John J Glassford Rachel lives on the island of Bantayan in the Philippines. She is one of the many whose home has almost been completely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. In this short video ShelterBox Response Team member Simon Clarke (UK) speaks from the field on the
experience of how his team delivered Rachel her new home.
Tonight we had a small gathering of 8 of our members and one guest Christine Lorraine. Although small in number we had plenty to talk about and among the discussions were:
Ian Jennings advised the meeting that the Hart Family had donated ONE ShelterBox to the cause.
We decided to display the ShelterBox tent, {arriving from Canberra on Thursday}, in Coolamon on Friday and in Ganmain on Saturday. We will set the display up at 7.00 am on Friday morning in Coolamon. Volunteers are needed for both days please contact John Glassford.
November 17th 2013 ShelterBoxes being delivered in Cebu.
ShelterBox already had a Response Team on the ground, following October’s earthquake in Bohol, when the Typhoon struck. Relief tents were taken down and safely stored as the ferocious storm swept through the area. Over 500 relief tents and other vital equipment has already been distributed in and around Bohol. Further volunteer Response Teams are now working in Cebu, one of the worst affected areas. 224 ShelterBoxes and 567 relief tents arrived in Cebu today, whilst another team clears 504 relief tents in Manila. ShelterBox has committed to help 4,000 families and launched a major worldwide appeal.
Jeremiah, his daughter Jingle Heart and their family have now moved into a ShelterBox disaster relief tent.
ShelterBox Response Team member, Simon Clarke (UK), recounts: ‘There is now torrential rain on Bantayan Island, but the new recipients of ShelterBox tents will be dry tonight. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported ShelterBox and donated to the Philippines.’
Friday 22nd November ShelterBox Display Coolamon
Saturday 23rd November ShelterBox Display Ganmain
Monday 25th November membership meeting, the THINK TANK.
Wednesday 27th November Music for Mates Meeting
Monday 2nd December Board Meeting
Thursday 12th December BINGO Garth Perkin, Myffy Collette, Ian Durham, Mark Reardon
Saturday January 25th Coolamon Street Raffle.
Thursday 13th February BINGO Dick Jennings, Rodney Jarrett, Neil Munro, Christine Atkinson
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young
Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.
Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.
Monday March 17-Friday March 21st RYDA in Wagga Wagga (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness)
Saturday 22nd March Music for Mates Concert in Coolamon.
*Saturday May 10th International Night in Ganmain for AFRICA’S rhinos.
Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell
Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.
Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th. SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.
*Partners and Guests Night.
{Answer at the bottom of the bulletin}
The Crumpled Note
“Have you ever seen Twenty Dollars all crumpled up?” the woman asked her husband.
“No”…said her husband.
She gave him a sexy little smile, unbuttoned the top 3 buttons of her blouse…and slowly reached down into the cleavage created by a soft,silky push-up bra…and pulled out a crumpled Twenty>Dollar bill.
He took the crumpled Twenty Dollar bill from her …and smiled
approvingly.
“Have you ever seen Fifty Dollars all crumpled up?” she then asked her husband?
“Uh…no, I haven’t” he said with an anxious tone in his voice.
She gave him another sexy little smile, pulled up her skirt, and
seductively reached into her tight, sheer panties and pulled out a crumpled Fifty Dollar bill.
He took the crumpled Fifty Dollar bill… and started breathing a
little quicker with anticipation.
“Now,” she said, “Have you ever seen $50,000 Dollars all crumpled up?”
“No way” …he said (while obviously becoming even more aroused… and excited).
“Well go look in the garage!”
Cecil “Pancho” Padilla speaks during his induction into the Arch C. Klumph Society 19 October 2012.
Cecil “Pancho” Padilla’s emotions hover so close to the surface that at times they engulf him. As he recalls his involvement in setting up a dental clinic in Mulege, Mexico, his voice wavers: “There was a polio-stricken girl we’d helped on an earlier visit, and on this visit we were able to find her a golf cart so she wouldn’t have to crawl through the dirt any longer.”
After a lengthy pause, he continues in a halting voice, barely audible. He talks about spotting the girl’s father standing alone, apart from a group gathered to celebrate the arrival of his daughter’s golf cart.
“I went over and asked him why he wasn’t part of the celebration. He said, ‘I’m so embarrassed. I’m ashamed. You provided my daughter what I can’t provide.’” Padilla wipes his eyes with the back of his hand, breathes deeply, and composes himself before finishing the story.
But Padilla’s passion for Rotary goes beyond his collection of memorabilia. After years of donating to The Rotary Foundation, he reached $250,000 in contributions in 2011, and he was inducted into the Arch C. Klumph Society the following year. At the ceremony, he reminisced about the time his boss at Pacific Gas and Electric asked him to join the Rotary Club of Placerville. “I had no idea that what started out as a company requirement would ultimately become a passion and a lifetime of service.” Today, he is a member of the Rotary Club of Winters.
Surprise One!
HOUT BAY ROTARY CLUB
We received this message from our twin club Hout Bay re the typhoon in the Philippines:
“Hi John,
Hope all is well your side, and please wish Susan a belated happy birthday from Lyn and I.
Our club was wondering if your Rotary club would like to join us in sending a Shelter Box to the disaster area in the Phillipines. It is not so much that we don’t have the funds but we thought as our twin Club it would be good to do something on the international front together. We are going to contribute a box anyway but it would be more meaningful to do one together. Total cost in Rands is R8400.00 which is about 900.00 Aus Dollars, we would be in for half of this amount each.. Let me know and if you decide to go ahead and Don Peters will put the details together for you and send an e-mail explaining.
Good wishes from us all in Hout Bay .
Regards
Butch and Lyn
Dear John
LATEST PHOTOS FROM SHELTERBOX IN THE PHILIPPINES:
The response from ShelterBox Australia with a Shelter Box Response Team on the ground.
PHILIPPINES UPDATE: The ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) in Bantayan Island have been meeting with local community leaders as well as conducting site assessments and seeing for themselves the extent of the damage caused by the typhoon. The team has also begun train-the-trainer sessions with local authorities to enable swift set-up of tents upon arrival of the ShelterBoxes.
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The Host Organising Committee for the Rotary International Convention 2014 looks forward to welcoming you to Sydney, Australia’s beautiful harbour city and host of the 2000 Olympic Games.
