President Sofie Ameloot welcomed everyone to the Centerville Rotary Club meeting and led reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. Brian Hayes provided the prayer. Brad Thorp led singing of God Bless America.
Today’s quote provided by Don Overly: "You are never too old to set another goal, or to dream another dream.” C. S. Lewis, British writer and theologian
Today’s Announcements:
- Thanks to today’s greeters Brad Huffman & Crissy Allums
- Welcome today’s guests from Centerville High School: Ben Lawson, Interact Advisor, and students Emma Danis, Braden Doudican, Ben Edwards, and Nate Borgerding.
- Aug 9 is Rotary at the Dayton Dragons game. See District website to purchase tickets. HERE
- We reached our fundraising goal for the Golf Outing! Thanks to Kelly, Carol, & Kristin who are working to get publicity out.
- Frank P announced now that we’ve reached the fundraising goal, we need more golfers - sign up NOW! Remember if you are a sponsor, you still need to give your golfer’s names to Frank or register them online.
- Coffee Club meets this Tuesday, 7:00 am at ContempoRoast
- Dale Berry is being recognized with the Founders Award by the Centerville-Washington Foundation on Wednesday, May 28, 11 am - 1 pm at Yankee Trace. Invitations will be out soon, or you can register HERE. Previous honorees from our club include Bob Daley, Sally Beals, Joyce Young, and Harvey Smith. Carol handed out invitations for those who prefer to register by mail.
- Kristin H announced to help improve our club’s public image, the Board decided to purchase Rotary t-shirts for members to wear out and about. The shirt is a heathered blue color, 65/35 blend, unisex fit. Members were given three design options and the room voted for Option 2: People of Action
- Board approved additional donations
- purchased a table (8) for Hannah’s Treasure Chest fundraiser Breakfast on May 8, 8-9 am, need people to fill table.
- House of Bread donation (they are short of funds.) $500
- May 29 Peace Pole Installation meeting will be at the Kennard Nature Nook entrance to Grant Park
- President Ameloot noted she attended a nice Rotary District event & the Creativity Commons fundraiser was great.
- Bill M announced the Adopt a Highway Litter Pickup was rescheduled to 8 am - noon, this Saturday, May 3.
- Next social is at Old Bag of Nails, May 20 at 5:30 pm. Sign up sheets are available.
- Lisa GM announced we are short on donations for our annual Operation Warm fundraising and requested all to give generously, if able. Blankets were taken home by some members to complete.
- Mulch project at the park went quickly with Interact and Baseball student's help. They were done in 1/2 hour!
- Brad T announced the Scholarship Committee interviewed six students, and all were very impressive. On May 15, $2,000 scholarships will be presented to all six students. Kelly will print a certificate to present to them. On May 22, the students will be at Rotary. Our club has been giving out scholarships for 50 years! Thanks to committee members Harvey Smith, Elda Gotos Gay, Jim Harris, and Brad Thorp
- Brad T announced next week DG Elect from the LA District impacted by the wildfires will be at our club meeting.
Happy Bucks this quarter will go to Operation Warm for winter coats for children.
Pat Beckel was our Sergeant at Arms with assistance by Brian Hayes.
At the Library fundraiser, Kirk Herbstreit donated an autographed copy of his book to our Rotary Club to raffle off. Brad H. donated $100 and received the book.
Happy Bucks were generously given for:
- Pat B gavel $100 for Operation Warm and gave these announcements:
- May 18 Merchant Market is at St Leonard’s 12-5 pm.
- Professional paranormal bus tours are coming to Uptown Centerville with dinner, history of buildings, and ghost hunting in three local businesses.
- His boys are competing in gymnastics nationals in Salt Lake City His oldest is currently #1 in the country on rings.
- Jeff S is back from FL, where he got to watch his grandkids. He returned after Centerville’s garage sale weekend to find everything he set out was picked up!
- Kristin H for Operation Warm, and she is 6 days from having this baby! Good luck, Kristin!
- Harvey S for a coat
- Elda GG for interviewing the students for scholarships
- Brad T for the scholarship committee
- Pat T announced Stubbs Park reopens on June 1
- Dale B attended the Centerville Education Foundation banquet where his daughter Amy received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year award!
