Pictured:
Shana Fair, speaker host, and Rusty Roberts, retired educator and currently Research
Assistant for the University of Cincinnati.
At the
first meeting of 2018, Byesville Rotarians learned they served a record number
of families with food baskets during the 2017 Christmas season. The club limit
for food baskets in 2017 was 200—20 baskets more than were prepared for in
2016. The club had over 200 requests and began a waiting list. Those on the
waiting list were called if any of the food baskets was not claimed on the day
the club distributed baskets.
Club
members were pleased with the results of the 2017 Xmas food basket service
project. Project chair, Dennis Harding, expressed thanks for all the community
support in cash donations as well as volunteers and for the canned food drive
effort undertaken by the students and staff of Rolling Hills schools.
Speaker
for the first meeting of the year was Rusty Roberts. Mr. Roberts, a retired
educator, has combined his interest in health and education by serving as
research assistant for the University of Cincinnati, Department of
Environmental Health. Roberts described the air and water studies he has been
coordinating in Guernsey.
Roberts
explained that students and teachers from 7 area school districts took part in
the research project. Schools participating included Cambridge City Schools,
Rolling Hills Local, East Guernsey, St. Benedict, Mid-East Career and
Technology Centers, Noble Local, and Caldwell schools. A total of 2230 students
and 30 teachers took part in testing air and water in their communities.
The
University of Cincinnati provided the testing kits and teacher resource guides.
The kits and resource guides were developed to meet state standards for subject
matter in areas such as chemistry
vocational agriculture and natural resources.
Using the kits, students identified water temperature, acidity level,
dissolved solids level, source of water and the geographic coordinates of each
sample.
Roberts
reported that to date all samples are clear. More work needs to be done.
Roberts explained that currently the project needs more monetary support and is
hoping to be obtains grant support to fund the testing of 135 additional sites.
Connect
with #ByesvilleRotary at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com , Twitter Byesville_Club, or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283. The club meets 7:30 am, Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center
at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Walk-ins are welcome at the
club’s meeting. #6690
Pictured:
Shana Fair, speaker host, and Rusty Roberts, retired educator and currently Research
Assistant for the University of Cincinnati.
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