ROTARY CLUB OF COONABARABRAN INC

COONABARABRAN

Charter 13 May 1949 COMET 4 February 2013

Calendar

Wed 6 Feb Catering for BlazeAid

Sat 9 Feb BBQ at the Races set-up 10am

Mon 11 Feb Rotary meeting 6 for 6.30pm

Tues 12 Feb Catering for BlazeAid

Thurs 14 Feb Valentine's Day at Raadgever's

Mon 18 Feb Clayton McKinnon to practise speech Men at Work!!!

Wed 20 Feb Catering for BlazeAid Last Meeting - 4 February 2013 Sat 23 Feb  Welcome to our special guests, Barbara Andrews, District Public Speaking Walcha 12pm Lunch $12 Governor of Lions for this area and local Lion Tom Sulli- Tues 26 Feb van. She brought great news of their plans to assist with the Catering for BlazeAid recovery process, planning for a tool library to help with fenc- ing and cleaning, and demountable buildings for people who Sat 2 March want to be on site while re-building. Bushfire Appeal Concert - postponed

Wed 6 March  Thanks to all who have helped with activities recently - the Catering for BlazeAid catering, the working B at the Motel, Australia Day, etc etc. Tues 12 March  Please take note of all the dates in the calendar, beginning Catering for BlazeAid with catering for BlazeAid this Wednesday afternoon/night, Mon 25 March and BBQing at the Races this Saturday, setting up at 10am. GSE arrive from Netherlands Ian K will represent the club for the presentation of items for our Bushfire Appeal, such as Good Guys’ Rodney Sparrow Sun 7 April Dutch GSE team transfer to Coona from who organised the new stove, and West who have a cheque for us, and perhaps another.

Mon 8 April  Numbers needed next meeting for the Valentine’s Night, and Partners Night for GSE please let Susan know what you are bringing. 7-11 April Hosting GSE team Cont. Over page

The Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Coonabarabran Inc. Club No 17922 President: Hugh Raadgever Secretary: Jo Wilkin PO Box 265, Coonabarabran NSW 2357 Club Meetings : Monday 6.00 for 6.30pm Bowling Club 45 Edward St Coonabarabran  Hugh met with Dubbo South RC reps to discuss the Back Track program - young fellows who are risk because of behaviour issues, to work on fencing in the Tooraweenah area.  Laurie Dawson (BlazeAid) says they have enough posts and pickets but are short of wire. They also need a trailer and a compressor.  Remember to sell your quilt tickets and return money and stubs to Michael.  A request from Mitch Rawlinson from Binnaway Lions to have a combined dinner meeting down there. Valentines Day Dinner  Rolls is meeting with the High School to organise a date for RYDA. Thursday 14 February  Ray White is currently in Vanuatu set- ting up things in preparation for the pro- ject there. Raadgever’s 6 for 6.30pm  GSE inbound team from the Nether- lands will be hosted here from Sun 7 to Bring a main course OR a dessert Thurs 11/Fri 12 April. Hosts - Guiche- Ring Susan to indicate which laars, Sawyers, Jewiss’s, Raadgevers, 6842 1640 Wilkins. Monday 8 April to be a Ladies Night for their presentation. Bring friends  Club Dues are Due everyone!!!! $10 a head

Raising funds for the Rotary Foundation

ROSTER Welcome & Thanks Tables Australia Day 4 February Colin Welsh Lindsay Wilkin, Doug Winter 11 February Peter Young Kevin Barrington, Aileen Bell 18 February Ian Bell Peter Brookhouse, Robert Cox 25 February Robert Dean Bob Guichelaar, Gordon Jewiss 4 March Mel Johnston Ian Klein, Allen Mason 11 March Arnold McWilliams Procter Morris, Mike Myers Rotary Club of Coonabarabran Rotary Book Shop Roster October Birthdays Anniversaries 9.30am-1.00pm 1.00-5.00pm Wednesday Alan or Jo Doug & Terry 4 Feb Welsh’s (alternate weeks) Thursday Trish Robert & 20 Feb Robyn Barrington Stevensons Rowanne 23 Feb Ken Bird Rotary 1905!! Friday Wilkin Girls Bob & Jill Saturday Sheila 11 March Arnold McWilliams If unable to attend please find a substitute 15 March Rhonda Young Substitutes Colin Welsh 68421437 20 March Juelie Bell Gordon Jewiss Afternoon only 68421010 24 March Morris’s Jim Pearson 68421278 Sue Raadgever 68421640 Quilt Raffle Tickets: Correspondence: 6841-6860 - Procter 6701-6720 - Jo In: 6861-6880 - Gordon 6721-6740 - Michael 6881-6900 - Bob G Cheques for Bushfire Fund as indicated on statement P4 6741-6760 - Jim 6901-6920 - Sally Adventures in Citizenship 11-18 May - to K Barrington 6761-6780 - Kevin 6921-6940 - Colin T Macular Degeneration newsletter 6781-6800 - Rob C 6941-6960 - John Macquarie Mint - coins for anniversary 6801-6820 - Rob D 6961-6980 - Rolls Coona Times account $63.00 6821-6840 - Ian 6981-7000 - Hugh District Dues $1,120.00 Small grants for communities application from Mark Coulton Cheques books for BlazeAid and Bushfire accounts Training & Member Development proposal for District Conference See Appeal account details on Page 4 for donations

Cleaning up .... And recovering! Bushfire Donations to 4 February 2013

Donations in Kind from Rotary Clubs to 4 February 2013

Fodder from RC of Murwillumbah - 2 loads

Fodder from RC of Calare (Orange)

Fodder from RC of Dorrigo - 2 loads

18 hospital beds from D9670 (Newcastle - PDG Howard Grigor)

Catering on Saturday 2 Feb by West

More helpers!!