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WORLD POLIO DAY ISSUE
OCTOBER 24, 2020
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
IT'S TIME FOR PINTS!
Prez Chris spent a few minutes sharing how the Parks and Rec department has managed during the pandemic. Baseball and softball were offered with restrictions this summer. The staff are looking to offer volleyball and basketball "clinics" this winter. There have been no senior programs offered, but Robin Carlton has been reaching out to many senior regulars to make sure that they are OK. Our basketball tournament for 2021 is still up in the air. And by the way, Chris "does not do windows!"
The regular program schedule has resumed. If you are unable to attend your scheduled presentation meeting let Prez Chris know so he can find a replacement presenter. Remember, your speaker can attend via Zoom if that is their preference.
Alex announced that he is leaving his position at the Growth Association at the end of the month to join his family business, St. Peters hardware, at their Edwardsville location. He is hopeful that he can rejoin us next spring. His absence will be felt! Alex exemplifies Service Above Self. Anything he has been asked to do he has embraced with gusto and performed admirably. He has set an example for each of us to follow. We wish him great success and hope to see him again!
Our merger committee met after Thursday's meeting to put the finishing touches on a proposal regarding the treatment of our foundation funds.
Today is World Polio Day and our Pints for Polio event. Please bring your family and join us at JJ Thermos this afternoon/evening for dinner and a pint (including root beer) and the Facebook live streaming event @ 6:15 to help raise funds and awareness for global polio eradication. "Purple Pinkies" will also be offered. A big thank you to Rhonda for serving as our event coordinator.
Congrats to BradL for his 10 years as a member.
Lunch featured pork 'n apples, lasagna, braised/seasoned taters, Rotary g-beans, salad, garlic bread and unknown pie (possibly custard?)
The Turkey Fund is now @ $220. All $$ collected will be given to Operation Blessing to use for Thanksgiving food purchases. If you want to donate via check, make it payable to Operation Blessing. If you prefer to donate via PayPal of Venmo, Rick will accept payment and convert it to cash for the cause. Find him via phone 618.792.0256 or @john-hooks-7 on Venmo or @JrTheChief on PayPal.
Dick is looking forward to returning to Florida early next year where his toughest daily decision is determining where he will have dinner.
Pre-nooners included Allen, MarkS,Dick and Lori. Last among the 18 in the house included Paul, Rhonda, Cory and Randy.
Lori still has Football Mania tickets , pick up a pack today! Winning opportunities begin on October 29th.
Our SAA was busy harvesting ballots so Prez Chris stepped in with the Q's. Alex served as the lugmeister. Topics in included human ribs, Nobel literature, time zones and astronauts. We went 4 for 4!
Opening duties were handled by Cory, ChrisH and Bill, who was thankful for the pie, even if the type was unknown.
The $42 jackpot was unclaimed by BradP, Paul and, for the second week in a row Bill's number was drawn, this time for the scratch-off.
Have a fine and dry weekend, stay safe. Ciao!
POST-MEETING CHIT-CHAT
ZOOM ON IN
If you are unable to join us for the weekly meeting you can join us via Zoom any time after 12:15. BradP has got your back! Here is the linkhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/465333257
Here's our meeting ID: 465 333 257
If you prefer to join us via phone, no worries, dial this number 1 312 626 6799 and use the above meeting ID. See you Thursday!
TRIVIA
UFO-spotting has become a pandemic obsession. What's the preferred new term for them?
A-Undocumented flying objects
B-Unidentified aerial phenomena
C-Unspecified skyborne activity
D-UFX
Today is National Bologna Day
Which country holds 20% of the world's freshwater?
Russia
China
United States
Canada
About 20 percent of global freshwater can be found in a single country: Canada. The watery nation to the north is full of rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands.
On This Date-
1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1911 – Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
1926 – Harry Houdini's last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.
1929 – "Black Thursday" on the New York Stock Exchange.
1945 – The United Nations Charter comes into effect.
1946 – A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
1947 – Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
1954 – President Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.
1980 – The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union.
1992 – The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.
2003 – Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
2004 – Arsenal Football Club loses to Manchester United, ending a row of unbeaten matches at 49 matches, which is the record in the Premier League.
