That Day in May - Saturday, May 17, 2008
Parade Entry Application for That Day in May now availalble!
Youth Leadership Workshop at Dayton Engineers Club Mar. 13
The Oakwood Rotary Club seeks applications from Oakwood area high school juniors to attend the Rotary District 6670 Annual Leadership Workshop at the Dayton Engineers Club. The all day event will take place on Thursday, March 13, 2008. The one day session offers students from local area high schools the opportunity to meet Rotary leaders and develop team problem solving and presentation skills in a collegial atmosphere.
Applications and more details about the workshop can be obtained from Oakwood High School’s Guidance Counsel Office. For students living in Oakwood who attend other high schools you can also contact Oakwood Rotarian Chuck Roedersheimer (293-8105) for applications or ask any Oakwood Rotarian you may know for an application.
Information on past programs and details on this year’s event can also be found at the local Rotary District 6670 website – www.rotary6670.org. Information on the RYLA international program is found at www.rotary.org under the tab “RI Programs” and then the tab “Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.” Applications need to be completed and turned into the Guidance Counselor office or to Mr. Roedersheimer (349 E. Schantz Avenue, Dayton, OH 45409) no later than Feb. 26, 2008.
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Rotary honors female members
On Friday, Jan. 18, the Oakwood Rotary held a special meeting to honor the women of Rotary. The celebration marked the 20th anniversary of the induction of women into the Oakwood Rotary Club.
On January 8, 1988, Do Winkler (Wagner) and Jane Voisard were officially inducted as the first women members of the Oakwood Rotary Club. Oakwood Rotary Charter member Bill Clymer remarked that Rotary International was “the first service club, the first club to go international, the first club to host exchange students and the first club to induct women.”
Club member Harvey Pierce added, “We want to salute the women for making our Oakwood Rotary a family.” Charter member Stan Herr wryly observed, “Jane an Do were our first female club members and they are still with us 20 years later. That shows amazing tolerance on their part!” Charter member Ike Eichner congratulated Winkler-Wagner and Voisard, and he encouraged all women to take active leadership roles in the Rotary.
Currently, Rotary International has over 182,000 female members. Over half of Roteract and Interact members are women, and 60 percent of exchange students participating in Rotary Youth Exchange programs are female. Two of the last six Rotary District governors in Ohio have been women.
“I love all of the friendships I have made and the good work of Rotary,” said Winkler-Wagner, the publisher and owner of the Oakwood Register. “You feel so helpful on all levels when talented people come together to help others.”
Voisard, the former owner and President of the Oregon Group Architects remarked, “There is so much camaraderie in Rotary and it is so easy to serve others in this environment of volunteerism. I have always felt welcomed in this club.”
The Oakwood Rotary currently has 130 members, 36 of whom are women. Out of 16 current board members, six are women. Club members Elaine Allison and Polly Petricola have served as Oakwood Rotary Presidents, and in 2007, Debbie Hershey was the first woman to chair the That Day in May Rotary fundraiser.
The celebration ended with a presentation of a special plaque to Winkler-Wagner and Voisard, plus a presentation of roses to all the female Oakwood Rotary Club members.