The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow Inc

Day of Superheroes

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The Rotary Club of Miranda has a fundraiser on Sunday 12th Feb 2012 on behalf of the Sydney Children's Hospital.

Click here to go to the "Day of Superheroes" website.

You're welcome

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Have you every wondered what Rotary is or what Rotarians do?

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To find out more about joining Rotary send us an e-mail

Thank you to our sponsors

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The members of the Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow would like to thank our sponsors for their on-going support.

Bendigo Bank Fairy Meadow

Permian Self-storage North Wollongong

Woolworths Fairy Meadow

Happy Birthday Albert!

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Kiama Vintage Classic Car and Motorbike Rally

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The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow is proud to support the Illawarra Cancer Carers who are staging a car and motorbike rally on Sunday 23rd October (Re-scheduled from Sunday 25th September due to adverse weather conditions).

The inaugural Kiama Vintage and Classic Car and Motorbike Rally for Charity is a not-for-profit event managed by local people, the Illawarra Cancer Carers, and the Rotary Clubs of Kiama, Illawarra Sunrise and Fairy Meadow in aid of Illawarra Cancer Carers Inc.

The rally will begin in Car Park P3 at the University of Wollongong, just off Northfields Avenue, Gwynneville for registration and a breakfast sausage sizzle from 7:30am to 8:30am, then at 9:00am cars and motorbikes will embark (at intervals) on a 1½ hour leisurely drive through picturesque Jamberoo Valley, ending up beachside at beautiful Kiama Showground Oval via the northern (Terralong St) entrance or via the southern (Manning Street) entrance.

All vehicles will be displayed from 12:00pm to the general public (gold coin donation) for the remainder of the day with markets, stalls and bands to entertain. Cars/motorbikes will depart Kiama Showground Ovals from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.

Conditions of Entry: Vintage, classic or unique vehicle or motorbike built prior to 1980.

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Concert for Shelter

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We are this close...

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This Close
From: RotaryInternational

After more than 20 years, Rotary and its partners are "this close" to ending polio. Learn more here.

Go behind the scenes of the making of Rotary's new "This Close" PSA and see what went into making this video to raise awareness for Rotary's fight against polio.

Bowelscan 2011

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Sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of the Illawarra

5 March 2011 to 15 April 2011

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What is Rotary Youth Exchange?

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"In Estonia, a student from Australia gets a taste of life in a newly independent nation; in Japan, a South African student makes an earnest, whimsical attempt to eat with chopsticks; in the USA, a group of students from around the world come together to help clean up after a hurricane; and in Finland, a Brazilian student makes a snowman for the first time.

All of these scenarios were made possible by Rotary Youth Exchange. Since 1929 students and host families all over the world have had their horizons broadened and their lives enriched by the generosity of Rotary's Youth Exchange program.

Exposure to new cultures and ways of life can foster a better understanding between people from different lands. That understanding can be the foundation upon which lasting peace and harmony can someday rest."

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow has supported the Youth Exchange program for many years in both sending students overseas and hosting students from such countries as Brazil, Germany, Finland and Japan. This is a program whereby a student is selected by the District Committee and travels to another country for one year to study and be an ambassador for his/her country.

The cost of travel each way is paid by the parents, but other expenses are paid for by the Rotary Club in the nominated country. An exchange student generally has three to four host families over the twelve months.

Who can participate?

Senior secondary students in good health who on the day of departure have turned 15 years but be not older than 19 years (a different age range may be agreed by participating Clubs and District).

Enquire here about eligibility to participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.

Read more about the Rotary Youth Exchange program at the Australian Youth Exchange website.

‘Reach Within to Embrace Humanity’ is 2011-12 RI theme

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By Joseph Derr
Rotary International News -- 17 January 2011

RI President-elect Kalyan Banerjee announces the 2011-12 RI theme during the International Assembly in San Diego, California.

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.

"Discover yourself, develop the strengths within you, and then unhesitatingly, unflinchingly, go forth and encircle the world, to embrace humanity," he said.

Banerjee emphasized the family as a starting point in serving others. "The communities we live in are not built of individual people but of families -- families living in homes together, sharing their lives and their resources and their common destinies. Good families lead to good neighborhoods, and good neighborhoods build good communities."

Rotarians can focus on projects that support families, such as those that provide safe housing or improve maternal and child health, he said.

Continuity in Rotary’s work, including polio eradication, is also important, Banerjee said. "There are so many things we are indeed good at: working for clean, safe water; spreading literacy; working in so many ways with the New Generations, our youth, in our newest Avenue of Service and assisting them to become the leaders of tomorrow."

Citing Mahatma Gandhi’s call to "be the change you wish to see in the world," Banerjee said Rotarians should also focus on change.

"If we wish for peace, we start by living in peace ourselves, in our homes and in our communities," he explained. "If we wish environmental degradation to stop, if we wish to reduce child mortality or to prevent hunger, we must be the instrument of that change -- and recognize that it must start within us, with each of us."

The theme inspired the roomful of Rotary leaders, including Jogesh Gambhir, governor-elect of District 3250 (India).

“It is a touching theme, but also very purposeful and meaningful,” said Gambhir. “I’m sure we can inspire the clubs into action to solve the problems in the community. That’s the ultimate goal of Rotary.”

“There are no words for me to describe how remarkable it was. To me, he was right on and weaved everything together beautifully," said Jane Millar, governor-elect of District 6290 (parts of Ontario, Canada, and Michigan, USA). "I am so thrilled to be a district governor when this man is president.

“I loved the focus on family, continuity, and change," she added. "Family is the center of everything, and not just our immediate family. It’s also about the family of Rotary and the world as one big family."

‘Reach Within to Embrace Humanity’ is 2011-12 RI theme, Joseph Derr, Rotary International News , 17 January 2011. Copyright © (17 January 2011) Rotary International. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced with permission. This article or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of Rotary International.

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 16/01/2012

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ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED
Volume 45, Edition 26, Monday 16th January 2012

JANUAY IS ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we welcome back a friend and well respected member of our community Sharyn Mackenzie. The last time Sharyn visited the Club was our awards night and we surprised her with a Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of her work with SCARF. This will be a great opportunity to catch up with Sharyn and I am sure she will have some information for us regarding her current projects. Club Host Albert

LAST MEETING

Our last meeting also included a Board Meeting, unfortunately a number of our Directors were away, however those present were able to give us an update on some of the Clubs current activities.

However the topic that created the most discussion was Charley Lacey’s suggestion to run a competition in our local Primary Schools to have a student design our new Club banner.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

Apologies:David & Kerrie Guillaume, Sue Armitt

Leave of Absence: Suellen Heycott

Members Present: 11 being 73% attendance.

Club Guests: None

Guests of Members: None

Visiting Rotarians: None

Makeups: Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on Wednesday 11th Jan

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

Birthdays: Monica Lowe 19th Jan

Wedding Anniversaries: None

Club Anniversaries Charlie Lacey: 19/01/2009

UPCOMING EVENTS

17th Jan RYLA Dinner

6th Feb Cheryl Deguara Australian Rotary Health

18th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s

22nd Feb Celebrating Rotary Networking Event

19th March Senior Citizens BBQ at Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

RYLA 14th to 21st Jan
Our two RYLA nominee’s Callam and Adam will attend the week long camp at Stanwell Tops. They will participate in a number of leadership activities, listen to some very inspirational speakers and of course enjoy a lot of fun.

Bunning’s BBQ 18th February 2012
Keep this date free as we will need as many members as possible to be available on the day to lend a hand. This is a great fundraising opportunity for the Club so let’s all get behind it.

Seniors BBQ 19th March 2012
While this seems a long way off don’t forget to mark this date on your calendar. The Seniors BBQ is an annual event that many of the residents of Towradgi Retirement Village look forward to.

Rotary News

Rotary clubs will be helping train engineers and scientists to solve problems in water and sanitation, particularly in developing countries, through a new strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.

Through the partnership, the Foundation will offer packaged grants that Rotary clubs may use to select and sponsor scholarships for professionals in the water sector. Up to eight students a year may be chosen for any of three master of science programs at the institute in Delft, the Netherlands.

Both the institute and Rotary share a vision of making water and sanitation more accessible and more sustainable for all people, particularly the poor. The partnership directly supports Rotary's water and sanitation area of focus.

"This strategic partnership with UNESCO-IHE enables Rotary to work with a globally recognized leader in the training of water professionals at a time when such experts are desperately needed in many parts of the world," said Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair William B. Boyd. "By identifying high-quality, high-potential candidates for these scholarships, Rotary clubs will play an important role in addressing a serious global problem.”

"Eighty percent of diseases in the developing world are caused by the lack of water and appropriate sanitation," said UNESCO-IHE rector András Szöllösi-Nagy. "The cooperation with Rotary is an important milestone in the large-scale, global capacity building required to tackle this crisis.”

Since 1957 UNESCO-IHE, the world's largest postgraduate water education facility, has provided master of science degrees and promoted PhDs to more than 14,500 water professionals from over 160 countries. The institute also promotes research and capacity building projects, manages a worldwide network of educational institutions and organizations in the water sector, provides professional expertise on water education, and plays a role in setting international standards for postgraduate water education and continuing professional training.

Sustainability
By focusing on postgraduate degree programs, The Rotary Foundation is making a long-term investment in water and sanitation, helping equip students with the research, managerial, and technical skills they will need to solve domestic problems by thinking globally. Working with the institute is a particularly good investment for the Foundation: most of the institute's students are from developing and emerging countries where the need is the greatest, and 87 percent of the program's graduates are still active in the field a decade later.

Rotary Foundation packaged global grants support large, international projects with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. Because the initial work of finding a strategic partner and designing the general framework of the project has already been done, Rotarians can focus their talents and energies on the implementation.

One hundred Rotary districts are participating in the Future Vision pilot, a three-year test of the Foundation's streamlined grant structure, which began 1 July 2010. All districts will begin using the model on 1 July 2013.

The Foundation has previously approved strategic partnerships with Mercy Ships, Aga Khan University, and Oikocredit International. Pilot clubs and districts interested in packaged global grants with UNESCO-IHE can find more information, which will be posted online soon.

Christmas Bulletin

A big thank you to June Robinson for her creativity and hard work in developing that beautiful Bulletin cover for our Christmas celebration. I have received a number of great compliments regarding this cover and each time I had to come clean and give credit where credit is due.

Thank you June

Yours in Rotary,
Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 09/01/2012

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ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 25, Monday 9th January 2012

JANUAY IS ROTARY AWARENESS MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight is the first meeting for 2012 and we will bekicking the year off with a Board Meeting.

