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Volume 91, Number 19 - November 8, 2005
PROGRAM for NOVEMBER 1NOVEMBER 15
Veteran's Day program - FRITZ COHEN
MEETING FUNCTIONS:
Money Collectors:
NOVEMBER PROGRAMS:
- November 22 - joint meeting with Kiwanis (Kiwanis does program)
- November 29 - Dr. Clayton, Parish Twinning in Haiti
CLUB CONCERNS:
PRESIDENT SUSAN HYCHKA requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: RAY KAVANAUGH; Carol, wife of CARL REW; and VIRGIL ST. JOHN and his wife Ruth.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- BETTY SUDDARTH, chair of the Rotaract Committee, asked us to support Rotaract's food drive. Please bring food items on November 15th to help Rotaract help Food Finders.
- Congratulations to BILL HINZE who celebrated his 75th birthday with an alumni gathering in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
- Veterans Resources Available at 15 November Club Meeting: As an adjunct to the special program to be presented by Fritz Cohen, Tippecanoe County Veterans Service Officer Randy Fairchild, and Indiana Veterans Home Executive Director Robert Hawkins will be our guests for lunch. Both will be available at the information table in the lunchroom to answer questions and provide informational materials.
- Lafayette Daybreak Rotary will meet at the Holiday Inn Select during the month of November. Every Thursday (except Thanksgiving) at 7 A.M. you will find them gathered in Rotary fellowship. They welcome members of our group who want to make-up.
- JEAN JACKSON reported that there are still 14 spots available to ring the bell for Salvation Army. This is a Rotary tradition since 1932 and the need has probably never been greater since those depression years. We are asked to do two things: ring the bell with children, grandchildren, spouse or a friend and write a check payable to the Lafayette Rotary Foundation for Salvation Army. If you weren't at the meeting today, you can e-mail CARL REW to reserve a time and place after checking the schedule by clicking on "BELL RINGING SCHEDULE" in the column at the left.
ROTARY FACT:
A national monument honoring 20 leaders of major volunteer movements in the United States, including Rotary founder Paul P. Harris, was unveiled in Washington, D.C., on 14 October.
Former President George Bush led the dedication ceremony for the Extra Mile-Points of Light Volunteer Pathway, a series of markers set along a milelong stretch of sidewalks near the White House and the U.S. Treasury Department.
"The Extra Mile will not only educate but inspire all those who walk its path," Bush said. "[It] should signal that greatness and goodness are not relegated to history books or confined to the existing monuments."
PROGRAM:
| WALLY TYNER introduced Bob Thompson, Gardner Prof. of Agricultural Policy at the Univ. of Illinois, former Dean of Agriculture at Purdue and former member of this club, who talked about population growth and global poverty. More than 53% of people on Earth live on less than $2 per day. For those who live on less than $1 per day (1.25 Billion), hunger is a constant problem. At the $2 per day level most people have access to enough calories. Bob had many interesting facts on this important subject, including the role of subsidies, resulting in several questions before the bell rang. | 
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CRAIG ROBERTS, Flagstaff, AZ; NANCY TRAFTON, Lafayette Daybreak; and ED ELLIOTT, Naples, FL.
STUDENT GUESTS:
PAUL POST introduced Katie Riddell and Joseph Fruland from Central Catholic High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way test to commemorate meeting with us.
GUESTS:
Mark Weaver, son of LLOYD WEAVER; Pam Windler, guest of FAYE COLE; Steve Hychka and Tim Baker, guests of SUSAN HYCHKA; Tatjana Jevremvic, guest of ARVID OLSON; Keven Jennings, guest of Mariellen Neudeck; and Norris Wang, guest of BETTY NELSON.
THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:
Money Collectors: KEN EWING and LIZ SOLBERG; Greeter: LARRY GRAHAM; Invocation: KEN DECKER; Dinner music: REX KPELER; Singing: HARLEY FREY and KATHY MEEKS; JO WADE for help at the back table, LLOYD WEAVER for photographs.
MEMBER PROFILE:
 | BETTY M. NELSON, a member of the Lafayette Rotary Club since 1988, is the Dean of Students Emerita at Purdue University. She was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. She graduated from Radford College (the Women's Division of Virginia Polytechnic Institute) and Ohio University. Betty is married to Richard C. Nelson. |
If you could meet anyone, living or deceased, who would it be?
-Eleanor Roosevelt
What's in your VCR/DVD player?
-A West Wing episode
Mantra/Life Philosophy: -It is imperative to attach ourselves to some cause/mission that is larger and more important than we are.
-Chance favors the prepared mind.
-Opportunity comes every day- sometimes we are prepared and recognize it.
If you didn't do what you do, what would you do?
-I would have enjoyed an administrative position in the arts and have aspired to serve at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
What's the last good book you read?
-Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam
-Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
What's your favorite movie?
-Fried Green Tomatoes
-Sleepless in Seattle
What's the one thing you would like to learn next in life?
-How to speed-read
What is something you would like to accomplish?
-Become a skilled classical guitar player
What's your favorite restaurant in the Lafayette area?
-Bistro 501
Do you know any hidden treasures in the Lafayette area?
-Clegg Botanical Gardens, The Potholes, Robert Kriebel, Leadership Lafayette, Purdue's Convocation Series
COMMITTEES FOR 2005-2006:
Click on the above link to see those who work to make our Club great.
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