PRESIDENT ROB asked us to keep the following in our thoughts and prayers: BOB BROCK, ROY WHISTLER, and RAY KAVANAUGH. Our sympathy to DAN TEDER and all the family and friends of LAWRENCE TEDER who died last week. A Eulogy will be presented next week.

JOHN CARPENTER introduced sixteen Rotarians celebrating a birthday this month and announced the so far $1,066 has been collected for the foundations. We sang Happy Birthday in appreciation!

PRESIDENT ELECT CHRISTA KECK introduced fellow Rotarian TATJANA JEVREMOVIC, who grew up in Belgrade, received her PhD in Japan in Nuclear Engineering, and came to Purdue in 2001 to lead the Breast Cancer Research project among other duties. The statistics show that the most common cancer in women is breast cancer. The risk increases with age with white women having the highest rate. One in eight women will have breast cancer. She defined breast cancer, therapies, types of cancers and classifications of cancers. Japan and Argentina are showing very promising results with a therapy called Boron Neutron Capture. Breast cancer receives the most funding of the "big" cancers. We are thankful for that funding and for "Dr. J's" work in the field.

FRED KUIPERS introduced Jennifer Smith and Colton Withers from Harrison High School. Each received a certificate and a mug with the Four Way Test to commemorate meeting with us today.

Cathy Barron, guest of LETA KELLEY

Money Collectors: TIM RATLIFF and JOHN SANDERSON; Greeter: VICKI BURCH; Invocation: CARL REW; Piano: HARLEY FREY; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON: Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen."

Mark Twain

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