Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #25

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #25

Be a Gift to the World

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JANUARY IS  VOCATIONAL SERVICES MONTH.

  • Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in  and the .
  • The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life.
  • There will be a Vocational Services Meeting on Monday February 29th at Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions in Ganmain.  This is a joint meeting with Wagga Wagga Sunrise.

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A Rotary Meeting in a straw bale winery by Huff n Puff.

 

MEETING MONDAY JANUARY 25th. 2016

Rtn. Dave McKinley our Vocation Services Director organised a vocational service meeting at the new Coolamon Fire Museum.  This is a project of Chris and Joanne Berry.  Chris has a passion for collecting “Fireys” memorabilia and has been doing so for 30 years now.

The meeting started at 6.30 pm and we had a  great role up of  members and guests.  Here are some thumb nail photos  of the visit (just click on the thumb nail for a larger version).

The Commissioner of the NSW Fire and Rescue Service opened the museum on the 5th October 2015.  A very good enterprise for Coolamon and for all of NSW.  Please support Chris and Joanne by visiting the museum open 7 days from 10 am to 4 pm.

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Details available on  visiting the Coolamon Fire Museum.

We followed up the visit to the Fire Museum with dinner at the Sports cub.

Dinner was attended by 17 members and the following guests:

Visiting Rotarian Graeme Callander RC of Wagga Wagga the oldest Rotary Club in D 9700, now 86 years old.

Guests of Members:

Marilyn Jennings, Helen Lewis, Nadeem Asghar, Felicity and Geoff Grinter (Coolamon Lions President), and our special guests Joanne and Chris Berry from the Coolamon Fire Museum.

President Wayne Lewis opened the meeting by thanking all of our guests and members for attending the visit to the museum.

Secretary Paul Weston read out a delightful letter from Georgia Booth who we sponsored to the 2015 Honeywell Engineering Summer School. Click on thumb nail below for the letter.

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Reminders from Paul that we have been allocated 4 ShelterBox numbers for tracking purposes from the donation for 4 ShelterBoxes that we donated to last year.

RYLA nominations close on the 4th March so please contact Ian Durham with nominations.

Grahame Miles asked for names for the Searchers concert in Wagga Wagga, very urgent now.

Easter Markets committee meeting this Thursday night 28th January.

Board Meeting Wednesday 3rd February at 7 pm at the club. Dave McKinley advised the meeting that there were 50 or so “Moo Poo” bags left.

Club Assembly next Monday 1st February this is where we all get a say on the running and planning for upcoming club events.  We want a big turnout so that we can organise the events and do them justice.

Rtn. Graeme Callander from the RC of Wagga Wagga, then spoke on the upcoming Polio Plus night in Wagga Wagga to see the movie with Dame Maggie Smith in “The Lady in the Van”.  Get your bookings in asap as we want to fill two cinemas with some 400 patrons.  A great cause and a very funny movie.  Invite your family and friends along.

AUSTRALIA DAY 2016 IN MARRAR.

Coolamon Shire Council Australia Day Ceremony was held in Marrar and our club was represented by President Wayne and Helen Lewis, Alex Thompson, John Glassford, Ian and Marilyn Jennings .

Marilyn and her Up2Date Store Art Exhibition Committee won the category for Community Event of the 2015 Year, well deserved and very well received.

John Glassford was nominated for Citizen of the Year among many deserving nominations won by Collette Wallace from Marrar.

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Aussie Day Award (3)

 

Diary Reminders

Monday 1st February Club Assembly Planning Meeting.  All members invited to attend.

Wednesday 3rd February Board Meeting at the Sports Club 7.00 pm.  (No dinner).

*Monday 8th February  The USA 2016 Presidential Elections explained by Leslie and Paul Weston.

USA Elections

BINGO: February 11th 2016 Neil Munro (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.

Monday 15th February.  T.B.A.

Monday 22nd February.  T.B.A.

*Monday 29th February Joint Vocational Service Meeting with WW Sunrise in Ganmain at Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions.

*Thursday March 3rd Polio Plus Film Night in Wagga Wagga. “the Lady in the Van”.

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  Seoul 2016

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Aussie Dogs

Hope that you all gave your dogs a day off on Tuesday, for Australia Day!

Coffin joke

Lawn Mower

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

Ravi

 

 K.R. “RAVI” RAVINDRAN

INTRODUCING RIPE JOHN GERM AND JUDY GERM.

