Mary Arnold, Editor

The Rotary Club of Evansville's Weekly Newsletter

This week's program:

October 2                    Steve Jennings, President

                                    University of Evansville

                                    Superintendant of EVSC

                                        Greeter:  Harry Lukens

                                                         Jack Van Stone

                                        Invoker:  Judy Rueger

October 9                          Judy Witt, Governor

                                                District 6580

                                        Greeter:  Ken Schreiber

                                                         Tiffany Wynn

                                        Invoker:  Steve Lavallo

October 16                          John Johnson,

                                           "The Loser Story"

                                       Greeter:  Steve Bohleber

                                                        Jan Meeks

                                        Invoker: 

October 23                          Eric Williams, Sheriff-

                                                Vanderburgh County

                                        Greeter:  Phil Fisher

                                                         Caren Whitehouse

                                        Invoker: 

October 30                          Sean Ferguson

                                                Eastland Mall

                                        Greeter:  Grant Glackman

                                                         Tiffany Wynn

                                        Invoker:  Susan Wilson

October Programs                                      Marianne Cox

Program  Information, 436-4000            Matt Volkman, President Elect

OCTOBER - VOCATIONAL SERVICES MONTH

2007-2008 NEW OFFICERS

President            President Elect        Vice President      Treasurer             Secretary         Past President       Sgt At Arms

Becki Alcorn        Matt Volkman         Marilee Fowler      Jeffrey Berger       John Wolk     Teri Hollander Albin   Paul Crimm, Jr

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"WISDOM IS NOT A PRODUCT OF SCHOOLING, BUT OF A LIFELONG ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE IT." 

THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

There are Rotarians and Rotarian family members who would appreciate your thoughts and prayers as they recover from accidents, surgery and ill health.

ROTARY ADDRESS AND FAX

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. All changes- address, cell / mobile number, e-mail address, employment status, marital status, telephone number, etc., should be submitted to the Rotary office.

READING ROTARIAN

Cathy Sickman Rennner is signing up Rotarians for the Reading Rotarian program that will be the week of October 8-12 in the EVSC elementary schools. The book, Retrieving with Evie, is being donated by Keep Evansville Beautiful and Fifth Third Bank. Donate an hour to read to our community’s first graders.

ROTARY FACTS

Rotary has 1,218,801 members in 32,693 clubs in 530 districts. Rotaract has 167,187 members in 7,269 clubs. There are 251,965 Interact members in 10,955 clubs. The RI Board of Directors has named Birmingham, England as the new site for the 2009 RI Convention instead of Seoul, Korea. Convention sites now scheduled are: 2008 - 15-18 June, Los Angeles; 2009 - Birmingham, England; 2010 - Montreal, Canada; 2011 - New Orleans, LA; 2012 - Bangkok, Thailand; 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal; and 2014 - Sydney, Australia.

DIVERSITY

The annual Diversity Picnic will be held on Sunday, October 14 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. at Old National Bank on the Riverfront. The family event will feature ethnic food, entertainment and children’s games. Rotarians are asked to bring a covered dish. Questions and sign-up to assist and / or participate may be addressed to Lois Duncan, Tess Grimm, Lezlie Simmons or Bill Wooten.

ROTARY / ROTARACT SOFTBALL GAME

The second annual Rotary / Rotaract softball game will be Sunday, October 7 at 2:00 PM at Wesselman Woods. The team will be co-ed. If you would like to play or be a supporter, contact Brian Carroll.

MENTOR / MENTEE PROGRAM

October 18 begins the 2007-2008 Mentor / Mentee program for college students. The program runs through April. If you can donate a couple of hours a month to mentor a college student, contact Nancy Bizal.

THANK YOU

Thank you Jack Schriber for the informative September programs.

The following was a note from Jack sent on Monday, September 24. “Just a reminder: I will not be at Rotary tomorrow (Tuesday, September 25). Amy Walker will introduce Vince Bertram. Due to a family obligation, my sister is having a "procedure" for cancer treatment; I will need to be with her. Be sure the crowd knows why I am not going to be attending. I would not want anyone to misconstrue my absence. I fully endorse Dr. Bertram and all the good he has already done for young people.”

A FEW THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED

From Gene Warren: We’ve learned…That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. That to ignore the facts does not change the facts. That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. That the easiest way for us to grow as people is to surround ourselves with people smarter than we are. That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile. That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss. That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere. That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. And, That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.

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

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
Jane Wittmer Kuhn
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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