Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #04

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

New Rotary year also brings new changes at the top.

As Rotary clubs continue to promote diversity in their membership, Rotary is marking a milestone. Anne L. Matthews, a Rotarian from South Carolina, USA, began her term on 1 July as the first female vice president of Rotary International.

“Women have contributed significantly to Rotary initiatives, and will continue to do so,” says Matthews, who is also the first woman to serve as both a Rotary Foundation trustee and an RI director. “No doubt, the unfortunate and sometimes misleading image of ‘an old boys’ club’ will be buried for good.

Anne L. Matthews, a Rotarian from South Carolina, USA, began her term on 1 July as the first female vice president of Rotary International. Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

Photo: copyright Ian Jennings

Coolamon Blue Grass Great Night!  Great music well done Merin and Philip.

MEETING MONDAY 22nd.  JULY

Members present 10.  Guests included PDG Fred Loneragan, PP David Benn, Helen Lewis and Susan Wingate-Pearse.

President Dick Jennings called a Club Assembly for Monday next the 29th July.  Would ALL members please attend as we have some issues to resolve at this meeting.

Grahame Miles requested that the club through it’s Bingo proceeds purchase a BIG Bed for the Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital.  Grahame on behalf of Neil Munro reported that bingo had made over $6,000 during the past 18 months.

Tonight we also had a talk on the formation of the proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species or RAGES.  The talk was given by John Glassford who is the foundation Chair of this proposed Rotarian Action Group.  The application will be lodged with Rotary International for the board to consider in their upcoming meeting in September/October.   It is a difficult process however RAGES has filled the criteria required to apply in the first place with over 25 members from 7 countries.

This group will be dedicated to the protection of Endangered Species with initially a special emphasis on the plight of African Rhinos, Elephants and Mountain Gorillas.  Other species will follow as more Rotarians join up.

Why the rhino, elephant and mountain gorilla?  Because they are keystone species.

Such species are described as playing a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in an ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community.

The role that a keystone species plays in its ecosystem is analogous to the role of a keystone in an arch. While the keystone is under the least pressure of any of the stones in an arch, the arch still collapses without it. Similarly, an ecosystem may experience a dramatic shift if a keystone species is removed, even though that species was a small part of the ecosystem by measures of biomass or productivity.

Click on the logo below for the RAGES web site and join us.

Diary Reminders

Monday July 29th CLUB ASSEMBLY ALL members are requested to attend.  Club catering.

*Monday 5^th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.  Two excellent guest speakers will be attending in Julian McLaren and Michael Reid.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th MOVED TO Tuesday in Junee.

*Tuesday 13th August Joint Meeting with Junee in Junee Featuring the Wagga Wagga Male Rugby Choir.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Sunday 24th November Rotary Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

Rotarians from RI President Ron Burton’s Rotary club in Norman and other clubs visited him at RI headquarters

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Smart Phone.

I love this vision of the future of the smart phone from 1930. They not only got the face time right, but the whole culture: sitting at a table, ignoring your friend, and looking into your phone.

The KKK

An Alabama pastor said to his congregation, “Someone in this congregation has spread a rumour that I belong to the Ku Klux Klan.

This is a horrible lie and one which a Christian community cannot tolerate. I am embarrassed and do not intend to accept this.

Now, I want the party who said this to stand and ask forgiveness from God and this Christian family. “No one moved.

The preacher continued, “Do you have the nerve to face me and admit this is a falsehood?

Remember, you will be forgiven and in your heart you will feel glory. Now stand and confess your transgression.”

Again, all was quiet.

Then, slowly, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with a body that would stop a Runaway train rose from the third pew.

Her head was bowed and her voice quivered as she spoke, “Reverend there has been a terrible misunderstanding. I never said you were a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

I simply told a couple of my friends that you were a wizard under the Sheets.”

The preacher fell to his knees, his wife fainted, and the congregation Roared.

~ Life is Short, Smile While You still have Teeth.

The Pirate

A pirate walked into a bar, and the bartender said, “Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. What happened ? You look terrible.”

“What do you mean?” said the pirate, “I feel fine.”

“What about the wooden leg? You didn’t have that before.”

“Well,” said the pirate, “We were in a battle, and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I’m fine now.”