LAST MEETING

Our last meeting in December was a Christmascelebration. It was a most enjoyable night with everyone enjoying a wonderfuldinner and the entertainment. Peter and Fred provided a very musical night andlead a very enthusiastic sing along. Everyone enjoyed the evening and thecompany of our members and our guests.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:* *Leave of Absence:*	Laurie Robinson Claude Korgitta Suellen Heycott
*Members Present:*	12 being 80% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	John & Margaret Carr, Charlie & Bett Goodman, John, Sarah & Lois Sperring, Jaclyn Hendricks and Wesley Fox.
*Guests of Members:*	Peter Armitt, Paul Godin, Tina Hill, Monica Lowe & Janice Pearson
*Visiting Rotarians:*	Margaret Jarratt
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal 21/12/11

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	Monica Lowe 19th Jan
*Wedding Anniversaries*	Ian & Monica Lowe 2^nd Jan
*Club Anniversaries*	Charlie Lacey 19/01/2009

UPCOMING EVENTS

16^th Jan Sharyn Mackenzie from SCARF

17^th Jan RYLA Dinner

6^th Feb Cheryl Deguara AustralianRotary Health

18^th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s

22^nd Feb Celebrating Rotary NetworkingEvent

19^th March Senior Citizens BBQat Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26^th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

RYLA 14^th to 21^st Jan

Our two RYLA nominee’s Callam and Adam will attend theweek long camp at Stanwell Tops. They will participate in a number ofleadership activities, listen to some very inspirational speakers and of courseenjoy a lot of fun.

Bunning’s BBQ 18^th February 2012

Keep this date free as we will need as many members aspossible to be available on the day to lend a hand. This is a great fundraisingopportunity for the Club so let’s all get behind it.

Seniors BBQ 19^th March 2012

While this seems a long way off don’t forget to markthis date on your calendar. The Seniors BBQ is an annual event that many of theresidents of Towradgi Retirement Village look forward to.

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Rotary News.

Seven Ways to Get More Out Of Rotary in 2012

Try something different in 2012 attract new members,keep existing ones. Here are a few ideas to help you do more with Rotary in theNew Year.

Be part of Rotary's efforts to End Polio Now

Consider planning a fundraiser for polio eradication,or having your club or district light up a landmark as part of Rotary’sanniversary celebration on 23 February. Rotarians have made great progress inthe push to end the disease, but the job isn’t finished yet. As little asUS$0.60 can help immunize a child against the incurable disease. Contribute toPolioPlus, and learn more about Rotary's eradication efforts.

Think strategically and set club goals

A new online assessment tool will be launched in Julyto help clubs set goals and track their accomplishments, such as contributionsto The Rotary Foundation. Available in Member Access, it will replacepaper-based tracking methods and help RI measure Rotary's global impact. Helpyour club work more efficiently by using the tool to set and measure clubgoals.

Help the Foundation fulfil its mission

Make a resolution to donate to the Foundation’s AnnualFund in 2012. Skip one latte a week, and you'd have US$100 or more tocontribute to your club's Every Rotarian, Every Year effort. You can make aone-time contribution or a recurring gift. Learn how your club or district canmake a difference in one of Rotary's six areas of focus with a Foundationgrant.

Get inspired at the RI Convention

The 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9 May,will feature speakers including Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus andGlobal Poverty Project CEO Hugh Evans. And, along with thousands of your fellowRotarians from around the world, you’ll be able to attend workshops on topicssuch as membership, leadership, and Future Vision. Register today.

Celebrate 50 years of Interact

Interact will celebrate its 50th year in 2012. Sincethe first club was established in 1962 at a high school in Melbourne, Florida,USA, thousands of communities worldwide have benefited from Interactors puttingService Above Self. The program has helped countless youth develop leadershipskills, meet new friends, and become more familiar with Rotary. Rotary clubsthat sponsor an Interact club gain fresh insight into service and help developfuture Rotarians. If your club isn’t already involved in Interact, considersponsoring a club.

Publicize your good work

PR grants enable districts to raise Rotary’s profileand promote the global and local work of Rotarians by placing public serviceannouncements on television and radio, in print media and on billboards, and onthe Web. Help your district apply for a grant by 4 March. To further promoteyour club’s signature activities, be sure to update your website withinformation about your projects and meetings. Also, start a social media page,and follow what Rotary is doing on sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn.

Connect with alumni

Rotary Foundation alumni can be effective speakers atclub meetings, and many are potential club members. Reach out to them.

I have noticed that the people who are late are oftenso much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.

E.V.Lucas

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra.

Barefoot Bowls 4th February 2011

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Christmas greetings from Tuire Strömmer-Hörkkö

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Tuire was a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Finland who spent a year staying with members of the Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow in 1985-1986 and we have just received her Christmas greeting:

Dear Sandra and all the members of Fairy Meadow Rotary Club,

It is -16 degrees here and it is snowing so we will have a white Christmas! This year has been very hectic to us - well what else can you expect with four children... Actually there has been five children as since beginning of August we have been hosting a French daughter, Clémence. I think our family has been a shock to her as she is an only child back home and suddenly she needs to share all. Having three brothers, specially teenagers it´s not easy, but I hope that she has learnt a lot as well. She is speaking more and more Finnish and at least her understanding has improved a lot. We don't speak French, which would be the ideal situation to learn Finnish but English is so natural to all of us so it is too easy to use that... At the moment she is skating outside so she has adapted to Finnish life very well!

Our Tuulia is in France as a Rotary youth exchange student as well. She is staying in Méru, just 50 km north of Paris. We are all still very touched that you would have wanted to host Tuulia in Wollongong! Thank you for that! Anyway she chose to France as she already speaks fluent Aussie since we lived in Singapore and our children went to Australian school over there. It would have been awesome to spend a year with aussie grandparents, aunts and cousins... Anyway she is now enjoying her life in France. My own experience made her expectations maybe a little bit too high but after a start she seems to have very active life with 100% commitment. Just yesterday I talked with her through Skype and she said that it is awful as half of the year is all most behind...

Our boys are growing too as two of them has reached the lovely teenaging. Arttu is turning 15. He loves the computer like the other of his age, but the results from school are still good. He plays the trumpet and loves scouting. Tuukka, soon 13 and Tatu 9, are walking hand in hand to many places since they both go swimming five times per week and they both play saxophone. During our summertime there have also been active in orienteering and soccer.

There is some more news in our attached annual Christmas letter. I´m happy to read the clubs news from your website! Mostly happy ones but I was also sad to read that Mary Bell passed recently away... I have many good memories of both Mary and John. Three years ago when Mikko and I visited your meeting how they remembered by saying after many years "Tuire - what are you doing here?".

Now we all want to wish you all A Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2011! May it bring a lot of joy and happiness to you!

Tampere, December 2010

Dear friends and relatives,

Santa’s helpers are peeking through the windows and even this family is kept busy by the pressure of Christmas coming up soon. How many Christmas celebrations will we be participating in this year ?

The year 2010 has gone by, filled up not only with school and work, but also hobbies have taken up a big part of our year. The scouts have celebrated their 100th year of functioning in Finland throughout the whole year. At the start of the year we had a visibility campaign, where we set up a camp in the middle of the city.

In June Tuire and Tatu participated in Välke, our troop’s summer camp for cub scouts and adventurer scouts. The camp took place in Kuru, the campgrounds of the scouting district of Häme. A new phase took place this year, as the scouts of Häme and Salpausselkä united to form a grand district, the district of Häme.

In July-August was organised the 6th Finjamboree, Kilke, in which all of our family took part in. For the whole jamboree we got to enjoy warm weathers, with a few warnings of storms. During the camp we also celebrated the Finnjamboree Tervas 90, which was 20 years ago, and the engagement that took place there. Actually, the Tervas-stump hides inside it the roots of our family, so the hugs we received from Tervas leaders were at their rightful places. Thank you Helena, Jude, Päivi and Risto! Of course scouting is much more than camps, and it is visible in our weekly schedules. Arttu participates in explorer scouts in two troops, Tuire hustles with the cub scouts and guides and the rest participate when they have the time...

Because of out busy summer schedule, orienteering kept a low profile this year. However we did manage to be involved in the training and attend a few competitions. Tuukka and Tatu played football actively and both of their teams won first places in the city competition series.

This year swimming has imposed our schedules during the week and even on weekends. At the start of the year Tatu got transferred to the same team as Tuukka, Team five. In the spring both of the boys won their first swimming medals and since then they’ve just got better and better. This led to Tuukka being transferred to the next level, and in the autumn we’ve been running between two pools as the two different teams have had their training sessions at different pools and at different times. We hope that this will ease up at the start of next year, as Tatu has been invited to join Tuukka in Team four.

The music institute of Pirkanmaa (PMO) is the target of our weekly visits, as we learn to blow to our different pipes, ie. Arttu plays the trumpet, Tuukka and Tatu play the saxophone and the girls their flutes. In addition to lessons, the teaching consists also of theory and orchestra. The orchestra has pulled also Mum in with it, as she was once asked to fill in on a performance, which led to her playing in two student orchestras. In any case, it beats the dull sitting and waiting... November ended the musical year at the grand stage of Tampere-talo and the celebration concert of PMO, where we all played along in the grand orchestra of 120 players.

For Tuire the music is not limited in just playing the flute, but she also participates in the chamber choir Solenne as singer and chairman. The past year was the anniversary of the choir. In February took place the concert ”Traveling with Solenne for 30 years”. The concert consisted of songs from all the different countries Solenne has ever visited. Our stiff tongues were put to the test as we sung in different languages. The year came to an end with a church concert in November, where the choir sung everything from new to old, Latin to French, not forgetting Finnish language and composers.

The Rotary, and especially the Rotary Youth Exchange Program has swept away not just Mikko, but the whole family, it did so to Tuire alrady years ago when she was in Australia. Officially Mikko takes action in the multi-district organisation, but practicially we are all in it with him. Starting from August we’ve had an addition to our family, a French daughter named Clémence, and correspondingly our Tuulia is as an exchange student in France. Modern technology has enabled us to keep in touch both ways.A lot has changed since Tuire and Mikko were in exchange. Tuulia is enjoying herself, though she longs for home every now and then and of these times Christmas might be the worst...

In France Tuulia has continued playing the flute and is also participating in scouts. Schooldays are long – often ending very late, so school controls the everyday life there as well. Here’s Tuulia’s greetings from Méru :

Bonjour ! Greetings from France ! I’ve been in exchange for three months now, and I’ve had the chance to learn so much. The French culture is really interesting and there is lots of history in the backgroung. And the French do enjoy eating. I’ve also learned to understand and speak the language much better, and met lots of new and interesting people. I’m really enjoying all of my experiences here !

I wish everyone a very merry Christmas !

Love, Tuulia

We have tried to teach Finnish culture to Clémence as well as possible, and she is really doing well with the language. But as a part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program she is to change families very soon to get a wide understanding of our culture. The Youth Exchange program took us adults overseas during the summer, as we took part in the world-wide Youth Exchange congress in Canada. On the same trip we drove to USA’s side of the border to meet the family of Patrick, Mikko’s exchange brother. The last time we’d seen them was ten years earlier.

