Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #07

 

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSIONS MONTH.

Beatrice Cervi of the Rotary Club of Perth, WA, recently posed this question on the Official Rotary International Group site on LinkedIn: “My club is currently working on a strategy to renew and revitalise the club due to declining membership in recent years. Have you been through this process and what KPI’s have you implemented?” Click here to go to the website.Within a few hours and over the following days she received lots of good advice from Rotarians all around the world. Some of the edited responses are shown below:

Georgene Hildebrand, Michigan USA: What wonderful ideas and comments on this very important question. The question to explore might be “why” do people stay in Rotary? What is the compelling reason why we think Rotary is so important in our lives? Most Rotarians on this conversation “have Rotary in them”. So we might think about how we can share why it’s so important to us.

Ron O’Connor, Florida USA: My club was facing this issue about 3 years ago and we discovered a treasure trove of young professionals looking to become involved in their community. The group is an offshoot of our chamber of commerce. In the past three years this group alone has yielded some young attorneys, CPA’s, an architect, environmental professionals, and others who have become productive involved Rotarians in short order.One of these young guns is our incoming President, and another is President-Elect. If you bring in younger members be aware they want to rise up the ladder quickly and as previously mentioned, may not subscribe to the rituals older Rotarians have become accustomed to.

The Splendid Men of the Wagga Wagga Rugby Choir (and 2 women).

TUESDAY AUGUST 13th MEETING

This week we had a joint club meeting with the Junee Rotary Club in Junee.   No ordinary meeting as we had the Wagga Wagga Rugby Men’s  Choir entertain us.  Around 100 guests were present and a great night was had by one and all who attended.  Among the men singing was our own Garth Perkin.  Thank you Junee!

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Diary Reminders

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga. Indian night great food.

*Monday 19th August Honeywell Science Presentation and Guest Speaker Darrell Breust from Coolamon.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Late November early December date TBA: Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

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.

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:

Rotarians can take action and help more communities worldwide when their ‪#‎Rotary‬ clubs are thriving.

Rotarians, share our infographic about how regional membership plans can take advantage unique membership needs. Read more at http://ow.ly/nIscR

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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

Best Divorce letter

Dear Wife,

I’m writing you this letter to tell you that I’m leaving you forever. I’ve been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it. These last 2 weeks have been hell. … Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today & that was the last straw. Last week, you came home & didn’t even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal & even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don’t tell me you love me anymore; you don’t want sex or anything that connects us as husband & wife. Either you’re cheating on me or you don’t love me anymore; whatever the case, I’m gone.
Your EX-Husband

P.S. don’t try to find me. Your SISTER & I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!

Dear Ex-Husband,

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It’s true you & I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from what you’ve been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining & griping Too bad that doesn’t work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the 1st thing that came to mind was ‘You look just like a girl!’ Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you can’t say something nice, I didn’t comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago. About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning. After all of this, I still loved you & felt we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for 10 million dollars, I quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica But when I got home you were gone.. Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won’t get a dime from me. So take care.

Signed, Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell & Free!
P.S. I don’t know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl. I hope that’s not a problem.

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

POLIO OUTBREAK IN SOMALIA

In May, a two-year-old girl from Mogadishu became the first confirmed case of polio in Somalia in more than six years. The country had been polio-free since March 2007.

As of July, the virus has paralyzed 95 Somali children: 94 confirmed cases in South Central Zone, which includes Mogadishu, and a case in Somaliland. Another nine cases have also been reported in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.

“Lack of access to routine immunization in Somalia has created the largest known reservoir of unvaccinated children in a single geographic area in the world. The total number of Somali children who had never been vaccinated between 2008 and 2012 was estimated to reach a million,” says Sikander Khan, UNICEF Somalia Representative.

“The poliovirus in such a large reservoir has the potential to result in a catastrophic outbreak, the likes of which are beginning to be seen and as such constitutes an international emergency.”

Britain will help to vaccinate more than 6 million people against an outbreak of polio in Somalia and Kenya, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced. The UK will provide £10 million to allow the UN’sWorld Health Organisation to continue a vital vaccination campaign to tackle the first outbreak in Somalia since 2007. The UN has warned that without further support the disease could quickly develop into an epidemic across East Africa and put countless lives and livelihoods at risk.

Thanks to the British government, more than 6 million people will be vaccinated against an outbreak of ‪#‎polio‬ in Somalia and Kenya, announced International Development Secretary Justine Greening.

 

 

Polio Vaccination Campaign in Somalia and Kenya

 

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

Elephant Jack or Elejacking.

OUT OF AFRICA

This week saw a visit of 21 Kenyans to Ganmain friends of Rotarian Ndungi Mungai of the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga Sunrise. Ndungi lectures at Charles Sturt University Wagga and the Kenyans brought along goat, ugali, maragwe and Tusker beer to enjoy the afternoon. Rotary membership leads to life long friendships and wonderful fellowship with friends and family.

