Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #08

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #08

 

AUGUST IS ROTARY MEMBERSHIP MONTH

Rotary members

 

Out and About

Last weekend was the annual Ganmain Show and it was a great turn out.

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Ray Wall proudly wearing his PHF and winning best dog in the show.

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Well done Ganmain!

 

MEETING MONDAY AUGUST 25th. 2014

Congratulations to the ALL BLACKS  This is for President Garth Perkin

Bledisloe Cup

 

We had a good turn out last night for our guest speaker Winfried Holzapfel.  Winfried has been selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum, the NYSF will be held in Canberra in January 2015.  Winfried spoke on his trek up the Kokoda Trail last year.  This young man is a wonderful example of all things good about our youth.  We wish Winfried well and I am sure that we will be seeing and hearing a lot more about his future success.

In attendance last night were Winfried Holzapfel, his brother Orlando and father Bruno.  Bruno was a member of our club.  Also Helen Lewis, Carmel and James Jarrett.  Garth introduced his guest form Coolamon Lynn Schadel.  Twelve members also attended.

 

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Past President Rod Jarrett presents Winfried Holzapfel with a kangaroo money pouch.

Reminder to all members that Monday 29th September is the annual visit of our District Governor  this year it is David Kennedy from the Blayney Rotary Club.  DG David will meet with the board members prior to the meeting and we encourage all partners to attend.

 NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM

 

Diary Reminders

*Saturday 30th August The Delltones at the Civic Theatre Wagga Wagga.

Saturday 30th August Run2Raise Sausage Sizzle at Rural Supplies Coolamon.

*Monday 1st September Guest Speaker Liam Armstrong: “Harness racing from a drivers perspective”

Friday 5th September Blokes Biggest Lunch for Prostrate Cancer Research Wagga Wagga RSL.

Saturday 6th September Ganmain Trivia Night

Monday 8th September Board Meeting.

Thursday 11th September BINGO Roster Ian  Durham  (Captain), Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, John Glassford.

Thursday 11th September Mount Kenya ANZAC Day Climb 2015 Meeting at the Wagga Wagga Commercial Club 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm start.  This will include several members from clubs in our area.  PDG Fred Loneragan will chair the meeting.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 ,13, 14th September Rural Womens Conference and Workshops in Coolamon.

Saturday 13th September Run2Raise Sausage Sizzle at Rural Supplies Coolamon.

*Monday 15th September Guest Speaker Luke Mulley: ” Desert Marathons and long distance running in general”

*Monday 22nd September Guest Speaker PP Barry Lillywhite and Anton Green on the proposed Cheese Factory for Coolamon. See FOOTNOTE.

*Monday 29th September 2014 DG David Kennedy’s Visit

Saturday 4th October Scarecrow Festival by the Coolamon Men’s Shed

* Tuesday October 7th Joint Foundation Meeting at Junee with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.  In lieu of Monday Meeting N.B.

Thursday 9th October BINGO Roster  Neil  Munro  (Captain), Ted Hutcheon, Wayne Lewis, Don Dyce

Monday 13th October Board Meeting.

Friday 17th October Run2Raise Raffle at the Bottom Pub $60 per person includes dinner.  Prize a night at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney.  In aid of Alice Bailey-Brown and Kellie Wall.

*Monday 20th October Garth Perkin as our guest speaker.

Monday 10th November AGM.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Christine Atkinson on 0427 880 158 or 6927 3521 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT GARY HUANG

Gary Taiwan

Rotarians of District 3490 presented a check to New Taipei City Mayor Eric Liluan Chu as a promise that they will contribute community services for 10,000 hours to New Taipei City.  The themes for this Rotary Day are “Caring for the Younger Generation with Love and Hope” and “Light Up Rotary!” — at New Taipei City,Taiwan.

With a Rotary Day, you can share your love of #Rotary with your community, friends, family, Foundation alumni, and Rotaract and Interact clubs.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

D 9700 Exchange

Thank you to all the hosts and Rotarians in D2380 Sweden who have made our D9700 Rotary Friendship Exchange such an enjoyable experience. We look forward to seeing you in Australia next year.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Biker Chicks

 

Smart Dog

 

An old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home.

He followed me into the house, down the hall, and fell asleep on the couch. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back, resumed his position on the couch and slept for an hour. This continued for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: “Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.”

