Bulletins – Coolamon Rotary

Coolamon RC Bulletin for Week of July 28th 2024

24 July 202423 July 2024 by John J Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for Week of July 28th. 2024

Meeting of Monday 22nd July 2024

President Adrian Lindner welcoming 20 members to the meeting tonight including a welcome return of Leslie and Paul Weston from their three conferences they attended in Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. Leslie and Paul have a quick turn around as they leave for the USA next week to attend their daughter’s wedding in New York.

Members were asked to put their names down for next Monday’s meeting in Ganmain we need 20 to attend, please contact Grahame Miles, ASAP please.

The evening started with a fines session carried out by S@A Albert, and Dick was the main target tonight now that Dick has moved into his new house a 100 yards from the Sports Club!!! Garth won the weight loss competition and Dick and Barry had put on the most weight.

Thanks Mary for the above photo of the early morning get fit team!

Our own PP Albert Suidgeest was the member in the spotlight tonight in our regular segment “Get to Know your Member”. Albert had prepared a slide show of Dianne’s and his trip to Europe. I kept a few photos from Albert’s talk. Dianne and Albert covered a lot of territory on this trip which started in London and finished in London.

Some highlights:

Paying $80 for Fish and Chips in London.
Being at the Moulin Rouge in Paris when the famous windmill lost it’s sails!
Paying $4.00 for one macaron in Paris.
The next stage to Switzerland with some wonderful scenery and ice sculptures.
Overnight in a Swiss Chalet $440.
Swiss Alps to Tuscany then to Monterantini, Florence and Rome.
Above all the architecture was simply stunning and Albert and Dianne took some excellent photos with their smartphones.
The Mother -in-Law Steps were amusing.
Rome to Venice to Munich Albert remarked that Venice was a bit drab.
Then from Munich to Amsterdam via the Rhine Valley, so many bikes.
They then went on a river cruise down the Rhine with some 35 castles in 35 kms.

You need to be there last night to fully understand how much territory and places they visited.

Thankyou Albert for putting this show on, most informative and most enjoyable.

Paul announced that the winner of the June Puzzler was Henk.

The evening finished with the raffle which was won by Mary Potts and second prize to Ian Jennings.

DIARY

N.B. You are always welcome to bring guests to most of our meetings, just advise Ian Jennings if you want to bring a guest along when you respond to the weekly dinner roll call!

You can download the full programme here and note that it will change and that will be reflected in the weekly bulletin and in The Diary on our website:

CRC Program 24-25

*Monday 29th July – Social Dining out 5th Monday. Bring your partners and guests. Meeting will be at the Ganmain Sports Club. CONFIRMED 6.30 FOR 7.00pm.

Wednesday 31st July – The Syngenta Seedcare Institute field days at the CSU farm in Wagga. From 11.30-2.00pm. Volunteers are required.

*Monday 5th August – Guest Speaker Meeting. Deidre Tome (Wagga Sunrise) will speak on domestic violence. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Monday 12th August- CRC Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 5.00 for 5.15 pm.

Monday 12th August – Regular Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm. Presentation on Gears & Beers by Wollundry RC with PP David Byfield and PP Phil MacIntosh.

*Monday 19th August – Guest Speaker Meeting. Dan Uden Death & Taxes Coolamon Sport. Venue Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Saturday 24th August – Ganmain Show. CRC Carpark duties, volunteers needed.

*Monday 2nd September – Guest Speaker Meeting. Cheryl Roberts & Elaine Post Days for Girls Charity. Venue Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Sunday October 6th Gears & Beers Dirty 130 Wollundry RC. Website

Sunday October 20th Open Gardens Day

Saturday October 26th Open Gardens Day

*Friday 25th/Sunday 27th October – D9705 Conference. Mittagong RSL. Bookings open now:

D9705 Conference

One of the highlights will be DG Michael Lapina, a treat indeed. Yes Michael the current D9800 District Governor, and I heard him sing at the Zone 8 Conference in Canberra. Michael and Heather McInally also had the Singapore Convention delegates give them a 6 minute standing ovation following their duet. As you know Heather is the wife of Past RI President Gordon McInally.

JUST FOR LAUGHS

All of the above images were obtained from Facebook.

