PACER
Another successful
Annual Banquet
Well another very successful Dresden Rotary event! The
Auction raised over $10,000.00! Thanks to Kim and Dave Thompson for
all there hard work for putting this together! When you put this event
in perspective we bring in more in one night with the Auction, then we
did with selling tickets on the playhouse for almost a whole year!
We must thank all the donors to the Auction. Without them
this would never happen!
Thanks to Phil Richards for bringing the Banquet together! I
feel the food was great and the event went very well!
Thanks to Ewan Wilson and Tamas Gaal (Exchange Student) for
putting together the slide presentation! Even though it was longer
than 12 minutes it was very well done and everyone enjoyed it.
Thanks to Walter Debicki for all the introductions. Even if
he got my phone ringing off the wall with people looking for there new
vehicle!
Thanks to Beth Wilson for playing the Anthems. This always
helps so we all can keep a tune!
Finally Thanks to all the Rotarians for all the help! Weather
it was setting up or clean up or both, the job got done and quite
quickly!
Murray Melton
President
Beer Philosophy
A philosophy professor stood
before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class
began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2" in diameter.
He then asked the students if
the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up
a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar
lightly.
The pebbles, of course, rolled
into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students
again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box
of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up
everything else. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The
students responded with a unanimous "Yes."
The professor then produced two
cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour the entire
contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the
sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as
the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar
represents your life. The rocks are the important things -- your
family, your partner, your health, your children -- things that if
everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still
be full.
"The pebbles are the other
things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is
everything else -- the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the
jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and
energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things
that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are
critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get
medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing.
There will always be time to go
to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
"Take care of the rocks first
-- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest
is just sand."
One of the students raised her
hand and inquired what the beer represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad
you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life
may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
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During a recent visit to Florida, we
walked the beach a lot. During our stay, we noticed a girl who was at the beach pretty much every day. She wasn't unusual, nor was the travel bag she carried, except for one thing; She would approach people who were sitting on the beach, glance around, then speak to them.Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off, but occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money for something she carried in her bag. The couple assumed she was selling drugs and debated calling the cops, but since they didn't know for sure they just continued to watch her.
After
a couple of days the wife asked, "Honey, have you ever noticed that she only
goes up to people with boom boxes and other electronic devices?"
I hadn't and said so. Then she said, "Tomorrow I want you to get a towel and our big radio and go lie out on the beach. Then we can find out what she's really doing."
Well,
the plan went off without a hitch, and the wife was almost hopping up and down
with anticipation when she saw the girl talk to her husband and then leave. I
walked up the beach and met my wife at the condo.
"Well, is she selling drugs?" she asked excitedly."
No, she's not." I said, enjoying this probably more than I should have. "Well, what is it, then?" my wife fairly shrieked.
I grinned and said. "Her name is Sally and she's a battery salesperson."
"Batteries?" cried the wife ............................................
"Yes" I replied.
Junior Achievement ESIS
J.A. was approved financial support from the Dresden Rotary Club to support the "Economics of Staying in School" (E.S.I.S.) program. $700 will be provided to run 2 sessions at Dresden Area Central School.
CK Library
For the past couple of
years, Dresden Rotary has provided a book to the library for each
speaker at each regular meeting. $600 will be donated to the
Library to cover the costs for this fiscal year and an additional $500
will be budgeted to cover 2005/2006.
Other Community Gifts
Dresden Recreation
Summer Program: $125
March Break Skating, 1 1/2 hrs x 5 days: $400
Odds and ends
-Ridgetown College Food Center Building Fund. Maybe next year.
-$1600 donated to Rotary for Summer concert series. June 30th through August. $600 of the $1600 was donated by CIBC.