Our year consists of much more, and the most important part is the time we’ve spent together. We spent our winter holidays again in the snowy Laanila in Lapland. Snowstorm made us to stay inside for couple of days... In the summer we sailed from Uusikaupunki to Jurmo and Utö. From Utö we continued via Kökar to Maarianhamina, Åland Islands, from where we sailed back to the grandparents in Uusikaupunki. Our trip was really nice, as our rainjackets could stay inside and we were able to sail in just shorts and t-shirts.

We celebrated Tuire’s fathers round years in Veisu in July with a group of family and friends. Also in July, we got to witness the christening of a cousin and Tuulia got the honor of becoming a godmother to Jussi. Last but not least thank you all for the time we have spent together, wherever we have been. It is always a great pleasure to meet again !!

We wish you all a very peaceful Christmas and a rewarding year in 2011 !

With hugs, Tuire, Mikko, Tuulia, Arttu, Tuukka, Tatu and Clémence

Christmas greetings from Marielle Muller

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Marielle was a Rotary Youth Exchange student from who spent a year staying with members of the Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow in 2003-2004 and we have just received her Christmas greeting:

Dear Albert,

I'm soooo happy to hear from you! Thank you very much for the birthday greeting...

I wish you and all the Rotary members a wonderful xmas and a healthy and happy new year 2011!

I hope I'll have the opportunity to come to Australia and visit the club in 2011 :)

I'm just back from New York where I visited Marine ( my best ozzie friend, a French girl who was also around Sydney in 2003-2004). We are still in contact after so many years and we try to see each other every year.

All of that is thanks to the Rotary and the wonderful year I had the chance to spend with you in Wollongong. I met friends for life!

I hope to see you again soon,

Give my love to all the members and thank you again for the e-mail, it made my day!

Marielle

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 19/12/2011

2010-12-19T08:44:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 24, Monday 19th December 2011

DECEMBER IS ROTARY FAMILY MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we will be celebrating Christmas together withan evening enjoying a meal, having some fun and being entertained.

LAST MEETING

Last week bad weather prevented our Guest speakerCheryl Deguara from travelling to Wollongong to speak to us about her work withAustralian Rotary Health; fortunately we have been able to reschedule this forthe 6^th Feb.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:* *Leave of Absence:*	Ken Bishop & Kerrie Guillaume Suellen Heycott
*Members Present:*	12 being 80% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	None
*Guests of Members:*	None
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal 14/12/11

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	Stuart Inverarity 31^st Dec
*Wedding Anniversaries*	None
*Club Anniversaries*	None

UPCOMING EVENTS

26^th Dec & 2^nd Jan No meeting due to Public Holiday

19^th Dec Club Christmas Party

9^th Jan Board Meeting

16^th Jan Sharyn Mackenzie from SCARF

17^th Jan RYLA Dinner

6^th Feb Cheryl Deguara AustralianRotary Health

18^th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s

22^nd Feb Celebrating Rotary NetworkingEvent

19^th March Senior Citizens BBQat Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26^th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

RYLA 14^th to 21^st Jan

Bunning’s BBQ 18^th February 2012

Keep this date free as we will need as many members aspossible to be available on the day to lend a hand. This is a great fundraisingopportunity for the Club so let’s all get behind it.

Seniors BBQ 19^th March 2012

While this seems a long way off don’t forget to markthis date on your calendar. The Seniors BBQ is an annual event that many of theresidents of Towradgi Retirement Village look forward to.

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Rotary News.

On behalf of ourselves and the whole Districtleadership team let me wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah anda very safe and positive New Year.

Cheryl & Phil Whyte

Christmas Carols

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright

Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant sotender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight

Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts singAlleluia!

Christ, the Saviour is born Christ, the Saviour isborn

Silent night, holy night Son of God, love's pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn ofredeeming grace

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth"

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had a very shiny nose,

And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call himnames;

They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeergames.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say,

Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won't you guide mysleigh tonight?

Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted outwith glee,

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, You'll go down inhistory.

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,

Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.,

But do you recall? The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had a very shiny nose,

And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call himnames;

They never let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeergames.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say,

Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won't you guide mysleigh tonight?

Then how the reindeer loved him As they shouted outwith glee,

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, You'll go down in history.

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a MerryChristmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a MerryChristmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring To you and your kin

Good tidings for Christmas And a happy new year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a MerryChristmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring To you and your kin

Good tidings for Christmas And a happy new year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year.

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow

In a one horse open sleigh

O'er the hills we go

Laughing all the way.

Bells on bobtail ring

Making spirits bright.

What fun it is to ride and sing

A sleighing song tonight.

Chorus:

Jingle bells jingle bells

Jingle all the way!

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one horse open sleigh

Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 12/12/2011

2010-12-12T08:28:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 23, Monday 12th December 2011

DECEMBER IS ROTARY FAMILY MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we were to have Cheryl Deguara join us tospeak about Australian Rotary Health, however due to the inclement weatherconditions we will be rescheduling Cheryl. Not to worry, I am sure President David will find something interestingfor us.

LAST MEETING

Last week we held our Clubs AGM, congratulations tothose members elected to our executive for the 2011/2012 year. It was verypleasing to see Sue Armitt elected as the President Nominee, I am sure she willreceive the full support of the club members. PE Kerrie is still putting togetherher team together and preparing for next year so we should all be thinkingabout how we can contribute to the Club.

Following the AGM we held a Board Meeting the last forthis year, this was a great opportunity to look at activities the Club will be involvedin next year. So after the Christmas/ New Year break we can all return refreshedand ready for another busy year.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:* *Leave of Absence:*	Ian Lowe, Wylie Pearson and Sharon Lacey Suellen Heycott
*Members Present:*	10 being 66% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	None
*Guests of Members:*	None
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal 5/12/11

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	David Guillaume 16^th Dec Stuart Inverarity 31^st Dec
*Wedding Anniversaries*	None
*Club Anniversaries*	None

UPCOMING EVENTS

26^th Dec & 2^nd Jan No meeting due to Public Holiday

19^th Dec Club Christmas Party

9^th Jan Board Meeting

16^th Jan Sharyn Mackenzie from SCARF

17^th Jan RYLA Dinner

18^th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s

9^th March BBQ at Stuart Parkfor the Mustang Car Club

19^th March Senior Citizens BBQat Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26^th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

RYLA 14^th to 21^st Jan

Bunning’s BBQ 18^th February 2012

Keep this date free as we will need as many members aspossible to be available on the day to lend a hand. This is a great fundraisingopportunity for the Club so let’s all get behind it.

Seniors BBQ 19^th March 2012

While this seems a long way off don’t forget to markthis date on your calendar. The Seniors BBQ is an annual event that many of theresidents of Towradgi Retirement Village look forward to.

Citizenship Awards.

As you are aware this club has, for some years now,presented Citizenship Awards to students at three local schools.

I have had the pleasure in the last week of visitingMount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow Demonstration School and PleasantHeights Public School to attend their Final Assembly for the year which is whenthe Year 6 students leave and go on to High School.

At Mount Ousley PS I presented the Citizenship Awardto Cecilia Sundgaard along with an Officeworks Gift Voucher for $75. On FridayI attended Fairy Meadow Dem School where I presented The School Spirit Award toLauren Hovelmann along with an Officeworks Gift Voucher for $75. This morning Ivisited Pleasant Heights Public School where I presented the Pride ofWorkmanship Award to Aydin Serefli along with a Dymock’s Gift Voucher for $75.

There was mention by PP Laurie that we might includeBalgownie Public School in the list. Perhaps this should be raised at a BoardMeeting.

Having met with the three Principals and had theopportunity to chat with them about what our Rotary Club can offer them I willfollow up with further correspondence in the New Year.

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Rotary News.

Fridge Buyback saves South Coast Seniors millions on power bills

Energy saving Fridge Buyback Program has helped 30,000South Coast and NSW residents collectively to save over $8 million on theirpower bills every year.

Fridge Buyback targets the big old energy-guzzlingfridges in people’s garages. Old fridges are one of the biggest energy users inthe home, costing residents an average of $265 a year to operate.

A recent study by National Seniors Australia suggeststhat power prices are rising faster for households on the pension than almostany other single component of their cost of living.

Older residents make up an estimated 65% of FridgeBuyback participants.

Also a recent NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman’s reportstates that power prices are rising at almost four times the rate of inflation.

See www.fridgebuyback.com.au or call 1800 708 401 tomake a booking.

JOSHUA TOOMEY – AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL TORRES STRAITISLANDER STUDENT OF THE YEAR – WOW!

Joshua has donehimself, his family, employer Ausgrid and the 2011 NSW Training Awards proud –he is the national winner for his category.

Joshua is adelightful young man, always happy – loves life, so willing to please and whenI spoke to him, he asked me to formally thank his family, friends, community,Ausgrid and the Chair, Charles Mille of the Bay2Bay VET Committee (Central andNorthern Sydney Region) where this fantastic journey began. He said he had the best time at the NationalAwards and met so many new people from many different places throughoutAustralia and different vocations. It isso very special to him and to all of us who know him.

Those who attendedthe District Conference will recall that DG Phil and Josh became friendsimmediately and he thanked his mate Phil for his recognition.

DG Phil wasattending the Institute Meeting in the adjoining venue in Brisbane and wasthere to have a sneak preview of his ‘mate’ being recognised and announced thewinner. DG Phil is now on notice toshout and will be organising an opportunity in the New Year.

Josh has asked meto share his details, he is very keen to support our clubs and speak. Do invite him to a meeting. Contact me and I will send the information.Well done, Josh, an outstanding achievement.

Dot Hennessy

We are rich only through what we give, and poor onlythough what we refuse.

Anne-Sophie Swetchine

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra

Results Supermarket Trolley Dash Raffle Draw

2010-12-10T21:24:00.001+11:00

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow Inc. would like to thank all those people who purchased one or more tickets in our recent Supermarket Trolley Dash Raffle.

The raffle was drawn in the store at Woolworths Fairy Meadow just after 5pm today.

Our thanks to David from Woolworths who drew the tickets for us.

The results are as follows:

1st Place Ticket Number 1366 Di Z who chose the $300 WISH Gift voucher over the Trolley Dash.

2nd Place Ticket Number 0300 Brett S who won a $200 WISH Gift voucher.

3rd Place Ticket Number 0413 Ann C who won a $100 WISH Gift voucher.

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 05/12/2011

2010-12-05T08:09:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED
Volume 45, Edition 22, Monday 5th December 2011

DECEMBER IS ROTARY FAMILY MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we will be holding the Club AGM; this is a very necessary and vital function of the Club. Afterwards we will be holding our monthly Board meeting, so all in all we can look forward to a very informative evening.

