IT HAPPENED THIS WEEK

 Janet. We are preparing a "reverse" matching grant with our club in India for white boards and electronic screens for classrooms in Culver City. The project would be for $25,000 total. Janet, Clint, and Kathy all agreed to be listed on the grant. Thank you all!

 Kathy. Get your RSVPs in to watch as we conduct a science experiment: Can marsupials swim? There are 4 spaces left on the boat. RSVP today!

 Alan Goldman. June 9^{th will be a Foundation Meeting and officer election. There are 2 open seats. Bruce and Cy have been nominated thus far, but other nominations are welcome from the membership.}

 Art Endo. Art was rudely interrupted when President Bill's cell phone rang. I believe it rang to the tune of "Y-M-C-A," but I could not be sure. George Plato was calling, and yours truly who has a close tie with the club Treasury this year is hoping that $50 fines will be levied on all those who touched the phone to talk to George including Alan Goldman, Andy Weissman, Rob Barber, and Linda Black. That $350 would do wonders for balancing our budget (which is running at a surplus under our Democratic Treasurer, thank you very much). Art was so rudely interrupted that his announcement to remind us of the Foundation Meeting was nearly lost.

 But it was during this entire phone debacle, that I got a great insight into our President's political leanings: "This is not a Democracy," President Bill stated. So, from this, I have to conclude that President Bill must be a Socialist. Now it all makes sense: the hair, the mustache: he's trying to look like Stalin.

 Back to reality! Comrade Bill announced that the Culver City Unified School District presented us with a lovely certificate thanking us for our 80 years of dedication and support of the Education Foundation.

 Linda Black. She announced that we received additional district recognitions for our support of Youth Services, International Service and Community Service. The Community Service Award was for the Track Meet.

 Comrade Bill. The book is still at the hotel. Only Cy signed it this week, but we learned that Cy signs in under a different name when he goes to Deano's Motel. He usually signs in once before lunch, for 5 minutes or so, and once after lunch, for about 3 minutes. Comrade Bill said that our club should comport itself with a "kind of decency," so he "wasn't going to touch it." I'm not sure what he wasn't going to touch, and I'm even less sure about why he used the word "decency" when describing our club. Oh well.