Pictured: Oziel Jeffries, Byesville
Rotary President, presents donation to Det. Sgt. Jeff Paden, Guernsey County
sheriff’s Department.
Reading for next meeting: October Rotarian, "President's Message," p. 1, and "News,studies, and recent research," p. 18.
Det. Sgt. Paden accepted a
$300 donation from the Byesville Rotary. The funds will be used to help defray
the costs of purchasing a new dog to replace Rosie, the current canine officer
who is being retired. A new dog costs about $10,000, and equipment needed for
the dog such as a special car insert for the dog and a door popper can add up
to over $2200.
Bob Long, Co-chair of the
club’s Christmas food basket program, reported on plans for the 2012 food
basket distribution. Dennis Harding will serve as co-chair and Jim Vaughan
volunteered to assist. The club typically provides baskets for 200-225 families
living in the Rolling Hills School District each Christmas.
Long needs volunteers to work
at the food basket sign-up sessions and for bell ringing shifts. Sign up for
the food baskets are planned for October 24 and 25 from 9:00am--1:00pm and Oct.
26 from 4:00pm—7:00pm at the Main Avenue Methodist Church activities building. Food
basket distribution is planned for Dec. 15.
Jim Vaughan reported that the
Breakfast with Santa committee has begun work. The breakfast will be held on
Dec. 22, at the Stop Nine Senior Center from 9:00am-12N.
The club is exploring the
possibility of sponsoring a Rotaract club which is the Rotary service club for
college students and young professionals aged 18-29. Joe Waske updated club
members on the research he has done. He pointed out that the club has 3 options—explore
working with a local college or university to establish a club, explore working
with a 2ed Rotary club to co-sponsor a club, or establish a virtual club. Club
members voted to explore working with a 2ed club with the goal of establishing
a Rotaract club that would appeal to the young people in Guernsey County.
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