President Sofie Ameloot welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club and led reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith provided the prayer
Quote of the day: If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Dalai Lama
Thanks to today’s greeters: Boyd Preston & Frank Perez
Welcome today’s guests: Teresa Innocent, guest of Jeff Senney and potential new member; Ernie Havens, our newest member!
Pancake Breakfast Update was provided by Adam Manning, after the club gave him a standing ovation for his outstanding leadership.
- Turn in any receipts so final numbers can be tallied
- It was a great day, received a lot of great feedback, and the service was fantastic
- 740 folks served including 88 volunteers
- At 9 am only 7 open tables!
- Preliminary Net income ~$18,000
To see more pictures from Pancake Day, visit our Facebook or Instagram pages. Links below on the right.
Today’s Announcements
- Board approved $1500 for Asheville, NC Rotary
- $500 donation approved to El Puente Educational Center, a nonprofit who’s mission is to serve as a bridge and connection point for Latino students and family members to academic success, well-being, and increased integration into the Dayton community.
- Thanks to the people who attended the social at The Famous Tuesday night. We had an opportunity to get to know each other better and even had a visit from Susan Schnell!
- $500 donation approved for a Guatemala Literacy project
- Nov 2, 8am-12pm - Adopt a Highway. Meet at Yankee Trace, wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring work gloves. Safety vests and grabber tools provided. Let Bill Menker know if you can help.
- Nov 7, 5:30-7:30 pm - Rotary Women Connect at Old Scratch Pizza. We are meeting the first Thursday of the month so all can participate in the District program on membership on Nov 14.
- Nov 12, 8-9 am - Rotary Coffee Club will take place at ContempoRoast, 967 South Main Street. We will meet the first Tuesday of the month afterwards.
- Nov 17, 3-5 pm - Rotary Family Social is planned at Hidden Valley Orchard. Plan to bring your kids/grandkids for a fun afternoon!
Brad Huffman made an announcement about our International Exchange Program. We are in desperate need of another host family for our exchange student, Enzyme after December. It is a life changing experience for all. Must be in Centerville City Schools.
Hosting is simple! The requirements are that you treat her like a member of the family. Provide her with her own bed, a place to study and feed her just like you’d feed your own kids. Of course, host families are expected to include the exchange student in family activities.
Don’t worry. You are NOT expected to be a tour guide and entertainer. This is a cultural and educational exchange program. It is not a vacation for the student. Daily attendance at high school is mandatory. Host families must live within the Centerville City School boundaries. The Rotary Club provides a small monthly stipend to the student so they can enjoy high school and social activities. Host families are not expected to pay for the student’s miscellaneous needs.
The inbound student has been thoroughly vetted by Rotary International and the local Rotarians. To be selected for this program, students have demonstrated high levels of character and academic efforts.
To learn more about hosting, and to speak to families who have hosted, please email Brad Huffman at Centervillerotary@gmail.com . Hosting a Rotary Youth Exchange student is a life-enriching experience. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity!
Uriah Anderson announced letters were distributed to show how much is needed for your next Paul Harris Fellowship. November is Rotary Foundation Month and the Club will match (up to) your $500 donation with 500 points to get to another PHF level.
Brian Hayes was our Sergeant at Arms today. He raffled off a party gift basket for $95 to Wyatt Thorp and 6 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies for $60 to Elda Gotos Gay. Thanks for your generosity!
Happy Bucks were generously given for:
- Ron H for the Pancake Committee and Lee for making the electrical updates needed at CHS.
- Harvey S apologized for not working Pancake Day due to his granddaughter’s wedding, but promised to be back working next year!
- Elda GG was happy they survived the wedding.
- Lisa GM was looking forward to seeing all the kids at Trick or Treat tonight.
- Dale B for another great Pancake Day.
- Socks B was just happy.
- Andrea S was just happy.
- Sivaji S was just happy.
- Arnie B was sad to have missed the pancake breakfast but happy to get another win for the University of Oregon.
