Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #27

 

FEBRUARY IS ROTARY WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

The first four Rotarians. From left: Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram E. Shorey, Paul P. Harris. Between 1905 and 1912. Courtesy of Rotary International.

MEETING MONDAY FEBRUARY 23rd. 2015

Tonight we had a great turnout with 16 members and 4 guests including our guest speaker Cindy Cassidy the CEO from Farm Link. Dave McKinley attended again and Dave is looking at us and may join our club in the future.

President Garth Perkin changed the conduct of the night and all went well with only essential discussion on matters that needed discussion.  Among these PP Neil Munro presented the Chair for Allawah Lodge which he demonstrated with PE Wayne Lewis.  These chairs will cost $490 each and the Allawah Lodge will need 10 of them. This is a safety chair and works well.

We decided as a group to ask Scotty Reardon to look at another date for his inspirational talk a date which gives us more notice to do justice to this remarkable man.

Other Issues discussed were the bulletin while the Bulletin Editor will be away, matter not resolved and all members are asked for their input to solve this matter.  The Rock Challenge was brought up by PE Wayne and all members were asked to support the day at The Rock on Sunday March 8th starting at 7.00 am. The Rock Challenge is in aid of the Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb.

Our guest speaker Cindy Cassidy was introduced by PP Ian Jennings, and we learnt that Cindy was an Ariah Park lady was educated at Macquarie University and Sydney University and has worked for the CSIRO, the Australian Wheat Board and the Australian Barley Board.  Cindy is passionate about her work.

Cindy is the CEO of Farm Link which has 320 members and they assist their members who are into farming as a business to develop new and innovative framing practices.  Cindy said that “farmers are like fishermen and always overestimate how much grain they are going to get!”

 

FARM LINK WEB SITE

As there are a few members of our club who are farmers it was a well received talk and attracted many questions.

Cindy Cassidy.

The raffle was won by Garth Perkin.

 

Diary Reminders

Thursday 26th February 2nd Best Marigold Hotel Movie contact Wagga Wagga RC.

Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March PETS at Young.

Monday March 2nd TBA

*Sunday March 8th The Rock Challenge Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb.

Monday 9th-Friday 13th March RYDA at the Wagga Wagga Showgrounds.

Monday March 9th Have-a-Chat followed by the monthly Directors. 

BINGO Thursday 12^th March, Neil  Munro  (Captain), Dick Jennings, Don Dyce, Henk Hulsman

*Monday March 16th Guest Speaker 16 March Craig Riley “Changes in the Meat and Butchering Industry”

Saturday 21st March to Sunday 22nd March D 9700 CONFERENCE at Cowra.  Book Now.

Saturday April 4th ROTARY EASTER MARKETS in COOLAMON.

BINGO Thursday 9^th April, 2015 Ian  Jennings  (Captain), Ted Hutcheon, John Glassford, Mark Reardon

Saturday 11th April – Sunday May 10th Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb in Kenya.

April 13th-April 20th RYLA Camp

Sunday May 3rd D9700 Assembly at Grenfell

BINGO Thursday 14^th May, Grahame Miles (Captain), Paul Weston, Wayne Lewis, Dick Jennings

Saturday 6th June – Tuesday 9th June 2015 RI Convention Sao Paulo BRAZIL.

*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

Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang and his wife, Corinna, attended District 3292’s South Asia Conference on Peace,
held in Lumbini, Nepal on 6-9 February 2015.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

“This is a changing world; we must be prepared to change with it. The story of Rotary will have to be written again and again.”
Paul Harris 1935.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

Mount Isa Welcome

Chinese man decides to move to Australia after 50 years of living in Shanghai . He buys a small piece of land near Mt Isa.

A few days after moving in, the friendly Aussie neighbour decides to go across and welcome the new guy to the region . He goes next door but on his way up the drive-way he sees the Chinese man running around his front yard chasing about 10 hens . Not wanting to interrupt these ‘Chinese customs’, he decides to put the welcome on hold for the day.

The next day, he decides to try again, but just as he is about to knock on the front door, he looks through the window and sees the Chinese man urinate into a glass and then drink it. Not wanting to interrupt another ‘Chinese custom’, he decides to put the welcome on hold for yet another day.

