Coolamon Rotary Club
Coolamon New South Wales Australia
Welcome to the Official site for the Rotary Club of Coolamon. We live in a small town but achieve big things, from local events and fundraisers, services such as Bingo and Blue light Discos, to large International Projects such as MAPS and KILI 28/8, stick around and have some fun, thats what we do!
Head Table 30th June 2008
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Loading ...HEAD TABLE CHANGE OVER NIGHT.
From left to right Susan Wingate-Pearse, District 9700 Governor Fred Loneragan and Rae Loneragan. It was a happy night with excellent food. Table decorations included rocky road for all made by Sharon Miles which was a huge hit. Rotarians know how to celebrate which we did in honour of Past President Grahame Miles’s year in the hot seat. We worked hard through the year for our local community and for Africa.
Through various projects we raised over $100,000 during 07/08. The Kilimanjaro climb raised $78,187. We also distributed over $20,000 locally including donations to our local hospital, the Cancer Council of NSW, a large TV to the Allawah Lodge retirement home and to local schools including the Coolamon Central School.
Congratulations Past President Grahame Miles on an excellent effort.
Bill Innes MPHF
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It was a great pleasure to see Bill Innes awarded his Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire Pin. Bill was piped in byPiper Ian from Wagga Wagga to the tune Flower of Scotland. Congratulations Bill Innes MPHF.
Change Over Night Photos
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John Glassford being inducted by Grahame Miles as President Coolamon Rotary Club 08/09
Coolamon Change Over Night
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L-R Sue Chapman, Max Chapman, DG Fred Loneragan and Past President Grahame Miles.
Sue Chapman was asked to pin the PHF Badge onto Max’s Jacket. The Paul Harris Fellow was awarded to Max Chapman for his service to Rotary Coolamon and the Coolamon Community. Well deserved.
More photos of the change over will be posted soon.
Coolamon Rotary Represented at LA Convention
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LA Convention 2008
L-R Anne Glenn RFFA and RC of Dunwoody, Atlanta with John Glassford, Coolamon Rotary and RFFA Australia Chair, visitors to the stand AG Tony Broadley and Jill Broadley from the RC of Condobolin and Vivian Smith from Atlanta. The RFFA stand was very well located and also very busy at all times throughout the convention.
Head of WHO Commits to Polio Eradication
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Head of WHO Announces Total Support to Eradicate Polio.
World Health Organisation head announces that the drive to eradicate polio will have the full operational power of the World Health Organization behind it, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan announced at the RI Convention in Los Angeles on Tuesday
“I am making polio eradication the organization’s top operational priority on a most urgent, if not an emergency, basis. “
In a historic moment, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, was joined at the plenary session by the heads of the other spearheading partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative: Julie Gerberding, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Ann Veneman, executive director of UNICEF; and Robert S. Scott, chair of The Rotary Foundation’s Board of Trustees and Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee. It was the first time leaders of all four partners have appeared together on stage and given a joint address.
Coolamon Rotary and RFFA O.R.K. Project
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At the recent Rotary International Convention the Board of RFFA {Rotarians For Fighting AIDS) a Rotary Action Group, approved the O.R.K. or Orphan Rescue Kit. The District Governor for District 9700, Fred Loneregan has asked all the clubs in D9700 to support the O.R.K. in his year as Governor.
You can go to The O.R.K. web site: http://theork.com
There are 11 million orphans now in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the AIDS pandemic sweeping the continent of Africa. TIME to help these vulnerable and at risk children.
LA Convention 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The 99th annual Rotary International Convention, held in Los Angeles from 15 to 18 June, has drawn to a close. Approximately 20,000 attendees witnessed both historic moments in the battle to eradicate polio as well as the fun of being with fellow Rotarians.
Rotary’s no. 1 goal of eradicating polio worldwide was a focus of the Major Donor Dinner, held Monday evening, 16 June. Major Donor recognition is given to individuals or couples who donate $10,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation.
The Hollywood Bowl Concert where 7,000 Rotarians attended to hear Burt Bacharach and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. It was a great concert under teh stars although there are not many real stars at night in Hollywood due to the smog!
Above: Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, addresses a question during a Tuesday press conference focused on polio issues. In the morning plenary session, Chan announced that polio eradication is now the WHO’s top priority.
Incoming RI President Dong Kurn Lee and his wife, Young, share a dance at the Arch C. Klumph Society dinner held Monday evening in the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Rotary Images/Monika Lee
Nonceba Centre Cape Town
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Nonceba means “sympathy” in Xhosa
This is an amazing story of one young lady from Cape Town who did something wonderful for the children of this township, who are the victims of the “Virgin Cure”, {Child Rape}.
It is a story of courage and dreams.
It is a story of how Rotary has kept the dream of this young lady alive.
It also involves our Rotary Club, Coolamon and our twin Club Hout Bay Rotary in Cape Town.
Here are two links to Ashley Kaimowitz ’s story:
http://www.rotaryeclubsouthwest.org/Ashley.asp
http://www.rotary9350.co.za/articles/ashley_kaimowitz_story/default.asp
In memory of Ashley Kaimowitz.
“A life cut short but never forgotten.”
News from inside Burma
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You can read Assistant Governor’s J. T. Warring (from Newport, California), news letter from Myanmar as received by Rotarians On The Internet today (ROTI).
Thanks to PDG Doug Vincent for the information.
Access to Myanmar still open to ShelterBox…
The village of Kyien Kyaung Gyi, Myanmar where approx. 30 tents had been erected. The leader of this village lost his wife and all six children to the storm - water levels exceeded 15ft.