Rotary District 9685 - Australia

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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Australia Day Celebrations - 2018Wentworth Falls

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Central Blue Mountains

Rotary

WhatsOn....WhatsOn....Wednesday 31 - Guest speaker: Robyn Kapp Huntington’s disease

The Rotary Leadership Ins tute course is now run over two days, powerpacked with informa on, learning and skills you can use in your Rotary life straight away. Networking with other Rotarians and led by experienced facilitators, you are sure to enjoy what others are describing as the best Rotary training they have had. Register online now at rli.rotarydistrict9685.org.au and supercharge your Rotary.There are two courses available for registra on:RLI 45 - Sunday 18 February and Sunday 18 March 2018RLI 47 - Saturday 5 and 19 May 2018Contact PDG Ian Sco 0402 217 915 - ian@sco adr.com for informa on and booking.

Rotary Leadership in 2018

In March 2018, it will be 30 years since Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) brought its fi rst pa ent, 11-year-old Annand Chand from Fiji, to the John Hunter Hospital for life-saving surgery.Since then, over 500 children, from our neighbouring island countries have received life-giving or dignity-restoring surgery, thanks to ROMAC. We can all be proud of our eff orts.To celebrate, Rob Wilkinson, Chairman ROMAC invites you and your partner to a end our 30th Anniversary Dinner at Strangers’ Dining Room, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney on Friday 16 March 2018.The dinner is $150 per person (inc GST), plus the online booking fee, and includes three courses and drinks. All meals are gluten-free. Dairy-free and vegetarian op ons are available when booking online. More informa on about the Dinner is available in the 30th Anniversary Dinner Flyer.You will be in the company of the current Rotary Interna onal President, Ian H.S. Riseley, and his wife Juliet; The Hon. Brad Hazzard, NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research; other key Rotarians, members of the medical profession and government, former pa ents and of course, our ROMAC friends and volunteers.

Please register online at h ps://www.humani x.com/event/romac/ as soon as you can because places are strictly limited. Also, please invite your ROMAC friends and your clubs to a end. Tables of 10 are available for $1500 (inc GST), plus booking fee.

ROMAC Anniversary dinner - March 16

FebruarySat 3-Mon 5: RYPEN Summer CampWednesday 7: Guest Speaker TBAWednesday 14: Guest Speaker-TBAFriday 16: Chinese New YearMonday 19: Board Mee ngWednesday 21: Club Assembly-Pre Visioning SessionFriday 23: Paint your Pinkie - BM Grammar SchoolFriday 23: Presidents Cluster Mee ngSaturday 24: Rotary‘s 113rd Birthday Carrington Hotel lawn area 10am-1.00pm organised by E Club and Upper BM RotarySunday 25: Summer Wine Tas ng-W.F. Country ClubWednesday 28: Youth Night Speakers

Robyn Kapp has been a member of the Huntington’s Association in NSW since the mid 1970s. She was executive officer from 1983 until retirement in 2006 and returned in 2011 to resume the role.

In the past 30 years, Robyn has served as president of the National Huntington’s Association and the International Huntington’s Association.

She is a member of committees including the Brain Donor Program, NSW Brain Banks and Neurological Alliance Australia.

Robyn Kapp was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1999 for service to the Huntington’s community and the Spastic Centre of NSW.

Time to have some fun Enjoy great food and wine.

Catch up with your fellow Rotarians.

And to keep things rolling along will be MC David Bacon.

Great Guest Speakers

Dr Gill Hicks BE FRSA Survivor of the London Terrorist Bombings

Shane Fitzsimmons Rural Fire Service Commissioner Jeremy Carter Leadership, Team building, Communication

Prof James Arvanitakis Western Sydney University

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Partners Outing will be the local hop-on hop-off bus.

See and shop as much or as little as you like.

Come and Meet IPRIP John Germ

and his wife Judy who will be attending the

conference

Come and dress up and decorate your tables with as many bright vivid colours as you can muster - orange, yellow, purple, lime green - anything bright and “happy”.

Saturday Dinner With the Turtle Search Big Band

For more information and to register please visit:

conference2018.rotarydistrict9685.org.au

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Highlights of a recent trip to Cambodia by Central Blue Mountains Rotary members Ian and Jennifer Scott and John Sim.

Si ng in a cafe run by an Australian NGO, Jennifer said: “ I met a Rotarian from Connec cut who was building a house for a poor family. And two Rotarians from Malvern East in Melbourne who were working at a school for handicapped children.And a Rotarian from Brisbane who was working on a project called Teacher in a Box.

Every year a breakfast is arranged at Sala Bai, a hospitality school run by a French NGO, and supported by the Blue Mountains Interna onal Hotel Management School. Several Rotarians from the Blue Mountains are also involved.

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Early Bird Deadline: 13 December 2017Conference Date: 17 March 2018

For all the latest informa on like Rotary Presiden al Peacebuilding Conference – Sydney 2018 Facebook Page

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