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Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #33

APRIL IS ROTARY MAGAZINE MONTH.

MEETING MONDAY

Well this is the Clayton’s bulletin or the bulletin that you have when not having a bulletin!  As I was not there and as I have not had a report on Max and Sue Chapman’s talk I can only supply you with photos of Max and Sue, in times gone by.

Max was one of our most active members and we have lost a very hard working Rotarian.  Max has joined Wagga Wagga Sunrise and is doing some great work there.

So here are some photos of Max and Sue Chapman.

Sue Chapman pinning Max’s Paul Harris Fellow pin back in 2008.

Max hard at work at the clearance sale at Kiambo.

Max Chapman at the open garden days at Kiambo

Sue Chapman at here beautiful open garden days at Kiambo.

DIARY REMINDERS

Monday 8th -Friday 13th April RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.  Alex Thompson is our club’s sponsored student this year at Camp Kurrajong, Oura Road, Wagga Wagga.  RYLA web Site.

Thursday April 11th Rotary Bingo: Rostered on are: Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin

***New Event:  Friday April 12th TRIVIA NIGHT in aid of the Ganmain/ Coolamon Hospital Auxiliary.  Coolamon Sport and Recreation Club 7.00pm.  $10/head, best bet make up a table, contact Maree Jennings on 6927 3074 for further details.

*Monday 15th April Maria and Ray Foley Guest Speakers  “On the Road Again”.

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st April 2013   D9700 Conference Leeton.

Monday 22nd. April Business and Board Meeting  Club catering.

*Monday 29th. April member’s Social Night Craig Corrigan on his life: “Nuts and Bolts”.   Club Catering.

Saturday June 8th Coolamon Rotary Street Raffle. June 23-26 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon.   RI Convention Lisbon.

*Monday July 1st our 42nd Change Over Night. *Partners and Guests Night.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT SAKUJI TANAKA

It was a real treat for me to see the cherry blossoms bloom during my visit to Washington D.C. Surrounded by those beautiful trees, I felt as if I was back home in Japan. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to District 7620 Past Governor Tom Kwako for taking me to this beautiful site.

ワシントンD.C.は桜が満開でした。思いがけずアメリカで花見を楽しむことができました。

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

In a hurried announcement this morning The Australian Defence Force released details of their latest clean energy developments in an alarming report stating that a new breed of autonomous solar powered wombat soldier will be deployed for domestic and overseas combat situations.

In a joint effort between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) called the Autonomous Wombat Research Department (AWRD) there are firm plans in place to deploy these genetically modified autonomous crime ‘regulating’ wombats onto the streets of Australia for an initial trial period before ‘rolling out’ the wombats to the rest of the world.

Full Story Here

Three Wishes

A woman was out golfing one day when she hit her ball into the woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, “If you release me from this trap, I will grant you 3 wishes.” The woman freed the frog and the frog said, “Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes—that whatever you wish for, your husband will get 10 times more or better?”

The woman said, “That would be o.k.,” and for her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, “You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis, that women will flock to.” The woman replied, “That will be o.k. because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will only have eyes for me.”

So, KAZAM, she’s the most beautiful woman in the world. For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world. The frog said, “That will make your husband the richest man in the world and he will be ten times richer than you.” The woman said, “That will be o.k. because what is mine is his and what is his is mine.” So, KAZAM, she’s the richest woman in the world! The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered,

“I’d like a MILD heart attack.”

ERIC VAN SOEST

The Eggs

A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband came into the kitchen.

“Careful,” he said, “CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You’re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW!

We need more butter. Oh my GOD! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They’re going 2 STICK! Careful.. CAREFUL!

I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you’re cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don’t forget to salt them.

You know you always forget that. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!” The wife stared at him. “What is wrong with you? You think I don’t know how to fry a couple of eggs?”

The husband calmly replied, “I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I’m driving.”

ERIC VAN SOEST.

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

WE ARE THIS CLOSE

Help us create a polio-free future for every child, everywhere. There’s less than 1% to go. This is our chance to do something truly good for all the world’s children – and, in the process, we can prove just what is possible when humanity works together. The heroes in the fight to end polio

:

Global Citizen Web Site

BUCKET LIST

Seeing as we missed Max and Sue’s talk on Europe on a shoe string here is one place on the bucket list:

VENICE.

 

Rotary Club of Venezia Mestre Torre

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Shimba and Lempaute at Dame Daphne Sheldrick’s elephant orphanage.

 

Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka

Governor of District 9700  Greg Brown

Coolamon Club President  Paul Weston

Coolamon Club Secretary  John Glassford

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

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

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

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

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #32

APRIL IS ROTARY MAGAZINE MONTH.

 

EASTER SATURDAY MARKETS AND HOT RODS IN COOLAMON

A great day all round thanks to all the volunteers from Rotary their partners and others.

Photos below thanks to Paul Weston and Ian Durham.

Click on the images to enlarge the photos.

