Rotary President K.R. Ravindran has named six Rotary Global Women of Action for 2015. The honorees were chosen for their dedication and service, which has improved the lives of thousands around the world.
“Every day at Rotary I see firsthand how our members work to change lives and make a significant impact,” said Ravindran. “Rotary’s Global Women of Action embody Rotary’s motto, Service Above Self.”
The women will be honored at Rotary Day at the United Nations in New York City on 7 November. They will address attendees and lead discussions on various topics related to their work.
The six...
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When Mariana Day moved in 1989 to the small beach town of Chacala, in Nayarit, Mexico, she noticed that the surrounding rural areas struggled to maintain schools. And most children weren’t able to go beyond an eighth-grade education. Day, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Bahía de Jaltemba-La Peñita, in Nayarit, had started a local scholarship program before she joined Rotary. Called Changing Lives, the program provided students with high school tuition, uniforms, school supplies, and transportation.
In addition, Rotary clubs from the United States and Mexico have been investing in the...
From the September 2015 issue of The Rotarian
Eradicating polio is a complex job. Since 1988, we’ve collaborated with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF to tackle the disease through our Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Here’s how our roles break down.
The Strategist: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates the management and administration of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and provides technical and operational support to ministries of health in countries around the world. WHO is responsible for monitoring...
Today marks one year since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus, putting the country on the brink of eradicating the paralyzing disease.
The last case was reported on 24 July 2014 in the northern state of Kano. If no cases are reported in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization is expected to remove Nigeria from the list of countries where polio is endemic, leaving just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nigeria is the last polio-endemic country in Africa. The continent is poised to reach its own first full year without any illness from the virus on 11 August.
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Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Service Above Self
We meet Tuesdays at 6:15 PM
Warrnambool Football Club
Cramer Street
Warrnambool,
Victoria 3280 Australia
President Steve Giddens welcomed members and guests, Bunny McDonald, being a guest of Louise Keogh. Bunny has previously been a Rotarian at Torquay and Warrnambool Daybreak.
President Steve advised that he had expressed the Club's condolences to Svet Linehom, whose father passed away.
Mary Fitzgerald, Dony Austin and Anne Adams were congratulated for their birthdays.
If you wish to pay online, Rotary's bank account details are:
BSB:
803-073
Account Number:
1146681
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Rotary Club of Warrnambool Admin S1
When paying directly into this account, please write your name in the details section to ensure our Treasurer marks you as having paid.
Call Michael Boyd on 0429 009 004 if you have any queries.
Club Activity 12 December
Judy Ross advised that the bus trip on 12 December will be visiting Berry World, Newton's Winery, the Timboon Distillery, and the Apostles Whey Cheese Factory.
Port Fairy Folk Festival
David Brown advised that RCW will provide tent security and door-keepers at the Port Fairy Folk Festival next March. Members who work will be given a ticket for the weekend.
All Rotary Clubs in District 9780 are dedicated to providing opportunities for young people to develop their leadership skills to their full potential.
To achieve this goal, the Rotarians in District 9780 offer the R.Y.L.A. program (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards).
RYLA is a residential seminar held over 6 days. Run by a dedicated and professional team of RYLA leaders who have a passion for working with young people and seeing them develop to their fullest potential.
The RYLA program is exciting, innovative and inspiring! It is specifically tailored for young adults and encourages participation, fun and a high level of interactive learning.
RYLA will be held from the 3-8 April 2016.
If you know of someone aged between 18-25 who would make a good participant to represent our club please contact Rachel - rach.furnell@gmail.com or phone 0438079736.
Ian Cairns conducted the fines session. Steve Giddens for dousing the fire in Portland, Ian (himself) as he backed 'Svet's Star' when it won at Echuca. David Brown for SW Credit passing $100M in assets, Mary Fitzgerald for the TV show re Princess Mary, Karina Wood for the good result for the walk, Jim Hanrahan for the election of Roma Britnell, John Nisbet for a win at golf (make that two wins), and John Hunt for the amount raised by the music festival. A random draw also raised some revenue.
Ian also advised that November 25 was White Ribbon Day (against family violence).
The Chair John Hunt conducted an interview with Rotarian Louise Keogh.
Louise was born in Stawell and the family used to come to Warrnambool for holidays, as swimming in the ocean helped alleviate a skin ailment her brother suffered from. She attended school in Warrnambool, then went to Melbourne to work at the age of 18. Louise was at one stage a supervisor of the Bourke Street Mall and Assistant Manager of other areas. She and others also ran a catering business. Louise conceded that she learned Highland Dancing, but will not be performing at the Christmas break-up.
Whilst at Brauer College she was involved in musicals and joined the Theatre Company. She was taught singing by Beryl Beardsley. Louise has four children, ranging from 16 to 28 years. Three of them were Rotary Exchange Students. She has also housed 20 Exchange Students, a remarkable achievement.
Louise explained that a merchandiser organises product space in stores and supervises them, as she is doing now. Louise has set up an accommodation business in Warrnambool and also deals with the catering at Guyatts.
A farmer had 5 female pigs.
Times were hard, so he decided to take them to the county fair and sell them.
At the fair, he met another farmer who owned five male pigs.
After talking a bit, they decided to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50.
The farmers lived 60 miles apart, so they decided to drive 30 miles each and find a field in which to let the pigs mate.
The first morning, the farmer with the female pigs got up at 5 A.M., loaded the pigs into the family station wagon, (which was the only vehicle he had) and drove the thirty miles.
While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer, "How will I know if they are pregnant?"
The other farmer replied, "If they're lying in the grass tomorrow morning, they're pregnant. If they're lying in the mud, they're not."
The next morning the pigs were rolling in the mud, so he hosed them off, loaded them into the family station wagon again and proceeded to try again.
This continued each morning for more than a week and both farmers were worn out.
The next morning he was too tired to get out of bed. He called his wife,
"Honey, please look outside and tell me whether the pigs are in the mud or in the grass."
"Neither," yelled his wife, "they're in the station wagon. And one of them is honking the horn." :-)
President Steve Giddens welcomed members and guests, Bunny McDonald, being a guest of Louise Keogh. Bunny has previously been a Rotarian at Torquay and Warrnambool Daybreak.