ROTARY NEWS

NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM

Inspiring Futures

The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) provides talented Year 11 students from around Australia with a 2 week science experience at the start of Year 12. At this hands-on and digital experience, science comes to life and students learn leadership and communication skills and start networking for their future careers. Selections are made following interviews by the District Committee. Over 600 students are selected from Rotary Districts all over Australia to come together for this eye-opening experience. Selected students have an enthusiasm for a career in science, technology, engineering or maths. More information:

NYSF WEBSITE

Extract from the NYSF 2021 Facebook page “Week one of the program included a Nobel Laureate Lecture, a live cross to @CERN in Switzerland, seven Specialist Lectures, two panel discussions, three at-home science experiments, a critical thinking workshop, plus social activities including interest group meetups and a trivia night, it really was a STEM-filled first week at the Program!”

“This week has made me even more g’d up to learn more about different areas of STEM I’ve never considered before!” – Phoebe NYSF 2021 Participant.

FOUNDING PARTNER

Rotary is the Founding Partner of the NYSF, and every year Rotarians continue to support the NYSF Year 12 Program by promoting the opportunity in local communities, managing applications and selections of students and assisting with funding or fund-raising for student fees to attend. Rotarians also volunteer during the NYSF Year 12 Program in January. We estimate that Rotarians contribute more than 20,000 volunteer hours to the NYSF every year. You can use the Rotary Club Finder to search for your local Rotary Clubs.

JULY IS ROTARY LEADERSHIP MONTH

ROTARY CLUB OF COOLAMON Inc. 2024-25

Chartered March 3rd, 1971; Sponsoring Club Narrandera Rotary Club

President: Adrian Lindner
President-Elect 2025-2026: Mary Potts
Secretary: Paul Weston
Treasurer: Mary Potts
Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
Membership Director: Brian Pattison
Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
Youth Services Director: Scott Mudd
Club Admin Director: Ian Jennings
Public Image Director: Grahame Miles
Sergeant @ Arms: Albert Suidgeest
Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
Immediate Past President and Vice-President: John Bond
Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
Webmaster: John Glassford

Coolamon RC Bulletin for Week of July 21st 2024

23 July 202416 July 2024 by John J Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for Week of July 21st 2024

Meeting of Monday 15th July 2024

President Adrian Lindner welcoming 19 members and 7 guests to the meeting tonight including Kevin & Marion Farrell, Dianne Suidgeest, Gillian and Rod Hebels, Annette St. Clair.

Our guest speaker was Annette St. Clair who was introduced by President Adrian after dinner was served.

Annette spoke on the Aimee St Clair Melanoma Trust that was created to honour her daughter Aimee. Aimee passed away due to melanoma at the age of 23 the day after her birthday.

Annette spoke with passion about her daughter and started by telling us that she was a nurse at the Wagga Base Hospital for many years. When Aimee was 20 she discovered a lump in her groin which was incorrectly diagnosed. Annette went on to say always consult your GP who knows you better than any other doctor for a correct diagnosis.

Melanoma is so unpredictable and Aimee went on a journey that was tough and must have been heart wrenching for the family. Aimee went through 12-18 months of surgery removing lumps in her back as large as golf balls. This went well until the cancer started to spread through her body and eventually into her brain.

Chemotherapy had no effect on the tumours however radiotherapy controlled the brain tumour. Aimee’s story has been well publicised throughout the Riverina. Aimee’s 23rd birthday was a party with her softball friends and asked her mother if it was time to go? Aimee knew that it was time to go to heaven and the next day went to heaven in the company of her mother and her friends.

This is a long and inspirational story about a young lady who left us far too soon. In 2010 Annette and Peter St Clair started the Aimee St Clair Melanoma Trust which is in honour of Aimee and a legacy for her that keeps on growing and doing wonderful work. As always they need help to reach more and more sufferers of Melanoma.

Instead of reporting on everything that Annette had to say you can read about this wonderful “project” on the link in this excellent website below:

Aimee St Clair Melanoma Trust

Here are some photos that need no explaining as well some that Annette did not have time to share last night. Annette left some brochures and leaflets on the Trust and how to support this very worthwhile cause.

President Adrian Lindner then gave a vote of thanks to Annette after so many questions from the audience present tonight. Adrian then presented Annette with a cheque for $500.00 on behalf of our club for the Aimee St Clair Melanoma Trust. Thank you Annette truly Service Above Self! You are an inspiration well done!

