Arleen Petty is this year’s recipient. She is the school counselor at Hadley E. Watts Middle School in Centerville City Schools. The award honors adults who work, or have worked, in the field of education. They will have a minimum of ten years involvement in community service with youth in the Centerville-Washington Township community.
Every 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.
The Wall that Heals is a traveling three-quarter size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. It is also a mobile education center and is a program of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (founders of the wall). The exhibit opens on July 27, 2023. The Avenue of Flags committee had its annual kickoff meeting and put on a hilarious skit.
Certified Instructors provide therapeutic and adaptive riding lessons, as well as equine-assisted learning opportunities. Participants have a variety of cognitive, physical, and behavioral challenges and come to TRI for the life-enhancing power of horses.
Jena Pado is the Chief Development Officer at Dayton Children’s Hospital. She told us about the state of health in our area and how Children’s is helping. She thanked CNO for all its support. The CHS Culinary Arts team is headed to a national business management competition in Washington D.C. on May 3, 2023. The team is prepared to showcase their winning idea: a Mexican restaurant that caters to the Latino community and gives back through their Tacos for Tots program.
Mike Watkins is the Butler County chapter president of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national organization with local chapters that provides beds for children who do not have access to them. Organizations sponsor Build Days. They provide both the money and the labor and, in just 3-4 hours, they have built as many as 140 beds, with an average of 50-60 beds per Build Day.
Professional magician Joseph Young performed at today’s Noon Meeting as a guest of Club President Beth Duncan.
The coordinating principal of Centerville High School, John Carroll, and the CHS guidance counselors presented the annual Youth Appreciation Awards.
Good Works Farm, Inc. is an inclusive community and farm-based recreational and vocational program located in Waynesville, Ohio. The farm provides a supportive environment for children and adults with special needs.
Katie Calloway discussed the Safteyville Square program that CNO will run for the first time in June, 2023. Also, Craig Boring, the Executive Director of the Optimist International Foundation, spoke about the Foundation.
