• The next Rotary Leadership Institute will be on Saturday, March 29 at the Best Western Regency in Binghamton, NY. If you are interested in attending Parts I, II, or III, please contact Pres. Jean or Jeff True. Your registration fee will be covered by Rotary.

• Peggy Meyer, wife of Rotarian Phil Meyer, gave a short presentation about her experiences as nurse treating young patients infected with the polio virus. She described several stories that illustrated how terrible this disease can be for those infected, and what it took to provide care. Some of her patients survived, and others didn't.
  
  We will all soon be asked to consider our personal contribution to the Rotary PolioPlus program aimed at finally removing the polio virus from the face of the Earth. Please thoughtfully consider what you are capable of giving-every dollar of which will be effectively used to help the PolioPlus campaign succeed.
  
  For more information, please visit the PolioPlus Program.

• Tony Pesco recently went in to the hospital for an angioplasty, and came out with a quadruple bypass. He is recovering very well at home, and will be taking it easy for about a month.
  

• Ambassadors
  1/23: Pat Baxter (Johnson City, NY)
  1/28: Jessie Ripple (Dallas North, TX)
  1/28: Barlow Ware, Barbara Thuesen (Ithaca-Cayuga)
  1/29: Pat Baxter (Johnson City, NY)
  1/30: Phil Meyer, Nancy Potter, George Gull, Mary Benetti, Paul Steiger (Ithaca Sunrise)
  1/31: Gene Erickson (Binghamton, NY)

• Students
  Risa Takashima (Japan)
  Samuel Dricot (Belgium)
  Ariel Arandia (Bolivia)

• Today's word is 'whistle pig', which is another term for a groundhog. Pres. Jean picked this unique term up from one of her high society Groundhog Day parties she recently attended.

This we received a peak into the exciting programs offered by the Cornell Theatre and Dance department during their 2003-2004 season. From Sophocles' 'Antigone' to John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath', there are many reasons why you should find your way to see a Cornell production next year. Subscriptions and individual performance tickets may be purchased online or by calling 607-254-ARTS.

The Cornell Schwartz Center serves 19,000 people annually, and boasts an extensive on-site facility for professional production design, development, and performances. Ithaca is very fortunate to have many opportunities to experience great theatre, so you should take advantage of what Cornell is offering this year and next!

• Please view the calendar posted on the main page of this website for the most up-to-date information. [View Rotary Calendar]

Program Chair: Peggy Haine
Kettle Watch: Robin Korherr
Greeter: Mike Hall
Thought: Dick Page
Introductions: Tony Fraboni
Happy Dollars: Steve Froehlich
Music: Jack Burns, Bill Cowdery
Photography: John Ziegler
Setup: Mike Billing
Editor: Matthew T. Dearing

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