WEBVTT 00:00:00.258 --> 00:00:08.511 - Good afternoon. Welcome to the Bloomington Rotary Club's weekly celebration of service. I'm Steve Wicks, 00:00:08.511 --> 00:00:16.529 - and I'm honored to serve as your president this year. Please silence your electronic devices. On this 00:00:16.529 --> 00:00:24.625 - day in history, December 9th, 1854, Alfred Tennyson's poem, Charge of the Light Brigade, was published 00:00:24.625 --> 00:00:30.206 - in The Examiner. There's not to make reply. There's not to reason why. 00:00:31.042 --> 00:00:40.181 - theirs but to do and die into the valley of death, wrote the 600. And on that cheery note, Sandy Keller 00:00:40.181 --> 00:00:48.968 - will deliver today's reflection. Gee, Steve, I just don't know what to say about that introduction. 00:00:48.968 --> 00:00:58.018 - Hi, everybody. I'm Sandy Keller with My Sister's Closet. I would like to tell you about something that 00:00:58.018 --> 00:01:00.830 - happened about three weeks ago. 00:01:00.962 --> 00:01:08.045 - I was looking at my calendar and alert came up and it was a notification saying that this was one of 00:01:08.045 --> 00:01:15.198 - the dates that Charlotte and I had picked out for an intimate fundraiser using her four cases of wine 00:01:15.198 --> 00:01:22.562 - that were still in her flat. And we were going to do this after she arrived at Bell Trace with chocolate 00:01:22.562 --> 00:01:30.206 - and cheese and wine. It was going to be a wonderful evening. And of course we know what happened after that. 00:01:31.202 --> 00:01:37.442 - You know, Charlotte has known me for over 27 and a half years since I started My Sister's Closet, but 00:01:37.442 --> 00:01:43.559 - it was really over the last three years that she started to really get involved and notice what was 00:01:43.559 --> 00:01:49.860 - happening with our organization. I started meeting with her and Cheryl Munson, who were trying to tell 00:01:49.860 --> 00:01:56.222 - me that this move was happening because the convention center was going to move forward no matter what. 00:01:56.866 --> 00:02:03.415 - Very hospitably, Tracy Yovanovich hosted both Charlotte and I at her home once where she made this fabulous 00:02:03.415 --> 00:02:09.540 - bread and lunch and wrote down a list of people that I should consider contacting to be on a capital 00:02:09.540 --> 00:02:15.786 - campaign board. None of whose names I knew at all. And they insisted that I needed to move forward and 00:02:15.786 --> 00:02:22.335 - take myself out of helping clients with the programming and being so involved with running the organization 00:02:22.335 --> 00:02:24.094 - if this was going to happen. 00:02:24.290 --> 00:02:29.814 - And I walked out of there thinking that this was the most impossible job and there was no way I was 00:02:29.814 --> 00:02:35.504 - going to be able to do this because I had no experience doing it at all. We'd been running my sister's 00:02:35.504 --> 00:02:41.138 - closet as a mostly self-funded business for this entire time. And where was I going to get this money 00:02:41.138 --> 00:02:46.773 - for a capital campaign beyond what our monthly mission was all about? But Charlotte kept meeting with 00:02:46.773 --> 00:02:51.358 - me. She kept calling me up in the middle of the night saying that she had an idea. 00:02:52.290 --> 00:02:58.475 - We kept coming over to her house when we found out that we had found the building. She was so excited. 00:02:58.475 --> 00:03:04.599 - She insisted that Marcy and I put her in a car and drive her over there for a tour because she wanted 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:11.084 - to see firsthand what was going on. And then pretty much every day after that, until she moved to Beltrace, 00:03:11.084 --> 00:03:14.206 - I was hearing from Charlotte in one way or another. 00:03:14.338 --> 00:03:20.722 - And she laid out this plan of things that she said that if I put faith in it, things would start to 00:03:20.722 --> 00:03:27.298 - happen. Grants would come in. People would show up. And they have shown up. They've shown up on teens. 00:03:27.298 --> 00:03:33.810 - They've shown up with their talent. They've shown up with their resources. And she will forever be in 00:03:33.810 --> 00:03:40.514 - my head. But I love her. But we are still going to do this event sometime. We'll put it on the calendar. 00:03:40.514 --> 00:03:41.982 - You'll all be invited. 00:03:42.690 --> 00:03:49.619 - In the meantime, we have a gala that we are planning for February 13th, which is a Friday, which is 00:03:49.619 --> 00:03:56.618 - not bad luck. But it will be all about chocolate and the Woolery Mill and dinner and dance music and 00:03:56.618 --> 00:04:03.755 - great client stories. Charlotte was big on helping us in ways that I did not know that she could. Like 00:04:03.755 --> 00:04:07.774 - when the Ukrainian refugees came in, she still had enough 00:04:08.098 --> 00:04:14.487 - Russian language that she made them come feel welcome when she stopped by to make sure she was there 00:04:14.487 --> 00:04:21.129 - for that appointment. And so many other ways she helped us out that I can't even name in this very short 00:04:21.129 --> 00:04:22.078 - three minutes. 00:04:22.178 --> 00:04:28.291 - I would just like to let you know how much I appreciate her and how we are moving forward. We have no 00:04:28.291 --> 00:04:34.284 - money still, but we are moving forward with resources to money. And our lease is ending in June, as 00:04:34.284 --> 00:04:40.457 - many of you are asking. And last week, when it was 19 degrees out, it was 47 degrees in that building, 00:04:40.457 --> 00:04:46.510 - even with the heat on. So we've got a lot of things to do. But I'm very grateful for her and all the 00:04:46.510 --> 00:04:52.144 - ways that she has done things to help these women that we serve. And I appreciate all of you. 00:04:52.144 --> 00:05:03.827 - Thank you. Thank you, Sandy. I think probably most of us in the room at one point or another experienced 00:05:03.827 --> 00:05:14.953 - moving forward with no money. Hank Walter will introduce our guests today. Good afternoon. That's a 00:05:14.953 --> 00:05:21.406 - tough act to follow. We have just one guest here on site. 00:05:21.986 --> 00:05:35.128 - Lindsay Giacomino is a guest of our AMIC. Lindsay, welcome. And do we have any guests online? 00:05:35.128 --> 00:05:47.710 - We do not. We do not. OK. Thank you, Hatt. Hank. Birthdays, we have several to celebrate. 