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JACKSONVILLE CIVITANS
January 25, 2010 |
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Members Present: Ernie Lynch, Luis Avalos, Joan McGinnis, Madeline Tucker, Michael Elder, Dawn and Henry Rochelle, Lisa Thompson, Janae Copeland, Susan Rumbley, Earl Taylor, E.J. Hines, Roger Dunn, Judy Copeland, Kathleen Holbrook ,Carolyn Alford, Ken Reddic, Glenn Reed and Freddie Canady.
President Ernie Lynch called the meeting to order and Luis the members in the Pledge of Allegiance and E.J. Hines gave the invocation.
Happy Dollars| • | Susan reported that her son had an operation on his foot and has returned and recuperating at home. | | • | Ken has a couple of movie stars at home; it seems that his daughter and granddaughter came out in a commercial depicting Onslow Memorial Hospital. | | • | Dawn is happy to report that the Onslow County Partnership for Children is starting a new program with the help of some federal funds. OCPC has been awarded the Early Head Start grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for project year 2009-2011. | | • | Carolyn has a son in the Coast Guard helping with the relief effort in Haiti. |
Wellness Report:| • | Susan reported that Karen Darrow has a relative in Ohio that passed away and our prayers are with her and her family. | | • | Ernie mentioned that he saw Finney walking and was doing much better. | | • | Ernie also mentioned that the Board will meet and undertake a project in memory of Albert James. |
Guests Announcements| • | Present at today’s meeting were Jane Dunn and her mother-in-law as well as our guest speaker Helen Thompson. |
Announcements:| • | Boomerang Backpacks- A total of 20 backpacks were filled with snacks for the weekend of the 16th and 17th of January. We expect to continue this project and we might have another sponsor in the future, Food Lion. | | • | Family Club Social- T&W Oyster Bar was rescheduled for February 25th at 6:30 pm. | | • | Onslow Women Center- There will be a No Tie Gala featuring the Band of Oz on February 12th for more info see Carolyn. |
ProgramServing the Community
Our guest today was long time resident of Onslow County and a UNC graduate, Ms. Helen Thompson. She attended a local public school and received a degree in Criminal Justice. She spent some time with the Jacksonville Police Dept and is now working as the Safety and Health Specialist for the City of Jacksonville.
Ms. Thompson delivered a very powerful and inspirational presentation on serving the community. She is a member of various organizations and has been a long time volunteer helping the residents of Onslow County. She gets the “volunteerism fever” from her mom that helped the elderly for over twenty years. In closing remarks Ms. Thompson read a poem to us that really hit the spot on what we do and how we as enablers help the community. The poem was “The Ripple Effect,” and below are some of those words.
“If your life works, you influence your family. If your family works, your family influences the community.
If your community works, your community influences the nation. If your nation works, your nation influences the world. If the world works, the ripple effect spreads throughout the cosmos.”
Thanks Ms. Thompson for such an inspirational and uplifting presentation.
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Schedule of Upcoming Meetings:
Date What Location
February 1 Board Meeting TUMC
February 8 Regular Meeting Golden Corral at 1200
February 22Regular Meeting Golden Corral at 1200
The meeting was adjourned as Ernie led members in the Civitans Creed.
Respectfully Submitted,
Luis A Avalos |
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| Roger introducing his guests.
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| Memebers before the start of the meeting.
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