The bartender replied, “Well, OK, but what about that hook? What happened to your hand?”

The pirate explained, “We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook but I’m fine, really.”

“What about that eye patch?”

“Oh,” said the pirate, “One day we were at sea, and a flock of birds flew over. I looked up, and one of them …. in my eye.”

“You’re kidding,” said the bartender. “You couldn’t lose an eye just from bird poo.”

“It was my first day with the hook.”

ROTARY INFORMATION

DISTRICT 9700 FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

July 22^nd 2013

The Friendship Exchange Programme is an International exchange programme for Rotarians and Rotary couples that provide participants with the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians, visiting their clubs and participating in the lifestyle/activities of their communities. The goals of the exchange are to advance international understanding and peace through visits across borders, as well as promote inter club relationships, fellowships and service projects. The Rotarians participating gain the opportunity to make long lasting friendships while exploring different areas of the world.

Friendship Exchange in District 9700 is well and truly alive.

A team has just arrived home from District 6200 in Louisiana USA .  The hospitality shown by the Rotarians in Louisiana was amazing and from all accounts a wonderful time was had by all.  The team from Louisiana will arrive in our District in October and Narrandera, Forbes, Orange and Boorowa clubs are busy arranging for their visit.July 22^nd 2013

The Friendship Exchange Program is an International exchange program for Rotarians and Rotary couples that provide participants with the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians, visiting their clubs and participating in the lifestyle/activities of their communities. The goals of the exchange are to advance international understanding and peace through visits across borders, as well as promote interclub relationships, fellowships and service projects. The Rotarians participating gain the opportunity to make long lasting friendships while exploring different areas of the world.

Friendship Exchange in District 9700 is well and truly alive.

A team has just arrived home from District 6200 in Louisiana USA .  The hospitality shown by the Rotarians in Louisiana was amazing and from all accounts a wonderful time was had by all.

The team from Louisiana will arrive in our District in October and Narrandera, Forbes, Orange and Boorowa clubs are busy arranging for their visit.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

SAVE OUR RHINO

Following on with this week’s talk on Endangered Species, here are the details of the Rotary Club of Kenton-on Sea’s project Save The Rhino.

Kenton-on-Sea had a booth at the recent Lisbon Convention and one of the projects they support is the:

Chipembere Rhino Foundation.

The Chipembere Rhino Foundation (CRF) is a privately run, registered Non-Profit and Public Benefit Organization comprising of a dedicated team of conservation specialists committed to assisting in the protection and conservation of Africa’s rhino. Assisted by our donors unwavering support CRF has made an impactful difference to the safety and security of Rhino and the Anti-Poaching Units that are dedicated to protecting this iconic flagship species. The commitment by all involved has led to CRF providing tangible equipment, intelligence, technology, education and relocation assistance to Rhino custodians who show a conservation ethic that is shared by the foundation.

The technical and practical experience acquired by the trustees over the past 10 years of Rhino conservation has equipped us in dealing with the Rhino crisis in the most informative and decisive manner. Our partnership with Rhino custodians and the support from donors will help CRF to maintain and constantly improve its efforts in Rhino conservation thereby staying true to its methodical approach of making a difference on the ground – where it counts!

Pictured is the GPS “JULES” Satellite Collar funded by Julia Murray of JuMu Rhino Fund. This collar is now in Chipembere’s emergency action toolbox. In the event that we are called upon to assist with monitoring a particular rhino that could do with this technology we will not have the 3 week manufacturing delay.

Leg collar fitted for satellite tracking.

Kenton Rotary Club meets Jane Goodall – Jane came over especially to meet them and see their stand! Kenton Rotary presented Jane with their limited edition of their SAVE OUR RHINO shirts! What an honour & privilege!

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

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

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

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #03

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

The new Rotary Year started last Saturday for the Rotary Club of Nairobi.  Here is a photo on this unique induction of David Hastie as President of the RC of Nairobi.

What an induction dinner see these dancers in action:

Nairobi Change Over Dinner Dance

Road MAPS to Africa, Coolamon’s International project, is supporting the RC of Nairobi’s education programme for the children of the Mathare slums.

