Author: Greg Griffin

CNOtes – March 17, 2020 – NO MEETING

Phather Phil’s Prayer Thought

Phather Phil came up with a wonderful idea to have a Prayer Thought each week and we will include it in CNOtes – here is the first one:

What you are is Gods gift to you.  What you become is your gift to God.

COVID-19 is affecting CNO meetings and events

The lunch meetings for 3/17/2020, 3/24/2020, and 3/31/2020 have been cancelled. Below are dates for meetings and events that may not happen. Please check the website and with committee chairs to be sure meetings are being held before you head for the meeting.

The Build-A-Bear event for Childhood Health and Wellness on 4/2/2020 has been cancelled.

The CNO 2.0 event on 3/19/2020 has been cancelled.

The NOW (New Optimist Welcome) Event on 3/26/2020 has been postponed to a later date.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
David Brookman March 18
Dana Dring March 20
Larry England March 20
Shane Wilken March 20
Sara Hemmeter March 21
Kathy Linder March 21
Andy Dickerson March 21
Bryan Miller March 21
Tom Novak March 23

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Joan Cordonnier March 22 3/22/2008 12

CNOtes – March 10, 2020 – Libby Nicholson – Care House

Phather Phil’s Prayer

Heavenly Father it seems at times that life can’t get any better and conversely at other times life can’t get worse. Regardless of where we are at, it is a time to pray. More often than not when things are going well we forget to give thanks, but are Jonnie on the spot to cry out to You for relief. Example: the season of cold is on the way out and we are looking forward to the sunshine, but it won’t take us long before we’re complaining about the heat. Help us to at least slow down about our complaining and put all that saved effort on our giving thanks. Amen!

Today’s Guests – WELCOME!

Guest Guest Of
Sue Armstrong Ohio District
Allayna Backowski Amy Barker
Tom Kendo Ohio District
Libby Nicholson Speaker
Linda Russell Donna Huss
Abby Tullis Amy Barker
David Young D Ralp Young
Tom Young Mike Bevis

All Photos from the Meeting are Here

COVID-19 is affecting CNO meetings and events

The lunch meetings for 3/17/2020 and 3/24/2020 have been cancelled. Below are dates for meetings and events that may not happen. Please check the website and with committee chairs to be sure meetings are being held before you head for the meeting.

The Build-A-Bear event for Childhood Health and Wellness on 4/2/2020 has been cancelled.

The CNO 2.0 event on 3/19/2020 has been cancelled.

The NOW (New Optimist Welcome) Event on 3/26/2020 has been cancelled.

Committee Meetings

3/18/2020, 6 PM, Golf Committee at Buckeye Home Health Care on Paragon Rd. Future 2020 meetings will be 4/15, 5/13, 6/17, and 7/8.

4/9/2020, 6:30 PM Childhood Health and Wellness at Panera – downtown Centerville. Future 2020 meetings will be 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10. All are welcome to attend.

Community Events

3/26/2020, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, “New Optimist Wanted” (NOW) event will be held at Yankee Trace. Committee chairs will present what they do for new and prospective new members. If you are a committee chair, please let Donna Huss know if you can work a station for your committee. Please invite people you meet to come and find out more about our wonderful club.

4/4/2020, 9 AM, Egg Stuffing for the Easter Egg hunt at St. Leonard. Several volunteers are needed to help with this. It takes about an hour.

4/11/2020, 10 AM Easter Egg Hunt at St. Leonard. Volunteers are needed to spread the eggs out before the children aged 2-9 go and find the 7000 eggs.

Social Events

4/24/2020, Hunchback of Notre Dame play at CHS followed by dinner at Old Scratch pizza. Times will be provided later.

5/2/2020, Kentucky Derby Party at Remodeling Designs.

Mike Bevis is now a member of the Great Ohio District Hall of Fame

Two previous Governors from the Great Ohio District, Tom Kendo and Sue Armstrong, were at today’s lunch meeting to announce that Mike Bevis has been selected to be a member of the Great Ohio District Hall of Fame. Some criteria for being selected for the hall of fame include: contribute at least 10 years of service to the Ohio District, must have held the office of Lt Governor, will have attained Distinguished status as either President, Lt. Governor or Governor. This person shall have demonstrated the personal demeanor that is in keeping with the philosophy and goals of Optimist International and the Great Ohio District.

Thank you, Mike, for all you do and have done!

Mike’s service and achievements include

  • Chaired the CNO Tom Frazier Tee Off for Youth Golf Outing for the last 15 years, growing it to one of the most prestigious golf outings in the Dayton area.
  • CNO President 2009-2010
  • CNO member since 1/31/2002
  • Builder of Excellence Award for assistance in forming multiple clubs
  • Achieved Level 10 for PGA
  • Has brought in over 70 new club members; he usually has at least one guest each week
  • CNO Optimist of the Year for 2006-2007
  • CNO Christian D. Larson award for 2013
  • Co-captain of a Christmas tree lot team for 18 years
  • His flag team delivers over 150 flags in Yankee Trace
  • His flag team delivers 75 flags for the Greene Optimist Club
  • Co-Chairs the Marketing/Publicity committee
  • Co-Chairs the Americana Festival Booth
  • Lt Governor for Ohio 3 years from 2011-2014

WOW Award for Patrick Arehart

CNO President Greg Griffin presented a “Why Optimism Works” WOW award to Patrick Arehart. The certificate said, “Presented in recognition of your efforts in Bringing Out the Best in Kids, Yourself, and the Community and for iMagining the Power of YOU – Thank you!” Patrick has been writing the CNOtes since January 2018. He built the https://oflags.org  app that helps with flag deliveries. He is a member of the technology committee and participates in many community events.

St Leonard Center Blanket Project

Donna Huss stated that the St Leonard Optimists had a winter project to make blankets for the children at CARE House. They made 24 fleece blankets and presented them to today’s speaker, Libby Nicholson, from CARE House. CARE House offers a blanket as a comfort item for each child as they leave.

CARE House – Libby Nicholson

Donna Huss introduced Libby Nicholson, MSSW, LISW-S, the director of CARE House located next to Dayton Children’s hospital at 410 Valley St, Dayton OH 45404.

From the CARE House website:

A children’s advocacy center (CAC) is a child-centered, facility-based program in which representatives from many disciplines — law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical and victim advocacy — work together, conducting forensic interviews and making team decisions about the investigation, treatment, management and prosecution of child abuse cases. A core belief in children’s advocacy centers is that the combined wisdom and professional knowledge of professionals of different disciplines will result in a more complete understanding of case issues and the most effective, child- and family-focused system response.