Above photo courtesy of Scott Mudd

After that inspirational talk by Annette Adrian called for general business and briefly:

Volunteers called for manning the car park for the Ganmain show on August 24th. Ten hands went up.
Daryl Breust advised members that The Syngenta Seedcare Institute field days at the CSU farm in Wagga. Syngenta will supply all the food and we supply the caravan and do the cooking. The event is being held on Wednesday 31^st July from 11.30-2.00pm. Volunteers are required.
Anne Rzeszowski said that the CSU Open Day catering was now being conducted by the RC of Wagga Wagga and we are no longer required.
In absentia Grahame Miles asked for numbers for the 5th Monday night to be held in Ganmain on Monday 29th July. Grahame needs 20 diners. The general concession was that we would get 20.

We concluded the evening with the S@A fines and raffle session. Albert started with a joke which was well received. The S@A then went on to issue some pertinent fines all well deserved especially the one about the dog and Barry.

The raffle was won by Howard with 2nd prize going to Alex.

DIARY

*Monday 22nd July – Social Night. Get to know your member meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm. TONIGHT will be PP Albert Suidgeest talking about his recent overseas journey Followed by a Q&A with President Adrian and Albert.

*Monday 29th July – Social Dining out 5th Monday. Bring your partners and guests. Meeting will be at the Ganmain Sports Club. CONFIRMED 6.30 FOR 7.00pm.

Wednesday 31st July – The Syngenta Seedcare Institute field days at the CSU farm in Wagga. From 11.30-2.00pm. Volunteers are required.

*Monday 5th August – Speaker Meeting. Deidre Tome (Wagga Sunrise) will speak on domestic violence. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Monday 12th August- CRC Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 5.00 for 5.15 pm.

Monday 12th August – Regular Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Saturday 24th August – Ganmain Show. CRC Carpark duties, volunteers needed.

You can download the full programme here and note that it will change and that will be reflected in the weekly bulletin:

CRC Program 24-25

Sunday October 6th Gears & Beers Dirty 130 Wollundry RC. Website

Sunday October 20th Open Gardens Day

Saturday October 26th Open Gardens Day

*Friday 25th/Sunday 27th October – D9705 Conference. Mittagong RSL. Bookings open now:

D9705 Conference

JUST FOR LAUGHS

All of the above images were obtained from Facebook.

ROTARY NEWS

Youth Programmes

Rotary believes in developing the next generation of leaders. Our programs help younger leaders build leadership skills, expand education and learn the value of service.

RYLA ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Objectives: RYLA is a challenging 7 day residential program for young people aged 18 to 28. RYLA offers a unique opportunity for motivated individuals to access some influential and inspirational speakers and trainers. With presentations, workshops and exercises, attendees will be introduced to concepts of effective leadership including:

Leadership Theory,
Communication,
Resilience,
Mental Health,
Values & Ethics,
Leadership in Service & Community,
Youth Leadership,
Goal Setting/Visioning,
Conflict Resolution & Mindfulness

What do the RYLArians take home with them? The program aims to help them to:

Build communication and problem-solving skills
Discover strategies for becoming a dynamic leader in their school or community
Learn from community leaders, inspirational speakers, and peer mentors
Unlock their potential to turn motivation into action
Have fun and form lasting friendships
Build on the existing leadership of participants
Encourage participants to further develop their own skills, talents and abilities, and
Remind participants of their responsibility to their communities and to the world.

How do you get involved?

RYLA applications are open to young people aged between 18 and 28 located in the geographic region of Rotary District 9705.

Each participant must be sponsored by a Rotary or Rotaract Club in District 9705. The sponsorship fee for 2024 WAS $1,250 per person (no GST applicable), TO BE DETERMINED FOR 2025.

Participants must complete an online application form (https://forms.gle/fpFNBXYY6iJsJAWS9) and have a Rotary and Rotaract Club Endorsement Form signed by their Sponsoring Club.

RYLA-Participant-Information-Pack-2024

JULY IS ROTARY LEADERSHIP MONTH

ROTARY CLUB OF COOLAMON Inc. 2024-25

Chartered March 3rd, 1971; Sponsoring Club Narrandera Rotary Club

President: Adrian Lindner
President-Elect 2025-2026: Mary Potts
Secretary: Paul Weston
Treasurer: Mary Potts
Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
Membership Director: Brian Pattison
Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
Youth Services Director: Scott Mudd
Club Admin Director: Ian Jennings
Public Image Director: Grahame Miles
Sergeant @ Arms: Albert Suidgeest
Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
Immediate Past President and Vice-President: John Bond
Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
Webmaster: John Glassford

Coolamon RC Bulletin for Week of July 14th 2024

16 July 20249 July 2024 by John J Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for Week of July 14th 2024

Meeting of Monday 8th July 2024

Our first meeting for the new Rotary year began with president Adrian Lindner welcoming 17 members along to what became an excellent start to the new Rotary year.

