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Ripples - June 17, 2003

Volume 88, Number 48 � June 17, 2003

NEXT WEEK'S PROGRAM

MIKE PIGGOTT, Purdue University

MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors � BILL HATFIELD � 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., and PHIL SWAIN � 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Greeter � DOROTHY LIGHT; Invocation � BILL FULLER

JULY PROGRAMS

  • July 1 Change Presidents
  • July 8 District Governor, Karen Blue, pays us a visit
  • July 15 Darnell Hillman, Director of Camps, Clinics & Alumni Relations - Indiana Pacers
  • July 22 Pam Biggs-Reed, Executive Director - Community and Family Resource Center
  • July 29 Sana Booker, Executive Director - Hanna Community Center

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; Marjorie spouse of DICK WALKER, BOB BROCK; and ROY WHISTLER. It was wonderful to have JOHN McKEE enjoying lunch with us today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Correction to last week's Ripples � JOHN WALLING is president and CEO of the North Central Health Services, which has a Board of Directors composed of people from Tippecanoe and the surrounding counties. Greater Lafayette Health Services, which operates both St. Elizabeth and Home Hospitals, has a Board of Directors composed of equal representation from the Sisters of St. Francis and Home Hospital. Apologies to JOHN and the club for the error.

The Daybreak Rotary Club is celebrating their 10th anniversary at the Annual Dinner, Thursday, June 26th at the Lafayette Country Club. Cost is $22. They would especially welcome all members who were instrumental in establishing their club. Contact President ALBERTA BARKER, for reservations.

Anyone wishing to see personal contact information destined for the new Directory may contact DAVE LANDGREBE at David.Landgrebe@verizon.net. He will e-mail it back for your review. The deadline for changes is June 30th.

June is "Take an Intern to Rotary" month for our local club. If you have an intern, doctoral candidate or a post-doctoral candidate working with you this summer, bring him/her to a Rotary meeting in June. This is a great opportunity for us to increase the participation in Rotary in the future.

If you know which date in June you are bringing them, let DAVE LAHR lahrandlahr@aol.com or JANE ttours@pop.nlci.com know and we will have their badge ready at the back desk.

DAVE BOUGH announced that we have surpassed our Polio Eradication goal of $25,000. Contributions and pledges continue to come in and are greatly appreciated. RI has reached it's goal, but feels that to find all the pockets of polio hiding in remote places, more funds will be needed.

If you would like a Indiana ROTARY license plate, please see JANE for forms.

SMALL GROUP DINNER

  • Thursday, June 26th, 6:00 P.M. at McGraws Steak Chop and Fish House on South River Road.
  • Thursday, July 24th, 6:30 P.M. at the home of the MORANS. $8.00 per person

Please make reservations with Adrienne Bough for both evenings.

THANK YOU

Dear Rotary Club and Scholarship Committee:

I know this is a really belated note, but I would still like to thank you for awarding me a $750 scholarship. It is sometimes stressful trying to get all the money for college, and your scholarship helped tremendously. This good work of yours deserves much commendation. Once again, thank you very much. Sincerely, Dom Guido

PROGRAM

Continuing to shine a spotlight on Community Treasurers, JIM HANKS introduced a very distinguished panel to tell us why Leadership Lafayette is needed. Rotarian BOB GRIFFITH, one of the founding fathers of the organization, described the vision twenty years ago to develop the community's asset of quality volunteer leadership more quickly. We were among the first communities to recognize the need for a program to teach basic leadership skills to all ages, men and women, employers and employees. BOB introduced a Leadership Lafayette graduate and active community volunteer, Grayce Lechtenburg, who talked about her involvement in her children's school and the family church, but needed a change. She was surprised to find that she was not the oldest in the class and that there was more to be learned about the community she thought she knew well. A passionate proponent of Leadership and what is has to offer, Grayce now serves on the YWCA Board as well as the YWCA Foundation Board, the Public Schools Foundation of Tippecanoe County Board where she is board secretary, and also the Purdue Convocations Advisory Board.

Grayce introduced DAN GICK who spoke about the Career Leadership Academy. The issue of leadership vs. management is familiar to most executives. This program is based on participation of everyone in the program, which is a diverse group. They work on real live projects. DAN's employer believes strongly in the program as a way to "sharpen your axe"!

DAN introduced the president of Leadership Lafayette, BETTY NELSON, who pointed out that leadership skills can be applied to all aspects of one's life. She referred us to a fact sheet detailing the number of people graduates involved in the area's many organizations and governmental bodies. Leadership Lafayette is a non-profit organization and not funded by United Way. BETTY introduced CHRISTY SMITH, the Executive Director of Leadership Lafayette for many years, and thanked BOB GRIFFITHS for his vision and dedication to the cause from the beginning.

JIM HANKS was also thanked for the opportunity to share this treasure with our club.

GUESTS: Bob McKEE, guest and brother of JOHN McKEE; Carol Rew, wife of CARL REW; Bob Wilkinson, guest of JAY WILEY; Mollie Davidson, guest of MARGERY ISMAIL; Masa Shimo, former Ambassadorial Scholar and guest of DAVE FILMER; Peter Kline, guest of RAY KAVANAUGH

MAKE-UPS: LES REKER 6/12 when he was the program for Daybreak

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors: BILL HATFIELD -11:15 to 11:45a.m., PHIL SWAIN 11:45 � 12:15; GRETER: GENE HILLS; Invocation � JOHN CARPENTER, Music - BOB VERPLANK and BOB GRIFFITHS with REX KEPLER at the piano, JO WADE and ERNIE POLAND for help at the back table.

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