November 9, 2005 "Veterans Among Us"
COL Charles F. "Chuck" Bragg, Commander
Adjutant General Section
INDIANA GUARD RESERVE
Pictured is Colonel Chuck Bragg during his presentation at last week's
Veteran's Day commemoration.
Col. Bragg is a member
of the Indiana Guard Reserve and his program was entitled "Veterans Among
Us."................More
Other topics at the meeting:
President Robert Geyer reported on the first meeting ever of district 6560 Paul Harris Society. It took place in Brownsburg, Indiana with 64 Rotarians in the local district having the distinction of being Paul Harris Society Founders. Eight people from the Attica Williamsport Clubs are members.
The program of the Society consisted of Mark Daniel Maloney, Trustee of the rotary Foundation, 2004-2008. He spoke of the many things the Foundation does to promote education, literacy, eradicating polio, and promotion world peace and understanding. ..........More
The keynote speaker was former Indiana Governor Edgar Whitcomb who shared his experiences in WWII and his capture by the Japanese, from whom he later escaped and returned to active duty flying over 20 missions prior to the end of the war. ............More
On Monday, 07 November, ten local Rotarians and two ambassadorial scholars attended the 90th Anniversary of the Danville, Illinois Rotary Club. Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammer, Rotary International President shared his thoughts about expanding Rotary clubs into Russia, China, and Cuba. He also presented fourteen awards to area Rotarians for their contribution to the Rotary Foundation.
Next week's program will be presented by participants of the NASA Space Station Program at Huntsville, Alabama.
Thanksgiving week, the Rotary Club carries out their Apples for Teachers
program in the bi-county area.
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Special thanks to Harold Long for the above article and Doug's Studio for
the photographs.
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Click the Rotary Foundation link in the menu listing on the Home page to see information about the November 12, 2005 District Foundation meeting.