A day later he decides to give it one last go, but on his way next door, he sees the Chinese man leading a bull down the drive-way, pause, and then put his head next to the bull’s bum. The Aussie bloke can’t handle this, so he goes up to the Chinese man and says , “Jeez Mate, what the hell is it with your Chinese customs? I come over to welcome you to the neighbourhood, and see you running around the yard after hens. The next day you are pissing in a glass and drinking it, and then today you have your head so close to that bull’s bum, it could just about shit on you.”

The Chinese man is very taken back and says, “Sorry sir, you no understand, these no Chinese customs I doing, these Australian Customs.”
“What do you mean mate,” says the Aussie. “Those aren’t Australian customs.”

“Yes they are, man at travel agent tell me,” replied the Chinese man. “He say to become true Australian, I learn chase chicks, drink piss, and listen to bull-shit.”

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

 

Members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Evening take a break during a project in Guatemala with Hug it Forward.

Members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco Evening meet three times a month at a wine bar after work, share a social outing once a month, and promote all their activities on social media like Meetup and Facebook.

As the first evening club in the city, it has attracted many young professionals from Silicon Valley tech firms whose work schedules keep them from joining a more traditional club that meets for breakfast or lunch. But more than that, the evening format has helped the club grow by 30 percent since it received its charter in mid-2013.

 

FULL STORY HERE

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

‘Making a plan’  has never been so aptly displayed than by this brave painter dangling from a 30m tower in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. An empty 40 gallon drum, some rope and three trusted companions to hoist him up this cellphone tower was all it took to get the job done.

 

It was quite the process watching them set up. Firstly a man has to climb up the inside of the tower, throw a rope over the crow’s nest to his colleagues who attach the drum. The man at the top then climbs down and gets into the drum and is hoisted up whilst the others manoeuvre him around to the different bolts.  It’s  a dodgy business, if they were to let go, he would come plummeting down.

 

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:

Point Lenana our goal at 16,355 feet or 4,985 metres.  Point Lenana is named after the Paramount Chief of the Maasai Nation. 1904 to 1911.

Here is why we are doing this letter received 25th February from one of our sponsored girls Neema:

 

 

FOOTNOTE

 

As the celebration of Rotary’s 110th anniversary continues, the Rotary Club of Kiama have lit up their famous lighthouse at the Kiama Blowhole Lookout

 

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

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

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

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #26

 

FEBRUARY IS ROTARY WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

Despite his longstanding interest in polio eradication, polio was not on Joe Pratt’s mind as he prepared for a mid-April 2012 climb of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth. But that changed in late 2011, when the resident of Nottingham, New Hampshire, USA, participated in a polio immunization project in Pakistan with fellow Rotary member Steve Puderbaugh.

Moved by the efforts of the Pakistanis to battle the crippling disease, and by the vulnerability of the young victims, Pratt reset the focus of his climbing adventure. Pakistan is one of three countries where polio has never been stopped (the others are Afghanistan and Nigeria).

Pratt considered wearing a polio patch on his climbing outfit, as a tribute to those who had had polio. But Puderbaugh had other ideas.

“My point was, ‘Who’s going to see that patch?'” recalls Puderbaugh.

Instead, he suggested that Pratt dedicate the climb to raising funds for polio eradication. Pratt, a tall, lean 59-year-old Delta Airlines pilot who has been a member of the Rotary Club of Raymond Area for 28 years, says he “recognized it as a great idea” right away, and mentioned it to their Pakistani hosts at dinner.

 

MEETING MONDAY FEBRUARY 16th 2015

Tonight was a rare meeting with a rare speaker indeed in the Right Reverend Bishop Rob Gillion of the Diocese of Riverina.   Bishop Rob gave a brilliant talk on his life of service and how he became a passionate clergyman.  There is far too much to be able to get it all down here so please go to the following web site to learn more about this remarkable and good man:

 

The Right Reverend Rob Gillion

Bishop Rob has worked in the darkest of places and for that he deserves our total respect and admiration.  The fact the he hails from the Old Country and wanted to be a clown then an actor makes him a man to be reckoned with.  Bishop Rob has walked the talk when it comes to saving souls and he has gone where few men or women would dare to go, and has opened the door to many people who would otherwise have lost their way.

