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Club Announcements:

The Rotary Club of North Jackson is meeting via Zoom due to the continuing high rate of COVID-19 cases in Mississip-pi. Zoom meetings will continue until a resumption of in-person meetings is authorized by the club's officers and directors.

 
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 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 reserve the first 15 minutes for fellowship and give our speakers nearly 30 minutes for their presentations.
 

Birthdays and Anniversaries.

Birthdays

  • Jim Walden                            February 23
Wedding Anniversaries:
  • None
Membership Anniversaries
  • Alison Parr                    7 years, February 25
  • Jack Allin                      7 years, February 25
  • Steve Orlansky             7 years, February 25
  • Suzy Tubb                     2 years, February 26
  • Virginia Carlton          14 years, February 27
 
Prayer. O God, within whose patient provi-dence we exist, by whose enduring love we are embraced, with whose strength we are sustained, and by whose Spirit we are empowered to live and do good in the world, we give thanks for every blessing bestowed so generously upon us. 
 
Bless our own efforts in the service of others, and bless the fellowship we enjoy. Use us as willing instruments of your will. Amen.
 
Stories
Hope Hollow Ministries Representatives Speak to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Owen Mullen and Esper Delgado of Hope Hollow Ministries spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s February 16 meeting. Hope Hollow Ministries is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization developed for the purpose of ministering to children and adults with special needs and their families. It provides inclusive and integrated programs that are designed to provide year-round opportunities to experience fun, fellowship, and growth. 

Hope Hollow Ministries began in 2008 by three families of children with special needs. The founders realized the need for a program where children like their own could gather with peers and experience the joy and fellowship of camp. As the children of the founding families grew older, the programs developed further to include people with special needs from 5- years old through adulthood. 

Hope Hollow is located on Catlett Road West of Canton, MS. The camp accommodates 80 campers annually and focuses on giving those campers a fun experience in a day camp environment. Four different programs are offered: summer camps, weekend retreats, after-school programs, and vacation/holiday camps.

We thank Mullen and Delgado for bringing us the information on Hope Hollow. The Hope Hollow presentation and the complete meeting can be viewed at the following link: 

https://vimeo.com/513559141

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Jackson Mayor Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club's February 9 meeting. The subject of his speech was an update on the status of the City of Jackson. He started by stating that when he took office nearly 4 years ago, the City was in crisis. It had a $6 million annual fund deficit, employees were on furlough, its school district was about to be taken over by the state, and its water system was unable to bill its customers in spite of a $90 million project to upgrade the metering and billing systems.
 
Today, the City has a $12 million surplus, it is paying 100% of the health insurance for its employees, its bond rating has improved, no employees are on furlough, and the school district rating has improved. In addition, the City received the largest settlement in its history for the failed water measuring and billing system from the prime contractor and the bus system has been upgraded. The City has also hired a program manager to overhaul the water billing system. For the first time in 18 years, property valuations in the city have increased.
 
The City is not without problems though. Crime is a major issue. It is being addressed by both traditional and new tech approaches to improve policing. A camera network is dispersed throughout the city and the police Department is being equipped with license plate readers to help identify and locate stolen vehicles. The Mayor is meeting with Millenials in a Mayor and Millennials Roundtable. People are moving into downtown in newly constructed or renewed housing units
 
We thank Mayor Lumumba for his speech and for his service to the City of Jackson. The complete meeting, including Mayor Lumumba's presentation, may be viewed at the following link: https://vimeo.com/510822462
 
Also, here is a photo of the Mayor during his speech:
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Belhaven Town Center Developer Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson

David Turner, developer of the Belhaven Town Center (BTC) in Jackson spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s February 2 meeting. Turner has developed a number of residential neighborhoods in the Jackson Metro Area including Lost Rabbit and Fondren Green. 

BTC had been Turner’s dream for over 9 years and it is finally coming to reality. He is working with Baptist Medical Center, The Greater Belhaven Foundation, and the Belhaven Improvement Association to bring the project to reality. The following photo shows the currently completed part of the project, which includes Campbells Donuts and Elvie’s Restaurant. The current work is to build a three-story mixed-use building with 12 one-bedroom studio apartments and retail or office space on the first floor. That part of the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. Earthwork is in progress as shown in the following photos:

 

BTC will also include repurposing of the abandoned  Baptist Hospital Laundry into a craft brewery and some other retail venue yet to be determined, perhaps a bike shop. The project will include installing a landscaped open space in the front of the building. The following is a photo of the laundry building today:

Turner commented that the entire project, including the existing buildings, includes repurposing buildings and the installation of a camera-based security system linked to the City of Jackson’s city-wide camera system operated by the Jackson Police Department. In addition, the project includes constructing a dog-trot configured building to the west of Elvie's. To those not familiar with the dog-trot configuration, it has an open center hall between two rooms, one on either side. I recall going to one in North Louisiana on a hunting trip with my father when I was young. 

We thank Turner for his presentation and for his dedication and commitment to our city. The following is a link to the meeting, including Turner’s presentation: 

https://vimeo.com/508085826

Turner is shown during his presentation in the following photograph with Club Member and Director Jenny Price who introduced him.




 
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Jackson Police Department Precinct 4 Officer of the Quarter Recognized

The Rotary Club of North Jackson honored Sgt. Stephanie Burse as the Jackson Police Department’s Precinct 4 Officer of the Quarter at the club’s February 2 meeting.. Sgt. Burse was honored for her ability to catch a carjacking suspect by using the “Find my iPhone” app from the victim’s phone that was left in her car to track and arrest the carjacker. . Shown from left, Precinct 4 Commander Obie Wells Jr., Steve Orlansky, club member and committee chair, Sgt. Burse, Sgt. Mark Hodges, Deputy Chief Tiny Harris, and Assistant Chief Joseph Wade.

 


 
 
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NAACP President  & CEO Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson

Derrick Johnson, Detroit native, Jackson Resident, and President & CEO of the NAACP spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s January 26 meeting. Johnson received his undergraduate education at Tougaloo College and his JD from the S. Texas School of Law in Houston, TX. Prior to assuming his current position, johnson was State President of the Mississippi NAACP. As State President of the NAACP Mississippi State Conference, he led critical campaigns for voting rights and equitable education. He successfully managed two bond referendum campaigns in Jackson, MS that brought $150 million in school building improvements and $65 million towards the construction of a new convention center, respectively. As a regional organizer at the Jackson-based non-profit, Southern Echo, Inc., Johnson provided legal, technical, and training support for communities across the South.

Johnson’s presentation to the Rotary Club focused on the national activities of the NAACP and changes needed in U. S. culture, specifically the elimination of tribalism.

We thank Johnson for his presentation to our club and for his efforts to improve equality in our country. He is shown during his presentation in the following photo.

 

 

The entire meeting, including John’s presentation, can be seen by clicking the following link: https://vimeo.com/505503719.


 
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Rotary Club of North Jackson Announces 2021-22 Officers and Directors
The Rotary Club of North Jackson announced the results of the election of officers and directors for the 2021-22 Rotary Year at its January 26 meeting. Those results are as follow:
 
Officers:
President - Suman Das, M.D.
Vice President, President Elect - Uriel Pineda
Secretary - Larry Anderson
Treasurer - Matt Monsour
 
Directors:
Marisa Davidson
Lori Greer
Bill Osborne
Jenny Price
Don Roberts
 
Congratulations to those who were elected and special thanks to all who stood for the election.
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