This is a copy of the slide deck Libby presented to us.

CARE House and other like it exists because the standard system is not user-friendly to clients. Before CARE House, children would be subjected to duplicate efforts by service providers and they are further traumatized by fragmented responses which increases the likelihood of cases falling through the cracks. Investigations before this program involved as many as 22 people asking the kids similar questions. By bringing all the services and providers under one roof, they are able to reduce the number of contacts down to three people.

This program was first established in Huntsville, Alabama by District Attorney Bud Cramer. He wanted to keep children from experiencing further trauma and to strengthen cases through improved coordination and communication. The goal is to improve the chances of holding offenders accountable.

CARE House began serving children in 1999. They have served over 10,000 children and they are accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. Founding partners include the Dayton Police Department, Montgomery County JFS-CSD, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

The CARE House building is very pleasant, well lit, and has toys for kids.

The team consists of Caseworkers, Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Victim Advocates, Mental Health Therapists, Medical Providers, Social Workers and Advocacy Center Staff. The interviewers are trained for forensic interviews. They are neutral and fact-finding. All interviews are recorded to capture the verbal and non-verbal cues.

After the interviews, a meeting is held with the caregiver to inform them of the investigative steps planned and establishes an appropriate safety plan for the child. As many as 40% of the children that come to CARE House are at risk of harming themselves. The mental health screening is a very important part of the process.

The team has weekly case reviews where they review and develop action plans and exchange information. They also educate each other with what they have learned.

Reports of suspected abuse cannot be made directly to CARE House. The appropriate entities to contact are Child Protective Services or Law Enforcement. Those entities will contact CARE House which will coordinate services and they are also available for consultation. CARE House sees about 1000 children per year.

Types of cases seen at CARE House include: Sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, minor victims of human trafficking, witnesses to violence.

Enough time has passed that there is now empirical research that shows that Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) provide significantly better results. Victims are twice as likely to receive medical exams. They are three times more likely to be referred for mental health services. Caregivers are more satisfied with the investigations. CAC saves 36% on investigations.

Benefits of a CAC include

  • Reduced child trauma
  • Significantly more coordinated investigations
  • More informed decisions
  • Support for non-offending caregivers
  • Reduced risk of re-victimization
  • Increased accountability for offenders
  • Finds gaps in the system

Links

Thank You Notes sent to CNO

You can read recent thank you notes here.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
JC Jones March 10
Morgan Schiffhauer March 12
Gareth Dickey March 14
Vida McDowell March 15
Brian Nolan March 16
Bob Foster March 16

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Bob Glavin March 12 3/12/1993 27
Shane Wilken March 14 3/14/2003 17
Steve Kohls March 14 3/14/2003 17

New Member Readings and Inductions

Name Sponsor 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Margie Jones Mike Bevis 3rd Reading
Anne Miller Evelyn Griffin 2nd Reading
Maureen Ruff Debe Dockins 2nd Reading

Sergeants at Arms

Member Infraction
Greg Griffin Flawed painting job in the foyer at Yankee Trace
Chris McAlpine Jay McAlpine forgot where he saved his seat at lunch today and blamed his kid for messing with his mind as he grew up
Patrick Arehart Almost forgetting the photo opportunity after receiving his WOW award today

 Happy Bucks!

Member Reason
Tom Kendo Congratulations Mike Bevis for being added to the Ohio District Hall of Fame
Sue Armstrong Congratulations Mike Bevis for being added to the Ohio District Hall of Fame

CNOtes – March 3, 2020 – Bill Tschirhart – Five Rivers Metro Parks

Phather Phil’s Prayer

Today’s Guests – WELCOME!

Guest Guest Of
Brooke Amos Greg Fay
Patty Anderson Blanca Criner
Maureen Ruff Debe Dockins
Bill Tschirhart Speaker

All Photos from the Meeting are Here

Committee Meetings

3/18/2020, 6 PM, Golf Committee at Buckeye Home Health Care on Paragon Rd. Future 2020 meetings will be 4/15, 5/13, 6/17, and 7/8.

3/12/2020, 6:30 PM Childhood Health and Wellness at Panera – downtown Centerville. Future 2020 meetings will be 4/9, 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10. All are welcome to attend.

Community Events

3/14/2020, 9 AM to Noon, Tri-Star Basketball competition will be held. They still need volunteers. Volunteers will be needed in 2 shifts. Contact Scott Langer or Craig Dring. They need 16 volunteers for each shift.

3/26/2020, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, “New Optimist Wanted” (NOW) event will be held at Yankee Trace. Committee chairs will present what they do to new and prospective new members. If you are a committee chair, please let Donna Huss know if you can work a station for your committee.

Social Events

3/14/2020 at 6 PM – 10 PM, Wine and Beer Tasting at the home of Patrick and Diane Arehart. Contact Beth Duncan or Diane Arehart to sign up.

4/24/2020, Hunchback of Notre Dame play at CHS followed by dinner at Old Scratch pizza. Times will be provided later.

5/2/2020, Kentucky Derby Party at Remodeling Designs.

Announcements

Greg Wasmund, chair of “Dime-a-Day” (365 times 10 cents is $36.50) announced that for our lunch on 3/24/2020, the executive director from the Optimist Foundation, Craig Boring, will be speaking. You can get the form from here. Please return the form to Greg Wasmund instead of sending direct to the foundation in St. Louis. Our club will get credit if Greg sends the form in for you. You can pay with a check or credit card.

Diane Arehart Won the Scrapbook Contest for Year 2018-2019

At the Great Ohio District conference in February, 2020, Diane won first place for the scrapbook she created chronicling CNO’s speakers and events for Donna Huss’s year as president. She received a nice plaque recognizing her efforts. Congratulations Diane Arehart!

Happy Birthday D Ralph Young

Today we celebrated D Ralph Young’s 95th birthday as well as Greg Fay’s birthday. CNO member Tom Berry sang Ralph a special song. He sang “95 Candles” based on the song “16 Candles”. Lines from the song included, “To blow out the candles, might take all night.”, and “One thing we agree upon is you are over the hill”.  It was funny and beautiful. Great job Tom! Happy Birthday Ralph and have a great year!

Five Rivers MetroParks – Bill Tschirhart

Donna Huss introduced Bill Tschirhart (last name pronounced CHEERHART”), CPRP, the Chief of Administratio for Five Rivers MetroParks, a system of parks throughout Montgomery county. www.metroparks.org

Bill Tschirhart is an Experienced Administrator with a demonstrated history of working in the recreational facilities and services industry. He has a master’s degree from the University of Dayton that   focused on Public Administration.