His saying that “The Truth Will Set You Free” resonates with many of us, especially your editor.

Thank you Bishop Rob for such an inspiring visit.

His story of the crucifix that he wears was very special and to find out why, you will have to ask him.

 

PP Dick Jennings presents Bishop Rob with a kangaroo money pouch.

Tonight PP Dick Jennings announced that Scott Reardon will be talking at the Ganmain Hall on Friday 13th March.  More details to follow as they come to hand.

In 2002 Scott got his shoelace caught in the power take off shaft of a tractor and severed his right leg through the knee. He spent a month in hospital recovering and amazed doctors by relearning to walk in just one week. Scott continued to water-ski on one leg, representing Australia three times at the Water-Skiing World Championships and winning the world title twice in 2007 and 2009.

Growing up in the country NSW town of Temora, sport has long played a prominent role in Scott’s life. The nephew of former Canterbury Bulldogs NRL player Steve Reardon, Scott was the 2005 Temora and District Sportsperson of the Year. In 2006 Scott attended a Paralympic Talent Search day and was immediately identified as having the potential to run on the track at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The rest as they say is history.

 

Diary Reminders

*Monday 23rd  February  Cindy Cassidy The CEO of Farmlink Research.

Monday 23rd February Rotary’s 110th Birthday.

Thursday 26th February 2nd Best Marigold Hotel Movie contact Wagga Wagga RC.

Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March PETS at Young.

*Sunday March 8th The Rock Challenge Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb.

Monday 9th-Friday 13th March RYDA at the Wagga Wagga Showgrounds.

Friday March 13th Scott Reardon at the Ganmain Hall Details to follow.

*Monday March 16th Guest Speaker 16 March Craig Riley “Changes in the Meat and Butchering Industry”

Saturday 21st March to Sunday 22nd March D 9700 CONFERENCE at Cowra.  Book Now.

Saturday April 4th ROTARY EASTER MARKETS in COOLAMON.

Saturday 11th April – Sunday May 10th Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb in Kenya.

April 13th-April 20th RYLA Camp

Sunday May 3rd D9700 Assembly at Grenfell

Saturday 6th June – Tuesday 9th June 2015 RI Convention Sao Paulo BRAZIL.

*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

Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang and his wife, Corinna, visited Rotary club members in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They were joined by Incoming Trustee Mario Cesar de Camargo (far left) and his wife, Denise.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

 Welcome home DG David bet you miss this place:

Hope to see you at The Rock on Sunday 8th March for The Rock Challenge.

Not Thailand I know however it has t’s qualities.

 

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Love to try this practical joke!

Two Irish Pigs

Paddy and Paddy, two Irishmen, went out one day and each bought a pig. When they got home, Paddy turned to Paddy and said, “Paddy, me ol’ mate, how are we going to tell who owns which Pig?”

Paddy says, “Well Paddy, I’ll cut one of te ears of my Pig, and ten we can tell them apart.”
“Ah, dat id be grand,” says Paddy.

This worked fine until a couple of weeks later, when Paddy stormed into the house.  “Paddy” he said, “Your Pig has chewed the ear off my Pig. Now we got two pigs with one ear each. How are we going to tell who owns which Damn pig.?

“Well Paddy,” says Paddy,”I’ll cut ta other ear off my pig. Ten we’ll ave two pigs and only one of them will avan ear”.
“Ah tat’d be grand” says Paddy.

Again, this worked fine until a couple of weeks later, when Paddy again stormed into the house. “Paddy”, he said, “Your pig has chewed the other ear offa my Damn pig!!!.” “Now, we got two pigs with no ears!!!. How we gonna tell who owns which Damn pig?”

“Ah, dis is serious, Paddy” said Paddy. ” I’ll tell ya what I’ll do. I’ll cut de tail offa my pig. Den we’ll av two pigs with no ears and only one tail.”
“Ah tat’d be grand” says Paddy.

