Phather Phil’s Prayer
Phather Phil did not submit a written copy of his prayer this week for publication – I think he said the “dog ate it” – God Bless the Dog!
Today’s Guests
| Guest | Guest Of |
| Alan Bair | Recipient’s Family |
| Allison Ormsby | Scholarship Recipient |
| Ana Bair | Scholarship Recipient |
| Chris Wysong | Debe Dockins |
| Christie Sanderman | Recipient’s Family |
| Chuck Ormsby | Recipient’s Family |
| Colleen Corrigan | Suzanne Werts |
| Danielle Meyer | Scholarship Recipient |
| David Cantrell | Gary Aiken |
| Elizabeth Cleary | Mike Bevis |
| Gabriel Couch | Scholarship Recipient |
| Isabella Fields | Scholarship Recipient |
| JC Jones | Mike Bevis |
| Joann Garrison | Recipient’s Family |
| Kaylob Fields | Scholarship Recipient |
| Ken Kundsen | Donna Huss |
| Leslie Bair | Recipient’s Family |
| Linda Cantrell | Gail Aiken |
| Logan Fay | Recipient’s Friend |
| Lori Ormsby | Recipient’s Family |
| Michelle Garrison | Scholarship Recipient |
| Nicole Couch | Recipient’s Family |
| Robin Brun | Suzanne Werts |
| Susan Strong | Mike Bevis |
| Tom Meyer | Recipient’s Family |
| Zack Beck | Gary Hansen |
All Photos from the Meeting are Here
Special Announcements
Gary Smiga presented $400 checks to help fund local school libraries. Representatives were on hand from Miami Valley School, Spring Valley Academy and Centerville Schools to accept these CNO donations. Incarnation School will also receive a check for $400.
Thank you to CNO member Wasfi Samaan, owner of JD Legends, who presented a check in the amount of $525 to the Centerville Noon Optimist club from the proceeds JD Legends received from CNO members attending a concert on July 20, 2019.
Myron Rheaume presented the “Promise Yourself” award from Optimist International President Rebecca Butler Mona to Donna Huss.
Upcoming Social Events
- 8/10/2019 – 5:30 PM, Saturday, Cookout, Outdoor games, Monte Carlo Night at Lion’s Club, Bellbrook
- 9/24/2019 – 6 PM, Tuesday, Presidential Installation Dinner at the Presidential Banquet Center
- 10/10/2019 – ALL DAY, Keeneland Horse Racing, there will be a chartered bus.
- 11/8/2019 – 6 PM, Friday, Euchre party at TBD
- 12/10/2019 – 6 PM, Tuesday, Holiday Party at Yankee Trace
Happy Birthday Phather Phil!
Phil Robinson (aka the Chaplain of CNO, “Phather Phil”) turned 94 on July 26, 2019. He joined CNO on April 1, 1982. He was presented with many birthday cards. Even though it was not actually his birthday today, we still “sang” happy birthday to him. Not sure you can call it singing. Actually, you should not call it singing, not even close! The ceremony was led by Charlie Tapp and since it was a grand occasion, he was assisted by Bob Duffy. I guess this way neither man takes the full blame for the loss of hearing endured by us from our performance.
Committee Announcements
Donna Huss announced that we will have a booth setup at Boomerfest at St Leonard Center on Saturday, August 10th. We still need volunteers to work 2-hour shifts from noon to 6:00. Please contact Mike Bevis or Donna Huss to volunteer.
Greg Fay, Chair of CNO 2.0, said he would love to have additional members join his committee and bring with them fresh ideas. The next CNO 2.0 event will be at Heavier than Air on August 15, 2019. The meeting after that will be September 19, 2019 at JD Legends in Franklin OH. The speaker will be University of Dayton Men’s Basketball coach, Anthony Grant.
Donna Huss announced that the Ohio District Convention will be held in Fairborn from August 15-17, 2019. Our JOI club is requesting donations of school supplies to be given to Choices, Inc., which is a foster care program, serving 16 Ohio counties. Please bring your donations to lunch and Evelyn Griffin will collect the items.
Skilled Trades Scholarships
Evelyn Griffin, chair of the Skilled Trades committee that started this year, presented the first two students to receive the Skilled Trades Scholarships from the Centerville Noon Optimist club.
Recipient Kaylob Fields will study Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Recipient Gabriel Couch will study Construction Management.
Centerville High School partnered with our club to find students who have a desire and a financial need to pursue a degree in the skilled trades. Skilled trades are in high demand and this is a wonderful opportunity for a good job, to earn good money and have a great future.
Each student will be provided up to $750 per semester for up to 6 semesters at Sinclair. In addition to financial assistance, each student will have two mentors, which they just met today! The mentors are Fred Polizzi, Christine Balsan, Gary Hansen and Evelyn Griffin.
Will Cale Scholarships
Gary Hansen, the Will Cale Scholarship chair, introduced the recipients of this year’s Will Cale Scholarships. The recipients are Keegan Gallant, Max Lightcap and Austin Newell.
