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) 1780 Cumberland Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA Building Communities and Bridging Continents is the 2010-2011 theme of Rotary International, and the Lafayette Rotary Club. Our 200+ members support projects in the greater Lafayette area, including "Backpacks" -- providing food for the week-end for over 80 at-risk children in a local elementary school. We work with the Central Indiana District on projects: A burn rehabilitation unit in El Salvador, water wells in Haiti, and Gift of Life -- a training program for Ugandan surgeons provided by Riley Hospital Surgical Staff. We meet Rotarians from all over the world, and we sponsor exchange students and ambassadorial scholars. We strive to show our community that international peace, understanding, and good will are achievable. 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 2010-11 Rotary year continues to be increasing awareness of community needs while supporting our international friends with matching grant projects with Rotary International. Robert F. Rahdert, 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)