MEETING MONDAY 15th.  JULY

Tonight was a board meeting the first of the new Rotary Year.  Some of the many subjects discussed included:

• BINGO going very well with a reported $4,000 made in 2012-2013.  Last week’s bingo had a good turn out of 25 players and thanks go to Wayne Lewis, Leslie Weston, Dick Jennings and Neil Munro.
• School breakfast initiative support requested by our club and agreed to.
• Markets set for Sunday 24th November.  Markets committee of Paul Weston, Ian Durham, Ian Jennings, Garth Perkin and Leslie Weston will be responsible.
• AGM Set for Monday the 28th October.  Start considering putting your hand up to join the board for 2014-2015.
• Telephone Book.  The committee of Ian Durham, Neil Munro, Ted Hutcheon, Paul Weston, Christine Atkinson, Dick Jennings, Miffy Collette and Bernadette Milne will meet to elect a Chair and start on the 2014 or 2015 Rotary Community Telephone Book.
• Dinner badges for partners discussed.  Grahame Miles to contact partners of members to see what they would like in a dinner badge.
• Trike Convention Catering.  March 14th 2014 in all we agreed that we could do the dinner for up to 200 trike members in Wagga Wagga.  Some questions need to be answered by the organisers before we go ahead.
• We agreed to fund the fees for one student from Coolamon, Thomas Graham, to go to the Honeywell Rotary Engineering Summer School in Sydney next summer.
• Saturday October 12th. Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital fete in Ganmain, volunteers required.

All in all a busy night.  Next week our regular Monday meeting will have a talk on Endangered Species by John Glassford.  This is an initiative of 5 Rotarians from 5 countries around the world in setting up a proposed Rotarian Group for Endangered Species, RAGES,  such as the rhino, elephant and mountain gorilla.

RAGES Logo: rhino crying by Paula Wiegmink.

Diary Reminders

Wednesday 17th July Lions Meeting Coolamon Rotary is invited to hear their guest speaker Kylie Dunston from Regional Development Australia talking on the NBN roll out and what it means for the Coolamon Shire.  Dinner meeting 7.00 for 7.30 pm at the Coolamon Sports and Recreation Club.

Friday 19th July to Sunday July 28th 2013 Up-to-Date Art Exhibition.

Winner of the 2012 People’s Choice Award by artist Tim Morris. The award in 2013 will be sponsored by Treats & Treasures Antiques & Collectables.

*Monday 22nd July John Glassford speaking on Endangered Species “What Rotary is doing to save the rhino.”  Gilbert Catering.

*Monday 5^th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.  Two excellent guest speakers will be attending in Julian McLaren and Michael Reid.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th August Board Meeting.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Sunday 24th November Rotary Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

Join new Rotary International President Ron Burton and more than 32,000 supporters in the World’s Biggest Commercial to support the fight to end polio!

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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Three Legged Chook

A man was driving along a rural road one day when he saw a three legged chicken. He was amused enough to drive along side it for a while, as he was driving he noticed the chicken was running 30 mph. Pretty fast chicken, he thought, I wonder just how fast it can run. So he sped up and the chicken did too!

They were now moving along the road at 45 mph! The man in the car sped up again, to his surprise the chicken was still running ahead of him at 60 mph!!! Suddenly the chicken turned off the road and ran down a long driveway leading to a farmhouse. The man followed the chicken to the house and saw a man in the yard and dozens of three legged chickens.

The man in the car called out to the farmer “How did you get all these three legged chickens?” The farmer replied, “I breed ’em. Ya see it’s me, my wife and my son living here and we all like to eat the chicken leg. Since a chicken only has two legs, I started breeding this three legged variety so we could all eat our favorite piece.” “That’s amazing!” said the driver “How do they taste?”

“Don’t rightly know, can’t catch ’em.”

God is missing

A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons behavior. The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak with the clergyman.

The husband said “We might as well. We need to do something before I really lose my temper!”

The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them individually. The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, “Where is God?” The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, “Where is God?” Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boys face, “WHERE IS GOD?” At that point the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming himself in the closet.

His older brother followed him into the closet and said, “What happened?”

The younger brother replied, “We are in BIG trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it.”

ROTARY INFORMATION

British ophthalmologist receives top Foundation alumni award

Dr. Harminder Singh Dua receives the 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal. At right is 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson. Photo by Monika Lozinska/Rotary International

Dr. Harminder Singh Dua, an Indian-born ophthalmologist in Nottingham, England, received the 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Global Alumni Service to Humanity Award at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal, in late June. He was nominated for the award by District 3030 (Maharashtra, India).