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John Germ, Rotary international President 2016-2017, at the International Assembly closing ceremony [San Diego-USA] has spoken to the “Rotary Stars team” of 530 District Governors Elect and their spouses on PolioPlus Program as we are this close to ending polio with less of 0.1% cases worldwide.

The W.H.O director Hamid Jaffari, said that Rotary has initiated the “war” against poliovirus in 1985 and then get other partners [GPEI: RI-WHO-CDC-UNICEF] in 1988 and Gates foundation and World Bank later on. Sanofi Pasteur being the vaccines provider. As of 2011, GPEI has secured $8.2 billion in international investments from various funding sources and has implemented its programs in over 200 countries.

https://www.devex.com/…/global-polio-eradication-initiative…. [Rotary with 1.5 billion dollars.]

 

 

2016 -2017 Theme

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

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Last year 30,000 women died in childbirth in Africa last year. I was horrified to hear this.
With your help we can assist these women in Africa and around the world through Rotary Foundation and support doctors and nurses who train midwives, create antenatal clinics, teach mothers early warning signs of complication and to seek help, and assist these women to raise their own children and build their communities for themselves

Be A Gift to the World is the theme for this year for Rotary International and it has made me think about what gifts we have to give to the world. I know many women who are patch workers and together we devised a plan to use our gifts and to make quilts and sell them at the District Conference in Wagga Wagga in April. If you are a knitter or you can crochet and would like to donate a blanket, you are most welcome to join us. The money will be donated to Foundation-Maternal and Child Health.

I am hoping to collect 100 quilts for sale. If you would like to donate a quilt, or know of anyone who may be interested in donating a quilt to my project, please contact me through this site for the details.

Please like to help me spread the message.

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Here is one donation. It is made by a Rotarian in Orange. It is a snuggle rug made of polo fleece. Sooooooo cuddley and soft. It is gorgeous.

ROTARY INFORMATION

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR JENNIFER JONES

ELECTED RI VICE PRESIDENT

RIVP Jennifer Jones

Congratulations to newly elected Rotary International VICE PRESIDENT JENNIFER JONES RI Director 2015-17 and member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada District 6400.Jennifer was the keynote speaker at the last Rotary Florida Presidents Elect Training Seminar.

We know talented people when we see them.

BEST WISHES IN YOUR NEW POSITION.

 

LATEST NEWS FROM RAGES.

Kenya to destroy ivory stockpile with Hollywood stars.

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Kenya said Tuesday it will torch its vast stockpile of ivory at a star-studded summit to include Hollywood celebrities, presidents and business leaders against “poaching and illegal trade in ivory.”

The fire will be eight times the size of any ivory stockpile destroyed so far.

“Kenya plans to use the occasion to torch as many as 120 tonnes of ivory, the largest stockpile of ivory ever destroyed by any country, as proof of our commitment to zero tolerance for poaching and illegal ivory trade,” presidential spokesman Manoah Esipisu told reporters.

Kenya said “several” heads of state were expected to attend, along with Hollywood actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman, and business tycoons George Soros, Paul Allen, Howard Buffet and Michael Bloomberg.

Others Kenya expects to attend include conservation icon and BBC legend David Attenborough, British musician Elton John, as well as former basketball star Yao Ming, who has led campaigns in his homeland of China to raise awareness of the damage elephant poaching causes.

President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire in March 2015 to a giant pile of 15 tonnes of elephant ivory, which conservationists said then was the largest ever burned in Africa.

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 20 tonnes of blood ivory set alight by President Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya in 18/7/1989

 

“Beyond the symbolism, Africa is losing one elephant every 15 minutes to poaching for the ivory trade. Wiping out the trade includes ending demand for ivory, and this begins with destroying stockpiles. Government’s routinely destroy other contraband, ivory should be no different. As an illegal product, it can’t be put back onto the market yet stockpiles along with legal domestic trades create confusion, ambiguity and doubt, making law enforcement extremely hard. Holding onto stockpiles, with the aim to sell at a later time, only creates the impression ivory is a legal commodity. No other products from lucrative illegal trades are sold on for demand reduction efforts, and monitoring of the protection of stockpiles requires funding that could be better spent on anti-poaching or demand reduction programmes.

Destroying stockpiles is the first step. As well as symbolism, the act tells the world that illegal ivory is not tolerated. We call on other EU countries to follow suit immediately, commit to destroying their stockpiles as a first step and go further in banning domestic legal markets that only create confusion.”

