Rookie of the year award, Joanne Rau; has volunteered at many events and arranged a TV interview of Greg Griffin
Rooke of the year award, Steve Rau; among many other things he helped at Stingley school where CNO volunteered at Winterfest
Rookie of the year award, Carol Smerz; did a wonderful job this year and participated in many events
Key Person Award, Diane Arehart; for her work with Social Media
Key Person Award, Katie Calloway; for her work with Social Media
Key Person Award, Roland Rapp; for doing a great job in his first year as Club Treasurer
Key Person Award, Jean Pummill; for doing a great job as Club Secretary
Humble Scribe Award, Patrick Arehart; for his work on writing the CNOtes each week
Imagine 2020 Award, Beth Duncan; for re-inventing social events as social distancing committee; her idea has been borrowed by Optimist International and spread to other clubs
New Member Readings and Inductions
Name
Sponsor
1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Dan Thalheimer
Joan Cordonnier
2nd Reading
Colleen Albertson
Becky Keegan
3rd Reading
Katy Parker
Carol Smerz
3rd Reading
Happy Bucks
Member
Reason
Beth Duncan
Thanks for everyone praying for her father after his accident last falling off a curb.
Myron Rheaume
Thankful he had a successful surgery. Thanks to everyone for all the cards, letters and emails.
Christy Gariety
Thankful for a successful foot surgery.
Carolyn Taylor
Happy to be at the meeting and in one piece after she fell recently.
Vida McDowell
Son just got engaged.
Debe Dockins
$10 for immediate past president Greg Griffin and his board of directors.
Over 50 years, we have donated over $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $796,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
Debe Dockins, President of Centerville Noon Optimist Club
Today is the first meeting with our new president, Debe Dockins. Thank you, Debe, for taking on the extra duties to serve our great club. You are perfect for the job.
President Dockins announced that she plans to work with committees to re-imagine during COVID restrictions how our club can continue to have community events and fundraisers to continue our mission as “Friend of Youth.”
Optimist International Foundation 50th Anniversary
Bill Stone, the district rep for the OI Foundation, announced that this year there is a special Dime-A-Day pin for the 50th anniversary of the Optimist International Foundation. The Foundation has decided in honor of its 50th anniversary that the donation amount is $50 for this year. Their vision statement is, “We envision a Foundation that can provide significant funding for Optimist International’s youth and service programs and is proudly supported by individual Optimists, their Clubs and the community at large.” Please consider donating to this outstanding non-profit organization. Please send your donations to the CNO OI rep Greg Wasmund, then our club gets credit for your donation.
Announcements
Debe Dockins announced that the Ohio District Conference and Convention will be October 23rd and 24th, 2020, at Embassy Suites in Dublin Ohio.
Mike Brubaker, Optimist of the Year
The 2019-2020 winner of the Centerville Noon Optimist Thomas P. Frazier Optimist of the Year Award is Mike Brubaker. He is more than deserving of this recognition. Mike joined CNO on 10/28/2008.
It is the job of the previous year’s winner to announce the current year winner. Beth Duncan stopped by the Brubaker home and gave the award in person during the Zoom President and Officer Installation meeting on 9/29/2020.
Debe Dockins announced that she is looking for volunteers for the Halloween Hop and Howl. CNO is partnering with the Centerville-Washington Park District. The events will be 10/29/2020 and 10/30/2020 from 4 PM to 6 PM at Forest Field Park. Contact Debe Dockins if you would like to volunteer. Volunteers should arrive no later than 3:30 PM. We need 12 Optimist volunteers each day (10 treat stations and two people at a Welcome/CNO Tent/Table). CNO volunteers are welcome to decorate the treat stations. Volunteers will be handing out bouncy balls, Halloween candy, tops, spider rings, etc. Children dressed in costume will walk between treat stations. At each station, a sign will direct children to perform a challenge like “howl at the moon”, “walk like Frankenstein”, “cackle like a witch”, “hop like a bunny” or something else. Adults and children aged 10+ are required to wear a mask or facial covering.
Virtual Awards Ceremonies – Respect for Law and Firefighter/EMT awards
CNO members Bob Burkman, Gary Anderson and Debe Dockins were on hand to facilitate our annual awards for the John P. Kalaman Respect for Law Award and Robert J. O’Toole EMT/Firefighter of the Year Award. Also on hand were CNO members and Centerville Police Department Captain Mike Brem and Township Administrator Jesse Lightle.
The families of the gentlemen the awards are named after were represented at the ceremonies by John Kalaman and Ruth O’Toole.
One Recipient is Selected From each of these organizations
City of Centerville Police Department
Washington Township Substation of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Each year one award is selected for the City of Centerville Police Department and one award is selected for the Washington Township Substation of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Nominations are accepted from the peers of those eligible. All employees of the department are eligible, not just police officers.
City of Centerville Police Department
This year’s recipient is Records/Communications Specialist Amanda L. Holland. She was nominated by a fellow R/C specialist at the City of Centerville Police Department.
Amanda Holland spoke. She thanked the Kalaman and O’Toole families and she appreciates that the awards are still happening during this chaotic year.
She said, “Everything we do in dispatch is a team effort.” Being selected for this award is a big deal to her. She understands the sacrifices of officers and their families. Her husband is an officer for the City of Franklin. She helps new Records/Communications (dispatchers) employees understand how important their job is.
Holland introduced her husband and her 3-year-old daughter, Ella. Also attending were her Mother, her Mother and Father-in-law and some friends.
Washington Township Substation of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
This year’s recipient is Deputy Shane Carter.
Deputy Carter has been assigned to the Washington Township sub-station as the Community Engagement Officer since 2019. Deputy Carter turned an old, unused trailer in the parking lot into a community resource trailer with plans to provide food & drinks at neighborhood events. Within months, the trailer served a much greater purpose after tornadoes devastated the Miami Valley Region. Deputy Carter mobilized the trailer as a resource to serve hot food and cold drinks to the areas most affected. He was later awarded a $10,000 grant to purchase and outfit a new trailer. Deputy Carter has worked tirelessly to strengthen the relationship between the township and police as he took it upon himself to develop a Facebook page for residents to assist in setting up neighborhood watch groups. He also participates in Super Saturday events and conducts security surveys for businesses and residents.
