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Volume 91, Number 43 - April 25, 2006
PROGRAM for MAY 2
Keith Smith - "Surviving Financially for Ninety Years"
MEETING FUNCTIONS:
Money Collectors:
MAY PROGRAMS:
- May 9 - President Gora, Ball State University
- May 16 - Mary Cutler, Tippecanoe County Naturalist - "Uses of the
Wabash River"
- May 23 - Don Gentry, A new organizational plan for economic and
community development
- May 30 - Lt. Governor Becky Skillman "Tourism is BIG business in Indiana"
CLUB CONCERNS:
PRESIDENT SUSAN asked that we keep the following member in our thoughts and prayers: BOB BROCK; Bill, husband of NELLIE LECHMAN, and ED HEMMER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Next week we will celebrate the 90th year of our own Lafayette Rotary Club with cake for everyone.
- DAVE LAHR thanked his team of walkers, (LtoR SUSAN HYCHKA, MIKE HUNT, DOROTHY LIGHT, JERRY BEAN, Steve Hychka and DAVE LAHR - Picture by Sandy Lahr) who raised $444 so far for the Salvation Army in the Homeward Bound 5K Walk on Sunday, April 23rd. Good work!
- Next week's food collection will be given to the Salvation Army. Your canned goods and other non-perishable food are truly appreciated.
- Committee Selection forms are available at the back table. We need one from each of you.
- There will be no Annual Dinner this year. Due to decreasing interest for the last several years the Committee decided to cancel the event. We will do all of the usual annual recognitions at our regular meeting on June 27th. This will be a longer than usual meeting, so please block 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. on your calendar that day.
- Dues are due by May 1. Feel free to add to your payment a contribution to The Rotary Foundation for Every Rotarian Every Year (supports Ambassadorial Scholars and GSE Teams, among other programs) and the local Lafayette Rotary Foundation, which supports local charities and funds our scholarships.
- ARVID OLSON announced that we have a net gain in membership over last year. We need to keep this up. He encouraged us to bring our younger colleagues as guests to introduce them to the concept of Rotary.
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This coming Friday afternoon and evening, April 28th, The Lebanon Rotary Club
will be "Cookin & Sellin" our Delicious "Rib - Eye" Steak Sandwiches, Tasty
Potato Wedges, Soft Drinks and Dairy Queen Treats in The 4-H Building
at the annual "Lebanon Home Show".
Say hello to Spring by coming out to The Home Show, check out the latest Lawn Care Machinery, join the Bluebird society, have your gardening questions answered, see all the new "home stuff" for this season and help support this annual fund raiser for Rotary Scholarships for deserving area Students.
The Home Show is easily accessible from the southmost Lebanon exit from I65 - exit #138:
1. Coming from the south, the Fair Grounds are on your left and clearly visible as you exit.
2. If coming from the North, exit I65 at exit #138 and turn left, proceed (1/2 mile) to the stop sign, turn right and look for the entrance to the Fairgrounds on your left. - The Rotary Club of Lebanon's Golf Scramble is May 10th. It is at the Ulen Country Club at 11:00. Lunch begins at 11:30, Shotgun Start at 1:00 p.m. Registration deadline is May 1st.
- Every Rotarian Every Year: We are still hovering at 50% of the members participating with a per capita amount of $49.23.
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JIM TURLEY presented Paul Harris recognitions to ZBIG GRABOWSKI (who has a pin with 2 stones), WALLY TYNER (who has a pin with 2 stones), and BETTY SUDDARTH (who has a pin with 4 stones). These are significant contributions to the work of Rotary International. Thank you!!! |
THANK YOUS:
Dear Lafayette Rotarians:
It was a pleasure and honor to be in attendance at the annual Scholarship luncheon. The excitement and enthusiasm of your group and the energetic manner in which you approach your philanthropic projects is uplifting and certainly a wonderful role model for the students.
