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This Week at Rotary: Nov 30, 2017
 
Our speaker this week was Jane Snyder from Brigid's Path, the neonatal medical facility for babies born with addictions.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Brad Thorp
December 15
 
Gerry Eastabrooks
December 19
 
Butch Spencer
December 28
 
Jim Harris
December 30
 
Phil Raynes
December 30
 
Spouse Birthdays
Marilyn Hoback
December 8
 
Elaine King
December 10
 
Christine Balsan
December 28
 
Anniversaries
Matthew Kuhn
Brenda
December 7
 
Raj Grandhi
Susan Grandhi
December 25
 
Wayne Davis
Kate Huffman
December 26
 
Join Date
Don Stewart
December 5, 1996
21 years
 
Mark Balsan
December 5, 2013
4 years
 
Jack Durnbaugh
December 8, 2016
1 year
 
Vas Appalaneni
December 9, 2010
7 years
 
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Speakers
Dec 07, 2017
Rotary Action Group Against Slavery (RGAS)
Jan 11, 2018
Preserving Centerville's History
Jan 18, 2018
Waste Management - Story Hollow Landfill
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Russell Hampton
ClubRunner
 
 
Rotary's Theme for 2017-18
 
Centerville Rotary Club Meeting Nov. 30, 2017
 
 
The GREETERS​​​: ​​​​  
 
11/30/2017  Kim Senft-Paras and Sivaji Subramaniam
12/07/2017  Jim Briggs and Ed Flohre
12/14/2017  No meeting: Christmas dinner at Yankee Trace. 6 p.m. beginning
12/21/2017  No meeting
01/04/2018  Frank Perez and Phil Raynes
01/11/2018  Graham Ross and Jeff Senney
01/11/2018  Sofie Ameloot and Mark Balsan
01/18/2018  Jennifer Gibbs and Ann Blackburn
If you cannot greet on the day assigned, contact Kitty and she will schedule a replacement.
 
Here are our official greeters for the day, Kim Senft-Paras and Sivaji Subramaniam. 
 
 
Boyd Preston and Peachy Metzner, our president, were unofficial greeters until the others arrived. Here they are seen greeting Kisha Taylor. 
 
Peachy (Mark) Metzner arrived before all the greeters. He seems to have gotten a lot of his energy back, though Thanksgiving dinner may have rearranged his diet a bit.
 
And here is our President Peachy with our Vice President Chuck King
 
Here the two are greeting Don Gerhardt.
 
 
And then Chuck King and Jack Durnbaugh greeted one another.
 
And Peachy greeted Harvey Smiith.
 
And here Jack Workman takes a leisurely approach as he comes in.
 
And new member Eric Beach comes in just as his name comes up in the conversation.
 
And here comes Jim Briggs in his argyle sweater.
 
And here Jim and Peachy have a short chat.
 
And now Past-President Ron Hollenbeck and our guest speaker Jane Snyder arrive.
 
And Graham Ross has his day in the sun....only it was raining and around 50 degrees.
 
And then Jim Harris gets greeted by an official greeter, Kim Senft-Paras.
 
 
And Sivaji greets Phil Raynes. Note Sivaji's umbrella in the picture.
 
And Rebecca Quinones comes in and is greeted by Kin.
 
And not to be outdone, Sivaji also gets his greeting in. 
 
 
And now, ever-dapper Brian Hayes comes in with his purple attire, which some club members try to kid him about, but he says he just wears what he finds in his closet.
 
And Bob Fry arrives with a smile on his face.
 
And then came Joyce Young, having enjoyed Thanksgiving with family.
 
And then fun-loving Don Gerhardt re-appeared with Dan Johnson close behind.
 
And Adam Manning makes people look small around him.
 
And then there's Arnie, who was real happy today for the help he received from his fellow Rotarians. See what he has to say in the Happy Bucks section. 
 
Today's Guests included:
 
A visiting Dayton Rotarian. He was already seated when I spotted him, and though I got his name, I did not capture him in a photo. You'll have to imagine what he looks like unless you already know him, which a number of our members do. He is none other than Jack Lohbeck. He said his claim to fame is being the treasurer of the Dayton Area Rotary Bowling League, that a number of our own members have participated in. Actually you can see him in this picture I borrowed from the Dayton Rotary Club Web site. He is the second man from the left in the back row. 
 
