Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #13

 

SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH

Rotaractor Luke Addison has launched a new community hub at Winchester University dedicated to spreading peace and goodwill around the world. He got the idea after meeting Archbishop Desmond Tutu at an international peace conference in June, organised by the international peace education programme, PeaceJam.

An exclusive screening of a film about the life story of Archbishop Tutu was shown at the launch, which was held on Sunday to coincide with the International Day of Peace.

Luke is halfway to raising £40,000 towards the cost of funding the project, which will host regular conferences aimed at young people in Hampshire and host visits from leading human rights specialists. It is hoped that the hub will operate at least four days a week for a three year trial period.

Luke is leader of the Rotaract club at Winchester University, which has underwritten £15,000 to support the first conference and the venture has also been supported with funds from Winchester Rotary Club.

 

 RIBI Rotaractor Peace Centre

 

MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29th. 2014

 District Governor David Kennedy from the Rotary Club of Blayney visits Coolamon.

Last night our DG David joined us for the annual Governor’s visit to the clubs in District 9700.  David met with the board prior to the meeting to outline his goals for this Rotary year.  We had three partners join us in Susan Glassford, Marg Perkin and Christine Lorraine. Also in attendance was Assistant Governor Alan Sharp from Wagga Wagga Sunrise Rotary.

David encouraged us to lighten up and enjoy Rotary.  David’s main message was to increase membership by 5% this and every year.  David invited us to heed the message from our Rotary International President Gary Huang to light one candle each by asking one person to join us.

David also encouraged us to continue to contribute to our Foundation to help fight the disease of polio of which we are this close to eradicating world wide with our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.  See a full story on polio in the bulletin below.

Some photos below:

 

 

 

Diary Reminders

Saturday 4th October Scarecrow Festival by the Coolamon Men’s Shed Volunteers required for the food van from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm

Monday 6th October NO MEETING PUBLIC HOLIDAY

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

Friday 10th October HAT DAY 2.00 pm, at Rae and Fred Loneragan’s home and garden in Wagga Wagga.

Monday 13th October Board Meeting NO DINNER Board Members Only.

* Tuesday October 14th Normal Club Meeting at JUNEE  a Joint Coolamon Junee Foundation Meeting with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.  

Thursday 16th October Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Meeting in Wagga Wagga. 

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.

Thursday 30th October Ray Wall’s farewell Coolamon Sports Club $35 per head.  Tickets by 22nd from Christine Atkinson.

Monday 10th November AGM.

Thursday 13^th November BINGO: Ian  Jennings (Captain), Mark Reardon, Henk  Hulsman, Christine Atkinson

*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

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

The Rotary Club of Camden has raised $782,000 over the past six years, and was aiming to take it to $1 million this year.

 

 FULL STORY

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

A man uses a tablecloth to fend off snakes scattered in a tax department office in Basti, Lucknow. Two farmers fed up with alleged bribery demands emptied three bags filled with 40 slithering snakes.  One way to deal with the Taxation Department!

The Fish

The warden catches Seamus leaving the vicinity of the reservoir with a bucket of fish. “Aha! I’ve caught you poachin’ fish red-handed,” says the warden. “What do you mean, red-handed?” says Seamus.

“You’ve got a bucket full of ’em right there. You can’t talk your way out of it this time.” “Oh, you don’t understand,” says Seamus, “I’ve not poached a thing. These are me pet fish. I bring ’em to the reservoir once a week for exercise. After they’ve had a good swim, they come back to the bucket and we go back home.”

“Do ya expect me to believe such a tale?” “I can prove it.” say Seamus. So they walk back to the reservoir and Seamus dips the bucket in and the fish swim away. They stand in silence for 20, 30, 40 minutes…no sign of the fish coming back to the pail.

Ha, ya lying rogue! shouts the warden. “Where are your fish?” “What fish?”

 

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

Rotarians and friends in Kenya walked around the city to raise awareness about polio eradication and broke the world record for number of photos of people showing the ‘this close’ sign.  Well done Kenya and the Rotary Clubs involved.

Photos from the World Record in Kenya “This Close”

DG Bimal Kantaria from D 9212 in Nairobi.

It’s much less expensive to prevent disease than it is to treat disease.

For example, take a look at polio. To date, US$11 billion has been invested to stop ‪polio‬. Of that, governments worldwide have contributed about $9 billion. Other major contributors are ‎Rotary ‬International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

GPEI Funding Requirements 2013-2018

It is estimated by the GPEI* that the budget required to continue the fight against polio for 2013-2018 is US$5.5 BILLION.  The short fall after the committed funds of US$1.8  BILLION is currently at US$3.7 BILLION.  However it’s estimated that once the burden of polio is lifted, global benefits of $40-50 billion will accrue over the next couple of decades.

