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Volume 89, Number 40 - March 30, 2004

PROGRAM for April 6:

Group Study Exchange Team from Jordan

Introductions by GORDON COPPOC and FRED ANDERSON

MEETING FUNCTIONS:



Money Collectors:
	JIM BODENMILLER -11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
	JACK KELLY - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Greeter:
	JOHN COREY
Invocation:
	JOE BOORMAN



APRIL PROGRAMS: KEN EWING, Chair


• April 13 - Ambassadorial Scholar - Takashi Higushi, Japan
  Introduction by TERRY WEST


• April 20 - Scholarship/Citizenship Awards Day
  Introductions by BOB HANNEMANN


• April 27 - Jeffrey Layton from Transitional Housing
  Introduction by STELLA BATAGIANNIS



CLUB CONCERNS:

PRESIDENT BETTY SUDDARTH, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; FAE SPURLOCK; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER, BOB WILKINSON and VIRGIL ST. JOHN who had surgery last week in Pheonix.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:


• There will be a meeting of the Scholarship/Citizenship Committee next Tuesday (April 6) after the meeting. Please contact BOB HANNEMANN is you are unable to attend.


• Four tickets are available for the Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre production of Godspell on April 3rd. Cost is $48.50 each. Please contact ADRIENNE BOUGH.


• Nominations for Rotarian of the Year are being accepted. Forms for this award, which is presented at the Annual Dinner, are available from JANE.


• A Paul Harris Luncheon will be held at the Holiday Inn North on May 6th. Cost is $20.00. All Paul Harris Fellows are welcome to attend. Those interested should contact BETTY for more information.


• President BETTY announced the District Conference to be held in Muncie the weekend of April 16 - 18. You can get more information by clicking on http://rotary6560.org or contacting JANE.


• Rotary License plates are still available. Of the $25.00 extra you will pay to have this special identification, $15.00 returns to our club. This is a fairly painless way to support Rotary and to demonstrate your pride in belonging to one of the world's finest organizations.


PROGRAM:



March program chair, DAVE LAHR, introduced Karen Wolford, Chief Executive Officer of the Sycamore Girl Scout Council. Karen was assisted by Kitty Brooks, Director of Development. Girl Scouts serves girls from ages 5 to 17. The three "C's" we're all familiar with are Cookies, Camping and Crafts. The "C's" Karen talked about today include Community Service, Confidence, Character and great Conduct. Rotary provides one campership for a girl to attend Girl Scout camp each summer, one of many programs to help girls grow strong in body, mind and spirit. Internationally, nine million girls are Girl Scouts and Girl Guides.


STUDENT GUESTS:

LIZ SOLBERG introduced Tracie DeMarr and Kyle Speakman from McCutcheon High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the four- way test to commemorate meeting with us.

VISITING ROTARIAN:

ROBERTA GRAHAM from Brownsburg, IN.

GUESTS:

Jay Smith, son of JIM SMITH; Michael Herbert, grandson of BETTY SUDDARTH; Mitsuo Kobayaski and Yuki Onda, guests of JACK KELLEY; Traci Goudy, guest of BOB ADAMS; Jacki Swain, wife of PHIL SWAIN; Dan Cravens, guest of JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER.

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

Money Collectors: VICKI BURCH 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and DAVID BRIDGES 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: FAYE COLE; Invocation: VICKI BURCH; Music: BOB VERPLANK with HARLEY FREY at the piano; and JO WADE for help at the back table.

COMMITTEES FOR 2003-2004:

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

PRESIDENT BETTY'S WISDOM:

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire but it takes a whole box of matches to start a campfire?


Go to Lafayette Rotary Home Page


APRIL BIRTHDAY TABLE:



RICHARD BARTHOLOMEW	4/7	MURRAY BLACKWELDER	4/3
JAMES H. BODENMILLER	4/19	JAMES W. CARNEY	4/21
KENNETH F.EWING	4/6	ROBERT A. FEUER	4/9
MARGARET P. HALL	4/7	WILBUR L. HANCOCK	4/20
CHARLES M. HORNER	4/28	WILLIAM KEALEY	4/7
LETA KELLEY	4/6	JAMES E. KLUSMAN	4/16
RICHARD L. KOHLS	4/19	DAVID A. LANDGREBE	4/12
VICTOR L. LECHTENBERG	4/14	ROY D. MEEKS	4/18
ANN W. MILLER	4/19	STANLEY M. MITHOEFER	4/15
STEPHEN R. PENNELL	4/7	ANN M. PIECHOTA	4/26
FRANCIS PRITSCHER	4/12	JENNIFER SHANAHAN	4/25
E. DANA SMITH	4/29	STEPHEN M. THOMPSON	4/14
BRIAN TURNER	4/13