October 29, 2005

Last Week’s Program...
Jaime Rafferty, Marketing Director for Hospice, spoke to the Club about Hospice & Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley, Inc. The mission of Hospice is to provide high quality physical, emotional, spiritual and comforting care to individuals with less than six months to live and their family. Hospice serves Daviess and Hancock Counties. With Hospice, a patient and their family have access to a registered nurse, spiritual counselor, social worker and personal care specialist. Hospice is funded solely by private donations and grants. The agency will work with a patient’s insurance carrier or Medicare, but ultimately no applicant is denied service because of ability to pay.

In closing, Jaime informed the club of two upcoming events being held by Hospice. They will host a Memorial Service on November 6, 2005 and on April 18, 2006, Hula for Hospice, featuring a Hawaiian luau, will take place. You can contact Hospice for more information regarding these events.

Thank you Jaime for a very informative presentation.

Attendance: 73

Highest Attendance This Year: 108

Invocation, Pledge & 4-Way Test: Greg Longtine

Fellowship Report: Bo Barron

Introduction of Guests: Dr. Rich Litov introduced his guest, Renee LaRoque

Thought for the Week: "The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others." ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

YOUR PRESIDENT SPEAKS:
With its vast international grassroots network, Rotary initiates global and community based projects to address a wide range of health risks that threaten the well-being and those without access to adequate health care. Rotary’s flagship public health project, Polioplus, with a goal to eradicate polio from the world, represents the largest private sector support of a global health initiative ever. Recently Rotary received the William and Melinda Gates Foundation Award for Global Health for this effort to improve public health worldwide.

Over the last ten years, Rotary Clubs around the world have carried out approximately 1.8 million local and international service projects, worked nearly 253,000,000 volunteer hours and spent approximately $10 billion on local and international projects concerning youth development, health care, literacy, disaster relief, assistance to the disabled and community development.

As Rotarians, we should be proud to be a part of an organization that is doing so many worthwhile projects at home and around the world.

Have a great week!

Bill

ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Nancy Fuqua announced that the Tristate Indian Community was hosting a fundraiser at the Hines Center with the money to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina on Thursday October 27, 2005.
• Donna Risley of the Notes and Comments committee informed the Club that she and Martel went to the dogs this week when they volunteered at the Samoyed dog show at the Executive Inn. Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, the show had to relocate to Owensboro from Biloxi, Mississippi and carried a Gone with the Wind theme. While Donna was busy collecting souvenirs of the show, Martel could be found filling his pockets and sampling the wonderful candy treats offered by the exhibitors. Martel was really enjoying these treats until Donna informed him they were doggie treats. So if you happen to see Martel exhibiting canine tendencies, just chalk it up to his sweet tooth.
• MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! The dedication of the indoor playground will be held Thursday, November 10, 2005, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. I encourage all club members to stop by and be sure to bring your children or grandchildren.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...
Jarred Barron - October 30
Brenda Clayton - October 31
Mike Dick - November 3

ROTARY REMINDERS
• Don’t forget to make up your missed meetings at Daviess County Rotary, 7 a.m. on Tuesdays at Ponderosa in Towne Square North.
• Larry Mayfield is the program chair for November.
• Matt Francis/Bob Morris will be at the Fellowship Table during November.
• 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!

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
November 2: Robert Sexton, Pritchard Committee
November 9: TBA
November 16: Gary West: Author of King Kelly Coleman
November 23: Thanksgiving program: Minister of First Presbyterian
November 30: TBA

2005 - 2006 OWENSBORO ROTARY CLUB OFFICERS
President: Bill Dexter
Vice President: John Kurtz
Past President: Pat McFarling
Secretary: Tish Correa-Osborne
Treasurer: Bob Nation
Directors: Tim Bradshaw, Patty Ray, Noel Maddox, John Kazlauskas, John Medley, and Sister Suzanne Sims

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