Deputy Carter spoke. He thanked his family and said that without his wife’s support he would not have been able serve his community at the level he has been able to. He also thanked Township Administrator Jesse Lightle and Sheriff Streck for their support.
Robert J. O’Toole EMT/Firefighter of the Year Award
This year’s recipient is Fire Lieutenant Jeff Joseph.
An active member of the Washington Township Fire Department for 31 years, Jeff now works part time for the department and is also a full-time employee at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. His positive attitude, energy, and passion make an enormous impact on the department, along with his broad range of skills accumulated over decades of experience. Jeff is constantly looking for ways to lighten the load of others, working a variety of assignments as needed and even bringing dinner for crews that he has cooked himself. According to Fire Chief Scott Kujawa, “Lt. Jeff Joseph exemplifies what it means to be a Washington Township firefighter.”
Lieutenant Joseph spoke. He remembers the awful day when the Robert O’Toole and John P. Kalaman were lost in the line of duty. For him personally, the experience of a line of duty death is something you never forget. It is an honor to receive this award and he thanked CNO and the department for honoring him.
Ruth O’Toole made a few comments after the group picture was taken. She said, “Thanks to the Optimist Club for keeping Bob’s memory alive. Thanks to everyone for being here today.”
About the CNO Awards from Bob Burkman
In July 1965, a discussion between Past Optimist International President Carl Bowen and former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover resulted in the birth of the Respect for Law program. This is the fourth most popular international program with more than 1,500 Clubs participating last year.
After the tragic events of January 12, 1998, Centerville Noon Optimist member and then township trustee, the late, Terry Blair became the driving force to name our club’s Respect for Law Award in honor of John Kalaman.
The John P. Kalaman Respect for Law Award and the Robert J. O’Toole EMT/Firefighter of the Year Award, given in October, are the results of Terry Blair’s efforts.
The Kalaman family pushed for the passage of Ohio’s Move Over/ Slow Down Law, adopted in 1999, requiring motorists to change lanes or slow when approaching stopped emergency vehicles.
There are many reminders of John Kalaman within our community. There is a John P Kalaman Memorial Golf Tournament held here at Yankee Trace Golf Course, which funds a scholarship in John’s name and a yearly blood drive is held in his name. The City of Centerville named a street for him.
The Firefighter/EMT award honors the memory of Ruth and John’s son Robert J. O’Toole. Robert who lost his life on January 12, 1998 while responding to an accident.
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 6:30 PM, instead of our normal lunch Zoom meeting, we had a great online event to celebrate the past year and to look forward to the next Optimist year. This is the end of the Centerville Noon Optimist Presidential year for Greg Griffin and we welcomed 2020-2021 President Debe Dockins! New board members and vice-presidents were also installed this evening.
Officers of CNO 2020-2021
Title
Officer
President
Debe Dockins
Vice President
Beth Duncan
Vice President
Bob Glavin
Secretary
Jean Pummill
Treasurer
Roland Rapp
President Elect
Gary Hansen
Immediate Past President
Greg Griffin
Past President’s Rep
Nancy Lehren
Board of Directors CNO 2020-2021
Term
Director
Two Years
Patrick Arehart
Two Years
Christine Balsan
Two Years
Pat Behn
Two Years
Jim Long
Two Years
Brian Nolan
One Year
Amy Barker
One Year
Denise O’Neil
One Year
Vince Reidy
One Year
Carolyn Taylor
One Year
Greg Wasmund
Event Details
Tonight’s event was organized by Greg Griffin, Debe Dockins, Beth Duncan, and Jean Pummill.
We started at 6:30 PM with a half hour of socializing on Zoom. At 7 PM the ceremonies began.
Bob Burkman was the master of ceremonies. He said it is a year of firsts and lasts. It was the first time to cancel the golf outing and we hope it is the last time. It was the first time to have this event on Zoom and we hope it is the last.
Pat Behn swore in the new Club Officers and Board of Directors.
I hereby solemnly promise on my honor as an Optimist that I will carry out the duties of the office to which I have been elected to the best of my ability, in loyalty to my Club, and in harmony with the Bylaws of my Club and Optimist International. So help me God
Passing of the Gavel
Even though the meeting was on Zoom, there was still the traditional passing of the gavel ceremony. It was a video since the meeting was virtual. Each past president recorded a short video and Beth Duncan edited and assembled the video with a soundtrack. It is very well done by Beth Duncan with the ending (a SNL Spoof of Debe accepting the gavel) and hilarious. You can watch the video here.
Debe Dockins Acceptance and Remarks
Debe Dockins is the 53rd president and 8th female president of the Centerville Noon Optimist Club.
She thanked Greg Griffin for his year as president; she also thanked Greg and his wife Evelyn for all their hard work this last year. Evelyn is the chair of Skilled Trades Scholarship and helps with numerous other tasks with CNO. Debe had gifts for them. Greg received a “I Need Space” t-shirt with a NASA logo. Greg also received a jacket with the CNO logo. Evelyn received a beautiful flower arrangement. With Zoom we were able to see all of these.
During the next year Debe plans for us to reimagine our community events in a way that works during COVID.
Jean Pummill, CNO Secretary, Awards for Greg Griffin
Jean Pummill presented awards to outgoing President Greg Griffin. He received a plaque of honor with a small replica of a gavel. Greg also received a Lifetime Optimist membership.
