PITTSFIELD ROTARY CLUB    11-19-08

The Joint meeting with the Louisiana Rotary Club was GREAT!!!!  About 22 of our Rotarians plus their guests attended,  The meal at the ‘Light House’ was excellent….

Eldon Atwood reported that all are fine in California, and he sent 2 make-ups…One on the Internet and one at Lakewood, California.  

Guest-  Camille Donaldson, Western High School

Student Guests from Western:

 Jeramy Johnson, Mike and Christy.  He iss into all sports, NHS, Quiz Bowl, and on Golf team.  He wants to major in Civil Engineering at the U. of Illinois, C-U. .Works at Stroemer Foods and enjoys hanging out with friends.

Paul Nation, son of Gary and Stacie.  He is in NHS, Basketball, Baseball, works at the machinery dealer, enjoys time with friends.  Plans to attend University of Illinois C-U in business, then go to Law School,

Program:  Bryn Fine introduced Gina Edwards, Marketing Director for Liberty Village

Gina reminded us she had been at Rotary several years ago, as s student guest, and noted that we are ‘growing’. (Hope she meant in  number of members….not   you know what)..

Liberty Village has a program to help people ‘bounce back’ from various illnesses, accidents, etc., providing really great physical therapy, re-habilitation after a stay in a hospital.

If under Medicare, you must have a three consecutive day stay in a hospital and have need for skilled services. Maximum under this is 100 days.  The lst 20 days, Medicare pays everything.  Co-pay is $126.00 per day, in January it will raise to $133.00 per day.

About 50% of their residents in the extended care facility are under Medicare.