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Service Above Self

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Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Century Center
120 S. St. Joseph St.
Suites 1 - 3
South Bend, IN 46601
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PROGRAM
 
Rotarian Beth North introduced Tina M. Patton who is a lifelong resident of the South Bend area, having been raised on the West Side in a two-parent family of 12 children, plus 2 uncles who were raised by her parents after her grandmother died at an early age.  She is still learning life lessons from her 86-year-old mother, along with her husband Michael, their 3 children and1 grandchild.
 
Tina joined Indiana Trust Wealth Management in February of 1989 as Trust Operations Manager and has held several positions in the company over the past three decades, including Director of Operations and Director of Information Technology.  Tina currently serves as the Vice President, Director of Nonprofit & Foundation Engagement where she works to assist not-for-profit organizations, charitable trusts, family foundations, and community foundations by offering wealth management services which are specifically tailored for the non-profit community. 
 
Having earned a bachelor's degree in business from Indiana University at South Bend, Tina went on to obtain an EMBA from the University of Notre Dame. She also holds the Certified Securities Operations Professional™ (CSOP™) designation from the Cannon Financial Institute, as well as the Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®) designation.
Tina is well connected and committed in our communities.  She has many years of experience working with various nonprofit organizations and civic groups as a board member, volunteer, advocate and supporter. 
 
An alumna of Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka and inducted into the South Bend Community Hall of Fame in November of 2019, Tina currently serves as Chair of the Ivy Tech Community College Regional Board of Trustees (South Bend and Elkhart campuses) and board member of the United Religious Community of St. Joseph County.  She is also the President of the South Bend Area Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
 
In addition, Tina is a former Funding Committee member of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County's African American Fund and has served on the boards of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, Memorial Hospital and Health Systems, South Bend Heritage Foundation, Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, YWCA North Central Indiana, and Hannah’s House.  Tina has also participated as a member of the ITT Technical Institute Program Advisory Committee and is an active leader in her church.
 
Tina stated she was pleased to be here today and shared a message of hope and unity with Rotary.  This is a revolution of humanity in honor of black history month. She was pleased to introduce Indiana Trust’s CEO President David Kibbe and share a quote he often uses that begins with trust and confidence in relationships in business and in marriage.  An example she used is a thought that the floor would hold you up today when you got up, you did not test it but put your feet on the floor and simply placed confidence and trusted the floor would safely hold you to walk safely to your destination.  She asked you to trust in all people no matter their race, religion, sex, and origin.  She gave an example of children who run through your predominately white neighborhood wearing hoodies that state on the back “do not shoot, I live here”.  Everyone must trust.
 
Tina showed a 1969 Lady Bird Johnson video where President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act Bill outlawing discrimination.  Lady Bird personally inspired and encouraged Lyndon to run for President. The video showed the Johnson’s boarding steam trains and heading South to New Orleans for 4 days traveling through 8 southern states.  They addressed 2000 people along the way showing their personal courage.  Tina stated that the challenges in 1969 were the same as 400 years ago. 
 
Tina stressed the compassionate, sympathetic, and generous human side to racism.  Tina reminded us of a quote saying that it is not enough to be not racist, but we must be anti-racist. We must learn to be an anti-racist with a revolution of humanity. A dramatic change is brought about by activists. Tina said you start believing what you are fighting for and this belief begins with a relationship in trust. People are afraid of things they do not understand, so it must start with understanding.  Tina has a circle of 20 people who meet to ask and answer questions to understand issues.  They have resources in one another and continue after the formal circle has ended.  Meet in each other’s homes in different areas of town.  Must work together hand in hand and as Dr. Martin Luther King stated to stick together with love not the big burden of hate.  Tina also quoted from Langston Hughes’, American poet, from his open letter to let us challenge to become one instead of a revolution.  Tina ended with what is needed is a “chorus of together so we can make a one day happen.”  She suggested reaching out with out to the NAACP President Robert Smith.
 
Tina’s Book Recommendations:
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo   
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
FELLOW ROTARIAN'S 
South Bend Rotarian's together for our 12th week on the screen with 80+ of us. 
Let’s welcome next week our new President Larry Davis with enthusiasm and in style with our outside and Zoom meeting.  
 
Diane Bennett thank you for your timely invocation asking us to protect the needy and keep them safe.  Diane also asked to protect us all. and let there Be Still in the world.   
 
