Our program presenter was Reda Iskarous (yes, Tammy's hubby). He spoke about his plan to recruit folks to help others by giving of their time. The video has been posted.
Our only visiting Rotarian was Wood River's Tommie, who, by the way, was also the first person to arrive. Pat, Allen and Roger weren't far behind. Erin, Fred and maybe Paul were the last.
Roger plans to repair the bell. He doesn't want turn over a bad dinger to new Prez Sherry.
Pat encourages everyone , especially Allen, to eat your fruits and veggies. Did Lori hear that?
The food line featured mostaccioli, g-beans, bread sticks, Caesar salad, mixed fruit, pie and cake. By the way, Roger sure knows his "food groups".
Sherry may have up to six tickets to sell for the Tuesday Cards-Cubs game. $38 per. If interested, contact her directly.
Wendell's ready to head to Cuba.
Lockhaven has not yet been sold, but you can go play a round on the honor system.
Joe is quite proud of just how little he pays per golf stroke.
Bill is still taking his road show to Bethalto. He has quit answering calls from his Bishop.
Erin reported that we will be awarding $3900 to our two EA-WR scholars and $3550 to our Roxana students. She pointed out that our scholarships are one of the largest awarded to any EA-WR student. When final grades are tabulated, she will invite all four students to visit a meeting to collect their checks.
Lori reported that we have sold 87 paper Mania tickets. Our cumulative net is now at $700. Please continue to sell (the selling window won't close until July) and turn in your sold tickets.
Don't forget that Sherry's Installation Dinner will be on June 30th. Fellowship starts at 6, dinner at 6:30. Julia's is the location.
We will vote on a Business of the Year recipient on May 26th. If you have a business that you would like to nominate let Roger know ASAP.
The opening duties were provided by Chris, Fred and Bill
The Paul Harris fellows met after the meeting and selected ??? for this year's award. Only Rhonda, Lori and Roger know for sure. There's no reason to believe that there will be a name leak, right?
Bill drafted Sherry for the SAA duties and boldly proclaimed that there is no difference between AOL and AWOL. BREAKING NEWS: Allen missed a sports trivia question. The answer was Cy Young, oh my!! Other answers included 60 minutes, The Who, bird flu, Bobby Darin, Louie Louie and Purple People Eater.
The 50-50 jackpot tickets went to Sherry and Virgil. Chris 1 claimed the scratch-off. The $54 jackpot rolled.
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
TRIVIA
(The correct answer is at the end of the newsletter)
Non-iron shirts are popular these days. Which ingredient helps keep them wrinkle-free?
A-Plywood
B-Teflon
C-Formaldehyde
D-Prepolymerized methyl methacrylate
FROM THE ARCHIVES
May 24, 2001
Current club members serving in a leadership capacity are: Prez Mark 2 Joe, Dick, Paul, Mark 1 and Rick. We were breaking bread at the Ice Arena.
Lori was the program coordinator and introduced MadCo County Clerk Mark VonNida.
Charlie Kunz presented a make-up from Davie, FL.
The Banner edition was named "Blues Blues". (Not this year.)
Editor Larry Lacher announced that this would be his last issue as Banner Editor. He was going to be attending graduate school at Concordia Seminary in the fall.
June 27th was our next Cardinal concession date. The Installation Dinner would be held the next day at Moonlight.
The awards that our two EAWR scholarship students/graduates earned were highlighted by Charlie Kunz.
Do you remember Nick Adams?
SMILE
I had amnesia once..maybe twice.
Protons have mass. I didn't even know they were Catholic.
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?
They told me I was gullible, and I believed them.
DATELINE:RI
1000 SMILES PROJECT
Though they were a long way from home, members of the Rotaract Club of Bugolobi, Uganda, felt confident they could tackle problems in rural Kanabulemu during their annual 1000 Smiles project.
Their original plan focused on curtailing the spread of HIV/AIDS. It's in the Rakai District, where the first case of AIDS in Uganda was uncovered in 1982 and about 12 percent of the population has been infected with HIV in recent years. But the Rotaractors discovered that problems in the village extended far beyond the disease.
"The community lacked water, the school was in a sorry state, and the medical center was in an even sorrier state, especially the maternity ward," says Anitah Munkudane, president of the Bugolobi club. "The condition was worse than we had imagined."
The Rotaractors still weren't prepared for what they found when they launched the project with the Uganda Health Marketing Group. They expected to treat 700 at the medical camp in Kanabulemu. More than 1,000 patients came. To read more, link herehttp://tinyurl.com/hcvcjog
THE BOTTOM LINE
McDonald's has been testing a new Chicken McNugget with no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. The current Nugget contains 32 ingredients.-Qz.com
This will be the first year that video games played on tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices generate more revenue than traditional video games played on desktop computers and consoles. Total global gaming revenue is estimated to reach $99.6 billion in 2016, up 8.5 % from 2015. Qz.com
THE LAST WORD
"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."-Albert Camus
"Maybe stories are just data with a soul."-Brene Brown