In 1981, Dua travelled from India to Pennsylvania, USA, as a member of a Group Study Exchange team, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Nagpur South, Maharashtra. Recalling the flight that began his trip, from Bombay (now Mumbai) to New York, he said, “Travelling with the sun, we had 24 hours of daylight. Isn’t that a wonderful thought: Let there be no darkness. I had unwittingly captured, at least in part, the spirit of Rotary and the spirit for which I would work for the rest of my life.”

Dua, who is chair and professor of ophthalmology at the University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, has treated patients in the United Kingdom, India, and the United States and has shared his skills with students and colleagues around the world. Renowned as an authority on corneal disorders, he performs advanced surgeries.

While living in India, Dua performed thousands of free operations on poor patients with cataracts and glaucoma at free eye clinics sponsored by Rotarians and non-governmental organizations.

FULL STORY

Reminds me of the Darkness to Light project of Dr. Alok Sharma!

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

* Darkness to light is a RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Services) project.   Rotarian Dr. Alok Sharma PHF, an Eye specialist & member of The Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga will head a team of Rotarians in November 2013 to visit India to treat about 2,000 patients and perform up to 300 cataract operations and to provide free glasses to needy. all free of cost.  Our own Garth and Marg Perkin will be going to India with Alok in November.  We have a few going to the dinner from our club and if you want to join us call Marg Perkin.

Dr. Alok Sharma

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

There is a force within that gives you life – Seek that.  RUMI.

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

NEPAL FRIENDSHIP PROJECT

ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE DAYBREAK.

President of the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak, Murray Paterson, reports:

“The 2013 Team has returned Maidi and Dhola Areas, of the Dhading District, Nepal – mostly intact! Dr David Watkins is sporting a “moon boot”, a consequence of stepping out at night without torchlight!

The rest of the Team showed they were seasoned travellers. David is also of course an inveterate and veteran world traveller himself! But he will always take a torch now on his way to the … well you know!!

A successful training program was again conducted in the Amarawati Secondary School in the Dhading District, Nepal. This time the training scope was increased – not just teaching but building, health and mental health as well.

Congratulations to all the intrepid travellers and to all our colleagues in Nepal – a job well done.”

The local Nepali people have extended their thanks to everyone who has contributed to this program. And they want and need us back again they say.  As Dr Arun Jha (a senior Nepalese psychiatrist) noted  –

“For me, it was an extraordinary experience to be with so many people from Australia staying in the tents and offering so many programmes to local people at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed the work, but not the toilet facility!”

It would seem both Dr Jha and Dr Watkins have something to remember!!

That is the essence of our work – working together to build local capacity with the advice and direction of those who know best, our Nepali friends.”

Would you like to join us as we continue to adventure in the Himalayas?

Why not join us in April or in November 2014. Visit the villages, the mental health rehabilitation centre, have dinner with the local Rotary President, trek in Bhutan, ride an elephant in Chitwan; in November shop in New Delhi and meet the Tibetan community in the Indian Himalayas.

Contact:  Murray Paterson RC Of Orange Daybreak

ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE DAYBREAK

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

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

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

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

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.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

In her first speech since the Taliban in Pakistan tried to kill her for advocating education for girls, Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 16th birthday on Friday at the United Nations, appealing for compulsory free schooling for all children.

Wearing a pink head scarf which had belonged to the murdered Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto – the country’s first female Prime Minister – Yousafzai told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and nearly 1,000 students from around the world attending a Youth Assembly at UN headquarters in New York that education was the only way to improve lives.

“On the 9th of October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullet would silence us.
“But they failed.”

The induction dinner or change over dinner for the RC Of Nairobi and new President David Hastie.  We are working with the RC of Nairobi this year on the Viara Junior Academy in Hurumu.

Congratulations David and to your board form the RC of Coolamon.

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #02

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

Sunday saw 5 Coolamon Rotarians attend the Rotary Club of Junee’s Change Over Dinner, well it was lunch on a Sunday.  Junee are growing and gathering excellent new members and Immediate Past President Peter Commens is one of them.  Peter handed the reins over to Doug Bell.  A good roll up of other clubs and a most enjoyable way to spend Sunday.

