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"THEY PROFIT MOST WHO SERVE BEST"

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VOL 8 NO 13

SUNRISE @ 6:30  SUNSET @ 8:16    OVERCAST  61 °F

May 11, 2007

PRAYER
Joyce Baumbach
 

PLEDGE
Judy Jackson

 

4-WAY TEST
George Elking

 

JOKE
John Roach

 

RAMONE AND RENE prepare to serve the hungry herd as Secretary Randy checks attendance.

BUTTERFINGERS GEORGE spilled his coffee while leading the members in reciting the 4-Way Test.

SPECIAL GUESTS, introduced by Secretary Randy, were Susan Tadlock [Allen ISD Art Dept head], mother of Samantha Zorn and Casey Zorn, brother of Samantha.

ABSENT WERE Richard Butterly, Kevin Cain, David Daniels, Rick Chron, Reeves Davis. Steve Dippel, George Elwell, Ray Hopper, Skip Jenkins, Ken Lambert, Sharon Lewis, Juergen Mahneke, David McCall, Matt Moore, John Payton, Bill Peterson, Brenda Rogers, Greg Rushin, Chris Sharon, Shep Stahel, Richard Wells, Don Wilhelmus and Jane Wyen.

"A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does.  The next day in a written test, she included this question: "My full name has six letters. The first one is 'M'. I pick up things. What am I?" When the test papers were turned in, the teacher was astonished to find that almost 50 percent of the students answered the question with the word Mother.

CLASSIFICATION TALK today by Aturkey-at-Law Bill Wray, who specializes in Commercial Law, Business to Business. He has been a member for two months and still doesn't have a real badge. Bill's sideline passion is working for a non-profit that helps people with adoptions.

BLOOD DRIVE CHAIRTHING Tom Rodgers reminded us about the next annual Battle of the Badges Blood drive July 12-14 between the Police and Fire Departments. There will be a float in the 4th of July Parade related to this and ideas for the float are solicited.  Last year featured a boxing ring with a policeman and a fireman duking it out.

PRESIDENT ROD was looking for a few announcements and lamenting that someone had already donated his quarters to ROTOPIG and that he had only 7 more meetings to go.

COACH JIM STROUP, chairperson in the Merry Monty of May is gathering Sports items for the Oktoberfest Auctions was pleased that someone brought something and Steve Blair volunteered to do some golfing.

ROTOPIG VISITED JUDY JACKSON and collected one of the ready and willing quarters from Judy's stash on the tabletop.

TODAY'S PROGRAM, introduced by Program Chairthing John Roach, was Samantha Zorn who presented a slide show on her adventures at the International RYLA Convention <LINK>. The 2006 International RYLA was held  June 8-11,  2006  at the Sundsgården Folkhögskola in Helsingborg, Sweden, and preceded the 2006 Rotary International Convention.  Over 100 participants from 25 different countries representing more than 60 districts attended this successful event.  As is our custom, a book was donated to the Nellie McCall Library at the David McCall Elementary School in the name of the Samantha and duly signed by her.  The Book was "All the Children of the World" <LINK> by Karen Leimert.

PRESIDENT ROD gonged the meeting to a close a few minutes early at 7:51:15 am

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:  
Fri, May 11 -             Ms. Samantha Zorn, experiences at International RYLA.<LINK>
Fri, May 18 -             City of Plano Employee of the Year
Fri, May 25                Club Assembly.
Fri, Jun  1 -                 County Judge Keith Self speaking on County Issues.
Fri, Jun  8 -                Kelly Stone, Director of Homeland Security in Collin County.
Fri, June 15 -              C. M. Heavens, Astronomy Picture of the Day <LINK>
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>