 Greetings to all KGMers!!! Hope you are doing well and enjoying the holiday. Dinner service for the elders held at YMCA Kwai Chung on 22nd April, was the first table service dinner we have had since covid restrictions started in early 2020. We served soup and a hot meal with 3 courses to 100 elderly with some snacks to take home. It was a wonderful experience for the volunteers especially for those who did it for the first time. RCKGM does this service 6 to 7 times a year and we encourage all members to experience this atleast once to enjoy this warm and truly satisfying service. A big Thanks to PP Silva for organizing this. In April we had 2 Regular Lunches with speakers and on the lunch of 12th April, we were also joined by DG Norman to award a Major Donor and 3 new Paul Harris awards. Paul Harris was born on 19th April 1868, this year is his 155th Birthday. May will continue to be full of exciting events. Our first event is the Cultural Night, which is normally hosted by our Indian, Chinese, and Non-Indian Non-Chinese (NINCs) members separately, but these could not be organized during the year due to restrictions, so it was decided to host a combined Cultural Night to celebrate our club's diversity and multi-cultures. If you are in Hong Kong, don't miss this event. We have a variety of international food, wines, music, and the best-dressed award, so come in your native outfits, and let's make this a memorable event. Please click here to sign up. Member engagement is the only way RCKGM can continue to be the best and the most fun Rotary club in Hong Kong (or maybe in the World). Please find the details for the Cultural Night and next regular lunch as follows; Event: Cultural Night Date: May 3rd, 2023 (Wednesday) Time: 18.30 onwards
Location: KCC (Kowloon Cricket Club), 10 Cox's Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Event: Regular Lunch Meeting Date: May 10th, 2023 (Wednesday) Time: 12.30 to 14.00
Location: Holiday Inn Golden Mile, 50 Nathan Road Tsim Sha Tsui Menu: Western RSVP: the link will be posted on Whatsapp later this week Speaker: Sidhant Gupta Sidhant Gupta is the founder of Clearbot, he will talk about his Guinness world record-winning project, the Clearbot, a garbage-eating robot, and the advent of AI technology for environmental solutions.
May 17th - Regular Lunch Meeting June 14th - Club Handover / Installation Lunch For updates on events, please scroll down to the bottom of the bulletin or visit our website here.General Knowledge Section: What is the history of International Labor Day? Why do we celebrate it? On 21 April 1856, Australian stonemasons in Victoria undertook a mass stoppage as part of the eight-hour workday movement. It became a yearly commemoration, inspiring American workers to have their first stoppage. International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May. Traditionally, 1 May is the date of the European spring festival of May Day. In 1889, the Marxist International Socialist Congress met in Paris and established the Second International as a successor to the earlier International Workingmen's Association. They adopted a resolution for a "great international demonstration" in support of working-class demands for the eight-hour day. The 1 May date was chosen by the American Federation of Labor to commemorate a general strike in the United States, which had begun on 1 May 1886 and culminated in the Haymarket affair four days later. The demonstration subsequently became a yearly event. The 1904 Sixth Conference of the Second International, called on "all Social Democratic Party organisations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal establishment of the eight-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace". The 1st of May, or the first Monday in May, is a national public holiday in many countries, in most cases as "International Workers' Day" or a similar name. Some countries celebrate Labour Day on other dates significant to them, such as the United States and Canada, which celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of September. In 1955, the Catholic Church dedicated 1 May to "Saint Joseph the Worker". Saint Joseph is the patron saint of workers and craftsmen, among others. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day *NEW* Knowledge & Fun Facts on Money / Finance / Investment / Stock Market: Why are US Dollars Green?Dollar bills weren’t always green. Colonial money for example, was tan with black or red ink. It wasn’t until the Civil War the government started using green ink to print paper money where it got the name greenbacks. The color was selected because the ink didn’t fade or easily decompose, which protected against counterfeiting. What was the Highest Bill Denomination issued by the USA ? Printed in 1934 and featuring President Woodrow Wilson, this $100,000 bill was a gold certificate currency that was never intended for public use. Instead, it was meant only for official transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. The last time this banknote was printed was in 1945, and it can’t be legally held by collectors. "Sell in May and go away" is a stock market adage based on what the Stock Trader's Almanac calls the "best 6 months of the year." Source;
https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/fun-facts-about-money/ 1494: European explorer Christopher Columbus encountered the island of Jamaica, which he named Santiago. 1789: George Washington, the first president of the United States, was inaugurated this day in 1789 in Federal Hall in New York City, addressing his constituency on “the proceedings of a new and free government.” 1840: The world's first postage stamp was released in England; it was created by Sir Rowland Hill and became known as the Penny Black. 1931: The Empire State Building in New York City officially opened; for four decades it was the tallest building in the world, and it is considered a U.S. landmark. 1957: The last episode of I Love Lucy aired; the hugely popular show, which starred Lucille Ball, was considered one of TV's landmark sitcoms. 2004: The final episode of the television sitcom Friends aired and was watched by more than 52 million viewers.
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Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. - Jack Ma Food for Thought: The ABCs of Vitamins: 13 Essential Vitamins and Why You Need ThemVitamins and minerals are essential substances that our bodies need to develop and function normally. There are 13 essential vitamins and each one plays a unique and vital role in keeping your body healthy. Vitamins aid in the growth, development, and function of all the cells. Your body cannot produce enough vitamins on its own, so we need to get them from outside sources. While many people take a daily multivitamin, most can get all 13 essential vitamins from foods and enriched foods. Multivitamins cannot take the place of eating a variety of foods that are important to a healthy diet. Below are details of each of the essential vitamins: 8. NiacinNiacin, also known vitamin B3, helps convert food into energy and is important in the development and function of your body’s cells. How much do you need?Adult women typically need 14 mg; adult men need 16 mg. What should you eat?Poultry, beef, pork, fish, nuts, legumes, grains and many enriched and fortified breads and cereals. To be continued... Source: https://thinkhealth.priorityhealth.com/the-abcs-of-vitamins-13-essential-vitamins-and-why-you-need-them/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-d/
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