East Palestine Rotary News

January 30, 2006

"Service is the rent we pay for being.  It is the very purpose of life, and
not something you do in your spare time."


  • FUTURE PROGRAMS:
    February 6th Brian Brown
    February 13th Gary Clark
    February 20th Laura Dailey
    February 27th Club Assembly

Click here for the complete 2005-2006 Program List


Club Assembly

  • We officially elected our officers & directors for the 2006-2007 Rotary Year:  Sandy-President; Brian-VP; Roger-Treasurer and Laura-Secretary; Directors- Ron, Julie, Lisa & Cliff.  Congratulations and thank you for your service to the Club.

  • No drawing or happy bucks today.

  • Bob talked about the 10 Star Rotarian program.  Click here for more information.

  • Bob will order the 5 trash cans for downtown.  These will be paid for primarily with District Simplified Grant Funds & the balance from Club funds.

  • We will participate in the Group Study Exchange (GSE) program this year by hosting the team from Taiwan for one day.  Bob will make the arrangements.

  • The District Conference is April 23-25 at Atwood Lodge.

  • We voted to pay $25 from the Happy Buck money to Meals on Wheels.

  • We voted to send 10% of our net auction proceeds (around $300) to Social Concerns

  • Semi-annual dues are DUE NOW.

  • We discussed our sign project.  Brad will continue to work out the details with Bud Perkins  Click here to see the proposed design.

  • Bob will try to secure Dull's Auction Barn for the 2006 Rotary Christmas Auction.

  • Career Day will be Thursday, February 16th at the EP Middle School.  We voted to spend $200 to pay for the breakfast.  They still need a few more speakers.  If you would like to participate call Liz Sherry at 330-426-9451 ASAP.

Jokes of the Week
  

15 Things to do at Wal-Mart while your spouse/partner is taking their
 sweet time:

 1. Get 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in peoples carts when they aren't looking.

 2. Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute
 intervals.

 3 Make a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest
 rooms.

 4  Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, "Code 3"  in housewares..... and see  what happens.

 5 Go the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on lay away.

 6 Move a "CAUTION - WET FLOOR" sign to a carpeted area.

 7 Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.

 8 When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask 'Why do you people keep asking me that, just leave me alone?'

 9 Look right into the security cameras; use it as a mirror , and pick your nose.

 10  While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the anti- depressants are.

 11 Dart around the store suspiciously loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.

 12 In the auto department, practice your "Madonna look" using different size funnels.

 13 Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through, say "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"

 14 When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO!  It's those voices again!!!!"

 ( And; last, but not least!)

 15 Go into a fitting room and shut the door and wait a while; and, then, yell, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"

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