8/14/14 John Beals and Dale Berry
8/21/14 Deb Dulaney and Pat Beckel
8/28/14 John Callander and James Briggs
9/03/14 Rand Oliver and Tom Broadwell
If you cannot greet on the day assigned, contact Kitty and she will schedule a replacement.
8/07/14
President Vas Appalaneni opened the Centerville Rotary Club meeting at The Clubhouse at Yankee Trace with the Pledge of Allegiance. Member and former pastor Ray Merz gave the prayer and Peachy Metzner led the singing of God Bless America.
The guests at the meeting included Van Wert Rotarian Ned Dull and his daughter Cindy; Subba Rao,the father-in-law of Vas Appalaneni, visiting from India; Garrett and Sharon Senney, son and wife of member Jeff Senney; and Liz Cameron, the Interact advisor at Centerville High School, guest of Judy Budi and Carol Kennard.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
President Vas said he received a letter of appreciation from Steve Wenstrup, chairman of the Americana Festival, thanking our Rotary Club for being a sponsor of the Festival this year.
Vas reminded club members that the upcoming Rotary Trilogy is Aug. 16 at Normandy Church. It is free if you register ahead of time, but otherwise $10 at the door. Check with any board member to register ahead of time.
Vas also presented outgoing club president Judy Budi with a memento honoring and thanking her for her term as president, a time-honored tradition, that he said was delayed by the late arrival of the gift he intended to give her as the in-coming president.
Peachy announced that volunteers will be needed in September to distribute the dictionaries and thesauri the club donates to the third and fifth graders in the school district. He said he hopes people will sign up to help out, as it has proved very rewarding to see the children's excitement at getting the books.
Guest Liz Cameron, the Interact advisor at the high school, thanked our club for supporting their club with its water project, enabling it to donate money it received from the sale of water bottles and donations, to the Dayton Rotary's water project in Africa.
HAPPY BUCKS:
Sergeant-at-Arms Erich Eggers collected money for Operation Warm and said the club has just enough money to buy 65 coats at this time, whereas he would like to see us get enough money to buy 300 coats to help keep kids warm this winter. He offered up $100 to match the gift of five people offering to give at least $20, the cost of one coat. That was soon exceeded, with more than 5 members buying a coat and many others giving several dollars or more towards a coat.
Club member Don Stewart received another Paul Harris Fellow, making his donation $4,000 to date. Harvey Smith did the honors of presenting Don with his new pin. Good job, Don and Harvey.
SPEAKER: Tom Lolan, director of South Dayton Hearing Aids & Audiology
Tom, who is hearing impaired, not being able to hear high frequencies well, as when his wife is speaking, he said, was introduced by club member Ray Merz. This presentation was one in a series of presentations to be about "inescapable personal issues," Merz said. Lolan has all three of his degrees from the University of Cincinnati, he said.
Tom offered tips on how to live with a hearing impaired individual, noting that it can lead to irritability, aggravation, and embarrassment, on one or both parties involved in communicating with one another. He showed us his hearing aids that wind behind and into his ears. He said he also uses Bluetooth technology when in a noisy situation to drown out what he doesn't want to hear and tune into what he does want to hear, such as in a crowded noisy restaurant with his family, or when wishing to hear the TV when all around him are chattering loudly.
Many young people's hearing is being damaged by loud noises, especially in bands where they are practicing indoors and using high amplification devices, he said. A musician himself, he said he knows whereof he speaks.
He and his wife have additional communication difficulties, as she lost her sight and kidneys after an illness.
When dealing with a hearing impaired person you need to make sure they are looking at your face and paying attention and within hearing distance, he said.
Many people don't want to admit they have a hearing loss and feel embarrassed at being seen with a hearing aid, as a sign of old age or impairment. If they do decide to get a hearing aid they often go about it the wrong way, looking for one that won't show at all or dealing with an unethical sales person, he said.
It requires patience when communicating with a hearing impaired person, he said. One should speak plainly and clearly.
It's hard to weed out the good from the bad in those selling hearing aids, he said. People should ignore those who send out constant mail ads and/or call on the phone, and check with others who have had success with their aids and with doctors who can make recommendations on whom to go to, he said.
He said many people with hearing impairments get depressed and/or withdraw from others and activities, such as church, where they may not be able to hear the sermon.
Lolan said nine out of ten hearing aids fit improperly, and sometimes the people say they only want one, whereas they should have two, one for each ear.
Finding the right audiology expert can be hard and choosing the right company to buy from isn't easy, he said. "It's a crap shoot to some degree," he said.
Further profile information taken from his web site follows:
Dr. Lolan has been in the hearing health care field since 1970.
He began his career as a teacher of the deaf at the Indiana State School for the Deaf. Following two years of teaching he returned to earn his Masters Degree in Audiology from the University of Cincinnati.
He moved to Dayton to begin his audiology career with Nathaniel Soifer, M.D., & Associates, a large Ear Nose & Throat medical practice. While with this practice he developed his interest in the evaluation and diagnosis of Central Auditory Disorders in children with learning disabilities. He became a frequent speaker on this topic as well research and publishing. In 1980 he returned to education serving as an Educational Audiologist/Communication specialist with the Miami Valley Regional Center for Handicapped Children. Calling on his experience as a Deaf Educator as well as his minor in Speech Pathology Dr. Lolan worked with a wide range of children with mulitiple handicaps.
In 1985 Dr. Lolan returned to the medical/audiology field and began his private practice with James Bean, M.D. he provided diagnostic audiology services to Dr. Bean as well as managing South Dayton Hearing Aids. In 1992 Dr. Lolan purchased South Dayton Hearing Aids and moved to its current location. South Dayton Hearing Aids & Audiology was born. Dr. Lolan received his Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) in 2008.
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