*GPEI is made up of the World Health Organisation, Centre for Disease Control, UNICEF and Rotary International.

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

 

 

OUT OF AFRICA

 THIS IS AFRICA!

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:

 

What is this adventure?

Can you imagine what it is like to stand on one of the highest mountains in Africa?  To spend the day at a mountain lake carved by glaciers?  To gaze across one of the longest, continually inhabited countries in the world? Join the Coolamon and Wagga Wagga Sunrise Rotary Clubs of Australia on the Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Climb, and you’ll experience all this and more! This 14-day adventure will push you to your limits and be more rewarding than you ever imagined. Over 7 days, you will pass through five different climatic zones, with amazing views across the endless, grassy plains of East Africa and Mount Kenya’s amazing topography. Your efforts on this amazing adventure will allow Rotary to continue our work in Kenya and South Africa, as well to support Legacy Australia on this Centenary of ANZAC Day.

 

 

FOOT NOTE

 

“This is our century. Take it and run as if our life depends on it…it does!!” ~Paul Hawken 

“We are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on earth at a time when every living system is declining, and the rate of decline is accelerating. Kind of a mind-boggling situation­ but not one peer-reviewed paper published in the last thirty years can refute that statement. Basically, the earth needs a new operating system, we are the programmers, and we need it within a few decades.

This planet came with a set of operating instructions, but we seem to have misplaced them. Important rules like don’t poison the water, soil, or air, and don’t let the earth get overcrowded, and don’t touch the thermostat, have been broken. Buckminster Fuller said that spaceship earth was so ingeniously designed that no one has a clue that we are on one, flying through the universe at a million miles per hour, with no need for seatbelts, lots of room in coach, and really good food…but all that is changing.

 

Congratulations to the Hawthorn Hawks

 

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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 #12

 

SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH

 

RYPEN

RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) is a 3 day camp and program for Year 9 high school students. The aim is to communicate to these young people a series of ideas, problems and social experiences which will assist them in forming their own values and moral standards, and also to broaden their horizons culturally, socially and academically. – 

RYPEN CHALLENGE 2014 Boorambola Sport & Rec Camp Wagga Wagga 21-23 November 2014 Applications must be received by Friday 7th November 2014-

 

 

RYPEN WAGGA WAGGA 2014

 

MEMBERS OUT AND ABOUT

On Sunday night a few of us joined David and Cherie Benn on their property to burn the olive cuttings.  it was an event supported by the members of the Rotary Club of Wollundry.   David Been is a good friend of Coolamon Rotary.   The burning was followed by the Wagga Wagga Mens’ Rugby Choir with two of our members in the  choir Garth Perkin and Don Dyce.  A good night of fellowship and money was raised for Riverina Blue Bell and do not be afraid to ask those close to you “Are You OK”. 

 

MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd. 2014

CHEESE

Barry Lillywhite addressing the meeting last night on the proposed cheese factory for Coolamon.  {Photo by Lisa Cameron Tilma Management}.

PP Barry Lillywhite and son Anton Green addressed a large gathering at our club last night.  Barry and Anton outlined the proposed establishment of a Cheese Factory in Coolamon.   There were 44 guests and members including visitors from Melbourne.  Speaking in support of the venture was Carol Druce from the June Licorice and Chocolate Factory.

Coolamon Cheese Company’s vision is to resurrect the original 1921 Coolamon Co-operative society building and house within it a specialised tourism, education and cheese production facility.

Cheese maker and Director Barry Lillywhite and Managing Director Anton Green join newly appointed Director Neil Druce of Junee Licorice and Chocolate factory in this exciting venture which will be a real boost to the local community and region as a whole.

Please would all members check the diary below as there have been some changes to the programme.

Next week is a partners night for the visit of District Governor David Kennedy.

 

Diary Reminders

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

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

Monday 6th October Board Meeting NO DINNER Board Members Only. 

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

Friday 10th October HAT DAY 2.00 pm, at Rae and Fred Loneragan’s home and garden in Wagga Wagga.

Monday 13th October NO MEETING.

* Tuesday October 14th Normal Club Meeting at JUNEE  a Joint Coolamon Junee Foundation Meeting with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.  

Thursday 16th October Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Meeting in Wagga Wagga. 

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.

Thursday 30th October Ray Wall’s farewell Coolamon Sports Club $35 per head.  Tickets by 22nd from Christine Atkinson.

