Kevin Lynch stepped up and gave the invocation and led the pledge.

Kevin Lynch is organizing a memorial banner for Eddy Bond and Jim Jumpa at the Chili Open.  If you would like to donate towards the banner you can being a check payable to the Strongsville Rotary Foundation to the meeting, or visit https://trcs.info/donate and select Memorial Donation, and enter a note indicating it is for Eddy and Jim.

 

Thanks to everyone who has spread the word and assisted with auction items, sponsors and ticket sales.

 

Tickets are still available for $50 and at the door.  Foursomes are available for $120 both in advance and at the door.  We are also selling VIP tickets this year for $125, with a minimum purchase of 2.  Tickets are currently on sale on the website chiliopen.com 

Our speaker was Roy Poillon who talked about Fentanyl and Families in Harms Way.  He is a clinical dependency counselor and board certified mental health coach.

 

Due to the effect of fentanyl on dopamine on the brain, a person will do anything to get that feeling again, and often the family pays the price.

 

With his experiences in Central America he realized that education is key to helping families understand what is happening, and to help the people who are addicted.  Currently our justice, healthcare, and other systems are setup to deal with the person who is addicted, but when they are released it is usually back into the care of their families, who have no idea how to help.

 

He has created several resources for people to learn from, and is in the process of setting up learning centers where people can come and learn how to offer support.