FINE FUNDS...
President Debie asked us to tally up the Fines, PSA's, & Happy Dollars before the end of her term, so pay up before June 30th. 
Make your check payable to the SB Rotary Charitable Foundation and send to the SB Rotary Club office at 108 W. Colfax Avenue, South Bend, IN 46601 or if you are downtown you can drop in the door slot and save a stamp.  Most everyone who came to the fabulous Zoom meetings owes at least $10 over the past 12 weeks. 
 
Thanks Sergeant Maria Kaczmarek for your genuine service this year as a terrific Sheriff.
MEETING NOTES
Posted by Nate Levin-Aspenson on Jan 24, 2019
Our very own Amy Hill, new Transpo CEO, was introduced by Rotarian Jill Scicchitano and provided the program today. Telling us more about our local public transportation institution: Transpo. 124 employees (most of them union!), 29 fixed bus routes, and 17 paratransit vans, our local municipally owned transportation company has been serving our community for over 50 years.
 
Recently, they have been modernizing their aging fleet and offering new programs such as the game day express route and free bus rides for K-12 students during the summer. The latter program exceeded their target numbers by over 100 percent!
 
With data indicating that 80% of their riders are transport-dependent, depending on bus routes to reach jobs and medical care. Their paratransit vans are vital for many people with different abilities.
 
Transpo is a vital public utility, and Amy told us about how the ongoing government shutdown is endangering a large chunk of their funding. They have been able to strike creative deals to keep things running so far, but their situation is a potent reminder of the local harm that can come from political brinkmanship in Washington. One wonders if a wall would do as much to help people as providing transportation to jobs and medical care does.
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MEETING NOTES
Posted by Catherine Hostetler on Mar 30, 2017
Fellow Rotarian Heather Goralski introduced Henriette Nyirarukundo Ngenga who  Is a survivor of horrific atrocities against the Tutsi in Rwanda which began in April 1994, but also a walking miracle and author of Carrying Divine.  In May of 2011 she met Kristin Ponce Baker at Granger Community Church who has partnered to write and publish the book.  2014 marked the 20th anniversary of terror of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda.  One million lives were lost in 100 days.  Henriette’s friends, family, neighbors- were slaughtered.  Henriette’s story opens eyes to those of us who are blessed to live in this free land. Her deeply rooted joy, faith, and gratitude exude to anyone who takes the time to get to know her, and is a contagious gift to anyone who hears her story.
 