Monday 10th November AGM.

Thursday 13^th November BINGO: Ian  Jennings (Captain), Mark Reardon, Henk  Hulsman, Christine Atkinson

*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

 

Make a difference. Share your voice on#WorldPolioDay, 24 October. 

Download a toolkit and social media graphics to support #Rotary and polio eradication athttp://ow.ly/AiKse. Eradicating #polio will be one of humanity’s greatest achievements.

 

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

Rotary Club of Temora.

Our “Moo Poo” working bee day was held on Saturday, much to the delight of many local gardeners! All funds raised go back into the community and other chosen charities. Thank you our Community Service Director, Michael Reagan, for organising another successful day and to all who assisted. Pictured are (L to R) Ellis Hartwig, Peter Glasgow, Kenny Love and Michael Reagan.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Winker

A man with a winking problem is applying for a position as a sales representative for a large firm. The interviewer looks over his papers and says, “This is phenomenal. You’ve graduated from the best schools; your recommendations are wonderful, and your experience is unparalleled. Normally, we’d hire you without a second thought. However, a sales representative has a highly visible position, and we’re afraid that your constant winking will scare off potential customers. I’m sorry…we can’t hire you.”

“But wait,” he said. “If I take two aspirin, I’ll stop winking!”

“Really? Great! Show me!”

So the applicant reaches into his jacket pocket and begins pulling out all sorts of condoms: red condoms, blue condoms, ribbed condoms, flavored condoms; finally, at the bottom, he finds a packet of aspirin. He tears it open, swallows the pills, and stops winking.

“Well,” said the interviewer, “that’s all well and good, but this is a respectable company, and we will not have our employees womanizing all over the country!”

“Womanizing? What do you mean? I’m a happily married man!”

“Well then, how do you explain all these condoms?”

“Oh, that,” he sighed. “Have you ever walked into a pharmacy, winking, and asked for aspirin?”

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

 

ROTARY PEACE CENTERS SHAPE HUNDREDS OF CAREERS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

With bloody conflicts raging in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and parts of Central Africa, the message of nonviolence and reconciliation that nations worldwide will observe on 21 September demands more urgent and collective attention.

In 2001 the United Nations designated the September date as an annual International Day of World Peace “to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence” according to a General Assembly resolution.

The day’s devotion to peace connects closely with what Rotary members have been fostering since The Rotary Foundation’s mission to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace, was proclaimed in 1917.

 

FULL STORY AND VIDEO HERE

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

 

 

OUT OF AFRICA

 

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:

Planning is well under way now and we are getting various members of the climb, the safari and our supporters working on ways of fund raising for the adventure.  One idea is for a Rockathon at The Rock.  An idea given to me by the late Bill Inness of our club.  We are also looking at crowd funding via the Internet.

One of the three beneficiaries is our Orphan Rescue Kits where we sponsor girls and boys who are vulnerable and at risk into High School and hopefully beyond to University.  One such recipient is Tracy Monica Ochieng from the Mathare area of Nairobi.  Tracy is now in a High School in Kisumu and is doing very well:

 

FOOT NOTE

MONDAY 22nd. SEPTEMBER INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY

We have a wonderful opportunity to work with Roots and Shoots and Dr Dame Jane Goodall in partnership with the Oloimugi Traditional Maasai Eco-village providing a hand up for education, basic literacy and wild life conservation.  A great way for Rotary to promote peace, good will and mutual understanding of culture.  More news as we develop this project further.  It started with a water tank, a lap top computer and a web site.  It is driven by one Maasai Moran Armicus Mayan Olesenteria who is passionate about his people and the conservation of the wild life in his area of the Laikipia Plateau, North of Mount Kenya.

Message from Armicus Mayan above:

“I am happy to be connected with the UN ambassador of peace, Dr. Jane Goodall in my village Oloimugi traditional Maasai ecovillage, where we are partnering with her organization Roots and Shoots Kenya. I believe that much positive is yet to follow and her input will actually transform my Maasai community.

Happy International Peace Day to all of you.  Let us live together in love, peace, harmony and unity. Let us embrace each other and help those who are disadvantaged in life since peace is not only the absence of war but the presence of retrogressive ailments like poverty, drought/famine and diseases……..”

In case you missed Dr. Goodall’s #peaceday message for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Program members around the world, watch it now!www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_N8asnc1Xc

 

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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/#

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This animated video premiered at Rotary International’s annual convention June 26, 2013. It tells the story of Paul, a Rotarian who used social media to raise money, attract members, and generate news coverage about his project.

