CANʼT MISS WITH CHRIS EDITION

JAN.15, 2009

OFFICERSPRESIDENT

ROGER WERTSPRESIDENT-ELECT

KEVIN STUBYSECRETARY

LORI PALMERTREASURER

CORY GALLIVAN

DIRECTORSCLUB SERVICEPAUL HOOVERVOCATIONAL

SERVICECHRIS HERZOG

COMMUNITY SERVICE

CHARLIE KUNZINTERNATIONAL

SERVICEROD CROXFORD

YOUTH EXCHANGE

DAVE MILLERSERGEANT

AT ARMSRICK HOOKS

EDITORRICK HOOKS

EAST ALTON ROTARY CLUB WWW.EASTALTONROTARY.ORG CHARTERED OCT. 28, 1971 DISTRICT 6460

NEW MEMBER ALERTLAST WEEK WE INDUCTED OUT NEWEST MEMBER, PHIL KAMMANN. PHIL IS THE PRESIDENT OF AIRPORT BOWL IN BETHALTO. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE GIVE PHIL A WARM WELCOME. STAY AWAY FROM THE 7-10 SPLIT.

THE SKINNY --OUR SOLO VISITOR LAST WEEK WAS TENA NEUNABER-- JOE FILLED IN AS SAA AND DID A “RIGHT FINE”JOB. ONE FINE WAS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT GREETED RICK IN SOME WAY SINCE HIS SURGERY; WITH A CARD, EMAIL OR PHONE CALL. WE ALL FACE THE SAME POSSIBLE FINE NEXT WEEK. LETʼS NOT SAY WE WERENʼT GIVEN ADVANCE NOTICE. --WE RECEIVED SEVERAL THANK YOU CARDS AND A DONATION FROM ONE OF THE POINSETTIA AND BOOK RECIPIENTS. (CARDS FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE NOT SEVERAL FROM ONE PERSON).-- BASKETBALL SIGN UP FORM IS ON THE WEB SITE – GO TO THE “VOLUNTEER” SECTION TO SIGN UP FOR A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT. DONʼT JUST REGISTER FOR IT. WE WILL NEED EXTRA HELP DUE TO THE PLAYING VENUES BEING 3 BLOCKS APART.-- A THANK YOU CARD FROM JOE, STACI & FAMILY WAS READ FOR THE MEMORIAL GIFT IN JOEʼS MOMʼS NAME.--WE STILL NEED SOMEONE TO VOLUNTEER TO TAKE SOME MEETING NOTES TO SHARE WITH RICK. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE TO SHOW EVERYONE THAT YOU CAN PAY ATTENTION AT THE MEETING.

BASKETBALLSATURDAY FEB. 7TH IS THE DATE FOR OUR BASKETBALL TOURNEY. DUE TO THE SPLIT VENUES (EASTWOOD AND THE REC CENTER) WE WILL NEED PLENTY OF HELP THIS YEAR. JOE IS COORDINATING THE EVENT AND IS WORKING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT IF YOU WERE A PREVIOUS T-SHIRT SPONSOR, YOU WILL GLADLY CONTINUE TO DO SO. NEW SPONSORS ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME. PLEASE MARK YOU CALENDAR FOR AT LEAST ONE SHIFT THAT DAY. SIGN UP AT OUR WEB SITE, UNDER THE “VOLUNTEER” SECTION. EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINISHED BY 6PM.

SAVE A LIFEOUR SPEAKER LAST WEEK WAS BETSY BLACKLOCK

FROM ST. ANTHONY’S HOSPITAL – HEAD OF THE

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. SHE GAVE US A GREAT

DEMONSTRATION OF CPR. THERE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE CHANGES IN THE WAY IT IS TAUGHT

FROM JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. IT IS MUCH EASIER TO

LEARN AND PERFORM NOW. SHE ALSO DEMONSTRATED

THE USE OF THE AED (AUTOMATED EXTERNAL

DEFRIBILLATOR). ITS VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS MAKES IT

PRETTY EASY TO USE PROPERLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL

COURSES SHE TEACHES FOR THE AMERICAN HEART

ASSOCIATION (AHA); FRIENDS AND FAMILY – 1-1/2

HOURS, A COUPLE OF PROFESSIONAL CLASSES THAT

TAKE 3 HOURS FOR MEDICS, DENTISTS, ETC. SHE CAN

SET UP A GROUP WITH A CLASS WITH A MINIMUM OF 6

ATTENDEES. SHE PREFERS THE AHA CLASS, ALTHOUGH SHE USED TO TEACH FOR THE AMERICAN

RED CROSS CPR COURSE. SHE HANDED OUT SOME

BROCHURES WITH INFORMATION ON CLASSES. THE

FRIENDS AND FAMILY CLASS COSTS $25.00 / PERSON. CERTIFICATION IS GOOD FOR 2 YEARS. WHAT A GREAT

FAMILY EVENT. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAME SOMEONE'S LIFE.

