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- (Deadline is Dec. 8) FW: Needy Family Christmas Baskets
- (Nov. 16) FW: Reminder: Conversation for Change
- (Nov. 17) FW: "Holiday Help Out" Food Drive Needs YOUR Help to Feed Needy Families!
- (Nov. 19) FW: Gratitude and giving thanks
- FW: Ombudsman Office Weekly Update 11-10-2017
- FW: Twirling Trees, Police Trunk or Treating and What's Next For The State of Black Dayton
- FW: DDN Article: Wright State's visa scandal may have cost the school millions
- FW: Cheap Seats November 2017 at Schuster Center, Victoria & Loft Theaters
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From: Terrence Williams
Subject: Needy Family Christmas Baskets
Attached is a solicitation request letter for individuals who need a little extra help at Christmas. Please assist us in getting the word out.
From: Emily Surico
Subject: Reminder: Conversation for Change
We are fast approaching our last Conversation for Change event of the year! I wanted to share with you our most recent press release (copied below) for inviting community members. Please feel free to share within your networks as well as through any media contacts you might have in order to get the word out. Looking forward to seeing you all there and thank you for all that you do! I will be sending out an agenda early next week.
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For Immediate Release
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Anyone Affected by Opiate Addiction Invited to a “Conversation for Change”
Addiction to heroin and other opiates has had a devastating impact on our region’s residents, families, and neighborhoods. As of today, 532 people have died from accidental drug overdoses. This has already surpassed our total for 2016. A coalition of community treatment and resource partners invite those whose lives have been impacted by an opiate addiction to attend a Conversation for Change at Linden Avenue Baptist Church in East Dayton on the evening of November 16th. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with a mediator about their motivations for seeking help, explore a variety of treatment options, and receive training and a kit for administering naloxone (a.k.a. Narcan) in the event of an overdose.
- Date/time: Thursday, November 16th, 5:00pm (with dinner at 5:00pm)
- Location: Linden Avenue Baptist Church, 101 Linden Ave, Dayton 45403
- Who should attend: Anyone struggling with an opiate addiction or caring for a loved one struggling with addiction.
Participating partners include Dayton Mediation Center, Family of Addicts, Good Samaritan Behavioral Health, Samaritan Behavioral Health (Project DAWN/Crisis Care), Cornerstone Project, Public Health Dayton Montgomery County (Addiction Services), South Community, Woodhaven, Project Cure, Recovery Works Healing Center, Women’s Recovery Center EQUITAS, the Dayton Police Department, Wright State University, Whole Truth Ministries, New Hope New Life, CareSource, ADAMHS Board, Center for Healthy Communities, Montgomery County Drug Free Coalition, and the Community Overdose Action Team.
R.S.V.P. (helpful but not required): Emily Surico at East End Community Services 937-259-1898. Additional quarterly dates are planned for 2017.
While we appreciate preview coverage to inform the public about this important event, we ask that you respect the privacy of those seeking treatment by not being present at the actual event. We are happy to arrange interviews with police, mediators, and recovered individuals prior to the event.
From: Faith Daniels
Subject: "Holiday Help Out" Food Drive Needs YOUR Help to Feed Needy Families!
92.1 WROU’s 2nd Annual “Holiday Help Out Food Drive”
Helping to Feed Families for the Holidays!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE on November 13th, 2017
Dayton’s R&B Leader, 92.1 WROU, is excited to continue its long tradition of community involvement with the announcement of the 2017 “Holiday Help Out Food Drive” in partnership with the City of Trotwood!
48 hours of continuous giving benefitting families in need and The Good Neighbor House.
‘Food security’ is broadly defined as knowing where your next meal is coming from, Recent studies have shown that tens of thousands of our Miami Valley neighbors are food-insecure, including almost 40,000 children.
Donations of any type are appreciated, but during this holiday season the Good Neighbor House pantry is in particular need of canned goods, pasta & pasta sauce, soups, cereals and boxed food items.
Then, beginning on November 17th at 10am, the real fun begins. WROU’s own Faith Daniels and her family will MOVE IN TO The Trotwood Fire and Rescue Station #72 and broadcast live for the entire weekend while collecting food and greeting listeners! Live broadcasts will continue daily through 12 noon on November 19th. The firehouse is open 24 hours a day, listeners will be able to drop off food and supplies any time of day or night…without even having to leave their cars.
WROU Program Director and On-air personality Faith Daniels notes “WROU is truly blessed to have the opportunity to help families and The Good Neighbor House, but it would not be possible without the help of everyone making a donation, The City of Trotwood & Mayor Mary McDonald, Mike’s Car Wash, Bryan Heyward and The Heyward Insurance Group, Chief Richard Haacke and all of the first responders at the Trotwood firehouses & collection sites and especially Firehouse #72!
