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Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #41

MAY IS ROTARY’S

YOUTH SERVICE MONTH

MEMBERS ABROAD

Don and Sally Write:

Grahame and Sharon write:

MEETING MONDAY MAY 16th. 2016

Last night we had a normal meeting but far from normal.  Plenty of robust discussion on a variety of subjects!

We had one guest Helen Lewis and 15 members present.  We had fun, did some work and enjoyed the fellowship before, during and after the meeting.

Change Over season is almost here and invites are starting to arrive.  Wagga Wagga Kooringal 15th June, Griffith Avanti 18th June with a bush band and Wagga Wagga 23rd June.

Planning for our change over dinner for the 27th June is well under way.

President Wayne Lewis advised all members of the upcoming Leadership Workshop Training to be held in Young over two days on the 18th and 19th June.  Other information included invitations to go to South Dakota as part of the D9700 to D5610 friendship exchange visit.

Paul Weston read the last Board meeting minutes.

Neil Munro offered the services of his nephew Scott Munro and his partner Kate to talk on Cambodia regarding water for a school project they are involved in.

Bingo showed a profit of $188 with 14 players.

Mark Reardon gave us a run down on the upcoming Red Shield Appeal set for Saturday 28th May in Ganmain and Sunday 29th May in Coolamon, both days coincide with the home footy games.  Volunteers needed please contact Mark Reardon.

John Glassford held a short survey on how our members use the D9700 and Coolamon social media outlets.  Results in the Footnote at the end of the bulletin.  Summary we have a long way to go!

Trevor Parkes conducted the meat tray raffle which was won by Henk Hulsman.

Dick Jennings was Sargent and had us all laughing with the fine session.

All in all an excellent meeting.

See you all next week.

Diary Reminders

Monday May 23rd T.B.A.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

*Monday 30th May Guest Speaker is Shane Bullock on “The Beef Feedlot Industry”.  Shane is The Manager of the Jindalee Feedlot at Stockinbingal.  All members are asked to attend to say a big thank you to Shane for his generous donation of Moo Poo.

Wednesday June 8th Last Board Meeting for 2015-2016.

Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.

Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

PRESIDENT K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

ROTARACT OUTSTANDING PROJECT AWARD RECOGNIZES INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

FULL STORY HERE

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

The 1918 Rotary Convention was held in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. How much do you know about#Rotary Conventions? Take the quiz:http://on.rotary.org/ConventionQuiz

The Win the War Convention

Attendance rose by over 50% at the Convention with 4,034 individuals registered for the Convention and 367 clubs represented. Membership growth had risen by over 6,200 in the last year. The largest attendance in Kansas City occurred when Sir Harry Lauder entertained potential new Rotarians in a crowd of some 13,000.

President Leslie Pidgeon, the first non-U. S. President, in a wonderfully crafted speech addressed the convention on “Rotary as a living force”.

Paul Harris did not attend but (yet again) sent his message. Almost always, secretary Chesley Perry read it out to the Convention. Harris told delegates that there were 3 very available ways for Rotary to project its influence out into the non-Rotarian world. Firstly, by the elimination of all except general interest matter from the columns of ‘The Rotarian’, making of it a messenger of service and by the adoption of the usual means of increasing its circulation among magazine readers in general. Secondly, by the development of the vocational section plan to a point of real efficiency. Thirdly, by holding club meetings to which the public are invited.

Harris concluded his address by writing, “If it is to be the part of Rotary to educate the individual, then in very truth it may be said that Rotarians shall be leaders of men”.

District 9700 Web Site

ROTARY INFORMATION

Goyang City will be hosting the Rotary’s 107th annual international convention, which is expected to attract more than 50,000 Rotary club members from more than 160 countries including Korea, making it the most multicultural nonprofit gathering in Korea.

The convention is scheduled to be held at the Kintex convention center in Gyeonggi Province from May 28 to June 1 and it is estimated to host roughly 25,000 foreign nationals. The Rotary is a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s pressing humanitarian challenges.

“In two weeks’ time, Kintex will host the Rotary International Convention, which will not be exclusive to Rotarians, and it is an event that I believe will contribute to Korean society in many ways,” said Rotary Host Organizing Committee chair Yun Sang-koo at a press conference in Press Center Seoul on Wednesday.

Korea Tourism Organization CEO Jung Chang-soo speaks at a press conference in Press Center Seoul on Wednesday for the upcoming Rotary International Convention. (Rotary International)

FULL STORY HERE

RAGES NEWS

About Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots from the Jane Goodall Institute on Vimeo.

PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE KENYA AND RAGES.

We feel that the potential now exists for RAGES and JGI Kenya to launch a significant community project out of Kenya and by the 4th quarter 2016.  Reaching the JGI East Africa region including Tanzania. Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

JGI Kenya Jamey Email March 2016

CONSERVATION LIBRARIES

• We start with the most basic level CONSERVATION BOX LIBRARY – simple wooden/metal box table that will house 50 or so books. Then it grows to:

• A CONSERVATION CORNER LIBRARY – 200/300 book version of above but more traditional bookshelves for the corner of any community structure. Which in turn becomes:

• A CONSERVATION WORKING LIBRARY – a structure that serves as library and educational outreach of a variety materials and workshops.

 

 

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FOOTNOTE

INTERNET SURVEY COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB MONDAY 16TH MAY.

Last night we conducted a quick Internet survey of our members present 15.

THE INTERNET

1.   D9700 Web Site:

How many times do you access D9700 web site?

Daily     0% Weekly   13%  Rarely  40%  Never  47%

Log on with password Yes 34% /No  66%

2.   D9700 Facebook Page:

Have you been on the D9700 Facebook Page?

Yes  13% /No  87%

3.   Coolamon Web Site:

Do you use the Club web site apart from the Weekly Bulletin?

Yes  47% /No  53%

4.   Facebook

Are you on Facebook?

Yes  60%  /No  40%

5.  Do you use the Club Facebook page?

Yes  27% /No  73%

P.S. 100% use the Coolamon web site for our weekly bulletin.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #40

MAY IS ROTARY’S

YOUTH SERVICE MONTH

HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY

MEETING MONDAY MAY 9th. 2016

Tonight’s guest speaker was Charlie Thompson, barista and coffee lover.  Our guests were Marilyn Jennings, Sally Farmer, Sharon Kiss and Terry Kiss.  16 members attended another good turn out with several of our farmer members able to come along after the great rain.