 

PRESIDENT PAUL WESTON’S REPORT

 

President’s report

No Rotary meeting this week, but that doesn’t mean the Rotary wheel hasn’t stopped rolling.  This past weekend saw a great community turnout for our markets and Grand Designs, Coolamon Style.  The exact number of visitors is unknown, but it’s clear that in excess of two thousand people were on hand to cruise the markets, visit the houses featured in Grand Designs and admire the amazing hot rods on display in the main street.  The stall holders offering freshly prepared food at the markets sold out, and the other stall holders had an equally successful day.  The many hundreds of visitors to the shire saw the best that Coolamon has to offer.  We raised approximately $5000 for the Men’s Shed from Grand Designs, and added over $1000 to our own coffers  from the raffle.  All in all, it was a great success.

Next Monday’s meeting should be of interest to all the travellers in the club, which number quite a few.  Former Coolamon Rotarian Max Chapman will be making a presentation entitled “Europe on a Shoestring”.  It should be an interesting talk, so please plant to come, and bring your partner.  Hope to see you there!

Yours in Rotary,
Paul

 

 

DIARY REMINDERS

*Monday 8th April Max Chapman Europe on a Shoe String.  Gilbert Catering.

Monday 8th -Friday 13th April RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.  Alex Thompson is our club’s sponsored student this year at Camp Kurrajong, Oura Road, Wagga Wagga.  RYLA web Site.

Thursday April 11th Rotary Bingo: Rostered on are: Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin

***New Event:  Friday April 12th TRIVIA NIGHT in aid of the Ganmain/ Coolamon Hospital Auxiliary.  Coolamon Sport and Recreation Club 7.00pm.  $10/head, best bet make up a table, contact Maree Jennings on 6927 3074 for further details.

*Monday 15th April Maria and Ray Foley Guest Speakers  “On the Road Again”.

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st April 2013   D9700 Conference Leeton.

Monday 22nd. April Business and Board Meeting  Club catering.

*Monday 29th. April member’s Social Night Craig Corrigan on his life: “Nuts and Bolts”.   Club Catering.

Saturday June 8th Coolamon Rotary Street Raffle.

June 23-26 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon.   RI Convention Lisbon.

*Monday July 1st our 42nd Change Over Night.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT SAKUJI TANAKA

 

 

I enjoyed celebrating Holi, or a festival of colours, at the Rotary Club of Delhi Ashoka, in India.

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

DROP BEARS

Drop bears are less likely to attack people with Australian accents, according to experts at the University of Tasmania.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/drop-bears-prefer-travellers-says-study.htm
DROP BEARS TARGET PEOPLE with foreign accents more often than those who are Australian-born, according to new research.

The study, conducted in a drop-bear hot-spot in New South Wales, aimed to gather data around the behaviour and ecology of the elusive species.

There has been relatively little scientific research into the drop bear (Thylarctos plummetus), which the Australian Museum describes as a “large, arboreal, predatory marsupial related to the koala.” Populations are thought mainly to exist in forested coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, stretching from the Cape York Peninsula to Tasmania

10 pints of Guinness

A Texan walks into a pub in Ireland and clears his voice to the crowd of drinkers. He says, “I hear you Irish are a bunch of hard drinkers. I’ll give $500 American dollars to anybody in here who can drink 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back.”

The room is quiet, and no one takes up the Texan’s offer. One man even leaves.

Thirty minutes later the same gentleman who left shows back up and taps the Texan on the shoulder. “Is your bet still good?” asks the Irishman.

The Texan says yes and asks the bartender to line up 10 pints of Guinness. Immediately the Irishman tears into all 10 of the pint glasses, drinking them all back-to-back.

The other pub patrons cheer as the Texan sits in amazement. The Texan gives the Irishman the $500 and says, “If ya don’t mind me asking’, where did you go for that 30 minutes you were gone?”

The Irishman replies, “Oh… I had to go to the pub down the street to see if I could do it first.”

A Push

 

A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o’clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger stands in the pouring down rain.

“Can you give me a push?” he asks while hanging onto the door frame.

“Not a chance” says the husband — “It’s 3 o’clock in the morning!”. He slams the door and returns to bed.

“Who was it?” asks his wife.

“Just some drunk wanting a push” he answers.

“Did you help him?” she asks.

“No, I didn’t — it’s three in the morning and raining like crazy out.”

“Well, you have a short memory” says his wife. “Can’t you remember about three months ago when we broke down on vacation and those two strangers helped us? I think you should help him.”

The man does as he is told and gets dressed and goes out into the pounding rain and calls out into the dark, “Hello, are you still there?”

“Yes,” comes the answer.

“Do you still want a push?” calls out the husband.

“Yes, please!” comes the reply from the dark.

“Where are you?” asks the husband.

“Over here on the swing!” the drunk replies.

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

This week we look at the wonderful work being done by our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay Rotary in Cape Town.

Beautiful Hout Bay

Some photos below of the hospitably and fellowship that we had the pleasure of receiving form all the members of Hout Bay.

Also some of the amazing work that they do for those not so fortunate who live in the township of Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay.

Our next visit will be in May 2015 please come join us for the time of your life.  These South Africans know how to party.

