Jeff Whitbey introduced the following guests:

OU Rotoract Advisor William Gross welcomed Anju, one of the co-presidents to speak about their activities.  The Please/Thank You project has given 15 fleece blankets to patients at Children's Hospital.  She also expressed appreciation for our support in their recent hygiene drive.

 

Rhonda P shared about the recent Guatemala Eye Care Mission.  They saw over 400 people at the clinic, to provide eye care and glasses.  There is great need to care for those with cataracts.  The team will return in August.  She brought back 65 bags of organic coffee, which will be sold at $20 per bag.  

 

 

Ron Lichtle introduced today's speaker Army Veteran Tom Hess.  Tom was inspired to join  the Army following the attacks on 9/11.  Thank you, Wyatt and Christina, for a great presentation!  His mother wanted to him to wait and so he began his training at Fort Knox in March 2003.  He was there 22 weeks for an extended basic training and received distinguished honors at his graduation.  He was first sent to Germany before being deploy to Iraq.  They trained in northern Kuwait before going to the Sunni Triangle sector in 2004.  During his 15 months there they invaded Samarra and dealt with the counter-insurgency and their use of ieds and vehicle bombs.  He encouraged us to care for our veterans and give them a chance to be a success in their work and life.  We are grateful for Tom's service to our country.