Henriette is now living in South Bend and with her husband and two of her eight children.  She is employed at Notre Dame; and is committed to keeping her promise that if she and her family survived she would tell the world of God’s saving power.  Henriette is hoping that this book will inspire fellow Rwandan’s to return to God and believe.  The title Carrying Divine was inspired by Henrietta’s giving birth to a healthy daughter after surviving the ordeal and named Divine in honor of God’s protection
 CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Posted by David Carr on Jul 06, 2017
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MEETING NOTES
Posted by Catherine Hostetler on Feb 16, 2017
Gary Hall introduced an angel in our community, Kim Becker, the founder of Hello Gorgeous.  Hello Gorgeous is Kim’s mission in life and her dream that evolved from her passion and talents in the salon business.  Hello Gorgeous provides a complementary make-over for women struggling with cancer.  Kim provides this service to help women who have compromised immune systems to be transformed back into the beautiful women that they are.  Hello Gorgeous is a complete spa experience contained in a 1998 Holiday Rambler and 2013 Monaco Coach.  The vehicle goes to the person’s home, rolls out the red carpet, provides complimentary flowers, and a makeover ensemble. The Hello Gorgeous Monaco Coach was the last vehicle produced before the company closed and the employees pulled out all stops to make Kim’s dream come true.  Hello Gorgeous is a 501C3 and can be contacted at www.hellogorgeous.org if you would like to donate, volunteer, or nominate a loved one, or attend a fund raiser.  This year there is a .5K Run with a polish buffet scheduled for August.
MEETING NOTES
Posted by Catherine Hostetler on Feb 09, 2017
President Jackie introduced Professor of Chemistry at St. Mary’s College, Dr. Toni Barsitis, as our program speaker.  Dr Barsitis is part of an inter-disciplinary team that developed P.A.D. and was granted the first patent for St. Mary’s College.  P.A.D. stands for Paper Analytical Devices.  These paper devices were designed and developed to provide screening to qualify the purity of pharmaceutical products. Pharmaceutical purity is a serious global issue; in developed countries compromised pharmaceuticals represent about 15% while in underdeveloped countries compromised pharmaceuticals can represent an astounding 50% to 80%.  So there was a need to develop a low cost, quick and accurate screening method to detect counterfeit pills and medications.  The P.A.D. protocol was developed by St. Mary’s, Notre Dame Undergraduates and some Trinity students.  St. Mary’s owns the patent of P.A.D. and was just awarded a second patent in January for developing an enhancement to P.A.D. utilizing a “vessel” that Dr. Barsitis termed “a glow stick” concept.  Notre Dame is working on the licensing and the P.A.D. product is going to be produced by a local start-up company.  Dr. Barsitis also related her team’s experience in Nepal and how they used P.A.D. to expose massive irregularities in medications.  The P.A.D. team is currently working on applications to test water and air quality, while other features used could include food quality. 
MEETING NOTES
Posted by Catherine Hostetler on Jan 18, 2017
David Matthews introduced the Executive Director of the South Bend Symphony, SBSO, Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev as the Club’s program speaker.  Agnieszka brought the Club up to date on the structure, programs music, and the new Director search for our regional renowned Symphony.  She is happy that SBSO is supported by our major area universities and contributes over one million dollars to our local economy.  There is also an Endowment Fund to help offset many of the expenses along with a generous community support.  It is very unusual for a regional symphony to have two performing venues; South Bend’s Morris Performing Arts Center for the Symphony and Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for the Chamber Series.  The SBSO has a core of 71 professional musicians that is augmented by other professionals to perform in over 40 concerts a year ranging from or related to Educational Concerts for elementary students. IUSB and other local community and school choirs are often a strong addition to the symphony programs.  In addition members of the SBSO put on free concerts for PreK-12 students and a Donald Dake Academy Annual week long Chamber Music camp for high school students.  The members of the SBSO draw from local, regional, and national musicians.  The search for the new Music Director has attracted not only national but an international group of candidates.  Five candidates have been chosen from the 170 applicants by the Search Committee to compete for the Concert Director’s position. Agnieszka encourages everyone to be a part of the SBSO by being involved at the Board level, becoming a donor, subscriber, or sponsor and/or by attending a performance.  She also reminded us that the concerts are rebroadcast again this year on WAUS and WNDU.

 MEETING NOTES
Posted by Catherine Hostetler on Jan 11, 2017
Elizabeth Dunn introduced Daryl Heller, Director of IUSB’s Civil Rights Heritage Center Building.  Dr. Heller gave a brief history of South Bend's Natatorium and the role it played in racial segregation and the reason why it is an appropriate facility for the Civil Rights Heritage Center [CHRH].  IIUSB took an interest in the “Nat” as a site for its study of Civil Rights movement in Michiana.  It is a multi faceted which serves as an extension of the IUSB campus for classes in history, literature, art, music and social justice.  It also serves as a museum emphasizing the African Americans, Latin Community, and the LGBTQ Community in Michiana.  It is venue for meeting spaces and for free public events.  Included in the public events are opportunities for education in order to understand the world, culture to provide new ways of seeing the world and encourages activism to engage the world. Current topics and issues concern the Hate Crime Legislation, the Educational need of South Bend and the relationship of the Community and law enforcement. Through both its campus component and its extension component, the CRHC is committed to Scholarship in Action and unique to an academic center.
MEETING NOTES
Posted by Catherine Hostetler on Jan 04, 2017
Jeff Breiler introduced the principals of the Upper Room Recovery Community as our program speakers.  The Upper Room has been housed at the First United Methodist Church since 1984 and is one of the areas most successful recovery programs for men suffering from addiction to drugs and alcohol.  Steve Toepp, Public Service Chair, began the program with a video presentation that explained the mission of the Upper Room along with testimonials about their experience  with the 12 Step Program and the time to process their sobriety and their relationships.  Rev. Mary Hubbard is the Senior Pastor at the Church and is very involved with the Upper Room, both as a spiritual advisor and the board members.  She stated she has witnessed lives transformed and families restored because  the men have adhered to the standard of he program.  Richard Fox, Director of the Upper Room since 2014, reported that the 29 men in recovery have a safe and secure environment to live in.  A social and support network  are available 24 hours a day plus individuals support services for its residents.  To learn more about how Upper Room helps people who truly want to change and move toward more productive and independent lives go to their website; www.upperroomrecovery.org. 
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