00:05:48.194 --> 00:05:54.944 - On the 10th, club director and program committee chair, Michael Shermis. On the 11th, club executive 00:05:54.944 --> 00:06:01.961 - assistant, still working a few hours for us, Natalie Blaze. Also on the 11th, Kate Johnson. On the 12th, 00:06:01.961 --> 00:06:08.644 - club director, Jim Sims. Also on the 12th, Greer Carson. And on the 13th, Daniel Matthews. Just one 00:06:08.644 --> 00:06:16.062 - anniversary to celebrate. On the 11th, Trent Deckard, who's sitting there in the back, nine years with Rotary. 00:06:22.530 --> 00:06:29.792 - Announcements the DEI committee plans to meet after the club meeting today Meeting is open to DEI committee 00:06:29.792 --> 00:06:36.516 - members as well as club members who would like to serve on the DEI committee Patrick Smith is right 00:06:36.516 --> 00:06:43.644 - there. So he'll kind of group people together near the end of the meeting We're also planning to maintain 00:06:43.644 --> 00:06:47.678 - the zoom link so Leslie as our zoom host today if you could 00:06:47.874 --> 00:06:55.489 - Kind of make sure that those on Zoom who want to stick around for the DEI meeting, they can do so. They'll 00:06:55.489 --> 00:07:03.104 - just have to stay on the same Zoom call. Bloomington Rotary Foundation committee is also meeting at 1 p.m. 00:07:03.104 --> 00:07:10.363 - here after today's meeting. Remember the 23rd and 30th of December, no club meetings. So unusual that 00:07:10.363 --> 00:07:14.846 - we miss time, but this is typically when we'll miss two weeks. 00:07:15.074 --> 00:07:22.284 - The union, I think, is closed for some of that time, so no Rotary Club meetings on Tuesday the 23rd 00:07:22.284 --> 00:07:29.782 - and Tuesday the 30th. Wonder Lab, on Saturday, December 13th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, December 14th, 00:07:29.782 --> 00:07:37.208 - from 1.30 to 5 p.m., Wonder Lab invites you to celebrate the chilly magic of the season with a weekend 00:07:37.208 --> 00:07:41.246 - full of winter-themed science fun for the whole family. 00:07:41.410 --> 00:07:49.069 - Come ready to investigate all things snowy and cold. The IU Rotorack Club has scheduled a fundraiser 00:07:49.069 --> 00:07:57.259 - for this Thursday, December 11th, 4 to 8 PM at the Chipotle at 420 East Kirkwood. 25% of the sales proceeds 00:07:57.259 --> 00:08:04.842 - during that time will be given to the IU Rotorack Club. So if you're not going to the holiday party 00:08:04.842 --> 00:08:08.254 - and you don't have dinner plans on Thursday, 00:08:08.418 --> 00:08:15.918 - think about ordering from the Kirkwood Chipotle between four and eight, and you'll help the IU Rotorack 00:08:15.918 --> 00:08:23.273 - Club. I believe we had eight club members who rang bells this past Saturday at Kroger East and Kroger 00:08:23.273 --> 00:08:30.701 - South, and we have all our spots covered for December 13th, so thank you very much. Last announcement, 00:08:30.701 --> 00:08:36.830 - Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours and Holiday Party is on the 18th, Thursday, 00:08:36.994 --> 00:08:45.260 - at the German American Bank, the South Branch on South Walnut. As members of the chambers, a member 00:08:45.260 --> 00:08:53.525 - of our organization, we're a member of the chamber. So Rotary Club members are invited to that free 00:08:53.525 --> 00:09:01.791 - of charge. Now I think we're ready for the mystery rotarian. Okay, for those who don't remember the 00:09:01.791 --> 00:09:06.750 - rules, I'll put up several clues from the mystery rotarian. 00:09:07.266 --> 00:09:14.899 - If you know the answer, put up your hand. Don't shout it out. Those of you online, if you know, put 00:09:14.899 --> 00:09:23.219 - up your hand electronically. Here's our first clue. After earning degrees from the universities of Maryland, 00:09:23.219 --> 00:09:31.234 - Tennessee, and Louisville, this Rotarian discovered Bloomington by accident after getting lost following 00:09:31.234 --> 00:09:33.982 - a visit to Brown County State Park. 00:09:34.882 --> 00:09:42.880 - Okay, we have quite a few who know it so far. All right. Once again, don't shout it out. Second clue. 00:09:42.880 --> 00:09:50.720 - Before joining the Bloomington Rotary Club, this individual was a member of a Rotary Club in Laguna 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:58.875 - Niguel, California. As a BRC member, this Rotarian has become a Paul Harris plus one fellow, a generous 00:09:58.875 --> 00:10:00.286 - donor in general, 00:10:00.706 --> 00:10:08.399 - and an active supporter, particularly of the club's international projects and local refugee efforts. 00:10:08.399 --> 00:10:16.243 - So put up your hand if you know. Those who put it up the first time, you can put it up again. OK, about 00:10:16.243 --> 00:10:24.238 - the same number. OK, third and final clue. This Rotarian has served as the president of the local society 00:10:24.238 --> 00:10:28.990 - of the Friends of Music and the Monroe County Medical Society. 00:10:29.762 --> 00:10:39.580 - Before retiring to North Carolina and subsequently Chicago, this club member established and ran Volunteers 00:10:39.580 --> 00:10:48.852 - in Medicine here in Bloomington. Okay, lots of people. And our Mr. Rotarian this week, Dr. Raj Dhali. 00:10:48.852 --> 00:10:58.942 - And Raj, I'm sure you're online. I don't know what you can see, but there are lots of people clapping for you. 00:10:59.490 --> 00:11:06.244 - And I think Trent and Sally were the first two that I noticed, but there are several over here as well. 00:11:06.244 --> 00:11:12.998 - Did you guys have it right? Okay, excellent. A little bit more about Raj. He is one of our regular Zoom 00:11:12.998 --> 00:11:19.752 - meeting attendees. He's also served as a member of the IU Foundation International Committee, a cardiac 00:11:19.752 --> 00:11:26.376 - rehab volunteer, and a boys club soccer coach. At one point, his volunteer efforts were recognized by 00:11:26.376 --> 00:11:27.870 - then Governor Daniels. 00:11:29.026 --> 00:11:36.311 - Originally from Iraq, Raj ultimately became an orthopedic surgeon. Volunteers in medicine is now part 00:11:36.311 --> 00:11:43.597 - of Health Net, which continues to do great work in Indianapolis and Bloomington. And Health Net is an 00:11:43.597 --> 00:11:50.882 - organizational member of this club. Raj enjoys skiing, loves to travel, stays fit through walking and 00:11:50.882 --> 00:11:57.310 - regular gym use. And Raj is passionate about opera, music, and theater. So good job, Raj. 00:11:57.570 --> 00:12:06.559 - Leslie, did anyone have it right online other than Raj? Yes, Martha and I had our hands up. If there 00:12:06.559 --> 00:12:15.459 - were others, I'm sorry if I missed you. Okay, good job for you and Martha. Okay, we will move on to 00:12:15.459 --> 00:12:25.694 - Rotary International. Here are seven areas of focus. Remember, December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month. 