Two graduates of the professional development program at the Rotary Peace Centers at Chulalongkorn University, Erinma Bell and Charles Allen team up on a project to inspire young Sudanese youth living in Melbourne, Australia to become active leaders in their community.
Practicing Peace from Rotary International on Vimeo.
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Dick Jennings is now the Food Manager so all bookings and apologies to Dick for Club Catering on 0427 273 074 or at home on 6927 3074. It was also decided that when Gilbert is catering that apologies and invited guests must be phoned into Gilbert on 6927 1253 as normal. Your weekly diary will show what nights Gilbert is catering for as above.
Monday the 9th July was our first meeting for the new Rotary year 2012-2013. It was also the first board meeting for the new year.
President Paul Weston got to work straight away and changed a few things. We have a new Grace and only one toast. Paul started the meeting by asking each one present to describe their week and to give any personal news. This is a refreshing start to our new Rotary year and all augers well for our future. We had a lovely meal with some excellent fines being imposed by our Sergeant at Arms for the night Dick Jennings.
Last Sunday four members from our club visited Junee and attended the Rotary Club of Junee’s annual change over dinner/lunch. Grahame Miles, Dick Jennings, John Glassford and Paul Weston represented the club. It was the first official meeting of our new District Governor Greg Brown. Well done Junee and it was a great idea to hold the change over on a Sunday afternoon, plenty of time for good fellowship. Most of the clubs from Group 5 supported the luncheon.
AMAZING CANADIAN MAN CLIMBS KILIMANJARO
Man who lost his legs as a child scales 19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro by crawling on his HANDS for seven daysIt’s a feat most able-bodied people would struggle to achieve -scaling one of the highest peaks on the planet. Spencer West managed it using just his hands. The 31-year-old, from Toronto, Canada – who lost his legs when he was just five years old – reached the summit of the 19,341ft high Mt. Kilimanjaro on Monday after a slow, gruelling and awe-inspiring trek.
Because of the rough terrain, Mr West had to complete most of the seven-day trek on his hands, only using a wheelchair when the ground allowed Mr West was born with sacral agenesis, a genetic disorder that left his lower spine poorly developed and his legs permanently crossed. He had his legs removed below the knees at the age of three and, two-years-later, had them amputated to below his pelvis. Medical experts told the courageous Canadian he would never be a functioning member of society but he has continued to defy doctors his entire life.
He trained for a year to scale the tallest peak in Africa without legs and set off on June 12 with best friends David Johnson and Alex Meers. The trek to the top took seven days, hiking through Tanzania’s jungles, snowfields and deserts – and Mr West was forced to make 80 per cent of the journey on his hands, only hopping in a custom-made wheelchair when the terrain allowed. The trio made it to the final approach on Sunday and rose the following morning for the ascent to Uhuru Peak. They reached the top at 11.15am after a exhausting seven hour hike.
His incredible feat has raised more than £300,000 for Free The Children.
PRESIDENT PAUL WESTON’S REPORT
One week down in the new Rotary year and all is well. Our first business meeting went smoothly, although a little longer than planned because of the catching up that needed to be done. For the coming year, we plan to continue the tradition of having guest speakers and guests for the first and third Mondays of each month. The second Monday will be a business/board meeting (all members invited), and the fourth Monday will be a member’s night (the exact format to be determined, but one aspect will be members having the chance to describe their life story or formative events in their lives). These meetings will take place at the Sport and Rec Club with catering by Gilbert or an alternative caterer. The fifth Monday (when it occurs) will be a dinner meeting at the home of a member (with the exception of July 30, which was allocated to a guest speaker before the current format was decided).
Several of us attended the Junee change-over on Sunday, a lunch-time affair that was enjoyed by all. It was great to see the success that Junee is enjoying as a club after nearly going extinct several years ago; we plan to have a joint meeting with Junee in the coming months to discuss their formula for success in attracting new members. Several other initiatives to increase potential membership are being explored and will be brought to light as they get fleshed out. A start will be our next meeting, when Gary Roberts (Past Assistant Governor) shares his ideas for increasing membership.
Thanks to the members who manned (personned?) the street raffle on Saturday. Despite the frigid conditions at the start, we persevered and raised a nice sum for our charity fund. The next street raffle is scheduled for February of next year.
Hope to see you at our next meeting!
Yours in Rotary,
Paul
Hello Folks,
D5010 … known as the largest District in the Rotary world covering 11 times zones, bifurcated effective July 1. D2225 and D5010 are the result, one on each side of the Bering Sea: Russian Siberia from the Ural Mountains to the Bering Sea (roughly 6 time zones,) and USA’s Alaska/Canada’s Yukon (roughly 5 time zones). Siberia remains the largest District in the Rotary world and I believe D5010 is now the second largest. Each District has about 36 clubs, I’m not sure how many Rotarians, clearly there is much room for growth in both. Our two Districts have an excellent working relationship and continue to be very close in our Fellowship and friendships.
Onward and upward,
Jon Deisher, PP
Anchorage Rotary/D5010
Anchorage, Alaska
ROTI Rotarians On The Internet
President of Rotary International Sakuji Tanaka
Governor of District 9700 Greg Brown
Coolamon Club President Paul Weston
Coolamon Club Secretary John Glassford
Coolamon 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
Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub
Rotarians For Fighting AIDS: http://www.rffa.org
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.
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If the video does not show try to right click and reload frame. It is worth watching.
A profile of RI President Sakuji Tanaka EN from Rotary International on Vimeo.
