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The YMCA
Oct. 05, 2021
Jacob started his career at the YMCA in 2011 as a part-time lifeguard at the Northwest branch after moving to Wichita from Southwest Kansas to finish his degree in Exercise Science at Wichita State University. Early in his career with the Y he lifeguarded taught swim lessons and worked at the Climbing Wall. In late 2012 he moved to the Membership Desk where he worked under a multitude of titles until becoming Membership Director in May of 2015, Senior Program Director in April of 2018 overseeing Membership, Fitness, Youth & Families and Housekeeping. Then in May of 2021 transitioned to the Branch Director at the Newton YMCA. Jacob is a Ulysses Product and we all know that only great people come from Ulysses......... |
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Using SCUBA for Rehabilitation Real Stories
Nov. 02, 2021
https://www.diveheart.org/ This will be a very intereting program. Even though I have been certified to dive since I was 20, I never imagined the SCUBA therapy could be so beneficial to those with disabilities. People with disabilities have been proving for years that very few activities are off-limits. And whether or not an individual has a disability, many activities can offer physical, psychological and emotional benefits. Scuba diving, research has shown, offers special benefits for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and spinal cord injuries, as well as benefits for individuals with autism and other disabilities. Hear real life stories at this Newton Rotary Club meeting. As a preamble to the meeting, I have posted the website for this not-for-profit organization in this post. I met Jim Elliott in Houston last month at the Rotary Zone meeting. This is another example of how a Rotarian is using Rotary to change the world one life at a time. Rod Kreie |
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Oceans of Kansas
Jan. 04, 2022
Mike has done a lifetime of research that went into his book "Oceans of Kansas". In Oceans of Kansas Everhart discusses the state of the land during the Late Cretaceous and earlier, when the area was covered with the marine waters of the Western Interior Seaway, particularly focusing on the record of the Niobrara Cycle of the Seaway as exposed in central Northwestern Kansas (e.g., Trego and Gove Counties). The geologic record shows that ancient lifeforms such as marine reptiles, pteranodons, and toothed birds inhabited the general area both in and out of the water. .
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Human Trafficking - a world perspective
Feb. 15, 2022
Karin F***** is a long-time member of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Lawrence, KS, who served for many years as worship leader, member of the praise team, coordinator of their Family Promise program rotation, and in various other capacities as needed. She worked at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for 23 years as an Emergency nurse, and later developed their Patient Advocacy program and served as Patient Advocate for 4 years, before moving to Nepal in 2014. In Nepal, she is the head of her organization’s Women at Risk Initiative, and fights human trafficking through awareness education and empowerment programming aimed at strengthening education and income opportunities for girls, women, and the most vulnerable in society. Current programs include an ongoing scholarship program for 75 at-risk village children in 2 villages, a women’s group who earn income making washable, reusable, eco-friendly sanitary pad kits for free distribution to girls in the village schools, a “Basics of Business” course that is helping women in the village start small businesses of their own, and more. Her mission is to create a safe Nepal, where people can live lives free of human trafficking, and other forms of marginalization and exploitation. She also has a passion for sharing the light and love of Jesus to those around her, through her life and work. |
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43 Years with NASA - Hero's and stories
Mar. 01, 2022
Working for NASA from 1967 to 2010, Alan had many very interesting experiences. He will share those with Newton Rotary via Zoom. Alan is a member of the Space Center Rotary Club and has been for the last 40 years. He is very active in Rotary Youth Exchange and has led the Youth Exchange Choir at every SCRYE Youth Exchange conference for many years. A great guy and dedicated Rotarian, Alan is the father of 5 and grandfather of 12 along with his lovely wife Gaye. This will be a very interesting program!
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Human Trafficking - a Local Perspective
Mar. 15, 2022
Cody has been a State trooper 19 years. He is a member of special operations criminal interdiction unit who has seized over 3000 pounds of illegal narcotics including Kansas' single largest methamphetamine load of 240 pounds. Cody Interdicted 3 abducted/kidnapped children. He teaches criminal interdiction at the state patrol academy. He is a former Bearcat operator, has had 17 Khp commander's commendations, was named Kansas narcotics officer of the year 2019, the Kansas chiefs of police valor recipient the last 4 years, the 2015 heroes of the heartland award recipient and the 2020 USIC national counter-narcotics force enabler award which included a trip to the White House. Child trafficking is a big problem affecting a very vulnerable population. Rotary has gotten real involved in doing everything they can to attach this problem.
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Science & More
Apr. 05, 2022
Steve Jacobs is a Fellow of the Royal Institution, recently retired chief scientist of Discovery Channel and National Geographic Television. He is currently the lead science investigator for the Faraday Research Institute, working on nano-aqueous ozone chemistry for the United Nations Sustainability Development Goal Project. Steve is partners with 21 Albemarle, LLC, a subsidiary of Deans Inc, a company based in Hawaii and operator of scores of Ace Hardware, Ben Franklin Crafts and other retail businesses who have purchased 15 acres of land across from Park Aerospace and are in the process of building the first 50,000 sf warehouse with plans for future expansion up to 150,000sf. Steve will share with us some of the details. |