The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: “He lives in a home with four children — he’s trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?”

The Jury

A defendant was on trial for murder in Philadelphia. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse.

In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick.

“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all,” the lawyer said as he looked at his watch. “Within one minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom.”

He looked toward the courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all looked on eagerly. A minute passed. Nothing happened.

Finally the lawyer said, “Actually, I made up the previous statement. But you all looked on with anticipation. I, therefore, put it to you that there is reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that you return a verdict of not guilty.”

The jury, clearly confused, retired to deliberate. A few minutes later, the jury returned and pronounced a verdict of guilty.

“But how?” inquired the lawyer. “You must have had some doubt; I saw all of you stare at the door.”

Answered the jury foreman: “Oh, we did look. But your client didn’t.”

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ROTARY INFORMATION

ROTARACT AWARD WINNERS CELEBRATED FOR THEIR LIFE-CHANGING PROJECTS

Idnia Rotaract

 

The Rotaract Club of H.R. College meets with the villager leaders of Kumbharwadi to discuss their clean water project.  Photo Credit: Courtesy of Nikunj Pherwani

The village of Kumbharwadi is one of many in a drought-prone region near Mumbai, India. Until recently, its residents had access to only one well with drinkable water. During the summer months, the well runs dry, and the women and girls of the village travel three to four hours a day to search for water.

Enter Project Boond, undertaken by a Rotaract club, a Rotary club, and the Watershed Organization Trust to provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities in Kumbharwadi. Nikunj Pherwani, 2013-14 president of the Rotaract Club of Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, India, says that droughts are a serious problem in India and often exacerbate malnutrition and illness in remote regions.

“Our major aim through this project was to provide clean water for drinking and domestic purposes to the drought-affected areas of Maharashtra,” he says. “These villages not only suffer due to shortage of water but also due to several waterborne diseases.”

FULL STORY HERE

ONLY IN AFRICA

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OUT OF AFRICA

 

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MOUNT KENYA 2015 ANZAC DAY CLIMB

This will be a permanent section for the next 12 months in our weekly bulletin and I will update stories to this article as and when we get them.   The Australian Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs have approved our application to be part of the Centenary for ANZAC and we are allowed to use the logo below with some rules on it’s use:

The Mount Kenya 2015 web site can be found here on clicking the banner below:

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There will be a meeting of the interested parties on Thursday September 11th at the Wagga Wagga Commercial Club 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm start.  This will include several members from clubs in our area.  PDG Fred Loneragan will chair the meeting.

Coolamon is represented by John Glassford, Don Dyce, Henk Hulsman Treasurer, Paul Weston Secretary, Ian Durham and Ian Jennings.

Ideas for fund raising will be discussed at this meeting and the fund raising will be done with Wagga Wagga Sunrise and Coolamon as joint projects.

The FULL itinerary and costs of this adventure will be available next weekend.

 

FOOT NOTE

IN EUROPE IPP DICK JENNINGS AND MAREE JENNINGS

Dick

 Looks like the trip is nearly over for Dick and Maree!

 

 NEW CHEESE FACTORY FOR COOLAMON.

Past President and former member of our club Barry Lillywhite and Anton Green have some good news on their proposed cheese factory for Coolamon.

Barry and Anton

 FULL STORY HERE

Barry and Anton will be guest speakers to our club on Monday 22nd September and we are inviting all those interested from our district to attend.

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species

RAGES WEB SITE

 
PLEASE CALL ME ANYTIME 02 6927 6027.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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 Gary Huang

Governor of District 9700 David Kennedy

Coolamon Club President  Garth Perkin

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #07

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #07

 

AUGUST IS ROTARY MEMBERSHIP MONTH

Membership Drive

First take care of the exit gate !

Something is seriously wrong if Rotarians leave alive (unless they are shifting to another location).

The other thing wrong in the cartoon is the number of women in Rotary, we need many more to join.

 

RUN TO RAISE HALF MARATHON

Run to Raise Danny Milne

Danny Milne runs in In Memory of Kellie Wall, Danny’s sister.  Photos Courtesy of Bianca Marie Photography

Well done Danny!

Run to Raise

MEETING MONDAY AUGUST 18th. 2014

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On Thursday night at Bingo Past President Paul Weston hands over the cheque for the electric trolley to Ray Wall from the Coolamon and Ganmain District Hospital.  The funds having been raised at our Rotary monthly BINGO!

