Newsletter 4-9-13
Posted by Douglas George
on Apr 09, 2013
NEEDHAM ROTARY CLUB
MINUTES FROM MEETING APRIL 8, 2013
SHERATON HOTEL, NEEDHAM
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President, Charles.
Ron led us in “God Bless America”.
Rev. Darrell led us in the Invocation.
GUESTS: Jeff Loeb, Marlborough MA Rotarian, and today’s guest speaker.
Bob Cocks led us in the welcome song. George Hoffmeister was AWOL.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Reminder, that bills are being sent to all Rotarians who had an ad last fall for the Pancake Breakfast placemats.
-The Reality Fair is coming to Needham High School on Monday May 20 from 8 am to noon. Rich Forte is looking for volunteers.
-The Pancake Breakfast in Saturday May 11 at the High School. Huge turnout expected! Be prepared!
-Progress is being made on the Carnival. Ted will have an update next meeting!
Erica reported that the Spelling Bee was a great success and team Rotary did OK.
-Karen updated us on the incoming GSE team members. She is looking for hosting for 5 men from Brazil, June 5-7.
BIRTHDAYS: No one fessed up!
50/50 REAFFLE: is now up to $778.00. Darrell had the winning ticket, but alas he didn’t pick the Queen of Diamonds. The pot is now at $778.00! don’t miss next weeks drawing!
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Lois’ grandson was elected President of Interact In Westborough; A number of Happy for Spring’s; Doug’s son and Chris Teachout to run in the Boston marathon; a future trip for Erica; Red Sox 4-2 record; Darrell for peace in Asia; Veishal for an upcoming month long trip to India; and Karen for getting her internet back.
JOKES OF THE DAY: A state trooper was patrolling late at night off the main highway. At nearly midnight, he sees a couple in a car, in lovers’ lane, with the interior light brightly glowing. He carefully approaches the car to get a closer look. Then he sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine. He immediately notices a young woman in the rear seat, filing her fingernails.
Puzzled by this surprising situation, the trooper walks to the car and gently raps on the driver’s window. The young man lowers his window. “Uh, yes, Officer?” The trooper asks: “What are you doing?” The young man says: “Well, officer, I’m reading a magazine.” Pointing towards the young woman in the back seat the trooper says: “And her, what is she doing?” The young man shrugs: “Sir, I believe she’s filing her nails.”
Now the trooper is totally confused. A young couple, alone in a car, at night in lover’s lane and nothing obscene is happening! He asks: “What is your age, young man?” He replies: “I’m 22 sir”. The trooper asks” “And her, what is her age?” The young man looks at his watch and replies: “She’ll be 18 in 11 minutes.”
Paddy staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Kathleen. He tiptoed as quietly as he could towards the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. “
As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Paddy sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place where he saw blood. He then hid the now almost empty box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed.
In the morning, he woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt. Kathleen was staring at him from across the room. She said, “You were drunk again last night, weren’t you?” He said, “Why you say such a mean thing?” “Well,” Kathleen said, “it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly… it’s all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.
GUEST SPEAKER: Our guest speaker was Mr. Jeff Loeb. He has been a teacher in the Newton Schools, a book narrator; he speaks German (his heritage), French and Spanish. However his passion is the UBECI non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged children in Quito, Ecuador. He is a Director or UBECI-North America.
UBECI has been in operation for 14 years, and has an average staff in country of 5 people. They are looking to expand their incoming donations so they can expand their client base, which is about 450 children. They have appx. 200 volunteers who come into Ecuador to assist.
He gave us a verbal explanation of his background in the program and showed us a film. The work they do is most impressive! You can find more information by going to www.ubeci.org.
MINUTES FROM MEETING APRIL 8, 2013
SHERATON HOTEL, NEEDHAM
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President, Charles.
Ron led us in “God Bless America”.
Rev. Darrell led us in the Invocation.
GUESTS: Jeff Loeb, Marlborough MA Rotarian, and today’s guest speaker.
Bob Cocks led us in the welcome song. George Hoffmeister was AWOL.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Reminder, that bills are being sent to all Rotarians who had an ad last fall for the Pancake Breakfast placemats.
-The Reality Fair is coming to Needham High School on Monday May 20 from 8 am to noon. Rich Forte is looking for volunteers.
-The Pancake Breakfast in Saturday May 11 at the High School. Huge turnout expected! Be prepared!
-Progress is being made on the Carnival. Ted will have an update next meeting!
Erica reported that the Spelling Bee was a great success and team Rotary did OK.
-Karen updated us on the incoming GSE team members. She is looking for hosting for 5 men from Brazil, June 5-7.
BIRTHDAYS: No one fessed up!
50/50 REAFFLE: is now up to $778.00. Darrell had the winning ticket, but alas he didn’t pick the Queen of Diamonds. The pot is now at $778.00! don’t miss next weeks drawing!
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Lois’ grandson was elected President of Interact In Westborough; A number of Happy for Spring’s; Doug’s son and Chris Teachout to run in the Boston marathon; a future trip for Erica; Red Sox 4-2 record; Darrell for peace in Asia; Veishal for an upcoming month long trip to India; and Karen for getting her internet back.
JOKES OF THE DAY: A state trooper was patrolling late at night off the main highway. At nearly midnight, he sees a couple in a car, in lovers’ lane, with the interior light brightly glowing. He carefully approaches the car to get a closer look. Then he sees a young man behind the wheel, reading a computer magazine. He immediately notices a young woman in the rear seat, filing her fingernails.
Puzzled by this surprising situation, the trooper walks to the car and gently raps on the driver’s window. The young man lowers his window. “Uh, yes, Officer?” The trooper asks: “What are you doing?” The young man says: “Well, officer, I’m reading a magazine.” Pointing towards the young woman in the back seat the trooper says: “And her, what is she doing?” The young man shrugs: “Sir, I believe she’s filing her nails.”
Now the trooper is totally confused. A young couple, alone in a car, at night in lover’s lane and nothing obscene is happening! He asks: “What is your age, young man?” He replies: “I’m 22 sir”. The trooper asks” “And her, what is her age?” The young man looks at his watch and replies: “She’ll be 18 in 11 minutes.”
Paddy staggered home very late after another evening with his drinking buddy. He took off his shoes to avoid waking his wife, Kathleen. He tiptoed as quietly as he could towards the stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step. “
As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke and made the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Paddy sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a full box of Band-Aids and began putting a Band-Aid as best he could on each place where he saw blood. He then hid the now almost empty box and shuffled and stumbled his way to bed.
In the morning, he woke up with searing pain in both his head and butt. Kathleen was staring at him from across the room. She said, “You were drunk again last night, weren’t you?” He said, “Why you say such a mean thing?” “Well,” Kathleen said, “it could be the open front door, it could be the broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly… it’s all those Band-Aids stuck on the hall mirror.
GUEST SPEAKER: Our guest speaker was Mr. Jeff Loeb. He has been a teacher in the Newton Schools, a book narrator; he speaks German (his heritage), French and Spanish. However his passion is the UBECI non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged children in Quito, Ecuador. He is a Director or UBECI-North America.
UBECI has been in operation for 14 years, and has an average staff in country of 5 people. They are looking to expand their incoming donations so they can expand their client base, which is about 450 children. They have appx. 200 volunteers who come into Ecuador to assist.
He gave us a verbal explanation of his background in the program and showed us a film. The work they do is most impressive! You can find more information by going to www.ubeci.org.