Metro visitors: Sandra Logan
Marv Owens on July 22
Ralph Mennemeyer on July 23
Scott & Cheryl Orr on July 27th (37 years)
In memory of Fred Myers by Steve Jorgenson:Frederick Sames Myers was born in Tallmadge Ohio in 1923 and passed away in Columbia on July 18, 2005. He will be greatly missed in our club. Fred completed his undergraduate work at Adelbert and his Law degree at Case Western in Cleveland Ohio. He served with the U.S. Army ASTP 102nd Infantry. After serving in World War II, his service earned him a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a 50 year member of the Ohio Bar Association and retired as Vice President and General Counsel of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. A moment of silence was observed in remembrance of our good friend and fellow Rotarian.
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Judy Elliot asked if anyone would be willing to represent the club in Cuernevaca Mexico on the evening of August 8. Our partner club has received the medical equipment and will be making a special presentation.
Judy also routed around a card for Dave Knight who is having some shoulder surgery.
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Rim Massey announced a short day trip
to Camp Wonderland. The date is August 2. The group will
meet at Hyvee at 7:00 AM and plan to return around 2:15 PM. This
trip counts as a make-up. Also, the camp is in need of all types of
supplies. If you are interest in participating in the visit or making
a contribution, please contact Rim Massey.Camp Wonderland
is a residential summer camp on the Lake of the Ozarks. This is
a camp for physically and mentally challenged children that was founded
in 1970. This visit will be a great way to build camaraderie with fellow
Rotarians and help out a great cause along the way! Sign up today
for this opportunity! ____________________________________________
- FUND RAISER:
The club is now actively selling sterling silver bracelets
with a pawprint charm as a fundraiser. 20% of the profits go to
the local community and 80% to projects in Mexico. Check out the flyer
for additional details, or see Janice, Darlene or Phil.
YOU (DON'T?) HAVE MAIL!!Steve Scott announced some challenges with AOL. He is getting many return messages and requests that if anyone has an alternate email address to please send to him. If not, he urges members to contact AOL and encourage them to fix some of the challenges.
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Welcome to our new member:Rollie Hausman introduced our newest member; Paula Hertwig-Hopkins.
Paula shared some information about her background. She has been a member of Northwest Rotary for 5 years and is a past president of Lake Ozark Rotary Club. She earned an undergraduate degree from DePaul in Chicago and a Masters in Public Administration from MU. She served for 10 years as the Assistant City Administrator in Osage Beach and is currently the Assistant City Manager in Columbia. She enjoys spending time with her husband. She also enjoys biking, music, and sailing.
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HISTORYMOMENT
INTERACT
Interact, the Rotary youth program, was launched by the RI Board of Directors in 1962. The first Interact club was established by the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Florida. Interact clubs provide opportunities for boys and girls of secondary school age to work together in a world fellowship of service and international understanding. The term, Interact, is derived from "inter" for international, and "act" for action. Every Interact club must be sponsored and supervised by a Rotary club and must plan annual projects of service to its school, community and in the world.
Today there are over 7,200 Interact clubs with more than 155,000 members in 88 countries. "Interactors" develop skills in leadership and attain practical experience in conducting service projects, thereby learning the satisfaction that comes from serving others. A major goal of Interact is to provide opportunities for young people to create greater understanding and goodwill with youth throughout the world.
ABCs of Rotary" by Cliff Dotchterman - reprinted with
permission).
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NEED A RIDE TO ROTARY?
The Hospitality Committee prepares get-well cards for members who are ill and can set up rides for members who can't otherwise get to meetings. Please notify Caroline Maher by email at cjmaher@gte.net, by phone at 874-8712 (work) or 874-2451 (home).
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Cindy Sheltmire introduced
Barb Payne. Barb is currently the Director of Public Relations
and Marketing at Columbia College. Barb and her family recently had
a harrowing life and death experience while on vacation in the panhandle
(Walton County) in Florida. This experience motivated Barb to lobby
for changes that will save many lives in the future. Her story will
be featured on 20/20 on July 22nd at 9:00 PM CST.
It was a beautiful spring day in Florida . Barb was enjoying the day
on the beach with her family. Her kids were in the water and Barb,
a lifeguard in college, was watching her family carefully. She suddenly
realized that her kids were drifting farther and farther from shore.
At first she was just concerned and wanted them to come in closer.
Two young men, ages 16 and 18 offered to swim out and help her family.
At this time, Barb still didn’t realize how serious the situation really
was. She suddenly heard one of her kids screaming for help. They
were caught in a rip current.
Barb immediately started swimming out to help them and was surprised how
quickly she reached them. They were finally rescued because someone
on the beach realized the seriousness of the situation and called 911 and
they had pulled many other people from the surf earlier that day. Even
though Barb was a strong swimmer, she quickly tired and at one point needed
to rely on her daughter encouraging her to swim harder. Even the young
men who offered to help Barb suffered some exhaustion. In fact one
of the young men had to be airlifted to an area with a higher level trauma
center. Unfortunately, his family doesn’t have insurance to pay
his hospital bill of over $11,000. Barb has nominated the two young
men for the Carnegie Hero Award. This is an award given to and individual
because they have risked their life to save another.
As Barb was recovering right after the incident, a member of the rescue team
yelled at her about whether she saw the flad. The flag was there, but
it was camouflaged and no larger than our Rotary Banner. You would
have to work hard to see it. The other, larger flags had been taken
down after hurricane Ivan and not replaced yet.
Rip currents are deadly. More people are killed in Rip Currents each
year than all other natural Florida disasters combined. In fact 80%
of ocean rescues are due to rip currents. If you know what a rip current
is and don’t panic, it’s possible to escape. If the rip isn’t particularly
strong, you can swim parallel to the shore and then swim safely to shore.
Unfortunately, many people don’t know they are in the rip current and by
the time they realize it, they are far from shore. Many people tire
and panic before help can arrive.
Barb believed that it was necessary to utilize her PR skills to see that
this ocean phenomenon doesn’t take another life. She gave 20/20 the
exclusive on this story because she believed that they would tell the story
the way it needed to be told. Her goal is to draw awareness so that
Walton county as well as other areas in Florida where rip currents are common
will hire the lifeguards necessary to make the many rescues and to keep swimmers
informed of the dangers.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We are still looking for volunteers who would like to take notes
at the meeting for this weekly newsletter publication - no more than
4-5 times a year (preferably one full month). If interested, please e-mail Tony St Romaine, or see Kristen Smarr,
Jane Phillips or Paige Scott for additional details.
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