Chair PP Daryl Breust welcomed all our members, their guests and visitors. We had 17 members and the following guests: Maureen Hulsman, Melissa Mudd, Marylin Jennings, Barry Langtree and Lexi Furner.
The members present then voted on our amended constitution and bylaws as required every 3 years or when they change.
Neil Munro reminded members that next Monday 27th meeting we have as our guest speaker Alicia Carey mother of Henley. NB the meeting is set for 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. Alicia will speak from 6.30pm as Henley has to get to bed. We will then have dinner at 7.30pm.
Reminder that PETS and D9705 training is on March 31st-April 2nd in Orange.
Garth Perkin has invited members and partners to a lunch at his place on Saturday March 18th at 12.00pm BYO and the food will be supplied.
GUEST SPEAKER
Our guest speaker tonight was our own Rotarian Scott Mudd who is also the Anglican Priest for the Parish of Coolamon/Ganmain in the Diocese of Riverina.
Scott’s talk was entitled from “Palate to Pulpit”.
Scott gave a great talk which was well received by all present and we learned that:
Life before the pulpit was centered around wine! Scott was living in the Hunter Valley for 10 years based in and around Maitland.
After high school Scott went to TAFE on a hospitality course and mastered the carrying of glasses and trays! Scott wanted to be a head waiter.
Scott worked at James Estate in the Hunterand he learned so much about wines and he became a top salesman for the cellar door at James Estate where he worked for 2 years.
Scott then moved to the Hunter Valley Gardens with a restaurant that fed 1,000 people per day and again Scott worked in the cellar door and sold $40,000 worth of wine in a weekend.
Loved his story of matching wines with chocolate!
So many great stories and how he ended up being an Anglican priest then Melissa and Scott moved to South Australia.
Scott’s Bishop then appointed him to Murray Bridge and the rest his history eventually ending up here in Coolamon where he wants to stay!
Then Scott introduced us to a rare wine which we had to work out what it was. None of us got it right. Even after Scott showed us the correct way to taste and smell wine. The wine was a Cabernet Franc, Melissa’s favourite wine, which is used as a blending agent however Scott says that this wine is excellent with a nice steak or roast lamb.
Thank you Scott we now know you a whole lot better and our club is richer for your membership.
The meeting concluded with a raffle won by John Bond with four runners up getting a bag of passion fruit that were donated by Anne.
The Rev. Scott Mudd at work in Coolamon:
NEWS OF NOTE!
Last Friday PP Ian Durham visited Coolamon for a quick visit and Grahame Miles and John Glassford had lunch with Ian and caught up with our news. Those of you who would have been in Rotary at the same time as Ian would be pleased to know that he has not changed and appears not to have aged.
Ian was our president in 2010-2011 see above with PP Craig Corrigan.
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N.B. You are always welcome to bring guests to most of our meetings, just advise Ian Jennings if you want to bring a guest along when you respond to the weekly dinner roll call!
* Partner’s night
*Monday 27th February – Guest speaker. Alicia Carey, mother of Henley Carey, Following Alicia’s talk, we will vote on adoption of the new Constitution and Club Bylaws. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:00 for 6.30pm.
Saturday 4th March – 2023 Charity Trivia Night for Andrew Veigel on 0406 899 386 for bookings. to raise funds so that Andrew can attend the 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth. Tables of 8 per team at $15 per person.
Monday March 6th. – Don Dyce will give a talk on his recent trip to Nepal. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm
Saturday March 18th & Sunday March 19th – PETS & D9705 Training Seminar. Merimbula, NSW.
*Monday, 20th March 2023 – The Rotary Foundation talk by Rob Byrnes from RI Sydney. Visiting clubs will be invited to attend. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm
Monday, 27th March 2023 – Board Meeting at the Sports Club 5.00pm.
Friday March 31st evening, Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd – PETS & D9705 Club Training Seminar. ORANGE, NSW.
Saturday to Wednesday 27-31 May — Rotary International Convention, Melbourne, Australia
February is Rotary Peace & Conflict Prevention/resolution Month.
