SUSAN HYCHKA presented TIM LUZADER and PATTI TRUITT certificates for first Paul Harris Recognition. They received their pins from Rotary International President RAY KLINGINSMITH in September. CHIP RUTLEDGE received his first Paul Harris Fellow. LETA KELLEY received a new pin with two sapphires; DAVE FILMER received a new pin with four sapphires; and CHRISTA KECK received a new pin with one ruby signifying gifts totaling at least $7,000. Congratulations to all!!!

October Birthday Table Chair, BETTY DOVERSBERGER, introduced members celebrating a birthday in October and announced that so far $888.00 has been contributed to our foundations. We celebrated by singing Happy Birthday to them.

DICK RAHDERT introduced Rabi Mohtar, who spoke to us about the Purdue Global Engineering Program's Water Projects. He is a specialist in Dry Land Hydrology. Global Water Security and the role of Global Service Learning in Engineering provides international experiences for students and staff. He explained that old world river valley cultures (the Nile, Ganges, Yangtze and Tigress and Euphrates) did not deplete the available water. Today global water withdrawal is increasing. The Global Design Team received course credit on projects in Kenya, Cameroon, Columbia, Jordan and Lebanon. It is funded by Purdue's College of Engineering, but the funds do not pay salaries. They are used for student travel to the project site.

FRED KUIPERS interviewed Meredith Johnson and Reed Wulbrecht from Jefferson High School. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the Four-Way Test to commemorate meeting with us today.

Bob Modlin, guest of BILL HATFIELD; Mary Schweitzer and Kristin Gikas, guests of the speaker.

Money Collectors: BARBARA HANSEN and DAVE FILMER; Greeters: BECKY ROBLEDO and JAYNE FEATHERS; Invocation: JIM HOBBS; Piano: HARLEY FREY; Song leader: CORKY MITCHELL. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

Winston Churchill was asked what his favorite animal was. He said, "The Pig."
The dog looks up to you.
The cat looks down on you.
But the pig treats you as an equal.