Welcome to the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips web site. We are located in the Dr. Phillips neighborhood in the Southwest part of Orlando,Florida. If you’re a part of our community,we hope this site will help you learn about the many programs we do to support local charities and worthy causes. Perhaps you’ll even consider joining us! If you’re a fellow Rotarian,we would love to have you visit our club. We meet Wednesday mornings at 7:00am at the Bay Hill Clubhouse. Click here for the details.
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Rotary Year,Part 2
December was a very busy Rotary month,both for the Club’s holiday activities that accented the first half of the month and the (possibly) quieter family events that dominated during the holidays. With January we resume the Rotary year and begin the second half of not only Larry Lynch’s year as Club president,but also our own Art Brown’s year as District Governor for District 6980. Check the Website and the weekly Newsletter,Rotary Today,for upcoming event notices and calendar items. Also check the Projects area of the Website for more information on these upcoming activities,and be sure to get them into your monthly planner:
- Wednesday thru Sunday,March 21-25 – Arnold Palmer Invitational
We staff a popular concession stand near the 11th green and 14th tee,and the Club is compensated for our volunteer time as well as a share of the sales. The time slots for this project go fast,so be sure to sign up for your choice as soon as the sheets are passed around the tables at breakfast. Contact Scott Michael for more information.
- Friday,March 23 – Wine and Dine on 9
Just going into its third year,this event immediately became one of the two signature events of our Club year. For an add-on admission to the Arnold Palmer Invitational,guests can sample fine foods from several top-tier local restaurants as well as great wines from the Robert Mondavi organization. The concept for Wine and Dine on 9 is based on our very successful A Taste of Dr. Phillips™ events each November,and it now anchors the second half of our Club year. Planning meetings are now under way – contact Ruthann Dilauri to see how you can get involved.
- Friday,April 20 – Author Series
Watch for details to follow about this year’s program,which will be held at the local branch of the public library on Friday night,April 20.
Rotary Light
True story – I called my parents in New Jersey,and as my Dad greeted me I could hear thunder in the background. “Say,Dad,” I said,“do you know that you’re not supposed to use a corded phone in an electrical storm?” He answered,“Okay,I’ll put your Mother on.”
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For those of us getting along in years,here is a little secret for building your arm and shoulder muscles. You might want to adopt this regimen! Three days a week works well. Begin by standing outside behind the house with a 5-lb. potato sack in each hand. Extend your arms straight out from your sides and hold them there as long as you can. If you can reach a full minute,relax.
After a few weeks,move up to 10-lb. potato sacks and then 50-lb. potato sacks,and eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100 lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight out for more than a full minute.
After you feel confident at that level,start putting a couple of potatoes in each of the sacks,but be careful not to overdo it.
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One day out in the Texas panhandle,a guy sees a sign in front of a house:“Talking Dog for Sale.”
He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a black Lab just sitting there.
“You talk?”he asks.
“Yep,”the Lab replies.
“So,what’s your story?”
The Lab looks up and says,“Well,I discovered this gift pretty young and I wanted to help the government,so I told the CIA about my gift,and in no time they had me jetting from country to country,sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders,because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies eight years running.
“The jetting around really tired me out,and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work,mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of medals. Had a wife,a mess of puppies,and now I’m just retired.”
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
“Ten dollars.”
The guy says,“This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?”
The owner replies,“He’s a liar. He didn’t do any of that stuff!”
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I had a SlimFast for breakfast but it didn’t work.