Bill was here today to speak about the many opportunities to get out and explore the Five River MetroPark system.

Bill’s slide show is here.

A copy of the English version of the “Get Out & Explore” brochure he put on the lunch tables is here.  The Spanish version is here.

Many of the parks and facilities are recognizable to most of those living in the Dayton community. For example: Cox Arboretum, Huffman, Possum Creek and Sugarcreek are popular parks in the Dayton area. Many don’t know that the 2nd Street Market in downtown Dayton is part of Five Rivers MetroParks. They also manage Riverscape, which is a great hub for all the bike trails in the area. Riverscape hosts popular festivals each year such as the Celtic Festival and Germanfest. Riverscape is truly Dayton’s front porch.

There are over 300,000 participants each year in the Five Rivers MetroParks various programs and educational opportunities. They teach the community to appreciate nature and they teach people how to interact with the environment through things like gardening. They also teach useful skills like canning or how to maintain your bicycle. A large part of our population has never been exposed to these skills.

Five Rivers MetroParks make various recreation activities available that make it fun and easy to live an active and healthy outdoor lifestyle. They will show you how to do these activities and you may borrow their equipment to see if you enjoy an activity before purchasing expensive equipment yourself. Activities include white water boating, fishing, horseback riding, disc golf and mountain biking.  Carriage Hill has an equestrian center where they have horses and ponies available.

Bill gave us additional information about Five Rivers MetroParks. They manage 16,000 acres of ground and 90% of the land is managed as natural areas. They have their own rangers that patrol the parks 24 x 7. They have a dedicated team that builds, enhances and maintains the parks. Also, 80% of their funding comes from a county tax levy.

Thanks Bill, for speaking to us today and letting us know about some of what Five Rivers MetroParks has to offer.

Thank You Notes sent to CNO

You can read recent thank you notes here.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
Greg Fay March 3
Ryan Fay March 4
Ralph Young March 4

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Barbara Santo March 9 3/9/1999 21

New Member Readings and Inductions

Name Sponsor 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Anne Miller Evelyn Griffin 1st Reading
Maureen Ruff Debe Dockins 1st Reading
Margie Jones Mike Bevis 2nd Reading

Sergeants at Arms

Member Infraction
Greg Griffin Lost the bell.
Greg Griffin There was a smell of fresh paint in the dining room at today’s lunch.
Bob Burkman Snitching to the sergeants about a fellow CNO member.
Tom Beery Not sitting next to Larry Lynde at lunch.
Joe Madden Told an unrepeatable joke. Sergeant Lynde said for a buck, he wouldn’t repeat it to the group.
Debe Dockins Delayed payment for 50/50 tickets.

 Happy Bucks!

Member Reason
Tom Beery Just had a cancer screening and he is now 3.5 years cancer free.
Tom Beery Thanks to everyone who in November, 2019 donated to the esophageal cancer fund. He had $1,035 donated through Facebook. Tom noted that Facebook does not take a percentage of donations to charities.
John Kalaman Paula Kalaman has appreciated the flowers the club sent and all the cards and notes for her recent successful surgery.
John Kalaman $5 for the good results from Paula’s successful surgery to repair a brain aneurysm and thank you all for your concern and support.
Tim Clemmer Happy he has a new job . He now works out of his home, so he can come to CNO lunch every week.

CNOtes – Optimist 2.0 February 20, 2020 – Rob Lupidi – Danis Group of Companies

Guests and Members in Attendance

Rob Lupidi
Rocky Matthews
Brian Nicholas
Patrick Arehart
Marge Back
Brandon Barrett
Wayne Christie
Joan Cordonnier
Mike Cordonnier
Brendon Cunningham
Abby Davis
Gary DeMarco
Judy DeMarco
Andy Dickerson
Cheryl Dowd
Emily Duke
Beth Duncan
Greg Fay
Stan Fronzaglia
Cindy Gaboury
Jesse Gaither
Kelly George
Evelyn Griffin
Greg Griffin
Greg Huff
Val Huff
John Kalaman
Paula Kalaman
Mark Karns
Bryan Miller
Carrie Million
Brian Nolan
Tom Novak
Lacey Owens
Debbie Parks
Fred Polizzi
Jean Pummill
Jack Quinlan
Ruthy Quinlan
Vince Reidy
James Reinhard
Bill Shisler
Ashley Simeone
Michelle Tagliamonte
Nick Tarkany
Ron Thompson
Ron Tinnerman

All Photos are Here

CNO 2.0 Venue and Details

The venue for tonight’s CNO 2.0 meeting was Zinks Meats and Fine Wines at 409 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd, Centerville, Ohio. Thank you to the team at Zinks for the great food and the space.

There was a 50/50 drawing won by James Reinhard.

There were 44 people at the meeting (41 members and 3 guests).

Upcoming CNO 2.0 Meetings

3/19/2020, 12 PM and 5:30 PM, March Madness at Heavier Than Air Brewing Company. Starting at noon you can enjoy free food and watch basketball games. The regular CNO 2.0 Meeting starts at 5:30 PM. The speaker will be Eric Horstman, the founder and president of Flyin’ to the Hoop. The Flyin’ to the Hoop Invitational is an annual tournament of 38 high school teams played at the James S. Trent Arena in Kettering Ohio. Outstanding teams are invited from all over the U.S. The tournament runs for 4 days each year. It was last played 1/17/2020 to 1/20/2020.

Happy Birthday to Stan Fronzaglia

Today was Stan Fronzaglia‘s birthday. All members and guests sang Happy Birthday. It was even in tune! Have a great year Stan!

New member inductions

Greg Griffin inducted two new members to CNO 2.0. Debbie Parks (sponsor Beth Duncan) and Bill Shisler (sponsor Bill Stone). Note that CNO 2.0 members are eligible to participate in anything that a CNO member can, including socials and community events.

Rob Lupidi of Danis

Greg Fay introduced tonight’s speaker, Rob Lupidi. Rob has worked 12 years for The Danis Group of Companies. He has a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He first worked for Danis as a co-op student. After graduation he worked full time for Danis as a Project Engineer for 3 years. He was promoted to Project Manager and performed that duty for 2 years. For the last 3 years he has been the Director of Business Development. For the past 9 years, he has also been involved in recruiting new employees for Danis.

