Reminders

Weekly Assignments are posted HERE

Tutors needed! on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30 at Indian Village. See Dan Culbertson if you are interested.
Lynette Johnson is still collecting items for the In As Much program. She is collecting travel sized cosmetic items (things you can pick up in the hotel on business trips; shampoo, conditioner, soap, etc.). If you have any questions, see Lynette.
Larry McChessney is working on updating the AWRC directory. Rudy II will be taking photos and Bill Johnson is putting it together.
An opportunity exists for two families to serve as hosts for the upcoming Bulgarian Group Study Exchange (G.S.E.) members. Mike Kelley of the downtown club is coordinating this program.
Fred Haigh is coordinating a club outing to Niswonger Theater in Van Wert to see "Capital Steps" on March 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 each. For more information, see Fred.
Satruday, April 14 - Date Night: starting with a Track Meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and then to the ACME on State Street at 5 p.m. and possibly a movie after. See Barrie Peterson.
3/24, 5/19 & 6/23 - AWRC Community Harvest Food Bank volunteer schedule from 8:30 am to noon or when finished.
2012 Rotary 5K - needs business sponsors. Interested? Talk to Barrie Peterson!
May 17 - Save the Date! This year's president's party will be on Thursday, May 17 at 6 p.m. at Ceruti's. This is our chance to honor our outgoing president and usher in a new year. A sign up sheet will be available soon.

AWRC Trap & Skeet Shoot

We had a FANTASTIC Trap and Skeet event last weekend thanks to the planning and persistence of three Rotarians. The planning team included John Smith, Aron Dellinger and Bruce Cole. The event was a great success for our first ever Trap and Skeet shoot. Many of our fellow Rotary club members, family and friends joined us along with a team from the Warsaw Rotary Club. The food, fellowship, and shooting made this a truly FUN event. Former Rotarian and club president Ed Smith joined us for a day of fellowship and FUN. The three winning teams are: #1 team led by Carrie (Annie Oakley) Boylan, #2 team led by Aron Dellinger and #3 team from the Warsaw Rotary Club. Our German exchange student, August, did very well in his first Trap and Skeet event on team Dellinger. Time to start getting ready for next year!

Coffee Fundraiser

John Smith is always talking about money, but this time he didn’t have a bill in his hand for anyone. He had Green Mountain Coffee, a fundraiser that is sponsored by several Rotary clubs to help bring clean water to developing countries. This fundraising program offers four varieties of premium coffee for sale by Rotary clubs. Clubs buy the coffee for $7 a bag and sell it for $10 a bag and keep the entire $3 a bag as profit. Built into the $7 a bag cost to the clubs is the Rotary licensing fee and also a donation to the Clean Water for Coffee Producing Countries Donor Advised Fund, as well as the shipping to the participating club. Additionally, all coffee purchased from now through December 2010 will include an extra $1.00 contribution to the Clean Water Donor Advised Fund. See John for details on how your addiction can help others. (That’s only your coffee-drinking addiction, not the others you may have.)

AWRC 5K Walk/Run Results

Barrie Peterson reported that the Anthony Wayne 5K Race to help eradicate polio netted a profit of $2537.60, which brought applause from the members present. This was about $1000 more than last year. Over 200 participants came out to support the cause. Also, both the men's and women's teams for AWR defeated the Downtown Club's teams and brought home the trophies! Many assume the reason for the increased success was the participation of Amber Recker and Lynette Fager, along with the half participation of Carol Keplar.

Next year's 5k is already scheduled for August 18. Mark your calendars and start training now.

Credit Cards Now Accepted

Rudy Mahara, Jr. announced that the club can now accept credit card payments for bills, special events, etc., but not for smaller amounts like the weekly lunch charges. The board is requesting members to add a 5% “convenience charge tip” to cover the service fee which is added to the bill. Also, only charges for the Anthony Wayne Rotary Club can be charged, not those for our foundation or other entities

Japan Disaster Relief

For those of you who are wondering how you can help out, click here
J apan & Pacific Islands Disaster Recovery Fund

Check out the Indian Village Elementary Newsletter HERE. On page 4, it highlights the distribution of dictionaries and the visit from Wilf Wilkerson.

Clarification of new Rolotto: At the beginning of the progressive pot cycle, a card will be drawn from a deck of cards and that card will become the “winning” card. At our meeting each week, a winner will be drawn per usual and that individual will be awarded $10, but he or she will also have the opportunity to draw a card from the deck. If they draw the winning card, they win the entire pot. If they do not, that card is discarded and the pot grows. Guests may not win the full pot. As the pot gets larger the odds of winning the pot get better!

What's new?

The Trochilic and Hot-Wire newsletters are now being saved and viewed as web pages due to a new editing and distribution service.
Projects is/are being worked on
The Trochilic Vault is back - the old one through 2008 at least. The newer stuff will be added (with a few gaps) when the webmaster gets around to it.

Stay Tuned

Coming soon:

Administration - Officers and committee chairs.
Photo Gallery - Hopefully onsite or offsite...or both.
Contact Us - for more information about our club and feedback about the website.

News

AWRC Delivers to In-As-Much Ministries

President Barrie Peterson and AWRC Project Coordinator Kim Ward, deliver toiletries to the Broadway Christian Church In-As-Much Ministry. Many thanks to all who contributed to the success of this project.

AWRC celebrates Rotary International's 105th Anniversary

Greg Leatherman (right), Director of Redevelopment for the City of Fort Wayne, presents a special proclamation from Mayor Henry to Tom Branum, recognizing February 24 as Rotary International’s 105th Anniversary Day while District Governor Floyd Lancia looks on.

(DVD's of the celebration are available from John Smith for just $10 each.)

Governor Floyd gives a report on the status of polio in the world today. (left)

The main speaker for the day was Tom Branum Sr. (right) who served as Rotary International Director from 2007 to 2009. Tom invited us to reflect on our illustrious history using the legend of the Lone Ranger to illustrate how Rotarians are the men and women in the white hats or the “good guys and gals.”

For more about the day's events, click here.