Greg Griffin, President Awards
Greg recognized several CNO members with awards:
Rookie of the year award, Joanne Rau. She has volunteered at many events. She arranged a TV interview of Greg Griffin
Rooke of the year award, Steve Rau, among many other things he helped at Stingley school where CNO had a club day
Rookie of the year award, Carol Smerz, did a wonderful job this year and participated in many events
Key Person Award, Diane Arehart, for her work with Social Media
Key Person Award, Katie Calloway, for her work with Social Media
Key Person Award, Roland Rapp, for doing a great job as his first year as Club Treasurer
Key Person Award, Jean Pummill, for doing a great job as Club Secretary
Humble Scribe Award, Patrick Arehart, for his work on writing the CNOtes each week
Imagine 2020 Award, Beth Duncan, for re-inventing social events as social distancing committee; Her idea has been borrowed by Optimist International and spread to other clubs
Optimist of the Year
The 2019-2020 winner of the Centerville Noon Optimist Thomas P. Frazier Optimist of the Year Award is Mike Brubaker. Beth Duncan presented this award in person. It is the job of the previous year’s winner to announce the current year winner. Mike joined CNO on 10/28/2008. Mike Brubaker is more than deserving of this recognition.
Mike Brubaker
Community Events:
Multiple Build-A-Bear events each year, serving at the registration table
Christmas Tree Lot
Haunted Trail
Top Soccer
Bike Rodeo
Social Events
Service to CNO:
Board of directors
Avenue of flags
Technology Committee
Build-a-Bear Committee
Beth Duncan planned to read Mike’s list of contributions before ringing his doorbell. Well, it was raining. I mean it was raining hard, with lightening. The intrepid Beth Duncan improvised, rang the doorbell and said “Yep, you are the Optimist of the Year and I have list of why, but like me, the list is drenched.” She was able to list his accomplishments after drying off a bit. It was hilarious. Hopefully Beth is laughing now too.
Beth said, “Mike directs our Optimists who are on our AOF team which obtains renewals from subscribers from February to May each year. He is on the front line of correspondence with our subscribers throughout the year and is very diplomatic. Mike handled the unprecedented growth of AOF in 2020 of over 500 flags (21%) between Memorial Day and July 4th.”
“Mike also has been a loyal volunteer on the Day Team at the tree lot and can always be counted on to take on any duty. He has sold trees, restocked, cashiered and tied trees to cars. He never let the team down.” His team captain said, “I can’t imagine the Day Team without Mike!“
Along with the plaque, Beth presented Mike with a sash and crown. It was great!
Greg’s closing remarks for the year.
Greg said he was honored to have been asked to serve as CNO President for the past year. He is so happy to have served our club as president.
During the past year, the Avenue of Flags subscriptions grew by over 600 subscriptions, to over 2900 subscriptions.
With COVID, some things were different, but we were still able to do things like holding Build-A-Bear events in a drive-through format.
Greg thanked
Evelyn Griffin, for all her work and support as he was president
Diane Arehart, Vice-president
Gary Hansen, Vice-president
Roland Rapp, Treasurer
Jean Pummill, Secretary
The Board of Directors
He said thanks to everyone for all that you have done. The best is yet to come!
Greg Griffin to receive Governor’s Award
Myron Rheaume, the Ohio District Governor and CNO member announced that he will be presenting the governor’s award for the club and district level to Greg Griffin for how well he ran CNO during COVID.
Closing Video
A great video slide show Greg Griffin put together of the past year can be viewed here.
The End
After the video was complete, we cheerfully recited the Optimist Creed.
It was a great evening. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Thanks to everyone in our club that makes it possible to do the good we do. Thank you, Greg Griffin, for serving as president this past year and we look forward to another great year under the leadership of Debe Dockins, her team and our members!
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
Today was the last regular noon meeting for Greg Griffin as President of CNO. We know it was not an easy year being president with COVID-19 in the world for half of his term. Thanks, Greg, for your leadership for the 2019-2020 year.
Community Events
Nancy Lehren, the chair of Childhood Health and Wellness, announced that 58 bears were handed out for TOP Soccer at the Build-A-Bear event on 9/20/2020 at Oak Grove Park. Many of the parents communicated that the kids were very excited to be able to receive their bears.
Debe Dockins announced that she is looking for volunteers for the Halloween Hop and Howl. CNO is partnering with the Centerville-Washington Park District. The events will be 10/29/2020 and 10/30/2020 from 3 PM to 5 PM at Forest Field Park. Contact Debe Dockins if you would like to volunteer. Volunteers should arrive no later than 2:30 PM. We need 12 Optimist volunteers each day (10 treat stations and two people at a Welcome/CNO Tent/Table). CNO volunteers are welcome to decorate the treat stations. Volunteers will be handing out bouncy balls, Halloween candy, tops, spider rings, etc. Children dressed in costume will walk between treat stations. At each station a sign will direct children to perform a challenge like “howl at the moon”, “walk like Frankenstein”, “cackle like a witch”, “hop like a bunny” or something else. Adults and children aged 10+ are required to wear a mask or facial covering.
Ohio District Convention and Conference
Greg Griffin announced that the Ohio District Conference and Annual Convention will be 10/23/2020 at Embassy Suites in Dublin Ohio. If you plan to attend send Roland Rapp your completed registration by Friday 9/25/2020 to qualify for early bird pricing so he can send the check and completed forms. The two meetings were combined since the Annual Convention in August was postponed. CNO will reimburse you for your registration fees if you sign up for early bird pricing and attend the convention.
His presentation was titled “Elks Back to School, Centerville City Schools 2020-2021”.
He remembered on 3/11/2020 he was at a convention and the participants watched the Governor’s announcement on TV that K-12 schools would be closed for 4 weeks.
On 3/16/2020, CCS started classes again using Google Classroom and the Zoom platform
They deployed 125 wireless hotspots and approximately 2000 Chrome Books
They continued to support families who qualify for free and reduced lunch and breakfast
They were assisted by Centerville Police Department and Washington Township Sheriff’s Office
It became evident the online classes would be longer than 4 weeks and that the school’s buildings would be shut down.
