Paul Harris Fellow
President Brian Williams presented a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Dr. Stephen G. Jennings for his outstanding service to the community and the world. Steve is retiring from the University of Evansville. Congratulations Steve!

Welcome
Brian Williams & Cal Dentino introduced Kent “Kab” Brasseale II, Partner Kahn, Dees, Donovan, & Kahn, LLP, as our newest Rotarian. Kab’s classification is Attorney. Welcome Kab!

Celebration of Service
A very special thank you is extended to Tony Hall, Susie Mattingly, Jan Meeks and Barbara Williams for their work in making the Celebration of Service a huge success. The fundraising event will net about $19,730 which is $3100 more than last year.

North Woods Clean-Up
Rotary was represented by Jeffrey Berger, Carter Clarke and David Henze at the May 15 clean-up at North Woods. The annual event is held with the Parks Foundation. Thank you Jeffrey, Carter and David for all your hard work.

Joke-A-Thon
After statistician Jeffrey Berger compiled the votes, the winner of the second joke-a-thon was P. Michael Mitchell. The Master of Ceremony award (the toilet trophy) was given by Bill Theby to Steve Jennings. Rotarians participating were: Don Assalone, Tom Austerman, Steve Jennings, Steve Lavallo, Harry Lukens, Mark H. Miller, Mike Mitchell, John Powell, Ken Schreiber and Mark Schweickart. Non Rotarians were: Pat Coslett and John Provost. Judges for the event were: Jim Sandgren, ONB; Dan Schenk, Ivy Tech; Jonathon Weinzapfel, Mayor; and Eric Williams, Sheriff. After the judging, Nancy Koehler, winner last year, told a joke just for the fun. Congratulations Mike and Steve and thank you to all who participated.

Good News & Bad News on Polio
The good news on polio is that in the first quarter of 2010 there were only 71 new polio cases reported worldwide versus 328 in the same period in 2009. Other good news is that Bill Gates has obtained a pledge of support for the polio eradication efforts from the Sultan of Sokoto, spiritual leader of Nigeria’s 70 million Muslims. Last year Nigeria had half of the world’s 1,600 polio cases. The bad news is that polio is breaking out in new places. Very recently there was a new polio outbreak in Tajikistan, which had not seen a polio case for 19 years. A new polio front recently opened in Uganda. This was Uganda’s first polio case in 12 years. New polio cases also popped up in Mali, Togo, Ghana, and Kenya. Polio spreads through water contaminated by human feces. Polio paralyzes just one person for every 200 infected. If a few cases of polio are discovered, it means that thousands of additional people have been infected. Accordingly, massive vaccination campaigns are needed to achieve the total eradication of polio. Polio has evaded a two-decade-long, 8.2 billion dollar effort to kill it off. The “vertical” strategy to eliminate polio is now coming into question. The vertical strategy worked with smallpox, but it has not yet worked with polio. Some consideration is now being given to a broader, “horizontal” strategy to treat other diseases as well as polio. The basic idea is that if the child is being treated for polio, it is probably a good idea to give the child a vaccine for diphtheria, hepatitis B, and yellow fever at the same time, and also give attention to sanitation problems. – John Whinrey

Congratulations
Our own P. Michael Mitchell was given the “Pro Bono” award for his hours of legal service to the community. Congratulations Mike!

Thank You
"I would like to thank everyone for a wonderful year with the Rotary Club of Evansville. It has been my pleasure to work with you all and I am overwhelmed by your generosity, concern, and support. Thank you all! I will miss you dearly." – Christy Scroggins

Steve & Sally Jennings Scholarship
Jeff Deig and Randy Miller introduced the Friends of Steve and Sally Jennings Scholarship to the Rotarians present at the March 23 meeting. If you would like a donation card, please see Jeff or Randy. Gifts may also be made on line at: www.evansville.edu/give.

Thoughts and Prayers
Please continue to keep all Rotarians and their families in your thoughts and prayers, especially Ray Arensman and family as his wife Mae recovers from a broken hip. and Bill Spice and his family.