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Rotarians carry the Olympic
torch
By Arnold
R. Grahl
Rotary News -- 24 July 2012
Rotary News -- 24 July 2012
In 1958,
Bob Izon ran the mile in world-record time in the under-16 age category,
becoming the English schools champion.
But the
most meaningful run of his life took place in May, when the founding member of
the Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley, Herefordshire, England, carried the
Olympic torch through his hometown.
Izon is
one of several Rotarians who have carried the torch on its relay to the new
Olympic Stadium in London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
on 27 July.
“I
consider myself very fortunate to have been chosen, as half the bearers are
ages 15 to 25,” he says. “It gave me a chance to pursue three objectives:
inspire the younger generation, publicize Rotary’s good works, and show that a
diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease does not always condemn one to a nonactive
life.”
Parkinson’s disease
Izon was
diagnosed with the disease in 1992 but has remained active as a Rotarian, a
justice of the peace, and a school board member at St. Paul’s Church of England
Primary School in Hereford.
The
school’s students and their parents lined the road on 24 May for Izon’s portion
of the torch relay. Members of his club bore a huge banner publicizing Rotary
and their upcoming charity duck race. During an all-school assembly the next
day, students spent more than two hours taking turns holding the torch that had
carried the flame and having their photographs taken.
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"Doing Good saving Mothers and Children"
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District Governor visits
District Governor 9455 Phillip Skelton
Rotary Club of Mundaring
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Rotary Club of Corrigin
President Glynis Robinson
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District Gvernor D9465 Bob Cooper
Rotary Club of Gosnells
President Brian Muirhead and Sgt Aaroon Griffith
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Rotary Club of Fremantle
President Jan Mason
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CLUB CHANGEOVERS
Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault
President Doug Green
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Rotary Club of Ballajura Malaga
President Geoff Knight
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Rotary Club of Fremantle
President Jan Mason and the new board
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Rotary Club of Fremantle
recipient Maise Vaughan
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Rotary Club of Balajura Malaga
recipient Karen Barry
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Rotary Club of Ballajura Malaga
awarded to Frank Morrell
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NEW MEMBER
Rotary Club of Belmont
Ron Thatcher
former member of Armadale Neerigen Brook
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Congratulations
Rotary Club of Fremantle
John Down celebrated 50 years of Rotary Service
joining in Bussellton in 1962
John joined Fremantle in1967
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Club changeover pictures
Rotary Club of Fremantle
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Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault
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Rotary Club of Ballajura Malaga
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Around the Clubs
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Rotary Club of Hillarys
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New Arrivals
Rotary Club of Ascot
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Rotary Club of Albany Port
Rotarian Geoff Haines with his latest grandchild
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Rotary Club of Cunderdin
eyes down at the recent Quiz night
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Rotary Club of Applecross
From the annual Art show
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Rotary Club of Ascot
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Rotary Club of Fremantle
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Rotary Club of Heirisson
welcomes Sandy Huang from Taiwan
Rotary Club of Geraldton
Rotary Club of Manjimup
Kiia Koskipranta from Denmark
is welcomed by host parents Ann and Shane Porter and daughter Darcie
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Rotary Club of Northam
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Rotary Club of Scarborough
welcome Marie Strasser from Germany
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Club Promotions
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ROTARY CLUB BIRTHDAYS
Rotary Club of
Scarborough
August 1st
[1956]
Rotary Club of Swan Districts
August 4th
[1949]
Rotary Club of Victoria Park
August 5th [1948]
Rotary Club of Byford and Districts
August 5th
[1998]
Rotary Club of Melville
August 24th
1959
Rotary Club of Northam
August 30th 1946
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ON A LIGHTER NOTE
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The Olympic Banana
Einstein developed a theory about space, and it
was about time too.
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Two female amoebas started to divide, and soon
one of them accused the other of stealing one of her digits. She said,
"That's my toe, sis."
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I just said to my friend, "Will you stop sending me
jokes by mail!
"He said, "Why?"
I said, "I don't get them."