Founded in 1916 by B.G. Danis, the Danis Group of Companies (Danis) is a third generation, privately owned company based in Dayton, Ohio. The company does a lot of high-profile building around Dayton and the U.S. Danis is one of the top 20 builders in the health care industry. They originally built the UD Arena and just finished the renovation of the arena 2 months ago.

Management and Rob knew he was a people person. Without him asking, they appointed him as the Director of Business Development. He is passionate about people and this position was a way for him to shine. He truly enjoys building relationships.

He loves interviewing potential employees. He loves the ones that have a passion for their work, community or hobby. He wants employees that will be happy. Passion drives everything that good employees do. It helps if you care about your workmanship and being on time. Passion gives purpose and a way to find success.

He has always had a passion for finance. With his new position his boss said you will need to be more involved in the community. Giving back to the community and his passion for finance is what led him to be a Board Member of Junior Achievement USA.

Rob hopes to spend his career at Danis. He likes the company and its attitude. John Danis is the grandson of the founder and has the same great attitude. They want employees to be able to go home each night instead of leaving their families to work jobs far away. They hire good people then get out of their way. The company thinks long term. They provide opportunities for employees to excel.

Rob has noticed recently that a lot of new employees in their industry want to give back to the community. Danis helps employees have time to give back. Every employee is allocated 16 hours a year to volunteer. During their 100-year celebration in 2016, the company started the “Construction Hope Program”.  Through this program the company is currently involved with 40 volunteer organizations and are looking for more ways to be involved in the community.

Rob’s family is large. He is the 8th of 8 children.

Thank Rob Lupidi for sharing your story and passion with us this evening.

About CNO 2.0

CNO 2.0 is a club within a club of the Centerville Noon Optimist club. CNO (and CNO 2.0) is a world class service organization. Our CNO 2.0 club within a club has become the model for Optimist clubs around the world. At regional, national and international meetings we are asked all the time about how our CNO 2.0 club and its meetings work.

Being a member of either club allows their members all the same opportunities to participate in fundraising and club activities. CNO 2.0 started in 2016 and is very much a part of the 51-year-old Centerville Noon Optimist Club. CNO has given away over $2 million during its history. CNO is a group of like-minded members that are passionate about helping youth and having fun in the process.

The speaker at each 2.0 meeting is someone with a local business success story.

The Centerville Noon Optimist and its clubs within a club have annual fundraisers and community activities.

Annual Fundraisers

  • Christmas Tree Lot, located behind the Centerville BMV
  • Avenue of Flags
  • Golf Outing

 

Major Activities for the youth in our community

  • Build-a-Bear at Children’s Hospital, 3 times a year
  • Fishing Derby in June
  • Kid’s day in the park in August
  • Easter Egg hunt
CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

CNOtes – February 25, 2020 – Shannon Clarke – Brigid’s Path

Phather Phil’s Prayer

Heavenly Father developing good routines and habits allows us to feel free to let our minds soar. The problem is we are the pilot and when the world does it’s tempting we have the propensity to listen. Then we find ourselves in a war without our armor of God. We’ll lose our sense of direction. Fortunately our mind jerks us back by the seat of our pants – to reality. The book we need to read wasn’t written by Hugh Hefner, but by You, Lord. Help us stay in reality for our directions. Amen!

Today’s Guests – WELCOME!

Guest Guest Of
Shannon Clarke Speaker
Jeff Louderback Mike Bevis
Anne Miller Guest
Maureen Ruff Debe Dockins
Laura Thimons Debe Dockins

All Photos from the Meeting are Here

Committee Meetings

3/18/2020, 6 PM, Golf Committee at Buckeye Home Health Care on Paragon Rd. Future 2020 meetings will be 4/15, 5/13, 6/17, and 7/8.

3/12/2020, 6:30 PM Childhood Health and Wellness at Panera – downtown Centerville. Future 2020 meetings will be 3/12, 4/9, 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10. All are welcome to attend.

Community Events

3/14/2020, 9:00 – 12:00 at Watts Middle School Gym, Tri Star Basketball.

3/26/2020, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, NOW Event at Yankee Trace Golf Club

Social Events

3/14/2020 at 6 PM, Wine and Beer Tasting at the home of Patrick and Diane Arehart.

4/24/2020, Hunchback of Notre Dame play at CHS followed by dinner at Old Scratch pizza. Times will be provided later.

5/2/2020, Kentucky Derby Party at Remodeling Designs.

Announcements

Beth Duncan along with her sock models Jerry Stahley and Brian Nolan, announced that Optimist Socks are now available for $15 at www.optimistclubstore.com.

Cherie Gentry Inducted into Ohio Hall of Fame

Pat Behn announced that at the recent district meeting, The Great Ohio District has added Cherie Gentry to its hall of fame. Cherie has devoted several years to multiple Optimist Clubs and is a previous Governor of The Great Ohio District.

Thank you, Cherie, for all that you have done and will do as a Friend of Youth.

Brigid’s Path – Shannon Clarke

Jean Pummill introduced Shannon Clarke, the volunteer coordinator for Brigid’s Path, a newborn recovery center offering grace, support and hope. Since they welcomed their first baby in December 2017, they have cared for 73 babies and families in the crisis of addiction. They are the first facility in Ohio to offer in-patient, home-like treatment. They have kept 61 of the 73 kids helped from having to enter the foster care system.

Their mission: “Brigid’s Path improves the health of newborn babies and mothers impacted by addiction. We offer grace for the past, support for the present, and hope for the future.”

They believe one person can make a difference if there is an army behind them.

They employ the latest therapeutic techniques – both medicinal and nonpharmacological – to help babies be as comfortable as possible while they experience withdrawal.

These babies have Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). NAS is a group of behavioral and physical conditions a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to drugs in the womb. Shannon described it as being 100 times worse than the flu.

They ween the babies off the morphine for 15 days. The symptoms can linger for another 2 years after being weened.

They use a wholistic approach to mom and baby in a non-confrontational way.

They accept donations of money and time. You can get details at their website. Information is available on what it takes to become a cuddler. They are able to give babies comfort 24 x 7, something that a NICU cannot provide. They have a large need for cuddlers between 12 am and 6 am.

Thank You Notes sent to CNO

You can read recent thank you notes here.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
Pat Behn February 26
John Sherman February 26
Ashley Simeone February 26
Blanca Criner February 26
Joan Cordonnier February 28
Aaron Campbell February 28
Rachel Goetz March 2
Tim Clemmer March 2
Tim Stull March 2

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Chris Ziehler February 26 2/26/2017 3
Jane Fiehrer February 27 2/27/1998 22
Judy DeMarco February 27 2/27/1998 22
Dick Stevens February 28 2/28/2001 19
Kelly Stone February 28 2/28/2001 19

New Member Readings and Inductions

Name Sponsor 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Kate Trangenstein Jesse Lightle Induction
D. Ralph Young Charlie Tapp Induction

Sergeants at Arms

Member Infraction
Greg Griffin Yankee Trace was short on lunch servers today.
Donna Huss Fined in order to retrieve the tip she received for helping serve lunch today.
Scott Langer Was late and stole someone else’s lunch.
Paul Stull Committed an offense against the sergeants.
Sue Jesse Winning the pot of money for the last “going alone” hand at the recent Euchre party in just the last couple of minutes from Mike Brubaker.
Mike Brubaker Letting Sue Jesse win the pot of money for the last “going alone” hand at the recent Euchre party.
Vida McDowell Larry Lynde went alone twice in Euchre while being Vida’s partner, which made her the winner of Euchre.
Bob Duffy For wearing UD hat instead of Ohio State.
Jerry Stahley Modeling the Optimist socks Beth brought much longer than he had to.
Mike Brem Couldn’t find his name badge last week in a timely manner.

 Happy Bucks!

Member Reason
Donna Huss Happy she got a tip for helping to serve our lunches today.
Brian Nolan Paula Kalaman, who is one of the strongest people he knows, has done well with her recent medical procedure. She told him she wants to cuddle babies.
Beth Duncan Today is Kelly and Bill Stone’s 6th wedding anniversary.
Craig Dring Thanked everyone for their donations to Daybreak in memory of his father Jay Dring, who recently passed away.
Beth Duncan Her uncle, a WWII veteran who helped liberate prisoners of the Dauchau concentration camp and spoke to CNO, led a great life and has passed away at age 94.
Beth Duncan Happy she could attend the Euchre tournament last week.
Charlie Tapp Thanks to Beth, Brian and the rest of the social committee for all their hard work.
Myron Rheaume $5, thanks to everyone at CNO for the cards and support.
Myron Rheaume Granddaughter, a sophomore film student at UC will be filming a project in Cincinnati over spring break for a Christian based streaming service. This summer she will intern in Munich Germany on a movie with a major German movie production company.
Cherie Gentry Happy about being added to the Ohio Optimist Hall of Fame. Joining Optimist clubs is one of the best things she has ever done. She is a member of 3 clubs. She really enjoys and appreciates CNO.
Vida McDowell Thanks to all the partners she had at last week’s Euchre tournament that led her to the big win for the night.

CNOtes – February 18, 2020 – CLUB DAY

Phather Phil’s Prayer

Heavenly Father, Everything a seed will become is already in it. It just
waits for the right conditions to live up to its potential. We thank You
Lord for helping us set up the the right conditions for the young people. Also give us the wisdom to let them know that God helps those who help themselves. Their destiny lies in their own hands. If they want to go where they have never been, they need to buy a road map. It will show them everything they need to know, except how to fold it up again. Have them know the lessons in Your book. It will teach them how to live a happy and joyful life. Amen!

Today’s Guests – WELCOME!

Guest Guest Of
Brooke Amos Greg Fay
Pete Bales Tim Clemmer
Daniel Covey Springboro Optimist Club
Karen DeRosa Springboro Optimist Club
Dave Erich Springboro Optimist Club
Suzanne Hanlon Springboro Optimist Club
Willy Hanlon Springboro Optimist Club
Jan Kledzik South Metro Optimist Club
Maurice Lamont Springboro Optimist Club
Leon Logothetis Springboro Optimist Club
Angie Thompson Gary DeMarco

All Photos from the Meeting are Here

Committee Meetings

3/18/2020, 6 PM, Golf Committee at Buckeye Home Health Care on Paragon Rd. Future 2020 meetings will be 4/15, 5/13, 6/17, and 7/8.

3/12/2020, 6:30 PM Childhood Health and Wellness at Panera – downtown Centerville. Future 2020 meetings will be 3/12, 4/9, 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10. All are welcome to attend.

Community Events

2/26/2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Build-A-Bear at Children’s Hospital private dining room. This will be for Mended Little Hearts patients. Volunteers should arrive at 5:30. Contact Nancy Lehren for more information or to sign up.

3/14/2020, 9:00 – 12:00 at Watts Middle School Gym, Tri Star Basketball.

4/2/2020, Build-A-Bear at Children’s Hospital private dining room. This will be for Oncology patients. Contact Nancy Lehren for more information.

Social Events

3/14/2020 at 6 PM, Wine and Beer Tasting at the home of Patrick and Diane Arehart.

4/24/2020, Hunchback of Notre Dame play at CHS followed by dinner at Old Scratch pizza. Times will be provided later.

5/2/2020, Kentucky Derby Party at Remodeling Designs.

Announcements

Nancy Lehren, chair Childhood Health and Wellness, announced that she has enough volunteers for the 2/26/2020 event, but they can always use more. Let her know if you would like to volunteer.

 Gary Hansen, chair of the Will Cale Scholarship committee, announced that 5 new Will Cale scholars have been chosen and all the students have been assigned mentors. There were more mentor volunteers pairs than students. Those not assigned students this time will be assigned to a student next year.

Junior Optimist International

Kelly Stone, the advisor for CNO Junior Optimist International clubs (JOI clubs), spoke to us. The first JOI club was at CHS in 1988 followed by Magsig in 1991 and nearly all Centerville schools now have JOI clubs. She is also the advisor to the University of Dayton’s Optimist club started in 2015.

All the clubs gave her a list of projects they have participated in. Some of those included: Haunted Trail, Penny’s for Patients, Trunk or Treat, Light the Night for Leukemia. Earth Day Cleanup.

Some of what the UD club helps with is the Haunted Trail, and Christmas Tree lot. They also provide food to local shelters. They offer tutoring for African refugees. UD was the first college club and one of the strongest clubs in the world. UD was recently asked by OI to charter a new club in India which has initially 17 members.

Great Ohio District Awards for 2018-2019

Greg Griffin introduced Lt. Governor of the Great Ohio District Pat Behn. For year 2018-2019, CNO was recognized as an Honor Club and as a Distinguished Club. CNO received a 2018-2019 patch for our banner for being a Distinguished Club.

Pat Behn announced and presented awards received by CNO members for the 2018-2019 year.

