Mark Clarke was so shocked at being named Rotarian of the Month that he couldn’t think of anything to brag about.

Mike Moats bragged on just getting back from a vacation in New York City.  He said it was for a medical trip??  He went to Yankee Stadium and 5 Broadway plays for a brag of $100

Dale Johnson was on the news trying to protect his chickens from conniving Coyotes, that was worth a $20 brag

Frank Ortiz – went to a James Taylor conference in San Francisco for a $25 brag.

 

Fines of $30 were assessed to the following Rotarians, (Most were for not introducing themselves):

Tony Spinelli, didn’t brag about the Boys &Girls Club Golf Tournament and his team that took 2^nd place, and eventually talked himself into a double fine of $60.

Our program this week was presented by CALM.  The focus of the presentation was around the medical and social implications of Childhood Trauma and how CALM is addressing it.  This is part of the Mayor’s task force on youth safety. Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest public health crisis in our society today.  It is 7^th of the top 10 reasons for death.  Exposure of high doses leads to increased heart trauma and lowers life expectancy by 20 years. 

 

Exposure to adversity effects childhood development.  There is a score called the ACE - Adverse Childhood Experiences, that is calculated around the number of such events.  ACES are incredibly common.  The higher your ACE score,  the worse your health outcomes.  It inhibits learning and impulse control among other things.  And youth with a high score are  more likely to engage in high risk behavior.   But even if they don’t engage in high risk behavior, they are more likely to have cardiac issues.  This is treatable and beatable.