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

ROTARY FOUNDATION POLIO PLUS

After 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world presents ongoing challenges, not the least of which is a hundreds of million dollar funding gap. Of course, Rotary alone can’t fill this gap, but continued Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. As can be seen by the outbreak in Somalia this month.

POLIO PLUS

Seen in Uganda in 2011:

 

 

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 NOW FOR SYDNEY

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 traditional House of Friendship has been renamed as The Billabong for Sydney 2014.  A Billabong is an aboriginal name for a waterhole around which meetings would often be held.  The 2014 Billabong will be located in the grounds of the Sydney Showground, part of Sydney Olympic Park. Located in The Dome (a spectacular timber structure and the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere) and Exhibition Halls 2,3 and 4.  The Billabong will have over 14,000 square meters of display space, and will be the place to meet old and new acquaintances. See exhibits or displays of Rotary work from all over the world, discuss projects and learn of the many opportunities provided to Rotarians.

Approximately one half of the Billabong will be dedicated to the work of Rotary International and Rotary clubs where you can pick up great ideas for new projects for your club and learn of the assistance, which Rotary International can provide to assist in this work.  The other half of the Billabong will illustrate more great Rotary work and show many aspects of Australia and its Rotary clubs.

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

World Elephant Day August 12th 2013. If the poaching keeps going on at this rate there will be no elephants left in Africa by 2025.

We are calling on Rotarians to join us in this battle:

RAGES Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species.

Sydney Convention Promo (IT) from Rotary International on Vimeo.

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #06

 

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSIONS MONTH.

“Renew and Revitalise”

“Just like any other product you have to market your club in the local community, there is nothing like a highly visible hands-on project to get you noticed. Get the newer member to organise it. Ditch as many of the “formal” elements from most meetings, just keep them for special occasions. Don’t just nod to equality, diversity and minority inclusion, you are supposed to be representative of your area. Get involved with schools, they are a font of new members, teachers, parents, local authorities etc. don’t be afraid to work with other societies, cross fertilisation is healthy!” John Mackail, D1040, Wakefield, UK.

“Rotary started changing for me after that. I found that the more engaged I became in Rotary and the work of The Rotary Foundation, the more I saw the magic of Rotary and how it changed lives.  Each of us has our own reason for joining Rotary — but I believe we all want to make a difference. We all want to be doing something meaningful. That is absolutely essential for us to remember when we talk about membership,” said RI President Ron Burton for Membership Month, which is in August. RI President Ron Burton.

 

MONDAY AUGUST 5th MEETING

Leslie Weston Introducing the Speakers

Monday night was one of Coolamon Rotary’s initiatives our Shop Locally Campaign.  Leslie Weston and Ian Jennings are working hard with other members to conduct business meetings in Coolamon for the business people of the Shire of Coolamon.   This meeting attracted many of the leaders in business from Coolamon, Ganmain and Marrar.  In all 21 people attended plus our members which included several members who have a business in the Shire.

The guest speakers were Michael Reid from the State Government Employees Credit Union in Wagga Wagga and Julian McLaren from the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber and it’s current president,Julian is also a Councillor in the Wagga Wagga City Council.  Michael spoke first on how his Credit Union was now in Small Business Loans secured by residential mortgages.  Michael told us that we need money to make money and that to speculate is to accumulate.  The SGECU has a range of products now at very low interest rates for local business houses to  take advantage of.

Julian spoke on the bigger picture and talked about the Australian economy and how we are going.  Julian was not afraid to broach all manner of subjects including global warming, interest rates, coal seam gas, the need for a recession to clean up the economy.  There was not enough time to ask both speakers a series of questions however they answered many from those present.  All in all a thought provoking evening and well done Ian Jennings and of course Marilyn as well as Leslie Weston.

President Dick Jennings closed the meeting and reminded all members that next Tuesday we will be going to Junee instead of meeting on Monday.

Paul Weston thanks Michael Reid and Grahame Miles thanks Julian McLaren

 

Diary Reminders

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th August NO MEETING

*Tuesday 13th August Joint Meeting with Junee in Junee Featuring the Wagga Wagga Male Rugby Choir.  Numbers to Christine Atkinson 0427 880 158.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 19th August Honeywell Science Presentation and Guest Speaker Darrell Breust from Coolamon.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Late November early December date TBA: Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

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.

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:

The private sector plays a central role in creating solutions for the world’s most pressing needs, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said before the closing bell on Wall Street to welcome NYSE Euronext to the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative. ‪#‎Rotary‬ was also there! In the photo (from the left) are Rotary District 7230 Governor Matts Ingemanson, UN Secretary-General Ban, and RI President Ron Burton.

President Ron’s August Message:

We’re going to make sure that the work we do in Rotary is solid, effective, and sustainable. And we’re going to make sure that Rotary itself will last – by committing to our goal of 1.3 million Rotarians in our clubs by the year 2015.

