Ryland is on a Roll

A big Rotary welcome to our visitors this week.  Mark Phillips, Chelsie and Sofie.  This coming week, we will have Craig Sherman, our District Governor, and Wilma Shackelton, our Assistant Governor, attend our regular meeting on Thursday.  We welcome them to our club as well.

John Battershell was the program chair this week.  John asked one of our newer member to speak in detail about her business.  Carrie Ryland the owner and operator of Better Beginnings Child Care.  Carrie spent time work for Galyon's before the buyout.  Following the buyout, she spent some time working for fellow Rotarian Doug Catt.  Carrie said that since Doug spent days on end crying like a baby over missed putts and  in general acting childish, she should start a daycare and Doug could be her first assignment.  (Love you Doug.... Just kidding).  Carrie has had a passion for helping children and their parents giving them a "Better Begining."  Carrie has been working with John to renovate buildings for her child care business.  Opening in Oct. 2012 will be Carrie's largest adventure. Her building will open and end the end be able to accommodate 144 kids.  Better Beginnings is focused on child health and early childhood development.  Some of our best programs have been giving by Rotarians, and Carrie, lived up to this same hype.  Good Job.


The sign up sheet went around this week for the bake sale.  There were a number of people who signed up to bring a side to share during the dinner.  If you have not signed up, you will have a chance to Thursday.  We are expecting a good turnout and plenty of sweet stuff to bid on.  The bake sale is on the 27th at Suzanne's house.  

Here is a little treat for those of you that have been so good as to read the blog all the way to this point.  I got an e-mail from Rex and Sharon Dugan that said the Jerry Weed had made it big time.  Not only is is known around the world for the work that he does in fabrics, but he also has a famous Sweet tea named after him as well.  Just might have to get me a glass.

Is it the Truth? If not, Mike will catch you.

Flory Phillips was our speaker host for this week.  Flory and her husband Jim are very active in many different clubs.  Church clubs to investment club and everything in between.  I think they just like to socialize and I am glad they do.

Flory's speaker and guest was Mike McCarty and his wife Trish.  Mike started a business in Danville that does detailed background checks. Mike said that he started the business in Danville because of the quality of life and the things that Danville has to offer.  Mike praised his employees at being good at what they do and how they treat Safe Hiring Solutions clients.  Mike said that he might be the only business on the square no one has heard of, because most of his business comes from outside of Indiana.  Most of Mike's family is in Law Enforcement.  Mike said that this is just a natural fit for him.  He had the idea a few years ago after seeing that backgound checks were just coming back with limited information.  Safe Hiring Solutions digs deeper to help their clients know who they are hiring.  Last month Safe Hiring Solutions did 11,000 background checks.

This weekend was Fair on the Square. There were a number of roaming Rotarians around the square. It is always great to get to see and speak to fellow Rotarians. 

September 27 is the date for one of our clubs biggest FUNraisors for scholarships.  Our Bake sale will be held at Suzanne Whickers home and will start at 6pm. Brad is supplying the BBQ. Please bring a side to share, a baked good to have auctioned off, your spouse and your checkbook.  Actually you can leave the checkbook at home if you would like us to bill you using Paypal.

We will be staffing a water station for the Hendricks County Half Marathon on Saturday, September 22. We need 4-5 volunteers to assist with this. We will be responsible for set-up, clean-up, handing out water and gatorade to participants, and promoting good energy and excitement.
All materials will be supplied by the Parks Department. We will need to arrive by 7:15 a.m. to set up. I would expect it to be complete in approximately two hours.  You can e-mail Heath Allen if you would like to help out.

Amy had mentioned that our water project in Mexico got some traction on Rotary.com.  Here is a like to the story.  LINK

All About Football

Ron Monts was the program chair last week.  Eric Ivie was our speaker.  Eric is a contributor to Yahoo Sports and is the owner of Red Zone Writing.  Eric is covering all sports, but has a niche for Arena Football.  Eric gave us a brief overview of what Arena Football is and how it is different from playing in the NFL.  Suzanne was very interested in hiring Eric to manage her Rotary Fantasy Football Team.  Eric has press passes for most Arena Football games.  The games run from March to August so that they do not overlap that of the NFL.  Most players are paid about $400 per game with a $50 win bonus.  Most of these guys play as a second job.  You can learn more about writing, football or Arena Football by following Eric from his website.

Congratulations to all Rotarians for bringing guests to our Rotary meeting this week.  Visitors included:  Mike Larr (Huntington Bank), Duane Lane (Lane Reality and LPM Properties), Luke Stevenson (Running for School Board), and Mandy Shelly (Danville Chiropractic).  Please get an application to each of these individuals if they have an interest in joining.

This Labor Day weekend was all about football.  A few Rotarians and their spouses attended the Purdue football game.  There was a visit from Purdue Pete and Olympic Gold metal winner, David Boudia.  A big thank you to Charlie and Jennifer Jones for their hospitality before, during and after the game.

