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International Service in Action
Donations
In Kind moved to Wolston Park Hospital.
Over the ten years DIK was at Tennyson it despatched exactly 200, 20 foot
shipping containers. To express the magnitude of the project over this
period we can estimate that $20 million of humanitarian aid has been sent
to local underdeveloped countries.
Have you any DIK?
Contact District Chair Kevin Geaghan or Bill Waterfield 07 3201 0741and John Paskin 07 3355 4326
"Are
you being served?" An evening with Mr Humphries.
DIK will benefit from the Twelfth Night Theatre productions presentation
of the Best of British Comedy. Thursday April 26. $48.90pp
Contact Eric Wood 07 3205 5655
Used
Spectacles for Bali
Collect used spectacles and send them to a 10 year old Rotary eye program
in Bali. Send to John Fawcett GUBERUR KEPALA DARAH TINGKAT I BALI. BENTUAN
KEMANUSIAAN. DARI ROTARY AUSTRALIA "DONATIONS IN KIND"
Literacy
Appeal
A Primary school in Fiji serving 4 local villages on the Island of Naviti
with 68 pupils from grades 1 to 8 desperately needs pencils, biro's, paper,
magazines, scissor sand paste. Post to; The Headmaster Ratu Namasi Memorial
School P.O. Box 1226 Lautoka. Fiji Island.
CLUB SERVICE IN ACTION
This is the first Avenue of Service. The development of Aquaintance as an opportunity for Service.
Presidential
Citations
A reminder to all Clubs to work towards the Presidential Citation for
2000-2001. Each Club President was provided with information on the
Presidential Citation at PETS. To recieve the Citation Clubs are required
to achieve nine objectives by March 31. Three from each category.
Create Awareness- Take Action in -
1. your Club 2. your Community 3. our World
Rotaractors are able to make up at Rotary Clubs
The RI Board recently agreed and it is recognised as being beneficial
to all concerned.
RYLA
Program runs from 10 to 16th of February
Awardees still sought
Clubs worldwide are dedicated to helping young people develop their leadership skills to the fullest. To achieve this goal Rotary offers RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), a week long leadership training program open to people between 18 to 28 years. Clubs wishing to share the Tuesday Rotary evening with their sponsored Awardee should contact District Chair Roy Hornsby 07 5594 0647.
RYLA 2001 team leader Jane Hoffman accepts a sponsorship cheque from Michael Palmer, Manager Telstra Lismore.
Telstra sponsorship indicates the high public recognition of RYLA.
Children
at Risk Task Force
We tend to associate Children at Risk with developing countries, but
there is ample evidence of problems in our own country. Youth suicide
and drug abuse are just 2 evils which affect all socio-economic groups.
These are things that Rotary can do something about, providing we are
aware of our skill limitations and the opportunity to work with others.
Is your youth service program mainly about youth exchange, Science forums
etc. Great though those programs are, shouldn't we be working towards
a better community by tackling the issues which put our children and
grand children at risk? For more details.. Coordinator Brian Coleman
bcoleman@tpgi.com.au
Russ Morgan's commitment
Russ flew from work in California USA to attend the December YEP briefing Camp. We wish all students a life changing experience.
The Rotary Foundation in Action
Congratulations.
Contributions to The Rotary Foundation 1999-2000 Top Clubs Annual Foundation
Giving; 1st Grafton US$11,702.90
2nd Surfers Paradise Central US$5,108.39
3rd Southport US$4523.87
Top Clubs
per capita, annual giving. 1st Grafton US$316.29
2nd Tweed Heads South US$119.19 3rd Southport US$105.21
PDG Don Graham
broke all records by exceeding our District annual giving programs of
US$64,000 in raising a total of US$69,613.04 in his year of office 1999-2000.
Congratulations Don and Beverley and thank you to all Rotarians and Clubs
that made this possible.
Remember our contributions never leave Australia. We receive more money
from the Foundation programs than we give. Consider the ongoing benefits
of naming a Paul Harris Fellow. What is The Rotary Foundation Alumni?
Past Rotary Foundation Awaredees; Ambassadorial Scholars, Group Study
Exchange Members, Rotary Foundation Volunteers, University Teacher Grant
recipients.
Our District Alumni committee has an active role to play in maintaining
a current register of present and past Foundation program awardees. It
is able to supply Clubs with names of guest speakers on many topics. An
Alumni lunch is planned for February 4 at Murwillumbah Golf Club at 1
pm (NSW Time) $15 pp. All Alumni and Rotarians and Partners are most welcome.
Details contact Chair Lew Verney. 07 4671 3462