Thank you for sponsoring this remarkable program that not only benefits students financially but gives them personal recognition for the hard work they have done in the classroom and with their extra curricular activities.
Your dedication to youth is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Joyce Grimble, Guidance Counselor
Jefferson High School
Dear Rotary Club Members,
I wanted to thank everyone for yet another enjoyable luncheon. Also, thank you very much for contributing some money to aid me in paying for college. I have just made the decision to attend Georgia Institute of Technology with a major in biomedical engineering, a pre-medicine focus, and a Spanish minor. Thanks again for helping me take a small step in my dream to become a doctor and change the world.
Also, I would like to thank you for all the work you do in the Lafayette community, the State of Indiana, the United States of America, and the world. You make a difference in the lives of so many. Giving of oneself so selflessly without expecting something in return is so rare in this world. Keep it up!
Sincerely,
Lauren R. Russell
Jefferson High School Senior
PROGRAM:
| JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER introduced Harlan Day, Director of the Indiana Council for Economic Education in the department of Ag Econ at Purdue. Harlan was hired by WALLY TYNER. Through partnerships with other universities throughout the State, this organizations sets economic standards, trains teachers, offers after school training sessions, and offers an Econ Camp at Camp Tecumseh for high school teachers. The Classroom Mini-Economy, help in planning school curriculums and production of curriculum materials further supports teachers. Harlan pointed out that the organization tries to make sure economics is represented in the curriculum and is always looking for funding. Several interesting questions were asked following his prepared remarks. | 
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VISITING ROTARIANS:
ED ELLIOTT, Naples, FL,
STUDENT GUESTS:
GREG REGER introduced Nelson ColladoPerez from Indiana Business College. He received a certificate to commemorate meeting with us.
GUESTS:
Dave McGaw, guest of CARL REW; Bess Hanks, wife of JIM HANKS; Jean Day, guest of DOROTHY LIGHT; Heather S tout, guest of MARNE HELGESEN; Jeri Conderman-Cain, guest of JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER
THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTION:
Money Collectors: VICKI BURCH and JAYNE FEATHERS; Greeter: SONYA MARGERUM; Invocation: ELDON ORTMAN; Dinner Music: RAY PEETERS; Singing: REX KEPLER and BOB VERPLANK; TOM MORAN for taking attendance and JO WADE for help at the back table.
COMMITTEES FOR 2005-2006:
Click on the above link to see those who work to make our Club great.
MAY BIRTHDAYS:
| COLE, FAYE | 5/9 | GUSTAFSON, DONALD P. | 5/21 |
| HEATH, WILLIAM W. | 5/20 | ISMAIL, MARGERY J. | 5/28 |
| MCCARTHY, GERALD D. | 5/9 | MILLS, JAN | 5/17 |
| OLSON, ARVID | 5/24 | OSTRYE, MARY | 5/16 |
| POST, PAUL | 5/13 | REISMAN, KIM | 5/11 |
| VERPLANK, ROBERT E. | 5/26 | WATLINGTON, SARAH J. | 5/6 |
PRESIDENT SUSAN'S
WISDOM: ABC News online reports "Rappers Urge Financial Responsibility"
That's right -- LL Cool J is urging fans to be financially responsible.
The platinum-selling rap star spoke over the weekend at the Hip Hop Summit on Financial Empowerment.
The event, organized by multi-millionaire entrepreneur Russell Simmons, mixed stars like LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Nas and T.I. with financial experts to provide advice on home ownership, budgets, credit cards and other financial issues. "The biggest misconception probably comes from the hip-hop community itself - that the money lasts forever," LL Cool J said on Saturday. "You have to do the right thing with it."
Fellow chart-topping rapper Nas said it was important to teach young fans about financial responsibility. "It's time that we do something to educate our kids," he said. "We've got to think about our future, think about tomorrow. It's beyond the corner, it's beyond the jails. We've got to think about growing old in this game."
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