LAST MEETING

Last week we were fortunate enough to have Ambassadorial Scholar Kelly Tallon as our Guest Speaker.

Kelly hails from Long Beach, USA and holds a Law Degree from Harvard. While in Australia Kelly is studying Online Youth Safety at the University of NSW, she also volunteers at the Birkman Centre where they are looking at ways to combat Child Pornography and Sex-texting as well as improving Internet Safety for young people.

We were all shocked to hear that in a recent survey of young people between 9yrs old and 16yrs old 29% said they had been harassed online, 13% said they had been bullied online and 4% said they had been threatened online. It seems that Cyber bulling is a very really issue for families and it certainly sparked a great deal conversation on the night. Let’s hope that Kelly and others can find ways to help our young people cope with this issue.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

Apologies: None.

Leave of Absence: Suellen Heycott

Members Present: 14 being 93% attendance.

Club Guests: Kelly Tallon

Guests of Members: Norma Inverarity, Wendy Korgitta, Marilyn

Visiting Rotarians: Marcel Benson

Makeups: Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 30th November.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

Birthdays It appears December is a busy moth for celebrating Birthdays amongst our members. The Club would like to wish all the following people a very Happy and Safe Birthday.

Suellen Heycott 9th Dec
David Guillaume 16th Dec
Stuart Inverarity 31st Dec

Wedding Anniversaries: None

Club Anniversaries: Sharon Lacey 8th Dec 2008, Sandra Arnold 8th Dec 2008

UPCOMING EVENTS

12th Dec Cheryl Deguara will be speaking to us about Australian Rotary Health. Club Host Albert.

19th Dec Club Christmas Party.

26th Dec & 2nd Jan No meeting due to Public Holiday.

9th Jan Board Meeting.

16th Jan Sharyn Mackenzie from SCARF.

18th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s.

9th March BBQ at Stuart Park for the Mustang Car Club.

19th March Senior Citizens BBQ at Towradgi Park Retirement Village.

26th August Concert for Shelter.

CLUB NEWS

Bunning’s BBQ 18th February 2012
Keep this date free as we will need as many members as possible to be available on the day to lend a hand. This is a great fundraising opportunity for the Club so let’s all get behind it.

Seniors BBQ 19th March 2012
While this seems a long way off don’t forget to mark this date on your calendar. The Seniors BBQ is an annual event that many of the residents of Towradgi Retirement Village look forward to.

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Rotary News.

Rotary Partners with the World’s Largest Postgraduate Water Education Institution. By AR Grahl & W Hearn.

Rotary clubs will be helping train engineers and scientists to solve problems in water and sanitation, particularly in developing countries, through a new strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.

Through the partnership, the Foundation will offer packaged grants that Rotary clubs may use to select and sponsor scholarships for professionals in the water sector. Up to eight students a year may be chosen for any of three Master of Science programs at the institute in Delft, the Netherlands.

Both the institute and Rotary share a vision of making water and sanitation more accessible and more sustainable for all people, particularly the poor. The partnership directly supports Rotary's water and sanitation area of focus.

"This strategic partnership with UNESCO-IHE enables Rotary to work with a globally recognized leader in the training of water professionals at a time when such experts are desperately needed in many parts of the world," said Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair William B. Boyd. "By identifying high-quality, high-potential candidates for these scholarships, Rotary clubs will play an important role in addressing a serious global problem.”

"Eighty percent of diseases in the developing world are caused by the lack of water and appropriate sanitation," said UNESCO-IHE rector András Szöllösi-Nagy. "The cooperation with Rotary is an important milestone in the large-scale, global capacity building required to tackle this crisis.”

Since 1957 UNESCO-IHE, the world's largest postgraduate water education facility, has provided master of science degrees and promoted PhDs to more than 14,500 water professionals from over 160 countries. The institute also promotes research and capacity building projects, manages a worldwide network of educational institutions and organizations in the water sector, provides professional expertise on water education, and plays a role in setting international standards for postgraduate water education and continuing professional training.

Sustainability
By focusing on postgraduate degree programs, The Rotary Foundation is making a long-term investment in water and sanitation, helping equip students with the research, managerial, and technical skills they will need to solve domestic problems by thinking globally. Working with the institute is a particularly good investment for the Foundation: most of the institute's students are from developing and emerging countries where the need is the greatest, and 87 percent of the program's graduates are still active in the field a decade later.

Yours in Rotary,
Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 28/11/2011

2010-11-28T09:28:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 21, Monday 28th November 2011

NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we will be joined by Kelly Tallon; Kelly is one of the current inbound Ambassadorial Scholars.She will talk about being an Ambassadorial Scholar and her specialist subjectChild safety and the Internet. This willbe a Partners Night. Club Host Kerrie.

LAST MEETING

Last week we Roger Lee spoke to the Club regarding theAustralian Alternate Dispute Resolution Service, to which he is a member. Rogeris in the process of establishing his own business here locally. It is calledthe South East Area Mediation Service or SEAMS; Roger is a skilled mediatorworks predominately in Civil and Relationship matters. Roger can be contacted at this e-mail address.

While unfortunatelymissed this I am told Roger gave a very interesting informative presentation tothe Club.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:* *Leave of Absence:*	Jenny, Sandra & Kerrie Suellen Heycott
*Members Present:*	11 being 73% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	Ann Lee (Rogers wife)
*Guests of Members:*	None
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 23rd November.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	It appears December is a busy moth for celebrating Birthdays amongst our members. The Club would like to wish all the following people a very Happy and Safe Birthday. Janice Pearson 1^st Dec Suellen Heycott 9^th Dec David Guillaume 16^th Dec Stuart Inverarity 31^st Dec
*Wedding Anniversaries*	None
*Club Anniversaries*	Sharon Lacey 8^th Dec 2008 Sandra Arnold 8^th Dec 2008

UPCOMING EVENTS


5th Nov Club AGM

12^th Dec Cheryl Deguara will bespeaking to us about Australian Rotary Health. Club Host Albert.

19th Dec Christmas Party


26th Dec and 2nd Jan no meeting

9th Jan Board Meeting

16^th Jan Sharyn Mackenzie from SCARF

18th Feb BBQ atBunnings

9^th Mar BBQ @ Stuart Parkfor Mustang Car Club

19^th March Senior Citizens BBQat Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26^th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

Illawarra Sunrise

They are hoping that all the Clubs will help them to promote and support thisproject.

Anyone requiring further information please call Ian on 0419 674 370

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Rotary News.

Medical Village Set Up Using ShelterBox Tents

Drought and on-going conflict in Somalia have forcedover one million people to leave their homes. Around 400,000 people have beenliving in internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in the coastal town ofMogadishu.

ShelterBox has been working in partnership with WomenAnd Health Alliance (WAHA) International to set up tents at IDP camps nearmedical centres to house patients and their families, particularly hospitalisedwomen who cannot leave their children. These ‘medical villages’ offer shelter,comfort and dignity to those most vulnerable.

Eric Otieno is WAHA International’s MedicalCo-ordinator and he has been helping put up the tents at the camps.

‘There has been heavy rain in Mogadishu over the pastfew days therefore the displaced people have greatly benefited from the ShelterBoxtents,’ said Eric. ‘So far 60 tents have been set up at Forlanini Hospital campand 35 tents have been set up at Badbadoo Camp.

‘Approximately 6,000 families reside at Badbadoo IDPcamp. Many have heart-wrenching stories of how the war uprooted them from theirfarms. Almost every family has lost a relative, or has a relative injured bythe effects of war.’

Rebuilding lives

With the recent rainfall, 50 ShelterBoxes have beenset aside to assist agricultural families who need to return to their homes totend to their farms. A ShelterBox will provide each family with items to helpthem start rebuilding their lives, including a tent, tools, cooking equipment,waterproof ground mats and a children’s activity pack.

Further shelter has been provided with over 300ShelterBox tents set up at Rajo camp, one of the areas worst affected by thedownpours.

‘Old shelters constructed of tarpaulin and sticks havebeen replaced with ShelterBox tents,’ explained Eric. ‘The joy on the faces ofthe beneficiaries was quite telling. The tents came just in time!’

“Hold your head to high and you will stumble overunseen obstacles”.

“One can never fully appreciate companionship if onehas never experienced loneliness”

J.D. Boatwood

“One day your life will flash before your eyes, makesure it is worth watching”.

Unkown.

And now for a little Club gossip, I have it on greatauthority that our Sargent is much better at reciting poetry than tellingjokes. So keep the poetry coming Ian.

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 21/11/2011

2010-11-21T11:38:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 20, Monday 21st November 2011

NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we will be joined by Roger Lee; Roger is fromthe Australian Alternate Dispute Resolution Service. I am sure we will all findthis topic very interesting and enlightening. Perhaps we can all learn how tomore effectively resolve disputes in our own lives both at work as well as inour personal lives.

LAST MEETING

Last week we enjoyed the company of our two RYLAnominees Callum Oldfield and Adam Armitt.


Adam

Callum

This was a great opportunity to getknow these two young men a little better. Speaking publicly to a group of shallwe say more mature members of the community is never easy, but the boys camethrough the experience well. We look forward to seeing how confident and self-assuredthey become after their RYLA experience.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:* *Leave of Absence:*	Jenny and Kerrie Suellen Heycott
*Members Present:*	12 being 80% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	Callum Oldfield Adam Armitt
*Guests of Members:*	Monika Lowe
*Visiting Rotarians:*	Marcel Benson
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 16^th November. President David & PP Kerrie visited the Illawarra Sunrise Club on 18^th November

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	None
*Wedding Anniversaries*	None
*Club Anniversaries*	None

UPCOMING EVENTS

28^th Nov Kelly Tallon one of thecurrent inbound Ambassadorial Scholars will talk about being an AmbassadorialScholar and her specialist subject Child safety and the Internet. This will be a Partners Night Club HostKerrie

5^th Dec Club AGM

12^th Dec Cheryl Deguara will bespeaking to us about Australian Rotary Health. Club Host Albert

19^th Dec Club Christmas Party

9^th Jan Board Meeting

18^th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s

9^th March BBQ at Stuart Parkfor the Mustang Car Club

19^th March Senior Citizens BBQat Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26^th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

Illawarra Sunrise

Illawarra Sunrise will be holding an onsite briefingfor local teacher and other interested community members at the Smiths Hill gunbattery on Cliff Road. To coincide with this the Club will also be launch thenew website www.wollongongfort.org.au. They are hoping that all the Clubs will help them to promote and support thisproject. Anyone requiring further information please call Ian on 0419 674 370

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Rotary News.

Former RotaryScholar educates, supports new mothers with HIV By Dan Nixon

Rotary InternationalNews -- 27 October 2011

Aadila Sabat ispassionate about her work in maternal and child health, one of Rotary’s areasof focus under the Future Vision Plan.

