Australia

Wagga Wagga Rotary Meeting

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Thursday night 16th February Wagga Wagga Rotary Club held a Mountains of the Moon evening with PDG Fred Loneragan and John Glassford as guest speakers for the night.  It was a most enjoyable evening of fellowship and fun.   Coolamon Rotary was well received along side our projects for RFFA in Africa.

Their Sargent at Arms was in fine form and we laughed a lot and he raised a bit of cash at the same time.

The presentation went very well and Fred and John gave a good account of the adventure in Uganda.  The Nonceba Project was the emphasis so that the members of  Wagga Wagga would consider supporting Hout Bay Rotary and this amazing project on a long term basis.  The evening ended with a rousing Advance Australia Fair the Wagga Wagga Rotarians have some fine voices.

The MoM Team

Left to Right: John Glassford, Susan Wingate-Pearse, Helen Maxwell, Rae Loneragan, Mark Janetzki, PDG Fred Loneragan, Mary Henley-Collopy and Wagga Wagga President Barry Francis.

The cheque $5,109

Thank you Wagga Wagga Rotary and your donation is most generous at 1 $ per metre climbed or $5,109.

Hout Bay Rotary Club

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Cheers to Butch and Lyn

We visited our twin club Hout Bay at the end of the adventure and what a time we had with these wonderful people in Hout Bay.  Their South African hospitality was second to none and we wanted for nothing.  None of us will forget the way we were made to feel at home.  There was also serious business to attend to including visiting the Nonceba project and Operation Medical Hope and Coolamon House.   I will write more on these visit at a later stage.  In the mean time here are a few photographs of our remarkable time in Hout Bay with our centennial twin club members.

Stand by me/Playing for change/Song around the world

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“All of us in Rotary are looking to change the world – why else would we be Rotarians? We believe that our world can be happier, healthier, and more peaceful, and that we can create that better world through our service…….We must understand that true change can only begin with each of us, and start within us. We cannot share peace with others if we do not have it to give. We cannot look after the whole world without first looking after those closest to us: our families, our clubs, and our communities.”

Kalyan Banerjee
President, Rotary International

Thanks to Sandy Springs Rotary for the clip.

Rotary Australia World Community Service or RAWCS

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RAWCS

Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd (RAWCS) assists Rotary Clubs develop and manage world community service projects.

Australian Rotarians participate in activities to improve the lives and living conditions of others and to promote international understanding and goodwill.

Rotary Clubs are active in supporting developing countries in our region in the fields of Health, Hunger, Education and other Humanitarian Aid programmes. RAWCS facilitates their work.

Their is a link to their new web site under Rotary Links on the R/H side bar.

You can also access RAWCS here:

RAWCS

Looking for  a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) ?

RAWCS Overseas Aid Fund is a Deductible Gift Recipient so is able to offer tax deductible donations to support organisations with worthy projects in Australia and overseas.

Our Overseas Aid Fund holds the following registrations which will enable it to accept tax deductible donations and grants from all sources in Australia including business coorporations and not-for-profit organisations.

  • Deductable Gift Recipient
  • Tax Concession Charity
  • Income Tax Exempt Fund

RAWCS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LIVES AROUND THE WORLD.

FOR A FULL LIST OF RAWCS APPROVED PROJECTS GO HERE:

RAWCS PROJECTS