John J Glassford Today we launched the Coolamon Community Chronicle, the first newspaper that Coolamon has had as far as I know. We had 7 members present to hand out the free copies to all and sundry.
It is a joint effort between the Coolamon Central School and the Shire of Coolamon and of course Rotary Coolamon with Myffy Collette and Bern Milne and their team who have done a great job.
EVANSTON, Ill. (July 26, 2016) — Rotary and disaster relief charity ShelterBox renewed a three-year agreement to provide immediate, lifesaving assistance to survivors of natural disasters and conflict.
Rotary clubs worldwide have mobilized to provide immediate relief to thousands of displaced people quickly and efficiently with ShelterBox for 16 years. To date, Rotary members have donated US$48 million to provide shelter for families in need – 40 percent of ShelterBox’s total of US$119.6 million raised.
“The partnership between Rotary and ShelterBox has provided a place of refuge to people facing some of the most difficult and uncertain moments in their lives,” said John Hewko, general secretary of Rotary. “We are happy to renew this project partnership and honor our ongoing commitment to taking action to help communities devastated by disasters and conflict.”
Each ShelterBox container typically provides a tent designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, along with regionally-appropriate supplies such as a water purification kit, blankets, tools, solar lights, and other necessities to help a family survive for six months or more after a disaster.
As part of the communities they serve, Rotary clubs help ShelterBox identify and prioritize immediate relief needs in disaster-affected areas and assist with the deployment of shelter kits, education materials and lifesaving supplies. Rotary members also fund aid boxes, become trained relief volunteers, assist with shipping customs clearance and connect with governments and other organizations in impacted areas to facilitate the delivery of boxes and aid. CEO of ShelterBox, Chris Warham said, “Rotary and ShelterBox will always stand side by side to help those less fortunate. This project partnership renewal simply indicates the strength of our long friendship, and recognizes the immense practical and funding support provided by Rotary members worldwide to enable us to reach out to families in distress.”
– Rotary International Press release
Contact: Chanele Williams (847)866-3466, [email protected]
I know that I express all of our members wishes here in saying thank you to President Wayne Lewis and Helen Lewis for a great Rotary year for Coolamon and District. The only measure of a successful club is that the members keep on turning up every week. We had a lot of fun did a lot of work and made lasting new friends this year.
Thanks also to the Board and a special thanks to PP Ian Jennings for making the meetings attractive with many many excellent guest speakers. Also to our newer members who got stuck into projects such as Moo Poo with Dave McKinley. Trevor Parkes for the raffles each week a good team all round, and we look forward to the same with PE Don Dyce.
Well done Wayne and Helen.
What a great roll up for the last meeting of 2015-2016. Our guests included:
John Bond, Wendy and Stuart Jennings, Dr. Sumera Amir, as well as partners Marilyn Jennings, Helen Lewis and Susan Glassford.
Guest Speakers Rylarians Lyndal Jennings and Lauren Exton.
We had 18 members attend President Wayne’s last meeting as President.
Wayne welcomed all our guests and members.
Short reports made by PP Garth Perkin on the Rotary Leaders Symposium in Young and Myffy Collette spoke on the progress of the Coolamon Community Chronicle. Myffy asked for contributions and for advertisers to kick off the paper. The Coolamon Central School will be playing a very important role in this Rotary Coolamon publication.
GUEST SPEAKERS
We sponsored these two young ladies to RYLA [Rotary Youth Leadership Awards], held at the Charles Sturt University campus in Orange recently. RYLA 2016 was conducted by the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak.
Lyndal Jennings and Lauren Exton were our guest speakers tonight and gave a excellent presentation on the week long camp at RYLA.
35 young adults 18-28 attended from all over our Rotary District 9700. They made many new lifelong friends, were involved in many activities and a good line up of guest speakers.
RYLA provided them with teamwork activities both outdoors and indoors with some excellent memory challenges. They also participated in a few hours of community service with the Salvation Army and the PCYC in Orange.
On their last night they put on a concert for and with the Orange Rotarians.
Both Lyndal and Lauren thanked Coolamon Rotary for this opportunity and they recommend that we continue to sponsor young adults to RYLA. We look forward to the day when both Lauren and Lyndal join us as Rotarians.
The evening concluded with a vote of thanks by PP Neil Munro to Wayne and Helen Lewis for a job well done.
The raffle was won by Ian Durham and Ted Hutcheon conducted a heads and tails for 2 bottles of port.
Friday 24th June Red Nose Day Rural Style in the Ganmain Hall. 10.00 am-2.00 pm Wear Red free entry and BBQ Donations appreciated Contact Bron Hatty 0418 114 750
Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.
*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon.
Monday July 4th President Don Dyce’s FIRST Meeting 2016-2017
Saturday July 17th Street Raffle in Coolamon.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
This will be my last bulletin as your Bulletin Editor. PP Paul Weston becomes our Bulletin Editor for 2016-2017.
