President David Eardley opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, Four Way Test.
Rachel Aviles provided our invocation.
There were 33 members and 4 guests present.
David Eardley introduced the following guests:
Mary Grace McCarter, Graden Grech, Tom Townsend accompanied by his son.
HAPPY BUCKS
Ron Lichtle is happy to have the wisdom of Phil Lowman who provided him with great business advice.
Renee Cortright is excited for the OPC's newsletter full of their upcoming events that has been sent out to all Rochester residents.
Tim Duncan gave a $10 happy buck to celebrate the 10 years his family was blessed with their dog whom they rescued after he was found wandering the streets.
15th HANDSHAKE
Vito Pampalona received the honors... congrats Vito!
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
Tom Asmus bestowed the bejeweled trophy upon Marty McClure... congrats Marty!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Steve Oehler announced that there are still tickets remaining for the Masters Raffle. See him for tickets or purchase them online. Buy them for your friends and family, encourage them to buy them!! We also need help with golf related donations for the auction being held on March 15th to coincide with the raffle. Use your connections with local golf courses for a twosome or foursome to be donated or any golf paraphernalia. Get creative! Time is flying by Rotatrians lets make this a huge success!!
Christine Hage asks anyone to reach out to her if you know of a 2 bedroom apartment, house, or condo for rent for 6 months to a year.
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
Happy Birthday to the following Rotarians:
Janet Drobnich February 22nd
Kelly Messing-Mirabito February 24th
Happy Club Anniversary to the following Rotarian:
Jerry Gross 9 years
Steve Oehler 7 years
Blake McLellan 3 years
Bill Waggoner 2 years
SHERIFF'S REPORT
Today's sheriff's report was brought to us by Peter Stuhlreyer who fined us in twos. All fines collected support Rotary Scholarships. Thank you!
Angela Delpup gave us an informative presentation on Ascension Providence Rochester and the amazing things they have in the works. As they move past what is hopefully the bulk of the COVID 19 impact, they are now working on staffing and organizing the resources that were originally redirected to support covid efforts. Ascension strives to be a health provider that can provide any service you need as a part of a national health system.
Ascension Providence Rochester has made significant investments to enhance their medical capabilities including $4.9 million into an angio lab replacement, $500,000 into their emergency room, and $1.5 million into their patient care areas. These investments have brought greater support to behavioral health patients, top of the line diagnostic techniques, and technology that has made the impossible possible for patients. One example is their deep brain stimulation, a type of pacemaker for the brain that has helped patients with OCD and given back Parkinsons patients 6 hours of their day.
With 50% of their patients over the age of 65, Ascension Providence Rochester has an enhanced senior focus supported by the four Ms: What matters, medication, mentation, and mobility.
The hospital is working hard to make a difference in the stigma associated with mental health by creating a community of kindness. It is their goal to log 1 million acts of kindness by June. As Rotarians we hope to be a part of that growth in kindness.