Chair for the evening was PP Garth Perkin.  It was a lively meeting with some discussion on the multi purpose bike track accumulating some good funding from the Healthy Shire Committee and our own Rotary District 9700 matching grant.

Reminders that May 11th is a board meeting 7.00 pm at the club and that Thursday night Bingo is on captained by Ian Jennings.

Don Dyce gave a report on the USA D5610 friendship visit and feels that maybe a couple of our members will go on the exchange trip to South Dakota in August.

Charlie Thompson in full flight.  Charlie gave a confident talk on his love of all things coffee.  There are three categories of coffee, Commodity or consumed in the country of origin, Commercial mainly Robusta and dark roasted to hide the taste of poor quality coffee.  Most of our coffee consumed is Robusta.  Specialty coffee usually Arabica and grown at altitude in wet climates such as Kenya and Ethiopia.

Charlie went on to demonstrate the best way to make a good cup of coffee and shared some with his audience.

There were many many questions and Rtn. Steve Exton thanked Charlie for his talk.

One year ago Charlie’s brother and fellow Rotarian Alex Thompson visited a coffee plantation started in 1920 by George Glassford, (my Father).

The meeting was in fits of laughter with the fines session led by Ted Hutcheon and supported by Trevor Parkes.  Ted was in fine form last night.

Diary Reminders

Wednesday May 11th Board Meeting.

Thursday May 12th BINGO: Ian Jennings (Capt), Steve Exton, Rod Jarrett, Ivan Furner.

NB BINGO If you cannot make your roster it is YOUR responsibility to obtain a replacement.  If you do not do this you are putting those who will be there under undue stress.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.   Postponed to October.

Monday May 16th TBA

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.

Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.  The Pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again and it won again.

The local paper read: PASTOR’S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. The next day the local paper headline read:

BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR’S ASS.

This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Pastor to get rid of the donkey. The Pastor decided to give it to a Nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The Bishop fainted. He informed the Nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farm for $10. The next day the paper read:

NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10

This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read:

NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

The Bishop was buried the next day. The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . . even shorten your life.

So be yourself and enjoy life.

Stop worrying about everyone else’s ass and just cover your own !!!

You’ll be a lot happier and live longer!

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

While visiting Rwanda as part of a Medicare mission, Vanathy and I had the great honor of meeting with President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame. I hope to see future partnerships develop between Rotary and the Rwandan government. Read more about my trip here:

http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2016-03-04/197665/

During my visit the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK), the local teaching hospital in Kigali.

Vanathy and I paid our respects at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

The Rotary ladies at work !! We are hard at work this afternoon creating beautiful bouquets for our ladies in Hospital and residents of Nurraburra and Greenstone lodge ?? now we are off to deliver !! Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mums out there from the Temora Rotary Club ?? — feeling wonderful.

ROTARY INFORMATION

THE ROTARIAN CONVERSATION WITH THE EDGE AND GARVIN EVANS

Photo Credit: Samy Mosher

Editor’s note: After the May 2016 issue of The Rotarian went to press, we were saddened to learn of the death of Garvin Evans, who along with his son, U2 guitarist The Edge, appeared on the cover of that issue. Evans was a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Dublin North. We are grateful that we were able to share his remarkable story with our readers.

***

The boys of U2 are home. It’s Friday, 27 November, two weeks after the terrorist attacks in Paris. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. had been in Paris that terrible evening, rehearsing at the venue where they were scheduled to perform the following night. Instead, they had to be evacuated. This band has always been known for its political and social activism, and its songs’ messages against war and terrorism. Tonight, those themes feel particularly relevant.

At 3Arena, once a railway station in the Dublin Docklands, thousands of fans are happily mashed together on the standing-room-only floor. They’re drinking beer and buzzing restlessly as they wait for their hometown heroes, who are wrapping up their six-month iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, to take the stage. When the plaintive opening “ohhh-OH-oh ” notes of “The Miracle of Joey Ramone ” sound, followed by The Edge’s scorching, staccato guitar riff –ba-DA-dah, ba-DA-dah – the crowd goes insane.

The Edge’s father, Garvin Evans, 84, was in the arena to hear his son play in the first of four Dublin shows earlier this week, and he will be here again for what was meant to be the final show of the U2 tour. (The band will return to Paris for two rescheduled shows.) The following day, Evans, a tenor, will be singing in a local production of Messiah.

Evans is a big fan not only of U2 but also of Handel, Welsh hymns, golf (he’s an honorary life member of the Royal Dublin Golf Club), really good claret, and Tuesdays, “when three or four of us go to a pub and have a Guinness. ” He adores his three kids, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He is secretary of his Presbyterian church and sings in the choir. He is also a longtime member of Rotary and the reason The Rotarian is visiting Dublin: to speak with him and his son about what they have in common and how they’ve inspired each other to try to make the world a better place.

Frequent Rotarian contributor Julie Bain meets them in the five-star Merrion Hotel in Dublin’s city center. Both men arrive early and looking spiffy, Evans in a black and red plaid tie and The Edge, born David Evans, in his signature knitted cap 
and buttery-soft black leather jacket. Evans, born in South Wales, displays a bit of the characteristic Welsh reserve, and so does his son, who was born in London in 1961 before his parents moved to Dublin in 1962. (His mother, Gwenda, died in 2012.) 
The two don’t hug, but they are clearly affectionate and loving. Here, they discuss the topics that are most meaningful to them.

FULL STORY HERE

RAGES NEWS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH 90 YEARS YOUNG.

 

 

HUMAN GREED A VERY SAD STORY:

RAGES WEB SITE       JOIN RAGES HERE.

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FOOTNOTE

Atlanta RICON 2017

10th-14th JUNE 2017

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #39

MAY IS ROTARY’S

YOUTH SERVICE MONTH

MEETING MONDAY MAY 2nd. 2016

Last night we held our monthly club assembly.  15 members were present a very good role up for a club assembly.  It shows that our members new and old care about our club and our future.

President Wayne Lewis welcomed all and we got straight down to business and in bullet form here are some of the items of interest discussed.