The Rotary International Convention 2014 will be held at Sydney Olympic Park from Sunday 1st June to Wednesday 4th June 2014. There will be plenty of exciting and interesting things going on during the Sydney Convention, only some of which will be at the convention itself. We invite you to get out and explore our wonderful city and experience our Aussie culture first hand. This section of our site will help you uncover what’s on in Sydney and around our island nation during the 2014 Sydney Convention.
Register early for Sydney convention and save
Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.
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Rotary International Convention event presented by District 9675 Rotary Clubs of Sydney
A Bumper Value Party Cruise on Sydney Harbour
Tuesday 3rd June 2014, boarding at 7pm from Wharf 6, Circular Quay, returning at 10.15pm
Enjoy Sydney’s “Vivid” Festival City Lights Show, Wine and Dine to live Jazz, Popular Opera or have fun at an Aussie Bush Dance – each on separate decks – your choice!
So many things to do whilst on a short stay in Sydney? This special cruise has been put together by the District 9675 Rotary Clubs of Sydney, Darling Harbour and Sydney Cove, coordinated by The Rotary Club of Sydney Cove
Capture four great experiences in one evening!
Price A$120 per person (includes 3 course dinner, wine, beers and soft drinks)
Early bookers will be seated at the deck of your choice, ie. Opera, Jazz or Bush Dance
And please remember that it will be Winter in Sydney, so wear something warm when you go outside!
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Queries? Email us at [email protected].
News Flash from the English coastal waters
The Royal Navy intercepted three boatloads of people off the coast of Kent today. This placed the Navy in an awkward position, as the boats were not heading to, but away from Kent towards France. Another surprise finding was that they were loaded with British people who were all seniors of pension age.
Their claim was that they were trying to get to Calais so as to be able to return to the UK as illegal immigrants and therefore be entitled to far more benefits than they were receiving as legitimate UK pensioners. The Navy, it is believed, gave them food, water and fuel and assisted them on their journey. We are booking the next boat out; let me know if you want to come.
{Answer: The moon is in the background not planet earth!}
Rotary International President Ron Burton
Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred
Coolamon Club President Dick Jennings
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
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#
PHILIPPINES UPDATE: 504 ShelterBox tents have now arrived in Manila, Philippines. Distribution of this aid will begin as soon as it has cleared customs. A further 224 ShelterBoxes and 576 ShelterBox tents are currently en route to Cebu….
In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into Easter Seals.
When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.
1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships.
1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants.
1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio.
1985: The PolioPlus program was launched to eradicate polio worldwide.
1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary Peace Fellowships.
2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world’s greatest needs.
Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.
Col Paterson, Grahame Miles and Dick Jennings
Tonight we had an excellent meeting with President Dick Jennings back from harvesting. Dick’s header broke down so he was able to attend. Our guest speaker was Col Paterson form Coolamon. Member’s guests were Marilyn Jennings, Sharon Miles and Christine Lorraine. 11 members attended.
Our guest speaker Col Paterson spoke on the Scarecrow festival that he started and wants to see continue into the future and asked our club to take it on next year to raise funds for the Coolamon Men’s Shed. Col feels it is a very good way for our Rotary Club to promote Coolamon.
Most of the business discussed was on the typhoon in the Philippines. We decided to look at donating to ShelterBox. We are also looking at doing a fund raiser in Coolamon. Further down this bulletin there are two stories on this disaster.
ShelterBox was featured on The Guardian website today as a chosen charity to support following Typhoon Haiyan –
The Guardian on ShelterBox Today
You can donate to support the ShelterBox Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Appeal here:
http://shelterbox.org/donate.php
Thursday 14th November BINGO Henk Hulsman, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Bernadette Milne.
Monday 18th November Regular Meeting
Monday 25th November membership meeting, the THINK TANK.
Wednesday 27th November Music for Mates Meeting
Monday 2nd December Board Meeting
Thursday 12th December BINGO Garth Perkin, Miffy Collette, Ian Durham, Mark Reardon
Saturday January 25th Coolamon Street Raffle.
Thursday 13th February BINGO Dick Jennings, Rodney Jarrett, Neil Munro, Christine Atkinson
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young
Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.
Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.
Monday March 17-Friday March 21st RYDA in Wagga Wagga (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness)
Saturday 22nd March Music for Mates Concert in Coolamon.
*Saturday May 10th International Night in Ganmain for AFRICA’S rhinos.
Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell
Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.
Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th. SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.
*Partners and Guests Night.
On 2 November, Rotary and the United Nations Together Engaged to Change Lives — at United Nations
“Yes, a Rotary Exchange Student can become United Nations Deputy Secretary General” was a heading I saw following the presentation of UN DSG Eliasson.
United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Jon Eliasson from Sweeden, shared how his experience in Indiana as a Rotary exchange student affected his life and influenced his foreign diplomat career.
He was well versed on our projects and appreciative of what Rotary is doing in partnership with the United Nations and around the world, to promote global understanding and peace.
The affair
A woman is having an affair during the day while her husband is at
work. Her 9 year old son comes home unexpectedly, sees them and hides in the bedroom closet to watch.
The woman’s husband also comes home.
She puts her lover in the closet, not realizing that the little boy is in
there already.
The little boy says, “Dark in here.”
The man says, “Yes, it is.”
Boy – “I have a baseball.”
Man – “That’s nice.”
Boy – “Want to buy it?”
Man – “No, thanks.”
Boy – “My dad’s outside.”
Man – “OK, how much?”
Boy – “$250”
In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the lover are in the closet together.
Boy – “Dark in here.”
Man – “Yes, it is.”
Boy – “I have a baseball glove.”
The lover remembering the last time, asks the boy, “How much?”
Boy – “$750”
Man – “Fine.”
A few days later, the father says to the boy, “Grab your glove, let’s go outside and have a game of catch.” The boy says, “I can’t, I sold my baseball and my glove.” The father asks, “How much did you sell them for?”
Boy – “$1,000”
The father says, “That’s terrible to overcharge your friends like
that…that is way more than those two things cost. I’m going to take you to church and make you confess.”
They go to the church and the father makes the little boy sit in the
confession booth and he closes the door.
The boy says, “Dark in here.”
The priest says, “Don’t start that again.”
A team of health professionals is touring Donka hospital in Conakry, Guinea, in March when they spot more than a dozen large, greenish masses covering the ground. To the U.S. team members, they look like an art installation; in fact, they are hospital gowns and surgical drapes, laundered and spread out to dry. They are a vivid example of the group’s objective: to lower deadly infection rates caused by unsterile procedures.
