President Sofie Ameloot welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club and led reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith provided the prayer, including giving an update about Dick Hoback who is now able to swallow again.

 

Lee Hieronymus led singing of God bless America.

 

Quote of the day from Don: Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world. " Roy T. Bennett (Author of The Light)

 

Today’s guests included: Hannah (Gina’s daughter,) and Cory Broughton who is Dan Johnson’s guest and the spouse of our speaker today who is a Rotarian from Dayton Rotary Club.

 

Ed Werner (Gina Smith’s father) was officially inducted today as our new member. His mentor is Chuck King.

 

 

 

 

 

Old Business;

Announcements:

 

Pancake Breakfast Committee: Sign-up sheet for volunteers is available now.

 

Community Service

Artemis sponsorship, we have enough volunteers, but now we need to fill up the table. Let Sofie know if you want to attend the breakfast at Sinclair that starts at 8 a.m. on October 17, 2024.

There are still some volunteer spots open if you would like to help at Fall Fest at St. Leonard’s (Sofie, Crissy, and Kelly have signed up so far.)

Just an FYI Ron Hollenbeck has a big tree down that also hit his house. The insurance company is there at this moment

 

 

Happy Bucks:

 

Raffled off some items and proceeds will go to Operation Warm.

 

 

Emily Broughton is a member of the Dayton Rotary Club and the Director of Development and External Relation for Bottom Line Dayton area chapter. Her expertise is in community relations, evert coordination, press releases, copy writing, and public speaking. She is also proficient in advertising and sales, project management and brand promotion.

 

 

Her organization, Bottom Line just received a very hefty donation from MacKenzie Scott (Jeff Besos, ex-wife.) She gave $15 million in 2021 which really helped launch the chapter here in Dayton. They have also received grants.

 

 

Emily shared that Bottom Line started in 1990 in Boston. The Dayton area chapter is Bottom Line’s first venture into a new region since 2014 in their efforts to reach and partner with more students for college access and success. They feel fortunate to have been embraced by the Greater Dayton community.

 

 

Bottom Line proudly partners with students at their colleges and their offices in the Boston, Chicago, New York and Ohio.

 

Bottom Line partners with degree-aspiring students of color from under-resourced communities to get into and through college and successfully launch a career. “We are committed to building strong connections with our students, providing them with individual support, and ensuring they have the guidance they need to persist and earn a college degree,” said Emily.

 

 

Beginning in junior or senior year of high school, students visit their offices to begin meeting with a Bottom Line advisor. They share their interests, aspirations, academic history, and family circumstances through a series of one-on-one meetings,

 

Dayton chapter has two major programs. One that was just launched this month is called ACCESS. Access Program is where they work with Seniors in High School. High School seniors receive one-on-one guidance from their Bottom Line advisor throughout the college application, FAFSA application, and decision process.  Students have the support and the experienced guidance they require to make a smart decision about attending college.

 

 

A lot of the students they are currently working with now come from Foster Homes, Roosevelt High School, and Thurgood Marshall High School to name a few. Forty percent of students come from Foster Home. Ten percent of kids from Dayton Public School are homeless. Most homes have bigger needs that college is not their focus.

 

ACCESS program is manned by college advisors who are fully paid, full-time employees and they work with high school counselors. The average counselors in the State of Ohio works with 4-5 students at a time.

 

College students receive personalized on-campus guidance and support based on our DEAL rubric for up to 6 years through college and up to six month when they drop out of college to try to get them back to college. In addition, they work with them for 6 months after college to help them find a job. This tailored guidance ensures that students are equipped with the skills and knowledge to overcome obstacles, persist, and eventually graduate with a career plan in place.

 

Work force is a big part of what they do. They want students to go to college locally and possibly get jobs to be a big part of our local economy here. In the next couple of years according to USA Today foresees one student entering the workforce for every three retirees. So, this will be a big issue if we look at the future of Ohio specifically.

 

 

Another program they have is called Bluprint. Bluprint program is offered within Bottom Line’s College Success model. For college students who are not enrolled in a college that partners with Bottom Line, they offer a hybrid advising program to provide support to students throughout their college journey.

Unique Approach
Their program stands out because of their personalized, one-on-one approach, their thorough understanding of the application process, and focus on matching students to a school where they can and will be successful. Through their support of students in college, they have gained a unique and invaluable understanding of where students will thrive academically, receive adequate financial aid, and fit into the college culture. With this knowledge, making the right college match is the first step on their students' path to success.

 

 

 

Next week: GREETERS:  10/10/24 are Uriah Anderson & Dave Trout

Next week’s program is the State of the Parks of the Centerville-Washington Park District.