• President Wayne reported on the D9700 Conference DISCON 2016.  We all enjoyed the event and the speakers were of a high standard.  As always the best part of a DISCON is the fellowship and meeting like minded people.   The Beatnix concert was a big hit with Don and Sally rocking the ailes of the Civic Theater with DGE Micheal Milston and Ann Dib also DGN George Weston and Carol.
• Wayne thanked all of the hosts and supporters of the District 5610 Friendship Exchange team, especially the host families:   Jann and Daryl Breust, Leslie and Paul Weston, Marg and Garth Perkin, Ted Hutcheon, Susan and John Glassford, Sally Farmer and Don Dyce.  Thanks to Trevor Parkes for driving the bus and special thanks to Dick Jennings for collecting the bus from Leeton.  As well we also wish to thank Wayne and Helen for their time as well driving the bus and being there.
• Discussion on how we could have improved the visit ensued with some good ideas including a progressive dinner on one of the 4 nights we had our American guests.  Wayne also thanked those who were responsible for the welcome dinner on ANZAC Day evening including Myffy Collette, Bern Milne, Susan Glassford, Heather McKinley and the two cooks Steve Exton and Alex Thompson.
• A return visit to District 5610 was discussed and it will be in October this year.  However it is doubtful that any of our members will be joining the visit to South Dakota and D5610.
• Thanks to Alex Thompson for organizing the visit to the Junee Licorice Factory for lunch with our American guests.  Photos by Ian Durham:

• Dave McKinley spoke on the Coolamon Rotary Moo Poo project and will invite the members interested to form a committee to plan the next Moo Poo event.
• Dave McKinley will also organise a Pride of Workmanship for our Change Over Night and called for nominations from our members for this award.  Please let Dave have your nominations and a resume supporting your nomination, in to Dave by May 30th.
• Wayne also called for any Paul Harris Fellowship nominations as soon as possible as time is running out to get this done by our change over night.
• John Glassford spoke briefly about the Council On Legislation 2016 and the changes upcoming to our Constitution and Club By-laws.  One significant change is to allow clubs the freedom to decide on frequency of meetings.  This will all  become clear before our AGM to be held before the 31st December 2016.
• The D9700 District Designated Funds grant of $2,000 for the Coolamon Bike Track in the Kindra Forest was discussed and we should send an invoice to D9700 asap.
• Wayne tabled a request from PDG John Egan for our club to support Aboriginal Health.
• Bingo discussed by Grahame Miles who is talking a few weeks to go traveling again!
• Treasure Henk reminded us all that some of us have not paid our dues from January 1st as yet.  To remain a paid up member is one of our responsibilities as a Rotarian.

DGND* John Glassford informed the meeting that in order to give the position of Governor 2018-2019 the best chance that he will resign as Foundation Director and Bulletin Editor effective July 1st 2016.  John called on our members to support him in the year 2018-2019.  John and Susan will be attending the Zones 8 and 7B Institute in Penrith at the end of August a full week of DGN training.

JG has been a member of the Coolamon Club since 2003 and during that time has been a board member for the past 12 years and bulletin editor since 2009.   PP Paul Weston offered to take on the Bulletin Editor next Rotary year.

PE Don Dyce called for nominations for Foundation Director.

*DGDN District Governor Nominee Designate.

All in all a very bust night and we closed with another humorous fines session by Ted Hutcheon and Trevor Parkes announced the winner of the raffle being Grahame  Miles who won a meat tray.

Finally the Taste of Africa Night to have been held on Saturday May 14th has been postponed to October to give us more time to make it a success.

Diary Reminders

Monday May 9th.  TBA.

Wednesday May 11th Board Meeting.

Thursday May 12th BINGO: Ian Jennings (Capt), Steve Exton, Rod Jarrett, Ivan Furner.

NB BINGO If you cannot make your roster it is YOUR responsibility to obtain a replacement.  If you do not do this you are putting those who will be there under undue stress.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.   Postponed to October.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

Thursday June 9th BINGO: Henk Hulsman (Capt), Trevor Parkes, Ted Hutcheon, Dick Jennings.

Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

Pope Francis thanks Rotary for its efforts to end polio and urges Rotary members to continue vaccination campaigns

Vatican City (30 April 2016) — Nearly 9,000 members of Rotary from across the globe attended the Jubilee Audience at the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square on 30 April 2016 at the invitation of Pope Francis.

At the end of the Audience, a delegation of Rotary members – led by Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran – met Pope Francis where he emphasized the importance of vaccinations against polio and urged Rotary to continue.

Pope Francis follows Paul VI and John Paul II in connecting with Rotary to encourage their support of a more peaceful and compassionate world.

More than 9,000 Rotarians gathered in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican this morning, invited by Pope Francis. “Vaccinations against polio are important,” he said. “Tell the Rotarians to please continue.”

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

The Careers Expo at the Young Town Hall today saw the first outing for The Driver Simulator. DG Gary and Marilyn visited Young especially to check it out. The simulator was well received by the students who attended the Expo.

Wednesday MAY 4th.    Wed 18:00 · Wagga Wagga, NSW

ROTARACT AUSTRALIA

ROTARY INFORMATION

BOWELCARE PROGRAMME

During May 2016, the Rotary Bowelcare Program will be in operation throughout Australia and Rotary Club’s are encouraged to participate with the co-operation of the proprietors of local community pharmacies.

If you are over 40, you, your spouse or partner, other family members and friends in this age group should participate in the Bowelcare program.

Do you know?
•Cancer of the large bowel is the most common internal cancer affecting Australians.
•The lifetime risk in developing cancer is one in 19 in Australian men and one in 27 for Australian women.
•Ninety per cent of bowel cancers can be cured if detected early.
•Australia has one of the highest incidences of colorectal cancer in the world.
•Each year about 11,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are detected resulting in about 5500 deaths.
•The incidence of bowel cancer has not fallen over the past 20 years.
•The chance of contracting bowel cancer increases progressively from age 40.
•Deaths from bowel cancer each year are double the road toll.

BOWELCARE WEB SITE

Cost of Kit

BowelCare kits will be sold for $15.00 each. This price covers pathology testing and notification of results to both the participant and their nominated Doctor.

 

Anneka Svenska SAYS NO!

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FOOTNOTE

POLITICS and Post Turtles

As a rule we do not discuss politics in our Rotary Club, so here is one description of a politician that I cannot resist posting here.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #38

APRIL IS ROTARY’S

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MONTH

ANZAC DAY 2016

“MEETING” MONDAY APRIL 25th. 2016

ANZAC Day 2016.  There was no official meeting today however we did host 11 Americans from District 5610 to a welcome BBQ at the Sports Club.  Thanks to all the hosts who met the team at Wagga Wagga airport.  Thanks also to Lance and Robyn Gillespie for bringing out Norm and Linda who arrived from New Zealand.

