VICE PRESIDENT DICK RAHDERT asked us to keep the following in our thoughts and prayers: BOB BROCK, ROY WHISTLER, and former Rotarian Bill Pape, and the family of ROB GALBRAITH whose father passed away in Florida last week.

GORDON KINGMA introduced Jerri Faris (daughter of the late Bill Long) who is completing a PhD in Communications at Purdue and is Chaplain at the Tippecanoe County Jail. She spoke to us on the topic, "An Innovative Prisoner Outreach Program". Her emphasis was on the Re-entry Court. When prisoners are sent home with $75 and a bus ticket, there is a 68% arrest rate after 3 years. She described the history of the Court, the process the prisoner must go through to learn how to live a productive life and the group of people who monitor that process. This program helps the person and saves the community big dollars in the end. Success is measured in fewer returns to prison (it costs $62 per day to keep a prisoner.)
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Tim Hula, substituting for TIM PARSONS, introduced Tammy Skiles and Kayli DeMoss from Indiana Business College. Each received a certificate and a travel mug with the 4-Way Test to commemorate meeting with us today.

Barbara Kingma, wife of GORDON KINGMA; Jefferson Howells, son of CHARLOTTE HOWELLS; Alan Studzynski and Susan Niemczyk, guests of SUSAN SMITH; Tim Hula, guest of TIM PARSONS; Kim Motuliak, guest of JAYNE FEATHERS.

PAUL CRAMER, guest of SCOTT RUMBLE

Money Collectors: JIM HOBBS and JOHN COREY; Greeters: BECKY ROBLEDO and BRIAN BITTNER; Invocation: DAN BERGER; Piano: RAY PEETERS; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN; Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER. PRESIDENT ROB'S THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"America is the land of the second chance – and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life."
George W. Bush


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