We had a fun time at the Lima Rotary Club's annual Christmas party and auction, and we were proud to present the Salvation Army with a check for $5,000! Thank you to the Lima Senior Scarlet and Gray Show Choir and the Spartanaires for their awesome entertainment. Congratulations to Keith Horner who is privileged to be Elvis's caretaker for the next year.
We had a lot of fun ringing bells for the Salvation Army Saturday! Twenty-six people participated: nineteen Rotarians, five family members, and two Rotaract volunteers. The group raised $2,101.00 for the Salvation Army at the four designated locations. Thank you for your service!
Thank you, Bath High School Interact Club for all the time you dedicate to service above self.
The Bath High School Interact Club has been busy with many projects recently, including; Operation Christmas Child (packing shoeboxes for needy kids abroad), Lima Sertoma Pancake Day, Hygiene Barrel with the West Ohio Food Bank, Flip the Switch in Lima Town Square, Lima Rotary Special Needs Christmas Party, and Meals til Monday.
Here are the highlights of the December 14 board meeting.
Call to Order Jeff Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald called the meeting to order at 11:35 AM with the following members present: Carol Buettner, Andy Farley, Lesley Fry, Keith Horner, Joel Mengerink, Derek Stemen, Andy Wannemacher, John Ficorilli. Also, Treasurer Dan Best and Secretary Rita Brown attended.
Secretary’s Report Rita Brown
Approval of November 9, 2021 Board Minutes
Wannemacher made a motion to approve the Minutes of Nov 9, 2021 as submitted. Buettner Seconded the motion. Board approved
Approval of November 12, 2021 and November 26, 2021 Addendum Minutes
Ficorilli made a motion to approve the Addendum Minutes dated November 12 and November 26, 2021 as submitted. Stemen seconded the motion. Board approved.
Attendance report for November 2021
November ended with 141 members – 137 Active and 4 Honorary. Membership is down a total of five for the fiscal year. Attendance was at 42.34%. That is down from Oct 2021 but also is up by 8% from 2020.
President's Report Jeff Fitzgerald
Updates on the Amphitheater
The City of Lima now owns the property and all paperwork has been signed. The project will go out to bid soon. Ground breaking is anticipated early next year with completion in November 2022.Sanchez will be invited to an upcoming Board Meeting to share additional details and information regarding the additional gap funding.
District 6600 Incentive Award for Club’s COVID Vaccination Rate
Earlier in the fall, a Unanimous Rotary Club member in District 6600 offered to donate funds to each club based on the club’s vaccination rate as of September 30, 2021.Members were asked to complete a Confidential Survey. The Lima Club has now received payment from District 6600 in the amount of $1,449.32.Requirements stipulate that the Club must give the money to the Foundation or spend it on a Club Project during this fiscal year. Buettner made a motion to move the funds to the Lima Rotary Foundation and request that the funds be earmarked for the Dictionary Distribution. Fry seconded the motion. Board approved.
Preliminary Report of the Salvation Army Bell Ringing on December 11, 2021
Project Chairman, Joe Watson, reported that twenty-six participated in the event. They included: nineteen Rotarians, five family members, and two Rotaract volunteers. The group raised $2,101.00 for the Salvation Army at the four designated locations.
Nomination Committee for Rotary Board Positions for 2022 – 2025
Stemen and Fry have a current list of members to review. They also will speak with members who expressed interest from last year.
Board Reports
Polio Fund Raising Campaign Updates Derek Stemen
Stemen will put out one more message on Wednesday December 15, 2021, to the members. Anyone who wishes to do end-of-year giving to Polio Plus will be invited to contribute. The campaign will actively begin again in March 2022.
Club Christmas Raffle and Party Updates Andy Farley
Farley stated the Christmas Party was very successful and enjoyable. Early reports from Tracie Sanchez indicate the following:
The Elvis Auction raised $850
The Club Auction raised $5,355
No amounts are available from the Club Raffle at this point
The Jail 'n’ Bail raised $2,401
Total raised for the Foundation from Christmas so far is $8,606. That does not include amounts from the Christmas Raffle.