What Can Social Media Do For You? from Rotary International on Vimeo.

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #11

 

SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH

 

 

 

MEMBERS OUT AND ABOUT

Annual Rural Womens Conference and Workshops Coolamon

On Sunday Henk Hulsman, Myffy Collette, Ted Hutcheon, Don Dyce, John Glassford, Paul Weston, Ian Durham and Wayne Lewis were up at the Coolamon Central School cooking for 150 delegates of the Rural Womens Conference.  Next year this will be held at Glen Innes.  Breakfast was orange juice with bacon and egg rolls AND as a choice delegates could have a “Breakfast Cup” of Greek yogurt, mixed berries, granola and oats, simply scrumptious and made by Sharon and Grahame Miles.

 

MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15th. 2014

We had a dinner meeting with 14 members attending and no guest speaker.  We discussed several items including the Telephone Book, Bingo, the upcoming AGM on Monday 10th November, maintenance of our caravan, Mount Kenya meeting, RYPEN and working with children check..

Garth Perkin thanked all who worked on Sunday morning at the Rural Womens Conference and a special thanks to Sharon and Grahame Miles for the breakfast cups.  Garth made special mention of the effort put in by Henk Hulsmam to make the event a success for all concerned.

The next Board meeting will be on Monday 6th October at the club and there will not be any catering i.e. no dinner and only board members are to attend.  

The regular meeting will be on Tuesday 14th October at JUNEE which is a joint Foundation meeting with PDG Ian Simpson the D9700 Foundation Chair all members are invited to attend.

N.B. Next Monday night PP Barry Lillywhite and Anton Green on the proposed Coolamon Cheese Factory invite your partners and any guests who maybe interested.

Dick Jennings conducted a spirited fines session and the raffle was won by Dick!

P.S. Don’t forget to visit Ganmain THIS Saturday for the Ganmain Markets of which Belle’s Cafe inside the Ganmain Hall will have freshly baked scones, jam and cream to tempt you.

 

Diary Reminders

*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

Monday 6th October Board Meeting NO DINNER Board Members Only. 

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

Friday 10th October HAT DAY 2.00 pm, at Rae and Fred Loneragan’s home and garden in Wagga Wagga.

Monday 13th October NO MEETING.

* Tuesday October 14th Normal Club Meeting at JUNEE  a Joint Coolamon Junee Foundation Meeting with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.  

Thursday 16th October Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Meeting in Wagga Wagga. 

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.

Thursday 30th October Ray Wall’s farewell Coolamon Sports Club $35 per head.  Tickets by 22nd from Christine Atkinson.

Monday 10th November AGM.

Thursday 13^th November BINGO: Ian  Jennings (Captain), Mark Reardon, Henk  Hulsman, Christine Atkinson

*Partners and Guests Night.

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

 

SOME SAD NEWS FROM HOUT BAY ROTARY CLUB

We have heard from PP Butch Liebenberg on the passing of a good friend of ours in Rainer Jahn from our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay in South Africa.  Rainer was a wonderful supporter of Coolamon House and Operation Medical Hope and was a great host to some of  us who visited Hout Bay in 2003, 2005, 2007 and recently in 2011.

President Garth Perkin and all our members send our deepest condolences to Ursula, his family and his Rotary family, Rainer was one of a kind and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Rainer Jahn on the far right as you look at the photo.  2011 at Coolamon House.

Bay Breezes Hout Bay Rotary Club 15th September

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT GARY HUANG

More than 5,000 people gathered for a #RotaryDay event held by Rotary District 3510 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Nearly US$2 million (60 million Taiwan New Dollar) was collected by Rotary members from seven districts in Taiwan, with a large portion of the proceeds going for disaster relief and to repair Kaohsiung City Hall, damaged in the tragic gas explosions in July.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

A fun and generous way to raise a few dollars for PolioPlus. Thanks to Stivo’s chickens a project of the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak.

 

A great night was enjoyed by all last night at the Bundawarrah Centre (Temora Rural Museum) for the induction of Mel Gallagher into the Rotary Club of Temora. She is pictured here with her sponsor, Lloyd Maxwell and our District Governor, David Kennedy. Congratulations and welcome Mel!

GREETINGS FROM DG DAVID KENNEDY SEPTEMBER NEWS

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The New Monk

A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand.

He notices, however, that they are copying copies, not the original books. So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there were an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies.

The head monk says “We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son.” So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original.

Hours later, nobody has seen him. So, one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. He hears a sobbing coming from the back of the cellar, and finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks what’s wrong.