“We can all dosomething to heed the call to action from the United Nations to eliminate by2015 all new HIV infections among children and keeping their mothers alive,”says the former Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar from South Africa.“Because the transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child is preventable.”

The rate oftransmission is as high as 45 percent for mothers with HIV who don’t receiveantiretroviral drugs, according to the World Health Organization. Use of thedrugs, however, decreases the transmission rate to less than 2 percent.

Helping mothers

Sabat works in LosAngeles for mothers2mothers (m2m), a nongovernmental organization that educatesand supports pregnant women and new mothers on issues related to HIV andmaternal and child health. She helps train new mothers living with HIV toprovide such support to women like themselves. These “mentor mothers” then workalongside doctors and nurses to serve the needs of this population group,helping to lessen the burden on critically understaffed health systems.

In addition tosaving lives, achieving the UN’s goal is an economic imperative, says Sabat.“It costs less than $100 to stop the transmission of HIV/AIDS from a mother toher child during pregnancy, but if that baby is born HIV-positive the cost [oftreatment] is $150,000.”

Since 2001, m2m hasgrown from a single site in Cape Town to more than 700 in nine countries insub-Saharan Africa, with offices also in London and Los Angeles. One of thefirst donations to the organization came from the Rotary Club of Waterfront inCape Town.

Sabat’s connectionswith m2m and Rotary go back to her teenage years in Cape Town. She waspresident of her Interact and Rotaract clubs, and a Rotary Youth Exchangestudent to France.

AIDS orphans

“Thanks to theguidance of my parents and Rotary District 9270, I have always been involved insome kind of activism,” Sabat says. “Many projects the district is involvedwith are related to the care of the nearly two million AIDS orphans in SouthAfrica. I was fortunate to be part of many of these projects, and thisinstilled in me the desire to do more work related to AIDS.”

Sabat, who was a2007-08 Rotary Scholar at the University of San Diego in California, travelledback to Cape Town earlier this year and met with mothers involved in theprogram.

“Some of the womenspoke about their reactions when they found out that they were HIV-positive andwhat it was like sharing the news with their partners,” she says. “They thoughttheir lives had ended, because they had such little knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Onlyafter being introduced to mothers in the program did they think that theirbabies could be born HIV-negative and that they could live long, productivelives caring for their families.”

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“If you think about what you ought to do for otherpeople, your character will take care of itself.”

Woodrow Wilson

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”.

Martin Luther King.

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 14/11/2011

2010-11-14T09:30:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED
Volume 45, Edition 19, Monday 14th November 2011

NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we will be joined by our two RYLA nominees Callum Steuart and Adam Armitt. This will be a great opportunity for our members to get know these two young men a little better as we invite them to tell us a little bit about themselves and what they are hoping to get out of their RYLA experience.

LAST MEETING

Last week the Club held both a Club Assembly and Board meeting; it is always great to see our members engaged in enthusiastic discussions regarding our current activities and new ideas for future activities. Thanks everyone.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

Apologies:    Sue, Suellen and Claude.

Members Present:    12 being 80% attendance.

Club Guests:    None

Guests of Members:    None

Visiting Rotarians:    None

Makeups:    Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 9th November.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

Birthdays    None

Wedding Anniversaries    Claude & Wendy Korgitta 14/11, David & Kerrie Guillaume 18/11

Club Anniversaries    None

UPCOMING EVENTS

21st Nov Roger Lee from the Australian Alternate Dispute Resolution Service.

28th Nov Kelly Tallon one of the current inbound Ambassadorial Scholars will talk about being an Ambassadorial Scholar and her specialist subject Child safety and the Internet. This will be a Partners Night

5th Dec Club AGM

12th Dec Cheryl Deguara will be speaking to us about Australian Rotary Health

19th Dec Club Christmas Party

9th Jan Board Meeting

18th Feb BBQ at Bunning’s

9th March BBQ at Stuart Park for the Mustang Car Club

19th March Senior Citizens BBQ at Towradgi Park Retirement Village

26th August Concert for Shelter

CLUB NEWS

The Rotary Club of Corrimal will be hosting fellow Rotarian and RAWS member Ron Sommers this Wednesday 16th November. Ron will be speaking some fascinating projects currently happening in PNG. President Sue has extended an invitation to any of our member who would like to join them for the evening. Anyone wishing to attend should advise President Sue by 12pm on Tuesday for catering purposes.

Sue can be contacted on 0402818075 or by email ballyclark@bigpond.com

Trivia Night

19th November Corrimal Rotary Club will be holding a Trivia Night at the Corrimal Leagues Club. Tickets are just $10 pp with tables of 8 -10 and BYO snacks, this promises to be a fun evening.

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Rotary News.

Rotary and the UN Celebrate their Relationship

More than 1,000 Rotarians, UN officials, Rotary youth program participants, and guests celebrated the special relationship between Rotary and the United Nations on 5 November.

Rotary-UN Day, held annually at United Nations headquarters in New York City, included panels on health, water, and literacy, highlighting Rotarian projects that advance the goals of the UN and improve lives around the world.

Kiyo Akasaka, UN undersecretary-general for communications and public information, commended Rotary for its ongoing collaboration with the United Nations to improve the health of children worldwide, and for its contribution to polio eradication.

"Our shared vision for a safer and better world is what brings us together here today," Akasaka said. "It's your model of Service Above Self and your sterling results in improving health that makes Rotary one of the most important partners of the UN."

Peace and justice. Both organizations are striving to create a more peaceful and just world, noted RI President-elect Sakuji Tanaka.

"If you were to seek the one idea, the one goal that is at the core of Rotary, you would find the same goal that you find in the charter of the UN: to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors," Tanaka said.

"Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recognizes that every problem the UN faces cannot be [solved] by the UN alone," he said, adding that Rotary's "understanding and commitment to partnerships will make so many of these goals we share possible."

Partnerships. Rotary is committed to partnering with organizations like the UN, said John Hewko, RI general secretary.

"Rotary is learning by experience that it can accomplish more in concert with others than it might on its own. Working together multiplies our success: one plus one equals three," Hewko said. "This new formula provides a unique opportunity to enhance humanitarian service, which is what Rotary is all about. It helps build understanding and peace -- the mission of Rotary and the UN."

Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, head of the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, discussed the strategic partnership between the university and Rotary, and the challenges of promoting maternal and child health in developing countries in Africa and parts of Asia.

Other panelists during Rotary-UN Day included Jacob Kumaresan, executive director of the World Health Organization, New York; Paul Edwards, senior adviser for UNICEF on water, sanitation, and hygiene; Ginny Wolfe, senior director of U.S. communications for the ONE Campaign; Philippe Kridelka, director of UNESCO, New York; and Ron Denham, chair of the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group.

Rotary, which has a 66-year history with the UN, holds the highest consultative status offered to any nongovernmental organization by the Economic and Social Council, which oversees many UN agencies.

“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth”.

Sherlock Holmes.

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra.

Supermarket Trolley Dash – Christmas 2010

2010-11-09T16:57:00.002+11:00

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow

presents its second annual

“Supermarket Trolley Dash”

Raffle tickets will be sold at Woolworths Fairy Meadow from Friday 26th November 2010 until the draw date and time of Friday 10th December 2010 at 5:00pm.

1st Prize: A three (3) minute trolley dash at Woolworths Fairy Meadow.

(Conditions apply).

Alternative 1st prize a WISH Gift Card valued at $300 in lieu of trolley dash

2nd Prize: A WISH Gift Card valued at $200.

3rd Prize: A WISH Gift Card valued at $100.

All proceeds will go to local and international Rotary projects.

The draw will take place at the Woolworths branch of Fairy Meadow on Friday 10th December 2010 at 5:00pm. The Trolley Dash for the winner will take place at Woolworths Fairy Meadow on Saturday 11th December 2010 at 07:15am before the store opens. The first place getter will be given three minutes to dash around the supermarket filling a supermarket trolley with grocery items. The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow will pay for the contents of the trolley.

See conditions below.

RULES AND CONDITIONS
· The draw will take place at Woolworth’s Fairy Meadow store at 5pm on Friday 10^th December 2010. The winners will be contacted by ‘phone.
· The results will be published at http://fairymeadowrotary.blogspot.com/
· The Supermarket Trolley Dash will take place at the Woolworth’s Fairy Meadow store on Saturday 11th December 2010 at 7:15am before the store opens.
· The first placed winner, or their nominated representative, will be allowed three minutes to take a trolley around the super-market filling the trolley with items from the shelves.
· Only the prize winner, or their nominated representative, will be able to push and load the trolley.
· The prize winner, or their nominated representative, will only be allowed to choose items from shelves in aisles 2-11.
· The prize winner, or their nominated representative, will only be allowed to choose one of each item from the shelves, including only one electrical item from the electrical goods area.
· The prize winner, or their nominated representative, will not be allowed to choose cigarettes or alcohol.
· The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow will pay for the contents of the trolley.

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 07/11/2011

2010-11-07T06:45:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 18, Monday 7^th November 2011

NOVEMBER IS ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawalpeople, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight the Club will be having both a Club Assembly and afterwards a Board meeting. A Club assembly gives all members a chance to make suggestions, put forward new projects and discuss any issues of concern.So don’t miss this opportunity to have some input into the running of the Club.

Directors should have received the minutes from the last Board Meeting and (hopefully) prepared a report. We look forward to hearing about ongoing projects as well as considering any new ideas.

LAST MEETING

Last week we mixed a little fun in with our regular meeting and Albert ran a Melbourne Cup sweep. Some members and their guests even wore some very fashionable head wear to get us in the racing spirit.

President David and others also reported back regarding the District Conference. Overwhelmingly they told us that it was the best District Conference any of them had attended. The venue, food, accommodation and in particular the quality of the Guest Speakers were exceptional and inspiring. All felt they gained a great deal from attending the event and felt inspired to be active and contributing Rotarians.

President David also showed a DVD that Albert had bought to the Club. It showed a presentation given by Baroness Susan Greenfield who is Professor of Synaptic Pharmacology at Lincoln College, Oxford.

Baroness Susan Greenfield

Baroness Susan spoke about her work with those afflicted by Dementia and her work to find a cure. She explain how each brain is unique, that the brain contain the essence of who we are and that it is the brain that allows us to learn and adapt to each situation.

Baroness Greenfield expressed the need for each of us to exercise our brains both physically and mental to help prevent dementia which affects countless numbers of people around the world.

She and many others are working to discover a cure, or at least an effective treatment. Let’s hope this can become a reality!

