Byesville Rotary Learns about Postal Service Technology

Pictured: Joe Waske, Speaker Chair for May; Chris Morris, Byesville Rotary President, Kathy Kaluger, District Vice President, and Randy Launder, guest speaker and Rotary member.

Do Not Forget: June 2 meeting at Stop Nine Senior Center.

Rotary readings: June issue of Rotarian, "President's Messgae," p. 1 and "Fighting Back," p. 33.

Chicken BBQ on Saturday, May 30. Volunteers to work will be welcome.

Randy Launder, retired Post Master of Byesville, was guest speaker at Byesville Rotary. Launder stated that “…during his career, he saw a lot of changes” in the Postal Service. The biggest plus for customer is that mail service is more efficient today.

Major changes occurred as the Postal Service automated mail sorting and introduced other types of technology. First the Postal Service instituted sorting by zip code and more recently has begun sorting mail based on carrier routes. At present, 95% of all mail is sorted into delivery order for each carrier route.

Guests at the meeting included District Vice President Kathy Kaluger who congratulated club members for their accomplishments this past year. Byesville Scholarship award winners Mallory Rae Hayes and Matthew Ryan Kennedy were also guests at the meeting. A third award winner, Laura Ann Janosko, was unable to attend.

The club’s next meeting will be June 2, at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60299 Southgate Road, Byesville. 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 New Initiatives for Working with Autistic Children

Pictured: Joe Waske, Speaker Chair for May; Mari Ann Hooper, PATH; Chris Morris, Byesville Rotary President.

Reading for May 26: District 6690 Newsletter for May.

Reminder: Meeting location will change June 2. Beginning June 2nd, Byesville Rotary meetings will be held at Stop Nine Senior Center.

Mari Ann Hooper, founder of PATH –a support group for parents of children with the autism spectrum disorder, introduced the club to new ways for parents and educators to work with autistic children. Hooper spoke about three initiatives.

Children with autism or related disorders need help learning appropriate social behaviors to prepare them for life on their own. Since there is no cure for autism and its related disorders, it is important for parents to begin working with their children at an early age. Hooper demonstrated a $26.00 packet of materials designed to help parents identify behaviors that their child needs to modify, help the parents teach the appropriate behaviors, and track the child’s successful development of the appropriate social behavior.

Hooper is also working to raise funds to purchase educational videos for local EMS teams and the fire and police departments. These videos would help emergency responders learn how to deal with an autistic child during an emergency.

Hooper is working with MRDD to write a grant that would support education about and services for families dealing with the autistic spectrum disorder.

Based on 2003 data, autistic spectrum disorder affects 1 out of 150 children. Most of the children affected are boys. About half of all parents with autistic children do not admit to themselves that their child has a problem.

Hooper works with about 100 families in the area. Her group provides support for parents and works to get parents connected with appropriate resources. For more information Hooper can be reached at 740-439-3768.

The Golf Outing held on Sunday was successful. The hard work and dedication of Trevor and Trent Black, who organized the event, raised a total of $2400 for the Byesville Rotary Scholarship Fund.

The club will be moving the location of its meetings. Beginning June 2ed, Byesville Rotary will meet at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 Southgate Road, Byesville.

The club’s next chicken barbeque will be Saturday, May 30.

The club’s next meeting will be May 26, at the Rolling Hills Schools Administration Building.

Byesville Rotary Wins Four Awards at District 6690 Conference

Pictured: Larry Miller, Chris Morris, Dan Navicky, and Marty Patchen---and awards.

The Byesville Rotary Club won 4 awards at the 6690 Annual District Conference. No other club won four awards this year.

The Presidential Citation is awarded when the club meets specific criteria for members being involved in club activities.

The Best Co-operative Project Award is given to clubs who work jointly on a project with another local organization. Byesville won this award for its work with SEORMC to provide a Health Screening.

The Club tied for 2nd place for the Membership Development: Most New Members Award. The club inducted 13 new members in 2008-09.

The Club won 1st place for the Membership Development: Largest Percentage of New Members. Byesville Club membership increased by 61% in 2008-09.

Pictures from the RI Group Study Exchange visit

Group Study Exchange Team from Argentina at the Byesville Scenic Railway: Andrea Martinez, Raul Hillar, Juan Gomez, Lucia Lloret, Sebastion Colmano.

Pictures from the Rotary International Group Study Exchange from Argentina—Welcome Breakfast

Pictures from the Rotary International Group Study Exchange from Argentina—Wilds Tour

Byesville and Cambridge Rotary hosted the Rotary International Group Study Exchange Team from Argentina, May 5-8. Tuesday, the clubs welcomed the team at a joint breakfast held at the Stop Nine Senior Center. After breakfast, the team and their hosts visited the Wilds.
Wednesday, the team and hosts took a trip on the Byesville Scenic Railway. In the afternoon, the team members visited various vocational and business sites including the jail and a smart classroom at Ohio University Zanesville.

On Thursday, GSE team members and hosts took a tour of Amish country which included a tour of a furniture factory and a visit to a general store. Thurs day evening, the clubs held a joint farewell reception at Salt fork Lodge.

Byesville Rotarians Learn About the Importance of Estate Planning

Pictured: Chris Morris, Byesville Rotary President, Attorney Frank McClure, Joe Waske, Speaker Chair for May

Readings for May 19:

• May Rotarian—“The Rotarian Conversation with Bill Gates,” p. 48.


• Extra credit—“The Motorcycle Diaries,” p. 28.

Activities:

• Byesville Rotary Scholarship Fund Golf Outing, Sunday, May 17, Wildfire Golf Course in New Concord.


• District Conference in Lancaster, Friday and Saturday, May 16-16. Chris Morris, Larry Miller, Chuck Fair, and Shana Fair will be attending Saturday session. All new members are encouraged to attend the Session “Rotary 101” on Friday, 2:00-4:00pm at the Lancaster Golf Club.
  

Local attorney, Frank McClure, spoke to the club about the importance of being proactive and developing an estate plan. Only about 35% of all Americans have established a plan. The simplest plan consists of a will with instructions detailing how a person wants to dispose of his or her estate.

Having a will is important because, if a person dies without a will, the State of Ohio will dispose of that person’s property according to established guidelines determined by the laws of the state. Estate planning can be a complicated process. McClure’s presentation resulted in a lively discussion and answer session as club members wanted to more about the process.

In other business, the club will be moving the location of its meetings. Beginning June 2ed, Byesville Rotary will meet at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 Southgate Road, Byesville.

The club is hosting a Rotary Scholarship Fund golf outing on Sunday, May 17, at the Wildfire Golf Course in New Concord. There is still time to register a team. Call Trent Black, 685-2525, or Trevor Black, 685-9999, for more information.

The club’s next chicken barbeque will be Saturday, May 30.

The club’s next meeting will be May 19, 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.