Our Greeter today was Chris Blechschmidt and he did a marvelous job.
President Mike Gschwendtner rang the bell at 7:32 A.M. -- and paid a fine -- to open the meeting. Dale Heffner gave a very nice invocation.
Pres. Mike began the meeting having the members recite the Five-way Test with the fifth question, “Is it Fun?” We recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the U.S.
GUESTS:
Vern Shade, Bethlehem RC; and Honorary member, Al Lewis is back with us for the Fall and Winter seasons.
Pres. Mike showed photographs from our last meeting including last Thursday’s Evening meeting group, and of Wendy Weaver who made a presentation. Then we saw some Snack Packing at Northwestern, and the start of Saturday’s Purple Pinkie Race and winner Chris Blechschmidt. There also were pics of Newfoundland (dog) Koa, Herb Klotz, John Scott and Barb Kistler. And there was a picture of the volunteers last week at the Lowhill Food Pantry.
PURPLE PINKIE 5k RACE RESULTS:
October 14th was the D7430 END POLIO PURPLE PINKIE RACE.
Race Director John Scott and Herb Klotz extend a big “Thank You” to all of the volunteers. John said that there were 125 Walkers and Runners, and that the $28,000 raised may go up to $30,000.
A “Special Race Edition” of the A-W bulletin went out on October 15th.
LOWHILL FOOD PANTRY:
Please remember that the Collection jar is at the registration desk for cash and check contributions.
HURRICANE RELIEF OPPORTUNITY:
Pres. Mike reminds us that for every $5,000 increment of funds donated to ShelterBox USA by D7430 Rotarians -- Rotary Clubs -- Interact Clubs -- another ShelterBox will be donated from the District funds. This incentive offer is open to December 1, 2017 and is limited to 5 ShelterBoxes by the district.
SCHEDULE:
President Mike announces upcoming events at our meetings and a list of them appears on our website. A list of the appropriate contact information appears each week in the A-W bulletin.
THURSDAY EVENING MEETING:
October 26th is a Happy Hour and Business meeting at the Holiday Inn starting at 5:30 P.M.
DICTIONARY PROJECT 2017:
Amir Famili, Chair is back and has a pallet holding 1,000 dictionaries at his home. And he needs volunteers to prepare the books and package and distribute them. Amir wants you to meet at his home on Sunday October 22nd from 2:30 to 4:30 P.M.
PARKLAN SNACK PACKING:
October 18th is the start and it will be held mostly on the third Wednesday of the month. More Volunteers still are needed. Contact Ray Stock.
RODALE PARK CLEANUP:
Saturday October 21st at 8:30 A.M. with Brian Peterka.
DINING OUT -- OCTOBER 27th:
Please sign up to dine at Lily’s Sushi Grill-Seafood-Bar restaurant on Friday, October 27th, 6:00 PM, at 1908 Walbert Ave. Allentown 18104.
MEMBERSHIP MINUTE:
Pres. Mike , again reminds us that we will be down about 10 members this year. So we all need to look for people who want to serve others, and actively pursue candidates for membership, starting with the Nov. 2nd Networking Mixer at Wegman’s. The meeting place is next to the Pub.
NOTE – Please tell Herb who is coming with you. We need a count for food.
Nov. 4th Saturday is the D7430 Foundation Seminar at MONTCO CC in Blue Bell. Sign up on line.
Nov. 7th, Tuesday, is our day to volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Dorothy Bloom passed around a signup sheet. If you do sign up, it is important that you also show up. They count on us each time.
Nov. 10th, Friday evening is volunteer work at Kingdom Life Food Pantry to install new shelves. Please contact Jean Masiko.
FOUR WAY TEST SPEECH CONTEST:
Gwen Pongracz will lead this effort this year and Ginny Sandoval will serve on the committee. They need some folks to take the story to the area schools seeking students to compete. The event may be held at one of our Wed. a.m. regular meetings.
SNACK PACK DONATIONS:
Pres. Mike read a list of donors since January 1, 2017 that have made the Snack Pack program possible. Thank you.
ELECTION OF AWRC OFFICERS:
Dan Crane said that a slate of proposed officers for the RY 2018-19 will be presented on Nov. 8th, and elections will be held during our December 13thAnnual meeting.
AWRC’s FACEBOOK PAGE:
John Scott and Bill Palmer, along with Brian Peterka have been updating the AWRC Facebook page to try to promote non-members to get involved. Please check it out, “Like” and “Share” it.
.NEXT WEEK:
Our Greeter will be Ron Coleman and the program will be Chris Hornaman all about Africa--Another World. Also we will honor a new Student-of-the-Month.
