Rotary District 9685 - Australia

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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Rotarians from across the Blue Mountains joined

with the Rotary e-club of Greater Sydney, Saturday to

celebrate Rotary’s 113 years of international service.

Th e function was held at Carrington Gardens,

Katoomba, where several community service awards

were presented to local volunteers.

Photographs: Lower Blue Mountains Rotary

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FebruaryWednesday 28: Youth Night speakers 2018 RYLARIAN Sally Gorman and RYPEN par cipant Rhys Schmold.

MarchSunday 04 Clean Up Australia - W. Falls Lake - 8am

Wednesday 07: Lone Pine Peace Park - Tom Colless

Wednesday 14: Jodie Van der Velden - Josophan’s Chocolates, Leura

Saturday 17: Catering Van Home Hardware, Katoomba

Sat 17-Sun 18: Rotaract 50th birthday celebra ons

Wednesday 21: Club visioning night

Wednesday 28: Barefoot Bowling, W. Falls Bowling Club

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The new Canberra Rotary Peace Bell was unveiled on Friday, with members of the public invited to ring it between 11.00am and 2.00pm on Saturday and Sunday.The 350-kilo brass bell came from Japan. It is a replica of the peace bell at the United Na ons HQ in New York.Its design includes 103 coins from na ons of the UN. It is the 23rd peace bell in the world.The bell will usually be rung on World Peace Day on the third Tuesday in September each year. That date also coincides with the opening day of the United Na ons General Assembly, and na onal and interna onal days of remembrance and celebra on.The Peace Bell project was ini ated by Rotary in partnership with the World Peace Associa on. Rotary Canberra Burley Griffi n took on the ambi ous project of fundraising, coordina ng the design with local fi rm Kasparek Architects and overseeing the build of the World Peace Bell Pavilion, by RAM Construc ons.The peace bell was a fi ng achievement to mark the 90th anniversary of Rotary in Canberra.

Rotary Peace Bell unveiled at Canberra Nara Peace Park on the shores of Lake Burley Griffi n

Story and photographs courtesy Th e Canberra Times

Once upon a time on top of a beautiful

Blue Mountain the kingdom was summoned

to help rescue girls in the far off lands of

Nepal and Cambodia

We must rally our resources to

mount a campaign

Join us at our

Pink Ball for a Night of Fun

Carrington Hotel, KatoombaMay 4, 2018 - 7.00pm for 7.30pm

$150 per person — Dress: Formal with a hint of pink

Central Blue Mountains

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Suppor ng Astha Home for Girls in Nepal and Sustainable Cambodia

Please RSVP by April 20, 2018 to: Jennifer Sco - jennifer@sco adr.comor call John Sim 4784 3151 - 0409 665 437 - email: johnsim@bigpond.net.au

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JOIN US ON A VIVID CRUISE!

When: Friday, 8 June 2018

Time: 7.15 pm for 7.30 till 9.00 pm

Vessel: Magic Cruises

Boarding location: Jetty 6, King Street Wharf, Darling Harbour (Sydney) with disability access.

Cost: $60 per person which includes 1 complimentary drink (beer/wine/soft drink) on arrival, hot food, tea/coffee. A cash bar is also available.

Please book by 31st May:

https://www.trybooking.com/UKUK

Plenty of undercover and open air seating on board!

Photo: Destination NSW

Join us for Sydney’s multi award-winning Vivid Light festival as it transforms the city into a creative canvas for people of all ages to enjoy.

The Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney has secured an exclusive fundraising cruise for the 2018 Vivid Festival on Sydney Harbour.

All proceeds benefit the club’s service projects.

For info: Ross Johnson rossgo@hotmail.com

..that’s all folks

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

District 9685 Conference

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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