Adrian gave a short summary of the preceding board meeting of which all members will receive the minutes within 7 days.

Adrian read out a thank you letter from Claire Munro expressing here deep felt thanks for the tribute we paid to PP Neil Munro PHF, with a special reference to Bondy the resident cellist. There was also a thank you letter from Allawah Lodge for the donation towards their work in our community.

Rural Supplies Petrol Offer letter to Adrian:

I have received your email regarding sponsorship. We are happy to let you have our litres for dollars promotion for the month of August 2024

How does it work? We pay .0025 cents per litre for every litre of fuel sold for the particular month

How do you get more money? Simply push the fact to your members to fill up at Rural Supplies Coolamon…….. the more we sell the more you get, so it’s in your groups interest to push the fact

How much money will you expect at the end of month? We normally sell around 200,000 litres per month so 200,000 x .0025 = $500 of course that varies with the amount we sell.

Adrian handed out the D9705 Directory and a leaflet on the Dinner programme for August and September. This leaflet will be printed on our printer and left at various locations in our Shire. We have a busy schedule upcoming so keep an eye out for the leaflet and for the diary in this bulletin.

Adrian reminded all present that we have our first guest speaker in Annette St. Clair from the Melanoma Institute of Australia will speak on melanoma and skin care.

Acting Secretary JJG spoke briefly about the Working With Children Check numbers that all members must have and must renew when they come up every 5 years.

Adrian then outlined some of the upcoming events and more discussion took place on the proposed work ahead of us as a club during the night.

Reports were then given by:

Treasurer Mary Potts advising all members that our 6 monthly membership fees of $150 are now due. The club has paid Rotary International and Rotary Down Under as well as our D9705 fees. So it is up to each and every member to pay on time please. (Well done Mary for making it to the meeting last night, soldier on).
Service Projects Director Anne then spoke on the following events that we have been asked to provide catering for;

- CSU Open Day Sunday 28th July from 10.30-2.30pm. We have been asked to provide a quote for 400 bacon and egg rolls. We discussed charging $10 per roll which is a gross return of $4,000. A list for volunteers was sent around and Anne got a good response. It will require our food van to be taken to the site at the CSU.
- BBQ at CSU farm on Wednesday 31st July 11.30am to 2 pm We did the event 2 years ago and it was good remuneration for little outlay. Syngenta provided the meat/bread etc we provided to van and manpower (3-4 people would be enough). We also need someone with a vehicle that can tow the van from the CSU to the farm and from the site back to Coolamon. Recommendation: We undertake this event and volunteers were forthcoming at the meeting.
- Marrar Madness Saturday 7th September. We need around 12 volunteers for this event that starts at 10.00am and finishes at 7.00pm. We decided to support this event again this year and we have a number of volunteers however more are needed. Contact Anne.
- Red Nose day in Coolamon August 9th. We were asked to run a BBQ on this day. However we decided not to do this one as it would provide competition to the local businesses in Coolamon.

3. Youth Services Director Scott Mudd has a good handle on the portfolio and will be looking at some special projects for our youth. This will include:

- An emphasis on youth vocational training with education and career advice and help in many areas. Some of Scott’s ideas will include nursing, teaching and trades. Adrian and Scott will be meeting with the Coolamon Central School to see how we can facilitate this.
- Other programmes such as RYLA, RYPEN, RYDA and the NYSF will be supported. (NB if you need the acronyms translated please let me know). Looking good for Youth in 2024-2025.

4. Public Image Director Grahame is looking at the 5th Monday meetings and suggested that we attend the Ganmain Sports Club on Wednesday July 31st in lieu of the Monday meeting. The next 5th Monday is in September and it was suggested that we could go to the Ariah Park Hotel for lunch again in lieu of the regular Monday meeting on the 29th September. There was general consensus that both days would be suitable.

Adrian spoke on corporate membership and that he is looking at getting the larger organisations and businesses to join our club as a corporate member. This will involve changing our By-Laws to accommodate this.

