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ClubBulletin Report - President Chris Shoobert:

What  a  great  weekend  at  the  car  show  $4200  raised  and  another  bonding  session  for  our  members.  

Sounds  like  an  old  record  but    many,  many  thanks  to  all  involved  the  usual  suspects  excelled  once  again  together  with  all  the  club  members  and  “guests’.  

A  special  thanks  must  be  given  to  the  ladies,  members,  partners  and  guests.  We  should  be  really  proud  of  our  club,  last  weekend  certainly  gave  a  lie  to  the  naysayers.  

We  met  with  Council,  United  Synergies  and  a  representative  from  jobs  for  the  dole  to  progress  Tait  Duke  Community  Cottage,  good  news  potentially  free  labour  and  government  funds,  as  you  have  probably  noticed  the  house  has  not  moved  yet,  when  it  finally  does  it  becomes  a  live  project  with  significant  contributions  available  from  different  sources,  thanks  Jim  B.  for  hanging  in  there.  

Australia  day  is  under  consideration  and  will  be  discussed  on  Monday.  

*  There  will  be  a  Board  meeting  after  the  Monday  meeting  12/10/2015.  

* Please  keep  selling  the  Film  show  tickets    * If  you  can  help  in  the  morning  at  the  RYDA  event  on  the  21st,  please  let  me  know.  

  Chris Shoobert -President

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 Carry  over  notes  for  events  from  last  week  RYDA:

21st October will be a busy day with a RYDA event and a film night, the RYDA event is a special

one for Coolum State High whom we have been unable to get participation in the past.

Film Night for Polio: Please note also that the Rotary Film Night in aid of Polio Plus will be held on Wednesday 21 October. We will be screening a pre-release movie 'Bridge of Spies' starring Tom Hanks.

See Chick for Tickets.

International Disability Day: December 6th. is International Disability Day and the HWNS have requested we set up a small

hamburger stall to help the event they are holding.

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END POLIO NOW: MAKE HISTORY TODAY23 October 2015

#endpolio | endpolio.org

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Dear Rotary Club President: We recently marked one year without polio in Africa. While this progress is momentous, we haven’t finished the job of eradicating polio yet. Now, more than ever, we need to redouble our efforts to reach a polio-free world.

On 21 November, a team of Rotary staff and I will join Rotary members from Arizona and around the world in El Tour de Tucson to raise funds for polio eradication. The 104-mile race, which attracts more than 9,000 cyclists a year, is one of the top cycling events in the United States. Our Miles to End Polio fundraising goal is $10 million.  You can read about each staff rider here.

Is your club looking for fundraiser to support polio eradication? Would you like you like to join the team? Take part in the Indoor Ride to End Polio! Ride a stationary bike at your local gym or at home any time from 14-21 November.  More information can be found below. Register today or feel free to encourage fellow Rotarians to register or you could ride with us in Tucson.

Sincerely, John Hewko CC District Governors

END POLIO NOW: MAKE

HISTORY TODAY on 23 October

2015

Please Note:We have changed the dates of the District 9600 Conference to 29th April to 1st May 2016 (Two weeks later than originally scheduled). Please make every effort to advise your members of the new dates as soon as possible.

The date has been changed because of a clash with the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. They are expecting 5,000 competitors which would make accommodation difficult if not impossible to obtain. The new dates fall on the May Day long weekend and offer Rotarians  the chance to attend the Conference and stay an extra day to enjoy the beautiful Sunshine Coast. Book early to reserve the best accommodation. Check the District website conference page for a link to early bird accommodation details.

Yours in Rotary Ian Barnett - Conference Chairman.

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RI President's Message - October 2015

Last month, after confirming a full year without a single case of wild poliovirus, Nigeria was removed from the list of the world's polio-endemic countries. It was the last polio-endemic country in Africa. Today, only two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan – harbor the world's final reservoir of endemic poliovirus. As this issue of The Rotarian goes to press, global cases of polio in 2015 number only a few dozen.

The scale of this achievement can hardly be overstated. Polio has existed for millennia; it has plagued humanity since our earliest civilizations. Today, because of Rotary's work and that of our partners, the end is in sight. We are counting down not in years, but in months.

And yet, our success is as fragile as it is monumental. We are moving forward, slowly, steadily, inexorably – thanks to colossal efforts that never cease. We continue to vaccinate hundreds of millions of children in vast synchronized campaigns; we constantly monitor environments to prevent new outbreaks. The sheer scale of the effort – the coordination, the cost, and the commitment – boggles the mind. Some ask why such high levels of immunization and surveillance are still needed to combat a disease that is almost gone. The answer is simple: It is the only way forward. If we did anything less – if we allowed the virus any quarter – years of work would be undone. We

know too well how easily polio could spread again.

We know how quickly our decades of progress could be lost. And this is why the months ahead are so tremendously important. We need your voice – to raise awareness, to raise funds, and to keep the momentum going. We need your strength to help fight this war until we have won. On 24 October, we mark World Polio Day. I hope that on that day, all of you will take part in some way in our work to eradicate polio. I know that many of you intend to publicize this event on the club or district level; for those who have not yet made plans, there are still many ways to participate.

Visit endpolionow.org for ideas, tools, sample press releases, and ways to donate. You'll also find the link to our livestream event; be sure to join in, and share it on social media.

This war of ours – which started as a war against polio but is also a war against hatred, against ignorance, against fear – this war will be won. It will be won soon. And when it is won, all of Rotary will have a story to tell – to the children, and the grandchildren, who will never see a leg brace or an iron lung, or know a world with polio in it.

Whether you are a Rotarian in Kano or Peshawar or Swat, in Seoul or Madrid or Chicago – you are a part of this story. Your part in it is one that only you can write. I ask you all to write it well – so that the story you will one day tell is one of which you will be proud.

K R Ravindran President 2015 - 16

Source: Rotary International Courtesy: www.eflashonline.org

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Dear Past President Philip,

I have registered your project - Rachael Moore Family Trust, Logan, Brisbane, QLD (RABS Project) with number 15 -2015-16 on the RAWCS National website.

Please use this number on all documentation to your Regional Coordinators, Regional Treasurers or National Treasurer.

Congratulations on initiating a project to raise funds to assist Rachael Moore and her family of 5 children to recover from violence suffered at the hands of her husband and the children’s father.  You are furthering the Rotary goal of world peace and understanding.

I have switched on the online donation facility. You will receive email notification of all donations to the project.

Rachael Moore Family Trust, Logan, Brisbane, QLD (RABS Project) To assist Rachael Moore and her family of 5 children to recover from violence suffered at the hands of her husband and the children's father. Manager  PP Philip Archer (H)   (M) 0448 999 555  parcher@archwaygroup.com.au Deputy Manager P  Stuart McArthur (H)    (M) 0416 140 533 Email: stuart.mcarthur@rotary.to

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Southbank , District 9800