Student of the Year Essay

The Youth: Stepping Forward to Change the Beat of America
by Stephen Anderson
District Representative for Student of the Year

“The Youth: Stepping Forward to Change the Beat of America” begs three questions: what is “the beat of America;” secondly, why do we need to change it; and finally, why have the youth be the ones to step forward and be the changers?

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(CM)² = Clean Mouth, Clean Mind

by Stephen Anderson
District Representative for Student of the Year


I like to stay busy. I enjoy helping others and having as much of a good impact as I can. I am an Eagle Scout and Student Body President of Pine View High School. I am very proud of both those accomplishments. But, I have an accomplishment I am even more proud of.

When I started football I noticed the crude language that was being used by some of the kids on the team. I talked to my parents and through that discussion I realized that how you speak reflects what you think and from there I came up with the idea of “Clean Mouth, Clean Mind” or (CM)². I felt that (CM)² would be a simple reminder of what morals we could all strive to keep. I started by making wristbands that I passed out to my friends. Others asked after them and soon the idea caught fire and now there is a website, www.cmsquared.org, and members in over 20 states and 5 countries. There are also t-shirts, rings and hats. (CM)² continues to grow and my hope is that it will help make this world a nicer place to live as we strive to live by “the code”.

Grand Opening - HOST Business Services!

We had Scott Wilson with HOST Business Services come and present to us. We have signed up for their free service they are providing to service clubs.

Here is the information about the Grand Opening:

Join us for our Grand Opening open house, ribbon cutting, and great food!
Come see our office at 321 North Mall Drive Bldg R, St. George, UT, 84790 on JUNE 16, 2009 from 1-4pm for our grand opening. Attendees to our Grand Opening will receive 30 days FREE and NO set up fee!

Time is a precious commodity. Everyone wants and needs more of it. HOST Business Services provides its clients with exactly that—more time – time to focus on what you do best! HOST was founded and designed with the purpose of supporting small businesses. To provide owners and operators with more time to focus on growing their businesses and less time dealing with the non-revenue generating tasks. Automation, technology, and on-demand staff; have been combined in such a way that HOST can provide efficiencies in your business that no one else can provide in one location or from a single source.

Historic Event!

Today we witnessed a historic event that required photo documentation. For those who were not present at club, here is the proof:

Jinks Actually made good an all his IOUs. Thank you Jinks. Now all our bills can be paid.

Lawn Bowling

Wayne Pace and today's Know your Exchangite Floyd Holm

We had quit the ball at this mornings meeting. Today's speaker was Wayne Pace, professor, author, researcher, and lawn bowler. Currently the only place to lawn bowl in St George is at Sun River which restricts access to residents of Sun River only. Wayne has been working with the City of St George to get a Lawn Bowling facility in St George that is available to the general public. We were educated on the history of Lawn Bowling and given a live demonstration. Many were able to give the ball a spin themselves to see how easy and fun this sport is. To find out more about this sport visit their blog.

Wearing Too Many Hats?

Today's speaker was Scott Wilson with Host Business Services. This unique company is providing a lot of service for the little guys. Small business owners who work out of their home or vehicle or who just don't have enough staff can use Host Business Services as an office. Each business is able to have a central place to receive mail and phone calls, and if needed, office space for that occasional meeting. They are offering their basic services to all service clubs to make phone numbers and email addresses consistent year after year. We asked Scott to start setting our club up for this service and look forward to a better organized club.

For more information visit their website at www.hostbusinessservices.com

Care To Stay Home?

I know the answer to that is usually yes, unless it is the golf course for some of you. Today's speaker was Susan Frazier with Care to Stay Home. They are the nation’s premiere non-medical, in-home care organization. They provide non-medical, in-home care services to seniors who Care To Stay Home but need assistance with their personal activities of daily living, through their dedicated, compassionate and professional caregivers. Here is a link to find out more.

Today's meeting also had a brief presentation from Kathie Thayne who informed us about the upcoming Days of Camelot happening this weekend May 22 and 23. It should be an exciting and entertaining event. See more on their website.

Happy Anniversary!

The St George Exchange Club celebrated it's 35th Anniversary on May 11th, 2009.