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Golden News
Volume 16, Number 20 - Monday 11 November 2002
The official bulletin of the Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile is published
most Mondays and is distributed to all club members, District officials and other "friends of KGM". Winner "Best English Language Bulletin" in District 3450, 2001/2002
This Week's Meeting:
Our speaker this week is Mr. Arthur Hacker on the topic "Hong Kong History".
Milestones:
Birthday greetings for 12 November to Thomas Mo, who shares his birthday
with actor David Schwimmer, who stars in the TV series "Friends".
Birthday greetings for 17 November to Chris Carroll, who shares his
birthday with actor/director Danny DeVito
Fellowship News:
KGM Fellowship Director Miranda "King" Kong, announces that our next fellowship event will be a BBQ at the Hong Kong Gold Coast Yacht Club, Tuen Mun.
The BBQ will commence at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday 23 November 2002 but those so inclined can partake of earlier
activities, however details are still sketchy at the moment.
KGM members who are interested in attending should contact Miranda by telephone on 9199
3077 or by email.
District 3450 News:
There are no further District
events this month.
Rotary International News:
1) November is Rotary Foundation Month, so if you're not yet a Paul Harris Fellow (and many long time members are not!), you should expect a call from KGM Rotary Foundation Director PP "Hopalong" Cassidy Lam, who will do his very best to relieve you of US$1,000 for a very worthwhile cause. If you forget whether or not you are a Paul Harris Fellow, take a look at the Club Roster on the KGM website. 
2) Rotary's Centennial: Various materials are now available online to help clubs and districts promote Rotary's 100th anniversary in their communities. These include a planning calendar, examples of outstanding club projects, historical photos and 35mm slides, timeline, poster, the Rotary Centennial logo (pictured left), and other public relations tools which Rotarians can download and use for promoting Rotary's 100th birthday. 3) KGM Club Secretary David "Party Dude" Harilela has been appointed "On To Brisbane Chairman" in respect of the next RI Convention to be held in Brisbane, Australia from 1-4 June 2003.
Visit the RI website or the
event website for more information, or contact David on 9168 8333 or by email.
Who Am I?: What is the more common name of "spooky" actor Walter Jack Palahnuik?
The answer appears at the bottom of this issue.
Dear Geek:
The Geek is STILL currently busy organising transferring files to the new notebook computer he had to buy when the keyboard on his old notebook
suddenly decided to give up.
Golden Smile:
Due to the popularity of the "Survivor" shows, the American State of Texas is planning to do its own, entitled "Survivor-Texas Style".
The contestants will start in Dallas, travel to Waco, Austin, San Antonio, over to Houston and down to Brownsville. They will then proceed up to Del Rio, on to El Paso, then to Midland, Odessa, Lubbock, and Amarillo. From there, they'll proceed to Abilene, Fort Worth, and finally back to Dallas. Each will be driving a pink Volvo with a bumper sticker that reads: "I'm gay, I'm a vegetarian, I voted for Al Gore, George Bush Sucks, Hillary in 2004, and I'm here to confiscate your guns and your pick-up truck!" If anyone makes it back to Dallas alive, they'll win.
Quotable Quotes:
"My doctor is wonderful. Once, in 1955, when I couldn't afford an operation, he touched up the X-rays."
-- Joey Bishop --
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