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Our guest speaker Jane Snyder, Director of Development for Brigid's Path
 
The Centerville Rotary Club met at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace at noon. President Peachy (Mark) Metzner led the Pledge of Allegiance; Sivaji Subramaniam gave the prayer, alluding to Thanksgiving and the Christmas season, and Brad Thorp led another great rendition of God Bless America, sung by club members.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
 
President Peachy Metzner was in good form again. Here he is during the prayer.
 
Peachy started by offering two free tickets to the Miamisburg Rotary Pancake Breakfast on Dec. 2, which were quickly snapped up. I believe John Beals may have gotten them, as Peachy headed in that direction.
He noted he had received an early Christmas present from a member, a small booklet with recipes for everything Peachy. Positively Peachy Recipes.
 
Peachy said that the next board meeting for the club will be Monday at WestBanco on Wilmington. New members need to attend a board meeting as one of their membership requirements for having their new member yellow ribbon removed, but all members are welcome to attend, he said. The meeting is 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
 
He noted that Dec. 14 is the Christmas Holiday dinner here at Yankee Trace, and that after that we would not be meeting again until Jan. 4. 
 
Boyd has sent out messages about the dinner, and noted that members who bring more than one guest, will be asked to pay $12.50 for each additional dinner. 
 
Peachy said at the last club meeting that club member Joyce Young has retired after 20-plus years as a Washington Twp. Trustee and that a retirement celebration will be held in her honor at the West Rec Enrichment Center on Dec. 15 from 4 to 6 p.m.
 
Boyd passed out sign-up sheets for the Christmas dinner, which will be available at the next meeting. You may bring one guest for free. Each additional guest will cost $12.50. You also need to note if you want the alternative meal rather than the traditional one.
 
Club awards will be made at the Christmas dinner.
 
Frank Perez had the Adopt-a-Family wish lists for members to choose from. There were still five families available from the original 25 families. Dec. 7 will be the first turn-in date for the gifts, he said. Monday, Dec. 11th is the second drop off date.
 
Peachy said Erich Eggers gave him the corporate records for the club.
 
 
HAPPY BUCKS: 
 
Erich Eggers, our Sgt.-at-Arms, has been collecting Happy Bucks for BOGG, Because of God's Grace, which helps those in need with food and activities, etc. Gerry Eastabrooks usually passes the cup, but was absent this day.
 
Here is Erich, who was helped by Peachy collecting the Happy Bucks today.  
 
Doc Dave makes a marketing move and plans a grand opening with a name change and broader focus for his local business.
 
Doc Dave Herman, a chiropractor, gave his Happy Bucks noting that he has made a name change to his local business, which will have a grand opening Monday at 1175 Lyons Road. It will be known as Ohio Sports & Spine. It had been known as Tri Chiropractic Family & Sports Medicine, but he said he wishes to attract a broader audience than those just looking for a chiropractor.
 
Boyd Preston and Jack Durnbaugh gave and then Erich Eggers gave 10 Happy Bucks, noting that Doc Herman fixed up his back.
Judy Budi gave for our guest from the Dayton Rotary, and though she spelled his name wrong to me and he was sitting right next to her and didn't correct her, probably because he was talking to someone on the other side of him, and the spelling she gave didn't come up on the Internet, but the picture did show him with a different spelling on the Dayton Rotary site, I think we've got our man.
Judy, in her defense, said she knew him from the bowling league, on which some of our other club Rotarians have played.
Member Wayne Davis gave saying he was glad Jack was here and noted that he won a dinner in a bet with a guy from N.E. Cincinnati, who bet on Michigan in the OSU game. Sivaji also gave for "new buddy Jack" and today's gathering.
Joyce Young gave for being happy to see the bridge work complete on Alexandersville-Bellbrook Road so the road is now reopen. 
Butch Spencer was just happy and Brian Bergmann was happy for the guest Rotarian and Kim Senft-Paras and Harvey were happy.
And Carol Kennard was happy to be with family at Thanksgiving, and Irene Ullmer held up her dollar, and Erich asked her what she was Happy about, and she paused for a minute...at 94, we're allowed such pauses, and all await what the answer will be...and she said: "How about it," and everyone had a good laugh, including Don Gerhardt, who had enjoyed a game of punch you, punch me back with mom throughout the dinner, until she held up a fork, and the fun looked a bit more serious and Don backed off.  
 