The old monk sobs, “The word is celebrate.”

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

Sao Paulo RICON 2015

São Paulo is waiting for you! Rotary International Convention 6-9 June, 2015 São Paulo, Brazil

Beautiful, wealthy, smart, democratic, vibrant, dynamic, cultural, romantic, modern, tough, outgoing, professional?! How can one define São Paulo? It is impossible to use only one word to capture exactly what one of the largest cities in the world represents.

ROTARY CARNIVAL PARADE

Where: VIP Area of the Anhembi Sambadrome

When: 7pm, Saturday, 6 June 2015

Price: USD 30.00

BUY HERE

An unforgettable night where you will experience a typical Brazilian Carnival party and all the glamour and energy of a Samba School Parade. The event will take place in the VIP area of the São Paulo Sambadrome, where the Carnival parade takes place every year. Come and experience the carnival in Brazil and immerse yourself in a fun party! It will be a vibrant event where people will dance, sing, party and have tons of fun

OUT OF AFRICA

More news from the Chipembere Rhino Foundation and Dr William Fowlds.

Just in time for RHINO FRIDAY – John & The Rotary Club of Coolamon final collar has been fitted…

Rand 18,000 ($2,000), was raised at the Kenyan International night in Ganmain earlier this year by this incredible Rotary Club…

In summary, this donation was spent on:

3 x collars sent to the Kruger National Park
2 x collars locally last month
1 x collar locally this month.

In a great show of collaboration a number of role players were present when collaring a Rhino. This Rhino had a collar fitted by Chipembere Rhino Foundation a year and a half ago that needed changing, the collar battery had expired. CRF donor funding was used to cover the helicopter expenses and once again funds donated by John Glassford and the Rotary Club of Coolamon, NSW Australia was used to purchase the tracking collar.

Dr.William Fowlds of Investec Rhino Lifeline facilitated the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund in helping to cover vet costs and DNA collection for the procedure. Four boys from Eaton College who had won a competition run by Kathryn Noakes of Worldwide Experience and Voices of Conservation were also witness to our efforts to protect rhino. The competition Eaton College won focused on ideas to prevent poaching. It was great to have a global presence of concerned and passionate individuals and organizations all doing their part.

Heartfelt thanks to John and the Coolamon Club, once again, for the incredible support that they have given us! WE SALUTE YOU!

 

 

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:

MEETING THURSDAY 11th September

Last Thursday we had the first planning meeting of the Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Teams.  In all 14 interested people attended.  A power point presentation and a welcome by PDG Fred Loneragan started the meeting.

We discussed several important items including Ebola, travel advisories itineraries and insurances.

Several points of action were listed and we meet again on Thursday 14th October in Wagga Wagga.

Fund raising ideas were discussed and a package was handed out to all which included a power point presentation.

We also added an option for the climbing teams to go on safari after the visit to Nairobi and we are looking at Amboseli National Park where Big Tim lives:

 

FOOT NOTE

Rotary Strengthened Their Brand by Simplifying It

 

It’s no surprise that simplicity sells. Too many options can overload short-term memory, inhibiting the ability to process information, creating cognitive overload. In addition, excessive options can spark feelings of remorse after transactions as customers continue to wonder if they had made the right choice.

But creating “decision simplicity” presents only part of the brand simplicity picture. Sephora, Carrefour, and Amazon are examples of successful simple brands, despite providing a vast range of options to their customers.

Simplicity should be built into the very core of the brand, beginning with the product or service itself and extending through the interactions at each touch point and in all brand communications.

Achieving simplicity at this level is not easy, but the returns can be well worth the effort. The Siegel+Gale Global Brand Simplicity Index, an annual global study of 10,000 consumers (both customers and familiar nonusers) found that three out of four people are more likely to recommend a brand that provides simpler overall experiences and communications, and that people are even willing to pay more for a simpler brand’s product or service. In addition, brands that are perceived as being simple in their “products, services, interactions, and communications” outperformed indices on the stock market by as much as 100%.

So how can a brand achieve this form of simplicity? A look at the 2013 rebranding of the nonprofit Rotary can supply some clues.

 FULL STORY HERE.

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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 #10

 

SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH

ROTARACT

WHAT IS ROTARACT?

Rotaractors take action to support those in the Philippines affected by the typhoon. Photo courtesy of Chit Lijauco, Zone 7A Regional Public Image Coordinator. — in Cebu City.

Rotaract is a club for adults ages 18-30 that meets twice a month to exchange ideas, plan activities and projects, and socialize. While Rotary clubs serve as sponsors, Rotaract clubs decide how to organize and run their club and what projects and activities to carry out.

