All Meeting Apologies and notification of extra guests (including partners), by Tuesday 11am to Sue on or

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1 The Vista Hi All, Club President 2014/15 Kevin Delaney Well Tuesday s meeting was a short one but we accomplished a lot with finalizing all the details for our Book Sale this weekend. Thanks to all who are putting in such an effort to help out with our major fund raiser for the year. We deserve to have a rest next week to unwind after the large work load of our Book Sale, so please attend our Fellowship Night BBQ at my home Tuesday at 6pm. I will have a pot belly stove burning but wear warm clothes as it is an outside event on my veranda. Please bring what cold drinks that you would like to drink but the kettle will be hot for tea and coffee. I must say thank you to my fellow Rotarians who at such short notice gave up their time to help out at the Rotary Lodge. We accomplished so much on Sunday afternoon, you all should be so proud of what was done. R I President Gary Huang Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan District Governor Craig Edmonston Rotary Club of Yeppoon Several Club Members a ended the District Changeover at Yeppoon on Saturday night, as PDG Mark Lean handed over the reins to DG Craig Edmonston. 2014/15 Club District Officers Ian Mylrea is Membership Chair David Prince is YEP Chair Sue Gammon is RLI Faculty Chair & District Trainer Dave Ba y is RF Polio Plus Officer I look forward to seeing you all at either the Book Sale on the weekend, or at my home Tuesday Night. Kev Mee ng next week : President s BBQ at his house family night. $10 pp. BYO Booze. Final Numbers by Monday please for catering.

2 CLUB MEETINGS Tues July 15 Fellowship BBQ at Pres Kev s place family night $10 pp. BYO Alcohol. DIRECTIONS: 5 Plath Court turn off the Ring Road onto Telegraph Road, then le into San na Dr, and 1st right is Plath Court. CLUB DUTIES JULY/AUGUST Chairperson July 15 None Away night July 22 Sue Gammon Tues July 22 Tues July 29 Me Talks learn about Club Members Guest Speaker Trish Mears, General Manager of Bundaberg Broadcasters July 29 Aug 5 Aug 12 John Gardiner None away night Vince Habermann Tues Aug 5 Visit to BRAG the Traversing Antarc ca Exhibi on from the Na onal Archives partners night Interna onal Toast July 15 None Away night CLUB/DISTRICT EVENTS Thu July 10 to Book Sale at Civic Centre Sun July 13 July 22 July 29 Aug 5 Aug 12 Brant Duff Tricia Cross None away night Geoff Collyer Sun 3 August RLI Stage 1 Hervey Bay Community Centre Sat Aug 23 Mayors Ball bar Greeter Sun Aug 24 RLI Stage 2 Bundaberg Library July 15 None Away night Sun Aug 31 Sat Sept 27 Mul cultural fes val Duck race & Calendars RLI Stage 3 Maryborough Town Hall July 22 July 29 Aug 5 Maurie West John Weir None Away night Aug 12 Lyn To All Meeting Apologies and notification of extra guests (including partners), by Tuesday 11am to Sue on or sue.gammon@bundaberg.qld.gov.au. Please note: If you do not send an apology by the designated me and the club is charged for your meal, you will be billed for that cost. If you cannot do your Club Du es, please arrange for someone to subs tute for you.

3 Club News Good News for the Club as Lyn To let us all know that Cal is recovering well from his opera on although not as quickly as he d like and may be back with us very soon. Lyn passed on Cal & Beth s apprecia on for all the calls and good wishes from club members. Club Service Projects Director Ian has asked for volunteers to help move furniture from the old Rotary Lodge premises in Woongarra Street to the new house. See Ian if you can help next week a er work, or next weekend. Thanks to club members who generously donated items for our Book Sale raffle this weekend. They will definitely raise a few more dollars for the club.

