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The March 17 - 31 meetings of the Rotary Club of North Jackson have been canceled due to the coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease it causes. Please look for service opportunities keeping with our Motto of "Service above self, those who serve most, serve best."
 
Rotary Club of North Jackson Board Votes to Investigate Remote Meetings

At its March 17, 2020, meeting, the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of North Jackson voted to investigate holding its upcoming meetings for the duration of the Coronavirus pandemic on a remote basis. President Greg Campbell and Administrative Secretary/Treasurer Don Roberts were authorized to conduct this investigation and to make a recommendation to the board. 

More information will follow as the investigation proceeds.

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

Sovereign God, in appreciation of the fellowship we normally experience in our meetings, we give thanks for those opportunities and we look forward to when normal times are restored. 

Hear our prayer of thanksgiving for food and fellowship, by which we are energized and strengthened for recurring opportunities to serve others. 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

  • Ben Walton                                    March 27
  • Rich Sun                                         March 28
Wedding Anniversaries:
  • None
Membership Anniversaries
  • Christopher Brantley                    1 year, March 26
Stories

Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership CEO speaks to the Rotary Club of North Jackson

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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Rotary Club of North Jackson Recognizes Pct. 4 Police Officer of the Quarter
Jackson Police Officer Jeffery Walker was honored as the Precinct 4 Officer of the Quarter by the Rotary Club of North Jackson during its March 3, 2020 meeting. Officer Walker made several felony drug arrest that resulted in recovering 9 handguns, an assault riffle, 10 ounces of marijuana, 24 ounces of codeine and approximately $8,000 in US currency. Shown from left, Sgt. Terrence Tiller, who nominated Officer Walker; Deputy Chief Tiny Harris; Layla Walker, wife of Officer Walker; Officer Walker; Steve Orlansky, club member and committee chair; JPD Chief James Davis and Tyrone Buckley, Precinct 4 Commander.
 
As a part of his recognition, Officer Walker received a citation, a $200 gift card from Kroger and a $100 gift card from The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen. We are delighted to have Officer Walker in Pct. 4 and congratulate him on his recognition.

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Baptist Medical System Oncology Nurse Navigator Spearks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Tonya Ball, an oncology-certified nurse and has worked as the Oncology Services Nurse Navigator with Baptist Cancer Center for more than 10 years spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's March 3, 2020 meeting. Her presentation was the second of three presentations that representative of Baptist will make to our Rotary club this year. The subject of her presentation was advances in colorectal cancer research. Ms. Ball discussed ways to minimize colorectal cancer by diet, activity, and regular screening. She cited statistics demonstrating that survivability of this cancer depends on how far the disease has progressed. If the cancer is local; i.e., it has not spread beyond its point of origin, five-year survivability is 90%, if it is regional; i.e., it has not spread far from its point of origin, five-year survivability is 71% and if it is distant; i.e., it has spread throughout the body, five-year survivability is 14%. 
 
Ms. Ball noted that in February 2000, President Clinton officially dedicated March as official Colorectal Cancer awareness month. She cited that colorectal Cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer, it is the second leading cause of death in men and women 50 years of age or older, and it is one of the most treatable cancers if it is found early. One in three adults 50 years and older are not getting screened. The risk of getting colon cancer is 0ne in 23 for men and women (a combined4. 5%), but this varies widely depending on individual risk factors, some of which are hereditary (non-modifiable) and modifiable. Modifiable factors are activity, diet (red meat and processed meat consumption), smoking, obesity, increased alcohol consumption. People need to begin screening about age 50 depending on their heritage. She cited a widely advertised colorectal cancer detection system named Cologuard. Cologuard is not perfect, but the data support its use when symptoms are present in individuals. Those symptoms are blood in the stool or in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement, bleeding from the rectum, dark or black stools, change in bowel patters /shape of stool, cramping or discomfort in the lower abdomen, or unintentional weight loss.
 
We thank Ball for her presentation and for her service to the patients of Baptist Medical System. The information she provided is critical to our members. Shown from left, Larry Anderson, club director; Ball and Caitlin Hayden, System Community Involvement and Special Events Coordinator.
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Millsaps College Rotaract Club Officially Chartered
The Rotary Club of North Jackson presented the newly formed Rotaract Club of Millsaps College with it's Certificate of Organization from Rotary International. The Rotary Club of North Jackson, is the sponsor of the Rotaract club. Shown from left, John Sewell, club member and Millsaps Rotaract advisor; Cooper Morrison, club member and club Rotaract advisor; Rob Pearigen, Millsaps College President and Rotarian; Edley Jones, club member and club Rotaract advisor; Spencer Wallace, Millsaps Rotaract Club President; Christopher Bruni, Millsaps Rotaract Liaison; Dhruv Patel, Millsaps Rotaract Club Treasurer and Taylor Smith, Millsaps Rotaract Club Vice President.
 
