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NEW ROTARY YEAR ISSUE
JULY 8, 2017
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
WHAT DID I SAY?
Chris 2 introduced long time friend Bill Miller. Bill is an Alton based attorney who presented a brief program, primarily about juvenile law. There is no video.
Let's thank Rhonda for her Cracker Factory fireworks viewing tip. Mark 1 and Wendell were there (was anyone else in the house?) and thought the event went very well.
Speaking of Rhonda, was she still on vacation?
Newly minted Prez Bill was there (instead of the Cardinals game, or Kiwanis meeting) to ring in his term with a punishing whack of the bell.
Thursday was National Fried Chicken Day. Guess what we had for the 3rd week in a row? Yummy as ever. Au gratin taters, mixed boiled veggies, heavily Caesared salad and cake served as sides.
Bill and Lindsey were the first of 20 members to arrive. Dave, Nathan and Paul arrived before Bill began the festivities.
Rick received 10 Program of the Year marked ballots. Voting will continue the next two meetings. Rick has your ballot.
Lindsey was joined by a potential member.
Lori reported that we have sold 133 of 300 paper tickets (these numbers do not reflect Thursday's remittances). Our net is now $948. There is still a two week selling window before the event begins. Get selling!
Lindsey assumed the SAA duties and promptly put a balloon in play. Chris 2 was the designated "bag guy". We had a a couple of puzzle sheets to solve. Chris 1's crack gang of puzzle solvers put the other two tables to shame. We celebrated Allen's 65th birthday. Dave had an announcement about next week's program. It seems that Benjamin Godfrey will rise from the dead and join us for some fried chicken. If you did not have breakfast with Lindsey, it cost a $. Were you invited??
Opening duties were provided by Chris 1, Brad 2 and Dave.
50-50 cards were drawn by Allen and Mark 1, Chris 2 received the scratch-off. No one won. The $122 jackpot, as announced by Bill, rolled. Since the jackpot was $135 on June 22, the $122 amount may be incorrect. Time for an audit?
That's all from here. Have a fine and dry weekend.
HOW WAS THAT FRIED CHICKEN?
INSTALLATION MEETING NOTES
IT'S OFFICIAL!
Bill, sporting a Snoopy tie, served as our MC and did a masterful job.
We spent some time discussing what we like about our club and offering suggestions on ways to improve.
When the 6:30 hour arrived, there was some discussion about the need for some Ramen noodles or Sonic takeaway. No worries, the prime rib arrived. Bill promised that every third dessert was calorie free.
B and R Auto Body was chosen as the Business of the Year.
Brad Lavite was the recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award.
Rod was recognized for his 35 years of membership. 10 year membership certificates were presented to Chris 1, Virgil and Erin.
All members received a Rotary decal.
Exchange student Dani shared some of the highlights from her recent two week western USA Rotary trip.
Our 5th-6th grade basketball tournament has been running for 30 years.
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Per a new study of Mexican women, how do workers stay motivated in repetitive jobs?
A-Legally mandated breaks
B-Commitment to family
C-Fantasies of retirement
D-Hopes for advancement
July 8 is National Chocolate With Almonds Day
56% of Americans prefer to eat at a local spot off the beaten path while on vacation.-Chase Sapphire survey of 1,005 adults aged 25-44 with a household income of $50,000 plus
Riddle-It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it?
A cabbage.
JULY 7, 2005
Current members in a leadership position were: Prez Joe, Lori, Paul, Rod and Rick
The program presenter was Theresa Wilson, founder of the Blessing Basket Project
Joe was installed the previous week as club President for the 2nd time in the "modern era". He also received the Paul Harris Award from Mark 1. Allen was recognized for his 30 years of club membership, Brad 1 for 15 years of service
During the last regular Thursday meeting of the 2004-05 Rotary year, President Bob Dannenburg thanked Lori for her years of service as club Secretary. He also noted that our clock fund now had a balance of $15,000 and that Allen worked the Busch Stadium concession during the (now) infamous "10 hour tour"
Charlie Kunz asked everyone to review the scholarship program guidelines
Newly installed District Governor Keith Lape would be joining us next week
Do you remember Barb McCalley?
DATELINE:RI
Our district website has moved to a new platform ( I saw a demo of this platform in February and was very impressed-Ed.) Take a look via this link http://rotarydistrict6460.org/
Improving the lives of Ghana children through handwashing
By Neyeram Kukula, Rotary Club of Accra-West, Ghana
On 18 May, I joined fellow Rotary members, the project manager for the Rotary-USAID partnership in Ghana, and an engineer from Global Communities, the implementing partner, in visiting sites in the Shai Osu Doku district two hours northeast of the capital of Accra. We visited three schools where the partnership is working to improve water and sanitation facilities and change personal hygiene habits.
The team visits a primary school in the Shai Osu Doku district of Ghana.
After what felt like a never-ending journey down a rugged road, we finally arrived at our first site at the Agbuviekpong D/A Primary School. We were warmly received by Bernard Nyamado, the headmaster of the school, seated at a desk under a big tree. Nyamado resides in Volivo, a nearby community, and has been with the school for almost 10 years. He told me the isolated community has about 500 inhabitants and the school a population of 172 pupils, 80 boys and 92 girls. The school currently has a six seat toilet facility that is also used by members of the community.
Hilda Addah, a member of the Rotary Club of Accra South, asked Nyamado how the school deals with community residents using their toilets. Under the partnership, a four-seat Kumasi Ventilated Improved Pit latrine is being built. It will include a urinal for the boys and a changing room for the girls, with metal lockable gates. When asked how he would ensure that the community didn’t “invade the new toilets,” Nyamado said a compromise was in order. “We’ll engage them and have them understand that they are not supposed to use the new restrooms but they will have access to the old one.” Addah later said that she was eager to further this discussion and build the capacity of the school to engage the community. To continue reading, link herehttp://bit.ly/2uGV8U8
SMILE
CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MANY CARBS IN YOUR DIET?
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
Conclusion:
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Despite the growth of new online collaboration tools like Slack, 75% of all communications between co-workers still take place via email, phone calls, and text messages, according to a survey by Technalysis Research. The most common device is still a desktop PC and Microsoft Windows is used for almost two-thirds of all computer related work.-Recode.net
The estimated cost of raising a child in the U.S.-from birth to age 17-rose by 3% in 2015 to $233,610, or nearly $14,000 per year. Housing accounts for up to a third of the total cost.-Associated Press
LAST WORD
"Greeting cards routinely tell us everybody deserves love. No. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all the time."-Zadie Smith
"The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there."-James buchanan
"Americans who overslept invented the word brunch"-Joan Crawford
