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June is Rotary Fellowship Month
Shutterbugs find a
picture-perfect way to develop skills and friendships
By Arnold
R. Grahl
Rotary International News -- 11 June 2012
Rotary International News -- 11 June 2012
You don’t
have to be skilled with a camera to enjoy Rotary’s newest fellowship, the
International Fellowship of Rotarian Photographers.
The
fellowship, which was recognized by the RI Board of Directors in January,
counts amateur and professional photographers among its members, as well as
those who have an appreciation for photography.
“Our
group is open to anyone at any skill level, from point-and-shoot beginners to
longtime professionals,” says Layne Marshal, a member of the Rotary Club of
Campbell River Daybreak, British Columbia, Canada, who chairs the fellowship.
“We have 65 members on our membership list in Canada, the United States,
Europe, Australia, and India, but that list is probably incomplete.”
Marshal,
an amateur photographer, was interested in joining a fellowship where he could
meet other Rotarians and sharpen his skills, but found that there wasn’t such a
group. After learning that others had attempted to form a photography
fellowship, he worked with them to file the appropriate paperwork with RI.
“I
certainly did not develop this all on my own,” he stresses.
As a
newer group, the fellowship is still developing activities, but it has an
online forum for members to share advice, ask and answer questions, or
otherwise discuss photography. It is also building a website for members to display their
work, receive or offer critiques, and take part in competitions.
“I enjoy
the challenges and rewards of capturing a good photograph, which I feel is too
often more luck than skill in my case,” Marshal says. “I know there are lots of
people out there who are interested in photography and would join an effort to
share and learn.”
The
photography fellowship, and the Rotarian
Jazz Fellowship which
became official in September, are among 62 recognized by RI. Fellowships bring
Rotarians, their spouses, and Rotaractors together to share common interests,
explore new opportunities to serve, have fun, and promote vocational
development through friendship. Each June, they are celebrated during Rotary
Fellowships Month.
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A
sampling of other Rotarian fellowships and their upcoming events:
- The International Fellowship of
Scouting Rotarians is participating in a jamboree in Denmark,
21-29 July. It will be the largest scout and guide event ever held in
Denmark, with about 35,000 participants expected.
- The International Tennis Fellowship of
Rotarians is
holding its eighth annual world championship in Guarapari, Brazil, on 29
August. Last year’s event in Bol, Croatia, drew more than 100 players.
- The Fellowship Cycling to Serve will hold its annual
championship cycling event 7-8 September in La Rochelle, France. The group
of cycling enthusiasts also organize and participate in a four-day touring
event and several other cycling events every year.
- Members of the International
Marathon Fellowship of Rotarians will be running in a marathon in Graz,
Austria, on 14 October. The group organizes a marathon event in a
different city each year.
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Fellowship
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NEW MEMBERS
Rotary Club of Crawley
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
Welcomes new members Mike and Laura O'Hara
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Paul Harris Fellows
Rotary Club of Heirisson
presented to Jo Wilkie [lotterywest] for her longstanding support of the club
and the Healing Hearts Foundation
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Rotary Club of Crawley
Michael Sheldrick was made a Paul Harris Fellow in recognition of his
commitment
to the humanitarian and educational objectives of the Rotary
Foundation.
