“You can’t control the length of your life, but you can control the width & depth.” 

It’s Monday noon, time to attend your Rotary Club’s weekly noon meeting.

Greeter & Prayergiver – Todd Goheen

President, Lee Prellwitz, our able leader.

Many guests today:

(1)     Ron Allan of Georgetown U. – guest of Paul Kilgore

(2)     Tom Huber, to be inducted as a new member today.

(3)     Rik Rikkers – Former President, to be installed again.

(4)     Patrick Jill & Dad Gregg Chatterson – guests of Rotary.

(5)     Aysia Platte & Anne While – Applicants for Outbounder Program. 

Sgt at Arms – No Sgt, No Quiz – Hooray!!

Announcements:  Rotary Club Board meeting next week – August 20

                             Rotary Foundation Board meeting, August 27 

Induction of 2 new members – (1) Tom Huber, sponsored by Doug Bradley.

(a)     Tom lives in Ripon and works at 1^st. National Bank in Berlin.

He is a past President of the Wautoma Rotary Club.

                                         (2) Catherine Sewall, sponsored by Dave Duehring.

(a)    Lives in Ripon, works out of Red Cross in Fond du Lac.

Attended Ripon College and her husband has his Law

Office in Ripon.   

Program:  Due to a software glitch, Lyn Corder wasn’t able to present her program on her trip to Vietnam.  She will present it at a future date. 

Dr. Blake Waterhouse stepped up and gave a thumbnail presentation on our Ripon Rotary Foundation. We are fortunate to have Dr. Blake as leader of The Foundation Board, due to his knowledge and experience with the Rotary Clubs of Madison and in Honolulu, Hawaii, while he served as President to both clubs.

            Our local foundation was born in 1987, during Rik Rikkers presidency.  At present it’s corpus is $61,7ll and only interest is used for community projects.

            Blake encourages all our members to give $100.00 annually and also $100.00 to the International Foundation.  To stimulate local donations, a Heritage Society is to be formed.  For $1,000.00 in giving, a special recognition certificate.

            An anonymous member has pledged $25,000 over two years, to be matched.

Look over your wills and trusts as a place for pledging.

            Our foundation is managed by the Oshkosh Foundation and is likely to continue to date the local foundation has given to three causes.

(1)   9ll Fund

(2)     Father Wally

(3)     Ingalls Field 

Thanks Dr. Blake for your leadership and this on the spot program. 

Next Week – Greeter & Prayer – Chuck Larson

                      Program – Todd Goheen 

Thought for today:  God – I pray for the people who live in countries that are at war.  May they soon know peace and start to live without fear.  Amen 

            A friend is someone who makes you feel totally acceptable 

                          Scribe --- Rich Carley --- 748-3391