Red Bud Rotary Club

Meeting Minutes

January 8, 2008

Red Bud Regional Hospital – 2nd Floor Solarium

12:00 noon

 

Club Members Attending:    Pat Ramsey, Tina Stulce, Gil Phillippe, Steve Laur, Marty Kinert, Tom Nihells, Cathy Dupertuis, Joe Tanner, Bob Honeycutt, Gene Holmes, Brad Hall, Phil Weishaar, Tom Cowell, Pam Wineinger, Clarence Guebert, Jim Walker, Dian Albert, Pam Kempfer

 

Guests Attending:                 Wayne Collmeyer

 

Pat Ramsey called the meeting to order at 12:20 p.m.

 

Tina Stulce said prayer.

 

Secretary’s report was distributed via e-mail and the minutes stood as written.

 

The Treasurer’s report was distributed. No questions were presented. The balance in the club account is $3,738.71.

 

Invoices for those members who need to pay the second half of their dues will go out this week. Pat asked that everyone pay dues promptly.

 

Pat read a Christmas card from the Dictionary Project thanking us for our involvement and mentioned some fundraiser events that are being hosted by other Rotary Clubs in the area. She encouraged people to attend if possible.

 

There were no birthdays to be celebrated. Pat recommended that a list is put together with that information on it.

 

The program format will be changing effective next meeting. The 3rd Tuesday will be reserved for a general business meeting so there will not be a program on those days. On the 4th Tuesday of every month the program will need to focus on a Rotary topic. A new program schedule will be posted next week.

 

Tom Nihells was presented for membership by Jim Walker.

 

Motion made by Cathy Dupertuis, seconded by Tina Stulce to approve the membership for Tom Nihells. Motion carried.

 

Tina Stulce introduced the speakers for the day. Shea Haury and Joni Chandler from the Human Service Center spoke on respective programs at the center.

Joni received her Master’s Degree in social work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Joni is the Director of the Day Services Program at the center.

 

Shea received her Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She is the Director of Counseling Services.

 

Joni is responsible for the following programs:

 

Psychosocial Rehabilitative Services

Developmental Training Services

Mental Health Residential

Residential Services

 

Shea is responsible for the following programs:

 

Counseling

Older Adult Services

Alcohol/Substance Abuse Services

DUI

Case Management

Psychiatric Services

Emergency Mental Health Services

Children First

Kids in the Middle

Divorce Mediation.

 

Other details regarding the center included:

o       No one is turned away for their inability to pay

o       There is no fee for the Day Services Program

o       There are approximately 69 disabled clients that participate at the center

o       There are approximately 59 mentally ill clients that receive services at the center

o       They accept many different types of insurance as forms of payment

o       The programs mentioned above are for residents in Randolph County

o       The ages of clients varies greatly – from young to old

 

A brief question and answer session followed the presentation.

 

With there being no further business, the Four Way Test was recited and the meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Pamela K. Kempfer

Secretary