Each year the incoming Rotary International President choses a theme for his year as president and this year RI President-elect Kalyan Banerjee will ask Rotarians to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity during the 2011-12 Rotary year.
Banerjee unveiled the RI theme during the opening plenary session of the 2011 International Assembly, a training event for incoming district governors.
He urged participants to harness their inner resolve and strength to achieve success in Rotary.
“In order to achieve anything in this world, a person has to use all the resources he can draw on. And the only place to start is with ourselves and within ourselves,” Banerjee said.
Once Rotarians find their inner strength, he continued, they can accomplish great things in their communities and around the world.
“The implications of this short statistical presentation for fund raising and service delivery within and by Rotary are interesting – ”
Keep an eye on the blue bubbles they represent African countries. A most interesting look at the world and with some optimism. There is also mention of the impact of AIDS on South Africa.
Thanks to Jon Deisher from the Rotary Club of Anchorage, Alaska.
Being a Rotarian gives you contacts all around the world and Marco Kappenberger enabled us to see Samoa with lunches and a breakfast with fellow Rotarians. We also visited the areas most damaged by the tsunami in 2009. It was also our pleasure to be invited to a fund raising night for the new pre-school there. I hope that we will be able to help them with this project in 2011. More on this later:
The photos below also show where we stayed and what the tsunami did to Samoa. The last two pics on teh tsunami road developments show what they have achieved in rebuilding on higher ground. In only 15 months they have achieved an enormous amount.
This year our Christmas party was at President Ian’s home with catering done by Marg and Christine and others.
We also had the happy occassion of inducting our two new members Leslie Weston and Paul Weston. So we finished the year on a high note and we wish Leslie and Paul all the best in their association with Rotary and the Coolamon Rotary Club.
President Ian Inducts Leslie and Paul Weston
BELOW SOME PHOTOGRAPHS FROM OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY AND LAST MEETING FOR 2010
CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH AND TEA PARTY FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE OF WANDSWORTH
Do you want to have a fun Christmas but would like to do something worthwhile at the same time? Are you fed up with the meaningless commercial greed of Christmas and wish you could give some of your time as a gift to others?
If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then come to the Christmas Events Marquee in Battersea Park and help the Rotary Club of Battersea Park give a joyful Christmas Day party to elderly people who would otherwise be alone, without the company of family and friends, on Christmas Day.
We have been providing a special Christmas Day Party for elderly people for over forty years. From small beginnings, catering for only about fifty guests, the numbers have grown so much that over the years we have moved venues several times to cope with the demand. Now we are in a huge marquee in the ‘Battersea Evolution’ events arena in Battersea Park, kindly donated to us by Greg Lawson of Quantum Leap Events.
Last night at our AGM Marg Perkin was voted in as President Elect for 2011-2012.
Congratulations Marg and we wish you well for your year as President.
Marg Perkin in Hout Bay Cape Town
Marg’s classification within Rotary is Teacher-Hearing Impaired. Here Marg is teaching children in Hout Bay Cape Town on a recent visit to South Africa.
Marg Perkin in Cape Town
The board for Coolamon Rotary Club for 2011-2012 is as follows:
Some of you would remember Chip Ross from Canada who visited us and stayed with us. Chip is a member of the Rotary Club of Strathcona Sunrise from Courtenay British Columbia Canada. Here is one of Chip’s Rotary Club’s projects:
Join 600+ Rotarians and partners in Orange to have fun and learn about Rotary and enjoy meeting fellow Rotarians from around our large and diverse district of 1,200 member from 42 clubs.
What are you doing for World AIDS Day? How about joining Rotary and then becoming a member of Rotarians For Fighting AIDS. Only $100 life time mebership go to the RFFA web site for details on what Rotary is doing for the World AIDS pandemic.
Last night we welcomed Leslie and Paul Weston to our club as members of the Rotary Club of Coolamon. Their induction will take place soon.
Paul, Leslie and Nicole Weston
The NSW Government has been successful in encouraging one of the world’s ‘best and brightest’ minds to relocate to inland NSW to carry out innovative research into the development of natural herbicides. Professor Leslie Weston, from Cornell University, one of the United State’s premier research universities, has relocated to the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Wagga Wagga Campus under the government’s Life Science Research Awards. The NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, Ms Verity Firth said, “Professor Weston is a recognised leader in her field of research and her relocation to the state is a major scientific coup and will cement NSW at the leading edge of scientific research into natural herbicides.” CSU Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), Professor Paul Burnett has welcomed Professor Weston’s move, stating it is a fantastic outcome for the University. The EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation is a collaborative alliance between CSU and the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
Leslie was our guest speaker last Monday night. Originally from Western in New York State, USA
A special congratulations also to Nicole Weston who made her riding debut in Australia at the National show. Nicki was Reserve National Champion in Amateur Western Pleasure and Reserve Jackpot Futurity Champion in Amateur Western Pleasure aboard Time To Be Radical! Way to go Nicki!
Dr Paul Weston, BS Cornell University; MS & PhD Michigan State University. Paul also works at CSU in Wagga Wagga
Insect ecology and behaviour
Intergrated pest management
Isolation and identification of biologically active natural products
Simulation modelling of insect behaviour and population dynamics
Degree-day modelling of insect development
Invasion and establishment of exotic insect pests
Biological control of insects and weeds
Web-based information delivery.
We look forward to a long and mutually rewarding association with the Weston Family.