Last night we had as our guest speaker Bruce Spinks form Wollundry Grove Olives near Wagga Wagga.  Bruce is also a member of the Rotary Club of Wollundry Wagga.  We had 11 members and two guests, being Marilyn Jennings and Helen Lewis.  Bruce spoke with passion and he is enjoying his vocation.  Bruce handed out some bread and olive oil and some table olives for our enjoyment.  Thanks go to Marilyn Jennings for supplying the bread.

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Past President Paul Weston presented Bruce with the Kangaroo Money Pouch and thanked Bruce for the effort coming over to our club last night.

Wollundry Grove have 2,000 olive trees and are in the main harvested mechanically.  We learnt that olives like water, boron fertiliser and pruning.  Bruce showed us the development of their crushing methods and we learnt that the whole olive fruit and stone are crushed to get the oil.  Here are some photos from Bruce’s talk:

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BUY Olive Oil go to the web site and fill up your shopping cart!:

Wollundry Grove Olives

 

Diary Reminders

*Monday 25th August Guest Speaker Winfried Holzapfel (science forum)

*Saturday 30th August The Delltones at the Civic Theatre Wagga Wagga.

*Monday 1st September Guest Speaker Liam Armstrong: “Harness racing from a drivers perspective”

Friday 5th September Blokes Biggest Lunch for Prostrate Cancer Research Wagga Wagga RSL.

Saturday 6th September Ganmain Trivia Night

Monday 8th September Board Meeting.

Thursday 11th September BINGO Roster Ian  Durham  (Captain), Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, John Glassford

*Monday 15th September Guest Speaker Luke Mulley: ” Desert Marathons and long distance running in general”

Thursday -Saturday 12-14th September Rural Womens Conference and Workshops in Coolamon.

*Monday 22nd September Guest Speaker PP Barry Lillywhite and Anton Green on the proposed Cheese Factory for Coolamon.

*Monday 29th September 2014 DG David Kennedy’s Visit

Saturday 4th October Scarecrow Festival by the Coolamon Men’s Shed

* Tuesday October 7th Joint Foundation Meeting at Junee with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.  In lieu of Monday Meeting N.B.

Thursday 9th October BINGO Roster  Neil  Munro  (Captain), Ted Hutcheon, Wayne Lewis, Don Dyce

Monday 11th November AGM.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Christine Atkinson on 0427 880 158 or 6927 3521 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT GARY HUANG

Gary and Diamond

Rotary International president is honored in Diamond Bar

www.whittierdailynews.com

New Rotary International President Gary Huang promises to “light up” the worldwide service club. Only a month into his term, Huang lit up the banquet room of the Diamond Bar Golf Course on Friday. The Rotary Club of Walnut Valley where the president thanked U.S. Representative Ed Royce for being an advocate for ending polio, and then the president persuaded him to join a local Rotary club.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

D 9700 Police

FOLKS in the rakish blue – and plain clothes – will be recognised later this month at the inaugural Wagga Local Area Command (LAC) police officer of the year awards.

The awards, organised by the Rotary Club of Wagga Sunrise, allow the public to acknowledge outstanding acts of kindness, compassion, courage and devotion to duty by any male, female, uniform or plain clothes, office staff or volunteers, of the NSW police service in the Wagga LAC.

Story Here

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Parachute

50 Years Married

At Saint Mary’s Catholic Church they have a weekly husband’s marriage seminar.

At the session last week, the Priest asked Luigi, who was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman for all these years.

Luigi replied to the assembled husbands, “Wella, I’ve tried to treat her nice, spend money on her, but best of all is that I took her to Italy for the 25th anniversary!”

The priest responded, “Luigi, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here!” Please tell us what you’re planning for your wife for your 50th anniversary.”

Luigi proudly replied, “I’m gonna go get her.”

The CEO

In a factory: A man standing on the floor and looking aimlessly……

CEO of that factory came and asked his salary…
Man replied “5000 sir”
CEO took out his wallet and gave 15000 and told him…
“I pay people here to work and not to waste time, This is your 3 months salary.
Now get out of here. Never come back”
That guy left………….
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Then CEO asked workers “Who was that guy?”

Workers replied “Pizza delivery Boy Sir”..

Moral: Don’t overreact in every situation!

