JUNE IS ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS MONTH

Graphics by Debbie Vance form Canada than you Debbie.

G ‘day

Only four weeks left for the Rotary year 2018-2019. Or one twelfth of our year together. We can

achieve a lot in these last four weeks. Keep going as we change over to the new Rotary year with DG

John McKenzie as our leader.

This month let us look at how we can increase and retain members. There are several clubs in D9700

that need help to survive into the future. We need to offer our help as best we can. Each Group in

D9700 has one club that need more members to become more effective in local community work.

Look to your neighbouring club and see how they are going.

This month we will launch a District 9700 Chapter of the Rotary Means Business Fellowship. More

follows in this bulletin. Fellowships are plentiful in Rotary over 80 at last count and some include,

Beers Rotarians Enjoy Worldwide BREW, Cricket, Curling, Flying, Gourmet Cooking, Magicians, Russian

Culture, Skiing, Whisk(e)y and Yoga. Something for all.

Have a wonderful time in June work hard and strive to increase membership.

Remember to Be The Inspiration to all around you.

DG John Glassford

Governor 2018-2019 D9700 0498 190 880 Email: jacksflat@gmail.com

I. PRESIDENT BARRY RASSIN’S MESSAGE JUNE 2019

June 2019

As I look back on all the things I have seen and the people I have met since becoming president of

Rotary International last July, I am certain of this: Rotary’s capacity to transform lives for the better is

unparalleled. Our impact is far beyond anything I could have imagined when I first became a Rotarian.

I think about the Rotarians I met in Pakistan, who partnered with Coca-Cola to improve sanitation in

Karachi’s neighbourhoods while supporting polio eradication efforts. I think about the Puerto Rican

Rotarians who are helping entire communities rebuild their lives after Hurricane Maria. I think about

the German Rotaractors who are working to save bees — whose role as pollinators is so important to

our planet — from extinction. I think about the six Rotarians and Rotaractors who were honored as

People of Action: Young Innovators at Rotary Day at the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya, in November

for their work to create novel solutions to tough challenges.

It seems like only yesterday that I stood on a stage in San Diego and asked you to Be the

Inspiration in your clubs, in your communities, and in the world. Your response was an inspiration to

me. You are paving the way for Rotaractors to become our future leaders, helping start new Rotaract

clubs and working to include Rotaractors in Rotary events and projects in your communities. You are

working hard to eradicate polio, participating in 4,200 events in more than 100 countries for World

Polio Day. And you are carrying out transformative projects that will create lasting change in your

communities and in the world.

This year, I also saw how Rotary’s work to build peace is bearing fruit. The 98 Rotary Peace Fellows

who are studying at our peace centres will soon graduate, joining more than 1,200 others in applying

their conflict resolution skills to problems that need solutions. And this month, Esther and I will travel

to Hamburg, Germany, for a convention where people of all races, nationalities, religions, and political

backgrounds will unite because they want to make the lives of all people better.

Seeing what Rotary means to people — to the communities we serve and to Rotarians themselves —

has deepened my affection and admiration for all that Rotary is and does.

Soon it will be time for Esther and me to return home to Nassau. When we get there, I will look out on

the vast sea that surrounds our island, and it will remind me of Rotary’s limitless possibilities, and of

the amazing future that awaits us beyond the horizon. I look forward to sailing there with you.

Here we are in Hamburg waiting to see our friends, Rotarians and Rotaractors from around

the world Barry and Esther

II. ROTARY FELLOWSHIPS

BREW Fellowship Chair Moses Aryee and BREW Director Kerstin Duchardt are ready for you to visit

their BREW Fellowship Booth in Hamburg-Prost! Beers Rotarians Enjoy Worldwide BREW.

The House of Friendship opens Hamburg 2019 has begun.

ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS FELLOWSHIP D9700 CHAPTER

Graphics by Debbie Vance Canada

ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS RMB MISSION STATEMENT

“Rotary Means Business encourages Rotarians to support the success of their fellow

Rotarians by doing business with them, and by referring others to them”.

"If any one tells you that it is reprehensible to make a dollar or two for the wife and babies

from club associates in straightforward business transactions, tell that person that some

foreign substance has gotten into his carburettor." Paul P Harris (January 1911)

We now have enough interested members to start the D9700 Committee for the D9700 Chapter of

Rotary Means Business. I will keep you posted and if any of you want to serve on the committee

please let us know, thanks.

