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Speakers
Jul 25, 2017
Bill Waller, Chief Justice MS Supreme Ct.
TBA
Aug 01, 2017
Renee Cotton
Hinds Community College's 100 Year Celebration
Aug 08, 2017
Russ Bjork, Univ. of MS AD
Ole Miss Athletics
Aug 15, 2017
Anna Powers, Club President Elect
Atlanta Rotary Convention
Aug 22, 2017
David Rich
Rich Grain Distillery, Canton, MS
Sep 12, 2017
Steve Jent
Century Club, Sanderson Farms Championship
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Bill Osborne
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Executives & Directors
President
Witt Ruffin
 
Vice President
Anna Powers
 
Secretary
Greg Campbell
 
Treasurer
Lee Carney
 
Club Service Director
Steele Dehmer
 
Foundation Director
Suman Das
 
Membership Director
Lee Jenkins
 
Public Relations Director
John Sewell
 
Club Administration Director
Uriel Pineda
 
Administrative Secretary/Treasurer
Don Roberts
 
 
 
 

Prayer. Almighty God, at the apex of this summer season we turn from leisure and work to engage in this hour of fellowship, and to reaffirm our identity as responsible citizens committed to service, and to the practice of that which is true, fair and beneficial in our
relationships.

Accept our gratitude for food and sociability
enjoyed here today, and for the joy of involvement in this special fellowship.

We pray with grateful hearts and spirits,
energized to serve. Amen.

 

 

Club Announcements

 

Birthdays and Anniversaries
     
  Birthdays
  • Mark Green           July 25
  • Marisa Davidson   July 27
  • Edward Erlich       July 29
  • Steve Orlansky     July 29
  • Billy Walton          July 31
 
Anniversaries
  • Paul & Carolin Miller          July 31           
 
Membership Anniversaries
  • Pat Vivier     1 year, July 26
Charitable Gift Announcement. The Rotary Club of North Jackson recently donated $1,800.00 each to 14 local charities. The charities are Stewpot Community Services, Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area, Clean Water for Malawi, CARA, MS Food Network, Brain Injury Association of Mississippi, Friends of Children’s Hospital, The Jackson Zoo, The Mustard Seed, Andrew Jackson Council Boy Scouts of America, New Stage Theatre, Harbor House of Jackson, Gateway Rescue Mission and Boys & Girls Club of Central Mississippi.
 
This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about our mission.
 
"Our mission. ― Doing Good in the World is more than a motto. It is our goal, our mission, and our reminder. It expresses in the clearest terms why we have a Foundation, and it challenges us to reach as far as we can to do the most good possible with everything we have. Our Foundation exists to support the good that we can do through Rotary. It expands our reach, increases our strength, and makes our service more powerful and more effective. Because of our Foundation we can, very simply, do more of our Rotary work." — 2004-05 RI President Glenn E. Estess Sr.
  • Billy Brumfield House. The Rotary Club of North Jackson
    is serving supper once a month at The Billy Brumfield House,
    a Stewpot Community Services ministry. Our club serves on
    the 1st  Tuesday of each month. Interested members need to
    meet @ Baker Donelson located at the corner of Eastover
    Drive and the I-55 North Frontage Road @ 5:15 PM and
    then travel together to Billy Brumfield. Also, if you are in-
    terested in sponsoring a month, the est. cost is $180 for
    the food. Mike Dawkins is project chair and can be reach-
    ed @ 601-351-2428 or mdawkins@bakerdonelson.com.
  • Between the Lions. Please remember to sign up for Be-
    tween the Lions. During the school year, we read weekly
    to pre-Kindergarteners at William Walton Elementary School
    on Bailey Ave. It is a wonderful experience! The children
    are truly information sponges and very willing learners.
    Contact Jenny Price (662) 213-1294 for more information.
    We will resume reading when the children the new school
    year begins.
  • Member Care Committee reminder: for anyone who
    needs assistance getting to a meeting, please call Luther
    Munford at (601) 985-4418.
     
