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Speakers
Apr 07, 2020
Robert Miller, Jackson Public Works Director
Jackson Public Works
Apr 14, 2020
Haley Fisakerly, CEO Entergy MS
Apr 21, 2020
Star Students
Apr 28, 2020
Christie Burnett, Dir. Stewpot Opp. Cntr.
May 05, 2020
John Gipson Director of TV MPB
MPB
May 12, 2020
LaKeysha Greer Isaac, Pres. Junior League of JXN
Junior League of Jackson
May 19, 2020
No Speaker, No Noon Meeting
Club Assembly, St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral
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Bulletin Editor
Bill Osborne
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Executives & Directors
President
Greg Campbell
 
Vice President
Lee Carney
 
Treasurer
Uriel Pineda
 
Secretary
Suman Das
 
Director - Foundation
Judy Lyons
 
Director - Membership
Matt Monsour
 
Director - Public Relations
Bill Osborne
 
Executive Secretary
Don Roberts
 
Please note that beginning on March 31, our meetings will be Online Zoom meetings. President Greg sent connection data to members by email. Please plan to attend. The April 7 meeting will commence at 12:15 PM.
 
Note from the Editor: If you are infected by the Coronavirus or if you know of other Rotarians who are infected by it, please let me know at wgoii2@gmail.com. They will be in our prayers!
 
Please look for service opportunities keeping with our Motto of "Service above self." Remember from our March 31 meeting that President Greg asked for suggestions as to nonprofits needing donations. Email, text or phone call to Greg will all work.
 
 

Prayer. Almighty God, we pray for those adversely affected by the Coronavirus and for those working to manage the disease it causes.

Almighty God, as we pause in prayer at the outset of this meeting, help us to realize the significance of these brief moments as a preface to our time together. Such are the demands upon us in life and work, and such are the blessings in both, that we need and appreciate this planned opportunity to reverently give thanks and to reiterate our need for fresh inspiration and renewed strength.

Accept our gratitude for food and all other gifts lavished upon us.  Amen

Club Announcements:

Upcoming Events:
 
All events are either canceled or postponed, except perhaps the Club Assembly
 
1. Club Assembly, St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, 305 East Capitol St., Jackson, May 19

Birthdays

  • Jon Turner                                    April 11
Wedding Anniversaries:
  • Dorsey & Susan Carson                April 7
Membership Anniversaries
  • None

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Stories
School of Public Health Professor speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne
Dr. Nelson Atehortua, The Rotary Club of North Jackson's newest member and a professor in the Jackson State University School of Public Health spoke to the club at its March 31 Zoom meeting. Dr. A., as he is called by his students, discussed the facts and myths surrounding the coronavirus. He covered the origin of the virus in China, its mutation from an animal virus to one that can infect humans, its spread globally, its impact on the United States and Mississippi plus myths and facts that are circulating about the virus.
 
As of April 1, 2020, the US is experiencing more than 200,000 cases with over 4,000 deaths. Globally the number of cases is close to 1 million with over 45,000 deaths. It is clearly a global pandemic. Dr. A. cited that the US can expect 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from the disease even with the current level of mitigation in place. That mitigation includes in excess of 80 million Americans being under "Shelter In Place" orders.
 
We thank Dr. A. for his presentation, for joining our club, and for his work to educate students and all Mississippians about Public Health, in particular, the coronavirus and its impact on us.
 
 
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March 25 Rotary Club of North Jackson Board Meeting
Posted by Bill Osborne
The Board and Officers of the Rotary Club of North Jackson held a Zoom Board Meeting on Wednesday, March 25 to discuss the path forward on meetings. The Board decided to conduct meetings on the normal day, but to begin the meetings at 12:15 pm via the club's Zoom account.  The meetings will follow the traditional agenda. This process will be in place until the work from home orders are lifted. It includes the Star Student Recognition meeting on Tuesday, April 21. 
Here is the view of this zoom meeting on Club President Greg Campbell's laptop.
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Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership CEO speaks to the Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne on Mar 10, 2020
Jeff Rent, Interim President & CEO of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s March 10, 2020 meeting. The Chamber’s area of focus is Hinds, Madison, Rankin and Warren Counties. The objective of the Partnership is to make Central Mississippi the premier location for business and industry.

Rent emphasized the higher education and workforce training opportunities available to new and existing companies in the greater Jackson region. He also highlighted the transportation and logistical advantages with the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport, the intersection of two major Interstate highways, two Class I rail lines and navigable waterways. Available medical centers plus the quality of life and entertainment options available here also are important in the Chamber Partnership’s efforts to recruit and retain new talent to our area.

We thank Rent for his presentation and his work on behalf of the Metro Area. He (center) is shown below with Club Vice President Lee Carney, and club director Larry Anderson who introduced him.
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This Week's Rotary Thought

is about Interact and Positive Peace

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Members of the Interact Club of South Delta Secondary, British Columbia, Canada, with Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Carla Qualtrough.

By Devon Joy and Joelle Hamilton, co-presidents of the Interact Club of South Delta Secondary, British Columbia, Canada

“How does Interact affect Positive Peace?

That is the question we had to ask ourselves when we were selected to represent Interact at Rotary Peace Day on 21 September 2019. This annual event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada, and attended by community leaders, elders of Tsawwassen First Nations, Rotarians, members of Tsawwassen, and the greater Delta community.

When we thought about how we as Interact Club members could bring about Positive Peace, we thought about our desire to give back to the community, our drive to work with organizations that also promote peace, and our efforts to run our club in a way that builds harmony. We realized that there were many similarities between what is important to us and the eight pillars of Positive Peace.

Through Rotary, Interact clubs have the opportunity to contribute to Positive Peace beyond the borders of our local communities. The help we receive from our Rotary club makes this possible. Each year we look for an international cause to support. For the second year, we have chosen the Innocence Lost Foundation, a volunteer-operated organization that strives to create rehabilitation and resource centers for former child soldiers in Africa. Innocence Lost is empowering the youth to get jobs and support themselves as adults, thereby making them less vulnerable to the military factions that enlist them, through a new community center being built in Sierra Leone. The center will provide sports therapy, counseling, and education. Our Interact club is planning on using some of the money we make in our fundraisers to support the Innocence Lost Foundation, a small contribution to creating peace across the world.

Building community is one of the main contributors to Positive Peace. As Interactors, we take this head-on by doing what we can to give back to our community. Rotary has offered us many opportunities to achieve this. Our Interact club meetings and events strive to achieve harmony every day. We welcome anyone who wishes to join our club, with no exclusion, and will never turn anyone away. The two large events we do within the school promote friendship and build harmonious relationships. Every year we spread joy around Christmas and Valentine’s Day with candy grams that students send to their friends, teachers and other school staff.

Rotary and Interact contribute to positive peace in more ways than we could count. We as Interactors believe that such peace is important because it promotes harmony throughout communities such as our own, it encourages us to work with organizations to achieve mutual goals. We see the benefit of promoting Positive Peace and want to spread as much serenity as possible.

Rotary has partnered with the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) to lead the conversation to define what peace is (and isn’t), how peace is measured, and how peace is practiced. Be a peacebuilder in your community. Start by joining the Rotary Positive Peace Academy.

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