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This Week at Rotary: March 15, 2018
 
Congrats to these Rotary Four-Way Speech Contest students and thank you for sharing your thoughts!
 
Jai Mosali from Centerville High School.
 
Keerat Sandhu from Centerville High School.
 
Ahsan Subzwari from Centerville High School.
 
Abby Rich from Alter High School took SECOND place and will represent our club at the District Contest.
 
Grace Bradley from Alter High School took FIRST place and will represent our club at the District Contest.
 
Lindsay Brown from Alter High School.
 
Thanks to Rotarian, Brian Hayes for organizing this year's Four-Way Speech Contest!
 
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Centerville Rotary Club Meeting March 15, 2018
 
 
The GREETERS​​​: ​​​​  
 
03/15/2018  Kim Senft-Paras 
03/22/2018  Mark Gerken and Wayne Davis
03/29/2018  Phil Raynes and Jack Durnbaugh
04/05/2018  John Beals and Mark Febus
 
Kim Senft-Paras did the honors as our official greeter this week, as Wayne Davis had to go out of town, but said he would be back at the next meeting, so he will replace John Beals as greeter and John's greeting date will be moved to April 5. Hope that is okay with you, John. We had another great guest list, with six students, three from Alter High School, and three from Centerville High School, competing for a spot in the Rotary District's Four-Way Speech Contest. It was decided two would move on to the local competition at Wright State University.
Here we see Kim at the entrance to the gallery room near the pro shop, that is being totally refurbished, with a fresh paint smell and the open bar gone for storage space to come. Sofie Ameloot has just come in, and our President-Elect Boyd Preston, and PDG Harvey Smith are seen chatting with them.
 
Here we see our official St. Patrick's Day greeter, Pat Beckel, with Tom Broadwell in the background.
 
The redecorating has just begun in the room. 
 
Before our guests arrive, Ben is setting up an extra table in case we need it. Turns out we didn't, but it was a close call, as more members arrived just as the meeting began.
 
Two of our young Centerville High School speakers arrive. Jai Mosali (L) and Ahsan Subzwari. Ahsan is a senior and Jai is a sophomore.
 
Inside the room, they scout out a seat, and Brian Hayes, who is heading up the Four-Way-Test program for our club, is seen welcoming them to the club.
 
Inside a meeting is going on as Don Gerhardt at the left gives a big smile. 
 
Kim greets another of the three Centerville High School speech contestants, Keerat Sandhu, a junior at the school.
 
 
 
This committee is discussing the possible International projects the club will be working on.
 
And here is St. Pat (Beckel) greeting Dale Berry and Rebecca Quinones. A few days early, but, hey, St. Pat's day is on a Saturday, not Thursday...so let the partying begin. Wright State University is playing Tennessee, so that's reason enough to party. Well, almost. They lost this day. 
 
And here's Carol Kennard being greeted by Kim.
 
And Kim gives a hug to the Alter High School English and Speech teacher Audrey Miller, who has accompanied the Alter students right behind her. 
 
Hee we see Abby Rich (L), a senior; Grace Bradley, a junior; and Lindsay Brown, a junior.
 
Brian Hayes appears in this picture of the three.
 
And here comes Grace Bradley's mom, Susan Bradley, behind Kim.
 
The three girls have found seats next to their van driver, Katie Ellis, at the left.
 
And Mark Febus arrives with Erich Eggers in the background. No Happy Bucks this day, as we need the time for our six high school speakers, all excellent.
 
Mark and Kim stop for a better picture.
 
And Kim greets Adam Manning, with Erich Eggers looking on, and our guest Ahsan Subzwari behind him.
 
All our speakers and guests are seated here, along with club member Jack Durnbaugh, principal at Centerville High School.
 
A look inside at club members
 
More of the same, with Tom Broadwell, Jim Harris, and Doctor Dave 
Phil Raynes gives a big smile as Erich Eggers concentrates on eating and Don Gerhardt does same.
 
The Centerville Rotary Club met at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace at noon. Club President Peachy Metzner led the Pledge of Allegiance; PDG Harvey Smith gave the prayer. thanking for our opportunity to serve; and Brad Thorp led God Bless America, sung by club members.
 
The guests at this week's meeting included: 
 
Our six Four-Way-Test Speech contestants: Ahsan Subzwari, a senior at CHS; Jai Molasi, a sophomore at CHS; Keerat Sandhu, a junior at CHS; Katie Ellis, the van driver for the Alter High School students; Grace Bradley, a junior at AHS; Lindsay Brown, a junior at AHS; and Abby Rich, a senior at AHS; Susan Bradley, Grace's mother; and Audrey Miller, Alter High School English and Speech teacher.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
Our president Peachy Metzner is seen below during the prayer.
 
