• Steve Payerle is adapting to his new schedule of waking up at 5:30am and going to bed by 10:30pm. He is 3 for 3 for the week.
• Roger Johnson’s grandson has been elected President of his Senior class at the Columbus Academy.
• Teresa Russell’s daughter, a sophomore at Liberty, is the student of the month at school. This is out of 650 kids.
• Jerry Katz is giving a dollar because he can give a dollar. Steve mentioned he can give a dollar tomorrow and the day after too. 

• Alan Grossman talked about our first hybrid RahRah for Polio Plus being held on Tuesday, October 20^th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Rusty Bucket in Hills Market Plaza. You can pick either in person or zoom. We are asking for donations of $25 per person. Steve thinks we have 9 people registered and we have already raised $150. Alan then mentioned that Nigeria, and all of Africa, is now Polio free and that it is just Pakistan and Afghanistan that still have a Polio epidemic. World Polio Day is October 24^th.
• Jerry Katz talked about the upcoming community service project to help the Worthington and Dublin Resource Pantries. This will be the morning of October 24^th from 9am-11:30am. Watch for an email with more information and volunteer options.

Jim Miller introduced the speaker; Kenneth R. Yeager PhD, Professor Clinical of Psychiatry with The Ohio State University and also the Director of their STAR Program; Stress, Trauma, and Resilience. Ken is an acquaintance of Jim and he is also a fellow Social Worker. Ken is married, has two children, and one grandchild. He enjoys restoring his 1809 home.
Dr. Yeager talked about the current reality of mental health in regards to the pandemic. He spoke of the impact of stress and distress, responses to uncertainty, mental health stigma, social media impact, and the future of understanding mental illness as a chronic brain disorder. He ended his presentation with tips on resilience, self-awareness, and a resource page for those who may need help and/or assistance.

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Jim Miller led members through the FOUR WAY TEST.

Jim Miller concluded the meeting at 8:20am after talking about next week’s speaker: Her name is Lennon Sweeney and she will be speaking about the making of metropolitan inequality and the segregation of metropolitan regions due to policies. She will be talking about the policies in the Worthington and Dublin communities.