Don't forget that all Rotarian are able to attend the board meeting that will be Thursday morning at 7:30am at Court House Grounds.  It counts as a make up.

Yes, the hat says Miller Time... LOL!

Suzanne and David Whicker, Steve Steinway and Charlie Jones

Purdue Won 47 - 6 against Eastern Kentucky

Suzanne and Charlie with David Boudia

Membership Minute

Gary Frey from the District 6560 Membership Committee joined us today for our regular meeting.  We also have visiting Rotarian TR Jacks from the Avon club joining us as well.  Neal Pearcy gave a pin for bringing in a new member to Ron B. for sponsoring Bill Barfield.

When Gary took the floor, he shared with us his Rotary story.  Gary's path is one that lead to Rotary.   His expierence with Carmel Fun Fest (Rotary Sponsored Event) lead him to finding a group that could offer supprot in his life.  Gary went on to suggest that asking someone to join the club is the best way to encourage someone to sign up.  The best line that I took from Gary was, "You could really add something to our organization!", when asking someone to visit our club.  One of the last things that Gary memtioned was that he thought that our club was very FUN!!!! and it is Fun.  Lets ask others to join in on the FUN!.  Coming off of Gary's talk, please make an effort to ask someone to join us this week for Rotary.

Saturday, I had fun at the Rotary Leadership Institute.  Past DG Nancy Madru was one of the leaders of several discussions about Rotary and the Foundation.  We had Rotarians that had been members from 3 months and some that had been members for 55 years.  Everybody was there to learn about Rotary and share in the fellowship.


 Seth "The Commissioner" Cromer,  is comfortable in his masculinity with using a PINK laptop to input Rotary Teams picks for Fantasy Football.  12 Rotarians joined in on the fun last night.  The Four Way Test was no where to be found.... It was all for one last night.  We might be friends on Thursday, but NOT during Draft.  Smash talking and Wine might lead to some regrets when the season starts.  We will try to give a weekly update at our regular meetings.

This weeks program host is Ron Monts.  Please make an effort to ask someone that you think will make a good Rotarian to join us this week.

I am all EARS

There is more or less corn in Indiana.  Jon MeDugle was Thursday's program chair and introduced Doug Whicker.  Doug is one of the Whicker boys.  And his family is well known in the county and the Ag business.  Doug talked to us about the challenges of the farmers during this drought.  It is not just about lower yields, but also what corn there is has been infected with viruses that can get a whole truckload of corn rejected at the elevator.  The red in the corn in the picture on the left is an example of this virus in the corn.  Doug went on to answer questions from Rotarians about the drought, farm insurance, and yield.

Saturday night, Rotarians fulled the streets of Downtown Danville to enjoy the sound of Hoosier Beetles.  Headliners Timm Grimm and Jenny DeVoe rocked the show.  Frozen bananas were wonderful treats for the show goers. Rotary is always well represented at these events.

You can go online to register for the fall District Conference in West Lafayette.  Go to www.rotary6560.org

Aug. 23rd, Gary Frey, District Membership Chair, will be our guest speaker.  Gary will give us update about the District and what other clubs are doing to attract quality Rotarians.

Trip to Brazil

Amy Elliott introduced Clayton Sagar.  Clayton was an exchange student that went to Brazil to study for a year.  Clayton mentioned that one of the biggest challenges was that upon arrival in Brazil, that his host family did not speak English and he did not speak any Portuguese.  We were all impressed when Clayton said he was speaking in Portuguese in just a few short months.  Clayton feels that the experience has helped him be a better leader and feel that he can accomplish much more having had this experience.  He will be headded back to classes here in Danville today. 
Announcements: 
Seth is looking for participates for Fantasy Football.  Let us know if you are in.  This is a good time.
You can now sign up for the fall District Conference at Purdue.  Visit WWW.rotary6560.org  for details.

The Natives are Restless...

There are few people who really get into their work.  We had the pleasure to hear from two such people on Thursday.  Leading us off was Pastor Bill Barfield.  As one of the newest members of the club, Bill gave his ten minutes of fame.  He treated us to the path that he traveled to become the pastor of the Episcopalian church here in Danville.  Crocks and flocks are Bill's motto.  I am sure that Sunday is just as entertaining as his speach today.

Bill introduced Brandon Doub.  Brandon spent time studying native american indians in the southwest United States.  Brandon was able to witness native american traditions that few Angloes get to see.  Our club helped sponsor his trip.  He will be going back to school this fall and has already lined up a teaching job of 6th graders.  I am sure that his love and expierence of the Southwest will serve him well.

Doug Catt and Terry Kessinger asked Karen Houk to come and speak to the club about Sycamore Services and Tiki Time their signature event that will take place next week.  You can still register on line HERE.

The district has opened up the porthole to register for the district conference at Purdue.  You can register here.    There is a special price by registering before Aug. 26th.



Just a reminder that the board has approved our permanent change to North Salem State Bank.  See you all on Thursday.