CHRIS BIANG introduced PHIL TUCKER who lives with his wife, Lezlee, at 2522 Covington Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906, phone 490-2063. Phil is the president of Tucker Insurance, 1709 Northwestern Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906. Phone: 463-1421. E-mail: phil@phil.tuckerinsurance.com

JAN GRIFFIN KOEHLER, chair of the Vocational Service Above Self Committee, introduced FRED ANDERSON, who shared with us the many ways in which Subway Sandwich Shops owners, Roger and Kathy Bauer, serve the community. They are active in the community providing cash and/or food for many fund raising events. He presented the Vocational Service Above Self Award plaque to them. Both Bauers thanked the Club for the honor.

PRESIDENT ELECT TIM LUZADER introduced fellow Rotarian BOB HANNEMANN, a pediatrician in Lafayette since 1962. He opened the program with a short video, which explained that in 1984 President Reagan created the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Using a 24 hour toll free hot line, two thousand children are reported missing every day. One in six of those are located using the Amber Alert system. The exploitation of children is big business. The center uses the internet to fight back and works with banks to cut off the funding.

BOB was asked to be on the Center's Board of Directors. He sees a natural fit between the work of Rotary and the Center. Rotary International's reach can help children everywhere. BOB went on to outline the goals, actions and future plans of our club's committee. He intends to expand the outreach and to propose the project to other Rotary Clubs.

Roger and Kathy Bauer; Jan Anderson, wife of FRED ANDERSON; Eleanor Hannemann and Bob Hannemann, wife and son of BOB HANNEMANN; Roger Francis, Chris Cannon, Mark Stodgell and Dennis Dunn, guests of BOB HANNEMANN.

Money Collectors: JOEL RASMUS and JO WADE; Greeter: DON GENTRY; Invocation: BILL HINZE; Pianist: HARLEY FREY; Song Leader: BOB VERPLANK. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN. Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

BOB HANNEMANN ended his presentation with this poem by Helen Kromer. President Reagan used it the day he created the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

"One man awake can awaken another
The second can awaken his next door brother
The three can rouse the town
Turning the whole place upside down
And the many awake can make such a fuss
They finally awaken the rest of us."

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