This Rotary Foundation vocational training team is the first to serve under Rotary’s partnership with the nonprofit Mercy Ships. Rotary District 7690 in North Carolina, USA, sponsored the team with a packaged grant, part of the new Rotary grant model that launched worldwide 1 July. The team’s five members will train Guinean health professionals at the two national hospitals.
The Africa Mercy, a 500-foot oceangoing hospital ship, is docked in Conakry for a 10-month medical mission. The Mercy Ships staff and visiting experts, such as this team, will tackle a range of tasks, including setting up medical and dental clinics, conducting health screenings, performing surgeries on board, and conducting health care outreach throughout the country. The ship also will serve as a steel-hulled security blanket.
PP Don Peters Hout Bay Rotary giving the Coolamon team a warm welcome in 2011.
News and a Question from PP Don Peters of our Centennial Twin Club Hout Bat Rotary in Cape Town.
Rotary and Rotarians need to get back to some basics and again I am talking to the converted but my observations for my own Club are a way of identifying that need for each of us to be more proactive particularly when a visiting Rotarian comes to the Club hence why you and Coolamon are identified. I am wondering how much more, how many more friendships could have been made if we had followed our visitors and kept better in touch.
“An observation and a little history about Hout Bay Rotary – by Don Peters ! As our Sgt has recently told us its good to have the ‘swallows” back and they come with good news, great ideas and plenty of enthusiasm. How special it is to create contacts by ourselves with the traditional make-ups when we are travelling and of course to welcome visiting Rotarians to our own Club. When the table mats were first designed and the originals were to identify the Ashley Kaimowitz Memorial Fund we thought they would be‘interesting’ and hopefully ‘informative’. It has worked, many of the mats have ‘left’ us and traveled to various Rotary Clubs around the world. Patrick’s contribution with the ‘Operation Medical Hope” project table mat added to the interest that our Club was creating with visiting Rotarians.
May I just identify some interesting cases where the contact with a Rotarian from another Club in another country have benefited projects in our own community. Each week we toast the Coolamon Club in Australia, we are twinned but lets start from the beginning. Rotarian John Glassford of the Coolamon Club contacted the Hout Bay Club and told a story about climbing a mountain with a team from Australia to raise funds for Rotary projects in Africa.
I am simplifying the story – with great respect to John Glassford from whom I seek his indulgence. John’s initial approach was ( and we do perhaps is some cases have to apologise for a degree of disbelief) perhaps misunderstood or was far too progressive for a Hout Bay Rotarian to comprehend. But like a kookaburra (a laughing jackass) this strange cry from an Australian Rotarian grew and we realised that this was someone special.
The success of the Kili climb and the support given by Coolamon and other neighbour clubs in Aussie was amazing. So what was it ?Fellow Rotarians talking, writing, emailing each other because friendships, support , generosity and a bonding that has provided Rotary Hout Bay for Operation Medical Hope and also for the Nonceba Centre project with amazing financial and personal rewards. The continuing contact with Coolamon and John Glassford gets stronger and stronger, not because of any great fund raising scheme but because of that personal contact and esprit de corps that we enjoy with each other.”
Our ShelterBox Response Teams in the Philippines are helping local people and organisations to cope with the aftermath: ‘The biggest effect we are hearing is from flooding, and the rains are still coming through. Houses have been swept away, and there are sink holes.’ To help allow our Response Teams to bring shelter and safety to families, please donate and help us make a difference:
http://www.shelterbox.org/donate.php
Shelter Box is maximising its personnel and aid in the Philippines to help displaced families after Typhoon Haiyan leaves devastation in its wake.
Following last month’s earthquake and Friday’s Typhoon Haiyan, Shelter Box has already deployed all its aid pre-positioned at the former US air base at Clark on Luzon island.
With more response teams arriving in the coming days, Shelter Box is now assessing the need to call on other stock held at Dubai, at Subang near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Melbourne in Australia and at its Cornwall HQ in Helston.
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‘Walkway’, Sydney Harbour – there are lots of beautiful spots around the world for a leisurely stroll. This one has to be up there with the best of them.
Register early for Sydney convention and save
Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.
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+*Special announcement from the Rotary E – Club of Greater Sydney*
In June 2014, Sydney will be transformed into a spectacular canvas of light, music, ideas and community when Vivid Sydney and the Rotary International Convention take over the city.
The Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney is proud to play host to the spectacular “Vivid Visions” cruise on Sydney Harbour on board the Southern Swan, an authentic 1920’s Tall Ship.
On Friday the 30th of May 2014 we will be setting sail from Campbell’s Cove for a wonderful evening adventure of light, music and Rotary!
Sailing though our magnificent illuminated harbour, you will learn how the e-Club focus on our international projects supporting development, education, and health in developing countries. You will also see and hear the amazing story of the ship, be enthralled by a Kenyan Maasai warrior, take in the salty sea air and see Sydney at its brightest!.
For only $95 per person, the food, drink and entertainment aboard this two hour cruise, will be provided by the friendly Ship’s crew – all of whom are at your service!
Make this event a memorable part of your “Down Under Convention” experience.
To book go please click the booking link
http://www.sydneytallships.com.au/rotary-e-club.html
Tickets are strictly limited!!!.
Typhoon Haiyan from space.
No homes all gone.
Some of you have asked if our Rotary friends & families have been affected by this latest typhoon disaster in the Philippines. While the storm and much damage has come through their area, from what we know most seem to be safe and on high ground.
Reports say most of the damage has been caused by huge and strong winds. Of course the streams and rivers are overflowing and full of rubble, made worse by the sea being at high tide. All of this is on top of the recent earthquake and the recovery that everyone is dealing with. And no electric or internet connections in most areas.
You can see a report by clicking here.
We understand that many people are missing and others are living outside in makeshift tents and the hospital was evacuated, now set up on the street. Government buildings are still not used, since the earthquake, until engineers can assess their structural integrity. You can see a slide show and news report here.
Of course our Rotary Club is collecting disaster aid which we will oversee via our Rotary friends there. Anyone wishing to contribute can make a cheque out to Woodstock-Rotary Benefit Trust and note “disaster activities” or online at Woodstock-Oxford Rotary Donate Page then select disaster relief fund in the drop down menu. (In either case, Canada tax receipts are issued).
