Our thanks go to Mike for the news, Jane for the invocation, pledge, and 4way test, and to Chuck for leading us in Happy Birthday to Matt T.
Other March birthdays are Doug F, John N, Bruce H and Jerry S. Happy Birthday to all!
Metro HS administrator Dan DeVore introduced teacher Ann Van Etten-Janey. Ann is being recognized by our club for her outstanding work at Metro. Ann teaches English and was described by Dan as a "go-to person" for both students and teachers at the high school when they need support.
Janette introduced our speaker Jill Boogerd. Jill spoke to us about "Team Recharge" which is a program she started in 1997. She mentioned a number of things to make our health and wellness better. She stated that it starts on the "inside" with your mindset and what you put in your gut. Further, you need to make long term choices that allow you to live up to your potential and break cycles involving bad habits. Developing a spiritual side to your life is important. A daily diet plan involving the 80-20 rule (80 healthy and 20 splurge) was recommended by her. She left us with three questions to ponder (which I paraphrase):
1. Is there an emotion or thought that adversely affects our self-control and overall health?
2. What are three potential changes that we can make in our lifestyle that will benefit our health and create a better pattern?
3. Is there anything that we are eating, drinking, or thinking that adversely affects our health?
The book Katya's Busy Day will be presented to Van Buren in Jill's honor.