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April 18: ROD (and incredibly groovy) Chaddie Platt introduced the Interact Club, who graciously presided over the ceremonies of the day. Director Kimberly Gross of the Seven Hills Homeless Shelter talked about the shelter and it's services and programs. Marty Self delighted us with his guitar playing and singing of an original piece he wrote after 911. Papa Rap told us about his place in the community and taught us some Marshalese..."Jackaway (sic)" or "WhatzzzUp?" Kimberly Gross says thinks we are an ethusiastic group and was delighted to talk to us.

April 25: ROD Chaddie Platt presented our program on our field trip to the Dickson Theatre. Catered by the Ozark Smokehouse, and presented by James Nash Alford, our program was all about the Fayetteville Film Fest. Members enjoyed several short films, and many stayed to watch Academy Award winner The Accountant.

May's programs are yet to be announced, but ROD Clay Edwards has this to say:

The theme of the month is "service and outreach at the University of Arkansas". So far, it's Otto Loewer and Reed Greenwood for the first two meetings,talking about the roles of their colleges in the service and research for the state and citizens of Arkansas. The third meeting will be on campus and will require some logistical information. That will be a "classification" meeting which will focus on the profession of development. We will have various professionals from the community describe their work (all will likely be Rotarians). The fourth and fifth meetings will be related to the University of Arkansas service and outreach missions of our colleges.

Parma Rotarians "say cheese" by Josh Sens

"There is not a single Rotary function where we do not offer Parmigiano." — Vittorio Brandonisio. If you want to grate on Massimo Rossi's nerves, ask him about imitation Parmesan. Rossi is a certified cheese inspector from Parma, Italy, a man whose idea of high culture is a warehouse stocked with aging wheels of cheese.

His idea of low culture is a knock-off product used around the world as a topping for pasta, pizza, and salad.

Read all about cheeses here.