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Rotary Club of North Jackson Packs Food at Mississippi Food Network
 

Members of the Rotary Club of North Jackson recently took part in a food packing event at the Mississippi Food Network. The Mississippi Food Network (MFN) has been feeding Mississippians since 1984. MFN distributes more than 1.5 million pounds of food and feeds more than 150,000 every month or a total of 1.8 million people per year. MFN takes donations from multiple sources and distributes food and goods through 430 member agencies, that, in turn, distribute to recipients in their own communities.

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North Jackson Rotary Participates with Madison-Ridgeland Rotary in Food Packing
 

The Rotary Club of North Jackson joined with the Rotary Club of Madison-Ridgeland to pack 12,000 meals for the Rise Against Hunger organization at the Madison United Methodist Church on Saturday, February 22, 2020. The two Rotary clubs were joined by Millsaps College Rotaract Club members.

The food packets contain dried vegetables, soy flour, rice, and a packet of vitamins. This was a least the fifth year that the North Jackson Club has packed the food packets with Rise Against Hunger and its predecessor organization, Stop Hunger Now.

Pictured below are the members of the Millsaps College Rotaract Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Jackson, that participated in the food packing event. The second picture is of the club members that participated in the event. Two participating club members not pictured are Club Director Larry Anderson and Club President Greg Campbell.

 

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North Jackson Rotarians Honor Family Members with Paul Harris Fellowship
 

At the February 18 meeting of the Rotary Club of North Jackson, North Jackson Rotarian Jeff Adcock honored his wife with a Paul Harris Fellowship. Past President Mark Green honored his son-in-law, Cliff Egger, as a Paul; Harris Fellow. Both Rotarians Adcock and Green are multiple Paul Harris Fellows. A Paul Harris Fellow is someone who has donated $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation or who has had $1,000 donated in their name.

Shown below are, from the left, Club Foundation Director Judy Lyons, Rotarian Jeff Adcock, Honoree Suzie Adcock, Rotarian Mark Green. We thank Jeff and Mark for their contributions to the Rotary Foundation and congratulate Suzie and Cliff on being honored.

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This Week's Rotary Thought is about Rotary e-clubs
Members of the Rotary Club of Washington Global

By Quentin Wodon, District 7620 membership chair

Creating new clubs is one of the best ways to grow Rotary. It’s also a great way to give the gift of Rotary to new members who may not have access to existing clubs where they live or work. Today, Rotary International gives us ample freedom to be creative when launching new clubs. This has led a group of us – professionals working in international development – to charter a new club – the Rotary Club of Washington Global, that will aim to serve as a small “think tank” for Rotarians on international development issues.

Our charter members are mostly based in Washington, D.C. and working for organizations such as the World Bank, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, international nongovernmental organizations, and other groups involved in international development. Apart from a core group based in Washington, we will welcome members from all over the world, and especially developing countries, as a hybrid in-person and online club. Members based in the city will attend meetings in person, but we will also enable participation online through WebEx or similar platforms. This will also make it easier for our local members to participate when travelling on mission abroad.

Why are we creating this new club?

While we have a few staff from international development organizations as members in existing clubs in the Washington D.C. area, we don’t have many. Our new club will solve the issue of members not being able to attend meetings in person due to long missions overseas. It will provide our members with a great opportunity to establish contact in the countries where they work by visiting other Rotary clubs. And we hope members in other locations will appreciate the ability to remotely join a dynamic group of professionals working in international development. We plan to have great speakers in all of Rotary’s areas of focus (our program of online seminars through the end of December 2020 is already available). And we plan to practice Service Above Self by using our skills in support of other clubs, Rotarian Action Groups, and nongovernmental organizations.

We are working hard to keep our dues to a minimum so that professionals based in developing countries, as well as young professionals based in D.C. working on short term consultant contracts, can join. We will be thrifty with our membership dues, and we have a great website.

In terms of service projects, while we will fund initiatives at some point, we hope to give back in large part by using our professional expertise and volunteering our time. We hope to support NGOs with their projects, for example, by advising them on the design and evaluation of interventions. We will conduct analytical work to help inform Rotarians worldwide about best practices in various areas. And we will aim to support existing Rotary clubs with their own projects.

Essentially, we will engage in pro bono consulting work to support projects that reach some of the most vulnerable groups. In addition, several of us are involved with Rotarian Action Groups and as members of the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers – we will encourage new members to do that as well. Quite a few of our charter members are former Rotary Peace Fellows.

We are starting our club with just under 40 members, but we are actively looking for additional members. If you are interested in joining us, contact me at  rotarianeconomist@gmail.com.