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Ripples - May 7, 2002

Volume 87, Number 44 - May 7, 2002

UPCOMING PROGRAM (May 14, 2002)

Kazumi Masumoto, Ambassadorial Scholar from JAPAN, "Insights on Her Country."

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - GIL SATTERLY - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and PHIL SWAIN - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - DICK HOLTZ; Invocation - BILL BAUMGARDT; Music - CORKY MITCHELL; and High School Guests (Central Catholic) hosted by BARB DOSTER.

PRESIDENT OSCAR HOPKINS, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: GREGG DONAT (DAVE SATTLER reported that GREGG was at home following his triple by-pass heart surgery); JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; REX KEPLER; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; HARLAND WHITE; and Jay Wiley, son of JAY WILEY.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WELCOME NEW MEMBER: SHAWN BORGA with classification BUSINESS SERVICES SIGNS, was introduced by his proposer, BOB FEUER. SHAWN is the co-owner of three Lafayette businesses: 1) Diamond Striping Co. Inc. (parking lot marking); 2) Cars Dude (Used car lot); and 3) Sign Experts (makers of all kinds of signs except electric ones). He and his spouse, LUCY, are the parents of three children and reside at 2609 Greenbush Street, Lafayette - telephone 449-0826. (This announcement should have been in last week's "Ripples".)

SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTARY: The Youth Committee of the Lafayette Noon Rotary is currently accepting application letters for summer recreational programs and camp scholarships. Interested organizations should send a letter of request to JENNIFER SHANAHAN at 1117 Kossuth Street, Lafayette, 47905, ASAP. Anyone needing additional information should contact JENNIFER at 463-9586 (work) or 420-7813 (home). E-mail address is friends@gte.net.

PROGRAM (May 7, 2002

 

BETTY SUDDARH, Vice President:

  • Convened the 86th Annual Dinner with the Purdue Varsity Glee Club;
  • Introduced PHIL KLINGER who offered the invocation;
  • Introduced Rotary International District 6560 District Governor William "Bill" McFadden and spouse, Judy Ford, both members of the Carmel Rotary Club, and 1999-2000 Past District Governor Jerry Erskine and spouse, Marge Erskine, from Lebanon;
  • Noted deceased Rotarians during the year: YB HALL; HAROLD TAYLOR; FOREST HOWELL; BOB HIATT; ARNI COHEN; BOB FIELDS; AND VARRO "TIP" TYLER;
  • Introduced spouses of deceased Rotarians: (each was presented a carnation by a member of the Glee Club): Jean (Hal) Amrine; Evelyn (Cable) Ball; Janet (John) Bradshaw; Linda (Arni) Cohen; Faye (Bob) Fields; Marly (Bill) Hayt; Betty (Royce) Kurts; Sylvia (Burt) Levinson; Lynn (Lyn) Treece; and Virginia (Varro "Tip") Tyler;
  • Introduced Ambassadorial Scholars and their spouses/guests who were in attendance;
  • Introduced BRIAN BREED, Director, Glee Club, who introduced the senior members of the Glee Club: Mike Allen (Newburgh); Matt Broge (Lafayette); Jeremy Eldridge (Forest); Chad Gorrell (Roanoke); Dustin Hopkins (Rossville); Paul Larson (Prospect, KY); Jeremy Long (Hammond); Chris Piano (Ft. Wayne); Philip Scholl (Connersville); and Darin Thompson (Stillwater, OK) (each told about their after Glee Club plans). BETTY gave each a special engraved brass Rotary Wheel recognizing their efforts with the Singing for Greater Lafayette program back in February.

And, then the Glee Club, under the direction of BRIAN, accompanied by Jay Bailey, Assistant Director, on the piano, made one of the most outstanding presentations that the Editor has witnessed. Darin Thompson was awarded Rotary "Service Above Self" award (engraved Cross pen/pencil set in a unique walnut carrying box with a special engraved plate on top). It was a great evening with good food and fellowship; those who did not or could not attend, should make plans to attend next year's 87th Annual Dinner with the Purdue Varsity Glee Club.

VISITING ROTARIAN: Rachel Johnson, Daybreak.

MAY BIRTHDAY TABLE

The Birthday Table has been moved to next Tuesday, May 14th, due to the Annual Dinner.

APRIL 100% CLUB

Number indicates months of continuous attendance; no number indicates one month.

ADAMS (119); BARRETT (56); BOUGH (16); BROCK (94); CHISCON, AL (148); CHISCON, MARTHA (141); COHEN, FRITZ (76); COLE, JERRY; COURTANEY (57); DIESSLIN (77); DOVERSBERGER (2); EWING (88); FEUER (232); FILMER (75); FOSTER (80); FRAMPTON; FREY, HARLEY (176); FUNK, CHRIS (51); FUNK, JIM; GRIFFITH (279); GRIFFITHS (79); HALL (134); HAMMEL; HANKS (47); HANSEN (47); HATFIELD (256); HERNANDEZ; HILLS; HINZE; HOBBS (98); HOLTZ (9); HOPKINS (81); HORNER; HUNT; HUSTON; HYCHKA (3); JACKSON (76); JANLE (57); KECK (75); KEPLER (143); KLINGER; KLUSMAN (85); GRIFFIN KOEHLER (129); KOHLS; KOSMAN; LANDGREBE (142); LANE (485); LOVELL; LUHMAN (2); MC CARTHY (3); MC HENRY (80); MILLER, BILL R. (359); MITCHELL (149); MORAN; NELSON (90); OSMUN; PAPE (260); PARK (31); PARKHURST (2); POST (18); PRITSCHER (30); RAHDERT (118); REEVES-KERNER; SANDERSON (3); SATTERLY (3); SCHMIDT (282); SILVA (202); SMITH, KEITH (61); SMITH, SUSAN (118); ST. JOHN (51); SUDDARTH (57); TEDER, DAN (51); TEDER, LAWRENCE; TURLEY (178); TURNER, JANE (139); VERPLANK (444); WADE (100); WALLING (2); WEST (106); WILEY (260); and WOLFE (7).

Congratulations to BOB VERPLANK who had 37 years of 100% attendance at the end of April 2002.

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