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:*	Sue, Jenny, Suellen and Claude.
*Members Present:*	11 being 73% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	None
*Guests of Members:*	June Robinson, Monika Lowe, Janice Pearson.
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None.
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 2^ndNovember.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	Susan Armitt 7/11 The Club wishes you a very Happy Birthday.
*Wedding Anniversaries*	Claude & Wendy Korgitta 14/11 David & Kerrie Guillaume 18/11
*Club Anniversaries*	None.

UPCOMING EVENTS

14^th Nov our two RYLA nominees will be joining us

21^st Nov Roger Lee from the Australian Alternate Dispute Resolution Service.

28^th Nov Kelly Tallon one of the current inbound Ambassadorial Scholars will talk about being an Ambassadorial Scholar and her specialist subject Child safety and the Internet.

5^th Dec Club AGM

12^th Dec Cheryl Deguara will bespeaking to us about Australian Rotary Health

19^th Dec Club Christmas Party

9^th Jan Board Meeting

19^th March Senior Citizens BBQ at Towradgi Park Retirement Village

CLUB NEWS

Race Day at Kembla Grange 12^th November

The Rotary Club of Illawarra Sunrise would like to invite members of your Rotary Club to our annual Race Day at Kembla Grange on Saturday 12th November. Tickets are $85 per person. This includes entry to the Bert Lillye Lounge at Kembla Grange, and a three course meal plus table wine.You may also like to take part in our Silent Auction, Heads and Tails and/or“Lucky draw” balloons for sale.

For more details please contact our Race Day Co-ordinator, Brian Ashe on 42294062 (mobile 0435296784) or email brashe@internode.on.net

Mamma Mia Outdoor Movie Night

The Rotary Club of Kiama will be holding an outdoor movie night on the 13^th November. This fundraising event will beheld at Black Beach in Kiama starting at 7.30pm. Ticket prices are $7- Adults$5- Children $6- Concession & $15- for a family.

Trivia Night

19th November Corrimal Rotary Club will be holding a Trivia Night at the Corrimal Leagues Club. Tickets are just $10 pp with tables of 8 -10 and BYO snacks, this promises to be a fun evening.

Mercy Ships Announced As New Strategic Partner

The Rotary Foundation Trustees have reached an agreement with Mercy Ships – a global charity that uses hospital ships to deliver free, world-class health care and assistance in capacity building and sustainable development to developing countries – to establish the third strategic partnership under the Foundation’s Future Vision Plan.

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Rotary News.

A prescription for better health in Guatemala By Dan Nixon

Rotary International News -- 4 November 2011

A global grant project that provided neonatal medical equipment to a Guatemalan hospital is helping to safeguard the lives of newborns and educating community residents about preventive health. Patients and family members in Hospitalito Atitlán’s waiting room watch a DVD describing steps they can take to live healthier lives

The US$54,322 project -- sponsored by the Rotary clubs of Guatemala Norte and Sunnyvale, California, USA -- provided Hospitalito Atitlán in Santiago Atitlán an oxygen generator, infant incubator, and diagnostic devices, along with training to hospital staff in how to use and maintain the equipment

Rotary celebrates World Interact Week

By Ryan Hyland

During World Interact Week, 31 October-6 November,Interactors and Rotarians worldwide commemorate the charter of the first Interact club in 1962.

To mark this occasion Interact clubs are encouraged to participate in joint projects with their sponsor clubs. Rotarians can celebrate by including Interactors in their weekly meetings, or inviting an Interactor as a guest speaker.

"Interactors should be celebrating this week by getting together to review their accomplishments over the past year," says Martin H.F. Bridge, chair of the RI Rotaract/Interact Committee and member of the Rotary Club of South Holland, England. "It is a great time to reflect on the vision of those who started the program nearly 50 years ago."

The success of Interact is crucial for the future of Rotary, says Bridge. "Interactors will, in time, understand all about Rotary, and should make good future Rotarians."

In turn, reaching out to Interactors "keeps Rotarians young at heart" and provides insight into the thoughts and concerns of younger generations, he added.

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 31/10/2011

2010-10-31T06:39:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 45, Edition 18, Monday 31^st October 2011

OCTOBER IS VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawalpeople, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

As we are not having a Guest Speaker tonight the Clubhas decided that we will have a partner’s night, we are hoping to enjoy somefellowship together while having a little bit of fun in preparation fortomorrow’s Melbourne Cup.

Of course the District conference was held over theweekend, with several members of the Club attending I am sure that they willhave bought back with them a great deal of interesting information for the Clubto consider and perhaps get involved in.

LAST MEETING

Last week Col John Pritchard (Rtd) from MiVAC spoke tous about the history of mine warfare and about The MIVAC Trust. MiVAC stands for “mines victims and clearance trust”.

Land mines have been used during wars dating back tothe American Civil War; however they became a real problem for many countries aroundthe world following World War 11. In 2009 it was estimated that over 29,000 thousandpeople have been killed (post conflict) by unexploded ordinance around theworld, many, many more were injured.

We were horrified to hear that land mines are stilllittered across 80 countries and every day the populations of these countriesface the real risk of death or injury due to accidental contact. Children seemto be at most risk and in some countries they are even encouraged to look formines so they can be sold as scrap metal.

Some 9yrs ago Col Pritchard and a group of Vietnam veteransbecame so concerned about this issue that they established The Mivac Trust.MiVAC provides a positive focus for those who are aware, and areconcerned, about what was left behind at the completion of conflicts or thewithdrawal of troops.

Besides the clearing of Land Mines MiVAC also activelyspeaks out about this issue and through their work with UN encourage othercountries, organisations and groups such as their own to work towards clearing thesemines and making these countries safe place to live and work.

The MiVAC Trust is also embarking on a Pilot projectin Cambodia, they intend to clear area of land, put in an irrigation system and establish some farmingand agricultural project. There hope is that they will be able to give thelocal people an industry and alleviate poverty. They would also like toestablish a school and start training some local people to provide some basicmedical care in the area.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:*	Sue, Sandra, Stuart, Ian, Jenny, Suellen and Sharon.
*Members Present:*	8 being 53% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	Col John Pritchard (Rtd)
*Guests of Members:*	None
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 26/10.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	Sharon Lacey 2/11 Susan Armitt 7/11 The Club wishes you both a very Happy Birthday
*Wedding Anniversaries*	Claude & Wendy Korgitta 14/11 David & Kerrie Guillaume 18/11
*Club Anniversaries*	Stuart joined this club on Monday 1^st November 1975. Congratulations Stuart on 36 years of membership. Ian Lowe Joined the Club on Monday 1^st November 1990. Congratulations Ian on 21years. We all wish you both many more happy years in Rotary.

UPCOMING EVENTS

31^stOct RYDA the RYDA event thiswill be, as in previous years, at Croome Road Stadium Albion Park Rail .Theprogram starts Monday 31 Oct and ends 30 Nov. It will run three days per week;Mon, Tues and Wed.

There is a sheet doing the rounds re RYDA. Please put yourname on the list if you can assist in this life saving project.

4^th Nov Emergency Services AwardsLaunch at the Rural Fire Service Headquarters, Albion Park.

7^th Nov Club Assembly followed by aBoard Meeting.

14^th Nov our two RYLA nominees will bejoining us

21^st Nov RogerLee from the Australian Alternate Dispute Resolution Service.

28^th Nov Kelly Tallon one of thecurrent inbound Ambassadorial Scholars will talk about being an AmbassadorialScholar and her specialist subject Child safety and the Internet.

5^th Dec Club AGM

19^th Dec Club Christmas Party

CLUB NEWS

Race Day at Kembla Grange 12^th November

The Rotary Club of Illawarra Sunrise would like toinvite members of your Rotary Club to our annual Race Day at Kembla Grange onSaturday 12th November. Tickets are $85 per person. This includes entry to theBert Lillye Lounge at Kembla Grange, and a three course meal plus table wine.You may also like to take part in our Silent Auction, Heads and Tails and/or“Lucky draw” balloons for sale.

For more details please contact our Race DayCo-ordinator, Brian Ashe on 4229 4062 (mobile 0435 296 784) or email brashe@internode.on.net

Trivia Night

19th November Corrimal Rotary Club will be holding aTrivia Night at the Corrimal Leagues Club. Tickets are just $10 pp with tablesof 8 -10 and BYO snacks, this promises to be a fun evening.

Mercy Ships Announced As New Strategic Partner

The Rotary Foundation Trustees have reached anagreement with Mercy Ships – a global charity that uses hospital ships todeliver free, world-class health care and assistance in capacity building andsustainable development to developing countries – to establish the thirdstrategic partnership under the Foundation’s Future Vision Plan.

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Rotary News

Small loans make a big difference

By offering small loans to entrepreneurs, particularlywomen, in impoverished regions, Rotarians promote economic and communitydevelopment, one of Rotary's areas of focus.

New strategic partner

Rotarians will help improve the delivery of vitalhealth care services in West Africa through a new strategic partnership betweenThe Rotary Foundation and the global charity Mercy Ships.

Working for peace

The International Day of Peace, 21 September, is achance for individuals and nations to carry out practical acts of peace. Seehow we promote peace all year long through the Rotary Peace Centers program.

Yours in Rotary,

Sandra

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 24/10/2011

2010-10-24T06:12:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 57, Edition 16, Monday 24^th October 2011

OCTOBER IS VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawalpeople, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Col John Pritchard (Rtd) from MiVAC will speak on thehistory of mine warfare from World War 1. Club Host Laurie.

MiVAC stands for “mines victims and clearance trust”.The following was taken from the MiVAC website:

MiVAC provides a positive focus for those who areaware, and are concerned, about what was left behind at the completion ofconflicts or the withdrawal of troops. 260 million bombies and 2 million tonsof bombs were dropped on Laos (now Lao PDR). 30% don't go off - so are leftbehind with the locals having to deal with the dreadful consequences.

LAST MEETING

PP Kerrie introduced Jaclyn Hedrick an AmbassadorialScholar sponsored by Bloomington Rotary Club in District 6580and being looked after in Australia by the RC of Wollongong to us.

Jaclynis 23 years old and she grew up in Brown County, Indianain the country. She graduated from Hanover College with my Bachelor’s degree,where she majored in Communication and Business and minored in Psychology. Sheis currently finishing my Master’s Degree in Counselling and EducationalPsychology at Indiana University.

Jaclynwill be studying at the Uni at Wollongong as a Visiting Research Scholar untilMarch next year. As part of her Master’s degree she will be volunteering in anine month internship with Catholic Care here in Wollongong working at HolySpirit College and a couple of other Catholic schools in the area.

AsJaclyn said she will also be using this experience as her field research in aproject at UOW where she is researching the international use of school counselorsand their work with gifted students.

Kerrie thanked Jaclyn for being with us and sharingher experiences with us

and President David presented Jaclyn with a clubbanner. See follow-up story below.

