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CLEAN-UP ISSUE
JUNE 2, 2018
NEWS, NOTES & NONSENSE
PAUL HARRIS PONDERS
Look for the next Rotary Banner on June 16th.
The program was presented by two volunteers with the "English as a Second Language" program, Kathy and Lynn. It is based at a Lutheran church in the Bevo neighborhood of St. Louis. It serves the large immigrant population living in the neighborhoods near the church. Kathy and Lynn shared several stories with us drawn from their volunteering experience. Lori introduced the ladies and presented a case of dictionaries to be used in the program. No video is available.
You can still help at the Village Cleanup Day today (June 2nd). Report to the Keasler Center @10AM. Lunch is included. We will be working the Route 3 corridor.
Wood River Rotarian Paul was with us to ask for our help with a project taking place on Sunday (June 3). They have over 200 runners registered for a Color Run at Belk Park. If you are available to help, report to the park at 7:30AM. You should be finished by 10:30.
Lori still has BaseballMania tickets left.
Condolences to Allen and wife Pam on the passing of her mother. May she rest in peace.
Queenie returned from her Florida beach stay tanned, rested and ready to roll.
Here's hoping that Rhonda has a speedy recovery from her ankle surgery.
Guess who's back? Sherry and Sandy. Their recent "training" trips have taken them to several cities in the past few weeks. Paul referred to these trips as 'government junkets'. While away Sherry almost got into trouble on the White House grounds. It's nice to have them back.
The Paul Harris committee met after the meeting and made their 2018 selection.
20 members dined on beef stroganoff, baby carrots, garlic bread, salad and bread pudding.
Lori, Darren, Mark1 and Queenie were the earliest to arrive. The conga line ended with Joe, Dave, Brad 1 and Chris1.
SAA Queenie drafted Chris2 to collect the cash. Not here last week? Pay a $. Dave, Joe and Rick had announcements. Nathan, Darren and Mark1 were recognized for their years of service. In fact, anyone not having 44 or more years of service (Mark1) were fined a $. The trivia questions were so hard that I can't even spell the topics. Time to move on.
Brad1 took home the $95 jackpot after pulling the joker, he also won the scratch-off. Some folks have all the luck.
Opening duties were performed by Brad1, Sandy and Dave
That's all from here, have a fine and dry weekend.
THAT'S A WINNER!
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Amazon is quietly firing some of its more than 300 million customers, why?
A-They don't place enough orders
B-They make too many returns
C-They live in lighthouses and other hard-to-reach places
D-The company has shifted focus from growth to profit
June 2 is National Black Bear Day
Due to escalating tuition and easy credit, the U.S. has 101 people who owe at least $1 million in federal student loans, according to the Education Department. Five years ago, 14 people owed that much.
There are 1,459 animal species protected by the endangered Species Act, but Americans believe there are only 100-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Association of Zoos and Aquariums
By a ration of 5 to 1 men are most often struck by lighting-National Weather Service
Riddle-I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Answer:Fire.
JUNE 9, 2005
Current members in a leadership position: Joe, Lori, Mark1, Paul, Rod and Rick
We said good-bye to our French exchange student Claire. She shared with us the highlights of her 10 month stay, and there were many
We recognized our recently graduated scholars
The previous week's program was presented by Susan Whipple, Director of the Career and Technical Education program at East Alton-Wood River High School
The RI centennial convention would be held in Chicago later this month
We had three dates scheduled for Cardinals concessions this summer
Do you remember Rose Sebastian?
BOB, CLAIRE, MARK
DATELINE:RI
YOUTH EXCHANGE CHAGES LIVES
By Dave White, Rotary Club of Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
I was inspired to become involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange program in the 1980s while I was a secondary school principal and the school hosted our first international exchange student. A young lady, an Inbound Exchange student from South Africa, spent the year at our school. She had never been taught by a non-white teacher and had some hesitations about attending his classes. The trepidations soon disappeared. She grew to know and respect the teacher as a person and thoroughly enjoyed his classes.
Perhaps, more importantly, she realized her attitudes could be challenged. As a result of seeing this student from South Africa having this unique experience I learned that Rotary Youth Exchange not only changes the lives of youth but also enriches their lives. I knew that I wanted to join Rotary and become involved with Youth Exchange.
In the 26 years I have been a member of the Rotary Club of Courtenay, I have been on almost all of our club’s Youth Service committees, as well as president of my club and also the Rotary Club of Kyiv Multinational in Ukraine. Throughout this time I remain a supporter and promoter of Rotary Youth Exchange and youth programs. To continue reading, link herehttps://bit.ly/2JeVxs4
AND I QUOTE
"The whole of everything is never told."-Henry James
"Every child starts out as a scientist, as an explorer, as someone who is infinitely curious."-Richard Powers
"The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say 'no' to almost everything."-Warren Buffett
SMILE
A: I have the perfect son.
B: Does he smoke?
A: No, he doesn’t.
B: Does he drink whiskey?
A: No, he doesn’t.
B: Does he ever come home late?
A: No, he doesn’t.
B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he?
A: He will be six months old next Wednesday.
THE BOTTOM LINE
The 23 largest u.S. airlines earned a combined profit of 415.6 billion in 2017, including $4.6 billion from luggage fees and $2.9 billion from reservation-change fees-Los Angeles Times
U.S. imports of yoga leggings overtook those of women's jeans last year, as the stretchy pants are increasingly seen as acceptable for both leisure and work. In March, leggings were added to the U.K. government's "basket" of goods that reflect shopping habits across the country and are used to calculate official inflation statistics-Financial Times
With China's recent decision to stop importing recycled materials, the U.S. is in danger of running out of space for its trash. America has been forced to dispose of 676,000 metric tons od]f waste this year that would have otherwise been sent to China. At current rates, most Northeastern landfills will be full by 2029; the rest of the country's landfills will be at capacity by 2036-TheOutline.com