Another couple of weeks went by and……….you guessed it, Paddy stormed into the house once more.

“PADDY,” shouted Paddy, “YOUR DAMN PIG HAS CHEWED THE TAIL OFFA MY PIG, AND NOW WE GOT TWO DAMN PIGS WITH NO BLOODY EARS AND NO DAMN TAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. HOW DE ARE WE GONNA TELL ‘EM APART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“Ah, Stuff it” says Paddy, “how’s about you have the black one, and I’ll have the white one

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

 

February 23 marks the 110th anniversary of Rotary. From February 17 – 23 we will be highlighting how Rotary works to improve lives around the world. Download graphics and a toolkit to help you share Rotary’s work on your social networks.

Toolkit:http://ow.ly/J9Aeu

ONLY IN AFRICA

 

 

OUT OF AFRICA

 

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Ol Pajeta Rhino Orphans.

 

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:

Getting very close now and all the members of the two teams are preparing for the visits to Kenya and South Africa.

 

FOOTNOTE

 

 ***NEWSFLASH***
It is happening, the building purchase was confirmed today and work starts in March! Get excited, we are – here comes Coolamon Cheese!

 

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

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

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

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #25

 

FEBRUARY IS ROTARY WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

Blighted schools in the mountain city of Peja in western Kosovo are a reminder of the ethnic strife and war that ravaged this area in the 1990s.

To restore ruined sanitation facilities in some of those schools, local Rotary members recently partnered with their counterparts from Colorado, USA. Though residents have been slowly rebuilding the city’s infrastructure after years of neglect under earlier governments, most resources are going to improve roads, rebuild homes, and create new businesses. Little money remains to restore the schools.

As a result, students have fallen ill, stayed home from school, and been unable to focus on their education, says Neshad Asllani, a member of the Rotary Club of Peja and a physician with the Health Center of Excellence in Kosovo. “Healthy students make better students,” he says.

FULL STORY HERE

MEETING MONDAY FEBRUARY 9th 2015

We had two meetings this week one being an ordinary meeting on Monday night and the other a board meeting on the Wednesday night.

We accomplished a lot of business after our long lay off.  The two pressing items for discussion were the Easter Markets on Easter Saturday April 4th and The Rock Challenge set for March 8th at The Rock.  PE Wayne Lewis is going to work with Mark Janetzki form Henty RC.  We will be supplying the Rotary caravan to serve soft drinks and tea and coffee.

The challenge will start at 7.00am and go through to 2.00pm.  We are working on having Kenyan food as well as a hearty breakfast.  ALL our members are asked to turn up bring family and friends.  The aim is to raise awareness for the Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Climb in Kenya in April.

The view from the top of The Rock is worth the price of admission provided you make it to the top that is!

 

Diary Reminders

*Monday 16th Feb Rt Reverend Anglican Bishop of The Riverina Rob Gillion. Rob has moved from London to take up the position

*Monday 23rd  February  Cindy Cassidy The CEO of Farmlink Research.

Monday 23rd February Rotary’s 110th Birthday.

Thursday 26th February 2nd Best Marigold Hotel Movie contact Wollundry RC.

Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March PETS at Young.

*Sunday March 8th The Rock Challenge Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb.

Monday 9th-Friday 13th March RYDA at the Wagga Wagga Showgrounds.

Saturday 21st March to Sunday 22nd March D 9700 CONFERENCE at Cowra.  Book Now.

Saturday April 4th ROTARY EASTER MARKETS in COOLAMON.

Saturday 11th April – Sunday May 10th Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb in Kenya.

April 13th-April 20th RYLA Camp

Sunday May 3rd D9700 Assembly at Grenfell

Saturday 6th June – Tuesday 9th June 2015 RI Convention Sao Paulo BRAZIL.

*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

Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang and his wife, Corinna, attended District 5230’s Million Dollar Dinner event on 30 January in Visalia, California, USA. President Huang served as the event’s key speaker, and presented pins and crystals to new Major Donors and Bequest Society members. The event raised over $4 million dollars for The Rotary Foundation.

