It is not often that we get the chance to listen to and enjoy not ONE but TWO Choirs from Wagga. All for a good cause to raise funds for mental health education.
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
Thursday, 3 August 2 Choirs at the Club.
Wagga Men’s Rugby Choir and Murrumbidgee Magic will perform. Admission $15 (includes finger foods). RSVP by 31 July to Don Dyce (0427 981 456) or Dick Jennings (0427 273 074). All proceeds to benefit mental health education. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 7:00 for 7:30 pm.
Based in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Murrumbidgee Magic Chorus is a dynamic fusion of energetic, fun loving women who sing and perform a cappella harmony. Our repertoire has something for everyone, from hits of the 20th century to popular Australian songs.
Under the direction of our Musical Director Judy Ferguson, we sing at a wide range of community and charity events and concerts, and are available for hire. We also compete at regional contests which are held every year at various locations around Australia.
This week’s meeting was a continuation of last week’s planning meeting. President Paul explained the procedures for bringing new members into the club and further expounded on his priorities for the coming year. Members were reminded that German exchange student Lucia Bohnsack will be arriving in Sydney on 29 July, and will be a guest at our meeting on Monday 31 July, which will be a Christmas in July celebration since it will be the 5th Monday of the month. The meeting concluded with a brief fine session and meat raffle, which was won by Barry Lillywhite.
Plan to be there on Monday night!
Monday night (23 July) will be a special night as we induct our newest member, Howard Atkinson. Please be there and support Howard on his entry into our club!
On the lighter side
Word from Dick Jennings: if you fall off a tractor and need to go to hospital, make sure the tractor is the right colour!
Diary
Monday, 24 July: Regular meeting and induction of Howard Atkinson. Guest speaker: Howard Atkinson. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Wednesday, 26 July: Community Drug Action Team (CDAT) meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 4:00 pm.
Wednesday, 26 July: Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Healthy Brain Ageing and Memory Van visit (noon-3:00 pm). Presentation at Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30-8:00 pm.
Monday, 31 July*: Christmas in July. Bring a gift to the value of $10. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm. Welcome to Lucia Bohnsack.
Thursday, 3 August*: Choirs at the Club. Wagga Men’s Rugby Choir and Murrumbidgee Magic will perform. Admission $15 (includes finger foods). RSVP by 31 July to Don Dyce (0427 981 456) or Dick Jennings (0427 273 079). All proceeds to benefit mental health education. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 7:00 for 7:30 pm.
Monday, 7 August: Regular meeting. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7 pm.
Thursday, 3 August: Bingo. Allawah Lodge, 6:45 for 7:30 pm. Roster: Paul (captain), Rod, Myffy, Bernie
Sunday, 12th November: DisTec17 in Young 10.00am-4.00pm. Internet and computer skills for bulletin editors and club web masters training.
*Partners and Guests Night
Apologies for Monday meetings: call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157 BY FRIDAY
It was several years later when I was visiting family in Florida, my Uncle suggested I bring the idea to his local Rotary Club in Tarpon Springs, Florida. I sent in my presentation and to my delight Dr. Carrie Root and Deb Connelly – members of Rotary Club Tarpon Springs pushed the idea forward and began writing a grant that supported teaching locals how to build sustainably using waste straw in a remote Village in Bali. Rotary Clubs Holiday, Dunedin North, and Dunedin, Florida also participated in raising funds that were matched by District grant 6950 for a total of $16,800 USD which was awarded the following year! I joined Rotary Club Bali Taman and have discovered a whole new group of people who like to help others.In Bali there are no baling machines so making bales by hand is the only option.
A special thanks to all the people in Rotary, especially RC Tarpon Springs who believed in this project from the start and gave their hard earned money to provide aid to a Village half way around the world. Thank you friends and family who also made contributions and to Kadek Suaradana who led the team in the Village. The people of Nawa Kerti are very grateful and proud to house the first straw bale building and have become new straw bale enthusiast.
It is with the heaviest of hearts that I share the sad news that the President-elect of Rotary International, Sam F. Owori, died last night as a result of post-operative complications from a planned surgery.
In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, Norah, the Owori family, and Sam’s millions of friends around the world in your thoughts.
