President King thanked our greeters.
He said Joyce Young is hoping to be back at next week's meeting.
Brad Huffman said the sponsorship for the Pancake Breakfast has been phenomenal, thanks to Arnie's good work and the sponsors.
The next social hour will be in November, though the date has not yet been set.
President King reminded people that labels would be put on the dictionaries after the meeting at the school .
He said Dottie Overly, who passed away Sept. 28th will be honored at a memorial at 11 a.m. this Saturday at Normandy Methodist Church in Centerville.
He said on Friday Sofie Ameloot would represent our club at the Habitat for Humanity home dedication. Books are presented to help the new home owners with finances, home repairs, and other matters around the home.
The next Pancake Breakfast Committee meeting will be Oct. 17.
It was mentioned we have $9,700 for Operation Warm.
President King mentioned that our Happy Bucks for this quarter will go to the Dayton Food Bank.
If you know of any Centerville High School student who would like to be an outbound exchange student, let the club know.
On Nov. 7 from 5:30 to 8:45 P.m. there will be a workshop in the Community Room at Middletown High School on various topics dealing with membership recruitment.There's a dinner and program.
To sign up for it, see Chuck.
On Nov. 9, a Saturday, there will be a Rotary Leadership Institute with training sessions 1,2, and 3.
President King said it is a good way to meet members from other clubs. More info about the address will come later, he said.
He said the club received a certificate thanking us for Centerville Rotary distributing 21,312 dictionaries to local students.
The photo below is from last week, as this week's photo turned out too dark, maybe
from the Poltergeist that made the shades all clatter like they were falling later.
Happy Bucks were collected this week by Sgt.-at-Arms Erich Eggers, with Club Treasurer Gerry Eastabrooks collecting the funds.
The Happy Bucks go for the Dayton Food Bank this quarter. Next quarter it's for the Alzheimer's Association of the Miami Valley.
The Happy Bucks this day also included an auction. I believe they said Sofie Ameloot had gotten a donation from Block 27, which included a $50 gift card, a large Tee shirt, and a growler of beer worth $10. Erich asked for a starting bid of $75. Jeff Senney bid $75. Then Don Stewart bid $80,
then Jeff bid $85 and got the prize. Also a bottle of Rose Wine donated by Deb Dulaney went for $20 to President King.
Jen Gibbs paid up her $60 from the Beef Jerky made special by Erich Eggers and put up for bids under the Operation Warm quarter's auction.
Jim Stuart and Matt Kuhn paid $5 for birthdays. Doc Hoback was Happy to see Don Gerhardt back at Rotary again, and Tom Broadwell said he was Happy just to make his way back after his age.
Mike Wier said he was happy to get his flu shot and shingles shot on the same day..."but don't do that," he said. Deb Dulaney was happy to be with friends and daughters and Don Johnson said he was going to go on a daddy-daughter camping outing...and Jeff Senney was visiting with grandbabies and grandparents...and Don Stewart said he was in Germany and that 7.5 million liters of beer were sold for Oktoberfest. Don't go for a coke in the Hofbrauhaus in Munich if you don't want to be yelled at by one of the beer mug wielding waitresses with 7 filled mugs in each hand if you get in their way. They have huge arms, but the beer and mugs are heavy, heavy. Lucky dog Don. During those drinking songs, each person is supposed to down his mug. Luckily, most Germans when drunk seem happy and not belligerent, and can go home by tram or with someone sober.
An extra picture this week, which I thought worth including:
If you haven't been to the remodeled (outside and in) Frish's Big Boy on Wilmington, you're in for an artful surprise once you get inside the establishment. The artist captured the essence of Bellbrook, from the museum, parks, Sugar Maple Festival, Dot's Market, etc. Quite an eyeful, and though in Green County, just a hop, skip and a jump for most of us. Right by Walmarts, etc. Thought you might want to see what I'm talking about so I took a couple pictures. That Big Boy swoosh...almost outrivals Nike...
And next to the big wall mural:
Speaker of the Week: Emily Paver, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator, with Cooperative for Education. Speaking on the Guatemala Literacy Project., a network of Rotarians and CoEd that improves education for underserved students in Guatemala.
Vice President Brian Hayes presented our speaker, noting that 600 Rotary Clubs around the world have participated in the GLP, which is a network of individual Rotarians, Rotary clubs, districts, and the nonprofit Cooperative for Education (CoED). This is the largest multi-club, multi-district project in Rotary that is not directed by RI itself.
Brian said Emily is soon to be a Rotarian herself. She works with the Cincinnati fund-raiser project. The GLP coordinates an annual global grant for roughly 200 Rotary clubs and districts that is submitted to The Rotary Foundation for matching. Individuals and clubs are also connected as sponsors for students, classrooms, and schools in Guatemala.
Emily said Guatemala has poverty, illiteracy, and inequality. Four of five indigenous Guatemalans live in poverty and one in three cannot read or write. Two out of three do not go to school, she said.
She showed a video that pictured students who valued their future and were making it in school, where they have to pay for their text books and have been helped to read. She said 62 percent were now making it to school, with the added help.
Emily said they have a Textbook Program that provides books to middle schools in the core areas of math, science, social studies, and Spanish, and trains teachers to use the books effectively in the classroom. In 2019 there were 203 Textbook Program schools.
They also have a Computer Program that helps students develop the skills needed to secure better jobs after graduation. She said 95 percent of these graduates find employment or further their education in high school. There are 50 Computer Centers.
Their Spark Reading Program trains primary school teachers in effective reading instruction and provides children's books to help them the children become lifelong readers.
Their Rise Youth Development Program provides students with potential but facing overwhelming obstacles, opportunities through youth development, support services and scholarships. Of these, 90 percent of graduates find employment or further their education beyond high school. Over half of Rise Program graduates who have younger siblings help pay for those siblings to stay in school, she said.
Altogether 54,000 students are being served in 2019. There are 84 Spark Reading schools, 729 Rise Program scholars. Since 1997, 207,000 students have been served.
Emily said The Textbook and Computer Programs use a revolving fund whereby parents pay a small monthly fee for their children to use the books or computers. Schools save the money in a designated fund that is then used to buy new books and computers as the old ones wear out. Thus the programs are self-sustaining, much as The Spark and Rise programs.
To help out you can:
Join the Global Grant: www.guatemalaliteracy.org/join
Volunteer in Guatemala: meet students, deliver badly needed textbooks, and inaugurate brand-new computer centers at impoverished schools. www.guatemalaliteracy.org/volunteer
Sponsor a Student: You can sponsor their education the the Rise Youth Development Program. www.guatemalaliteracy.org/rise
Emily said it's about $80 a month to sponsor a student.
The Rotary meeting was adjourned with the reciting of the Four-Way Test
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