Monday, April 11, 2022

Rotary International asks us to Serve to Change Lives through its Focus Areas

January is Vocational Service Month

This month Rotary International asks us to Serve to Change Lives by helping to improve the lives of mothers and their childrenExplore the possibilities with us at our meeting Wednesday at noon at Wick Park or virtually via Zoom. 

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The  Zoom ID is: 3567145262

This Week's Meeting

This week, we’ll hear from Colonel Jeffrey A. Van Dootingh, Commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. Colonel Van Dootingh commissioned in 1985 upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy. A 1986 Distinguished Graduate of Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather AFB, Calif., he served over six years on active duty as an instructor navigator and flight safety officer before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1991.

 As a traditional reservist, he served as the unit standardization/ evaluation navigator while working as a chemist until 1995 when he became a dual status Air Reserve Technician. Since that time, he has held such diverse positions as chief of current operations, flying squadron director of operations, numbered air force director of staff, operations group commander, headquarters division chief, numbered air force director of staff, and wing commander

A master C-130 navigator with over 7,500 flying hours, Col Van Dootingh has amassed more than 420 combat flying hours in Panama, Southwest Asia and the Balkans, including the first C-130 mission into northern Iraq at the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As deputy group commander of the DoD’s only fixed-wing aerial spray unit, he flew numerous missions to provide relief from insect-borne diseases in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, eventually spraying a record three million acres and earning him the highest award given by the Centers for Disease Control. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the commander, 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
 

Last Week's Meeting

Do you have what it takes to be a foster parent? Do you know how you can help foster youth? May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and our speaker, Cheryl Tarantion, outlined the steps you can take to make a difference in the life of a child or teen to find them their “forever home”.
 
Cheryl is the Executive Director of Northeast Ohio Adoption Services (NOAS), assuming that position in 2013 after joining the organization in 2004. She has lived most of her life in Boardman and is a graduate of University of Mount Union with a degree in International Business.
 
NOAS is a private, non-for-profit agency incorporated in 1978 fir the purpose of developing and supporting lifelong permanency for children with special needs,especially teens and young adults. NOAS serves families within a 90-mile radius of Warren and works with children, teens, and young adults from 27 counties throughout northeast Ohio and beyond.
 
Currently, NOAS works with about 275 children to find foster and adoptive families for them. Before placing a child or teen, NOAS works hard to find any other family members, no matter how remote, to see if they will foster or adopt. Unfortunately, there are not enough foster families in our area interested in fostering a child - NOAS has only 40 families signed up - so children end up being placed outside our counties, and even outside Ohio. In order to thrive, these kids need to be placed in an area where they grew up and are familiar with. 
 
At eighteen, kids age out of the system and have nowhere to go, creating a loss of stability and even homelessness. In order to combat this issue,in 2018 Ohio funded the “Bridges” program, providing dollars for agencies to work with these teens and young adults to stabilize them until they are 21. These young adults must be working, going to school, or working on their GED to remain in the program. 
 
A new program called IGNITE works to put adults into the lives of these teens who have aged out of the program, to serve as mentors and guides. Cheryl noted that two Boardman Rotarians have signed up for the program and challenged Youngstown Rotarians to step up with three volunteers to help. 
 
Nikole Barringer spoke about other ways to help NOAS by raising funds to help them do their work. Some suggestions are Dress Down Fridays, cornhole tournaments, “coffee for a cause”, raffles, and garage sales. All proceeds from these events are donated to NOAS. NOAS can also provide all of the materials for an organization wanting to conduct a “coins for kids” drive. Nikole can be contacted at 330-856-5582, ext. 108 or by email at nbarringer@noas.com.

 

Call to Action – Ukraine Emergency Aid

 
As one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, Rotary has made peace the cornerstone of its global mission. The Ukraine crisis is a matter of great concern for Rotary.

In response to the deepening refugee crisis, The Rotary Foundation Trustees have decided to prioritize contributions made to the Disaster Response Fund until April 30, 2022 to support disaster response grants for districts affected by these events. These expedited disaster response grants can be used to supply water, food, medicine, shelter, and clothing.
Half a million people have fled Ukraine and are in dire need of emergency aid. The United Nations believes that number of refugees could grow to as many as 5 million people displaced. Rotary clubs in Europe and around the world have stepped up their relief work, some working on the ground to help displaced families.

Donate to the Disaster Response Fund to support communities and help rebuild lives during this tragic time.
 
Please join the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) Ohio Chapter by donating money or medical supplies for the war effort in Ukraine. Supplies are needed for surgical and trauma care as humanitarian needs are growing exponentially. 

There are several ways to make a donation of money to assist with costs:
Donate through the website FundForUkraine.org
Go to PayPal and search for @FundToAidUkraine
Mail a check to Cleveland Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, 6108 State Rd., Cleveland, Ohio, 44134
To donate medical supplies text or call 440-823-7076. 
You can also call president Josh for more information or to make a donation.

 
 

Operation Pollination - Ohio Native Plant Month

Plant a Pollinator Garden for 2022!
Replace an area of lawn with a garden full of colorful native plants for pollinators!

Why Replacing Lawn with Native Gardens is Important
Lawns require mowing, feeding with fertilizer, treating for insects and funguses, watering during droughts, aerating, over-seeding and more. They provide no nectar or pollen for bees, no food for butterflies, native birds, or insects, and no shelter for wildlife. 
If every homeowner, organization, and business replaces a sunny area of lawn with a garden to support pollinators and wildlife, the cumulative impact across Ohio will make a difference!
Install a small pocket garden for pollinators in 2022!

Seeds or Plants?
You may want to create a pollinator garden using native plants in containers, or you may want to use seeds. If you choose to use container plants, visit our website page titled, “Where to Buy Native Plants“ to find a native plant source near you. If you would like to use seed, keep reading please click the link:
https://www.ohionativeplantmonth.org/plant-a-pollinator-garden
 

RCY YOUTUBE CHANNEL

If you enjoyed the video of Youngstown Rotary Foundation grant winners that was produced recently, then there is an easy way to view it again and enjoy more content. Subscribe to RCY’s new YouTube channel! By signing up for a subscription, you will be notified when new videos are posted. Check out the YouTube posts on RCY’s Facebook page to subscribe, or click here
 

THIS WEEK IN ROTARY HISTORY

April 14, 1926: James A. Campbell, President of Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, was made an honorary member of Rotary Club of Youngstown.
 
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
 
 
Anniversaries:
  • Sharon Letson - 10 Years
  • Bob Calvert - 11 Years
  • Marc Mazella - 19 Years
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Save the Date:  

Fireside Chat for new members will be held in early June. More details will be forthcoming.
 
Join RCY at Beers, Cheers, & Gears 
Join us at the following locations and enjoy great fellowship while sipping on your favorite beverage:
 
  • Thursday, April 21st - Skybox Lounge at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, 5:30pm
  • May 26, Westside Bowl on Mahoning Avenue
  • June 29, Foundation Lounge in downtown Youngstown
  • July 21, Penguin City Beer
  • August 18, Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Eastwood Field
  • More details with be
 
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