July 28, 2001 

Last Week’s Program... 
Daviess County Jailer Harold Taylor told Owensboro Rotary members about the numerous programs offered at the Daviess County jail to assist the prison population. A few of these programs include: Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, GED, ministerial, classroom instruction, and community service opportunities. A Life Skills program will be implemented in the near future to train inmates on parenting skills, how to interview for jobs, and how to achieve better work ethics. Mr. Taylor presented interesting facts to explain how the jail relates to the community. For example, the average daily population of the Daviess County Jail is 421; 10,000 people are booked each year through the jail. Ninety percent of the prisoners incarcerated in our county are directly or indirectly related to drug or alcohol charges. Also, last year, inmates contributed 171,000 hours of community work which equated into $1,180,728. The new facility on Highway 60 East has 423 beds and should meet the needs of Daviess County for years to come. Because of this expansion there are no longer waiting lists to get into some of the programs offered by the jail. 

Thanks to Mr. Taylor for a very enlightening program. 

Attendance: 93 

Highest Attendance This Year: 93 

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Todd Love 

Fellowship Report: Bob Burns 

Proposed New Member: Steve Kirkpatrick, Director of the Golf Program at the Summit Country Club. 

New Members: Paul Whitlock (Pastor at First Christian Church) by Ken Lawson and Larry Vick (Superintendent of Owensboro City Schools) by Stu Silberman 

Meeting Makeups: Frank Wagner at Breakfast Rotary and Hilton Head, Martel Wightman at Marshall County, and Joy Horton at Central City 

Introduction of Guests: Renee Ireland guest of Stu Silberman; Deborah Taylor guest of Candance Brake; Steve Kirkpatrick guest of Paddy Miller; Cathie Medley guest of Ed Wardle; Alan Sims guest of Henry Payne; Larry Vick guest of Sherry Baber; John Hager, guest of Rodney Berry; Paul Whitlock, guest of Ken Lawson; and Joe O'Bryan guest of Marilyn Brookman 

Thought for the Week: Worry is the darkroom in which “negatives” are developed! 

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS: 
Have you ever had an experience that clutched your heart? You know the kind of experience that you might not have chosen to have gone through, if you had known how it would affect you. Afterwards, you realized that the experience would never let you look at things quite the same way again, and you also realized that you wouldn't change it for the world. You were actually grateful that you had the opportunity to grow and to be changed. Participating in Rotary Readifest has been such an experience. Rotary Readifest is a huge program to help children get ready for the beginning of school. All kinds of activities and display booths are provided for the children and parents, including dental and vision screenings, immunizations, school supplies, refreshments, door prizes, etc. Owensboro Rotary and Larry Hager have matched monies to pay for the Rotary Readifest along with the BellSouth Telephone Pioneers and the Districts' Family Resource/Youth Centers. This year, the event has been named Rotary Readifest, and Fred Reeves and Sim Davenport are chairing the two events with 56 Owensboro Rotarians working and/or providing door prizes (the names of our members who helped/will be helping are listed in the Impetus). Another experience of heightened emotional magnitude was the Shopping Trip for new school clothes, as sponsored by the Alma Randolph Foundation for area children. Funds are raised each year by a dinner, a concert, and contributions such as those from Owensboro Rotary. Without a doubt, participating in these activities provides some of the most gratifying experiences possible. The children are so cute, so hopeful, so thankful.........that anyone who was there had to be touched by the volume of children and the obvious volume of need. The students assisted at Readifest numbered approximately 2,650 for Owensboro Public Schools. Then 3,430 students for Daviess County Public Schools and 300 students for Owensboro Catholic Schools are anticipated for July 31. Alma and helpers assisted 550 children with new clothes at Walmart on July 24. Thank you, Owensboro Rotary members, for the job you are doing with these tremendously important projects. You are standing tall in the face of humanity and addressing the plight of children in our community who would not receive this kind of help without caring people like our members. These projects are wonderful examples of the very basis for service that Rotary was established and continues to represent. 