It has been fun and most enjoyable preparing this bulletin on a weekly basis now for several years. So my last bulletin will be reflecting on the past.
Coolamon Rotary is on good shape with 25 members now getting back to where we used to be when I joined in 2003.
As with any club there have been some significant moments where we have had new members join us and continue to stay the course and work hard for our community both here and over the seas. Slowly we are getting more women to join us and that is a great thing for our future. Leslie Weston, Myffy Collette and Bernadette Milne make up a trio of dedicated members in our club.
Also the injection of youth into our membership with Alex Thompson joining us, is a great step forward for this club.
Our leadership under President Wayne Lewis this year has been of the highest quality and we look forward to another great year in Rotary Service with incoming President Don Dyce and his Board.
I look forward to working with you as DG in 2018-2019 and my work starts from July 1st 2016 as DG Nominee and in effect it is a 4 year stint. It is humbling and an honour to have been selected and as the first DG for our Coolamon Rotary Club a rare event indeed.
So here are some memories to contemplate as we move forward together. In no specific order just 150+ pics!!!
CLICK ON THE THUMB NAILS FOR A LARGER PHOTO.
John Glassford signing off!
See you all at the Change Over Next Monday Night 27th June.
Bulletin Editor and Web Site: John Glassford
Yours in Rotary
John Glassford Chair 2014 -2017
Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts
Coolamon Club President Wayne Lewis
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/#
This week we feature the Beers Rotarians Enjoy Worldwide Fellowship. Seen at Seoul last week.
Beers Fellowship Launched at Sydney 2014
We had a very good role up for a Club Assembly last night 17 members present.
It was our last assembly for President Wayne Lewis’s year and it was a raucous occasion with some business being conducted. Many jokes were told some good some not so good.
In the upcoming retirement of John Glassford as Foundation Director the members nominated Alex Thompson as Foundation Director 2016-2017 and the Board will ratify Alex’s nomination on Wednesday night. Alex will become the youngest Director of our club in memory.
Grahame Miles reported on Bingo and Dave McKinley on Moo Poo and also requested absence of leave as Dave is going to the Outback for some R&R.
The raffle was won by Henk and Ted conducted another amusing sometimes hilarious fines session.
There will be no meeting on Monday 13th June as it is the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend.
John Glassford called for members to form the 2019 DISCON working committee in conjunction with the RC of Griffith.
Reminder that Bingo is on this Thursday.
We need names for our change over dinner please advise Henk Hulsman or Ian Jennings.
Wednesday June 8th Last Board Meeting for 2015-2016.
Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.
Monday 13th June NO Meeting Queen’s Birthday
Monday 20th June LAST Meeting for 2015-2016
Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.
*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
This week here is the Korean interpretation of how to boil an egg in a microwave. Seen in the breakfast room of my hotel in Seoul click on the images for a larger picture:
My hotel, The Hotel Icon Anguk, Seoul. Hard to find but a quarter of the cost of the official hotels.
It was FUN! Especially the shower in a basin.
This is one of the sessions that I missed however you and I can watch him here.
Happiness is the way I saw the whole convention and my first visit to Seoul.
The best part for me was meeting every day Koreans on the metro every day. Finding small eating places with wonderful food. The Koreans’ happy faces, no policemen with guns, only one baton. The efficient and super clean metro trains, zero graffiti. So many happy memories that reminds me what the Object Rotary is all about, friendship through acquaintance!
I do not have enough space here ot convey all of my memories however here are some photos in thumb nail format.
RI President K.R. Ravindran closed the convention in Korea on Wednesday, 1 June, with a poignant story about his mother’s fight to survive polio at age 30.
When Ravindran was 11 years old in his native Sri Lanka, his mother awoke one day feeling weak and short of breath. Sitting down to rest, she found herself unable to move. The polio virus had quickly invaded her nervous system, resulting in paralysis.
She was placed in an iron lung at the hospital to enable her to breathe, and was told that her chances of walking, or even surviving without a ventilator, were slim. But most Sri Lankan hospitals were not equipped with ventilators in 1963.
Ravindran’s grandfather, a Rotary member, hosted a club committee meeting in his living room the evening after his daughter was rushed to the hospital. Rather than simply offer consolation, his fellow members went to work, using their business acumen and professional connections to find a ventilator.
One of the members was a bank manager who called a government minister to facilitate a quick international transfer of funds. Another member, a manager at Swiss Air, arranged to have a ventilator flown in. The next day, it arrived at the hospital.
Find out how Rotary members are improving the lives of mothers and children in Nigeria and Pakistan. http://on.rotary.org/
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined us at the Rotary Convention and shared that “Rotary’s Polio Plus has helped to avert massive suffering. Some 16 million people who otherwise would have been paralyzed by polio can walk now. Around a million and a half children are alive today thanks to Polio Plus. I thank you for such a great contribution.”