Some of their work:

1.  Coolamon House

2. Nonceba Centre

3. Education

4. James House

Here is the latest Bay Breezes and see how this club works.  I know that PP Patrick McLaughlin reads our bulletin and I am sure that all the members from Coolamon wish Patrick a speedy recovery.

Bay Breezes 30 March 2013

Hout Bay Rotary Club Web Site

BUCKET LIST

HOLI FESTIVAL INDIA

HINDUS celebrated the festival of Holi this week by painting each other in bright colours, distributing sweets and squirting water at one another. The holiday celebrated mainly in India and Nepal marks the beginning of spring. Bonfires are set on the eve of Holi, and the next day Hindus throw coloured dry powder and water in celebration.

 

 

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

 

THE NONCEBA PROJECT by Hout Bay Rotary

The Ashley Kaimowitz Memorial Fund was established by the Rotary Club of Hout Bay in support of the Nonceba Centre in Cape Town, a welfare project for sexually abused and raped children.  Past President Don Peters of Rotary Hout Bay, who was awarded a Sapphire Award for his sterling efforts to Rotary over the years, coordinates the contributions of the four Rotary clubs that support the fund: RC Sea Point, RC Claremont, RC Kirstenbosch and RC Kromboom.

The heart of the matter

This is a story of a young lady from a privileged background who joined Rotary’s  programme Interact while at school in Cape Town.  Ashley was a compassionate, loving and wise young woman and she recognized the horrific problems facing society.  In her own words, “I have learnt that even though there are horrors facing our world there is good buried within it, evident in those willing to reach out a hand and a heart to help.  I firmly believe that the life of one person, if helped, can change the course of the world, as you never know who that one little girl or boy could be or could achieve.”

Ashley began her journey in the township of Khayelitsha close to Cape Town  helping children who had been sexually assaulted, raped, abused or were victims of family violence.  Ashley was so overwhelmed emotionally that she knew that her purpose on this earth was nothing less than to change it.

A dream commences

At sixteen years old Ashley became totally involved in the Nonceba Family Counselling Centre.  She made a video film of the centre and she turned out to be a first class fundraiser.  In 2004, Ashley was accepted for a Rotary Exchange tour to Japan and whilst there continued to promote the cause of abused children by showing her film.  She then returned and continued her work in Khayelitsha.

In March 2005, Ashley was tragically killed by a drunk driver ending a life filled with promise.   In a tribute to her, a Rotarian wrote, “Everybody, from adults to children, all religions and cultures, working across all divides, learned much from Ashley.  We learnt about humility, determination and cheerfulness when faced with overwhelming and challenging circumstances.”

To support Hout Bay Rotary and the Nonceba Project please contact me directly: [email protected]

 

Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka

Governor of District 9700  Greg Brown

Coolamon Club President  Paul Weston

Coolamon Club Secretary  John Glassford

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

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

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

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

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #31

MARCH IS ROTARY LITERACY MONTH.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

REMINDER that Easter Saturday is next Saturday and we need volunteers for the markets.

 

 

MONDAY MEETING

Monday night we had our monthly member’s night and tonight our Treasurer Henk Hulsman and PP gave a story on his life.  President Paul welcomed all our guests which included, Bernadette Milne, Maureen Hulsman, Marilyn Jennings, Christine Lorraine, Ted Hutcheon, Susan Glassford and we welcomed back Ray and Maria Foley.  There were 13 members present tonight as well.

Grahame Miles reported on the upcoming Saturday Easter Markets and the Grand Design Tour in Coolamon asking for volunteers for the day. Dick Jennings promoted the Coolamon and Ganmain Trivia night and we look like being able to book one table from our members and partners.

Ian Jennings and John Glassford reported on last week’s RYDA {Rotary Youth Driver Awareness programme in Wagga Wagga.}  See story at the end of this bulletin.

HENK HULSMAN

The night belonged to Henk or Harmen Hulsman a long time member of our Rotary Club.  Henk is a 1st generation Australian born in Narrandera at the end of WW2.  Henk is Dutch by origin and his father and mother spent many years in the Dutch East Indies as rubber plantation managers.  Henk’s parents met and married in the islands and Henk has 2 sisters and a brother.  The Japanese invasion of Borneo saw Henk’s parents interred in a concentration camp where they were separated and badly treated by the Japanese.

After the war the Hulsmans moved to Australia and lived in Ganmain for a short period and made great friends with the Guthries.  They returned to Bali after Indonesia achieved independence. and left Indonesia for Australia for good in 1950.  Henk became an accountant and worked for the CBC or Commercial Bank in New South Wales and saw much of the country.  Henk married Maureen and they have two children.  Henk ended up in Coolamon as the branch manager for CBC and when CBC got taken over by the NAB he started managing the Sydney Credit Union in Wagga Wagga, as a financial advisor and never looked back.

Henk has since retired and is involved in the Coolamon Men’s Shed and Rotary where he has been a member since 1981, has been President and is currently our treasurer.  Henk was recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellow; richly deserved.  One of the characters of our club with a wicked sense of humour, thanks Henk for your life story.  Enjoy your bowls old mate!

