CLUB SERVICE

VOCATIONAL SERVICE

COMMUNITY SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

CLUB SERVICE COMMITTEES

Rotary's first Avenue of Service covers the action Rotarians must take in order for the club to function successfully.

ECUMENICAL COMMITTEE

The Ecumenical Committee is responsible for scheduling members to give the weekly prayer during the opening ceremony of each club meeting.  Chairperson:  Judy Rueger- 461-5355   jrueger@iedc.gov

Invoker Guidelines and Prayer List

FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEES

The following four committees are responsible for activities/events to promote strong fellowship among the membership throughout the year:

     ANNUAL CLUB OUTING COMMITTEE

          Chairperson:   N/A in 2008-2009

     FUNDRAISER EVENT (EVENING OF FORTUNE/CELEBRATION OF SERVICE)

          Co -Chair: Caren Whitehouse   cwhitehouse@vcmsdocs.org      475-3001 (B)

       Co -Chair:  Jan Meeks  janmeeks@summitrealestate.us       426-1070 Ext 100 (B)

     HOLIDAY LUNCHEON COMMITTEE

          Chairperson: Dianna Kissel   dianna@evvairport.com   421-4401  (B)

     OTTERS NIGHT COMMITTEE

          Chairperson:  N/A in 2008-2009

HISTORY & MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE

The History & Memorial Resolutions Committee is responsible for collecting and maintaining a thorough history

of the club and is also responsible for authoring and presenting each Memorial Resolutions.

Chairperson: Harry Lukens    hmlukens@sigecom.net    853-6529 (H)

MARKETING COMMITTEE

The Marketing Committee is responsible for the promotion of Rotary and the club's committees, programs and

events within it's membership and throughout the community.

Chairperson:  Tess Grimm    tessgrim@evansville.net    426-1871(B)

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

The Membership Committee is responsible for the administration and processing of new membership proposals,

the annual printing of the membership directory, membership retention, new member recruitment and new member orientation.

Co-Chairs: Brian Williams    bwilliams@KDDK.com   423-3183 (B)  

                 Carter Clarke     cclarke@lamar.com       477-9203 (B)

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE

The Newsletter Committee is responsible for gathering club information, writing, printing and mailing the weekly newsletter, Rotations, and maintaining the newsletter mailing list.

Chairperson/Editor: Mary Arnold    marnold@evansvilleema.com    435.6020 (B)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The Nominating Committee is responsible for creating the slate of nominees for the club Officers and for the Board

of Directors.  The Chairperson of this committee is always the club's immediate Past President.

Chairperson: Rebecca Alcorn     ralcorn@bkd.com        428-6500(B)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The Program Committee is responsible for scheduling the speakers and/or programs for the weekly luncheon

meetings.  The committee is comprised of twelve members, with each assigned a month to schedule programs. 

The Chairperson of this committee is always the club's President Elect. 

Chairperson: Marilee Fowler Patmore    mfowler@evansvillecvb.org    421-2200 (B)

The Object of Rotary  is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

First.

The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

Second.

High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

Third.

The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life;

Fourth.

The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.