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Our very own Emma Dhabit will be leaving on July 10. Please follow her on her blog which can be found here:

 
Russell Hampton
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Make A Wish
 
There are many great causes in the world. Last week we had Jessie Wente and Charlie Powell from Make A Wish speak to the club about the work that they do with children who are facing life altering diseases. This is a program that is near and dear to my heart as I have a nephew who is currently a Make A Wish kid. As many of you know, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia last year around the time that I joined the club. He has been battling this since May of last year and recently underwent a bone marrow transplant. I am happy to say that he is recovering well and is even ahead of schedule. His wish has also been granted by Make A Wish. I thought I would share what his wish is so that you can see the scope of the things they can do. My nephew, Zeb, is a people person and he wanted to have a playroom created in their barn where he can host friends and family that come and visit him. My family is on the hook to build a new barn and then Make A Wish will finish it out to Zeb's request. I can vouch that it is something that he has looked forward to throughout his treatment and now that he is out of the hospital, they are looking to build the barn and finish his project. He still has a long road of recovery ahead of him as the average bone marrow transplant recovery can take over a year so this will be something that will bring him joy as he recovers. Please consider investing your time and/or charity dollars into causes like Make A Wish.

Club Opportunities 
 
 
There are several opportunities to serve that are upcoming. The club is still in need of flag captains that can act as a liaison between the club and the Boy Scouts. Please let Ryan Richardson know if you can serve in this capacity. We are also in need of volunteers who can ride on the bus with our RYLA students. You will depart for Denton from BISD at 6:15 AM on June 18 and will return by 10:30 AM. We will also need volunteers for the return trip on June 21. You will leave BISD at 10:30 AM and should be back by 2:30 PM. Please let Bruce Nelson know if you can serve in this capacity. Finally, Mary Arnold is still looking for regular volunteers to fill the Meals on Wheels spot that the club has committed to. Please let her know if you can serve that role.

Surely you jest

 
 

A new patient was quite upset when the doctor’s nurse led him to a small, curtained cubicle and told him to undress. "But I only want the doctor to look at an ingrown toenail!" he protested. "Our rule is that everyone must undress," replied the blond nurse. "That’s a stupid rule," grumbled the patient, "making me undress just to look at my toe." "That’s nothing," growled a voice from the next cubicle. "I just came to fix the phones!"

Service Above Self