Concerts are back this summer, so come and join us!
Music starts at 70:00 PM on Thursdays and are held in the gazebo at Bicentennial Park at the corner of Cherry St. and Mulberry St. in downtown Lebanon, OH.
Please check and save this summer’s schedule below.
Adam Mathews opened the meeting with regular Kiwanis business.
Kiwanis then showed a video from the Republican Conference featuring facts and opinions on the COVID vaccine; video will be released later on.
Brad Knapp introduced Rob Portman (after some technical difficulties), during which he thanked Sen. Portman for his editorial in today’s Cincinnati Enquirer.
Sen. Portman spoke about the pandemic – he thinks we will get through this very soon. He also thanked the clubs on behalf of the Golden Lamb. He then talked about the coming vaccine; they are 90-95% efficacy, as compared to 35% efficacy for flu vaccine. He also talked about needing a lack of politics on the vaccine. Portman stated that he feels Congress needs to get through the “bridge” until March/April, when the vaccine is available. Sen. Portman then moved on to the election, with a summary of election results and an outline of the Senate race down in Georgia. Sen. Portman then talked about upcoming bills regarding saving for retirement. He also thanked both clubs for their work with the community. He closed out his talk by mentioning that he went out with President Oda to dedicate the monument for the Rotary Club’s 100-year anniversary.
Q&A Session
Megan Manuel asked about the transfer of power and whether Sen. Portman believes it will be peaceful – Sen. Portman answered that he does believe it will happen peacefully. He also stated that there will always be election fraud, but this election probably wasn’t affected by the small numbers of fraudulent ballots.
Linda Oda asked if conservatives merely feel a media bias, or does Portman believe it exists – Sen. Portman agrees there is huge bias in media, and referenced a recent statement from Carl Bernstein about 21 senators who have contempt for Trump; Sen. Portman denied it, said it was irresponsible.
Jennifer Long asked if the Senate can represent Warren County and earn the citizens’ trust – Sen. Portman said he hopes we can work together, and that the Speaker of the House will be important.
Linda Oda mentioned that the Rotary Club would love to get Sen. Portman back for a centennial gala – Sen. Portman said he’d love to be there.
Aaron Reid mentioned that he’s been working with the Department of Labor regarding regulations and workforce reform, and offered to be a spokesperson for Sen. Portman.
Adam Mathews called the end of the meeting, and had Brad Knapp and Linda Oda pull winners for the Kiwanis raffle fundraiser.
Thank you Senator Shannon Jones for coming into Lebanon Ohio Rotary so that we could learn the Facts on Infant Mortality and how your passion is to bring Ohio’s losses in babies before they become one year olds lower than they currently are. More information can be seen here.
Kurt
Pam
We had a great opportunity to hear speeches from local students of the Area with their 5 minute speech’s that promotes the 4 Way Speech Contest
Our Leader of the Four Way Speech Contest, thank you Ron.
Our Contest Initiates:
The 4-Way Test
From the earliest days of Rotary, Rotarians have been concerned with promoting high ethical
standards in their professional lives. One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted
statements of business ethics is The 4-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert
J. Taylor (who later served as Rotary International’s president) when he was asked to take
charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees to use in
making decisions in their business and professional lives became the guide for sales, production,
advertising, and all relations with suppliers and customers. The survival of the company is
credited to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, the 4-Way Test has been
translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the
following four questions:
Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
The Purpose and Goals of the Contest
The purpose of the 4-Way Test Speech Contest is to foster the principles of ethics in every day
life as well as in business. The Contest is designed to introduce high school students to Rotary by
creating interest through a competitive speech contest, sponsored by their local Rotary club.
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