Ripples

    Volume 90, Number 47 - June 14, 2005

    PROGRAM for JUNE 21:

    David Schleppenbach,
    one of the founders of gh,llc

    MEETING FUNCTIONS:

    Money Collectors:
    DAVID BRIDGES - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.,
    VICKI BURCH - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
    Invocation:
    BOORMAN, chair

    JUNE PROGRAMS:

    • June 28 - TOM SCHMIDT and SUSAN HUCHKA,

      "Passing the Gavel: Lafayette Rotary in the Year to Come"


    CLUB CONCERNS:

    PRESIDENT TOM SCHMIDT requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN MC KEE; MARGARET HALL; RAY KAVANAUGH; and Fran, wife of ROY MEEKS.

    ANNOUNCEMENTS:

    • PHIL KLINGER encouraged all golfers to play with the group on June 30th. Non-golfers are needed to register players, prepare and serve dinner and join in the fun! June 30th at the Lafayette Elks Club at 1:00 P.M. The funds collected will go toward Polio Eradication.

      A silent auction of Splendid Solutions was held. The winner will be announced next week.

    PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBER:

    Alberta Barker's transfer to our club was approved by the Board of Director's. If there are no objections, she will be introduced soon.

    ROTARY FACT:

    Today is Flag Day and we recognize it as an emblem of our nations freedom. So I thought it appropriate to share a Rotary fact about the emblem of Rotary, the Rotary wheel. Adapted from Joseph Derr.

    The emblem - known as the Rotary wheel or gearwheel - has been around nearly as long as Rotary itself, yet it did most of its evolving during Rotary's first 15 years. The initial design emerged from the desk of engraver and Rotary Club of Chicago member Montague "Monty" Bear in 1905, as a wagon wheel with 13 spokes. Because wheels rotate, the wagon wheel insignia seemed a natural choice for a group calling itself the Rotary Club. And with the automobile still in its infancy in 1905, the buggy wheel was a sign of the times. Soon, fellow club members began to complain that the design was static and lifeless, so Bear went to work again.

    By 1910, Rotary was no longer just in Chicago; there were sixteen clubs in the United States that made up the National Association of Clubs. And with the charter of each new club came a new design, based loosely on Bear's wagon wheel motif.

    The soon-to-be International Association of Clubs realized that it needed a standardized, official emblem that would be used by all clubs. In 1911, The National Rotarian magazine's editor and the association's general secretary, Chesley R. Perry, invited clubs to submit designs for consideration to the emblem committee at the Duluth, Minnesota, convention of 1912.

    An emblem committee had found its design emerging from Duluth. "The emblem consists of - a wheel with gears cut on the outer edge and the spokes separated sufficiently to allow - space to show the enamel [and define] the spokes." In the original design, the spokes "indicate strength" while the gears or cogs "relieve the plainness of design" and "symbolize power".

    In 1920 re-engineered emblem had six spokes or arms and 24 teeth or cogs and having no symbolic connection or significance to the history of Rotary; rather, they were meant to give the impression of a real, hardworking gear. Soon afterward a "key way" into the design's hub to made the new wheel a "real worker" whose official colors were royal blue and gold and was approved by the RI Board at their January 1924 meeting. This emblem has remained unchanged - and working - ever since.

    Today, Rotary's trademark emblem not only distinguishes Rotary in the community, but also helps Rotarians identify each other and find clubs when traveling.

    PROGRAM:

    VICKI BURCH introduced the "Kountry Kernals" by saying this was a preview of the 33rd Indiana Fiddlers Gathering, which will be June 24 - 26 at the Battlefield. We enjoyed the music of the Kountry Kernals with several family members in a picnic atmosphere on the back patio.

    Fun at the Picnic





    VISITING ROTARIANS:

    DAVID ALEXANDER, near Melbourne, Australia, and guest of JOHN CARPENTER.

    GUESTS:

    Norris Wang, guest of BETTY NELSON; Denise Alexander, guest of JOHN CARPENTER; children, grandchildren and spouses of many members.

    THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:

    Money Collectors: GENE HILLS 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and FRANCIS PRITSCHER 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m,; Greeter: TOM MORAN; Invocation: JOE BOORMAN; Dinner Music: Kountry Kernals; JO WADE for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help with Ripples. END HELP BLOCK


    Board of Directors Report:
    • The 05/06 Budget was approved including a dues increase to $108 each 6 months.
    • The Board approved purchase of Wheelchairs in honor of JOHN MCKEE, who has been a Rotarian since 1939, and ED PAGE, who has been a Rotarian since 1954..
    • Unfortunately, Linda Andrews, Morgan Burke, Ann Miller, Brian Turner and Ed Williams had to be dropped from membership due to non-payment of dues.
    • A Task force to study Scholarships was appointed by Pres.TOM.

    COMMITTEES FOR 2004-2005:

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

    PRESIDENT TOM'S WISDOM:

    Out of the mouths of babes ! A first grade teacher collected well known proverbs. She gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb, and had them come up with the rest. Listen to a few of these adapted proverbs by first graders.

    • Better To Be Safe Than. .. Punch A 5th Grader.
    • Strike While The... Bug Is Close.
    • It's Always Darkest Before... Daylight Savings Time.
    • Never Under Estimate The Power Of.. Termites.
    • Don't Bite The Hand That... Looks Dirty.
    • If You Lie Down With The Dogs, You'll... Stink In The Morning.
    • The Pen Is Mightier Than The... Pigs.
    • Where There's Smoke, There is... Pollution.
    • A Penny Saved Is... Not Much.
    • Laugh & The Whole World Laughs With You... Cry & You Have To Blow
    • If At First You Don't Succeed... Get New Batteries.
    • When The Blind Leadeth The Blind... Get Out Of The Way.


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