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BACK IN THE FREEZER ISSUE
JANUARY 13, 2018
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
LUNCH IS SERVED!
We would like to express our deepest condolences to Roger and family on the passing of his wife Bev. Please keep the family in your prayers.
during the past week you have received an email request from Lori to check your personal information and a request from Rod to consider signing up for the meal prep event on February 17th. Please follow up on both requests. Thanks!
Chris 2 reports that all is well with the b-ball tournament next month. The sign up sheet is now circulating.
Thursday's program speaker was introduced by Rod Mark 2. Faith in Action board member told us all about the Faith in Action group that serves the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon area. Don't be misled by the name, the group primarily provides transportation service to seniors. Take a look at the video. (Dave and his family have a deep association with the Riverbend area and Rotary.)
Sandy thinks that she and Sherry will look into establishing a Riverbend Faith in Action chapter.
22 members were led by early-birds Allen, Darren, Mark 3 and Lori. The end of the conga line included Brad1, Rhonda, Randy and Chris1.
The food line featured an Italian entree containing red sauce, cheese, shredded chicken broccoli and noodles (name it and win a prize), mixed veggies, rolls, salad and cookies.
Allen and our speaker had their six degrees of separation moment.
Paul stepped up to personally make the sacrifice and deliver Mark 1's Rotary work shirt to him at his Florida hacienda. Joe agreed to help.
Chris 1 is currently "living the dream" and loves it when someone steps up to take responsibility.
SAA Lindsey recruited Nathan to help pass the Rotary bowl. Ty and Lindsey offered a couple of shameless plugs. Trivia topics included illegal Christmas, Food (fake news), golf (a non-sport according to Allen) and clown-phobia. The gang sent shivers down Rick's spine with the beautiful rendition of the happy birthday song.
Rhonda reminded everyone about Cosmic Bingo on March 24th. We will co-host with the fine folks of the Wood River club. She will be looking for gift baskets, ticket sellers and workers. The flyers are ready, the tickets are being printed.
Rhonda wants to know whose lipstick was on Bill's coffee mug?
The $117 50-50 jackpot went unclaimed. It took a bit for Bill to realize that his number has been drawn. Allen had the second chance and Lindsey took the scratch-off home.
Opening duties were performed by Allen, Sandy and Dave
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
EXIT CONFERENCES
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Spectre and Meltdown have people worried. Why?
A-These two "Transformer" superheroes flopped in their movie debut over Christmas
B-The mysterious hacking duo is blamed for massive ransom attacks on computers
C-The two hardware vulnerabilities could affect most modern computing devices
D-The last two living descendants of Rin Tin Tin have failed to reproduce
January 13 is National Rubber Ducky Day
89% of event tickets purchased in 2017 were delivered via mobile or electronic fulfillment-StubHub
Riddle-I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.
Answer:Pencil lead.
January 18, 1990
Current members in a leadership position: Mark 1 and Pat
We were breaking bread at Amelia's Restaurant
Rotarian Jack Barnerd introduced Godfrey Fire Chief Terry Ford, who presented the program about the new 911 system
The next meeting would be a club assembly "sound off" session
The previous weeks meeting speaker was introduced by Dick, Telegraph Editor Mike Montgomery, who presented a very lively program
The 2nd annual basketball tournament would be held on January 27th
A member poll would be taken on February 1st in order to gauge the interest in relocating our meeting site to Di Romero's Restaurant (we moved)
The Board of Directors nominated Red Littleton to be our next President
Do you remember Don Brandt?
DATELINE:RI
This is your Rotary club: a new approach to keeping members
Jessica Connors and Club President Michael Della Rocca plant a tree, an example of the kind of projects that can give new members ownership and responsibility.
By Michael Bucca, membership chair of the Rotary Club of Central Ocean – Toms River, New Jersey, USA
So many Rotary membership events focus on engagement and retention. It makes sense. For every member that joins Rotary, it seems there’s another member walking out the door. Long term engagement and retention are an important part of successfully growing a club for the simple fact that new membership gains can be quickly wiped out by non-engaged members choosing to leave.
The advice being given by membership chairs and leaders is sound: get new members involved right away. Our club has taken this one step further by explaining something important to our new members:
This is your Rotary club!
A Rotary club is chartered by Rotary International, but who ultimately operates it? The membership does! All Rotarians pay the dues that allow the club to function, attend the meetings, and perform the work needed. In a sense, members are partial owners of the club in the way shareholders are of corporations. Rotary club membership can be just like a stock, except the dividends are derived from the active participation of the member!
So now that a new member has joined, how do you help them cash in on their Rotary dividends? They must be given a role that they can take ownership of. Most members of Central Ocean Rotary have a purpose. Many have found their niche that suits their own interests. For example, some are dedicated to an operational function of the club, while others work almost exclusively on community or international service projects.
BYOP
The best method for implementing this is letting a new member commission a service project or fundraiser for your club. This BYOP (bring your own project) approach gives the new member immediate ownership of something important. Your service projects and fundraising committees may have a few ideas for this new member, or simply let the person bring a project to the table. With this method, our club was able to complete nine service projects just in the first half of this Rotary year.
However, if a new member feels they are not ready for this level of responsibility and would rather sit back and observe, you can find another area of the club that they can contribute to and get their feet wet. Let the new member serve as club greeter or guest sergeant at arms to get them involved at a lower level of responsibility and work their way up via a committee or through mentoring.
Don’t let your new members slip through the cracks. If you show them that the club belongs to every member, they will stick around for many years to collect dividends of fulfillment that Rotary service can provide!
AND I QUOTE
"Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."-Reinhold Niebuhr
"What ails the truth is that it is mainly uncomfortable, and often dull. The human mind seeks something more amusing, more caressing."-H.L. Mencken
"There are no traffic jams along the extra mile."-Roger Staubach
SMILE
A lawyer who had a wife and 12 children needed to move because his rental agreement was terminated by the owner, who wanted to reoccupy the home.But he was having a lot of difficulty finding a new house. When he said he had 12 children, no-one would rent a home to him because they felt that the children would destroy the place. He couldn't say he had no children, because he couldn't lie. (As we all know, lawyers cannot and do not lie). So he sent his wife for a walk to the cemetery with 11 of their kids. He took the remaining one with him to see rental homes with the real estate agent. He loved one of the homes, and the price was right. The agent asked: "How many children do you have? He answered: "Twelve." The agent asked, "Where are the others?" The lawyer, with his best courtroom sad look, answered, "They're in the cemetery with their mother."
MORAL: It's not necessary to lie. One only has to choose the right words
THE BOTTOM LINE
Some 2.5 billion robocalls were placed to U.S. consumers in October, according to the blocking service YouMail—a 4.1 percent increase over September. That translates to 80.5 million robocalls a day.-Wired.com
Nineteen states allow government agencies to suspend or revoke state-issued professional licenses from residents who default on their student loans. South Dakota can suspend driver’s licenses, making it nearly impossible for people to get to work.
The New York Times
Retirees can stretch $1 million roughly twice as far in Mississippi than in Hawaii, according to financial analysis site HowMuch. The average retired person could live for 25 years and six months on $1 million in Mississippi, the least expensive state, compared with 13 years and one month of retirement in Hawaii, the most expensive. Overall, the cheapest places for retirees after Mississippi are Arkansas, Tennessee, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The most expensive after Hawaii are Washington, D.C.; California; Oregon; and New York.-MarketWatch.com
