New Website
The Rotary Club of Evansville has a new website. Please take time to visit it at www.EvansvilleRotary.com. The new site features an online directory for members. If you have an email address on file with the club, you should have already received your username and password. Please do not register as a new member at the site since all current Rotary Members have already been set up with an account. With your username and password (sent to you in an email), you will be able to log in and create your online profile. If you have not received an email with your username and password, please contact Christy at info@evansvillerotary.com or at 962-4687.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jeff Happe, Happe & Sons Construction, on being ranked by Remodeling Magazine as 61st among full-service remodelers in the nation. The magazine annually ranks the top 550 contractors. Also, congratulations to Joan David for receiving the Mayor’s Arts Award.
GSE Team Member Recruitment
We are accepting applications from persons interested in participating in a Group Study Exchange (“GSE”) visit to the Netherlands as part of a team representing Rotary District 6580 (southern Indiana). Our team will be traveling to D1610 from April 10th to May 8th, 2010. D1610 is situated in the south-west of The Netherlands between the big port of Rotterdam and the Belgian port of Antwerpen. We need your help in recruiting Team Members. The deadline for submission of Team Member applications is Friday, September 18th, 2009. The application (with expectations) can be found on the RI website with the following link http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/161en.pdf and the informational brochure can be found at http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/160en.pdf.
Candidates should email the application to Dan DeBard at D.DeBard@verizon.net and mail the original to him at: 120 Lakeshore, Terre Haute, IN 47803-1400. Please contact Dan with any questions (812-877-4634).
John Eckart to speak at Warrick Rotary
Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner, John Eckart will be the featured speaker at the Warrick Rotary Club meeting on September 24th. Commissioner Eckart will discuss new legislative changes that will affect Indiana businesses and answer questions from those attending. Business leaders and professionals are invited to attend the noon meeting at Rolling Hills Country Club, 1666 Old Plank Rd. in Newburgh. Reservations are requested, e-mail Shari Sherman at shari@ovcompanioncare.com. The cost of lunch is $10.00 per person.
Yucatan Project
Information from John Whinrey
YUCATAN UPDATE: While there is an on-going need for financial assistance on this project, there are also material needs at this time. There is a need for commercial dryers, wheel chairs and walkers. Manual labor is also needed to remove the cabinets from the walls at the former Welborn Hospital. This works needs to be done in the next three weeks. We have received contributions in the total amount of $26,640 from our Rotary members and their friends through 8-25-09, plus $1,150 in pledges. In addition, the Tizimin municipality has contributed $10,000, and so we have total funds of $36,640. We greatly appreciate your support. We hope that additional support is forthcoming. It appears that (subject to the approval of the Mexico Ministry of Health) the initial shipment will be made in September. We are almost halfway to our goal of $50,000. You will never get more impact for your charitable dollar than you will on this project. Please keep the contributions coming. Four of our members have given $2,500. Our goal is 15 of our members giving $2,500.
Your donations are needed to support the Yucatan Project! Checks for the Yucatan Project should be made payable to the “Rotary Foundation of Evansville” on the memo line state “Yucatan Project” and mailed to the Rotary office.
Monetary Donations Needed!
600 POLIO CASES FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2009 A total of 600 polio cases have been reported for the first six months of 2009 compared to 1652 cases for all of 2008. The four endemic countries are Nigeria (321 cases), India (89), Pakistan (20), and Afghanistan (10).The numbers are going down, but much work needs to be done before polio is eradicated. Human ignorance continues to be a very formidable foe. The Rotary clubs in the United States have raised 90 million dollars out of a goal of 200 million. If you wish to contribute to this ambitious and noble effort to eradicate polio please make out a check to "The Rotary Foundation" and mark "Polio" in the lower left hand corner and mail to the Rotary office.
Indiana's Centennial Society
In celebration of our 100th birthday as a Rotary Club, we are encouraging Rotarians to pledge at least $500 per year to the Rotary Foundation of Evansville, Inc., for each of the next five years. This represents a $2500 commitment over five years to our local foundation. Second, consider becoming a member of the Rotary Foundation of Evansville, Inc.’s Legacy League. The Legacy League is comprised of individuals who have included the Rotary Foundation of Evansville, Inc. in their estate planning. Third, contribute annually to the Rotary Foundation of Evansville, Inc. In 2008 half of our members contributed to this fund. We encourage all of our members to financially support our local foundation so that we might continue to increase the impact that our Club makes through service in our community.
Dues Increase
On July 1, 2009, the annual Rotary dues increased. The standard dues are $630 per year (5%) increase. Rule of 75 - $315 per year plus $12 per lunch. Formerly rule of 85// Senior Active. Your age plus a minimum of 5 years of service to the Club must equal 75. The break even between the standard dues and the Rule of 75 is if you attend more than 27 meetings per year. Leave of Absence dues are $315 (5% increase) plus $12 for each lunch attended. LOA is limited to 1 year. There is now a “no” lunch dues schedule. It is $500 per year. There are multiple payment plans. One payment, due July 1; two installments due July 1 and January 1; quarterly or monthly with auto-pay via a credit card. Questions may be addressed to Jeffrey Berger at 428-5107.
Thoughts and Prayers
Please be sure to continue to keep all Rotarians and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
Executive Assistant
Please note: Christy Scroggins was hired to be the new Executive Assistant. Please contact Christy for any Rotary related information/needs. The location of the Rotary office, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address will remain the same. |
ProgramsSeptember 15
Raymond W. Nicholson, MD
Vanderburgh County Health Dept "Is the Swine Flu Concern Real?" Invoker: Marianne Cox
September 22
R.J. Reynolds
VP, Toyota
"Managing an Economic Crisis...The Toyota Way!"
Invoker: Randy Wheeler
September 29
Fred Glass
Athletic Director
Indiana University
Invoker: Carol Braden-Clarke
October 6
Charles LaSota
US Navy Captain/Crane Commander
Invoker:
Sept Programs Tom Raben
Oct Programs Pam Martin
Program Chair Brian Williams
Upcoming EventsSeptember 15 - 11:00amNew Member Orientation October 13 - 10:45am
Board of Directors Meeting October 20 - 11:00amNew Member Orientation October 24Heritage Fest
 Marilee Fowler-Patmore
President  Brian Williams
President Elect
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