Thanks to everyone for your concern and support to assist these many people in despair.
Doug V
PDG Douglas W Vincent, RC Woodstock-Oxford
Box 1583, Woodstock, ON Canada N4S 0A7
Rotary United Nations Representative, Z24
COL Representative 08-14, District 7080
www.dougvincent.com
Rotary International President Ron Burton
Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred
Coolamon Club President Dick Jennings
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
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#
DONG KURN (D.K.) LEE TRF CHAIR 2013-14
ROTARY CLUB OF SEOUL HANGANG SEOUL, KOREA
D.K. Lee is chair of Lihom-Cuchen Co. Ltd. and Techcross Inc. He is a director of the Busan College of Information Technology and a past trustee of Bank of Seoul. In 2005, he was appointed international goodwill ambassador by the president of the Republic of Korea.
Read Mr. Lee’s full biography.
Read the trustee chair’s monthly message.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation helps fund our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Your club or district can apply for grants from the Foundation to invest in projects and provide scholarships. The Foundation also leads the charge on worldwide Rotary campaigns such as eradicating polio and promoting peace. Rotarians and friends of Rotary support the Foundation’s work through voluntary contributions.
This Monday night we had a regular meeting followed by a board meeting. We welcomed Helen Lewis as a guest tonight.
Down in numbers right now due to the harvest starting around here. However we had two good meetings and finished at 8.30 after a very nice roast dinner. Wayne Lewis reported on the Coolamon Photographic Competition held at the Up-to-date Store. Grahame Miles reported on our Shop Locally campaign’s Christmas Flyer.
Ian Durham advised us that the RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) week will be from the 17-21 of March 2014 in Wagga Wagga.
Grahame Miles outlined the membership brain storming meeting to be held on Monday 18th November. all members are invited to attend and discuss ways we can increase our membership.
Don’t forget next Monday we have Col Paterson as our guest speaker.
The Melbourne Cup Club sweep. I cannot announce any winners here as there is some controversy surrounding our draw and some confusion as to what number is what. I am sure that it will be sorted out on Monday night.
The board meeting which followed was quick and efficient.
Saturday 9th November Rotary Club of Cootamundra Bike Festival.
*Monday 11th November Guest Speaker Col Paterson from Coolamon on the Scarecrow Festival.
Thursday 14th November BINGO Henk Hulsman, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Bernadette Milne.
Monday 18th November membership meeting, the THINK TANK.
Wednesday 27th November Music for Mates Meeting
Thursday 12th December BINGO Garth Perkin, Miffy Collette, Ian Durham, Mark Reardon
Saturday January 25th Coolamon Street Raffle.
Thursday 13th February BINGO Dick Jennings, Rodney Jarrett, Neil Munro, Christine Atkinson
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young
Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.
Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.
Monday March 17-Friday March 21st RYDA in Wagga Wagga (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness)
Saturday 22nd March Music for Mates Concert in Coolamon.
*Saturday May 10th International Night in Ganmain for AFRICA’S rhinos.
Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell
Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.
Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th. SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.
*Partners and Guests Night.
While the RI Board was at Rotary headquarters in Evanston, they got together for a service project. They packed 105 boxes of food, which created 22,680 meals to feed 62 kids for one year at a cost of US$4,990.
On 26 October, the RI Board and Foundation trustees had a joint meeting in Evanston. The RI Board meets 28 October through 1 November.
MOBILE PHONE USE IN PUBLIC
After a tiring day, a commuter settled down in his seat and closed his eyes.
As the train rolled out of the station, the young woman sitting next to him pulled out her mobile phone and started talking in a loud voice: “Hi, sweetheart. It’s Sue. I’m on the train….
“Yes, I know it’s the six-thirty and not the four-thirty, but I had a long meeting….
“No, honey, not with that Kevin from the accounting office. It was with the boss….
“No sweetheart, you’re the only one in my life….
“Yes, I’m sure. Cross my heart!”
Fifteen minutes later, she was still talking loudly.
When the man sitting next to her had had enough, he leaned over and said into the phone, “Sue, hang up the phone and come back to bed.”
Sue doesn’t use her mobile phone in public any longer.
The Coffin
A man was walking home alone late one night when he hears a BUMP… BUMP… BUMP… behind him.
Walking faster he looks back, and makes out the image of an upright coffin banging its way down the middle of the street towards him … BUMP… BUMP… BUMP…
Terrified, the man begins to run towards his home, the coffin bouncing quickly behind him … faster… faster… BUMP… BUMP… BUMP.
He runs up to his door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes in, slams and locks the door behind him. However, the coffin crashes through his door, with the lid of the coffin clapping … clappity-BUMP… clappity-BUMP… clappity-BUMP… on the heals of the terrified man.
Rushing upstairs to the bathroom, the man locks himself in. His heart is pounding; his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps. With a loud CRASH the coffin breaks down the door. Bumping and clapping towards him. The man screams and reaches for something, anything … but all he can find is a box of cough drops! Desperate, he throws the cough drops at the coffin …
… and of course …
… the coffin stops!
We can all support our Foundation by becoming a centurion.
Have you considered making a personal donation to The Rotary Foundation?
Why not join the Centurion Club, donations are fully tax deductible and contribute towards your club PHF credits.
The commitment is $100 Australian per year for as long as you are able to do so. On receipt of your initial $100 donation, you will be issued with a pin to recognise your participation in this worthwhile program. If you chose to make your payment US$100 per year, you will also qualify as a Foundation Sustaining Member.
Your contribution is part of the Rotary Foundation Annual Giving Program, which assists our District with resources to support The Rotary Foundation Humanitarian and Educational Programs.
Download Centurion Club donation form (.doc file)
The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO is an INSPIRING LEADER and an exemplar of moral courage regardless of the personal cost. His call to arms – that “the standard you walk past is the standard you accept” – is underpinned by his own powerful example and the desire to do what is right, rather than what is immediately popular.
Tickets are selling fast for the Legacy Remembrance Lunch – RSVPs close Monday 4 November. Get yours now ($130/person or $1200/table (10) –www.SydneyLRL.com.au.
Rotary International President Ron Burton
Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred
Coolamon Club President Dick Jennings
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
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#
REGISTER BY DECEMBER 15TH TO SAVE $100.
Register early for Sydney convention and save
Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.
