Previously Award Winning Bulletin by Gary Hough “BTTB”
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Wachusett Area Rotary Club Meeting Notes
Wachusett Area Rotary Club
April 28th 2006
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PRAYER: Chris Powers called the meeting to order around
7.30.am. Chris led the pledge and Rick Pabley said the prayer. OK, here’s the deal. You heard the prayer,
you rate it any bleepin way you want to rate it. The fact is I entrust the care and well being of my eyes to
Rick. If you think I’m going to say anything disparaging about his prayer, you got another thought coming.
VISITORS AND GUESTS: Chris Powers reports that there were 26 Rotarians present this morning along
with three guests. Chris was wondering if this is some kind of an all time low or if the word got out that
Joni wouldn’t be here today.
Kelly Small, guest of Richard Traina
Dave Hayes, guest of Carrie D-C
C.J. Pedersen, visiting Rotarian from Worcester
SERGEANT AT ARMS: Ken Parker:
Jan Scott, happy to be going to the Sox-Yankees game on Tuesday. As I write this bulletin, I am reflecting
on a game called of due to miserable rainy cold weather last night (Tuesday). Jan, how much did you
have to pay for parking?
Brian Forts, happy for the nice job Joe Sullivan did at candidate’s night.
Savvas, sharing a phone call from Joni who is on the tee at Hyannis port Country Club as we speak and
frankly, I think, trying to rub it in.
SAA-Ken fined Jan, for being late and wearing purple.
Steve Groccia, happy for Joe Sullivan who is celebrating another in a long list of birthdays
Rick Pabley, just happy to be here.
Ken Parker, paid a buck to share a heart warming story of sex, road rage, police intervention and revenge.
Jan Scott, told another heart warming story of a co-worker who was out with her last evening sharing a few
adult beverages. That co-worker, who will remain nameless, but, whose initials are Majlinda Haxhiaj,
promised she would be here this morning. She didn’t make it. Another friend under the bus?
Maria Hopkins, fined for blowing in half way through the meeting.
Savvas, sad that his nephew was severely wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq and happy, that he has been
evacuated to Germany and is recovering.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The change of officer for the new Rotary year will take place June 30th.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference is an intensive training program for community youth
leaders. Young people chosen for their leadership potential are awarded the opportunity to attend an allexpenses-paid conference to discuss leadership skills and to learn those skills through practice. Rick Shaw
is chairing this project and if you haven’t submitted your applications yet, you are three days late. You can
still volunteer to help on Friday and during the weekend. Contact Rick for details. For more on RYLA,
visit: http://www.rotary7910.org/ryla
The Montachusett Rotary Club’s Golf tournament is June 15th and anyone wishing to play should coordinate
with Brian Forts.
Second reading for prospective new member Mary Hagar.
First reading for prospective new member Greg Dreitlein.
The District conference will take place May 5th -7th at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Leominster. Joe
Sullivan is organizing our participation in the Luncheon on Friday the 5th and everyone is encouraged to
attend. Please see Joe for details
SPEAKER CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES
DATE
SPEAKER CHAIR
th
May 5
Dennis Parker
May 12th
Ken Parker
SPEAKER
Rick Pabley introduced his guest speaker, Dr. Ursula Anwer, who heads the Sleep Disorder clinic at
U. Mass. Memorial. She gave a very interesting presentation of sleep disorders. I was surprised to learn that
there are a lot more problems than just sleep apnea. She effectively used the props provided by the club in
the form of Wayne-O who demonstrated the consequences of sleep deprivation by spilling his cereal all over
himself. We also played the ever popular “Guess Who Has Sleep Apnea” game and the good doctor
immediately guessed Rick Walsh. Dr. Anwer commented afterward that it was very thoughtful of us to
have those tools at her disposal.
YOUR ROTARY JOKES Submit entries to “BTTB” by e-mail holdenhunt@aol.com
This week’s winner Submitted by: Pat the Sark,
A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been
checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her.
Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket towards the man.
He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back.
Oh my, I am so sorry, “the woman says as she pops her eye back in place.
"Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you, “she says.
They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theater followed by drinks. They talk,
they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and he shares his. She listens.
After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for
breakfast.
They had a wonderful, wonderful time.
The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed! ! Everything had
been SO incredible!!! !
"You know, “he said, "You are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet? "
"No,” she replies. . . . . .”You just happened to catch my eye."
Lottery: C.J. Pedersen won $9.
33 Cards remaining.
Kitty of $353