Monday, January 29, 2007
Today, January 29, 2007: President-elect Ron Hingst has invited Daydra Cormican to speak on "Substance Abuse Prevention for the Youth of Livingston County."
Next Week: Steve Manor will talk about the 2001 Diversity Council.
February 12: Rotary Board meets.
"Things That Work" Membership Seminar, You're Invited:
Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Brighton Community Center, 555 Brighton St. (near 3rd & Washington), Brighton, Michigan, 48116. Lunch at 11:30, Program from 12:15 to 4:00 p.m. We must have a head count by February 5. Lunch available for $10 at the door: please register online at our www.rotary6380.org website if you are attending.
Our District 6380 membership chair, Jim Gilmore has put together an excellent Membership Seminar:
11:30 - Lunch Served
12:15 - "Your Rotary Elevator Speech" - Michael Angelo Caruso
Afternoon Program (12:45 to 4 p.m.):
Recruiting New Members - Kim Dane, Howell
Key Project as a Recruiting Tool-STRIVE - Janet McPeek, Oxford
Clubrunner as a Retention/Communication Tool - Jim Gilligan, Howell
Membership Committee Structure - Julie Easton, Liv. Sunrise
Birthing New Clubs is Every Club's Responsibility - Jim Gilmore, Liv Sunrise
Inductions - Brighton CD
Keeping Members Engaged (Good Deed Doers) - Jason Huntley, Brighton
Sponsorship to Mentorship - Brian Reilly, Liv Sunrise
Incorporating new Members - Waterford Club Contacted
Recruiting a Class
Just Call Sam....
The "Stella Awards" are given for the most frivolous, ridiculous, and successful lawsuits in the United States.
1. Kathleen Robinson of Austin, Texas, was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler, who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were obviously surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robinson's son.
2. 19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over Truman's hand with his car. Truman did not notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor's hubcaps.
3. Terrence Dickson of Bristol, PA., was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn't re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and the garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Dickson found himself locked in the garage for 8 days. He subsisted on a case of Pepsi he found and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner's insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000!