 

 

PRESIDENT PAUL WESTON’S REPORT

President’s report

Things are picking up in Rotary World.  This weekend promises to be a ripper, with the markets at the Up To Date Store, Grand Designs Coolamon Style, and a hundred hot rods in the streets of Coolamon on Easter Saturday.  Between the great weather tipped for the day and the large number of visitors to town for the holiday weekend, it could be a blockbuster.  If you haven’t already been rostered on to sell raffle tickets for the day, please contact Grahame ([email protected]) ASAP to sign up for a spot.

Thanks to Ian Jennings and John Glassford who assisted with RYDA in Wagga last week, and to Wayne Lewis who joined me in stuffing flyers for the markets and Grand Designs in newspapers at the newsagency very early on Saturday morning!

We had another great rollup for our Monday meeting, which featured another episode in our continuing saga of member life stories after a great roast lamb dinner prepared by Andrew.  Henk Hulsman described his life story, which has had a number of interesting twists and turns, especially in his early years as his parents shifted from Ganmain to Bali (this was after his parents had made and lost a fortune in Indonesia).  Henk’s life was a bit more tame than that of his parents, but was interesting nonetheless and involved several moves in southeastern Australia as Henk’s employment the banking industry required him to relocate frequently.  It really is amazing how many surprising aspects there are to the lives of our members.  Next month’s member meeting (29 April) will feature Craig Corrigan, so be sure to note the date in your diary.

Activities of interest abound in April.  April 12 will be Trivia Night at the Coolamon Sport and Rec Club.  We have nearly enough people to sponsor a table of 8, and at $10 pp you can’t go wrong.  If interested in rounding out a table or starting another, please contact me ([email protected]) and we’ll add you to the list.  Later in the month (April 19-21) is the District Convention in Leeton.  Registration is done through the district convention website.  Discussion is taking place for a joint social event with the Lions, so stay tuned as details are finalised.

Have a great Easter, and I hope to see you in town for all the events on Easter Saturday.  Because of the public holiday, there will be no Rotary meeting on Monday next (April 1), so our next meeting will be on 8 April (featuring an interesting talk by Max Chapman entitled “Europe on a Shoestring”).  See you there!

Yours in Rotary,
Paul

 

DIARY REMINDERS

Saturday 30th March Rotary Community Easter Markets in the Up-to-Date-Store,  complemented by ‘Grand Designs Coolamon Style’  & a main street full of 100 or so Hot Rod Cars.

Monday April 1st NO Meeting Easter Monday.

*Monday 8th April Sue and Max Chapman Europe on a Shoe String. Gilbert catering.

Monday 8th -Friday 13th April RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.  Alex Thompson is our club’s sponsored student this year at Camp Kurrajong, Oura Road, Wagga Wagga.  RYLA web Site.

Thursday April 11th Rotary Bingo: Rostered on are: Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin

***New Event:  Friday April 12th TRIVIA NIGHT in aid of the Ganmain/ Coolamon Hospital Auxiliary.  Coolamon Sport and Recreation Club 7.00pm.  $10/head, best bet make up a table, contact Maree Jennings on 6927 3074 for further details.

Monday 15th April Business and Board Meeting Club catering

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st April 2013   D9700 Conference Leeton.

Monday April 29th Members Night Craig Corrigan.  Club catering.

Saturday June 8th Coolamon Rotary Street Raffle.

June 23-26 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon.   RI Convention Lisbon.

*Monday July 1st our 42nd Change Over Night.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT SAKUJI TANAKA

 

While visiting District 2490 in Israel RI Director Gideon Peiper and I toured the facilities of the Israeli-based Save a Child’s Heart, an international humanitarian project which provides care to children from developing countries who suffer from heart disease. I want to thank District Governor Moshe Edelman and Past District Governor Yoram Cohen for their assistance during my visit, and all the Rotarians and other volunteers who support this lifesaving project.

イスラエル訪問中、心臓疾患のある発展途上国の子供たちを治療している病院を訪れました。ロータリアンをはじめボランティアの方々が病気と闘う子供たちを励まし、支援しています。素晴らしいプロジェクトです。

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Bad Day

There I was, sitting at the bar, staring at my drink, when a really big, trouble-making biker steps up next to me, grabs my drink, and gulps it down in one swig.

“Well, whatcha gonna do about it?” he says menacingly, as I burst into tears.

“Come on, man,” the biker says, “I didn’t think you’d CRY. I can’t stand to see a man crying.”

“This is the worst day of my life,” I said. “I’m a complete failure. I was late to a meeting and my boss fired me. When I went to the parking lot, I found my car had been stolen and I don’t have any insurance. I left my wallet in the cab I took home. I found my wife in bed with the gardener, and then my dog bit me, so I came to this bar to work up the courage to put an end to it all. I buy a drink, drop the capsule in it, and was sitting here watching the poison dissolve when you show up and drink the whole thing!! But enough about me, how’s your day going?”