HELP WANTEDOUR CLUB IS IN NEED OF A PRESIDENT-ELECT TO BE CLUB PRESIDENT DURING THE 2010-2011 ROTARY YEAR. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RING THE BELL AND HERD THE CATS ON A WEEK TO WEEK BASIS. ONLY QUALITY INDIVIDUALS NEED APPLY (THAT WOULD BE YOU.) PREVIOUS OFFICE HOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RE-UP. SEE ROGER FOR THE DETAILS.JANUARY ROTARIANIN YOUR JANUARY ISSUE YOU WILL FIND ARTICLES ABOUT: ROTARY HISTORY, GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN, KINDNESS IN BUSINESS, GETTING FLEXIBLE, BIKING IN SOUTH AFRICA, 16 WAYS TO BE A BETTER ROTARIAN AND OUR NEWEST ROTARY COUNTRY (PACIFIC ISLAND KIRIBATI-FORMERLY CHRISTMAS ISLAND).GET READING!

GLOBAL OUTLOOK... SPOTLIGHTS ROTARYʼS WORK ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. PUBLISHED BY ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, EACH EDITION OF THIS QUARTERLY EXPLORES A THEME IN DEPTH. GLOBAL OUTLOOK WILL EMPHASIZE THAT ROTARY IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS BEST WHEN IT CONNECTS PEOPLE OF VARIOUS NATIONALITIES WITH A COMMON VISION.

BIRTHDAYSCHARLIE KUNZRICK HOOKS

JAN 16TH

THE ROTARY BANNER

PHIL AND PAUL

EAST ALTON ROTARY CLUBPOB 56EAST ALTON, IL. 62024-0056

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

FOUR WAY TEST

IS IT THE TRUTH?

IS IT FAIR TO ALL CONCERNED?

WILLIT BUILD GOODWILL AND

BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

WILL IT BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL

CONCERNED?

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NOW WE KNOWBlame Television for the BubbleThe real housing villain is on cable.By JIM SOLLISCH (from the Wall Street Journal)So now we know what happens when too many people who have too few assets buy too much house with the help of too many risky mortgage products and too little oversight. And while there's plenty of blame to go around -- unethical mortgage brokers, greedy bankers and irresponsible homeowners -- one culprit continues to get off scot-free: HGTV. That's right. The cable network HGTV is the real villain of the economic meltdown. As the viewership reached a critical mass over the past decade -- HGTV is now broadcast into 91 million homes -- homeowners began experiencing deep angst. Suddenly no one but the most slovenly and unambitious were satisfied with their houses. It didn't matter if you lived in an apartment or a gated community, one episode of "House Hunters" or "What's My House Worth?" and you were convinced you needed more. More square feet. More granite. More stainless steel appliances. More landscaping. More media rooms. More style. You deserved it.If you had any doubts about your ability to afford such luxuries, all you had to do was look at the 20-something couple in the latest episode choosing between three houses. Should they go for the fixer-upper, priced at $425,000? Or the one with the pool for $550,000? What about the one with room to grow for $675,000?"How much money can these people possibly make?" I shout at my wife before wrestling the remote from her house-hungry little hand and switching it to the nearest sports program. "The guy can barely string together two sentences!" And yet on episode after episode for this entire irrational decade, HGTV pumped up the housing bubble by parading the most mediocre, unworthy-looking homeowners into our living rooms to watch while they put their tacky, run-of-the-mill tract homes on the market for twice what they paid and then went out and bought houses with price tags too obscene to repeat. You couldn't watch these shows without concluding that you must be an idiot and a loser if you lived in a house you could actually afford. HGTV is an evil empire that never rests. You can loathe your current domicile 24/7 with programs such as "Stagers" (move a few things around and double the value of your home); "Designed to Sell" (you can sell your house, even if the house next to yours is in foreclosure); "Design on a Dime" (see, it's cheap); and "Property Virgins" (losing your virginity was fun, wasn't it?) Every show features highly attractive hosts who show you how to "unlock the hidden potential" in your home, how to turn a $10 thrift-store table into a "wow" media center, and how to make everything "pop." Pop is the word of choice on HGTV.Ironic, isn't it, given the fact that pop is the sound we keep hearing from the McMansion-sized housing bubble HGTV created.

CLUB ARCHIVESJan. 11, 1990

Red was taking special requests for candy to be sold at the basketball tourney on

the 27th. Bob A. was the chairperson.

“Don't worry about avoiding temptation as you grow older, it will avoid you.” -

Winston Churchill

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