Burleson Rotary Club

February – World Understanding Month

The mission of The Rotary Foundation asks Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace. That’s a tall order in a world where ethnic conflict, terrorist attacks, and civil strife fuel hatred and threaten stability in so many regions. But the second part of the mission tells us how we can reach this ambitious goal: through improving health, supporting education, and alleviating poverty.

Today, Rotary Foundation projects are addressing those issues through efforts as diverse as digging wells in Guatemala, equipping schools in Afghanistan, and funding microcredit programs in Uganda. The Foundation is setting the stage for peace by making life more stable for people in need.

As Rotarians, we promote international understanding and enjoy international friendships. Those friendships take root every time an Ambassadorial Scholar meets his or her host family or a district welcomes a Group Study Exchange team. Such life-changing experiences broaden our perspectives and sharpen our interest in the world. Through Rotary and its Foundation, we foster personal relationships that transcend borders and form a foundation for peace.

February – World Understanding Month – focuses our attention on international understanding, goodwill, and peace. By supporting our Foundation and participating in its programs, we find many ways to achieve those goals.

Board of Directors to meet Wednesday

The February meeting of the BURRO's board of directors is set for Wednesday, February 8, 7 a.m. The board is expected to consider a recommendation regarding the Flags for Scholars project, among other items. Decisions like these are never easy, and the officers and directors need your input and your support.

All club members are welcome to attend the board meetings, which are held at The Porch restaurant in Old Town. The Porch opens at 6:30 a.m. for breakfast, and the business session begins at 7 o'clock. If you wish to be added to the agenda, please alert President Bruce before Wednesday. If you wish just to observe, then be there on Wednesday.

Humor you like. . .

Jennifer visited a psychic of some local repute. In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the mystic delivered grave news:

"There's no easy way to say this, so I'll just be blunt - prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year."

Visibly shaken, Jennifer stared at the woman's lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself. She simply had to know. She met the fortune teller's gaze, steadied her voice, and asked:

"Will I be acquitted?"

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An enthusiastic door-to-door vacuum salesman goes to the first house in his new territory. He knocks. A real mean and tough looking lady opens the door, and before she has a chance to say anything, he runs inside and dumps cow patties all over the carpet.

He says, "Lady, if this vacuum cleaner doesn't do wonders cleaning this up, I'll eat every chunk of it."

She turns to him with a smirk and says, "You want ketchup on that?"

The salesman says, "Why do you ask?"

She says, "We just moved in and we haven't got the electricity turned on yet."

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If things get any worse, I'll have to ask you to stop helping me.

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