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THE CHILD 1ST ISSUE AUGUST 29, 2026
VOL. 7 NO. 8
OUR BOARD GATHERS
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
On Thursday three representatives from the Madison County Child Advocacy Center joined us to talk about their program. The CAC, founded in 2003, provides professional intervention and supportive services to fight child abuse. 72% of abuse cases are by family, or known, offenders. The CAC has an active school program that teaches kids, in an age appropriate manner, how to recognize possible abuse. Funding for the CAC comes from a variety of sources, including fundraising events.
Early arrivals included AllenH, MattK and LoriP.
DianeS has begun circulating the Soapbox Derby crosswalk sign-up list for the event on September 12th.
We believe that “Ballgame BIllP” was on hand to see the Cards slip by the Baltimore birds, AKA STL Browns.
Slide-right-inners-GlennB and PaulH.
Birthday wishes go out to DianeS on the 30th.
LoriP proudly announced that she won the Big Brothers Big Sisters early bird raffle. She pocketed a cool $1K, enough for 5 pair of new shoes, more or less.
We have a members only and a public Facebook page as well as an Instagram page. Check them out.
Prez Patti began the meeting with a Big Bang.
Congrats to PaulH on his 45 years of club service.
Opening duties were covered by MattK, MarkSm and Mark Vaughn.
The seminar style seating confused a few regulars. The rounders return this week.
Post-nooners included CoryG, GlennB and PaulH.
Our Service Above Self program resumes next month. We will be welcoming students from both high schools.
15 members dined on mostaccioli, stuffed peppers, Rotary g-bean casserole ( a 70's flashback), rolls, salad and cake.
SAA RickH recruited TanyaS to serve as Finemaster. Several members paid Happy Fines or made shameless plugs. We sang happy birthday to TomS and DianeS. All four trivia Q's were answered correctly, including two Dolly Parton questions. Didn't participate in our Pints 4 Polio event? Pay a $. Then we went to the dogs…
The jackpot rolls after Prez Patti and TonyaS couldn't find the joker. DianeS won the scratch-off.
LUNCHIN' IT UP
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
Costco is gearing up to enter a big market it has not yet penetrated. Which one?
A-Cruise vacations
B-Home mortgages
C-Life insurance
D-Medicare
(Find the answer near the end of the newsletter)
Today is National According To Hoyle Day
What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. in 1803? Spain France Portugal England
For the price of $11.25 million and an agreement to forgive $3.75 million in national debt, France sold 530 million acres of land to the United States in what became known as the Louisiana Purchase. The U.S. nearly went to war with France over the territory before an agreement was reached between Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonaparte.
FOUNDATION TREASURER HANDOFF
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Eastender News, Make-Up and Banner newsletters
August 2019
The EA club welcomed RodneyD as a new member. His 5th Rotary club.
The WR club heard a presentation about Junior Achievement.
Happy Fines were paid by GeorgeT, MikeK and PaulG.
Birthday wished went our to SherryT.
MikeK and AlanaY visited the EA club. Mike made a pitch for a bike event centered around the 100th anniversary of EA-WR High School
LoriP remined everyone about the upcoming social night at J.J. Thermo's.
Leonard Berg left the 50-50 jackpot on the WR table. AlanaY and MarkA had the same “luck” at the EA meeting.
BillP and MarkA were both sporting teal colored shirts.
Sports writer Bill Roseberry told the WR club about the revised Gallatin Awards recognizing local high school b-ball players. JoeS was one of the new board members.
WendellR observed that he had not seen so many cars in the Eastgate parking lot since the last JC Penny back to school sale.
Tickets for the WR Cash Raffle would soon be available.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
DATELINE:ROTARY
India’s Bharat Pandya selected to be 2028-29 Rotary International President
Pandya, a surgeon from Mumbai and past Rotary International director and Foundation trustee, has been chosen to lead Rotary in 2028-29.
Bharat Pandya, a member of the Rotary Club of Borivli, Mumbai, India, is the selection of the nominating committee for Rotary International president for 2028-29. He will officially become the president-nominee on 15 September if there are no other challenging candidates.
After receiving undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, Pandya practiced as a general and laparoscopic surgeon for 38 years. Among other professional recognitions, he was awarded fellowships by the Association of Surgeons of India and the International College of Surgeons and earned the Borivli Medical Brotherhood’s Outstanding Performance Award. He is a founding member of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India and was a board member and vice chair of Jan Shikshan Sansthan, a government-sponsored vocational training and skill development institute. He received the Mumbai Gaurav (Pride of Mumbai) Award from Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha and the Indian Global Foundation.
Pandya has served as an RI director and treasurer and on numerous committees, among them the Finance Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. He has served in multiple positions for The Rotary Foundation: trustee, vice chair, Executive Committee chair, and vice chair of the Finance and Stewardship committees. He is currently chair of the RI Programs Committee and vice chair of The Rotary Foundation Programs Committee. He served on the India PolioPlus Committee in 2011-15, during which time India was certified polio-free.
Pandya and his wife, Madhavi, a past district chair of Inner Wheel District 314, are Major Donors and Benefactors. They have two daughters and one granddaughter.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
AND I QUOTE
“When summer opens, I see how fast it matures, and fear it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn."-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person’s good, wishes it for that person’s own sake."-Aristotle
"Decide … whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying."-Amelia Earhart
“You can’t teach what you don’t know, and you can’t lead where you don’t go.”-Jesse Jackson
SMILE
Let's check in on what the locals are up to in Flathead County, MT. From the police blotters-
12:26 p.m. An old man wearing a cowboy hat looked like he was doing the “dementia shuffle.”
9:35 p.m. The neighbor’s Great Pyrenees was disrupting a garage sale.
12:14 p.m. The raccoon was terrifying a resident and her cat.
9:33 p.m. A teenager riding a minibike was harassing a pedestrian who suffered from a heart condition.
11:46 p.m. A guy didn’t “feel right” after getting “poked or stabbed or something.”
10:33 a.m. A caller reported some guys were creepy, but a police officer disagreed.
5:32 a.m. A grandmother did not like the company her grandson was keeping.
3:11 p.m. A fairgrounds traffic director was not doing a good job.
7:23 p.m. A guy was tired of the neighbor playing music “he is not interested in listening to.”
12:16 a.m. Somebody’s ex-wife did not like him hanging out with another woman at the fair
12:34 p.m. A resident who was “cooped up” in her house and smoking a cigarette was not about to get off her couch to open the door for law enforcement.
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THE NUMBERS
Pickle-flavored snacks grew 30% in sales over the past year-Circana
Roughly 19% of jobs advertised on digital job boards in the second quarter were fake-Greenhouse
Social mentions of “maxxing” grew 675% in the first seven months of this year over the same period last year-Sprout Social
Americans with workplace health insurance coverage are expected to spend an average $5,297 this year on healthcare, $388 more than 2025-Ao
As many as 55 million Americans, or 15% of the population, are expected to be on GLP-1 drugs by 2035-Morgan Stanley
1.2% of LinkedIn’s 1.5 billion global users have added AI skills to their profiles (Trivia answer-D)
Rotarian Code of Conduct The following code of conduct has been adopted for the use of Rotarians: As a Rotarian, I will 1-Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2-Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3-Use my professional skills throughRotary to: mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people's quality of life in my community and in the world 4-Avoid behavior that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians 5-Help maintain a harassment-free environment in Rotary meetings, events, and activities
