Rotary Builder David Davenport
Congratulations to our newest Rotary Builder, David Davenport. Honored for his years of service and for his consistent support of our club's projects and programs, David accepted the Rotary Builder award from District Governor Paul Lucas when the DG made his official visit last week.
David Davenport is the club's senior member, in terms of longevity. He was the first member added to the club after the club was chartered in 1982. During his term of membership he has held numerous positions, including Club President. For many years David has provided space and manpower for club projects, including our flag project and several float-building efforts.
David's contributions to our club go far beyond his role as member of the Back Table. He is a Rotary Builder in every sense, and we congratulate him!
Rotary Builder David Davenport accepts the award from DG Paul Lucas.
Miami Rotarians belong in a zoo
by Kathy Holiday -- The Rotarian - August 2010
When Rotarians decided to start a new club in Miami, the location they chose was zoo-logical. The Rotary Club of Miami Metrozoo, chartered in October, meets at the city’s zoo, in the Zoological Society of Florida building.
The club will be at the center of the action, predicts charter president William B. Tuttle, when the Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation Department builds an entertainment complex, water park, and hotel next to the Miami Metrozoo. A south campus of the University of Miami and a military museum are also slated for the area.
“This is going to be a tourist destination,” Tuttle says. “It will be great for businesspeople to come here and network.” The location is also pretty handy for Tuttle, the zoo’s exhibits and graphics coordinator – the club meets steps from his office.
“It’s the most convenient club I’ve ever been in,” he says. Another member, Conrad Schmitt, is the facility’s curator of mammals, and the club’s first noncharter member, Jeri Phillips, grew up in the neighborhood. “I’ve been on these grounds since I was six or seven,” she says. “I’m thrilled to be at the zoo.”
Current events
Friday's Program -- Billy Brown
The long-awaited return of storyteller Billy Brown is set for Friday. Brown, the Fort Worth native who migrated to Alaska, returns to the Burleson Rotary Club to deliver the ending of the story he introduced earlier in the year. Even if you missed the beginning, the story's ending will be memorable, so don't miss it!
September: New Generations Month
Rotary has a lot to celebrate during New Generations Month in September. New Generations Service became the fifth Avenue of Service — joining Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service as a foundation of Rotary club activity — after a decision by the 2010 Council on Legislation, which met in April.
Our club sponsors the BHS Interact Club, and members of that group, along with their faculty sponsor, attended last Friday's meeting and met District Governor Paul Lucas. Governor Lucas was impressed by the Interact groups' dedication to Rotary ideals. We all can be proud of the good work Interact does, both in the school and elsewhere.
Interact is only one of several ways the Burleson Rotary Club serves new generations. Helping with back-to-school expenses, delivering dictionaries, and awarding scholarships keep our club in touch with the youth of our community. Remember this during New Generations Month, and renew your commitment to these important service projects.
President Bobby presented the DG with a handsomly mounted and framed 4-Way Test coin.
Flags posted for Labor Day
Monday is Labor Day, the fourth of six holidays when the Burleson Rotary Club posts flags throughout the community. Every one of us serves on a flag team, and your team captain needs your support. Let him/her know how you will help on Monday.
Shed a little stress!
If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.
A man who hated his wife's cat decided to get rid of the animal by driving him several blocks away from home and letting him out of the car. When he got home, he found the cat already on the front porch.
Next day, when his wife went shopping, he took the cat and drove 20 blocks away and dumped off the cat. Upon returning, he found the cat strolling up to the front door.
Vexed, the next day he took the cat to the far side of the next town -- over two rivers, a set of railroad tracks, and half way up a winding mountain road, where he flung the cat out the window.
Half an hour later, the home phone rang, and his wife answered. "Is that blasted cat home?" the husband asked his wife.
"Yes, he's sitting on the front porch," she replied.
"Well put him on the phone, will you? I'm lost and I need directions back to the house."
Tact: The ability to tell someone to "Go to Hell" in such a way that he looks forward to the trip.
A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer,"This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you."
The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, "Which do you want, son?
The boy takes the quarters and leaves. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"
Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?"
The boy licked his cone and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar the game's over!"