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.