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:*	Sue, Sandra, Suellen and Sharon.
*Members Present:*	11 being 73% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	None
*Guests of Members:*	None
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None
*Makeups:*	Correction from last week: Albert visited the RC of West Wollongong on Wed 12/10 and attended a RAWCS committee meeting in Sydney on Thursday 13^th Oct. Albert visited the Rotary Club of Corrimal on 19/10.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	None this week.
*Wedding Anniversaries*	None this week.
*Club Anniversaries*	Stuart joined this club on Monday 1^st November 1975. Congratulations Stuart on 36 years of membership. We all wish you many more happy years in Rotary

UPCOMING EVENTS

29^th & 30^th Oct District Conferenceat Novotel Hotel Sydney Olympic Park Homebush. Please register by COB Wednesday26^th.

31^stOct RYDA The RYDA event thiswill be, as in previous years, at Croome Road Stadium Albion Park Rail .Theprogram starts Monday 31 Oct and ends 30 Nov. It will run three days per week;Mon, Tues and Wed. There is a sheet doing the rounds re RYDA. Please put yourname on the list if you can assist in this life saving project.

4^th Nov Emergency Services AwardsLaunch at the Rural Fire Service Headquarters, Albion Park.

7^th Nov Club Assembly followed by aBoard Meeting.

14^th Nov T.B.A.

21^st Nov RogerLee from the Australian Alternate Dispute Resolution Service.

28^th Nov Kelly Tallon one of thecurrent inbound Ambassadorial Scholars will talk about being an AmbassadorialScholar and her specialist subject Child safety and the Internet.

CLUB NEWS

Kiama Vintage Classic Car & Motorbike Rally

The Rally went off without (as far as I know) a hitchon Sunday morning.

Thanks must go to PP Laurie who got behind thisproject wholeheartedly by attending rally committee meeting in Kiama on afortnightly basis over the last few months. He also made my life much easier byarranging to get the trailer out of storage at Permian and getting it backagain mid-morning yesterday. PP Sandra ably assisted him as she provided theute to tow the trailer.

Thanks also to PPs Albert, Claude, Kerrie who helpedby cooking and serving a great BBQ in Car Park P3 at the UOW. We also had theinaugural run of the club’s generator which seemed to work very well althoughthey tell me it was quite noisy (and big and heavy).

Well over 100 cars and motor bikes departed the UOWstarting at about 09:15 having been greeting by our new Lord Mayor GordonBradbury.

There was a huge range of vehicles to see, Ford ModelAs and Ts, a 1924 Harley Davidson, a replica D Type Jaguar, an E Type, anAustin Healey 3 litre, Holdens, Panel vans, you name it they were there.

Click here to see the photo album from the event.

Given that we had a finite audience the income fromthe BBQ was not fantastic but many thanked the club for a “perfect breakfast”and a reasonable price. Due to the original postponement we incurred extraexpenditure as we had to buy the bread and rolls twice. We had some sausagesleft over as well as bread which we donated to the RC of Kiama who were doingthe BBQ at the Kiama Showground.

The remaining eggs and bacon have been sold off asKiama did not need them.

The weather was perfect at Kiama and over 120 cars andbikes congregated at Kiama Showground and given that this is the first time theevent has been run there was a good response from the public. There is alreadytalk of next year’s event where there will be more family activities in theKiama Showground and also there is talk of having two or three rally startpoints (e.g. Nowra etc) and converge on the Kiama Showground. More details atnext week.

Race Day at Kembla Grange 12^th November

The Rotary Club of Illawarra Sunrise would like toinvite members of your Rotary Club to our annual Race Day at Kembla Grange onSaturday 12th November. Tickets are $85 per person. This includes entry to theBert Lillye Lounge at Kembla Grange, and a three course meal plus table wine.You may also like to take part in our Silent Auction, Heads and Tails and/or“Lucky draw” balloons for sale.

For more details please contact our Race DayCo-ordinator, Brian Ashe on 42294062 (mobile 0435296784) or email brashe@internode.on.net

Mercy Ships Announced As New Strategic Partner

The Rotary Foundation Trustees have reached anagreement with Mercy Ships – a global charity that uses hospital ships todeliver free, world-class health care and assistance in capacity building andsustainable development to developing countries – to establish the thirdstrategic partnership under the Foundation’s Future Vision Plan.

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“Next week”, said the minister, “I will deliver asermon on the sin of lying. To help you understand what I'm talking about, Iwant you all to read Mark's Gospel, Chapter 17”

The following Sunday the minister went to the pulpitand asked how many parishioners had read Mark, Chapter 17. Every hand in thecongregation went up.

“I will nowproceed with the sermon on lying,” the minister said with a sly grin. “Markonly has 16 chapters.”

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A sailor at sea received a message that his wife hadgiven birth to a baby boy. That night he celebrated and got very drunk.

Thenext morning he noticed the captain had made an entry in the ship's log. Itread: "The first mate was drunk last night." "But it was aspecial occasion," argued the sailor. "Couldn't you overlookit?" "No," said the captain. "An accurate log must be keptat all times."

After the sailor's night shift, the captain checked the logto find an entry had been made. It read: "The captain was sober lastnight."

Yours in Rotary,

David.

Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow - Bulletin 17/10/2011

2010-10-17T08:19:00.000+11:00

ROTARY CLUB OF FAIRY MEADOW INCORPORATED

Volume 57, Edition 15, Monday 17^th October 2011

OCTOBER IS VOCATIONAL SERVICE MONTH

We acknowledge the Dharawal people, their country and their elders, past and present.

TONIGHT

Tonight we welcome Jaclyn Hedrick an Ambassadorial Scholar sponsored by Bloomington Rotary Club in District 6580 and being looked after in Australia by the RC of Wollongong.

Here is some information about Jaclyn taken from her blog:

"I am 23 years old. I grew up in Brown County, Indiana in the country. I have a wonderful mother and father and one older sister.

I graduated from Hanover College with my Bachelor’s degree, where I majored in Communication and Business and minored in Psychology. I am currently finishing my Master’s Degree in Counselling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University.

I am passionate about working with youth and helping them to reach their full potential and follow their dreams. I am also passionate about travelling and experiencing other cultures first hand. I love the ocean, and am so excited to live close to it, as well as play sand volleyball on the beach during my spare time”! Club Host Sandra.

LAST MEETING

Perhaps the most significant event at the last meeting was Albert’s birthday. The club recognised Albert’s birthday and there is a letter of appreciation from Albert elsewhere in this Bulletin.

We held our monthly Board Meeting after a short club meeting. The BM was delayed by a week as we did not have a meeting on Monday 3^rdOctober which was a public holiday.

Due to President David’s hearing incapacity PP Laurie chaired the meeting and some of the outcomes were:

We have three RYLA candidates but we will only accept two of them.

We agreed to support Australian Rotary Health by purchasing Guest Speaker certificates from them. Minimum order 20 certificates for $200. These will be given to Guest Speakers in lieu of our owncertificates.

We had a request from RC of Illawarra Sunrise asking to support one of their candidates for the Youth Science Forum. Due to a lack of funds at this time of year we decided not to support them at this point in time.

There was a suggestion that we support the House of Hope Food Barn after the loss of their two delivery vehicles. Again the timing is wrong to support project also it was suggested that other organizations would have supported them by now (given that the loss of vehicles happened one day after our last BM).

ATTENDANCE REPORT

*Apologies:*	Sandra, Jenny, Ken, Ian & Suellen
*Members Present:*	10 being 75% attendance.
*Club Guests:*	None
*Guests of Members:*	None
*Visiting Rotarians:*	None
*Makeups:*	Albert visited the Rotary Club of West Wollongong on Wednesday12th Oct and attended a RAWCS committee meeting in Sydney on Thursday 13th Oct.

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

*Birthdays*	None this week
*Wedding Anniversaries*	Charlie & Sharon – missed from last week 14/10
*Club Anniversaries*	None this week

UPCOMING EVENTS

This Sunday – 23^rd Oct Kiama Vintage Classic Car & Motorbike Rally 7:30 am start in Car Park P3 of University of Wollongong.

23^rd Oct Piye fundraising dinner at the African Queen Restaurant, 318 Illawarra Road, Marrickville. See circulating flyer for all details.

24^th Oct Col John Pritchard (Rtd) from MiVAC will speak on the history of mine warfare from World War 1. Club Host Laurie.

29^th & 30^th Oct District Conference at Novotel Hotel Sydney Olympic Park Homebush

31^stOct RYDA The RYDA event this will be, as in previous years, at Croome Road Stadium Albion Park Rail. The program starts Monday 31 Oct and ends 30 Nov. It will run three days per week; Mon, Tues and Wed. There is a sheet doing the rounds re RYDA. Please put your name on the list if you can assist in this life saving project.

4^th Nov Emergency Services Awards Launch at the Rural Fire Service Headquarters, Albion Park.

CLUB NEWS

Thanks from Albert

I would like to thank the members of the Club for their birthday wishes and cake which I never expected and very much appreciated, please convey my thanks to them all, Kind regards, Albert.

Kiama Vintage Classic Car & Motorbike Rally

The Rally is re-scheduled to this Sunday and will start with a hearty breakfast cooked by our club members at the University of Wollongong. Please be at Car Park P3 by 07:00 am for set-up. After breakfast the Vintage Cars and Bikes will make their way to Kiama Showground.

Once at Kiama Showground the public will be able view the vehicles and enjoy an afternoon of Food, Stalls and Music.

Proceeds will go UOW Cancer Research and other Rotary Projects. More from PP Laurie tonight.

2012 Rotary International Convention

RI president’s Monthly message

October 2011

My dear brothers and sisters in Rotary,

In the pages of this month’s magazine, you will be introduced to the marvellous city of Bangkok, Thailand, which will play host tour 2012 Rotary International Convention. Please consider this my personal invitation to join me, my family, and our fellow Rotarians at what promises to be an incredible event in one of the world’s most fascinating locations.

Thailand is a spectacular destination, truly the Land of a Thousand Smiles. I would particularly urge Rotarians who have never visited Thailand before to consider this as your chance. You’ll be surrounded by gracious Rotarian hosts and friends, old and new, from around the world.Bangkok is a fantastic gateway for those wishing to explore Southeast Asia, and a wonderful experience on its own. For those who hail from countries closer by,take the opportunity to visit a major cultural capital, with all it has to offer – including shopping, dining, and sightseeing. Indeed, Bangkok will give you a wonderful value for your time and money.

But the very best reason to visit Bangkok, of course,will be the 2012 RI Convention itself, 6-9 May – the highlight of the Rotary calendar.

All through the year, we reach out to Rotary communities around the globe. At the convention, we have the chance to see all those communities represented in one place – to hear all the languages, see althea people, and learn about all the projects of the past year. Nothing brings home the internationality of Rotary like a Rotary convention – and nothing else has the same power to inspire.

