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SUNSHINE, PLEASE ISSUE
JANUARY 18, 2019
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
THAT'S A WINNER!
Andrew introduced program presenter Martha Burkett. She is a Regions Bank branch manager who serves on the St. Louis area Regions committee for diversity and inclusion. Martha talked about the history of federal law dealing with D & I issues and shared some stats about the four levels of diversity and inclusion.
Our club will celebrate its 50th anniversary in October 2021. Your thoughts on what to do??
Alex, Darren and Allen were the first to arrive. Among the final 20 members to grace our place were Rhonda, Rodney and Joe.
Don't forget, our January 30th meeting will be held at the Riverbend Family Ministries facility-131 E. Ferguson in Wood River.
Congrats to MarkV on his 22nd anniversary as a club member.
Wendell returned from his time in the Columbian sun with fresh plans to buy a house near some cold Columbian beer.
Rodney presented a make-up from the Land of Goshen club.
The buffet featured fried fish patties, American chips, corn, Rotary g-beans, rolls, salad and cookies.
Bill was in charge of the gavel and trying to keep Patty in check. He was more successful with the former than the latter.
Interested in learning more about Columbian cheese burgers and/or armed stadium ushers? Talk with Wendell and Joe.
Paul and Joe were headed to the airport for their 5:35 flight to Orlando and the annual golf outing with MarkS. Did they remember to take sun screen?
Alex had invited our EA-WR scholarship students to dine with us on February 20th. He also read a note he received from former student Jacob who briefed us on his stint with the navy and his plans to enroll in the LCCC criminal justice program. He ultimately wants to serve as a K-9 officer.
Opening duties were performed by Emily, Rhonda and Rodney.
Allen was covering for Cory.
Super-sub SAA Alex drafted Andrew to serve as the buck collector. A rather melodic birthday song was sent Rick's way. SAA Chris provided Alex with some tough trivia Q's. We only nailed I of 4 Q's. Not at the tourism summit? Pay a $. Rhonda really did want to attend.
Nate and Patty blew off the $13 jackpot. Lori did scratch up $2, way to go!
That's it, have a fine and dry weekend. Ciao!FLASHIN' THE CASH
TRIVIA
Apple stock closed 2019 at $293.65 a share. How much did it trade for on Jan. 27, 2010, the day it announced the iPad?
A. $29.55
B. $99.55
C. $199.55
D. $399.55
Today is National Use Your Gift Card Day
Which country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
China
Italy
India
Spain
As the birthplace of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, Italy is home to 53 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any country, followed by China (52), Spain (46) and France (43). The United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) selects sites around the world that have a unique cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. Once selected, the home nations who have signed the World Heritage Convention treaty are required to protect and maintain the areas. Sites range from remarkable buildings, ruins, wilderness areas, rock formations and more. Locally, Cahokia Mounds is a UNESCO site.
On This Date-
1486 – King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV uniting the House of Lancaster and the House of York.
1562 – Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.
1778 – James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
1788 – The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
1896 – An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
1911 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
1977 – Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.
1983 – The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
1993 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 states.
2005 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
FROM THE ARCHIVES
JANUARY 24, 2013
Club officials included: Rhonda, Lori, Cory, Paul, BradL, MarkA, Rod, Allen and Rick.
The program presenter was Tammy Iskarous from Riverbend Family Ministries.
24 members feasted on BBQ chicken.
Dave came up with the correct trivia answer-Steak 'n Shake.
Not working at the basketball tournament on February 16th? Rick fined you a $.
Lori passed on the $148 50-50 jackpot. Rhonda wondered out loud if there was a joker in the deck.
Do you remember Eric Barger?
MAY 2012
DATELINE:RI
NEW PROGRAMS OF SCALE GRANTS FOR THE NEW YEAR
In 2013, Rotary set out on its new grant model under the Future Vision Plan, in the hopes that the approach would enhance the scope, impact, and sustainability of humanitarian projects. More than six years later, and with over $460 million invested in almost 7,000 projects across the globe, Rotary is ready to augment these critical investments with a new grant type. Beginning January 2020, Rotary International is introducing a highly selective, competitive grant model that empowers Rotarians to implement large-scale, high impact projects with experienced partners.
In support of Rotary’s Action Plan, Rotary International’s Programs of Scale grants will award $2 million to one approved project each year that responds to a community-identified need. These projects will benefit a large number of people in a significant geographic area using a sustainable, evidence-based intervention with measurable outcomes and impact. Each grant will support, for three to five years, activities that align with one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus.
This is an exciting opportunity to complement the international service Rotarians already undertake with a larger grant investment over a longer time frame. Time and resources that will be dedicated to help deliver service in communities that will live on beyond project implementation. And by focusing on documenting the metrics of our good works, we get a clearer picture of results, and the good Rotary does around the world.
"There is no knowledge that is not power."-Ralph Waldo
Emmerson
"Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either."-Arthur Conan Doyle
"I speak two languages. Body and English."-Mae West
"Judge-a law student who marks his own examination papers."-Henry Louis Mencken
SMILE
The adult version of "head, shoulders, knees and toes" is "wallet, glasses, keys and phone"
I just ordered a life alert bracelet so if I ever get a life I'll be notified immediately
If you need an answer and you can't find it, just grab a drink, sit back and post the wrong answer on Facebook. Someone will correct you
I'm so old I remember when "log on" meant throwing wood on the fire
We squint at the sun because it's bright. We squint at people because they're not.
BY THE NUMBERS
More than 80% of car buying decisions are influenced by women-CDK Global
In a Verizon survey of more than 1,300 company managers, 79% of them reported that the meetings they initiated were extremely or very productive, but only 56% said the same about meetings initiated by others.
In 2018 Americans reported losing $143 million in romance-related scams-a higher dollar amount than any other type of scam-Federal Trade Commission
Of the 166 labor sectors that employ at least 100,000 Americans, software publishing pays the highest average wage, $59.81 an hour in the fourth quarter of 2018-Department of Labor
Overall in 2018, such consumers in the U.S. spent $189 billion in fees and interest on financial products, ranging from pawn to subprime-auto loans, up 4% from 2017. That figure was projected to rise 4.2% to $196 billion in 2019-Financial Health Network
About one-third of the country’s wireless-communications infrastructure is connected to backup power-Generac
Trivia answer-A. Apple stock opened at $29.55 on Jan. 27, 2010. (By comparison, on that same day, shares of Amazon.com opened at $121.03. The retailer closed the last day of trading in the decade at $1,847.84.)
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