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    Volume 90, Number 5 - August 3, 2004

    PROGRAM for AUGUST 10:

    Heather Day
    Assist Coordinator, International Friendship Program, International Students and Scholars
    "The Opportunities of the International Friendship Program"

    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors:
    JOHN CARPENTER - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
    JIM HOBBS - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

    Greeter:
    RONDA WALSH SCHWAB, chair

    Invocation:
    JACK KELLEY

    AUGUST PROGRAMS: CHRIS JOHANNSEN, chair

    • August 17 - Riall Nolan,
      Dean of International Programs, Purdue, University.
      "Purdue's International Impact"

    • August 24 - Morgan Burke, Director of Athletics, Coach Dave Shondell, Volleyball and Coach Joe Tiller, Football,
      Purdue University.
      "The Joys of Planning for the 2004 Season"

    • August 31 - Gilbert Rochon,
      Assoc. VP for Collaborative Research, Purdue University.
      "Purdue's Terrestrial Observatory"


    CLUB CONCERNS:

    PRESIDENT TOM SCHMIDT, 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; Fran spouse of ROY MEEKS.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • "FUN-RAISING" - PHIL KLINGER has arranged a Rotarian Golf Outing on August 18 at 1:00 at the Elks Country Club. It will be a "Florida Scramble". Cost is $30, which includes cart. Mark your calendar and join your fellow golfers for a fun afternoon of fellowship. CECIL BLIGNAUT is taking registrations.

    • PRESIDENT TOM announced that about $10,000 has been raised so far toward the goal of $35,000 for our Centennial Project - an overlook on the west side of the Wabash River at the old Brown Street Bridge.

    • LETA KELLEY announced that there are still places available on the Sister City Tour to OTA, Japan, October 12 - 22, 2004. Contact CRAIG IRVINE if you are interested.

    • LES REKER, chair of the Culture Committee, reminded us of two Lafayette Flute Choir performances, Auditions at Civic Theater, and exhibits at the Art Museum and the Historical Museum. He didn't mention his and KEVIN O'BRIEN's show at the Wells Center. For specifics go to: http://dcwi.com/~taf/weeklypressrelease.html


    BIRTHDAY TABLE:

    MARTHA CHISCON, chair of the August Birthday Table, introduced the large group celebrating birthdays this month and announced that a whopping $3,123 had already been received from these members! Good work MARTHA and the August Birthday group!

    THANK YOU:

    Dear Dr. Landgrebe,
    I would like to thank you for promptly processing my scholarship with Purdue. I am very honored to be a recipient of the Scholarship, and I will do my best to make the Lafayette Rotary Club proud while I study at Purdue. Thanks again for everything!
    Sincerely,
    Steven Lee

    ROTARY FACT:

    In nearly 100 years, Rotary grew from a small group of four men in Chicago to a worldwide force of 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide in 164 countries. The 1920's was the greatest decade in terms of Rotary's expansion: The movement had spread to 50 new countries on six continents in less than 10 years. This growth was no accident. Many individuals were committed to spreading Rotary's ideals during this time, but perhaps its greatest ambassador was Jim Davidson (1872-1933), once dubbed the "Marco Polo of Rotary". He traveled nearly 150,000 miles to help establish Rotary clubs in Europe and Asia.

    PROGRAM:
    CHRIS JOHANNSEN introduced Dr. Tom Turpin, Professor of Entomology at Purdue. A native of Kansas who came to Purdue in 1971, Tom has won many teaching awards, initiated the Bug Bowl - which has grown into Spring Fest, and Insectaganza - a college experience for 6th graders, just to mention a few of his many wild ideas. He involved the young members of the audience as he described the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. On this hot August noon in the shade of a tent we learned about fireflies (or lightening bugs to southerners) and listened to the Mills Brothers sing Glow Worm. Tom succeeded in keeping us interested and smiling.
    VISITING ROTARIANS:

    ED ELLIOTT, Naples, FL

    GUESTS:

    Nuhaila Al-Sukimani from Oman and Sami Hournai from Jordan, guests of MARGERY ISMAIL; Sherm Kessler, guest of BETTY NELSON and others; Jayne Feathers, guest of BARB REIF; Mary Ellen Lovell, wife of BILL LOVELL; Eleanor Hannemann, wife of BOB HANNEMANN; Pat Corey, wife of JOHN COREY; Ruth Moran, wife of TOM MORAN; children and grandchildren of BARB REIF, GENE COURTANEY, TOM SCHMIDT, BYRON ANDERSON, JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER, TOM MORAN, DON FRANKLIN and GUY THOMAS.

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

    Money Collectors: JOHN CARPENTER 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and JIM HOBBS 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: RONDA WALSH SCHWAB; Invocation: JIM TURLEY; Music: KATHY MEEKS with REX KEPLER at the piano; JO WADE and TOM MORAN for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help with Ripples.

    COMMITTEES FOR 2003-2004:

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

    100% CLUB:

    ADAMS (146); ANDERSON (6); BARRETT (83); BLIGNAUT; BOUGH, DAVE (43); BRIDGES; BURCH; CARPENTER; CHISCON, AL (175); CHISCON, MARTHA (168); CLARK; COHEN, FRITZ (102); COPPOC (65); COURTANEY (83); DELL (2); DOVERSBERGER (2); FEUER (259); FILMER (102); FOSTER (107); FREY, HARLEY (203); FULLER (243); GRABOWSKI (5); GRIFFITH (286); GRIFFITHS (106); GUSTAFSON; HALL (160); HANKS (74); HANSEN (2); HATFIELD (283); HERNANDEZ (3); HOBBS (125); HOPKINS (108); HYCHKA (12); JANLE (84); KECK (102); KELLEY, JACK (21); KELLEY, LETA (21); KEPLER (2); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (156); LAHR (5); LANDGREBE (169); LIGHT (15); MC HENRY (107); MEEKS, K; MILLER, W.R. (384); MITCHELL (174); MORAL; NELSON (116); PAPE (287); PARK (2); POLAND (24); RAHDERT (145);REW; SANDERSON (30); SATTERLY (3); SCHMIDT (309); SMITH, KEITH (88); SMITH, SUSAN (145); ST. JOHN (77); STEVENSON (2); SUDDARTH (84); TEDER, LAWRENCE (2); TROTT (27); TURLEY (205); TYNER; VERPLANK (471); WADE (127); WALKER (2); WEST (133); WHISTLER; and WILEY (287).

    CONGRATULATIONS to ERNIE POLAND who had 2 years, to ELSA JANLE and BETTY SUDDARTH who had 7 years, to JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER who had 13 years, and to W. R. MILLER who had 32 years of 100% attendance as of the end of July, 2004.

    MORE FUN IN THE SUN PICS:

    Tom Turpin and Tom Moran's Grandson Martha Chiscon and Birthday Table Past Pres Dave and others

    PRESIDENT TOM'S WISDOM:

    Phyllis Diller had this to say about raising children;

    "We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up."

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