I firmly believe that every Rotary event should be a family event, and this is why Binota and I plan to bring our children and our grandchildren. Why not do the same, and make the Rotary convention part of your family's vacation next year? With so many wonderful events and activities to choose from, there is something for everyone, and plenty of opportunity to draw our families closer to our Rotary service.

Every year, I go to the convention excited to see old friends and make new ones, to celebrate our successes and learn from our experiences. And every year, I leave with a sense of pride in Rotary, eager to begin another year of service.

Bangkok promises to be the best convention yet. I urge you to register now at www.rotary.org/convention, and to begin planning your trip to our 103rd international convention!

RI President Kalyan Banerjee.

Yours in Rotary,

David.

Melbourne Cup 2010 Calcutta Sweepstake

2010-09-14T09:53:00.000+10:00

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow in conjunction with the Illawarra Master Builders Club presents the 2010 Melbourne Cup Calcutta Sweepstake.

Minimum Prize Pool of $5000

will be distributed as follows:

60% 1st Place

25% 2nd Place

10% 3rd Place

5% Last Place

Tickets will be on sale in the Foyer of The Master Builders Club, 61 Church Street, Wollongong between now and the initial draw at 7pm on Sunday 31st October 2010 between the hours of 11am – 1pm & 5:30pm – 8pm.

Tickets $2

Tickets may also be purchased from the Club Secretary by writing to:

The Secretary
The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow Inc
P O Box 124
FAIRY MEADOW NSW 2519

Please make you cheque or postal order payable to “The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow Inc”.

The auction and main draw will be held at the Illawarra Master Builders Club on Monday 1st November 2010 at 7pm.

Please see reverse of the ticket for Rules and Conditions.

Winners will be notified by The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow on Wednesday 3 November and the prize money can be collected from The Builders Club from 10am Thursday 4 November.

Summer holidays; news from Toni Pearcey

2010-08-28T14:10:00.002+10:00

Toni recently arrived in France where she will spend about one year attending school during term-time and staying with Rotarian hosts from Rotary La Rochelle in District 1690.

From: Toni Pearcey
Sent: Friday, 20 August 2010 9:30 PM
To: albert
Subject: The summer holidays

Bonjour!

These summer holidays have been really good-though a bit long being about 3 months. I have been on a weeklong camp with all of the southerners - the whole 10 of us (will be greatly out numbered when the 29 new northerners arrive). It was good, practically no adults, with some stuff organized for us to do, like canoeing/kayaking - were we made good friends with the staff since there were a bit older than us. tree climbing, exploring, relaxing at this small village, campfires and all sorts of things. I have lived on l'ile de re for a week, 2 minute walk from the beach, lots of bike riding, more relaxing. Ate some kangaroo in a restaurant here -as you do- which the French did it justice.

I have been to Pau (south France) to say good bye to a Taiwanese, with a couple of auzzies, got to visit the area a bit. Got a chance to wake board with this current family and I am proud to say that I was successful at it. Also a 4 day sailing trip, which defiantly was a good experience, fishing Marceau, sleeping on the boat, becoming incredibly brown from the sun, first day been sea sick (luckily it was the only day of it) but still it was really good fun.

The holidays aren’t quite over, school starts on the 2nd September, but until then I still have another trip, shall be going to England tomorrow to go and see the family, I shall be there until the 31st, that will be great fun. then on the first I shall be going to my final family of the year, I am also looking forward to that, since it means no more changing, and i can relax.

Bisous
Toni

Welcome Veronika

2010-08-01T09:15:00.001+10:00

Veronika, our current inbound Exchange Student, arrived safely from Austria earlier this morning at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport.

We hope that you enjoy your year with us as much as we will enjoy sharing our culture with you.

Veronika is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Perchtoldsdorf in Rotary District 1910.

RC Fairy Meadow supports a poultry project in Ongeche Kenya

2010-07-28T16:54:00.002+10:00

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow has made a donation to PIYE Inc to build a poultry facility in Ongeche near Kisumu in Kenya.

The Poultry Project involves:

The construction of a poultry house with fencing for free ranging, and a storage shed for feed and other supplies.
Training of 2 community members in the management of the poultry project.
Purchase of 400 laying hen chicks, which will be raised and matured into layer hens, for the production of eggs. The eggs will be sold to generate income.
Ongoing management of the poultry project, including care for the chickens and maintenance of the infrastructure.

Benefits to the Community:
The benefits of the Poultry Project to the community are:

Direct employment for 3 people; 2 workers to manage the project on a day to day basis, and one watchman (for night security).
Economy stimulation through purchase of services (e.g. training) and through recurrent costs.
Knowledge building, skill building (construction, training, management and sales).
Financial benefit from the sale of eggs Nutritional benefit from consumption of eggs (e.g. school feeding program).
A positive sense of change, a sense of progress, opportunity and hope.

Time Line
The purchase of materials and construction of the facility is expected to take two months. The training of two suitable community members will be conducted towards the end of the construction, so that the completion of training coincides with the completion of the construction of the poultry house.
Two week old chicks will be purchased once construction, including fencing, is completed. These chicks will be cared for and raised to maturity. At six to seven months old, the chicks would have developed into laying hens, and will commence their laying. Laying hens typically lay for a period of two years.
Nyanza province in Kenya typically experiences a rainy season from March to June. Construction of the poultry facility will commence after the rainy season, allowing approximately one month for the land to dry out. At times, the rainy season ends early, indicated by no rainfall in May.

The time line for the two scenarios is provided below.

Scenario 1 – Rainy Season ending early (indicated by no rainfall in May)
June – July 2010: Construction
July 2010: Training of 2 workers to manage the Poultry Project
August / September 2010: Purchase of 2 week old chicks
February 2011: Laying hens will start to lay

Scenario 2 – Rainy Season ending in June
August – September 2010: Construction
September 2010 Training of 2 workers to manage Poultry Project
October /November 2010: Purchase of 2 week old chicks
April 2011: Laying hens will start to lay

Project Sustainability
The two week old layer chicks will start producing eggs at six to seven months. Eggs will be sold at the local markets and to local restaurants and hotels in Kisumu and Ahero. Profits from the project will feed back into the project to cover recurrent costs such as the workers fees and the cost of supplies. The project is expected to be self-sustaining after 18 months.

After two years the chickens will reach the end of their laying life cycle. At this stage, there is potential for some sales of the chickens for meat. This income may be used to cover the cost of purchasing further chicks.
Profit from this project will be fed back into the community and go towards funding further projects. In addition surplus eggs can be provided to facilitate a school feeding program (Phase 4) to improve the health conditions of the community children.

Welcome President Sandra

2010-06-29T17:33:00.002+10:00

Last night the club celebrated its 43rd changeover and Sandra Arnold became President for the 2010-2011 Rotary Year.

Enjoy a series of photographs from the evening by clicking the collage below.

An e-mail from Sallis

2010-06-27T08:00:00.002+10:00

Dear Fairy Meadow Rotary Club,

It has been a year since we last met, and a lot has happened since then! I'm very happy to tell you that I just graduated from high school with good marks in the beginning of this month. I also sat a exam for university in May and I heard yesterday that I have been accepted to study medicine starting in August. My family and I couldn't be happier at the moment.
We are escaping the cold winter which we have here in northern hemisphere, so we are going to travel to Australia in December. It will be great to share places which are important to me with my family. My brother and his fiancée are coming as well!
Hope you all have had a great year and I'm looking forward seeing you all in December!
Regards,
Sallis.
e-mail dated 24 June 2010.

Interplast Raffle Results

2010-06-22T06:57:00.003+10:00

Results of the Interplast Raffle drawn at 7:00pm at the Master Builders Club on Monday 21 June are as follows:

1^st Prize Ticket No 0819 L Panovski, Gwynneville
2^nd Prize Ticket No 0774 PCL Finance, Wollongong.
3^rd Prize Ticket No 0033 Stacey Kefford
4^th Prize Ticket No 0584 Martin Iffland, Gymea
5^th Prize Ticket No 0408 Joan Dorn, Carlingford

The Rotary International District 9750 Interplast Committee would like to thank all those who supported this fundraiser.

Toni’s memories of the eurotour

2010-06-17T10:21:00.001+10:00

bonjour

I just recently came back from the eurotour, which was just absooutely amazing. Visiting 6 countries in 12 days, like, france (paris, lyon, strasborg), Germany (munich, linnderhof), Austria (Innsbruk, aka, my absolute favourite), monaco, switzerland (geneva) and italy (verona, venise, pise and florence).

Not only was visiting these countries fantastic but the friends we made from that trip, and the memories with our now very good friends. It shall be hard to forget that experience, not that any of us would want to. I cant forget to say that the shopping in all the countries in the other countries was also fairly fun. I really don’t know what more to write about the trip, there is just so much to tell, I absolutely loved it, with all the other young people. Just WOW.

A bientot, Toni.

Supporting the Australian Children’s Music Foundation

2010-06-09T12:47:00.002+10:00

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow is supporting the Australian Children’s Music Foundation which is the brainchild of Don Spencer, OAM the well known children’s entertainer. The vision of the ACMF is “to use the power of music to inspire and enrich the lives of all Australian children and youth, particularly the disadvantaged and Indigenous”.

Among its many activities the ACMF provides free musical equipment and tuition to young offenders in juvenile centres across the country as well as to schools in disadvantaged, Indigenous and drought stricken areas across six states of Australia.

In support of the ACMF The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow is asking members of the public to donate unwanted musical instruments to assist in the continuation and development of these projects.

This can be done by delivering unwanted musical instruments to Permian Self-Storage at 100 Montague Street during their normal hours of business.

Current business hours are:

Monday to Friday     7:00am till 4:45pm
Saturday                9:00am till 12:45pm
Sunday                  9:00am till 12:45pm

For the collection of pianos and large quantities of instruments or if you have difficulty in getting to Montague Street please contact the Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow on (02) 4284 3951 or send an e-mail to club@fairymeadowrotary.org.au

The Rotary Club of Fairy Meadow would like to publicly thank Permian Self-Storage for their support with this project.

For Youth at Risk the ACMF is currently working in 14 of the 18 Juvenile Detention Centres in Australia where they give free music lessons and donate free musical instruments. Weekly lessons last for about 1.5 to two hours. Topics covered include song writing, music lessons, (for instruments such as the guitar, keyboard and drums) or rap/hip hop style tuition. If possible the musical instrument is donated to the student when he/she is released from detention.

For Disadvantaged Schools the ACMF is currently running its music program in three states; New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory. Again they provide free tuition and musical instruments to the schools. Like their other projects they would like to extend this to a national program.

At the national level the ACMF runs Song Writing Competitions for both Primary and Secondary Schools with over five categories at each level of competition.

Read more at the Australian Children’s Music Foundation website. And on facebook.

Find out more about Don Spencer's career on his own website.