Meeting Notes for July 14

Posted by Ingrid Fields
 
Announcements Today:
  • Julie announced Miracle League next team session will be at 10:45
  • Andy needs more volunteers for the Dublin Irish Festival
  • Peter announced the Columbus Clippers social event is 8/20
  • Claudia announced the Communications Committee is welcoming more volunteers and is meeting at 7 am next Friday-we need reporters and photographers
  • Unused or obsolete electronics will be collected-Roberta Kayne will email details
  • Nick announced a new member to the International committee will be arriving in about 8-9 months during Happy Bucks-please congratulate our future father
 
Guests at our meeting Friday July 14th:
Chris Amorose Groomes            City of Dublin City Council
Dana McDaniel                             City of Dublin City Manager
Greg Peterson                               City of Dublin Mayor
Heinz von Eckartsberg                 City of Dublin Chief of Police           
Tim Lecklider                                 City of Dublin City Council
Lynn May                                       Dublin Board of Education President
Stu Harris                                      Dublin Board of Education
Dr. Todd Hoadley                        Dublin Board of Education Superintendent of Schools (and Dublin AM Rotary member)
 
Our Meeting today was facilitated by our new President Bonnie Coley-Malir as she creates a greater understanding of the Opioid Epidemic in our community.   We were fortunate to have our  past President Ramona Penland-Coyle and Julie Erwin-Rinaldi as our speakers  as each have been affected by the challenge of Opiate dependency and are working in our community to conquer the epidemic’s effects on our loved ones and our community and our State.  A few facts that were shared with us:
  • Heroin was created as a pain killer in 1898 and has been used in the morphine and heroin forms.
Announcements Today:
  • Julie announced Miracle League next team session will be at 10:45
  • Andy needs more volunteers for the Dublin Irish Festival
  • Peter announced the Columbus Clippers social event is 8/20
  • Claudia announced the Communications Committee is welcoming more volunteers and is meeting at 7 am next Friday-we need reporters and photographers
  • Unused or obsolete electronics will be collected-Roberta Kayne will email details
  • Nick announced a new member to the International committee will be arriving in about 8-9 months during Happy Bucks-please congratulate our future father
 
Guests at our meeting Friday July 14th:
Chris Amorose Groomes            City of Dublin City Council
Dana McDaniel                        City of Dublin City Manager
Greg Peterson                                    City of Dublin Mayor
Heinz von Eckartsberg                        City of Dublin Chief of Police           
Tim Lecklider                                      City of Dublin City Council
Lynn May                                    Dublin Board of Education President
Stu Harris                                     Dublin Board of Education
Dr. Todd Hoadley                        Dublin Board of Education Superintendent of Schools
 
Our Meeting today was facilitated by our new President Bonnie Coley-Malir as she creates a greater understanding of the opioid epidemic in our community.   We were fortunate to have our  just previous past President Ramona Penland-Coyle and Julie Erwin-Rinaldi as our speakers  as each have been affected by the challenge of Opiate dependency and are working in our community to conquer the epidemic’s effects on our loved ones and our community and our State.  A few facts that were shared with us:
  • Heroin was created as a pain killer in 1898 and has been used in the morphine and heroin forms.
  • Ohio has the highest rate of deaths, in 2016 4,149 were lost due to the addition.
  • In the US, over 59,000 deaths happened in 2016.
  • The addition stops normal endorphins and causes the addict to seek positive relief from the drugs.
  • Only 10% of the addicts survive the addition
  • Parents do not get support often, more often are criticized and fight in silence
  • Julie offers professional support because of her personal journey over the last 10 years with her son and her work with Syntero
  • Ramona ‘s family created the Strides for Sobriety Run
 
Family Awareness Tips to be aware of:
Change in friends and behavior
Lack of eye contact
Dropping out of activities
Drop in grades
Social media discussions of homeless friends, couch surfing
 
We offer our support to Ramona and Julie and thank them for sharing their stories for our understanding of this critical killer gripping our most precious gifts- our kids and our community.
 
We also thank our city team, our School Board and our Police for their diligence against this epidemic and for attending our meeting.