Don't forget that we are not meeting for lunch on the 28th. We will meet again for our regularly scheduled luncheon on November 4th where Rebecca Perez Ochoa will talk to us about Adoption and Foster Care in Santa Clara County.
Also, because of Veteran's day, our Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday November 12th.
For the months of October and November, you can sponsor a member to join Exchange and they will receive free membership for 90 days.
The initiation fee will be deferred for 90 days and the new member does not have to pay any dues for the first three months. This program is good only for members signed up in the months of October and November.This is a great opportunity to bring in new members! We've already had three prospective members take advantage of this opportunity. This is a great chance to build our club.
The Board approved the following project fund budget for our 2003-2004 fiscal year:
Freedom Shrine $2,000.00 Blue & Gold $500.00 Dear Santa $50.00 Christmas Party $1,800.00 Sunshine Specials $650.00 Young Citizenship $600.00 GIVEAKIDAFLAGTOWAVE $200.00 Junior Exchange Scholarships $1,800.00 Proudly We Hail $150.00 Distinguished Citizen $150.00 AIDS Walk Sponsorship for Jr. Exchange $200.00 Total Amount Allocated $8,100.00
Any member interested in learning more about the Blue & Gold Award Committee activities are invited to attend the meetings.
We will meet at Phil's office, with occasional excursions to fun places, at 6 PM, 95 S. Market Street, Suite 500, every 2nd Thursday of the month. The next meetings are set for November 13, December 11, and January 8.
We will meet Thursday February 19, which is the 3rd Thursday of that month to get closer to the event in case we need any last minute changes.
It is the responsibility of the One-A-Month Sponsors to bring in a new member this month.
Upcoming One-A-Month Sponsors:
December - Bonita Gibson / Lynda Brown
January - Dan Webb / Rob Nuddleman
February - Max Schultz/ Phil Griego
March - Lori Formusa / Roger Brandon
April - Lynda Brown / Jose Posades
May - Rob Nuddleman / Phil Griego
June - Jerry Hall / Bernie Mille
Covenant of Service
Accepting the divine privilege, of single and collective responsibility as life's noblest gift, I covenant with my fellow Exchangites:
To consecrate my best energies to the uplifting of Social, Religious, Political and Business ideals;
To discharge the debt I owe to those of high and low estate who have served and sacrificed that the heritage of American citizenship might be mine;
To honor and respect law, to serve my fellow men, and to uphold the ideals and institutions of my Country;
To implant the life-giving, society-building spirit of Service and Comradeship in my social and business relationships;
To better serve in Unity with those seeking better conditions, better understanding and greater opportunities for all.
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HISTORYOn October 24, 1861, the first transcontinental telegraph system was completed, making it possible to transmit messages rapidly (by mid-19th-century standards) from coast to coast. This technological advance, pioneered by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, brought an end to the Pony Express, the horseback mail service which had previously provided the fastest communication between the East and the West.
Established in April 1860 as a subsidiary of a famous freight company, the Pony Express operated between St. Joseph,
Missouri, and Sacramento, California, using a continuous relay of the best riders and horses. The nearly 2000 mile route -- running through present-day Kansas, Nebraska, the northeast corner of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California -- included vast stretches of rugged terrain once thought impassable in winter. Pushing the physical limits of man and beast, the Pony Express ran nonstop. Summer deliveries averaged ten days, while winter deliveries required twelve to sixteen days, approximately half the time needed by stagecoach. When delivering President Lincoln's Inaugural Address, the Express logged its fastest time ever at seven days and seventeen hours.
The Pony Express was founded with high hopes for securing a lucrative government contract. Political pressures and the outbreak of the Civil War prevented such an arrangement. When the enterprise closed it was in the red, its founders having lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although a financial failure, the Pony Express is considered a success for keeping communication open with California during the early months of the Civil War and proving that a central route to the West could be traveled year round. Additionally, the mail service is credited with having lost only one mail pouch, or mochila, during its entire run.
Some 200 horsemen rode for the Pony Express. Most were in their late teens and early twenties and small in stature; theoretically, the lighter the rider, the faster the horse could travel. Famous riders included William "Buffalo Bill" Cody and "Pony Bob" Haslam.
During a typical shift riders traveled 75 to 100 miles, changing horses every ten to fifteen miles at relief stations along the route. Station keepers and stock tenders ensured that changes between horses and riders were synchronized so that no time was wasted. For their dangerous and grueling work riders received between $100 and $125 per month. A few with unusually treacherous routes were paid $150, more than twice the salary of the average station worker.
For a first-hand account of the Pony Express, read the interview with former rider George S. Stiers in American Life Histories, 1936-1940. Stiers remembers riding for the Pony Express longer than it actually operated, but his memories of life on the trail are in sync with other historical accounts. For more resources on mail delivery and telecommunications:
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Captains On Deck!
Date
Captain
Invocator
Finemaster
Speaker
Topic
10/28 NO MEETING 11/4 Brandon Griego Brown Rebecca Perez Ochoa Adoption & Foster Homes in S.C. County 11/12 BOARD MEETING 11/18 Brown Hall Formusa Kurt Heston Recording for the New Member Video 11/25 NO MEETING 12/2 DISTRICT LUNCHEON 12/9
BOARD MEETING 12/16 Hall Webb Sanfilippo Lynda Brown C.E.R.T. Program 12/23 NO MEETING 12/30 NO MEETING 1/6 Rahimi Nuddleman Schultz Mel Keyes Future of Real Estate in California 1/13 BOARD MEETING 1/20 Webb Brandon Pluff Nancy Pyle City Council Candidate
Dates for Your Calendar
President:Jerry Hall; Immediate Past President: Phil Griego; Secretary/Treasurer: Rob Nuddleman
Board of Directors for 2002-2004 Term: Jill Rahimi, Dan Webb
Board of Directors for 2003-2005 Term: Lynda Brown
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