Past President Peter Commens hands over to President Doug Bell with our District Governor Geoff Tancred as the witness.

MEETING MONDAY 8th.  JULY

President Dick began the meeting by inducting Grahame Miles as our Membership Director.  Dick also announced that the raffle on our change over night raised close to $500 for ROMAC the project of our DG’s wife Bettye Tancred.

Our first meeting for 2013-2014 with President Dick Jennings at the wheel.  Dick conducted a lively and fun meeting with the highlight being a talk by PP Ted Hutcheon on his life.  Ted was the oldest son of one of our well respected members the late PP George Hutcheon.   Ted’s talk was amusing with no holds barred and at times gruesome.  Ted’s exploits as a pilot and a member of the fire brigade were memorable.  In his 19 years of service with the fire brigade Ted was never allowed to drive the fire engine!   Thanks Ted.

Ted Hutcheon

We had 14 members present tonight a great result.  The raffle of one dozen Golden Ganmain Pies was won by Dick Jennings. Volunteers to compile the 2014 Coolamon Rotary Telephone Book were called for and we have 5 volunteers to form the committee.  This is one of our major projects that we do every 3-4 years.

Dick asked for names of members who wish to attend the Lions meeting next Wednesday 17th July and so far we have 10 members going even though it is the decider of the State of Origin.  There were several points of interest including the make up of the Business and Shop Locally Meeting for the 5th of August.  Please put this one in your diary.  We have a busy year upcoming so keep an eye on the diary below.

Diary Reminders

July 11th 2013 BINGO Leslie Weston,  Paul Weston, Wayne Lewis, Ian Durham

Monday 15^th July Business meeting followed by a Board Meeting ALL members are very welcome to attend the board meeting.

Wednesday 17th July Lions Meeting Coolamon Rotary is invited to hear their guest speaker Kylie Dunston from Regional Development Australia talking on the NBN roll out and what it means for the Coolamon Shire.  Dinner meeting 7.00 for 7.30 pm at the Coolamon Sports and Recreation Club.

Friday 19th July to Sunday July 28th 2013 Up-to-Date Art Exhibition.

Winner of the 2012 People’s Choice Award by artist Tim Morris. The award in 2013 will be sponsored by Treats & Treasures Antiques & Collectables.

*Monday 5^th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.  Two excellent guest speakers will be attending in Julian McLaren and Michael Reid.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

The new Rotary year: Changes you should know about

For three years, 100 districts have been testing Future Vision, a pilot of The Rotary Foundation’s new grant system, which was designed to increase Rotary’s effectiveness during the next century of service.

As the new Rotary year dawns, the future has begun. All districts begin using the simplified grant structure 1 July. Districts have already been completing the qualification process and qualifying their clubs. A number of clubs and districts have begun preparing and submitting grant applications.

There will be three types of grants: global, district, and packaged. You can learn about all three types, and get more details about the application process, on Rotary’s grant microsite .

Other changes for 2013-14:

• Rotarians will be allowed to form satellite clubs, whose members meet at a different time and location from their parent clubs. The change, approved by the Council on Legislation in April, is intended to make it easier for members to develop the core for a new club.
• Districts will be able to form an unlimited number of e-clubs. The Council removed a limit of two e-clubs per district. The change is designed to bring in new members and appeal to young professionals, who may be less able to meet in person weekly.
• The name of Rotary’s fifth Avenue of Service will change from “New Generations Service” to “Youth Service.” This change was also approved by the Council. In 2010, this avenue of service joined Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service.
• The dues Rotary clubs pay Rotary International will increase US$1 to $53 per member.
• A redesigned Rotary website will be launched in late summer.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Statue

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door.

“Hurry!” she said. “Stand in the corner.” She quickly rubbed baby oil all over him and then she dusted him with talcum powder. “Don’t move until I tell you to,” she whispered. “
“What’s this, Honey?” the husband inquired, as he entered the room.

“Oh, it’s just a statue,” she replied nonchalantly. “The Smiths bought one for their bedroom. I liked it so much, I got one for us too.”

No more was said about the statue, not even later that night when they went to sleep.  Around two in the morning, the husband got out of bed, went to the kitchen and returned a while later with a sandwich and a glass of milk.

