Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #12
SEPTEMBER IS NEW GENERATIONS MONTH
RYPEN
RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) is a 3 day camp and program for Year 9 high school students. The aim is to communicate to these young people a series of ideas, problems and social experiences which will assist them in forming their own values and moral standards, and also to broaden their horizons culturally, socially and academically. –
RYPEN CHALLENGE 2014 Boorambola Sport & Rec Camp Wagga Wagga 21-23 November 2014 Applications must be received by Friday 7th November 2014-
RYPEN WAGGA WAGGA 2014
MEMBERS OUT AND ABOUT
On Sunday night a few of us joined David and Cherie Benn on their property to burn the olive cuttings. it was an event supported by the members of the Rotary Club of Wollundry. David Been is a good friend of Coolamon Rotary. The burning was followed by the Wagga Wagga Mens’ Rugby Choir with two of our members in the choir Garth Perkin and Don Dyce. A good night of fellowship and money was raised for Riverina Blue Bell and do not be afraid to ask those close to you “Are You OK”.
MEETING MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22nd. 2014
CHEESE
Barry Lillywhite addressing the meeting last night on the proposed cheese factory for Coolamon. {Photo by Lisa Cameron Tilma Management}.
PP Barry Lillywhite and son Anton Green addressed a large gathering at our club last night. Barry and Anton outlined the proposed establishment of a Cheese Factory in Coolamon. There were 44 guests and members including visitors from Melbourne. Speaking in support of the venture was Carol Druce from the June Licorice and Chocolate Factory.
Coolamon Cheese Company’s vision is to resurrect the original 1921 Coolamon Co-operative society building and house within it a specialised tourism, education and cheese production facility.
Cheese maker and Director Barry Lillywhite and Managing Director Anton Green join newly appointed Director Neil Druce of Junee Licorice and Chocolate factory in this exciting venture which will be a real boost to the local community and region as a whole.
Please would all members check the diary below as there have been some changes to the programme.
Next week is a partners night for the visit of District Governor David Kennedy.
Diary Reminders
*Monday 29th September 2014 DG David Kennedy’s Visit
Saturday 4th October Scarecrow Festival by the Coolamon Men’s Shed
Monday 6th October Board Meeting NO DINNER Board Members Only.
Thursday 9th October BINGO Roster Neil Munro (Captain), Ted Hutcheon, Wayne Lewis, Don Dyce
Friday 10th October HAT DAY 2.00 pm, at Rae and Fred Loneragan’s home and garden in Wagga Wagga.
Monday 13th October NO MEETING.
* Tuesday October 14th Normal Club Meeting at JUNEE a Joint Coolamon Junee Foundation Meeting with PDG Ian Simpson D9700 DRFC.
Thursday 16th October Mount Kenya 2015 ANZAC Day Meeting in Wagga Wagga.
Friday 17th October Run2Raise Raffle at the Bottom Pub $60 per person includes dinner. Prize a night at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney. In aid of Alice Bailey-Brown and Kellie Wall.
*Monday 20th October Garth Perkin as our guest speaker.
Thursday 30th October Ray Wall’s farewell Coolamon Sports Club $35 per head. Tickets by 22nd from Christine Atkinson.
Monday 10th November AGM.
Thursday 13th November BINGO: Ian Jennings (Captain), Mark Reardon, Henk Hulsman, Christine Atkinson
*Partners and Guests Night.
Apologies for Monday meetings call Christine Atkinson on 0427 880 158 or 6927 3521 BY FRIDAY 12.00 pm.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT GARY HUANG
Make a difference. Share your voice on#WorldPolioDay, 24 October.
Download a toolkit and social media graphics to support #Rotary and polio eradication athttp://ow.ly/AiKse. Eradicating #polio will be one of humanity’s greatest achievements.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR DAVID KENNEDY D 9700
Rotary Club of Temora.
Our “Moo Poo” working bee day was held on Saturday, much to the delight of many local gardeners! All funds raised go back into the community and other chosen charities. Thank you our Community Service Director, Michael Reagan, for organising another successful day and to all who assisted. Pictured are (L to R) Ellis Hartwig, Peter Glasgow, Kenny Love and Michael Reagan.