 
President-Elect Boyd Preston spoke about the upcoming all club work days. He said there were still slots available, especially at Project Read and outdoors in the park.
 
You'll be able to see the photos from the following projects on our Facebook Page once they are posted. 
 
Several photos from Project Read appear here since they were handy. Below you see one of the large boxes filled with children's books that needed to be sorted by age groups.
 
 
And here is Carol Kennard holding one of the books a bit too big to repack in the smaller boxes.
 
And here is the Executive Director of Project Read, Laura Mlazovsky, standing in the box and handing out the books at the bottom that no one could reach. Club Vice President Chuck King is the recipient in this case.
Books were re-packed in the smaller boxes for distribution to community organizations. Boyd Preston, Carol Kennard, and Jim Harris are seen at the end of the session, with most of the small boxes already filled.
 
The Foodbank of Dayton, new to the group projects, was filling up. The St. Leonard project was already full.
 
On Friday, March 16, those working at the House of Bread from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., helped prepare and serve a hot, nutritious lunchtime meal to about 230 people. They helped with the clean-up afterwards and were provided a meal at 1 p.m. with the other volunteers.
Saturday's schedule included a project at Grant Park, the Foodbank of Dayton project, which had volunteers either packaging up boxes of juices and canned goods for individual clients, then preparing and sealing them for distribution; or, assembling individual kits of juices and pre-packaged meals for children's backpacks for distribution to schools in a three-county area. 
Volunteers at Hannah's Treasure Chest unpacked and then wrapped donated diapers in 25 count packages for distribution to clients, helped prepare spring appeals letter for mailing; replaced exterior floodlight bulbs, etc.
Project Read included unpacking, sorting and re-packaging into smaller boxes donated books for local schools, reading programs and Habitat new homeowners.
At St. Leonard Senior Community volunteers painted one of the dining rooms.
On Tuesday, March 20, volunteers at BOGG Mobile Meals (5:30-8:30 p.m.) will help with set-up and tear down at Chevy Chase. You might help distribute food, work the grill, handle check in, help with games with the kids, or interact with clients one-to-one.
 
Peachy reminded everyone that the next board meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 19, at Park District Headquarters, 221 N. Main Street, across from Benham's Grove from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. He said they need to make a decision about a proposal for a global grant for an International Scholarship. It would be for a Kim Forester (sp?). She wants to pursue post graduate studies in London, England. It's been nine years since she graduated from Centerville and Hans Berkel, a member of our club, was then alive.
The Rotary Leadership training is coming up for parts one and three on April 14. It will be held at the Greene County Career Center. The club will pay for a member's training. Peachy said Boyd, Chuck King, Brian Hayes, and Frank Perez will be attending.
 
The District Conference April 27/28 will be held in Springfield and the shampoo donations are for the hygiene kits, some of which will be brought back to the club for distribution to charity.
The conference will be held at the Hollenbeck Baylay Center. Instead of last year's basket presentations from each club, they want to do a district project and put together hygiene kits. Each club can then choose a charity to distribute the kits to. Peachy said he thought Hannah's Treasure Chest might be an apt choice for our club, and/or Artemis.
Peachy said you can register on-line via e-mail. The event will be a fun-casual event with food trucks and tours of the Heritage Museum, etc. and a kids camp on Saturday.
 
At the last meeting Peachy said a new Rotary Interact Club has been formed in Monroe and plans to hold their first fund-raiser, a "Spring"hetti Dinner, Hosted by Interact Club of Monroe March 20, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Monroe Elementary Cafeteria, 220 Yankee Road. Adults: $10; Children 12 and under: $4.
 
The club members judging the student speeches were Rebecca Quinones, Harvey Smith, Mark Febus, Chuck King, Mike Wier, and Lee Hieronymus.
 
 
HAPPY BUCKS: The Happy Bucks go to help Brigid's Path this quarter. The organization works with babies born addicted, and their mothers. They took in their first baby not long ago and now have three, we've been told.
 
Sgt.-at-Arms Erich Eggers had no job to do this day because of our guest speakers.
 
 
This Week's Speakers: Our six high school students from Centerville High School and Alter High School.
 

 
Club member Brian Hayes gave a synopsis of the criteria for the speeches. They must be no more than six minutes and no less than four minutes. Our club vice president Chuck King did the timing. They must be done from memory without any notes and without the help of a podium. They must deal with leadership, service to others, and life experiences and the Rotary Four-Way-Test. No more than 75 words can be quoted from one source.
 
Jai Mosali led the speakers, using the need for civil discourse in solving problems as his main theme. He spoke about his experience as an eighth grader wanting Hillary Clinton to win the presidential election and arguing with a friend who was for Donald Trump. They ended up shouting at one another and stopped talking to one another. By listening and learning another's views in civil discourse, one can better understand another and be fair to what they have to say, to the benefit of the country, he said.
 