This week we concentrate on the Rotary International Convention Seoul 2016.
Here is a summary of the event from PP Ron Ron Nethercutt RC of Mabalacat, The Philippines and D 3790 Information Chair & Fellowship Director. Ron is also Past Chair of ROTI and a great friend. (Rotarians On The Internet Fellowship). You can down load the report below in pdf, this was published in the Korea Joongang daily newspaper.
This is a very good report and worth reading.
Korean Pop Icon PSY set the hall on fire with his electrifying performance. His internationally acclaimed ‘Gangnam Style’ had the audience up and dancing, and ended up with some amazing performers from around the world BUT that is a story for another time.
This week we look at the RAGES booth at the Seoul Rotary International Convention 2016.
Our booth was just behind but hidden by the RI Resource centre. We were located with all the other Action Groups.
I attended the Action Groups Chair meeting run by Marion Bunch.
We had plenty of material for our RAGES booth and did not run out of forms or cards. I had my lap top with a power point presentation on loop at all times.
If I may make a comment; we in the Action Groups area had one or two unmanned booths. We were located behind the RI area right at the back end of the massive hall. We experienced a very low visitor rate. No Korean no Japanese Rotarians stopped at our booth and only a few I am told stopped at the other Action Groups.
My observations indicated that the Koreans and Japanese only came for one day and the opening ceremony. I maybe wrong but I do not think so. However the visitors that came to our end where genuine and most sought us out. So quality v quantity in Seoul. The RI staff also wrote to a couple of the Action Group booths to say that they must stay until closing time and not leave early. Fair enough.
I have no complaints even though I missed every plenary as I wanted to be at the RAGES booth. My sincere thanks to PDG Barbara Shayeb-Helou for all the help on our booth which gave me time to go do some souvenir shopping and have a break.
Our break out session was very well attended and our Moderator PRIVP Anne L. Matthews did a very professional job and thanks so much Anne for being there. On the panel was Moderator Anne with PDG Barbara Shayeb-Helou and PE RIBI Eve Conway. Plenty of genuine questions from the floor and we finished on time and in time to get to the closing ceremony. That was something special for another day.
The organising committee are to be congratulated.
The RAGES booth before the opening all ready to go!
The RAGES shirt with Tears of the Rhino got a lot of attention!
Above Rotaractor Oyumaa Davaajav from the Rotaract Club of Nairamdal Mongolia. Oyumaa wants to save the remaining 22 Mazaalai bears from extinction in her country Mongolia. Oyumaa also made us aware of the plight of the White Tiger in Mongolia.
Nairamdal Rotaract Club Facebook Page
Mazaalai – this simple mongolian world means Gobi Bear who inhabits in the Gobi desert of Mongolia. No other place on the entire Earth is home for this rare specie of Bear. Its scientific name is Ursus Arctos Gobiensis. It’s listed in the Red Book of Mongolia with a status of VERY RARE. They were found in the Desert of Aj Bogdo of West Altai mountain ranges in early 1920s. Mazaalai is near extinction & globally threatened bear.
The last 22 members of this brown bear subspecies (known in Mongolian as mazaalai) live near three oases in the Gobi Desert, where the golden-coloured animals subsist on a mostly vegetarian diet of hardy desert roots and other plants.
But rising temperatures appear to have already started reducing the available water in the Gobi, making those plants harder to find and threatening the future of the bear.
Yours in Rotary
John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016
Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts
Coolamon Club President Wayne Lewis
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/#
MUNA is underway at NSW Parliament
Well this club continues to surprise. Last night with no guest speaker, no club assembly or special meeting 19 of our 25 members attended. Great effort all round followed by a moist enjoyable meeting with plenty of banter, some jokes and a very entertaining fines session carried out by Ted Hutcheon.
We did discuss a few subjects including:
The Bike Track Henk Hulsman reported on the finances of this project and together with two grants we will be up for $600. Some discussion on endangered species however no one seems to understand how a plant can grow on a used track.
John Glassford talked briefly about the upcoming Convention in Seoul as he leaves on Wednesday for Korea and the Seoul 2016 RICON.
Dave McKinley spoke on the next Moo Poo campaign and thanked Ted Hutcheon for offering up his shed and space to take delivery of the next truck load of steaming weed free feedlot Moo Poo. Members are reminded that next Monday night our guest speaker will be Shane Bullock Manager of the Jindalee Feedlot. As well Dan Fisher and Nicole will be joining us from Delta Ag. Delta Ag provided the printed Moo Poo bags for the project.
Dave McKinley also spoke on his progress with getting the Rotary signs at 5 entrances to Coolamon. Daryl Breust has offered to do the designs which will include space for three other signs e.g. Lions. These signs will be professionally done and probably powder coated for longevity. The committee to oversee this project will include, Wayne, Dave, Daryl, Don and Dick.