Buildings were shut down until the end of June and all staff worked remotely from home
All Spring activities were cancelled
There was a remote Graduation
There was a very popular Class of 2020 Parade that took place
There were a few people in each building making sure the buildings had no issues and to make sure maintenance issues were handled. Large buildings are meant to be occupied. The water systems need to be periodically used as an example of maintenance chores that need to be done.
Input from Community & Experts
More than 5000 surveys from students, parents, and teachers were completed
Collected input from building principals and teacher advisory teams
Collaboration with area school districts and Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County
Guidance and considerations from ODE Ohio Department of Health, American Academy of Pediatrics and more
Guiding Principals
Safeguarding the health and safety of our school community
Ensuring effective and equitable teaching and learning opportunities
Supporting the emotional well-being of students and staff
Providing an essential service to our community
Learning Options
The district decided to provide students with two learning options.
Option 1 would be some combination of In-Person, 50/50 blended or Fully Remote.
Option 2 would be a 100% online learning model. Even when in person learning is offered, some families have issues with students and their families not wanting their kids to be in school with other students. There can be several types of concerns; health conditions of the student or family members is common.
There are several slides in the slide presentation that detail the expectations and steps for the students, educators and administrators with each option. Most of those details are not in this blog article.
With either option the district needed to provide every student with a Chromebook. To purchase most of the additional Chromebooks required, they were able to use a federal grant. The school already owned enough Chromebooks to share, but that is an issue with a pandemic and for access outside of school properties.
The 2020-2021 school year started online only for students on 8/24/2020. Staff and teachers reported on 8/17/2020. Staff and teachers spent the initial week receiving training to handle the new year. Currently 80% of the teachers are teaching from their classrooms at their respective schools.
Quarter 2
Beginning on 10/19/2020 they are recommending an in person teaching model
Continue to balance educational options with health and safety protocols
During remote learning we have had some students attend in person including special needs students and some Career Education and Elementary students for MAP Assessments
Total remote learning will still be an option for Quarter 2 for those families who still desire this mode of instruction
Additional details will be released by the district the week of 9/28/2020
The district has spent almost $3 million on cleaning machines and supplies. They hope to get $2 million back in federal grants.
Henderson was asked how the community could help by volunteering. He said school looks different right now and in person volunteering is currently limited. If you have an idea, feel free to contact him to discuss volunteer opportunities. Financial donations are welcome to help provide reduced price or free lunches and to offset some of the extra expenses the district has had and will have.
Henderson said, “It has definitely been a journey. Trying to figure out the right answer has been challenging.”
Thank you, Tom Henderson, for joining us to educate CNO about how Centerville City Schools is coping with the challenges caused by the COVID crisis.
New Member Readings and Inductions
Name
Sponsor
1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction
Colleen Albertson
Becky Keegan
1st Reading
Katy Parker
Carol Smerz
1st Reading
Happy Bucks
Member
Reason
Judy DeMarco
Thanks to Greg Griffin for doing an excellent job as CNO president for the past year.
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
Beth Duncan announced there will be no Zoom meeting on 9/29/2020 at noon. Instead, join us that evening at 6:30 PM on Zoom for the annual Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony. All members and spouses are invited to see the installation of Debe Dockins as president and of the new board members. Beth promises it will be fun.
NOW Event this week
The normal weekly lunch meeting was not held this week.
Instead, we had a special version of our weekly Zoom meeting. It was a NOW (New Optimists Welcome) event.
Committee chairs provided slides and presented what each committee does for the club. They presented about the community events, fundraisers, social events, scholarships and behind the scenes operations.
New and perspective members learned about volunteer opportunities with our club through these events.
Thank you to all the committee chairs for helping make this a successful event.
Beth Duncan announced there will be no Zoom meeting on 9/29/2020 at noon. Instead, join us that evening at 6:30 PM on Zoom for the annual Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony. All members and spouses are invited to see the installation of Debe Dockins as president and of the new board members. Beth promises it will be fun.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
Beth Duncan announced there will be no Zoom meeting on 9/29/2020 at noon. Instead, join us that evening at 6:30 PM on Zoom for the annual Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony. All members and spouses are invited to see the installation of Debe Dockins as president and of the new board members. Beth promises it will be fun.
Announcements
Nancy Lehren, the chair of the Childhood Health and Wellness committee, announced that a drive through Build-A-Bear for TOPSoccer will be held on 9/20/2020. They expect 75 to 100 kids to show up.
Community Events
9/15/2020, 12 PM, a special version of our weekly Zoom meeting will be held. It will be a NOW (New Optimists Welcome) event. Please invite friends, family, and other contacts to attend the meeting. There will be presentations about our fundraisers and community events.
Announcing the CNO Dime-A-Day Lottery
Dime-A-Day is a program where members are asked if they can contribute $36.50 to the Optimist International Foundation (OIF). Greg Wasmund is the CNO Club Foundation Representative (CFR) for the OIF and he said there is a prize for two lucky participants in the 2020 Dime-A-Day program.
Here are the details
The lottery ends October 31, 2020.
Every person who signs up for the Dime-A-Day program through Greg Wasmund will have an entry in the lottery.
Mail completed applications with your check to Greg Wasmund, 9569 Whispering Stream Ct, Dayton OH 45458. Put club #24403 on the form.
There will be two winners – each receiving a Kindle Firestick!
Today, 9/8/2020, is a shared birthday for Doug Reno and Karl Frydryk. Mark Meeker played happy birthday on his guitar while the rest of us sang. Something amazing happened – we sang almost in tune!
Craig Boring, Optimist International Foundation
Greg Griffin introduced Craig Boring, the Executive Director of Optimist International Foundation. OIF is the charitable side of Optimist International and it is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization. The foundation is about helping Optimists help kids.
His presentation was titled, “What the Foundation Can Do for You!”
Boring said that the contestants for the Oratorical contest adapted to the challenges of COVID and did great over Zoom.