For additional information and interview opportunities about this Alpha Media Dayton Cares community event, please contact Faith Daniels, 92.1 WROU Program Director, by phone at 937-296-5288 or by email at faith.daniels@alphamediausa.com
For more information on a deeply-rooted community legacy, visit 92.1 WROU online at www.921wrou.com
From: Interfaith Forum of Greater Dayton
Subject: Gratitude and giving thanks
The next Interfaith Forum of Greater Dayton program will be held on Sunday, November 19 (3:00 – 5:00pm) at Christ United Methodist Church, 3440 Shroyer Rd, Kettering (across from The Fraze). Our program this time will be more interactive than previous ones as we invite you to join in a special Drumming Circle, as well as engaging in lively table discussions on this month’s theme of “Gratitude and Giving Thanks.”
If you have a drum or other percussion instrument you are welcome to bring that. We will have some available for you to use as well. As usual, if you plan to bring any food to share, we ask that it not contain any pork or shellfish. If home made, please provide a list of ingredients so those of us with various food allergies can make informed decisions on what to taste!
We look forward to having you with us!
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From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: Ombudsman Office Weekly Update 11-10-2017
This week your Ombudsman Office opened a dozen cases on City of Dayton Water, mental health client's rights, Food Stamps, Medicaid eligibility, Healthy Start eligibility, the Home Energy Assistance Program, Montgomery County Water Service, and subsidized housing for households in Dayton, Huber Heights, Kettering, Moraine and Vandalia.
In late September, the Ombudsman office received a call from a discouraged West Carrollton resident. She applied for Medicaid online in July and had not yet received any news on her application. Her pending Social Security Disability claim has left her without any income and forced to borrow money from friends to pay for prescriptions. She made several calls to both the state and local Medicaid offices, but still could not find out whether or not her application was approved. We intervened, and found out there were questions about income she earned before she became unable to work. She called us this week and told us she he finally received her approval letter. She said that she believes that it would not have happened without our help!
We provided brief assistance or referrals to another thirty households regarding City of Dayton Police Internal Affairs, City of Dayton Water, ADAMHS Board Medicare, Consumer matters, employment matters, Greater Dayton Premier Management, the Ohio Attorney General's Office, the Ohio Department of Commerce Cemetery Division, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Ohio Department of Insurance, and the Public Utilities Commission. These households are from Dayton, Huber Heights, Kettering, Moraine, Trotwood and Vandalia.
We made a number of referrals to the Free Legal Clinic which will be held at Fairview United Methodist Church this Saturday.
Our Long-Term Care Ombudsmen opened cases in eight area facilities on the administration of medication; failure to respond to requests for assistance; neglected personal hygiene; choice of activities; unwanted discharge; lack of privacy and cleanliness. We received the decisions from two discharge hearings that both residents can remain in their facilities, and we assisted two residents to transfer home to the community. We attended a hearing to prevent a resident from being discharged to a homeless shelter
We visited residents in 135 facilities since October 1, 2017!
The topic of the Ombudsman Program on DATV will be Climate Change, and my guest will be Dr. Shuang-Ye Wu of the University of Dayton.
Please find our weekly column is copied below.
Facebook Weekly Update: November 6, 2017 – November 10, 2017
“Man’s transportation question answered”
A young, disabled man contacted the Ombudsman for assistance in receiving transportation from his Managed Care Plan for medical appointments. He reported he has called and left messages at the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services (MCDJFS), but has not received a response.
The Ombudsman placed an inquiry with the MCDJFS. A supervisor responded to report that, according to the Ohio Administrative Code, a person may receive medically related transportation from either their Managed Care Plan or the NonEmergency Transportation service through the MCDJFS. The individual must choose one or the other, but cannot use both transportation services. The supervisor agreed to call the man to explain the separation of services.
The Ombudsman also called the man to follow-up. He had spoken with the supervisor, and now understood that he had to choose between the transportation offered by the Managed Care Plan or that offered through the Non-Emergency Transportation service. He was choosing the Non-Emergency Transportation and was very pleased with the outcome.
From: David K. Greer
Subject: FW: Twirling Trees, Police Trunk or Treating and What's Next For The State of Black Dayton
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Visa probe may have cost Wright State millions in international student tuition
A decline in international students attending Wright State University has cost the school millions of dollars over the last two years and the loss may have been partially self-inflicted.
Wright State’s international enrollment has decreased by 779 students since 2015, the same year that an investigation into possible immigration related wrongdoing was revealed. Since then, multiple investigations have been launched into the school’s possible misuse of H-1B visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialized occupations.
