Mary Arnold, Editor

The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter

This week's program:

March 25           Industrial Contractors

                                               Greeters:  Mike Bevers

                                                                  Steve Lavallo

Invoker:  

April 1               Richard Murdock - State Treasurer

                                               Greeters:  Nancy Bizal

                                                                  Joan David

                                               Invoker:  

April 8           Shawn Dickerson - City Arborist

                                               Greeters:  Dan Carwile

                                                                  Cathy Sickman Renner

                                               Invoker:  

April 15           JOINT MEETING WITH THE HENDERSON CLUB

                                  AT COLISEUM

                                               Greeters:  Tom Austerman

                                                                  Susie Mattingly

                                               Invoker:  

April 22           John Streetman - Evansville Museum

                                               Greeters:  Jim Beard

                                                                  Billie Sanders

                                               Invoker:  

March Programs                                          Bill Theby

April Programs                                             Carter Clarke

Program  Information, 436-4000            Matt Volkman, President Elect

MARCH - ROTARY LITERACY MONTH

NEW MEMBERS

Classification: Sales Traning and Development

President, Winning Sales Training Strategies, Inc.

Address: 701 N. Weinbach, Ste 520, Evansville, IN  47711

Phone: 475-8490   Fax: 866-325-0348

E-mail: sal@winssi.com   Mobile: 626-622-6409

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Home Address: 600 Brookshire Drive Evansville, IN  47715

Home Phone: 475-8490  E-mail:  salaliotta@hotmail.com 

Birthday: Dec 12   Spouse: Sherry   Member Since: 2008

Special Interests: BBA – Marketing, Jackson, TN – Rotary, Past President Rural Freshman Baseball League, Coach and Referee Evansville Youth Soccer, Past Member Evansville Bicycle Club.  Enjoys reading, learning, quality time with family

Classification: Contracting - Engineering

Vice President of Engineering and Business Development, Industrial Contractors

Address: 401 N.W. First Street, Evansville, IN  47708

Phone: 464-7247  Fax:   464-7367  

E-mail: jdeig@industrialcontractors.com   Mobile: 483-2821

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Home Address: 3700 Aspen Drive, Evansville, IN  47711

Home Phone: 477-8541 

Birthday: April 7   Spouse: Marti   Member Since: 2008

Special Interests: BS Electrical Engineering & Masters in Business Admin – U of E, The Chamber of Commerce of SW IN – USI Center Applied Research and Economic Development – Advisory Board, Spencer County Reg Chamber of Commerce – Past Chairman of the Board, U of E – Harlaxton Soc Brd Dir, USI Pott College of Science and Engineering Brd Dir, U of E Purple Aces Club, Evansville Cert Tech Park – Mayor’s Organizing Comm – Previous Brd Mbr, Assoc General Contractors of Indiana – Previous Executive Committee Brd Dir, Henderson Cty Chamber of Commerce – Associate Member of the Brd Dir, CFC.  Family, travel, music, golf, adjunct teaching

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"THE PAST IS JUST A REFLECTION OF THINGS TO COME."  Marvin Rucker

CONDOLANCES

Sincerest sympathy is extended to Barbara Moorman and family on the death of her husband and our beloved Rotarian Allen W. Moorman on Friday, March 14, 2008. Al had been a Rotarian since 1966 serving as President and Orientation Co-Chair. He also received the Rotarian of the Decade Award, Paul Harris Fellow Award and the Celebration of Service for 40+ years of Service to Rotary. Al will be greatly missed. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rotary Foundation of Evansville.

DIRECTORY CHANGES

Please make the following change to your membership directory. Dianna Kissel has resigned from Dunn Hospitality Group. Her new e-mail address is: diannakissel@aol.com

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Please be sure to keep Ron Grimm, recovering from by-pass surgery, and Joel Grizzell, who is ill, close at heart. There are also other Rotarians and Rotarian family members who would appreciate your thoughts and prayers as they recover from accidents, surgery and ill health

THOUGHTS TO PONDER AND THE HISTORY OF ROTARY

The following comments were provided in a newsletter from past District Governor Don Sodrel. "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" - Harry M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927. "Everything that can be invented has already been invented." - Charles H. Duell, Director U.S. Patent Office, 1905. "Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote."- Grover Cleveland, 1905.
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom." - Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in physics, 1923.
"Heavier-Than-Air flying machines are impossible." - Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895. "Babe Ruth made a big mistake when he gave up pitching." - Tris Speaker, 1921. Lucky for us and millions of others throughout the world, Paul Harris was not a "Nay" sayer. Paul took action on his vision and built an organization for the future. The year is 1905. Teddy Roosevelt is president of the U.S. More than 100 motorcars are displayed at the New York Auto Show with prices ranging from $400 for a runabout to $8,000 for a richly upholstered 40 horsepower limousine. Oklahoma is admitted to statehood, with New Mexico and Arizona as the only territories remaining. In Indiana, Lew Wallace, author of "Ben Hur", is dead at the age of 71. And in Chicago, the vision of a young lawyer, who felt lost and alone in the sprawling city, becomes reality.
On a cold, windy Thursday night, 23 February 1905, Paul Harris and three friends meet to discuss an idea of Paul's to recapture some of the friendly spirit that existed among businessmen in small communities. The three men - Silvester Schiele, a coal dealer; Gustavus Loehr, a mining engineer' and Hiram Shorey, a merchant tailor - meet in Gus Loehr's office - room 711 of The Unity Building at 127 North Dearborn Street. As you know, from this meeting came the world's first service club - Rotary - and as the saying goes "The rest is history". The founding four were of U.S., German, Swedish and Irish ancestry, representing Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish faiths. There is no evidence to suggest that Paul planned this diversity, but as products of the American Melting Pot, they were fitting representatives of the international organization they brought into being. A fifth member, Harry Ruggles, a printer, was soon enlisted, and the group organized as The Rotary Club of Chicago. The first roster indicated a membership of 30, with Silvester Schiele as president. Paul Harris declined any office and did not become its president until two years later. Harry Ruggles was the man who began the custom of group singing. In 1907, the first community service project -- a public comfort station -- was installed near city hall.

Continued in another installment.

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CLUB INFORMATION

Club Website
www.evansvillerotary.com

District 6580
www.rotary6580.org

Rotary International
www.rotary.org

Chartered
December 9, 1913

Charter Number
102

Club Number
3435

Meeting Time
Tuesdays at Noon

Meeting Location
The Coliseum
300 Court Street
Evansville, IN

Mailing Address
PO Box 1131
Evansville, IN 47706-1131

Office Information
402 Court Street
Evansville, IN 47708
812-962-4687 phone
Fax:  866-538-7635
info@evansvillerotary.com

2007-2008 Officers
Rebecca Alcorn,President

Matt Volkman, President Elect

Marilee Fowler, Vice President  
John Wolk, Secretary
Jeffrey Berger, Treasurer
Paul Crimm, Sergeant At Arms
Teri Hollander Albin, Past President

2007-2008 Board of Directors
Tonya Borders
Carter Clarke
Byron Cooper
Marianne Cox
Lois Duncan
Abbey Foroughi
Steve Groves
Jeff Henning
Dave Henze
Prudence Hoesli
Steve Jennings
Nancy Koehler
Phil Lieberman
Susie Mattingly
Craig McNett
Martin Rowland
Ryan Scheidler
Jack Schriber
Cathy Sickman Renner
Ann Stegall
Gary Van Zandt
Lee Vernon

Amy Walker

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