April 2024 – Coolamon Rotary

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL.

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for March 2024

Click on the links below for the weekly bulletins from March:

Bulletin for Week of 10/03/2024

Bulletin for Week of 17/03/2024

Bulletin for Week of 24/03/2024

Meeting of Monday 25th March 2024

President John Bond was an apology tonight and PP Paul Weston was in the chair and welcomed 21 members and five guests including our guest speaker Nicole Dixon, were Fred Dixon, Trish Truscott, Lorraine Hamilton and Marilyn Jennings.

Paul said that the Coolamon Community Chronicle will be printed this week.

AG Garth reported on the District 9705 training weekend in Cootamundra and we had Garth, Bear, Gary and Ian who attended.

Weight loss competition have a walking group now who walk around the golf course:

Thanks Mary Potts for the photo.

Our guest speaker Nicole Dixon was introduced by Jann Breust. Nicole said that she loved the Breusts’ home and got the courgae to go knock on their door. Nicole wanted to do a painting of their home.

Nicole is originally from Queensland then moved to Mollymook then to Wagga Wagga and now they live near Currawarna on a farm. Nicole and her husband Fred love animals and Nicole’s favourite are chooks. Nicole creates her art using water colours and ink.

Nicole gave a lovely presentation of her artwork, some of which appear below. Myffy thanked Nicole and Fred for attending our meeting and Nicole for her entertaining presentation. You can contact Nicole via email or phone if you would like to commission her to draw your pets or your home: [email protected] or 0429 963 111.

The meeting ended up with a raffle won by Bruce Hamilton with another great meeting of fellowship and good friendship.

Our President-Elect Adrian Lindner is getting around and last weekend Adrian was at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, in Melbourne, working as a track marshall.

Every Thursday morning at 10.30 am, several Rotarians, partners and friends join together for coffee at one of the coffee shops in Coolamon. An initiative of Albert Suidgeest, this Thursday they met at the Station Collective in Coolamon.

DIARY

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 April 1st – NO Meeting (Easter Monday public holiday).

*Monday April 8th – Speaker Meeting: PE Adrian Lindner on his recent trip to Nepal. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Sunday April 14th– Wagga Cycle Club Event. CRC catering lunch and dinner for cycling event at the Pomingalarna Reserve Wagga Wagga. Volunteers needed. Details to follow.

Saturday May 11th – MHERV Health Van visits Coolamon.

*Monday May 20th – Speaker Meeting: Polio Plus tandem bike riding couple from Tasmania. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Saturday 25th – Wednesday 29th May 2024- Rotary 24 SINGAPORE Convention.

https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/

*Friday 25th- Sunday 27th October 2024. D9705 Conference. Mittagong RSL. Bookings open now for early bird registrations: https://www.discon24.com/

JUST FOR LAUGHS

N.B. ALL of the above images were obtained from Facebook

THE PUZZLER

Answers to the last puzzles:

Riddle: What goes up but never comes down? Your age! Brain teaser: The man didn’t die because poisoned ice cubes in the punch hadn’t melted when the man drank the punch, but as the ice melted, the punch became toxic to the other partygoers.

This month’s puzzles:

Brain teaser: What are the next three letters following this sequence? OTTFFSS

Puzzle in real life: Recently, I ordered the BLT burger described in the menu shown below. Your challenge is to describe what I was served.

ROTARY NEWS

1. BECOME A SUSTAINABLE CARBON ZERO CLUB

Why become climate friendly?

As pollution levels rise and the world becomes warmer, storms and droughts become stronger, harming the people that we, Rotarians, work hardest to help.

PRIORITY 1: INCREASE ROTARY’S GLOBAL IMPACT by taking actions to mitigate climate change in your club.

PRIORITY 2: EXPAND OUR REACH to those who are ready to act on climate change. Imagine the new partnerships in your community.

PRIORITY 3: ENGAGE THROUGH CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS & NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS such as mangrove restoration, tree planting and sustainable agriculture.

PRIORITY 4: ADAPT BY ALIGNING OUR INVESTMENTS with the environment area of focus in order to save future generations.

LEARN MORE HERE

2. ROTARY ENVIRONMENT AREA OF FOCUS

As People of Action, Rotarians have been shaping the conversation on the environment for years.

Fifty years ago, the first Earth Day was held on 22 April, 1970, launching a wave of action to protect our environment, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States. Other countries soon followed suit. Every year since, the day has been set aside to focus on mobilizing for action to protect our planet.

As people of action, Rotarians have been shaping the conversation on the environment for years, from addressing climate change that threatens entire food systems to fighting pollution that clogs our air and water. Rotarians are well-suited for the challenge. They use their connections to find creative solutions and take action to safeguard our vital resources.

The Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) assists Rotary……….

FULL STORY HERE

One project that I am looking at in Kenya is being oraganised by our old friend Rtn. Armicus Mayan the PE of the RC of Meru, on the slopes of Mount Kenya: