PRESIDENT ELECT ROB GALBRAITH asked us to keep the following in our thoughts and prayers: BOB BROCK; Jerry Neudeck, husband of MARIELLEN NEUDECK.
GORDON COPPOC thanked all those who are helping with the Inbound GSE
team, due to arrive in two weeks. In preparation for this team from Bangladesh,
Purdue Assistant Professor of History, Tithi Bhattacharya, brought us up to
speed on the history of that country since 1947. At a glance: It was the East part
of Pakistan until rebellion and independence in 1971; small in area, 8th largest
population in the world; extremely fertile land, flooded by two great rivers; 1975
coup ended democracy and established Islam as basis of nationhood.
Bangladesh has one of the lowest GDP in the world; the highest malnutrition;
very high death rate of children younger than 5 years. There are two classes of
society, very rich and very poor.
PDG JERRY ERSKINE, Lebanon, IN, and guest of PDG BILL HATFIELD; SUZANN SHACKLETON, Attica/Williamsport, IN.
Cynthia Harding, guest of SUSAN SMITH; Luanne Frampton, wife of MIKE
FRAMPTON; Jim Elsner and Cynthia Lashley, guests of BECKY ROBLEDO.
THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH
MEETING FUNCTIONS:
Money Collectors: LEW RUNNELS and JAYNE FEATHERS; Greeter: SALLY WATLINGTON; Invocation: VICKI BURCH; Dinner Music: BOB GRIFFITHS; Singing: HARLEY FREY and MAURI WILLIAIMSON; JO WADE for taking attendance and for help at the back table; BILL FULLER for help with RIPPLES.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
--Irish Blessing
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