“Here,” he said to the ‘statue’., “Eat something. I stood like an idiot at the Smith’s for three days and nobody offered me so much as a glass of water.”:)

The Worms

Mr. Will was trying to teach his son the evils of alcohol so he would never touch it….

He put a worm in a glass of water & another worm in a glass of whiskey.

The worm in the water lived while the one in the whiskey curled up & died instantly.

“All right, son,” Said Will, “what did u understand from this?”

“Well dad, it shows that if you drink alcohol you will not have worms…so we should drink lots and lots of alcohol to kill the worms..

20 Years

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in their bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him.

He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of coffee. “What’s the matter, dear?” she whispers as she steps into the room. “Why are you down here at this time of night?”

The husband looks up, “Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 17?” he asks solemnly. The wife is touched, thinking her husband is so caring and sensitive. “Yes, I do,” she replies. The husband pauses.

The words are not coming easily. “Do you remember when your father caught us in the backseat of my car?” “Yes, I remember,” says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. The husband continues, “Do you remember when he shoved a shotgun in my face and said, “Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years!” “I remember that too,” she replies softly.

He wipes another tear from his cheek and says, “I would have gotten out today!”

Bad bad idea!

ROTARY INFORMATION

Not engaging Rotary is killing clubs

Please read this story, I know it is from America but it makes sense!

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

RUMI:  Be a lamp, or a lifeboat or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

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

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

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

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.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

After years of planning and a three-year pilot program, Rotary has launched its new grant model.The three new types of grants — district, global, and packaged grants — are part of the Future Vision Plan. Rotary received a 2013 silver Edison award for this plan.All qualified clubs and districts could start applying for grants and packaged grants in February, so some Rotarians will have a jump start this month, when they start receiving funds.

RI President Ron Burton encourages you to engage more with Rotary and change lives in your community and in the world!

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #01

NEWS FROM PRESIDENT DICK JENNINGS

PDG Fred Loneragan, President Dick Jennings and Michael McCormack MP Member for Riverina.

{Photo by Maree Jennings.}

Welcome Dick as our president for 2013-3014.  We are looking forward to your year as our president.

Dick would like to see as many members as possible attend the Junee Rotary Club change over this Sunday at 12 midday at the Junee Ex Services Club so far we have 3 members attending.

Our first meeting for 2013-3014 is next Monday night 8th July, and it will be an enjoyable night and Dick would like to see as many members attend as possible as we will be discussing Dick’s goals and plans for the year in Rotary.  This is an important night for all of us to have a say on what we aim to achieve this year.  Also on Monday night we are promised an informative and very interesting talk by Ted Hutcheon on his life.

On Monday July 15th we are scheduled for our first board meeting and in lieu of the normal business meeting that night we would like to support the Lions Club meeting on the Wednesday night see below.  Your input will be welcome next Monday night on this proposal.

Wednesday July 17th the Lions Club of Coolamon have invited us to attend their meeting with Kylie Dunstan NBN Readiness Project Coordinator  from Regional Development Australia.  Kylie will be talking on the NBN roll out.  This promises to be an important meeting not to be missed on what the NBN will mean for the Shire of Coolamon.

Let us hit the ground running and build on the great work done by IPP Paul Weston and his team.

JULY IS ROTARY’S NEW YEAR MONTH.

CHANGE OVER MEETING MONDAY 1st  JULY

That time of year again when we change our president and other board positions.  This keeps us all motivated and does not allow us to become stagnant or stale in our approach to why we are Rotarians.  This year we see Dick Jennings take the helm of our club and with a new board.  To celebrate this change we have a change over dinner to induct our new president and board members.  It is also a night to celebrate the previous year under IPP Paul Weston.

Coolamon Rotary Club Board

We had a fantastic evening of fellowship, good food and friendship.

Paul had arranged entertainment from the Riverina Conservatorium of Music , these young musicians did a wonderful job and were very much appreciated by all who attended.  All in all we had 80 Rotarians and their guests enjoy the evening.  Included in these were:

District Governor Geoff Tancred and Bettye Tancred, it was DG Geoff’s first official engagement as our DG for D9700 and we feel honoured that Geoff and Bettye came all the way from Orange to grace our special evening, thank you Geoff and Bettye.  Also in attendance was our Federal Member of Parliament Michael McCormack MP.  Our Coolamon Shire Mayor John Seymour and Margaret Seymour also attended and John proposed a toast to Rotary International.

