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Speakers
May 05, 2020
Star Students
May 12, 2020
LaKeysha Greer Isaac, Pres. Junior League of JXN
Junior League of Jackson
May 19, 2020
John Gipson, Director of TV, MS Pub.Broadcasting
MPB
May 26, 2020
Keith Carter, Ole Miss AD
Impact of COVID-19 on NCAA sports
Jun 02, 2020
Jane Alexander, CEO, Community Foundation for MS
Community Foundation for MS
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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
 
Director - Club Administration
Larry Anderson
 
Director - Club Service
Lori Greer
 
Executive Secretary
Don Roberts
 
All club meetings until further notice will be via Zoom online. The Zoom meeting invites with the link and password will be sent to all club members on Mondays. The Zoom meetings will 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 or would like the link sent to you, please email me at gregcampbell2@comcast.net.
 

Here are links to recordings of the Zoom meetings

If you have difficulty getting the video to open. Just type the address into your browser's address bar and it should work. I plan to work on the issue with the host (Club Runner). Bill O.
 
May 5, Honoring North Jackson Star Students and Teachers:
 
April 28, Tavia Cavett, Director of MBHS's Employee Assistance Program:
 
April 21, David Mars, Pilot & Adventurer
 
April 14 - Haley Fisackerly, Pres. & CEO, Entergy MS
 
 
April 7: Bob Miller City of Jackson Public Works director
 
 
March 31: Nelson Atehortua, MD, PhD
 
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. Loving God, we pray for those adversely affected by the Coronavirus and for those working to manage the disease it causes.

O God, by whose wisdom the phenomenon for 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 the fellowship within our membership. We offer this prayer with a continuing sense of gratitude for all blessings bestowed upon us. Amen

Club Announcements:

We acknowledge with regret the death of our former member Rodger Running on April 16. We extend our sympathies to his wife Sara, his brother-in-law, club member Bob Ridgway, and to the entire family.

We are thankful that Rotarian Seymour Pooley has returned home and is on the mend.

 

Upcoming Events:
 
All planned events are either canceled or postponed. The Club Assembly, originally planned for May 19 has been postponed until June 30 when it will include the "changing of the guard."
 

Birthdays

  • Sara White                      May 18
Wedding Anniversaries:
  • None
Membership Anniversaries
  • Bill Osborne            10 years, May 18
 
Stories
Rotary Club of North Jackson Honors North Jackson Star Students
Posted by Bill Osborne on May 07, 2020

At its May 5, 2020, meeting the Rotary Club honored the Star Students from four North Jackson high schools: Jackson Academy, Jackson Preparatory School, Madison Ridgeland Academy, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and their Star Teachers. Those honored were as follow:

  • Jackson Academy, Carter Elliott, and his Star Teacher Richard West-Griffin. 

  • Jackson Academy - Miles Johnson and his Star Teacher Sarah Shaw. Mr. Johnson will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall to study Aerospace Engineering

  • Jackson Academy - Anna Kathleen Ray and her Star Teacher Judy Mckeigney. Ms. Ray will be attending Dartmouth College in the fall

  • Jackson Prep - Hannah Grace Biggs and her Star Teacher Lauri Byrd. Ms. Biggs will attend the University of Mississippi in the fall

  • Jackson Prep - Olivia Clapp and her Star Teacher Beth Watts. Ms. Clapp will be attending Mississippi State University in the fall to study in the Early Entry Veterinary Medicine Program

  • Jackson Prep - David Crews and his Star Teacher Corinne Ciacco . Mr. Crews will be attending the University of Mississippi in the fall to study Computer Science

  • Jackson Prep - Nicholas Dean and his Star Teacher Kimberly Van Uden. Mr. Dean will be attending the University of Mississippi in the fall to study Pharmacy

  • Jackson Prep - Leigh Hardin and her Star Teacher Marsha Hobbs. Ms. Hardin will be attending the Honors College at the University of Mississippi in the fall to study engineering with the objective of attending medical school.

  • Jackson Prep - Olivia Moore and her Star Teacher Beth Watts. Ms. Moore will be attending the University of Mississippi in the fall to study English.

  • Jackson Prep - James Underwood and his Star Teacher Hunter Upchurch. Mr. Underwood will be attending Harvard in the fall to study sciences with the objective of attending medical school.

  • Madison Ridgeland Academy - Holly Hendry and her Star Teacher Matt Bramuchi. Ms. Hendry will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall to study biology with the objective of attending medical school to become a pediatrician.

  • Madison Ridgeland Academy- Arnob Iftekhar and his Star Teacher Matt Bramuchi. Mr. Itfekhar will be attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study pre-med with the ultimate goal of becoming a neurologist.

  • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - John Kees and his Star Teacher Thomas Riesenberger. Mr. Kees will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall to study Music.

  • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - Vinson Lu and his Star Teacher David Maier. Mr. Lu will be attending Rice University in the fall to study engineering.

  • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - Wake Monroe and his Star Teacher Ruth Holmes. Mr. Monroe will be attending the University of Mississipi in the fall to study biochemistry with the ultimate objective of attending medical school.

  • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - Toni Oluwatde and her Star Teacher Wesley Saylor. Ms. Ouwatade will be attending Yale University in the fall to study French.

  • St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - Victoria Wang and her Star Teacher Dr. Krissy Rehm. Ms. Wang will attend the University of Mississippi in the fall with the objective of attending medical school.

The STAR Student program is a program of the Mississippi Economics Council and it seeks to recognize students for academic and ACT test achievement. Students are awarded a certificate and medallion as recognition upon becoming a STAR student.

The STAR student program does not directly award scholarships - any scholarship a student is granted is given through the Kelly Gene Cook, Sr. Charitable Foundation, Inc. or other outside organizations.

To be eligible for the STAR Student honor, a student may be a regularly enrolled senior or an approved dually enrolled student in an accredited public or private high school and or an accredited post-secondary institution. The student must be completing his or her last year of work and must be eligible to receive a diploma in the current school year. The student must have an overall ACT composite score of at least 25 and an overall average of 93 or above in selected subjects in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and first-semester twelfth grades.

The STAR Student is asked to designate his or her STAR Teacher. The STAR teacher should be one of his or her elementary or secondary classroom teachers (active, former, or retired). The teacher selected is, in the STAR Student’s opinion, the person who has made the greatest contribution to the student’s scholastic achievement.

The Rotary Club of North Jackson congratulates these students and teachers. They are shown as a composite group in the following photo with Club President Greg Campbell who is second from the left in the top row.



 
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St. D. Emergency Department and Billy Brumfield Donations
Posted by Bill Osborne

 

 

The Rotary Club of North Jackson provided 30 meals from Aplos to the Emergency Department at St. Dominic Hospital Friday, April 24, 2020. The club wanted to thank the "front line" health care workers for their tireless effort during the pandemic. Shown from left, Malisa Walters, an ED nurse at St. Dominic; Greg Campbell, President of the Rotary Club of North Jackson and Jo McKeithen, administrative assistant, Patient Care Services Administration at St. Dominic.

 

 

Aplos Meals for St. D. Emergency Department

 

The Rotary Club of North Jackson donated 70 cases of water through Brown Bottling Group to the Billy Brumfield House on Monday, April 20, 2020. The Billy Brumfield House, a shelter for homeless men in Jackson, is a continuing project of the club. Shown from left, Walter Wilson, Brown Bottling Group and Christopher Heidelberg, dorm manager at the Billy Brumfield House.

 
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Baptist Health System's Director of Employee Assistance  Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne

Tavia McNair Cavett, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., CEAP, Director of Mississippi Baptist Health System's Employee Assistance Program, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's April 28, 2020 meeting. The subject of her presentation was the impact of the current COVID-19 on people's mental state and how to lessen its impact on them.

She started by saying that the pandemic is causing Stress on people. Why? They have grief, fear, financial uncertainty, they are required to shelter in place, and they have excessive fatigue. This stress can cause vicarious trauma; i.e, taking on someone else's stress. 

Her bottom line was some tips for coping with the current situation:  that people need to remain active, get plenty of rest, exercise reasonably, maintain a consistent routine, eat healthily, avoid overdependence on their electronic devices, avoid excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive smoking. They should cry when they feel like crying, laugh (laughter is the best medicine), watch and movies.

We sincerely appreciate Ms. Cavett's time, the points raised in her presentation, and her service to her Baptist Health System Colleagues.
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David Mars, Pilot & Adventurer Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
David Mars, a pilot, adventurer, and aviation historian, spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club's April 21, 2020 meeting. He discussed his initial experience flying when he inadvertently accelerated an airplane at an early age causing it to go off the runway, his further experience as a barnstorming pilot when he took and still takes passengers for rides in his single engine planes, and his collection of early 20th century airplanes. He also discussed and showed photos of his experience hiking the full length of the Appalachian Trail, Georgia to Maine, about 2,189 miles.
 
We thank Mr. Mars for his presentation and for his contributions to aviation and to "thru hiking." A video of his complete presentation can be viewed on the club's website.
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Entergy MS President & CEO Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson
Posted by Bill Osborne

Haley Fisackerly, President & CEO Entergy Mississippi spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its April 14, 2020 meeting. The subjects in his presentation were: how COVID 19 & the most recent storms have affected Entergy Mississippi and how the company is preparing itself for the future.

