Volume 85, Number 20 � November 21, 2000

UPCOMING PROGRAM (November 28, 2000)

Rotarian TERRY WEST, Co-Chair, Ambassadorial Scholars Committee (Committee), GORDY YOUNG is the other Committee Co-Chair, is in charge of the program. TERRY and Matt Williams, Ambassadorial Scholar from District #6560 to HONG KONG last year (Matt was sponsored by the Lafayette Rotary Club and was the District winner), will make a presentation about the Ambassadorial Scholarships. There are three types of Ambassadorial Scholarships: (1) Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarship (this is the scholarship that Club members are most familiar with); (2) Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarship; and (3) Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship. GORDY provided the names and Club host counselors of the Ambassadorial Scholars who are/will be on campus for the 2000-2001 academic year: From GERMANY, arriving in February: Oliver C. Lange (BETTY SUDDARTH); from JAPAN: Masayoshi Shimo (TERRY WEST); and Hiroaki Watanahe (AL and MARTHA CHISCON); and from the REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK): Wootae Jeong (TOM SCHMIDT); Dae-Young Kim (STEVE MOTT); Chun-Ki Kwon (GORDON COPPOC); Lee Sang Gil (RAY KAVANAUGH); and Seungseok Oh (GORDY YOUNG).

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors � MARTHA CHISCON, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and TOM SCHMIDT, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter � GENE HILLS; Invocation � HANLY HAMMEL; Music � PAUL ZIEMER; and the last Tuesday of each month is reserved for a vocational student guest from either Indiana Business College or Ivy Tech State College.

CLUB CONCERNS

Prior to the invocation today, President DAN requested members to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: BILL FULLER, who called to request an excused absence (message was on the voicemail) - it is sincerely hoped that BILL is feeling better than he sounded; YB HALL; BOB HIATT; JOHN MC KEE; and BEV STONE.

LARRY LANE, according to spouse JANE, is up and around. Did not get to go to the Purdue versus Indiana football game for fear of being jostled by the crowd, but did attend the "Quarterback Club" meeting on Monday at University Inn Conference Center and Suites (University Inn). Correspondence from LARRY�40 years or so ago I was pleased to receive a lovely mum plant � and now I'm very happy to receive the second such "picker-upper." Thank you one and all.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEETING OF ROTARY/PMO SERVICE ABOVE SELF COMMITTEE (Committee): BOB GRIFITHS and DAVE LUHMAN, Co-Chairs of this Committee have a called a meeting of the Steering Committee and Chairs of the following subcommittees: BUDGET; MARKETING; PERFORMANCE; PRINTED PROGRAM; PROFESSIONAL and BUSINESS PARTNERS; PUBLICITY; and AFTER PERFORMANCE PARTY, for immediately after the regular Club meeting on Tuesday, November 28th, Tailgate Lounge, University Inn; members have been called by either BOB or DAVE. This group will be planning this Rotary year's "Singing for Greater Lafayette Community Fund Raising Event" featuring the entire Purdue Musical Organization (PMO), i.e., Bell Choir, PMO Express, Purduettes, Purdue Varsity Glee Club, and University Choir, will be held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 24, 2001. Habitat for Humanity is the Greater Lafayette agency being supported from the funds raised by this event.

YWCA's ANNUAL WOMEN'S SHELTER HOLIDAY PROJECT: FRITZ COHEN, Chair, Community Service Projects Committee (Committee) announced that again this year the Club would be assisting the YWCA and offered members a chance to participate in this "Service Above Self" activity scheduled for Friday, December 15th, Saturday, December 16th, and Sunday, December 17th. The purpose of this activity is to send a gift to women and their children who are now living independent of the shelter, but continue to be needy. Ten (10) volunteers are needed for December 15th, from 9:00 � 11:00 a.m. to pack boxes with packages of food items. Three (3) volunteers, with vehicles, i.e, pickup trucks or vans, for December 16th and 17th, from 1:00 � 4:00 p.m., to deliver the boxes. Each driver will be accompanied by a helper, who will load, unload, and deliver the boxes to the residences. LEW RUNNELS has printed a sign-up sheet, with the needed information. It will be available for sign-up at the next few meetings; please volunteer to help.

ANN PIECHOTA, Chair, and JERRY MC CARTHY, Vice Chair, Salvation Army Committee, announced, last week, the starting of Rotary's "Bell Ringing" campaign on behalf of the Salvation Army; this is Rotary's oldest and largest community project. ANN noted that "Salvation Army Bell Ringing Envelopes" will be included with the November 28th issue of "Ripples" (this issue will be bulk mailed to the membership) for Rotarians to use to make individual contributions. "Bell Ringing" will be on Saturday, December 16th, at the same ten sites as last year � this translates into the need for 96 Rotarians, family, friends, etc. to be bell ringers at the Salvation Army kettles. JERRY had the sign-up board and it will be at the meetings each Tuesday until December 12th. JERRY will update the "Bell Ringing" schedule on the web site and will gladly take telephone calls at home for sign-ups, changes, etc. The Tuesday, December 12th, issue of "Ripples" will also have the "Bell Ringing" schedule so that everyone will know where and what time.

SMALL GROUP DINNER: JANE TURNER has scheduled a heavy hors d'oeuvre and Holiday drinks for Wednesday, December 13th, at her residence, 1304 Columbia Street, Lafayette, from 6:00 p.m. until the last Rotarian/spouse/special other leave. Cost is $8.00 per person, maximum of 25-30, and reservations need to be in to GRIFF by Tuesday, December 5th.

MAKEUPS: JIM HANKS, Delphi (JIM was the speaker, November 11th, title was "Hugging a Company � My Half Century Love Affair with State Farm Insurance"); MARGERY ISMAIL, Basingstoke, Hants, ENGLAND (MARGERY noted that she was the only female in attendance, this Club does not permit female members, and the speaker became quite upset when told that a female was in attendance, his presentation included several "blue" jokes); and NELLIE LECHMAN, North Port, FL.

PROGRAM (November 21, 2000)

President DAN, noting that this was the annual joint Thanksgiving meeting with Kiwanis, requested Kiwanians to stand and be welcomed by Rotary. He then introduced Bob Kriebel, Retired Editor, Journal and Courier, who made a most interesting presentation about "Riley Revisited." His presentation was too entertaining to take notes � you had to be there. The full text of Riley's poem, When the Frost Is On the Punkin, is presented here.

VISITING ROTARIANS: Herb Pigman, Boswell.

VISITORS: PHYLLIS HUNT, spouse of MIKE; Dave Powell (Vice President of Marketing, State Farm Insurance Companies), guest of BILL LOVELL; and Don Cobb (Financial Advisor, Prudential Securities, Indianapolis), guest of KEITH SMITH.

WEST LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL GUESTS: Aubryn Murray and Matthew Petty were guests of the Club and hosted/introduced by LINA REEVES KERNER. President DAN noted certificates of recognition, information brochures about Ambassadorial Scholarships for future reference, and Rotary travel mugs (Four-Way Test on them) would be mailed to Aubryn and Matthew.

SPECIAL GUEST: Lee Sang Gil, Ambassadorial Scholar from the ROK, guest of the Club and hosted/introduced by his Host Counselor, RAY KAVANAUGH.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors � MARTHA CHISCON and JIM FOSTER, substituting for TOM SCHMIDT; No Greeter today; Invocation The Art of Thanksgiving by STEVE MOTT; Singing led by DICK SMITH (Back for a visit from Sante Fe, NM � why would anyone visit IN in this kind of weather); Rotary piano by REX KEPLER; and Free Meals - SUSAN HYCHKA and ERNIE POLAND.

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