2008 – "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
OCTOBER 29, 2009
Current members in a leadership position-ChrisH, Lori, Cory, Paul, Rhonda, Rod and Rick
The program presenter was Maggie Sinclair-Parish, the LCCC Accelerated Instructional Methods Program Coordinator
Bethalto's "Cousin Jeff" was our only visiting Rotarian
Joe and MarkS dodge a fine by serving as Chili Supper co-chairs
Wendell received the birthday treatment
ChrisH covered for Prez Kevin Stuby
Our Halloween parade trolly would depart tonight from the Shop 'N Save parking lot @ 6:30
Rod and Paul professed their desire to be in Florida golfing
BradP has misplaced his purple Rotary shirt
ChrisH and Dick was anticipating a successful deer season
Allen won the 50-50 at our October 15th meeting and donated his winnings to the club
The Christmas party sign-up sheet was making the rounds
Do you remember Roger Werts?
MAY 2017
DATELINE:RI
VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR
WORLD POLIO DAY
Usually, Rotary clubs gather in person for large World Polio Day events to increase awareness of polio and raise funds for its eradication. This year, because many people around the world need to avoid large meetings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Rotarians are adapting their events so they can connect online and maintain momentum in our fight to end polio.
Canada
The Rotary Clubs of Pemberton, Squamish, Whistler, and Whistler Millennium in British Columbia, Canada, are planning a virtual fundraiser, Sea to Sky Pedal for Polio, using the fundraising platform CanadaHelps. Participants registered individually or as teams to pedal, walk, or run a certain distance between 29 August and 6 September. Their goal is to raise $20,000 for Rotary’s PolioPlus Fund.
The Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood, Ontario, Canada, has held online World Polio Day events for the past two years to demonstrate a global classroom that connects students with experts worldwide. An in-person event on the campus of Durham College was also streamed live. This year, the club and its cohost, the Rotary Club of Oshawa, have moved the entire event online.
It will be broadcast live from the global classroom and will include video versions of proclamations by local officials, flag-raising ceremonies, and a virtual presentation by Dr. Robert Scott, the past chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, talking live via internet with Rotary Foundation Trustee and Past RI President Ian H.S. Riseley from Australia.
Central and South America
Sonia Uribe, the Rotary public image coordinator for Zone 25A (Mexico, Central America, parts of South America), is organizing a “wear red” event for World Polio Day. Participants take photos of themselves wearing red and post the photos to social media. The organizers are also selling stuffed toys to raise money for PolioPlus.
Switzerland
Rotary members in Switzerland are organizing a virtual event moderated by TV news host Michaela Padberg and featuring polio survivor and Rotarian Urs Herzog. RI President Holger Knaack will speak at the event, along with Michel Zaffran, director of polio eradication at the World Health Organization; and Michael K. McGovern, chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee.
.AND I QUOTE
"I busted a mirror and got seven years of bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five."-Stephen Wright
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."-Pablo Picasso
"No one ever choked to death swallowing his pride."-Anon
"While money can't buy you happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery."-Groucho Marx
SMILE
Be sure to bring up politics at Thanksgiving this year, to save on Christmas gifts
Have you noticed "the" & "IRS" spells theirs?
Forget kale. what's Keith Richards and Betty White eating?
If anyone gets a message from me about canned meat don't open it! It's spam
I heard there was a new shop opening called 'moderation'. They have everything there
Cosmetic surgery used to be something that people would be embarrassed to speak about. Now when you mention Botox nobody raises an eyebrow
BY THE NUMBERS
U.S. companies have directly invested about $260 billion in Chinese operations since the early 1990’s. 71% of U.S. manufacturers had no plans to move production out of china. Only 4% said they would transfer some to the U.S.-Rhodium Group and American chamber of Commerce
First-time college student enrollment this fall are down by-16.1% nationwide and -22.7% at community colleges-National Student Clearinghouse Research /center
Third quarter sales of Chromebooks were up 90%, mostly due to remote schooling-Gartner
58% of Americans said they expect to celebrate Halloween this year, down from 68% last year-National Retail Federation
72% of Americans did not take a summer vacation this year. Of those who did travel this summer, 71% opted for a road trip rather than flying. 44% of working Americans did not use any of their paid time off this summer, and an additional 22% took less time off than normal-Value Penguin
Pet medical insurance provider Trupanion reported an increase of 29% of enrolled pets from the same period last year
1956-The electric can opener was invented
Rotary factoid-5,768 Rotary clubs participate in Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE)