00:12:27.138 --> 00:12:34.140 - And our Happy Dollars proceeds in November and December will be given to the Rotary Foundation. That's 00:12:34.140 --> 00:12:40.190 - Rotary International. So things like eradicating polio. And now we have a video to play. 00:13:00.450 --> 00:13:08.228 - Behind every Rotary Project is someone who believes in a better world. That someone is you. Thanks to 00:13:08.228 --> 00:13:15.854 - your generosity, communities around the globe are growing stronger every day. This year alone, your 00:13:15.854 --> 00:13:24.318 - support helped fund 1,424 global grants and 468 district grants, fuelling projects that create lasting change. 00:13:24.898 --> 00:13:32.293 - In Papua New Guinea, a midwife buddy program is creating local leaders and fostering safer birthing 00:13:32.293 --> 00:13:39.689 - practices in even the most remote villages. In Uganda, four schools now have a rainwater harvesting 00:13:39.689 --> 00:13:47.528 - system, delivering clean water and improving both health and education. In Serbia, a program using robots 00:13:47.528 --> 00:13:54.110 - is teaching students the IT skills needed to be future innovators. And around the world, 00:13:54.274 --> 00:14:02.428 - Your contributions are helping to deliver life-saving polio vaccines, bringing us closer to a polio-free 00:14:02.428 --> 00:14:10.970 - future. Together, we are preventing disease, expanding access to education, growing economies, and protecting 00:14:10.970 --> 00:14:19.434 - mothers and children. This vital work is only possible because of you. With your help, the Rotary Foundation 00:14:19.434 --> 00:14:23.550 - raised more than $569 million this year. Every gift, 00:14:23.746 --> 00:14:36.243 - Large or small helps create meaningful lasting change. The good we do starts with you. And together 00:14:36.243 --> 00:14:48.866 - we are doing good in the world. Thank you. And once again, the Rotary Foundation pledged $50 million 00:14:48.866 --> 00:14:52.990 - a year for the next three years. 00:14:53.346 --> 00:15:00.691 - combined with the Gates Foundation, $100 million for the next three years in the efforts to eradicate 00:15:00.691 --> 00:15:07.965 - polio. We have time for happy dollars. Tracy has graciously stepped up short notice to be our camera 00:15:07.965 --> 00:15:13.438 - mic operator. So do we have everyone, anyone who is happy today? We better. 00:15:16.610 --> 00:15:25.650 - I'm happy for the Quariaman Men's Choir. Saturday night we had very few people, or because of the football 00:15:25.650 --> 00:15:34.437 - game, but on Sunday we had a rousing crowd, and also on Saturday I saw Mohammedi family, refugee family 00:15:34.437 --> 00:15:43.646 - that we helped, and they are doing so well thanks to our help. Thank you, happy dollars. Who, okay. Welcome. 00:15:45.282 --> 00:15:53.478 - We have Leslie online with her hand up. Oh, sorry. Hi, I have Happy Dollars. I just got word that my 00:15:53.478 --> 00:16:01.674 - dad made it through surgery. He had aneurysm in his aorta. So very, very happy that just got word of 00:16:01.674 --> 00:16:10.032 - that. So I'll be donating Happy Dollars. I'm giving Happy Dollars because I was happy with that video. 00:16:10.032 --> 00:16:13.278 - And it reminded me of our students that 00:16:13.410 --> 00:16:22.179 - applied for scholarships for Rotary this past time. I think seven out of the 11 were doing robotics, 00:16:22.179 --> 00:16:30.861 - which was a new area for me and new learning. And it's exciting to know that we're doing that at an 00:16:30.861 --> 00:16:40.150 - international level as well. So I'm giving you $50 to support the foundation and all the good work they're 00:16:40.150 --> 00:16:43.102 - doing. Fortunately, I wear flats. 00:16:44.642 --> 00:16:54.821 - I'm happy that my friend Lindsay was able to join us today. I'm happy because I'm just really thrilled 00:16:54.821 --> 00:17:05.098 - with how our football team did. It was just fantastic. It's like a dream come true. And on top of that, 00:17:05.098 --> 00:17:12.510 - I'm going to be visiting my grandkids out in San Francisco over Christmas. 00:17:14.530 --> 00:17:27.516 - Do we have any more online while I'm looking internally? We do. We have Raj. Go ahead, Raj. We can hear 00:17:27.516 --> 00:17:40.002 - you, though. We can hear you. You're good? Yeah, we can hear you. OK. I'm delighted and happy about 00:17:40.002 --> 00:17:43.998 - our football success this year. 00:17:44.098 --> 00:17:54.188 - I lived in Indiana 43 years. I never saw a season as wonderful as this year, particularly the last game. 00:17:54.188 --> 00:18:04.087 - As well, there are two things I thank Steve about honoring me being the unidentified Rotarian. But the 00:18:04.087 --> 00:18:11.294 - most important thing to let everybody know, despite me out of Bloomington, 00:18:11.682 --> 00:18:22.797 - My route and my connection to Bloomington is strong as ever. Bloomington News is my news and I appreciate 00:18:22.797 --> 00:18:34.750 - being part of the Rotary to keep these news coming. For that I'll give $50 for the dollar. That's awesome. Sandy? 00:18:36.354 --> 00:18:43.300 - I have happy dollars, because on the way over here, I received a text from someone I hadn't heard from 00:18:43.300 --> 00:18:50.247 - since I was 18 years old. I'm 66 years old, who is making a sizable gift to our campaign. And I didn't 00:18:50.247 --> 00:18:57.598 - even know him very well in high school. I hate to say, but it was just a wonderful, wonderful thing to hear. 00:18:58.754 --> 00:19:06.165 - That's awesome. And I have won. I will give $20 two things. One, we went to the game, and I am so proud 00:19:06.165 --> 00:19:13.862 - of our fans and team and how classy they acted and act in winning, especially in looking at the opposition, 00:19:13.862 --> 00:19:21.059 - I'll just say. And then secondly, I just want to make sure everyone's aware this is not so happy. In 00:19:21.059 --> 00:19:26.974 - the Mohammadi family, Jawed was actually picked up by ICE. And I think we all know 00:19:27.074 --> 00:19:33.964 - that he has the legitimate credentials. He is going through the process, which is required, et cetera. 00:19:33.964 --> 00:19:40.654 - And he was picked up and taken to Indianapolis. And that's all we know at this point. But just keep 00:19:40.654 --> 00:19:47.411 - him in your prayers, because that's really hard. So I hate to end on that note. Is there anyone else 00:19:47.411 --> 00:19:50.622 - with happy? OK, thank you for saving me. Katie. 