Eastside Rotary UpdateAugust 29, 2012

Special Note: Our song for the day after the Pledge of Allegiancewas a stirring rendition of I’ve Been Working on the Railroad (all 3 verses!), in commemoration of the upcoming Labor Day. Thanks to Mellissa Koch for the song choice!

Guests for the day:

  • Patrice Ruch of Habitat for Humanity courtesy of Melissa Koch
  • Kurt McGuffin, MWSU athletic director, courtesy of Ralph Shanks and Jeanne Chavez

Announcements:

  • Black Bowls this quarter are for Youth Alliance
  • Tammy Sheets has sent a letter detailing a teaching opportunity at MWSU this semester that will conflict with Club meetings and group projects including the Interact project. It is hoped that Tammy will be able to be more involved again following the fall semester.
  • Rotary Membership and Extension Month is coming to a close, but members are still urged to bring in guests to club meetings and work toward recruiting new members
  • Members are still asked to sign up to attend Andrew Co. Rotary Club meetings to show our support
  • SouthSide Rotary is looking for volunteers for its Bluegrass Battles Hunger event scheduled for September 21-22 (flyer emailed to membership)
  • The SouthSide Fall Festival is sponsoring an antique car show Sept. 16 at No Place Bar (flyer emailed to membership.
  • It’s the last chance to get hard copies of Club membership Quick List. However, it is still available online.
  • The next board meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 6 at 4 pm at KQTV.

Program:

Vocational Day! The topic was Chiropractic Wellness presented by club member Josh Middendorf of Chiropractic Healing & Restoration. Josh began by first explaining that while he is a Ph.D, he is not a medical doctor and has completed more than six years of schooling. He said that about 10% of the population have received care from a chiropractor and added that the number is probably higher in NW Missouri because of the larger number of chiropractic schools in the areaThen he continued by describing what chiropractics is NOT: It’s not faith healing, does not “put bones back into place” and is not specifically therapy for a slipped disc. He went on to describe chiropractics as the science of the relationship and motion of the spine and the nervous system. Josh detailed several things that restrict our movements and cause pain, including lifting, twisting, trauma, reaching and stress among those on his list.

Josh described his treatment as “adjustments,” which eliminate joint restrictions and can relieve pain in the back, neck, and joints as well as treat carpal tunnel syndrome, sports injuries and other ailments of the neuromuscular/skeletal systems. He said that while he treats some patients for chronic pain on a continual basis, he tries to wean patients off care. In answering a question, Josh said that chiropractors in Missouri are not allowed to prescribe any medications and are not even allowed to discuss medicinal options.

Next week’s program: Rotary Jeopardy! Come prepared for fun!

Respectfully submitted by Alan Van Zandt