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Volume 90, Number 14 - October 5, 2004

PROGRAM for OCTOBER 12:

David Bathe, Chancellor Ivy Tech Lafayette

MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors:

JIM HANKS - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,

PAUL POST - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Greeter:

ROB NOLL

Invocation:

JACOB WILLIAMS

OCTOBER PROGRAMS:

October 21 (Thursday), Purdue Basketball Coaches Kristy Curry and Gene Keady

October 26, Dr. Thomas Summer, Unity Medical Center, "Healthcare in Lafayette and the Part Unity Hopes to Play."

CLUB CONCERNS:

PRESIDENT TOM SCHMIDT requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN MC KEE; FAE SPURLOCK; BOB WILKINSON; HANLY HAMMEL and FRITZ COHEN who will have surgery this week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Semi-annual dues of $96.00 are due by November 1st.

Registration forms for the District Conference are available at the District Web site www.rotary6560.org or from JANE.

Thanks for the food items for LUM you brought to the meeting today.

JOHN MEYERS asks that members who have actual memories of December 7, 1941, or that period of time to contact him at 423-9168 (weekdays) or 414-0886 (cell) or at e-mail, either meyerslaw@aol.com or meyers@county.tippecanoe.in.us. He is preparing for the program on December 7.

BIRTHDAY TABLE:

Jim Foster introduced the members celebrating birthdays in October and announced that $905.00 has been collected so far.

ROTARY FACT:

The first Gift of Life patient for District 6560 since July 1 arrived in Indianapolis. There are funds for 10 patients this fiscal year. Sabine Siede from Cap Haitien Haiti is under 10 years old and was operated on October 1st, by Dr. Rodefeld and is doing well. Her heart problem was a VSD - a hole in the heart between the two ventricles. She should be out of the hospital early this week.

The second patient is 17 year old Simone Blidgen from Jamaica and she is scheduled to arrive this week for surgery work up. The surgery maybe for Pulmonary Valve Repair and is planned for Oct 11th by Dr. Brown.

The Gift of Life project is a means in which Rotarians are involved in life saving aspects for children who would not be able to have life sustaining operations.

THANKS:

Lafayette Rotary Club:

I want to thank all of you for the cards, flowers and mostly your friendship to my husband, Dick Holtz.

It helped to know so many people cared. A special thanks to his Rotary buddies who came to see him in the hospital and at home. He knew you were there and it made him smile.

To the "Old Geezer Table" he spoke of all of you fondly. Thank you for being there for him and our family,

Fondly,

Mary Lou

PROGRAM:

PRESIDENT TOM introduced DISTRICT GOVERNOR DON PHELAN who shared a message from Rotary International President GLENN ESTESS regarding his concern about health matters, water management, literacy and Family of Rotary. DG DON'S own message is summed up in MOM: Membership (need 100 new members district wide); Operational Excellence (do the basics well); and Money ($100 per Rotarian per year to the Rotary Foundation). Dates to remember include the District Conference at French Lick October 29 - 31; District Foundation Meeting November 13th; RI Centennial Birthday Party February 23, 2005; and the International Convention in Chicago June 18 - 22, 2005. DG DON says we need to have more fun - which creates energy and a good impression. Rotary celebrates our future with dignity, diversity, integrity and good ethical conduct. He quoted Mother Theresa: "The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace."

VISITING ROTARIANS:

ED ELLIOTT, Naples, FL

STUDENT GUESTS:

KEN EWING introduced Jessica Hagen and Cameron Miller from Jefferson High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the four- way test to commemorate meeting with us.

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

Money Collectors: JOHN COREY 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and PAUL POST 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: VICKI BURCH; Invocation: PHIL KLINGER; Music: CORKY MITCHELL with REX KEPLER at the piano for singing, BOB GRIFFITHS for dinner music; JO WADE for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help with Ripples.

COMMITTEES FOR 2004-2005:

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

100% CLUB:

ADAMS (148); BARRETT (85); BARTHOLOMEW; BOUGH, DAVE (45); BURCH (2); CAREY; CARPENTER (3); CHISCON, AL (177); CHISCON, MARTHA (170); CLARK; COHEN, FRITZ (104); COLE, FAYE (2); COPPOC; COURTANEY (85); DAY; DECKER; DIESSLIN; DOVERSBERGER; FEATHERS; FEUER (261); FILMER (104); FOSTER (109); FREY, HARLEY (205); FULLER (245); GRABOWSKI (7); GRIFFITH (288); GRIFFITHS (108); HALL; HANKS (76); HANSEN (4); HARDING (15); HATFIELD (285); HEMAN (2); HILLS; HOBBS (127); HOPKINS (110); HYCHKA (14); JANLE (86); KECK (104); KELLEY, JACK (23); KELLEY, LETA (23); KLUSMAN (2); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (158); LAHR (7); LANDGREBE (171); LUHMAN; LIGHT (17); MC HENRY (109); MEEKS, K (3); MILLER, W.R. (386); MITCHELL (176); NELSON (118); PAPE (289); PARKHURST (4); PEARSON; POLAND (26); POST (2); RAHDERT (147); REIF (2); RUNNELS; SANDERSON (32); SCHMIDT (311); SMITH, JAMES (2); SMITH, KEITH (90); SMITH, SUSAN (147); ST. JOHN (78); STUCKY; SUDDARTH (86); TROTT (29); TURLEY (207); VERPLANK (473); WADE (129); WALKER; WEST (135).

CONGRATULATIONS to BOB GRIFFITHS who had 9 years, and to HARLEY (GRIFF) GRIFFITH who had 24 years of 100% attendance as of the end of September, 2004.

PRESIDENT TOM'S WISDOM:

Governor Don's work is in the area of communications. Maybe you can identify with the problems of passing along information.

MEMO dated Tuesday, April 17, 2001
From: Headquarters To: General Managers

Next Thursday at 10:30 Halleys Comet will appear over this area. This is an event which occurs only once every 75 years. Notify all directors and have them arrange for all employees to assemble on the Company lawn and inform them of the occurrence of this phenomenon. If it rains, cancel the days observation and assemble in the auditorium to see a film about the comet.

MEMO From: General Manager To: Managers

By order of the Executive Vice President, next Thursday at 10:30, Halleys Comet will appear over the Company lawn. If it rains, cancel the days work and report to the auditorium with all employees where we will show films: a phenomenal event which occurs every 75 years.

MEMO From: Manager To: All Department Chiefs

By order of the phenomenal Vice President, at 10:30 next Thursday, Halleys Comet will appear in the auditorium. In case of rain over the Company lawn, the Executive Vice President will give another order, something which occurs only every 75 years.

MEMO From: Department Chief To: Section Chiefs

Next Thursday at 10:30 the Executive Vice President will appear in the auditorium with Halleys Comet, something which occurs every 75 years. If it rains, the Executive Vice President will cancel the comet and order us all out to our phenomenal Company lawn.

MEMO From: Section Chief To: All

When it rains next Thursday at 10:30 over the Company lawn, the phenomenal 75 year old Executive Vice President will cancel all work and appear before all employees in the auditorium accompanied by Bill Halley and his Comets.
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