January 15, 2005
Last Week’s Program...
The Owensboro Rotary Club
met at the Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History to celebrate the
beginning of the construction phase of its Indoor Playground Facility. District
Governor Bob Boudreau was on hand to help the club commemorate the occasion and
brought with him the District 6710 Centennial Bell, which was used to open and
close the meeting. In his remarks, Governor Boudreau mentioned that this is the
year to "Celebrate Rotary" by striving to become a more effective club. He
commended Owensboro Rotary for moving forward with the playground project and
stressed the importance of balancing Rotary’s Four Avenues of Service.
The groundbreaking ceremony also included remarks from President Pat
McFarling, who reviewed the history of the playground project; Project Chair
John Kurtz, who described the playground components and design process; and
Museum Director Jeff Jones, who discussed the positive impact of the playground
on the museum. Jeff Ebelhar, treasurer of the Owensboro Rotary Club Foundation,
provided a playground fund-raising update and encouraged the membership to
continue work towards raising the additional funds ($70,000) needed to meet the
project goal of $250,000. At the conclusion of these comments, the club
adjourned to the second floor of the museum for a tour of the playground site
that included a video presentation by Interactive Playco, the design firm for
the project. The playground's installation is expected to begin around March 1
and will probably be completed within two months.
Attendance: 78
Highest Attendance This Year: 103
Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: David Nelson
Fellowship Report: Roger Coomes
Introduction of Guests: Gary Emord-Netzley, guest of Sarah McNulty; Shirley Dexter, guest of Becky O’Bryan; Clay Ford, guest of Steve Ford; Tamara Cain, guest of Keith Cain
Thought for the Week: "Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever." ~ Margaret Cho, weblog, 3-11-04
SPECIAL THANKS!
A
special thank you to Patty Drury for coordinating the arrangements for our
meeting at the Owensboro Area Museum. She worked with Noel Maddox, Jeff Jones,
and John Kurtz to make the meeting a success. Many thanks to all of you!
ROTARY ANNOUNCEMENTS...
· Anyone interested in contributing to
Rotary International’s long-term tsunami recovery efforts may do so through our
club’s foundation. We’ll be accepting donations for the next two weeks and at
the end of the month will send a contribution to RI’s Solidarity in South Asia
Fund. 100% of the money donated to this fund will be used to implement long-term
recovery projects that will help disaster victims rebuild their lives.
·
This month OCTV is airing a program featuring Kirk Kirkpatrick, which includes a
segment taped during Kirk’s presentation to our club in November. You can catch
the program on Adelphia Cable Channel 51 on January 27 at 6:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.,
and 4:30 p.m.
· Tim Bradshaw is still looking for a program chair for
March. Please contact him if you’re willing to volunteer.
· Indoor
Playground contributions and/or pledges may be mailed to Jeff Ebelhar, Owensboro
Rotary Foundation Treasurer, at the following address:
Jeff Ebelhar
100
W. Third Street
P.O. Box 1824
Owensboro, KY 42302-1824
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO...
Howard Sanders - January 18
David Blythe - January 18
David Young - January 20
Dave Silvert - January
21
ROTARY REMINDERS
· Don’t forget to make up your missed
meetings at Daviess County Rotary, 7 a.m. on Tuesdays at Heavenly Ham Restaurant
in Towne Square North.
· Dave Silvert is the program chair for January.
· Robert Cook will be at the Fellowship Table during January.
·
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!
YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
What a great meeting we had on Wednesday at the Owensboro Area Museum of
Science and History! Although there was no dirt to turn with a ceremonial
shovel, the celebration was still in the broadest sense a groundbreaking for our
Rotary Indoor Playground. We are now at the point of taking our "Big Project"
from the drawing board to reality. I hope you’re as excited as I am about what
will take shape on the second floor of the museum in the coming months.
Fund-raising efforts have generated to date approximately $180,000 toward our
$250,000 project goal. Fortunately, the playground installation can take place
in phases, according to the resources we have on hand. But wouldn’t it be
wonderful to be able to proceed with the complete installation? You heard Jeff
Ebelhar sum it up on Wednesday, "We need another $70,000 to cross the finish
line."
This project is an important undertaking for Owensboro Rotarians.
It’s an investment in our community and our future. As a physical embodiment of
Rotary’s service mission, the playground merits the club’s full support. Many
members have already stepped forward with pledges and contributions, but we’re
still a long way from 100% club participation. Have you made your contribution?
If not, please consider giving whatever you can. It will take us all to make the
project a success.
Have a great week!
Pat
THE FAMILY OF
ROTARY…
· The club extends sympathy to David Silvert whose mother passed
away last weekend.
· Congratulations to Owensboro Rotarians Steve Ford
and Lynda Tabor on their recent graduation from the Leadership Kentucky Class of
2004.
JANUARY IS ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH - HOW "ROTARY AWARE" ARE
YOU?
Did you know…
that the mission of Rotary International is to
support its member clubs in fulfilling the Object of Rotary by:
·
Fostering unity among member clubs;
· Strengthening and expanding
Rotary around the world;
· Communicating worldwide the work of Rotary;
and
· Providing a system of international
administration.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
January 26 - State
Representative Tommy Thompson
2004 - 2005
OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB
OFFICERS
President: Pat McFarling
Vice President: Bill
Dexter
Past President: Jeff Ebelhar
Secretary: John
Kurtz
Treasurer: Bob Nation
Directors: Tish Correa-Osborne, Todd
Inman, Patty Drury, Tim Bradshaw, & Noel Maddox
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