 MORE INFORMATION HERE

 MEMBERS OUT AND ABOUT

The Coolamon Rotary Pouch Visits Europe

The Rotary pouch has been most useful. Never thought it could be!!  Heading for Versailles tomorrow cheers from Marilyn and Ian Jennings.  Looks like the Coolamon Kangaroo money pouch is going places!

 

Ganmain Trivia Night

The Ganmain Trivia Night Saturday 6th September at the Ganmain Hall.  A great night well organised and very well run.  Thanks Howard Holgate and Bernadette Bodel, well done.  Coolamon Rotary had around 19 attend the evening and all had a great time.  Thanks to Grahame Miles for getting it all happening for our members and their guests.  Some photos:

 

 

MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8th. 2014

Last night was a monthly board meeting and a planning night for the future.  All in all a very productive meeting.

Breakfast for the 200 delegates of the Rural Womens Conference This Sunday early morning i.e. around 6.30 am at the Coolamon Central School car park.  Our van will be there and so far we have:  Henk Hulsman, Ted Hutcheon, John Glassford, Ian Durham, Paul Weston, Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne and Don Dyce volunteering.  Sharon and Grahame Miles are making a special treat in a glass.

Henk  Hulsman reported on the meeting to obtain an ambulance station for Coolamon and surrounds.  Henk is on the committee to support the cause through the NSW State Government with the support of the Shire Council.  We have all been asked to send in our experiences of the effect that a lack of an ambulance service has done for our Shire.   Letters to be sent to our local Sate Member Adrian Picoli MP.

Ray Wall’s farewell Thursday 30th October at the Sports Club.  You will need to buy tickets by the 22nd October from the hospital or from the Allawah Community Care office.  Tickets are $35 per person.

Please promote the 22nd September meeting where we will have PP Barry Lillywhite talk on the proposed Cheese Factory for Coolamon in the main street.   Grahame Miles will be sending out letters to all the business houses in our towns inviting them to come along.

Next Monday we have a partners night to hear Luke Mulley talk on: ” Desert Marathons and long distance running in general.”

Finally go to the Footnote and the diary for information on a HAT Day at the Loneragan’s garden in Wagga Wagga.

 

Diary Reminders

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.

Sunday 14th September Breakfast for the Rural Womens Conference at the Coolamon Central School start time 7.00 am.  Volunteers wanted.

*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. 

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

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

Monday 6th October NO MEETING.

* 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

Friday 10th October HAT DAY at Rae and Fred Loneragan’s home and garden in Wagga Wagga. {See  Footnote below}

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.

Thursday 30th October Ray Wall’s farewell Coolamon Sports Club $35 per head.

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

The Rotary Club of St. Asaph, in rural Wales, U.K, held a #RotaryDay that attracted 3,000 visitors. 

Club president, Tony Dean, met with superheroes Robin and Superwoman at the event. Perhaps he invited them to join his club! 

Learn how you can hold a Rotary Day at www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/rotary-days.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

Vice Regal Presentation to Parkes Rotary

The Rotary Club of Parkes celebrated its 75th anniversary last March. However because of time constraints (it is a very busy club) the official recognition was put off until the Presidential Changeover in June.

The Rotary District Governor David Kennedy presented Parkes President Col Offner with a citation from the President of Rotary International congratulating the club on this very significant anniversary.  Club members thought that was the end of it and just went back to business, doing what they do best, serving this community.

However behind the scenes other forces were at work. Parkes mayor Ken Keith who is a great admirer of all that Rotary does, not just for this community, but for its humanitarian work around the world was hatching a plan that would coincide with the forthcoming visit of the NSW Governor Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO.

Council had a significantly impressive plaque commissioned for Her Excellency to present to Parkes Rotary in recognition of this now memorable event. So as one of her last duties in Parkes, Dame Marie presented Rotary Assistant Governor David Hughes who was standing in for Col Offner who was unable to attend.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Eat Grass

A man was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw a man eating grass by the roadside. He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.

“Why are you eating grass?” he asked the man.

“I don’t have any money for food,” the poor man replied.

“Oh, please come to my house!”

“But sir, I have a wife and four children…”

“Bring them along!” the rich man said.

They all climbed into the limo. Once underway, the poor fellow said, “Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us in.”

The rich man replied, “No, you don’t understand. The grass at my house is over three feet tall!”

Confession

Mary Clancy goes up to Father O’Grady after his Sunday morning service, and she’s in tears. He says, “So what’s bothering you, dear?”

