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RACE DAY ISSUE SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
VOL. 4 NO.10
TACO TIME
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
On Thursday we welcomed Bethany Martin and Ryan Peters, teachers in the Roxana school district. They serve as co-coordinators of the district sponsored Family Resource Center. Established with covid related funding, the program offers students and their families a food pantry, personal care products, clothing, medical referral via the Southern Illinois Health Care Foundation and social services via Riverbend Family Ministries. Donations of personal care products or dollars, with your check payable to the Roxana School Foundation, are appreciated.
Early arrivals included AllenH, RodC and Prez Rodney.
The late arrival of lunch foiled all of the slide right in gang.
Happy Birthday to DarrenC today and BillP on the 15th.
MarkSm announced an early fall chil(i). Our Chili Supper will be held on Friday October 13th @ RHS. Ticket distribution will commence this coming week. Note this change in our SOP-The Madco Health Department has nixed the serving of home made dessert. Mark suggests that everyone donate a high quality commercially prepared dessert for us to serve that evening. No Ding Dongs or Twinkies!
The Soapbox race is TODAY. If you signed up, show up. Thanks.
On October 4th, around 1:20PM, your phone will buzz and announce THIS IS A TEST from the National Wireless emergency Alert System. Be prepared for what will follow. It might be a good time to visit WalMart.
With PaulH off exploring the Alaskan wilderness, SherryT introduced guest chiro Andrew Carr who ownes the Prime Health Chiropractic clinic on Ferguson.
Opening duties were handled by RodC, BradP and JohnP.
18 members enjoyed the shrimp tacos, french fries, salad and cookies. The new lunch sign helped everyone understand that some assembly was required.
SAA Patti had sports trivia Q's for us. 2 out of 3 correct ain't bad.
JohnP was the last to arrive @ 12:10.
50-50 cards were drawn by BradP and WendellR, neither found the elusive joker. ScottL received the scratch-off.
Ciao! Have a fine & dry weekend.
Au revoir!
TEAMWORK
TIME FOR YOUR ADJUSTMENT?
ALL THINGS TRIVIAL
College mascots are so popular they're being booked for weddings. Where's the mascot Hall of Fame?
A-Whiting, indiana
B-Greenville, South Carolina
C-Silver Spring, Maryland
D-Auburn, New York
(Answer is found near the end of the newsletter)
Today is Teddy Bear Day
Which mountain’s name translates to "Shining Mountain"?
Fuji
Matterhorn
Kilimanjaro
Denali
The name of Africa's tallest peak (19,341 feet above sea level) comes from two local languages: Swahili and Chagga. When combined, the words translate to "Shining Mountain" or "White Mountain." Alternate names given to Kilimanjaro throughout history translate to "Mountain Where Birds Cannot Fly" and "Mountain of Silver Moons." The Chagga people believe that a spirit lives atop the peak and will cause sickness to some who climb.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Sourced from the Make-Up and Banner newsletters
Early September 2010
Club officers included ScottL, ChrisH, GeorgeM, LoriP, CoryG and GeorgeT.
The EA club used a club assembly opportunity to decide if they would like to sponsor a Lawn & Garden Show in the Spring of 2011. MarkSp led the discussion that decided to move forward. He, JoeS and AllenH would be the site selection committee.
The WR club had a busy Fall schedule ahead of them-Mouse Derby, Adopt A Highway, Fall Festival Yip Yip booth, Halloween Parade and Salvation Army Tree of Lights.
A get well card for John Simmons was circulated at the EA meeting.
JohnP was looking for eight members to help with the Mouse Derby.
RhondaB announced that all the scholarship students would assist at the Soap Box Derby.
GeorgeM shared his non-traditional 2004 Thanksgiving celebration with fellow WR members.
The EA club held a brief discussion about moving the weekly meetings to Julia's.
TommieM was the meeting greeter. LeonardB was the next program chair person.
The next EA meeting would take place at the Confluence Tower.
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
DATELINE:RI
DISTRICT ZAMBIA AGRICULTURE PROJECT UPDATE
The District 6460 Vocational Training Team is keeping close tabs on an ongoing improvement project it supports in Zambia.
Team leader Eric Dolbeare of the Rotary Club of Pike County traveled to the south African nation June 12-20 this summer, encouraging more corn farmers to join the program and assessing ways the cooperative effort may expand in the future.
During three meetings held during the trip, 55 prospective members expressed interest in joining the existing 56 co-op members. Introductory meetings in Mukakaulwa and Shipanuku resulted in on-the-spot endorsements by the headmen of the villages.
“The surprisingly large attendance at each of the meetings indicates very strong interest among farmers to receive the VTT training and then join the Cooperative,” Dolbeare said. He added the current recruitment goal is 100-120 members.
Dolbeare was gratified by the voluntary testimonials offered by participating members during his recent trip.
“The comments were nearly identical at each location. Farmers found the tillage provided by the mechanization loosened the soil, allowing the corn roots to grow unrestricted. The soil was better able to absorb the rainfall.” Increased yields of as much as 250% were reported, Dolbeare said.
Should participation increase as projected, Dolbeare sees a possible need for increased local staff. A promising candidate who would be available this fall was interviewed during the trip.
Also looking to the future, Dolbeare began calculations on how much fertilizer local farmers are purchasing and how many members would need to band together to benefit from wholesale purchase of fertilizer by the trailer load. He foresees this may become a viable venture for the co-op within a few years.
On the local level, more support for the Zambia project was seen at the Leadership Celebration and Installation event June 24 at which the Zambia Fundraising Committee raised more than $5,500 for the project. Also, at a separate time, Growmark Foundation has contributed $10,000.
"You’re gonna need a bigger boat."-Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) in “Jaws,” 1975
"That is mahogany!"-Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) in “The Hunger Games,” 2012
"A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don’t have a top for it."-Jerry Seinfeld
"No wise man ever wished to be younger."-Jonathan Swift
SMILE
I take my cow for walks in the local vineyard. I herd it through the grapevine.
I made a huge mistake challenging Death to a pillow fight...I was not prepared for the reaper cushions.
After buying my limousine, I couldn't afford a driver. All that money and nothing to chauffeur it.
I recently got a job as a waiter. It's not great, but it puts food on the table.
I just got kicked out of a secret cooking society. I spilled the beans.
I just quit my job at the helium plant. I will not be spoken to in the tone of voice.
BY THE NUMBERS
Worldwide insured losses from natural disasters have reached $120 billion, adjusted for inflation, in five of the past six years—a threshold only hit twice in the first 16 years of this century-Aon
59% of consumers saythey donated to a charity at the checkout counter in 2023, down from 80% in 2021-Accelerist
From May 1 to Aug. 29, nearly a quarter of flights within the U.S. arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule,that’s up from 23% of flights delayed last year, 20% delayed in 2021, and 18% in 2019-FlightAware
U.S. companies raised more than $749 million from consumers at checkout in 2022, a 24% increase from 2020-Engage for Good
The U.S. is the world’s top exporter of food, excluding fish, shipping out close to $200 billion in agricultural exports in 2022-Agriculture Department
Companies that allow at least one day of remote work each week increased staffing at nearly twice the rate in the year ended in May than those with full-time office requirements-Scoop Technologies
(Trivia answer A)
THE OBJECT OF ROTARY The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First:The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
Second: High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
Third: The application of the idea of service in each Rotarian's personal business, and community life.
Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
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