Other business done included a request by Daryl for the club to thank the Coolamon Rovers Football and Netball clubs for their support for the Red Shield appeal held at the Coolamon Sports events recently. Mary Potts will help with this.

Albert presented John Nulty with a box of chocolates for his 81st birthday and John was given a hearty happy birthday song. John then shouted the bar for his happy day.

NB: Albert Suidgeest advised us that he now has 5 gardens for the Open Garden days to be held on Sunday 20th and Saturday 26th October. These gardens included some town gardens and other larger gardens. Lorraine Farrelly has agreed to do Devonshire teas as part of her garden viewing.

Albert then held his first session as this year’s S@A and as he always does recited a couple for jokes and fined a few members mainly Bondy for his national anthem played many times at our change over dinner and Barry for running down a sheep.

The raffle was won by Anne and second prize to JJG.

All in all an excellent start to the new Rotary year and the preparation put on by our President was noted and very much appreciated.

The meeting closed on time and was followed by a meeting of the CRCTB 2024 committee while the other members retreated the bar to celebrate with John Nulty.

DIARY – PAY ATTENTION – A LOT GOING ON!

*Monday 15th July – Speaker Meeting. Annette St. Clair will speak on melanoma and skin care. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

*Monday 22nd July – Social Night. Get to know your member meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

*Monday 29th July – Social Dining out 5th Monday. Bring your partners and guests. Meeting will be at the Ganmain Sports Club. CONFIRMED 6.30 FOR 7.00pm.

*Monday 5th August – Speaker Meeting. Deidre Tome (Wagga Sunrise) will speak on domestic violence. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Monday 12th August- CRC Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 5.00 for 5.15 pm.

Monday 12th August- Regular Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

You can download the full programme here and note that it will change and that will be reflected in the weekly bulletin:

CRC Program 24-25

Sunday October 6th Gears & Beers Dirty 130 Wollundry RC. Website

Sunday October 20th Open Gardens Day

Saturday October 26th Open Gardens Day

*Friday 25th/Sunday 27th October – D9705 Conference. Mittagong RSL. Bookings open now:

D9705 Conference

JUST FOR LAUGHS

All of the above images were obtained from Facebook.

ROTARY NEWS

COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB BANNER

One of the enjoyable parts of being a Rotarian is the visiting of other clubs in your area or when you travel in the world. Wherever you go there is a Rotary club probably in the town or city that you are visiting. There are some 1,172,671 members in 38,851 clubs in 528 districts in 221 countries around the world.

To find a club simply go to Rotary.org and the go to Club Search:

https://my.rotary.org/en/club-search

Type in teh city or town and there will be a list of clubs in that area. You can then click on the club that you would like to visit to get meeting times, venues and contact details. I always do this prior to travelling anywhere as it is always a meaningful and rewarding way to meet local people.

Before the meeting introduce yourself and ask if you can exchange club banners. Most clubs still practice this tradition. Coolamon has a box of club banners that you are welcome to so take a few with you along on your next trip away from Coolamon. I have exchanged with over 60 different clubs now around the world including Chicago ONE in 2005. (The very first Rotary club that was formed in 1905 by Paul Harris.)

When you return to our club you can then present the banners that you have collected to the meeting. We then attach these banners to our displays which we put up for special occasions.

Here is one banner that I exchanged in Samoa in 2010. This was with Marco Kappenberger who lives in Apia and is a member of the Rotary E-Club of Latinoamérica, Secretary 2007-08, District 4200, www.recl.org Environment Fellowship of Rotarians, President Apia, Samoa.

Here are some of the many banners that we have as a club exchanged over the years:

JULY IS ROTARY LEADERSHIP MONTH

ROTARY CLUB OF COOLAMON Inc. 2024-25

Chartered March 3rd, 1971; Sponsoring Club Narrandera Rotary Club

President: Adrian Lindner
President-Elect 2025-2026: Mary Potts
Secretary: Paul Weston
Treasurer: Mary Potts
Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
Membership Director: Brian Pattison
Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
Youth Services Director: Scott Mudd
Club Admin Director: Ian Jennings
Public Image Director: Grahame Miles
Sergeant @ Arms: Albert Suidgeest
Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
Immediate Past President and Vice-President: John Bond
Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
Webmaster: John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for Week of July 7th 2024

9 July 20242 July 2024 by John J Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for Week of July 7th 2024

Meeting of Monday 1st July 2024

Tonight we held our annual change over dinner. The baton was handed over to President Adrian Lindner from IPP John Bond.