That goal is a little different from membership goals we’ve had in the past. The goal isn’t just bringing in new members. The goal is growing Rotary. The goal is making Rotary bigger, not just with more members, but with more involved, engaged, motivated members who will be the ones to lead us into our future.

Each of us has our own reason for joining Rotary – but I believe we all want to make a difference. We all want to be doing something meaningful. That is absolutely essential for us to remember when we talk about membership.

We’re not asking just anyone to join Rotary. We’re looking to attract busy, successful, motivated people who care. We’re asking them to take their valuable time and give it to Rotary. So if they say yes, and they come and join our club, then we’d better be showing them that their time in Rotary is well spent.

 

FULL STORY HERE.

STOP PRESS.

 

K.R. (Ravi) Ravindran, of the Rotary Club of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2015-16. Ravindran will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.

Ravindran’s top priority for Rotary will be to increase membership. Also, it’s important for Rotarians to speak with a consistent voice and share their stories, especially through social media, so others can see the impact Rotary has had in their lives, he said.

 

ROTARY CLUB OF COLOMBO SRI LANKA

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Sailor

By the time the sailor pulled into a little town every hotel room was taken.

“You’ve got to have a room somewhere,” he pleaded. “Or just a bed, I don’t care where.”

“Well, I do have a double room with one occupant — an Air Force guy,” admitted the manager, “and he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. I’m not sure it’d be worth it to you.”

“No problem,” the tired Navy man assured him. “I’ll take it.”

The next morning, the sailor came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy tailed.

“How’d you sleep?” asked the manager. “Never better.” The manager was impressed.

“No problem with the other guy snoring?” “Nope. I shut him up in no time,” said the Navy guy. “How’d you manage that?” asked the manager.

“He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room,” the sailor explained. “I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and said, ‘Goodnight beautiful,’

…And he sat up all night watching me.”

The Bull

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch.

Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble.

In order to keep the bank from re-possessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull from the stockyard in a town far away so that they can breed their own stock. They only have $600 left.

Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister: “When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I’ll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home.”

The brunette arrives at the stockyard, inspects the bull and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news.

She walks into the telegraph office and says: “I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I’ve bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home.”

The telegraph operator explains that he’ll be glad to help her, then adds: “It’s just 99 cents a word.”

Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She realizes that she’ll only be able to send her sister one word. After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says: “I want you to send her the word “comfortable.”

The operator shakes his head. “How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pick up truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch, if you send her just the word – “comfortable?”

The brunette explains: “My sister’s blonde. The word’s big. She’ll read it very slowly . . .

com-for-da-bull.

ERIC VAN SOEST

There is one in every club!

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

THE NEW ROTARY

Dear Rotarians,

As you may know, we will soon be launching a whole new rotary.org.  My Rotary will feature a number of social tools designed to build and deepen relationships between Rotarians and Rotaractors and seek resources for service projects.  We would like to take this opportunity to ask you to serve as one of our early adopters for the newly created My Rotary.

Because Rotary Fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups work in an assortment of project areas, you are in an excellent position to be among the first to populate these new tools when they launch with projects and discussions, as well as provide us with valuable feedback on the user experience so we can ensure that the global community of Rotary experiences the best possible product.

Be on the lookout for #RISocial updates, and join the conversation online by using #RISocial in your tweets and Facebook posts to help us spread the word about how these new tools will make it easier for Rotarians to better serve our global community.  These new tools will make it easier than ever to raise funds for service projects, find partners, recruit volunteers, connect to others in the Rotary world and start important conversations.

If you are interested in being an early adopter, please sign up here, and be sure to encourage those in your Fellowship or Action Group to do the same. Early adopters will help to populate these new tools with content after launch. If you have an idea to help us spread the word about #RISocial do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] and let us know!

When we engage Rotary, we change lives.

Best Regards,

Jesse Davis
Program Coordinator
Rotary Service Connections
Rotary International

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

Some of the things you do not see anywhere else:

 

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

PROPOSED ROTARIAN ACTION GROUP FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES or RAGES

This week I am inviting you to join RAGES the proposed Rotarian Action Group for the Rhino, Elephant, Orangutan and other endangered species.

We now have 51 members from 11 different countries and we apply to Rotary International for approval this week.  The application will be considered at the Rotary Board meeting in Evanston in October.

Membership is FREE! What we are looking for is for membership and for those joining us to create awareness and to take action in supporting one of the RAGES endorsed projects we have and will list on our web site.

RAGES WEB SITE

Simply go to the registration page and apply.  You can also follow us on Facebook:

FACEBOOK PAGE RAGES this is the open group.

 

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 NOW FOR SYDNEY

 

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #05

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

ATTENTION MONDAY AUGUST 5th MEETING!

President Dick Jennings would like to continue Coolamon Rotary’s support of local businesses.

With this in mind we are inviting you to a dinner meeting on Monday evening, August 5th 2013, with two guest speakers.