Fisackerly has said that COVID-19 has greatly affected how the company works. Anyone who can perform their function from home is doing so. Field employees are adhering to the social distancing rules and where three field employees would have shared a truck to go to a work location, the three employees are using three trucks to get to the site.

COVID-19 could not have come at a worse time. The GrandGulf Nuclear facility is down for major work including refueling and a turbine control system upgrade.  The plant was recently re-licensed by the NRC for 20 years extending its plant life to 2044. During the pandemic, Entergy is providing extensive customer assistance, including suspending disconnects for nonpayment of bills.

With respect to the recent storms, he said that outages in their service area were not as bad as they could have been. The damage was much worse north and east of their service area. Most of Entergy’s damage was in the northwest quarter and the Delta. Damage to their Arkansas sister company was much worse with over 110,000 customers without power.

Fisackerly said that Entergy is nearly complete with a project to replace all of the meters in their system in a project called  Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). The new meters permit automatic billing, better outage reporting, and anticipation of system problems. They are also able to measure and report both the consumption and production of electricity by customers.

Entergy recently received regulatory approval to build a multi-acre solar farm in the Mississippi Delta and is looking at ways to reduce the cost of electrical energy. For example, he discussed the installation of high-efficiency gas turbines which use 50% less energy than the ones they are replacing.

We thank Fisackerly for his presentation and for his leadership of Entergy Mississippi.

 
 
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This Week's Rotary Thought is about How to support Rotary Youth Exchange students during the pandemic

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By Rotary International’s Youth Exchange and Youth Protection staff

As the world faces extraordinary challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Rotary Youth Exchange students worldwide are facing unique challenges of their own. Rotary International has been working in tandem with Youth Exchange club and district leaders to ensure that the health and safety of students remains the priority whether in their host country or returning home.

A dedication to safety includes providing emotional support to students who are going through a much different experience than they expected when they left for their exchange. We collected advice from two Youth Exchange leaders to assist anyone considering how to best support their exchange students during these extraordinary times.

Tom Overbaugh, past governor of District 7170, said when the district made the decision to send students home early, they realized they should arrange emotional support for the students. Some experience fear or disappointment about traveling and being quarantined. He shares the advice of the district’s Youth Protection Officer, Michele Hughes, a retired high school counselor.

  • Heed the advice of your local government and health officials.
    Many students returning home will be recommended to be home quarantined (possibly even in isolation from their family) for a 14-day period. This may be the greatest challenge for family members since our instinct, especially after a long period of separation, is to be physically close, not socially distant from, our family. However, the reality of potential exposure should be acknowledged, and the advice of local government and health experts should be heeded.
  • Re-enroll students in their local school district.
    For students returning early, parents should contact their local school district to re-enroll them and ask about the possibility of enrolling in semester courses (such as required government, economics, or health courses). Even an elective course can provide a sense of purpose. Many students are currently completing requirements online so there is good reason to include them. Participating in classes also gives them something important to focus on instead of dwelling on their sudden return.
  • Talk to students about their exchange experience.
    When students return, a group debriefing session should still be held as usual and as soon as possible. This gives students an opportunity to hear and support one another.It also gives the local Youth Exchange committee valuable information to learn from students about how they’re feeling.
  • Recognize how students need to be supported.
    While many of the students may need additional emotional support as a result of so much uncertainty, not all of them will need it in the same way. Many of the students may feel more comfortable reaching out to their school counselors. Some will appreciate being asked about their experience directly. Personally, I would have appreciated the opportunity to help a student/family transition back regardless of the circumstances, even if they were heading off to college upon their return.

Pat Carson

Pat Carson, Rotary Youth Exchange Outbound Coordinator for District 5080, shared this advice:

  • Our Youth Exchange committee has a mental health counselor who contacts each of our early return students to offer support, which has been especially important during the current crisis.
  • We are also setting up a video conference call with all of our students who returned home early so they can share what they are experiencing and provide support for each other.
  • It’s also important to provide support for our host families and students who are still being hosted by our district. Given that our inbound students can no longer meet in-person, we have set up video calls for them. After communicating with families and considering all of the information provided by government health authorities, some of our inbound exchange students’ parents chose for their children to remain on their exchange and shelter in place.
  • Supporting host families is more important than ever. For example, I’m currently hosting a student who moved in with us one week before social distancing was put into effect. With no school or typical social activities, we are with each other 24/7. We’re finding new ways to stay engaged, practice language skills, and keep up with friends and family online. Many other host families may be experiencing similar circumstances. So be sure to check in on host families as often as you check on students.

Read more about how Rotary is responding to the impact of the global COVID-19 crisis, including recommendations for Rotary Youth Exchange.