Many thanks to Myffy Collette and Bernadette Milne as well as Susan Glassford for the salads.  The BBQ was cooked by Steve Exton and Alex Thompson with the steaks supplied by Henk Hulsman.

There were 15 members present a great role up for ANZAC Day!

Our guests were 11 D 5610 Friendship Exchange team members:

Rtn. Dr. Sandra Christenson, James Shafer RC Downtown Sioux Falls, PDG Nancy Moose and Rtn Roger Moose RC Madison SD, Rtn Larry Janssen and Marcia Janssen RC Brookings, PDG Linda Peterson and Rtn. Norman Peterson RC Rapid City, Rtn. Verl Scheibe and partner Kathy RC Custer, Rtn. Carol Nielsen RC Sioux Falls West.

Partners present were: Heather McKinley, Sally Farmer, Marg Perkin, Helen Lewis, Susan Glassford and Jann Breust.

Visiting Rotarians Robyn and Lance Gillespie Rotary Friendship Exchange Committee RC of Narrandera.

District 5610 Web Site

The D5610 team exchanged banners with President Wayne Lewis.  A good night of fellowship followed and we are sure that the team slept well that night.

Next day the team was shown some of Coolamon’s highlights including the upcoming Cheese factory, the Up-to-Date Store.  They then went to Junee for lunch at the Licorice Factory followed by a tour of the Junee Round House.

Today the Team visited Huff ‘n’ Puff Constructions in Ganmain followed by a mystery trip to Narrandera and then to Wagga Wagga and the CSU.  More news next week.

President Wayne Lewis wishes to thank one and all for a busy week with the D9700 DISCON, the visit of the D5610 Team.  Wayne would like to specially thank the host families for their generous time with the Americans and not forgetting the drivers and other members who spent time with them.  Their visit is not over as yet still another day to go.

Photos of these visits and subsequent visits next week.  NB I need photos from any of the hosts and guides that may have some, please send them to me, thanks.

Diary Reminders

Monday May 2nd MAY DAY!  Club Assembly and Planning.

Monday May 9th.  TBA.

Wednesday May 11th Board Meeting.

Thursday May 12th BINGO: Ian Jennings (Capt), Steve Exton, Rod Jarrett, Ivan Furner.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange Hotel Conobolas.

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

Join us in celebrating World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, by helping spread the word that#vaccineswork. Learn what #Rotary is doing to help end polio for good: buff.ly/1SZQ6q3

Register for the Jubilee of Rotarians and join Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran and thousands of Rotary members in a reserved section at St. Peter’s Square in Rome.

Rotary invites you to attend a weekend of events highlighted by a Jubilee Audience with Honorary Rotarian His Holiness Pope Francis on 30 April.

This Jubilee, as established by Pope Francis, is a commitment to serve with joy and in peace across the world.

Visit www.rotary-jubilee2016.org to register and to view the full program.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

 DISCON D 9700 2016

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

 Muhammad Mallah Hamza (left) with Rotarian Andreas von Bardeau outside Bardeau’s castle, Schloss Kornberg.  Photo Credit: Mark Baker

That was the uncertain odyssey facing Muhammad Mallah Hamza, a 26-year-old ethnic Kurd, in late 2014 when he decided to leave his native Syria. The trip would lead the recent college graduate to a picturesque Austrian village – and into the arms of a local Rotary club that would allow him to begin a new life while helping others in his situation.

FULL STORY

In 3 days, on Saturday 30.04.2016, Kenya will host the largest ivory burn in history!  This will be a clear statement against elephant poaching!   Let’s hope this will mark the beginning of the end for the global ivory trade, which kills an estimated 33,000 elephants every year!

BURNING IVORY THE DEBATE.

 

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FOOTNOTE

BEST CLUB BULLETIN

Announced at District Conference that:

COOLAMON ROTARY CLUB WAS THE  WINNER IN 2016.
Awarded to the club that during the Rotary year has produced a bulletin on a regular basis that
consistently meets the following criteria:
• has a high quality front cover that includes the name of the club, RI President, District
Governor and Club President as well as the Rotary emblem and theme for the year
• contains useful information such as board members, details about club members, Rotary
Grace, Four Way Test etc.
• contains specific information useful to members such as rosters, club news, future events,
guest speaker program
• reports on last meeting
• includes the Club President’s report
• contains Rotary information for educational purposes eg. TRF, RI Projects
• has an attractive presentation through use of layout, headlines, colour
• is well written, easy to follow, error free and contains reliable information
• is regularly forwarded to the DG, DGE, DGN, District Secretary, AG for club group and
other clubs within the group.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #37

APRIL IS ROTARY’S

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MONTH

MEETING MONDAY APRIL 18th. 2016

Tonight we had a very good and enjoyable meeting with our own catering, i.e. a BBQ on the Rotary/Lions BBQ at the Sports Club.  The steaks were the best (thanks Henk), and cooked to perfection by Daryl Breust and Steve Exton.  Our two intrepid Ganmain members Myffy Collette and Bernadette Milne provided the salads.  All in all a big effort from all concerned.

Our guest speaker tonight was Georgia Booth from Ganmain.  Georgia is still at the Kinross School in Orange and took the opportunity to talk about her experience at the Honeywell National Summer School that Georgia attended recently.

Guests tonight included Michelle and John Booth from Ganmain, Darcy Miles grandson of Grahame Miles and Phoung from Vietnam.  Partners Sharon Miles, Marilyn Jennings, Helen Lewis and Susan Glassford along with 19 members attended a great turn out.

President Wayne Lewis congratulated John and Susan Glassford on their appointment as District Governor  Nominee Designate and partner as Governor to District 9700 for the Rotary year 2018-2019.

President Wayne Lewis spoke of the upcoming District Conference in Wagga Wagga on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th.  More members were invited to attend.  Wayne advised the meeting that the Southern Aurora will be in Coolamon on Monday ANZAC Day with a trip to Junee and back to Coolamon leaving at 1.30 pm and returning by 3.00 pm.

Several reports presented including the vandalism of the flag poles in Lions park, a successful Bingo Night raising a net $349.  Pride of workmanship awards nominations required by Dave McKinley.  Myffy spoke briefly on the Coolamon newspaper and that the Coolamon Community Diary will be coming to our Club.

Ted Hutcheon conducted a very amusing fines session as Sergeant and Susan won the raffle of a beautiful box of organic garlic products donated by the Booth family.

A committee meeting was held after the meeting to plan the Rotary Friendship Exchange visit starting on ANZAC Day with 11 visiting Rotarians and partners from the USA District 5610.  A full report and photos in next week’s bulletin.