Michael Reid is a banker with much experience in business banking.  His presentation will concentrate on finance in the business sector.

Julian McLaren is a Wagga City Councillor, President of Wagga Business Chamber and an investment consultant.  Julian’s presentation will focus on “where to now” in relation to present day factors such as low consumer confidence, meeting the competition from Internet retailers and the drop in the Australian dollar.

Both speakers will be given time to answer questions from the floor.

WHERE: Coolamon Sport and Recreation Club

WHEN: 6:30pm Monday 5 August

COST: $20.00 (tax deductible)

RSVP: by Friday August 2nd to Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157, Henk Hulsman on 02 6927 3486 or Leslie Weston on 0417 293 262.

 

Congratulations Patrick! – Rotary Coolamon awards a Paul Harris Sapphire

President John Routley Hout Bay RC pins the PHF Sapphire on Patrick McLaughlin.

Last Tuesday’s main event (Hout Bay Rotary Weekly Meeting) was kept a close secret from all but the very select.  Patrick’s sapphire to his Paul Harris.  So very well deserved and awarded by Rotary Coolamon in honour of Patrick’s unstinting work within the Health Forum and the Clinic.  Particularly his heroic efforts in organising and running the Rotary Family Health Day held recently in Hout Bay.  John Glassford and his crew let me in on this intended award a while back and after physically sending the award to our current President John, this was presented last Tuesday. T he photographs show the huge surprise and pleasure on Patrick’s face. John Routley played out a video recorded by RC Coolamon to one surprised Patrick and the assembled membership.

Patrick’s response in part-via email:

“In my 31 years of Rotary, and probably in my life as a whole, no such a great thing happened to me in Rotary. I shall treasure that surprise until the going down of the sun.

This must have cost your club a bloody fortune. I am embarrassed. We, the team in Hout Bay, Butch, Allan, Don, everybody, just did “our thing” but I thank you from my heart. This award came at a good time in my life and I feel so proud.”

Patrick.

 

REPORT MEETING MONDAY 29th.  JULY

We had 15 members attend tonight’s club assembly and board meeting.

Major decisions included getting the Rotary Telephone Book published in 2014.  Committee:  Ian Durham Chair, Neil Munro, Christine Atkinson, Miffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, Paul Weston, Ted Hutcheon and Dick Jennings.

Catering for the Trike Convention in Wagga Wagga in March 2014 with the proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.  Between 150-200 Trikers will be attending the Friday night dinner.  Committee includes John Glassford, Wayne Lewis, Bernadette Milne, Miffy Collette, Craig Corrigan and Susan Glassford.

Part of the proceeds from Bingo will go to buy a special bed for the Allawah Lodge to accommodate special patients at a cost of $2,800.

We will cater for the steam train arriving at the Coolamon Railway Station on Friday August 30th for morning tea.

We will support the Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital fete with a bed race in Ganmain.  Details to be confirmed.

All in all an excellent meeting and below is the latest diary.

Diary Reminders

*Monday 5th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.  Two excellent guest speakers will be attending in Julian McLaren and Michael Reid.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th August NO MEETING

*Tuesday 13th August Joint Meeting with Junee in Junee Featuring the Wagga Wagga Male Rugby Choir.  Numbers to Christine Atkinson 0427 880 158.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 19th August Honeywell Science Presentation and Guest Speaker TBA.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Late November early December date TBA: Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

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.

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:

RI President Ron Burton visited the New York Stock Exchange with Rotarians to commemorate that NYSE Euronext joined the United Nations’ Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. This will explore how exchanges can work together with investors, regulators, and companies to enhance corporate transparency on Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) issues and encourage responsible long-term approaches to investment.

Photo from left: Christian Rietzke, president of the Rotary Club of Metro New York City; President Burton; Matts Ingemanson, district governor of District 7230; and Stefan Jekel, past president of Rotary Club of Metro New York City.
Photo courtesy of NYSE/Ben Hider

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Pool.

Once there was a millionaire, who collected live crocs. He kept them in the pool in back of his mansion.

The millionaire also had a beautiful daughter who was single.

One day, the millionaire decides to throw a huge party, and during the party he announces:

“My dear guests, I have a proposition to every man here.  I will give one million dollars, or my daughter, to the man who can swim across this pool full of crocs and emerge unharmed!”

As soon as he finished his last word, there was the sound of a large splash in the pool.  The guy in the pool was swimming with all his might, and the crowd began to cheer him on. Finally, he made it to the other side of the pool unharmed.

The millionaire was impressed. He said, “That was incredible! Fantastic! I didn’t think it could be done! Well, I must keep my end of the bargain. Do you want my daughter or the one million dollars?” The guy catches his breath, then says:

“Listen, I don’t want your money! And I don’t want your daughter! I want the mongrel who pushed me in the pool!”

The Bridge:

A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie!

