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Ripples - March 19, 2002

Volume 87, Number 37 - March 19, 2002

UPCOMING PROGRAM (March 26, 2002)

REGULAR CLUB MEETING ON NEXT TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2002 will be at the Ivy Tech State College campus (the new Ivy Hall and Ivy Tech-Tippecanoe County Library). There will be no Club meeting at the University Inn Conference Center and Suites. Box lunches will be provided by University Inn and soda provided by Ivy Tech. The cost will be the same as for the usual buffet - $8.00 per person. After the regular meeting Ivy Tech Co-hosts BETTY DOVERSBERGER and JOHN SANDERSON will have students lead guided tour of the new Ivy Hall and the new Ivy Tech-Tippecanoe County Library. GRIFF needs to make a guarantee to University therefore, if you plan to have guests, please call him at 494-7218 Office or 474-5596 - Residence. And, if a box lunch does not suit you, we are sorry as that is all there will be there to eat.

PRESIDENT OSCAR HOPKINS, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN AND EUDORA MC KEE; REX KEPLER (JIM HOBBS reported that he called REX to offer a ride, but REX thought that he was stuck in first gear and probably should not attend- at least he is in first gear, could be stuck in neutral); ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; HARLAND WHITE; and Jay Wiley, son of JAY WILEY.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and GENE HILLS - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - DENNIS DUNN; Invocation - JIM KLUSMAN; Music - DAVID LUHMAN; and Guests (Vocational scholarship winners and vocational Service Above Self Winners).

PROGRAM (March 19, 2002)

PRESIDENT OSCAR Introduced CHRISTA KECK, who then introduced Jack L. Kelley, M. D. who made a most interesting and entertaining presentation, with slides, regarding his and spouse, Leta's, medical mission trip to Kaposoar, Kenya, AFRICA. One would need to see and hear his presentation to appreciate it. Dr. Kelley closed with a Q&A session, and, when informed about Rotary's policy to make a contribution to the speaker's favorite charity in lieu of a Rotary Wheel, accepted a Wheel and then made a generous cash contribution to the Foundation.

WEST LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL GUESTS: MEGAN ZWIER and DANNY ROSENTHAL, hosted by EARL PARK. PRESIDENT OSCAR noted that recognition certificate would be mailed to each, and brochures about Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships, and a Rotary Travel Mug (4-Way Test on it) were presented to MEGAN and DANNY .

VISITING ROTARIANS: JIM BACKOFF, Former Lafayette Rotarian, now a Daybreak Rotarian, living in Reno, NV; and Mark Mason, Attica-Williamsport.

VISITORS: GERRY NEUDECK, spouse of MARIELLEN; Leta Kelley, spouse of today's speaker, Dr. Jack Kelley; and Shawn Borga, Sign Experts, guest of BOB FEUER.

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Early money collector: JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER and late money collector GENE HILLS; Invocation by: TERRY WEST; Singing led by DAVE LUHMAN; Rotary piano by HARLEY FREY; and Free Meals Drawing � DON GENTRY and BRIAN TURNER. Thanks to JO WADE who assisted at the Secretary's table.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

KEN C. DECKER, with classification LAW--Patent Attorney who transferred from South Bend Downtown, member there for eight or nine years, was introduced by his proposer, GRIFF. KEN and his spouse, KITTY, are the parents of two children and have one grandchild with a significant number of the family members being graduates of Purdue, and reside at 1748 Skyline Road, Lafayette, IN 47905 � telephone 472-0597.

RONDA J. WALSH SCHWAB with classification FINANCE�Investment Representative, was introduced by her proposer, GRIFF. RONDA is an Edward D. Jones representative and her new office address will be 211 East State Street, West Lafayette, IN 46906 - telephone 463-3343. RONDA and her spouse, JEFFREY SCHWAB, reside at 1601 Woodland Avenue, West Lafayette 47906 - telephone 497-1382.

ANNOUNCEMENNTS

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION COMMITTEE Meeting, called by JIM TURLEY, Chair, for 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at a table in Club dining room- table will be reserved. Agenda will be the planning of Committee activities for remainder of the Rotary year.

SHOTS NOT SPOTS IMMUNIZATION DRIVE FOR KINDERGARTENERS AND FIRST GRADERS: FRITZ COHEN, Chair, Community Service Projects Committee announced today that the next immunization drive is scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2002, Tippecanoe County Fair Grounds (Home Economics Building) and only one volunteer is still needed: (1) 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (ADAMS; F. COHEN; HAMMEL; GRIFFIN KOEHLER; and P. JISCHKE; KOSMAN; PRITSCHER) � slot is full; (2) 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. (BURGNER; L. COHEN; P. JISCHKE; and MORAN) � slot full; (4) 2:00 � 4:00 p.m. � (ADAMS; NEUDECK; and PAPE) �slot is full; and (5) 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (F. COHEN; MORAN; PEETERS; PLUMLEE; and POST) � slot full.

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE) OPPORTUNITY: GSE Team from District 920 (LESOTHO and SOUTH AFRICA) scheduled to arrive on Sunday, April 22, 2002 and leave for French Lick District Conference on Monday, April 26, 2002. The GSE members and vocations are as follows: Mike Frudd, Co Team leader (male), retired professional accountant, married and has two adult daughters; Menzintando Maboyi, the other Co Team leader, is male, single; and a lawyer; Chiara Chiumya (female, single, one child age 4, and a bank inspector); Ingrid Landman (female, single and medicine); Tawery Gladys Moyana (female, single and a Lawyer). JEAN JACKSON and LINA REEVES-KERNER, Co-Chairs, GSE Committee requesting the following assistance: 1) Rotarian homes for these team members - still need two host families; 2) Van (luggage) and vehicle for transportation on April 22nd and to French Lick (District Conference) on April 26th. If you can help, please contact JEAN JACKSON at 497-0653 or jackson@cs.purdue.edu or LINA REEVES-KERNER at 572-2815.

SMALL GROUP DINNER on Thursday, April 11th, at DAVID and ADRIEANNE BOUGH's residence; 4035 Botanical Lane, Lafayette; 6:00 p.m.; maximum of 14; family-style dinner at 7:00. Contact MARTHA CHISCON or JANE TURNER for reservations.

PLEASE NOTE: ANNUAL DINNER COMMITTEE MEETINGS: BETTY SUDDARTH, Vice President and Chair, Annual Dinner Committee has scheduled meetings for this Committee for the following Tuesdays: April 16th, and April 30th. Meetings will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Tailgate Lounge, University Inn. Committee members include: BREED (or PMO representative); L. COHEN; HANKS; GRIFFIN-KOEHLER; MC HENRY; K. MEEKS; MURPHY; NAPIER; PARKHUSRT; SIMPSON; STUCKEY; and ZIEMER.

DISTRICT 6560 CONFERENCE, April 26, 27, and 28, 2002 at French Lick, IN. The Conference will be with District 6580 (Southern third of the State). Registration forms and other information will be available at the Secretary's table. For the past several years the Conference has been held in the District, but this year it will be at French Lick. Overnight rooms at the French Lick Hotel are $89.00 and a block of rooms will be held for the Conference until March 15th, 2002.

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