Sam was a special person in so many ways, and his unexpected death is a huge loss to Rotary, his community, and the world. We will provide more details on plans to celebrate his life as they become available.
From the perspective of Rotary leadership, we will share information on the impact and the path forward as a result of Sam’s passing. In addition, we are establishing a memorial fund in Sam’s honor and will provide further details soon.
Monday July 3rd 2017 Coolamon Rotary Club Change Over Dinner.
We had a great evening at the Coolamon Change Over dinner and a lot of fellowship and short speeches was the order of the night.
Thank you to IPP Don Dyce for steering the club onwards and upwards during 2016-2017. We look forward to another wonderful year of Rotary with President Paul Weston.
The RI Convention in Atlanta was a huge success with 40,000+ or – delegates including yours truly.
Just posting a few photos here of the Convention. I spent all my time in the RAGES booth and missed all the plenary sessions. We also had a great break out session courtesy of Rotary Host Organising Committee. It was full and they closed the doors before we started.
Here in no particular order are some of the moments I remember best:
Happy to have a chat about the event when we have the time. Also to promote Toronto 2018 and Hamburg 2019 Conventions. Atlanta was my 7th Rotary International Convention and as memorable as my first in 2005 at Chicago.
Tracy our wonderful student from Mathare in Nairobi writes:
“Some of my pictures
This was after anatomy session
Made lotsa friends in school
The semester is really flying.”
Tracy is in her first semester at the United States International University in Nairobi. Tracy is doing her degree in Pharmacy. Very proud of this young lady who is doing so well.
This is for all of us in Rotary who have had anything to do with our Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, those who climbed three mountains, two or one those in the club who helped raise funds and those who do not know much about our relationship with Hout Bay Rotary.
The township called Imizamo Yethu in the middle of this beautiful part of Cape Town has just had a large fire destroying several thousand shacks which are the homes of these people who moved here for a better life.
“Coolamon has special values for us all here in Rotary Club of Hout Bay because you are our twinned club and there are not too many twinned clubs in the world today. It represents a special partnership, plus the fact that South Africans and Australians are also special people, anyway. Patrick”
Some of the Kili 2007 team in Hout Bay.
“When you drive out of our home town here there is the biggest sign on our local clinic on the Main Road which says “Coolamon House”, so your message is here big time, all the time. May that message also always declare our friendship and common values.
Each one of our members toasts the Rotary Club of Coolamon at our Tuesday meetings.” PP Patrick McLaughlin PHF+1
We have a long and mutually rewarding association with Hout Bay and Coolamon House that they built with funds we raised climbing three mountains in Africa.
Here are two messages from Hout Bay received this morning, one from PP Don Peters and the other from PP Butch Liebenberg whom some of you have met in Coolamon.
They are not asking for any help just giving us information on this disaster on their watch.
John – Hi
Yes been a disastrous day for the poor people in Imuzamu Yethu, everyone is rallying round and Rotary Hout Bay is a leader.
Sunday will be the cycle tour 35 000 of them coming thru Hout Bay. Our team of marshals and we have 45 from the informal settlement will be busy because some of our team have lost their homes and will be re-building. but we are going to still give them the stipend for race work as it will help in there start up.
Its late and I have an early start so will stop but I am going to copy to Patrick and Butch so
they can give another view and also say hi.
Best wishes
Don
Hi John,
The best guess by those closest to IY is that 10,000 people have been displaced. I cant confirm that no but most restaurants in Hout Bay (56 in total) are running with half their staff and very reduced menus. Phumlani who you guys were so good to during his school years and in his last year at Uni has lost his house and most of his goods. I think I have raised enough funds to get him back on track but will let you know if we need anything further. Fortunately Azola your new student has moved out of IY into Uni residence and so is not affected. We have a 5.30 start tomorrow to marshall the Argus Cycle tour so need to get some sleep
Lots of love from us all in Hout Bay
Butch and Lyn
Phumlani with JG and Craig in 2007.
Here are three pics of this fire:
Those of us who have been there would probably recognise that it is at the top end of IY.
The reason, so far no answers, however this could be one of them:
I will keep you all posted on any help required from the Hout Bay Rotarians.
