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RING THE BELL ISSUE
DECEMBER 7, 2019
NEWS-NOTES-NONSENSE
OPERATION BLESSING DONATION
Next week there will be 15 Christmas flowers available for delivery after the meeting. Can you assist?
Today (Saturday) is our day to ring the Salvation Army bells at the Wood River Wal Mart retail door. If you signed up, show up. Grab your phone and take a couple of snaps to share with Rick.
If you want to sign up for some two hour bell ringing shifts on your own you can do so via http://registertoring.com It's easy and rewarding.
Our Winter Wonderland gig is this Tuesday. Plan to arrive between 5:15 and 5:30 @ Grandpa's HQ trailer off College Av. Dress warmly!! Post-event analysis to follow.
Don't forget the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Want to donate or know someone in need? Link here http://toysfortots.org
ChrisH has started circulating the donation box (and a needs list) for our adopted family. Thanks in advance for your generous donations.
ChrisL is looking for basketball teams to play on January 25th.
Below are some photos from our Christmas party. Thanks to Rhonda, Patty and Lori for coordinating. Fun time!
FRIENDLY REMINDED-
SHOP AMAZON AND BENEFIT OUR
EAST ALTON ROTARY FOUNDATION
TRIVIA
Amazon has become known ass an "academy" company where future CEO's develop. How do meetings at Amazon often begin?
A-With a sage-burning ritual to cleanse the room
B-With the silent reading of a six-page memo
C-With a Power Point presentation
D-With an announcement that, when it's over, someone will be voted off the team
Today is National Illinois Day
What is the most common city name in the United States?
Arlington
Jefferson
Franklin
Springfield
Although there are a lot of places named after George Washington, only 29 cities (not towns, villages, unincorporated communities, boroughs, and the like) bear his name. Granted, one of them is Washington, D.C., the capital of the country, but his overall count is edged out by fellow Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, who has 31 cities across numerous states named after him.
On This Date-
1732 – The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
1776 – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
1787 – Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1869 – American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
1922 – The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland.
1932 – German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1946 – A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.
1963 – Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
1972 – Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.
1987 – Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground.
1995 – The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
1999 – A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
DECEMBER 10, 2009
Club officials included: ChrisH, Lori, Cory, Paul, Rhonda, Rod, Dave and Rick
Rod presented a program about the Patriot Guard Riders.
Rhonda explained why she was "locked up".
Pat missed the opportunity to collect the $41 50-50.
Our Turkey Fund donation was $273.
Let's celebrate ChrisH's birthday!
ChrisH was collecting to assist our Christmas family
NOVEMBER 2008
DATELINE:RI
PROJECT HELP
By Ron Pickford, a member of The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers
There is a Chinese saying “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.”
I have found my lifetime of happiness as a member of The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers. In the Cadre, I have been able to fulfill my desire to serve others, gain a sense of purpose by connecting with other Rotary members, and broaden my own knowledge even as I use my skills to help members build sustainable projects.
The Cadre of Technical Advisers consists of 700 experts in more than 70 countries who are eager to help clubs and districts plan a stronger project with a bigger impact. Rotary creates lasting change in our communities and around the world when grant projects are sustainable, measurable, and built upon the bedrock of a community assessment. To continue reading, link here https://bit.ly/2RgmgIc
AND I QUOTE
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."-Margaret Thatcher
"what is human life? The first third a good time; the rest remembering about it."-Mark Twain
"A truth that's told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent."-William Blake
"My goal in life is to become as wonderful as my dog thinks I am."-Anon
SMILE
Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
We never really grow up -- we only learn how to act in public.
Knowledge, is knowing a tomato is a fruit Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
In filling out an application, where it says, "In case of an emergency, notify..." I answered "a doctor."
Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
BY THE NUMBERS
30% of Netflix subscribers said they are likely to cancel in the next three months to make way for new streaming services-WSJ-Harris
Live music is expected to grow to a $38 billion industry by 2030, from about $28 billion
Five most stolen Illinois vehicles in 2018: 2008 Chevrolet Impala, 2016 Nissan Altima, 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, 2018 Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee, 2007 Toyota Camry
In a survey of 5,107 U.S. adults 57% said they often get their news on mobile devices, compared to 30% who often do so on a desktop or laptop. The 57% is more than double the 21% from the first time Pew asked this question in 2013- Pew’s American Trends Panel
Researchers at Princeton University and the University of Chicago examined 53,000 product pages from 11,000 shopping websites and found that 11% used what are known as “dark patterns” to exploit online shoppers’ emotions, insecurities and biases. The most popular are: Scarcity (Low-stock/high-demand message), urgency (Countdown timer), social proof (Testimonials), misdirection (Confirmshaming), obstruction (Hard to cancel)
The number of vehicles built in North America with display screens measuring 7 inches or more has grown by nearly 75% in the past five years, to 10.9 million from 6.3 million-IHS Markit
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