$62,000 was collected for Rotary Salvation
The Warsaw Rotary Club gave its final report for its annual
collection for the efforts in Kosciusko County. Chairman N. Bruce Howe and
Co-Chair John R. Hall reported that $62,000 was collected for Rotary Salvation
Army Day 2007 during the club meeting on Friday, December 28th. The
club observed its 42nd annual event that started in 1965 with a
collection of just under $1,000. The 2007 total is an all time record for the
club. Howe and Hall thanked the club members as well as the businesses,
foundations and individuals who made this collection as success. "The Salvation
Army has served our county for 86 years," noted John Hall. "We are please to
support The Salvation Army once again that provides needed assistance in our
county." The day was first organized to honor Brigadier Brice Phillipson and
his many years of service to "others" and was called "Brice's Day". The event
was changed to Warsaw Salvation Day to honor Howe and Hall for their service to
the community as well. For more information on the Warsaw Rotary Club go to:
www.warsawrotary.com
Front L-R – Captain Jody Dalberg, N. Bruce Howe, Captain Amy
Dalberg & Gale Phillipson Decker
Back L-R – John R. Hall, Ken Locke & Jerry Henline,
Warsaw Rotary Club President
Golf 2007
HISTORY OF THE WARSAW ROTARY CLUB
A young lawyer, Paul P. Harris, and three business associates, organized the first Rotary Club on February 23, 1905 in Chicago. Fourteen years later an organizational meeting was held on April 18, 1919 to establish a club in Warsaw, Indiana. An official charter was issued to the club in June of that same year. The Warsaw Rotary Club has been instrumental in many projects in the community. In the 1920's the club helped to establish the local Chamber of Commerce and started "Rotary Toy Day" in 1927 to help children in need during the holidays through The Salvation Army. A speech contest was held in the early years for High School students to present ideas on how to improve Warsaw. Some of the topics covered by youth in those days were the need for more lighting downtown and a community gymnasium for the growing sport of basketball.
Rotary survived the Depression to continue addressing the needs in the community. In 1952 the club sponsored its first Exchange Student, Heinz Wenslow from Germany, and sponsored many others almost annually until the mid 1990's.
Along with Rotary Toy Day an annual "Brice's Day" in honor of Brigadier Bryce Phillipson of The Salvation Army was established by Bruce "Angels" Howe in December 1965. Nearly $1,000 was collected by the club that first year. Bryce was beloved by the members of the club for his service to Warsaw. He was "Promoted To Glory" in 1972. In 1990, then President Don Clemens and club members, renamed the event to Phillipson/Howe Day in honor of "Angels" many years of service. It is estimated that over $300,000 has been collected for The Salvation Army over the years. In June of 1999, Mr. Howe was presented the William Booth Award, the highest award a volunteer can receive from The Salvation Army. A record $35,040 was raised by the club during the 35th Annual Phillipson/Howe Day in 2000.
The club has delivered Mobile Meals in January for many years through the leadership of Bob Gast. Each year the Top 10 academic students at Warsaw High School are presented a $100 scholarship as they prepare to attend college. Other projects sponsored by the club through the years have been the Warsaw Biblical Gardens, Shrine Building, YMCA and Baker Boys Club.
In 1971 John Snell and Bill Chinworth became the first "Paul Harris Fellows" of the club sending $1,000 each to the Rotary International Foundation. Since those first two supporters of the Foundation over $100,000 as been sent to the foundation to meet humanitarian needs around the world. The late Don Rich led an aggressive campaign started in the 1980's to eradicate polio by the year 2005.
In 1994, the Warsaw Rotary Club celebrated its 75th Anniversary. Three members have had the distinction of serving as District Governors of Rotary International:
Arthur Raabe, 1942-1943
William Chinworth, 1948-1949
John Snell, 1969-1970
The club presents an annual "Pete" Thorn Excellence Award to recognize a person who has served the community in the spirit of the late and longtime Rotarian Pete Thorn.
Each week the club meeting features "Louie In The News" remembering another longtime member, the late Louis "Peanuts" Breading who read the news for many years.
The Warsaw Rotary Club also had two honorary members of note back in the 1920's - Billy Sunday & Homer Rodeheaver.
The makeup of Rotary has changed from business men who met in downtown Warsaw to now include business professionals, both men and women, who meet on a weekly basis on Fridays, Noon at the Ramada Inn to learn about their community, fellowship together and join together in service.
