President Sofie Ameloot welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club and led reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith provided the prayer.
Today’s quote provided by Don Overly: "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer someone else up." Mark Twain
Thanks to today’s greeters, Amy Hary & Jeff Senney.
Welcome today’s guest, Rose Lovely, guest of Gina Smith. Rose attended the social on Tuesday night and won a gift basket!
PDG Harvey Smith inducted the newest member of the Centerville Rotary Club. Mark Kottman graduated from West Carrollton, had three adult kids, and has worked in residential real estate for 48 years. Welcome Mark!
Today’s announcements:
- Rotary’s table for the Library fundraiser is full.
- Public Image ad hoc committee is meeting tonight. Please let Kelly know if you’d like to join.
- Golf Outing is May 9, still need golfers, sponsors, baskets and volunteers. Please everyone get a sponsorship. So far, we have Pickrel, Shaeffer & Ebeling, Edward Jones, Home Care Assistance, Bethany Lutheran Village, and St Leonard. Sofie would be happy to have more help seeking sponsorships.
- Apr 25 is the District Gala, $65 each. Sign up on the District website.
- Board decided at the meeting this week to try the Andy and Elder books instead of Dictionary/Thesaurus. This program, started by the Fairborn Rotary Club has books geared for elementary school children that teach the 4-Way Test and Service above Self. More info can be found here: https://www.rotaryidealsliteracy.com/home.html
- Jeff Senney reported we had a great social at Heavier than Air. The beer tasting and pizza were great, 23 people attended
- Upcoming Service Week is Apr 19-26: Highway Cleanup, Helping Hands, and Mulching Apr 26 (District environmental project). More information to follow.
- District needs help with Speech contest March 30 @ WSU. Sign up to be a judge!
Happy Bucks this quarter will go for Rotary District 5300 Fire Relief (LA area).
Brian Hayes was our Sergeant at Arms
Happy Bucks were generously given for:
- Carol K congratulated Mark Febus and Tyler Roark who were recognized by the Dayton Business Journal as 40 under 40.
- Harvey S welcomed Mark to the club
- Elda GG was just happy
- Jeff S enjoyed the first 4 at UD las night, and is going to another basketball thing today
- Crissy A for our speaker
- Gina S for her daughter
- Dale B was happy
- Sofie A welcomed Mark to the club
- Rose L was happy
- Brad T apologized for not greeting today, as he forgot he was a greeter, but then welcomed everyone
- Ernie H was happy
- Lee H Farm Report today was on the Telling the Bees tradition. Palace Beekeeper told each of the hives that the mistress was dead when Queen Elizabeth II passed away. Felt bees connected world we lived in to the spirit world. And he mentioned honey in tombs after 3,000 years was still edible.
- Socks B for the 1st day of spring and was happy for bees
- Chuck K welcomed Mark to the club and our visitor
- Adam M welcomed Mark to the club
- Jim H welcomed Mark to the club & today’s guest
- Mark K gave thanks for the warm welcome
- Bill M welcomed Mark to the club & today’s guest
- Ron welcomed Mark to the club and asked if next week’s Farm Report will be on the birds?
Our speaker today was Brittany Boulton, VP of Groundwork Ohio, an organization that focuses on child advocacy & engagement efforts.
Brittany shared that Groundwork Ohio is a statewide organization in its 20th year, that focuses on birth - age 5 and pregnant moms. It is a nonpartisan public policy research & advocacy program. They look for people who have young children and connect with their legislators.
90% of brain development occurs before age 5, so it is important to invest in young children’s health and well-being.
Policy Framework buckets:
Early Learning & Child care
Access to Quality Health Care
Early Childhood Trauma Prevention
Economic Stability
Their goal is to have kids healthy and ready to start school.
Policy Agenda Process:
Get feedback and then make bills to benefit children and hopefully get them passed.
For the 136th General Assembly, they are focusing on:
- Maternal & Young Child Health through three priorities to help babies make it to their first birthday.
- Early Leaning - ready for Kindergarten and support early childhood educators
HB96 state budget bill includes:
- Expanding access to publicly funded childcare for working families who are at least 200% of the Federal poverty level. Those not earning enough to pay for quality childcare.
- Bringing coalition of people together to determine what children need to reach first birthday.
- Home visiting program expanded
- Child tax credit up to $1,000/child for those earning less than $96,000/year
- Investing in Dolly Parton Imagination Library book program
Call to Action
- Action alerts: Weekly newsletter includes latest news articles, state & federal level
- Testimony opportunities: opportunities available to share your story with legislators
- Family Action Network: 400 people did 100 legislative meetings last week
- The Morning Meeting: 30 min zoom, different topic each week on Thursday mornings
- Advocacy Day
They are active on social media; a good place for the latest information.
Can find more information or sign up for Calls to Action through the website
groundworkohio.org
To view Brittany’s entire presentation, visit this
LINK.
President Ameloot thanked Brittany for sharing about their good work, led reciting of the 4-Way Test and wished all a good week.
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