At its regular weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 25, Ossian Rotary will host Grace Hochstetler, disaster program manager, from the Northeast Indiana Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Grace is a native of Fort Wayne who graduated from Homestead High School. She then went on to pursue a degree in International Business, Management, and Economics from Northwood University while also playing basketball. She used her final year of eligibility to earn her MBA while in school. Grace has worked and volunteered for many years in community organizations, including NeighborLink, Special Olympics, Greater Fort Wayne, Habitat for Humanity and Court Appointed Special Advocate.
Hochstetler is currently the disaster program manager at the Red Cross for the Northeast Indiana Chapter. She will share how the Red Cross prepares for and responds to emergency events throughout the 17 counties in the chapter. In Northeast Indiana, these events typically are home fires (both single resident and multi-family buildings), flooding, and severe storms. Grace states emphatically, “I am so grateful for the incredible support that we receive from the community.”
Anyone is welcome to attend Ossian Rotary this Thursday morning, Jan. 25, at 7:30 at First Baptist Church of Ossian, 1001 Dehner Drive for this program.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Penrod, Ossian Rotary President, at jeremy.penrod@edwardjones.com.
Please note that Ossian Rotary will cancel when Norwell Community Schools has a delay or cancellation due to weather.
Next Thursday, Feb. 1, Ossian Rotary will host Erica Downing, Parkview Health advanced care planning specialist.
Ossian Rotary is a small part of a larger organization, Rotary International, which was founded almost 120 years ago in Chicago. Ossian Rotary is a group of people with a desire to meet new people, network, get involved and make a difference in Ossian and the surrounding community. Each week we have a different speaker, usually business experts, political and civic leaders, and entrepreneurs, who help us stay informed on topics that are relevant to our community.
