Club President Kristin Keller Welcomed members and guests
Kevin Courtney offered the prayer and led the pledge to the flag
Visiting Rotarians Jane and Craig Stout from West Virginia were welcomed and asked to share information about their club.
Announcements:
Thank you to all who participated in the trash pickup at the high school
Founders night will be June 23rd at Spring Lake at 5:30. Save the Date!
Last raffle of the year - cash raffle - will complete our commitment to the Rec Center. Tickets coming soon
Suzi Oliver talked about Heroes' Flight and Flags for Heroes
Greg Wynn presented Henry Criss with the District Veterans Pin. Henry served in the Marines
Suzi Oliver, Sergeant at Arms, collected Happy $$
Speaker
Rose Ewing presented information about Hopeful Horizons and their mission. Hopeful Horizons is a children's advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center.
Everyone is eligible for their services including legal counseling and shelter. The difference between their shelter and others is that the whole family can come to their shelter. Rose gave us a list of 49 names and asked what they had in common. They were all deaths because of domestic abuse in a year - 49 people from the age of 18 to 86!! The list, which is released in October each year and horrifyingly shows that the trend is increasing! It also shows the trend that there are more men victims. All services are free and confidential. Everyone is treated as a unique individual. Services include: children advocacy (forensic interview); domestic violence' sexual assault (up to a year to press charges). There are counseling service with Master counselors, and help for secondary victims, transitional housing to allow abused to stay away from the abuser, survivor support groups, and outreach. They provide information about prevention and education and go to schools. Hopeful Horizons relies on Federal and State grants, fundraisers and individual donations. For more information visit hopefulhorizons.org