The Rotary Club of Samford Valley

The Rotary Club of Samford Valley Inc. is part of Rotary International, an organisation of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary today exists in more than 167 countries worldwide, includes more than 30,000 Rotary Clubs with a total of more than 1.2 million Rotarians.

The Rotary Club of Samford Valley Inc. was chartered on the 8th October, 1980. We are a relatively small club, but a very friendly club where visitors always do feel very welcome. The fellowship is unique as is our part of the world.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION:

Rotarians leave Bangkok encouraged to fight 
poverty and finish the job of eradicating polio
By Ryan Hyland 
Rotary International News -- 9 May 2012  

RI President Kalyan Banerjee and RI President-Elect
Sakuji Tanaka during the closing plenary session.

Rotarians and friends left the 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, energized to keep up the fight against polio and to use their ingenuity to help reduce global poverty.

The four-day event, which drew to a close Wednesday, attracted more than 35,000 attendees from 181 countries and geographical areas and included a celebration of two major milestones in the global polio eradication effort.

Attendees were also treated to a preview of the next RI Convention, which will take place 23-26 June 2013, in Lisbon, Portugal.

In his closing remarks, RI President Kalyan Banerjee reminded Rotarians that “what’s important in Rotary isn’t what we say. It’s what we do, and who we are.”

“There dwells within you the power and spirit that can evoke the energy you may not realize,” Banerjee said.

“You have to be hungry enough to reach within and release the energy to help you embrace humanity. I believe this is the state we call happiness. I have just given you the prescription for it. Rotary can help you achieve happiness in life that you seek.” 

Peace through service

Incoming RI President Sakuji Tanaka outlined his plans for his term, which begins 1 July. Tanaka will ask Rotarians to achieve Peace through Service.

“Through service we learn that the problems that may seem large to us are really very small,” said Tanaka. “We learn empathy for others. We come closer to people who seem very different from us. And we begin to understand how much we are all the same.”

“Through our Rotary service, we know that cooperation is more productive than conflict,” he said. “We know that every one of us has something to give, and everyone has something to teach.” 

Golf Day 2012   

 
Charity Golf Day maestro, Lee Kenny, and Keperra Country Golf Course.
Our Charity Golf Day this year will be on September 7.
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Adventure in Swaziland

President Ian with Georgina Duncan, Hannah Marrinan and Kath Kilpatrick,
all three of whom will be departing soon to volunteer for a few weeks at a small village in Swaziland.
They were at Rotary on May 8 to receive a contribution towards their expenses from the Club.
They  had been raising sponsorship funds in several ways. Among them was a high-level raffle.
The winner of that raffle was Past President Peter Gloor who immediately and generously donated
the whole amount back to sponsorship of the girls. The girls were both ecstatic and very grateful. Congratulations Peter!

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New member Inducted

Geoff Moore (centre) with his wife Maggie and President Ian Ruffles
at Geoff's induction on March 13
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PHFs Awarded at the Club Christmas party 2011 at Pippa's

PHF recipients Lee, Janelle and John

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RAWCS team at Gizo

 
Our club member Philipa Bensley being thanked for the abundant work she and the
RAWCS team performed at and around Gizo in the Solomon Islands in October.
On the first day of the two-weeks program, team member Jim Adam passed away suddenly
from what is understood to have been a massive stroke. The team was devastated!
They nevertheless resolved strongly to stay and conplete the work they had come to do.
They knew Jim would have wanted that.

The gratitude of the people of Gizo was profound.
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Rotary in the Valley    

Lifestyle lunch

More fundraising in action: Vibrant saussage sizzle

The Board of the Rotary Club of Samford Valley 2011-2012.
Pesident Ian Ruffles is second from the left.

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Meeting Place

The Rotary Club of Samford Valley meet every Tuesday at:

The Samford Homestead Restaurant

Main Street
Samford Village QLD 4520

6:30 PM - for a 7:00 PM start of meeting

Contact Information

Postal address:            P.O. Box 59, Samford, Queensland, Australia, 4520.

Email:

The President of the club: Club President
Rotarians visiting Brisbane: Attendance
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