Mary Arnold, Editor

The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter

This week's program:

April 1               Richard Murdock - State Treasurer

                                               Greeters:  Nancy Bizal

                                                                  Joan David

                                               Invoker:   Geoff Gentil

April 8           Shawn Dickerson - City Arborist

                                               Greeters:  Dan Carwile

                                                                  Cathy Sickman Renner

                                               Invoker:   Tiffany Wynn

April 15           JOINT MEETING WITH THE HENDERSON CLUB

                                  AT COLISEUM

                                               Greeters:  Tom Austerman

                                                                  Susie Mattingly

                                               Invoker:   Ken Schreiber

April 22           TBA

                                               Greeters:  Jim Beard

                                                                  Billie Sanders

                                               Invoker:   Marilyn Klenck

April Programs                                             Carter Clarke

May Programs                                              Caren Whitehouse

Program  Information, 436-4000            Matt Volkman, President Elect

APRIL - ROTARY MAGAZINE 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

"LAUGHTER IS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE."  Victor Borge

THANK YOU

Thank you Bill Theby for the eclectic March programs.

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

Paul was often asked if he thought -- on that cold, wintry night of 23 February -- that Rotary would grow into the international service organization that it has become. Perhaps his best answer was given shortly before his death in 1947: "No. I did not in 1905 foresee a worldwide movement. when a man plants an unpromising sapling in the early springtime, can he be sure that someday here will grow a mighty tree? Does he not have to reckon with the rain and the sun -- and the smile of providence? Once he sees the first bud -- ah, then he can begin to dream of shade." It didn't take long for the tree to bud and the shade of Rotary to spread. Three years after Chicago, a second club was founded in San Francisco and the following year, three more were started. By 1910, there were 16 clubs with 1,500 members scattered across the U.S. Rotary became international in 1911 with a club in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and at the 1912 convention in Duluth, Minnesota the "National Association of Rotary Club" gave way to the "International Association". The year is now 1913 -- both New Mexico and Arizona are states, having been admitted on January 6, and February 14, 1912 respectively. Woodrow Wilson is president. In California, Richard Nixon is born. Financier J.P. Morgan is dead at age 76 and in New York, Harriet Tubman dies at age 92. In Washington, congress passes a bill to impose a graduated income tax, but congress promises that it will be limited to a maximum six percent on those making above $500,000 per year. In Indiana, The Rotary Club of Terre Haute becomes the first club in what is now District 6580. The second club to be chartered was Evansville in 1914, and Vincennes and New Albany came on board in 1915. These four clubs were followed by Princeton and Bloomington in 1918; Madison, Washington, Franklin, Seymour, and Bedford, in 1919, which -- with five new clubs -- remains the best year ever for extensions in our district. 1920 gave us Greensburg and Jeffersonville, and Mitchell was organized in 1922. Two years later in 1924 we gained Sullivan, followed in 1925 by Columbus, and in 1926 by Bloomfield and Linton. Next came Rising Sun in 1933, Aurora in 1936, Brazil in 1937 and Corydon in 1939.

To be continued.

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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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