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Winker
A man with a winking problem is applying for a position as a sales representative for a large firm. The interviewer looks over his papers and says, “This is phenomenal. You’ve graduated from the best schools; your recommendations are wonderful, and your experience is unparalleled. Normally, we’d hire you without a second thought. However, a sales representative has a highly visible position, and we’re afraid that your constant winking will scare off potential customers. I’m sorry…we can’t hire you.”
“But wait,” he said. “If I take two aspirin, I’ll stop winking!”
“Really? Great! Show me!”
So the applicant reaches into his jacket pocket and begins pulling out all sorts of condoms: red condoms, blue condoms, ribbed condoms, flavored condoms; finally, at the bottom, he finds a packet of aspirin. He tears it open, swallows the pills, and stops winking.
“Well,” said the interviewer, “that’s all well and good, but this is a respectable company, and we will not have our employees womanizing all over the country!”
“Womanizing? What do you mean? I’m a happily married man!”
“Well then, how do you explain all these condoms?”
“Oh, that,” he sighed. “Have you ever walked into a pharmacy, winking, and asked for aspirin?”
ROTARY INFORMATION
ROTARY PEACE CENTERS SHAPE HUNDREDS OF CAREERS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
With bloody conflicts raging in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and parts of Central Africa, the message of nonviolence and reconciliation that nations worldwide will observe on 21 September demands more urgent and collective attention.
In 2001 the United Nations designated the September date as an annual International Day of World Peace “to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence” according to a General Assembly resolution.
The day’s devotion to peace connects closely with what Rotary members have been fostering since The Rotary Foundation’s mission to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace, was proclaimed in 1917.
FULL STORY AND VIDEO HERE
ONLY IN AFRICA
OUT OF AFRICA
MOUNT KENYA 2015 ANZAC DAY CLIMB
This will be a permanent section for the next 12 months in our weekly bulletin and I will update stories to this article as and when we get them. The Australian Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs have approved our application to be part of the Centenary for ANZAC and we are allowed to use the logo below with some rules on it’s use:
The Mount Kenya 2015 web site can be found here on clicking the banner below:
Planning is well under way now and we are getting various members of the climb, the safari and our supporters working on ways of fund raising for the adventure. One idea is for a Rockathon at The Rock. An idea given to me by the late Bill Inness of our club. We are also looking at crowd funding via the Internet.
One of the three beneficiaries is our Orphan Rescue Kits where we sponsor girls and boys who are vulnerable and at risk into High School and hopefully beyond to University. One such recipient is Tracy Monica Ochieng from the Mathare area of Nairobi. Tracy is now in a High School in Kisumu and is doing very well:
FOOT NOTE
MONDAY 22nd. SEPTEMBER INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
We have a wonderful opportunity to work with Roots and Shoots and Dr Dame Jane Goodall in partnership with the Oloimugi Traditional Maasai Eco-village providing a hand up for education, basic literacy and wild life conservation. A great way for Rotary to promote peace, good will and mutual understanding of culture. More news as we develop this project further. It started with a water tank, a lap top computer and a web site. It is driven by one Maasai Moran Armicus Mayan Olesenteria who is passionate about his people and the conservation of the wild life in his area of the Laikipia Plateau, North of Mount Kenya.
Message from Armicus Mayan above:
“I am happy to be connected with the UN ambassador of peace, Dr. Jane Goodall in my village Oloimugi traditional Maasai ecovillage, where we are partnering with her organization Roots and Shoots Kenya. I believe that much positive is yet to follow and her input will actually transform my Maasai community.
Happy International Peace Day to all of you. Let us live together in love, peace, harmony and unity. Let us embrace each other and help those who are disadvantaged in life since peace is not only the absence of war but the presence of retrogressive ailments like poverty, drought/famine and diseases……..”
In case you missed Dr. Goodall’s #peaceday message for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Program members around the world, watch it now!www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_N8asnc1Xc
Yours in Rotary John Glassford Chair 2014 -2015
RAGES WEB SITE
Bulletin Editor and Web Site: John Glassford
Rotary International President Gary Huang
Governor of District 9700 David Kennedy
Coolamon Club President Garth Perkin
Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston
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
Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/
Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org
Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#