She says, “Oh, Father, I’ve got terrible news. My husband passed away last night. ‘

The priest says, “Oh, Mary, that’s terrible! Tell me, Mary, did he have any last requests?”

She says, “That he did, Father…”

The priest says, “What did he ask, Mary?”

She says, “He said, “Please, Mary, put down that damn gun…””

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

Being part of #Rotary means being part of a global community, which includes guiding a new generation of leaders on how they can make a difference.

September is New Generations Month. Share how you help develop leaders as well as learn more about this important part of Rotary at www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/club-connections.

OUT OF AFRICA

 The women do all the work!

 

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:

 THE SAFARI TEAM

 

The Safari Team will get to meet with these amazing Gerenuk gazelles live in places such as the Meru National Park, Lewa and Ol Pajeta conservancies.  All three will be visited by the Safari Team.

 

FOOT NOTE

HAT DAY

FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2014

You are invited to an Australian Rotary Health Hat Day event to raise awareness and funds for mental health research

It’s a fun and positive way we can all get involved and show our support for people affected by depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, anorexia, Alzheimer’s and many more serious mental illness conditions

Come celebrate

HIGH TEA

RAE & FRED LONERAGAN’S GARDEN – 9 LINCOLN AVENUE, WAGGA WAGGA 

1.30 pm for 2.00 pm

Silent Auction

Prizes

Raffles

WEAR YOUR HAT !

 

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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/#

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a very interesting article done by a good friend of mine in the Philippines Ron Nethercutt.  Ron lives in the Philippines and we have met at various RI Conventions around the world.  We are also members of ROTI Rotarians On The Internet.

 

Byond article by Ron Nethercutt

Rotarains will be interested to know what Tom Henderson the founder of ShelterBox is doing these days.

 

A local girl’s a step closer to life changing treatment, thanks to a group of marathon runners.

Alice Bailey-Brown has severe cerebral palsy and with the help of family, friends and generous donors, she’s on her way to a more independent future.

WELL DONE RUN2RAISE!

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #09

 

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

 

SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH

INTERACT CLUBS

Interact gives students ages 12-18 the chance to make a real difference while having fun. Every Interact club carries out two service projects a year: one that helps their school or community and one that promotes international understanding.

Clubs meet at least twice a month and are sponsored by their local Rotary club. When you sponsor an Interact club, you’re helping young people:

• connect with community leaders
• develop leadership skills
• make international connections
• discover more opportunities to connect with Rotary, including Rotaract, RYLA, and Youth Exchange.Learn more about Interact.

MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1st. 2014

Tonight we welcomed home Dick Jennings and Ian Durham.  Our guests included Helen Lewis and Liam Armstrong our guests speaker.  13 members attended with Dick in the chair.  Our members were reminded that on Saturday night in Ganmain there is a Trivia night so far 15 are attending.

On this Wednesday night i.e. tomorrow night there is a meeting at the Sports and Recreation Club in Coolamon on forming a committee to look at having an ambulance station located in Coolamon.  Members are encouraged to attend.

There will also be a farewell to Ray Wall on October 30th again at the Coolamon Sports and Recreation Club cost $35 per person.

Henk Hulsman our Treasurer reminded all that our 6 monthly fees are due now.

Henk Hulsman called for volunteers for Sunday 14th September from 7.00 am at the Central School to man our van and cook for 200 delegates to the Rural Womens Conference and Workshops.  So far Wayne Lewis, Ted Hutcheon, Paul Weston, Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, Henk Hulsman, Dick Jennings and John Glassford have volunteered.

We had an excellent talk given to us by Liam Armstrong from Coolamon.  Liam works in the Coolamon Butchers and is well known to us.  Liam’s mother and father run the Coolamon Post Office.  Liam is a passionate lover of harness racing and spoke well on his career to date and how he started harness racing at the age of 7 with his ponies Little B and Mr Wilson.

All who were present were well entertained by Liam and we found out about his life and his passion.  Liam is doing very well and has driven in a Group 3 race at Menangle among many other of his 96 drives to date.  Liam is well respected in the harness driving industry and were all very impressed with Liam and Liam is welcome back at anytime to our club.

Liam Armstrong receives a vote of thanks and a Kangaroo pouch, from PP Paul Weston

 

Diary Reminders

Wednesday 3rd September Coolamon Ambulance Meeting at Coolamon Sports Club 7.00 pm.

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.

Sunday 14th September Breakfast for the Rural Womens Conference at the Coolamon Central School start time 7.00 am.  Volunteers wanted.

