January 6th Meeting Notes

January 6th Meeting Notes:

 

 

We welcomed Ingrid Fields as our newest Dublin AM Rotary member.  Ingrid is a Strategic Solutions Director for VMware, a cloud computing software company. Ingrid and her husband, Bob, reside in Muirfield Village and have two sons who have recently completed college and started their careers. 

 

Bruce Andrews shared that the Red Kettle campaign made over $8,000 during the weekend collections that our club members participated in!!  With the additional donations from our Club members to the family gifts adoption program,  over $10,000 was donated to those in need during the holiday season.

 

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 7th, at Dublin Jerome High School, there is a Robotics competition.  Volunteer judges are still needed (report time 7:30AM). If you can't volunteer, please join as a spectator during the day.

 

On Friday, Jan. 13th, a performance - A Celtic Evening - at Abbey Theatre featuring the Richens Timm irish dancing troupe is planned.  Complimentary tickets can be obtained for our club members and their guests by contacting Dwight Seeley.

 

Our Communications Committee will be meeting at 7:00AM on Friday the 13th and additional club members are being welcomed to the committee.

 

The Progressive Dinner is planned for January 28th.  Cindy Groeniger is looking for volunteers to host homes and to help deliver food items to the host homes on the day of the event.

 

The Polar Bear Open is planned for February 4th.  Please signed up for golf and encourage your friends and neighbors to join in as well. Please reach out to Sinan Yaykin or David Bentz with raffle items or to donate as a hole sponsor. The Polar Bear committee is meeting each Friday at 7:15AM weekly until the event.

 

 

JL Holdsworth, Founder and Head Performance Coach of The Spot Athletics provided us a very insightful talk with tips on "training for a pain free body".

 

JL discussed  basic human movement patterns and the proper movement strategies around these patterns (especially the lower back). He explained the science and physiology of maintaining flexibility and pain-free living.  Understanding the importance of strengthening the core, proper breathing techniques, proper eating habits are all keys to living a pain-free life at every age.  Especially as our bodies age, the physiology changes and these good habits become even more important. 

 

JL also emphasized that exercise does not need to be painful - and should not be painful. Movement of the hips, breathing using the diaphragmatic breathing (a.k.a. belly breathing), hydration, and consuming good fats (e.g., virgin olive oil, almonds) were all interesting tips that JL offered us to remain in good, pain-free health.