» RELATED: WSU faculty union creates strike plan to use if deal isn’t reached
The school estimates it has lost around $15 million in net tuition revenue from the lower international student enrollment in the last two years. International students pay out-of-state tuition prices and they typically pay full price because they are not eligible for federal aid. This news organization reported last year that international students have a more than $1.1 billion impact in Ohio alone.
In June, Wright State trustees approved more than $30.8 million in budget cuts to correct years of overspending at the university that began in 2012. It now appears that if international enrollment had remained steady, the recent budget cuts could have been smaller.
The visas Wright State is under investigation for are not the same as student visas and were handled by a completely different office at the university. But, the investigation may be one of several reasons for the decline in foreign students at Wright State, said Bill Holmes, new WSU vice president of international affairs.
“They are kind of timed together if you look at a graph,” Holmes said. “Of course it’s a concern because it does bring scrutiny to the university that the international office gets pulled into.”
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Wright State’s H-1B visa investigation involved IT firm Web Yoga, which is based in Washington Twp. and had an office in Hyderabad, India, a 2015 I-Team investigation found. The country has historically been the largest source of international students for Wright State.
News of the investigation would have traveled fast back to India and likely other countries students come from, said Hal Salzman, a professor of public policy and visa expert at Rutgers University.
“Networks form for all sorts of reasons so if something happens it could very quickly disrupt that network,” Salzman said. “That’s the general principle.”
Past problems with visas could scare some students off, Salzman said. For that reason, it’s “imperative that universities and all players at the university really understand the significance of visa regulations,” said Miami University assistant vice president for enrollment Susan Schaurer.
Wright State officials have long said that the bulk of the university’s decline in students was caused by changes to a government scholarship program in Saudi Arabia.
» RELATED: WSU president faced criticism over changes at previous school
Though Wright State’s number of Saudi Arabian students has dropped by 256 since 2015, the school has seen a larger decline from India.
Wright State had nearly 400 fewer students from India enrolled this fall than in the fall of 2015, according to the school. The decline at WSU goes against an international trend that shows the number of students from India studying abroad increased by more than 12 percent, according to a new report from the Institute of International Education.
Recruiting international students is competitive and experts say it has gotten even more so over the last few years as countries like Australia and Canada have stepped up.
The competition has led to a mix of results for international enrollments at area colleges, though none have incurred quite the decline that Wright State has over the last two years. Miami University this fall enrolled 311 foreign freshmen this year, a record class for the school, Schaurer said.
UD has lost 554 international students since 2015, according to the school. Earlier this year the university started partnering with a Boston-based company called Shorelight Education in order to create a clearer pathway for foreign students to attend UD.
» RELATED: Area universities take new approaches to curb cost of textbooks
Hiring Holmes is Wright State’s solution to its slumped enrollments. The new WSU vice president said he has a lot of experience in establishing pathways for international students from China and Japan.
Holmes said he’ll aim to create more partnerships with institutions in other countries, such as the ones Wright State recently announced with Anglia Ruskin University in England or the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
“We just have some new things to bring to the table that really haven’t been pursued in the past,” Holmes said of WSU. “We need to be more aggressive and we need to go out and market ourselves in new areas.”
By the numbers:
- 779: The drop in international students at WSU since 2015.
- $15 million: Amount the student decline has cost WSU.
- 311: Largest class of foreign freshmen enrolled at Miami this fall.
- $1.1 billion: Financial impact of international students in Ohio.
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From: Ticket Center Stage
Subject: Cheap Seats November 2017 at Schuster Center & Victoria Theater
Dayton Power & Light Company CHEAP SEATS are $10 seats available mostly in the upper balcony at the Schuster Center and balcony at the Victoria Theatre for select performances. These seats are only available to purchase online and are limited in quantity. Seats are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Here's how it works:
- You'll receive one email a month with information about what $10 tickets are available for the next month's performances.
- $10 ticket are available while supplies last or until 48 hours before the performance.
- There's no charge to receive alerts.
- You can only buy DP&L Company CHEAP SEATS online. They are not available at the Box Office or by phone. DP&L Company CHEAP SEATS can be purchased by clicking the "Buy Now" buttons on this email or by clicking here.
- You will not be able to select specific seating locations, they are first-come, first-served and assigned by Ticket Center Stage. If you have special seating needs, please indicate this on your order by selecting the special needs ticket type.
- Tickets must be purchased together to be seated together.
- You can buy up to four (4) $10 tickets per show. Accounts found to have multiple orders with the total of tickets exceeding will be subject to cancellation.
- There is a $2 fee per order.
Your tickets will be available at the Box Office the day of the show, between 10 a.m. and showtime Monday through Friday and two hours prior to your performance on Saturday and Sunday.
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