This is probably the final newsletter that I can edit and prepare. Over Christmas and New Year I had a lot of work on and unfortunately Rotary had to take second place to our business.
It is now almost 12 months since Russia invaded Ukraine and there is no end in sight right now. All we can do is marvel at the courage of the Ukraine people and continue to help in whatever way we can.
We have had a wonderful response from so many Rotary clubs and individual Rotarians and friends to our sunflower seeds for Ukraine initiative.
How much was raised? I do not know nor is it important. The seeds have been sown, in more ways than one, and I have a couple of photos to share with you.
Above all my thanks to you all who helped and collected funds for the RAWCS Ukraine appeal. I have put details of where to donate at the end of this missive.
Obviously we cannot stop and if any of you want to continue or pass the baton to others do not hesitate to use the tools that we created for the project. Just drop me an email and I will help.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Doug Bruckner whose generous donation of the sunflower seeds made this project work and work well.
We had a good role up of members 19 in all with 5 guests Sally Farmer, Marilyn Jennings, Lexi Furner, Lorraine Hamilton and Sharon Miles.
Garth spoke on his appointment as our Area 3 Governor for the next two Rotary years. Area 3 has 12-13 clubs within District 9705. All present congratulated Garth and wished him well. Garth then reminded members that Orange PETS and Club training is on March 31st, April 1st and 2nd in ORANGE. All members are encouraged to attend.
President Paul suggested that we should enter a table of 8 for the trivia night in Coolamon on Saturday 4th March, for Andrew Veigel to raise funds so that Andrew can attend the 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth. Tables of 8 per team will go for $15 per person. More information about the World Transplant Games can be found here. Charity Trivia Night for Andrew Veigel on 0406 899 386 for bookings .
We had a spirited fines session with S@A Garth and Cpl Dick.
Our guest speaker tonight was Leslie Weston and Leslie spoke about her recent visit to The Netherlands, Romania and England. Leslie was on a working trip however was able to take in a few museums and Basset Hounds!
Leslie was able to catch up with her daughter Nikki and over 10 days covered a lot of territory. Starting in the Netherlands visits included the The Hague and the Van Gogh Museum. They got around by walking, using trams, bikes and even by water. They met a very good friend a vet who breeds Basset Hounds, Rudi. They ended up in the South of the Netherlands in a little village that dates back to the 1200s. Here Leslie visited the University of Wageningen.
Leslie then went to Romania where most people speak French or Russian and visited the city of Lasi. Lasi is a university city in Eastern Romania.
Lasi is one hour from the Ukraine border and the church is of great importance in Romania being Russian Orthodox. Romania is a member of the European Union.
Leslie had a lot of problems with luggage at Heathrow in London and took 2 days to get her luggage back and then returned home to Coolamon with a dose of Covid.
A most enjoyable well presented talk, thankyou Leslie.
Here are some photos taken off the slide show last night:
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N.B. You are always welcome to bring guests to most of our meetings, just advise Ian Jennings if you want to bring a guest along when you respond to the weekly dinner roll call!
Monday 20th February – CRC Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 5 pm.
*Monday 20th February – Guest speaker. Scott Mudd will give a talk titled “From Palate to Pulpit”. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Monday 27th February – Guest speaker. Alicia Carey, mother of Henley Carey, Following Alicia’s talk, we will vote on adoption of the new Constitution and Club Bylaws. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Saturday 4th March – 2023 Charity Trivia Night for Andrew Veigel on 0406 899 386 for bookings. to raise funds so that Andrew can attend the 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth. Tables of 8 per team at $15 per person.
Monday March 6th. – Don Dyce will give a talk on his recent trip to Nepal. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm
Saturday March 18th & Sunday March 19th – PETS & D9705 Training Seminar. Merimbula, NSW.
*Monday, 20th March 2023 – The Rotary Foundation talk by Rob Byrnes from RI Sydney. Visiting clubs will be invited to attend. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm
Friday March 31st evening, Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd – PETS & D9705 Club Training Seminar. ORANGE, NSW.
Saturday to Wednesday 27-31 May — Rotary International Convention, Melbourne, Australia
Coolamon Rotarian Garth Perkin has been announced as the incoming Area Governor for D9705 Area 3. Garth’s term of office will begin at the start of the next Rotary year on 1 July.
Be sure to congratulate Garth on this honour the next time you see him.
MEETINGS OF JANUARY 2023
Monday, 23rd January
Tonight was our first meeting back after the Christmas and New Year holidays. President Paul welcomed all of our members. We also held a Board meeting prior to the meeting.
Paul thanked all of our members and the members from the Coolamon Lions who volunteered in one way or another on New Year’s Eve. The raffle generated a healthy profit which will be going to the Rotary Flood Relief NSW Emergency Flood Relief, RAWCS Project #32-2022-23. The name of the fund is Central West & Southern New South Wales Communities Funds Distribution, and aims to distribute donated funds to people affected by the floods in Central West and Southern New South Wales communities..
Daryl Breust reported that the recent charity day for raised $120,000.
Henk Hulsman thanked Bear Brian Pattison for fixing the water pump in our van.
Albert Suidgeest invited members to partake in a working bee to split firewood from trees that were blown down on his property. Albert will donate $1,000 to the club if he gets a good roll-up with wood splitters.
John Bond shared his idea of a Red Faces night for Coolamon and surrounds open to the public. John will form a committee to look at the feasibility of this great idea. So far the following members have put their hands up, Paul W, Scott M, John B and Mary P.
Paul said that he has a number of mossie candles to distribute. These are part of the flood relief RAWCS project for Eugowra and Forbes; many candles were distributed on NYE, but more are left. Paul will bring some to next week’s meeting for those members who want a candle or two. Ways to distribute the remaining candles to the community will be explored.
Bear would like us to issue certificates of appreciation to all the business houses and others who donated prizes for the NYE raffle.
Monday, 30th January
We had a good roll-up of members and one potential new member in Lexi Furner. Bruce Hamilton was chauffeured to Rotary last night by his guest and wife, Lorraine. Bruce had some excuse about having his hand operated on. Great effort by Lorraine and Bruce.
President Paul welcomed our guests and members.
We had a good meeting with plenty of fellowship and some items were discussed:
The CRC telephone book — it was suggested that we will need around 2,500 flyers to go to every household in the shire.
President Paul suggested that we should enter a table of 8 for the trivia night in Coolamon on Saturday 4th March, for Andrew Veigel to raise funds so that Andrew can attend the 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth. Tables of 8 per team will go for $15 per person. More information about the World Transplant Games can be found here.
Lorraine Hamilton advised the meeting that Bernadette Milne was in rehab at the Wagga Base Hospital. Bernadette is doing well since her fall.
Henk Hulsman advised us of the changes to the diary:
Monday 7th February – Leslie Weston will be talking about her recent trip to the Netherlands and Romania.
Monday 20th February – Board Meeting 5.00p
Monday 20th February – Scott Mudd will be giving his talk From Palate to Pulpit.
Monday 27th February – Voting to adoption the new Constitution and Club Bylaws.
Saturday 4th March – Charity Trivia Night for Andrew Veigel on 0406 899 386 for bookings.
John Glassford said that the amended Club Constitution and Bylaws will be sent to all members this week.
We concluded the meeting with a raffle and a quick fines session.
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N.B. You are always welcome to bring guests to most of our meetings, just advise Ian Jennings if you want to bring a guest along when you respond to the weekly dinner roll call!
*Monday, 6th February – Guest Speaker. Leslie Weston will talk about her recent trip to the Netherlands and Romania. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Monday 20th February – CRC Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 5 pm.
*Monday 20th February – Guest speaker. Scott Mudd will give a talk titled “From Palate to Pulpit”. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
*Monday 27th February – Guest speaker. Alicia Carey, mother of Henley Carey, Following Alicia’s talk, we will vote on adoption of the new Constitution and Club Bylaws. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Saturday 4th March – Charity Trivia Night for Andrew Veigel to attend the 2023 World Transplant Games in Perth.