Guest Speaker Georgia Booth

Georgia spoke very well of Rotary and thanked the club for sponsoring her to the Honeywell Summer Camp.  Georgia visited the UNSW, Sydney University, Sydney Technical University and Wollongong University.  Georgia took part in several civil engineering projects including making a parachute to drop an egg from the 1st floor of a building and it did not break.

Georgia visited Blue Scope Steel, RAAF base and SITA Waste Management facilities.  Georgia was able to discuss future careers in Civil Engineering and is keen to do Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering  as well still competing in triathlons.

PP Ian Durham thanked Georgia and presented her with a well engineered kangaroo money pouch.

All of our members were very impressed with Georgia and hope that one day Georgia will come back to give progress talks on her career.

Please support the Booth family from Ganmain and their garlic growing enterprise:

Ganmain Garlic

Woodpark Ganmain contact John Booth 0427 276 402.

Ganmain Garlic is unbleached, less traveled and full of flavour!

Diary Reminders

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

Monday April 25th ANZAC Day 2016 USA District 5610 USA Friendship Exchange.

Monday May 2nd Club Assembly Business Meeting.

Monday May 9th.  TBA.

Wednesday May 11th Board Meeting.

Thursday May 12th BINGO: Ian Jennings (Capt), Steve Exton, Rod Jarrett, Ivan Furner.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

Saturday June 25th D9700 Change Over in Orange

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

RI PRESIDENT-ELECT

JOHN F. GERM
PRESIDENT 2016-17
ROTARY CLUB OF CHATTANOOGA
TENNESSEE, USA
John F. Germ is board chair and chief executive officer of Campbell and Associates Inc., consulting engineers. He joined the firm as an engineer in 1965 after four years in the U.S. Air Force. He serves on the boards of several organizations, including the board and executive committee of the Public Education Foundation, Orange Grove Center Inc., and as board chair of Blood Assurance Inc. He also is founder and treasurer of the Chattanooga State Technical Community College Foundation and president of the Tennessee Jaycee Foundation.

He was Tennessee Young Man of the Year in 1970; Engineer of the Year, 1986; Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year, 1992; and Tennessee Community Organizations Volunteer of the Year, 2009. He is a recipient of the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award and the Arthritis Foundation Circle of Hope Award. In 2013, the White House recognized him as a Champion of Change.

Germ joined Rotary in 1976 and has served Rotary as vice president, director, Foundation trustee and vice chair, aide to the Foundation trustee chair, chair of Rotary’s US$200 Million Challenge, RI Board Executive Committee member, RI president’s aide, Council on Legislation representative and chair, membership zone coordinator, chair of numerous committees, area coordinator, RI training leader, and district governor.

Germ has received RI’s Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Judy, are Benefactors and members of the Arch Klumph Society of The Rotary Foundation. They have four children and six grandchildren.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

 

Harris as a student at the University of Vermont in Burlington, 1886.

Harris was raised by his grandparents, Howard and Pamela Rustin Harris, and saw his parents only occasionally. He grew to revere the family values that characterized the New England of his youth.

 

 FULL STORY HERE

ROTARY INFORMATION

COL 2016 CHICAGO

COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION GRANTS CLUBS GREATER FLEXIBILITY

 

 

Kenya prepares for world’s largest ivory burn

Ahead of the mass burning event to take place in Nairobi National Park on Saturday 30th April, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) personnel have begun transferring over 100 tonnes of seized ivory and 1.35 tonnes of rhino horn to the site.

RAGES WEB SITE       JOIN RAGES HERE.

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FOOTNOTE

At Calingiri WA a bale compaction press using 400 tonnes of hydraulic pressure and compresses a 8′ x 4′ x 4′ 750 kg oaten hay bale to 1.2 m x 1.2 m x 900 mm for shipping to China.  The machine is 20 years old and is portable.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #36

APRIL IS ROTARY’S

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MONTH

MEETING MONDAY APRIL 11th. 2016

Rotarian Ted Hutcheon regaled with the Reader’s Digest version of the story of his life at tonight’s meeting.  Ted certainly has led an interesting life, and his story had numerous surprises for many of us.  We weren’t surprised to hear that Ted was not a standout at primary school, but were surprised to hear that he completed an advanced uni degree, including several years of accounting.

After working for Jerilderie Shire as a clerk (the youngest clerk to serve in NSW) for a few years, he returned to Coolamon to work in the family business (Hutcheon & Pearce) selling farm machinery.  Ted eventually took over a few John Deere franchises in NSW, and made a career out of selling tractors and making a range of loans to farmers (and friends!).  Ted has made numerous trips to America to tour John Deere facilities, and has some interesting stories to tell (too numerous to recount here!).

Apart from selling farm equipment, Ted has been involved in a number of interesting hobbies, including racing cars, flying small aircraft, and shooting targets (he was state champion two years ago).  Ted’s son Aaron has taken over the family business, so Ted’s legacy will carry on.

Diary Reminders

Wednesday April 13th Board Meeting

Thursday April 14th BINGO Roster: Ian Durham (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Paul Weston, Leslie Weston.

*Monday April 18th Honeywell Summer Science School with Georgia Booth from Golden Ganmain. 

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

Monday April 25th ANZAC Day 2016 USA District 5610 USA Friendship Exchange.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

APRIL 2016 Presidential Message

Many years ago, in Kolkata, India, I had the chance to meet Mother Teresa. She was an incredible woman with an incredible force of personality. When she walked down the street, the crowd parted in front of her like the Red Sea. Yet when you talked to her, if you mentioned the tremendous things she had done, she almost did not engage in this topic at all. By many reports, if you asked her what her greatest achievement was, she would answer, “I am an expert in cleaning toilets.”

The answer was both humorous and absolutely serious. Her business was caring for others. Toilets had to be cleaned, so she cleaned them. There was no question of a job being beneath her. Helping people who needed help was her work, and there was nothing higher, nothing in the world more important than that.

FULL MESSAGE HERE.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR GARY ROBERTS D 9700

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

 

Today, only 29,000 rhinos survive in the wild. Four of the five rhino species are threatened. Three are critically endangered.

Learn more at rhinos.org

Missing For 9 Years, Ahmed The Elephant Returns.

Andrea Turkalo, who’s gotten to know some 4,000 forest elephants over the past 20 years, has recently spent months focused on a bit of sad detective work: Through careful observation, she’s been slowly piecing together a list of the dead and of the living.