00:19:55.010 --> 00:20:01.877 - I'm just happy to be here today at the Rotary meeting with my fellow Rotarians. Thank you all. That 00:20:01.877 --> 00:20:08.812 - last one there, Katie, the last time I saw her was early in the semester. And she was telling me she 00:20:08.812 --> 00:20:15.679 - was on her way to Bangladesh. And then after a month, and after two months, and after three months, 00:20:15.679 --> 00:20:21.310 - I began to get a little bit concerned. So I'm glad that she's back with us today. 00:20:22.946 --> 00:20:30.235 - Jim Griffith will introduce our speaker for today. Good afternoon. Our speaker today is Jeff Immel, 00:20:30.235 --> 00:20:37.815 - Service to Armed Forces and International Services Director for the American Red Cross in Indiana. Jeff 00:20:37.815 --> 00:20:45.177 - leads a portfolio that touches military families, veterans, and international communities across the 00:20:45.177 --> 00:20:52.830 - state. His work ranges from emergency communications for deployed service members to building innovative 00:20:52.930 --> 00:20:59.134 - of outreach programs in neighborhoods, YMCAs, community centers, nursing homes, and National 00:20:59.134 --> 00:21:05.806 - Guard installations. Jeff is known across the Red Cross for creating bold new models that bring the 00:21:05.806 --> 00:21:12.610 - mission closer to the people it serves. He leads the National Training Hub for SA, excuse me, Service 00:21:12.610 --> 00:21:19.949 - to Armed Forces deployment teams in Indiana at Camp Atterbury. He's the architect behind several field-tested 00:21:19.949 --> 00:21:21.950 - community mobilization pilots 00:21:22.306 --> 00:21:29.098 - And these prototypes are now drawing interest from regions across the country. Jeff served eight years 00:21:29.098 --> 00:21:35.957 - in the United States Marine Corps, is an electrical engineer, and founded and ran a drone manufacturing 00:21:35.957 --> 00:21:43.079 - company that supported federal government customers. Jeff is a lifelong Hoosier, an amateur radio operator, 00:21:43.079 --> 00:21:49.805 - a published author, and a student of leadership. He believes in small acts that create big impact. He 00:21:49.805 --> 00:21:51.454 - believes in wow moments. 00:21:51.778 --> 00:22:00.489 - and he believes that communities become stronger when people step forward for one another. So please 00:22:00.489 --> 00:22:09.113 - join me in welcoming today's speaker, my colleague and friend, Jeff Immel. Well, thank you so much, 00:22:09.113 --> 00:22:17.738 - Jim. I've got to say, I've been to several rotary clubs over the last several years. You by far are 00:22:17.738 --> 00:22:20.670 - the most technologically advanced 00:22:20.834 --> 00:22:30.746 - Rotary Club on the planet. I mean, the roving camera, that is way cool. I was briefed today as if I 00:22:30.746 --> 00:22:41.253 - was a professional speaker. I mean, when I walked in, I mean, I was greeted and immediately I was briefed 00:22:41.253 --> 00:22:50.174 - on lapel mic and clicker and everything else. So I hope that when I push this button that 00:22:50.338 --> 00:23:00.627 - My presentation is going to. Oh, here it comes. It's coming up. Wonderful. I want to share some things 00:23:00.627 --> 00:23:10.615 - with you. Some secrets behind the American Red Cross. And I would imagine whenever you think of the 00:23:10.615 --> 00:23:19.006 - American Red Cross, you probably immediately think of what? Yeah, we collect blood. 00:23:20.386 --> 00:23:29.576 - We teach CPR. We ask you for money during disasters. We respond to home fires. Well, I'm about to tell 00:23:29.576 --> 00:23:39.302 - you something about the American Red Cross that no one knows about, but that we're very active in worldwide. 00:23:39.302 --> 00:23:48.225 - And I think what we're going to find in this presentation is that the Rotary and the Red Cross have 00:23:48.225 --> 00:23:50.366 - a great deal in common. 00:23:53.666 --> 00:24:07.926 - This is Shaman. And Shaman has lived in a Rwandan refugee camp for all her life. She's still there. 00:24:07.926 --> 00:24:20.190 - And 25 years ago, Shaman, living in this refugee camp with her two-year-old daughter, 00:24:22.530 --> 00:24:34.856 - And Shaman had a pretty good idea that life was not going to change for her anytime soon and maybe never. 00:24:34.856 --> 00:24:46.717 - And consequently, life for her two-year-old daughter was probably going to replicate her life. Shaman 00:24:46.717 --> 00:24:50.206 - made an excruciating decision 00:24:52.226 --> 00:25:04.182 - There was an opportunity for her to put her daughter up for adoption. And her daughter would be adopted 00:25:04.182 --> 00:25:16.023 - by a family in the United States. It completely destroyed her. It was excruciating. But Shaman decided 00:25:16.023 --> 00:25:21.886 - that the best thing for her daughter was adoption. 00:25:22.466 --> 00:25:33.467 - by someone in the United States. For over 22 years, Shaman thought about her daughter every single day. 00:25:33.467 --> 00:25:44.046 - And every single day she thought would have, could have, should have. Every single day she wondered 00:25:44.046 --> 00:25:49.758 - if the decision that she made was the right decision. 00:25:50.242 --> 00:26:00.734 - She wondered where her daughter was, what kind of family she was with, where did she live in the United 00:26:00.734 --> 00:26:11.529 - States? And really, truly, was the decision that Shaman made the right decision? Well, Shaman was impacted 00:26:11.529 --> 00:26:19.902 - by a program that is run by the International Societies of the American Red Cross. 00:26:21.282 --> 00:26:30.210 - And it's called Restoring Family Links. And Restoring Family Links is a program that can be used by 00:26:30.210 --> 00:26:39.406 - families and family members who have been separated because of war, because of armed conflict, because 00:26:39.406 --> 00:26:49.406 - of political conflict. And these family members can reach out to the Society of the Red Cross in their country. 00:26:50.530 --> 00:26:59.997 - and they can file a case. They can actually open a case, provide information about the family member 00:26:59.997 --> 00:27:08.620 - that they are looking for. They might even have a picture. Shaman did. Shaman had a picture 00:27:08.620 --> 00:27:18.368 - of her two-year-old daughter. She can provide information of what she knew, and Shaman knew very little 00:27:18.368 --> 00:27:19.774 - other than her 00:27:20.066 --> 00:27:30.811 - her daughter went to the United States and was adopted somewhere in the United States. Shaman didn't 00:27:30.811 --> 00:27:41.556 - learn about this program until one day, 22 years after she put her daughter up for adoption, she was 00:27:41.556 --> 00:27:49.854 - talking to a volunteer of the Rwandan Red Cross. And Shaman shared her story. 