The genie said, “OK. You released me from the lamp, blah, blah blah. This is the fourth time this month and I’m getting a little sick of these wishes. So you can forget about getting three wishes. You only get one wish.

The man sat down on the beach and thought about it for awhile.  Then he said, “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii; but I’m scared to fly and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so that I can drive over there to visit?”

The genie laughed and said, “That’s impossible! Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete… how much steel…! No. Think of another wish.”

The man tried to think of another wish. Finally, he said, “I’ve been married and divorced several times. My wives always said that I don’t care and that I’m insensitive.

So I wish that I could understand women… know how they feel inside and what they’re thinking when they give me the silent treatment know why they’re crying…know what they really want when they

say, ‘Nothing’…know how to make them truly happy….”

The genie said, “You want that bridge two lanes or four?”

– ERIC VAN SOEST.

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

Children with congenital heart defects, such as this young patient, receive treatment from doctors at the Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center in Kyiv. The facility was founded by Dr. Illya Yemets, a charter member of the Rotary Club of Kyiv. It was the first project the club undertook, in 1992.

The way Olena Ichnatenko tells it, her daughter has two fathers – her birth father and the doctor who gave her a second chance at life at the Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center.

She was 10 days old when doctors operated to correct a congenital defect. Ichnatenko remembers the early days after her daughter was born in a different hospital: “We were told there that our child was dying and that is it.” Only after she took Yaroslava to the cardiac center did she feel a bit of hope for her daughter’s life. Yaroslava, who celebrated her ninth birthday this year, is one of the facility’s many success stories.

Dr. Illya Yemets, a charter member of the Rotary Club of Kyiv, founded the center in 2003, but its beginnings trace back to the 1990s, starting with a visit from Australian Rotarians led by Past District Governor Jack Olsson. They had stopped in Kyiv on a trip to develop exchanges in non-Rotary countries and learned of the need to train surgeons specializing in pediatric heart conditions. In 1991, Olsson arranged for Yemets to train at a children’s hospital in Sydney.

 

FULL STORY HERE

 

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

THE BUTTER FLY TREE CHARITY ZAMBIA

The Butterfly Tree Charity supports rural communities in Zambia decimated by the HIV and AIDS pandemic-providing safe water, safe feeding programmes, improved health and education facilities and an  ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP programme- all funds go directly to the cause and all of the members are volunteers.

A donation will make a huge difference to those who only need the essentials in life…

THE BUTTERFLY TREE CHARITY WEB SITE

 

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

The Orphan Rescue Kit a Coolamon RC Project: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

 

 

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

PP Patrick McLaughlin’s reception as Patrick watches the video we sent him on receipt of his Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire Pin.

On Monday night our club presented a PHF Sapphire pin to PP Patrick McLaughlin via video and with the help of the members of our centennial twin club Hout Bay. President John Routley form Hout Bay organised the presentation and from all accounts it went down very well. Here in Patrick’s words are his feelings on receiving this award form Coolamon:

“In my 31 years of Rotary, and probably in my life as a whole, no such a
great thing happened to me in Rotary. I shall treasure that surprise until
the going down of the sun.

This must have cost your club a bloody fortune. I am embarrassed. We, the
team in Hout Bay, Butch, Allan, Don, everybody, just did “our thing” but I
thank you from my heart. This award came at a good time in my life and I
feel so proud.”

Patrick.

Here is the video that we “sent” to Hout Bay.

CONGRATULATIONS PATRICK!

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #04

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

 

New Rotary year also brings new changes at the top.

As Rotary clubs continue to promote diversity in their membership, Rotary is marking a milestone. Anne L. Matthews, a Rotarian from South Carolina, USA, began her term on 1 July as the first female vice president of Rotary International.

“Women have contributed significantly to Rotary initiatives, and will continue to do so,” says Matthews, who is also the first woman to serve as both a Rotary Foundation trustee and an RI director. “No doubt, the unfortunate and sometimes misleading image of ‘an old boys’ club’ will be buried for good.

Anne L. Matthews, a Rotarian from South Carolina, USA, began her term on 1 July as the first female vice president of Rotary International. Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

Photo: copyright Ian Jennings

Coolamon Blue Grass Great Night!  Great music well done Merin and Philip.

MEETING MONDAY 22nd.  JULY

Members present 10.  Guests included PDG Fred Loneragan, PP David Benn, Helen Lewis and Susan Wingate-Pearse.

President Dick Jennings called a Club Assembly for Monday next the 29th July.  Would ALL members please attend as we have some issues to resolve at this meeting.

Grahame Miles requested that the club through it’s Bingo proceeds purchase a BIG Bed for the Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital.  Grahame on behalf of Neil Munro reported that bingo had made over $6,000 during the past 18 months.

Tonight we also had a talk on the formation of the proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species or RAGES.  The talk was given by John Glassford who is the foundation Chair of this proposed Rotarian Action Group.  The application will be lodged with Rotary International for the board to consider in their upcoming meeting in September/October.   It is a difficult process however RAGES has filled the criteria required to apply in the first place with over 25 members from 7 countries.

