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We currently have one Inbound student, Laurens who arrived in July from Germany and is being hosted
by Gawler Light. In addition, we will have a Brazilian Inbound, Antonia, arriving in January and being
hosted by Mildura Deakin.

If your club wishes to be involved in the program or would like
someone to present at your meeting on the ins and out of Youth
Exchange, please contact Youth Exchange Chair David Jones
davjon@internode.on.net

Your club can also help a young person with a life changing
Experience and be responsible for testimonies like this…..

“My youth exchange year was one of incredible change and growth for me. In addition to seeing so much of the rest of the world
and making such wonderful friends, I changed in ways I never knew was possible. Thankyou Rotary for the best year of my life.”

Storm destroys Blackwood’s Christmas Fair

RC Blackwood’s Christmas Fair had been put on hold during COVID-19 and was all organized to come back
bigger and better on Nov 13 2022. Unfortunately the storm that did so much damage and cut off power
to over 160,000 customers across SA on Nov 12, did not spare the Christmas Fair.

The fair had been all set up that morning along with a number of traders in anticipation of a record
turnout on the Sunday. However, at 3.30 pm that afternoon the storm hit. Fortunately. nobody was injured
but the club had a massive clean up the next day helped by the local Scouts.

The club is making claims with the Rotary insurers for over $25,000 worth of damage to its infrastructure,
loss of profits and wasted food.

Cleaning up the damaged stalls on the day after the storm

The November market organized by the RC Magill Sunrise also had to be cancelled because the
community centre was damaged by falling trees caused by the same storm. Ironically the funds
were earmarked for Flood Relief. The club has now designated its December 11 market proceeds
for Flood Relief.

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