  • David Ladd, District Chaplain, Recognized for his dedication as the Chaplain
  • Greg Griffin, Internet Communication Specialist, Recognized for his continued help
  • Donna received an Honor Club President Pin and a Citation of Recognition
  • Gary Smiga received an Honor Club Citation of Recognition
  • Jean Pummill received an Honor Club Citation of Recognition
  • Donna Huss received a Distinguished President OI watch, a Citation of Recognition from the District and OI, and Immediate Past Governor Sue Armstrong’s “Road to Success” glassware and coasters
  • Gary Smiga received a Distinguished Treasurer OI watch, Citation of Recognition from the District and OI, and Immediate Past Governor Sue Armstrong’s “Road to Success” glassware & coasters
  • Jean Pummill received a Distinguished Secretary OI watch, Citation of Recognition from the District and OI, and Immediate Past Governor Sue Armstrong’s “Road to Success” glassware & coasters
  • Pat Behn received a Distinguished Lt. Governor Citation of Recognition from the District and OI

Optimist International Professional Development Program

Jean Pummill gave a presentation on two programs to enhance your growth and participation in your Optimist club. These programs not only help you, the more of us that participate in these programs, the more our club gets recognized in Ohio and Internationally. For the Great Ohio district 2018-2019, CNO earned more points than all other clubs in our district. These programs help with member retention by keeping members involved in helping themselves and the club at the same time.

  • Personal growth and involvement program (PGI)
  • Professional development program (PDP)

Each program has multiple levels of achievement. Each level requires specific activities. As an example, here are the steps to complete PDP Level 1, Bronze:

  • Participate in a community service activity
  • Learn how to write a communique/Press Release
  • Give a short presentation on “How Optimism Can Make a Better World” or “Optimism as a Way of Life”
  • Learn the 5 purposes of an Optimist Club
  • Introduction of a new Member or a guest at a Club meeting/activity

Jean has a new PGI passport booklets to help you track your progress through the levels of PGI.

PGI and PDP are similar but different. The FAQ for PDP says: “The PDP program is meant to provide members a way to develop professionally. Members will have the opportunity to build skills that will help them professionally and enhance their Club, District and Optimist International. Our organization wants to bring in younger professionals. The PDP is a tool to help them do that.”

Details of PDM and PGI are here.

OptiGear Is Now Available All Year Long Online

Beth Duncan explained how anyone can order OptiGear at any time of the year and your order will be delivered to your home. Visit www.optimistclubstore.com to place your orders for apparel with a Centerville Noon Optimist, CNO 2.0 logo, or any other club in Ohio.

Beth’s company Lizard Apparel and Promotions runs the site. You will be supporting The Great Ohio District of Optimist International with your purchases; part of every purchase will be donated to the District.

Thank You Notes sent to CNO

You can read recent thank you notes here.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
Julie Walling Noeth February 20
Stan Fronzaglia February 20
Mike Bevis February 21
John Thompson February 24

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Jack Anderson February 18 2/18/2016 4
Laura Caschera February 18 2/18/1997 23
Russell Hulbert February 20 2/20/2013 7
Bob Collins February 21 2/21/2014 6
Erin Belangia-Sanchez February 23 2/23/2006 14

New Member Readings and Inductions

Name Sponsor 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Kristen Marks Gary DeMarco Induction

Sergeants at Arms

Member Infraction
Tim Clemmer Did not buy his guest a raffle ticket
Judy DeMarco Needed help finding her name tag
Jesse Lightle Did not greet her guest today in a timely manner

 Happy Bucks!

Member Reason
Tim Clemmer Found and a new job
Joe Madden Gave a buck just because he wanted his name listed in CNOtes
Charlie Tapp Has a new grandchild
Bill Stone UD Flyer Men’s Basketball Team is number one in the A10 and ranked fifth nationally in the AP Top 25 Poll

CNOtes – February 11, 2020 – Oratorical Contest – Second Week

Phather Phil’s Prayer

In Phather Phil’s absence, David Ladd offered the prayer today – David does a superb job in offering an extemporaneous prayer, so you had to be present to experience it.

Today’s Guests – WELCOME!

Guest Guest Of
Katy Barker Carol Smerz
Margie Jones Mike Bevis

All Photos from the Meeting are Here

Committee Meetings

3/18/2020, 6 PM, Golf Committee at Buckeye Home Health Care on Paragon Rd. Future 2020 meetings will be 4/15, 5/13, 6/17, and 7/8.

2/13/2020, 6:30 PM Childhood Health and Wellness at Panera – downtown Centerville. Future 2020 meetings will be 3/12, 4/9, 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10. All are welcome to attend.

Community Events

2/26/2020, 6:00 – 7:30 Build-A-Bear at Children’s Hospital private dining room. This will be for Mended Little Hearts patients. Volunteers should arrive at 5:30. Contact Nancy Lehren for more information or to sign up.

3/14/2020, 9:00 – 12:00 at Watts Middle School Gym, Tri Star Basketball.

4/2/2020, Build-A-Bear at Children’s Hospital private dining room. This will be for Oncology patients. Contact Nancy Lehren for more information.

Social Events

2/22/2020, at 6 PM, Euchre tournament, will be held at the Wentworth Village Clubhouse in Bellbrook Ohio. Contact Beth Duncan for details and sign up.

3/14/2020 at 6 PM, Wine and Beer Tasting at the home of Patrick and Diane Arehart.

4/24/2020, Hunchback of Notre Dame play at CHS followed by dinner at Old Scratch pizza. Times will be provided later.

5/2/2020, at 6 PM Kentucky Derby Party at Remodeling Designs.

CNO 2.0 Meeting

2/20/2020, 5:30 PM, CNO 2.0 meeting at Zinks Meats & Fine Wines in Centerville

Happy Birthday Ron Tinnerman

Today is Ron Tinnerman’s birthday. Bob Duffy led us in singing Happy Birthday to Ron while Ron tried to block the sound by putting napkins in his ears. He quickly realized the volume of the chorus along with our complete lack of singing skills cannot be blocked. The volume knows no boundary. Happy Birthday Ron and have a great year.

Margaret Barclay Memorial 2020 Optimist Oratorical Contest – Day 2

Liz Fultz, the chair of the Margaret Barclay Memorial Oratorical contest, introduced the participating students and described this annual event. This is the 4th year for Liz to chair this event. Liz thanked her judges Debe Dockins, David Ladd, and Kelly George. Thanks to Diane Arehart for being the timer. She also thanked Ron Thompson for his help with recruiting and coordinating the speakers.

Details about the contest for participants.

View flyer about the contest.

