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Upcoming Events
Rotary District 6820 5k Walk/Run
Renaissance at Colony Park
Oct 19, 2019 8:00 AM
 
Polio Plus Celebration
St. Dominic Hospital, Toluse building
Oct 24, 2019 12:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of North Jackson Blood Drive
The Rickhouse by The Manship
Nov 12, 2019
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
McDade's Maywood Mart (Northside Dr)
Dec 02, 2019 – Dec 03, 2019
 
Annual Holiday Party
River Hills Club
Dec 03, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
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Speakers
Oct 22, 2019
No speaker
Oct 29, 2019
“The Greatest Fall of All” a football fan enthusiast
Nov 05, 2019
Update on MSMA
Nov 12, 2019
Club Blood Drive
Nov 19, 2019
Violence Prevention
Nov 26, 2019
Dec 03, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
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Prayer. “O Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8.1)

 

We stand in Awe of your majesty and might, of your unconditional love and endless grace. As your earthly servants, we turn to you in you in prayer to give thanks and to seek your blessing. In our world-wide Rotarian fellowship, many forms of religion are represented, but we acknowledge one God. We invoke your blessings on us now as we gather in the spirit of compassion to pursue or mission of helpfulness.

 

Thank you for the food prepared for us and for the fellowship which binds us together in doing your will in the world. Amen

Club Announcements:

1. Rotary Club of North Jackson Dictionary Delivery Schedule. Please volunteer as your schedule permits.

  • Monday October 28, 2019, 1:00 PM, Boyd Elementary School, 4531 Broadmeadow Drive @ Northside Dr., 10 club members needed.

  • Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 10:00 AM, McLeod Elementary School, 1616 Sandlewood Place (Off Westbrook Road). 8 Club members needed.

  • Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 1:30 PM, Casey Elementary School, 2101 Lake Circle @ Ridgewood Road.6 club members needed.

  • Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 9:30 AM, Dawson Elementary School, 4215 Sunset Dr. (off of Medgar Evers near I-220. 4 club members needed.

  • Thursday, October 31, 2019, 8:15 AM, Walton Elementary School, 3200 Bailey Ave. 6 club members needed.

 

2. Please note that there will not be a regular noon meeting on October 22. Instead, we will meet at 11:30 on Thursday, October 24 at the St. Dominic facility on the I55 North Frontage Road to participate in the Rotary International World Polio Day event. Box lunches will be served. The building is between Lakeland and Eastover Dr. There will be more details later. 

 

3. The Rotary Club of North Jackson Blood Drive will be Tuesday, November 12. Please be alert for details.

 

Birthdays And Anniversaries

  • Welcome to Margaret Elizabeth White daughter of Andy and Caroline White,
    and grandaughter of Cooper and Frances Morrison, who was born October 8.
    Mother and daughter are doing well.

Birthdays:

  • Tag Gamblin                              October 23
  • Stephen Stenmark                    October 25
Wedding Anniversaries:
  • Charlie & Ellen Johnson             October 23
  • Andy & Caroline White               October 24
Membership Anniversaries
  • None

 
Stories

Medical Marijuana 2020 Campaign Representative Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson

 

Jamie Grantham of the Medical Marijuana 2020 Campaign spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's October 15, 2019 meeting. She focused her comments on the sponsors and steering committee of the campaign and what the organization deems to be the advantages and controls that will be instituted if the proposition is approved by the voters of Mississippi in the 2020 election. 

 

For example, only marijuana grown and processed in Mississippi could be sold in Mississippi under the law. Also, only licensed medical practitioners; i.e., M. D.s and D. O.s, could certify the need for medical marijuana. Purchasers would be required to have Medical Marijuana identity cards issued by the Mississippi Department of Health to make purchases. If approved, the medical marijuana system would be financed by grower, processor, and user fees although the Mississippi Department of Health would be authorized to borrow $2.5 million from the State Treasury for its initial start-up.

 

The arguments to approve the proposition are that it should reduce the use of conventional pain control medications, i.e., opioids and that it would be targeted at people suffering from chronic debilitating pain from diseases on a list of qualifying conditions that she included on her slides. That list included cancer, epilepsy, PTSD, etc. She cited studies that show that the use of medical marijuana has fewer side effects than opioids and that states that have approved medical marijuana have a 24.8% lower opioid overdose death rate than states without such laws. 