He showed us a video titled, “Oratorical – Dominique’s Story”. You can watch the video by going to this page. The video is an example of the support OIF gives to the world. Dominique needed speech therapy growing up. The Oratorical contest gave her confidence and $17,500 in scholarships.
The OIF was Founded on February 18, 1971 and will celebrate 50 years in 2021. The idea for OIF came from a long-term strategic planning committee of OI that began in 1969. Charles Campbell, the President of OI, signed the incorporation papers and the Optimist International Foundation became a 501 (c) (3) organization.
OIF gives support to local Optimist Clubs. They also support other youth related charitable organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House and Johns Hopkins Pediatric Hospital.
With COVID in 2020, revenue is down 17%. They foundation knew it would be a difficult year but they decided to provide the same support to Optimist International Clubs so they can support kids.
OIF Vision
We envision a Foundation that can provide significant funding for Optimist International’s youth and service programs and is proudly supported by individual Optimists, their Clubs and the community at large.
OIF Mission
Seeking, receiving, and managing funds and real personal property for the benefit of Optimist International and its member clubs for charitable, literary and educational activities.
How Does OIF Support Optimist International?
OIF supports the funding and prize money for OI districts
Scholarships
World Oratorical Championship
Fundraising from Outside Organizations
Reel Optimism Video Contest
New Club Building Grants
JOI clubs – 45% of the operating budget for Junior Optimists Clubs is provided by OIF
OIF Provides Grants to local Optimist Clubs
Club Matching Fund
Childhood Health and Wellness/Childhood Cancer Campaign (CCC)
Disaster Relief (this started with Hurricane Harvey)
How Does OIF Fund Ongoing Projects?
Member Donations
Club Donations
Endowments and Sponsorships
Outside Revenue
Investment Resources (which consistently have good returns, including for 2020)
Giving Programs for Clubs
Dollar-A-Day
Club Campaign Fund
Pass Through Program (they charge no fees for this service)
The pass-through program allows people and organizations to give tax deductible donations to OIF, which then transfers the funds back to clubs that may not be setup as a 501 (c) (3) organization.
Programs for Individuals
Dime-A-Day ($36.50/yr)
President’s club
Friends of Today
Friends of Tomorrow
Christian D. Larson
William H. Harrison Society
Women’s Philanthropy Council
The Role of a Club Foundation Representative (CFR)
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
New Member Readings and Inductions
No Readings or Inductions this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
There will be no Zoom meeting on 9/29/2020 at noon. Instead, join us that evening on Zoom for the annual Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony. All members and spouses are invited to see the installation of Debe Dockins as president and of the new board members.
Announcements
Mike Brubaker announced that there will be 2889 flags delivered for Labor Day delivery.
Community Events
9/15/2020, 12 PM, a special version of our weekly Zoom meeting will be held. It will be a NOW (New Optimists Welcome) event. Please invite friends, family and other contacts to attend the meeting. There will be presentations about our fundraisers and community events.
Brady Kress – Dayton History Organization – Carillon Park
Greg Griffin introduced Brady Kress, the President and CEO of Dayton History, which owns the 65 acre Carillon Park and several other buildings and historical attractions in the Dayton area.
From the Dayton History website: In 2005, Carillon Historical Park merged with the Montgomery County Historical Society to create a new umbrella organization known as Dayton History. The private non-profit (501c3) organization was established to preserve, share, and celebrate our region’s history. Carillon Historical Park is home to over 30 historic structures and cares for over three million artifacts.
Dayton History is funded by gifts and money generated from the properties they own.
In addition to the Carillon Historical Park, the following sites rest under Dayton History’s care:
Dayton has a rich history of industry. NCR started in Dayton. In the 1970’s Huffy produced more bicycle’s than any other brand.
Colonel Deeds
The Deeds Carillon is named for Colonel Edward Deeds and it is the largest carillon in Ohio. It has 57 bells and is 151 feet tall.
Colonel Deeds oversaw all aircraft acquisitions for the U.S. during World War I. Along with Charles Kettering, Deeds is the co-founder of Delco.
Deeds built Old River Park, which was the largest pool east of the Mississippi and could accommodate 5000 swimmers. It was originally built for the recreational use of NCR employees.
Carillon Park
Colonel Deeds was inspired to build Carillon Park after Henry Ford built Greenfield Village in Michigan. Ford had obtained the Wright Brother’s bicycle shop and their original home. Henry worked with Orville Wright to move the two buildings to Michigan. At that time, no one was interested in keeping the buildings in Dayton.
Carillon Park is the home of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park which includes the Wright Brothers section and it is part of the National Park Service. There you can see the restored 1905 Wright Flyer III, which is the plane that the Wright’s used to really learn how to fly.
The WinSupply Center of Leadership at Carillon park opened in 2019. Part of it is the Eichelberger Pavilion which is a 32,000-square-foot multi-level banquet hall that can accommodate 700 people.
During 2019, a new Dayton Leaders’ exhibit opened in the free area of Carillon Park. It includes exhibits featuring entrepreneurs and famous entertainers that are from the Dayton, Ohio region.
The new and larger Culp’s Cafe is now at the front of the park and is open year-round for breakfast and lunch. The Café and the Brewery restaurant are open for business after the temporary shutdown from the COVID crisis. You do not need to pay admission fees to visit restaurants at the park.
Callahan Clock
A few years ago, Dayton History recovered and refurbished the Callahan Clock, which is known by several other names including the Gem City Bank clock. They built a tower for it and it is visible from I-75. Visitors to the tower and clock are welcome to climb the stairs to see great views of Dayton.
Current Plans of the Dayton History Organization
After the University of Dayton and Miami Valley hospital bought the Montgomery Fairgrounds, Dayton history worked with them to relocate the famous stables from the fairgrounds to Carillon Park
A new complex is being planned and funding is being obtained for an exhibit of regional sports. It will include an exhibit of the 1920 Triangle Football Team.
Ohio’s largest tree of light will be created again on the Deeds Carillon for the holiday season by running long strings of light from the carillon to the ground.