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District 9465 outbound team is currently in Texas USA
Rotary Club of South Bunbury
GSE Texas
Team Leader and past South Bunbury RC member Steve Coady
addressed tonight's
meeting via video link courtesy Gerry Murphy BeingThere Solutions Pty Ltd
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Rotary Club of Geraldton
Past Presidents Dinner
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Rotary Club of Swan Valley
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Rotary Club of Kenwick
District Governor 9465 Jodie Sparks with City of Gosnells Senior Citizens of the year
Dot Gallaway and John Brooker
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Rotary Club of Belmont
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Rotary Club of Como
and
Bentley Curtin
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Rotary Club of Mill Point
Hat Day
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Rotary Club of Perth
seen at the meeting of June 8
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Rotary Club of Ballajura Malaga
Quiz Night
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Rotary Club of Swan Valley
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Rotary Club of Manjimup
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Laura Cheetham
City of Gosnell Rotaract Club
Vegetable patch at Amaroo Village in Gosnells
Rotaract Club of Subiaco
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Students at Rotary Club of Perth on June 8th
Rotary Club of Karrinyup
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Rotary Club of Joondalup
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Rotary Club of Ascot
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ROTARY CLUB BIRTHDAYS
Rotary Club of Booragoon
June 21st
[1983]
Rotary Club of Cockburn
June 18th
[1969]
Rotary Club of Bunbury
June 19th
[1939]
Rotary Club of South Bunbury
June 23rd
[1967]
Rotary Club of Willetton
June 25th
[1982]
Rotary Club of Mandurah
June 27th [1961]
Rotary Club of Kalamunda
June 27th
[1962]
Rotary Club of Subiaco
June 28th [1949]
Rotary Club of Mount Lawley
June 28th [1949]
Rotary Club of West Perth
June 28th
[1954]
Rotary Club of Quairading
June 30th
[1963]
Rotary Club of Cambridge
June 30th
[1969]
Rotary Club of Rossmoyne
June 30th
[1972]
Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie
July 4th
[1946]
Rotary Club of Victoria Park
July 5th
[1948]
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Club changeovers 2012
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June 8 Rotary
Club of Bentley Curtin
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June 16 Rotary
Club of Corrigin
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June 22 Rotary Club of Como
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June 23 Rotary
Club of Ascot
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June 23 Rotary
Club of Swan Valley
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June 23 Rotary
Club of Wyalkatchem
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June 23 Rotary
Club of Narrogin
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June 23 Rotary
Club of Mundaring
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June 23 Rotary
Club of Boulder
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June 25 Rotary Club of Quairading
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June 25 Rotary
Club of Melville
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June 25 Rotary
Club of Northam
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June 25 Rotary
Club of Manjimup
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June 29 Rotary Club
of Rossmoyne
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June 29 Rotary Club
of Mill Point
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June 30 Rotary
Club of Cunderdin
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June 30 Rotary
Club of Heirisson
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June 30 D9455
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July 3 Rotary
Club of Booragoon
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July 6 Rotary Club
of Osborne Park
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July 7 Rotary Club of Ballajura Malaga
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July 7 Rotary Club of Victoria Park
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July 7 Rotary Club
of Belmont
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July 7 D9465
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July 14 Rotary
Club of Hillarys
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0N A LIGHTER NOTE
My family has a tradition of naming
the cruise control on our cars. We were used to hearing my father proclaim,
“Take it, Max,” as he flipped on the cruise control during long trips in our
station wagon.
Recently, I was travelling with my
parents in their new car when we hit a wide-open expanse of highway. My dad
leaned back and said, “I think I’ll let Tom drive for a while.”
“Tom who?” I asked.
My mother translated for me: “Tom
Cruise, of course.”
Bjorn Swensen opened his mailbox to find a letter from a
lawfirm. Since the young man could not remember doing anything worthy of a
lawsuit, and as he was too desperately poor to be worth suing, he opened the
envelope. Inside, he found notification that his Uncle Juan had died, and the
will mentioned Bjorn.
The will stipulated that if Bjorn changed his name and became old Juan's namesake, he would inherit millions. The young man was stymied. He was already named after an uncle who he loved and respected.
Bjorn went to his loving girl friend, and the two tried to decide what was the moral, ethical and sane thing to do. Together, they went to a judge to find out if a name change could be temporary, and discovered it could! The young man decided he would temporarily become "Juan."
The judge officiated the name change, and that evening the young man and his love went to dinner with her parents, whom he had never met. She introduced the young man to her mother and father, who seemed puzzled to be meeting "Juan," instead of the "Bjorn" they had heard so much about.
"Don't worry," his girl friend explained quickly, "He was Bjorn yesterday, and he'll be Bjorn again next week."
Her father replied, "Well, at least it was good that they made him keep the name for a week. I'd hate to think that there was Juan Bjorn every minute!" -- Stan Kegel
The will stipulated that if Bjorn changed his name and became old Juan's namesake, he would inherit millions. The young man was stymied. He was already named after an uncle who he loved and respected.
Bjorn went to his loving girl friend, and the two tried to decide what was the moral, ethical and sane thing to do. Together, they went to a judge to find out if a name change could be temporary, and discovered it could! The young man decided he would temporarily become "Juan."
The judge officiated the name change, and that evening the young man and his love went to dinner with her parents, whom he had never met. She introduced the young man to her mother and father, who seemed puzzled to be meeting "Juan," instead of the "Bjorn" they had heard so much about.
"Don't worry," his girl friend explained quickly, "He was Bjorn yesterday, and he'll be Bjorn again next week."
Her father replied, "Well, at least it was good that they made him keep the name for a week. I'd hate to think that there was Juan Bjorn every minute!" -- Stan Kegel