This group will be dedicated to the protection of Endangered Species with initially a special emphasis on the plight of African Rhinos, Elephants and Mountain Gorillas.  Other species will follow as more Rotarians join up.

Why the rhino, elephant and mountain gorilla?  Because they are keystone species.

Such species are described as playing a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community.

The role that a keystone species plays in its ecosystem is analogous to the role of a keystone in an arch. While the keystone is under the least pressure of any of the stones in an arch, the arch still collapses without it. Similarly, an ecosystem may experience a dramatic shift if a keystone species is removed, even though that species was a small part of the ecosystem by measures of biomass or productivity.

Click on the logo below for the RAGES web site and join us.

 

Diary Reminders

 

Monday July 29th CLUB ASSEMBLY ALL members are requested to attend.  Club catering.

*Monday 5^th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.  Two excellent guest speakers will be attending in Julian McLaren and Michael Reid.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th MOVED TO Tuesday in Junee.

*Tuesday 13th August Joint Meeting with Junee in Junee Featuring the Wagga Wagga Male Rugby Choir.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Sunday 24th November Rotary Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

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:

 

Rotarians from RI President Ron Burton’s Rotary club in Norman and other clubs visited him at RI headquarters

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Smart Phone.

I love this vision of the future of the smart phone from 1930. They not only got the face time right, but the whole culture: sitting at a table, ignoring your friend, and looking into your phone.

 

The KKK

An Alabama pastor said to his congregation, “Someone in this congregation has spread a rumour that I belong to the Ku Klux Klan.

This is a horrible lie and one which a Christian community cannot tolerate. I am embarrassed and do not intend to accept this.

Now, I want the party who said this to stand and ask forgiveness from God and this Christian family. “No one moved.

The preacher continued, “Do you have the nerve to face me and admit this is a falsehood?

Remember, you will be forgiven and in your heart you will feel glory. Now stand and confess your transgression.”

Again, all was quiet.

Then, slowly, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with a body that would stop a Runaway train rose from the third pew.

Her head was bowed and her voice quivered as she spoke, “Reverend there has been a terrible misunderstanding. I never said you were a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

I simply told a couple of my friends that you were a wizard under the Sheets.”

The preacher fell to his knees, his wife fainted, and the congregation Roared.

~ Life is Short, Smile While You still have Teeth.

The Pirate

A pirate walked into a bar, and the bartender said, “Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. What happened ? You look terrible.”

“What do you mean?” said the pirate, “I feel fine.”

“What about the wooden leg? You didn’t have that before.”

“Well,” said the pirate, “We were in a battle, and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I’m fine now.”

The bartender replied, “Well, OK, but what about that hook? What happened to your hand?”

The pirate explained, “We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook but I’m fine, really.”

“What about that eye patch?”

“Oh,” said the pirate, “One day we were at sea, and a flock of birds flew over. I looked up, and one of them …. in my eye.”

“You’re kidding,” said the bartender. “You couldn’t lose an eye just from bird poo.”

“It was my first day with the hook.”

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

DISTRICT 9700 FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

July 22^nd 2013

The Friendship Exchange Programme is an International exchange programme for Rotarians and Rotary couples that provide participants with the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians, visiting their clubs and participating in the lifestyle/activities of their communities. The goals of the exchange are to advance international understanding and peace through visits across borders, as well as promote inter club relationships, fellowships and service projects. The Rotarians participating gain the opportunity to make long lasting friendships while exploring different areas of the world.

Friendship Exchange in District 9700 is well and truly alive.

A team has just arrived home from District 6200 in Louisiana USA .  The hospitality shown by the Rotarians in Louisiana was amazing and from all accounts a wonderful time was had by all.  The team from Louisiana will arrive in our District in October and Narrandera, Forbes, Orange and Boorowa clubs are busy arranging for their visit.July 22^nd 2013

The Friendship Exchange Program is an International exchange program for Rotarians and Rotary couples that provide participants with the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians, visiting their clubs and participating in the lifestyle/activities of their communities. The goals of the exchange are to advance international understanding and peace through visits across borders, as well as promote interclub relationships, fellowships and service projects. The Rotarians participating gain the opportunity to make long lasting friendships while exploring different areas of the world.

Friendship Exchange in District 9700 is well and truly alive.

A team has just arrived home from District 6200 in Louisiana USA .  The hospitality shown by the Rotarians in Louisiana was amazing and from all accounts a wonderful time was had by all.

The team from Louisiana will arrive in our District in October and Narrandera, Forbes, Orange and Boorowa clubs are busy arranging for their visit.

 

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

SAVE OUR RHINO

Following on with this week’s talk on Endangered Species, here are the details of the Rotary Club of Kenton-on Sea’s project Save The Rhino.

