Meeting Notes – Page 7 – Centerville Noon Optimist

Bringing Out the Best in Kids Award and Memorial Scholarship Winners

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / June 5, 2018

Today we presented the Friend of Youth Award. Congratulations to this year’s winner Jason Whitehead. He was nominated by CHS principal Jack Durnbaugh. Jack’s nomination letter included statements such as, “Jason is a superb social studies teacher.” “He challenges his students to be problem solvers.” “His students love history since being taught by Jason and his style of teaching.”

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Dr. J Thomas Hardy – Dayton Veteran’s Administration

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / May 29, 2018

Dr. Hardy came today to give us a brief history of veteran’s services and of the Dayton VA Medical Center. The mission of the VA is to fulfill President Lincoln’s promise: “To care fore him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans.

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Cassie Barlow – SOCHE – Workforce Development with Teen Focus

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / May 22, 2018

Formed in 1976, the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) is a regional consortium of 23 colleges and universities in southwest Ohio to promote educated, employed, and engaged citizens. Colleges help arrange internships, but SOCHE has a focus on keeping talent in the Southwest Ohio area.

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David Ball – TJ’s Place of Hope

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes, CNOtes 2.0 / May 17, 2018

T.J.’s Place of Hope is an organization of compassionate people to help those with addictions in a safe, confidential, peer-reinforced environment. Besides addictions like drug and alcohol, they are one of the few places helping with self-injury, eating disorders, and other destructive disorders. They work directly with Centerville High School.

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Avenue of Flags Season Kickoff

By Patrick Arehart / Avenue of Flags, CNOtes, Fundraisers / May 15, 2018

The Avenue of Flags program started in 2005. AOF puts flags out 5 times during the year for 3-5 days each on the following flag holidays: Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day.

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Respect for Law Awards Presented

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / May 8, 2018

Every year we honor one law enforcement person from the Centerville Police Department and one from the Washington Township Sheriff’s Department. The award is named in honor of John P. Kalaman who lost his life in the line of duty 20 years ago. The honoree from the CPD is officer Fauopo Lauofo. The honoree from the Sheriff’s Department is Detective Linda Shutts.

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Curt Nelson – Triumph of Flight Memorial Project

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / May 1, 2018

Curt Nelson was a pilot in the USAF. He is the Executive director of the Wright Image Group. The group would like Dayton to have a National Monument, The Triumph of Flight as recognizable as the Statue of Liberty or the St. Louis Arch. The monument would be located in the South West corner of where I-75 and I-70 intersect.

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Kristi McAllister – Cystic Fibrosis

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / April 24, 2018

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine. In the U.S. 33,000, have the disease, which is about 0.009% of the population. The median age now is 47. Over half of all those with CF are over the age of 18.

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Becky Edgren – PuroClean of Dayton

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes, CNOtes 2.0 / April 19, 2018

PuroClean is an emergency services company. Core services are water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, and mold removal services. The company has 25 employees who all know the Core Values of the business: Do the right thing; be respectful of people and property; be passionate about what you do; give back.

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Essay Contest

By Patrick Arehart / CNOtes / April 17, 2018

This year’s topic is “Can Society Function Without Respect.” Seventy clubs participate in this in Ohio. One winner from each club will compete at the state level and receive a $2500 scholarship. If the winner is from our club, we add an additional $1000. All three students presenting are seniors at CHS. In third place was Grace Hemmeter, in second place was Luke Suazo, and in first place was Melissa Elias.

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