7  March 2012   "A Council on the Move"     Strathfield Council representatives  

Chris Virgona, Peter Smith and Trevor Duxbury (left) share the Clean Up Australia Day joy with volunteer collectors at Airey Park on Sunday. Our club provided the finishing barbecue as usual - in amazingly fine weather.

 "...Jan Clark, co-ordinator of the Expo at this year’s District Conference, wants to remind us that all members, family and friends, even if not attending the Conference at Penrith Panthers, are invited to have a look at the exciting Public Expo being staged on Friday 23rd March from 1.00pm until 6.00pm. ENTRY IS FREE. The aim is to showcase to the public all the aspects that Rotary has to offer both in service and recreation. There will be a mini M.U.N.A on stage from 1.30-2.30pm with students from Penrith Selective High School which promises to be entertaining."     more  

Karinne Bedingfield and Meriden Interact representatives with President Trevor following the girls presentation to members last week on their recent trip to Cambodia

• NEWSLETTERS  NEW Editions
  1. The latest District Newsletter (click) from District Governor David Cook
  2.March Zone Newsletter "Rotary on the Move" (click)
  3. The latest Hat Day newsletter
  4. Cookies Communiqué No 36 (click) ; weekly notes to the District Presidents from DG David Cook
   

• DISTRICT CONFERENCE: District Governor David reports that "...Countdown now is just three weeks away and final numbers are dribbling in. Please keep up the enthusiasm within the clubs and make your decisions to register. Don't forget you can decide on when you are able to come. If you cannot fathom the ONLINE registration process, or you would like to discuss a specialised program, designed for you, please call me or Roger Winterburn. We can accommodate most requests so please don't miss out."

  There is news on Speakers, program, the Conference Golf Day and the conference Newsletter; please click appropriately. Could club presidents, College of Governors and all my Leadership Team please take this by the throat this week and garner more responses. There are clubs (namely Holroyd, Lower Blue and Padstow) who are making up the majority of registrations at this stage and I know there are many more in the pipeline. Rotarians can be advised that if they are having any trouble deciding whether to come or not, they can easily pick and choose what suits them and they can contact me or the conference chairman Roger Winterburn if you need help with the registration process."

  
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"...Rotary has declared Friday May 18th 2012 'Hat Day For Mental Health Research'. "  more

Rotary’s 107th anniversary was on 23 February

On February 23, 1905, Paul Harris had dinner with his closest friend, Chicago coal dealer Silvester Schiele. Afterwards they walked over the river to Room 711 of the Unity Building where they met their host, Gustavus Loehr, a mining engineer; and another friend, Hiram Shorey, a merchant tailor. Harris proposed that they form a club.

Today, over 1.2 million members belong to 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

On our webpage is a one page history of Rotary