Newsletter 5-8-12

Posted by Jim Brown 
on May 08, 2012
 
 

Rotary Club of Needham

May 8, 2012

Newsletter

 This week, we had a joint meeting with Newton Rotary as well as with the Needham Newton Chamber of Commerce, all at Brae Burn Country Club on Tuesday.

 Announcements:

·        Crutches for Africa-  clean out your closet, basement, attic and give away your crutches, walkers, canes, wheel chairs to be loaded into a shipping container to help folks in Africa- See Karen

·        Reality Fair is May 21 at Needham High School.  Volunteers are needed. Contact Rich, Bill P. or Chris if you would like to participate

·        The Needham Rotary Scholarship committee has selected the 3 scholarship winners! Presentations to be made in June.

·        The visiting GSE Team from India will be visiting us next week May 15th. Our meeting will be held at Masala Art Restaurant, in Needham Center!

·        The District Conference is next weekend in Hyannis! At a minimum, Karen Wetmore, and, Ted Shaughnessy will be attending. Although you can go for just a meal, it is 3 days May 18-20.

·        Jerry Goodman has been experiencing a setback in his battle with cancer. After 10 months of no issues, the reappearance of cancer has been going well, and he hopes to be back soon. On a positive note, he and Marilyn had their first Grandchild, Gabriella, 7 lb baby girl. The birth was in Tampa on April 19th, and they were both there for it!! He promises some ‘Happy Dollars’ upon his return.

Future Events:

  • May 15:Visiting GSE team: Meeting to be held at Masala Art Restaurant.
  • May 19th: Wellesley Rotary Pancake Breakfast.
  • May 22nd: Bob Day Family Celebration of Bob, and GSE Team visit
  • May 21st-Reality Fair at NHS
  • June 2: NBA Street  Fair back at the town Common.

 Happy Dollars: From Needham, Ted Shaughnessy for the 2 Gift of Life children who are being operated on in Maine. First time for clubs up there; Tom Savino for Bodemeister’s 2nd place finish in the Kentucky Derby; Scotti for the price of oil; Doug George for his cancer surviving wife; Charles Nelson who is going to raise the 50/50 price to $2 when he becomes President. Was that a campaign promise ?

 Jokes Of The Week: (Provided by our own Bill Rosenthal):

-A bank manager was interviewing four very different applicants from his short list for the position of clerical. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, 'What is two and two?' The first interviewee was a journalist. His answer was 'Twenty-two.' The second applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a slide rule and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001. The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in the case of Jenkins v Cromwell two and two was proven to be four. The last applicant was an accountant. When the bank manager asked him, 'How much is two and two?', the accountant got up from his chair, went over and closed the door. He came back, sat down, leaned across the desk and said in a low voice, 'How much do you want it to be?' He got the job.

-If you break 100, watch your golf.  If you break 80, watch your business.

  Guest Speakers:  Today we heard Jeff Davis, author of ‘The 24 Hour Turn Around’, and Babson Professor, speak about his book, and the 6 businesses it profiles. He was most gracious and provided free copies for anyone who wanted one! Learn more about him at www.fadbu.com.