*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. 

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

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

Monday 6th October NO MEETING.

* 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.

Thursday 30th October Ray Wall’s farewell Coolamon Sports Club $35 per head.

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

PRESIDENT GARY HUANG SEPTEMBER MESSAGE

SEPTEMBER 2014

One of the great privileges of being president of Rotary International is having the chance to visit so many parts of the Rotary world. Usually I travel to participate in Rotary events; speak at Rotary clubs, conferences, and institutes; and encourage Rotarians in their service. But as president, I am responsible for all branches of the Rotary family. This means that it is also my privilege to support the service of Rotary’s youngest generations: our Rotaractors, Interactors, Rotary Youth Exchange students, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants.

FULL MESSAGE HERE.

 HOLD A ROTARY DAY & SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

Share your #RotaryDay photos on social media using #RotaryDay, or upload your photo to your Flickr stream and share it with Rotary on its Family of Rotary Group at www.flickr.com/groups/familyofrotary/. 

To share your video, upload it to YouTube and send a link to [email protected].

Learn more about Rotary Day at www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/rotary-days.

Family of Rotary www.flickr.com

The Family of Rotary Flickr group is a forum for Rotary members to share photos of what their clubs are doing around the world, uniting leaders from diverse background to solve the world’s most challenging problems

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

This is the way to enjoy a Rotary meeting!!

Executive officer Kristy-Lee Holmes, senior constable Matthew Owen from the traffic and highway patrol, Coolamon senior constable Brad Hallam, Sunrise Rotary president Jo Wilson, constable Madonna Reardon, superint Bob Noble, constable Brayden Sharrock and Wagga LAC volunteer Ray Pelletier with their awards at the gala presentation. Picture: Kieren L Tilly

FULL STORY HERE

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

Deserted Island

Abe and Esther are flying to Australia for a two-week vacation to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Suddenly, over the public address system, the Captain announces, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am afraid I have some very bad news. Our engines have ceased functioning and we will attempt an emergency landing. Luckily, I see an uncharted island below us and we should be able to land on the beach. However, the odds are that we may never be rescued and will have to live on the island for the rest of our lives!”

Thanks to the skill of the flight crew, the plane lands safely on the island. An hour later Abe turns to his wife and asks, “Esther, did we pay our $5,000 PBS pledge check yet?”

“No, sweetheart,” she responds.

Abe, still shaken from the crash landing, then asks, “Esther, did we pay our American Express card yet?”

“Oh, no! I’m sorry. I forgot to send the check,” she says.

“One last thing, Esther. Did you remember to send checks for the Visa and MasterCard this month?” he asks.

“Oy, forgive me, Abie,” begged Esther. “I didn’t send that one, either.”

Abe grabs her and gives her the biggest kiss in 40 years. Esther pulls away and asks him, “What was that for?”

Abe answers, “They’ll find us!”

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

POLIO’S RETREAT

Months of physical therapy have allowed Samir to keep active with his siblings. He loves to play outside, and his favorite game is chase. Since 1995, when India held its first national polio immunization campaign, 2.3 million vaccinators have visited 209 million households to immunize 170 million children every year. Their efforts will help provide a polio-free future for generations to come throughout Southeast Asia.

As photojournalist Allison Kwesell walks through the narrow streets of an Indian village, familiarity sets in. She visited here four years ago, when she first met Samir and his family. He was two years old then and had recently contracted polio.

 

Kwesell approaches the front porch of a home when she hears an older woman yelling “Samir! Samir!” She runs toward the voice, wondering if she’ll recognize the boy. She sees six children playing chase on the dry earth, the dirt forming clouds around their feet. From afar she notices a young boy, not unlike the other barefoot children in the backyard overlooking patches of farmland, except for his slight limp. She moves closer and the children pause, half encircled around the boy. Kwesell recognizes him by his eyes. Samir is six now, and with the help of physical therapy, he can run and play with the rest of the children in his village on the outskirts of Moradabad.

 

Samir is one of the last children in India to contract polio. In March 2014, the World Health Organization announced that its Southeast Asia region is officially polio-free. The certification came on the heels of India’s successful fight against the disease: It celebrated three years without polio in January.

 

 FULL STORY

OUT OF AFRICA

 

 Spring has sprung in Southern Africa!

 

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:

 

THE SAFARI TEAM

Staying Here want to join us?

Wild Dogs at Ol Pajeta Conservancy one of the parks the Safari Team is visiting.

 

Click here for the itinerary and costs.

 

FOOT NOTE

 WASRAG

 

 

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

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/#