4 Our Club History Lake Ellen Rotary Images Part 2 Laying stone bays a er the lake was drained. Construc on on Lake Ellen con nued through 1983 and into A concrete pla orm for the Model Boat Ramp, and picnic shelters were constructed by club members. The final addi ons were 120 trees planted, a gas BBQ installed and a public fitness circuit. On Sunday June , the Lake was named and opened by Mayor Allan Stewart. Students at Ak Tenamit study before a ending and entrepreneurial business class. A Rotary community development project along the Rio Dulce in east Guatemala. Lake Ellen completed (for the second me) in The Second Lake By 1995, the edges of the lake were crumbling, and the lake had been sil ng for some me. Club members decided to drain and redredge the lake, and put stone pitching around the sides. Eight long term unemployed people, supervised by Rotarians, undertook the project with DEET funding, and under the eagle eye of Project Manager Bert Bent, began the process of stone pitching. Using a carrot and s ck reward system for hard work, the lake was completed in half the allo ed me, and a concrete ring path was also constructed, with more tree plan ng and landscaping. A Grant from the Rotary Founda on provided free lunch to children at the Bujo Primary School in Uganda. When the Lake Ellen area was redeveloped again by Bundaberg Regional Council in 2008 as a major recrea onal and heritage hub, Club Members again helped by construc ng a fence around the children s traffic area. This is a condensed version of the ar cle wri en for Bundaberg Regional Libraries NewsLib e-magazine in the Autumn 2011 volume. h p://library.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/ Lake_Ellen_story.pdf An Akha hill tribe child enjoys the playground at the Akha Training Centre in Mae Suai, Thailand. The Centre teaches children English and Thai, which allows them to be educated at Thai schools. A Founda on Grant project from Rotary Clubs in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Thailand and the US. Images Rotary Interna onal

5 International Toast With a club member 1.Place of Birth? Nairobi, Kenya 2.Favourite book/books? Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame & The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver 3. Person who inspired you? Siddhartha Gautama The Buddha follows the 4 way test! 4. Where in the world would you like to visit? Bhavana Shukla RTW Hawaii Kauai, NY, Paris, Rome, Greece, Turkey, Jerusalem, Nairobi, Madagascar, Goa, Broome 5. Food you hate the most? Tofu and any simulated soy meat 6. One item on your bucket list? Pizza in Naples 7. What s the best thing about your job? I travel the world every day! This week was to the Cody Rotary Club in Wyoming courtesy of Cliff s early childhood playing cowboys & indians Cody was named a er one of its founders - William Cody -also known as Buffalo Bill Cody. The Cody Rotary Club was chartered in 1949 and is all about fun. They produce a 2 hr comedy show each year called The Cody Rotary Show, and support the pres gious Buffalo Bill Art Show held each year. They sponsor the Christmas tree mulching program, donate dic onaries to schools, help with the Special Olympics and many more community projects. The Cody Rotary Club meets Thursdays at 12pm at the Cody Club. 8. Name 3 people you d most like to invite to dinner? Prince (the musician), Elizabeth II, George Harrison for a surreal conversation. Good to see lots of signs around town adver sing our book sale thanks to Ross for organising them and pu ng them up twice, when the wind broke a few stakes. Toast by Cliff Fleming

6 Rotary Leadership Ins tute Dates The Rotary Leadership Ins tute (RLI) is a series of fast paced, interac ve, (three one day) courses which develop a Rotarian s leadership skills and increase their base knowledge of Rotary. Would you like to learn more about Rotary? Would you like to develop your Leadership Skills? Of the things we think, say or do: RLI Stage 1 RLI Stage 2 RLI Stage 3 Sunday 3 August Hervey Bay Community Centre 9-3pm Sunday 24 August Bundaberg Library 9-3pm Saturday 27 September Maryborough Town Hall 9-3pm Registra on costs are supported by the club. See Club Administra on Director Sue to register your interest. Rotary Anthem Mighty Union Glorious Band, Rotary is in our hands Friendship, service, liberty all are found in Rotary Ours the joy to be the best, Service above self is our test Let every person say with zest long live the days of Rotary. Rotary Invoca on As Rotarians, may we always be pa ent and kind And be inspired to spread peace, hope and perseverance By helping mankind in our community, and throughout the world. Join our conversation on: An Australian program by Australians for Australians Ian Sco Founder Australian Rotary Health is one of the largest independent health research funds in Australia. Since its establishment in 1981, ARH has provided almost $29mill in funding for health research in Australia. It is supported by 1,175 Rotary Clubs and over 37,000 Rotarians. Areas of research include mental illness, youth suicide, breast cancer, Parkinsons Disease & spinal injury. Australian Rotary Health has been approved by the Board of Rotary Interna onal as a mul -District project and is registered under Corpora on Law. Programmes of ARH include: Mental Health Awareness Forums Mental Health First Aid Workshops Indigenous Health Scholarships Rural Medical and Nursing Scholarships July 10, Vol 51, No 3