Mary Arnold, Editor

The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter

This week's program:

June 12                  Connie Weinzapfel - "USI's Historic New

                                     Harmony Year Round"

                                    Greeters:  Eric Stroshine

                                                       Phil Fisher

                                    Invoker:

June 19                  Cheryl Musgrave, President, Vanderburgh County

                                     Commission, "State of the County" Address

                                   Greeters:  Bob Working

                                                      Cathy Eichele

                                    Invoker:

June Programs                                            Jim McKinney s

Program  Information, 428-6500            Becki Alcorn

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"WHEN YOU ARE FLAT ON YOUR BACK, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOOK BUT UP."   

JUNE BOARD MEETING

The June Board of Directors meeting will be held on June 12, at 10:45 AM in the G.A.R. All members are invited to attend.

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Please continue to keep all Rotarians and their families in your thoughts and prayers including Jane Buttrum, wife of Jack Buttrum, who underwent surgery last week.

CONGRATUALATIONS

Rob and Dee Bonger are the proud grandparents of “Peanut” Young, the son of their daughter Merel and son-in-law Kenny Young of Georgetown, D.C. “Peanut” arrived early and will be named soon. Everyone is doing well.

ATHENA AWARD

Applications for nominations for the Athena Award may be taken off the Rotary web site. It is www.evansvillerotary.com

CAN YOU HELP?

Can you provide transportation for Lubo, our exchange student, from Bloomington to Evansville on June 30? Contact Steve Groves, 434-4880, if you are able to provide a ride.

EDUCATION GRANTS

Over the following weeks, the education grants recognized at the May 1, meeting will be listed. 1. Elizabeth Arnold Hands On Hands On Hands On, Harper Elementary School, $2458.38, Grant funds will purchase hands-on materials for teaching earth, physical and life sciences in first grade. 2. Vickie Heilman,          Think Big – Read Big

Fairlawn Elementary School, $1,000.00, The grant provides ‘big books,’ large books with large print which can be seen by the whole class at one time and tracked with a pointer.  The first grade classes will be able to update their collection with newer series likely to last about 12 years. 3. Sally McWilliams, Phonics + Visuals = Vocabulary, Lodge Elementary School, $750.00, Funds will help purchase phonics, word building, and visual materials for use in kindergarten and first grade classes. 4. Claudia Young, Listening and Learning, Hebron Elementary School, $190.00, “Whisper Phones,” special acoustical headsets, will be purchased to enable first grade students to focus and hear more clearly as they learn to read, spell and process language aloud, without distracting others. 5. Todd Slagle, Making Math Come to Life, West Terrace Elementary School, $1476.80, Materials purchased will be used in Family Math Night, to help raise awareness in families of the importance of math in daily life.

CLUB ASSEMBLY

Mark Thursday, June 21, on your calendar for the annual Club Assembly. This year it will be at the Reitz Home beginning at 4:00 PM. Committee chairs are asked to identify your goals and objectives for the 2007-2008 Rotary year. All Rotarians are welcome to attend. Contact Becki Alcorn, ralcorn@bkd.com, if you plan to attend.

SPEAKER'S 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.

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
402 Court Street
Evansville, IN 47708
812-962-4687 phone
866-538-7635
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
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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