Archive for March, 2012

The Beast

March 31, 2012

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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ROTI Rotarians On The Internet

March 30, 2012

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 [...]

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GSE Team from D1010

March 29, 2012

“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 [...]

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Group Study Exchange Team from District 1010 Scotland visits Coolamon

March 29, 2012

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. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; [...]

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District 9700 Conference at Young

March 28, 2012

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 [...]

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Busy Rotary Week

March 27, 2012

  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! #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { [...]

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Flower of Scotland

March 25, 2012

Please learn the words! In Honour of our Scottish GSE Team members.

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Sasa Designs

March 21, 2012

Sasa Designs is a jewelry business employing and providing fair wages to Deaf artisans in Kenya.With an estimated unemployment rate of 85% among the Deaf in Kenya, few will have an opportunity to discover their potential, work in dignity and earn a fair wage. Employers are simply not willing to deal with the communication issues [...]

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Rotary Video A Bang on the Head

March 21, 2012

This pro bono video was produced for Seattle 4 Rotary by ProMotion Arts, a Seattle video production company specializing in corporate communications, commercial production, and non-profit outreach and development. Steve Crandall, CEO and Managing Director, is a proud member of Seattle 4 Rotary. www.ProMotionArts.com

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The longest goal celebration in history!

March 21, 2012

These guys love playing football — but the goal celebrations are starting to get a bit over the top and one goal scorer in particular takes things a bit too far! They all attend a fantastic school in Tanzania that educates some of the poorest children in the region. To find out more about the [...]

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Annie Lennox SING Campaign

March 15, 2012

Watch Annie Lennox and her 4th World AIDS Day Message.

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Dolly’s Imagination Library puts books into the hands of children – Rotary Voices

March 11, 2012

The wonderful partnership between Dolly Parton and Rotary International continues to flourish in communities both large and small all across the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Although every community approaches the program in its own way, one thing impresses me much more than dollars raised or even time invested –and this is the enormous [...]

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John Burns Induction

March 10, 2012

It is always a very important occasion the induction of a new member to our club.  Last Monday our President Marg Perkin inducted John Burns to Rotary International as a member of Coolamon Rotary.  John is the Head Master at the Coolamon Central School and we also welcome Val,  John’s wife, to our family of [...]

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Bay Breezes March 6

March 7, 2012

Here are a few of the bulletins that we receive each week from other clubs enjoy: Atlantic Yacht Club Hout Bay Rotary Bay Breezes March 6 Crow About 5 March 2012 Keyway February 28 2012 Kooringal 29 February 2012 ROTI March 2012 Wollundry 28 February 2012

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He profits most who serves best

March 6, 2012

Arthur Sheldon He profits most who serves best           Arthur Frederick Sheldon, the Rotarian whose convention speech inspired Rotary’s secondary motto, One Profits Most Who Serves Best. “I believe – - That we are living in a scientific age, one in which all lines of useful effort are rapidly becoming reduced to [...]

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Ganmain Floods

March 4, 2012

The week we had 300mm of rain or 12″ Ganmain was flooded and a lot of damage done to several buildings internally including the Senior Citizens centre, the Ganmain Historical Society, The Ganmain Men’s Shed, The Red Cross Hall, Warren’s Butchery. If anyone wants to help with the clean up please contact me on 6927 [...]

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One in a Million: The People Who Made India Polio-Free

March 2, 2012

India Polio Free THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES OT RID THE WORLD OF POLIO. Message from Tom Telfer a member of ROTI or Rotarians On The Internet Just completed the first National Immunisation Day of 2012 on February 19, 2012 India in the Andhra Pradesh region. Did you know what it involved? Here are just [...]

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