The Rotary Club of Kent

February 18, 2020

 

President Roger called the meeting to order at 12:10. After singing “God Bless America,” and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, Rachel Kerns offered the invocation. Rachel Kerns was also the designated photographer for the day. Songleader David Dix led us in singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in honor of the Indians’ opener at Spring Training in Arizona.

 

Visitors: There were no visiting Rotarians. Visitors were Gyorgyi Mihalyi-Jewell, guest of Alyssa Mazey and Laura Fechter, guest of Olivia Pilon. Brandy and Trey Harris, parents of our Roosevelt Student of the Month, were also guests.

 

Student of the Month: Theodore Roosevelt High School Student of the month was scholar/athlete Braydn Harris. She has maintained a 3.8 GPA during her High School career and is a student in the Engineering program. A member of the golf, bowling, and track teams, she plans to attend the University of Akron to further her study of engineering.

 

 

 

Kathy Myers, Program Chair, introduced today’s speakers, Scott Simmons and John Tasco from Kent Fire Department. They presented information about Pulse Point, a program whose goal is to reduce the time it normally takes between a sudden cardiac arrest event and the victim receiving life-saving CPR and defibrillation.

 

Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading risk for mortality and recovery often depends on immediate treatment with CPR and the use of an AED – automatic external defibrillator. Typical response to a call for help by professionals is 5 to 8 minute or longer. Pulse Point reduces this time by empowering civilians through technology to arrive on the scene early and administer CPR. Pulse Point is an app that is downloaded to your phone and alerts you to any sudden cardiac arrest in a public place within a quarter mile of your location.

 

Started in Seattle Washington, the program is at work in 4000 communities with another 1000 in process. Over 2 million people have downloaded the app, which includes animated instructions in how to administer CPR and helps you locate the nearest AED machine. You can download the app at pulsepoint.org. Look for Pulse Point Respond.

 

Kathy Myers responded on behalf of the club and noted how important it is that we all get involved with this life saving program.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas Hatch

President Roger called the meeting to order at 12:12. After singing “God Bless America,” and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, Olivia Pilon offered the invocation, which was written by Rotarian Shawn Gordon. Todd Kamenash was the designated photographer for the day. Songleader David Dix led us in singing “That’s Amore” in honor of Valentine’s Day.

 

Visitors: There were no visiting Rotarians. Guests were Matt Kula, guest of Steve Dennis, and Jon Biscardi, chef at the Black Iron Grill.

 

Birthdays: Jeff Roeger stood in for Sherry Joy announcing February birthdays. Matt Carter identified ESPN as his most influential media before he was 21; Steve Belli recalled using his transistor radio to pick up WMMS new music on Sunday nights; Walt Strawman noted that, at his age, he couldn’t recall!

 

 

 

Kathy Myers, Program Chair, introduced today’s speakers, Chase Leonelli and Jacy Watson from the Sequoia Fitness and Wellness Center located on the NEOMED campus in Rootstown. Since February is Heart Health month, they are taking the message of the benefits of planned exercise to the community. They noted that inactivity is the 4^th leading risk for mortality and that the average American spends 6.5 hours per day sitting.

 

They encouraged everyone to fit exercise into their daily routine using these techniques:

 

Chase then led the group in practicing some easy exercises anyone can do while sitting at his or her desk or on an airplane.

 

Jacy pointed out that new members at Sequoia get a free risk assessment and that group exercise classes at the facility are included with the monthly fee.

 

David McKeen offered the club response thanking the speakers and noting his successful experience as a member at Sequoia.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas Hatch