MARIELLEN NEUDECK introduced Ally Gatmaitan (daughter of Rotarian AL GATMAITAN) and Madeline Blackwell, who are Indy 500 Festival Princesses this year. Ally is a Junior in Nursing at Purdue and Madeline is studying Bio Chesestry and Pre-Med at Indiana University. The 500 Princess Program is an outreach tool for the Festival. The 33 princesses go through 2 interviews where leadership, volunteer activities and high grades are important. The young women have opportunities to become comfortable with public speaking, and to take advantage of growth possibities. They talked about the history of the Indianapolis 500 race and festival, noting that the parade is one of the three parades broadcast on national TV. They are excited about representing the event and taking part in all of the activities. Visiting schools is one of the many interesting engagements. They shared some of the funny questions asked by the young children.

VISITING ROTARIANS:

GUESTS:

Mark Brandyberry, guest of CHRISTINE BURR; Cele Freeman, guest of MARK DAVIS.

Money Collectors: GIL SATTERLY and VICKI BURCH; Greeters: CHIP RUTLEDGE and JOEL RASMUS; Invocation: PATTI TRUITT; Piano: HARLEY FREY; Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE, JANE SMITH and TOM MORAN.  Webmaster: LARRY HUGGINS.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
"Enthusiastic people are the ones who actually get things done in this world. Enthusiasm is what turns any idea into reality. And enthusiasm is linked closely with happiness."
"Your Personal Survival Guide To The 21st Century" by Roy Sheppard (1998).

Highlights of the Club Board Meeting:

•    Suggestions for fund raising events were discussed.  To have a feel for what the club prefers, a survey will be made on-line and with 3x5 cards at meetings.
•    The Board reviewed the contract performance of Club Secretary Jane Turner and renewed the Club Secretary’s contract for the 2014-2015 Rotary year.  
•    Policies regarding Public Office Candidates and Incumbents at Club Functions and Board Job Description were revised.  All policies can be viewed on DaCdb.
•    A Resolution regarding the District’s Budget was passed and will be transmitted to the District Governor by President CHRIS.
•    The resignations of Elaine Ellison, Greg Kapp, Bill Andrews, Tom Brooks, Bertie Buchanan, Karen Hirsh-Cooper, Chris Biang and Pat Harrington were accepted.
•    The Volunteer Expo was considered a success and plans to contact potential members were discussed.