Ripples - February 25, 2003

Volume 88, Number 32 - February 25, 2003

NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM

Dean Toby Parcel, Purdue School of Liberal Arts, "Strategic Planning in the School of Liberal Arts: Observations of a New Dean"

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors - MARGE ISMAIL - 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and FRANCIS PRITSCHER - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m; Greeter - DONNA TIGER; Invocation - JIM HANKS

MARCH PROGRAMS

March 11: Howard Weiss, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, "Helping Military Families"

March 18: Robert Novak, Professor, Department of Audiology and Speech

Science: "Hearing Loss: Old Problems and New Solutions"

CLUB CONCERNS

PRESIDENT DAVE BOUGH, requested members/spouses to keep the following in their thoughts and prayers: JOHN and EUDORA MC KEE; ED PAGE; FAE SPURLOCK; BEV STONE; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER, BOB BROCK, Jan spouse of FRED ANDERSON, and PHIL KLINGER.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sign up sheet for the shots not spots immunization project. The event will be Tuesday March 25th at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in the home economics building. There are 4 - 2 hours time slots that cover the period from 10am to 6 pm. First and last slots involve setting up or putting away table and chairs.

The Raffle for Eradicate Polio brought in $103.00 today. $51.50 goes to the Rotary International Eradicate Polio Fund. $25.75 went to the winning ticket holder (TOM PEARSON who donated it back to the Polio Fund), and $25.75 was added to the kettle for the person who draws the Ace of Spades.

NEW MEMBER

BILL LOVELL introduced LES REKER to the club today. Photo and contact information will appear in next week's Ripples.

PROGRAM

BETTY SUDDARTH introduced Rotary Club of Indianapolis member ANN KENDALL who spoke to us about The Rotary Centers for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution. Rotary International recognizes the urgent need for Mediators and Peace builders. There are eight University partners. Seventy scholars from thirty countries were part of the Class of 2002-04. Our district has committed funds for this project and individuals are encouraged to continue to support this program.

VISITING ROTARIAN: ANN KENDALL from Indianapolis.

GUESTS: Lee Anne Scott, guest of DON BIDDLE; Madison Koehler, daughter of JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER; Terry Lombard, guest of RONDA WALSH SCHWAB; Fred Mannering, guest of BILL LOVELL; and Andres Sanchez, guest of JANE TURNER.

STUDENT GUESTS: Trudy Garrison from Ivy Tech State College was our guest today, introduced by JOHN SANDERSON. She received a certificate and a travel mug with the four-way test to commemorate her visit with us.

MAKE-UPS: VIRGIL ST. JOHN 3 times at Phoenix Camelback Club and once at Phoenix West; SUSAN SMITH 2/6 and 2/13 at Daybreak and 2/21 at Monticello; CHRISTY SMITH at Daybreak; JOHN BARRETT three times at Snowmass Village, CO; PHIL SWAIN 3 times in Tallahassee, FL; PHIL KLINGER 2/7 in Warsaw, IN; RALPH MORRIS 1/30 in Longboat Key, FL; and JANE TURNER 2/17 in Rondonopolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: DALE MCHENRY - 11:15 to 11:45a.m. and JO WADE - 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter - JOE MICON; Invocation - RONDA WALSH SCHWAB; REX KEPLER at the piano; and JO WADE for help at the back table. Thanks also to DAVE LAHR, CHRISTA KECK, JUDY RHODES, DAVE SATTLER and DICK BARTHOLOMEW for assistance with back table and Ripples in JANE'S absence.

MARCH BIRTHDAY TABLE:

ADAMS

ROBERT E.

3-21

BAIN

ANDREW A.

3-19

BURGNER

JOHN

3-30

DAY

BEN

3-28

DIESSLIN

HOWARD G.

3-16

EMERSON

JAMES J.

3-24

GENTRY

DON K.

3-1

GRIFFITHS

ROBERT L.

3-24

HARDING

BRUCE A.

3-8

HUIE

JOHN

3-31

KOEHLER

JAN GRIFFIN

3-24

MCHENRY

DALE R.

3-7

MICON

JOSEPH

3-29

MILLS

KENT R.

3-24

MORRIS

RALPH L.

3-17

NELSON

BETTY M.

3-17

NEWCOMER

WAYNE

3-9

SANDERSON

JOHN D.

3-3

SATTLER

DAVID R.

3-13

SHOOK

C. WESLEY

3-2

SOLBERG

ELIZABETH A.

3-31

SWAIN

PHILIP

3-27

TYNER

WALLACE E.

3-21

WHISTLER

ROY L.

3-31

WOLFE, III

THEODORE E

3-27