Have a great week! 

Marilyn 

SPECIAL THANKS... 
• Special thanks to Don Pinkley for taking care of the door prizes of Rotary cups filled with candy. 
• A special thanks also goes out to these Readifest Volunteers who participated July 23 at the Sportcenter: 

Workers: Rodney Berry, Bob Whitmer, Roy Stone, Frank Yarbrough, Seth Allen, Candance Brake, Tom Smith, Ross Leazenby, Henry Payne, Susan Tierney, Marilyn Brookman, Jarred Barron, Susan Cooper, Gary Exline, Fred Reeves, Alma Randolph, and Paul Brooks 
Door Prizes: Marilyn Brookman, Bill Kurtz, Shirley Cecil, Tim Bradshaw, Gary Exline, and Larry Moore 

COMMITTEE FOCUS THIS WEEK: 
Special Events: Jane Noble 
Gala: Lyle Scifires 
Fellowship Event: Darla Barker, Chris Crumpton 
Monthly Celebrations & Door Prizes: Millie Killian, Don Pinkley, Ed Pulliam 
EW Smith Awards: David Edds, Sr. 
Paul Harris Fellows: Jane Noble, Martel Wightman 

Why not sign up for one of these fine committees next Wednesday?! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 
• Larry Hager presented the area Superintendents with the Readifest checks: Joe O'Bryan, Catholic Schools; Stu Silberman, Daviess County Schools; and Larry Vick, Owensboro City Schools. Over 6,300 school children will be helped this year. 
• The Committee Chart will be available at the sign-in table each week for everyone to have an opportunity to sign up for committees of their choice. 
• If anyone is interested in being nominated as a Director for Rotary International, please see Marilyn Brookman. 
• Sissy McNulty has organized another "Walk in the Land" for Saturday, July 28, at 8:00 a.m. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO... 
Jim Goetz - July 28 
Ruth Ann Hughes - July 28 
Tom Smith - July 28 
Bob Burns - July 29 
Richard Edwards - July 29 
Tom Castlen - July 30 
Jim Ed Oberst - July 30 
Patricia Correa-Osborne - August 1 

ROTARY REMINDERS... 
• Don't forget to make up your missed meetings at breakfast Rotary at 7 on Tuesday mornings at Moonlite Barbecue. 
• The Program Chairman for July & August is Candance Brake. The Program Chairman for September will be Gary Exline. 
• Bob Burns will be at the Fellowship Table during the month of July. Grey Hurt takes over for August, and Donna Risley in September. 
• If you have an email address and are not receiving the Impetus online, please send an email to kim@mediaworksadvertising.com and you will be added to the Rotary email address list. 

Please mail any questions, suggestions, or comments regarding the Impetus to: 
Mike Wallace 
MediaWorks Advertising, Inc. 
P.O. Box 1866 
Owensboro, KY 42302 
Phone: 270-684-4554 
Email: mike@mediaworksadvertising.com

DEADLINE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE IMPETUS IS THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO MONDAY'S PUBLICATION DATE.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS 
August 8: My Career Network, Fighting the Brain Drain 
August 15: Judge Haire 
August 22: Congressman Ron Lewis 
August 29: Hugh Haydon - KCTCS Advanced Technology Program 
September 5: Mary Beth Owen, Chair of the Komen Race for the Cure 
September 12: Burley Phelan - Tourism: The Economic Impact on Daviess County 
September 19: TBA 
September 26: TBA 

2001 - 2002 OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS 
President: Marilyn Brookman 
Vice President: Larry Mercer 
Secretary: Jeff Ebelhar 
Treasurer: Bob Nation 
Directors: Sim Davenport, Bill Dexter, David Edds, Jr., Darrell Higginbotham, Pat McFarling, Jane Noble, Tom Smith

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