Pavlov's Cat

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

YOUNG WRITERS GET PUBLISHED WITH THE HELP OF ROTARY

Young Writers

Two winning story writers in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, proudly receive their autographed copies of “The Butterfly StoryBook 2014.”  Photo Credit: Diana White, Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean

In Jamaica, 11-year-old Jordan Allwood reads his classmates a story about a lonely puppy who finds a new family.

The puppy grows into a big dog, enjoys walks along the beach, and survives a frightening autumn day when he is caught in a trap before being rescued by his family. Jordan’s story is one of hundreds that were written by children ages 7-11 for a writing contest organized by the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean 7020 and supported by clubs in 10 Caribbean nations.

The best stories, including Jordan’s, were published in “The Butterfly StoryBook,” an e-book produced by the club and sold through Amazon.com. Rotary members and others are encouraged to donate copies to school libraries. Proceeds are used to support other literacy efforts.

FULL STORY HERE

ONLY IN AFRICA

Scardy Cats

Scardy Cats!

 

OUT OF AFRICA

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Chipembere Rhino Foundation requested 2 more collars to assist with their rhino population. A challenging collaring was experienced when this rhino decided to head into a forest before the drugs had taken full effect. The day ended successfully with 2 more rhino safely collared. Thank-you to all our donors with special thanks to John Glassford and the Rotary Club of Coolamon in NSW Australia via the Kenton Rotary Club in the Eastern Cape of South Africa for this donation.

 

MOUNT KENYA 2015 ANZAC DAY CLIMB

This will be a permanent section for the next 12 months in our weekly bulletin and I will update stories to this article as and when we get them.   The Australian Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs have approved our application to be part of the Centenary for ANZAC and we are allowed to use the logo below with some rules on it’s use:

The Mount Kenya 2015 web site can be found here on clicking the banner below:

Africa

 

 

FOOT NOTE

IN EUROPE IPP DICK JENNINGS AND MAREE JENNINGS

Dick the Organ Grinder

Maree Jennings said that she still can’t believe they are there, it so green everywhere and very mild.  Dick starred as a music man at the museum in Rudesheim today. This would have to be one of the prettiest places they had ever seen.

 

 

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species

RAGES WEB SITE

 
PLEASE CALL ME ANYTIME 02 6927 6027.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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 Gary Huang

Governor of District 9700 David Kennedy

Coolamon Club President  Garth Perkin

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #06

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #06

 

AUGUST IS ROTARY MEMBERSHIP MONTH

BOARD MEETING MONDAY AUGUST 11th. 2014

One decision that was made by our board was to approve the purchase of two electric beds for the Coolamon and Ganmain District Hospital.  The funds were raised from our Bingo Nights that are held in the Coolamon Community Centre on a monthly basis.

The diary below has some new guest speaker nights upcoming.

 

Diary Reminders

Thursday 14th August BINGO Roster:  Grahame  Miles (Captain), Paul Weston, Dick Jennings, Leslie Weston

Sunday 17th August Run2Raise Half Marathon.

*Monday 18th August Guest Speaker Bruce Spinks Wollundry Olive Grove

*Monday 25th August Guest Speaker Winfried Holzapfel (science forum)

*Monday 1st September Guest Speaker Liam Armstrong: “Harness racing from a drivers perspective”

Friday 5th September Blokes Biggest Lunch for Prostrate Cancer Research Wagga Wagga RSL.

Saturday 6th September Ganmain Trivia Night

Monday 8th September Board Meeting.

Thursday 11th September BINGO Roster Ian  Durham  (Captain), Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, John Glassford

*Monday 15th September Guest Speaker Luke Mulley: ” Desert Marathons and long distance running in general”

Thursday -Saturday 12-14th September Rural Womens Conference and Workshops in Coolamon.

*Monday 22nd September Guest Speaker Garth Perkin: “My life story”

*Monday 29th September 2014 DG David Kennedy’s Visit

Saturday 4th October Scarecrow Festival by the Coolamon Men’s Shed

* Tuesday October 7th Joint Foundation Meeting at Junee with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.  In lieu of Monday Meeting N.B.

