50/50 RAFFLE:

CHRIS BIANG asked TIM LUZADER to draw a ticket.  The owner of the ticket was DAVE SATTLER.  Unfortunately, the Aces eluded him and he received a coupon for Silver Dipper Ice Cream and a water bottle as
consolation prize.
BIRTHDAY TABLE:
Standing in for January Birthday Table Chair, JOE BONNER, KEVEN JENNINGS introduced the Rotarians celebrating another year and announced that so far $550 has been contributed to our Foundations.
PROGRAM:

CHRIS JOHANNSEN introduced Emily Dawes, 2010 Ambassadorial Scholar and Rotary Exchange Student participating in Arabic and Middle East Studies at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon.  Emily based
her talk on “Things I Never Thought I Would be Doing as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar’.  Some of these include swimming in the Mediterrian on the American University of Beirut’s private beach; being so active in the Rotaract Club; meeting Rotaracters from Egypt and
Jordan; learning how to snow board; visiting Lebanon’s wine country; and traveling to Turkey, Israel and Syria.

She is a third generation Boilermaker and will be awarded a masters degree in History and Middle East Studies this month.  Emily answered several good questions with grace and ease.  Her hope is to be employed by a university (Purdue) in the area of International Studies.
VISITING ROTARIANS:

SUZANN SHACKLETON, Attica/Wiliamsport
GUESTS:

Merrell Owen, guest of ARVID OLSON; Fred Sputh, guest of GORDON CHAVERS; Bill Lechman, husband of NELLIE LECHMAN
100% CLUB:

BARRETT (6); BARRON; BAUMGARDT; BLAU (2); BODENMILLER; COHEN; COPPOC, G; COPPOC, H (4); DECKER; FARKAS, T (630); FILMER (203); FRAMPTON; FREY, H (304); GALBRAITH, c (11); GALBRAITH, R (11); GANN (5); GENTRY (9); GUSTAFSON; HANSEN; HARDING (114); HATFIELD (394); HILLS; HUNT (2); HYCHKA (5); JACKSON; JANLE (190); JOHANNSEN (29); KECK (203); KELLEY, J (22); KELLEY, L (22); KLUSMAN (22); KUIPERS; LANDGREBE (270); LUZADER (29); MCCARTHY (4); MCDIVITT (ea); METZGER (7); MILLER, W.R. (435); MITCHELL (275); NELSON (3); NEUDECK; OLSON; RAHDERT (52); RAMSEY, G; RAMSEY, N; ROAMES; ROBLEDO (19); RUNNELS (4); RUTLEDGE (5); SCHROEDER (4); SMITH (14); SOLBERG (3); STERNER (5); SUDDARTH; TODD; TRUITT; VERPLANK (572); WADE (229); WEST (233); WILLIAMSON; WOERNER (5); and ZlEMER(5).

Congratulations to ELSA JANLE who had 15 years and BILL HATFIELD who had 32 years of 100% attendance as of the end of December, 2012.
THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH MEETING FUNCTIONS:

Money Collectors: BECKY ROBLEDO and TIM LUZADER; Greeters: BARBARA HANSEN and CECIL BLIGNAUT; Invocation: BILL KIEL; Piano: RAY PEETERS; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON; 50/50 RAFFLE: CHRIS BIANG; Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE, TOM MORAN and JANE SMITH. Webmaster: BRUCE HARDING.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
Suggested by SONYA MARGERUM, this was posted on an old English church:
A Vision without a Task is a dream
A Task without a Vision is drudgery
A Vision and a Task is the hope of the world