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    Volume 90, Number 29 - January 25, 2005

    PROGRAM for FEBRUARY 1:
    MARTIN JISCHKE, President, Purdue University

    Topic: Purdue and the State
    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors:
    DALE MC HENRY - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
    JACOB WILLIAMS - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

    Greeter:
    AL CHISCON, Chair

    Invocation:
    CORKY MITCHELL, Chair

    FEBRUARY PROGRAMS:

    • Tuesday, February 8: JOSEPH B. HORNETT, Senior VP and Treasurer, Purdue Research Park
      Topic: The Idea Economy is Here

    • Tuesday, February 15: Ambassadorial Scholar

    • Tuesday, February 22: Marcus K. Rogers, Associate Professor, Computer Technology
      Topic: Computer Forensics

    CLUB CONCERNS:

    PRESIDENT TOM SCHMIDT requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN MC KEE. We are pleased to report that Gerry Neudeck and HANLY HAMMEL are doing well.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • LES REKER, chair of the Culture Committee, recommended that everyone check out the web site for Winter Action.

      For seven weekends during the dark days of winter there are many interesting events to brighten our lives. He also recommended West Lafayette Library's lecture series.

    • ELSA JANLE, chair of the Vocational Projects Committee, announced that applications are being taken for the Vocational Service Above Self Award. The deadline is February 22nd. Submit applications on line or get them to ELSA or JANE.

    • TERRY WEST announced a callout for Ambassadorial Scholars. There will be a meeting on February 3rd to go over the process for applying for the $25,000 scholarship awarded by our District.

    • JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER asked everyone to take fliers to post around town inviting the community to help us celebrate Rotary's birthday on Wednesday, February 23, 2005.



    ROTARY FACT:

    Rotarians are a part of making a difference in the world by attacking polio through immunization days partnering with World Health Organization and leaders of various countries and localities

    INDIA IMMUNIZATION DAY IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL DAY!

    Do you know what is involved in the Polio immunization campaign in India ? Here are some facts???

    1) 640,000 vaccination booths.

    2) 2.3 million vaccinators.

    3) 1.1 million vaccination teams.

    4) 137,000 supervisors, with 137,000 vehicles (cars, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, boats, elephants, camels or whatever it takes).

    5) 200 million doses of Polio Vaccine, carried around the country in 2 million vaccine carrier bags.

    6) 6.3 million ice packs to keep all those doses of Polio Vaccine in the 2 million vaccine carrier bags cold.

    7) 191 million homes visited.

    8) 170 million children immunized in just one day.

    And that's just for one single National Immunization Day, 4 of which took place in India last year.

    PROGRAM:
    JEANNE NORBERG introduced Purdue History Professor Michael Morrison, who gave us a fast history lesson on the link between the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Reminding us of some facts and debunking some myths, Professor Morrison tied the principals of liberty, equality and self-government to both documents. A special exhibit of these rare historical documents is in Stewart Center Galleries.


    STUDENT GUESTS: GREG REGER introduced Jodi VanderWoude from Indiana Business College. She received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way test to commemorate meeting with us.

    GUESTS:

    WES MC DIVITT (member of the Indianapolis Rotary Club), guest of GORDON KINGMA.

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

    Money Collectors: ANGEL HERNANDEZ 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and JOHN COREY 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: JAYNE FEATHERS; Invocation: RALPH GANN; Dinner Music: HARLEY FREY; Singing: HARLEY FREY and MAURI WILLIAMSON; DAVE LAHR for help at the back table. JANE'S CORNER BLOCK



    A couple of weeks ago we talked about places where Rotarians can make-up meetings. Make-ups are also given for service. Working on service project and serving on committees are other ways to meet attendance requirements. Lists of names of members attending a committee meeting or working on a project should be submitted to me. Service counts and it's easy.

    Small jobs to help your club:

    • Would you like to be in charge of the Banner display? Add new banners as they are received; store old ones.

    • If you are an insomniac, perhaps you would like to read the RI Manual of Procedure and keep us informed of all the rules. (smile!)


    COMMITTEES FOR 2004-2005:

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

    FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS:

    BROOKS, THOMAS L. 2/16 CHISCON, J. ALFRED 2/18
    DECKER, KEN C. 2/1 FREY, JR., HARLEY H. 2/22
    HILLS, EUGENE G. 2/6 KELLEY, JACK 2/23
    KEPLER, REX F. 2/12 NOLL, ROBERT 2/5
    OSMUN, JOHN V. 2/22 PAGE, EDWIN H. 2/3
    REIF, BARBARA 2/3 WADE, JOANN L. 2/12
    PRESIDENT TOM'S WISDOM:

    A Harvard professor was conducting a class in decision-making. In his first drill, he picked a student from Georgia.

    "Now, son," he said, "I want you to tell me the decision you'd make in this situation. You're driving a fully-loaded semi-truck down a mountain road at seventy miles an hour. Just as you get close an oncoming truck two cars pull out from behind him to pass. You hit the brakes and your brakes go out. On your right side is a five-hundred-foot cliff; on your left is a one-thousand-foot precipice. Now, son, you have three seconds. What would you do?"

    "Well," the student drawled, "I reckon I'd wake up Leroy."

    "Leroy!" the professor exclaimed. "Who's Leroy?"

    "Leroy's my relief driver, sir. You see, he's from a small country town and I'd want to wake him up 'cause he ain't never seen an accident like this before."

    Serve your community, your nation and your world!

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