Keerat Sandhu spoke next, talking about the double standard society uses in looking at rape. She cited statistics of the high number of rapes of women in the U.S. and said that the woman is often judged as asking for it or causing it, while it may be passed off as "boys will be boys," as far as men are concerned. Society needs to stand up and take responsibility, she said, so that women do not have to be afraid. 
 
Ahsan Subzwari based his speech on the power of kindness, using as an example an African village south of Kenya that showed how kindness can cross borders and cultures. Hearing about the 9/11 destruction about eight months after the event, the village people wanted to do what they could to help out. They donated their prize possessions, all 16 of the cows they owned, to the people of New York. Though they gave away all that they had, they felt richer, and made the world more kind, he said. We all can spread warmth by helping the next one in line or doing what we can to help others. Kindness helps reduce one's blood pressure. Cooperation benefits everyone, he said. 
 
Abby Rich spoke about how she came to believe in the existence of God. She grew up in a Catholic family and had gone to a Catholic school and attended mass and occasionally sang, but then came to the question: Do I really believe in the existence of God? Is God the Truth? she asked herself. This was her dilemma, she said. Is it just one person's reality? Two summers ago she was in Florida with her parents. She had an 'aha' moment when alone and feeling anxious. Suddenly there was a feeling of peace in her whole body, she said. She also went to a mass conference for teens where she had a vision of God so real, she knew it had to be the truth. Her vision has led her to live a moral life and to make her actions have meaning and to give the best version of herself. If you can't believe in God, your God is too small, she said.
 
Grace Bradley spoke about bullying. As a middle school student she was bullied, she said. Being the victim of a bully is one of the worst experiences in the world, she said. She was called a nerd and teacher's pet. She was called unathletic because she couldn't throw a football like a boy. When she said her hair was like her grandfather's, the bully said he must have been a really ugly person then. She had to look at these things in perspective. Was it the truth? She had studied hard in school to do well. In her third year of high school she has earned three varsity letters already.
The bully asked her out and then quickly said, "April Fools Day. Nobody would ever go out with you." Her parents tried to console her by saying, "Oh, he's just jealous."
"I just wanted to die," she said.
Instead, she decided to become a leader, to support and help others. A bully was picking on a girl on his swim team. You need to stand up to a bully, she said. Ask if it's true. The bully told the girl she was not fast enough. She told the girl, "You are an amazing swimmer. You are breaking records."
Is it fair to all concerned....Telling the girl the truth was what was fair, but bullying is not fair at all, she said. She told the girl, "You are stronger than that." Telling her and giving her her support helped build a better friendship between them, she said. It was beneficial to all concerned because she could find so much worth from having a friend. "We need more leaders," she said.
(Aside: Herman Cain, who ran for president a while back and is now a radio commentator, calls leadership...going to W.A.R. He says: Effective leadership in business and politics requires going to W.A.R. to achieve successful solutions: Working on the right problem. Asking the right questions. Removing barriers that impede progress toward the ultimate goal. Sometimes that W.A.R. must start with your own management team.)
 
Such is standing up to bullies, it seems.
 
Lindsay Brown, a cheerleader in high school, who said, like our club president, she is always Peachy, used as her theme: Cheerleading is a Sport.
Like other sports, cheerleading requires workouts, two days a week, for three hours, she said. Cheerleaders have to be dancers and make sure the team has a good game that day. They, like a football team, have to act as one. 
Is it fair to all concerned? Girls are often scared to go out for cheerleading. "My parents wanted me to play softball," she said. "I wanted to cheer, dance. They encouraged me to go out."
Will it build better friendships? She has built friendships that will last a life time, she said. She and another girl in high school were so close, they called each other cousins, she said. It's amazing how much you can connect, she said.
Will it be beneficial to all? ...When the girls scream and get the crowd going, they help support the team and encourage them to be their best, she said. The crowd also starts to cheer the team on. Younger girls are often afraid, but she has coached the seventh grad basketball cheerleaders and taught them they shouldn't be scared. "In reality, we work harder than the football players," she said.
 
The six students all scored high by the judges, who chose Grace as the top speaker, Abby second, Lindsay third, Jai fourth, Keerat fifth, and Ahsan sixth.
 
Grace was thus the one chosen to go to the District finals at Wright State University, though Mike Wier, one of the judges, suggested we send the two top speakers to the district, and it was agreed that Abby would also go to the District finals.
 
Congrats to all, for a job well done. And good luck in your future careers. 
 
Below you see Grace Bradley, who isn't about to let Brian bully or tease her....
..And here is Abby Rich giving her speech.
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The meeting was closed with the reciting of the Rotary Four-Way Test.
 
 
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