Rotary Club of Central Launceston

Duck Race Winners 2011

The annual Rotary Club of Central Launceston Duck race has been run and won for another year!
A very successful event was held raising funds for the Guide dogs of Tassie

Winners of the B&E corporate Duck race were CGU Insurance
and Zest

Winners of the Rotary little duck race were

FIRST PRIZE Suzuki Alto Hatch from JMC was Ian McInerney from Hobart
SECOND PRIZE of a Tamar Marine Kayak was Linda Camus of Swansea
THIRD PRIZE Gunns Barby was Jett Buttwell of Launceston

A big thankyou to all who purchased both corporate and little ducks to help raise funds for Guide Dogs of Tassie

Sallys ride news

Congratulations to Debra Badcock!

Winner of the first Trek Bike Draw for Sally’s Ride 2010

Debra entered the Sportsman’s Hall 140km challenge and was drawn as the winner during the Central Lonny Rotary meeting last Monday 18th Oct

Don’t forget there are 3 other bikes to be won over the coming weeks. Draws will take place 25th Oct, 8th Nov, 15th Nov

So enter early to give yourself the best chance of picking up a fantastic Trek bike!

*New 2010 Sally’s Ride Jerseys coming soon*

Watch the web site at www.rccl.org.au for link or visit Body Torque

The New SKODA 70km cycle down and ferry back event is filling fast, get your entry in to avoid missing out on this unique opportunity

Sallys' Ride - 4 Bikes to be Won!

Draws will be held on October 18th & 25th and November 8th & 15th at Central Launceston Rotary Meetings. Winner is limited to one bike only.

Entries received prior to November 15th will automatically be entered in all remaining random draws.

Buy your Corporate and Little Ducks on Line

The Launceston Duck Race 2010 is bigger and better than ever. Check out the duck race page for more info.

This year funds raised will be going to the Cancer council and other Rotary charities

Circus Quirkus proceeds to Giant Steps

Funds raised this year will be going to Giant Steps at Deloraine
The donation from the Central Launceston and the community will go towards purchasing a new bus for student transfers

Duck Race assists Self Help

CEO of Self Help Workplace, Donna Bain accepted a cheque for $10000 at a recent Central Launceston Meeting. These funds were made possible because of the generous support from Launceston businesses and individuals alike when they purchased Little ducks or corporate ducks.

St Giles Autism Project receives a boost

Rotary Club of Central Launceston were excited to present the CEO of St Giles, Michael Sertori with a cheque for $15000 to assist with the introduction of their Autism Project (see article below) These funds were made possible by the generousity of businesses and individuals from Launceston and surrounds.

Model United Nations Assembly

MUNA 2009 was held on 16th and 17th May
It was a very successful weekend with 80 students representing 40 countries. The students were extremely well prepared although it took them a while to engage in a more spirited debate. I feel they have gained from their experience, as you could see their confidence grow during the weekend.
The overall winners were from Queechy High School representing Indonesia.

The Runners-up were from Scotch Oakburn College representing Syria.

The Most Improved Team were from St Virgil’s College representing Thailand.

Due to the exceptional costumes paraded we presented further prizes.

Best National Costume came from Deloraine High School representing Nigeria.

2nd and 3rd were from The Friends School representing Kenya and India.

Honourable Mention was from Ogilvie High School representing Spain.

Fiji Aid

Central Launceston recently contributed funds to the District enabling the shipping of a container loaded with Donations in Kind goods collected by Rotary Clubs from all around the state.
Teh destination is Fiji.

Clifford Craig

Central Launceston came together for a spit roast and office party on Friday15th May. A great night was had by all.
$2000 was presented to Clifford Craig to assist in the on going research into disease and medical condtions

Vic Bushfire Appeal

The club recently acted as a conduit for community donations towards the appeal. A total of $2000 was donated to those affected by the terrible events of Black Saturday

Indian Humidcrib Project

Rotary Club of Central Launceston recently made a donation to the Humidi-Cribs project in Northern India. This contribution will go towards reducing the infant mortality rate at the receiving hospital. District Governor of the area Dr Vinod Sharma reports that the current infant mortality rate is 30%. With help from Rotary he hopes this will reduce to 20%

Circus Quirkus aids St Giles Autism

Funds raised from Circus Quirkus this year will be used to assist with development of St Giles Autism Programme.

The autism program is a long term and targeted program aimed at obtaining positive experiences for children with autism and their families. This is to be achieved through skill development, social and community participation on the basis of individual growth and development. The family benefits directly through respite, where they have a break from their continuous and demanding support role. For the child it means they are able to develop and challenge themselves, whilst still having fun as a child! This project has been developed on the basis of international autism research that confirms positive, interactive learning experiences enhances the growth and development of children with autism. The research also shows that parents are better able to maintain the family unit through the opportunity to have regular intervals of successful respite.

The club is extremely grateful for the Launceston Community's generousity in enabling the Circus show to be staged while at the same time raising funds for organisations such as St Giles.
Circus Quirkus is a great family show full of acrobatic action and laughs.

Community Seating

The club is again providing seating for the Launceston Community. Seats have been recently installed in the Brisbane arcade and more are planned later in the Rotary year

Bowel Scan

The club will again be promoting the Bowel project.

Bowel cancer kills thousands of Australians every year and the best defence is early detection. Scanning kits can be arranged by contacting a member of the club.