GREETINGS! WE WELCOME VISITING ROTARIANS!   MEETINGS: We meet every Tuesday at Noon. The buffet meal begins at 11:30 AM with the meeting adjourning by 1:00 PM. LOCATION: University Plaza Hotel (map to location) 1600 Cumberland Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA Our Rotary service to our community and to the world starts by our Reach Within to Embrace Humanity. This 2011-12 Rotary International theme inspires Rotarians to start within ourselves to make new personal discoveries, and to develop our strengths to make a difference in the lives of people. We embrace this concept as members of the Lafayette Rotary Club. Our overarching club objective this year is represented by the acronym SURF. In a spirit of Service above self, yoU make a difference through Relevant actions and through support of our Rotary Foundations. With nearly 200 members, our club operates a backpack program that provides weekend and holiday food for as many as 120 children in a local elementary school. We also reach out to others in our community though womens’ shelter boxes, efforts on behalf of missing children, camperships and scholarships to high school and two-year college students. We partner with other clubs with support from Rotary International to connect with the world through exchange programs and signature International projects. You’re invited to explore our website to learn more about our club and about Rotary. We hope to hear from you very soon. To learn more, browse our web site or contact us for more information about the Lafayette Rotary Club or Rotary International. To start, explore our web site which has been designed to allow you to discover what is happening in the Lafayette Rotary Club. Take a moment to view the descriptions below and browse as desired. Our emphasis during this 2011-12 Rotary year continues to be increasing awareness of community needs while supporting our international friends with matching grant projects with Rotary International. Timothy B. Luzader, President, Club mailing address: Lafayette, Indiana Rotary Club P.O. Box 3923 West Lafayette, IN 47906-3923 USA 00 Interested in membership? Here's how. Checklist for sponsors within the club 0 0 0 0 0 SECTIONS: If you would like to find out about Rotary, then About Rotary is the place to go. Included is a brief history of Rotary; information about Paul Harris, Rotary's founder;  ways that a Rotarian can serve (Avenues of Service) and the Rotary 4-Way Test. The Committees page contains an organizational chart of the committees which make up our club. Clicking on any box in this chart will take you to a detail page for the committee in question. Ripples is the weekly newsletter of the club, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting the Executive Secretary. Back issues from our archives may be obtained as well. The montly Calendar shows what's in store at each of the upcoming meetings. The Lafayette Rotary Club was founded in 1916 and has a rich history. This history is being serialized in the Club History section. We're currently up to the 1980s. Rotarians who are unable to attend a weekly meeting are encouraged to make-up at a local Rotary club. The Make-Ups page lists all Rotary clubs in the area, along with  meeting times and locations. Would you like to get in touch with someone from our club? Contact Us. (back to top)