Weekly Bulletin - Archive  Apr 13, 2010

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The Rotary News   Official Newsletter of the Woodbury Rotary Club     Woodbury Rotary Club Jim Kelleher President Rotary International John Kenny President RI District 7640 Salvatore "Sam" Conte  District Governor   Woodbury Rotary Club Regular Meeting  February 2, 2010 Today's Program "Wild Turkey Hunting"   Randy detailing turkey demography   Randy pointing out features of the modern turkey shotgun We learned many interesting facts about Wild Turkeys – that Ben Franklin once promoted the Wild Turkey to be the choice for our National Bird .. but the Bald Eagle won that contest!  Also, Wild Turkeys, due to the construction of the eyes in their head can actually see 300 degrees, while looking straight in one direction! Relatively new to turkey hunting, Randy found it to be challenging, exciting and addictive. Wild turkey’s senses are extremely keen. Its eyesight and hearing are among the best in the woods. This is the challenge that makes turkey hunting so intriguing and attracted Randy to the sport. Randy’s presentation included a detailed explanation of the elements of Turkey hunting: Scouting Before you can hunt wild turkeys, you’ve got to find them. Field scouting begins after you have identified several possible hunting spots. Camouflage Because wild turkeys have such keen vision, camouflage is almost a must to avoid being seen. Shotguns and Ammunition The best shotgun and ammunition for turkey hunting is the combination that delivers a dense, hard-hitting pattern at 40-45 yards. Before hunting, pattern your shotgun to see which choke, brand of ammunition and shell load produces the most uniform pattern and density. Calls and Calling Good calling and knowing when to call are often critical keys to success in turkey hunting. Hunters typically imitate hens to call a gobbler into gun range. Hens make a variety of calls: yelps, clucks, cuts, purrs and whines.out. The Hunt Once you locate a gobbler, the next step is to move in close and call him into gun range. Your goal is to slip as close as possible without spooking him. Then you "set up" and attempt to call him close enough for a shot.       Today's Greeter Tom Ryan Today's Program Randy Budd     Upcoming Greeters   20-Apr - Kerry Revelas 27-Apr - Mark Parker 04-May - Ed Molinari 11-May - Ken McIlvaine 18-May - Jack MaGee 25-May - Craig Klayman 01-Jun - Todd Jones 08-Jun - Roger Jones Upcoming Coordinators & Their Programs 20-Apr - H. A. Budd, Jr. 27-Apr - Thomas Budd 04-May - John Beal 11-May - John Carr 18-May - Warren Carr 25-May - Fred Davis 01-Jun - Bob Duffield 08-Jun - Gayle Henefer 15-Jun - Doc Holdcraft Council On Legislation Moot Court Competition Senior Volunteer Program ???? West Jersey 1609-1702 ???? ???? Identity Theft ???? Birthdays   03-Apr - Bob Duffield 09-Apr - John Beal 11-Apr - Shawn Andersen 19-Apr - Fran North 21-Apr - Jim Henry 23-Apr - Don Smith 27-Apr - Justin Altman Need a Speaker? Click here for 7640 list                   Quote of the Day   "There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better." - Mark Shields                      Woodbury Rotary Club Community Yard Sale Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Rotary Park 9:00am to 2:00pm Woodbury High School Interact Club will be joining our effort. Support our students! For more information and a printable flyer click here All members are requested to donate 2-3 items which will be sold at the event       HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF The Woodbury Lunch and Breakfast Clubs have united for the purpose of raising funds to provide one ShelterBox for Haitian Earthquake Relief . A ShelterBox cost $1,000.00 delivered to the recipient.  This is an unfunded challenge that we’ve accepted. Pres Jim and the members present at Tuesday's lunch meeting agreed to solicit the membership to raise our $500.00 share. The membership recommended that a $25 per member will reach our $500.00 goal What's in a Shelterbox? Woodbury Rotary Club P.O. Box 261 Woodbury, NJ 08096 What is Shelterbox About   District Wide Blood Drive Gayle Henefer has stepped up and taken charge of this project    Blood Drive will be scheduled after ARC labor dispute is resolved. Contact Gayle with your interest in helping    DINNING WITH ROTARY CHEFS Was held Sunday January 31, 2010 @ Wedgewood Country Club          MISSION ACCOMPLISHED President Jim Kelleher Completed His Challenge He ran for the benefit of the Community Service Projects of Woodbury Rotary, raising in excess of $5,000. Jim competed in the Males 45 TO 49 Division and finished with the time of 4:34:40. This was 5255 place overall and 3401 place for all males and 374 in his division. Jim placed in the upper 49% of a field of 15,000 runners.    