50/50 RAFFLE:
CECIL BLIGNAUT and JO WADE asked GEORGE RAMSEY to draw a ticket. The owner of the ticket was PAUL POST. Unfortunately, the Aces eluded him and he received a consolation prize.
TERRY WEST introduced Pris Gerde who lives at 2303 Tyler Road, Battle Ground, IN 47920. She is Advisor-in-Residence at Krannert Professional Development Center, Rawls Hall, Room 3029, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Phone: 427-7043. E-mail: pgerde@centurylink.netMany thanks to you for the donation to the Lafayette Rotary Club Foundation in memory of Bill.
Sincerely,
Lou Fuller and Family
BARB REIF introduced Jasmine Dowd, Program Coordinator, Domestic Violence and Prevention at the YWCA, whose topic was “Domestic Violence in our Community”. She presented a senerio of an abusive situation where there is a loss of family, friends, job, faith, home, sense of self, and community. The YW helps victims find a job, housing, friends, child care and counseling. There is a 24 hour hotline and a shelter with 24 beds (estabilshed in 1979). Victims are provided with food and clothing; job training, classes for self esteem, conflict resolution and legal advocacy (protective orders). This is funded through grants and contributions from groups and individuals. Women comprise 85% of victims. The remaining 15% are men. Since children grow up in abusive households and learn that it is normal, Jasminie is seeing second and third generation victims and abusers. Most abusers are charming; great actors. They have wonderful public personas, mean private personas.
Gary Reif, husband of BARB REIF; Steve Hychka,
husband of SUSAN HYCHKA; Shirley West, wife of
TERRY WEST
MEETING FUNCTIONS:
Money Collectors: JOHN TROTT and TIM LUZADER; Greeters: BETTY NELSON and DICK RAHDERT; Invocation: JOHN TROTT reading the invocation BETTY DOVERSBERGER had prepared; Piano: HARRIET COPPOC; Song Leader: BOB VERPLANK; 50/50 RAFFLE: CECIL BLIGNAUT and JO WADE; Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE, TOM MORAN and JANE SMITH. Webmaster: BRUCE HARDING.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
“All that is worth the doing is what we do for others” Lewis Carroll
