May 12
12

Characters you meet at a Rotary Convention

One of the most amazing chaps we met in Bangkok was this Indian gentleman and here is a description of him and his work. He is a Rotarian from the RC of Madras Midtown.

Here are the web sites he is involved in:

http://exnora.org/

http://exnora.in/

His business card is something else.

I quote a couple of things that he has on his card.

"Guess who I am?"

"People think of me whenever they see Muck and Garbage"

"Strangely my name is opposite to what you saw! It is sad that people don't remember me when the see cleanliness"

"When you have Muck you need a Broomstick with broomstick in your hand you automatically get NIRMAL (meaning cleanliness) Appreciate my parents for the foresight of naming me Nirmal."

I am Muck Broomstick Nirmal.

Dr. M. B. Nirmal.

We said in 1996 "Waste is not Waste until it is Wasted" and further on to say in 1998:

"It is not Waste management but Wealth management"

Our quotes "It is not TRASH but CASH". It is not MUCK but LUCK" and it is not FILTH but WEALTH" brought fortune to hundreds who took our advice.

Waste made us popular than anybody & anything else.

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May 12
10

Lisbon 2013 Convention

Registration is now open for the 2013 RI Convention in Lisbon, Portugal, 23-26 June! Lisbon is an explorer's paradise. Perched on the west coast of Europe, Portugal's capital city is a charming combination of old-world appeal and modern flair.

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May 12
9

Angelique Kidjo speaks and sings about polio eradication efforts

Great voice great lady;

Angelique Kidjo

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May 12
9

Bill Boyd Foundation Chair in Bangkok

Gentle Bill an inspiration to all of us in Rotary.

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May 12
9

Dr Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank

The highlight of the Convention for me was Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

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May 12
8

Bangkok Day 4



Bangkok Convention mascots and a Nigerian




Another very busy day in Bangkok.  Missed the plenary session but went to the RFFA AGM and took time out to visit the other booths.

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May 12
8

Official RI Photos of the Bangkok Convention

Here are some official photos credit to Rotary International I am sure that they will not mind sharing them here.



Performance by children dressed in traditional outfits from around the world at the House of Friendship Grand Opening during the RI Convention




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May 12
8

Bangkok Day 3


Beautiful music beautiful ladies.


What a day!  best plenary session ever great speakers followed by a very busy afternoon in the House of Friendship and to complete the day a reception for Bequest Society members.  Photos below cannot do the day justice.

Antipoverty crusader Hugh Evans, cofounder and CEO of the Global Poverty Project.  Great speech and what a wonderful ambassador for Australia.

Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, commended Rotarians for their work in developing microcredit loans for the poor.  One of the best presentations that I have ever had the privilege to hear.

Angelique Kidjo, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and activist , said the world has many health issues for which there are no solutions, but added that “the most frustrating are the ones for which we have a solution and not enough is being done.”

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May 12
7

Bangkok Day 2



The Opening Plenary

A very busy day little time to take any photos.  Go here for the video of the openeing plenary session:

Convention Opens




 
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May 12
6

Bangkok Day 1



Today was the opening of the House of Friendship and we had some wonderful entertainment.  All teh booths were also open and the RFFA booth was no exception.  Today was a quite day with time to catch up with old friends.  Tomorrow we expect around 38-45,000 Rotarians who knows.  It could break the record set in Japan some time ago now.

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Apr 12
25

Mark Bryce Says G ‘ Day

Mark Bryce



Mark Bryce says G'day from Scotland:

"Hi All, Wanted to contact you all to say a huge thank you to your club for hosting our team, and in particular to John, Ian, Iain, and Grahame for lookng after us. It was an absolute pleasure and a privilege to meet you and spend some time with you. I was just sad we couldn't spend some more time with you. I've added your page as a favourite so I can keep an eye on what's happening over there. Thanks again, take care and all the very best to every one of you!!"

Mark Bryce
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Apr 12
16

LIVE

LIVE

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Apr 12
4

History of Women in Rotary

Here is how women were able to join this all male organisation in 1987. We only have 2 of our 19 members as women, we need many many more.

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Apr 12
4

GSE Scotland Jamie Harrison Home

Here is what greated Jamie on his return to Scotland this week.  Snow and 3 beautiful daughters:


Jamie's Bairns
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Mar 12
31

The Beast

Some of us have hobbies and here is one member who has a passion for three wheelers, Craig Corrigan very recently took delivery of this amazing looking beast!  We are jealous Craig.

Craig and Stephanie at Lakes Entrance Victoria + THE BEAST



The Corrigans ALL 3 of them in Omeo

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Mar 12
30

ROTI Rotarians On The Internet



ROTI is world wide and a wonderful place to learn about how Rotary works around the world and in your own club.  This map shows where we are located and how many ROTIans in each country.

ROTI'S WORLD (Thanks to ROTIAN and Canadian Chip Ross.) Zoom out to get the whole world.

ROTI is a Rotary International fellowship and the mission of ROTI is to apply modern information technology to enhance Rotary service, fellowship and knowledge, and to use Internet communications to further world understanding and peace.

ROTI members are in a special position to develop acquaintances. With members from over 100 countries, friendship and acquaintance has taken on a whole new meaning and concept. ROTI members are in a position to further world understanding in a way none have ever experienced before.

Email has now become the standard means of communication between Rotary International staff and the hundreds of Districts throughout the world.  Rotarians  now use email to communicate with their members, distribution of club bulletins, establish Projects, Matching Grants, Group Study Exchange planning, and reporting to our District and Rotary International.

ROTI members have led the way in showing the rest of Rotary how Internet communication has increased the speed and efficiency of our all our programmes.

Come join us at ROTI and be a part of this new adventure!  IT'S FREE!!!!!

Just about all the people in the following photos are members of ROTI and we meet at Rotary International Conventions around the world.  Next stop Bangkok.


ROTI

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Mar 12
29

GSE Team from D1010

“District 1010 Scotland North covers some of the most beautiful and famous landmarks in the world such as Eilean Donan, the most photographed Castle in the world.  We therefore hope that by navigating through this site you may be able to find a little bit about our District, our Rotarians and the work we do locally, nationally and internationally literally every day of the year.”





Eilean Donan Castle

The GSE Team from D1010 only had a few days with us however we had a lot of fun with them and took them around our Shire culminating in a Mayoral reception at the Coolamon Shire Council Chambers.



 
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Mar 12
29

Group Study Exchange Team from District 1010 Scotland visits Coolamon

Here are some photographs of the visit by the Group Study Exchange team from District 1010 in Scotland.  They met with us on Monday 26th March at our regular Monday night meeting.  Thanks to Ian Durham for the photos.

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Mar 12
28

District 9700 Conference at Young

Thank you to our District Governor Ian Simpson and his wife Jean Simpson for an excellent conference in Young.  Also many thanks to the Rotary Club of Young for all their hard work in organising the conference.  Some very good speakers and a great band on the Saturday night.  However the best part as always was fellowship and that was abundant and catching up with fellow Rotarians is always a high light of any conference.

Here are some photos of the weekend in Young thanks to PDG John Egan for these photos.

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Mar 12
27

Busy Rotary Week

 


It has been a very busy week for Rotary at Coolamon with the District Conference and the visit of the GSE Team from Scotland.  I will upload stories on all the fun times we have had over the past 7 days as soon as I recover!


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