00:27:50.466 --> 00:27:58.721 - about she put her daughter up for adoption. She wonders where she is. She wonders if she made the right 00:27:58.721 --> 00:28:06.818 - decision. And it just so happened that this volunteer knew about the program, Restoring Family Links, 00:28:06.818 --> 00:28:15.470 - shared this with Shaman. And so the volunteer helped her fill out all the paperwork. The volunteer collected 00:28:15.470 --> 00:28:17.534 - the picture that she had. 00:28:19.266 --> 00:28:28.312 - And that paperwork entered into the database of the International Red Cross. Now, the way this works 00:28:28.312 --> 00:28:37.895 - is that we have volunteer caseworkers. Volunteer, we call Restoring Family Links, RFL. That's the acronym. 00:28:37.895 --> 00:28:45.598 - We love acronyms in the Red Cross. So it's an RFL caseworker, a volunteer caseworker. 00:28:46.946 --> 00:28:58.296 - And we have six of those here in Indiana alone. And that caseworker gets to play a very important role. 00:28:58.296 --> 00:29:09.318 - Now, I don't know if any of you are old enough to remember. I am. On Saturday nights, I think it was 00:29:09.318 --> 00:29:15.102 - on CBS, there was this show called Columbo. Columbo. 00:29:16.770 --> 00:29:26.590 - Now, I love Columbo because it was always interesting how he was able to solve every single one of his 00:29:26.590 --> 00:29:36.123 - cases in less than an hour with commercials by simply asking questions. And that's how we train our 00:29:36.123 --> 00:29:40.318 - RFL caseworkers. Be curious. Ask questions. 00:29:40.866 --> 00:29:48.253 - and they begin to collect the leads and they begin to run down the leads and they ask more questions. 00:29:48.253 --> 00:29:55.857 - And when the family member is located, we've got a couple of options. One is that we can have the family 00:29:55.857 --> 00:30:03.316 - member who is located, if they want to be found, they can write a letter to the family member that was 00:30:03.316 --> 00:30:07.806 - looking for them. We send that through the Red Cross network. 00:30:08.738 --> 00:30:18.366 - The other way is that we simply pick up the phone and they can make a telephone call if we have a phone 00:30:18.366 --> 00:30:28.087 - number or even a video call. So that's how RFL works. This really matters. And it really matters because 00:30:28.087 --> 00:30:38.270 - families deserve answers. We had an RFL case that was opened up about three years ago. It was a family member 00:30:38.850 --> 00:30:47.211 - who had immigrated here from Honduras with his family. He decided to go back to Honduras and visit the 00:30:47.211 --> 00:30:55.329 - family that was there. Little, he was calling home every day. And then one day after, after about a 00:30:55.329 --> 00:31:03.447 - week, he quit calling home and no one was answering his cell phone. And so the family opened an RFL 00:31:03.447 --> 00:31:07.262 - case that went to one of our caseworkers here. 00:31:08.994 --> 00:31:16.782 - They asked questions, they searched, they collected all the information, they reached out to 00:31:16.782 --> 00:31:25.157 - their counterpart in Honduras, the Honduran Red Cross. And that person went to work, that volunteer 00:31:25.157 --> 00:31:33.783 - caseworker went to work, and she found him in jail. Yeah. He'd been picked up for something he did not 00:31:33.783 --> 00:31:36.798 - do. And that caseworker in Honduras 00:31:37.282 --> 00:31:45.922 - found an attorney that would take that case pro bono. And in less than three days, that family member, 00:31:45.922 --> 00:31:54.731 - that brother, was out and was back in the United States. And that is the power of RFL. We have a growing 00:31:54.731 --> 00:32:03.371 - international population here in Indiana. In Greenwood, Indiana, we have the Chin community. These are 00:32:03.371 --> 00:32:07.230 - people who have immigrated here from Myanmar. 00:32:07.906 --> 00:32:18.377 - Most of them have been persecuted because of their religious beliefs. Over 41,000 are here in Indiana. 00:32:18.377 --> 00:32:29.052 - Many of them have left family members back at home. We have a Haitian Creole community. We have a Latino 00:32:29.052 --> 00:32:33.118 - community. We have Ukrainian community. 00:32:33.346 --> 00:32:45.091 - Afghan community that are all here. And here in Indiana alone, since 2023, two years, we have reunited 00:32:45.091 --> 00:32:56.609 - six families. And right now we have six cases that are open here in the state. This is where we have 00:32:56.609 --> 00:33:01.854 - a lot in common. In Rotary, you have service, 00:33:02.434 --> 00:33:12.419 - above self. We have service above self. For us, it is humanitarian action. It is serving others, as 00:33:12.419 --> 00:33:23.103 - I like to say, serving people on their absolute worst day. Both our organizations, well, we build bridges. 00:33:23.103 --> 00:33:32.190 - And you build bridges through service. And we build bridges through reconnecting families. 00:33:33.602 --> 00:33:41.558 - Here's some ways that you can help. Now, in a little bit, I'm going to share with you a QR code. You 00:33:41.558 --> 00:33:49.593 - can scan that with your phone. That's going to take you to the restoring family links page on the Red 00:33:49.593 --> 00:33:57.549 - Cross website. You can read more about restoring family links. I would encourage you to please share 00:33:57.549 --> 00:33:59.518 - it within your networks. 00:33:59.906 --> 00:34:07.810 - tell people, I learned something new about the American Red Cross. They just don't collect blood. But 00:34:07.810 --> 00:34:15.868 - they also help reconnect families. You may know of a community leader from the international community. 00:34:15.868 --> 00:34:23.617 - Introduce me to them. I would love to meet them. And I would love to tell them more about restoring 00:34:23.617 --> 00:34:24.702 - family links. 00:34:24.962 --> 00:34:32.053 - And if you're really excited about this, you can actually be trained as a Restoring Family Links presenter 00:34:32.053 --> 00:34:38.680 - and do the same thing that I'm doing right now, simply sharing the program with your community. And 00:34:38.680 --> 00:34:45.573 - you don't have to stand in front of a group of people. You can share that one-on-one with your friends, 00:34:45.573 --> 00:34:52.332 - with your families, and within your networks. It's really easy to become a presenter. The training is 00:34:52.332 --> 00:34:54.718 - less than an hour. It's all online. 00:34:55.618 --> 00:35:09.540 - And it's really a great thing to have in your toolkit. Ah, Shaman again. I didn't tell you what happened, 00:35:09.540 --> 00:35:21.886 - did I? No? Well, I'll tell you what happened. So that case, that case came to Indiana because 00:35:22.274 --> 00:35:33.406 - The family that adopted Shaman's daughter lived in Indianapolis. And so our caseworker got it and began 00:35:33.406 --> 00:35:44.217 - to work that case. It took some time. She ran down some dead-end leads and a few others. But one day 00:35:44.217 --> 00:35:51.710 - she made a telephone call who she thought might be Shaman's daughter. 