The first year of this scholarship was 2010. This scholarship requires a Counselor’s recommendation and the emphasis for selection is on financial need and potential rather than academics or class standing. The scholarship provides up to $750 per semester for up to six semesters ($4,500 total) at Sinclair College. This is sufficient funding for an Associate’s Degree. The goal is for the recipient to graduate from Sinclair with an Associate Degree. The hope is that some of them will continue their schooling and earn 4-year degrees.
In addition to the funding, each winner receives 2 mentors from our membership.
Not every student accepts the award. They may not want to go to Sinclair or they choose a different path. Keegan Gallant is currently considering joining the army.
Nine students are currently active in the Will Cale Scholarship program.
2019 Educational Assistance Renewals
Gary Smiga was pleased to reintroduce last year’s 4 Memorial Educational Assistance Award recipients. Each of the 4 students was presented a $1500 check made out to their universities for them to submit toward tuition, fees or book expenses that they will have this coming academic year.
The following are notes from Gary Smiga:
To be eligible for a second award the students submitted a completed FAFSA to substantiate a continued financial need; an official transcript from their college or university that shows an end of freshman year GPA of 3.0 or higher; and a short outline of their continued participation and involvement in school, community or faith based activities.
Michelle Garrison completed her freshman year at Emory University with a GPA of 3.924. Michelle has volunteered at Project Shine (Students Helping in Naturalization in English) where she helped refugee students with English acquisition and schoolwork and she was a member of PAWstive Outreach which is an organization that organizes weekly trips to a local animal shelter. In addition, she attended EMT training sessions, earning her EMT Basic certification. This summer she is working as a student intern at WPAFB, where she works in a lab analyzing sweat as a biochemical marker of human performance.
Allison Ormsby completed her freshman year at Wittenberg University with a GPA of 3.947. Allison played on Wittenberg’s field hockey and lacrosse teams. At the end of her first semester she was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad. She was also inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, an academic honor society for first year success. Allison volunteered tutoring bilingual students in math, science, and language arts at Catholic Central Elementary and as a teacher in a 3-year-old classroom at the Springfield YMCA Child Center.
Anastasia Bair completed her freshman year at Walsh University with a GPA of 3.76. Anastasia played on Walsh’s soccer team where she learned how to juggle 8 hours of practice time, 2 games per week, an average of 6 hours of travel, and tournament play that would run from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday evening, along with a demanding academic schedule. She was very involved in her church, where she joined a community group consisting of other college students and young adults. Their group volunteered to tear down after each church service since they were meeting in a middle school auditorium. She also joined Students Helping Honduras, an organization fundraising for a trip to Honduras to build a school for children. She is also a member of the Walsh University Nursing Club.
Danielle Meyer completed her freshman year at Wright State University with a GPA of 4.0. Danielle participated in Theater and was cast as the lead actress in Woyzeck and appeared in multiple short films and feature films. She was awarded Best Supporting Actress for the short film “Our Last Day”. For her high level of academic achievement, she was awarded a place on the Raj Soin College of Business Dean’s List. She currently works as the manager at Scoops Ice Cream and as a Library Aide at the Washington-Centerville Public Library.
Each student introduced their guests and thanked CNO for our continued support.
Birthdays
| Member | Birthday |
| James Schumacher | July 30 |
| John Powell | July 30 |
| Steve Linder | July 30 |
| Melissa Deeter | August 03 |
| Andrew Cain | August 4 |
Membership Anniversaries
| Member | Month | Day | Joined | # Years |
| Kathy McAlpine | July | 31 | 7/31/2018 | 1 |
| Myron Rheaume | August | 1 | 8/1/1987 | 32 |
| Kathy Klein | August | 5 | 8/5/2016 | 3 |
New Member Readings and Inductions
| Name | Sponsor | 1st 2nd 3rd Reading or Induction |
| Joe Cantrell | Wayne Christie | 2nd Reading |
| Jack Quinlan | Gary DeMarco | 1st Reading |
| Ruthy Quinlan | Judy DeMarco | 1st Reading |
Sergeants at Arms
| Member | Infraction |
| Members at Birthday table that do not have a birthday in July | Sitting at the birthday table wihtout having a July birthday. |
| Members not at Birthday table that have a birthday in July | Not sitting at the birthday table. |
| Martin Huffstutler | Fined himself because he couldn’t find his car after the meeting last week. [Martin will seriously be considered as a Sergeant at Arms next year] |
Happy Bucks!
| Member | Reason |
| Scott Langer | Son just got married. |
| David Ladd | 50 year wedding anniversary. He said his wife says 12 really good years out of 50 isn’t bad. |
| Bob Collins | Pray buck for CNO member Ed Case. He is at St Leonards. He encourages members to send him a card or email wishing him well. |
| Myron Rheaume | For those attending the Great Ohio District Convention this month. |
| Myron Rheaume | Granddaughter, Kira, finished Freshman year at UC with 4.0 and was named Freshman of the year. |
| Gary Anderson | Grandson, Jake, is the pitcher for a Mason OH 14 and under team; team just won the state of Ohio Little League Championship and will be playing in the regional tournament in Ft Wayne. |
| Evelyn Griffin | Having so many guests today getting scholarships or accepting donations to their school libraries. |