Kenton-on-Sea had a booth at the recent Lisbon Convention and one of the projects they support is the:

 

Chipembere Rhino Foundation.

The Chipembere Rhino Foundation (CRF) is a privately run, registered Non-Profit and Public Benefit Organization comprising of a dedicated team of conservation specialists committed to assisting in the protection and conservation of Africa’s rhino. Assisted by our donors unwavering support CRF has made an impactful difference to the safety and security of Rhino and the Anti-Poaching Units that are dedicated to protecting this iconic flagship species. The commitment by all involved has led to CRF providing tangible equipment, intelligence, technology, education and relocation assistance to Rhino custodians who show a conservation ethic that is shared by the foundation.

The technical and practical experience acquired by the trustees over the past 10 years of Rhino conservation has equipped us in dealing with the Rhino crisis in the most informative and decisive manner. Our partnership with Rhino custodians and the support from donors will help CRF to maintain and constantly improve its efforts in Rhino conservation thereby staying true to its methodical approach of making a difference on the ground – where it counts!

Pictured is the GPS “JULES” Satellite Collar funded by Julia Murray of JuMu Rhino Fund. This collar is now in Chipembere’s emergency action toolbox. In the event that we are called upon to assist with monitoring a particular rhino that could do with this technology we will not have the 3 week manufacturing delay.

Leg collar fitted for satellite tracking.

Kenton Rotary Club meets Jane Goodall – Jane came over especially to meet them and see their stand! Kenton Rotary presented Jane with their limited edition of their SAVE OUR RHINO shirts! What an honour & privilege!

 

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

The Orphan Rescue Kit a Coolamon RC Project: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

 

 

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #03

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

The new Rotary Year started last Saturday for the Rotary Club of Nairobi.  Here is a photo on this unique induction of David Hastie as President of the RC of Nairobi.

What an induction dinner see these dancers in action:

Nairobi Change Over Dinner Dance

Road MAPS to Africa, Coolamon’s International project, is supporting the RC of Nairobi’s education programme for the children of the Mathare slums.

MEETING MONDAY 15th.  JULY

Tonight was a board meeting the first of the new Rotary Year.  Some of the many subjects discussed included:

• BINGO going very well with a reported $4,000 made in 2012-2013.  Last week’s bingo had a good turn out of 25 players and thanks go to Wayne Lewis, Leslie Weston, Dick Jennings and Neil Munro.
• School breakfast initiative support requested by our club and agreed to.
• Markets set for Sunday 24th November.  Markets committee of Paul Weston, Ian Durham, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin and Leslie Weston will be responsible.
• AGM Set for Monday the 28th October.  Start considering putting your hand up to join the board for 2014-2015.
• Telephone Book.  The committee of Ian Durham, Neil Munro, Ted Hutcheon, Paul Weston, Christine Atkinson, Dick Jennings, Miffy Collette and Bernadette Milne will meet to elect a Chair and start on the 2014 or 2015 Rotary Community Telephone Book.
• Dinner badges for partners discussed.  Grahame Miles to contact partners of members to see what they would like in a dinner badge.
• Trike Convention Catering.  March 14th 2014 in all we agreed that we could do the dinner for up to 200 trike members in Wagga Wagga.  Some questions need to be answered by the organisers before we go ahead.
• We agreed to fund the fees for one student from Coolamon, Thomas Graham, to go to the Honeywell Rotary Engineering Summer School in Sydney next summer.
• Saturday October 12th. Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital fete in Ganmain, volunteers required.

All in all a busy night.  Next week our regular Monday meeting will have a talk on Endangered Species by John Glassford.  This is an initiative of 5 Rotarians from 5 countries around the world in setting up a proposed Rotarian Group for Endangered Species, RAGES,  such as the rhino, elephant and mountain gorilla.

RAGES Logo: rhino crying by Paula Wiegmink.

Diary Reminders

Wednesday 17th July Lions Meeting Coolamon Rotary is invited to hear their guest speaker Kylie Dunston from Regional Development Australia talking on the NBN roll out and what it means for the Coolamon Shire.  Dinner meeting 7.00 for 7.30 pm at the Coolamon Sports and Recreation Club.

Friday 19th July to Sunday July 28th 2013 Up-to-Date Art Exhibition.

Winner of the 2012 People’s Choice Award by artist Tim Morris. The award in 2013 will be sponsored by Treats & Treasures Antiques & Collectables.

*Monday 22nd July John Glassford speaking on Endangered Species “What Rotary is doing to save the rhino.”  Gilbert Catering.

*Monday 5^th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.  Two excellent guest speakers will be attending in Julian McLaren and Michael Reid.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th August Board Meeting.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Sunday 24th November Rotary Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

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:

Join new Rotary International President Ron Burton and more than 32,000 supporters in the World’s Biggest Commercial to support the fight to end polio!

