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Golden News
Volume 16, Number 39 - Monday 24 March
2003
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 guest speaker this week is Ms. Anna Wu who'll be speaking to us on "The Equal Opportunities Commission". Milestones: Birthday greetings on: 27
March for Clarissa "Ring My"
Bellstedt, who shares her birthday with pop diva Mariah
Carey.
29 March for Kumar "Rumpole" Ramanathan, who shares his birthday with Aussie "supermodel" Elle Macpherson. Attendance: Birthday girl and KGM Attendance Director Clarissa "Ring My"
Bellstedt informs us that KGM recorded only 68% attendance for the month of
February 2003, which makes
our YTD average 70%.
While this result is hardly exciting, I understand we're holding our own on a District level, however recent KGM meetings have barely filled two tables. Where is everybody, huh? KGM members who cannot attend our regular meetings on Wednesday are urged to do "Make-Ups" at other Rotary Clubs in District 3450. Details of times, days and locations are listed on the "Where Clubs Meet" section of the KGM website. Fellowship News:
Any day now, our old mate and KGM Fellowship Director Miranda "King" Kong will make an announcement in respect of the next fellowship she's planning for April. Watch this space
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Walkathon: Sadly as the Phantom could not
attend the Walkathon yesterday, I'm unable to give a first-hand report,
however I expect one will be published in next week's
edition.
Fund-Raising KGM Polio Plus
Cookbook: "Dining In with Great Chefs of Hong Kong" at
only HK$188 (US$25) per copy is excellent
value. An image of the cover has been uploaded
to the KGM website.
To purchase your copies, contact President-Elect Patricia "Iron Lady" Blair on telephone 9312 3606 or by email or you can order copies online by major credit card through PayPal. District 3450 News:
The 43rd Annual District Assembly will be held
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday 12
April 2003 at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel,
Tsimshatsui East.
KGM Members willing and able to attend should contact KGM President Nanu "Nanu" Lachman on telephone 9025 6699 or by email. Rotary
International News:
RI has established a special
new web page in respect of Rotary International's Centenary, which
falls on 23 February 2005, at
which time KGM will be under the Presidency of Silva "Dollar" Yeung.
RI has three key goals it wishes to achieve by the centenary:
Rotary Information: Council On Legislation: In the early days of
Rotary, any change in the RI Bylaws or Constitution was proposed and voted
upon at the annual convention. As attendance at conventions increased and
open discussion became more difficult, a Council on Legislation was
created in 1934 as an advisory group to debate and analyze proposals
before they were voted upon by the convention.
Finally at the 1970 Atlanta
Convention, it was decided that the Council on Legislation would actually
become the legislative or parliamentary body of Rotary. The council is
composed of one delegate from each Rotary district as well as several
ex-officio members. It was agreed that the council would meet every three
years at a time other than at the Rotary convention.
The council, which next meets
in 2004, has the responsibility of considering and acting upon all
"enactments," which are proposed changes in the Bylaws and Constitution,
and "resolutions," which are recommended changes in Rotary policies and
procedures. Proposals may be submitted by any Rotary club, district or the
RI board. The council's actions are subject to review by all the Rotary
clubs of the world before they become final. If 10 percent of the voting
strength of the clubs oppose a council action, such legislation is
nullified and it is submitted for final consideration to the next
convention.
The Council on Legislation
provides the membership of Rotary a democratic process for legislative
change in the operations of Rotary International.
Who Am
I?
What is the more common name
of TV "tough guy" cop Dennis Schlachta
?
The answer appears at the bottom of this issue. Golden Smile: Bubba was a dedicated Southern Baptist from Alabama, who
loved to sneak away to the race track. One day he was there betting on the
ponies and losing his shirt when he noticed a priest step out onto the
track and bless the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 4th
race.
Lo
and behold, this horse -- a very long shot -- won the race. Bubba was most
interested to see what the priest did the next
race.
Sure enough, he watched the priest step out onto the track as the
horses for the fifth race lined up, and placed a blessing on the forehead
of one of the horses. Bubba made a beeline for the window and placed a
small bet on the horse.
Again, eventhough it was another long shot, the horse the priest
had blessed won the race. Bubba collected his winnings and anxiously
waited to see which horse the priest bestowed his blessing on for the 6th
race. The priest showed, blessed a horse, Bubba bet on it, and it won
again. Bubba was elated!
As
the day went on, the priest continued blessing one of the horses, and it
always came in first. Bubba began to pull in some serious money, and by
the last race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made
a quick stop at the ATM, withdrew all his money and awaited the priest's
blessing that guide tell him which horse to bet
on.
True to his pattern, the priest stepped out onto the track before
the last race and blessed the forehead, eyes, ears and hooves of one of
the horses. Bubba bet every cent, and watched the horse come in dead last.
He was dumbfounded.
He
made his way to the track and, when he found the priest, he demanded,
"What happened, Father? All day you blessed horses and they won and just
before the last race, you blessed a horse and he lost. Now I've lost my
savings, thanks to you!!"
The
priest nodded wisely and said, "That's the problem with you Baptists. You
can't tell the difference between a blessing and the Last
Rites."
Quotable Quotes:
Mark
Twain
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