Myffy Collette spoke on the Coolamon Community Newspaper. Myffy and Bern have been working hard on this project and it is looking very promising for the first issue coming out in August. Myffy reported that the Coolamon Central School is very keen to work on this publication. The early proofs are of excellent quality. This project is one to watch and help where and when needed. Regular stories will be required.
Mark Reardon outlined the upcoming Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal set for this Saturday and Sunday in Coolamon and Ganmain. Mark will have the books and lanyards. Here is the roster:
Saturday May 28th Coolamon.
1. Coolamon Food Works
9.30-11 am Sharon Reardon and Paul Weston
11.00-12 pm Wayne Lewis and Trevor Parkes
12.30-2 pm Dick Jennings and Garth Perkin
2. Coolamon Rovers Football Club Gate
9.30 am-11 am Ian Jennings and Steve Exton
11.00-12.30 Ted Hutcheon and Mark Reardon
Sunday May 29th Ganmain
3. Ganmain Grong Grong Matong Lions Football Club
9.30 am-11.00 Bern Milne and Mark Reardon
11.00 am-12.30 Daryl Breust and Garth Perkin
P.S. Friends of Rotary Quilt Display at the Up-to-Date Store this Saturday and Sunday. Following the great success of the quilt project of Marilyn Roberts this Rotary year you are all encouraged to go along this weekend and support this very worthwhile effort and to say thanks.
Are you keeping snug as a bug in a rug this chilly season?
Featuring a fine collection of patchwork quilts and embroidery, teapots, cosies, vintage sewing machines and more, the Coolamon Patchwork and Craft Display will take place on Sat 28th and Sun 29th of May. Will we see you there? | Pictured: Ganmain Craft Cottage.
Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea 
Saturday 28th May Red Shield Appeal Coolamon.
Sunday 29th May Red Shield Appeal Ganmain.
*Monday 30th May Guest Speaker is Shane Bullock on “The Beef Feedlot Industry”. Shane is The Manager of the Jindalee Feedlot at Stockinbingal. All members are asked to attend to say a big thank you to Shane for his generous donation of Moo Poo.
Wednesday June 8th Last Board Meeting for 2015-2016.
Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.
Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.
*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
Dame Edna’s Ute or Looute. This is a real ute. Click on the pic.
More than 42,000 Rotary members from over 100 countries will come together in Korea to celebrate Rotary. Photo Credit: Photo by Rotary International/Alyce Henson
Our full coverage will include photos, videos, a live blog, and social media pages
Immediately before the convention, the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group will host its annual World Water Summit on 27 May, focusing on sustainable strategies for bringing water, sanitation, and hygiene to all communities around the world. The event will feature speeches from experts in the field, including Gary White of Water.org and Sanjay Wijesekera, Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for UNICEF.
Attendees, wearing the traditional garb of their home countries, will walk in solidarity for a more peaceful world in the 3K Walk for Peace on 28 May. The event will be complemented by the Rotary Way exhibit, featuring photographs of 111 years of Rotary service.
Speakers from 29 May to 1 June include:
We have made good friends in Rotary especially with the Collins family from Perth. This family is all about Rotary and Ken is a Past RI Director and Di is a dynamo in Rotary. Members of the RC of Freshwater Bay in Perth.
A very full bench of friends on the Buddy Bench on its presentation to North Cottesloe Primary this morning. The vibrant colours are proving to be very popular!
Another Buddy Bench presentation this morning – this time to North Cottesloe Primary School. Seen here trying out the bench is Kath and her daughter.
Look up their microscope project for schools; an excellent enterprise.
THE OBJECT OF ROTARY
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster the development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; in business, professions and community life; with the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship.
ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS
The worldwide network of Rotarians adopt the ideal of service in their personal, business and community lives.
The Rotary Network’s purpose and objective are really elementary and put simply is the greatest benefit of being a Rotarian developing friendships with other Rotarians and staying in touch to maintain these friendships regardless of the means.
Rotary International has only one purpose: to create and support Rotary clubs throughout the world. Rotary clubs have only one purpose: to create Rotarians.
Most people join local Rotary clubs because they want to establish additional friendships with like-minded people and to make an impact, first in their local community and then internationally.
It maybe for business reasons, social reasons or service reasons, but it’s still networking and developing friendships
This week a new Rotarian just joined in London, Trica Burgess, is passionate about pangolins. Trica has started a campaign called:
Here a couple of photos from Trica’s campaign:
We have experienced some of the best of Japanese cuisine in some highly rated restaurants from Tokyo, to Kyoto, to Okayama, to Kochi, to Takamatsu, to Hiroshama.
Bulletin Editor and Web Site: John Glassford
Yours in Rotary
John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016
Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts
Coolamon Club President Wayne Lewis
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/#
Last night we had a normal meeting but far from normal. Plenty of robust discussion on a variety of subjects!