 

If the proposition is approved, Mississippi would be joining 33 other states that have approved medical marijuana. Grantham urged the club members to support the proposition. We thank her for her presentation and for giving us “food for thought.” She is shown below with club member Larry Anderson who introduced her.

 

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Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
 

Merrill McKewen, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club’s October 8, 2019 meeting. The subject of her talk was Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) and its new Broadmoor Initiative. After over 25 years of primarily building affordable new homes for deserving families in the Jackson Metro Area, HFHMCA has changed its focus to rehabilitating homes in the Broadmoor neighborhood of Jackson. There are several reasons for this change:

 
  1. Habitat homeowners prefer to purchase homes in the North Jackson area.

  2. The cost of new HFHMCA homes has escalated to the point where many sponsors can’t afford the cost of new homes. McKewen emphasized that the cost of a new home had risen to $120,000.

  3. The Broadmoor neighborhood is a vibrant community of well-built homes that were constructed for returning GIs after World War II and most of the homes are still in good condition for rehabilitation.

  4. The Broadmoor area is close to shopping, schools, thoroughfares, churches, and other amenities.

HFHMCA’s objective is to impact 100 homes in Broadmoor within 5 years. 

 

The original subdivision had 350 lots on 153 acres. The houses and lots were originally sold by lottery in 1948 to returning veterans. Many Jacksonians were raised in the subdivision or purchased their first home there. As they work on rehabbing the homes, it will be like coming home.

 

We thank McKewen for her presentation and for the work that HFHMCA is doing and has done for the Jackson Metro Area. She is shown following her presentation with Rotarian and HFHMCA board member Collier Graham (left) and North Jackson Club President Greg Campbell.

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WAPT Meteorologist Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
 

Adam McWilliams, Weekend Meteorologist for Jackson channel 16, WAPT, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club’s September 24, 2019, meeting. McWilliams is a native Jacksonian and a graduate of both Hillcrest High School and Mississippi State University (2012). His MSU degree is in Broadcast Journalism. He began broadcast journalism at Hillcrest when he was in the first grade and continued through high school. When he was 16, he was an intern with WAPT’s Chief Meteorologist, David Hartman. Before coming to 16 WAPT, Adam was the weekend meteorologist and reporter for WXVT-TV in Greenville, MS.

 

McWilliams talk was entitled “Are Hurricanes Getting Worse.” He quickly proved that question to be false by showing a record of hurricanes over the past 80 years. He did say that with the oceans becoming warmer, hurricanes are accompanied by greater rainfall due to the ability of warmer air being able to hold more moisture and to discharge greater amounts as rain. 

 

McWilliams said that our ability to forecast the paths of hurricanes has improved greatly in the last 10-15 years and that as a result of better warnings are available. He also cited lessons that could be learned from Hurricane Katrina in 2005: Prepare early, prepare often. Other things that he said that exacerbate our ability to prepare for a hurricane are that most people have discontinued their telephone landlines and many people do not have transistor radios. His point was that cell phones will likely not be operating during and after hurricanes because of infrastructure damage, but that a battery-operated transistor radio can help you get warnings and post-storm information.

 

We thank Adam for his presentation and for his service to our community. He (center) is shown below with Rotarians Matt Monsour (left) who introduced him and Jeff Adcock

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Premier Plastic Surgey Center Donates for Polio Eradication

 

Dr. Somprasong Songcharoen, MD, of the Premier Plastic Surgery Center in Madison and Jackson, made a donation to Rotary’s Polio Plus program at the Rotary Club of North Jackson’s September 24, 2019 meeting.  Dr. Songcharoen is a native of Thailand where he received his undergraduate and medical education. He interned at Grace Hospital in Detroit Michigan and completed a surgical residency at the University of Maryland in Baltimore followed by a fellowship in Hand Surgery at Grace Hospital. He completed his Residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

 

Dr.Songcharoen (left) is shown below presenting his donation to Club Member and Past District Governor Jim Stanley

We thank him for his generous donation to Polio Plus. 

 

Polio Plus is a global program of Rotary International. Since 1985, Rotary International and its partners have donated in excess of $1 Billion for the eradication of Polio. As a result, the number of global polio cases has decreased from 350,000 annually to 30. Polio has been eradicated from all countries except Pakistan and Afganistan.

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