 

The World’s Biggest Commercial

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

Three Legged Chook

A man was driving along a rural road one day when he saw a three legged chicken. He was amused enough to drive along side it for a while, as he was driving he noticed the chicken was running 30 mph. Pretty fast chicken, he thought, I wonder just how fast it can run. So he sped up and the chicken did too!

They were now moving along the road at 45 mph! The man in the car sped up again, to his surprise the chicken was still running ahead of him at 60 mph!!! Suddenly the chicken turned off the road and ran down a long driveway leading to a farmhouse. The man followed the chicken to the house and saw a man in the yard and dozens of three legged chickens.

The man in the car called out to the farmer “How did you get all these three legged chickens?” The farmer replied, “I breed ’em. Ya see it’s me, my wife and my son living here and we all like to eat the chicken leg. Since a chicken only has two legs, I started breeding this three legged variety so we could all eat our favorite piece.” “That’s amazing!” said the driver “How do they taste?”

“Don’t rightly know, can’t catch ’em.”

God is missing

A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons behavior. The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak with the clergyman.

The husband said “We might as well. We need to do something before I really lose my temper!”

The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them individually. The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, “Where is God?” The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God?” Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boys face, “WHERE IS GOD?” At that point the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming himself in the closet.

His older brother followed him into the closet and said, “What happened?”

The younger brother replied, “We are in BIG trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it.”

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

British ophthalmologist receives top Foundation alumni award

Dr. Harminder Singh Dua receives the 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal. At right is 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson. Photo by Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

Dr. Harminder Singh Dua, an Indian-born ophthalmologist in Nottingham, England, received the 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal, in late June. He was nominated for the award by District 3030 (Maharashtra, India).

In 1981, Dua travelled from India to Pennsylvania, USA, as a member of a Group Study Exchange team, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Nagpur South, Maharashtra. Recalling the flight that began his trip, from Bombay (now Mumbai) to New York, he said, “Travelling with the sun, we had 24 hours of daylight. Isn’t that a wonderful thought: Let there be no darkness. I had unwittingly captured, at least in part, the spirit of Rotary and the spirit for which I would work for the rest of my life.”

Dua, who is chair and professor of ophthalmology at the University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, has treated patients in the United Kingdom, India, and the United States and has shared his skills with students and colleagues around the world. Renowned as an authority on corneal disorders, he performs advanced surgeries.

While living in India, Dua performed thousands of free operations on poor patients with cataracts and glaucoma at free eye clinics sponsored by Rotarians and non-governmental organizations.

FULL STORY

Reminds me of the Darkness to Light project of Dr. Alok Sharma!

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

* Darkness to light is a RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Services) project.   Rotarian Dr. Alok Sharma PHF, an Eye specialist & member of The Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga will head a team of Rotarians in November 2013 to visit India to treat about 2,000 patients and perform up to 300 cataract operations and to provide free glasses to needy. all free of cost.  Our own Garth and Marg Perkin will be going to India with Alok in November.  We have a few going to the dinner from our club and if you want to join us call Marg Perkin.

Dr. Alok Sharma

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

There is a force within that gives you life – Seek that.  RUMI.

 

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

NEPAL FRIENDSHIP PROJECT

ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE DAYBREAK.

President of the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak, Murray Paterson, reports:

“The 2013 Team has returned Maidi and Dhola Areas, of the Dhading District, Nepal – mostly intact! Dr David Watkins is sporting a “moon boot”, a consequence of stepping out at night without torchlight!

The rest of the Team showed they were seasoned travellers. David is also of course an inveterate and veteran world traveller himself! But he will always take a torch now on his way to the … well you know!!

A successful training program was again conducted in the Amarawati Secondary School in the Dhading District, Nepal. This time the training scope was increased – not just teaching but building, health and mental health as well.

Congratulations to all the intrepid travellers and to all our colleagues in Nepal – a job well done.”

The local Nepali people have extended their thanks to everyone who has contributed to this program. And they want and need us back again they say.  As Dr Arun Jha (a senior Nepalese psychiatrist) noted  –

“For me, it was an extraordinary experience to be with so many people from Australia staying in the tents and offering so many programmes to local people at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed the work, but not the toilet facility!”

It would seem both Dr Jha and Dr Watkins have something to remember!!

That is the essence of our work – working together to build local capacity with the advice and direction of those who know best, our Nepali friends.”

Would you like to join us as we continue to adventure in the Himalayas?

Why not join us in April or in November 2014. Visit the villages, the mental health rehabilitation centre, have dinner with the local Rotary President, trek in Bhutan, ride an elephant in Chitwan; in November shop in New Delhi and meet the Tibetan community in the Indian Himalayas.

Contact:  Murray Paterson RC Of Orange Daybreak

 

ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE DAYBREAK

 

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

The Orphan Rescue Kit a Coolamon RC Project: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

 

Don’t forget to regularly check our club web site for current information such as bingo rosters and various newsletters from the District Governor, the School of St. Jude’s, the monthly membership on the move newsletter as well as several other club bulletins.

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford