Happy Tuesday Rotarians!!
What is Happening Today???
Our Pledge of Allegiance today will be lead by Gary Trow and George Benz will offer us the invocation. Our speaker today is Jane McClenahan, speaking to us about GoCare Nicaragua.
Today is also our next Teacher Appreciation Basket Presentation. Please join us today at 2:20 p.m. at Rose Avenue Elementary School . . . the more, the merrier!!
Today is also National Chocolate Covered Nut Day, yum . . . . did you know that both nuts and chocolate can be good for you? Dark chocolate seems to posses substantial amount of antioxidants and for the most part, the fats in nuts are unsaturated fats, including monounsaturated fats. Nuts also provide arginine, a substance that may help make the walls of the arteries more flexible and less prone to blockage from blood clot formation. Many nuts are good sources of vitamins E and B2, and are rich in protein, folate, fiber, and essential minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and selenium.
What Happened Last Week?
At last week’s meeting, we learned about the complex and costly world of clinical trials, thanks to Jake Lacayo of Amgen. There are hundreds of thousands of clinical trials ongoing in the United States at any given time, which is part of the 12-year, billion-dollar process it takes to bring a new drug to market these days. According to www.clinicaltrials.gov, there are around 75,000 studies in the U.S. right now, and 161,000 around the world.
Happy Dollars and Announcements:
Mike Barber announced that Santa to the Sea this year yielded enough success to aware 75 scholarships, which he was delivering last Tuesday to Oxnard College. Way to go Mike!!
Phyllis Throckmorton announced that March 28 is the date of the 29th Annual Oxnard Union High School District Career Fair . . . if you missed the sign-up sheet, get in touch with Phyllis directly.
Let’s support our neighboring club and have dinner on Thursday at Viva La Comida, presented for the 44th time by the Rotary Club of Camarillo. Tickets are $12 each and dinner will be served between 5:00 and 8:00 at the Camarillo Community Center . . . your bulletin editor and her husband plan to be there for comida y cerveza . . .
The Girls Basketball Tournament was a success, thanks not only to the participation of the student-athletes, but the volunteer time put in by our club members . . . thanks to all who participated. The Boys Tournament in honor of Tom McGrath kicks off March 1 . . . see John Kearney or Steve Lee for sponsorship and other volunteer opportunities.
On This Day in History
. . . In 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay was proclaimed the new heavyweight champion by defeating Sonny Liston in a 7th round technical knock-out. Liston was the odds-on favorite, having twice demolished former champ Floyd Patterson in one round. However, Clay predicted victory, boasting that he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” and knock out Liston in the eighth round.