Mary Arnold, Editor

The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter

This week's program:

June 5                   Kevin Brinegar, President, Indiana Chamber of

                               Commerce - "2007 Legislative Session:  What It

                                      Did For and Against Indiana"

                                     Greeters:  Tom Lilly

                                     Invoker:

June 12                  Connie Weinzapfel - "USI's Historic New

                                     Harmony Year Round"

                                    Greeters: 

                                    Invoker:

June 19                  Cheryl Musgrave, President, Vanderburgh County

                                     Commission, "State of the County" Address

                                   Greeters: 

                                    Invoker:

May Programs                                             Wendy McCormick

June Programs                                            Jim McKinney s

Program  Information, 428-6500            Becki Alcorn

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"AMERICA WILL REMAIN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONL SO LONG AS IT IS THE HOME OF THE BRAVE."   

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Please continue to keep all Rotarians and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

Ron Keeping presented a Paul Harris Fellow post- humously to Marine Sergeant Brock A. Babb who died on October 15, 2006. The award was presented to Sgt. Babb’s widow and parents.

THANK YOU

Thank you to Wendy McCormick for the great month of programs and speakers.

EDUCATION GRANTS

Over the following weeks, the education grants recognized at the May 1, meeting will be listed. 1. Beth Mottley, Parents as Partners in Learning, Stockwell Elementary School - $206.77 - Emergent reader sets will be purchased for kindergarteners to read at school and share at home. 2. Cyndie Carneal, After School Tutoring, Hebron Elementary School - $748.76 -Funds will purchase hands-on activities and materials for tutoring students struggling to pass ISTEP. 3. Pat Edwards, My Favorite Authors Are??, Lodge Elementary School - $2480.00-Funds will expand and update the book selection on the highly successful ‘Lodge Readers’ book cart. 4. Pat Edwards, The Question is What?? Lodge Elementary School - $750.00  - Funds will help provide math manipulatives such as clocks, paper money and measuring sets, available for math studies at all grade levels. 5. Jennifer Beaman, Home Literacy,  Stockwell Elementary School - $719.82 - The grant purchases books and materials for literacy kits to go between school and home to promote kindergarten reading. 6. Kelli Kissel, Reading for Results, Cynthia Heights Elementary School - $2487.00 - Funds will provide software and licenses for the Read Naturally program for K-3 special education students. 7. Danielle Kelly, Ready to Read? Fairlawn Elementary School - $1086.50 - Funds will purchase high-interest chapter books for 5^th grade reading, enabling teachers to lead students to deeper evaluation and discussion of literature. 8.Margie Singer, Math in a Flash, Cynthia Heights Elementary School - $2072.50 - The purchase of Flash Masters Math and Mastering Math Facts will assist in teaching math at all grade levels.  The materials provide a structured, high-interest, hands-on approach to math facts.

CALLING FOR ROTARY HISTORY

Harry Lukens is working on the history of our Club. If you have any information i.e., minutes, other printed materials – brochures, flyers, newspaper articles,  on or about our Club, particularly between 1950 and 1980, please contact Harry Lukens, 425-5555, or Ruthie Shekell, 962-4687.

SPEAKERS BUREAU UPDATE

David Henze, dhenze@sigecom.net, is updating the information for the Rotary Speaker’s Bureau. Please check the information on the website, www.evansvillerotary.com and let David know if there are any changes.

CONDOLANCES

Sympathy is extended to J. Bruce Baumann and family on the death of this father, Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen M. Baumann, 90, who died Sunday, May 27, 2007. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rotary Club of Evansville Foundation.

ROTARY ADDRESS/FAX CHANGE

IMPORTANT! Please be sure to use P.O. Box 1131, Evansville, IN 47706 for all Rotary correspondence including dues payment. There is a new fax for the Rotary office. It is 866-538-7635. Please change your directory information.

GSE TEAM LEADER / AMBASSADORAL SCHOLARSHIP

From Mark Miller: Our district will accept applications for GSE Team Leader from Rotarians who wish to lead four young professionals for four weeks of cultural and vocational exchange to southern Brazil (Maringá / Paraná).  The GSE team will leave Indiana on May 5 and return June 2, 2008.  To qualify as a GSE Team Leader, the individual must be an experienced Rotarian, involved in service projects, and be well-informed on Indiana, the United States and Rotary.  Candidates must also be comfortable working as part of a team with a schedule that is both physically and emotionally demanding, assume complete charge of the team and act as liaison between the team and host clubs. The team will spend roughly a month visiting various clubs and sites in Rotary District 4630 in Brazil. Club endorsed applications for team leader must be received no later than August 1, 2007.Finally, please encourage young professionals between 25 and 40 years of age who would enjoy experiencing life in southern Brazil, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas to submit a GSE Team Member application!  Club endorsed applications must be received no later than November 1, 2007. Our district will also accept club-endorsed applications for the 2008-09 Ambassadorial Scholarship no later than August 1, 2007.   If you know of an individual with at least 2 years of college experience, would like to study abroad for a year, has demonstrated a personal commitment to community service, possesses maturity and seriousness of purpose; has concrete ideas as how s/he will improve international understanding and world peace; and, basically is someone you feel would represent your club as an ambassador of good will, encourage them to download an application and apply!  District 6580 will then select and offer one single year Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, not to be confused with the Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship, for academic year 2008-09 in September 2007.

Need more information? Try the web site, it contains answers to frequently asked questions. You can also find information in your Membership Directory.

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
1100 W Lloyd Expy
Suite 504
Evansville, IN 47708
812-962-4687 phone
812-962-4688 fax
info@evansvillerotary.com

2006-2007 Officers
Teri Hollander Albin, President
Rebecca Alcorn, President Elect
Matt Volkman, Vice President
John Wolk, Secretary
Jeffrey Berger, Treasurer
Paul Crimm, Sergeant At Arms
Ron Keeping, Past President

2006-2007 Board of Directors
Nancy Bizal
Dan Carwile
Carter Clarke
Maurice Coates
Lois Duncan
Abbas Foroughi
Marilee Fowler
Jeffrey Henning
Prudence Hoesli
Stephen Jennings
Kalah Jerstad
Tonya Kirkland
Nancy Koehler
Jane Wittmer Kuhn
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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