There are policies and procedures to follow and all of these are well detailed on the Rotary Means

Business web site below:

ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS

III. BITS & BYTES FROM OUR DISTRICT 9700

A. ROCKETMAN

“Wow! What a wonderful night we had last night for the Rocketman Premiere! Thanks to all those who

attended and bought tickets in the raffles and those who couldn't come but donated instead! All funds raised will be given to Rotary Mental Health, lifting the lid on mental illness.

https://australianrotaryhealth.org.au/mental-health/

Many thanks to Priceline Pharmacy and SGB partners for selling tickets and for all those who donated

raffle prizes.” Griffith Avanti RC

B. NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE CHRISTCHURCH 20-22 SEPT. 2019

“On behalf of the conference committee I am excited to announce that registration is finally open. You

can either visit the conference website here or go directly to the registration page here. Instructions

are also included in our May newsletter below.

Regeneration Conference Newsletter: May 2019

Please note that the training and conference programme is included as an attachment at the end of the

electronic article titled “Rotary Training and Conference Programme”.

For those having difficulty accessing our online newsletter, a PDF printable version can be accessed

from the conference website Rotary Zone 8 Conference

Or www.rotaryoceania.zone/page/rotaryzone8conference

And clicking on the bright yellow panel on the left of the page. The training and conference programme is given on pages 6 - 9.

The content of the newsletter will be shared on the Conference Facebook page

@RotaryZone8Conference and we are also on Instagram as #RotaryZone8Conference. We’d really

appreciate you sharing our posts on social media.

Sarita McLean Immediate Past District 9970 Governor”.

C. PDG Dr. RAY KING Farewell Dinner @ RC Wagga Wagga Kooringal

PDG DR Ray King OAM was honoured at Kooringal Rotary on April 24th for his dedication to the Peace

City programme and 30 years of service to Rotary and the community. District Governor John

Glassford presented Ray with a framed thank you letter from Rotary International President Barry

Rassin.

D. DISTAS 19 GRENFELL

District Training and Assembly or DISTAS, was held in Grenfell this year and we had an excellent roll

up from our clubs. Thanks to DGE John McKenzie and his team for the training. Our thanks also to the

Rotary Club of Grenfell for the catering and hospitality, most enjoyable.

DGE John announced the new theme for 2019-2010 under the leadership of RIPE Mark Maloney.

The whole day was well received and it was not as cold as it usually is in Grenfell at this time of year.

E. ORANGE DAYBREAK EGGSTRAVAGANZA

On behalf of our President Alison Bennett we send a huge THANK YOU to the Orange community for

supporting our inaugural EGGSTRAVAGANZA event. Your donations on Easter Saturday raised

approximately $2500...Our club topped this up to $5000 last week, PLUS combined with a district

grant the total come to $7500.

A big shout out to Lindt Chocolate, the local media, Orange North Rotary, Kennards, Kinross Wolaroi,

Rachel's coffee cart and Housing plus Volunteers. As promised, the money will stay locally here in

Orange to assist Housing plus Domestic Violence Crisis Centre.

F. WAGGA WAGGA ROTARY CLUB BOOK FAIR

Another BOOK FAIR is over for this year. Thank you to all the club members, sponsors, supporters,

helpers and the Wagga Community for helping it to be a great success. The support and assistance of

everyone enables us to be able to continue our community programs and give assistance where it is

needed.

G. ORANGE ROTARY CLUB NEW MEMBERS

Mike Patterson has joined the Rotary Club of Orange, having recently moved with his wife, Jane, to the

district from Armidale. Mike was introduced to the Club by Len Banks and formally welcomed by

President Clivia Frieden.

Welcome to Tracey Drady to the Rotary Club of Orange. Tracey was introduced by Scott Kable and

welcomed by President Clivia Frieden. It was a double celebration with the Club also helping exchange

student Tuuli celebrate her 18th birthday.

H. MURRUMBURRAH-HARDEN GUEST POET

“Tonight we were entertained by guest speaker Ted Webber, Bush Poet performer from Young.

Ted became passionate about poetry in his 60's when he visited Jindabyne Folk Festival and was entertained around a campfire by poet performer Frank Daniels. This performance inspired Ted to pen

his first poem, titled "The Old Farm Ute".

Ted has travelled to many locations to share his love of poetry, even being invited to the National Art

Gallery to perform. Ted wishes to share this love of poetry with all primary school children in the

Hilltops region by way of a travelling workshop experience he is planning for late 2019.

Ted delighted the club with poetry performances including "Old Master" by CJ Dennis, "In the Stable"

by Banjo Paterson and his very own "The Old Farm Ute"”. Murrumburrah-Harden RC

I. RYDA WITH OBERON ROTARY CLUB AT BATHURST

Oberon Students Attend RYDA Road Safety Program

“The RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) – Road Safety Education Program was held at Mount

Panorama on Wednesday May 8. A small group of students accompanied by Miss McTrustry were both

confronted and challenged by the statistics and activities during the day.

