[mpen-dayton4] Greater Miami Valley Local Events and News
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· Last Reminder of "New Academic Year of Greater Miami Valley Math Circle (GMVMC)"
· (Aug 31 deadline for Sept. 12) FW: The Jewish Hospital/Mercy Health Mobile Mammography
· (Sep. 3) FW: Dayton Town Hall Meeting for 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March
· (Sep. 3, 8, 10, 14) FW: Career Fair Prep Workshops
· (Sep. 26) FW: 5th Annual Miami Valley Community Problem Oriented Policing Conference
· FW: Ideas for fighting blight
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Last Reminder!!!
We had our first GMVMC classes today with the successful orientation last Saturday, August 22. We still have seats for a few students each in the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Groups. Please fill out the attached Application Form and mail it to Munsup (see his address below) with checks enclosed.
P.S. Save the Date: Please mark your calendar for AMC 8 test on November 21, 2015. More details will follow ASAP. We will host the Contest at WSU. If you do not know what ‘AMC 8’ contest is, please visit this website:
http://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-contests/amc-8
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Greater Miami Valley Math Circle
To students enthusiastic in learning mathematics and their parents in the Greater Miami Valley,
Last year, Wright State University spearheaded the launch of the Greater Miami Valley Math Circle. We have instructors from several area colleges and universities, along with private industry, and students and parents from several local schools.
We will begin the 2015-2016 academic year on Saturday August 22 with Student/Parent Orientation. All groups will meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month from 10:30am-Noon in the Mathematical and Microbiological (MM) Building at Wright State University. Please see the attached sheet for a more detailed schedule. Our math circle has three groups:
· Beginning (suggested grades 5-7)
· Intermediate (suggested grades 7-9)
· Advanced (suggested grades 9-12)—MUST have completed Algebra I or equivalent by time of membership
Highlights from last year include:
· Talks on “The Wonders of Probability” by Dr. Po-Shen Loh, Associate Professor at Carnegie-Melon University and National Lead Coach for the U.S. International Math Olympiad Team.
o The team ranked honorable first place this year after 21 years of missing the honor!
· We hosted the American Mathematics Contest 8th Grade Test for our younger members, an opportunity that most area schools do not offer their students.
o We will continue hosting the Contest this year on Saturday, November 21, 2015.
· Students were invited to participate in the Ohio Mathematics Contest and Physics Test, held every April at Wright State University.
o Scholarships to Wright State are awarded to top scorers!
· Enrichment talks and workshops were given to the Advanced Group by prominent scholars and area teachers once per month.
Math circles are for students who are enthusiastic about learning mathematics and enriching their problem solving skills in creative and innovative ways. For more information, please visit the websites of the following organizations: National Association of Math Circles (http://www.mathcircles.org/), The Math Circle (http://themathcircle.org/), and the Math Teachers’ Circle Network (http://www.mathteacherscircle.org/).
We charge a $20 yearly membership fee. If interested, please fill out the attached application form and mail it with a check for $20, payable to the Greater Miami Valley Math Circle, to:
Professor Munsup Seoh
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Wright State University
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Please note that there are a limited number of spots available that will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Sincerely,
Munsup Seoh and Jason Knapp
Co-Founders, Greater Miami Valley Math Circle
From: Scroggins,
Subject: FW: The Jewish Hospital/Mercy Health Mobile Mammography
FREE MAMMOGRAMS! The Mammogram Mobile will have to cancel if NO ONE SIGNS UP!!!!! and right now – there is NO one signed up……..!!!
Last day to call – Monday, August 31!
PLEASE encourage the ladies in your family and friends to CALL AND SCHEDULE a free mammogram!
If the person has insurance, they take insurance; but if the person does not have insurance, the mammogram is free, based on qualifying income!
Service Provider: Mercy Health Mobile Mammography Unit
To be seen, you must call them! Toll Free #: 1-855-746-5123 to schedule the appointment.
WHERE: West Town Shopping Center
WHEN: September 12, 2015
No Walk-ins. See the attached flyer for details.
From: Brett Forney; Operations Manager, Black Wall Street 2.0
Subject: Dayton Town Hall Meeting for 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March
I am the area coordinator for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington D.C. We have a second town hall meeting on 9-3-15. Here is information on upcoming events including the bussing information. We will depart from College Hill Presbyterian on October 9th.
Dayton Town Hall Meeting 2 RTA Cultural Center.
Thursday September, 3rd 40. S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd
Dayton Justice or Else Town Hall 2nd meeting on 9-3-15 will be a powerful story you will want to know. We welcome Antwynette Houston who will share her moving story of survival after being brutally attacked by a Louisville officer. Come out and stand with our Sister!
Justice or Else Dayton
UPDATE: Dayton Bussing Information for 10-10-15
Mobilization Point: College Hill Community Church, Presbyterian
1547 Philadelphia Drive, 45406
Departure time: 9 P.M. October 9th
Arrival:5 A.M. Washington D.C. October 10th
Ticket Cost: $70.00 Round Trip
Contact: 937-715-5454 for Tickets or Info
JUSTICE OR ELSE 10-10-15
ALL ROADS LEAD TO WASHINGTON D.C.