- Chuck K was happy
- Bill M was happy about the success of the library fundraiser event last weekend
- Ron H for the students visiting today and shared President Ameloot is on the cover of this month’s Centerville Lifestyle magazine highlighting women leaders in our community. Read the article HERE
- Socks will be spending the next 11 days at his cabin
- Jim H for Sofie’s article in Centerville Lifestyle
- Kelly M gave for a couple of coats and reminded next week we will prep for the Golf Outing
- Dave T gave an update about the Environmental Committee projects:
- Signage at Bill Yeck Park should be in soon
- Trees have been planted at Village South and Grant Parks
- CHS Orchard is the next project. 69 trees/bushes will be planted by Environmental Science and Special Needs students. Food used by cooking students and donated to Food for the Journey nonprofit. We applied for a District grant.
- Bob F happy to see one well-dressed man in the club today (Brian H)
- Gina S for Operation Warm
- Lisa GM gave 5 coats and celebrated the students being here and appreciate them being involved
- Sofie A for today’s guests, that they are no longer empty nesters as Delphine is back from college for the summer, and they are gong to the beach today
- Carol K for the CHS students and Interact Advisor being here today
- Lee H gave for his 79th birthday. Happy Birthday, Lee!
- Tyler R for his son’s first communion
- Wayne D welcomed students and Ben, said Happy Birthday to Lee, and his granddaughter, Madeline who turned 13 today.
Our speakers today were from the Interact Club at Centerville High School.
Ben Lawson has been the Interact Advisor over the past year and will continue next year. He is a math teacher at the High School.
Emma Danis & Braden Doudican shared about their Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) experience at Camp Kern.
Braden shared that RYLA was his first Rotary experience. There were 60-70 students from 25 schools, Friday-Sunday at Camp Kern. They were put in small groups with other students.
Friday they played field games, and on Saturday they had field activities, did the Tango Tower, and had guest speakers. Each group had to do a presentation on “What it means to Unite for Good”.
They had team challenges and Emma’s team won the Balloon Tower. They enjoyed the teamwork, creativity, and developing connections with other kids.
They also did an Adventure Game - scavenger hunt throughout the camp. Throughout the Group Project, they bonded as a team.
They enjoyed the guest speakers, as they shared how to be a better person and more effective leader, and learned about Rotary. Speakers included James Terpenning, a paralympian and Dottie Meade, DG.
They shared the weekend left a lasting impact through:
- New perspectives
- Real friendships
- Leadership skills
- Built on creativity and critical thinking skills
- Learned to work with a new diverse group
Nate Borgerding and Ben Edwards (President of Interact) then shared what the Interact Club has been involved with this year.
They were involved in several volunteer projects including Pancake breakfast, Grant Park tree planting, House of Bread (cleaned right before Thanksgiving).
They gathered Christmas toiletries for a Dayton Backpack project at Christmas time. They helped with sewing blankets and last weekend, did the park mulching project.
Looking ahead, both Nate and Ben are Juniors and they want to do a lot more next year with Interact. They are in a rebuilding phase and are working to expand the club.
Their goals for next year include:
- Expand club
- More organized; build community
- Service opportunities with Rotary
- Fundraising for larger club projects
They gave thanks to Centerville Rotary for the help our Club provides.
Ben Lawson noted they also want to work with other school’s Interact Clubs.
They currently have 11 members, and the Club is being rediscovered by students this year so it should grow next year.
Kelly McDonald thanked them for their energy and enthusiasm this rebuilding year. He invited them to join us on May 29 for the Peace Pole dedication at Grant Park-Kennard Nature Nook.
Kelly gave an update on the Golf Outing. Big thanks to all who have contributed. Volunteer sign up sheets are available now and we need help filling those positions so the event runs smoothly. Please let him know where you can help!
- Thursday evening setup
- Friday 6:00 am set up
- Friday 8:30 am start time (1/2 hour later than last year)
Raffle Prizes - gift certificates, bourbon basket, wine, etc.
President Ameloot thanked Ben and the students for sharing with us today, reminded all to BRING A FRIEND to Rotary, lead reciting of the 4-Way Test and wished all a good week.
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