Lafayette Rotary Club Ripples

Ripples

PROGRAM for JANUARY 18:

MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors:
	CHRISTA KECK - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
	JOHN COREY - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Greeter:
	ANN HUNT
Invocation:
	STAN MITHOEFER

JANUARY PROGRAMS:

Comments are in conjunction with a special exhibit of rare historic documents and books at Stewart Center Galleries.

CLUB CONCERNS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

MIKE PIGGOTT reminded us that on Monday, January 17th (Martin Luther King Day) we have a project to paint classrooms at Glen Acres Elementary School from 10AM - 1PM. If you signed up, be there!

The Club will sponsor a Chili and Hot Dog Party at the Fairgrounds on February 23, 2005 from 5 - 7 PM. The cost is $5 for adults; $3 for children 12 and under. $15 will feed your whole family. This is a disaster relief fund raiser so invite all your friends and neighbors.

THANK YOU:

ROTARY FACT:

Encourage Every Rotarian to participate in a Foundation humanitarian or educational project that truly makes a difference in the world, Every Year;
Encourage Every Rotarian to contribute to the Foundation's Annual Programs Fund toward the worldwide US$100 per capita annual giving goal by 2005, Rotary's 100th Anniversary, and Every Year thereafter.

PROGRAM:

BILL HATFIELD introduced Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, who has an education in law enforcement and many years of experience in police work both here and in Houston. He talked about working together. The City is in good shape to step to the next level of excellence. Objectives for 2005 include: 1) Become smarter at economic growth, 2) Create new opportunities (US 52 & 350S Industrial Park and Riverfront Development), 3) Invest in job creation, 4) Transform challenges into opportunities, 5) Make downtown even better (signage, parking). Traffic problems caused by continued growth will be addressed.

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STUDENT GUESTS:

GUESTS:

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

KIRK CLARK, chair of the Membership Committee asked me to remind you that if you are unable to make it to lunch on a Tuesday, you are always welcome at another club's meeting. No reservation is needed - just present yourself to the club's secretary and get to know fellow Rotarians seated around you. Many of you (as well as I) have had wonderful experiences making up meetings in other states and in foreign countries.
This is the list of nearby clubs that we post on our web site. If you are going to be somewhere else, a book that lists all the clubs in the world, their time and place of meeting, and their president is kept at University Inn. The Rotary International web site also lists all the clubs. Be sure to bring back a make-up card or somehow inform me of your make-up so credit can be recorded.

COMMITTEES FOR 2003-2004:

PRESIDENT TOM'S

WISDOM:

Frank Rizzo, ex-police chief and mayor of Philadelphia. "The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe."
Philip Streifer, Superintendent of Schools, Barrington Rhode Island. "After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post."
Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a federal anti-smoking campaign."Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."
David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes. "I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law."
Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC; "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
Congressman Joe Early (D-Mass) at a press conference to answer questions about the House Bank Scandal "They gave me a book of checks. They didn't ask for any deposits."

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