Rotary Club of Mackay Sunrise

Club member Gabe Giannangelo introduced new member John Clinton to the club.
John is managing director of EM - Care which specialises in Workplace Training and consults
in the First Aid/ Health and Safety Industry. 
Ex Ambo for 15 years, John has worked in Mackay and Moranbah and several mines.
Married to Evelyn with two children, welcome to the club John.

Below Gabe Giannangelo, John Clinton and President Mal James.

In March 2009 club member and past president Carole Beddow joined 22 other Rotarians from Canada, England,
France and the U.S. in Chahalka, India.
Coordinated by the San Antonio Rotary Club in the USA, Rotarians helped  immunise children on the 
National Immunisation Day (Some 330 Million children were immunised) and helped construct toilet blocks and
clean water stations for washing and drinking water in the  Muslim village of Chahalka.
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"The February 2009 Victorian bushfires  resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire.
So far 210 people have been confirmed to have died in the fires with around 500 injured.
Police estimate that the number of people still missing may number over 30.

The fires destroyed at least 2,029 homes, 3,500 structures in total and damaged thousands more.
Many towns north-east of  Melbourne have been badly damaged or almost completely destroyed,
including Kinglake, Marysville, Narbethong, Strathewen and Flowerdale.

Many houses in the towns of Steels Creek, Humevale, Wandong, Callignee, and Koornalla
were also destroyed or damaged, with several fatalities recorded at each location.
The fires left an estimated 7,500 people homeless, many of whom sought temporary accommodation,
much of it donated in the form of spare rooms, caravans, tents and beds in community relief centres." (From Wikipedia)

"In a response to the greatest peace-time disaster in this country, ShelterBox Australia a Rotary Project
made an offer to government of ShelterBoxes held in Melbourne for future use in neighbouring countries.
Nobody ever imagined we would deploy our humanitarian aid in this country.
The scale and ferocity of Black Saturday led to the Victorian Government
gratefully accepting our offer ... and the ShelterBox response was immediate." from ShelterBox Australia

The Rotary Club of Mackay Sunrise will donate $1200 towards a new Shelterbox.

Shelter Box

A ShelterBox usually consists of: 10 thermal blankets A rugged 10 person dome tent Tools and other survival equipment It provides: dry shelter a warm bed light and heat clean water cooking aids tools For up to 10 people

The club cleans up East Point on Clean Up Australia Day 2009