Tom Mullica: Smoking Magic
Greeter this week: Bruce Kleeberger
Rotary E-Club travels with you! I have been in Mesa, Arizona for the last couple of months and because I am a member of this e-club, I never needed to miss a meeting! During the past 6 weeks I have attended Board Meetings, weekly e-club meetings and participated in the Visioning Workshop. The resort I am staying at has a message and activity board....what better place to advertise what we already know and that is that ROTARY IS WHERE YOU ARE!. Amazingly, even as my picture was taken with my Rotary advertisement, past and honourary Rotarians came up to me to find our what e-club is all about. Don't keep it a secret pass it on...Rotary E-Club travels with you!
Enjoy this weeks meeting.
Inspirational Moment
All I want for Christmas is World Peace
World peace is an ideal of freedom, peace and happiness among and within all nations and/or people. World peace is an idea of planetary non-violence, which nations willingly cooperate, either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. The term is sometimes used to refer to a cessation of all hostility among all individuals. For example, World Peace could be crossing boundaries via human rights, animal rights, technology, education, engineering, medicine, diplomats and/or an end to all forms of fighting.
From the Rotary e-club of Canada, we wish each and every one of you peace during this Christmas Season and throughout the years.
May there be peace in your hearts and in your home.
Click on the card for the Christmas Message:
Comments from our Guests
Each week we receive comments from guests and Prospective members, who attend our e-meetings. We like to share some of these comments with you.
“I enjoyed the National Anthem video, the speaker, the food for thought and the humour. The beautiful pictures and the message from the speaker reminds of the days that I take the time to really look around me and notice the beauty and the peace.” Kerry Hammel – RC of Kindersley, D5360
“The Rotary Moment RI videos are a great learning/refresher time for me. I enjoy them”. Archie Skirving, RECCanada
“I enjoyed the National Anthem. Opening the meeting is an important part of the Terra meeting, and it's nice to see an e-club handle the opening in a good way”. Jeffrey Barrett – RC Catskill D7210
“I enjoyed the video about the RYE host parents and the experience the parents have when they participate in the program. We have been Host Parents to at least 6 students and we enjoyed it very much”. Ramiro Contreras- REC Canada
“The Youth exchange video brought back many wonderful memories of being a host family for five different students. Our first Rotary daughter in 1972 is still in contact through emails and Facebook. She has come back to Canada and we have been to Australia to visit her. A great program".Anne Skirving – REC Canada
Announcements
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK
There will be no e-meeting December 24-30. If you visit our site for a make up, please go to ne of the archived meetings.
Have a wonderful Holiday Season.
WELCOME OUR GUESTS
We’d love for you to be the greeter to our members and the guests visiting our site. Send your welcome message and some of your favorite Rotary or general life experiences to the Program Chair. Including your picture would make it even more welcoming.
Board Meeting
Our next Board meeting will be Monday, January 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm MST
On-line Fellowship starts at 5:30 MST. Link to the meeting will be posted the week prior.
We kindly ask, that all members and visitors joining us for a meeting, will consider making a contribution in lieu of the cost of a meal. You contribution will help us with projects our club participates in.
Your donation may be made on line via the Paypal button at the end of the meeting, the “Donate Now Paypal” button in the sidebar, or by sending a cheque to:
The Rotary E-club of Western Canada
Box 1959, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta T4T 1B5
A Little Humor
Why we don't have Christmas parties :(
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 1, 2012
RE: Gala Christmas Party
I'm happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks!
We'll have a small band playing traditional carols... feel free to sing along. And don't be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 PM. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone's pockets.
This gathering is only for employees!
Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time!
Merry Christmas to you and your family,
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 2, 2012
RE: Gala Holiday Party
In no way was yesterday's memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. However, from now on, we're calling it our "Holiday Party." The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians and to those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas carols will be sung. We will have other types of music for your enjoyment.
Happy now?
Happy Holidays to you and your family,
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: October 3, 2012
RE: Holiday Party
Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table, you didn't sign your name. I'm happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, "AA Only", you wouldn't be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this?
Somebody?
And sorry, but forget about the gift exchange, no gifts are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and the executives believe $10.00 is a little chintzy.
REMEMBER: NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
To: All Employees
DATE: October 4, 2012
RE: Generic Holiday Party
What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20th begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees' beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work?
Meanwhile, I've arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from the dessert buffet, and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms.
Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each group will have their own table.
Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men's table.
To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House asks that no cross-dressing be allowed, apparently because of concerns about confusion in the restrooms. Sorry.
We will have booster seats for short people.
Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet.
I am sorry to report that we cannot control the amount of salt used in the food . The Grill House suggests that people with high blood pressure taste a bite first.
There will be fresh "low sugar" fruits as dessert for diabetics, but the restaurant cannot supply "no sugar" desserts. Sorry!
Did I miss anything?!?!?
Patty
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Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Fricking Employees
DATE: October 5, 2012
RE: The Fricking Holiday Party
I've had it with you vegetarians!!! We're going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the "grill of death," as you so quaintly put it, and you'll get your fricking salad bar, including organic tomatoes. But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you slice them. I've heard them scream. I'm hearing them scream right NOW!
The rest of you weirdoes can kiss my behind. I hope you all have a rotten holiday!
Drive drunk and die,
The Bitch from Hell!!!
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Company Memo
FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director
DATE: October 6, 2012
RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party
I'm sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery and I'll continue to forward your cards to her.
In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd off with full pay.
Happy Holidays!
Joan
ROTARY Minute
PEACE THROUGH SERVICE - Possibly our last annual theme
Each January during the International Assembly (a training event for incoming Rotary District Governors), a new Rotary blazer for the year was introduced. These theme blazers started in 1984-85 when Carlos Canseco was the RI president, and due to their popularity continued for 25 years. Last year RI decided not to introduce the DG Jackets, allowing DGs to choose their own attire for official functions.
This past January was the last year that the incoming RI President revealed the theme for his year.
To support the implementation of the strategic plan, RI will no longer have presidential emphases that change every year. Delegates to the Assembly were told: “This decision will help us to have greater continuity in our service, and achieve more significant goals over the long term”.
Food for Thought
(from Blind to Bounds)
Come December and you see that along with the Christmas festivities, the spirit of philanthropy also gets an exponential rise.
Santa Claus , the iconic person associated with Christmas and especially with ‘gifts’ for the children are seen standing at various locales collecting charity—be it money, toys, chocolates, food items.
Writing a letter to Santa is a Christmas tradition going back to some centuries. The kids not just send in their wish list for toys or presents, but also promises of being a ‘good boy’ or a ‘good girl’. The more generous ones ask Santa to give gifts to the poorer and less fortunate kids.
What is even more exciting is that in many countries, the Post Offices make sure that the letters they receive are replied back too.
Canada Post replies to letters in almost 30 languages each year including in Braille. Canadian postal workers volunteer to write back the replies to hundreds of thousands of letters received each year. Canada has a special address and postal code for Santa : North Pole, Canada. H0H 0H0.
Speaker Program
This week, we decided to bring you something different.
You likely have never seen anything like it before...
Some may find it entertaining or amazing, others perhaps disgusting. Don’t try this at home.
Tom Mullica; Let’s smoke it out!
This officially ends this week’s meeting
If you have an interesting topic, or project to share please contact our Program Chair
Thank you for joining us, we appreciate your feedback, hope you will return and invite a guest.