MC Daryl Breust got proceedings under way at 7.00pm and we had four apologies being PDG Fred and Rae Loneragan, who was ill. Leslie and Paul Weston who are in Europe attending three conferences.

Past Area Governor Garth Perkin made a very interesting and thought provoking welcome to country. Garth consulted with a Wiradjuri Elder from Narrandera, Michael Lyons, on what should be said at such a meeting. Well done Garth.

Our local Anglican Priest and fellow Rotarian Scott Mudd proposed the toast to our partners.

We had the pleasure of the District Governor attending this year’s changeover dinner DG Rob Uhl. DG Rob came all the way from Moss Vale when PDG Fred Loneragan could not make it due to illness.

We had 63 guests, members, partners and visiting Rotarians attend last night’s meeting. As with all change over dinners it went very well. DG Rob Uhl remarked on what a vibrant Rotary club we have in Coolamon.

Our guests included our Coolamon Shire Mayor Dave McCann OAM. Dave proposed the toast to Rotary International and DG Rob responded to the kind words spoken by our Mayor.

As always an excellent Chinese meal followed by the induction of Adrian Lindner as our President for 2024-2025 by outgoing President John Bond. We did manage to get a few renditions of Advance Australia Fair!!!!

President Adrian then introduced his board of directors for the upcoming year. So good to see some new faces taking on board positions. Adrian outlined his goals for our club for the year ahead and I am sure that we will achieve these goals with his leadership.

We had visitors from Junee, Wagga Wagga Sunrise and some special guests being Claire Munro and 4 of her family. Neil Munro would have enjoyed the evening with a tribute played for Neil by our local cellist Bondy.

Our Master of Ceremonies Daryl Breust did a superb job of keeping the meeting to time and a most enjoyable evening was had by all who attended with plenty of fellowship and friendship.

Here is a gallery of the event as the night unfolded:

Having a chat with our DG Rob last night, it looks like Rob is organising a wonderful D9705 Conference to be held in Mittagong from the 25th to the 27th October at the Mittagong RSL. We need to support our DG and book now on the following website:

D9705 Conference

DIARY – PAY ATTENTION – A LOT GOING ON!

Monday 8th July – CRC Board Meeting (2nd Mon. of the month). Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 5.00 for 5.15 pm.

Monday 8th July – Regular Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

*Monday 15th July – Speaker Meeting. Annette St. Clair will speak on melanoma and skin care. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

*Monday 22nd July – Social Night. Get to know your member meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

*Monday 29th July – 5th Monday Social Dining out (venue to be decided). Bring your partners and guests.

*Monday 5th August – Speaker Meeting. Deidre Tome (Wagga Sunrise) will speak on domestic violence. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

Monday 12th August- CRC Board Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 5.00 for 5.15 pm.

Monday 12th August- Regular Meeting. Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm.

You can download the full programme here and note that it will change and that will be reflected in the weekly bulletin:

CRC Program 24-25

Sunday October 6th Gears & Beers Dirty 130 Wollundry RC. Website

*Friday 25th/Sunday 27th October – D9705 Conference. Mittagong RSL. Bookings open now:

D9705 Conference

THE PUZZLER

Answers to the last puzzles:

Wordy one: The two words are overt and covert. Rebus puzzle: 1) space invaders, 2) growing economy, 3) head for cover, 4) noon tea, 5) forgive and forget, 6) corporate downsizing, 7) in between jobs, 8) win with ease, 9) try to understand.

This month’s puzzles:

Riddle: I have a neck, but no head. I have two arms, but no hands. What am I?

Brain teaser: Who is biggest, Mr Bigger, Mrs Bigger, or their baby?

JUST FOR LAUGHS

All of the above images were obtained from Facebook.

ROTARY NEWS

President Stephanie Urchick is ready to lead Rotary toward another winning season:

It’s a frigid January night, the second in a row to dip below zero degrees Fahrenheit in Chicago.

Schools are closed, events canceled, flights grounded. Outside an arctic blast is howling, but inside Stephanie Urchick’s condo, the party is sizzling.

Urchick wears jeans and a Pittsburgh Steelers T-shirt with a “Magic of Rotary” pin affixed. Draped over one of her shoulders is a “Terrible Towel,” an iconic yellow dish towel-size piece of fabric that stalwart fans of the American football team wave to rally their team. The occasional cheer or groan punctuates the party’s chatter…………….

