Volume 13 No. 34
February 27, 2008

The Rotary Club of Arlington
P.O. Box 23 Arlington, MA 02474

Club Website: http://arlrotary.org/
District: http://www.rotary7930.org/
International: http://rotary.org/

Newsletter Editor: newsletter-editor@arlrotary.org

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, speech to the Republican National Committee, January 31, 1958

• 1594: Henry IV is crowned king of France in Chartres.
• 1922: The United States Supreme Court declares the Nineteenth Amendment constitutional, thereby guaranteeing women's voting rights.
• 1933: The Reichstag, seat of the German parliament, is set on fire.
• 1973: Sioux Native Americans seize and hold Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, demanding a United States Senate investigation of Native American problems.
• 1974: The first issue of People magazine, a weekly publication featuring entertainment and social-interest news, hits the newsstands.
• 1990: The Exxon Corporation is indicted on five criminal charges relating to the 1989 Alaskan oil spill.
• 2003: A design by architect Daniel Libeskind is selected to be built on the former site of the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center

Present Today: Marty, Davidw, Brian, Daveg, Stacey, Carolyn, Tom, Natercia, Jessica, Betsey, Greg, Evan, Andy, Richard, Ken, Bill, Maryellen, Davidm
Missing and Missed: Mike, Steve, Sean, Laura, Kay, Fred, Paul, Mary Lou, Mark, Lynn
Senior Active Exempt (SAE): George, Frank, Leon
Visitor(s): Dan Murphy - Waltham
Guest(s): Carol Kelly - Dan, Thomas Kreanbuewl - Jessica
Makeup(s): None

• Marty going to Leadership Institute
• Each of us requested to sell two books of Raffle tickets
• Andy, Jessica, Bill, Greg and Nola will attend World Peace and Understanding Dinner
• Only two meetings before “Pot o' Gold”
  • Be prepared to get your tickets from Maryellen
  • Bring in a Silent Auction Prize to Carolyn
  • Bring in a $10 dollar Scratch Ticket or $10 to Davem

Mike sent out an email to outlining his plan for the Road Race and asking for suggestions, If you received one I hope you answered and offered help.

On Feb 28, Evan will present RYLA to the 17 junior candidates at Minuteman. Sponsorship has been arranged from Arlington, Boston, Cambridge, Lexington, Medford, Stoneham, and Winchester!

On March 5, Andy will present RYLA to approximately 10 candidates from Arlington High School.

The March Speaker Program is posted on the Calendar on the website

Our Speaker Today was Thomas Krachenbuehl Ambassadorial Scholar from Switzerland who will be spending a year or more at Harvard on a Research Project. Check the Website for more details by Jessica.

Bill Repots on last year's “Pot O' Gold”, (held during and just after a near blizzard) a Huge success:

Gross income:

• Ticket Sales $3500.00
• Raffle (gross) $1585.00
• Silent Auction $2600.00
• Games (gross) $330.00

Total: $8015.00

Expenses 3900.00

Net: $4115.00

$2.00 per Rotarian per week to Rotary Foundation brings a Paul Harris Fellowship for every 10 Rotarians back to us and supports Rotary Foundation.

Ken announced another member contributed we are now up to 15. Five more and we get two Fellowships

Jessica Von Goeler, President-Elect, Thomas Kraechbuel, Ambassadorial Scholar

Andy Winig, President, Thomas Kraechbuel, Ambassadorial Scholar

That's All Folks!