Author name: Patrick Arehart

CNO Member since 2017, Technology Committee, Finance Committee, Newsletter

Scott Dust – Mindfulness at Work

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Scott’s topic today was “Mindfulness at Work.” From Wikipedia: “Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgement which one develops through the practice of meditation and through other training.” The science of Psychology was once only applied to those having mental issues. In today’s world psychology is being used to help everyone stay healthy. Psychology knows optimism has a lot to do with keeping your mind and body healthy.

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Avenue of Flags 2020 Season Kickoff

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This year, flags will be delivered starting the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend and will be picked up after Independence Day, which is approximately 6 weeks. This is being done to help with social distancing and at the request of the governor for everyone to display flags in support of our patriotism during the COVID crisis. The flags will be redeployed for Labor Day and Veterans Day as in normal years. After the flags go up for Memorial Day, many more subscription requests are expected as neighbors notice the flags. They plan to deliver to new subscribers during the 6 weeks.

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Rose Marie Ward – Miami University

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From miamioh.edu: “Dr. Ward’s research interests are in the area of college student health, with a focus on both addictive/harmful behaviors and prosocial activities. She is currently serving as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School. She actively supports and engages students in the research process and brings students to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.” View her presentation entitled: “Drunk, Drunker, and Drunkest: Recent Trends and Insights on College Students and Alcohol.”

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Dave Ball – TJ’s Place of Hope

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On November 17, 2005, at the age of 1, CHS 2005 graduate T.J. Whitehead took his own life after battling drug and alcohol addiction for most of his adolescent life. Cheryl Crabtree, his mother, and Greg Crabtree, his stepfather, started T.J.’s Place of Hope in 2006. After struggling to get the help their family needed with T.J., they started this foundation. They serve teens and young adults ages 12-25 (plus their families). Most kids they help are middle school and high school students.

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Heather Dorsten -The Learning Tree Farm

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Learning Tree Farm was founded by teachers Sally Keyes and Jean Ryan in 1973. In the 1970’s they noticed that not all kids learn the same way and many had not been exposed to nature. In 1973 they began hosting small student groups at the farm. The first kids were from Dayton’s inner city and they were excited to be there. It amazed them to see so many trees in one place. Since its small beginning it has grown to host 14,000 people per year.

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Our First ZOOM Meeting

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The last CNO lunch meeting was on 3/10/2020. Today was the first online Zoom meeting. Greg Griffin announced we will have online meetings each Tuesday at noon. He said we are turning “obstacles into opportunities.” Greg has been working on updating the club directory. If your information has changed, please send your updates to Greg Griffin.

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NO MEETING

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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 many 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 New Optimist Welcome Event on 3/26/2020 has been postponed to a later date.

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Libby Nicholson – Care House

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CARE House and others 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.

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