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MAY DAY ISSUE APRIL 30, 2022
VOL. 2 NO. 32
OUR TRIVIALIZERS
FUTURE -PRESENT PREZ POW WOW
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
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Lacking a formal program, BradL stepped to the podium and made a Member Behind the Badge presentation. We found out how difficult it is doing college visits and, if you know a military veteran, send him/her to Brad's office for a consult. They may be entitled to additional benefits.
Baseball Mania tickets are now being distributed by LoriP. Get your pack of 10 today. The game kicks off in late July. We net $6.50 on each card sold.
Belated birthday wishes to TammyI on Thursday. Happy birthday to PattyW on May 6th.
Early arrivals included AllenH, followed by several minutes of crickets before he was joined by BillP and RodC.
DaveA is celebrating 29 years as a Rotarian, SteveD marks 27 years.
Our two trivia teams had a great time last Friday, placing solidly in the middle of the pack. We would have ranked higher if not for all the slasher movie questions.
Thanks to LoriP andRhondaB for providing transport services to our RYLA Roxy twin sisters last weekend. The young ladies had a great experience.
Please remember to share our 5K Color Run information with your social media contacts. It's slated for Saturday June 4th @ Belk-8AM. The sign-up link is available on our Facebook and web pages. Prez Lindsey has a goal of having 100 runners, 25 have signed up so far. It's time to get busy promoting our event. She has secured an additional $500 sponsorship bringing the current total to $5,000.
Opening duties were handled by Prez Lindsey, DaveA and RodneyD.
RhondaB does not tolerate silence very well, just ask our RYLA twins.
The Library Where The Books Are Human Beings is an interesting read in the May issue of Rotary magazine
Congrats to Robin Carlton on being nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction award.
Prez Lindsey reminded us that she set a goal of having 60 club members by the time her term ends on June 30th. We need 6 more. Don't you have a potential member you could invite to an upcoming meeting??
SAA LeonardB posed a series of sports Q's toAllenH. Our best guess is that Allen correctly answered two out of six.
19 members dined on the same meal that Chef Bob was serving to the 400 Women of Distinction attendees on Thursday evening.
Last to arrive include RhondaB, CherylM, DaveA and BradP.
LoriP and WendellR did not locate the 50-50 joker. RickH located the scratch-off.
Ciao! Have a fine and dry weekend.
SEE YOU THERE ON THURSDAY
LORI & CATHY JO JOIN ABBY & LAYNIE @ RYLA
WHO NEEDS PILLOWS? RHS RYLA PARTICIPANTS ABBY & LAYNIE GEHRS. YES, THEY ARE TWINS
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
Home builder Lennar and a tech startup are teaming up to build a community of 100 3-D printed houses-near which city?
A-Portland, OR
B-Austin, TX
C-San Jose, CA
D-Burlington, VT
(Answer is found at the end of the newsletter)
Today is National Bugs Bunny Day
What country has the longest coastline in Europe?
United Kingdom
Norway
France
Spain
When you think of “the longest coastline,” you might first consider countries with the largest overall area. By that measure, Norway isn't at the top — with an area of 148,728 square miles, it's far smaller than Europe’s larger countries like France (248,573 square miles) or Ukraine (233,062 square miles). But don’t forget Norway’s shape: The Nordic country boasts 36,122 miles of coastline, with stunning islands, fjords, and villages dotting its beaches. In fact, Norway has the second-longest coastline in the entire world, after Canada.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
Late April 2019
The EA club hosted 6 scholarship students and support staff from both high schools.
Jim Folsom presented the EA program about the Saving Our Streets organization.
TommieM paid a Happy Fine at the WR meeting in recognition of her 84th birthday.
PaulH returned from a California vacay in time to be serenaded with the birthday song by EA Rotarians.
WR Prez JohnP "tickled the ivories" while "the choir" sang Aloha 'Oe.
JoeS presented a make-up from Memphis, TN dating to 2006. EA club Secretary LoriP questioned the "statute of limitations" for make-ups.
PaulG paid a Happy Fine at the WR meeting.
RandyN assisted the EA SAA with lugmeister duties.
JeanK passed on the opportunity to collect the WR $39 50-50. Likewise, BradP missed out on the $72 EA 50-50.
The EA club dined on a "Chinese buffet" with no Chinese food.
MikeK subbed for WR SAA DonnaK.
LoriP and JoeS shared the details of the upcoming EA village cleanup day slated for June 8th.
I RECCOMMEND...
...Stagger Inn Again in Edwardsville. They have great pub food, featuring outstanding gumbo on Fridays (any leftovers are available on Saturday). The two guys running the kitchen have been managing it forever. Reasonable prices. 104 E Vandalia St. RickH
Each month, thousands of people express their interest in joining Rotary by going to rotary.org/join. And now, the membership leads system that supports Rotary clubs by telling them about these inquiries can also help Rotaract grow.
Districts and Rotaract clubs are now able to receive, track, and manage Rotaract membership leads in My Rotary. District and Rotaract officers can also add additional candidates directly to their leads list to keep track of all their prospects in one place. Visit your club’s leads page or your district’s leads page regularly to manage your list of candidates and help move them toward membership.
More updates are coming: In 2022-23, Rotaractors will be able to use the membership leads system to relocate, rejoin, make referrals, and use other related features.
AND I QUOTE
"The mark of a true MBA is that he is often wrong but seldom in doubt."-Robert Buzzell
“A person without imagination is like a teabag without hot water."-Alan Fletcher
"Indecision is the key to flexibility."-Anon
"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else."-Margaret Mead
SMILE
An invisible man and an invisible woman were married. I'm not sure what they saw in each other. Their kids were nothing to look at either.
Someone threw a bottle of omega 3 pills at me. Luckily, my injuries were only super fish oil.
I just got a job making plastic Draculas. There are only two of us on the production line, so I have to make every second count.
My friend went bald years ago but still carries an old comb around with him. He just can't part with it.
One seventh of your life is spent on Monday. However, the only person to get his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe
BY THE NUMBERS
In the U.S. traditional pay-TV providers have lost nearly 30 million customers since 2013-a decline of about 30%-MoffettNathanson
The International Information System Security Certification Consortium, or ISC2, say the demand for cybersecurity workers is far outstripping the available workforce.The nonprofit training organization estimates in its latest annual workforce study that around 2.72 million more cybersecurity workers are needed globally.
More than 80% of U.S. gamers are over 18 years old, and 55% are over 35-Nielsen
In 1980 35% of cars produced in the U.S. came with manual transmissions. Today that figure is closer to 1%. 80% of cars sold in Europe have manual transmissions
Companies added more than 1.6 billion square feet of new industrial space across the country from 2017 through the end of the first quarter this year- Cushman & Wakefield
As many as 32 million Americans lack a four-year college degree but have the skills or experience to parlay into higher-income jobs, according to a 2022 study by Opportunity@Work
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