The GREETERS
08/13/15 Erich Eggers and Deb Dulaney
08/20/15 Vas Appalaneni and Fred Weir
08/27/15 Rick Terhune and Ray Merz
09/03/15 Robin Parker and Phil Reynes
If you cannot greet on the day assigned, contact Kitty and she will schedule a replacement.
08/06/15
Club President Brad Thorp opened the Centerville Rotary Club meeting at The Clubhouse at Yankee Trace by leading the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Harvey Smith led the prayer, and Brad led the singing of God Bless America.
The guests at the meeting included: Our guest speaker Sarah Williams, executive director of Hannah's Treasure Chest. Only about half the club was in attendance. It was a rainy, cold (63 degrees) lunch time, but the food was great and the laughter warm and cheerful.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
President Brad Thorp, who said he will be visiting Alaska for two weeks, announced that club member Bill Abrams will be recovering from surgery for the next six to eight weeks. He is doing fine but will need help in starting the Super Bowl Raffle ticket selling. Don Stewart, being the first one to speak out, saying he would help if the Browns go 4 to 0 when they start playing, was appointed by Brad to take over the helping out by selling tickets and collecting the money. We all hope Bill has a speedy recovery.
Brad said the club should also work on earning the presidential citation for the club again, and that Kim has agreed to help co-ordinate the effort, which has about 10 different parts, over the next eight months. The board will meet on the 24th of August at 5 p.m. at Vas's office, just off of Far Hills, Brad said. It will take a look at what is needed in taking on our projects to earn the citation.
Gerry Eastabrooks announced that the first Pancake Committee meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. next Tuesday at Bob Evans. Let her know if you will be there.
PDG Harvey Smith noted that the exchange student, Mato, who will be staying with Arnie Biondo, will be coming in at 6:30 p.m. Monday. He was arranging to have those who plan to go to the airport to meet the student decide on where to meet so they can go together. He said they plan to take the student to dinner and entertain him until Arnie gets home from his board meeting. He said Mato will be talking to our club at next Thursday's meeting.
President Brad said that the Sept. 9 Trilogy meeting at 5:45 p.m. at Normandy Church is free, and that so far, Boyd, Ron and Harvey have said they plan to go. You can go to the District Web site to sign up.
HAPPY BUCKS: ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Happy Bucks were collected by Sgt.-at-Arms Erich Eggers for the Operation Warm coats program.
Erich led off the giving by donating another $20 for a coat. Many more members donated $20 for a coat. At last week's meeting when the District Governor was present, the club donated enough money for 32 coats. Thus far the club has donated this year for 150 coats, which includes the money from a district grant. The club itself has donated for 80 coats thus far, Boyd said.
Member Lee Hieronymus announced that the Washington Twp. Fire Dept. recently bought a new ladder truck for about $996,000. He also noted that the fire department's annual Ice Cream Social is coming up Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Fire Station 44 at 6690 Centerville Business Parkway, off Clyo Road. It is the 67th Annual Ice Cream Social.
Member Carol Kennard, in giving $20 for Operation Warm, said she dedicated it to Cynthia Fraley, who did such a good job in the farewell party held at Hithergreen for the members, who will be moving to the new location.
Cynthi said the newly relocated senior center will open Sept. 9 and that a grand opening ceremony for the community will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the center, to be called: Rec West Enrichment Center, at Rec West, 965 Miamisburg-Centerville Road. Neighborhood restaurants will be coming with food, she said.
Speaker: Sarah Williams, executive director of Hannah's Treasure Chest
President Elect Ron Hollenbeck introduced our speaker. He said she is a WSU graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Affairs and a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. She worked full time in the nonprofit sector while attending school full time.
He said she joined Hannah's Treasure Chest in 2011 as the Community Relations director, working on fund-raising, donor development and nonprofit management. In Jan. 2012 she became a co-executive director and was promoted in June 2012 to executive director after the departure of the founder.
Sarah said she learned leadership skills while being a Girl Scout and while working with the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. She was a top cookie seller as a Girl Scout and was in the marching band at school, loving to always be involved in activities. She later worked with the GS Buckeye Trails and the Miami Valley Boy Scout Council. "I like giving back to the community, she said.
Since she has been with Hannah's Treasure Chest "it has been growing like crazy," she said. They supply new and gently used children's items to those in need through other non-profits, she said. There are currently 50 non-profits in the network. Hannah's Treasure Chest serves as the warehouse for the items donated. It has 8,000 square feet of space, but that is not enough to shelve all the items the program uses and they hope to soon move into a larger space in the close vicinity, she said.
She showed an eight-minute video that gave us a tour of the current warehouse and also showed clients and case managers telling about their experiences with the program. Unwed mothers with low incomes are helped out with baby beds, food, diapers and other needs, the video showed.
Sarah said the program depends on donations and grants of both money and clothing and other items, new and/or slightly used. Fund-raising events are also held.
She and four part-time workers run the program with the help of about 60 core volunteers. This is the third year for Operation Warm, which has helped the program give new winter coats to the 7,000 children the program helps every year, she said. With Operation Warm, the kids get a new coat, sometimes for the first time, Sarah said.
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