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*Special announcement from the Rotary E – Club of Greater Sydney*
In June 2014, Sydney will be transformed into a spectacular canvas of light, music, ideas and community when Vivid Sydney and the Rotary International Convention take over the city.
The Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney is proud to play host to the spectacular “Vivid Visions” cruise on Sydney Harbour on board the Southern Swan, an authentic 1920’s Tall Ship.
On Friday the 30th of May 2014 we will be setting sail from Campbell’s Cove for a wonderful evening adventure of light, music and Rotary!
Sailing though our magnificent illuminated harbour, you will learn how the e-Club focus on our international projects supporting development, education, and health in developing countries. You will also see and hear the amazing story of the ship, be enthralled by a Kenyan Maasai warrior, take in the salty sea air and see Sydney at its brightest!.
For only $95 per person, the food, drink and entertainment aboard this two hour cruise, will be provided by the friendly Ship’s crew – all of whom are at your service!
Make this event a memorable part of your “Down Under Convention” experience.
To book go please click the booking link
http://www.sydneytallships.com.au/rotary-e-club.html
Tickets are strictly limited!!!.
THE NEW ROTARY LOGO LAUNCHED on the 26 August 2013
Tonight we had our Annual General Meeting for 2013. We had two guests Christine Lorraine and Richard Parker, a cousin of Dick Jennings. We also had 15 members in attendance. All round an excellent turn out for the AGM.
The AGM followed our regular meeting and we discussed several items including the Christmas push for our Shop Locally Campaign with a marketing campaign.
President Dick Jennings sent our condolences to Sharon Reardon on the loss of her mother and the club sent flowers to Sharon.
Next Monday 4th November will be a regular meeting followed by the November board meeting.
Monday 11th November Col Paterson will be our guest speaker.
Ian Jennings had several of our members model the proposed new T shirts and business shirts for our club.
Good news from Neil Munro who is now home recovering from his recent operation, take it easy Neil!
All our members wished Garth and Marg Perkin a safe and enjoyable trip to India where Garth and Marg will be on an eye camp with Dr Alok Sharma assisting in the Darkness to Light project.
Garth Perkin in his Indian Shirt
We held our AGM immediately following the regular meeting and the following positions were filled for 2014-3015:
President Elect 2014-2015 Garth Perkin
President Elect Nominee 2015-2016 Wayne Lewis
Secretary Paul Weston
Treasurer Henk Hulsman
Club Administration Director Ian Jennings
Service Projects Director Wayne Lewis
Vocational Services Director Don Dyce
Membership Director Leslie Weston
Foundation Director John Glassford
International Services Director Ted Hutcheon
Youth Services Director Ian Durham
Public Relations Director Grahame Miles
Vice-President {Immediate Past President) Dick Jennings
S@A Dick Jennings and Christine Atkinson
Bulletin Editor and Web Master John Glassford and Paul Weston
Two special resolutions were passed to approve the changes to our Club Constitution and Club By-laws following the Rotary International Council On Legislation 2013 deliberations.
PP Paul Weston and Treasurer Henk Hulsman furnished their reports to be included in the annual audit and submission to the NSW Department of Fair Trade as required for our continued Incorporation.
Congratulations and thanks go to all who put their hands up to serve our club and community.
Monday 4th November regular Meeting followed by the November Board Meeting all members welcome to attend.
Saturday 9th November Rotary Club of Cootamundra Bike Festival.
*Monday 11th November Guest Speaker Col Paterson from Coolamon on the Scarecrow Festival.
Thursday 14th November BINGO Henk Hulsman, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Bernadette Milne.
Wednesday 27th November Music for Mates Meeting
Thursday 12th December BINGO Garth Perkin, Miffy Collette, Ian Durham, Mark Reardon
Saturday January 25th Coolamon Street Raffle.
Thursday 13th February BINGO Dick Jennings, Rodney Jarrett, Neil Munro, Christine Atkinson
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young
Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.
Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.
Saturday 22nd March Music for Mates Concert in Coolamon.
*Saturday May 10th International Night in Ganmain for AFRICA’S rhinos.
Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell
Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.
Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th. SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Rotary International President Ron Burton visited Malcolm Elliott, of the Rotary Club of Adelaide, South Australia. Malcolm has been the driving force — until he recently retired — behind the weekly 30-minute Voice of#Rotary program on Radio RPH in Adelaide and Sydney.
The president was the interviewee for the station’s 1,000th program.
Sydney is hosting the 2014 RI Convention (#ricon14) in June. Learn more at www.riconvention.org.
An oldie but a good one.
The Light Bulb.
A doctor of psychology was doing his normal morning rounds when he entered a patient’s room.
He found Patient #1 sitting on the floor, pretending to saw a piece of wood in half.
Patient #2 was hanging from the ceiling, by his feet.
The doctor asked patient number 1 what he was doing.
The patient replied, “Can’t you see I’m sawing this piece of wood in half?”
The doctor inquired of Patient #1 what Patient #2 was doing.
Patient #1 replied, “Oh. He’s my friend, but he’s a little crazy. He thinks he’s a lightbulb.”
The doctor looks up and notices Patient #2’s face is going all red.
The doctor asks Patient #1, “If he’s your friend, you should get him down from there before he hurts himself”
Patient #1 replies, “What? And work in the dark?”
Farmer John
Farmer John lived on a quiet rural highway. But, as time went by, the trafic slowly built up at an alarming rate. The traffic was so heavy and so fast that his chickens were being run over at a rate of three to six a day.
So one day Farmer John called the sheriff’s office and said, “You’ve got to do something about all of these people driving so fast and killing all of my chickens.”
“What do you want me to do?” asked the sheriff. “I don’t care, just do something about those crazy drivers!” So the next day he had the county workers go out and erected a sign that said:
SLOW:
SCHOOL CROSSING
Three days later Farmer John called the sheriff and said, “You’ve got to do something about these drivers. The ‘school crossing’ sign seems to make them go even faster.” So, again, the sheriff sends out the county workers and they put up a new sign:
SLOW:
CHILDREN AT PLAY
That really sped them up. So Farmer John called and called and called every day for three weeks. Finally, he asked the sheriff, “Your signs are doing no good.. Can I put up my own sign?”
The sheriff told him, “Sure thing, put up your own sign..”
He was going to let the Farmer John do just about anything in order to get him to stop calling everyday to complain.
