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JULY31, 2012

LEAVING A LEGACY

Harvey Hook is Founder and Executive Director of The Gathering, an organization that addresses the moral, ethical, spiritual and leadership needs of business and government leaders, and also serves at-risk children and families in Columbus and the Dominican Republic. Over 77,000 people have directly benefited from Gathering programs since 1988.

Hook currently serves on Mayor Michael Coleman's Religious Advisory Committee, the Central Ohio Better Business Bureau - Integrity Awards Selection Committee, and the Board of Advisors for The Joseph Group Capital Management. His past service includes membership on Mayor Greg Lashutka's Task Force on Racial Reconciliation, Moderator of the Governor's Prisoner Reentry Summit that assisted Governor Voinovich and Prison Fellowship Chairman, Charles Colson help inmates re-integrate into society, and as Secretary of the Greater Columbus Billy Graham Crusade.

During his time of community engagement, Harvey has shared the platform with John H. McConnell, Billy Graham, Elizabeth Dole, Dave Thomas, Rwandan genocide survivor, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Tony Dungy, Zig Ziglar, Jim Tressel, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, and Kim Phuc – “the girl in the picture.”

Harvey’s first book, The Power of an Ordinary Life,was released by Tyndale Publishers in 2007. A native of Maine, he graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from SUNY Albany, New York, and received his Masters Degree in Counseling, from Denver Seminary. He and Rita (Toth) Hook have been married for 29 years and have two daughters. Rebecca works for a non-profit organization in Washington DC,and Rachel and her husband John Koon, serve an NGO in Moldova, Eastern Europe.

Three Minute Vignette Schedule:

July 3 - No VignetteAug 7 -Jim BarneySep 4 - Gary Mauk

July 10 - Rob HowardAug 14 - Lowell ThurstonSep 11 - Chad Snyder

July 17 - Teresa BallingerAug 21 - Carol Garverick Sep 18 - Fred Manter

July 24 - Luke HenryAug28 - Bill YoungSep 25 -Jerry Davis

July 31 - Cheryl Plaster

The Invocationtoday will be by Carl Wade andNikki Workmanwill greet you.

Upcoming Programs:August 7, What’s New At The Zoo (Columbus) with Karen Huebel; August 14, Bob Vincent- New District Governor; August 21, Club Assembly.

QUOTE: A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child. Forest E. Witcraft

"Service Above Self”

President
Howard Smith
B 382-3639 ext 234
H 360-5626 / President Elect
Scot Gray
B 386-6580 ext 234 H 614-205-7526 / Treasurer
Diane Watson
B 389-9770
H 389-1728
Secretary
William A. Probst
B 382-2076
H 389-4592 / Assistant Secretary
Patti Garner
B 382-9737
H 382-2076 / Secretary Emeritus
Catherine Ferguson
Speaker Chairs 2011-2012
January – Dan Wigton
February – Phyllis Butterworth
March – Ron Scharer
April – Chuck Speelman
May – Scott Yancey
June – Diane Watson / July – Bev Ford
August – John Sanders
September – Scott Shawver
October – Nikki Workman
November – Theresa Lubke
December – Mary Longo
Marion Rotary Club Website:
Club Secretary, Bill Probst, Home 389-4592, Email Preferred:
Club Treasurer, Diane Watson, Office 389-9770, Email Preferred:
Board of Directors
Term Expires - June 30, 2012 / Term Expires – June 30, 2013 / Term Expires – June 30, 2014
Scott Shawver / Howie Smith / Scott Ruth
Jim Barney / Phil Reid / Scot Gray
Karen Ream / Larry Hall / Nikki Workman
Immediate Past President - Brooks K. Brown

Past Presidents

1922 / Fred E. Guthery* / 1945 / Wendall Wiant* / 1966 / J. Arthur Hamilton* / 1989 / Douglas Loudenslager
1923 / Arthur J. Berry* / 1946 / Alfred Donithen* / 1967 / Phillip W. Smith* / 1990 / Charles Garvin
1924 / Josiah Bindley* / 1946 / Henry A. Mickley* / 1968 / Everett H. Granger* / 1991 / Thomas A. Frericks
1925 / Carl Sawyer* / 1947 / Frank M. Foster* / 1969 / Paul E Lyon / 1992 / Fred K. White
1926 / Charles B. King* / 1948 / D.W. Brickley* / 1970 / Robert W. Wopat* / 1993 / John W. Scharer
1927 / Jesse H. Mason* / 1949 / William F. Ehrick* / 1971 / Marion E. Shank* / 1994 / William L. Young
1928 / Clarence O. Brown* / 1949 / A. Merle Hamilton* / 1972 / John L. Ashworth / 1995 / James C. Beaver
1929 / James Crawmer* / 1950 / Carl H. Knirk* / 1973 / Robert C. Ludwig / 1996 / Gary K. Sims
1930 / Levi Stang* / 1951 / Francis B. Huber* / 1974 / John P. Courtney / 1997 / G. Scott Drew
1931 / Don A. Howard* / 1952 / Carroll H. Bachelder* / 1975 / Frederick T. Merchant* / 1998 / F. Dominic Dottavio
1932 / Earl N. Hale* / 1953 / James S. Greetham Sr.* / 1976 / John C. Keggan / 1999 / S. Elaine Merchant
1933 / Dr. Eben L. Brady* / 1954 / Odell Thompson* / 1977 / Jacob S. Fuller* / 2000 / Robert H. Thiede
1934 / James E. Frew* / 1955 / Ralph Howard* / 1978 / James P. Waddell / 2001 / W. Michael Springer
1935 / Gene Hill* / 1956 / Lewis Ashworth* / 1979 / Robert J. White* / 2002 / J. Weston Jones
1936 / W.D. Brown* / 1957 / Vernon L. Street* / 1980 / David L. Miller / 2003 / Nick R. Chilton
1937 / Edgar W. Barnhart* / 1958 / Jack A. Maxwell* / 1981 / Donald G. Hall / 2004 / Scott Yancey
1938 / Dr. Otis M. Young* / 1959 / Dr. Charles W. Wilson* / 1982 / Theodore B. Myers* / 2005 / Ted M. McKinniss
1939 / John J. Stafford* / 1960 / Theodore L. Hufert* / 1983 / John C. Bartram / 2006 / Ted B. Babich
1940 / George Planck* / 1961 / Paul W. Kohler* / 1984 / D. Warren Brown* / 2007 / Ronald J. Scharer
1941 / John K. Bartram* / 1962 / C. Robert Martin* / 1985 / Francis E. Hazard / 2008 / Fran Voll
1942 / Wilson Tway* / 1963 / George K. Brown* / 1986 / LowellE. Thurston / 2009 / Kathy S. Masters
1943 / Edward E. Holt* / 1964 / Francis W. Hamper* / 1987 / Lyle H. DeVilling* / 2010 / Brooks K. Brown
1944 / Adrian F. Busick* / 1965 / Donald J. Yoder* / 1988 / John M. Conrath / 2011 / James S. Barney

*Deceased

Past District Governors

1949 / Henry A. Mickley* / 1962 / Wayne H Kuhn* / 1969 / Francis W Hamper* / 1989 / LowellE. Thurston