President Adam Manning welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club and led reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith provided the prayer. Brad Thorp led singing of “God Bless America.”
Today’s quote provided by Don Overly: "It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting changes." Queen Elizabeth II.
Announcements
- Thanks to Dale Berry & Jim Stuart for being greeters today.
- Welcome today’s guests: Gina Smith’s son, Nicholas; Boyd Preston’s guest and potential member David Williamson.
President Manning introduced incoming District 6670 RYLA Chair - Greta Batton who shared information about the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA).
Greta said her introduction to Rotary started with RYLA. She volunteered to help and saw what Rotarians do and wanted to be a part. She is now in the Beavercreek Club and this is her first year in charge of RYLA.
The 2026 RYLA will be March 20-22 at Camp Kern. Our RYLA contact will receive the online link with all information. The cost is $260/student. She’s asked for donations from VFWs to purchase t-shirts and other items for the students. Greta said she hopes we sponsor at least 2 students.
Camp Kern has modern cabins, and there will be both indoor & outdoor activities. Kelly Lehman will introduce a peace project. They can accommodate up to 100 students, so she encourages early registration. Greta feels RYLA really stands for “Rotary Youth Leadership Awakening”. She hopes after this experience, the students will want to be involved in Interact, then Rotaract, and then Rotary, and want to serve their community.
More Announcements:
- District 6670 Operation Full Plate is the first service project of 2026. At our Jan 8 meeting, please bring shelf stable foods to donate to the Food Bank. Zones 30 & 31 are having a friendly competition with this service project.
- Our Rotary Holiday Party is next week, Dec 11, 6:30-8:30 pm, at Yankee Trace. Uriah reminded all to check the spreadsheet showing who is signed up and let him know of any changes. There will be No Lunch Meeting that day.
- Sofie Ameloot announced she and Frank Perez met regarding the 2026 Golf Outing that will be held on May 8. Mark your calendars! They are looking for committee members; the first meeting of the committee is January 22, 11 am at Yankee Trace. Please let Sofie or Frank know if you can help.
- Ron Hollenbeck announced if you want to use Club matching points to get your next level of Paul Harris Fellow, get your check to him no later than next week’s Holiday dinner.
- Lisa Goris May announced the gift drop off for the Adopt a Child is today at Cline Elementary or Monday at the School Board office. Ron H offered to deliver gifts brought to the meeting.
Happy Bucks this quarter will be donated to Threads of Miami Valley who provides essential clothing to individuals and families in need at no cost, promoting dignity and hope.
Pat Beckel was our Sergeant at Arms, with help from Jim Stuart.
Happy Bucks were generously given for:
- Pat B got to see his freshman son for the first time since Aug 1.
- Elda GG was super happy her St Louis son and family came for Thanksgiving.
- Sofie A announced her brother-in-law had a baby (they live in Japan), and she is thankful for this Rotary family.
- Carol K was thankful for her week in PA, seeing her kids, grandkids, and mom.
- Jeff S was happy all 7 grandkids came for Thanksgiving and OSU won.
- Rand O announced that 28 years ago today, Harvey sworn him into Rotary! Happy Rotary anniversary, Rand!
- Brad H had a great trip to Candlestick Park in California for a 49ers game with his son, Braden and then celebrated his 50th birthday, where Adam joined the party bus and revealed a wonderful singing voice!
- Bill M welcomed back Socks.
- Mark F said it was good to see everyone.
- Mike W announced upcoming performances of the OH Valley British Brass Band, December 12th in New Carlisle and December 15th in Kettering. Find out more info here: http://ovbbb.org/index.html
- Socks B said it was great to be back with his Rotary family.
- Pat T was happy his sister moved back here and hosted Thanksgiving this year.
- Jake H said he had a happy Thanksgiving until his dog got into the trash, which resulted in spending the evening at the Emergency vet, but she’s ok now.
- Mark K for a happy Thanksgiving, and OSU doing well.
- Ron H for a great Thanksgiving.
- Boyd P was happy David came back again this week.
- Chuck K said it was good to see Socks back, and noted the Brass Band performances are typically standing room only, so get there early.
- Bob F was back from FL but is leaving the cold again so he’ll see everyone in April!
- Brad T announced his son Brit and daughter-in-law Molly are opening a ceramics studio in the old Craig’s Barber shop building in Uptown. They will open the school on March 1.
- Dale B for the sunshine, welcomed today’s guests, and had Thanksgiving at his grandson’s, meaning that was the 5th generation to host this holiday for him.
- Dan S had a big crowd for Thanksgiving and he hopes the Buckeyes beat Indiana.
- Jim H for his birthday and also his son’s birthday.
- Dan J for the Florida Gators big win and they hired a new head coach.
- Adam M for today’s guests and having Socks back.
- Greta for lunch with our club.
- Gina S was grateful for everyone and happy her son was at Rotary today.
- Lisa GM had a happy Thanksgiving: her Aunt cancelled so she enjoyed turkey pot pie in her jammies and watched Hallmark movies all day. She also gave thanks for those who purchased gifts for the kids.
Our speaker today was our member Dr. David Herman, Chiropractor and owner of Ohio Sport & Spine.
Pat Beckel introduced Dr. David Herman, noting he first met him at Rotary. David immediately noticed Pat had problems with his wrist. Pat had seen many doctors who couldn’t fix it, but David fixed it in just three visits.
David said our bodies are one big cobweb - the body overcompensates when one area is injured.
OH Sport and Spine has two massage therapists and a personal trainer. David is the only one in the office that does what he does.
Typically he spends 1.5 hours on the first visit, and 1 hour visits from then on. He doesn’t deal with insurance, which simplifies the treatments.
He treats people of all ages; he looks into what people are doing right that sets themselves up for success. He helps people find how to age well and maintain their independence. How?
Keep moving, socialization, stay nimble, and more.
It is necessary to be able to stand up and down. Doctors aren’t always checking for that when they do the annual Medicare checkup.
Cardiorespiratory health (exercise) is important to maintain health as you age. There’s no drug for that.
David then shared the 4 pillars of Exercise, as developed by Dr. Peter Attia.
- Stability
- Strength
- Aerobic Training
- Anaerobic Training
Healthspan = quality of life that increases your lifespan. Everyone wants to be able to age well and live independently. He then led the group through some exercises for each pillar.
If you don’t use it, you lose it.
Bone health is important as you age. When young, you are developing bone density, but starting age 30, bone density starts going down. There is a sharp decline in women during menopause.
Prevention is the key: One study with an average age of 65 women showed those who exercised 2x/week for 30 min, showed an increase in bone density.
He suggests starting with baby steps and use heavier weights. Bones like to land hard and have heavier weight on them. Resistance training helps, too.
David encoraged everyone to do this exercise 5 times every day: Stand - lower to floor - stand back up. You don’t want to lose the ability to do this function.