Other notable attendees included PDG Fred Loneragan, PDG John Egan and AG Alan Sharp.  Several Rotary clubs supported our evening including Junee, Narrandera, Wagga Wagga Kooringal, Wagga Wagga Sunrise, Wollundry Wagga Wagga and South Wagga Wagga.   Not to forget the Coolamon Lions Club and the Coolamon Men’s Shed . Thanks to all of you.

Ray Wall from the Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by DG Geoff Tancred.  Ray leaves us for Tasmania soon and we all wish Ray the very best in his new life and he will be missed by all in the Coolamon Shire.  Also we presented two Vocational Service Awards to Claire Munro and Tony Donohue for their work in our Shire.

PDG Fred Loneragan read the Rotary 4 Way Test with explanations on how this test came into being and why it means so much for Rotarians around the world. Fred also presented a framed copy of the 4 Way Test to our member in Canberra Michael McCormack to put on his office wall.

IPP Paul Weston presented his report on the past Rotary year and reflected on a most successful year for this club.  We raised $14,600 which went to many local organisations and included $6,000 to the Coolamon Men’s Shed.

The proceedings were chaired by Mark Reardon who did a great job keeping the night moving along, thanks Mark and to all of our members who helped with the night.  A special thanks to the Ganmain Craft Shop and Ann Brill for doing such a great job on our banners all 211 of them.

Here are some photos of the night and please click on the thumb nails to enlarge them.

Meanwhile in Hout Bay in South Africa:

HOUT BAY ROTARY CLUB INDUCTION DINNER

Coolamon’s Centennial Rotary Twin Club held their annual induction night for the new president and board at the Atlantic Yacht Club in Hout Bay.

Incoming President John Routley is seen here with L/R PP Don Peters, PP Patrick McLaughlin, John Routley, DG 9350 Mike Oschje, Raymond Yosimbom and IPP Peter Dutton.

Message form IPP Hout Bay Rotary Peter Dutton:

“Can I take this moment to personally thank you, Past President Paul Weston and all of your members for your support over the past year.

Every Tuesday our toast includes Coolamon [unless the toastmaster wishes to live dangerously]. The hard work and generosity of Coolamon is always greatly appreciated and the community of Hout Bay the better for it.

My best wishes to incoming President Dick for a fruitful and enjoyable year as president. I am sure it will be. You have great little Club there which never ceases to come up with fresh ideas and to keep the energy flowing.

Kind regards

Peter Dutton
Past President Rotary Hout Bay”

Diary Reminders

*Sunday July 7th Junee RC Annual Change Over LUNCH,  noon for 12.30.

*Monday July 8^th Guest Speaker Ted Hutcheon on his life.  Club Catering.

*Wednesday July 10th Narrandera RC Change over dinner Ex Servicemans Club, Narrandera.  6.30 for 7pm

July 11th 2013 BINGO Leslie Weston,  Paul Weston, Wayne Lewis, Ian Durham

Monday 15^th July Business meeting followed by a Board Meeting TBC.

Wednesday 17th July Lions Meeting Coolamon Rotary is invited to hear their guest speaker Kylie Dunston from Regional Development Australia talking on the NBN roll out and what it means for the Coolamon Shire.  Dinner meeting 6.30 for 7 pm at the Coolamon Sports and Recreation Club.

Friday 19th July to Sunday July 28th 2013 Up-to-Date Art Exhibition.

Winner of the 2012 People’s Choice Award by artist Tim Morris. The award in 2013 will be sponsored by Treats & Treasures Antiques & Collectables.

*Monday 5^th August Shop Locally Campaign Business Houses Meeting.

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff and Bettye Tancred’s Club Visit to Coolamon.

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

*Partners and Guests Night.

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON

Kyoko and I wish Ron and Jetta Burton success as they inspire Rotarians around the world to Engage Rotary and Change Lives. We also wish to thank John Hewko and his staff for their outstanding support throughout the year.  Past Rotary International Sakuji Tanaka signing off.  Welcome President Ron Burton and Jetta.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Two Children

Two children were in a doctor’s waiting room.

