Prayer. God of love and mercy, gracious provider of all things beneficial, in the midst of our busy day, we take these moments to seek the solace of your Spirit, the calming reassurance of your promises, the renewing power of knowing that we live and work within your providential care and concern.
Bless us now as we partake of food and share in fellowship. We do so with gratitude for these and all gifts which are evidence of your goodness and grace. Amen.
Club Announcements:
Member's Passing. It is with great sadness that the Rotary Club of North Jackson, announces the passing of long-time Rotarian, Paul Miller. Mr. Miller, a retired attorney, returned from a neighborhood walk on Monday afternoon and experienced a fatal heart attack. He was a 36-year member of the club having joined January 1, 1983. Paul served our Club as President during the 1998-99 Rotary year. He was a generous supporter of The Rotary Foundation, recognized 3 times as a Paul Harris fellow, and also recognized as a Benefactor for his support of the Permanent Fund of the Foundation. We express our condolences to his family. He will be missed by all.
Proposed New Member Announcement. Nancy Suzanne “Suzy” Tubb has been proposed for membership in the Rotary Club of North Jackson by Jon Turner and is sponsored by Past President Ann Somers. Suzy is a CPA and is Tax Director at BKD LLP. Prior to her move here, Suzy worked for over 10 years in Dallas with Price Waterhouse. She attended the University of Mississippi and earned her Bachelor of Accountancy and Master of Taxation degrees there. Suzy is married. She and her husband Zach have twin sons and live in Flowood. This is the 2nd publication of this proposed new member announcement.
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
Birthdays:
None
Wedding Anniversaries:
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Membership Anniversaries:
Dick Dickerson 27 years, February 01
Social Media. Do you want to keep up with the service activities and members of the Rotary Club of North Jackson? Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter (@RotaryNorth) and Instagram (rotarynorthjackson)
Rotary Foundation Thought. This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is the February 2019 President's Message from 2018-19 RI President Barry Rasssin
Presidential message
Barry Rassin
President 2018-19
February 2019
In my travels over the past year, I've visited many strong, vibrant clubs and districts that are transforming their communities. When I attend their meetings, I can feel the energy. When I meet their members, I can see they are people of action. And when I look at their communities, I can recognize the impact of their work.
I've also visited communities with Rotary clubs that were hardly more than social clubs. It shouldn't ever be that way. Fortunately, there's a simple approach that I believe can help revitalize any club.
I'd like to challenge every Rotary club to come up with at least one high-impact service project. Each club already has the potential, the resources, to make it happen. It has the power to change people's lives — completely.
It doesn't take millions of dollars. One of the most transformational projects I've been a part of involved providing a Jeep to a group of midwives in Haiti. We had asked the midwives what we could do for them, and they told us they needed a way to reach expectant mothers in a remote part of the country. We supplied a Jeep, painted it pink, and put the Rotary logo on it. Three years later, we went back to see how they were doing. They were excited by the outcomes: They told us that the mortality rate for mothers and infants in that region had dropped by 50 percent.
That's what I call transformational service.
But Jeeps don't last forever, and after eight years on the road, that vehicle was on its last legs. So we bought a pink Land Cruiser. It's still on the road, allowing the midwives to provide prenatal care to women in that remote region.
What makes a project transformational? It doesn't have to involve a lot of money, but it has to reach people and have a major impact in the community. That is the key, and that is where careful planning and thorough research come in. So do your research. Leverage your resources. Seek partnerships that can increase your impact. And then take action.
Of course, service is only part of what a strong club must offer. It must also have good speakers, provide leadership development, involve Rotaract and Interact, and bring value to its members and reasons to participate in Rotary events.
If your club is transformational and well-organized, everything else will follow. Members will be engaged, and new members will be eager to join you. Fundraising will be easier: People love to give when they see how their money is making a difference and when they know the organization is accountable. Your club will be vibrant, relevant, and alive — and it will Be the Inspiration to those within its ranks as well as to the community it serves.
Billy Brumfield House. The Rotary Club of North Jackson is serving supper once a month at The Billy Brumfield House, a Stewpot Community Services ministry. Our club serves on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Interested members need to meet @ Baker Donelson located at the corner of Eastover Drive and the I-55 North Frontage Road @ 5:15 PM and then travel together to Billy Brumfield. Also, if you are interested in sponsoring a month, the est. cost is $180 for the food. Mike Dawkins is project chair and can be reached @ 601-351-2428 or mdawkins@bakerdonelson.com.