  • Thinking of Proposing a New Member?
    1. First, discuss with Classification Committee (Paul
      Miller or Julian Carroll). They will provide a member-
      ship application, check classification availability, and
      discuss occupational qualifications.
      1. Paul Miller
      2.          email  - pomiller3@gmail.com
  •          Phone - 601-956-2223
    1. Julian Carroll
    2. email - juliancarroll@comcast.net
  • Phone – 601-981-3886
Rotary Membership Occupational Qualifications
Applicant should be one of the following:
  • A corporate officer
  • A Professional (Attorney, CPA, Physician. Engineer,
    Architect, etc) A Proprietor
  • An Agent of a reputable company
  • A Manager or Supervisor of a department or section
    of a business
  •  Rotarians, don't forget to like the club's Face-
    Book page to stay up to date on the latest hap-
    penings. Search us out at Rotary Club of North
    Jackson or click the link: 
 
“Service above self; they profit most who serve best.”
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Rotary President-elect Sam F. Owori dies

Rotary International President-elect Sam F. Owori died unexpectedly on 13 July due to complications from surgery. Sam was a member of the Rotary Club Kampala, Uganda, for 38 years.

Rotary President-elect Sam F. Owori died Thursday, 13 July.

“Rotary has become a way of life for me – with the intrinsic value and core belief in mutual responsibility and concern for one another as a cornerstone,” Sam said when he was nominated last year. “I feel immense satisfaction knowing that through Rotary, I’ve helped someone live better.”

Sam's term as Rotary’s 108th president would have begun on 1 July 2018.

“Please remember Sam as the outstanding, hardworking Rotarian he was,” said Rotary International President Ian Riseley. “In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, Norah, the Owori family, and Sam’s millions of friends around the world in your thoughts.”

Under Sam's leadership, the number of clubs in Uganda swelled from nine to 89 over the course of 29 years. 

Sam saw in Rotary members "an incredible passion to make a difference," and wanted to "harness that enthusiasm and pride so that every project becomes the engine of peace and prosperity."

Sam was the chief executive officer of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda, whose mission is to promote excellence in corporate governance principles and practice in the region by 2020. Previously, he was executive director of the African Development Bank, managing director of Uganda Commercial Bank Ltd., and director of Uganda Development Bank.  He has also served as corporate secretary of the Central Bank of Uganda.

He served as member and chair of several boards including FAULU (U) Ltd., (now Opportunity Bank), the Uganda Heart Institute, the Centre for African Family Studies, Mulago Hospital Complex, Mukono Theological College, and the Kampala City Council.

Sam also was the vice chair of Hospice Africa Uganda, and board member and chair of the Audit Committee of PACE (Programme for Accessible Health, Communication, and Education) in Uganda.

“Sam was a special person in so many ways, and his unexpected death is a huge loss to Rotary, his community, and the world,” Riseley said. “We are establishing details on plans to celebrate his life as they become available.” 

Rotary is establishing a memorial fund in Sam's honor and will provide details soon.    

 

 
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Stories
MS State Univ. AD Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by osbor on Jul 19, 2017
John Cohen, Mississippi State University Athletic Director spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its July 18, 2017 meeting. Mr. Cohen discussed MSU's athletic programs focusing on the five guiding principles according to which the department operates; i.e., 
 
  1. Focus on the student athlete.
  2. Recognize and employ the full slate of compliance
  3. Utilize fiscal responsibility
  4. Serve our people
  5. Relentlessly promote Mississippi State
He amplified each of these points, emphasizing that compliance is not just with NCAA requirements but with life itself. With respect to promoting MSU, he said that the slogan is not "Go Dawgs" but "Hail State" as exemplified in the University's Fight Song. Mr. Cohen also spoke of the success that MSU has had on the athletic fields and in the recognition of that success. In addition to he baseball program under head coach Andy Cannizaro, he particularly discussed the success of the football program under head coach Dan Mullen; Women's basketball under head coach Vic Schaefer; as well as the student athletes past and current in the programs.
 
Prior to becoming Athletic Director , Mr. Cohen was an extremely successful head baseball coach at MSU (2009-2016), University of Kentucky (2004-2008), and Northwestern State U. in Louisiana (1998-2001). At MSU, he took baseball teams to the College World Series, where a team was national runner-up (2013) and several times to the NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals.
 