We had one guest Helen Lewis and 15 members present. We had fun, did some work and enjoyed the fellowship before, during and after the meeting.
Change Over season is almost here and invites are starting to arrive. Wagga Wagga Kooringal 15th June, Griffith Avanti 18th June with a bush band and Wagga Wagga 23rd June.
Planning for our change over dinner for the 27th June is well under way.
President Wayne Lewis advised all members of the upcoming Leadership Workshop Training to be held in Young over two days on the 18th and 19th June. Other information included invitations to go to South Dakota as part of the D9700 to D5610 friendship exchange visit.
Paul Weston read the last Board meeting minutes.
Neil Munro offered the services of his nephew Scott Munro and his partner Kate to talk on Cambodia regarding water for a school project they are involved in.
Bingo showed a profit of $188 with 14 players.
Mark Reardon gave us a run down on the upcoming Red Shield Appeal set for Saturday 28th May in Ganmain and Sunday 29th May in Coolamon, both days coincide with the home footy games. Volunteers needed please contact Mark Reardon.
John Glassford held a short survey on how our members use the D9700 and Coolamon social media outlets. Results in the Footnote at the end of the bulletin. Summary we have a long way to go!
Trevor Parkes conducted the meat tray raffle which was won by Henk Hulsman.
Dick Jennings was Sargent and had us all laughing with the fine session.
All in all an excellent meeting.
See you all next week.
Monday May 23rd T.B.A.
Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea
*Monday 30th May Guest Speaker is Shane Bullock on “The Beef Feedlot Industry”. Shane is The Manager of the Jindalee Feedlot at Stockinbingal. All members are asked to attend to say a big thank you to Shane for his generous donation of Moo Poo.
Wednesday June 8th Last Board Meeting for 2015-2016.
Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.
Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.
*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
Though they were a long way from home, members of the Rotaract Club of Bugolobi, Uganda, felt confident they could tackle problems in rural Kanabulemu during their annual 1000 Smiles project.
Their original plan focused on curtailing the spread of HIV/AIDS. It’s in the Rakai District, where the first case of AIDS in Uganda was uncovered in 1982 and about 12 percent of the population has been infected with HIV in recent years. But the Rotaractors discovered that problems in the village extended far beyond the disease.
“The community lacked water, the school was in a sorry state, and the medical center was in an even sorrier state, especially the maternity ward,” says Anitah Munkudane, president of the Bugolobi club. “The condition was worse than we had imagined.”
The Rotaractors still weren’t prepared for what they found when they launched the project with the Uganda Health Marketing Group. They expected to treat 700 at the medical camp in Kanabulemu. More than 1,000 patients came.
The 1918 Rotary Convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. How much do you know about#Rotary Conventions? Take the quiz:http://on.rotary.org/
The Win the War Convention
Attendance rose by over 50% at the Convention with 4,034 individuals registered for the Convention and 367 clubs represented. Membership growth had risen by over 6,200 in the last year. The largest attendance in Kansas City occurred when Sir Harry Lauder entertained potential new Rotarians in a crowd of some 13,000.
President Leslie Pidgeon, the first non-U. S. President, in a wonderfully crafted speech addressed the convention on “Rotary as a living force”.
Paul Harris did not attend but (yet again) sent his message. Almost always, secretary Chesley Perry read it out to the Convention. Harris told delegates that there were 3 very available ways for Rotary to project its influence out into the non-Rotarian world. Firstly, by the elimination of all except general interest matter from the columns of ‘The Rotarian’, making of it a messenger of service and by the adoption of the usual means of increasing its circulation among magazine readers in general. Secondly, by the development of the vocational section plan to a point of real efficiency. Thirdly, by holding club meetings to which the public are invited.
Harris concluded his address by writing, “If it is to be the part of Rotary to educate the individual, then in very truth it may be said that Rotarians shall be leaders of men”.
Goyang City will be hosting the Rotary’s 107th annual international convention, which is expected to attract more than 50,000 Rotary club members from more than 160 countries including Korea, making it the most multicultural nonprofit gathering in Korea.
The convention is scheduled to be held at the Kintex convention center in Gyeonggi Province from May 28 to June 1 and it is estimated to host roughly 25,000 foreign nationals. The Rotary is a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s pressing humanitarian challenges.
“In two weeks’ time, Kintex will host the Rotary International Convention, which will not be exclusive to Rotarians, and it is an event that I believe will contribute to Korean society in many ways,” said Rotary Host Organizing Committee chair Yun Sang-koo at a press conference in Press Center Seoul on Wednesday.
Korea Tourism Organization CEO Jung Chang-soo speaks at a press conference in Press Center Seoul on Wednesday for the upcoming Rotary International Convention. (Rotary International)
About Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots from the Jane Goodall Institute on Vimeo.
PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE KENYA AND RAGES.
