Volume 13 No. 41
April 16, 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

Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Japanese Proverb

• 1912: Pilot Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
• 1917: Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia after years of exile to lead the radical socialist Bolshevik party to power during the October Revolution.
• 1962: Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite becomes anchor of the CBS Evening News.
• 1999: The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, announces his retirement from professional hockey

Present Today: Carolyn, Maryellen, Natercia, Tom, Laura, Bill, Davidw, Mike, Davidg, Marty, Brian, Stacey, Jessica, Greg, Evan, Andy, Richard, Ken, Davidm, Mike
Missing and Missed: Betsey, Steve, Sean, Kay, Fred, Paul, Mary Lou, Mark, Lynn
Senior Active Exempt (SAE): George, Frank, Leon
Visitor(s): Dan Murphy - Waltham
Guest(s): Jack Johnson, Speaker - Jessica, Kristen King - Tom and Andy, Karen Kosinsky - Jessica
Makeup(s): Tom(2) - Melrose, Everett

Please publicize the presentation of the Boys and Girls club check prominently in the ARC this week I would like a large crowd for Dan ( and Betsy).

We will have a speaker this week, check the website for details, we plan to have Dan back at a later date for a full B&G Club update

Interact Assembly Woburn B&G Club Presentations by Evan on RYLA, Daveg on Youth Exchange and Bill on Ambassadorial Scholars. The 18 Interact Clubs in the District were represented.

Evan Reports 2 Saturday training sessions for RYLA folk, RI District working again this year with us, expect to have their own program in 2009.

Marty attended the leadership institute in Lincoln, RI. Topics included: fundraising, running a meeting, analyzing club membership recruitment, and reinforcing Rotary Principles

GSE reception at Century Bank Building in Medford (right off route 93) 6.00 to 8.00 PM May 2nd. RSVP Please Check with Andy for RSVP #

B&G Club Annual Dinner and Silent Auction at Boston/Woburn Marriott May 6th. Anyone interested in going check with Carolyn, Bill or Betsey

Successful Flag Sale at Johnnies Supermarket on Saturday thanks to Bill, Greg and Betsey and Friends

Ken Reports Maryellen's Husband Arthur Loud has been honored by the BSA with the coveted Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor in Scouting.

Bill reports our friend from Cambridge Club Dan O'Neil will also receive the award

Betsey's Friend (on right) and Customer


Betsey's other Friend and a Customer Terry Shine


Bill


Greg

That's All Folks!