Thank you, Brady Kress, for joining us to educate CNO on Carillon Park and the other buildings Dayton History makes possible.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
Membership Anniversaries
Member
Month
Day
Joined
# Years
Don Skelton
September
1
9/1/1987
33
Drew Mckenzie
September
1
9/1/1987
33
Frank DePalma
September
1
9/1/1979
41
Gary Anderson
September
1
9/1/1979
41
Jerry Stahley
September
1
9/1/1986
34
Larry Lynde
September
1
9/1/1988
32
Birthdays
Member
Birthday
CeAnn Chalker
September 3
Bob Collins
September 4
Beverly Dunnington
September 6
Roberta Taylor
September 7
Happy Bucks
Member
Reason
Carolyn Taylor
Celebrating her and Bill’s 40th wedding anniversary
Cherie Gentry
New granddaughter was born on June 15, 2020 and grandson was born August 26, 2020
Chris McAlpine
Thanks to the club for donating $1000 to his daughter’s project raising money for nurses to give them restaurant gift cards
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
New Member Readings and Inductions
No Readings or Inductions this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
Tom Novak, co-chair of Avenue of Flags, announced that starting 9/2/2020, 2,884 flags will be delivered for Labor Day. Last week, Diane Arehart posted on the CNO Facebook page and 20 new subscriptions were received just before the cut off for Labor Day. We have seen a large increase in subscriptions in 2020. For comparison to the current 2,884 flags for Labor Day, on Veterans Day 2019 we had 2,411 flags.
Pamela Gregg, University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI)
Greg Griffin introduced Pamela Gregg, the Communication Administrator at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI).
Pam has been at UD for more than 20 years, the last 17 as communication administrator for the University of Dayton Research Institute, where she manages internal and external communication and media relations. She was a writer and photographer for the Dayton Daily News for 12 years before joining UD. Pam loves getting to know people and telling stories about them and their work, especially research stories, which involve a bit of “foreign language translation”—science to non-science.
Gregg said she enjoys being the communication administrator at UDRI since the researchers do all the work and she gets to brag about it. She came today to talk about various areas of research and projects that UDRI engages in. They are a very busy research facility and because of security and time constraints, she only covered a subset of all the projects.
Testing Silkies for Harness Racing
UDRI does a lot of research and work that is not done anywhere else. UDRI is the only place on the planet that certifies the safety of newly designed silkies for harness racing. A silkie is the cart that sits behind the horse that the jockey rides in. UDRI was asked to create a machine to test silkies 30 years ago. The industry was concerned about the composite materials being used to make the silkies lighter and they wanted to make sure the designs were safe.
The machine tests the silkie with pressures and stress that is higher than they will receive during a race. Until a prototype is approved by UDRI, a manufacturer cannot produce their silkie for sale.
Printing 3D Spare Parts for Airplanes
There is a C130 airplane in the UDRI parking lot. It did not land there. It was taken apart in Florida and sent up to UD via several flatbed trucks. Once all the parts arrived in the UDRI parking lot, it was reassembled and is now a working laboratory.
The U.S. Air Force wants to find ways to maintain aging airplanes. Parts are not being made anymore for several old but still useable models. UDRI is working on 3D printing methods for replacement parts. It is very expensive to have parts made one at a time by hand by machine shops.
Before printing a part, they first scan it using a sophisticated 3D scanner. After the parts are printed, UDRI tests if a part can be used in actual flights. It is not that hard to produce parts, what is difficult is to produce parts that can handle the stress of real-world flight.
Robotic Painting and Drag Reduction
UDRI is researching the use of robots for complicated painting. Industrial processes can be very dangerous for humans.
UD Students help with several of their projects. One research project involves attaching 4 ft strips to airplanes to reduce the drag caused by the air turbulence airplanes create by flying.
Researching Bird and Debris Strikes on Airplanes
UDRI has done bird strike research for 40 years. Their facility is very tall and they have the largest test facility in the world for this research. They shoot various materials in various ways. Various parts of the plane are tested including wings and windscreen. They test various debris including hail, but mainly they shoot artificial or pre-deceased birds at airplanes.
Researching Drone Strikes on Airplanes
The number of drones in the air has dramatically increased in use in the past few years. UDRI wanted to know if a drone strike would result in different damage to an airplane than that from other debris.
UDRI ran an experiment. They shot a bird with the same mass as a drone. It did almost no damage. Then the drone without its battery was shot at a wing and the damage was extensive and affected the control wires in the wing. UDRI funded this initial test on their own, hoping there would be interest in further testing. They received interest almost immediately after the release of the video. They would like to see drones built to be more frangible. If an object is more frangible it means it is better at breaking into smaller parts on impact, which should reduce the effects of impact.
Watch this video of a drone hitting an airplane wing at high speed.
NASA Research
UDRI is testing materials that will be used to build space vehicles for NASA. To test the materials, they are simulating space debris by shooting small aluminum pellets at high speeds. UDRI has the fastest light-gas gun in the world.
NASA will land its next rover mission Perseverance in February, 2021. NASA wants to land the rover closer to the Martian equator than on previous missions and it will be warmer. UDRI was asked to analyze the effects of the higher temperature on the plutonium powered electric generator (RTG). Just a few degrees increase in outside temperature when combined with the heat of other rover systems can make a large difference and reduce the integrity of the RTG. UDRI was able to show that the RTG should be ok.
Artificial Intelligence
UDRI does a lot of work in AI. They are trying to understand how AI works. There are a lot of rapid medical diagnosis methods powered by AI. Even though AI works, the medical industry does not trust it because so far no one can accurately explain how the AI is coming up with its results. AI can accurately help with lung disease diagnosis by evaluating lung x-rays. This may help with the COVID pandemic.
Other UDRI Information
More material research is done at UDRI than anywhere else.
Their 2-story steel frame structure allows them to accurately test C130 landing gear.
The do sensor research.
They do energy research.