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RAGES WEB SITE

JOIN RAGES HERE.

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

Loo Braai

Perfect for a Rump Steak!!!

 

FOOTNOTE

 

“Elvis” reincarnated on his last birthday

 

 

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016

Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species
Don’t  forget to regularly check our club web site for current information such as bingo rosters and various newsletters from the District Governor, the School of St. Jude’s, the monthly membership on the move newsletter as well as several other club bulletins.

Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran

Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts

Coolamon Club President  Wayne Lewis

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #24

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #24

Be a Gift to the World

rotaryvocationalservices

JANUARY IS  VOCATIONAL SERVICES MONTH.

  • Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in  and the .
  • The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life.
  • There will be a Vocational Services Meeting on Monday February 29th at Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions in Ganmain.  This is a joint meeting with Wagga Wagga Sunrise.

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Latest build by Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions at Rylstone.

 

MEETING MONDAY JANUARY 18th. 2016

Our first meeting for 2016 was a casual one with several guests including partners Marilyn Jennings, Helen Lewis, Heather McKinley, and Joan and Alan Bell guests of Ian Durham.  As well 14 members were present.

President Wayne Lewis welcomed all and started the evening by thanking all the volunteers who made New Year’s Eve such a success.  Wayne also read out a letter of thanks form Allawah Lodge for our donation of three power lift reclining chairs.

Ian Durham outlined the upcoming RYLA week and called for nominations of women and men between the ages of 18-28.  The week will be held at the CSU Orange Campus form the 11-15th April 2016.  RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

Myffy spoke on the proposed Coolamon and District Newspaper.

Grahame Miles invited all members and partners to consider going to “the Searchers” in Wagga Wagga on February 18th.

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Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Thursday Feb 18  & tickets are :
Group 8+: $64.90 each.  

Next meeting will begin at the Fire Museum  in Cowabbie Street opposite the Up-to-Date Store at 6.30 pm SHARP followed by dinner at the Sports Club.

On display at the Museum will be a vast collection of fire fighting memorabilia from around the state, the country and the world.

Striving to educate visitors of the history of our brave fire fighters and the equipment used throughout the years will be Manager/Owner Chris Berry who was a Retained Fireman and Engine Keeper for 22 years.

Donations welcome.
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We also had a three minute talk by Ian Durham on his life, would you believe 7 minutes?
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Ian Durham in Vietnam where he served in 1997 as a sapper.
STOP PRESS!!  Graeme Callander from Wagga Wagga RC will be with us next Monday night to promote the Polio Plus evening in Wagga Wagga on Thursday March 3rd to see Dame Maggie Smith in:
“The Lady in the Van”.
To see the trailer for this movie go here:

 

Oscar Award winner, Maggie Smith, is excellent as a homeless woman who parks her campervan in Norman Bennet’s garden for 15 years, in this enjoyable film about their poignant relationship. Funds raised by this event will contribute to Rotary’s world wide PolioPlus Project which is very close to completely eradicating polio.
The Lady in the Van presented by The Combined Rotary Clubs of Wagga Forum Cinema 6 Trail St Wagga Wagga 7.00 pm Thursday 3rd March 2016 $20.00 per head.

Diary Reminders

*Monday 25th January Vocational Services Meeting at the Coolamon Fire Station Museum.  Followed by a talk by Graeme Callander RC of Wagga Wagga on the upcoming  film starring Maggie Smith in support of  polio plus.  March 3rd 2016.

Tuesday 26th January AUSTRALIA Day at Marrar Public School from 8.00 am 

Monday 8th February Normal Meeting Speaker TBA.

Wednesday 10th February Board Meeting at the Sports Club 7.00 pm. (No dinner).

BINGO: February 11th 2016 Neil Munro (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.

*Monday 29th February Joint Vocational Service Meeting with WW Sunrise in Ganmain at Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions.

*Thursday March 3rd Polio Plus Film Night in Wagga Wagga. “the Lady in the Van”.

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  Seoul 2016

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Locks

How many locks not locked first correct entry wins the 5 raffle tickets?

TRIVIA ABOUT CUISINE: FOOD, FOOD ORIGINS, BEVERAGES, AND RECIPES

A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey.

An etiquette writer of the 1840’s advised, “Ladies may wipe their lips on the tablecloth, but not blow their noses on it.”