And then Ron Hollenbeck gave for Thanksgiving, and then said he should set up a Go Fund Me event for the Sunday evening sports team...etc.
Graham Ross said he is Happy and Kisha Taylor said she's happy to see the kids back in school.
John Beals gave for missing some meetings and said he was in Charlotte for a meeting.
Adam Manning was Happy, and Sofie Ameloot was $2 happy to know her daughter had a wisdom tooth taken out. And then Peachy threw in: "Years ago they took my wisdom teeth out." 
And then dapper Brian Hayes had to defend himself for his flashy dressing amongst some of the more staid dressers. 
And then Rebecca Quinones gave a couple of Happy Bucks for noting that her college-age daughter has been named president of the school's Rotoract Club. And she mentioned a friend who was back.
Doc Hoback said he is Happy as one of the kids has taken over Thanksgiving dinner.
Doug Bockrath gave $5 "for a rough game last week."
Ray Merz said something about a milestone and going to Louisville....
Frank Perez said he enjoyed the holiday and Dan Johnson said he was giving a couple bucks for being happy. 
Arnie Biondo said he was happy to have so many Rotarians show up to help interview the Rotary Youth Exchange applicants Nov. 27. The list included: Harvey Smith, Ray Merz, Sofie Ameloot, Kim Senft-Paras, Brad Huffman, Dave Trout, and Jennifer Gibbs. Arnie's wife Nancy was also among the group.
Boyd then gave again to make Peachy walk a bit more for his health. And then Mark Febus, Deb Dulaney and Jeff Senney gave, Jeff for Thanksgiving and his grandkids and all. And Katie Neubert gave for having a new photographer for SICSA, our own Ann Blackburn. On Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Ann volunteered to take pictures of pets with Santa, she said.
 
 
Today's Speaker, Jane Snyder speaking about Brigid's Path, the neonatal medical facility for babies born with addictions. 
 
 
Below you see Chuck King, who introduces our speakers and is the club's vice president.
 
Chuck said Jane is responsible for ensuring that the organization has the necessary funding to function. She solicits and builds donor relationships, plans fund-raising events, and goes out into the community and speaks about Brigid's Path on S. Dixie Drive in Kettering.
 
 
Jane said our club has been very generous and supportive of the organization. She said the medical facility offers drug-exposed services for infants and is the first of its kind in Ohio and the second in the nation. The first was Lilly's Place in Huntington, West Virginia, a three and a half hour drive. 
The founder and executive director of the local organization, Jill Kingston, who has a master's degree in education, began it four years ago when she wanted to be a foster parent for an infant. They told her she might have to wait a while. Three hours later she was handed a 3-lb. baby that was in drug withdrawal at Miami Valley Hospital. She fed the baby, which was able to eat, but it vomited and quit breathing. She realized she was a bit out of her league in knowing how to care for such an infant. They need to be held, cuddled, and kept in contact, and have withdrawal symptoms that have to be dealt with, like crying and wailing the wail of pain, etc. 
Jane said Jill eventually found a 12,000 square-foot building in Kettering that was gifted to the organization. They had 100 volunteers in 2016, she said. They gutted the building, which was built in the '50's, and now can serve 24 babies at a time, and mothers. They get them from day 3 to day 5. They are babies that are not in a life-threatening situation, but in withdrawal. The ratio of babies to staff is one to one, she said. They have to wean the babies off of methadone. Day 14-15 are days working on therapeutics and working with mothers. There is often so much guilt the mothers don't go to the hospital, she said. Their program hopes to move the family forward to go straight. The program is non-judgmental. The courts are involved as they have the final say-so of where the babies go to be in a safe environment. They can go to foster care or grandmothers and grandfathers, or to their mothers if that is possible and they have a safe plan to work with towards recovery.
Jane said they have 24 nurseries now as of their opening Nov. 27. They have a 24/7 facility, open to work with the families. They also follow up with the family, at three weeks, three months, nine months and 12 months to find how the mother and father are doing.
It's a residence for babies, not for parents, she said. 
They are working on getting Medicaid to have more long term in funding.
Right now they are totally privately funded, she said.
Every 25 minutes a baby is born with addictions and Ohio is 47th of all the states in infant mortality, she said. Currently at about day 21 Medicaid stops paying, she said. If they know the baby is going to grandparents or foster care they can hold babies at the facility. 
Three months is the right time to get a baby to the right place it needs, she said.
Right now they have four pods each with six private nurses. One pod has a registered nurse 24/7. There are two patient technicians, and the rest are volunteers, 3 or 4 in a pod.
Volunteers can look on line to find out what duties they might want to undertake, such as cuddling, laundry, reception, cleaning. They had a core group of volunteers, 1,600 on list, she said.
 
Jane said Jill Kingston has fostered five babies. The fourth is going to adoption. The other three went to grandparents.
 
The meeting was closed with the reciting of the Rotary Four-Way Test.
 
 
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