March 5, 2012

The American Museum of Magic Not every summer job is a “magic carpet ride.” But Katherine Carlton’s 2010 summer internship, at the American Museum of Magic, was just such an experience! Located in Marshall, MI, this Museum boasts the largest collection of magic memorabilia, including thousands of original posters, open to the public. It also hosts a summer lecture series with such alluring titles as “Mind Readers, Mesmerists, & Magnetic Ladies” and “Women in Boxes.” http://www.americanmuseumofmagic.org/ In addition to cataloging the poster collection and giving Museum tours, Katherine also got to participate in magic tricks demonstrations. Does she now have super-human powers? Well, perhaps so. She certainly proved to our live Rotary audience that – even in high heels … and even standing on one leg – she is no pushover!

THE DOWNTOWN ROTARY CLUB Next Meeting: March 5, 2012

“OPENING DOORS THROUGH SERVICE”

Greeters Tim Gibson & Noel Knox

Cashier John Peirce Invocation Bill Gabbard House John Hoffman Song Leader Janet Herman Sergeant Jeff Krull Spin Editor Tom Wooding

Program Kumar Menon, Director of City Utilities “Background of the 40 Percent Increase in City Water Rates”.

Upcoming Programs

March 12 Sharon Pohly, CEO, Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana “Girl Scouts’ 100 Years”

March 19

Andrew Constantine, Music Director, FW Philharmonic “The Current State of the Philharmonic and Classical Music”

March 26 Charles Shepard, Executive Director, FW Museum of Art

We Want To Pick Your Brain! On Monday, March 5, we will devote part of our regular

club meeting to a brainstorming session to come up with brilliant ideas for our club's

Centennial Project.

We want to hear your ideas for a blockbuster project that will have a major positive impact on our

community, commemorate and honor our club's 100th anniversary, and provide a lasting legacy

in the spirit of Rotary.

Get fired up and come to next Monday's meeting ready to brainstorm with your fellow members about our

Centennial Project!

Saying Good-bye To Our February Student Rotarians

Kara Peppler, from Wayne H.S., will attend Indiana U. and hopes to be an orthopaedic surgeon.

Libby Geilser, from South Side H.S., will attend the U. of Indianapolis and major in criminal justice.

Satire, Anyone?

The Capitol Steps – a political satire group – will present its show “The Honest Political Truth” at the Niswonger Theater in Van Wert, Ohio on March 24 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $30.00. And sign-up deadline is March 7. You can enjoy this show AND help Rotary International at the same time! Contact Dee Hoffman (672-1099 or DHFWRotary@aol.com) for details. International Youth Exchange Expo Is Coming See the attached information. Please share it with anyone who might be interested – your kids, grandkids, neighborhood kids, employees, family friends, etc. For further details, contact Dick Conklin (385-1124 or dicc@aol.com)

Happy Birthday Rotarians! Brian Nordan Mar 05 Louise Jackson Mar 13 Allen Shoup Mar 16 Timothy Gibson Mar 19 Kimberly Wagner Mar 23 Noel Knox Mar 24

Jill Gutreuter Mar 25 Alan McMahan Mar 26 Candace Schuler Mar 30

Happy Anniversary Rotarians!

Bruce Haines 22 years Ronald VerLee 9 years Larry Stoppenhagen 17 years Thomas Yoder 41 years M. Frances Ganaway 22 years A. Ronald Kohart 25 years Fred Eckart 16 years Timothy Gibson 22 years Ann Helmke 1 years E. Anthony McNair 33 years Dennis Williamson 19 years Marvin Priddy 50 years Jeffrey Krull 25 years Roger Reece 6 years Richard Mynatt 1 years Michael Reynolds 2 years Masson Robertson 30 years Robert Hudson 5 years Linda Ruffolo 16 years Mary Campbell 6 years John Kowalczyk 24 years Donna Bolinger 2 years David Lorenz 2 years

There’s An App For That!

That’s right Rotarians! For all the iPhone users out there, you can now download the free ClubRunner app. This app gives you access to the clubs member list, and can also help you

locate nearby clubs.

Another really neat feature about the member list is that it gives you the option to import members into your cell

phones contact

list, picture

and all! To login to the ClubRunner app, you need your ClubRunner login and password. Sorry Android users, an app has not yet been developed, but is in the works!

Saturday, March 24, 2012 10 a.M. to 1:30 P.M.

IndIana Purdue Fort WayneWalb Student unIon

InternatIonal Youth exchange

DIscover hIgh school InternatIonal opportunItIes

thank you to our sponsors:

Rotary Clubs of Fort Wayne

Division of Continuing Studies & Office of International Education

David Hefner International Exchange Fund

Drop in anD finD out about:• Summer and academic year exchange

opportunities• college benefits of an exchange

experience• career impact of an exchange

experience

resource centers will aDDress:• Funding of the international exchange• choosing the international exchange• college considerations

DEtaIlS at iyee.org www.facebook.com/iyee.org DISCOvER YOuR IntERnatIOnal ExCHangE OppORtunItIES On maRCH 24

www.IYEE.org

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International Youth Exchange EXPO (IYEE)   What is the EXPO?  The 2012 EXPO is the second year of the collaborative initiative of Rotary, IPFW’s Office of International Education and the Division of Continuing Studies and the David Hefner International Fund. The EXPO is designed to: 

            1. introduce high school students and their parents to the many international   opportunities available to them. It will be held at the IPFW Student Union ballroom on   Saturday, March 24, 2012 from 10am – 1:30pm.  

            2. introduce students and parents to the many exceptional community resources that   provide scholarships for high school students to travel and study overseas. This would   include the David Hefner International Fund, the Chapman Sister Cities Scholarships.         

  3. explore the very real possibility that an international experience could potentially   impact college selection/course of studies and a  future career. Certainly, international   study and travel will be a life changing experience.  

The EXPO will include: 

More than a dozen international exchange programs will have exhibits.  Both short term (summer) and long term (academic year) exchange programs will be present. 

IPFW will have exhibits from numerous areas of study to high light international studies, experiences and internships, including: business, engineering, languages, hotel/restaurant management and health & human services. 

 Businesses/companies will exhibit to introduce students to the reality that the global market is very much a part of our local economy. Also, that in 5+ years from now, with the combination of international experience(s) and college studies, there will be local career opportunities. Each exhibiting business/company will not only provide information about their business but also how the business is currently involved in the global market. 

Two Resource Centers will also be available for students and parents. First, there will be a center to address how a family can afford an opportunity to travel and study abroad. The second center will provide information on how future college admissions and course of studies can be affected by an international experience 

Most importantly 

For the student(s) and their parent(s), the EXPO is a free and drop‐in event.