Prayer.Eternal God, in this week of national and personal remembering of honored dead, we offer our gratitude for the benefits and blessings we have received from the work and influence of those whom we remember. Revive in us an appreciation for our heritage, and a renewed awareness of our present responsibility as Rotarians.
Bless for our use today the food of which we partake, the fellowship in which we participate, and the purposes to which we give ourselves in service. Amen.
Club Announcements
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays
Tom Parry May 30
Greg McDade June 02
Wedding Anniversaries
John & Kim Sewell June 01
Virginia & Scott Carlton June 02
Claude & Karis Harbarger June 03
Tom & Norma Bowen June 04
Membership Anniversaries
Rob Farr 30 years, June 01
Tom Parry 29 years, June 01
Don Roberts 29 years, June 01
Jim Walden 14 years, June 01
Paul Howell 20 years, June 02
Social Media.Want to keep up with the service activities and members of the Rotary Club of North Jackson? Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@RotaryNorth) and Instagram (rotarynorthjackson)
Rotary Membership Drive. Please see the following from Membership Director Lee Jenkins.
" Still in progress…2018 RCNJ Membership Drive!
Many thanks to Lori, Erin and Suman for bringing guests to the Club AssemblyTuesdaynight! The food was delicious, as usual, thanks to The Holy Smokers, and the fellowship was excellent. I think our guests enjoyed it too!
Great news! Our Membership Drive has been extended toJune 30, 2018!
For those of you who have brought guests and have interested prospects, let me know when they need an application. The Rotary Club of North Jackson has always been a great club with the best members, and we want to make it even better! If you haven't brought a prospective member yet, think of who you know that would be an asset to our Club and invite them to a meeting. Their lunch is on us!
Don't forget the incentives available for bringing in new members right now through the end of June:
1) 500 Paul Harris points for each new member
2) $200 gift certificate to The Manship for whoever recruits the most NJRC members
Also, the Rotarian who brings in the most new members in the District by May 31stwill receive $500 cash!
Think about who you can introduce to Rotary. We want to meet them!"
Rotary Foundation Thought. This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is the June 2018 Message from Rotary International's 2017-2018 President Ian H. S. Risley.
Dear fellow Rotarians, For 60 years, choosing a theme has been the privilege, and sometimes the challenge, of each incoming president. Looking back on those past themes opens a small window into the thinking and the vision of each leader – how they saw Rotary, the place they saw for Rotary in the world, and what they hoped Rotary would achieve.
When my turn came to choose a theme, I did not hesitate. I knew immediately that our theme in 2017-18 would be Rotary: Making a Difference. For me, that small phrase describes not only what we do now, but what we aspire to do. We want to make a difference. We strive to help, to have an impact, to make the world a bit better.
Over the past two years, I have seen so many ways that Rotary is doing just that. In California, after the devastating wildfires last year, I saw Rotarians Making a Difference to those who had lost everything. In Guatemala, I saw the difference that simple wood stoves are making in the lives of women who had been cooking on open fires: They no longer breathe smoke when they cook, they spend less time gathering firewood, and they are using their stoves to start small businesses. In Israel, I visited a Rotary-supported hyperbaric center that is helping brain injury and stroke patients return to healthy, productive lives. In communities around the world, Rotarians are Making a Difference by resettling refugees, immunizing children, ensuring a safe blood supply, and helping young people learn and thrive.
All over the world, I have been a part of Rotarians’ commitment to planting trees. As this issue of The Rotarian goes to press, we are still awaiting the final count of trees planted, but I am delighted to announce that we have already far surpassed our original goal of 1.2 million trees, one new tree per Rotarian. And, all over the world, Rotary is continuing its advocacy, fundraising, and support for polio eradication. Last year, wild poliovirus caused only 22 cases of paralysis in only two countries. I am confident that soon that number will be zero, and we will begin a new phase in the timeline of eradication: counting down at least three years from the last sign of wild virus to the certification of a polio-free world.
As Juliet and I return home to Australia, we will bring warm memories of the places we have visited, the friends we have made, and the service we have seen. Thank you, all of you, for the tremendous work you are doing, through Rotary: Making a Difference.
IAN H.S. RISELEY
President, Rotary International
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 mdawkins@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. Our reading for the 2017-2018 school year is complete, but please sign up for 2018-2019.
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) He will provide a membership 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
Rotarians, don't forget to like the club's Facebook page to stay up to date on the latest happenings. Search us out at Rotary Club of North Jackson or click the link:
“Service above self; they profit most who serve best.”
P. O. Box 9528, Jackson, MS 39286-9528 www.northjacksonrotary.org
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Dreaming bigger dreams through Interact
Ismael Nieto reads to children during one of his Interact club’s service projects.
Nieto
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of blog posts from the 2018 Youth Leadership All-Stars, participants in Rotary’s programs for young leaders, in celebration of Youth Service Month.
By Ismael Cadeno Nieto, Interact Club of Manta, Ecuador
When I was 10 years old, my parents became involved in Rotary. Since that moment, I’ve assisted in club activities as the son of a Rotarian, and at first, I didn’t like it all that much. But four years later, something changed, and it became one of my favorite hobbies. I was inspired to take action through the needs I discovered in my community.
