ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE DAYBREAK

• RCOD was very proud to receive the 2012 Australia Day Orange Community Group of the Year award. It was an exceptional year. Scroll down and you can see the club's successes from 2011, and in particular the Experience Orange! Expo made an large and original contribution to the Orange community.

  Standing with the Mayor John Davis is Ric Cother, Service Director for 2010-2012.

  

• ALL members of RCOD have contributed $100 to this year's Rotary Foundation Centurion Fund to help fund its work to eradicate polio from the world . Dennis Morgan was in charge of encouraging members to donate and one incentive provided was his offer to dress as a centurion if the target of 100% was achieved. As a result, RCOD was able to witness Dennis' knees over breakfast. Here he is with Ian Simpson District Governor, 2011-12.
  

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  Successes in 2011

  On Wednesday Nov 9, RCOD celebrated vocational month by moving their meeting to Anson Street School . Breakfast was kindly provided by the school and was designated a "Miss-A-Meal" with money raised going to the Foundation. This is a quote from our President " Miss-a-Meal was a great morning last Wednesday, although I am not sure as to why they call it Miss-a-Meal with the great breakfast food that was on offer. Thanks to John and Lois Willing for organising the morning and I look forward to hearing from John how much money was raised at the morning for the Foundation. Thanks also to Kelly O’Connell and Garry Brotherton, from Anson Street School, for their contribution on the morning. Kelly did a great job of helping with the catering while Garry gave us an excellent rundown on the Vineyard and the Mechanical section at the school. It was hard to believe that you are in the town when you look out over the grape vines. "

  On October 22 RCOD assisted the school at Vehicles in the Vines and took the gate money and organised the BBQ.

• Kate Bracks, winner of Masterchef 2011, and Merle Parrish (representing the CWA from Cudal) who won an immunity pin on the show, visited the Orange Farmer's Market in August. They answered questions from the crowd and signed autographs and were totally charming. Merle provided the recipe for her famous Peach Blossom Cake .

In 2011 RCOD sponsored student Stephen Bell with an Australian Rotary Health Indigenous Scholarship. He is undertaking medical studies at the University of New England in Armidale. The sponsorship will continue in 2012.

The famous Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak Associates Ball was held on Saturday 28 May, 2011 and was again a huge success. Over 400 people enjoyed dinner at the Orange Ex-Services Club then danced until 2am to Jelly Bean Jam . The band has played in Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo and, for the sixth time in a row due to popular demand, Orange. Money was raised through a raffle, $10 balloon prizes, a photograph booth and 52 card draw. The excellent auction items raised nearly $10 000. Thank you very much to all the sponsors listed here.

About $40000 profits from the Ball will again go to ODEEP (Orange District Early Education Program). Click here to read the thank you speech made by Andrew Gartrell, Chair of the ODEEP Management Committee. A total of $136,500 has been donated from the proceeds of the past five Balls organised by the Associates.

In May 2011, District 9700 awarded local Orange scientist David Michalk a Rotary Vocational Excellence award. It recognised 40 years of exceptional professional achievement in agriculture.

Earlier, in March, the Club rewarded and recognised local inspirational women. Martha Brown was recognised for her dedicated service to Camp Quality, Associate Professor Maree Simpson for her work for pharmacy students at Charles Sturt University and Fiona Rossiter for her work with families and children. Congratulations to Martha Brown who was chosen as the District 9700 overall winner and was given her award at a glittering Rotary dinner in Sydney.

RCOD sponsored three students from Orange Christian School (OCS) to go to the Science Experience . Matt Walls and Tom Brown went to Wollongong University, while Kyle Palmer went to Charles Sturt University in Wagga. Kyle Palmer also attended RYPEN in Wagga in November 2010, sponsored by RCOD. The boys wrote about their experiences in the OCS newsletter .

The Experience Orange! Expo held on the 27th February was a huge success. It showcased over 100 recreational, hobby, sport and special interest groups. The official website at http://www.orange-nsw.com/ExperienceOrangeExpo.html has links to many of the groups that participated on the day.

On the 23rd February RCOD participated in the gift to newborn babies initiative, to celebrate Rotary International’s 105th birthday. Rotary Clubs from across Australia presented a commemorative book to all babies born on this special day.

RCOD had a significant presence at the 2011 President Elect Training. Not only is the District Trainer a member but three other presenters came from our Club.

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Club's Vision

To improve the quality of life in local and global communities

2011 Brendon Sturgeon Scholarship	Club Board 2011-2012	2011 Changeover lunch
2010 Pride of Workmanship Awards	Associate Program	District 9700
Rotary International	Farmers' Market	The Club's first ten years

Donations

In 2010-2011 RCOD donated to Sailability $1,000; Delta Dogs $500; Interplast $2,000; Orphan Rescue Kit $600; Polio Plus $2,000; ODEEP (Ball May 2010) $20,000; Science Experience Program $440; Literacy Project $450; Brendon Sturgeon Scholarship $1,000; D7900 Flood Relief $2,000; Anson St Special School $200; Donation – Rotary Foundation $2,000; Agriculture Scholarship $1,000; PCYC $10,000; 7 Shelter Boxes $5,600; Music Scholarship ORC $1,000; Rotary Foundation – Centurion Program $2,000; NYSF Molong Students $300; GSE Candidate $195; Sambhav Nepal Foundation $300; Indigenous Scholarship $2,500; Science & Engineering Challenge $1,000; RYPEN $270; Molong School Vietnam Volunteers $1,000; RYLA Leader to International Peace Seminar $500; Cancer CareWest lodge $300; Australian Rotary Health $200

The total for the financial year to June 2011 was $57,355

In 2009-2010 donations were made, both locally and internationally, totalling nearly $85,000. This included the finalisation of the commitment of $50,000 to Care West Lodge in Orange.

Click here for information about activities and fund raising undertaken by the Club during the 2008-2009 year; including $212,652 for the Orange Ronald McDonald House project.

PRESIDENT: Russell Martin Phone: 6365 8666

SECRETARY: Paul Rowland Phone: 6361 3923

ADDRESS: P.O BOX 2425, Orange NSW 2800, Australia
e-mail: orangedaybreak@rotarnet.com.au

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This page was last updated in January  2012.  It is published by the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak.

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