Rotary Information
FOUNDATION FACTS NUMBER 7
“Did you know that Foundation recognition points do not expire, unless you pass away or your surviving partner is a Major Donor? “
Ken Cook followed on his “Where are they Now” series with Gemma Friedleib. His report:
“Gemma was asked to let us know what she has been doing since returning from her exchange and the following is her response:
My life since exchange
It is hard to believe that it is nearly 25 years since I went to Kungsbacka, Sweden on exchange in 1992.
Since returning at the beginning of 1993, I completed university, started my teaching career, moved around the ACT and New South Wales a little, before finally settling in Canberra, meeting my husband and having our family. I am currently working as a Teacher-Librarian in the Junior School of a large Preschool – Year 12 school in Canberra. Prior to this role, I have been a class teacher for many years.
When I first heard that I was going to Sweden, I wasn’t very excited. I didn’t know much about the country and having learnt French for six years at high school, really wanted to go to a French speaking country. I wondered what I would do with a language that only eight million people in the world speak. I still wonder that! Unfortunately, it’s not a very useful language! I have been back to to Sweden four times, most times staying with my original host family and still feeling close to them. I can still speak a little Swedish, but it doesn’t assist my life very much!
Ironically, my husband was a Rotary Exchange Student several years before me, also to Sweden.
He has been back to Sweden about nine times and still maintains close contact with his host family and contact person’s family. With both of us having interest in the country, it makes it easy to return.
I have fond memories of Sweden and still take an interest in the country. It is my “second country” when it comes to international sporting events! I hope to continue visiting the country in the future – the next trip will hopefully occur in 2018. My husband and I hope that our children will develop an interest in other cultures and languages as they get older, and possibly explore the world as we did.
Thank you so much to Wollundry Rotary for giving me the opportunity to explore the world and immerse myself in a culture – it has certainly had a huge impact on my life and being open to new experiences and people from around the world. “
Sergeant 
Sergeant was Peter Crozier who had a merry time extracting money. No topic was ignored from Council elections to golf, from Mens Health to the Show, and of course the Dogs. Even that awesome group the Rugby Men’s Choir drew fire, as did the new $5 note. The coins rattled into the box incessantly.
And David Pyke took exception to the tone of a letter he received earlier in the week. Nuff said, but the matter will be referred up the line.
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Sprout and About Market on 10th of September - please check rosters.
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Wagga Aero Club Open Day
A reminder from John Smith of the upcoming Wagga Aero Club open day on Saturday, 16th of September.
Click here to download a copy of the flyer. |
 RUOK and IFCR Updates
David Benn reminded members of the RUOK day on the 10th of September, which coincides with Spout and About Market, a fly in in the afternoon and Bon-Fire in the evening at Benns.
Riverina Blue Bell – RUOK – Bonfire at “Kurrajong Park”
Saturday 10th September 2016
Directions to “Kurrajong Park”
From Wagga Wagga to
658 Coursing Park Road.
We are about 25 Klms from the Wagga Wagga CBD and approximately 16 Kilometres from the Roundabout where you turn left off the Wagga Wagga Junee Rd on the Olympic Highway onto the Coolamon Road. Travel approximately another 8 Klms on the Coolamon Rd. to a sign that says to Coursing Park Rd. Turn right here off the Coolamon Wagga Wagga Rd. and you will pass the Downside Hall on your right hand side and within a few hundred metres you will take a sharp RH turn, you will then pass a Church also on your right hand side. Proceed for another kilometre to a sharp left hand turn that says Coursing Park Road. We are then about 6 Kilometres from there, stay on the bitumen road and when you pass the Coursing Park Tennis Courts on your left hand side, you have one Klm. to go, we are on the RHS, “Kurrajong Park” and 658 is on the gate and Benn printed on the mail box.
What Time? - From 6.00PM
What to bring? - BYO everything – Chairs, Drinks, Snacks & something to cook on the Bar-B-Q. We will have the Wollundry Rotary Bar-B-Q trailer plus a
Big Fire (plenty of coals) if you need to heat or keep something warm.
Entertainment will be supplied by The Wagga City Rugby Male Choir
We will also have a brief introduction from Riverina Blue Bell Chairman Mac Armytage. Chris Wilson and Steve Mathews will also tell us their story.
Contributions from Bush Poets and Yarn Spinners will be most welcome.
Donations to Riverina Blue Bell: We passed the hat round last time and raised $1,000.00 we would like to beat that. All ages welcome.
Phone David = 0439 710 716 or Cherie = 0438 931640.
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Gala Evening Beyond Bank
 Jim Gibson announced that Beyond Bank is holding its Gala Presentation night this Thursday week, the 19th. This event showcases the involvement of Beyond Bank in the community as they distribute funds to worthy causes. Wollundry is in the running for some of this and if you would like to attend, please contact Jim.
Makeups, Visitors and Apologies
Visitors George Weston, Willis Chang
Apologies Graham Burmeister, John Ferguson, Jerry Gerlach, John Gray, Tim McMullen, Doug Sutton, Bob Willis, John Mason, Paul Murray.
MakeUps James Hamilton, David Foster, Mark Hillis ,David Hodge, Jeff Breust, David Ben, Jeff Hamilton, Nick Leywood.
Andy arrives on a new machine!
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