Pilot Club of Rutherford County - Pilot International

07/07/2026

Installation of officers for new Pilot year.

03/28/2026

Our resident caterer, Desi Harris did an awesome job on our brunch food.

03/28/2026

We are ready for The Pilot Bunny Brunch.

03/28/2026

We are ready for our Bunny Brunch tomorrow!!

03/11/2026

03/10/2026

Brain Awareness Week Mar 16-Mar 22, 2026:

Interesting Facts About the Brain from The Anerican Journal of Medicine

1. The brain generates enough electrical current to power a 25-watt bulb.
2. The largest brain in any animal belongs to the s***m whale, weighing approximately 20 pounds.
3. Memory and cognitive abilities begin to decline in the late 20s.
4. The human brain can recognize and remember over 50,000 distinct scents.
5. Neural signals in the brain travel at a speed of 268 miles per hour.
6. London cab drivers have a significantly larger hippocampus, the brain's memory center, likely due to navigating London's 25,000 streets daily.
7. According to the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of Southern California, the average brain generates 48.6 thoughts per minute—amounting to about 70,000 thoughts per day.
8. Albert Einstein's brain weighed 2.71 pounds (1230 grams), about 10% less than the average 3 pounds (1360 grams). However, his brain had a higher neuron density.
9. A larger brain does not correlate with higher intelligence; physical size is responsible for around only 10% of intelligence variability.
10. Neanderthals’ brains were 10% larger than those of modern Homo sapiens.

03/08/2026

Pilot Club of Rutherford County post for Brain Awareness Week March 16-22, 2026.

IDENTIFYING A STROKE

The '3' steps, STR.
Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. Chicken Soup)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.