One of the best projects of Rotary started by a small club in England the idea of Rotarian Tom Henderson. Brilliant work.
We will post videos of what Rotary does on our web site so that we can all learn what the International in Rotary actually means.
Remind you of anyone?
A new Rotary year has begun, and with it several programs aimed at helping clubs and districts enhance their projects, share information, and increase membership. In addition, a new group of leaders will take over at the club, district, and international levels.
On Monday night Coolamon Rotary Club held it’s 41st Change Over Dinner. Amongst the guests included The Hon. Michael McCormack the Federal Member for the Riverina, and the Mayor of Coolamon Shire Robert Menzies with his wife Betty Menzies.
Rotary was well represented by Immediate Past District Governor Ian Simpson and his wife Jean as well as Past Assistant Governor Gary Roberts and Marilyn.
Other clubs in our District 9700 were represented by Junee, Temora, Wollundry, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga Sunrise, Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee and Narrandera our sponsor club 41 years ago.
Chairman of proceedings was PP Dick Jennings.
Members present: President Paul Weston, Leslie Weston, IPP Marg Perkin, Garth Perkin, Henk Hulsman, John Glassford, Ian Durham, Grahame Miles, Christine Atkinson, Neil Munro, Rod Jarrett.
Guests included Partners: Sharon Miles, Maureen Hulsman, Maree Jennings, Susan Glassford, Lexi Furner, Carmel Jarrett, and Marilyn Jennings.
Visiting Rotarians: Rotary Club of Junee with Peter Commens and 8 members, Max and Sue Chapman, Peter and Judy Gissing from Wagga Wagga Sunrise, Doug Conkey from Wollundry, Tony Sinclair from Temora, Mary Ann Kelly and Bill Prest from Wagga Wagga and Lance Gillespie from Narrandera.
Coolamon Lions represented by Graham and Leonie Dennis.
Other Guests included: The Campbell Family included Christine Campbell and Jenny Moynahan, also from Coolamon were Harvey and Rose Higgins.
Two Paul Harris Fellows were inducted last night and in absentia was Jeanette Campbell recovering from a fall and our own Henk Hulsman, congratulations to Jeanette and Henk both very deserving of this rare honour. Jeanette was represented by her family and IPDG Ian Simpson presented both PHF awards to the Campbell family and to Henk.
Our sincere thanks go to IPP Marg Perkin for her year as President and we wish Marg well for the years ahead. Thank you Marg and Garth for organising the night.
Entertainment was provided by a delightful young singer from Ardlethan, with the voice of an angel, her name: Amanda Long.
Dick Jennings was the Master of Ceremonies and as always did a great job.
Another great change over night at Coolamon and the following photographs may help to convey the evening. Thank you to all the visitors who made the effort to attend our meeting.
What a night! The change-over was truly a night to remember. Thanks go to Marg and Garth for their planning and hard work, and to Marg for her parting gift of music in the form of an angelic young singer, Amanda Long of Ardlethan. It was great to see a great roll-up of Rotarians from neighbouring clubs, especially Junee. It would be good if we could send a similar contingent to Junee for their change over this Sunday (so far, it looks like we have four going; if interested in joining us, contact me or John Glassford). Congratulations to Jeanette Campbell and Henk Hulsman for being named Paul Harris Fellows, and to John Glassford for being named ROTIan of the Year. Marg has set a high standard for a change-over night, and I hope to be able to equal or surpass it next year. Best wishes to Marg as she moves on to other ventures in her life.
I look forward to accomplishing much in the coming year with the assistance of all our members. As individuals, we’re limited in what we can do, but when we work together, there’s no limit to what we can do. Although a modest goal, I plan to expand our markets in Coolamon and promote local businesses by advancing the Shop Locally campaign. Increasing membership is another goal for the coming year; several new approaches will be tried this year to let the local community know what we do and generate interest among potential members. Joint events with Lions may be on the cards, allowing us to combine efforts with even more substantial outcomes. Finally, I hope to increase our reach around the world by fully supporting the Roadmaps to Africa project .
I hope to see you all at our next meeting, a business meeting at the club Monday next. Onward and upward!
Yours in Rotary,
Paul
General Motors reply to BILL GATES
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the
computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up
with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving
$25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”
In response to Bill’s comments, General Motors issued a press release
Stating, “If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be
driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part,
especially 7th point and 10th point).
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a
new car!
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would
have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off
the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For
some reason you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your
car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to
reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable,
five times as fast and twice as easy to drive – but would run on only five
percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be
replaced by a single “This Car Has Performed an Illegal Operation” warning
light.
7. The airbag system would ask, “Are you sure?” before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and
refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle,
turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how
to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the
same manner as the old car.
10. You’d have to press the “Start” button to turn the engine off.
Never undervalue the manufacturing industries .
Sent to us via ROTI by Rtn G N Sivaramakrishna
RI District 3230
Secretary , 2007-08, Rotary Club of Madras North, Chennai, India
President 2009-10, Rotary Club of Madras North, Chennai, India
District Sgt-at-Arms, 2010-11, RI Dist 3230
District Chairman, 2011-12 , Rotary Yellow Pages and Employment Exchange, RI
Dist 3230 and Director TRF, Rotary Club of Madras North, 2011-12
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Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka
District 9700 Governor Greg Brown
Coolamon Rotary President Paul Weston
Secretary John Glassford
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
Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub
Rotarians For Fighting AIDS Australia: 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.
