Kalyan Banerjee: Embracing Humanity from Rotary International on Vimeo.
Bulletins
Celebrating 25 Years of Women in Rotary
Helen Austin, a singer and songwriter in the Comox Valley on
Vancouver Island wrote a song to help us celebrate 25 years of women
in Rotary. You can see the video and listen to the song here:
Vietnam by Ian Durham
Last night our outgoing president Ian Durham gave an excellent presntation on his time serving in Vietnam. Ian was an engineer who drove big machines clearing pathways in teh jungle amongst other jobs. One of his mates driving a D8 was hit by a Rocket Propelled Grenade RPG which set the dozer on fire. Ian tells us that there was plenty of shrapnel that inflicted the most damage to his mate who eventually recovered. These amongst many stories told by Ian last night.
Below are some photos form Ian’s trip to Vietnam long after the war.
Thank You From St Jude’s School in Tanzania
Farewell to Max Chapman
FAREWELL TO PAST PRESIDENT MAX CHAPMAN P.H.F.
Max has been a loyal and hard working member of Coolamon Rotary for 19 years now. Max joined our club on the 1st July 1992. Max and Sue Chapman have now moved to Wagga Wagga and started a new business there. Rotary has not lost Max as he is joining the Wagga Wagga Sunrise Rotary Club on Tuesday 21st June.
We will miss Max and Sue Chapman. Over the years Max has held just about every position in our club and was President in 2002-2003.
Max and Sue often held open garden days at their farm “Kiambo” which raised many thousands of dollars for various Rotary projects including Shelterbox. Here are just a few photos:
WE WILL MISS YOU MAX AND SUE YOU WILL BE WELCOME BACK AT OUR CLUB ANYTIME!
COOLAMON’S LOSS; SUNRISES’S GAIN; HAVE FUN MAX.
An Interview With Bill Gates
We sat down with Bill Gates for an exclusive interview during the 2011 RI Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. See the video below:
Bill Gates Talks About Eradicating Polio from Rotary International on Vimeo.
Rotary Welcomes You to Bangkok 2012
Start planning now for the Rotary International Convention in Thailand from May 6th-9th 2012
Do not miss this one so close to Australia and will be a lot of fun and great fellowship and new friendships.
The Dog Logs in Ariah Park
Hello Committee Members & Guests just letting you know a bit about the performance that is happening on the night of the Saturday the 11th of June at the Ariah Park Hotel, tickets are $50 each with up to $5 from tickets sales going to the Ariah Park Youth Shed. The Hotel is providing a two course meal and the show. Bookings are essential and can be made on:
(02)69741068
The play that we are performing is called The Dog Logs and is 11 monologues performed by three seasoned actors/comedians who portray the stories from the dog’s perspective. Some of the stories will make you laugh and some cry but ultimately leave the audience begging for more.
Pub Plays is a branch of The Australian Touring Theatre Company and aims to bring quality theatre to remote, regional parts of NSW, QLD and Victoria performing at pubs, clubs, and outback theatres. Three Plays are currently touring ‘Come to Bits’ ‘The Dog Logs’ and ‘The Exchange’.
Tony Masters
Pub Plays
Allanah Millis is behind this (Les Millis’s daughter). Looks like a good laugh!