Lafayette Rotary Club Ripples

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PROGRAM for MAY 18:

MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors:
	CECIL BLIGNAUT - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
	SANDY DANIEL - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Greeter:
	GENE HILLS, chair
Invocation:
	DAVID MILLS

MAY PROGRAMS:

CLUB CONCERNS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

President BETTY thanked SUSAN HYCHKA and the Annual Dinner Committee members for a wonderful Annual Dinner last week.

JIM TURLEY announces that the Club International Foundation Committee will meet in the Rotary lunchroom at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, 25 May.

The Red Cross is conducting a fund drive through the sale of First Aid kits. The kits cost $25 which is totally tax deductible. for more information or to order a kit contact JERRY COLE

The next Family of Rotary social event will be at The Museum at Prophetstown Farmhouse Suppers. This will be held on Saturday, May 22nd at 5:00 p.m. and will include the meal in the farmhouse and horse- drawn ride. The cost is $35/person payable with your reservation by May 14th. Contact ADRIENNE BOUGH.

Please help JIM KLUSMAN get out of "jail" on June 15. At 12:45 that day a law enforcement officer will arrive at his office to take him to "jail," and he needs to raise $600 for our local Muscular Dystrophy Association fund drive to "get out." If you can help, please send a check made out to Muscular Distrophy Association to JIM at 1308 Castle Drive, Lafayette, 47905. Or, please call him at his office (742-9078 -- leave a voicemail if he's not available) or email JIM and he'll make arrangements for you to make your tax-deductible contribution. Oh -- something else: "jail" is our local O'Charley's Restaurant, where he'll be fed while doing hard time. JIM says, "I know -- it's a terrible sacrifice on my part, but someone has to do it. Thanks!!"

DAVE LAHR encouraged members to complete the Community Service Projects Survey. He also reminded us that June is "Bring an Intern (or Doctoral Student) to Lunch" month. Make plans now.

The Lebanon Club's Golf Outing is scheduled for June 9th. See BETTY for details if interested.

LES REKER, chair of the Culture Committee, said that May is a busy month. Here are a few events to put on your calendar:

May 19 "Lost Lafayette" Ben Ross speaks on demolished local landmarks
at the Wetherill Historical Resource Center, TCHA 7PM
May 25 "Sears Kit Houses" lecture by Rose Thorton at the Gibson Farm House
at Museums at Prophetstown 7 PM
May 26 Brown bag concert series begins Riehle Plaza 11:30AM - 1PM
May 28 "A Little Princess" by Civic Youth Theater at Civic Theater 29 & 30
May 29 The Kentucky Headhunters "Country-Rock-Blues" Long Center
May 29 Round the Fountain Art Fair
May 31 Lafayette Citizens Band Reihle Plaza
Continuing:
"Century on the Wabash TCHA

"New Artists" Art Museum of Greater Lafayette

"Cheaper by the Dozen" Civic Theater

BIRTHDAY TABLE:

FAYE COLE announced that $1,454 has been received so far from those celebrating birthdays in May. Thank you!

THANK YOU:

Thank you so much for the wonderful pictures, delicious lunch, and scholarship. I will always cherish the luncheon with the pictures and live to the standards that both the Lafayette Rotary Club and I strongly value. Thanks again for everything!

Best wishes,

Steven Lee

WELCOME NEW MEMBER:

JIM HOBBS introduced Sr. Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, JACOB WILLIAMS, as our newest member. He lives at 3500 Mulberry Drive, Lafayette, IN 47905, phone 447-5165. Work address is 404 North 6th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901 phone 742-1288 E-mail: williamsjr3600@msn.com

PROGRAM:

LETA KELLEY introduced Cheryl Ubelor, Director of the Crisis Center since 1998. Cheryl explained that 103 volunteers keep the Crisis Center open 365 days a year 24 hours a day. There is extensive training for volunteers and help is available in 40 languages. She explained the many programs offered by the center; that they are funded by the United Way, both cities, the county, grants, individual donors and fund raising activities; and that there is a 20 person board of directors. She concluded by answering several very good questions.

STUDENT GUESTS:

PAUL POST introduced Bonnie Stockwell and Christopher Sprunger from Jefferson High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the four- way test to commemorate meeting with us.

VISITING ROTARIAN:

MAUREEN SMITT, Ft. Myers South, FL; ED ELLIOTT, Naples, FL

GUESTS:

Dick MacDonald, guest of CHUCK HORNER; Gilbert Rochon and Paul Carter, guests of CHRIS JOHANNSEN; Kathy Kroll and Traci Goudy, guests of JANE TURNER.

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

Money Collectors: ARVID OLSON 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and ERNIE POLAND 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter: GENE HILLS; Invocation: GORDON KINGMA; Music: BOB GRIFFITHS with HARLEY FREY at the piano; and JO WADE for help at the back table.

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FOUNDATION FACTOID: Rotary Park which was built in 1921-22 was used for many years by a number of groups, including the YMCA and the Girl

COMMITTEES FOR 2003-2004:

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

PRESIDENT BETTY'S

WISDOM:

The biggest problem facing motorists today is whiplash. You get it from watching the price of gas go up.

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