Mr. Cohen is shown in the accompanying photos during and following his presentation. The second photo shows him with Club Vice President Anna Powers following his presentation. We thank Mr. Cohen for his presentation and for his service to MSU and the State of Mississippi. 
new-club-members-give-vocational-talks-to-Rotary-Club-of-North-Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne on Jul 11, 2017
Alison Kelly and Matthew Turnage, both relatively new members of the Rotary Club of North Jackson, gave vocational talks to the Club at its July 11, 2017 meeting. Alison, is a native of Galveston, Texas. Following graduation from high school in Galveston, she attended art and design school in New York City. Following her graduation, she worked in that field in Copenhagen Denmark and Los Angeles. She commented that both New York and Copenhagen are great places to live if you are young and single. Her husband, Scott, is a family physician. When he completed his residency in southern California, he was recruited to MS. Her response was no, no never, but on visiting Charleston, MS she found it to be a great place. There was a 40 person art league to which she could belong. When they moved to Jackson, she attended MS College Law school and is now a Public Defender in Hinds County.
 
North Jackson members will remember her Son-in-Law Russell Turley and her daughter Betsy who recently moved to New York when Betsy was offered a job with a NYC law firm.She commented the Russell is working as a banker with a small international investment bank. We thank Alison for her presentation, for her service to or County and her membership in the Rotary Club of North Jackson.
 
Matthew Turnage is a CPA with Matthews Cutrer  and Lindsay in Ridgeland where he He provides auditing and attestation services for non-profit charitable organizations, trade associations, non-profit membership organizations, charitable bingo operations, churches, private schools, commercial entities, pension plans, municipalities, public school districts and utility districts. . He is a third generation graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. IN addition to his work and his family, his passion is to attend a Major League Baseball game in all 30 MLB Parks. We welcome Matthew to our club and thank him for his service.
 
Alison and Matthew are shown during their speeches in the accompanying photos. 
Rotarian Swan Yerger Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne on Jun 27, 2017
North Jackson Rotarian Swan Yerger spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club's June 27, 2017 meeting. The Subject of his talk was "Swan Yerger's Narratives." He discussed his life growing up in the Belhaven neighborhood of Jackson when he lived at the SW corner of Greymont and Poplar, about 1/2 mile f orm the clubs meeting place. He attended Power and Bailey Schools in the neighborhood and Central HIgh in Downtown Jackson. When he graduated he matriculated at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. As a Jr. he transferred to Ole Miss. He started law school at Ole Miss as a senior and was activated in the US Air Force after his first year. He spent 2 1/2 years in the Air Force and resumed his law school education at  the University of Virginia Law School from which he was graduated. Following Law school, he practiced law in private practice for approximately 38 years until he was appointed to a judicial position as a Hinds County Circuit Court Judge by Gov. Fordice. Swan retired 6 1/2 years ago and is enjoying retirement. He and his wife, Gingia, a native of Pine Bluff, AR were married in 1962 and have been married 55 years. He has been a member of the Rotary Club of North Jackson for 46 years this week.
 
Swan is shown during his talk in the accompanying photo. We thank him for his many years service to the club and for his service to the citizens of Mississippi.
Witt Ruffin Installed as 2017-2018 President of rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne on Jun 27, 2017
North Jackson Rotarian Witt Ruffin was installed as the 2017-2018 President of the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's June 27, 2017 meeting. Also installed at the meeting were Anna Powers, Vice President/President Elect; Greg Campbell, Secretary; Lee Carney, Treasurer; and Directors: Suman Das, Foundation Director; Steele Dehmer, Service Director; Lee Jenkins, Membership Director; Uriel Pineda, Club Administration Director; John Sewell, Public Relations Director. Don Roberts is also takng on the role of Administrative Secretary/Treasurer which became vacant due to the relocation of Dick Dickerson to Oxford. We willmiss Dick and his work on our club's behalf. We thank the new officers and directors for agreeing to serve and we congratulate them on their election to their respective offices. The accompanying photos were taken during and immediately following the installation.