President Huang and his wife Corinna with members of the Rotary Club of Fresno Cultural Arts. From left to right: Sally Caglia, Gerald Palladino, Sandy Silva, Susan Esparza, and Laurel Ashlock.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

 

On the right PDG Jose Francisco Cifra from the Philippine District 3780 with his wife Helen have been nominated by RI President Gary Huang as his representative to attend our Conference being held in Cowra on March 20-22. On the right of PDG Jose is Jesse Tanchanco a good friend on ROTI.

Keynote Speakers include:

Lawrance Ryan Historian

Lawrance was born and raised in Cowra. After leaving Cowra High School in 1979 he worked for the Commonwealth Bank for 17 years at a number of locations throughout the Central West and in the Sydney metropolitan area. Lawrance commenced casual work with Cowra Tourism in 2000 and has held a number of positions with them in the ensuing 15 years at both the Cowra Visitor Information Centre and Cowra Japanese Garden. He is currently employed at Cowra Shire Council in the role of Grants and Executive Projects Officer. Lawrance is also the news editor for the nationally distributed Railway Digest magazine.

John Harper Mate Helping Mate

Mental Health Advocate Farmer John Harper has been acƟvely promoƟng awareness about the need for mental wellbeing in homes of stress and anxiety. These feelings are often present for those working in a rural environment, partcularly during drought, and after experiencing depression himself John decided to help others in a similar situation. In 2006, he established a grassroots self-help program in Stockinbingal called Mate Helping Mate. Since then, John has raised awareness of mental health issues, organised social activities, and arranged for small rural communities to visit other small communities to provide mutual support during the drought.

Dr Allan Meares Interplast

After graduation Allan trained as a plastic surgeon. He was a registrar at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and then travelled overseas to Louisville Kentucky, USA, and East Grinstead, United Kingdom. On his return to Australia he commenced practice in Macquarie Street and at Burwood in the early 1970s and was on the staff of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital and Strathfield Private Hospital. Although no longer active surgically he does a lot of medico-legal work, mainly assessing injured hands. He lists two outside interests to which he is keenly committed. Teaching anatomy of the upper extremi-ties at Sydney University Anatomy School , and Interplast Australia and New Zealand with whom he has done many trips to neighbouring developing countries with surgical teams. Allan tells us “ Interplast is a wonderful organisation that is founded in a partnership between Rotary and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. I have been to many Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh and Vietnam a number of homes with Interplast teams.”

Dr Luc GP & MP of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Dr Luc Mulimbalimba Masururu is the Medical Director of Mission in Health Care and Development in DR Congo, an agent for the Birthing Kit Foundation in the DR Congo and does amazing work training the traditional birth attendants in the most remote communities. Last year Dr. Luc trained 200 Pygmies in two communities. The one in Mulenge required 30 people to carry the food, tents, birthing kits, etc for two days up the side of a mountain and back atier the 3 day seminar on midwifery, nutrition, health and hygiene. A logistical nightmare of an expedition that he takes in his stride. He is also the youngest MP in the newly elected democratic parliament of DR Congo.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

The Prospector

An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio , Texas leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town, to clear his parched throat. He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.

As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.

The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, Hey old man, have you ever danced?

The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, No, I never did dance… Never really wanted to..

A crowd had gathered as the gunslinger grinned and said, Well, you old fool, you’re gonna dance now, and started shooting at the old man’s feet.

The old prospector, not wanting to get a toe blown off, started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet.

Everybody was laughing, fit to be tied.

When his last bullet had been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun and turned around to go back into the saloon.

The old man turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double-barreled shotgun, and cocked both hammers. The loud clicks carried clearly through the desert air.

The crowd stopped laughing immediately. The young gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned around very slowly.

The silence was almost deafening.

The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin 10 gauge barrels. The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man’s hands, as he quietly said, Son, have you ever kissed a mule’s arse?

The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, No sir…… But.. I’ve always wanted to.

There are a few lessons for us all here:

Never be arrogant.
Don’t waste ammunition.
Whiskey makes you think you’re smarter than you are.
Always, always make sure you know who has the power.
Don’t mess with old folks, they didn’t get old by being stupid.

