Prayer: We praise you, O God, from whom all blessings flow, from whom we gain inspiration for living and incentive for serving.
As we gather this week with family and friends at tables laden lavishly with food, help us to be genuinely grateful and, in the spirit of Rotarian commitment to service, to remember others.
Bless now, we pray, not only our food and table fellowship but also the noble purposes for which we exist. With thankful hearts, we pray. Amen.
Club Announcements
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
Jenny Price No. 23
Joe Dove Nov. 23
Drew Cleland Nov. 25
Anniversaries
Charles & Virgi Lindsay Nov. 27
Membership Anniversaries
Katie Browning 5 years, Nov. 27
Rotary Foundation Thought. This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about the Permanent Fund.
When reflecting on our personal estates and the legacy we want to leave, have we thought about how much we can afford to give away? Trustee Louis Piconi shares these inspiring remarks: “Rotarians of today are leaving a legacy to the children of the world when we, Rotary, join our world partners in the celebration of the certification of the eradication of polio from the world. More importantly, and I do mean, more importantly, is the fact that the Rotarians of today and tomorrow have the opportunity to leave their own legacy of ‘doing good in the world’ for future educational and humanitarian service programs. Do we dare dream that Rotarians of today not only make it a habit of making an annual contribution each and every year but leave a percentage of their estate or a one-time significant gift to The Rotary Foundation’s Permanent Fund? This should be the dream, goal and reality of all Rotarians. We need just look and see and feel and touch the wonderful programs and projects we are continually completing that help the world know a more humane society and a more peaceful world.”
Ring the Bell for Salvation Army.
It's time again to " Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army ". Location -McDade's Northside Drive.
Date - December 6th and 8th. Time - 10AM - 5 PM. Please call Rob Whitley at 601-362-8844 to participate and reserve your 1-hour tour of duty.
District 6820 Dream Car Raffle. District 6820 needs your help with the Dream Car Raffle (www.dreamcarraffle.org). The grand prize winner will choose between a 2018 Porsche Boxster, Macan S, or $40,000 cash. There will also be 10 additional $500 cash prizes! Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100. Winners will be announced at the Rotary Foundation Gala on January 26th, 2018 at the Country Club of Jackson. Proceeds—less prizes and expenses—will go to The Rotary Foundation (50%), Polio Plus (25%), and the District 6820 Foundation (25%). Each member is encouraged to sell a minimum of 10 tickets. Please see Witt Ruffin to pick up your tickets.
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 interested in sponsoring a month, the est. cost is $180 for the food. Mike Dawkins is project chair and can be reached @ 601-351-2428 or dawkins@bakerdonelson.com.
Between the Lions. Please remember to sign up for Between 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 have resumed reading and are really enjoying it.
Member Care Committeereminder: for anyone who
needs assistance getting to a meeting, please call Luther
Munford at (601) 985-4418.
Thinking of Proposing a New Member?
First, discuss with Classification Committee (Paul
Miller or Julian Carroll). They will provide a member-
ship application, check classification availability and
discuss occupational qualifications.
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
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Book page to stay up to date on the latest hap-
penings. Search us out at Rotary Club of North
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“Service above self; they profit most who serve best.” P. O. B O X 9 5 2 8, J A C K S O N, MI S S I S S I P P I 3 9 2 8 6 - 9 5 2 8 WWW.N O R T H J A C K S O N R O T A R Y . O R G
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Why Rotaract will change your life
Members of Nairuba’s club meet with the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative in Uganda.
By Joan Nairuba
The day I was inducted into Rotaract, 19 June 2015, is an unforgettable one for me. Euphoria and celebration rolled around inside me like a tidal wave. I knew I had made a decision that would affect the rest of my life; to dedicate the most energetic years of my youth to Rotary.
Knowing life is finite, I had a heightened resolve to be a part of everything Rotaract has to offer. My career as a lawyer is just getting started, and at first, all I had in mind was what I could offer my club as a lawyer. Little did I know that Rotaract would have an immense effect on my career.
To separate life in Rotaract from your personal life is an absolute impracticality because one feeds the other. The weekly interactions shape your perspective and expand your knowledge, and it’s from these meetings that you either grow or remain stagnant.
Members of Nairuba’s club conduct a needs assessment at a refugee settlement for the club’s next project on peace and conflict resolution.
Rotaract gives you an opportunity to practice and master qualities that make us better people. It is an avenue to learn, relearn, and unlearn some things that would otherwise impede us, through working with volunteers. If you can lead a group of volunteers and organize them to carry out good works in Rotaract, then managing people in your professional life becomes that much easier.
Rotaract presents a wealth of opportunities and minimum expectations. It is a safe place to learn and grow. And if we live by the values of Rotaract, we have opportunity for immense personal transformation.
Learning about Rotary’s work in Peace and Conflict Resolution has affected my career in so many ways, particularly in mediation. Mediation law refers to a form of alternative dispute resolution in which parties to a lawsuit meet with a neutral third party in an effort to settle the case. The third party is called a mediator. It is this person’s job to listen to the evidence, help litigants come to understand each other, and facilitate a voluntary resolution to the case. The purpose of mediation is to avoid the time and expense of further litigation. Mediation is a compulsory aspect in civil cases in my country.
To whom much is given, much is expected. The Rotaract family immensely blesses us on a daily basis. And we have the opportunity, through Rotaract, to give back. What we put forth, we receive a thousand times over. It’s more than karma, it’s a simple truth and a not so hidden secret to happiness. In a world filled with so much pain, we must do our best to lessen it. With love. With caring. Together.
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Greg Raimondo , Chief, Public Affairs Office for the Vicksburg district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discussed the role and mission of the District with the members of the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's Nov. 14, 2017, meeting. Col. Raimondo retired from the U.S. Army after 26 years of worldwide service. He described the service area of the District which is part of the Mississippi Valley Division and includes;
the Mississippi River from below Memphis to just below Natchez at the point where the Red River joins the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya River exits the Mississippi.
The Red River to approximately Texarkana,
The Ouachita/Black River to its headwaters in the Ouachita Mountains, and
The Pearl River.
The District also includes several lakes in Mississippi, which were built for flood control purposes and for which the Corps is responsible for maintaining their ability to control floods.
The district is also charged with implementing the requirements of the Clean Water Act, including the prevention of pollution or "navigable" waters as well as managing the water flow levels in the rivers in the district.
Col. Raimondo (Center) is shown in the accompanying photo following his talk with club president Witt Ruffin (left), and Matthew Monsour (right) who introduced him. We thank him for his interesting and informative presentation to our club and for his continuing service to our country.
Immediate past District Governor of District 6820, Amanda Fontaine, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's November 7, 2017, meeting The subject of PDG Fontaine's talk was Rotary Foundation, Your Charity of Choice.She discussed how the Rotary Foundation has provided neonatal care to children in underdeveloped countries, how it is providing funds to help educate children in U.S. Communities through programs such as Between the Lions, clean water for villages in Malawi, and how the Rotary Club of Memphis, TN is making life-saving surgeries for deserving children from underdeveloped countries by bringing the children and their families to Memphis, providing housing and with the hospitals providing surgery at no cost to the children. PDG Fontaine also discussed the levels of recognition for Rotary Foundation donors.
Following her talk, PDG Fontaine joined with Rotarian Suma Das in recognizing four Paul Harris Fellows, relatively new Rotarians Trost Friedler and Rich Sun and long-term club members Bob Ridgway and Swan Yerger who are multiple Paul Harris Fellows. The accompanying photos show PDG Fontaine during her talk and with the recognized Rotarians, including the Rotarian Das.
The second photo shows (from the left) Rotarians Yerger, Friedler, Sun, PDG Fontaine, Rotarians Ridgway and Das and Club President Witt Ruffin following the recognition of the Paul Harris Fellows. Congratulations to the recognized fellows and thanks to PDG Fontaine for her very interesting and informative presentation.
Dr. Jason Parham, Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its October 31, 2017, meeting. The subject of Dr. Parham's speech was Polio, how it is transmitted, its impact, efforts to eliminate it and their results. According to Dr. Parham, the number of polio cases worldwide has decreased from 350,000 annually in the mid-1980s to 12 this far in 2017. The only places that still have wild polio cases are Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. A total of $450 million has been pledged by Rotary International, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and others to finish the job.
Dr. Parham discussed the effect of polio on humans, the history of vaccines. He showed photos of the primary vaccine researchers Salk & Sabin and of a room full of iron lungs from the 1950s. He summarized the effort to eliminate the disease by saying that the progress shows the effectiveness of a well designed and implemented vaccination campaign. Dr. Parham is shown in the accompanying photos at the head table (left) preceding his speech with Rotarian Matt Monsour who introduced him and with Club President Witt Ruffin (left) and again with Matt Monsour (right) following his speech. We thank Dr. Parham for his presentation and for his work in infectious diseases for the State of Mississippi.
Will Mosby, Account Vice President, of Capitol Wealth Management, an affiliate of UBS Financial Services spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's October 24, 2017, meeting. The subjects of Mr. Mosby's talk were the economy and the proposed Tax Reform program being considered by the U.S. Congress. Mr. Mosby showed slides that demonstrated that according to the S&P Index, stock values have nearly doubled since just before the financial crisis of 2008. They have more than doubled since the market low experienced in March 2009. Regarding tax reform, Mr. Mosby discussed alternatives being considered by legislative leaders. He discussed potential impacts of those reforms on various segments of the market.
Mr. Mosby (center) is shown in the accompanying photo with Rotarian Matt Monsour (left) who introduced him and Club President Witt Ruffin (right) We thank him for his very interesting and informative presentation.
