SUSAN HYCHKA presented ROY MEEKS with his first Paul Harris Fellow. Thank you for helping Rotary help improve lives.
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| CHRIS BIANG asked DAVE LUHMAN to draw a ticket. JIM BODENMILLER was the owner of the ticket. Unfortunately, the aces eluded him. He selected a certificate from Executive Dry Cleaners as consolation prize. |
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| VOCATIONAL MOMENT: |
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SCOTT RUMBLE introduced PAT HARRINGTON, who is a product of Lafayette |
PROGRAM:
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SCOTT RUMBLE introduced Major Christopher Witter, USAF AFRC Grissom Air |
| GUESTS:
Nancy Brandt, guest of LETA KELLEY; Ryan Mc Laughlin and Matt Laydon, guests of DON MC LAUGHLIN; David Fletcher-Janzen, guest of MIKE PIGGOTT |
| VISITING ROTARIANS:
DON MC LAUGHLIN, Danville, IL; MIKE DAVIDSON, Crown Point, IN; SUZANN SHACKLETON, Attica/Williansport; Allison Kaminski and Mark Ogle, Purdue Rotaract members |
| THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS: Money Collectors: CHUCK HORNER and JIM BODENMILLER; Greeters: JOHN TROTT, BARB REIF and RALPH GANN; Invocation: JIM HANKS; Piano: BOB GRIFFITHS; Song Leader; ARVID OLSON; 50/50 RAFFLE: CHRIS BIANG and CECIL BLIGNAUT; Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE, TOM MORAN and JANE SMITH. Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: |
having graduated from Jefferson High School and Purdue. After receiving a law degree at Valparaiso, he worked in Lake County, IN. That experience taught him that all Indiana citizens are not the same. He returned to Lafayette to set up private practice. His wife is a nurse and they have two grown children. PAT is proud to serve as the elected prosecutor of Tippecanoe County.
Base. He heads a Security Forces Squadron and calls himself a military policeman. He had a very well organized power point presentation describing the division of duties in the Air Force, the budget (the Reserve Units at Grissom provide 20% of the bang for 4% of the budget), the equipment at the base, aerial photos showing the base that is shared with Army and Marine Corp units, and the economic impact of the base. Reservists travel from several states to train at the base and to serve with the 434th Maintenance and Mission Support Groups. He answered questions from members following his presentation.