They are the FAA clearinghouse for alternative fuels and they coordinate the approval of new fuels.
Thank you, Pamela Gregg, for joining us to educate CNO on some of the research done at UDRI.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
Membership Anniversaries
Member
Month
Day
Joined
# Years
Mary Madden
August
26
8/26/1998
22
Anne Kessler
August
29
8/29/2002
18
Jeff Busch
August
31
8/31/2001
19
Ken Peacock
August
31
8/31/2001
19
Birthdays
Member
Birthday
Debbie Parks
August 25
Rick Altvater
August 25
Sharon Silverberg
August 25
Rick Kempfer
August 28
Scott Rheaume
August 28
Joe Cantrell
August 30
Julie Cochran
August 31
Jesse Lightle
August 31
Chris McAlpine
August 31
Jim Mogan
August 31
Happy Bucks
Member
Reason
Beth Duncan
$90 in Happy Bucks for her father celebrating his 90th birthday. We recorded Happy Birthday as a group for Beth to play for him while they roast him on his birthday.
Vida McDowell
Her son recently earned his MBA from Ohio State that adds to his pharmacy related degrees while working full time. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and Ohio State gave him a full scholarship to earn the MBA.
Julie Noeth
Grandson took a long nap so she was able to be on the Zoom meeting today. In 2016, Pam Gregg (today’s speaker) hired Julie to photograph the UDRI 60th Anniversary which consisted of hundreds of employees on bleachers in front of the Curran Place building.
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
New Member Readings and Inductions
No Readings or Inductions this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
Nancy Lehren, chair of the Childhood Health and Wellness committee, announced that last Saturday there was a free drive through Build-a-Bear event for children with Sickle Cell and their siblings. To limit contact, we pre-dressed the bears and put them in plastic bags. We had 38 kids stop by to get a bear. Another 26 bears were left with Dayton Children’s Sickle Cell department to give to the children who were not able to attend. An additional 32 bears were given to the hematology and oncology department at Dayton Children’s for the nurses to give to patients when they receive their treatments.
Tom Novak, co-chair of the Avenue of Flags Committee, announced that they need several more volunteers before Labor Day. They especially need help loading flags into vehicles. The CHS wrestling team players are not available like they were in May since they will be back in school.
Larry Hansgen, The Voice of the UD Flyers
Ron Tinnerman introduced, Larry Hansgen, the WHIO Radio host of Miami Valley’s Morning News since 2003. He joined the staff of WHIO Radio in 1981 as an overnight board operator and quickly rose through the ranks. He became the Sports Director that year and in 1982 became the play-by-play voice of the University of Dayton Flyers basketball. In 1988 he also added Flyers football announcing.
He started off saying to us, “This is how we are going to get through this (the pandemic). Clubs like CNO through cooperation are able to accomplish things.”
Pre-pandemic, he would be excited when his alarm goes off at 2:20 AM. His job has been more enjoyable in previous years. Now on the radio he often must announce unhappy news: a concert or festival has been cancelled. Still, he is an optimist. He may not start off each day as excited, but by the time his drive to the station is complete, he finds ways to believe everything will be OK. He thinks of something interesting or funny to say to his listeners instead of just the long list of woes everyone is experiencing.
In 2019, things were not going well for Dayton through August with the Memorial Day tornadoes and the Oregon mass shooting. Then the UD Flyer basketball season started, and the rest of the year was great. He remembers predicting very early in the season how fantastic this team was going to be.
He described the experience of the sudden end of post season play as being like you start falling, then realize your falling and you don’t have any control or choice but to fall. Once the COVID crisis hit, the sports world just halted.
He remembers it was a Wednesday and the team flew to New York to play in the Atlantic 10 championship. All the sudden at the stadium there was an announcement that the A10 tournament has been cancelled. The Flyers were on their way to a number one seed in the March Madness tournament. Event after event occurred in quick succession over 24 hours. First, they announced March Madness would play with no fans, and in the end the tournament was cancelled and the season ended abruptly.
Hansgen said that the reaction of head coach Anthony Grant was noteworthy. Grant gave a message of gratitude for the great season. This made sense because the team ends every practice with everyone gathering in a circle holding hands. Coach Grant then says, “Let us be grateful”. By everyone, Hansgen said it really is everyone around. The circle includes coaches, Hansgen and any others that are at a practice. Hangsen describes the after-practice ritual as being very similar to CNO Happy Bucks. It is a time players or coaches say something they are grateful about. Typically, what they say will be about something outside of the world of basketball.
A cancelled post season is particularly tough when your team has a great year. History associates the best memories of great teams with how they performed in the post season. Even with no post season, Hansgen said that UD fans have reason to be grateful for the 2019-2020 season. The team was the greatest ever and they have the potential to have another spectacular year for 2020-2021.
UD Flyers in 2019 – 2020
Had their greatest season finishing 29-2.
Had a 20-game winning streak
Were ranked 3rd in the nation
They were 18-0 in the A10
Had the national player of the year, Obi Toppin
Had the national coach of the year, Anthony Grant
Hansgen was asked about recruiting this season for Flyer basketball. He said “Success begets success. They are getting high quality kids that want to be better people.” The coaching staff at UD want their players to be better people, not just better players. The word has gotten out that the coaching team will teach and treat the players well. Parents know their son will be a better person not just a better player.
Hansgen was asked if there will be a NCAA season this fall. He said, “The decision will be made in September. I know there will be some kind of basketball season.” NCAA basketball has a central leadership. The NCAA is building contingency plans to make sure the season happens somehow. There is no nationwide structure for college football, which is why some conferences have been cancelled and others have not been.
In closing, Hansgen said that history will be made this fall. Obi Toppin will be drafted into the NBA. The New Orleans Saints recently drafted UD football player Adam Trautman. This is the first time that UD players in the same year were drafted into both the NFL and NBA.