The sheriff got no more calls from Farmer John. Three weeks later, curiosity go the best of the sheriff and he decided to give Farmer John a call. “How’s the problem with those drivers.
Did you put up your sign?” “Oh, I sure did. And not one chicken has been killed since then. I’ve got to go. I’m very busy.”
He hung up the phone.
The sheriff was really curious now and he thought to himself, “I’d better go out there and take a look at that sign… it might be something that WE could use to slow down drivers…”
So the sheriff drove out to Farmer John’s house, and his jaw dropped the moment he saw the sign. It was spray-painted on a sheet of wood:
NUDIST COLONY
Go slow and watch out for chicks!!
Last Thursday was World polio day but for Rotarians it is world Polio Day every day!
Rotary’s chief role is fundraising, advocacy, and mobilizing volunteers. Other partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative are the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United Nations Foundation, and UNICEF, along with world governments.
Every dollar Rotary raises (up to US$35 million a year) will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for polio eradication efforts through 2018.
Moving House African Style
Multi tasking shopping, baby minding mango carrier.
This week I received this email from one of the students in Mathare that we have sponsored.
“Hello,
I believe you are doing fine I have some good and bad news this time round.
I will start with the good one: I was able to see Tracy at her school and she is doing fine it was their career day and she wants to be a Lawyer or a Teacher.
I will send pictures of her through drop box.
The bad news: My house got burnt down on Saturday at around 1pm around here houses catch fire really fast and we lost most of our stuff though we were able to recover some before the angry fire destroyed everything. We thank God nobody died in the inferno or got injured we are currently staying with my uncle who lives around.
I will also send pictures of the place we used to call home which is now burnt down to ashes.
All for now
Your friend
Quinter{Click on the thumb nail photos below to enlarge them}.
I intend to do something to help Quinter, her mother and brother. Tracy, her sister we sponsor at the moment to a boarding high school in Kisumu. This is also or was Tracy’s home.
The Rotary Club of Nairobi is going to advise us on what is needed to re house Quinter and her family.
Rotary International President Ron Burton
Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred
Coolamon Club President Dick Jennings
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
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#
Register early for Sydney convention and save
Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.
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Discover the stories, history and magic of Sydney Opera House with an incredible guided tour taking you underneath the world famous sails.
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/soh_tour_english_2013.aspx
SYDNEY ROTARY CLUB are having a Melbourne Cup Day Lunch, we should do the same!
Judges for the best hats on the day, male and female, will be judged by Julie Fish and Bob Chen.
Tony Benner, Communications Director,
Rotary Club of Sydney
Tel. 0407 366 140
THE NEW ROTARY LOGO LAUNCHED on the 26 August 2013
This Monday our guest speaker was the Rev. Michael Perrott from Narrandera and Michael is also a member of the Narrandera Rotary Club. There were 15 members present. Bernadette Milne gave the vote of thanks. President Dick Jennings reminded all present that next week we have our AGM and election of office bearers for 2014-2015. All members are requested to attend.
Bernadette Milne and the Rev Michael Perrott.
Part 1 of the AGM will be to elect Directors and Officers for the Rotary year 2014-2015 as required in our Constitution and By-laws:
Positions available are as follows:
Wednesday 23rd October Coolamon Suicide Awareness/Prevention Family Fun Day venue Coolamon Sports Club.
Monday October 28th AGM all members requested to attend.
Saturday 9th November Rotary Club of Cootamundra Bike Festival.
Thursday 14th November BINGO Henk Hulsman, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Bernadette Milne
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young
Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.
Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.
*Saturday May 10th International Night in Ganmain for AFRICA’S rhinos.
Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell
Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.
Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th. SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.
*Partners and Guests Night.
I attended my first New Generations Conference and was gratified to see the number or Rotaractors who attended. There were 10,000 of them, and we took part in a Guinness Book of record-breaking high fives all around!
I hope my attendance sends a message to the Rotaractors that they are an important part of the #Rotary family.
I’m looking forward to the next conference in Uganda on 5 November: Learn more at:
www.facebook.com/RotaryPresident/events#!/events/408160865955025
Tonto.
A man boarded an aircraft at London and took his seat; as he settled in
he noticed a very beautiful woman boarding the plane. He realized she was heading straight towards his seat and bingo! she took the seat right beside him.
Eager to strike up a conversation, he blurted out, ‘business trip or vacation?’ She turned, smiled enchantingly and said ‘Business. I’m going to the annual nymphomaniac convention in the United States’.
He swallowed hard, here was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen sitting next to him, and she was going to a meeting for nymphomaniacs . Struggling to maintain his composure, he calmly asked, ‘What’s your
business role at this convention?’
‘Lecturer,’ she responded.. ‘I use my experience to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality.’ ‘Really’, he smiled, ‘what myths are those?’
‘Well,’ she explained, ‘ one popular myth is that African American men are the most well endowed when, in fact, it’s the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess that trait.
Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when actually it is the men of Greek descent. We have also found that the best potential lovers in all categories are the Irish,’
Suddenly the woman became uncomfortable and blushed. ‘I’m sorry,’ she said, ‘I really shouldn’t be discussing this with you, I don’t even know your name.’
‘Tonto,’ the man said…. ‘Tonto Papadopoulos , but my friends call me Paddy.’
‘The Hangover’
A husband wakes up at home with a huge hangover.
He forces himself to open his eyes and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of water on the side table.
He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all cleaned and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotless and clean. The rest of the house is in equally good shape.
He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table.
“Honey, breakfast is on the table. I left early to go grocery shopping. Love You!”
He is totally shocked by the loving note. He goes to the kitchen and there is a hot breakfast and morning newspaper ready for him.
His son is eating at the table.
He asks, “Son, what happened last night?”
His son says, “Well, you came home around 3 a.m. drunk and delirious. You broke some crockery, puked in the hall and gave yourself a black eye when you stumbled into the door”.
Confused, the man asks, “So why is everything in order and so clean? Why is there breakfast on the table waiting for me? I should expect to have a big quarrel with your mom!”
His son replies, “Oh, that! Mom dragged you to the bedroom and when she tried to take your clothes and shoes off, you said, ‘Lady Leave Me Alone! I’m Married!’”
Source: Donald McNeil, SMH News Review 24-25 August 2013
The global effort to eradicate Polio is facing serious set backs in two continents.