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

 

Polio survivor, new parent, Ironman athlete and Rotary supporter Minda Dentler urges parents to vaccinate their children to protect them from horrible disease like measles and polio. Read more in TIME:http://ow.ly/IPIVD

Global Polio Eradication Initiative partner, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been organizing immunizations drives in Syria to combat polio outbreaks due to war and unrest. Read about their recent successes: ow.ly/IavgC

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

 

 PRIORITIES Man v Woman.  

 

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:

The Chogoria Route that we are taking has some amazing scenery and views of Mount Kenya:

 

FOOTNOTE

 

Some 109-year-olds read books, or play bridge -– but not Alfred “Alfie” Date.

The oldest man in Australia spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny, injured penguins.

The prolific knitter told Australia’s Channel Nine News that when Phillip Island’s Penguin Foundation requested the tiny sweaters following a massive oil spill that injured hundreds of Little Penguins, a species only found in southern Australia and New Zealand, he couldn’t refuse.

“It’s a good way of getting along in life. You make friends all the time but you don’t make a fool of yourself either,” he added.

Date has been knitting for more than 80 years, but this was his first foray into bird knitwear. The Penguin Foundation stresses to eager knitters that “this is not a fashion statement” — the sweaters actually prevent the injured penguins from preening and swallowing the toxic oil.

The foundation dubbed Date their “most senior little penguin jumper knitter,” but they didn’t realize Date was also the most senior Australian citizen.

“It’s amazing and we feel quite privileged to have him dedicating his time and effort to the Penguin Foundation,” a spokesperson told Nine News.

But settle down young knitters, according to the Foundation’s website, they “have plenty of penguin jumpers at this time donated by generous knitters across the globe… and do not need any further donations at this time.”

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

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

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

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #24

 

FEBRUARY IS ROTARY WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH

Israeli, Palestinian, and American teens draw portraits of one another — an exercise in seeing one another in a new way — in an art studio in Encinitas, California, USA, during the 2014 Hands of Peace program.

Students from Israel and Palestine sat together at a local art studio in Encinitas, California, USA, one day last summer, drawing portraits of one another and learning how to live in peace.

Kelly Mellos, an organizer of the project from the Rotary Club of Encinitas Coastal, says that drawing someone who is sitting so close helps break down social barriers between the young people. “They see how many similarities there are between them,” she says. “And they begin to understand we are all just people. There is a respect and trust that builds.”

 

WEDNESDAY JOINT MEETING WITH LIONS IN COOLAMON

Wednesday 5th February we had a joint meeting with the Lions Club of Coolamon.  Guest speakers were PDG Fred Loneragan and PP John Glassford.  Fred and John are the joint leaders of the Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Climb.  Lions through their President Dave McCann made us very welcome and we had a n enjoyable night of fun and fellowship.

Fred and John the Men IN Black made everyone aware of the reasons why we are going to Kenya and South Africa in April to climb Mount Kenya.  It is a two fold exercise for our beneficiaries the children of Africa and Legacy Australia.  Summit is set to take place on ANZAC Day April 25th 2015 to celebrate the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli.

All in all a great night and it was remarked that Lions and Rotary should hold more joint meetings as we have much in common.

President Garth Perkin reminded all members present that our meeting on Monday will be a good time to catch up on all that we have ahead of us in the coming months.  All our members are requested to attend please.  Some photos taken on the night by our visiting Italian friend Flavio Branca, many thanks Flavio!  Flavio is from Rome and is working with Marcel Kaiser from Germany at Huff n Puff in Ganmain.

 

 

MOUNT KENYA 2015 ANZAC DAY CLIMB

 

Diary Reminders

Monday 9th February First Normal Meeting in Coolamon for 2015.

Thursday 12th February BINGO:   Ian  Durham  (Captain), Paul Weston, Rod Jarrett, Leslie Weston

*Monday 16th Feb Rt Reverend Anglican Bishop of The Riverina Rob Gillion. Rob has moved from London to take up the position

*Monday 23rd  February  Cindy Cassidy The CEO of Farmlink Research.

