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Parham Bridges' Park
May 08, 2021
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
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May 11, 2021 1:00 PM
 
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Jun 08, 2021 1:00 PM
 
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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. 

Our  Tuesday, May 11 meeting will be special! Judge Virginia Carlton will be presented an award that she was originally slated to receive last Spring at the District's  Women in Rotary Conference before the conference was canceled due to the COVID issue. District Governor Ed Thurmond from Lexington will be with us to make the presentation to Virginia. 

 
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.netWe 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 11:30. 

    More details are to come on this event. It is listed in our club calendar
 
SERVICE Opportunities!
 
1. The Rotary Club of North Jackson will be planting two trees in Parham Bridges Park at the corner of Old Canton Road and Ridgewood at 9:00 AM on Saturday, May 8. Bring your shovel and gloves and join in the experience! Y'all come!
 
2. 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

  • None
Wedding Anniversaries:
  • None
Membership Anniversaries
  • Stephen Stenmark              11 years, May 11
 
Prayer. O God, by whose wisdom the phenomenon of parenthood and family has been established as the basis of a meaningful, stable society, we echo today the special tribute recently offered to mothers. Whether living or deceased, our mothers are remembered with affection and appreciation. Help us to pay our tribute, not just by seasonal attention and memorial reflection but by being sons and daughters with qualities anticipated and prayed for by our mothers.
 
Now, as we attend to the affairs of this club today, bless to our use the food provided and the fellowship within which it is enjoyed. We offer this prayer with a continuing sense of gratitude for all blessings bestowed upon us. Amen.
 
Stories
Mississippi Humanities Council Executive Director Speaks to North Jackson Rotarians
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:
 
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Rotary Club of North Jackson Honors 2021 Star Students and Teachers
 

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.

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Former North Jackson Rotarian Honored as Rotary Benefactor
 

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. 

 

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National Hemp Growers’ Co-op Representative Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
 

Nick Walters, with the National Hemp Growers Co-Op, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its April 20, 2021 meeting. Walters informed club members and guests about the difference between hemp and marijuana and the uses of the hemp plant. Shown from left, Walters, Lee Carney, club president, and Don Roberts, club administrative secretary-treasurer.

Walters is a seventh-generation Mississippian from Wiggins, Mississippi. He holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in History from Mississippi College. He and his wife Lisa and their three children live in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Walters has been active on many boards and commissions that keep him active in his church and community.

Walters said that hemp can have a maximum of .03% THC (the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, more fully, tetrahydrocannabinol) whereas marijuana contains on the order of 6% THC. He stressed that all parts of the hemp plant are useful, with the buds harvested for oil production, the seeds for grain, and the stalks for rope, and other high-strength products such as biodegradable plastic and hempcrete, a building material. Thus hemp is used to produce many useful products.

Beginning Wednesday, April 28, the National Hemp Growers Cooperative will be hosting a Wednesday webinar at 2:00 PM CDT. The first webinar will feature “Adrian Zelski – Principal and Chief Business Development Officer with Center Pivot Group in Longmont, CO.  Center Pivot is an industry leader and supply chain management firm that focuses on hemp production, logistics, and distribution.  Zelskiwill brings a wealth of knowledge to our webinar series.” The link to Center Pivot is https://www.centerpivotgroup.com/.

We thank Walters for his very informative presentation. His presentation and the entire North Jackson meeting can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/539863688.

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Audiologist Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
 

Dr. Grace Gore Sturdivant, Doctor of Audiology (AuD) spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club’s April 13 meeting. Sturdivant is a native of Grenada, MS, and resides in Jackson. She received her undergraduate degrees from the University of Mississippi and her doctoral degree from Vanderbilt University. She is the founder and president of OtoPro Technologies which provides tailored technology for active ears. By active ears, Sturdivant means ears exposed to high decibel sounds such as music, hunting, shooting sports, high-speed automobiles, or jet engines She can also provide recommendations as to clinical audiologists for persons with hearing loss. Sturdivant came to Jackson and completed her doctoral externship at UMMC after which she served as an Assistant Professor and Vice Chief of the Audiology division before founding OtoPro Technologies in 2018.

Sturdivant discussed hearing, its loss, and the causes of hearing loss. She also discussed recent research that appears to link untreated hearing loss and the onset of dementia. That link has yet to be conclusively proven, but she said that there is a high correlation between the two. The hypothesis linking hearing loss and dementia relates to the lack of stimulation of certain brain areas by sound which stimulation is not present when the person doesn't hear. This is thought to result in loss of memory or dementia.

We thank Sturdivant for her presentation and for her service to Mississippians having or at risk of having hearing loss. She (center) is shown below following her presentation with club member Bill Osborne (left) and club President Lee Carney (right).

Sturdivant's presentation and the entire meeting can be seen at the following link: https://vimeo.com/536898436

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