The virus is surging in Somalia and the Horn of Africa, largely free of cases for several years. And a new outbreak has begun in a part of Pakistan that a warlord declared off-limits to vaccinators 14 months ago.
The African outbreak began in May with two cases, one in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital and the other in the huge Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya where Somalis have fled to escape from the internal conflict. Now there are 121 cases in the region; last year there were only 232 cases in the world
The new Pakistan outbreak is in North Waziristan, near the frontier with Afghanistan. Before this outbreak, Pakistan had seen only 24 cases this year, about as many as it had in the same point in 2012.
Although only three children have contacted polio since the warlord ban on vaccination programs, even one case shows that the virus remains in the area and could spread. The Pakistan outbreak is particularly frustrating, because vaccination programs had been going steadily forward towards eradication.
Dr Elias Durry, emergency coordinator for polio eradication in Pakistan for the World Health Organisation (WHO), says the equation is simple.
Where you can immunise against polio, the virus goes away. Where you cannot immunise children, the virus gets in.
These new outbreaks may delay the recently announced $5.5 billion plan to eradicate polio by 2018.
CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING
John Roberson from RAWCS and the RC of Kooringal Wagga Wagga has written asking for support for the bush fire victims in NSW.
Our newest corporate arm (RABS – Rotary Australia Benevolent Society) has registered a project – No 16/2013-14 – to assist individuals and families who have lost their homes in the current New South Wales bushfires raging in the lower BlueMountains.
You can donate directly using this link:
https://donations.rawcs.com.au/Default.aspx?ProjectID=719&ReturnTo=4
or contact Graeme Davis (e) [email protected] . This is an urgent appeal and benefits will flow immediately to the disadvantaged.
Rotary International President Ron Burton
Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred
Coolamon Club President Dick Jennings
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
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#
Register early for Sydney convention and save
Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.
The programme Click to Enlarge:
Sydney is hosting #Rotary International’s 105th annual convention 1-4 June 2014, which is expected to attract more than 18,000 Rotary club members from more than 150 countries while injecting an estimated AUD 60.5 million into the local economy.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said Rotary clubs and volunteers around the world provide outstanding service to the community and Sydney is proud to host the 2014 Rotary International Convention.
“Sydney is the major events capital of the Asia Pacific and this event provides us with another fantastic opportunity to showcase our harbor city to the thousands of Rotary delegates travelling here from around the world.”
Register and learn more at www.riconvention.org(#ricon14)
Two hours north of Sydney, you will find the Hunter Valley, famous for its wineries and wine tours. Visitors can expand their skills in cooking and wine classes, relax with a round of golf or pamper yourself for the day at one of the spas located in the region. There is plenty for the kids to enjoy too, with horse riding, cycling, or a trip to the Hunter Valley Zoo.
ROTI October bread basket a great read:
There are many inspiring stories in this month’s Bread Basket!
THE NEW ROTARY LOGO LAUNCHED on the 26 August 2013
Above: Bill doing what he did best looking after the money!
“This week our Scottish friend and past president of our club Bill Innes passed away. Bill was a Charter Member of the Coolamon Rotary Club. Of late Bill was not in the best of health and we have missed his presence at our meetings. Always a man with conviction and a wicked sense of humour.
Bill served the club well and he was always one of the first to put his hand up if anything needed doing within our community.
Bill joined Coolamon Rotary as a charter member on the 15th November 1971 and was awarded his Paul Harris Fellow in September 1988. In June 2008 Bill was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire pin for his amazing work with Legacy in Wagga Wagga. Apart from his work in Rotary Bill had been a volunteer with Legacy since 2002. Bill was responsible for the welfare of 18 War Widows and tended to their needs and welfare. Bill was the second highest fund raiser for Legacy in the Riverina from Wagga to Deniliquin, and was highly regarded by the staff at Legacy House in Wagga Wagga.
Bill was a great mentor for me personally and I will miss him very much.”
PP John Glassford
“Bill was so dedicated to the Rotary cause & supported many of its programs. One of my significant memories was his work at the early BINGO where he was so ‘adored’ by most of the players of those times and was present at most of the monthly Bingo events. He was also very passionate in his fund-raising from Walk-a-thons that he organised around our local area.”
PP Grahame Miles.
“Bill lived & breathed Rotary, rarely missing a meeting.
It was in the Club’s second year that it was decided to run an Art Union & source donations to built two Aged Persons Units in Coolamon. Although, thought to be a massive undertaking for a fledgling Club, the funds were raised, land donated by the Patterson family and the Coolamon Council organized building of the units.
Bill was elected as Club President 1976-77. During his year he inducted ten new members. Collected for the National Heart Appeal and did the first Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal. Now 36 years later the club still collects for this cause.
During that year, the Club arranged to send five young people to Sydney for a weeks holiday. Which was a completely new experience for our country kids. In return, five Sydney children visited Coolamon for a week.
The plane trip was an added experience.
The Club’s first Overseas Exchange student was sent to Canada. Bill was always one for doing things for the kids.
In 1984, while Community Service Director of the Club, he researched and conducted the first Blue Light Disco for the Shire’s young people. This disco was held bi- monthly and continued for over 20 years. Any surplus funds raised through the Disco was put aside and utilized on the young people of the district.
Also during this year, he was a driving force in compiling a Large Print Community Telephone book, for the area.
Conducted a Walk-a-thon to Raise sufficient funds to air-condition the Coolamon Pre-school.
During that year, Bill recruited the help of school children to walk the side of all Coolamon’s main access roads, picking up rubbish discarded by travelers. Over ten tons of rubbish was the result.
While able, Bill and Joan attended every District Conference.
As a Rotarian, Bill Innes instigated a lot and achieved a great deal. He will be sadly missed for his community involvement.”
PP Henk Hulsman.
Above: Bill left speechless on receiving his PHF Sapphire Pin with Joan Innes.
For Bill:
O flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O’er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Bill will be laid to rest on Thursday 17th October at the Wagga Wagga Crematorium starting at 1.00 pm. All Rotarians are invited to attend and support Joan and the family, please wear your dinner badge.
We had a regular meeting followed by our monthly board meeting. President Dick Jennings spoke on the passing of PP Bill Innes and invited all members to attend his funeral in Wagga on Thursday at 1 pm and to please wear your dinner badges. Dick also thanked all those members who volunteered at the Scarecrow Festival and the Hospital fete.