Astronaut John Glenn ate the first meal in space when he ate pureed applesauce squeezed from a tube aboard Friendship 7 in 1962.

Aunt Jemima pancake flour, invented in 1889, was the first ready-mix food to be sold commercially.

Caffeine: there are 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine in an eight-ounce cup of brewed coffee, 10 milligrams in a six-ounce cup of cocoa, 5 to 10 milligrams in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, and 5 milligrams in one ounce of milk chocolate.

Capsaicin, which makes hot peppers “hot” to the human mouth, is best neutralized by casein, the main protein found in milk.

Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love.

Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40 percent of the world’s almonds and 20 percent of the world’s peanuts.

During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes.

Fortune cookies were invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodle maker.

Goulash, a beef soup, originated in Hungary in the 9th century AD.

Haggis, the national dish of Scotland: take the heart, liver, lungs, and small intestine of a calf or sheep, boil them in the stomach of the animal, season with salt, pepper and onions, add suet and oatmeal. Enjoy!

OHS

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

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 K.R. “RAVI” RAVINDRAN

 I offer my sincere condolences to the victims of the deadly bomb attack outside a polio‬ immunization center in Quetta, Pakistan.

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Rotary condemns deadly attack on polio security personnel in Pakistan

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, 14 JANUARY 2016

Rotary members and our partners in the fight to eradicate polio offer our heartfelt condolences and express a deep sadness in the wake of a horrific bomb attack in Quetta, Pakistan, that took the lives of at least 15 security personnel today.

This attack outside a polio immunization center is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by Rotary, our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and the brave women and men on the front lines of our effort to protect all children from the paralyzing effects of polio. While the bombing will be investigated, one thing is clear: The security personnel who were killed died because their job was to protect teams of polio immunizers. We applaud the government’s commitment to continue the vaccination campaign throughout Pakistan, which is one of only two countries where the poliovirus is still endemic.
Today we pause to honor the sacrifice made by the heroic police officers killed. Yet our 30-year commitment to end polio remains steadfast. Even as we absorb the horror of this bombing, we are redoubling our efforts to educate families and build confidence in the safety of polio vaccines, and to engage community and religious leaders to support our campaign.
We are closer than ever to achieving a polio-free world. Vast improvements have been seen in Pakistan, with more than 80 percent fewer cases in the country than in 2014. In order to stop polio in Pakistan in 2016, we must ensure the safety of vaccinators to reach every child.
And today, our release of $35 million in grants for polio eradication signals our determination to finish the job to which thousands of courageous individuals have committed themselves, and to never forget the sacrifices made by those who lost their lives in this effort.

 

 DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

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9700 DISCON

 

This year the Conference Committee headed by Michael Knight will bring to the District the best Rotary gathering you will ever experience outside an International Convention.
You can register online or download a form and send it in.  Click here to go to the District Conference Website.
Friday Night will be “Club Night”  you are free to celebrate as a club. Saturday night we will rock the town with a Beatles concert in the Civic Theatre, following a choice of a home hosted meal or out on the town as you please.
Make sure you put the dates in your diary and make arrangements to be in Wagga Wagga for Conference 2016 TOGETHER.
We will have not one, but TWO Past RI Presidents presenting during the Conference along with a stellar line up of great presenters and time for celebration.
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PRIP Bill Boyd will be the RI President’s Representative and will address the Conference on the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group. Bill is one of the best presenters in Rotary and passionate about clean water and sanitation saving lives around the world.
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PRIP Kalyan Banerjee will be our special guest and will speak on Peace. For those who attended the RI Convention in Bangkok you will remember his address to the Convention, it was the most lucid and inspiring address Marilyn and I have ever heard. I have requested him to bring his wonderful understanding of peace and how we all may contribute to a peaceful world.
You can register online or download a form and send it in.  Click here to go to the District Conference Website.

District 9700 Web Site

ROTARY INFORMATION

RIPE John Germ

RIPE JOHN GERM REVEALS ‘ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY’

AS THE 2016-17 PRESIDENTIAL THEME.

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Rotary’s founder, Paul Harris, believed that serving humanity is “the most worthwhile thing a person can do,” RI President-elect John F. Germ said, and that being a part of Rotary is a “great opportunity” to make that happen.

Germ unveiled the 2016-17 presidential theme, Rotary Serving Humanity, to incoming district governors on 18 January at the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.

“I believe everyone recognizes the opportunity to serve Rotary for what it truly is: not a small opportunity, but a great one; an opportunity of a lifetime to change the world for the better, forever through Rotary’s service to humanity,” said Germ.