The little girl was softly sobbing.

“Why are you crying?” asked the little boy.

“I’m here for a blood test, and they’re going to cut my finger,” said the girl.

When he heard this, the little boy started to cry.

“Why are you crying?” asked the girl.

The boy looked at her worriedly and said,

“I’m here for a urine test.”

Gun Powder

A tough old cowboy  from South Texas counselled his granddaughter that if she wanted to live a  long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gun powder on her oatmeal every morning.

The granddaughter did this religiously to the age of 103 when  she died. She left behind 14 children, 30 grandchildren, 45  great-grandchildren, 25 great-great-grandchildren, and a fifteen-foot hole  where the crematorium used to be.

The Parachute

There were five people aboard an air plane having engine trouble getting ready to crash, however, there were only four parachutes. Everyone wondered what should be done to determine who should get the parachutes.

One person said that he was the smartest thing that hit the face of the Earth, and that he was too smart to die. So, he took one of the parachutes and jumped out of the aircraft. The second person said that she was too important to die, she had children and a family to take care of, and they depended on her to care for them. So, she took one of the parachutes and jumped out of the aircraft.

The third person said that he was too important to die because his family depended on him for survival. He was the head of household and the sole bread winner. So, he took one of the parachutes and jumped out of the aircraft. Finally, there were only two people left, and one parachute. One person was a 12 year old boy, and the other was a 65 year old man. The old man said, “Well son, I have lived a good life, and you are too young to die, you have a long life ahead of you. So, you take the last parachute. The boy asked, “Why, Sir?” The old man said, “Well, there is only one parachute left.”

The little lad said, “Sir there are really two parachutes left.” The old gentlemen asked, excitedly, “Yeah? How?” “Well,” replied the boy, “you know that guy who thought he was the smartest and greatest thing that hit the face of the Earth?

He grabbed my backpack.”

ROTARY INFORMATION

Gates Foundation joins with Rotary to boost polio endgame support

Jeff Raikes, chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, addresses Rotarians during the recent RI Convention in Lisbon.

An announcement at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal, set the stage for a bold new chapter in the partnership between Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the campaign for polio eradication.

“Going forward, the Gates Foundation will match two-to-one, up to US$35 million per year, every dollar Rotary commits to reduce the funding shortfall for polio eradication through 2018,” said Jeff Raikes, the foundation’s chief executive officer, in a pre-recorded video address shown during the convention’s plenary session on 25 June. “If fully realized, the value of this new partnership with Rotary is more than $500 million. In this way, your contributions to polio will work twice as hard.”

The joint effort, called End Polio Now – Make History Today, comes during a critical phase for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative . The estimated cost of the initiative’s 2013-18 Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan is $5.5 billion. Funding commitments , announced at the Global Vaccine Summit in April, total $4 billion. Unless the $1.5 billion funding gap is met, immunization levels in polio-affected countries will decrease. And if polio is allowed to rebound, within a decade, more than 200,000 children worldwide could be paralysed every year.

FULL STORY HERE.

Remember these?  We do not want to go back to these days again.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

ROMAC ROTARY OCEANIA MEDICAL AID for CHILDREN

Mission Statement

To provide medical treatment for children from developing countries in the form of life saving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country.

Bettye Tancred the wife of our District Governor Geoff Tancred has chosen ROMAC as the cause for their year in office.  This is a most worthy cause and the proceeds of our raffle on our change over dinner went to ROMAC.

Martin came to Auckland early in the New Year from the small island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. He and his mother Linda travelled by truck over bumpy dirt roads to the ferry terminal, by banana boat to Buka Island, by plane from Buka Town to Port Moresby before boarding a flight to Brisbane.

After spending 5 hours in a transit lounge in Brisbane they boarded a flight to Auckland and arrived here after midnight, more than 24 hrs after leaving their home.

After only a couple of hours sleep Martin was admitted to Starship and the series of tests began. Overwhelming for anyone – let alone a child under two and his mother who didn’t speak English.

The following day Martin underwent brain and facial surgery. Following surgery, Martin and Linda were hosted by the local PNG community

Five weeks later, Martin he returned home to PNG – developmentally normal, happy and sociable.

ROMAC WEB SITE

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

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

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.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford