Lafayette Rotary Club Recipient of the Rotary International Presidential Citation Highlights of 1997-98 International Theme: "Show Rotary Cares"

Club Avenue of Service

• First Avenue to complete the requirements for the Presidential Citation
• Initiated a reception for new members, their spouses or significant other, and the officers and directors of the club
• Initiated the New Members Table at lunch the second Tuesday each month as a time for new Rotarians to meet and socialize with each other
• Began the small group dinners at local restaurants or members' homes to encourage social interaction among interested members

Community Avenue of Service

• Staffed Shots Not Spots twice for the Tippecanoe County Health Department
• Hosted a picnic at Columbian Park for clients with disabilities from Wabash Center
• Covered boxes with holiday paper for alumnae of the Women's Shelter; filled boxes with food items for presentation at the holiday party
• Volunteered to provide furniture pickup from donors to the Women's Shelter
• For the first time staffed euchre and served lunch during the Area IV Senior Games
• Continued Salvation Army bell ringing tradition on a Saturday in December
• Organized a work day at the Sycamore Council Girl Scout Camp that included members of the Varsity Glee Club and Club members; ended the day with dinner in the camp dining hall, songs by the Glee Club members, and gift mugs from the Club to the seniors
• $6,000 in scholarships awarded to ten area high school students

International Avenue of Service

• Participated for the first time in Global Fest at Morton Community Center
• Jointly with Daybreak Club hosted a GSE Team from Norway (Halle Skjervheim, Linda Holmedal, Ade Gryte, Karl Farland Lauvsnes, and Alf Hoimaas)
• Worked jointly with the Daybreak Rotary Club to nominate two successful local applicants for the GSE Team that went to Norway (Melinda Gilbert sponsored by Lafayette Rotary Club)
• Throughout the year hosted Ambassadorial Scholars from Turkey, Tugkan Tugular, and two from Korea, Jieun Lee and Jin Kwak
• Generated $20,OW to fund a Village Bank for Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Bacolod City, Philippines (club funds matched by District funds and total matched by RIF)
• Sponsored the successful Ambassadorial Scholar candidate, Matthew Williams, to study in Hong Kong beginning Fall 1999
• After several years with no participation in the International Youth Exchange, the groundwork was laid to jointly sponsor with the Daybreak Rotary Club an IYE student from France (Camille Bencteux) in 1998-99
• Fourteen members of the Club became Paul Harris Fellows

Vocational Avenue of Service

• Two scholarships of $500 each were presented to a student from Ivy Tech State College and one from Indiana Business College
• Vocational Service Award was presented to Judge Margaret J. Hand
• Committee surveyed the membership to determine their professional associations and community leadership commitments
• Youth Committee sponsored an intergenerational end-6f-year lunch program that featured local clowns
• Junior Achievement of Greater Lafayette and the Club partnered to support the Elementary School Program (K-6 curriculum) which exposes students to business concepts
• Continued camperships to youth in the community (Club contributed approximately $2,000 from interest earned on Club funds that the Foundation invests and approximately $2,000 from interest on funds generated from the sale of Rotary Park)

Recommendations of Funds Request Committee to the Club
(to be forwarded to the Lafayette Rotary Foundation)

• $2,000   Lafayette Reading Academy for supplies
• $1,400   Family Services, Inc. for LAN software project
• $1,500   Judge Gregory Donat for special training related to drug offenders $600   Jefferson High School Marching Band for uniforms
• Special actions generated through the Board of Directors—reinstituted the Long Range Planning Committee
• Approved initial work on creation of a Lafayette Rotary Club web site
• Approved creation and electronic distribution of e-mail directory for the membership
• Researched and approved the purchase of Directors and Officers Insurance with shared cost and coverage with the Lafayette Rotary Foundation
• New computer-generated billing form for dues collection developed and distributed by the treasurer
• With enthusiastic participation by the membership, the treasurer collected funds for a substantial monetary gift for Harley Griffith in recognition of his "service beyond the call of duty"

Special Events During the Year

• Rotary International Convention
• Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN June 14-17, 1998
• To encourage the participation of the membership in the Rotary International Convention, the Club sponsored a shuttle bus to make a round-trip to Indianapolis each day
• Club members hosted international visitors for dinner during Home Hospitality Night; guests arrived at Riehle Plaza in two buses then departed to homes in the community
• Acknowledged the tenth year anniversary of the first woman who accepted membership in this club—Judith Shook Rovin
• Installation of Bill Hatfield as District Governor for 1998-99

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