Thursday 9th October BINGO Roster  Neil  Munro  (Captain), Ted Hutcheon, Wayne Lewis, Don Dyce

Monday 11th November AGM.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Christine Atkinson on 0427 880 158 or 6927 3521 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT GARY HUANG

Gary and Car

Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang and his wife, Corinna, in eastern Canada with District 7820 Governor Stella Roy, her husband, Paul, and their well-decorated car.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

DG Orange

We hope the Orange Health Service staff and visitors enjoyed the steak and sausage sandwiches last Friday. We will be doing a BBQ lunch on the second Friday of each month. The next one is on 12 September. Thanks to all the staff who supported Rotary, buying lunch and raffle tickets.

Blayney

 

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Dog Beer

 

The Him

One Sunday a pastor asked his congregation to consider giving a little extra in the offering plate. He said that whoever gave the most would be able to pick out three hymns.

After the offering plates were passed, the pastor glanced down and noticed that someone had contributed a $1,000 bill. He was so excited that he immediately shared his joy with his congregation, and said he’d like to personally thank the person who had placed the money in the plate.

A very quiet, elderly, saintly widow shyly raised her hand. The pastor asked her to come to the front. Slowly she made her way to the pastor.  He told her how wonderful it was that she gave so much and asked her to pick out three hymns.

Her eyes brightened as she looked over the congregation, pointed to the three handsomest men in the building and said,

“I’ll take him and him and him.”

Galah

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

SECRETS OF A SUCCESSFUL CROWD SOURCING CAMPAIGN

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U.S. Rotary members Calvin and Rachel Litwiller of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, volunteer in Zambia for Building Homes for AIDS Orphans in Africa. The project is attracting support through its post on the Rotary Ideas crowd sourcing site.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Building Homes for AIDS Orphans in Africa, a Rotary Ideas project

In case you haven’t heard,  to make potato salad as a spoof on a popular fundraising site. If he can do that, a campaign to raise money for feeding hungry children or building a school in a war-torn country should be a snap, right?

Wrong. The Internet is littered with humanitarians struggling to raise the money and gather the resources for projects that could make a positive impact in the world.

So, what is the secret to a successful crowdsourcing campaign? It’s simple, really: make it easy to give. Here are some ways you can make it easy for supporters to back your project.

Use . Rotary’s crowdsourcing tool makes it easy for those who have money, time, or supplies to find projects they want to be a part of. It’s also easy for you, the project planner, to post a project.

“We’ve gotten eight volunteers to help  using Rotary Ideas,” says Paula Winland Van Zyl, a member of the Rotary Club of Livingstone in Zambia. Where Van Zyl lives, access to the Internet is spotty at best, so she relies on Rotary Ideas to promote her project. “Being on the site has really helped us find the volunteers we so desperately need.”

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

Ele scratch 2 Ele scratch 1

An elephant in Pilanesburg National Park in South Africa used a small car apparently to scratch an itch while terrifying the passengers inside.

The elephant rubbed against and sat on the roof and hood of the VW Polo, extensively denting the vehicle, smashing out all the windows, blowing out all four tires, and breaking the chassis, according to Armand Grobler’s account in the U.K. Mirror.

“We were unsure of what to do in the situation when the elephant made contact with the car, and when the car was being crushed, we feared for the lives of the driver and passenger, but our efforts were very limited as to what we could do,” Grobler of Armand Grobler Photography told the Mirror.

“The all-round emotion that was within our vehicle, as we watched in horror, was that we were rushed with adrenaline yet terrified and helpless.”

 

OUT OF AFRICA

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MOUNT KENYA 2015 ANZAC DAY CLIMB

This will be a permanent section for the next 12 months in our weekly bulletin and I will update stories to this article as and when we get them.   The Australian Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs have approved our application to be part of the Centenary for ANZAC and we are allowed to use the logo below with some rules on it’s use:

The Mount Kenya 2015 web site can be found here on clicking the banner below:

 OLOIMUGI MAASAI VILLAGE

One of the places that we will be visiting after the Mount Kenya Climb.

Here are some of the children we hope to help soon.

Oloi Kids 2

 

 

FOOT NOTE

IN EUROPE IPP DICK JENNINGS AND MAREE JENNINGS

Dick and Maree

Dick and Maree 2

Message from Dick and Maree:

Time to say goodbye to the city of love, have enjoyed our time here and the patisseries, leaving on the fast train to Amsterdam today

 

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species

RAGES WEB SITE

 
PLEASE CALL ME ANYTIME 02 6927 6027.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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 Gary Huang

Governor of District 9700 David Kennedy

Coolamon Club President  Garth Perkin

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

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