Ripples



    Volume 89, Number 5 - July 29, 2003

    NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM

    Barbara Coury of the Purdue Cancer Center is going to tell us about the Cancer Center and some of the exciting research projects that are going on in an effort to defeat this disease

    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors - FRANCIS PRITSCHER -- 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and JIM FOSTER-- 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - BEN DAY; Invocation - BARB REIF

    AUGUST PROGRAMS

    TED WOLFE, chair -- Theme: "There is hope with Cancer."

    • August 12 YWCA Women's Cancer project
    • August 19 Li-Fen Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Radiation Oncologist from the Oncology Institute, presenting high tech treatment opportunities available today and prospects of new advances in 2004.
    • August 26 Purdue Football/Volleyball Coaches combined service clubs.

    CLUB CONCERNS

    PRESIDENT BETTY SUDDARTH, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER; BOB BROCK who is home and still in great pain; ED HEMMER who sent us a note from Maine saying he is mending (ED's summer address is available from JANE); the family and friends of JIM IRVIN who passed away last week; and DICK KOHLS who had back surgery.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • If you would like an Indiana ROTARY license plate, please see JANE for forms.

    • ELSA JANLE announced two Vocational Projects and asked for volunteers.

      1. Volunteers to be on a panel at area high schools to discuss professional and vocational requirements.

      2. Job shadowing If you can help, please contact ELSA or JANE.

    • BRUCE HARDING and BILL FULLER have worked hard to transfer the web site maintenance and Ripples distribution from Chris Funk's care and keeping to theirs. The web site is www.lafayetterotary.org If you are not receiving an e-mail message saying the Ripples are posted, please let JANE, BRUCE or BILL know. Even if you don't receive the e-mail, you can always check the site.

    THANK YOU

    Many thanks to all the Rotarians for their prayers, their visits, their calls and the lovely flowers. They speed the healing process. Nearly off the cane and working on the left arm. Will be back in the groove soon. We will reschedule the small group dinner soon. Tom Moran

    CONGRATULATIONS

    to BILL BAUNGARDT and DAVE LANDGREBE who each received special honors from peers in their professional organizations this summer.

    PROGRAM:
    Sana Booker TIM LUZADER introduced Sana Booker, Executive Director of Hanna Community Center. Founded 20 years ago, it serves people of all ages from children to seniors. It is a community center at 1201 North 18th Street, so people can drop in at any time. There are programs for different age groups including after school activities. Since many children come from tough backgrounds, domestic violence and help for single parents is available. It also serves as an emergency shelter for the Red Cross. A United Way agency, it receives 30% of its funding from that source and 70% from other sources including fund raisers like Hanna Fest and the Ebony and Ivory Ball.

    GUESTS:

    Bob Wilkinson, guest of JIM HANKS; Katy Kays, guest of MIKE PIGGOTT; Sherm Kessler, guest of BETTY NELSON; Donna Meloy, guest of JON HUSTON; Diana Pennell, wife of STEVE PENNELL; Shawn Richards, guest of MARK DAVIS

    VISITING ROTARIANS:

    ED ELLIOTT from Naples, FL and TIM TAYLOR from Nashville TN.

    MAKE-UPS:

    BILL HATFIELD on 7/28 at Noblesville

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors: MARTHA CHISCON 11:15 -- 11:45a.m., PAUL POST 11:45 -- 12:15; Greeter: LETA KELLEY; Invocation: TOM SCHMIDT; Music: BOB VERPLANK with HARLEY FREY at the piano, RAY PEETERS for dinner music and JO WADE for help at the back table.

    WISDOM FROM PRESIDENT BETTY:

    Quote from Kin Hubbard

    The person who says. "I may be wrong but --" does not believe there can be any such possibility.

    AUGUST BIRTHDAYS:

    BOUGH, ADRIENNE 8/2 KLINGER, J. PHILLIP 8/26
    CHISCON, MARTHA O. 8/27 LIGHT, DOROTHY 8/5
    CLARK, L. KIRK 8/2 MASON, SALLY FROST 8/29
    COHEN, FRITZ G. 8/5 MILLER, ROBERT 8/27
    FRAMPTON, MICHAEL E. 8/28 PAPE, WILLIAM I. 8/30
    FREY, THOMAS C. 8/14 PEARSON, THOMAS E. 8/16
    GANN, RALPH W. 8/2 REKER, LES 8/7
    HANNEMANN, ROBERT E. 8/8 RUMBLE, W. SCOTT 8/24
    HELGESEN, MARNE G. 8/15 SCOTT, LEE ANNE 8/7
    HOLTZ, RICHARD L. 8/13 SIMPSON, BARRIE L. 8/30
    JACKSON, JEAN E. 8/26 TEDER, DANIEL A. 8/22
    JISCHKE, MARTIN 8/7 WALSH SCHWAB, RONDA J. 8/2
    JONES, CAROLYN T. 8/3 WEST, TERRY R. 8/15
    JORDAN, WILL H. 8/4 WILEY, JAY W. 8/24