CR AF JROTC @ CW Rotary

Col. Mitch Berger, Senior Aerospace Science Instructor of the Caesar Rodney High School AF JROTC along with cadets Bethany Ford and Maddox Baker spoke to the Camden Wyoming Rotary about the JROTC program at CR. Colonel Berger talked about how he came to his current position thanks to the help of Camden-Wyoming Rotary’s own LTC Steve Welde, the previous Senior Aerospace Science Instructor at CR. He also related his plans to take on an even bigger assignment with AF JROTC.

Cadets Ford and Baker discussed their jobs as cadets. They spoke of their aspirations for college and beyond. The JROTC program does thousands of community service hours each year and is in the business of setting cadets up for success in high school and whatever they choose to do after.

Photo L to R: LTC (Ret) Steve Welde, Cadet Bethany Ford, Cadet Maddox Baker, Club President Dr, Yasmith Johnson, Col.(Ret) Mitch Berger

Colleen Culver, professional storyteller, tells her story to the CW Rotary Club

Colleen Culver, wife of our treasurer, Dave Walczak talked about her long career as a writer or as she says, a “storyteller”. At our Wednesday Rotary meeting, Colleen told her story about her lifelong passion for writing.

She has written 200 books of different genres under a variety of pen names. Colleen grew up in the Camden - Wyoming area and relies on many of her experiences from her early childhood when writing her books.

Colleen’s first publication was at age 16 in the Delaware Digest and sold her first novel when she was 23 Colleen’s mother was a writer, and when her mother was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Colleen teamed up with her to author several books.

To date, Colleen has sold over 10 million copies of her books. The books have been translated into multiple languages and read around the world. She continues her disciplined schedule of writing and is currently under contract to write Amish romances.

Dictionary project

Third grade students in the Caesar Rodney School District were recently given the gift of a dictionary by the Camden Wyoming Rotary Club. The Club has participated in The Dictionary Project for about 25 years. In that time, they have provided thousands of dictionaries to students. The third graders were excited to receive their new dictionaries. Many of the students quickly started thumbing through the books to learn about sign language, see the longest word in the English language, or find a favorite word. It is rewarding to see the sparkle of gratitude in the students’ eyes when they get their very own book that they can write their name in.

Save a Heart Program in Columbia

At their Wednesday meeting, members of the Camden - Wyoming Rotary Club participated in a Zoom presentation by Gustavo Adolfo De la Ossa Velez and members of Barranquilla Norte, Atl., Colombia Rotary Club (translated by our Club President Dr. Yasmith Johnson) about their "ATENCIÓN A NIÑOS CON PROBLEMAS CARDIOVASCULARES" project.

The Save a Heart Project is made up of 4 complementary stages. The first step of the project is to identify children who, due to certain warning signs, could present risks of cardiovascular disease. For this step, two days are carried out, one initially of pediatrics as a filter for possible cases of cardiovascular diseases, the other day is already carried out to achieve a diagnosis and determine behaviors to follow. Once the child's medical priority has been identified, the preparation stage begins, which consists of dental, nutritional, psychological, and general medical treatment to ensure that children who require treatments can be treated. According to the priority, children who require surgery are sent to the Cardioinfantil in Bogotá. The project covers the expenses of travel, stay, food and travel expenses; they also enter a process of medical, psychological, nutritional, and training support.

The CW Rotary Club supports this worthy cause and hopes others will too.

Club members also packed three large baskets of non-perishable food collected by members to donate to Helping Hands, Caring Hearts. A fun and productive evening!

Stockings for Soldiers

On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Camden Wyoming Rotary Club members Jan, Jose, Sue, Trish, Ron, Debbie, Dan, Fran, Jazzy, Prospective member Jake, Satellite Club member Debbie K., and First Husband Vern carpooled to Wilmington to help fill holiday stockings with various items for the troops at Stockings for soldiers -Delaware, Inc.

The program was founded by Judy Travis to help improve the morale and welfare of members of the Armed Forces of United States deployed in harm’s way. The individual stockings send a "touch of home" as well as personal messages of support to remind our troops that we appreciate all they do for us and to let them know that they have not been forgotten over the holidays.

The Wyoming Rotary Club has participated in this worthwhile event for several years. It was a fun evening helping to say thanks to the men and women of our armed services.

Our work group with Judy Travis and ?

Camden Wyoming Rotary Club helps direct traffic at the First State Animal Shelter and SPCA Fall Festival.

Retired State Policeman Arley Cooper of the Camden Wyoming Rotary Club helps direct traffic at the First State Animal Shelter and SPCA Fall Festival.  Over 700 people attended the event on a crisp, sunny autumn day. The event featured food trucks, games, a petting zoo, pony rides, vendors, a bounce house, music and treat bags for the kids. Shelter animals were walking around for children to pet. Many people attended the festival in costume.

The Camden Wyoming Rotary Club provided traffic control and attendance monitoring for the event  

Steve Welde and Arley Cooper discussing car parking strategy,

Dictionaries

At it’s Wednesday meeting, the Camden Wyoming Rotary Club prepared for its annual delivery of dictionaries to third graders in the Caesar Rodney School District. Members placed Rotary stickers on the books ahead of the December distribution.