Fall Blood Clinic Jeff Fitzgerald
The Clinic raised $23,846 with expenses in the amount of $18,010. Profit for the Clinic is $5,836.
Mike Swick, CEO from Memorial Hospital, will be at the Club Meeting on January 3rd to present a check to the Rotary Foundation.
Treasurer Report Dan Best
Best reported that the November 2021 month-end net worth increased $1,671 compared to November 2020. For the current fiscal year to-date, net income decreased by ($7,146) compared to this time period in 2020. Dues income increased by $1,696 but expenses for meal costs and District 6600 dues increased by a total of $9,618. These increases are due to the increase in member meetings compared to the 2020 pandemic year. Best also reviewed aged Accounts Receivable and stated nothing extraordinary is evident. Best reviewed the Working Capital Report. It is up $13,603 since last quarter. He will continue to monitor it as District and Rotary International dues will be paid in January 2022. Farley made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report as submitted. Stemen seconded the motion. Board approved.
New Business: Rita Brown
Membership
Resignations
Jim Krumel, The Lima News, effective Dec 31, 2021
Dr Kevin Casey, St Rita’s, Mercy Health
Kris Schroeder, HCF – Shawnee Manor Administrator
Wannemacher made a motion to accept these resignations with regret. Mengerink seconded the motion. Board approved.
There being no further business, Fitzgerald adjourned the meeting at 12:50 PM.
As we approach the holidays, we encourage you to keep Rotary's Polio Plus initiative in mind as you consider your end of the year giving.
We are closer than ever to ridding the world of this horrible disease. Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Overall, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
As you can see, we are making incredible strides in eradicating this horrible disease, but we need your continued support! Even a small contribution can help protect many children from this disease.
Visit the link below to donate and don’t forget to share this donation page with others. Together we can eradicate polio and save numerous children from this disease!
Here is how you can help the victims of the tornadoes in Western Kentucky.
Rotarians are People of Action. Throughout the world in disaster recovery situations, our compassion and commitment to service are a significant part of relief efforts. Right here, right now, your help is needed here in our own zones.
The tornado that touched down in Kentucky has devastated communities in 18 counties in our District 6710. The loss of life in many small towns, such as Dawson Springs and Mayfield, is heartbreaking, and survivors have lost their communities, their homes and livelihoods. In many areas, there is limited electricity, resources for food, gasoline and supplies and medical services. Now more than ever is the time for us to live our hashtag, #Rotary Responds.
Rotary District Governor Gail Story and the leadership of District 6710 are in the process of assembling a committee to identify needs and coordinate response across affected areas.
Here’s how you can help - Please make a donation, and encourage your club, club members and district to make a donation. Donations can be sent to the following address:
Rotary District 6710 Relief Fund c/o Sheila Stoke 7906 Westover Drive Prospect, KY 40059
Donations will be used to help affected communities in District 6710 Kentucky. At this time, donations are not tax-deductible, a tax-deductible option may be available in the future. If you have a network to suppliers who are willing to donate supplies, or are considering sending a team of recovery volunteers, please contact Kaytlin Edwards at kedwards.rotary@gmail.com
Please consider helping those who have lost so much by responding with a donation. Thank you for being a Rotarian, and on behalf of District 6710 and people of Kentucky, thank you for your compassion.
January is right around the corner and so is One Rotary Summit!
Please plan to attend this annual event which will be held in person on January 8, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Terra State Community College in Fremont, Ohio.
At One Rotary Summit, you will participate in focused discussions about Membership, Public Image and The Rotary Foundation. Please see attached a flyer for more information. All Rotarians are encouraged to attend!
Rotary International is focusing on girl empowerment as one of RI President Shekhar Mehta’s presidential initiatives.
Equality is a fundamental human right, and a key element of many of the eight pillars of positive peace. It’s a prerequisite for the creation of a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. Yet still today, girls and young women across the globe continue to endure inequities in all parts of life – from health, to education, to access to resources. They are also more likely to experience significant levels of violence and disproportionate poverty, especially in times of crisis or conflict. The United Nations statistics reinforce the importance of this issue.
Learn more by reading Rotary's Empowering Girls brochure.
