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    Volume 89, Number 27 -- December 30, 2003

    NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM:

    Tippecanoe County Commissioner, Connie Basham -- Tippecanoe Youth Center

    JANUARY PROGRAMS:BILL HATFIELD, Chair

    • January 13 TOM FISHER, GSE Outbound Group Leader, 2002
    • January 20 Mayor JAN MILLS, Plans for 2004 in West Lafayette
    • January 27 Mayor Tony Roswarski, Plans for 2004 in Lafayette

    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors: KEITH SMITH -11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and JIM HOBBS - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter: BARB DOSTER, chair; Invocation: GORDON KINGMA, chair

    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, Beverly spouse of OSCAR HOPKINS; and BUD BAUGH.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • President BETTY welcomed all the families.

    • ANN PIECHOTA announced that we continue to receive donations, currently totaling $13,559. Please turn in your envelope if you have not already done so. Thanks to those who have!

    • Please join fellow Rotarians for an evening at the Beef & Boards Dinner Theater on Sunday, February 22 for the play CATS. We would like to car pool to Indianapolis and sit together for the 6:30 dinner. The group rate is $36.50 per person for 20 reservations. Please call ADRIENNE BOUGH at 420-8020 or 420-1361 with your reservation. THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT

    PROGRAM:

    JOE MICON introduced John Davis, Education Coordinator and Dana Drenzek, Volunteer Coordinator at Wolf Park. John presented a very interesting slide show featuring wolf characteristics and behavior. Dana played a game with the children.

    Photos (c) Monty Sloan/Wolf Park. Used by permission.

    GUESTS:

    Isobel Miller, guest of AL CHISCON; Nancy Runnels, wife of LEW RUNNELS; Andrea Kuipers, wife of FRED KUIPERS; Jennifer Huston, wife of JON HUSTON; Bryan Hughes, husband of TRACIE HUGHES; Steve Hychka, husband of SUSAN HYCHKA; and the grown daughter and son-in-law of GORDON COPPOC.

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: FRED ANDERSON -11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and SUSAN HUCHKA - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,: Greeter: VICKI BURCH; Invocation: AL CHISCON with help from Isobel Miller; music BOB VERPLANK with REX KEPLER at the piano; TOM MORAN and JO WADE for help at the back table.


    • Lafayette Rotary Club currently has 248 Active and 7 Honorary members. During the recent dues collection period JIM ALMOND and D. RICHARD SMITH resigned. BROSE, NAPIER, NEWCOMER, SIMUNEK, and YOUNG were dropped for non-payment of dues.
    • Rotary International attendance requirement is 60% of all meetings. Lafayette Rotary Club reports to District an average weekly attendance of 62%. THANK YOU to the 100% CLUB members! We have 54 members who fail to attend 25% of the meetings.

    • Make it your New Year's resolution to attend and meet the participation and financial commitment expected of Rotarians.

    COMMITTEES FOR 2003-2004:

    Click on the above link to see those who work to make our Club great.

    JANUARY BIRTHDAY TABLE:

    BAUMGARDT, BILLY R. 1/17 BIDDLE, DONALD C. 1/2
    BOUGGY, ROBERT C. 1/25 BRIDGES, C. DAVID 1/16
    COHEN, LEONA B. 1/23 DOSTER, BARBARA G. 1/7
    EILER, EDWARD E. 1/11 GARTENHAUS, SOLOMON 1/3
    HAMMEL, H HANLY Jr. 1/11 HATFIELD, WILLIAM N. 1/2
    HOPKINS, OSCAR 1/25 MEYERS, JOHN 1/7
    PARKHURST, NELSON M. 1/20 REGER, GREGORY P. 1/3
    SORENSEN, JOHN M. 1/3 SULLIVAN, A. CHARLENE 1/21
    TAYLOR, DOUG 1/16 TIGER, DONNA G. 1/23
    WALLING, JOHN R. 1/5

    PRESIDENT BETTY'S WISDOM:

    The teacher told about a Chinese student, who after moving to the United States, decided she wanted an American name to honor her new country. She chose the name, "Patience, because she wanted to be reminded to be patient. every time someone called her name, the message was reinforced."

    The teacher asked the students what names they would select for themselves. After considering the question, one young man raised his hand and said, "Rich".


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