choose to participate has to choose a certain item to provide. He said Joslyn Smith of the Fairborn Club is the chairperson for assembling the kits. Each club can then choose a charity to distribute the kits to. Peachy said last week that he thought Hannah's Treasure Chest might be an apt choice for our club. Our contribution will be the shampoos.
 
The meeting was then turned over to Erich Eggers, our Sgt.-at-Arms, and Gerry Eastabrooks, our treasurer.
 
HAPPY BUCKS: The Happy Bucks go to help Brigid's Path this quarter. The organization works with babies born addicted, and their mothers. They took in their first baby recently.
 
 
Erich Eggers started by giving $5 for Brian Hayes standing in for him in the next week's meeting and said something about Peachy....and noed he will be scuba diving in an island near Aruba...
 
Peachy gave for Bev and Jack and Joyce Young gave for Glenn, our guest, and a friend of Joyce.
Katie Neubert gave for finally having just one job instead of three at work.
Ann Blackburn gave for having to leave early and not having her badge, which is somewhere at home, she thinks.
Frank Perez gave $20 to announce the need for help for Project Read on Feb. 28. Time is 5 to 8 p.m., he said. They need a few more book shelves put together.
Dale Berry gave for just being Happy. Jack Durnbaugh gave for the Reds being in training, and thus far in first place.
Lee Hieronymus gave $5 to talk about first responders as regards events like the tragedy at the Florida school, in which 17 people, including students, a teacher and coach and athletic director, were shot by a former student at the school. Lee, who served on several fire departments, said first responders have to plan for big events. Often the city, township police departments, along with fire and hospital personnel are involved, and a situation looks like mass confusion. But they practice for large events, so what you see will be organized confusion. They need people on the phones, staging for various situations, etc. "There's a lot that goes into these things," he said. He also gave for Jack and Bev.
Arnie gave for Brigid's Path and Ron said he had a $100 check. He gave for Bev and Jack and noted that he donated blood for the hundredth time and received a jacket for doing so. 
Brad Thorp said he was Happy and Kisha Taylor gave for being back at the club.
Carol Kennard gave for Jack and Bev, and Dan Sortman said it was good to be back here.
Judy Budi said the last time they bowled against the Dayton Rotary Club's team, organized by Katie Neubert, they were sorely beaten, but this time they got a little revenge.
Jim gave for Jack and Bev and Harvey gave saying he was glad Erich had at least one friend (Brian), to stand in for him.
Mark Gerken gave for being Happy and Rebecca Quinones said her daughter Sofia turned 13.
Jeff said he would be off to the Cayman islands, and Sofie Ameloot gave for Jack and Bev and Mark Febus did the same, giving $5.
Brian Bergmann gave $5 for Brigid's Path and having another attorney in the room. He said his grandson got the flu, but got better.
Brian Hayes gave noting, "I don't have any friends," which also looked like "I don't need any friends," in my handwriting.
Dan Johnson gave for Brigid's Path and Jack and Bev.
Matt Kuhn said something funny about shampoo....which everyone laughed about....and crowded out my hearing just what he really said...
 
And below is a picture from a Rotary meeting in August, 2015, showing Jack Workman on the left with our late friend and his close buddy, Fred Weir.  They served humanity well.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This Week's SPEAKER:  Bob Hendrix, Attorney at Law, Dublin, Ohio, speaking about Elder Care Choices
 
President-Elect Boyd Preston introduced our speaker, noting that he is an attorney from the Columbus area, with offices in Dayton, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. He said he would be talking about how to avoid the Medicaid trap, and that he specializes in state law, regarding estate planning and elder law and small business law, and has been an attorney for more than 30 years.
 
Bob Hendrix said one of the problems with Medicaid is that it requires a person to spend down. He said he has a wife and four daughters to take care of, along with six grandchildren.
He said sometimes you need an emergency guardianship, as in the case of an elderly relative who said she gave $50,000 to the Hillary Clinton campaign, when you're a Republican. Asked why she did that, the woman said she got a letter saying they needed money.
If you name a beneficiary, you need to keep it up to date, as you want a contingency, in case someone dies.
Beneficiaries can go to children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc., under an Ohio beneficiary trust, he said.
If you want to keep someone out of a nursing home, you need to think about it, as the spouse often dies six months before the Alzheimer's patient, because of all the work that needs to be done, he said.
Some nursing homes look like the Marriott, and may be nice, but expensive, he said.
Some people act like an ostrich and try not to look at the future, he said.
Bob said he taught for 19 years at Franklin University. 
Most people think that Medicaid is just for the poor, but when they are done with you, you are poor, he said.
You get 100 days of long-term care, but after three days in the hospitals you have to show continued improvement  for 100 days, he said. He talked about a mother-in-law who had a brain tumor. She quit improving and the Medicaid stopped.  "Medicaid is for the lazy and poor," he said.
If you go for long-term insurance, make sure you go with a really strong financial company, he said.
Human insurance is not like auto insurance. If you have 20 years on long-term insurance, 20 years later you may not be as healthy and maybe can't get insurance, he said.
If not financially sound, the company you started with may not be there, he said, so look at the strength of the company, not the price of the insurance.
With Medicaid you have to spend down. You can set aside the house and keep the house and car, so you're advised to buy the most expensive car you can afford before you need it and get on the insurance.
You can give $15,000 to anybody you want to, but you can only have so much in cash and assets.
You've got to plan before you get there, Bob said. You need to work with an attorney who understands Medicaid and Elder Care. They know about accountable assets, and things about pre-planned funerals and taxes. 
The three essential living documents are the "general" durable power of attorney for financial and legal affairs; the medical power of attorney, and the living will.
Don't put your will in the freezer for safe-keeping, he said. As it won't thaw out well. 
He had a lot of tongue in cheek jokes, including about Michigan grads being slower thinkers, but all-in all he had much to think about and was very informative. He said there is no charge for the first meeting with him, but then again, "you get what you pay for." 
 
 
The meeting was closed with the reciting of the Rotary Four-Way Test.
 
 
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