Volume 13 No. 33
February 20, 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

People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.
David H. Comins

• 1872: Incorporated in 1870, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its doors to the public.
• 1915: The World's Fair opens in San Francisco. The fair, called the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, celebrates the opening of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of S.F. following the 1906 earthquake.
• 1962: Astronaut John Glenn, in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7, orbits Earth three times to become the first American to orbit Earth.
• 1963: Willie Mays signs a one-year $100,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants.
• 1988: Brian Boitano of the United States, known for the quality of his technique, wins the Olympic gold medal in men's figure skating.

Present Today: Stacey, Carolyn, Mike, Tom, Natercia, Jessica, Betsey, Greg, Evan, Andy, Richard, Ken, Bill, Maryellen, Davidm
Missing and Missed: Marty, Davidw, Steve, Sean, Daveg, Laura, Brian, Kay, Fred, Paul, Mary Lou, Mark, Lynn
Senior Active Exempt (SAE): George, Frank, Leon
Visitor(s): Arnold Tarmy - Cambridge, Rachel Williams - Ipswich
Guest(s): Barbara Annelleo, Juliet Avots - Rachel Williams
Makeup(s): Tom - Haverhill

Board of Directors tonight at Andy’s at 7:00 PM 151 Mystic Street # 35 All Welcome

Jessica and Andy going to World Peace and Understanding Dinner 2/27

Carolyn has raffle tickets ready (do not need to be present to win) take a book or two for yourself or friends

Paul Harris Dinner on track will publish honorees as soon as they are notified

Bill reports Road Race listed in Runners Racing Magazine for June 1st

Rachel Williams, District Literacy Chairperson delivered a slide show presentation on the effects of Literacy or lack of it and what is being done and needs to be done to improve world wide.

Gary Mortenson, who has built schools in Afghanistan, will speak at Belmont High School this afternoon.

Andy, Rachel Williams, Jessica

That's All Folks!