00:35:53.890 --> 00:36:05.591 - And she began asking questions and come to find out the woman that she was talking to on the other end 00:36:05.591 --> 00:36:17.179 - said, yes, I know that my mother put me up for adoption. I know that my mother is from Rwanda. And so 00:36:17.179 --> 00:36:21.950 - she actually had a picture of her mother. 00:36:23.074 --> 00:36:32.392 - And so we took this picture here and compared it to the picture of her mother. And it was a match. Oh 00:36:32.392 --> 00:36:41.801 - my goodness. How exciting. So our caseworker immediately reached out through the network, got in touch 00:36:41.801 --> 00:36:49.566 - with the volunteer that was in that refugee camp. And it just comes to find out that 00:36:49.698 --> 00:37:01.786 - Everybody had Apple phones. Oh my goodness. So you know what that means, right? That means we're going 00:37:01.786 --> 00:37:13.522 - to do a video call and this refugee camp had outstanding wifi. Wow. To see that moment. Now here is 00:37:13.522 --> 00:37:18.334 - the bonus. Here's the icing on the cake. 00:37:19.970 --> 00:37:34.243 - Shaman is not only a mother, she's a grandmother. That's a two year old granddaughter. Yeah. 00:37:34.243 --> 00:37:47.902 - What a story. Wow. What a story that is. And to even be a part of that is so fulfilling. 00:37:49.666 --> 00:37:57.369 - You can be a part of it too. Here's a QR code. You can scan this. This will take you to the American 00:37:57.369 --> 00:38:05.224 - Red Cross, Restoring Family Links webpage. You can read all about Restoring Family Links. You can read 00:38:05.224 --> 00:38:12.850 - about some really, really great stories about families being reunited, families that had lost track 00:38:12.850 --> 00:38:17.502 - of each other, and now are brought together because of this. 00:38:17.794 --> 00:38:28.296 - program. I'm going to put this back up here in just a little bit when we go to Q&A. But here's my contact 00:38:28.296 --> 00:38:38.303 - information. Hey, if you know of someone who has missing family somewhere outside the United States, 00:38:38.303 --> 00:38:44.446 - reach out to me because I will be thrilled to talk with them. 00:38:44.674 --> 00:38:55.763 - I will be thrilled to guide them. I'll be thrilled to point them to the proper path. What kind of questions 00:38:55.763 --> 00:39:06.338 - do you have for me? Sir? Oh, right here. I've got it. Oh, got it. Sir, that was such an inspiring talk 00:39:06.338 --> 00:39:12.190 - and certainly resonated with me. I may have missed this, 00:39:12.674 --> 00:39:21.710 - I'd like to investigate becoming a rotary volunteer. How does one go about it? Yes. So that is really 00:39:21.710 --> 00:39:30.746 - easy. You can go on the internet to redcross.org, click on the volunteer button, and then simply fill 00:39:30.746 --> 00:39:39.694 - it out a volunteer application. It's going to ask you, what do you want to do? Push RFL. Now an even 00:39:39.694 --> 00:39:42.174 - faster way is, Hey, see me. 00:39:42.658 --> 00:39:50.014 - All right. I'm going to give you my business card. OK. And then we'll get we'll get you going. 00:39:50.014 --> 00:39:58.686 - So thank you. Thank you for that. I know I know you do a lot of work in collaboration with other organizations. 00:39:59.682 --> 00:40:06.252 - like Americare's direct relief. I mean, there's so many of you folks that do great work in disaster 00:40:06.252 --> 00:40:12.888 - relief. But of course, a large part of that was also the U.S. government and the role they played in 00:40:12.888 --> 00:40:19.523 - that. And we've had a lot of cuts to various organizations as well as programs. So I'm wondering how 00:40:19.523 --> 00:40:25.502 - you folks are managing during these very challenging times with a lot of cuts and a lot of 00:40:26.050 --> 00:40:34.378 - I would say, increased distress, increased poverty, increased hunger, increased homelessness. How are 00:40:34.378 --> 00:40:42.625 - you managing through these very challenging times? Yeah, the times are challenging. One thing is the 00:40:42.625 --> 00:40:50.872 - American Red Cross, we have no government funding. So we are only sustained through donor donations. 00:40:50.872 --> 00:40:53.566 - So that's where that comes from. 00:40:53.666 --> 00:41:02.135 - Part of that too is, so you're aware that the Red Cross teaches CPR in first aid. So that is a profit 00:41:02.135 --> 00:41:10.521 - center for the Red Cross. That money is a contributor to support Red Cross missions. Also, our blood 00:41:10.521 --> 00:41:18.824 - collection also is another way that we support our mission, but we have no government funding. Now, 00:41:18.824 --> 00:41:20.734 - one of the things that 00:41:21.250 --> 00:41:31.389 - all organizations face, all non-profit organizations, is simply donor fatigue. Because you're right, 00:41:31.389 --> 00:41:43.134 - there are so many organizations that are out there. One thing that we're blessed with is that the American Red Cross 00:41:43.298 --> 00:41:53.373 - is the second most recognized brand in the United States. Does anybody know what the first most recognized 00:41:53.373 --> 00:42:02.789 - brand is? McDonald's. Ooh, okay, so I heard McDonald's. I heard Coca-Cola. Anyone else want to try? 00:42:02.789 --> 00:42:11.358 - Ketchup. Heinz. Are you football, Heinz? It's Coca-Cola. Yeah, Coca-Cola is the number one 00:42:12.066 --> 00:42:21.406 - most recognized brand in the United States. And second to that is the American Red Cross. So we're thankful 00:42:21.406 --> 00:42:30.660 - for that. I'm also thankful that whenever there is a big disaster, you'll notice, like during NFL football 00:42:30.660 --> 00:42:39.481 - games, you'll see the crawl that goes across there, donate to the Red Cross. Do we have any questions 00:42:39.481 --> 00:42:41.470 - online? No, we do not. 00:42:42.338 --> 00:42:50.485 - All right, Sally. Just a clarification. Do you mean that you've never sought federal funding or you 00:42:50.485 --> 00:42:58.795 - currently do not have federal funding? So currently we do not use to have federal fund. I don't know. 00:42:58.795 --> 00:43:07.104 - I have no idea. I'm kind of new to the Red Cross. I sold my drone company and retired and was looking 00:43:07.104 --> 00:43:09.630 - for some structure in my life. 00:43:09.762 --> 00:43:19.410 - and wanted to help people on their worst day. And so here I am. This is a question I don't want to ask, 00:43:19.410 --> 00:43:28.687 - but I'm going to. I was a volunteer in Appalachian, Kentucky when we had a flood, and I served as a 00:43:28.687 --> 00:43:38.149 - volunteer handing out supplies and so forth. I found in that experience that there were a few people, 00:43:38.149 --> 00:43:39.262 - a very few, 00:43:39.426 --> 00:43:47.193 - who exaggerated their condition or said somebody would say, well, this guy never had the flood in his 00:43:47.193 --> 00:43:55.188 - house. How much of that happens in your emergency recovery operations? People that don't really qualify, 00:43:55.188 --> 00:44:02.878 - but they ask for help. So I'm sure that happens. I don't have I don't have any visibility into that. 00:44:03.394 --> 00:44:12.069 - to give you a firm statistic on how that happens. I'm sorry that you saw that, and I'm sorry that happens, 00:44:12.069 --> 00:44:20.258 - but I don't know the answer to your question. I'm sorry. Okay. I have one question. So, tagging onto 00:44:20.258 --> 00:44:28.691 - what Jeff said earlier, with the RFL specifically and the government changes in immigration, et cetera, 00:44:28.691 --> 00:44:33.150 - are you seeing that impact adoption or relocating each 00:44:33.250 --> 00:44:44.146 - families? So, I'll tell you what I see. So, tomorrow, I will be at an event at the Chin Community Center 00:44:44.146 --> 00:44:55.145 - in Greenwood, Indiana. And I work a lot with the Chin community. I work a lot with the Burmese community, 00:44:55.145 --> 00:45:00.126 - Latino community. What I see is a sense of fear 00:45:01.666 --> 00:45:09.858 - about reaching out to locate family members. And the reason why is because we got to collect 00:45:09.858 --> 00:45:18.931 - some information. We got to collect information on when's the last time that you had contact with him. 00:45:18.931 --> 00:45:26.947 - Do you have an address or a telephone number that used to work? And what we find is people 00:45:26.947 --> 00:45:30.558 - in the international community right now 00:45:30.946 --> 00:45:41.809 - feel some fear about sharing that information right now. So that's what I'm seeing. If I have one more 00:45:41.809 --> 00:45:52.567 - question, can you talk about countries in the world where it's especially hard to get information? So 00:45:52.567 --> 00:45:59.422 - you talked about Myanmar. Are there other examples where it just 00:45:59.810 --> 00:46:10.614 - People just disappear and you can't get information. Ukraine, we have two cases right now in Ukraine, 00:46:10.614 --> 00:46:21.418 - and these two gentlemen disappeared. We don't know where they are. So those are active cases. Iraq is 00:46:21.418 --> 00:46:29.150 - another one that we find. Afghanistan is another one. Pakistan would be, 00:46:29.410 --> 00:46:38.609 - those places that are the most difficult to attempt to locate someone. Now, you notice that all of those 00:46:38.609 --> 00:46:47.984 - have something in common. All of them have recently been in some sort of war, some sort of armed conflict, 00:46:47.984 --> 00:46:57.534 - and that's what is particularly difficult with Ukraine. So, the two people that are missing were combatants, 00:46:58.498 --> 00:47:14.585 - They went missing sometime during combat, and now we're trying to find them. Thank you. Thank you very 00:47:14.585 --> 00:47:26.142 - much, Jeff. Just the thought of reconnecting families is so heartwarming. 00:47:26.754 --> 00:47:32.042 - In honor of your talk, a donation will be made this quarter to the Lake Monroe Water Fund. 00:47:32.042 --> 00:47:37.911 - So thank you. We are a little bit ahead of schedule. And so I'm going to do something we've not done 00:47:37.911 --> 00:47:44.012 - before that I know of, at least during my short time with the club. But we're going to have five minutes 00:47:44.012 --> 00:47:49.882 - of open mic. If there is a member who wants to put up your hand, you'll actually have to come to the 00:47:49.882 --> 00:47:53.310 - front of the room. So Tracy, you're good to go. Or online. 00:47:53.410 --> 00:48:01.002 - Anyone has something short that they want to say? Hopefully it's positive, but it can be negative. So 00:48:01.002 --> 00:48:08.594 - we have happy dollars, but those are confined to happy thoughts. But anyone who'd like to just get up 00:48:08.594 --> 00:48:11.646 - and say something? OK. John and Jim are? 00:48:21.346 --> 00:48:27.667 - Good afternoon, everybody. I'm John Zote, your club treasurer. It's not about a treasurer money thing. 00:48:27.667 --> 00:48:33.865 - But I'm also on the steering committee for IU Bloomington's celebration of America's 250th birthday. 00:48:33.865 --> 00:48:40.186 - And so just wanted to part of my job is to outreach with service organizations around Bloomington. And 00:48:40.186 --> 00:48:46.814 - obviously, we're one. So I just want to let you know to kind of keep your eyes peeled for information about 00:48:47.522 --> 00:48:54.375 - what the university will be doing next year when we get into 2026. If you didn't know, IU is one of 00:48:54.375 --> 00:49:01.502 - the holders of one of three copies of the Declaration of Independence, west of the Allegheny Mountains. 00:49:01.502 --> 00:49:08.355 - It's housed at the Lilly Library. So more to come, but wanted to make that announcement. Thanks for 00:49:08.355 --> 00:49:15.345 - the open mic. I just wanted to say a couple of things. One, isn't it great to have a partnership with 00:49:15.345 --> 00:49:16.990 - the American Red Cross? 00:49:17.410 --> 00:49:24.729 - And it's so wonderful to have Jim Griffith as a member. And Jeff, that was a terrific talk. Thank you 00:49:24.729 --> 00:49:32.478 - so much. You really speak from the heart. Also, as several of you mentioned, wasn't Saturday night special? 00:49:32.478 --> 00:49:39.869 - I mean, honest to goodness, I never in my life thought I would live to see such a date. And, you know, 00:49:39.869 --> 00:49:44.318 - I'm a little sad, more than a little sad that some people who 00:49:44.866 --> 00:49:53.127 - were such big IU fans, I think of Bob Hamill and who didn't live to see it. You know, just kind of that 00:49:53.127 --> 00:50:01.149 - part of it kind of breaks my heart. I just wanted to also maybe I'm sure already know this, but next 00:50:01.149 --> 00:50:09.489 - Sunday night, 60 Minutes is doing a segment on Coach Signetti and the turnaround. And I don't know about 00:50:09.489 --> 00:50:14.334 - you, but I'm planning on turning in for that. John Wertheim. 00:50:15.106 --> 00:50:22.681 - who is a native Bloomingtonian and has worked for Sports Illustrated for years and currently works for 00:50:22.681 --> 00:50:30.109 - CBS 60 Minutes is doing that story. So seven o'clock Sunday, unless the NFL game pushes it back, the 00:50:30.109 --> 00:50:37.758 - starting time, but I know you'll want to join me in seeing that. Thank you very much. Thank you, Steve. 