Last month, we announced the new RYLA Handbook to support your RYLA events. This month, we are delighted to share another brand new resource for RYLA—the District RYLA Committee course available in Rotary’s Learning Center! Now, district RYLA committees can learn how to organize their committee, develop partnerships, stay organized, and more! Share this course and join us in creating leadership development opportunities in RYLA!
Together, in the 2020-21 Rotary year 225 Rotaract clubs earned the Rotaract Giving Certificate, donating $66,923 USD to The Rotary Foundation.
Join us this year and help your club earn the certificate! To achieve this goal, have at least five members of your club contribute to the Rotary Foundation for a total of $50 USD. Achieving the Rotaract Giving Certificate counts toward your club's 2021-22 Rotary Citation.
2020-21 was quite the year for Rotary! Read about our accomplishments, discover how clubs are making a difference, hear from donors about why they contributed to The Rotary Foundation, access important financial information, and more at rotary.org/annualreport.
Rotary has teamed up with the Global Partnership for Education and it’s already having an impact in countries like Kenya, Rwanda, and Pakistan. In Kenya, the organization helped implement a plan that included making primary education free, which increased enrollment from 72 percent in 2003 to 88 percent in 2012 and closed the gender gap, achieving nearly equal numbers of boys and girls in school. Read more
This week's stories
Rotary takes part in climate summit
RI President Shekhar Mehta joined a Rotary delegation to a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on 10 November to explore ways Rotary can work on environmental challenges, including by restoring mangroves, a crucial ecosystem that can mitigate the effects of climate change in coastal areas. Read more
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December celebrates the challenges, barriers, and opportunities for people who live with disabilities within the context of a global pandemic. Read blog posts from Rotary members who are involved in living out Rotary’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Webinar on sustainability in WASH projects
Join a webinar 9 December to learn more about the Rotary and USAID partnership in Ghana including evidence of sustainable challenges in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene projects and how Rotary members are working to address these.
Explore our new podcast
Listen to Rotary stories on our new podcast, Rotary Voices Podcast, available on Anchor and Spotify. Episodes include a student mentoring program in Michigan and a discussion of women in Rotary.
Planning impactful disease prevention and treatment projects.
By Nyreese Castro MD, MPH, CPH, Area of Focus Manager-Disease Prevention & Treatment, Maternal and Child Health
As we kick off Disease Prevention and Treatment month, I can’t help but take the time to reflect on the current state of fighting disease at Rotary and how our projects support The Rotary Foundation’s goals to prevent and treat disease and support health. Every day, Rotary members are working to promote programs that strengthen health care systems, limit the spread of communicable diseases, and reduce the incidence and effect of non-communicable diseases. This area of focus leads the charge in the number of grants implemented and the amount of funding used by Rotary members in communities across the world. These numbers have increased since the beginning of the pandemic as members continue to support local health systems in responding to COVID-19.
Our organization continues to emphasize impact which, in the health world, looks at policies, programs, and projects and both their long-term effects on the health of the population and the distribution of those effects within the population. To drive impact, there is a need to build stronger, more sustainable projects, driven by data and rooted in community need and sound health policy.
A successful and sustainable project begins with a community assessment. Community assessments identify where support is most needed and the role that Rotary members can play in making a difference. When conducting your assessment, remember to:
Include ministries of health, local health care providers, community health workers, community members, and members of the affected communities in the discussion.
Consult with members of the Cadre of Technical Advisers and Rotary Action Groups specializing in fighting disease – these members can be identified through your district’s resource network.
Allow community members to identify and prioritize their own health care goals and needs.
Collaborate with community-based organizations who are addressing similar health needs and explain how Rotary members can help them reach their goals.
Use local disease prevention and treatment guidelines whenever possible.
Sustainability requires an ongoing cycle of planning, implementation, and evaluation with a pause in between each step for reflection and adjustments. Our bottom line is to provide long-term solutions to community needs that the beneficiaries can maintain after project funding ends. Sustainability can be measured at different levels—at the individual level, the facility level, or the health systems level. The idea is to have continuous delivery and uptake of quality health services. It can also be measured by the longevity of independent projects led by Rotary members or how well the interventions and their outcomes become institutionalized in organizations or health systems. In time, we will see the impact that we are hoping for.
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