Each day, as many as 100 elephants materialize in front of her viewing platform in the Dzanga Bai forest clearing in Central African Republic. While the elephants socialize, wrestle, mate, and drink mineral-rich water, the Wildlife Conservation Society researcher figures out which of her study elephants were killed during a 2013 raid by Seleka rebels, and which survived. It is difficult work for someone who considers these animals to be family.

FULL STORY HERE

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FOOTNOTE

Susan and I are currently in Western Australia conducting a straw bale workshop at Calingiri NE of Perth.

During last weekend I was interviewed by the selection committee for our District Governor for 2018-2019 via Skype.

I am humbled and honoured to have been selected to serve our District 9700 as Governor for 2018-2019.

Susan and I look forward to the challenge ahead and to be mindful of the legacy left for us by all the Governors Past, Present and Future who have worked so hard to maintain our Rotary presence in our District with some 41 Rotary Clubs.

This is the first time that a Governor has been selected from the Coolamon Rotary Club.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #35

APRIL IS ROTARY’S

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH MONTH

Our own Tracy Monica Ochieng is going to University once Tracy has chosen the course that she wants to attend.  We have helped Tracy through High School and now Tracy has graduated Tracy will obtain qualifications in Maternal and Child Health.

Then Tracy is going back to Mathare to work  for the women and children in that slum that we have visited many times now.  We are all very proud of this young lady who we met in Mathare in 2011 after climbing the Mountains of the Moon.

Quinter and Tracy Ochieng Tracy is in her school uniform.

Recent visit by the Mount Kenya ANZAC Day 2015 Team to Mathare.

April 2nd 2016, Latest news from Tracy:

How are you and your family? Hope this New Year you are having new experiences like I am. I passed my KCSE exams and am glad I have a direct entry to the public universities here in Kenya.

I had 60 aggregate points that’s a B. a C+ in maths, B+ in English, B+ in biology, C+ in chemistry, B-in Swahili, B- in Geography, and a D+ in computer studies.

I thank God for the results and for your unending support, your pride and belief in me, I am who I am because of you, I have an education, I am empowered because you made me feel like a champion. I’m eager to join the university with all aggressiveness to do something that will enable me give out to my society and have a better Mathare.

Tracy Monica

MEETING MONDAY APRIL 4th. 2016

Tonight 16 members attended our monthly Club Assembly.

It was wonderful to have Ted Hutcheon back after his very recent car accident and his stay in the ICU at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital.

The following topics were discussed some at length and with passion:

• Easter Markets a great result with a net return of around $1,200.
• District Assembly due to the upcoming sowing of crops only 3 Directors will be going to Grenfell on Sunday morning.  Don Dyce, Dave McKinley and Dick Jennings will represent Coolamon.
• A discussion on the meaning of a Paul Harris Fellow explained by John Glassford.
• RYLA Coolamon has sponsored two candidates this year.
• Guest speakers Ian Jennings is doing a great job and next week we have the life and fun times of Ted Hutcheon followed by Georgia Booth on Golden Ganmain Garlic on Monday 18th April.
• We allocated the billets for the visit of the Rotary Friendship team from D 5610 USA  Serving 43 clubs in South Dakota, northwestern Iowa, southwestern Minnesota, and Sioux City, Nebraska.
• A committee, made up of the hosts for the American team has been formed.  We need to meet asap to plan the stay of these friends from Dakota!  Don Dyce will coordinate the committee.
• DISCON 2016 Wagga Wagga we now have around 10 members going on Saturday 23rd April.  We need more members to attend please.  To our new members it is a great way to learn about Rotary and to have two past RI Presidents in attendance is very rare indeed.  Bill Boyd is a wonderful speaker and worth the price of admission alone.
• A Taste of Africa Night Saturday May 14th flyers will be ready next week and Alex Thompson will collect them and give you each some to send to and give to your friends.
• ShelterBox stay tuned for a ShelterBox day in Coolamon this Friday 8th April contact Wayne Lewis. URGENT!

Diary Reminders

Friday April 8th SHELTERBOX in Coolamon.

Sunday April 10th District Assembly Club Directors Training at Grenfell High School 9.00 am start.

Monday April 11th The Life and Fun Times of Ted Hutcheon.

Wednesday April 13th Board Meeting

Thursday April 14th BINGO Roster: Ian Durham (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Paul Weston, Leslie Weston.

*Monday April 18th Garlic Night with Georgia Booth from Golden Ganmain. 

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

Monday April 25th ANZAC Day 2016 USA District 5610 USA Friendship Exchange.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

Following the Syrian polio outbreak and the influx of refugees, the country of Jordan faced a possible outbreak in their country. Through their diligence and commitment, the country has not reported a single case of polio within its borders.

http://on.rotary.org/1ZNHKHI

Here is a great story from Wagga Wagga Rotary Club. 

 

WRAPPED IN AUSTRALIA: Rex Flores and Graeme Callander Wagga Wagga Rotary Club, have been part of an extraordinary journey. Picture: Kieren L Tilly

FILIPINO Rex Flores faced being forced to leave Australia next week until the same extraordinary community spirit that helped save his life last year convinced the federal government to grant him permanent residency.

FULL STORY HERE.

What a couple of days we’ve had! (aka some VERY early mornings!) here Claire & Tina are representing Rotaract Club of Griffith Inc. on Sunrise this morning – did you see our signs on all the weather crosses?

Also really happy that our Burrumbuttock Hay Runners effort on the highway made it to a few media outlets (even the 7News Sydney 6pm bulletin & Pauline Hanson’s Facebook Page) – and even the man himself, Brendan Farrell for Australian of the year stopped to take a photo! We will announce our final fundraised amount this afternoon! 

Thank you again to our friends, family and community for helping us raise money to this worthwhile cause!!

Some photos click on the thumb nails below for the larger version:

ROTARY INFORMATION

 

Rotarians equipped the neonatal intensive care unit. More than 160,000 babies have been delivered in the hospital since Rotarians became involved.

What Kerstin Jeska-Thorwart remembers is the silence. No birds chirping, no dogs barking, no car engines revving. Nothing. “I’ve never heard such a silence before, and never since,” she says. “I knew something must have happened.”

It was 9:35 the morning after Christmas 2004, and in Sri Lanka, it was a Poya Day, a Buddhist public holiday held every full moon. Jeska-Thorwart, a lawyer from Germany, was on vacation in Hikkaduwa, on the island’s southwestern coast. Any other morning of her holiday she and her husband would have been on the beach, but today they stayed back at their vacation home, up a small hill about a half-mile from the water’s edge, to clean and prepare for guests.