Evie Eggins said she was “Shocked by some of the statistics, such as how P-plate drivers having

passengers in the car quadruples the chance of having an accident.” Interactive sessions and practical

demonstrations (e.g. braking distance) made it a valuable experience for our students. Thanks go to

the Rotary club for their support”. Oberon RC.

J. ORANGE NORTH HONOURS PETER GILBANK

Congratulations to Peter Gilbank on 50 Years in Rotary!

UPCOMING RI CONVENTION

2020 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 6-10 June

Graphics by Debbie Vance Canada

Aloha!

Registration for the Honolulu 2020 Rotary Convention will open on June 1, 2019 with a special rate of USD $395. That price is only available between June 1 to June 5, after that

the price goes up.

Rotarians everywhere can take advantage of this lowest rate by visiting www.riconvention.org

A. SOMETHING TO PONDER

What do these three pics have in common? (Answer next page)

B. THE ROTARIAN ANNUAL PHOTO COMPETITION WINNER

Winner of the 2019 Rotarian photo contest First Place

Photographer: Santosh Kale Rotary Club of Shirol, India Location: Pandharpur, India

The Judge said: “It documents the flow of humanity experiencing the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage and

shows the architecture of this Indian site, the vibrancy of its storefronts. I also like that the

photographer had the prescience to wait for his subject and took an unconventional approach by shooting the action with a time exposure”.

C. DIARY FOR MAIN EVENTS FOR DISTRICT 9700

Sat 1st-5th June 2019 2019 RI CONVENTION HAMBURG

Frid 28th June 14.00-15.30 D9700 2018-2019 Final Board Meeting DGJG Frid 28th June 2019 D9700 Change Over Dinner at the Orange Ex-Services Club 18.00hrs

Sat 29th June 2019-2020 D9700 10.00am First Board Meeting Orange. DG John McKenzie

D. MUNA

MUNA (Model United Nations Assembly) up and running @ Parliament of NSW.

Remember MUNA?

E. D9700 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

i. Council On Legislation Report

PDG Gary Roberts is the District 9700 Council On Legislation Representative for COL and Council On Resolutions meetings. Gary has just returned from Chicago where he attended the 2019 COL

Parliament for Rotary. Gary’s report is on the D9700 web site.

On behalf of our members thank you Gary and of course Marilyn for representing our district.

ii. Zone 8 Delegate for 2020 RI Director Nomination.

PDG John Egan was elected to the position of the D9700 Zone 8 Delegate for the nomination of our Zone RI Director for 2020. Congratulations John we know that you will do a good job and elect a Kiwi!

Something to ponder answer pic 1 a Kiwi sheep driving Kiwi dogs, I am married to a Kiwi

and my Dad was a Kiwi. Pic 2 I am about to become a feather duster and pic 3 going to Zanzibar for some R&R. Did you get it?

DISTRICT BOARD 2018-2019

District Governor John Glassford {Membership Retention}

Immediate Past District Governor George Weston {Youth Services}

District Governor Elect John McKenzie {Service Projects}

District Governor Nominee Michael Moore AM {D9705} Secretary PP David Benn {Administration}

Treasurer Finance & Audit PP Doug Conkey {Budget}

Foundation Director PDG David Kennedy {Foundation}

Communications Director PP Paul Murray {Public Image} Membership Director Millennials PP Clare Lawlor {Millennials}

Associate Member AG Julie Poplin {Assistant Governors}

District 9700 Trainer PP Geraldine Rurenga {PETS & Assembly}

ASSISTANT GOVERNORS

GROUP 1 AG MILES HEDGE {RC of Blayney}

Blayney, Bathurst, Bathurst Daybreak, Bathurst East, Oberon.

GROUP 2 AG DAVID RIDGES {RC of ORANGE NORTH}

Molong, Orange, Orange North, Orange Daybreak, D9700 e-Club (Calare)

GROUP 3 AG CHRIS FINKEL {RC of Forbes}

Parkes, Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo, West Wyalong, Forbes, Forbes Ipomoea.

GROUP 4 AG JULIE POPLIN {RC of Boorowa}

Boorowa, Murrumburrah-Harden, Cowra, Grenfell, Young.

GROUP 5 AG BOB MANNING {RC of Narrandera}

Griffith, Griffith East, Griffith Avanti, Yenda, Leeton, Leeton Central, Narrandera

GROUP 6 AG PAUL WESTON {RC of Coolamon}

Lockhart Coolamon, Junee, Temora and Cootamundra

GROUP 7 AG ELAINE ALMOND {RC of Wagga Wagga}

South Wagga, Wagga Kooringal, Wagga Murrumbidgee, Wagga Sunrise, Wollundry Wagga, Wagga

Wagga, CSU Wagga Rotaract.

Designed by a Committee!!!