DISTRICT 5810

LANO SUNRISE ROTARY

"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

Chartered February 23, 2000 Roving Reporter:          Sharon Lewis Assistant Reporter            Kevin Cain Photographer:               Bill Neukranz

Rotary International

County of Collin

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

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VOL 8 NO 1

SUNRISE @ 7:16 SUNSET @ 6:07    Clear 17°F

Feb 16, 2007

PRAYER
John Payton


 

PLEDGE
Bud McBrayer


 

4-WAY TEST
Glenn Justice


 

ABSENT WERE Ric Armstrong, Steve Blair, Matt Brown, Richard Butterly, Kevin Cain, Rick Chron, Steve Dippel, Ray Hopper, Paul Huang, Judy Jackson, Ken Lambert, Sharon Lewis, Colin Light, Juergen Mahneke, David McCall, Bill Peterson, Doug Ray, John Roach, Chris Sharon, Jim Stroup, Richard Wells, Matt Moore, Brenda Rogers and Eric Hartter.

SECRETARY RANDY regaled us with some famous sayings: Claude Pepper said "A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple it's value every year.  I told him "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas'." Anne Bancroft said "The best way to get more husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they're too old to do it".  Dwight D. Eisenhower said "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows."

SGT-AT-ARMS DOUG fined President Rod for having his badge on backwards and George Elking for not having a Rotary pin on. George showed a strip of pins and says he buys a half dozen at a time to keep up with the ones he sends to the cleaners, to the laundry and to ?

FOUNDATION CHAIRTHING SKIP JENKINS tried to give some Rotary Foundation information as Shep Stahel evaded the Sgt-at-Arms and rudely left early at 7:24 am.

TODAY'S PROGRAM, introduced by Vocational Director Pat Hite, was the 4-Way Speech contest. There was not the usual plethora of contestants.  Representing Plano East Senior High was David Liu, who was accompanied by his teacher Barbara McCain. David did such a good job talking about Apathy among young people not meeting the 4-way test that he received a standing ovation.  He also won a $200 scholarship from the club.

PRESIDENT ROD called on Oktoberfest Chair Person Randy Plumlee to begin harassing us for Oktoberfest on Oct 15, 2007 at the Bavarian Grill.  Scott Villines talked about more tools for Tool Time month [February] and pleaded for NO MORE screwdrivers. Chris Roach encouraged us to visit the corporate sponsors and get in their budgets early in the year rather than closer to October.

ROTOPIG had a fine moment with President Rod, who tried to close the meeting early and with CPA Bob Warren, who warned the procrastinators that they had exactly 60 days to file their extension.

BLOOD DRIVE CHAIRTHING TOM RODGERS reported that 148 pints were collected from the three Collin County Community Colleges.

GEORGE ELKING noted that he had such a good time 5 years ago getting a hip replacement that he going to get the other one done on February 27th.  He's already planning his make ups.

PRESIDENT ROD finally closed the meeting with a blast from his "That was Easy" button.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  
Fri, Feb 16 -             4-Way Test Speech Contest
Fri, Feb 23 -             No Meeting. Moved to Saturday, Feb 24th for District Assembly.
Sat, Feb 24 -             District Assembly in Richardson.
Fri, Mar 2 -              A.P. Davidson, Sergeant, Texas Rangers, Company B
Fri, Mar 9 -               The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (N.Texas Chapter)
Fri, Mar 16 -            Club Assembly. Mug Shots. Get your Plastic Surgery Done.
Fri, Mar 23 -            John Sandpiper, Live Camera on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii <LINK>
Fri, Mar 30 -             Paul Revere - "Dihydrogen Monoxide - The Silent Killer". <LINK>
Fri, Apr 6 -                Samuel  Clock,  "What Time is It? <LINK>
Fri, Apr 13 -              Thor Ankle,       "Hiking the Appalachian Trail". <LINK>
Sat, Apr 14 -             Rotary EXPO, Auction & Rummage Sale at Texas Stadium.
Fri, Apr 20 -              Randy Mercator, "Where ya at?"   - Google Maps <LINK>
Fri, Apr 27 -              Elena Lev - Hula Hoops <LINK>
Fri, May  5 -              Mark Trail,  Hiking in Texas <LINK>
Fri, May 11 -             Rocky Clay, "How Portland Cement is Made" <LINK>
Fri, May 18 -             Larpy Flannel Mouth - Offbeat Tourist Attractions. <LINK>
Fri, May 25                C. M. Heavens, Astronomy Picture of the Day <LINK>
Fri, Jun  1 -                 Bluejacking <LINK>
Fri, Jun  8 -                Red Ann Black, Checker Tournament. <LINK>
Fri, June 15 -              Club Assembly.
Fri, Jun 22 -              Analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus <LINK>.
Fri, Jun 29 -             John Roper, Basic String Theory <LINK> and <LINK>
Sun-Wed, Jun 17-20 RI Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. <LINK>