Pres. Mike introduced our S-a-A Mitch Huston who conducted the raffle drawings.
The door prize was a bottle of wine donated by Chris Blechschmidt and it was won by Jeanne Shipe.
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The $35 pot of the 50:50 was not won by Dan Crane’s ticket. 8 marbles remain.
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Mitch is happy that the Denver Broncos are winning.
Chris Blechschmidt got 6 single dollar bills as change from Mitch this morning, and took it as a sign to report his happiness with the Purple Pinkie race, and that his daughter finished second overall. He also is pleased that 10 members of his daughter’s soccer team came to the race and ran it.
Jeanne Shipe is happy about the 5K race and also that today is a beautiful Autumn day.
Al Lewis is happy to be back with his AW friends. They had a great family reunion at Saranac Lake last Summer. Al said that the rain was
Ubiquitous but tolerable.
Dan Crane paid a dollar in tribute to Mitch’s bandaged nose.
Bob Gordon acknowledged Mitch’s nose and suggested adding a red ball might be appropriate.
Wendy Weaver also liked the 5K Race and today’s lovely Autumn day.
Joe Goll said that Peggy celebrated a birthday, and that they were in Key West, FL and visited the Sunrise RC there. He presented a RC Banner to Pres. Mike.
John Scott is happy that the Purple Pinkie Race was a great success. He again asks that we check out the AWRC Facebook page about our Nov 2nd Networking Mixer at Wegman’s -- and SHARE it.
PROGRAM:
Dr. Bob Gordon introduced our Program today , Dr. Amanda Sellers, PsyD , Child Therapist speaking about ADHD. Dr. Sellers is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Allentown. Born and raised in the Lehigh Valley, she is committed to providing high quality psychological care to our community. In her practice, she offers comprehensive psychological services--including psychological evaluations, psychotherapy, and coaching--to both families and individuals of all ages, from toddlers to retirees. Her clinical interests include children’s mental health, family conflict, women’s issues, autism, anxiety, OCD, and ADHD.
Dr. Sellers is also an instructor at Chestnut Hill College, where she has been teaching in the Master’s in Counseling Psychology program for the past 6 years. She teaches courses in Assessment & Treatment of Children & Adolescents, Play Therapy, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy Techniques, Lifespan Development, and Research Methodology.
Dr. Sellers earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Chestnut Hill College, Master’s in Health Psychology from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Bachelor’s in Neuroscience from Cedar Crest College. Since 2008, Dr. Sellers has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly in a variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, universities, residential facilities, and hospice. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Friends Hospital, America’s oldest private psychiatric hospital, in Philadelphia. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at KidsPeace in Orefield.
Dr. Sellers is proud of her Rotary heritage. Her mother is Past President of the Rotary Club of Slatington and a Paul Harris Fellow. When Dr. Sellers was in 11th grade, the Rotary Club of Slatington sponsored her to attend Camp Neidig Leadership Program. Dr. Sellers feels this leadership training was integral to her development, and is grateful for the various other opportunities provided by Rotary Club. She is honored to be speaking here today.
Dr. Sellers spoke to us using a series of PowerPoint slides. She kindly allows us to repeat them here:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Inattention or Hyperactivity-Impulsivity
Can have either/or
Symptoms present before 12 years
Impairment in functioning in at least 2 settings
Not better explained by other disorder
Inattention
Difficulty with close attention; careless mistakes
Not listen when spoken to directly
Poor follow through; failure to finish
Disorganization
Avoids sustained mental effort
Loses necessary objects
Easily distracted
Forgetful
Hyperactivity-Impulsivity
Associated Features
Low frustration tolerance
Acting out behaviors
Intrusive, dominant interpersonal behaviors
Demoralization/low self-esteem
Impaired school, work performance
Lower IQ scores
ADHD
Prevalence
5% in school-age children
Gender
2x more likely in boys
Girls increasing, mostly Inattentive subtype
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IO6zqIm88s&t=209s
Culture
Higher rates of diagnosis in European American
Course
Motor, attentional disturbance in early childhood
Not specific to children with ADHD
Decrease in symptoms (motoric) over adolescence into adulthood
38% still have diagnosis at age 19
72% have at least 1/3 of previous symptoms
90% report some impairment
ADHD
Assessment
Comprehensive psychological evaluation
Differential diagnosis important
Treatments
Stimulants
Psychotherapy
Includes parent training
Dr. Sellers answered many questions as well.
CLOSING:
We closed the meeting by reciting the saying “One profits most who serves best.”
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