Contestants deliver a four to five-minute speech.  One winner from each contest advances to the zone competition and can advance to the finals at the district level. 

The Great Ohio District of Optimist international adds $1,000 to the first-place winner. With the Ohio amount the scholarships are $3,500 for first place, $1,500 for second and $1000 for third.

From Liz Fultz:

Day two of the Margaret Barclay Memorial Oratorical Contest was held on February 11th.  Members were impressed with the poise and courage of the middle-school students who prepared speeches and spoke in front of nearly 100 members.  Faith D., Jacob W., Julia O., and Kathryn M. presented their thoughts on the topic “Just iMagine a World without Boundaries.”  The parents who came to support the students had the opportunity to learn about the great things the club does for the community.

The prompt for today’s speeches is, “Just iMagine a World Without Boundaries”.

Contestants went in random order and referred to by letter only until the winner was chosen. We were instructed to not applaud until the end.

Excerpts from the speeches follow

Faith D. (Speaker A)

The key to breaking through boundaries is connectivity and “necessity is the mother of all invention.”

One farmer growing crops is not nearly as good as many farmers. Multiple farmers allow more varieties of food to be available.

Connectivity is provided by transportation. The railway system allowed our country to expand.

Communications by radio, TV and phones have further connected the entire world. With the internet and technology many world problems will go away with ever expanding connectivity.

Accurate weather predictions will increase with more countries sharing observations. This improves public safety and will help farmers increase yields.

Too many people are working individually on diseases. More breakthroughs will happen the more researchers are connected.

Satellite thermal imaging using AI will help prevent poaching.

We can’t continue to be self-serving. Working together we can solve hunger and shelter problems.

Jacob W. (Speaker B)

The world needs boundaries. Imagine the issues if there was no border between North and South Korea. With no boundaries there would be no laws. Robbery and theft would be legal. Nothing to control weapons and no mandate set weapons policies. People would be driving 120 MPH in places where 50 MPH is the safest high speed.

Without laws to force us, we would not pay taxes; this would be very bad for the world if governments had no funding.

Experts set boundaries. The Surgeon General advises us to exercise and eat healthy. If no one followed this advice it would affect everyone’s health.

Without boundaries food laws would not be regulated. Prisoners would escape from prisons.

No physical boundaries would lead to physical injuries. No laws will lead to chaos. No health advice leads to increased disease.

Julia O. (Speaker C)

Boundaries affect everything you do. They are there for a reason. It keeps people and things under control. Boundaries are the best way to keep people going to school and keeping houses safe. It is the law that kids must attend school until 16. If no one went to school, there would be no one to attend college and therefore no doctors.

Getting an education is extremely necessary. Boundaries make this happen.

Without boundaries no one’s house would be safe. Many would be left homeless or all their belongings would be stolen or broken.

Boundaries keep people safe from people who illegally harm others. Kid’s would lose the freedom of leaving their homes because it wouldn’t be safe.

Without boundaries our world would be out of control. Boundaries ensure our safety and keep buildings and belongings safe. We can make the world safer by keeping boundaries. Working together the world can be a safe place.

Kathryn M. (Speaker D)

Without boundaries the world we be out of control. Boundaries keep us safe and keep us on the right path. Literal boundaries like crosswalks, signs and stop lights are important for keeping us safe.

Laws are boundaries. Laws prevent people from harming others. Boundaries between nations like oceans help prevent wars.

Boundaries keep your property safe. The shed that holds your expensive snowblower is a boundary that keeps it from being stolen.

Fences prevent us from falling off a mountain. Even a simple wall keeps items safe. Boundaries help us to stay alive.

Results

Faith was the winner of the second day of the contest.  It was her third year participating and many remember her from previous years.  She will advance to the Zone Contest, which will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30 in the Woodbourne Library Community Room. You are welcome to attend this event.

About Margaret Barclay

Our contest is named in honor of former Optimist member Margaret Barclay.   Margaret chaired the Oratorical Contest for many years.  She cared deeply about bringing out the best in kids and in living the Optimist Creed.  Margaret spent 40 years in education, with 27 of those in the Centerville City Schools serving in various positions.  She retired in 2000 as the principal at Magsig Middle School.  Margaret was integral in creating the Alpha and Junior Optimist clubs in the schools.  Her accomplishments within the club are vast.  She was the second female president, Lieutenant Governor, Ohio District Governor Honored and the second member to become an International Vice-President.  Margaret passed away in 2010.  It is a pleasure to have her memory recognized in this way.

The oratorical contest is done in collaboration with Centerville Evening and South Metro Optimists, who also sponsor contests at their club meetings. 

Thank you to those who support our contest

  • Jesse Gaither from Minute Man Press for printing the flyer on the tables.
  • Centerville middle school principals: Brian Miller, Stacey Westendorf, and Clint Freese, for allowing us to talk with the kids during their advisory.
  • Thomas Razaukas, a teacher at Incarnation without whom this contest would not be possible.

Event Supporter Roy Barclay

Margaret’s husband Roy Barclay is a big supporter of this event. He has been a member of CNO since July 1986. He personally supports the contest by making an annual donation. Thank you, Roy, for your ongoing contributions and support of this contest. Roy appreciates the honor each year of this event honoring the memory of his wife Margaret Barclay.

Thank You Notes sent to CNO

You can read recent thank you notes here.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
Mary Ann MacKenzie February 11
Ron Tinnerman February 11
John Horner February 12
Dan Samiec February 12
Monty Zinck February 13
Ron Thompson February 14
Ken Peacock February 16
Louise Haun February 16

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Brent Richburg February 13 2/13/2018 2
Brian Nolan February 13 2/13/2018 2
Clint Freese February 13 2/13/2018 2
Jon Werts February 13 2/13/2018 2
June Bosworth February 13 2/13/2018 2
Laurie Westheimer February 13 2/13/2018 2
Laurie Westheimer February 13 2/13/2018 2
Mike Schwartz February 13 2/13/2018 2
Suzanne Werts February 13 2/13/2018 2
Suzanne Werts February 13 2/13/2018 2
Bob Lawson February 17 2/17/2016 4
Harry Bossey February 17 2/17/1994 26
John Horner February 17 2/17/2010 10
Lou Brinkman February 17 2/17/1995 25
Sandy Stevens February 17 2/17/2010 10
Sarah Umbreit February 17 2/17/2016 4

New Member Readings and Inductions

No Readings or Inductions this week

Sergeants at Arms

No time for Sergeants this week

 Happy Bucks!