After a few minutes, sound returned, as though it had been switched on. Now she heard people running, crying. She went down the main road to see what had happened. She saw people in swimming suits, shoeless, covered in blood.

They told her there was a big wave.

The tsunami, as she later learned, was caused when an earthquake with the estimated force of 23,000 atomic bombs rattled the floor of the Indian Ocean. The seabed rose 10 feet, displacing 7 cubic miles of water. A wall of water, in some places up to 100 feet high, slammed into countries throughout Southeast Asia and as far away as Africa. All told, more than 230,000 people died in 14 countries, and 1.7 million were left homeless. More than half of the dead were in Indonesia, followed by Sri Lanka, where 35,000 people were killed.

In the picture above, an orangutan can be seen exploring the bleak landscape they must once have called home, with a dart lodged into their back. Sadly, orangutans are often shot on sight if they wander onto a palm oil plantation. Over the past two decades alone, an estimated 20,000 of these animals lost their lives at the hands of the palm oil industry, and it has been estimated that they could be extinct in just thirty years if their current declining population trend continues.

Rome hosts Italy’s first ivory crush

Almost one ton of seized ivory, with an estimated value of USD $5 million, was destroyed at the Circus Maximus in Rome last week.

Government officials helped to load the tusks and carved models into an industrial stone crusher and a steamroller before the pieces were disposed of permanently.

RAGES NEWS BULLETIN MARCH 2016

RAGES WEB SITE       JOIN RAGES HERE.

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FOOTNOTE

CRUISING  YESTERDAY AND TODAY

This is how we used to travel to England from Kenya in the 50s. Union Castle Line or the BI Line through the Suez Canal onto Naples, Gibraltar then into the Bay of Biscay before Tilbury in London. The ships used to stand on their heads in the Bay of Biscay. Great fun! This was the Rhodesia Castle of the Union Castle Line.

The ship hit a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay, and the storm and size of the waves are etched into my memory. The ship rolled so far from side to side that she shuddered each time to regain her equilibrium. All we could hear was furniture and glassware and china crashing everywhere and muffled screams, as everyone had been ordered to their cabins by the Captain.

All except my Mother, sister and I and another woman and her daughter, who decided in all our wisdom, that up in the lounge was by far the best place in a storm. We were duly thrown about with the rest of the furniture (not bolted down in those days), the grand piano ended up in the Bay of Biscay in pieces.

NOT TODAY Cruising is for sissies with all the stabalisers!

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #34

MARCH IS ROTARY’S WATER & SANITATION MONTH

Message from the Oloimugi Maasai Village on water!

All thanks to John James Glassford and the Coolamon Rotary Club for the water tank in our Cultural centre please have a Happy Easter.

Armicus Philip Mayan.

ROTARY EASTER MARKETS 2016

A picture is worth 1000 words so they say.  Here are a few photos of our Rotary Easter Markets held on Easter Saturday.  Although the stalls in number were down the quality was excellent and the patronage excellent.

The Markets committee have done a great job and thanks to you all.

The committee would like to thank all who volunteered:

Those who came and worked included:

Heather McKinley, Maureen Hulsman, Trevor Parkes, Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Don Dyce, Dave McKinley, Wayne Lewis, Neil Munro, Myffy Collette, Bern Milne, Dick Jennings (THE Auctioneer), Ian Durham, John Glassford and Henk Hulsman.

No meeting this Monday being a public holiday.

Our next meeting is very important and will be a club assembly to discuss and plan the Friendship Exchange from the USA and the upcoming District Conference among other items of importance and of interest to all our members.

N.B. Note Bene

Reminder to attend the meeting on Monday April 4th where we will allocate billets for the USA Visitors from D 5610.

DISTRICT 5610 USA SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA 

Diary Reminders

Monday April 4th Club Assembly and Planning of Friendship USA Exchange from D5610.

Sunday April 10th District Assembly Club Directors Training at Grenfell High School 9.00 am start.

Monday April 11th TBA

Wednesday April 13th Board Meeting

Thursday April 14th BINGO Roster: Ian Durham (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Paul Weston, Leslie Weston.

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

Monday April 25th ANZAC Day 2016 USA District 5610 USA Friendship Exchange.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

*Monday June 27th Change Over Dinner at Coolamon. DEFINITE.

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

While back at Rotary headquarters this week, General Secretary John Hewko, Past General Secretary Ed Futa, Don Garner, and I hosted officials from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Organization (TECO). Pictured with us is (from left to right): Deputy Director General Samuel Kuo, Director General Calvin Ho, and Director Joseph Sun.

I would like to thank Taipei officials for their support of Rotary. In the past five years, membership has grown to 726 clubs with more than 34,000 members in Taiwan.

PS Coolamon will be manning the RAGES display in the Upper Foyer at the Civic Centre during the DISCON.   Give us a hand please on Saturday, thanks.

THE ROTARY BELL

In 1922, U.S. Rotarians organized an attendance contest; the challenge was that the losing clubs would join in giving the winning club a prize. The Rotary Club of New York City was declared the winner and to them was awarded as a prize a bell from a popular patrol boat, which was placed on wood that came from HMS “Victory”, Admiral Nelson’s vessel at the battle of Trafalgar.

Since then, the bell used in Rotary meetings started to represent, as on the ships, order, discipline and the time to guide us through the weekly hour and a half meetings. The bell informs us with its sound the beginning of the Rotary meeting, at which time people present should stand, same as at the end, in order to salute the national and Rotary flags. The gavel symbolizes the authority invested in the Rotarian elected to the highest position in Rotary, and through him, reminds those present of his authority.

When presidents transmit their positions to their successors at the end of their mandate, they give the bell their last hit turning the gavel over to their successor, symbolizing the transfer of authority.

This is personal and here are some of the rhinos that we met in Sibuya last May:

VERY ANGRY RIGHT NOW!

RAGES WEB SITE       JOIN RAGES HERE.

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FOOTNOTE

This will form the raffle prize question this week.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #33

STOP PRESS! URGENT.

We need volunteers for the Easter Markets and the ShelterBox appeal both at the Up-to-Date Store this Saturday morning.  Please contact Leslie Weston or Paul Weston ASAP.

MARCH IS ROTARY’S WATER & SANITATION MONTH

750 million people worldwide don’t have clean water.

