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At our Zoom meeting on June 25, 2021, Paul Hervey, welcomed a total of 28 Canton Rotarians (live at John's Bar and also via Zoom), as well as our guest speaker, Tim Dimoff from SACS Consulting and Investigative Services, and guest of the club, Bill Downing.
Secretary Paula Mastroianni presented the following information:
Interesting historical facts for the day:
- 1868 – President Andrew Johnson passes a law that government workers would work eight-hour day
- 1876 – The Battle of Little Bighorn, known as “Custer’s Last Stand” took place today where the US 7th Calvary lead by Major General George Armstrong Custer was wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors lead by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.
- 1950 – The Korean War began
- 1951 –CBS’ Arthur Godfrey was the first color TV broadcast originating in NYC to four cities.
- 1978 – First use of the rainbow flag, symbol of gay pride, made by Gilbert Baker at a march in San Francisco
- 2009 – Two icons were lost on this day: Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. He died of a sedative and Propofol overdose at age 50 and she lost her battle with Cancer at age 62.
Bizarre Fact
Today is “Please Take My Children to Work Day”. First begun as a parody of "Take Our Daughters to Work Day", this tongue-in-cheek, unofficial holiday was created in 2003 by mommy-blogger, Jen Singer, for overworked and tired stay-at-home mothers to take a day off from their routines.
Happy Bucks:
Paula received "Happy Bucks" from Paul Hervey, Sam Shaheen, Rick Taylor, Michelle Charles and Becky Clark.
Announcements:
Paul Hervey received a text from President-Elect Mark Clendenin, asking him to announce the following winners of the Spring Raffle:
- Tim Furbay won the raffle basket of a bottle of Blantons 93 Proof bourbon and a bottle of Blantons Gold;
- President Drew Pelger won the raffle basket of a bottle of EH Taylor Small Batch bourban and a bottle of EH Taylor Single Barrel bourbon;
- PP Dan Fuline won the raffle basket of a bottle of Weller Antique and a bottle of Weller 12 year;
- Lynn Hamilton won the raffle basket of a bottle of Widow Jane 10 year and a bottle of Widow Jane Decadence;
- Gary Sirak won the raffle basket for an overnight stay, dinner and breakfast at the Spread Eagle Tavern;
- Suzette Matthews won the raffle basket for a $300 gift certificate to use at Landoll's Mohican Castle;
- James Boggs won the raffle basket for the Day at the Scott Talbot Spa;
- Robert Matthews won the raffle basket for a years worth of Taggart's Ice Cream and Kennedy's BBQ; and
- Jenni George won the $500 cash grand raffle prize.