Learn what we accomplished this past Rotary year, discover how clubs are making a difference, find out why donors say they contribute to The Rotary Foundation, and review important financial information in the 2022-23 annual report.
2024-25 annual theme revealed
Rotary International President-elect Stephanie Urchick announced the 2024-25 theme, The Magic of Rotary, at the International Assembly on 8 January. The assembly is Rotary’s annual learning event for incoming governors and leaders. Urchick, a member of the Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania, USA, called on members to use the magic of Rotary to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives. She also called on them to make their Rotary clubs “simply irresistible.” Read more and see the theme speech
FROM OUR MEETING TUESDAY 14 MARCH 2023
Scribe: Nasser Kaviani
The week in Pictures
WEEKLY LAUGHS
The other day a lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy; and he looked at her quizzically and said, "What the heck is a Jalopy?" He had never heard of the word jalopy! She knew she was old ... but not that old.
Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory, Right as rain and as Happy as Larry after you read this and chuckle.
About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included: Don't touch that dial, carbon copy, you sound like a broken record, and hung out to dry.
Back in the olden days we put on our best bib and tucker or bag of fruit, and dressed to the nines.
Strike me pink, Holy Moley!
We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley ; and even a regular guy couldn't accuse us of being a boofhead, knucklehead, a nincompoop . Not for all the tea in China, or rice for that matter!
We wake up from a short nap, and before we can say, "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!” or, "This is a fine kettle of fish!"
Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we've left behind.
Where have all those great phrases gone?
Long gone: Pshaw, The milkman did it. Don't forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper. Fiddlesticks! I'll see you in the funny farm. Wake up and smell the roses.
Leaves us to wonder where Superman will find a phone booth...
See ya later, alligator! Okidoki.
AND – Don’t forget Shee’l be apples
Interesting Trivia
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