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BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22th.
"NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, THERE'S A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND IT MAY SEEM HARD TO GET TO IT BUT YOU CAN DO IT AND JUST KEEP WORKING TOWARDS IT AND YOU'LL FIND THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THINGS."(Demi Lovato)
CLUB ATTENDANCE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2016
Doug Balkman, Chester Banks, Del Brown, Frederick Case, Randy Cook, Steve Furney, Rob Martin, Gary Nelson, Lon Shell, Kelli Whigham, Ted Breihan, David Chandler, Pam Cook, Beverly Crumley, Andrew Gary, Tracy Herman, Moe Johnson, Glen rydl, Gary Strunk, McBride Bilson, Dan Langen, Marcie Burleson.
GREETERS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
February 25...............PANCAKE DAY...SILENT AUCTION (Everyone works and greets)
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! HEAR YE!...Pancake Day and Silent Auction this coming Thursday.
You've all got your assignments. Every member is expected to be at the Activity Center this coming Thursday at 7:30am. There's plenty to do to make this another great, successful fundraiser. Our Community is counting on us. You've sold tickets...Give the money to Randy....Remember of all the fundraisers that our club has, this one expects everyone to come and do your part, from beginning to end. And remember, just as the setup is important to get ready, the clean up afterward is just as important. Don't let just a few do your job. This is important. Remember a lot of people are counting on us. Remember....7:30am. Come prepare to work! If you haven't gotten your auction items in to Pam, you are late. Last Thursday was the cutoff date.
THE BONHAM SCHOOL PROJECT...
We had 9 persons out at Bonham School this last Saturday.....Glen, Rydl, Lon shell, McBride Wilson, Andrew Gary, Gary Strunk, Del Brown, Marcie Burleson, Kyle Burleson and Tracy Burleson.
CONGRATULATIONS ...BIG BUCK WINNER!
All Right!!! We had a Big Bucks winner last Thursday. Our own Regional Trustee, Rob Martin had all of his credentials, so he got the Bib Bucks. Guess what? He turned it over to contribute to the Eliminate Pro9ject. Thanks Rob.
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FUN FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 10
1. The Roman numeral for ten is X (which looks like two V's{the Roman numeral for 5} put together)' it is thought that the V for five is derived from an open hand (five digits displayed), and X for ten from both hands.
2. The number 10 is the atomic number of neon.
3. In American football, the end zones are 10 yards deep.
4. In basketball, the top of the rim (goal) is 10 feet from the floor.
5. In blackjack, the Ten, Jack, Queen and King are all worth 10 points.
6. In boxing, if the referees counts to 10, whether the boxer is unconscious or not, it will declare a winner by knockout.
7. Ten-codes are commonly used on emergency service radio systems.
8. The number of provinces in Canada.
9. The designation of United States Interstate 10, a freeway that runs from California to Florida.
10. The state number of Virginia.
CHILDREN AND CHILDBIRTH
"The baby was coming way too fast so the paramedics were called. To make it worse, when they arrived, there was a power outage. The paramedics asked the four year old sister to hold the flashlight for them.
Despite the difficulties, all went well and the mother delivered a baby boy. The paramedic smacked him on the behind and he began to cry.
Looking over at the wide eyed little girl, the paramedic asked her what she thought about what she had just witnessed. She said, "That naughty boy should have never crawled in there. Spank him again!"
ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM LAST THURSDAY!
Steve Furney brought a very energetic and athletically correct program last Thursday with Dr. Kent Griffin, who explained in great detail what the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) was. It was founded in 2009 and develops interscholastic mountain biking programs for student-athletes across the United States. NICA provides leadership, services and governance for local leagues to produce quality mountain bike events, and supports every student-athlete in the development of strong body, strong mind and strong character through their efforts on the bike. NICA also promotes the sport of mountain biking and the benefits of mountain biking as a healthy, low impact outdoor recreational lifestyle. Thanks Steve for providing this program.
AN EMAIL FROM KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
"We are so close.....so close to saving the lives of even more mothers and babies. So close to another humanitarian victory. So close to meeting our promise to raise $110 million that will eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus from the earth.
Today we're at $107 million in cash and pledges for The Eliminate Project. We are closing in on our ultimate fundraising goal.
As we near our goal, the Kiwanis International Foundation has committed to bridge the nearly $3 million gap that remains -- so that clubs and members can maximize the momentum of this final push in districts around the world and focus on fulfilling remaining pledges.
And now, more than ever, we must keep going together to finish what we started.
Right now, 13 countries have scheduled immunization campaigns in 2016. But that can't happen unless we can continue to fulfill pledges quickly and release the funds UNICEF needs to reach those nations. Mothers and babies are depending on us. They're waiting for us to fulfill our pledges - so we can turn promises into funding; funding into vaccines; and vaccines into lives saved and futures protected.
So keep going....we're so close - with nearly 50% of cash received to fulfill outstanding pledges. Eighteen districts and nearly 1,400 clubs are still hard at work fulfilling their pledge commitments.
So keep going, because when n your goal is to change the world, every penny counts.
So keep going, because it all adds up to an unprecedented investment in human potential......and keep going, because kids need Kiwanis - in our local communities and in communities around the world."
(Editorial note: Our club has fulfilled it's pledge and have bee awarded our Model Club patch and lapel pins, but we are still sending funds to Eliminate, and will continue to do so.)
1. Did You know that it takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday version of The New York Times.
2, Did You Know that Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song, "Harpy Birthday". they make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
3. Did you know that the largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.5 million people.
4. Did You know that each nostril of a human being registers smells in a different way. Smells that are made from the right nostril are more pleasant than the left. However, smells can be detected more accurately when made by the left nostril.
5. Humans are born with 350 bones in their body, however when a person reaches adulthood they only have 206 bones. This occurs because many of them join together to make a single bone.
6. May babies are on average 200 grams heavier than babies born in other months.
7. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.
8. The shortest war on record, between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasted just 38 minutes.
9. The symbols + (addition) and - (subtraction) camr into general use in 1489.
10. If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, there would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Americas and 8 Africans. Only one would own a computer.
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS?
"By federal law, Texas is the only state in the U.S. that can fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag. Think about it that for a second. You fly the Stars & Stripes at 20 feet in Maryland, California or Maine and your state flag, whatever it is, goes at 17 feet. You fly the Stars & Stripes in front of Pine Tree High in Longview or anyplace else at 20 feet. The Lone Star flies at the same height - 20 feet. Do you know why? Because it is the only state that was a republic before it became a state."
A CLOSING THOUGHT FROM THE EDITOR
"No Parent ever really finds out what they believe in until they begin to instruct their children."
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