Urchick grew up here in western Pennsylvania, near the border of West Virginia, a countryside of forests and farms in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Both her maternal and paternal grandparents moved here from Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine), settling down to take advantage of the jobs in the region’s coal mines and steel mills. When she arrived in the United States, her mother knew one sentence: “Give me some potatoes.”

Urchick’s culture and her family remain important to her………… read the full story below:

RI President Stephanie Urchick

JULY IS ROTARY LEADERSHIP MONTH

ROTARY CLUB OF COOLAMON Inc. 2024-25

Chartered March 3rd, 1971; Sponsoring Club Narrandera Rotary Club

President: Adrian Lindner
President-Elect 2025-2026: Mary Potts
Secretary: Paul Weston
Treasurer: Mary Potts
Rotary Foundation Director: Gary Truscott
Membership Director: Brian Pattison
Service Projects Director: Anne Rzeszkowski
Youth Services Director: Scott Mudd
Club Admin Director: Ian Jennings
Public Image Director: Grahame Miles
Sergeant @ Arms: Albert Suidgeest
Club Environment Representative: Adrian Lindner
Immediate Past President and Vice-President: John Bond
Bulletin Editors: Paul Weston and John Glassford
Webmaster: John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for June 2024

2 July 202430 June 2024 by John J Glassford

Coolamon Rotary Bulletin for June 2024

Click on the links below for the weekly bulletins from June there were only three in June due to the King’s Birthday weekend or I missed a week!!!!

Bulletin for Week of 27/05/2024

Bulletin for Week of 23/06/2024

Meeting of Monday 24th June

Our President John Bond “Bondy” welcomed 20 members to his last regular meeting tonight as our President for 2023-2024. We also welcomed our guest Michael Suidgeest to another meeting. Always very welcome Michael.

Paul reported on the non-board meeting as we did not have the required quorum of 5 directors. The non-board discussed the arrangements for the upcoming change over on Monday. The next BoD meeting will be held on Monday 8th July and then on every second Monday unless that falls on a public holiday.

Adrian was the only entry to the May puzzler so he won a free raffle ticket.

Leslie and Paul will be going to Europe for three conferences and will be away for three weeks. Then they will be going to New York for their daughter’s wedding.

Adrian spoke on the D9705 change over dinner held in Young on the weekend and there were 103 Rotarians and their guests attending. AG Garth attended so it was good to have two members of our club attend this change over.

Daryl reported on the Red Shield Appeal weekend. Barry, Vicki and Bear collected in Marrar. On Sunday at the football Daryl, Mary, Bondy and Lexi collected donations. It was one of the best results for a Red Shield appeal since we stopped door knocking. We raised $1,700 for the Salvation Army. Well done to all who volunteered and Daryl expressed his thanks to all who helped.

Daryl also praised the Coolamon Football Club with donations from patrons who used the football club’s tap and go machine. And a lot of patrons paid for their entry to the ground and added $ for the Salvos. We need to send a letter of thanks to the Coolamon Football club for this wonderful support.

Vicki reported on the great weigh in which Bear won with a total loss of 14kgs.

Adrian, Henk, Garth, John G and others will be meeting at the Sports Club on Monday afternoon at 3.00pm to set up tables, decorations and banners for our change over dinner.

It was our last meeting with the S@A and his corporal who give way to Albert next year, as Albert will be our S@A for 2023-2024. As it was the duos last fines session, no one was spared. The raffle was won by Daryl with a 2nd prize of chocs going to Dick and the 3rd prize of lemonades to Bondy.

Well done Bondy for your year as our President, it has been a lot of fun. As you can see from the photos at the end of this bulletin, we as a club, achieved a lot and worked hard for our community. Above all we had a lot of fun.

We wish PE Adrian a wonderful year as our President 2024-2025.

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P.E. Adrian has advised the bulletin that Mary Potts has agreed to be our President for 2025-2026. Adrian also said that Vicki will be our Treasurer in 2025-2026. Congratulations Mary and Vicki!

DIARY – PAY ATTENTION – A LOT GOING ON!

*Monday 1st July – CRC Annual Changeover Dinner.Coolamon Sport Rec Club, 6.30 for 7.00 pm. Cost of $30 per head and please bring a desert. Guests and partners are very welcome.