We feel that the potential now exists for RAGES and JGI Kenya to launch a significant community project out of Kenya and by the 4th quarter 2016. Reaching the JGI East Africa region including Tanzania. Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
JGI Kenya Jamey Email March 2016
CONSERVATION LIBRARIES
Getting ready for the Seoul Rotary Convention in less than two weeks time. RAGES will be there and we expect around 50,000 delegates over the 5 weeks from the 28th May.
It is these magnificent animals that we need to protect as well as all the other endangered species on this planet. Facebook is working but we also have to take action and support some of the wonderful work being done all around the world. If you are a Rotarian and if you will be in Seoul I will be in booth #3234 in the House of Friendship at the Kintex Centre from the 28th May – June 1st. Come say G’ day.
INTERNET SURVEY COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB MONDAY 16TH MAY.
Last night we conducted a quick Internet survey of our members present 15.
THE INTERNET
1. D9700 Web Site:
How many times do you access D9700 web site?
Daily 0% Weekly 13% Rarely 40% Never 47%
Log on with password Yes 34% /No 66%
2. D9700 Facebook Page:
Have you been on the D9700 Facebook Page?
Yes 13% /No 87%
3. Coolamon Web Site:
Do you use the Club web site apart from the Weekly Bulletin?
Yes 47% /No 53%
4. Facebook
Are you on Facebook?
Yes 60% /No 40%
5. Do you use the Club Facebook page?
Yes 27% /No 73%
P.S. 100% use the Coolamon web site for our weekly bulletin.
Bulletin Editor and Web Site: John Glassford
Yours in Rotary
John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016
Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts
Coolamon Club President Wayne Lewis
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/#
Youth Service recognises the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activities, service projects and exchange programs and aims to provide innovative and practical opportunities to assist and motivate young people in our communities to acquire learning and life skills.Youth Service is an investment in the future. A commitment to Youth Service within and through our clubs is a commitment to the next generation of potential Rotarians and the ongoing future and health of our clubs.
Tonight’s guest speaker was Charlie Thompson, barista and coffee lover. Our guests were Marilyn Jennings, Sally Farmer, Sharon Kiss and Terry Kiss. 16 members attended another good turn out with several of our farmer members able to come along after the great rain.
Chair for the evening was PP Garth Perkin. It was a lively meeting with some discussion on the multi purpose bike track accumulating some good funding from the Healthy Shire Committee and our own Rotary District 9700 matching grant.
Reminders that May 11th is a board meeting 7.00 pm at the club and that Thursday night Bingo is on captained by Ian Jennings.
Don Dyce gave a report on the USA D5610 friendship visit and feels that maybe a couple of our members will go on the exchange trip to South Dakota in August.
Charlie Thompson in full flight. Charlie gave a confident talk on his love of all things coffee. There are three categories of coffee, Commodity or consumed in the country of origin, Commercial mainly Robusta and dark roasted to hide the taste of poor quality coffee. Most of our coffee consumed is Robusta. Specialty coffee usually Arabica and grown at altitude in wet climates such as Kenya and Ethiopia.
Charlie went on to demonstrate the best way to make a good cup of coffee and shared some with his audience.
There were many many questions and Rtn. Steve Exton thanked Charlie for his talk.
One year ago Charlie’s brother and fellow Rotarian Alex Thompson visited a coffee plantation started in 1920 by George Glassford, (my Father).
The meeting was in fits of laughter with the fines session led by Ted Hutcheon and supported by Trevor Parkes. Ted was in fine form last night.
Wednesday May 11th Board Meeting.
Thursday May 12th BINGO: Ian Jennings (Capt), Steve Exton, Rod Jarrett, Ivan Furner.
NB BINGO If you cannot make your roster it is YOUR responsibility to obtain a replacement. If you do not do this you are putting those who will be there under undue stress.
*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc. Postponed to October.
Monday May 16th TBA
Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea
Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.
Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.
*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
The Pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The Pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again and it won again.
The local paper read: PASTOR’S ASS OUT FRONT.
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. The next day the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR’S ASS.
This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Pastor to get rid of the donkey. The Pastor decided to give it to a Nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
The Bishop fainted. He informed the Nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farm for $10. The next day the paper read:
NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10
This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read:
NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
The Bishop was buried the next day. The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . . even shorten your life.
So be yourself and enjoy life.
Stop worrying about everyone else’s ass and just cover your own !!!
You’ll be a lot happier and live longer!
While visiting Rwanda as part of a Medicare mission, Vanathy and I had the great honor of meeting with President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame. I hope to see future partnerships develop between Rotary and the Rwandan government. Read more about my trip here:
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-03-04/197665/
During my visit the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK), the local teaching hospital in Kigali.
Vanathy and I paid our respects at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
The Rotary ladies at work !! We are hard at work this afternoon creating beautiful bouquets for our ladies in Hospital and residents of Nurraburra and Greenstone lodge ?? now we are off to deliver !! Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mums out there from the Temora Rotary Club ?? — 
feeling wonderful.
Photo Credit: Samy Mosher
Editor’s note: After the May 2016 issue of The Rotarian went to press, we were saddened to learn of the death of Garvin Evans, who along with his son, U2 guitarist The Edge, appeared on the cover of that issue. Evans was a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Dublin North. We are grateful that we were able to share his remarkable story with our readers.
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The boys of U2 are home. It’s Friday, 27 November, two weeks after the terrorist attacks in Paris. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. had been in Paris that terrible evening, rehearsing at the venue where they were scheduled to perform the following night. Instead, they had to be evacuated. This band has always been known for its political and social activism, and its songs’ messages against war and terrorism. Tonight, those themes feel particularly relevant.
At 3Arena, once a railway station in the Dublin Docklands, thousands of fans are happily mashed together on the standing-room-only floor. They’re drinking beer and buzzing restlessly as they wait for their hometown heroes, who are wrapping up their six-month iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, to take the stage. When the plaintive opening “ohhh-OH-oh ” notes of “The Miracle of Joey Ramone ” sound, followed by The Edge’s scorching, staccato guitar riff –ba-DA-dah, ba-DA-dah – the crowd goes insane.
The Edge’s father, Garvin Evans, 84, was in the arena to hear his son play in the first of four Dublin shows earlier this week, and he will be here again for what was meant to be the final show of the U2 tour. (The band will return to Paris for two rescheduled shows.) The following day, Evans, a tenor, will be singing in a local production of Messiah.
Evans is a big fan not only of U2 but also of Handel, Welsh hymns, golf (he’s an honorary life member of the Royal Dublin Golf Club), really good claret, and Tuesdays, “when three or four of us go to a pub and have a Guinness. ” He adores his three kids, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He is secretary of his Presbyterian church and sings in the choir. He is also a longtime member of Rotary and the reason The Rotarian is visiting Dublin: to speak with him and his son about what they have in common and how they’ve inspired each other to try to make the world a better place.
Frequent Rotarian contributor Julie Bain meets them in the five-star Merrion Hotel in Dublin’s city center. Both men arrive early and looking spiffy, Evans in a black and red plaid tie and The Edge, born David Evans, in his signature knitted cap and buttery-soft black leather jacket. Evans, born in South Wales, displays a bit of the characteristic Welsh reserve, and so does his son, who was born in London in 1961 before his parents moved to Dublin in 1962. (His mother, Gwenda, died in 2012.) The two don’t hug, but they are clearly affectionate and loving. Here, they discuss the topics that are most meaningful to them.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 90 YEARS YOUNG.
Last Thursday was PepsiCo’s Annual General Meeting in North Carolina and they don’t want their shareholders to know about their major remaining problems with Conflict Palm Oil.
Check out the products and brands under the PepsiCo belt here: http://www.pepsico.com.au/brands/
Activists in New York took bold action last week to call out exploitation in @PepsiCo’s Conflict Palm Oil supply chain, unfurling a 100 foot banner off of the iconic Pepsi-Cola sign
Bulletin Editor and Web Site: John Glassford
Yours in Rotary
John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016
Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts
Coolamon Club President Wayne Lewis
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/#
Last night we held our monthly club assembly. 15 members were present a very good role up for a club assembly. It shows that our members new and old care about our club and our future.
President Wayne Lewis welcomed all and we got straight down to business and in bullet form here are some of the items of interest discussed.
DGND* John Glassford informed the meeting that in order to give the position of Governor 2018-2019 the best chance that he will resign as Foundation Director and Bulletin Editor effective July 1st 2016. John called on our members to support him in the year 2018-2019. John and Susan will be attending the Zones 8 and 7B Institute in Penrith at the end of August a full week of DGN training.
JG has been a member of the Coolamon Club since 2003 and during that time has been a board member for the past 12 years and bulletin editor since 2009. PP Paul Weston offered to take on the Bulletin Editor next Rotary year.
PE Don Dyce called for nominations for Foundation Director.
*DGDN District Governor Nominee Designate.
All in all a very bust night and we closed with another humorous fines session by Ted Hutcheon and Trevor Parkes announced the winner of the raffle being Grahame Miles who won a meat tray.
Finally the Taste of Africa Night to have been held on Saturday May 14th has been postponed to October to give us more time to make it a success.
Monday May 9th. TBA.
Wednesday May 11th Board Meeting.
Thursday May 12th BINGO: Ian Jennings (Capt), Steve Exton, Rod Jarrett, Ivan Furner.
NB BINGO If you cannot make your roster it is YOUR responsibility to obtain a replacement. If you do not do this you are putting those who will be there under undue stress.
*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc. Postponed to October.
Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea
Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.
Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.
