The Rotary Club of
Centerville, OH
 
Chartered 1972
eBulletin - August 5, 2021
Centerville Rotary Meeting Highlights

Thanks to Sofie Ameloot for filling in as a last minute note taker!

 

President Brian Hayes called the meeting to order by leading attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. PDG Harvey Smith led the prayer.

Brian’s announcements-

  • The thought of the day was by Albert Einstein: “A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin, what else does a man need to be happy?”
  • Lee Hieronymus has stepped up to the plate to serve as Vice President. Thank you Lee! 
 
Harvey led the ceremony to welcome Jennifer Gibbs into the Paul Harris Fellowship. Thank you for your generosity, Jen!

 

Happy Bucks - “Operation Warm”- Pat Beckel was our Sergeant of Arms

We are over halfway through our goal of $10.600 thanks to our very generous Rotarians!

 
  • Erich Eggers  donated 60 coats as he is now very happy, without pain, and joined the 60 plussers. 
  • Chuck King was sorry as his trusted companion dog of 15 years has passed away. 
  • Harvey Smith and Mark Febus were just happy. 
  • Elda Gotos-Gay had fun at her large family gathering that went off without a hitch. Her son took all the excellent leftovers with him to St. Louis. 
  • Ann Blackburn had a very good week at work and shared the spoils from that. 
  • Sofie Ameloot is now stress free: her oldest, Noë, has started her teaching job in Columbus and now has her apartment lined up to move in soon. Marie-Thérèsse has finally ended her very stressful search for a new school and apartment in France. The university cancelled the program due to Covid once she arrived in Belgium back in May. 
  • Ron Hollenbeck, Adam Manning, and Carol Sue Galloway were just happy.. 
  • Matt Kuhn is off to LA, the Carribean and Boston for the next month if Covid allows.
  • Lee Hieronymus had some sorry bucks for fear of having offended someone (Sivaji)
  • Dick Hoback and Tom Broadwell were just happy. 
  • Jennifer Gibbs was happy to be back. 
  • Ger Eastabrooks was happy.
  • Scott Kujawa, Fire Chief and new Rotarian was happy to be at his second meeting. 
  • Pat Beckel was happy for Jennifer to join the PHF. And mentioned what fine things they accomplish around the world. 
(Some happy bucks across the room might have been missed.)
 
Our speakers today were from the Lions Eye Bank, West Central Ohio.
 
 
Shannon Schweitzer, Executive Director for the Lions Eye Bank shared information about their efforts. The mission of the Lions Eye Bank is to serve donor families, the medical community, and recipients in communities nationally and internationally through education, research, and the gift of sight. Shannon emphasized how good it is to be an organ donor. If you want to be a donor, it can be listed on your drivers license but you should also mention it to your family so they get access to your medical files to understand more about the donor. Also very important: one does not get treated worse in the hospital if you are a donor. The doctor who treats you is not the same doctor who procures organs. Almost anybody can donate eye corneas. 
 
 
Eye cornea donations have the largest rate of success with 90% of all transplants. One donor can serve up to 2 people. Technology is very advanced in this field and they can keep being more precise with the layers they take. Now people can see almost immediately after surgery. It used to take a year. 
 
For more information, please visit the website https://donatesight.org/ 
 
Next week speaker is Taylon, providing information on alternative baseball for the disabled.
 
 
 
Anyone still need one of our stylish 50th Anniversary polo shirts? We ordered a few extra so contact Carol Kennard if interested! 
 
 
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Centerville
Service Above Self
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Golf Club at Yankee Trace
10000 Yankee Street
Centerville, OH 45458
United States of America
All meetings in person again!
DistrictSiteIcon
District Site
VenueMap
Venue Map
Bulletin Editor
Carol Kennard
Subscribe to Bulletin
Subscribe to our eBulletin and stay up to date on the latest news and events.
Sponsors

Beckel's Humidor

Interested in being a sponsor?
Download the website sponsorship guide
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Mark Balsan
August 16
 
Harvey B. Smith
August 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Janet
August 5
 
Erica Hayes
August 12
 
Shannon Huffman-McAfee
August 15
 
Erin Bockrath
August 19
 
Anniversaries
Mark Gerken
Lacy Gerken
August 1
 
Michael Wier
Louise
August 2
 
Brad Thorp
Christine
August 14
 
Ron Hollenbeck
Lori Hollenbeck
August 28
 
Join Date
Adam Manning
August 4, 2016
5 years
 
Brad Thorp
August 8, 2002
19 years
 
Raymond A. Merz
August 13, 1998
23 years
 
Speakers
Aug 26, 2021
Earth-Friendly Actions
Sep 09, 2021
Victory Project
Sep 16, 2021
Gerrymandering
View entire list
Check out our latest FACEBOOK post!
LOOK We're on INSTAGRAM Follow us today!
Get the latest business news at our LINKEDIN page. Join our page today!
Rotary Links
Rotary International
RI President Home
Rotary Global Rewards
Joining Rotary
Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
For New Members
Russell Hampton
ClubRunner
ClubRunner Mobile
Please add mailservice@clubrunner.ca to your safe sender list or address book.
To view our privacy policy, click here.
 
ClubRunner
102-2060 Winston Park Drive, Oakville, ON, L6H 5R7