Message from President Noelene Bedggood from the RC of Henty who visited our club last Monday and presented a cheque for $5,200 for the Mountains of the Moon project.
Bon Voyage to Mark Janetzki, PDG Fred Loneregan and John Glassford, who are about to embark on a major adventure to Africa with the Mountains of the Moon project. Thank you to Noelene for her contribution on with regard to the team’s farewell, we will all be thinking of you and look forward to your return with much to share.
PP Mark Janetzki presents a cheque to President Marg Perkin & PDG Fred Loneragan . Also in photo: Rae Loneragan & Noelene Bedggood
Water-jets can reach up to 50 stories in height, plus the fountain measures longer than two football fields at over 275 meters in length. It is so impressive when it is on a clear day.
Message from RFFA CEO Marion Bunch and the RFFA Board
RFFA Board Meeting June 2010
L-R John Glassford Australia, “Olu” DGN Olugbemiga Olowu Nigeria. PRIVP Mike McGovern, USA. CEO Marion Bunch RFFA USA. PRID Paul Netzel USA. PDG Mark Doyle South Africa. COO Len Lanzi RFFA California.
I hope you are keeping well, good friend, and you will be pleased to hear
that Coolamon House is looking good and working well with patients streaming through.
I see our district PR used Facebook for the story in today’s Hout Bay paper
and various have made comments already. It was posted at:
DG Ian Simpson and his wife Jean paid us a visit on Monday night. We had a board meeting before the club gathering and I am sure that DG Ian feels that we are in good shape. DG Ian gave an excellent presentation to our members and our guests during the evening.
It was not the usual DG’s talk but one that concentrated on our own club our achievements and how we are going forward. Our President Marg Perkin responded and thanked Ian and Jean fro the visit. Leslie Weston then gave a vote of thanks and presented the kangaroo money pouches to Ian and Jean.
Oxfam America Ambassador Scarlett Johansson recently visited a ShelterBox-tented camp in Dadaab. Well done Scarlett for shining a light on the world’s most vulnerable. Watch this CNN video to learn more about her visit to Kenya –
Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 12 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but [Interact clubs] are self-governing and self-supporting.
Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Through these efforts, Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of
Developing leadership skills and personal integrity
Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
Advancing international understanding and goodwill
Rotaract clubs for men and women aged 18-30 foster leadership and responsible citizenship, encourage high ethical standards in business and promote international understanding and peace.
Under the guidance of a Rotarian advisor, Rotaract clubs conduct formal meetings, usually every two weeks, which feature speakers, tours of local businesses, cultural activities, discussions, and visits to other clubs. Each year, Rotaract clubs conduct at least one service project in each of three areas of service: vocational, community and international. In addition to their service agenda, Rotaract clubs also focus on professional development, organizing career-related programs to assist members and peers outside the club in making informed career choices.
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) programs consist mainly of presentations, activities, and workshops. These three components are supplemented by group work, which can enhance presentations and facilitate team building.
Though each RYLA event is tailored to participants’ ages and interests, … a core curriculum should reflect community issues and be presented in a manner consistent with local customs … [and] cover the following topics:
Fundamentals of leadership
Ethics of positive leadership
Importance of communication skills in effective leadership
Problem solving and conflict management
What Rotary is and what it does for the community
Building self-confidence and self-esteem
Elements of community and global citizenship
Rotary Youth Exchange students… spend up to a year living with host families and attending school in a different country. …[Students] learn a new way of living, a great deal about [themselves], and maybe even a new language. [Students are] ambassadors, teaching people … about [their] country, culture, and ideas.
For over 75 years, students and host families have broadened their horizons through Rotary Youth Exchange. More than 80 countries and over 8,000 students each year participate in the program, which is administered at the regional level by Rotary districts and at the local level by Rotary clubs.
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