For over 80 years the Warsaw Rotary Club has served the community in many capacities and continues to live according to the principal of the motto of Rotary International - "Service Above Self"
Service To Others
L.N. "Pete" Thorn
L.N. "Pete" Thorn Award
"The L.N. "Pete" Thorn Award is given by the Rotary Club of Warsaw, Indiana to the man or woman who best exemplifies the high qualities and principles of Pete Thorn, as to dedication to goals, citizenship, concern for youth, excellence in sportsmanship and Service Above Self" A bust of Lee Norman "Pete" Thorn is housed in the Baker Youth Club in Warsaw. The statue was sculpted by Fred W. Olds, commissioned by the Warsaw Rotary Club who unveiled the work on June 24, 1980.
RECIPIENTS OF THE THORN AWARD
1981 - Louis H. Breading
1982 - N. Bruce "Angels" Howe
1983 - Howard Levin
1984 - Robert Liechenwalter
1985 - Wallace D. Johnson
1986 - Jesse E. Eshbach II
1987 - Robert "Bob" Richmond
1988 - C.E. "Gordy" Bumbaugh
1989 - Terry Klondaris
1990 - Cindy Ross Knepper
1991 - Award Not Presented
1992 - Sara Lee Levin
1993 - Steven P. Grossnickle, MD
1994 - Robert "Bob" Gast
1995 - Rex L. Reed
1996 - Connie Rufenbarger
1997 - Charles E. Bertsch
1998 - Dr. Russell L. Heyde
1999 - John R. Hall
2000 - Ken "Hawkeye" Locke
2001 - Lee A. Harman
2002 - Richard "Dick" McCleary
2003 - Marge W. Gast
2004 - Alan Alderfer
2005 - James C. Kessler2006 - David K. Hamrick
Links Of Interest Pertaining To Pete Thorn
Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame: Page Honoring Pete Thorn
Past Presidents - Warsaw Rotary
Conrad Schade 1919-21
Dr. A.C. McDonald 1921-22
E.A. Gast 1922-23
C.M. Woods 1923-24
Judge L.W. Royse 1924-25
Chas H. Ker 1925-26
W.F. Maish Sr. 1926-27
Lloyd Johnson 1927-28
Jesse F. Mellencamp 1928-29
J.S. Lessig 1929-30
W.S. Rogers 1930-31
Gerald Overmyer 1931-32
Gael Munson 1932-33
W.F. Maish Jr. 1933-34
Frank C. Sanders 1934-35
Geo. M. Stephenson 1935-36
Lee N. Thorn 1936-37
Harry Hall 1937-38
James M. Leffel 1938-39
Dr. A. W. Raabe 1939-40
Eugene T. White 1940-41
Dallas Crooke 1941-42
Wm. J. Chinworth 1943-44
Everett Rasor 1944-45
Thomas Walter 1945-46
Lozier Helvey 1946-47
Porter Williamson 1947-48
Robert Hall 1948-49
Louis Breading 1949-50
Robert Moore 1950-51
David Gast 1951-52
Ed Spence 1952-53
Cal O'Dell 1953-54
Clarence Cox 1954-55
Jesse Eschbach 1955-56
Cecil Armstrong 1956-57
James F. Hartle 1957-58
John F. Snell 1958-59
N. Bruce Howe Jr. 1959-60
Frank Harrison 1960-61
John W. Widaman 1961-62 Link
Seth V. Lewis 1962-63
James E. Thomas 1963-64
Joseph Mater 1964-65
Donald B. Hogan 1965-66
William Garrard 1966-67
Philip C. Spear 1967-68
C. Joe Cerny 1968-69
John F. Kelley 1969-70
Terry Klondaris 1970-71
Howard Levin 1971-72
Bob Chamness 1972-73
Merle Mock 1973-74
John Kleeman 1974-75
Charles Ker 1975-76
John R. Hall 1976-77
Wallace Stouder 1977-78
Dick Sasso 1978-79
Rex Reed 1979-80
Dick Messner 1980-81
Leo Pfister 1981-82
H.E. Purcell Jr. 1982-83
Bill Dickerson 1983-84
Steve Rufenbarger 1984-85
Robert E. Boley 1985-86
Jack C. Cluen 1986-87
Robert W. Gast 1987-88
Harold Nichols 1988-89
Dennis Burch 1989-90
Don Clemens 1990-91
Wes Stouder 1991-92
Max Courtney 1992-93
David Baker 1993-94
Harvey Miller 1994-95
Ken "Hawkeye" Locke 1995-96
Randy Stouder 1996-97
Lee Heyde 1997-98
Alan Alderfer 1998-99
Kevin Deardorff 1999-00
Dave Hamrick 2000-01
Norman Strayer 2001-2002
Andy Lewis 2002-2003
David Jones 2003-2004
Ken Locke 2004-2005
Cindy Hampton 2005-2006
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