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April 7, Meeting
During the April 7, meeting of the The Ville Platte Rotary Club, Rotarian Bob Manuel invited Missy Grimmett with the Louisiana Workforce Commission to address the members. She has 29 years experience in the job/workforce training field. Her job is helping people find work and helping businesses find good employees. She compared her job to a “matching game” in pairing skilled employees to businesses in need. She loves her job and as a result, she gets to meet a lot of people and match them with jobs. Grimmett said her office works with local sheriff’s offices, community action offices and Louisiana Rehab Services to help place employees in good jobs. She noted the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act was signed into law on July 1, of last year and takes effect beginning July 1, 2015. She said her primary focus is to work with employers in finding the skilled workers they need. Grimmett added that the fields most in need are construction, mining, manufacturing and health care. She also noted there is a lot of growth in the information technology (IT) industry in the Lafayette area.
April 14, Meeting
During the April 14, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club, Rotarian Larry Lachney welcomed several members of the Sacred Heart High School Rotary Interact Club and its sponsor, Kimberly LeJeune. Club president Claire Bordelon spoke about the various club activities and community involvement, including monthly visits to Heritage Manor Nursing Home to play bingo with the residents and cleaning the Sacred Heart School Prayer Garden. She said that the recent polio project in conjunction with the local rotary club raised over $300 that will be donated to Rotary International to help in its quest to eradicate polio. Member Torian Veillon, a senior at Sacred Heart, also addressed the group. She recently was named Interact Student of the Year for Rotary District #6200. In order to be selected as Interacter of the Year, she had submitted an essay on what Interact means to her and listed some of the projects the group was involved in, including assisting in Food for Families Food Drive last December. She read her essay to the members in attendance.
Club sponsor LeJeune, who is also Sacred Heart Development Director, then spoke about the upcoming annual Sacred Heart benefit to be held Saturday, May 23, from 6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. at the Northside Civic Center. She noted a nine-piece band will be performing and a buffet-style meal will be served. There will also be a live and a silent auction. Tickets are $80 per person, with proceeds benefitting the Sacred Heart School Foundation. Ticket price includes live band, open bar, dinner, dessert and the opportunity to bid on unique items and outings during the auction. Deadline to register to attend the event is today, April 30. For more information, contact LeJeune at 363-8050.