ERIC VAN SOEST

Compo

A farmer who’s been involved in a terrible road accident with a large truck ended up in court fighting for a big compensation claim. “I understand you’re claiming damages for the injuries you’re supposed to have suffered? ” Stated the counsel for the insurance company. “Yes, that’s right,” replied the farmer, nodding his head. “You claim you were injured in the accident, yet I have a signed police statement that says that when the attending police officer asked you how you were feeling, you replied, ‘I’ve never felt better inn my life.’ Is that the case? “Yeah, but ” stammered the farmer. “A simple yes or not will suffice,” counsel interrupted quickly. “Yes,” Replied the farmer.

Then it was the turn of the farmer’s counsel to ask him questions. “Please tell the court the exact circumstance of events following the accident when you made your statement of health,” his lawyer said. “Certainly,” replied the farmer. “After the accident my horse was thrashing around with a broken leg and my poor old dog was howling in pain. This cop comes along, takes one look at my horse and shoots him dead. “Then he goes over to my dog, looks at him and shoots him dead too. Then he come straight over to me and asked me how I was feeling. “Now, mate, what the heck would you have said to him? ”

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

RYDA {ROTARY YOUTH DRIVER AWARENESS.}

One of the best youth projects by Rotary is the RYDA week or Rotary Youth Driver Awareness programme held every year for one week in Wagga Wagga. Year 11 students attend and it is a huge success.  Coolamon Rotary was rostered on for last Friday 22nd March and Ian Jennings and John Glassford volunteered.   Here are some photos from the day.

 

RYDA Web Site now known as Road Safety Education.

 

BUCKET LIST

PORTUGAL 2013 LISBON RI CONVENTION

While you are in Portugal go visit The Initiation Well in Sintra,

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

Governor of District 9700  Greg Brown

Coolamon Club President  Paul Weston

Coolamon Club Secretary  John Glassford

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

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

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

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

 

This request and video comes from a great friend Megan MacDonald a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar who studied in Kenya.  Megan is also very much involved in Sasa Designs by the deaf ladies of Nairobi truly a wonderful example of what Rotary Scholarships can start with a very talented and lovely lady, Megan, whom I met at the Rotary International Convention in LA in 2008.

Hello friends, family and Rotary family! Thank you for taking a moment to consider this request for support sending my dear friend Maggie to University starting this year. Some of you will remember “meeting” Maggie via my blog (see here and here) – others know what a close part of my life here in Kenya she has become. Almost no one knows her whole story – and because her dream to go to university is THAT BIG, she and I want to share it with you.

See the full story here and in the video below:

Maggie and Megan

This girl drops a coin in this man’s hat when something unexpected happens:

Coolamon Rotary started the Men’s Shed here in Coolamon and are now looking for a new building or to build one.  This one in Perth looks great:

Instead of the regular meeting of the RC of Freshwater Bay, the meeting this week was a Vocational Visit to the RC Mosman Park’s Men’s Shed. With a Lottery’s Commission Grant of almost $750,000 plus a contribution of over $90,000 from the RC Mosman Park, a huge and impressive building and project has been established. The benefits to all concerned, especially the men, young and not so young, who are members of the Men’s Shed and regularly attend, is significant. Uses for the building are extensive, not only does the RC Mosman Park have a permanent storage room and meeting room but various courses, including cooking, are run from the building. Well done RC Mosman Park! The City of Nedlands and the RCFB will talk about where to from here.Along with members of the RCFB, it was good to have in attendance for the Vocational visit, Hon. member Kay and Malcolm Mason, RF Alumni Prue Cowan and Graeme Hillier and Aaron Chinyimba along with RCMP Pres. Brett Pollock and other members of the Club, plus members of the Men’s Shed.

This would be funny if it was not so serious a reflection on the fast food of today.

SERVICE WAY ABOVE SELF

I have no words to say about this video. Watch yourself & feel. If this video touches or inspires you please recommend it to others & also extend your comments.

ABOUT the Video:

Narayanan Krishnan brings hot meals daily to India’s homeless and destitute. Since 2002, the chef has served more than 1.2 million meals through his non-profit organization, Akshaya Trust.

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #30

MARCH IS ROTARY LITERACY MONTH.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

1.  REMINDER  that next Monday night we have our own Henk Hulsman as our guest speaker, please make the effort to bring your partner.

2. REMINDER that Easter Saturday is fast approaching and we need volunteers for the markets.

 

 

MONDAY MEETING

Tonight we had one of those meetings where we inducted a new member to our club, Wayne Lewis.  Welcome Wayne and Helen to Rotary and we are sure that the years ahead will provide you with much friendship, laughter and to be able to serve our community.

Tonight we also inducted Sandra West as our first Friend of Rotary.  President Paul Weston has written more below in his report.

We had 13 members in attendance including our newest member Wayne and FoR Sandra.  Our guests included:  Miffy Clarke from Ganmain, Alex Thompson our RYLA student, Gabby and Bill Thompson, Mathew Debronski, Ted Hutcheon, Neil West.  The following partners also attended: Marylin Jennings, Christine Lorraine, Susan Glassford and Helen Lewis.

Guest Speaker: Sergeant Ross Sinclair, MSI, RAAF, Forest Hill,

Ross was the guest of Ian Durham.  Ross gave a comprehensive presentation on his work past and present has a member of the RAAF.  His love of the Caribou aircraft was evident and Ross told many stories of this air plane built by Hawker de Havilland.   Ross lives in Coolamon and has a wife and two teenage daughters.  Ross loves his work and making women and men into great team members who can respond to any situation.  Ross concluded that age was no barrier in joining the RAAF.  Neil Munro thanked Ross and presented Ross with a clever wallaby coin pouch.

Dubbed Wallaby Airlines after its call sign ‘Wallaby’ during the Vietnam war, 35 SQN’s Caribou aircraft carried around 677,000 passengers and 36 million kilograms of freight without fatality during that conflict.

 

 

PRESIDENT PAUL WESTON’S REPORT

President’s report

And the Rotary gear keeps rollin’ along.  We had a fabulous meeting on Monday with a great rollout of Rotarians and partners.  The meeting featured an introduction, two inductions, and an engaging talk by our guest speaker.  After a tasty meal and dessert catered by Gilbert, Alex Thompson was introduced as our RYLA nominee and sent off with our good wishes for a successful time at RYLA, which will be held in mid April.  We also inducted two new additions to our Rotary family, Wayne Lewis as our newest member and Sandra West as our first Friend of Rotary.  Wayne has the classification of Transport and will be assisting Grahame with his Service Projects portfolio.  Sandra has been an integral part of the markets run by our club over the past several years, and is formalising her relationship with Rotary through our innovative new program, Friends of Rotary.

Following the inductions, we were treated to a very interesting talk by Ross Sinclair, a Coolamon resident who works as a recruit trainer at the RAAF base in Wagga.  Ross described his interesting history with the RAAF, including stays at bases around Australia and in Europe.  It was extremely interesting to get a glimpse of life in the military from someone who has made a career of it.

Dick closed out the meeting with a hard-hitting fine session, sparing no one in the process (including our guests!).  It was gratifying to see a great rollout and fellowship that continued well past the closing gong.  Be sure to come to our next meeting, when our own Henk Hulsman will relate his life story, which is bound to be intriguing!

Yours in Rotary,
Paul

 

DIARY REMINDERS

Friday 22nd March RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) Wagga Wagga ALL DAY with Coolamon Central School, John Glassford and Ian Jennings.

*Monday 25th March Club Member Night Henk Hulsman.  Club catering.

Saturday 30th March Rotary Community Easter Markets in the Up-to-Date-Store,  complemented by ‘Grand Designs Coolamon Style’  & a main street full of 100 or so Hot Rod Cars.

Monday April 1st NO Meeting Easter Monday.

*Monday 8th April Max Chapman Europe on a Shoe String.

Monday 8th -Friday 13th April RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.  Alex Thompson is our club’s sponsored student this year at Camp Kurrajong, Oura Road, Wagga Wagga.  RYLA web Site.

Thursday April 11th Rotary Bingo: Rostered on are: Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin

***New Event:  Friday April 12th TRIVIA NIGHT in aid of the Ganmain/ Coolamon Hospital Auxiliary.  Coolamon Sport and Recreation Club 7.00pm.  $10/head, best bet make up a table, contact Maree Jennings on 6927 3074 for further details.

Monday 15th April Business and Board Meeting Club catering

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st April 2013   D9700 Conference Leeton.

Saturday June 8th Coolamon Rotary Street Raffle.

June 23-26 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon.   RI Convention Lisbon.

*Monday July 1st our 42nd Change Over Night.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT SAKUJI TANAKA

 

While here in Mumbai I wish to congratulate the members of the Rotaract Club of the Caduceus, Mumbai, for being chosen as the international winner of the Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards. Because of their hard work thousands of local schoolchildren have received comprehensive eye care. Please take a few moments to read about all the winning projects.

Mumbai Wins Rotaract Outstanding Project

 

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Hope you get the above joke!

Wedding Vows

During the wedding rehearsal, the groom approached the pastor with an unusual offer: “Look, I’ll give you $100 if you’ll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I’m supposed to promise to ‘love, honor and obey’ and ‘be faithful to her forever,’ I’d appreciate it if you’d just leave that out.” He passed the minister a $100 bill and walked away satisfied.

On the day of the wedding, when it came time for the groom’s vows, the pastor looked the young man in the eye and said: “Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life, and swear eternally before God and your lovely wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live? ”The groom gulped and looked around, and said in a tiny voice, “Yes,” then leaned toward the pastor and hissed: “I thought we had a deal.” The pastor put a $100 bill into the groom’s hand and whispered: “She made me a better offer.”

Honeymoon.

A young couple got married and went on their honeymoon. When they got back, the bride immediately called her mother. “Well…” said her mother, “How was the honeymoon?” “Oh, mamma!” she replied, “The honeymoon was wonderful! So romantic…” Suddenly she burst out in tears. “But mamma, as soon as we returned, Tom started using the most horrible language – things I’d never heard before! I mean, all these awful four letter words! You have got to take me home… PLEASE MAMMA!” “Sarah, Sarah…” her mother said, “Calm down! You need to stay with your husband and work this out.

