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Club Announcements:
The Rotary Club of North Jackson is meeting both in-person and via Zoom. Reservations are required to attend the in-person meetings. Respond to the email from Don Roberts to make one.
Please note that our May 25 meeting will be held in The Manship's private dining room off of the restaurant's main dining room. Ask the host at the reception desk to direct you to the private dining room.
Zoom meeting invites with the link and password will be sent to all club members on Mondays. The Zoom meetings will continue to start at noon on Tuesdays with club member fellowship and with the meeting starting at 12:15 p.m. If you have any issues connecting to the Zoom meeting, please email Past President Greg Campbell at gregcampbell2@comcast.net. We give our speakers nearly 30 minutes for their presentations.
Mark your calendars for our upcoming event:
Rotary Club of North Jackson 50th Anniversary Gala at the Country Club of Jackson on July 20. The Gala will start at 11:00.
More details are to come on this event. It is listed in our club calendar
SERVICE Opportunity!
For several years, North Jackson Rotarians have been reading to pre-K students at Walton Elementary School on Bailey Avenue in Jackson. With time, our cadre of readers has diminished as some of them moved away. If you are interested in becoming a reader, please contact Bill Osborne (601-594-5698). For 2020 & 2021 we have joined the class remotely via Zoom, but we hope to get back to in-person reading in the fall.
Birthdays and Anniversaries.
Birthdays
Sara White May 18
Pat Vivier May 19
Virginia Carlton May 20
Suzie Baker May 24
Tom Parry May 30
Wedding Anniversaries:
Dave & Shirley Orlansky May 27
Lori & John Greer May 27
Collier & Beth Graham May 28
Membership Anniversaries
Cooper Morrison 12 years, May 26
Prayer. O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, in this week of national remembering, we recall with appreciation, the blessings of the past which give us reason for hope in the future. We are grateful that life for us is not just an isolated moment, but an experience linking us with yesterday.
With somber reflection but also with rejoicing, we have assembled to pursue our Rotarian purposes. Bless for our enrichment the food and fellowship we take for granted but which are precious gifts from your beneficient hand. Amen.
Nancy and Emmie King of Nandy's Candy located in Maywood Mart in Northeast Jackson spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's May 18 meeting. Nancy founded the firm in 1980 and retired five years ago. Emmie now owns and operates Nandy’s Candy with a dynamic team.
Nancy discussed the founding of the company, and the support she got from her family and friends in the early years. Emmie discussed the current operations and the company's legacy of support from the community. Note that Nandy's Candy is the "go-to" place for candy in Northeast Jackson, irrespective of the occasion, be it a holiday, or a special occasion.
We thank Nancy and Emmie for their presentation to our club. The following photo was taken after their presentation:
From the left: Club Program Chair Jenny Price, introduced the Kings, Nancy King, Emmie King, and Rotarian Dorsey Carson. The Kings' presentation and the complete meeting may be seen at the following link: https://vimeo.com/552496193.
Dr. Stuart Rockoff, Executive Director of the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC), spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's May 4 meeting. Dr. Rockoff is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a BA in History and of the University of Texas with an MA and a Ph.D. in American History. Rockoff was born in Ft. Worth, Texas, and raised in Houston. He has been Executive Director of the MHC since 2013.
Rockoff discussed the MHC, its role, and its work in Mississippi. He said that the MHC is an "independent nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for Mississippians to learn about themselves and the larger world and enriches communities through civil conversations about our history and culture." The MHC receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mississippi Legislature, the Mississippi Arts Commission, the Federation of State Humanities Councils, several foundations, and private donors. In 2018, MHC's total funding totaled nearly $1 million. Uses of its funds we 5% for fundraising, 17% for administrative, and 78% for Program Services. Activities and services it funds include grants to nonprofit agencies, a Family Reading Program, Museums on Main Street in smaller communities across Mississippi, Ideas on Tap, Humanities Awards, a Speakers Bureau, and Prison Education. Quoting from the MHC 2020 Biennial Report, Rockoff says" We are a creator, funder, and catalyst for public programs that explore Mississippi's history and culture. The breadth of programs we develop and support reflects our core belief that humanities are for everyone."
We thank Rockoff for his presentation and for his service to Mississippi and Mississippians. His presentation may be seen at the following link of the meeting: https://vimeo.com/545762780. The following photo is of Rockoff during his presentation:
At it’s April 27 meeting, the Rotary Club of North Jackson honored the Star Students and Teachers from North Jackson high schools. Students and teachers from Jackson Academy, Jackson Preparatory School, Madison Ridgeland Academy, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal School were invited. Unfortunately, the students from Jackson Academy were unable to attend. The honorees attended the meeting virtually via a Zoom link. Each student was asked to discuss their school, name their Star Teacher and why that teacher was chosen, and where they intend to attend college in the fall, and their intended field of study. The student and their teachers are as follow:
The Mississippi Economic Council was represented at the meeting by Vickie Powell, Senior Vice President, Foundations. This year’s Star Student and Teacher recognition is the 56th year that the MEC has recognized the Students and Teachers. We congratulate all of the students and teachers and thank the MEC for conducting this program for our state's youth.
The complete meeting, including the presentations by each of the students, can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/542932169.
Charles “Charlie” Johnson, past president of the Rotary Club of North Jackson, recognized Thomas C. Turner III as a Rotary Foundation Benefactor at the club’s April 20th meeting. The recognition was given in honor of the late Dr. Thomas C. Turner, Jr., a former member of the club. A Rotary Foundation Benefactor signifies a gift of $1,000.00 or more to the Permanent Fund of the Rotary Foundation. Shown from left, Johnson, Turner and Lee Carney, club president.
