RI Video
GUESTS
Guests and potential new members last week included Shannon Spangler, an accountant that lives in Windsor but works in Ft. Collins, and Marie Alkire who recently moved back from Hawaii.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pete Hyland announced that we would be selling beer during the festivities Labor Day weekend. He passed around a sign up sheet for Saturday, September 2 as well as Sunday and Monday, September 3-4.
Dorothy Simmons asked everyone to check their contact information and either sign off or make any changes necessary.
PROGRAM
President Ron Clark showed a DVD from Rotary International that discussed the history and many of the programs of Rotary. It was noted that Rotary was the world's first humanitarian organization. The program stressed the Polio Plus program that was started in 1985 with the goal of having polio eradicated in the world by 2005. As we know, that goal was not made because of wars and other political problems in parts of the world. It should be noted that the goal is close at hand.
The DVD also showed the friendship and business development programs. One significant program is the micro-lending program that started in Uganda. $50 to $1000 loans are made to start or expand a business. For example, Nuria was loaned $85 to buy some more goats. She now has 100 goats, has opened a restaurant, and not coincidentally has a husband. The success rate of the program exceeds 90%.
QUIZ ANSWER
The most watched sport in America is NASCAR.
NEXT QUESTION
Prior to this development, accurate, coordinated time was unnecessary. For instance if you lived in Peoria, the time may be 9 AM, but if you lived in Gary, Indiana, they may say that the time was 9:15 AM and it really didn't matter. What development changed this and required an accurate, coordinated time system?
Guests and potential new members last week included Shannon Spangler, an accountant that lives in Windsor but works in Ft. Collins, and Marie Alkire who recently moved back from Hawaii.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pete Hyland announced that we would be selling beer during the festivities Labor Day weekend. He passed around a sign up sheet for Saturday, September 2 as well as Sunday and Monday, September 3-4.
Dorothy Simmons asked everyone to check their contact information and either sign off or make any changes necessary.
PROGRAM
President Ron Clark showed a DVD from Rotary International that discussed the history and many of the programs of Rotary. It was noted that Rotary was the world's first humanitarian organization. The program stressed the Polio Plus program that was started in 1985 with the goal of having polio eradicated in the world by 2005. As we know, that goal was not made because of wars and other political problems in parts of the world. It should be noted that the goal is close at hand.
The DVD also showed the friendship and business development programs. One significant program is the micro-lending program that started in Uganda. $50 to $1000 loans are made to start or expand a business. For example, Nuria was loaned $85 to buy some more goats. She now has 100 goats, has opened a restaurant, and not coincidentally has a husband. The success rate of the program exceeds 90%.
QUIZ ANSWER
The most watched sport in America is NASCAR.
NEXT QUESTION
Prior to this development, accurate, coordinated time was unnecessary. For instance if you lived in Peoria, the time may be 9 AM, but if you lived in Gary, Indiana, they may say that the time was 9:15 AM and it really didn't matter. What development changed this and required an accurate, coordinated time system?
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