Ripples - December 10, 2002

Volume 88, Number 23 - December 10, 2002

NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM

Pete Kissinger, CEO and President of Bioanalytical Systems

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - JIM CARNEY - 11:15 to 11:45a.m. and TOM WOLFE - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - JAN GRIFFIN KOHLER; Invocation - JIM HOBBS

JANUARY PROGRAMS (BILL HATFIELD, CHAIR)

January 7--Mayor Sonya Margerum � State of the City

January 14--Mayor Dave Heath � State of the City

CLUB CONCERNS

PRESIDENT DAVE BOUGH, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER, SANDY GRABOWSKI who had surgery, JERRY MC CARTHY who had surgery, and Carolyn Risk, wife of late Rotary President KIRBY and mother of JIM, who is hospitalized with pneumonia.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Those who signed up to ring the bell for Salvation Army will find a complete chart of names, places and times on the web site. Contribution envelopes will be mailed to all club members the end of this week.

VICKI MAYES has called a Vocational Service Committee meeting after the regular meeting on December 17th.There will be an information committee meeting at 1:00 after the regular meeting December 17th. Sponsors need to contact their prospective member and let JANE know if you plan to attend.

The January Birthdays received a letter, which (through the magic of word- processing) had a line that was not updated. It should have read "You either have or will be hearing from January Birthday Table chair, BILL BAUMGARDT, with pertinent �" Apologies for the error.

The Raffle for Eradicate Polio brought in $114.00 today. $57.00 goes to the Rotary International Eradicate Polio Fund, $28.50 went to the winning ticket number (PAUL POST who donated it back to Eradicate Polio Fund) and $28.50 was added to the kettle for the person who draws the Ace of Spades.

A $25,000 goal was set by the Board of Directors for our club to raise by June 30, 2003 for RI's Polio Eradication project. This will go toward the $80 Million needed to be able to declare the world free of this dreadful disease by 2005. Contributions will be gratefully received at any time.

SANDY PEARLMAN thanks those who participated in our Community Service Project where we helped the YWCA Women's Shelter load and deliver Christmas boxes. AL and MARTHA CHISCON, LEONA and FRITZ COHEN, SANDY PEARLMAN, LEW RUNNELS, FRANCIS PRITSCHER, JIM FOSTER, MARIELLEN NEWDECK, DONNA TIGER, DAVE LAHR, BARBARA HANSEN, BETTY SUDDARTH, BARB REIF, and ANN PIECHOTA. Make-up credit will be recorded for these members.

There will be NO regular meetings on December 24th and 31st due to the holidays.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2002/2003

The nominating committee presents the following slate, which will be voted upon at the December 17th meeting:

President

BETTY SUDDARTH

President Elect

TOM SCHMIDT

Vice President

SUSAN HYCHKA

Treasurer

ERNIE POLAND

Assistant Treasurer

JOHN TROTT

Secretary

JANE TURNER

Board Members

KATHY MEEKS AND PHIL KLINGER - town

KIRK CLARK AND LARRY HUGGINS - gown

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBER

DONNA TIGER with classification of Education, House Director, lives at 825 Hilltop Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2511. Phone 463-9276 E-mail: dtiger37@yahoo.com

PROGRAM (December 10, 2002)

LINA REEVES-KERNER introduced Mark Bleyer of Cook Biotech, one of the life science companies in Purdue Research Park. Purdue research on the intestines of pigs has turned into a real manufacturing business. Small intestine submucosa produces a matrix upon which cells will grow. This matrix is now being used to help human bodies heal wounds and repair soft tissue. This technology has proved successful in hernia repairs, burns, pressure ulcers, cartilage and skin wounds. Research continues on venus valve repair.

VISITING ROTARIAN: ED ELLIOTT from Naples, FL; JUDY BUSH, SUZANN SCHAKELTON,JUDY HOLLANDER and CAROLYN PAULSON from Attica/Williamsport.

GUESTS: Elizabeth Barrett, wife of JOHN BARRETT; Will Jordan, guest of CLIFF WOJTALEWICZ, Jay Wiley, son of JAY WILEY (who received a standing ovation); Eduardo Ostergren, guest of NELLIE LECHMAN; Steve Hychka and Stacey Reverby, husband and daughter of SUSAN HYCHKA; and Harriet Miller, mother of LARRY HUGGINS.

STUDENT GUESTS: Susanna Del Real and Alex Dimitt from McCutcheon High School were our student guests today. They received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way test to commemorate their visit with us.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: JIM CARNEY - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and TOM MORAN - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m; Greeter - ADRIENNE BOUGH; Invocation - BILL BAUMGARDT; and Music - BOB GRIFFITHS. Thanks to RAY PEETERS and HARLEY FREY for dinner music and piano accompaniment and DAVE SATTLER for assisting at the back table.