Between the Lions. Please remember to sign up for Between the Lions. During the school year, we read weekly to pre-Kindergarteners at William Walton Elementary School on Bailey Ave. It is a wonderful experience! The children are truly information sponges and very willing learners. Please sign up for 2018-2019. Call Bill Osborne @ 601-594-5698 to sign up. This year we will be reading on Tuesdays and Fridays at 09:00.
Member Care Committeereminder: for anyone who needs assistance getting to a meeting, please call Luther Munford at (601) 985-4418.
Thinking of Proposing a New Member?
First, discuss with Classification Committee which will provide a membership application, check classification availability and discuss occupational qualifications.
Rotary Membership Occupational Qualifications Applicant should be one of the following:
A corporate officer
Professional (Attorney, CPA, Physician. Engineer, Architect, etc) A Proprietor
An Agent of a reputable company
A Manager or Supervisor of a department or section of a business
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Eddie Woods, Sr. Vice President, Partner, Director of Integrated Marketing Strategy with the Ramey Agency in Jackson spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the Club’s January 22, 2019 meeting. The subject of Mr. Woods’ speech was digital marketing for 2019. It was entitled “Big Data, Why it Matters and How to Use It.” In the speech, he discussed how marketers obtain and use data, principally data on the Internet, on consumers and other potential buyers to target their marketing campaigns. These data can come from previous purchases, memberships in organizations, demographic data and other such sources such as emails, letters to editors, social media, etc.
We thank Mr. Woods for his very interesting and timely presentation that left the audience enlightened and some of them somewhat concerned. He is shown in the following photos with club member Bob Potesky, who introduced him before his speech and with club president Anna Powers following his speech.
Dr. Kevin Freeman spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson about the Opioid Crisis and Counter-measures that are being developed to combat it at the club’s January 15, 2019, meeting. Dr. Freeman is a native of the Jackson area. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Mississippi and his doctorate in psychology at the American University in Washington, DC. He is currently a Behavioral Pharmacologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Dr. Freeman discussed the history of the opioids in the U.S. including the introduction of opioids as “safe, effective,non-addictive” pain medicines. Counter-measures he discussed are pharmaceutical combinations that reduce the impact of heroin and fentanyl on the human brain. These combinations have been thoroughly investigated on mammals The next step is clinical trials on humans. We thank Dr. Freeman for his work on behalf of Mississippians and his work at the Medical Center.
Ed Thurmond, Rotary District 6820 Governor Nominee for 2020-2021 presented the Rotary Club of North Jackson with a Certificate from The Rotary Foundation highlighting the club’s contributions to the project to eliminate polio. Since 1985, when annually there were 350,000 cases of polio globally, a total of $1.65 billion has been spent on eliminating polio in a project started by and headed by Rotary International. This project has reduced the number of annual cases by 99.99%. In 2017, there were 22 cases of polio in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria.
In the following photo, Mr. Thurmond is shown presenting the certificate to club Vice President Greg Campbell. The certificate follows that photo.
Mississippi Today Sports Columnist Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Rick Cleveland, Sports Columnist with “Mississippi Today” spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackso at the club’s January 8, 2019 meeting. Mr. Cleveland discussed his career, which started with the "Hattiesburg American" in 1979 at age 13, including changes in the journalism profession and some highlights of his career, which includes induction into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and stints as a Sports Reporter and Sports Editor of the Jackson “Clarion-Ledger”. He said that print journalism has severely declined since he began his career and that he sees the future in community newspapers such as Jackson’s “Northside Sun” and online newspapers. According to Mr. Cleveland, his staff at the “Clarion-Ledger” when he was Sports Editor consisted of 5 sports reporters. Today there is one sports reporter reflecting the change in print journalism.
Mr. Cleveland also relayed personal stories from his career including an interview with Alabama Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant when he was a young reporter. He is shown in the following photos during his presentation and following it (left) with club Vice President Greg Campbell (center) and Rotarian Mark Kennedy (right) who introduced him. We thank Mr. Cleveland for his commitment to Mississippi sports, to our state, and for his presentation to our club.