- Adam M for Pancake Day, especially the hard work by the committee and volunteers.
- Bill M for a successful Pancake Day.
- Lee H announced, “We served no cake before its time!” (At Pancake Day)
- Uriah A wished all a Happy Halloween.
- Boyd P for a great Pancake Day, and Adam’s leadership.
- Mark F for a great Pancake Day.
- Dan J needed to leave early to see the Cline Elementary costume parade, and for a great Pancake Day.
- Carol K for Adam’s outstanding leadership of Pancake Day AND with all club activities, and displayed her Penn State good luck charms worn for a hopeful win against Ohio State this weekend.
- Rand O is heading back to Florida, and for a great Pancake Day.
- Sofie A thanked Adam for a great Pancake Day, Lee for securing the electric, and welcome to new member, Ernie.
- Jeff S was glad to be here and that Teresa is considering joining the club.
Our speaker today was Molly Daffner, Director of Regional Services for the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio.
Molly is a WSU grad and has been with the Girl Scouts for 9 years.
She noted there are 2.6 million Girl Scout members around the country in grades K-12. Girls learn a variety of skills, leading to a lifetime of leadership. There are currently 28,000 girls in the Western Ohio Council.
Molly currently oversees the Dayton and Lima offices, where she directly supports the membership team.
The mission of the Girl Scouts: Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
The Western Ohio Council,, serves 32 counties and 25% of the girls reside in Greater Dayton area. It is the 6th largest council in the nation. There are 4 Service Centers and 7 camps in this Council. In Centerville, there are 446 girls and 274 adults participating in 47 troops.
There are several ways to participate:
- Girl Scout Troops, where girls learn skills, go camping, sell cookies
- Series Programming is in Title 1 Schools, and provides free membership for 6-8 week programming
- Individually registered members can still do all that troop members do
478 girls achieved the highest Awards last year where they identify a community need, research and complete a project that is sustainable.
The research-based Girl Scout Leadership Experience is the roadmap for the program. Girls participate in a variety of activities with supportive relationships (leaders and scout peers) under the three Girl Scout processes (girl-led, cooperative learning, learning by doing), which develop leaders who have a strong sense of self, positive values, challenge seeking, healthy relationships, and community problem solving.
All categories in the Western Ohio council match or exceed national statistics.
Four Pillars of the program found on every box of cookies are:
- Entrepreneurship
- STEM
- Outdoors
- Life Skills
Adults provide a safe space for girls to grow and challenge themselves. Girl Scouts is for every girl - all can participate regardless of barriers. They also have a Camp for Every Girl - last year they were able to send 25 girls to camp at no cost to them, and provided all supplies they needed to go to camp.
Molly shared a report from our neighboring state, the Indiana Girl Report. The report showed that girls are hospitalized at 3x the rate of boys, and 1 in 5 girls are physically or cyber bullied. 47.1% of Indiana girls experienced depression in 2022 and nearly 1 in 4 seriously considered suicide. The Girl Scout program will continue to strive to improve the girls’ experience. They are planning the same survey in Ohio this year.
A question was asked about the recent decision by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, ending their 100+ year partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA. Molly stated they have a Catholic Committee on Girl Scouting within the Council that is run by all volunteers, and plan to continue to do those programs so girls can continue their Girl Scout experience including ways to learn about and explore their faith. The Catholic Church said troops must convert to an American Heritage Girls troop (faith-based program founded by Cincinnati parents in 1995) or find another meeting location.
What is the most popular cookie? Thin Mints comprise 40% of sales nationwide.
Do the Girl Scouts accept boys in the program? No, they want to continue to offer a safe environment for girls only.
Dick & Marilyn picture
Boyd recently visited Dick & Marilyn Hoback and snapped this picture for the bulletin. Dick says hi to the club and is hoping to visit us in November. He is feeling good, eating ok and swallowing well. He is in room 1226 at the Linden House at Bethany Village and enjoys visitors.
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