1. Scarecrow Festival
President Dick Jennings presenting the prizes to the “live” scarecrow winners.
The pipes and drums playing for the scarecrows in Coolamon.
Garth Perkin, Don Dyce and Paul Weston hard at work serving the hungry scarecrows.
Former Federal member for Riverina Kay Hull opening the Festival.
2. Coolamon & Ganmain Hospital Fete
Congrats to the Coolamon& Ganmain hospital auxiliary on another fun fete! Thanks to all who came down to the Ganmain park to support this great cause! The Clydesdale wagon rides with Mr Jones were the crowd favourite!!!!
Thanks go to Ian Durham, Garth Perkin, Don Dyce, Wayne Lewis, Miffy Collette and Henk Hulsman.
Saturday 19th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.
Saturday 19th October Coolamon Rodeo Volunteers: (Garth, Dick, Leslie and Paul).
Monday 21st October: Celebrity cook, author and “Granny Skills” entrepreneur Rebecca Sullivan is visiting Ganmain Hall on Monday October 21st as part of the Taste Riverina Food Festival. We would love you and your friends to join us from 9:30 am-12 noon for Rebecca’s presentation and book signing and, to browse some interesting local trade stalls. This is an Advance Ganmain fundraiser with entry $10 pre-paid at the Ganmain Craft Cottage or $15 on the day. For details visit: http://www.coolamonshire.com.au/events/event-calendar/celebrity-guest-foodie-in-ganmain.aspx
Monday 21st October Guest Speaker Rev Mike Perrott (a member of the Rotary Club of Narrandera).
Wednesday 23rd October Coolamon Suicide Awareness/Prevention Family Fun Day venue Coolamon Sports Club.
Monday October 28th AGM all members requested to attend.
Saturday 9th November Rotary Club of Cootamundra Bike Festival.
Thursday 14th November BINGO Henk Hulsman, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Bernadette Milne
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young
Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.
Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.
*Saturday May 10th International Night in Ganmain for AFRICA’S rhinos.
Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell
Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.
Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th. SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.
*Partners and Guests Night.
Rotary International President Ron Burton attended theClinton Global Initiative in New York City from 23 to 26 September where he met past U.S. President Bill Clinton. The event brought together business leaders and humanitarians from all over the world to talk about innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
Learn more about the event at http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/aboutus/
Dead Duck
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, “I’m sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away.” The distressed woman wailed, “Are you sure?” “Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead,” replied the vet.. “How can you be so sure?” she protested. “I mean you haven’t done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something.”
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck’s owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.
A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, “I’m sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck.”
The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.. The duck’s owner, still in shock, took the bill. “$150!” she cried, “$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!” The vet shrugged, “I’m sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it’s now $150.”
MEETINGS ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Article 9 Attendance
Section 1 General Provisions. Each member should attend this club’s regular meetings, or satellite club’s regular meetings if provided in the bylaws, and engage in this club’s service projects, other events and activities. A member shall be counted as attending a regular meeting if the member is present for at least 60 percent of the meeting, or is present and is called away unexpectedly and subsequently produces evidence to the satisfaction of the board that such action was reasonable, or makes up for an absence in any of the following ways:
(a) 14 Days Before or After the Meeting. If, within fourteen (14) days before or after the regular time for that meeting, the member
(1) attends at least 60 percent of the regular meeting of another club, of a satellite club meeting of another club, or of a provisional club; or
AND SO ON:
One of the most enjoyable parts of being a Rotarian is the fact that there are over 34,000 Rotary Clubs in the world and wherever you go there is a Rotary Club nearby where you will always be welcome to join in their meetings.
This week I am writing this from Surfers Paradise and made up a meeting at the Rotary Club of Surfers Paradise:
We had an excellent speaker talking about the Gold Coast Light Rail that will be operational in June 2014. Not all the members present thought that this development should have gone ahead.
I was made very welcome by President Kirk Mason and we exchanged our club banners.
Click on the thumb nails for a larger photo.
To honour the memory of PP Bill Innes please support Legacy Australia:
2013 represents a special year for Legacy, as we celebrate their 90th Anniversary.
Join us as we celebrate and reconnect!
This anniversary is an opportunity for the Legacy ‘family’ to reconnect, sharing stories and insights and making new friends and to celebrate 90 great years.
There are many ways you can join us as we celebrate 90 years of Legacy.
ATTEND A REUNION. There are events happening all around the country. Click here to find out more and to register to attend your local event.
SHARE YOUR STORY. Click here to submit your Legacy story.
BUY A COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION. Click here to purchase Legacy 90th Anniversary Commemorative Coins and Medallions.
Rotary International President Ron Burton
Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred
Coolamon Club President Dick Jennings
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
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#
Register early for Sydney convention and save
Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.
The programme Click to Enlarge:
Sydney is hosting #Rotary International’s 105th annual convention 1-4 June 2014, which is expected to attract more than 18,000 Rotary club members from more than 150 countries while injecting an estimated AUD 60.5 million into the local economy.
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said Rotary clubs and volunteers around the world provide outstanding service to the community and Sydney is proud to host the 2014 Rotary International Convention.
“Sydney is the major events capital of the Asia Pacific and this event provides us with another fantastic opportunity to showcase our harbor city to the thousands of Rotary delegates travelling here from around the world.”
Register and learn more at www.riconvention.org(#ricon14)
In the photo: Premier Barry O’Farrell, RI President Ron Burton and his wife, Jetta.
The week has been quiet on ROTI however Hari Ratan, a valued member of ROTI, from India posted some amazing photos of his recent journey to the Himalayas:
The journey in photos below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratan/sets/72157629976821042/
News Release: Rotary to bring the world to Sydney
#Sydney to host #Rotary International’s 105th annual convention 1-4 June 2014, which is expected to attract more than 18,000 Rotary club members from over 150 countries while injecting an estimated AUD 60.5 million into the local economy.
Read full story > http://tinyurl.com/kk7r8rb
Image (left to right): NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell, Jetta Burton, Rotary International President, Ron Burton.
Photograph by Mark Wallace
cc: Rotary International Rotary International President 2014 Rotary International Convention Sydney #Rotary End Polio Now
The Ganmain community are lucky to be hosting celebrity cook, author and entrepreneur of the ‘Granny Skills’ movement Rebecca Sullivan at a morning tea event as part of the Taste Riverina Food Festival.