*Monday March 6th – Guest speaker. Don Dyce will give a talk on his recent trip to Nepal. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm
Saturday March 31st to Sunday April 2nd – PETS & D9705 Training Seminar. Orange, NSW.
*Monday, 20th March 2023 – Guest speaker. Rob Byrnes from RI Sydney The Rotary Foundation. Members from neighbouring clubs will be invited to attend. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm
Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd – PETS & D9705 Training Seminar. Merimbula, NSW.
Saturday to Wednesday 27-31 May — Rotary International Convention, Melbourne, Australia
* Partner’s night
JUST FOR LAUGHS
THE PUZZLER
Answer to the last Puzzler:
1) Which country rightfully claims to have invented the Pavlova? A: Not Australia, nor New
Zealand. Oddly enough, it was the USA.
Read the story at this link to learn the full story(based on research by an Aussie and a Kiwi); 2) What is actual title of the classic Christmas poem that begins “’Twas the night before Christmas”? A: A visit from Saint Nicholas; 3)
Who wrote the poem referenced in Question 2? A: Clement Clark Moore; 4) Besides Rudolph, what are the names of the eight reindeer that pull Santa’s sleigh? A: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (Donder), and Blitzen; 5) In the Aussie version of Jingle Bells, what takes place of the “one-horse open sleigh”? A: A rusty Holden ute; 6) In the 1979 song by Elmo and Patsy, what did Grandma get run over by on Christmas Eve? A: A reindeer; 7) In the song “Winter Wonderland”, who was suggested to marry the lovebirds singing the song? A: Parson Brown; 8) When did King Wenceslas look out over the new fallen snow? A: The Feast of Stephen; Extra credit: What is the calendar date of the event referenced in the song? A: 26 December; 9) What did the three wise men bring as gifts
to Jesus? A: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh; 10) What were the names of the three wise men? A: Gaspar, Balthazar, and Melchior.
This month Puzzler:
Easier one: You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
Harder one: You have two ropes that each take an hour to burn, but burn at inconsistent rates. How can you use the ropes to measure 45 minutes? (You can light one or both ropes a time or both ends at the same time.)
ROTARY NEWS
1. PARKES ROTARY CLUB
Join Parkes Rotary Club and District 9705 Governor, Geraldine Rurenga as we launch the video: “Eugowra Stories- heartache and hope”. The screening and launch will take place at a community BBQ at the Eugowra Bowling Club, at 1 pm on Sunday, 5th February.
The video was produced with a grant from Rotary District 9705. It was put together by the team of Robert Shore and Ian Freestone from the Parkes Rotary Club. Members of the Eugowra community were able to tell their stories of survival and the struggles they face as the town rebuilds. Rotary volunteers who have been working at the showground or conducting fund raisers have also been interviewed.
While some of these interviews have already been shown on the Parkes Rotary YouTube channel this video will be a compilation which captures the heartbreak of the flood and the strength and hopes of a community rebuilding.
Eugowra community members, Rotary volunteers and Rotarians are all invited to attend .In the lead up to the festive season, usually a time for celebration and relaxation, Rotarians were instead supporting residents in Eugowra following the flood disaster. Watch the video below to see the work that has been put in by our members to help others. You can also watch the stories of flood victims at the Parkes Rotary Club YouTube channel. Here are the latest from the Parkes You Tube channel:
ARMICUS from the Maasai village of Oloimugi in Kenya near the town of Meru on the slopes of Mount Kenya. We met Armicus in April 2015 after we had climbed Mount Kenya and visited Oloimugi village.
Armicus is a conservationist, cultural ambassador, tour operator, humanitarian, Rotarian and a member of the Rotary Club of Meru, Kenya D9212.
The project aims to engage the local community and other stakeholders in environmental conservation, laying emphasis on river ecosystem protection, restoration, and regeneration of Osinoni Springs which drains into the Isiolo River by planting 5000 tree seedlings.