Now tell me, what could be so awful? What four letter words did he say?” “Please don’t make me tell you, Mamma!” wept the daughter, “I’m so embarrassed they’re just too awful! COME GET ME, PLEASE!” “Darling, baby, you have to tell your mother these horrible four letter words.” Still sobbing, the bride said, “Oh, Mamma … he used words like: dust, wash, iron, cook…”

“I’ll pick you up in twenty minutes.” said the mother.

Maternity Ward.

Four men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse goes up to the first guy and says, “Congratulations! You’re the father of twins.” “That’s odd,” answers the man. “I work for the Minnesota Twins!” A nurse says to the second guy, “Congratulations! You’re the father of triplets!”

“That’s weird,” answers the second man. “I work for the 3M company!” A nurse tells the third man, “Congratulations! You’re the father of quadruplets!” “That’s strange,” he answers. “I work for the Four Seasons hotel!” The last man is groaning and banging his head against the wall. “What’s wrong?” the others ask.

“I work for 7 Up!”

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

Your Opportunity to Volunteer in Kenya

RAWCS Rotary Australia World Community Service

RAWCS (Project No. 51/2011-12) (District 9570) is organising a team to travel to Diani Beach/ Ukunda, Kenya to erect a perimeter coral brick and mesh fence on 17 acre property – future home of Umoja Orphanage.

No further building can proceed without the security this fence will provide.

The Team will consist of eight members and requires men and women who are capable and /or experienced in wire fencing and cement/coral block laying and related tasks.

Volunteering is the experience of a lifetime. As usual, Volunteers will enjoy the ambience, the culture, mateship, and the experience, yet know they are contributing in a project to improve the lives of Kenyan orphan children.

Rotarian Austin from Australia with an orphan at Umoja.

Dates:  The team will leave September 16 and return to Australia on October 3

Includes a 4 day Wildlife Safari, Volunteer experience at Kikambala Children’s feeding station, Guided tour of our Mentoring Orphanage’ in Kilifi, North of Mombasa, free days to explore your chosen adventure and of course erecting perimeter fence for the Orphanage.

Be Passport ready.

For more details contact:

PDG Terry Daley (e) [email protected] and (m) 0447 361 631
RSVP Expressions of Interest by April 20 at latest and a RAWCS Application form will be sent for completion..

BUCKET LIST

Diani Beach Kenya

This is what you will be able to enjoy if you volunteer to go to the Umoja orphanage at Diani Beach.

 

Rotary Club of Diani Beach meets at 12.30 pm every Tuesday at the Jadini Beach Hotel.

District 9200 East Africa Web Site

The D9200 conference is at Diani Beach in April this year!!!!

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

Governor of District 9700  Greg Brown

Coolamon Club President  Paul Weston

Coolamon Club Secretary  John Glassford

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

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

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

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

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #29

MARCH IS ROTARY LITERACY MONTH.

Group Study Exchange District 5690 Team Kansas visit to D9700 upcoming March 25th onwards to the District Conference in Leeton.

D5690 GSE Team

This will be the last GSE Team to visit us under the old Foundation.  You can meet them at Leeton at the DISCON or go make up at one of the meetings they will be hosted at in our district.

Steve Johnson – Team Leader – Lawyer – general practice: Estate planning, Business, Criminal defense, domestic & civil litigation, oil & gas

Matthew Hosey – GIS (Oil & Gas) – Degree in Geography – Expert with GIS Systems (Geographic Information Systems) – worked on mapping BP oil spills in the Gulf – Currently negotiating oil and gas leases.

Charity Davis – Finance (Stocks) – Works for Wells Fargo Advisors, Stock brokerage firm – a registered Client Associate – working towards getting her license to sell securities – stocks, bonds, marketable securities.

Hope Swartz – Mortgage lending – Mortgage Loan Assistant – Services existing loans on real estate and home loans, customer service, and document preparation for new loans.

Larry Altis – Retail farm/hardware – Manager of large farm supply store. Retail business. Works with several stores for an owner – but manages one of the stores too.

Melissa Shippy – Case Manager – Big Brothers Big Sisters – provides mentors for disadvantaged youth, manages case load, support and guidance of “matches” in their relationship development.

Programme

25/3/13 Arrive Orange Host Club: Orange RC

5.30pm Orange RC – D9700 Official Welcome

Wed 27/3/13 7am Orange Daybreak RC

Fri 29/3/13 Transfer to Host Club: Bathurst East RC

Wed 3/4/13 6.30pm Bathurst East RC

Thurs 4/4/13 Host Club: Cowra RC 6pm Cowra RC

Mon 8/4/13 Transfer to Host Club: Murrumburrah-Harden 6.30pm Murrumburrah-Harden RC

Tues 9/4/13 6.30pm Young RC

Thur 11/4/13 Transfer to Host Club: South Wagga Wagga RC

Mon 15/4/13 6.30pm South Wagga RC

Tues 16/4/13 7am Wagga Wagga Sunrise RC

6.30pm Henty RC

Wed 17/4/13 Transfer to Host Club: Griffith East RC

6.30pm Griffith East

Sat 20/4/13 D9700 Conference – Leeton

11.30am D9700 GSE Team presentation on exchange to D5690

1.35pm D5690 GSE Team presentation

Mon 22/4/13 Depart Griffith

Rotary District 5690

Rotary D 5690 GSE Team Facebook Page

 

DIARY REMINDERS

Thursday, 14th March at 7.30 pm:   Rotary BINGO  – rostered on are  –  Henk Hulsman,  John Burns, Grahame Miles and John Glassford. (Reminder to Garth Perkin and Rod Jarrett you are both rostered on as a swap).