No time for Happy Bucks this week

CNOtes – February 4, 2020 – Oratorical Contest – First Week

Phather Phil’s Prayer

Phather Phil did not provide a copy of his prayer this week – why not join us for lunch and hear him read it in person!

Today’s Guests – WELCOME!

Guest Guest Of
Ashley McGuire Brandon Barrett
Molly Troller Mike Bevis

All Photos from the Meeting are Here

Committee Meetings

2/13/2020, 6:30 PM, Childhood Health and Wellness, Panera – downtown Centerville.

2/12/2020, 6 PM, Golf Committee at Buckeye Home Health Care on Paragon Rd. Future 2020 meetings will be 3/18, 4/15, 5/13, 6/17, and 7/8.

Social Events

2/22/2020 at 6 PM, Euchre tournament, place to be determined

3/14/2020 at 6 PM, Wine and Beer Tasting at the home of Patrick and Diane Arehart

4/24/2020, Hunchback of Notre Dame play at CHS followed by dinner at Old Scratch Pizza. Times will be provided later.

5/2/2020 at 4 PM, Kentucky Derby Party at Remodeling Designs

CNO 2.0 Meeting

2/20/2020 at 5:30 PM, CNO 2.0 meeting at Zinks Meats & Fine Wines in Centerville

Margaret Barclay Memorial 2020 Optimist Oratorical Contest – Day 1

Liz Fultz, the chair of the Margaret Barclay Memorial Oratorical contest, introduced the participating students and described this annual event. This is the 4th year for Liz to chair this event. Liz thanked her judges Debe Dockins, David Ladd, and Kelly George. Thanks to Diane Arehart for being the timer.

Details about the contest for participants.

View flyer about the contest.

Contestants deliver a four to five-minute speech.  One winner from each contest advances to the zone competition and then can advance to the finals at the district level.  Districts have the opportunity to provide a first-place scholarship of $2,500, a second-place scholarship of $1,500, and a third-place scholarship of $1,000.

From Liz Fultz:

Tuesday, February 4th was the first of two Oratorical Contests.  Since it was established in 1928, the Oratorical Contest has become the longest-running program sponsored by Optimists International.  Our contest is done in collaboration with the Centerville Evening and South Metro Optimist clubs and is named in honor of former Centerville Noon Optimist member Margaret Barclay.   Margaret chaired the Oratorical committee for many years.  She cared deeply about bringing out the best in kids and in living the Optimist Creed.  She was a most beloved member of our club, a past president and lived a life dedicated to helping others.

The prompt for today’s speeches is, “Just iMagine a World Without Boundaries”.

Contestants went in random order and referred to by letter only until the winner was chosen. All three participants today were female. We were instructed to not applaud until the end.

Caitie B. (Speaker A)

Excerpts of ideas from her speech follow:

There are boundaries in life. Because of physical needs there are boundaries that require that you will need to work and pay taxes. If you walk down a street you will see different nationalities and religions. Not everyone is the same, but we can get along. Boundaries can cause hatred. Humans are so greedy and get pulled into war after war. Humans want so much, yet 1.6 billion are homeless. There are more problems than can be listed. It is a cry for help.

By speaking today, Caitie hopes to repair what is broken and fix this mess by showing more kindness for everyone. All the help the Miami Valley received from its own community and from others during the 2019 tornadoes and the Oregon District mass shooting proved that boundaries can be overcome.

Please, imagine a world without boundaries and make that our reality.

Sara M. (Speaker B)

Excerpts of ideas from her speech follow:

Lack of boundaries causes lack of respect. We need physical boundaries such as the boundary between a mountain and the ground. They are in place to bring beauty to the world and peace between nations. Natural boundaries like rivers and mountains naturally separate nations and states. Boundary rules are important. Without them the world would not be safe.

Rules exist for a reason. If no one had to work, then no one would. We also need simple rules like don’t touch the art in a museum.

There are personal and mental boundaries, like people fear what is dangerous. This is a good thing. Punishments help prevent crime. A large amount of unbearable stress is bad, but a small amount boosts productivity. A healthy amount of insecurity helps to motivate one to work and to be their best self.

A world without boundaries would not be a positive world. It would be a world without respect for other’s property.

Makayla P. (Speaker C)

Excerpts of ideas from her speech follow:

In a world without boundaries, fear would have no relevance. There would be less apprehension. Fear is a giant boulder blocking your way. Without boundaries, basic necessities such as food, water, shelter and clothing would all be free.

In a perfect world everyone would have a 12th grade education. People would suffer less and provide for themselves and improve the quality of life for all mankind.

Results

All three ladies showed courage and poise as they spoke to the crowd. The judges had a really difficult time choosing the winner. Makayla P. took first place and will advance to the Zone Competition on March 11, 2020 at Woodbourne Library. You are welcome to go see her at the next round of the Oratorical contest at the library in a few weeks.

Event Supporter Roy Barclay

Margaret’s husband Roy Barclay is a big supporter of this event. He has been a member of CNO since July 1986. He personally supports the contest by making an annual donation. Thank you, Roy, for your ongoing contributions and support of this contest. Roy was out of town today, so Jerry Stahley said a few words on his behalf. Roy appreciates the honor each year of this event honoring the memory of his wife Margaret Barclay.

Thank you to those who support our contest

  • Jesse Gaither from Minute Man Press for printing the flyer on the tables.
  • Centerville middle school principals: Brian Miller, Stacey Westendorf, and Clint Freese, for allowing us to talk with the kids during their advisory.
  • Thomas Razaukas, a teacher at Incarnation without whom this contest would not be possible.

Thank You Notes sent to CNO

You can read recent thank you notes here.

CNO Donations 2013 through September 2019

Click this link to see a summary of the donations our club has made.

Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $700,000.

Birthdays

Member Birthday
Wasfi Samaan February 4
Greg Crabtree February 5
Shelby DiPasquale February 6
Mariah Vogelgesang February 8
Don Kelley February 8
Michelle Tagliamonte February 9

Membership Anniversaries

Member Month Day Joined # Years
Renee Glenn February 5 2/5/2014 6
Ellie Parker February 8 2/8/2011 9

New Member Readings and Inductions

Name Sponsor 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Bill Shisler Bill Stone 3rd Reading
Julie Shisler Joan Cordonnier 3rd Reading
Michael Kistler Dave Kay Induction
Kate Trangenstein Jesse Lightle 3rd Reading

Sergeants at Arms

No time for Sergeants this week

 Happy Bucks!

No time for Happy Bucks this week