World Water Day is March 22. Clean water, better lives!

CLEAN WATER DAY

SHELTERBOX ARRIVES IN FIJI

Last Saturday we held a ShelterBox morning in Ganmain. On hand were Myffy Collette, Bernadette Milne, Trevor Parkes, Don Dyce, Wayne Lewis, John Glassford, Paul Weston, Leslie Weston and Bogart Weston.  As always the Ganmain people are very generous.

RYDA program held in Wagga this week, a big thank you to Ian Durham and Henk Hulsman for volunteering their day last Friday to look after the contingent from the Coolamon Central School and other schools that took part.

RYDA Rotary Youth Driver Awareness now comes under RSE or Road Safety Education a Non for Profit Organisation and Rotary is one of their Corporate Partners.  The Patron is Sir William Deane and the Chair is Kerry Chikarovski.

MEETING MONDAY MARCH 21st. 2016

Tonight we met at the Temora Aviation Museum as guests of the Temora Rotary Club.  Assistant Governor Tony Sinclair Group 4 in D9700 was our Chair.  Coolamon was well represented by 14 members and their partners including, Jan Nulty, Jann Breust, Chez Post, Susan Glassford, Helen Lewis, Sally Farmer and Bethany.

It was a social meeting in the Temora Aviation Museum.  Temora Rotary did a great job and around 92 people were present including the Temora Probus Club.  Chair AG Tony Sinclair welcomed the guests and while we were waiting for our dinner Temora RC conducted a spirited fines session followed by a raffle with many many prizes and Coolamon did well.

The guest speaker was Rtn. Kenny Love who was supported by his wife Rtn. Lisa Love.  Kenny is the CEO of the Temora Aviation Museum and Lisa is the Assistant Manager.  It was an excellent presentation of the recent Warbirds Downunder Show held last November over four days.  This is the biggest Warbirds Show in the Southern Hemisphere and is only held every 2 years.

The Temora Aviation Museum’s President and the Founder is David Lowy, AM.  This is a spectacular museum and a wonderful asset for the Riverina and right on our doorstep.

Over 20,000 people visited the Warbirds Show last November and here is the web site for further information

TEMORA AVIATION MUSEUM

Here are some photos from the wonderful evening we spent with our fellow Rotarians from Temora, click on the thumb nails for the big picture.  THANK YOU TEMORA ROTARY CLUB!

N.B. Note Bene

Reminder to attend the meeting on Monday April 4th where we will allocate billets for the USA Visitors from D 5610.

DISTRICT 5610 USA SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA 

Diary Reminders

Saturday March 26th Rotary Easter Markets. Up-to-Date Store 9.00 am start.

Monday March 28th Easter Monday NO MEETING

Monday April 4th Club Assembly and Planning of Friendship USA Exchange from D5610.

Sunday April 10th District Assembly Club Directors Training at Grenfell High School 9.00 am start.

Monday April 11th TBA

Wednesday April 13th Board Meeting

Thursday April 14th BINGO Roster: Ian Durham (Capt) Wayne Lewis, Paul Weston, Leslie Weston.

Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th April 2016 D9700 Conference in Wagga Wagga.

Monday April 25th ANZAC Day 2016 USA District 5610 USA Friendship Exchange.

*Saturday May 14th International Night at the Ganmain Hall in aid of RAGES Inc.

Saturday 28th May 2016 – Wednesday June 1st Seoul RICON South Korea  

*Partners and Guests Night.

Apologies for Monday meetings call Ian Jennings on 0428 492 157  BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

K.R. RAVINDRAN “RAVI”

Rotary works to support literacy and reduce gender disparity in education. Make an impact:

http://on.rotary.org/RotaryGive

Did you know that the first Rotary Convention in Japan was held in Tokyo in 1961? Learn more about Rotary conventions and test your knowledge by taking our quiz:

http://on.rotary.org/ConventionQuiz

RYDA WEEK IN WAGGA WAGGA

 D9700 2016 DISCON in Wagga Wagga. 

District 9700 Web Site

Conference Chairman:

INSTITUTE EQUIPS REGIONAL LEADERS TO ADVANCE ROTARY’S STORY

 

Regional leaders from around the globe gathered at Rotary World Headquarters in Evanston in early March for training they will use to inspire members in their respective areas.

Several participants – most of whom will begin their term on 1 July – noted that the true measure of the institute’s success will be how well the information they learned is transmitted to Rotary members.

“We have to realize that training doesn’t stop at the district level,” said Michael Boyer, a Rotary public image coordinator from Pismo Beach, California, USA. “We train people really well to be governors and club presidents but we have to realize that we also have to train our members in how to talk about Rotary.”

 

FULL STORY HERE

 

RAGES NEWS

PALM OIL FREE EASTER

 

What’s the best ingredient for an orangutan friendly Easter?  Certified Sustainable Palm Oil or palm oil free!

Unsustainable palm oil production is driving orangutans to extinction – it’s the leading cause of deforestation and peatland destruction in Indonesia. It’s also contributing to climate change. Choosing products that contain Certified Sustainable Palm Oil or are palm oil free this Easter means you are making a difference.

Relaxed labeling laws make it difficult to know which products contain Palm Oil, so we’ve put together a list of CSPO and Palm Oil free products to help you choose orangutan and climate friendly treats this Easter.

Palm Oil Free
-Woolworths: hot cross buns
-Whittaker’s: all chocolate products
-Lindt & Sprungli: Lindt Excellence and Lindt Creation chocolate blocks
-Green & Black’s: most chocolate blocks (except Butterscotch, Raisin & Hazelnut)
-Cadbury: Dairy Milk, Old Gold, Dream chocolate blocks
-Choceur, Just Organics, Moser-Roth (from Aldi): all chocolate products
-Haigh’s: all chocolate products
-Carob Kitchen: all carob chocolate products

Palm Oil Free & Vegan
-Moo free: most chocolate products (except mint and orange flavoured)

CSPO
-Cadbury: chocolate products other than Dairy Milk, Old Gold, Dream chocolate blocks (e.g. filled chocolates like Caramello)
-Lindt & Sprungli – chocolate products other than Lindt Excellence and Lindt Creation chocolate blocks (e.g. filled chocolates like Lindt balls)

So remember, eat all the chocolate you like this Easter, just make sure it contains CSPO or is palm oil free.

ELEPHANT WORTH.

Learn below how much more an elephant is worth alive than as blood ivory.  (Click on the image for the full picture).

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FOOTNOTE

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford