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A Review of the Monday, July 28, 2008 Meeting |
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Community Disaster PreparednessWill you, your family and the community be ready when disaster strikes? It will happen, said Lisa D’Allessandris, Clark County Emergency Management. Clark County has had seven significant events since 2005. Disasters can be natural, technological such as hazardous waste, and man-made such as a terriorist attack. While Clark County may not be a top terriorist target, we do have railroads, bridges and a dam that could collapse and schools where a shooting may occur. Our largest threat is hazardous material since there are approximately 100 sites in the county. A flu pandemic is projected to affect 40-60 percent of the population. Sandy Miller, Clark County Combined Health District (CCCHD), talked about the grassroots efforts to support the medical community in the event of a disaster. CCCHD offers free training to volunteers in a medical reserve corp and classes in personal and family preparedness. Help is needed since Clark County has only one medical service person for every 120 citizens, one fire person for every 181 citizens, and one law enforcement person for every 500 citizens. A new initiative known as a Volunteer Reception Center is being started to identify, screen and coordinate volunteers during a disaster. It has been developed in conjunction with Ohio's emergency management leadership to incorporate volunteers into disaster responses.District TrilogyEach year, the Rotary District holds this event that informs Rotarians about youth programs, membership and Rotary International. It’s scheduled for August 13, from 6-9pm in Franklin, Ohio. The cost is $15/person. Contact Sue Hebner for more details.Upcoming Duty Assignments
Dream SoccerSign-up sheets will be on the tables next week for Dream Soccer. Dream Soccer is a collaboration of Springfield Thunder Soccer, Springfield Rotary Club, and Kathy Duffin of Clark County Special Olympics and is a program for young people with disabilities. Volunteers are needed during practices, to help set up the field, to ensure that small players do not wander or run off the fields, and help at the grill the night of the tournament. Practices are 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Aug. 5, 7, 12, l4 and the tournament is Friday, Aug. 15 at 6:00 p.m. Volunteers are welcome to bring their children to assist them. All events are held at Eagle City Soccer Fields.
Services to People with Disabilities is partially funded by The Springfield Foundation. |
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Next Meeting, Monday, August 4 12:10 PM at Casey'sDistrict Governor Pat EdwardsSpeaker: Pat Edwards
Click Here for more information. Duty AssignmentsGreeters: Keriazes, Potts, Neely, MelchiFellowship: Culp Blue Tickets: Foley Invocator: Sisler Sergeant-At-Arms: Hannel This Week's ...Guests:Linda Butler (with Louise Lambert), Christina Conover (with Charlie Patterson), Lisa D’Allessandris and Sandy Miller (guests of the club)Birthday Checks:
Carl White Welfare Funders:Plato Pavlatos (birthday and vacation), Gus Geil (vacation again), Linda Donaldson (Clark Co. Fair “queen mom”), Melissa Patsiavos (Leadership Academy announcement), unknown (vacation), Clayton Hays, Lin Erickson, Dick Higgins, Alex LoehrerRovatarians:Cathi Arends (Kettering)Click here for a complete list of the Club Officers and Committees |
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The Rotary Club of Springfield Ohio 1324 Richmoor Road, Springfield, OH 45503 Phone: 937-399-4994 Fax: 937-390-7863 Email: info@rotary98.org We Meet: Every Monday at Casey's, 2205 Park Road. |
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