Jim Graham, former District Governor

Jim Graham, former District Governor, spoke to the club October 13th, 2009, on a variety of subjects, including matching grants and student exchange, noting that from the 530 districts in the world the amount of monies that have been raised.

He emphasized the importance of oversight and stewardship, adding that Rotary funding is protected by a memorandum of understanding. Rotary has six areas of focus groups for global grants. He also stressed the importance of training sessions to learn about methods of qualifying for grants.

In conclusion, he related the efforts in building the Qudrat School in Afghanistan. Because of the fresh water well dug at the school; there has been a near-eradication of cholera in the vicinity of the building and surrounding community.

Palladium-Item managing editor Mickey Johnson spoke to the Club and discussed moving the printing of the paper to Indianapolis, causing the loss of jobs at the Richmond plant, but added that the move is the industry trend.
He assured members that the local paper has no plans to close, despite the fact that Seattle, Denver, and Ann Arbor are presently without a local press. He discussed P-I Live and the impact the plan has on perpetuating interest in local affairs, despite declining circulation. The speaker emphasized that print media will always be of great use because it tells in greater depth the meaning of the news than does radio and television.

September 29, 2009 Meeting Notes

Joyce Brown was inducted into the club membership by President Al Fullerton. He shared with Joyce and the members what Rotary is not and what Rotary is. Rotary is not a political, charitable or a religious organization. Rotary IS an organization of business and professional people pledged to upholding the highest professional standards based on “The Four Way Test.”
We all welcome Joyce as a Fellow Rotarian.

Jason Troutwine, Director of Reid Hospital Foundation, conducted a question and answer session. Areas discussed included hospital food and patient selection, robotic surgery technology, and the Art to Heart event which is presently being planned for its 18th year. He noted that the project shares profits with the Richmond art museum. Other items discussed included utilization of hospitalists at Reid and the incidence of H1N1. Troutwine gave a brief overview of the Foundation, citing its history, board makup, and total dollars raised by the foundation since its inception in 1975. jlk

We held our first official meeting at our new meeting place, Little Sheba’s. A good time was had by all.

Even Matt Stegall walked down to the meeting. We sure were glad to see and talk with him again.

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The Richmond Rotary Club meets each Tuesday at 11:45 in Little Sheba's banquet room for lunch, a program and fellowship. Check in weekly to see who our featured program will be!




Our recent programs have included:

• Question and answer session with Jason Troutwine from Reid Foundation
• An update from the All-America City team and Mayor Sally Hutton
• Richmond Civic Theater update and preview to the 2009-2010 season
• Debate on Healthcare Reform and Cap & Trade between members Don Bates and Paul Kriese

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