February is World Understanding Month What can you do that shows your local community of how you demonstrate a practical support for international understanding in these times when we face up to many potential tensions between various cultures and countries?
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cLUB mEETING 21 jANUARY 2015
Guest Speaker Stephen O’Connell. Albury-Hume member Stephen has been a committed professional musician and composer for over 30 years and is highly active as a touring musician and recording artist. He has toured, played and recorded with many well-known artists including Ross Wilson, Phil Manning (Chain), Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges, Steve Arvey, Kamahl, Rolf Harris, Four Kinsmen and JW Jones. Stephen has a broad background and training in classical music traditions and has specialized in the fields of jazz, blues, funk, rock and pop with extensive recording and live experience. He has written many pieces of music in response to the amazing environment of the Central Australian Outback. Further, Stephen has been commissioned to write pieces for major music institutions, the 2000 Olympic Torch Relay and has had pieces published in the Australian Piano and Australian Saxophone Anthologies. He is published by Wirripang.
President’s Message
A big congratulations to our own Barry Young who was named Albury’s Volunteer of the Year. Barry, you are an inspiration to us all, particularly to people like myself who are one of the new-bloods in Rotary. Barry’s recognition is well-deserved and no doubt congratulations should also be offered to Bev. Please also remember making a contribution to Rotary Foundation to Every Rotarian Every Year. This is the goal set at the start of the Rotary Year by the District Partner, and contributions can be as small or large as you like. I know so many of you give in many ways, any contribution to EREY, even one dollar, is most welcome.
Albury’s Volunteer of the year
Barry Young was recognised as the city’s volunteer of the year. His border secondary school short story and poetry competition is in its 12th year and now has 14 schools involved.Some of Mr Young’s other commitments are Aged Concern, the Thurgoona Community Centre and the Rotary Club of Albury Hume. He has lived in Albury the past 18 years and said he is amazed by the amount of giving in the community. “There are so many people who do things secretly,” he said. “This is not my award. This is an award to all those organistions that have helped my dreams come true.”
Rotary Assistance for Medical Students
Albury Hume received publicity prior to Christmas with a feature in the Border Mail promoting the new partnership between our club and the University of NSW Rural Medical School continuing an annual medical scholarship named in honour of our past president Dr.John McDonald, the first scholarship being awarded last year … applications for 2015 are now open. Prospective medical students will be invited to the UNSW medical open day in April.