Our first quarter Happy Bucks went to Honor Flight Dayton, and here comes our previous
speaker on Honor Flight, Al Bailey, to receive our check, enough to send a veteran on the Honor Flight.
It was $1,542.
When Rodrigo Garnica from Peru arrived eight months ago as our Rotary Club exchange student, he gifted the club with a small llama
from Peru and a Peruvian flag. He gets to take two of our club flags home with him.
Phil Raynes is the setup man this day. He has just put up the big Rotary Club banner.
Here"s a good look at our exchange student. Ready to go back and study in college. Good luck.
And best wishes Rodrigo Garnica.
Jen Gibbs, host for Rodrigo's first part of his stay, is seen here.
Doc Hoback and Chuck King can be seen in this picture.
Groups tend to congregate in the entrance to the Yankee Trace Club House.
Carol Kennard gets officially greeted by Gerry Eastabrooks.
Ron Hollenbeck has a slap-stick shake. He puts his hand down to be slapped and when the greeter goes to slap it, he slaps them on the head....Way to go Ron...
Arnie Biondo comes in on this sunny day with a smile on his face.
Kim Senft-Paras greets Jim Stuart, who has trouble finding his badge, only to find it is right where it is supposed to be.
Two of our RYLA CHS students arrive with John Beals, who heads up our club's RYLA participation. Leah Horan (L) and Dalia Einstein said they had a great time at the three day Camp Kern event.
Inside the room, Carol Kennard gets together with several members already eating their turkey/
cheese sandwiches and broccoli salad with chips. Everyone has a cupcake to eat in Rodrigo's
celebration.
Sally Beals makes an elegant entrance in a light brown outfit..
Here's Ann Blackburn's guest: Leah Seymour
A crowd picture.
And another crowd picture.
Whatever Don Stewart is telling our president, seems to bring a sly smile to his face.
This matched set belongs together. Tom Groszko is seen here with his wife Mandy, who looks like she could be his daughter.
The Centerville Rotary Club met at the Clubhouse at Yankee Trace at noon. Club President Boyd Preston led the Pledge of Allegiance; Ray Merz gave the prayer, honoring the 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the brave men who sacrificed their lives and/or suffered injuries in the cause of freedom, showing selflessness; and the singing of God Bless America was led by Dick Hoback.
Menu this week:.
Turkey sandwich--lettuce, tomato, on wheat bread; Chef's broccoli
salad, chips
Menu next week: Cod sandwich, french fries, cole slaw
Guests this week:
Our speakers were three Centerville High School juniors who attended the RYLA program
at Camp Kern about leadership: Leah Horan, Dalia Einstein, and Kobe Couvion. Leah Seymour was a guest of Ann Blackburn, and Al Bailey is with Honor Flight Dayton. Mandy Groszko is the wife of Tom Groszko, club member.
President Boyd Preston presided over the meeting. Here he is seen with Rodrigo and Jen Gibbs.
President Boyd Preston thanked our greeters, Gerry Eastabrooks and Kim Senft-Paras, and others, Jen Gibbs and Rodrigo, who also helped greet.
He said the June 27 meeting at Benham's Grove will be a Club Assembly for installation of the new officers, and that members need to fill out their requests for either roast beef, ham, or turkey for the box lunches, so enough of each are ordered.
Boyd said that with our club matching the member Happy Buck donations up to $500 to help the victims of the recent tornadoes, which was $357, and the Dayton Rotary matching that, the club ended up matching that, we ended up giving the equivalent of around $2,200.
Boyd also gave an update on our club member Joyce Young, noting that she still seems frustrated at the length of her recovery, though she is in good spirits and in no pain at this time.
While she is at Bethany, she gets pictures of pipes and other work on her master bathroom at home, being redone by Erich Eggers to accommodate her better.
He also said that our club member Don Gerhardt who suffered a stroke that seemed to have affected his left side more than his right side was doing much better on his latest visit, and could move his left side more and grasp with his right hand a little. He said Don is in the Kingston Nursing Home in Miamisburg (near the high school). He said Don is still frustrated and would appreciate visitors.
A card was passed around for Peachy, who is doing okay but still has numbers fluctuating and some sleep issues.
Boyd called Rodrigo up to the front of the group to allow him to say how his exchange visit has been. He saw snow for the first time, he said. He gave him two of our club flags, one for himself and one for the Rotary Club back home.
Rodrigo said coming to America helped open his eyes and he thanked the club for giving him the opportunity to experience all that he has. "I will never forget you," he said. He said he plans to
study industrial engineering and possibly come back in the future to a college in Ohio, UD, OSU, Ohio University...
Boyd called John Callander up to present the $1,542 check to Al Bailey for Honor Flight because John had the honor of being on one of the flights in the past. His granddaughter went with him as an assistant, pushing his wheelchair, he said.
Bailey said on May 25 the Honor Flight had 111 veterans on it, and they brought all 111 veterans back. They will all have a reunion in November for all who have gone on one of the flights, he said. He thanked the club for the donation.
Ron Hollenbeck was then asked to give an update on the Rotary International Grant request for water pumps in Haiti. He said they have finally gotten all the supplemental information needed for the grant and with Frank Scott helping out and meeting with Barry Rassin in Hamburg at the International Rotary Convention, and memorandums of understanding in, hopefully they will get the grant approved, although that still could take six months, he said. He mentioned that Greg
Bixler's work in Africa may also help the grant process.
Frank Perez was asked to update everyone on the summer pop-up dog park program our Rotary Club is helping sponsor with the Centerville-Washington Park District.
He said if they get six or eight members to come to Green Park at 6661 Green Park Drive, east of 48 and north of AB Road, on June 24 at about 11 a.m., they can get the fences for the park up in about a half hour. The fence parts can be handled by a two-man crew, one on each end, he showed.
Jen Gibbs passed out sponsorship donation forms for Boomer Fest at St. Leonard, Saturday, August 10 from noon to 10 p.m. It is an all-day music and entertainment festival that celebrates the baby boomer generation. There are all levels of sponsorship, with presenting sponsors at the $10,000 level and band sponsor at $5,000 and greatest hits music sponsor at $2,5000, on down to whatever you choose to give.
Jen said there will be crafts, food trucks, a cover band, etc. Proceeds support special activities, programs and equipment for St. Leonard residents.