Monday 23rd February Rotary’s 110th Birthday.

Thursday 26th February 2nd Best Marigold Hotel Movie contact Wollundry RC.

*Sunday March 8th The Rock Challenge Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb.

Monday 9th-Friday 13th March RYDA at the Wagga Wagga Showgrounds.

Saturday 21st March to Sunday 22nd March D 9700 CONFERENCE at Cowra.  Book Now for early bird discounts.

Saturday 11th April – Sunday May 10th Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Climb in Kenya.

Saturday 6th June – Tuesday 9th June 2015 RI Convention Sao Paulo BRAZIL.

*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

Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang, along with Past Rotary International President Bhichai Rattakul (right) and HE Admiral Chumpol Patchuasanon (center), participate in the Rotary Day ribbon cutting ceremony.

Rotary Day in Thailand.

The Rotary Day event in Bangkok, Thailand also included vocational training.

 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700

Australia Day Breakfast. Prepared and served by members of the Rotary Club Of Blayney. — at Blayney Heritage Park.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

The Cod and the Prawn

Far away in the tropical waters of the Coral Sea, two prawns were swimming around.

One called Justin and the other called Christian .

The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that inhabited the area.
Finally one day Justin said to Christian, I’m fed up with being a prawn;
I wish I was a shark, and then I wouldn’t have any worries about being eaten.

A large mysterious cod appeared and said, your wish is granted.
Lo and behold, Justin turned into a shark.

Horrified, Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being eaten by his old mate.
Time passed (as it does) and Justin found life as a shark boring and lonely.
All his old mates simply swam away whenever he came close to them.
Justin began to realise that his new menacing appearance was the cause of his sad plight.
While swimming alone one day he saw the mysterious cod again and he thought perhaps the mysterious fish could change him back into a prawn.

He approached the cod and begged to be changed back, and, lo and behold, he found himself turned back into a prawn.
With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes Justin swam back to his friends and bought them all a cocktail.

Looking around the gathering at the reef he realised he couldn’t see his old pal.
Where’s Christian ? he asked.

He’s at home, still distraught that his best friend changed sides to the enemy & became a shark, came the reply.
Eager to put things right again and end the mutual pain and torture, he set off to Christian’s abode.

As he opened the coral gate, memories came flooding back.
He banged on the door and shouted, It’s me, Justin, your old friend, come out and see me again.

Christian replied, No way man, you’ll eat me. You’re now a shark, the enemy, and I’ll not be tricked into being your dinner.
Justin cried back No, I’m not. That was the old me. I’ve changed………
I’ve found Cod…….

I’m a Prawn again Christian

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

About four hours after Martin Brody’s Rotary club appointed him to lead its water projects, he turned on his TV and watched in amazement as children drank water – safely – from filthy puddles using a simple tube. The device, called LifeStraw, filters out nearly all harmful bacteria and protozoa. It requires neither heat nor electricity. Vestergaard, a company that develops humanitarian products such as mosquito nets, created LifeStraw while trying to eliminate guinea worm from water.

The next morning, Brody called Vestergaard. “I don’t know how the words came out of my mouth, but I said, ‘We’ll take 10,000.’ I got their attention,” says Brody, a member of the Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Since that day seven years ago, he’s helped collect more than $600,000 to provide tubes to developing areas.

 

FULL STORY HERE

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

 

Home James! 

 

OUT OF AFRICA

 

 Cool fisherman in The Pink!

 

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:

 Mount Kenya 22nd January 2015

 

Training for the Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Climb at The Rock. We have The Rock Challenge set for March 8th at The Rock more information to follow and we need your support.

 Feb 1st 2015; 66 Minutes up with a 10kg pack and 54 minutes down.

 

FOOTNOTE

 

Rotary International President Elect K.R.Ravindran has unveiled the theme for 2015-16: Be a gift to the world. Responses on social media sites and Rotary mail-lists indicate that the theme is well appreciated by Rotarians the world over.

RAGES NEWS LATEST

STOP PRESS NEWS FROM CHICAGO:

RAGES WEB SITE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015

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

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