Rotary members around the globe are serving humanity by providing clean water to underdeveloped communities, promoting peace in conflict areas, and strengthening communities through basic education and literacy. But none more important than our work to eradicate polio worldwide, he said.

 

 FULL STORY HERE

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Rotary International President-elect John F. Germ announces his presidential theme ‘Rotary Serving Humanity.’
Photo Credit: Rotary International/Monika Lozinska
More comments from John Germ:

Germ, a member of the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, encouraged attendees to return to their clubs and communities and spread the word about Rotary’s role in the fight for a polio-free world.

“People who want to do good will see that Rotary is a place where they can change the world. Every Rotary club needs to be ready to give them that opportunity,” Germ said.

Enhancing Rotary’s image isn’t the only way to boost membership. “We need clubs that are flexible, so our service will be more attractive to younger members, recent retirees, and working people.”

He added: “We need more willing hands, more caring hearts, and more bright minds to move our work forward.”

LATEST NEWS FROM RAGES.

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Alamaya learns a new trick… it involves spraying our unsuspecting visitors with mud!

Alamaya has emerged as the joker of the Nursery group and has picked up a habit of standing on the edge of the mud bath, but close to the rope cordon during the 11am public visit. With the visitors busily taking pictures of him, he sucks mud up via his trunk and, before they know it, he sprays them all!

You can read more about this mischievous but gentle little bull who has had a tough start to life here:

ALAMAYA’S STORY

 

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 Kudu

 Kudu Photographed by Etienne Oosthuizen.

https://www.southerndestinations.com/

RAGES WEB SITE

JOIN RAGES HERE.

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

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FOOTNOTE

Seoul

Click on the image below for a snapshot of the programme in Seoul.

 

RICON

SEOUL RICON REGISTRATION

P.S. I have booked my hotel and flights to Seoul.

Please listen to the 2016 RI Convention Host Organization Committee Chair SangKoo Yun’s warm invitation message!

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016

Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species
Don’t  forget to regularly check our club web site for current information such as bingo rosters and various newsletters from the District Governor, the School of St. Jude’s, the monthly membership on the move newsletter as well as several other club bulletins.

Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran

Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts

Coolamon Club President  Wayne Lewis

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#

Hay Run on the Way to Queensland

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Safe travels to the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners as the convoy heads off to help drought stricken farmers in Queensland. 130 prime movers which will stretch around 50kms from front to back are taking 5000 big square and round bales of hay to help our farming mates in QLD.

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Coolamon Rotary has donated $1,000 towards providing fuel for one truck.

The route for today travels. First truck leaves 6.00am

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Hay Run Facebook Page.

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #23

NEW YEAR  EDITION 2016

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PRESIDENT WAYNE LEWIS AND ALL OF OUR MEMBERS!

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #23

Be a Gift to the World

rotaryvocationalservices

JANUARY IS  VOCATIONAL SERVICES MONTH.

  • Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society. Learn more in  and the .
  • The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life.
  • There will be a Vocational Services Meeting on Monday February 29th at Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions in Ganmain.  This is a joint meeting with Wagga Wagga Sunrise.

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NYE PARTY 2015/16

This New Year’s Eve in Coolamon our Rotary club worked hard serving sausages and “steak” sandwiches to the people of the Coolamon Shire and visitors to the Coolamon Shire Council’s fireworks night.  It was a great night for our community and the fireworks were well done and worth the wait.  Above all it was a family night with many children present to enjoy the New Year.

Coolamon Rotary had many members present to share the duties on the night.  The load of firewood donated by Lewis Transport  for the raffle and the wheel barrow of garden goods donated by Coolamon Rural Supplies were a great hit.

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President Wayne Lewis with the winner of the wood, Vanessa Franklin of Coolamon.

A great role up of members who gave up their time on New Year’s Eve, volunteers included, Ian Jennings, Heather McKinley, Wayne Lewis, Ted Hutcheon, Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, Helen Lewis, Don Dyce, Henk Hulsman, Dick Jennings, Steve Exton, Dave McKinley, Trevor Parkes, John Nulty, Grahame Miles, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston and John Glassford.

Here are some photos from the night:

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Reminder that our first meeting for 2016 on the 18th January is a Board Meeting at the Sports Club.

 

Diary Reminders

Monday 18th January 2016 Social Gathering & Fellowship followed by a short Board Meeting.  

