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    Volume 89, Number 51 - June 15, 2004

    PROGRAM for JUNE 22:

    Community Avenue of Service,
    SATTERLY, Senior Director, SANDERSON and MEEKS


    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors:
    VICKI BURCH -11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
    CECIL BLIGNAUT - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
    Greeter:
    BARRIE SIMPSON
    Invocation:
    GORDON KINGMA


    JUNE PROGRAMS: ENTER CHAIR, chair

    June 29 - Officer Transition

    CLUB CONCERNS:

    PRESIDENT BETTY SUDDARTH, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN MC KEE; FAE SPURLOCK; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER, BOB WILKINSON HANLY HAMMEL and GRIFF; and Jan, spouse of FRED ANDERSON.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • BILL HATFIELD announced that our District's Centennial Project will be to support Riley Hospital. There will be a picnic with the Thunderbirds at Mt. Comfort Airport on Friday July 30th, 6 - 9 P.M. The $35 ticket will get you a meal catered by St. Elmo's Steak House and Marsh Supermarkets, a social hour which includes ramp time to view a B-17, a P-38, and many other warbirds and special unique planes. Following the meal, four former Thurderbirds who have reached the rank of General will have time to speak. All proceeds go to Riley Hospital. Please contact BILL for tickets.

    • More District News: The Rotary Club of Fishers invites all Rotarians to join them Friday June 25th at 6 P.M. at Oak Hill Mansion, Carmel, to honor outgoing District Governor Karin Blue and to install Governor-Elect Don Phelan. Cost is $35. Please RSVP by June 18th to Diane Eaton at 317- 557-5767 or balmoralclub@aol.com

    • JACK KELLEY, chair of the House Committee, asked members to sign up for one of the 104 slots for next year.

    • The Rotary year ends June 30th. Any contributions you can make to The Rotary Foundation by that time will be credited to our club and help support GSE teams and Ambassadorial Students.

    • A reception for new members will be held June 23rd, from 5 - 8 P.M. at BETTY SUDDARTH'S home. New members since December and their sponsors should mark your calendars!

    • June is "Bring an Intern or Doctoral Candidate to Rotary" month

      During the month of June the Rotary Club is encouraging members to treat their summer Interns or Doctoral Candidates to lunch with Rotary. This gives them the opportunity to see what Rotary is about and encourage them to look into a club when they land a job later in their lives. Please have the guest registered with JANE at the back table and they will be introduced during the meeting. JANE has a pamphlet explaining Rotary to give them. This is a great opportunity to get the word of Rotary out to the young working force. Any questions, ask DAVE LAHR, 742-6905.


    THANK YOU:

    My brother, John McKee, wishes to thank the Lafayette Rotary Club for their donation to The Rotary Foundation in Eudora's name.

    Louis McKee.

    PROGRAM:

    BILL LOVELL introduced Susan Ulrich, a naturalist and founding member of NICHES, which is a non-profit organization to help landowners protect their property. Their goal is to increase the membership of 400 to 700 with the help of Rotarian ELSA JANLE as membership chair. NICHES owns 1,100 acres in 15 parcels, of which 7 were donated. The program included a slide presentation showing various types of natural settings and work the organization has done. Their web site lists the properties and directions to them.

    VISITING ROTARIANS:

    MAUREEN SMITT, Ft. Myers South, Florida; TOM GRAVITTE, St. John's Parish, Charleston, SC

    GUESTS:

    Brad Courtaney, son of GENE COURTANEY.

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

    Money Collectors: VICKI BURCH 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and MARTHA CHISCON 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: TOM MORAN; Invocation: LARRY TIPTON; Music: DAVE LUHMAN with REX KEPLER at the piano; HARLEY FREY for dinner music; and JO WADE for help at the back table.



    Board of Director's notes:

    • Amended list of Members who were dropped for non-payment of dues:

      John Burgner
      Cara Carreon
      Dan Gick
      Joyce Hall
      Patty Jischke
      Dave Mills
      Kent Mills
      Lee Ann Scott
      Jennifer Shanahan
      Cliff Wogtalewicz


    • The budget for 2004-05 was presented and approved. Congratulations to ERNIE POLAND and the finance committee for accomplishing this before the end of the year!
    • The Rotaract Club at Purdue will have a callout on September 1st, 4 - 5 PM in Stewart 318. Anyone interested in helping with this club for colle ge students is encouraged to contact BETTY SUDDARTH.
    • The Planning Committee presented a draft Attendance Policy and Procedure. Discussion and vote is scheduled for the July board meeting.
    • The Board accepted the Fund's Request Committee's recommendation of approval of a request from Camp Tecumseh for $1,000 to purchase computer equipment.
    • The Board expressed its appreciation to BETTY SUDDARTH for her leadership this year. The thankless task of writing job descriptions, committee descriptions, policies and procedures has been undertaken with quiet competence, making life a little easier for future presidents.


    COMMITTEES FOR 2003-2004:

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

    PRESIDENT BETTY'S WISDOM:

    After all the rain we have had, America is still the land of opportunity. Where else could you go from a ranch house in Indiana to a house boat on the Mississippi without having to move?


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