The "Little Brown Church"
becomes major Club fundraiser.

Three Jimboomba residents in 1913 formed a trust and a church was built. Now it is a Rotary Club of Jimboomba project including management rights and the first wedding is booked for early September.
The Shire Council relocated the structure to a site adjoining the Club's Park and now Immediate PP Col Lamond and the Club have commenced restoration work with much enthusiasm.
President Terry Bradley reports "We have connected electricity and water, landscaped and replaced most exterior weatherboards. The floor and ceiling are hoop pine, the door is Australian Cedar and the altar area is Silky Oak".

Vocational Service in Action

CPR 2000
A very popular Key Interest

One of the key interests in Vocational Service is for Rotarians and Partners to participate in a Vocational Training program for their own benefit.
Cardiac arrests don't just happen in a hospital. Most occur at or near home and many of us do not know what to do. A cardiac arrest is defined as sudden death that occurs when the heart stops beating. A victim will be unconscious, will not be breathing and will have no pulse. It will strike without warning and can occur in both men and women of any age.
Typically, a cardiac arrest will involve a person over 40 years of age and occur in or near the victim's home. A spouse or family member of the victim is the most likely witness to the arrest. Unfortunately the majority of victims do not receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In many cases a cardiac arrest is potentially reversible if the victim receives help immediately.
Research shows that a survival rate as high as 20-30% is achievable provided that each link in the chain of survival is initiated rapidly.
CPR is a manual life support system that delivers oxygen to the brain, heart and other vital organs. Without this oxygen the victim will die.
Every Rotarian and Partner can learn CPR2000 in the time it takes to hold a typical Rotary Meeting. This is a Vocational activity for the benefit of all our Members as well as the wider community. I am proud to advise that all Clubs I have visited to date are planning this meaningful Vocational CPR2000 activity.

New Generations In Action


RYTS Rotary Youth Transition Seminar

"RYTS gave me the a chance to get away from everything for a week and really spend time on myself. I now have a new energy for life and I'm going for it …… 100% full tilt" Vaughn

RYTS is a 6 day live-in camp for young adults in the transition from school to the work force or further education. Held at the PCYC Camp Bornhoffen in the Numinbah Valley from December 2nd to 8th inclusive at a cost of $330 this award winning program addresses goal setting, financial planning, trust and team work, communications, negotiations, responsibilities and respect for self and others presented by committed specialists who volunteer their skills to Rotary as a Community Service.
Applications close September 30th.

It is recognized that young people do not always ask for assistance from teachers, parents and carers when experiencing a difficult situation, therefore it is for this reason that young people and there friends need to have contact numbers available to them.
The card is credit card size. Raylee Taylor and Arthur Mann of the Coomera Valley Club as part of the Youth Suicide Committee have worked tirelessly to achieve partnerships with other youth organisations to produce this card. You can visit the site at www.youth.goldcoast.qld.gov.au The youth information Card launched 1999 is at www.youthinfocard.info.au

ROMAC - Rotary Overseas Medical Aid for Children

This beautiful child suffered from persistent cloacha, in that her urinary, anal and reproductive tracts were fused. With assistance from the Wesley Hospital, (Brisbane), Qld branch of the Australian Medical Association and a medical team headed by Dr. Peter Borzi, the condition was corrected.
Mother and baby Khue have returned to Australia from Vietnam last week for the annual checkup. Pictured are carer Elzbieta Shneider and Baby Khue.