Our program today was Betty Hukill and a sampler from Paramount's South Pacific. Joe Alcorta's outstanding summary of each of our meetings appears on our club website. Thanks, Joe.

Program for NEXT WEEK: NO NOON MEETING. There is still time to sign up for our FAMILY CLUB PICNIC. Call David Stubbeman, 698-1756, to make a reservation. To date, we have 58 people signed up, including 11 children under 12.

Erik Johnson needs 6 volunteers to set up for the PICNIC and clean up. Call Erik at 439-0186 if you can help.

Our club is sponsoring two high school students at Rotary Camp RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) this weekend at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Kent Brown from our club is on the staff and a counselor at RYLA. This is another one of Rotary's great programs.

Today, President Mike presented a check for $1,500.00 for Disability Resources, Inc., to Dickie Greenwood, executive director of DRI and a member of Abilene Wednesday Rotary. MORE PROCEEDS FROM TASTE OF ABILENE going to local charities!!!

Another date to put on your calendar is Saturday, June 30 (social at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m.) at the Abilene Woman's Club when Dave Mason from Abilene Southwest Rotary will be installed as our new DISTRICT GOVERNOR. Call Will Speight, 692-7988, or David Stubbeman, 698-1756, if you want make a reservation to attend.

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK: ELIZABETH PAIGE. Elizabeth (Bettsy) is employed by the Health and Human Services Administration as a Contract Manager. She joined our club in Aug. 2006 and has already traveled to Mexico on a Rotary humanitarian trip. Her brother is Don Paige, who some of you may know. She may have to take a leave of absence from our club, depending on a recent law passed by the Texas legislature.

Remember to wear RED on Fridays to support our troops. Also, bring a guest and PROPOSE A NEW MEMBER.

The Rotary Council on Legislation, which met in April 2007, changed the required club attendance from 60% to 50%. The club board of directors may excuse a member's absence for reasons it considers to be good and sufficient.

MAKE-UPS: Jay Hobbs at the Rotary Club of Iloilo, Phillippines, and one other club in the Phillippines; Marty Pothier, Tom Boecking, Kent Brown, and Robert Laird at Abilene Southwest Rotary.

Club Officers: Mike Weber, President; Bob Test, President Elect; Mary Beth Kilgore, Secretary-Treasurer; Directors: Frank Dlugas, Kim Bosher, Jay Hobbs, Erik Johnson, Bruce Lampert, Randy Piersall; Sergeant at Arms, Marty Pothier; Assistant Sergeant at Arms, Will Dix, and Peter Fox (immediate past president)