Click here to see more pictures       President Jim's Weekly Message Dear Woodbury Rotarians: Today's quote: "Strength in Numbers" was the theme of Saturday's Rotary Park clean-up. Our club not only had a strong showing, but each member was focused and worked hard to improve the grounds at Rotary park. It's always great to see what our club can accomplish when we work together. Our next club challenge will be occurring within 2 weeks. The Woodbury Community Yard Sale and Spring Planting at the Epple Garden will be held at Rotary Park, Saturday, April 24th from 9-2 PM. Members are requested to donate 2-3 items. Donated items can be dropped off in advance to ROMAR Tire (located right behind Walgreens). Flyers for the event are available to post in store fronts, pass out to the public, and submit for advertising in church bulletins. Help is needed from each member to help market the event. Let's all get involved to make this a great event. For the Good of Rotary, For the Good of Rotary,  Pres. Jim            Enjoy Rotary! Get involved and experience the joy of "Making Dreams Real!"   Rotary Factoid Since 1985, more than two billion children have received the oral polio vaccine. Five million children destined to be polio victims are walking today and enjoying a better life because of global immunization. Reported polio cases have dropped 99.8%- from 350,000 a year in1988 to fewer than 2,000 a year today- and only four countries - Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan- remain endemic.             Upcoming Programs - click on underlined event for more information TBA Apr 24 May 21-23 May 20 Jun 29 - - - - - Woodbury Rotary Blood Drive Yard Sale and Spring Planting at the Epple Garden  District Conference Changeover - Rotary Park Group Study Exchange Team Farewell Dinner     BULLETIN NOTICES General Information - Progressive 50/50 is available to Woodbury Lunch Club members only Mail - Please use our PO Box 261, Woodbury, NJ 08096 E-Mail -   Club President Jim Kelleher Jim.Kelleher@raymondjames.com  Or Vice President Anthony Yula anthony@buddrealty.com                    Website - http://www.woodburynjrotary. org  How to Join - http://www.woodburynjrotary.org/Howtojoin.cfm Become a Member - http://www.woodburynjrotary.org/ProspectiveContact.cfm    Business Note of the Day Salt water taffy is a soft taffy originally produced and marketed in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, area beginning in the late 19th century. Despite the name, it does not contain salt water. The legend of how salt water taffy got its name is disputed. The most popular story, although probably questionable, concerns a candy-store owner, Bradley Swift, whose shop was flooded during a major storm in 1883. His entire stock of taffy was soaked with salty Atlantic Ocean water. When a young girl came into his shop and asked if he had any taffy for sale, he is said to have offered some "salt water taffy." At the time it was a joke, because all his taffy had been soaked with salt water, but the girl was delighted, she bought the candy and proudly walked down to the beach to show her friends. Bradley's mother was in the back and heard the exchange. She loved the name and so Salt Water Taffy was born.        Phase II  of Rotary Park upgrade is underway This phase will entail raising funds to install a monument as a recognition for our nation's sons and daughters who served our Country:  Past, Present, Peacetime, Wartime, Killed, or Survived. "Some gave all, all gave some."                                     We invite you to participate in a project that will forever link the past to the future. Click here to see how you can participate       Epple Children's Garden at Rotary Park was dedicated on June 13th 2009 to the memory of Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Nancy Johnson Epple Click to see pictures of the Dedication Rich Bellemente's Video Click here to see the stages of construction      Click here to see more pictures of this work of art     Web Master's Notes: If you have any suggestions for the newsletter, press release or would like an event posted, please email me at rogercjone@aol.com     Thought for the Week A dog had followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog sidled inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shooed him outside, closing the door behind him. The dog sat down, whimpered and stared at the closed doors. Then God appeared beside the dog, patted his head, and said, "Don't feel bad fella'... they won't let ME in either."     For Your Information     Change is coming to Rotary World   Beginning with the April 2010 issue, Rotary International is publishing, an interactive, online publication featuring practical information and links to help club and district officers meet the challenges they face every day. Current club presidents, district governors, and subscribers who have provided accurate e-mail addresses will receive Rotary Leader automatically, but any Rotarian may subscribe to this free publication at any time. Club presidents-elect, district governors-elect, club secretaries, and assistant governors are especially encouraged to subscribe.   Click here to check it out       DINNING WITH ROTARY CHEFS 2009 Our Best of the Best Winners Click here for more information       Get Ready for the 23 rd ANNUAL WOODBURY AUTO SHOW     Woodbury Plans to Upgrade Rotary Trail