From: JUDITH KINNEY
Subject: Career Fair Prep Workshops
Please review the attached flyer (also copied below) and share with any/all who may be interested in how to make a career fair work for them. The registration is not up on the website just yet, but we do NOT turn people away who show up and are not registered.
Career Fair Prep Workshops!
Coming to a location near you J
You will learn…
What employers are looking for in candidates AND
How to make the September 16th Career Fair at UD Arena WORK for YOU!
Locations – Dates – Times
OhioMeansJobs / Montgomery County at The Job Center
1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd., Dayton, OH 45422
Thursday - September 3, 2015 Start times: 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM
West Carrollton Public Library - 300 E. Central Ave., West Carrollton, OH 45449
Tuesday - September 8, 2015 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Trotwood Library - 651 East Main St., Trotwood, OH 45426
Wednesday - September 9, 2015 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Fort McKinley Church - 3721 W. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton, OH 45406
Thursday - September 10, 2015 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
OhioMeansJobs / Montgomery County at The Job Center
1111 S. Edwin C. Moses, Blvd., Dayton, OH 45422
Monday - September 14, 2015 Start times: 9:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 3:00 PM
Register today! Space is limited.
Register at OhioMeansJobs.com/Montgomery on our Calendar of Events page!
From: Jackson, Verletta
Subject: 5th Annual Miami Valley Community Problem Oriented Policing Conference
It’s that time of the year again for the Miami Valley Community Problem Oriented Policing Conference. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 26, 2015, register (www.mvcpop.com) and share with others, its real easy.
This event is FREE to those who register and attend. I hope to see you there.
From: Fairchild for Dayton
Subject: Ideas for fighting blight
August 27, 2015
Fighting blight: Fairchild wants your ideas
Abandoned, boarded up, deteriorating houses. Eyesores. Fire hazards. Dangers waiting to happen. It bothers just about everyone and has been a common concern brought up by citizens talking to Darryl Fairchild as he traveled throughout Dayton’s neighborhoods this summer.
That’s why Fairchild, a candidate for Dayton City Commission, wants to hear your ideas for solutions. Improving Dayton’s neighborhoods is his No. 1 priority, and the elimination of blight is one obvious and important way to move forward.
Blighted, vacant properties drive down property values in a neighborhood and create eyesores which psychologically cast a pall over the community. They often become sites for a range of illegal activities, with drugs and prostitution leading the list. They can attract rodents and other pests, and become fire hazards, whether due to trespassers burning candles or lighting fires, or to outright arson.
Darryl Fairchild wants to hear from you. What do you think should be done about this insidious problem?
Send your ideas and comments to fairchild.darryl@gmail.com.
More about the abandonned properties problem
The problem of vacant and deteriorating housing and commercial buildings is not new to Dayton, as the city has seen significant population loss since 1960, resulting in a glut of housing stock which exceeds the demand for housing. That’s just one of the major factors leading to the abandoned properties challenge in Dayton. But the problem was exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis. The latest number of blighted properties in the city hovers around 6,500.
It is interesting to note that not all of these abandoned houses in Dayton are the product of families foreclosed on and forced out of their homes. One third of the vacant properties are owned by businesses and individuals with two or more structures on the abandoned properties list, according to a 2013 Dayton Daily News investigation. Many of the owners are out-of-town speculators; many of the businesses are limited liability companies (LLCs), meaning that the business partners are not personally liable for housing code violations or payment of property taxes, the DDN story reports. (DDN story on abandoned properties)
The City of Dayton had a record year for demolitions of abandoned nuisance properties in 2013, when 638 structures were demolished. Last year the number fell to 264, as the federal and state funds for demolition projects started to run out. New grant money, reportedly in smaller amounts, include new and more costly regulations for demolition, raising the average cost of tearing down a residential property from roughly $11,000 to well upwards of $16,000. The number of tear-downs per year barely makes a dent in the number of blighted properties.
Blighted, vacant properties drive down property values in a neighborhood and create eyesores which psychologically cast a pall over the community. They often become sites for a range of illegal activities, with drugs and prostitution leading the list. They can attract rodents and other pests, and become fire hazards, whether due to trespassers burning candles or lighting fires, or to outright arson.
No one wants to live next door to a falling down, boarded up, graffiti-streaked wreck of a building, yet many Dayton residents do. Some streets in Dayton have dozens of abandoned properties on them.
Some Dayton voters want to know why so much demolition was completed in the downtown area while their own streets were hardly touched. Others want to know why it’s taking so long to address the problem. Some want to know what the city will prioritize for demolition using the money it designates for razing, especially the funds from the Montgomery County Land Bank. Others want to know why more funds aren’t allocated to removing blight.
Darryl Fairchild wants you to weigh in on this problem. What do you think should be done about the abandoned, blighted properties in Dayton?
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