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Rudi Andalora
Speakers
Feb 06, 2023
ART Cloth + Craft
Feb 13, 2023
Literacy Volunteers of Chautauqua County (LVCC)
Feb 20, 2023
No Noon Meeting
Feb 27, 2023
Growers' Cooperative
Mar 06, 2023
Infinity’s Pearl City Clay House Artist and Director
Mar 20, 2023
No Noon Meeting
Mar 27, 2023
Executive Director of the Fenton History Center
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Make Up Opportunities 
 
AM CLUB Hybrid meetings at Venue 31 - Meetings at 7:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
 
FALCONER — Meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 AM at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History located at 311 Curtis Street in Jamestown, New York
 
WESTFIELD / MAYVILLE — Currently meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 5pm via ZOOM. Contact Janese Berkhouse at 716-397-8801 for Zoom details.
 
FREDONIA/DUNKIRK
Meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM - Zoom Teleconfrence Meetings - Effective until further notice - Fredonia, NY 14063
 
 
 
Committee meetings or social events can also be used as make-ups.
 
 
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January 30, 2023 - Noon Rotary Meeting

President: President John Healy led the Pledge of Allegiance, The National Anthem and The Rotary 4 Way Test.

Invocation: Becky Robbins, In the spirit of Groundhog Day, a prayer for comfort during the season of change. “Open our eyes to light, even in the cold, crisp light of winter, Let us comfort each other in the warmth of our prayers.”

Rotarians and Guests: George Harper, guest of Chris Anderson

Announcements:

Rudi Andalora is reporting for Rotarily Yours.

Fundraising Committee - Please respond to the Doodle poll as soon as possible, to get the meeting scheduled.

Vision Committee - Meeting Thursday @ 12Noon, both on Zoom and at the Community Foundation.

Renewed contract at the Double Tree, with a minimum of 30 people served for lunch. It will be important to have at least 30 people at Rotarian luncheons in order to cover cost.

Ruth Lundin - Reminder that Team Rotary Coldest Night of the Year Walk on Saturday February 25th, sending another Clubrunner link to sign up to walk, pledge or donate.

Sergeant at Arms: John Healy

Amy Rohler - article announcing United Way 2022 campaign exceeds goal.

Doors Open Jamestown - great event and turnout.

SUNY Fredonia - former Rotarian Mike Metzger recently retired as Vice President at SUNY Fredonia, previous recipient of the John D. Hamilton community service award

Eagles fans and Mt. Union fans - Nick Sirianni

Happy Bucks: 

Ruth Lundin will manage and host the next Rotary luncheon

UPMC Chautauqua was awarded a very large grant for medical equipment, announcement will be in the newspaper, a great representation of community dollars at work

Doors Open was a great day downtown as well as the Chamber of Commerce representing 5 different ribbon cuttings in Chautauqua County

Lucille Ball Little Theatre -  “A Play That Goes Wrong” show openings and times can be found on the LBLTJ Theatre Facebook page

Social Committee - survey for Farch ideas

Stories
COMBAT Addiction CHQ

Dr. Kirk Young of the Program Committee had the pleasure of introducing the guest speakers, Steve Kilburn, from COMBAT Addiction CHQ. Also introduced two of Steve’s supporting staff members, MacKenna Graham and Katie Young.

Steve Kilburn is the grant Projects Director for the Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene, overseeing federal grants and partnering with several agencies to combat overdose and addiction in Chautauqua County. Mr. Kilburn grew up in Western Pennsylvania and in central New York. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Cornell University, served as a U.S. Peace corps Volunteer and later obtained a Master’s degree from Regent College in Vancouver, B.C.

Steve Kilburn and staff were at the meeting to present the told truths, as the community is well aware of the addiction and overdose crisis in Chautauqua County. Not only here, but the data from 2021 revealed the highest numbers of people affected by the ongoing drug crisis state wide and nationally. Sadly, 2022 data is not that much improved. The reasons that people find themselves in addiction and the realities that go along with addiction are more present. Yet, it is still a rising death toll compared to other causes of death.

Addressing addiction and its direct consequences is extremely costly. Based on the numbers of people affected by addiction, the prevalence of addiction is huge with stigmas associated with it, like being extremely isolated, tragic deaths, other health issues and the effects on the healthcare system.

The prevalence of the synthetic opioid, fentanyl is a large contributor to causing untimely death. Because of fentanyl being used in so many other forms, drugs laced with fentanyl, heroin barely exists as it has been replaced with this deadly drug. The two most prevalent chemicals, man made with no agricultural connection, that are the big contributors to fatalities are fentanyl and methamphetamine. The amount that is produced of both man made substances is staggering. They can be made at a cheap cost and with industrial chemicals. Fentanyl overdoses for Americans, ages 18 - 45, have been the leading cause of death since 2019 through 2021.

There have been waves of the opioid crisis since we’ve known about it, beginning with excessive prescribing of pain killers, names OxyContin. The second phase was heroin and then into fentanyl. So, the opioid crises has seen a transformation of what is used. Chautauqua County is considered a high-density drug trafficking area because of the proximity to major cities and two major highways.

There have been some healing solutions to help the situation. Combat CHQ is a one stop place that provides a variety of resources to help combat addiction. To learn more visit www.combataddictionchq.com as well as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. There are lots of services that are connected such as multiple outpatient clinics, inpatient rehab, methadone clinics, the distribution of Narcan, which has had an effect on reducing the number of overdoses. As well as local agencies, Prevention Works, Mental Health Association and the Chautauqua Center, all having part in the harm reduction.

The story of organized crime is not spoken about and left for interpretation on how sophisticated it can be as it contributes to more addictions, therefore fatalities. There are complex reasons as it pertains to how people develop addiction, physical health problems, mental health problems, severe pain, other people at home suffering with pain, family dynamics, poor living conditions, extreme poverty, hopelessness, unemployment and motivation. Some people do perceive their drug problem to be a solution to the other problems. In summary, despite so many impressive services that are available to gain control over the situation, there is still a host of other issues that just don’t get treated and need more attention. Harm reduction reduces harm but there is also healing introduction. There are a lot of people who are in recovery. It is not an uncommon story but there are inspiring stories on how people have committed to their healing and recovery.

A donation will be made in honor of Combat Addiction CHQ, Steve Kilburn, Katie Young and MacKenna Graham, toward vaccinating 4 children who will never experience polio in their life.

For a full view of the Combat CHQ presentation visit Rotary of Jamestown YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/n1kEDB_A3L8

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