June 26, 2004

Last Week’s Program
There was no meeting on Wednesday June 23rd due to the Rotary Gala and Awards Night on Thursday June 24th.

Attendance: None

Highest Attendance This Year: 111

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: None

Fellowship Report: None

Meeting Makeups: None

Introduction of Guests: None

Thought for the Week: “If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951)

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:  
As I look back over the past 12 months of activities of our Owensboro Rotary Club we have much to be proud of. We sponsored the Owensboro Rotary Readifest contributing over 200 volunteer hours and $20,000 (thanks to a $10,000 matching contribution from the Lawrence and Augusta Hager Foundation). The Owensboro Rotary Club Foundation also contributed $7,000 to local community organizations, collected $38,000 in pledges for the Owensboro Rotary indoor playground, collected $3,075 for the International Rotary Gift for Sight Program and raised money for UNICEF. Your club rang the bell for the Salvation Army, made college tuition loans, presented five $1,000 Tom Laswell college scholarships, recognized the success of several local students by presenting the Willis Combest Awards and the Larry Hager Awards. Our club contributed $6,000 to the Rotary International Foundation allowing us to name six new Paul Harris Fellows. Our club won the International Presidential Citation Award for these and other activities that are too numerous to mention. In addition, we had fun, made new friends, and enjoyed each others fellowship.

Does it sound like I am proud to be a part of the Owensboro Rotary Club? You bet! I hope you share my pride!

Thanks for "Lending a Hand" and being part of Rotary.

Have a great week,

Jeff

ANNOUNCEMENTS  
• Celebrity volunteers as well as regular Rotary volunteers are needed to help with the Rotary Readifest on July 27th at the Executive Inn Convention Center. For further details and to sign up, see Tish.
• Joke of the Week: The winner will be announced and the prize will be presented at our June 30, 2004, regular club meeting. Be sure to be present to congratulate the lucky winner!
• Programs and Program Chairs: Tim Bradshaw is in charge of programs for the upcoming year. He requests that anyone who has any suggestions for programs or who would like to serve as program chair for a month, please contact him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Henry Payne - June 24
Kirk Kirkpatrick - June 25
William Wilson - July 2

ROTARY REMINDERS...
• Tish Correa Osborne will be the program chair for the month of June.
• We need a volunteer to man the Fellowship Table for June 30. Contact Jeff Ebelhar if you are interested.
• If you have an email address and are not receiving the Impetus online, or you have changed your email address, please send an email to kim@mediaworksadvertising.com and you will be added to the Rotary email address list.
• Log on to Rotary’s website at www.owensbororotary.org. You’ll find our current member directory, photos of new members, past copies of the Impetus, some interesting history, and more!

Please mail any questions, suggestions, or comments regarding the Impetus to:

Mike Wallace
MediaWorks Advertising, Inc.
208 West 3rd Street
P.O. Box 1866
Owensboro, KY 42302
Phone: 270-684-4554
Fax: 270-684-7314; 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:
July 7: President’s Report
July 14: Readifest
July 21: Lt. Governor Steve Pence
July 28: TBA

2003 - 2004 OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS 
President: Jeff Ebelhar 
Vice President: Pat McFarling 
Past President: Larry Mercer 
Secretary: Bill Dexter 
Treasurer: Bob Nation 
Directors: Candance Brake, Darrell Higginbotham, Bob Hudson , Tish Correa-Osborne, Todd Inman , & John Kurtz .

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