*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
Pope Francis thanks Rotary for its efforts to end polio and urges Rotary members to continue vaccination campaigns
Vatican City (30 April 2016) — Nearly 9,000 members of Rotary from across the globe attended the Jubilee Audience at the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square on 30 April 2016 at the invitation of Pope Francis.
At the end of the Audience, a delegation of Rotary members – led by Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran – met Pope Francis where he emphasized the importance of vaccinations against polio and urged Rotary to continue.
Pope Francis follows Paul VI and John Paul II in connecting with Rotary to encourage their support of a more peaceful and compassionate world.
More than 9,000 Rotarians gathered in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican this morning, invited by Pope Francis. “Vaccinations against polio are important,” he said. “Tell the Rotarians to please continue.”
The Careers Expo at the Young Town Hall today saw the first outing for The Driver Simulator. DG Gary and Marilyn visited Young especially to check it out. The simulator was well received by the students who attended the Expo.
Wednesday MAY 4th. Wed 18:00 · Wagga Wagga, NSW
During May 2016, the Rotary Bowelcare Program will be in operation throughout Australia and Rotary Club’s are encouraged to participate with the co-operation of the proprietors of local community pharmacies.
If you are over 40, you, your spouse or partner, other family members and friends in this age group should participate in the Bowelcare program.
Do you know?
•Cancer of the large bowel is the most common internal cancer affecting Australians.
•The lifetime risk in developing cancer is one in 19 in Australian men and one in 27 for Australian women.
•Ninety per cent of bowel cancers can be cured if detected early.
•Australia has one of the highest incidences of colorectal cancer in the world.
•Each year about 11,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are detected resulting in about 5500 deaths.
•The incidence of bowel cancer has not fallen over the past 20 years.
•The chance of contracting bowel cancer increases progressively from age 40.
•Deaths from bowel cancer each year are double the road toll.
Many people with bowel cancer do not have any signs.
So do yourself and your family a favour. Spend $15 on a kit, follow the instructions and get the sample analysed. In more than 99 per cent of cases it is called “peace of mind”.
Early detection is the secret to saving lives.
BowelCare kits will be sold for $15.00 each. This price covers pathology testing and notification of results to both the participant and their nominated Doctor.
‘The current population of China stands at 1.37 billion people—and rising—and surveys indicate that more that 80% of them would like to own some ivory.
Let’s be clear: there are no economic solutions that will stop the poaching and ivory trafficking in time to save Africa’s elephants. With the total population of African elephants standing at less than 500,000—and falling—the gap between the potential supply and potential demand is simply too wide.
The only way to save Africa’s elephants is to remove ivory altogether from the market. In other words, we need a political solution and not an economic one. There are two complementary ways to do this: one is to attach a stigma to buying the product, and the other is to make it illegal. These approaches have been adopted with some success to shut down the trade in whale products and animal furs.
The ivory burn is a highly visible political statement of intent. As such it can make an important contribution towards raising awareness of the issues, stigmatising the purchase of ivory and galvanising global support for a total trade ban’.
Published on 1 May 2016
Two renowned Kenyan conservationists, Paula Kahumbu and Soila Sayialel, give their unique views of this historic event as 105 tonnes of carefully audited ivory and 1.35 tonnes of rhino horn, plus hundreds of skins of black and white colobus monkeys, pythons, leopards, servals, lions and other illegal wildlife products, protected under CITES and Kenya’s wildlife laws, are cremated in front of the world’s press.
The legal value of these animal remains is zero, and suggestions that they should be sold for the illegal street value to fund conservation make as much sense as suggesting illegal heroin and cocaine seizures should be sold to fund anti-drugs campaigns. The aim is to close the market down, not stimulate sales and give a legal cover for the illegal trade!
Anneka Svenska is a naturalist, broadcaster and film maker. Anneka founded ‘Green World Television‘ in 2014 in order to intertwine her film making abilities with her animal conservation work, her passion being to help animal charities who struggle with film making and to be one of the fore runners in reporting on wildlife crime. She now produces strong films & campaigns, some created to give animal and environmental charities a much needed voice in the world of television.
Anneka has filmed in South Africa alongside the incredible Black Mamba anti-poaching unit, worked one on one with wild wolves, filmed for The Badger Trust, Born Free, LionAid, The Dog’s Trust, The Mayhew Animal Home, Wetnose Animal Aid, Helping Rhinos, VegfestUK and Wildlife Trusts. She has also rescued over 300 dogs from the meat industry in Thailand and from Cyprus and Romania. As well as being a conservationist, Anneka is a staunch vegan and believes that the future sustainability of the planet lies in compassion to animals and all living beings.
POLITICS and Post Turtles
As a rule we do not discuss politics in our Rotary Club, so here is one description of a politician that I cannot resist posting here.
Bulletin Editor and Web Site: John Glassford
Yours in Rotary
John Glassford Chair 2014 -2016
Rotary International President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
Governor of District 9700 Gary Roberts
Coolamon Club President Wayne Lewis
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/#