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BELL RINGING ISSUE DECEMBER 9, 2023
VOL. 4 NO.18
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
On Thursday we were joined by Lindsey Timmins, widow of the police officer who was slain two years ago and the founder/CEO of the Tyler Timmins Memorial Foundation. Some of their accomplishments include- The establishment an endowed scholarship @ LCCC for first responder training, assisted five first responder families that were in crisis, three families who lost a first responder in the line of duty and have adopted eight local families (including 22 children) for this Christmas season. Lindsey welcomes any donation suggestions and volunteers.
Happy birthday wishes go out to DaveA and ChrisH tomorrow!
This past Tuesday our crew hosted 135 vehicles and their occupants at Winter Wonderland helping to make their spirits bright. Thanks to all who assisted especially Captain BillP for herding the cats and MarkA for sitting on the throne and sharing some ho, ho, ho's. Our post-event pow wow revealed the secret to Walgreen's Senior Day and the EZ way to pour ketchup. It seems as though JohnP suffered, or so he claims, some sort of on the job injury related to the clicker. Grandpa is not happy!
Our Christmas party will be held the evening December 21st. The deadline to register is the 14th. Look for an email from Prez Rodney for all the details and to sign up.
Congrats to JoeS on his 24 years of Rotary service.
Chef Bob was back, from retirement, not from the dead, as claimed by a couple of members.
Starting January 1st a tip will be included in weekly meeting charge. The tip box will be going away. That being said, this coming Thursday will be the last day on 2023 to tip our servers for their excellent service. Please be generous.
Early arrivals included DarrenC, AllenH and LoriP.
The slide right in crew included PaulH, BradL and BradP.
Opening duties were handled by WendellR, RickH and BillP.
We are bell ringing TODAYfrom 10-8 @ the Wal Mart market door. If you signed up, show up. Thanks for your assistance.
DarrenC reported that the 3rd annual Night of Christmas event served almost 500 folks this past Saturday.
SAA sub LeonardB tested everyone's memories about hot chocolate and leaf raking skills.
17 members were in the house to dine on sauced pork, cheezy whipped taters, rolls, salad and cake.
ScottL was the last to arrive @ 12:13. Other post-nooner included LeonardB, BradP, ChrisH and TomS.
BradP and LoriP each took a turn not finding the joker. JohnP won the scratch-off, but wait, there's more, he won $50 on the $ scratchie. Well played!
OUR WONDERFUL WONDERLAND ACCOUNTING TEAM
JOHN FLASHES HIS $50 WINNER
A JOB WELL DONE!
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
A new book, "Midwestern Food", mentions the renowned Juicy Lucy burger-found mainly in what city?
A-Minneapolis
B-Milwaukee
C-Cleveland
D-Indianapolis
(Answer is found near the end of the newsletter)
Today is National Pastry Day
Which is NOT one of the four colors used for passport covers worldwide?
Red
Blue
Green
White
Passports around the world are only made in four shades: red, blue, green, and black. While there aren’t any official rules around color, the reason for the limited variety is because these simple, dark hues make the documents look more official. Blue is the most common choice, followed by red, green, and, black. Malawi and New Zealand are among the just seven countries with black covers. The color used is often symbolic: Many Islamic states have green passports due to its religious significance. And colors don’t always stay the same: Before the switch to blue in 1976, American passports were green.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
December 2019
EA members heard all about the refinery from Melissa Erker.
Both clubs rang bells for the Army. PaulG coordinated the WR details and MarkV took care of the EA members. JohnP entertained with his trumpet solos.
LoriP was preparing to distribute Christmas flowers to 15 senior citizens.
RHS Junior Rotarians Madison Klaas and Kiley Winfree paid a visit to the WR meeting.
Three RHS scholarship students visited with the EA members.
DaveA reported that dictionaries were distributed to the 3rd grade classes at the Hartford and L&C elementary schools. He thanked these members for the assist-RobinK, CherylM, LeonardB and JohnP.
ChrisH was feted for his recent natal day while BillP and JoeS were recognized for their Rotary anniversaries.
TommieM paid a Happy Fine in honor of the late, great member Dick Bell, who had trouble singing the song "L'il Liza Jane".
BillP thanked everyone who helped with the Christmas Wonderland event.
RobinK announced that she would be setting up an Edward Jones office in WR. (Did you know that she was a part of a GSE team to Sweden?)
WendellR was pushing the term "9th Street Twins" to describe SandyS and SherryT.
BradP and RickH missed the opportunity to collect the $156 Christmas gift jackpot.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
DATELINE:RI
NEW RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) VIDEO
Through Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Rotary clubs and districts offer intensive programs where young people develop leadership skills while having fun and forming lasting friendships! A new video resource showcases the RYLA experience for participants and member organizers. Here's the link to watch
"The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a wilderness."-Havelock Ellis
"Never be so focused on what you’re looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find."-Ann Patchett
"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out."-David Sedaris
"Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings? It’s almost never for them."-Norm Macdonald
SMILE
I asked a German girl for her number and I'm still waiting for the rest of the digits. So far, all I have is "nine".
Sweet potatoes sleep in their yammies.
The girl screaming for a pony finally got a little hoarse.
Home Depot is putting their Christmas decorations on the second aisle of housewares. So in other words: Aisle B home for Christmas.
It's hard to buy your husband something for Christmas when he got everything when he married you.
How do you make a waterbed more bouncy? Add spring water.
BY THE NUMBERS
Toy sales are down 8% this year compared with 2022, but plush toys are enjoying a soft landing, up 4% for the year, according to market research firm Circana. Plush-toy sales grew to $1.7 billion in October from $846 million in October 2020
An estimated 68% of Americans eat burgers at fast-food restaurants at least once a month-Datassential
The average standard cycle time for a dishwasher has increased from around 70 minutes in 1983 to 160 minutes this year, according to research by the Competitive Enterprise Institute
The most popular dog names in Illinois-Bella, Luna, Maz, Charlie and Daisy
The average mortgage payment is now 52% higher than the average monthly rent check, according to a recent analysis by real-estate brokerage CBRE
The National Retail Federation expects November and December holiday spending to rise 3% to 4% this year from last, or hold about flat when factoring in inflation
Major carriers have added nearly 10,000 pilots to their ranks this year, on track to outpace a record pilot hiring spree that saw them bring on over 13,000 aviators last year, according to FAPA.aero. That is up from about 5,400 in 2021, which had been the busiest year for pilot hiring in decades.
(Trivia answer A)
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, report any suspected harassment, and help ensure non-retaliation to those individuals that report harassment
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