When the season was cut short and with his newly found free time, Hansgen decided to write a book detailing the fantastic 2019-2020 UD team and coach. The book will be released soon.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
Membership Anniversaries
Member
Month
Day
Joined
# Years
Don Massie
August
20
8/20/1991
29
Julie Walling Noeth
August
20
8/20/2008
12
Fred Pfeiffer
August
21
8/21/2013
7
Matt Somerlot
August
21
8/21/2013
7
Shawna Hatton
August
23
8/23/2016
4
Birthdays
Member
Birthday
Susan Thomsen
August 20
Stephen Walker
August 21
Marilyn Becht
August 21
Happy Bucks
Member
Reason
Beth Duncan
Appreciated Larry Hansgen speaking to us today
Evelyn Griffin
Happy to be home after visiting son’s family in Las Vegas where it was 111 degrees
Myron Rheaume
Daughter Shawna Hatton just opened Chasing Light Art Studio and Gallery in Springboro Ohio, customers can take art classes and purchase art
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
New Member Readings and Inductions
No Readings or Inductions this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
CNO received a note from the Chuck Dickerson Memorial Scholarship that they just awarded a student $1,000. Chuck was a 41-year member of the Centerville Noon Optimist Club. Anyone interested in donating to the scholarship may use Fund # 1485 at the DaytonFoundation.org.
Dr. Kent E. Harshbarger, Montgomery County Coroner
Greg Griffin introduced Dr. Kent E. Harshbarger, M.D., J.D, B.B.A, the Montgomery County Coroner and he also works for the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory. He became coroner in 2011 and became an employee of the coroner’s office in 2002.
The job of a coroner is to determine the cause and manner of deaths. They cooperate with law enforcement personnel. It is the job of law enforcement to determine who did it. Not every death is handled or reported to the coroner’s office.
The law states, “Anyone Who Obtains Knowledge thereof Arising from His Duties, Shall Immediately Notify the Office of the Coroner.”
The coroner is contacted for deaths that are:
Homicides/Suicides
Accidents
Suspicious or Unusual
Involve someone who appeared in good health
Children under the age of two
Death Investigation goals are:
Reduction in crime
Impartial justice, civil lawsuits, and family rights protection
Vehicle, home, and work accident reduction
Understand and reduce unexpected adult and infant deaths
Track public health, terrorism, and infectious diseases
2019 Investigations Summary:
Montgomery County has the busiest Coroner’s office in Ohio, covering 40 Ohio counties
6289 Deaths reported
2657 Accepted cases
2144 Accepted for autopsy
191 External exams
322 Records review
2019 Types of death breakdown:
4335 Natural
1439 Accident
290 Suicides
124 Homicides
??? Undetermined (typically it is 3%)
States in the U.S. use different systems for handling deaths. Coroners are elected while medical examiners are appointed. Ohio uses the coroner system. Ohio is the only coroner-based state to require its coroners to have a medical degree. The medical examiner system is much more expensive as the medical examiner is generally a forensic pathologist.
Harshbarger defined evidence as, “Something legally obtained as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before the court.” Evidence establishes a crime has been committed and is used to link things together. Sometimes evidence can be lost during the organ and tissue donation process.
Evidence Procurement Issues
Loss of Trace Evidence (trace evidence is anything found in small quantities)
Medical device removal
Unknown medical diagnosis
Wrong diagnosis
Unsuspected cardiac findings
Unusual findings
Airway insertion errors
Bullet pathway
Chain of custody
Potential for missing patterns of injury
Child abuse
Wounds altered
Internal findings not documented
Blood sample problems
Criminal prosecution – cause and manner of death
Organ and Tissue Donation
Harshbarger discussed when organs and tissues can be donated.
Organ donation:
After brain death, medical staff and donation staff do not overlap
The removal of life support with immediate cardiac decline
Tissue donation:
After death, usually up to 24 hours with refrigeration
Pre or Post autopsy
There is no conflict of interest between medical personal and the organ and tissue donation retrieval team. Only after the coroner’s office declares death is the retrieval team notified of a potential donor. It is at this point the family members are contacted about the donation.
The opioid epidemic issue is increasing again in our area. Per capita, Dayton has 4 times the rate of opioid overdoses compared with Columbus This has increased the pool of eligible donors.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
Membership Anniversaries
Member
Month
Day
Joined
# Years
Maha Kashani
August
15
8/15/2006
14
Kristen Passidomo
August
16
8/16/2017
3
Birthdays
Member
Birthday
Paul Stull
August 11
Larry Lynde
August 12
Fred Polizzi
August 13
Julie Shisler
August 13
Bill Duffy
August 13
Vince Reidy
August 14
Martin Huffstutler
August 14
Rhonda Meeker
August 15
Greg Wasmund
August 15
Gail Aiken
August 17
Happy Bucks
Member
Reason
Carolyn Taylor
Mother had her 101st birthday on 8/10/2020.
Sue Jessee
Grandson was able to receive his boy scout merit badges over Zoom.
Over 50 years, we have donated close to $2,000,000 to our youth community. In the past 6 years, we have donated nearly $753,000.
Sergeants at Arms
No Sergeants this week.
Welcome Guests!
No Guests this week.
New Member Readings and Inductions
No Readings or Inductions this week.
Zoom Meeting This Week
We had another meeting using Zoom. We will continue our weekly meetings via computer, cell phone or tablet for at least the next several weeks. Please join us and keep inviting guests.
Who can Attend Zoom Meetings?
Any member of any type of Centerville Noon Optimist can attend Zoom meetings. CNO 2.0, St Leonard’s and CNO full members or CNO monthly members can ALL attend.
Guests are also welcome. Please invite guests and introduce them if you like. Just share the Zoom link with them for that week.
COVID-19 UPDATE
In keeping with social distancing requirements – our CNO Meetings have transitioned temporarily to a online format using ZOOM.
Club Member Joe Madden was inspired to rewrite The Optimist Creed – so we give you now – The Corona Creed -with apologies to Christian D. Larson, Author of The Optimist Creed.
