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President Fred still has his sense of humor even during tax season: What do porcupines make when they kiss? "Ouch, ouch." What language do pigs speak? Swine language What do cars and elephants have in common? They both have trunks. What is a whale's favorite candy? Blubber gum. What is a bat's motto? Hang in there. What do you get when you cross a rabbit and a frog? A bunny ribbit. Why did the parakeet go to the candy store? To get a tweet. What do you have if you dog can't bark? A hush-puppy. Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay they'd be bagels. National What Day - World Party Day – the whole world should celebrate in a Party.
- National Walking Day – sponsored by National Heart Assoc
- National Find a Rainbow Day – many feel that rainbows are a sign of beauty, hope and promise
- National Film Score Day
- Childhelp National Day of Hope – everyone is asked to make a life-long commitment to join the fight to end child abuse and neglect – April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Tweed Day – tweed fabric originated in Scotland
- National Chocolate Mousse Day – celebration of the decadent dessert that gained popularity in France in the 1800s
This Day in History 1860 – The Pony Express began – helped connect California to the rest of the states. 1974 – 148 tornadoes hit the U. S. heartland within 16 hours killing 330 people.
At one moment, there were 15 separate tornadoes touching the ground. Pass the Hat Today's Pass the Hat benefits Kinetic Kids |
Prayer, Pledge and Visitors
We are learning that John Legris is never at a loss for words when it comes to wine! John shared with us that Llano Estacado means: palisade plains. Ask Gloria Richter for more information on this area of Texas. Today's offerings were from the vineyards of Llano Estacado and were a Shiraz and a Pinot Grigio.
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read to the children at Locke Hills Elementary's Learning Tree! To find out more about this program and to register follow this link: 
School, 5227 Evers Rd. 78238. It promises to be a day of fun activities including a visit from author Jonathan Auxier as well as some local authors!
Our speaker today was Stephanie Macchia of the Alamo Heights Rotary Club. Stephanie is a product of The Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange program. She has served in various areas of leadership within Rotary including Team Member representing District 5840 for the exchange with District 3460 in Taiwan. Further, she served as president for the Alamo Heights Rotary Club. She was the first woman elected as District Governor in District 5840. She has served in many other areas of leadership in our district such as Lone Star Rotary PETS, Rotary Leadership Institute and the Rotary Foundation just to name a few. She is the District Chair for Human Trafficking Initiative. She spoke to us about the heartbreaking epidemic of human trafficking. She shared a video with us about women who were interviewed and each shared their experiences. Victims of these crimes feel useless, meaningless, hopeless and suicidal. They have a higher rate of suffering from PTSD than troops that have been in combat. Shockingly, one in four children are slaves in this crime. Rotary's mission is to bring an end to this slavery of human beings. It is stoppable and can be eradicated by the 
