CHRIS JOHANNSEN introduced SUSAN MESKIS, a Rotarian in the Fishers Club, whose topic was -- the District Vocational Team's visit to Tanzania. She brought fellow traveler, Trina Wright, with her to talk about the preparation for the trip and what happened when they arrived. The mission was to teach nurses how to better care for patients from April 11 – May 7, 2013. Working in the Aga Kahn University and Hospital in Tanzania, where they presented a seminar on advanced nursing. Trina, who teaches nursing at Purdue, focused on Cirriculum development (noting the poor resources the nurses have to work with in caring for patients) and teaching strategies, where there is a huge difference between private and public hospitals. They took part in local Rotary projects and had the opportunity to sample the local culture while on a side trip to the island of Zanzibar.

STUDENT GUESTS:

PAUL POST introduced Alaina Milazzo and Mitch Witteveen from Central Catholic High School.  Each received a certificate with the Four Way Test to commemorate meeting with us today.

VISITING ROTARIANS:

GUESTS:

Trina Wright, guest of SUSAN MESKIS.

BIRTHDAY TABLE:

GARY BLAU introduced members celebrating another year and announced that this generous group gave $1,348 to our foundations.  We sang Happy Birthday to them.

Money Collectors: TOM PEARSON and LETA KELLEY; Greeter: JOEL RASMUS; Invocation: JOHN WILLIAMS; Piano: HARLEY FREY; Song Leader:  CORKY MITCHELL; 50/50 RAFFLE:  CECIL BLIGNAUT and CHRIS BIANG; Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting:  TOM MORAN, JO WADE, and JANE SMITH.  Webmaster: LARRY HUGGINS.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
“A contribution of $1000 helps provide seven toilets in Sri Lanka. More than 2.6 billion people still lack access to proper sanitation.” -- Rotary International Foundation