Byesville Rotary Interact Club Inducts New Members

Readings for next meeting: Rotarian, Feb 2009--"The Moveable Feast," p. 57-59, and "An Education in Illiteracy," p. 63-64.

Top picture: Interact members receiving Distinguished Service Citations.
Bottom picture: Newly inducted members of the Meadowbrook Interact Club.

The Meadowbrook Interact Club sponsored by the Byesville Rotary inducted 22 new members on Tuesday. New members are Mara Cain, Kelly Delancey, Brittney Doty, Ali Feyko, Mekenzi Gray, Sarah Hull, Matt Kennedy, Nathan Kennedy, Brennan Lehotay, Taylor Lehotay, Shayla Mallett, Kelsi Moore, Andrew Nichols, Greg Riggs, Kirstin Roe, Steven Rose, Maeve Scott, Levi Snyder, T’Neill Treherne, Teiah Watson, Jared Williams, and Nick Yakubik.

Meadowbrook students interested in joining Interact should contact Pres. Jaclyn Woodby, V. Pres. Carlo Rodiquez, or Ryan White, Meadowbrook Counselor.

Interact Clubs are Rotary’s international service clubs for young people ages 14-18. These clubs are a good opportunity for students to get involved in community service and to get acquainted with local business and community leaders.

Each club is responsible for at least two service projects per year. This year the Meadowbrook Interact Club service projects were---

Ryan White, Interact Director, also awarded Distinguished Service Citations to club members for their enthusiasm, willingness to work on club projects and dependability. Citations were awarded to Kody Gann, Jamie Hopps, Laura Janosko, Emily Jirles, Katherine Jirles, Matt Kennedy, Margarita Loy, Candace Neff, Greg Riggs, Carlos Rodriguez, Lindsay Roe, Britinai Smith, Leighanna Stone, T’Neill Treherne, Breann Voytko, Julie Williams, and Jaclyn Woodby.

The next meeting of the Byesville Rotary will be March 3, at the Rolling Hills Schools Administration Building. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.

Byesville Rotary Learns about Southeastern Med’s Sports Medicine and Rehab Services

Next meeting will be at the Rilling Hills High School Library. The program will be induction of new Interact members.
No reading assignment.

At this week's meeting, Joe Ogle, physical therapist from Southeastern Med’s Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, described the variety of services available at the facility. Joe stated that his goal as a physical therapist is rehabilitation. “I hope not to see my patients again,” he said.

One of his special interests is industrial medicine. He visits local industries and works to “Stop the Bleeding” which means he works to prevent injuries to workers that can cost both the business and the worker money and time lost from the job.

The rehab facility offers services to all age groups. Therapists help children with developmental delays and work with young athletes to enhance performance. Athletic training services are provided to Cambridge, Meadowbrook and John Glen. The facility also offers the PEP--Performance Enhancement Program which is designed to help local athletes improve performance through the use of plyometrics and agility training.

The facility offers programs to treat dizziness, to reduce lymphedema, and provides programs to help diabetics patients improve their nutrition and develop and individualized exercise programs. For discharged PT patients, the facility offers the PLUS Program which helps former patients continue with their exercise programs and remain healthy.

In other business, Byesville Rotary members were informed that the deadline for donations to the Wright-Patterson Fisher House is March 11. The Fisher House is an on-base version of the Ronald McDonald Houses which provides housing for military families while a family member is hospitalization at a military hospital. For more information about this program and Fisher House needs, call Oziel Jeffries, 740-638-2290.

Applications for Byesville Rotary Scholarships are now available to students at Rolling Hills High School and the Mid-East Career and Tech Center Buffalo Campus.

The club’s next meeting will be at February 24 at 7:30 a.m. at the Rolling Hills High School Library. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.

Pictured: Christina Morris, Byesville Rotary President, Joe Ogle, guest speaker, Randy Launder, Speaker Chair.

Woody Biggs Visits Byesville Rotary

Reading for Tuesday, Feb. 17--Rotary District Newsletter.

Woody Biggs from the Stop Nine Church of Christ described the activities of the “Golden Sixties” group that meets weekly at the Stop Nine Senior Activity Center in Byesville. He told the Byesville Club that Fanny Davis was inspired to found the Byesville Golden Sixties group after she visited a similar group in Canton. In 1973, Fanny and 30 other people started meeting on a weekly basis. Since then, attendance has grown to over 100 people per week. The group is one of the nation’s first faith-based senior ministries. It is used as a model and Woody Biggs gets calls from all around the country by others wanting to establish their own groups.

Woody Biggs stated that the purpose of the group is, “Fun, Food and Fellowship.” He explained that while the Golden Sixties program is faith based, it is a community rather than a church program. All community members are welcome. The majority of the funding is provided by free will donations from the attendees. The Stop Nine Church of Christ provides the meeting place as well as some additional funding as necessary.
Meetings are held Thursdays, 10:00am-12N, at the Stop Nine Senior Activity Center. Meetings typically include 30 minutes of singing, 30 minutes of Bible study, 30 minutes of entertainment, and lunch. The entertainment varies and has included speakers, bands, and “Golden Seniors Got Talent” spots provided by members of the Golden Sixties. There is also a monthly Anniversary and Birthday Celebration, an occasional field trip, a Bible trivia question, and drawings for prizes.

The members of the Golden Sixties have been having so much fun that the people come from four counties just to participate. Transportation can be provided in the local area. For more information about the group, call 740-685-2591.

All the Golden Sixties activities sounded like lots of fun to members of the Byesville Rotary. Many decide that this may be just the thing for their mothers and fathers to hear about.

During a short business meeting, the Byesville Rotary decided to collect donations of supplies for the Wright-Patterson Ronald McDonald House. The club’s next meeting will be February 17, 7:30am, at the Rolling Hills Schools Administration Building. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.

Pictured: Randy Launder, February Speaker Chair, Evangelist Woody Biggs, Byesville Rotary President, Christina Morris.

Byesville Rotary February Business Meeting

Calendar updates:
The Interact Induction is rescheduled for Tuesday, February 24, in the Rolling Hills High School Library.
The Board meeting will be Wednesday, February 25, 12N at the Whistle Stop.

Reading assignment for February 10:
Read the following articles in the Rotarian:President's Message, The March of the Pod People.

The Byesville Rotary met 7:00 am Tuesday at the Rolling Hills Schools Administration Building. The members were joined by two guests from Cambridge Rotary—Patty and Glen Arnold.

Chris Morris announced that the club has met 400% of its goal for membership. She thanked Tom Perkins and Randy Launder for serving as Speaker Chairs for January and February.

The club calendar was updated. The Rolling Hills Interact Club induction of new members—cancelled because of snow--will now be held at the Rolling Hills High School on February 24.

Scheduled speakers for February are Woody Biggs from the Stop Nine Church of Christ “Golden Sixties” group and Joe Ogle from Southeastern Med’s Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The Byesville Rotary is working on a joint project with the Cambridge Rotary. Final paperwork for this project is due to Rotary International by February 12.

The next meeting will be February 10. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Larry Miller, 740-439-2767.