*Monday 18th March Guest Speaker Ross Sinclair RAAF Forest Hill RAAF base speaking on the modern day Air Force.   Gilbert catering.

Friday 22nd March RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) Wagga Wagga ALL DAY with Coolamon Central School.

*Monday 25th March Club Member Night Henk Hulsman.  Club catering.

Saturday 30th March Rotary Community Easter Markets in the Up-to-Date-Store,  complemented by ‘Grand Designs Coolamon Style’  & a main street full of 100 or so Hot Rod Cars.

Monday April 1st NO Meeting Easter Monday.

*Monday 8th April Max Chapman Europe on a Shoe String.

Thursday April 11th Rotary Bingo: Rostered on are: Leslie Weston, Paul Weston, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin

Monday 15th April Business and Board Meeting Club catering

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st April 2013   D9700 Conference Leeton.

Saturday June 8th Coolamon Rotary Street Raffle.

June 23-26 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon.   RI Convention Lisbon.

*Monday July 1st our 42nd Change Over Night.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT SAKUJI TANAKA

 

When we focus on young people, we are focusing on building the future of Rotary and a more peaceful world. When we serve youth, we help to bring Rotary to a new generation.
Rotary programs, such as Youth Exchange, play an essential part in Rotary’s global mission of building peace by helping to build, one exchange at a time, good relationships between nations.
Read more in my March message at http://ow.ly/iohxo.

未来を担う若い人たちの声を聞くことはとても重要です。若者たちと協力してこそ、ロータリーの未来、そしてより平和な世界を築くことができます。3月のメッセージ：http://bit.ly/LN1aJt

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Blonde Joke 1

A girl came skipping home from school one day.
“Mummy, Mummy,” she yelled,
“we were counting today, and all the other kids could only count to four, but I counted to 10. See? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!”
“Very good,” said her mother.
“Is it because I’m blonde, Mommy?”
“Yes, it’s because you’re blonde,” her mother replied.

The next day, the girl came skipping home from school.
“Mommy, Mommy,” she yelled,
“we were saying the alphabet today, and all the other kids could only say it to D, but I said it to G. See? A, B, C, D, E, F, G!” “Very good,” said her mother.
“Is it because I’m blonde, Mommy?”
“Yes, pumpkin, it’s because you’re blonde.”

The next day the girl came skipping home from school. “Mummy, Mummy,” she yelled,
“we were in gym class today, and when we showered, all the other girls had flat chests, but I have these!”
And she lifted her tank top to reveal a pair of 36Cs.
“Very good,” said her embarrassed mother.
“Is it because I’m blonde, mommy?”
“No, it’s because you’re 25.”

Blonde Joke 2

A blonde woman was having financial troubles so she decided to kidnap a dog and demand a ransom. She went to a local park, grabbed a little dog, took it behind a tree and wrote this note. “I have kidnapped your dog. I am sorry to do this but I need the money. Leave $10,000 in a plain brown bag behind the big oak tree in the park at 7 AM.” Signed, “The Blonde”. She pinned the note inside the little dog’s collar and told the dog to go straight home. The next morning, she returned to the park to find the $10,000 in a brown bag behind the big oak tree, just as she had instructed. Inside the bag was the following note. “Here is your money. I cannot believe that one blonde would do this to another.”

Pay Back

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.

When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. A…fter a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, “Who was that?”

“It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies.

“Great!” the husband says, “did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

ROTARY CLUB OF WAGGA WAGGA SUNRISE

 

On Saturday 9th March the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga Sunrise held a day for the local community.  The Great Lakeside Expo.  Coolamon Rotary was there with RFFA Australia and PDG Fred Loneragan and John Glassford on the stand.   There were many stands all representing what is available in the Wagga Wagga area for volunteers.  Demonstrations of medieval sword fighting these men in full armour, that they make themselves, and they were serious hits!.

The State Emergency Service and other volunteers were also present.  The Dragons Abreast team were very colourful in their bright shirts and took newbies as passenger paddlers on Lake Albert.  The young ladies form the dancing troupe in Wagga danced in the heat and showed us some real talent.  Bagpipers in full kilts, the choir and plenty to eat and drink.  Congratulations to Wagga Wagga Sunrise for an excellent day and I am sure that it will grow.

Coolamon Rotarians will recognise PP Max Chapman hard at work as always for Rotary.

Some photos from the day below:

 

Wagga Wagga Sunrise

BUCKET LIST

Let us go to Kansas this week in honour of our visiting GSE Team from Kansas in Rotary District 5690.

Kansas City Chiefs play where?

Governor of District 9700  Greg Brown

Coolamon Club President  Paul Weston

Coolamon Club Secretary  John Glassford

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

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

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

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