I looked for an Interact club to join, but there wasn’t one in my city. The next year, I received the opportunity to take part in a short-term Rotary Youth Exchange in Wisconsin, USA. On that exchange, I visited an Interact club that motivated me to create one in my own community. My youth exchange experience gave me a new and bigger perspective that opened up a door of opportunity.
I helped charter the Interact Club of Manta with the help of my mom, a Rotarian, and friends, and became the charter president. We started many service projects to help our community, my favorite being one that assisted children living in shelters after the 2016 earthquake. Also, I organized a PolioPlus fundraiser which raised $500.
Representing Interact in my district, I have visited most of the Interact clubs in Ecuador, motivating them toward greater service and engagement. I have also organized district events with the objective of giving other teenagers the opportunity Rotary has given me.
All these Rotary service and leadership experiences have changed my life. I’ve had the opportunity to meet people from different cultures and dream bigger dreams to make the world a better place. Rotary is giving me the leadership tools to make these dreams come true.
Southern District Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Sam Britton spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club’s May 22, 2018, meeting. Mr. Britton spoke primarily about the role of the Public Service Commission regulating utilities. He briefly spoke of the failed Kemper County power plant that cost its owner, the Southern Companies, $6.4 billion. In response to a question, Mr. Britton said that what the owner does with the abandoned plant is its business. Since it has invested such a large fortune in it. He also spoke to the No Call telephone lists and the reasons for its need. He said that he expects technology to be developed in the next few years to control this problem, but that the reason the calls exist is that they make money for the perpetrators.
We thank Mr. Britton for his presentation to the club and for his service to the citizens of Mississippi. He is shown during his talk in the following photo:
He is also shown with Program Director Matt Monsour (Left) who introduced him and Club president-elect Anna Powers (right) following his talk in the photo that follows.
The Rotary Club of North Jackson held its annual Club Assembly at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The event featured a sumptuous dinner prepared by the Cathedral's award winning Holy Smokers. Dinner consisted of grilled beef tenderloin, potatoes au gratin, grilled asparagus, green salad, and dessert. Special thanks to the Holy Smokers for preparing and excellent meal for us again. Photos from the event are available on the club website and Facebook. Some of the photos accompany this story.
Anna LeBreton, Outreach Coordinator, Mississippi Blood Services spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s May 8, 2018 meeting. Ms. LeBreton discussed the need for and uses of blood by MS Blood Services. In particular, she discussed the use of blood by Sickle Cell Anemia patients, the misconceptions on what disqualifies someone from donating blood, the “2018 ABOut a Cause Partnership” by which MS Blood services will make monetary donations to its partner organizations when people donate blood to MS Blood Services. Those organizations are listed in the first photo.
The second photo is of Ms. LeBreton(center) with Club Program Director Matt Monsour (left) and Club President, Witt Ruffin (right) following her presentation.
We thank Ms. LeBreton for her presentation and for what she and MS Blood Services do for the citizens of Mississippi. We also note that The Rotary Club of North Jackson has a long-term relationship with MS Blood Services and it conducts a Blood Drive annually in conjunction with its Pancake Breakfast.
Lolly Rasher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Heritage Trust spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its May 1, 2018, meeting about the history, projects, and accomplishments of the Heritage Trust since its founding. The Trust was founded in 1992 and continues to pursue the preservation of Mississippi's heritage. With programs like as the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi, the Mississippi Historic Preservation Conference and Heritage Awards, the Mississippi Heritage Trust shines a spotlight on the need to save the treasured historic resources that make Mississippi such a special place.
Ms. Rasher is shown during her presentation in the first of the accompanying photos and following it with North Jackson's Program Director Matt Monsour (left) and club President Witt Ruffin (right following her presentation.
We thank Ms. Rasher for her presentation and for her service in preserving Mississippi's rich heritage.
The Rotary Club of North Jackson recognized 10 Star Students and their teachers from Jackson Academy, Jackson Prep., and St. Andrew's Episcopal School. The students and their Star teachers are as follow:
Jackson Academy: Dolph Maxwell. His teacher is Schuyler Dickson. They were, unfortunately, unable to join us on the 24th because of a school awards assembly that day.
Jackson Prep: Graham Robertson, Mary Margaret Mitchell, Morgan Williams, and Gregory Vance. Their Star Teachers are Kimberly Van Uden, David Hogue, Lou Ann McKibben, and Marsha Hobbs.
St. Andrew's. Christopher "C.J." Carron, Joe Han, Charley Hutchison, Julia Jia, and Emily Kruse. Their Star teachers are Donna Patrick, Roscoe Stribling, John Applegate, and Ruth Holmes.
The Mississippi Economic Council and its M.B. Swayze Foundation sponsors the Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program in an effort to encourage scholastic achievement among the state's high school students. The STAR Program has two specific purposes:
1.) Emphasize scholastic excellence and encourage greater scholastic effort among Mississippi students. 2.) Recognition of the teaching profession.
The students and their teachers at the April 24 meeting are shown in the accompanying photo.