Monday 25th January Normal Meeting.

Tuesday 26th January AUSTRALIA Day at Marrar Public School from 8.00 am 

Monday 8th February Normal Meeting Speaker TBA.

Tuesday 9th February Board Meeting at the Club (No dinner).

BINGO: February 11th 2016 Neil Munro (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.

*Monday 29th February Joint Vocational Service Meeting with WW Sunrise in Ganmain at Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions.

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  Seoul 2016

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

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YOU KNOW IT’S GOING TO BE A BAD DAY WHEN….

You wake up face down on the pavement.

You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold.

Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles.

You want to put on the clothes you wore home from the party and there aren’t any.

You turn on the news and they are showing escape routes out of the city.

Your twin sister forgot your birthday.

You wake up to realize your waterbed broke and then remember you don’t have a waterbed.

Your horn goes off accidentally and remains stuck as you follow a group of Hell’s Angels on the freeway.

You walk to work and find your dress is stuck in the back of your pantyhose.

You call your answering service and they tell you it’s none of your business.

Your blind date turns out to be your ex.

Your income tax cheque bounces.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

Ravi

 K.R. “RAVI” RAVINDRAN

Rotary Float – Tournament of Roses Parade – 2016

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RI President K R Ravindran and Vanathy on the Rotary float of Rose Parade

 

 

 DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

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Marilyn and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year in both your personal lives and in Rotary. Enjoy this time with your families and reflect on how lucky we are to be in such a safe and happy country. We have much to be grateful for.

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I am very pleased to advise that we are well on our way to achieving some of our gaols from the strategic plan and my personal goals for my DG year. I would like to thank all those clubs who have supported Marilyn’s Partners Program with donations to the Foundation and recognition of the significant role our partners play in supporting Rotary. This Foundation Area of Maternal and Child Health needs our continued support and I am hopeful of a major announcement in the New Year to support the work of the Foundation from our District.
Clubs and individuals can still show support for Marilyn’s Partners Program as we have a whole half year left to give to Foundation and recognise deserving people in our clubs and the community.

District 9700 Web Site

ROTARY INFORMATION

K.R. “RAVI” RAVINDRAN

JANUARY MESSAGE 2016

There is a story told in my Hindu tradition of two sages, Shaunaka and Abhipratari. They were worshippers of Prana, the wind god. One day, the two men were about to sit down to lunch when a poor student knocked on their door, asking for food.

“No, boy, do not bother us at this hour,” was the reply. The student was surprised but very hungry, so he persisted.

“Tell me, honored sirs, which deity do you worship?”

“Prana, the wind god,” they answered impatiently.

“Do you not know that the world begins and ends with wind, and that wind pervades the entire universe?”

The two sages were by now very irritated by their impertinent guest. “Of course we know it!” they replied.

“Well, then,” continued the student, “if Prana pervades the universe, then he pervades me also, since I am but part of the universe. He is also in this hungry body, which stands before you begging for a bite to eat! And so in denying food to me, you deny it to the very deity whom you say you serve.”

The sages realized the student spoke the truth and invited him to enter and share their meal. For they understood, at that moment, that by opening the door to one who sought their help, they were not only serving that individual – but reaching toward a larger goal.

FULL STORY HERE

 

LATEST NEWS FROM RAGES.

 NYE Elephant image by Christine Ellger

 HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM RAGES.

Photo by Christine Ellger.

Some facts on the elephant population.

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BOTSWANA’S 200,000+ ELEPHANTS ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER PEACEFUL NEW YEAR

Botswana 1 Botswana 2

 

 

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RAGES WEB SITE

JOIN RAGES HERE.

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

Lion

 It was a BIG Christmas and New Year for this lion.

 

FOOTNOTE

DISCON

Put the above dates in your diary and let us have a good roll up from Coolamon.  Always a good weekend of fellowship and learning about Rotary.  I have been to the past 12 DISCONS and highly recommend this one to you in Wagga Wagga.

DISCON Chair Michael Knight   Wagga Wollundry  6922 3164 (home) [email protected] 0412 376 570

More details on the programme will be available soon.

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016

Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species
Don’t  forget to regularly check our club web site for current information such as bingo rosters and various newsletters from the District Governor, the School of St. Jude’s, the monthly membership on the move newsletter as well as several other club bulletins.

Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran

Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts

Coolamon Club President  Wayne Lewis

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#