Ripples

    Volume 90, Number 25 - December 21, 2004

    PROGRAM for JANUARY 4:

    JOHN SANDERSON "Healthcare Diagnosis and Treatment -
    A 40 Year Perspective of What Broke and One Approach To Fixing It."

    NO MEETING DECEMBER 28



    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors:
    JOHN COREY, chair - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
    - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

    Greeter:
    RONDA WALSH SCHWAB

    Invocation:
    BILL BAUMGARDT, chair

    JANUARY PROGRAMS:

    • Jan 11 Mayor Tony Roswaski

    • Jan 18 Mayor JAN MILLS

    CLUB CONCERNS:

    PRESIDENT TOM SCHMIDT requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN MC KEE; FAE SPURLOCK; HANLY HAMMEL.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • ELSA JANLE announces there w ill be a Vocational Service and Youth Committee meeting on Tuesday, January 11, at 1:00 PM after the meeting.

    • ELSA also announced that A Vocational Moment (about 5 minutes) will begin this summer in the place of Student Guests. Members will be asked to share their vocation or profession with the club.

    • Monday, January 17th (Martin Luther King Day) we have a project to paint classrooms at Glen Acres Elementary School from 10AM - 1PM. A sign up sheet will be on the bulletin board next week.

    • Mark your calendars! Wednesday, February 23, 2005. And plan to help with our community wide celebration chili supper.

    • There are 10 days to register for the Rotary International Convention in Chicago before the registration rate jumps from $250 to $275.

    • We're looking for Rotarian Euchre players!
      When: Saturday, January 8th, 7:00 p.m.
      Where: Home of Linda and ERNIE POLAND
      What to Bring: Hors'doeuvre
      RSVP to ADRIENNE BOUGH 420-8020

    • ANN PICHOTA gave us the results of the Salvation Army Bell Ringing. The first list is the Kettle collection. The second list shows the history where we stand this year.

      LAFAYETTE ROTARY CLUB BELL RINGING 12/11/04

        MARSH CREASY/HWY 26 352.08
        MARSH WEST LAFAYETTE 365.21
        MARSH TEAL RD. 308.73
        WAL-MART WEST LAF. 719.58
        WAL-MART EAST HWY 26 570.42
        K-MART HWY 38 1701.17
        WALGREEN W. LAF. 194.81
        SAM'S CLUB 526.09
        MICHAEL'S 288.06
        JC PENNEY 372.71
        SEARS 195.97
        TOTAL: 5594.83


        74 Rotarian Ringers


      YEAR KETTLES ROTARIANS TOTAL DONORS % OF CLUB
      2004 5,595 8,135 13,730 108 43
      2003 4,624 9,644 14,268 125 48
      2002 4,763 10,410 15,173 124 48
      2001 3,544 10,613 14,156 115 43
      2000 5,523 13,317 18,840 142 52
      1999 6,304 14,927 21,231 150 56
      1998 5,074 11,642 16,716 152 56
      1997 4,452 11,883 16,335 141 53
      1996 5,153 11,016 16,169 135 49
      1995 2,217 11,771 13,988 150 59
      1994 3,498 11,360 14,779 161 65
      1993 3,749 11,030 14,779 174 70
      1992 3,200 11,920 15,120 174 67
      1991 3,498 10,610 14,108 159 57

    • JERRY MCCARTHY introduced Midshipman Doug Robb, son of Steve and Maggie Robb. Doug was selected by our district to be the outgoing Rotary Scholar, but will not be able to accept it. He will graduate this spring from the Naval Academy and will further his education to serve our nation.

      • ROTARY FACT:

      Due to the current political and economic crisis, the people of Zimbabwe are facing a severe famine. One third of the 8 million people affected by the famine only have about four meals each week and are suffering from starvation. District 9210 has established a relationship with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and several clubs in the district are collecting funds for the distribution of food throughout the country. At present, the district is distributing maize meal at a rate of 330 grams per person per day. The district is in the process of applying for Matching Grants through The Rotary Foundation and registering a WCS project on the Projects Exchange Database to focus on distributing food to orphans and destitute elderly. The district hopes to collect US$474,000 in order to implement a six-month feeding program. All contributions may be made payable to, "District 9210 Disaster Relief Program," P.O. BOX HG 60, Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe. For more information, please contact Eghbert Wever, Chairman of the Disaster Relief Program, Tel: 263 4 746 559 (Office), 263 4 882 848 (Home); Fax: 263 4 746 212 (Office), 263 4 883 418 (Home). You may also contact PDG Phil Whitehead.

      PROGRAM:
      JOHN MEYERS introduced Mary Jane Gregan, director of Burnett Creek Elementary School Choir. The choir made up of about 50 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders entertained us by singing Holiday Music. Several animated numbers, two solos and two duets put the room in the holiday spirit.

      VISITING ROTARIANS:

      SYZANN SCHAKLETON, Attica/Willilamsport; DOT HUDGIN, Park Cities - Dallas, TX.

      GUESTS:

      Bob Hurst, guest of JIM HANKS; Evelyn Plumlee, wife of MILLARD PLUMLEE; Eleanor Hannemann and Jennifer Hannemann, wife and granddaughter of BOB HANNEMANN; Doug Robb, guest of JERRY MCCARTHY; Bret Hawks, guest of DAN HEMAN; John Metzinger, guest of DAVE LAHR; Pat Annis, guest of BETTY SUDDARTH; Judy Gann, wife of RALPH GANN; Grace Monger, sister of MARGERY ISMAIL.

      THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

      Money Collectors: MARTHA CHISCON 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and PAUL POST 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: OSCAR HOPKINS and BILL PAPE, Invocation: LETA KELLEY; Dinner Music: HARLEY FREY; Singing: REX KEPLER and ARVID OLSON; JO WADE for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help formatting and distributing Ripples; and JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER for photographs.

      COMMITTEES FOR 2004-2005:

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

      JANUARY BIRTHDAYS:

      BAUMGARDT, BILLY R. 1/17 BIDDLE, DONALD C. 1/2
      BRIDGES, C. DAVID 1/16 COHEN, LEONA B. 1/23
      DOSTER, BARBARA G. 1/7 EILER, EDWARD E. 1/11
      FORD, ROBERT A 1/26 GARTENHAUS, SOLOMON 1/3
      HAMMEL, Jr., H HANLY 1/11 HATFIELD, WILLIAM N. 1/2
      HOPKINS, OSCAR 1/25 KROLL, KATHLEEN 1/26
      MEYERS, JOHN H. 1/7 PARKHURST, NELSON M. 1/20
      REGER, GREGORY P. 1/3 SORENSEN, JOHN M. 1/3
      SULLIVAN, CHARLENE 1/21 TAYLOR, DOUG 1/16
      TIGER, DONNA G. 1/23 WALLING, JOHN R. 1/5
      WILLIAMS, JACOB 1/5

      PRESIDENT TOM'S WISDOM:

      It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. The pastor of the church was looking over the cradle when he noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from among the figures of the nativity set. Immediately he turned and went outside and saw a little boy with a red wagon, and in the wagon was the figure of the little infant, Jesus. So he walked up to the boy and said, "Well, where did you get Him, my fine friend?" The little boy replied, "I got him from the church." "And why did you take him?" The boy said, "Well, about a week before Christmas I prayed to the little Lord Jesus and I told him if he would bring me a red wagon for Christmas I would give him a ride around the block in it."

      Now do what is right and keep serving our community and the world! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

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