00:50:43.458 --> 00:50:51.450 - A couple of things I want to reply to John. So we have between Glenda Murray and Jim Cachu and now John 00:50:51.450 --> 00:50:59.135 - Zote. I feel like we're we're kind of have good connections as to the America 250th anniversary and 00:50:59.135 --> 00:51:06.896 - and hopefully we are planning next weekend next week to induct the new director of the Monroe County 00:51:06.896 --> 00:51:08.126 - History Center. 00:51:08.226 --> 00:51:15.312 - So anyway, we're kind of looking for cues as to what our role as a club will be in celebrating America's 00:51:15.312 --> 00:51:22.398 - 250th anniversary. The other thing in response to Jim's comment, Bob Hamill's son was a suitemate during 00:51:22.398 --> 00:51:29.417 - one of my years at IU. And before the game, I got a text from him, and he was at the game and a picture 00:51:29.417 --> 00:51:36.638 - of what he could see down on the field. So I was really happy for him and sorry that his dad wasn't alive. 00:51:39.970 --> 00:51:47.933 - Just to tag on to what John said, for those of you who have not watched for the 250th anniversary, the 00:51:47.933 --> 00:51:56.052 - Ken Burns special, it's very good to watch. It's a reminder of what we in this country have gone through 00:51:56.052 --> 00:52:03.938 - over the years. This is not new news, what we go through now, and it should give you some inspiration 00:52:03.938 --> 00:52:08.190 - that we fight for what's right. And since this is also 00:52:08.578 --> 00:52:17.675 - close to December 7th, I would also say that one of the other things that happens every year at Christmastime 00:52:17.675 --> 00:52:26.441 - is a group called Reeds Across America. People buy wreaths online, volunteers put them out in cemeteries. 00:52:26.441 --> 00:52:34.794 - We first experienced this in Beaufort, South Carolina at the National Cemetery there where Patrick's 00:52:34.794 --> 00:52:37.854 - brother-in-law is buried and nephew. 00:52:38.178 --> 00:52:47.653 - But we do this in Monroe County in a number of cemeteries. And so if anybody is interested in helping 00:52:47.653 --> 00:52:56.943 - on Saturday, they're hoping to have 1,600 wreaths to put out in Rose Hill, just Rose Hill Cemetery. 00:52:56.943 --> 00:52:59.358 - But it's a huge cemetery. 00:52:59.586 --> 00:53:07.282 - If you have time, anytime between now and the end of the year, drive through and see the wreaths and 00:53:07.282 --> 00:53:15.131 - the red bow, and you know every one of those graves is a service member. Thank you. Thank you, Glenda. 00:53:15.131 --> 00:53:23.056 - Leslie, anyone online have anything they'd like to say? No hands came up, but I just want to say I rang 00:53:23.056 --> 00:53:28.542 - the bell for the first time at the Southside Kroger, and I had a blast. 00:53:28.706 --> 00:53:36.971 - I think I talked to everybody that walked by and just want to say thank you for everybody participating 00:53:36.971 --> 00:53:45.077 - in the bell ringing. It was quite enjoyable. Thanks for doing that, Leslie. One last thing that Steve 00:53:45.077 --> 00:53:53.025 - caught up, if you want to come up and say something, that I'd like to say is we had a presentation, 00:53:53.025 --> 00:53:58.270 - and I lose track of time, but it was a year, year and a half ago, 00:53:58.370 --> 00:54:06.940 - And it was about innovative defense readiness and about a possible really big project that the military 00:54:06.940 --> 00:54:15.427 - would do here in Bloomington. And we were hoping it would take place in June of 26. And unfortunately, 00:54:15.427 --> 00:54:21.854 - it's not going to happen. We haven't heard if it's a no or if it's a not now. 00:54:21.954 --> 00:54:31.491 - But anyway, that was kind of out there as a big question mark on our calendar. It would have been a 00:54:31.491 --> 00:54:41.218 - really great thing for this community. And unfortunately, it's not going to happen at this time. Just 00:54:41.218 --> 00:54:51.422 - want to say in remembrance of this 250th anniversary, we're pretty lucky. My mother and her three brothers 00:54:52.194 --> 00:55:03.376 - and Indiana all volunteered within two weeks of Pearl Harbor. They served honorably and had an honorable 00:55:03.376 --> 00:55:14.345 - discharge and two of the boys saw serious action in that war. One went into the hospital for 14 months 00:55:14.345 --> 00:55:21.374 - in the Battle of Okinawa. So the United States has a long history 00:55:21.826 --> 00:55:31.770 - history of serious conflict. Worse, of course, is our Civil War, where we lost more people than we lost 00:55:31.770 --> 00:55:41.810 - in all of our other wars combined. So we're lucky to be where we are today. It inspired me to join Navy. 00:55:41.810 --> 00:55:46.878 - And I just wanted to say, be happy that you're here. 00:55:53.282 --> 00:56:00.757 - Steve, we have one more online for Judy Schroeder. OK, go ahead, Judy. I just want to emphasize that 00:56:00.757 --> 00:56:08.527 - we have a meeting next week and it's going to be a really important meeting. I know that Steve was going 00:56:08.527 --> 00:56:15.928 - to tell you this, but I'm going to get a jump on him. We have a really good expert, Bob Kravchuk on 00:56:15.928 --> 00:56:18.814 - Ukraine, and he's going to give us his 00:56:20.546 --> 00:56:28.349 - on what is going on there. And it will be up to the minute. So I don't think you'll want to miss this 00:56:28.349 --> 00:56:36.381 - meeting. Just wanted you all to know that. Thank you, Judy. I also want to thank you. I was afraid there 00:56:36.381 --> 00:56:44.184 - might be a motion to impeach, but that hasn't happened. So anyway, so as Judy said, next meeting will 00:56:44.184 --> 00:56:47.550 - be here in the jointed room, December 16th. 00:56:48.002 --> 00:56:54.681 - and we'll learn up to date about the war in Ukraine. So Tyler, if you could share the graphic for the 00:56:54.681 --> 00:57:01.426 - four-way test. All right, did you have something? Yeah, one quick thing. For anyone who didn't get the 00:57:01.426 --> 00:57:08.039 - QR code from Jeff's PowerPoint, at the end of the meeting, I'm gonna put it back up on screen. Okay, 00:57:08.039 --> 00:57:14.587 - excellent. After the four-way test, right? Yes. Okay. So please stand if you're able. Of the things 00:57:14.587 --> 00:57:17.534 - we think, say or do, first, is it the truth? 00:57:17.890 --> 00:57:25.247 - Second, is it fair to all concern? Third, will it build goodwill and better friendships? Fourth, will 00:57:25.247 --> 00:57:29.214 - it be beneficial to all concern? And fifth, is it fun?