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Calling for 2010 RYMarine Applications from Year 10 & 11 students.

Project: 
RYMarine - Rotary Youth in Marine Science Program

The Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak inc. holds an annual residential school for talented young people who are interested in marine studies and marine careers - RYMarine (Rotary Youth interested in Marine Science or related fields District 9650).

The school is held over three days and the cost of the camp includes student's accommodation, all food and travel to various field trips and venues and also snorkelling if weather permits. Schools and Rotary Clubs can nominate talented and interested students to attend the camp.

Please note that the camp is limited to 18 participants and early applications are advised to avoid disappointment.

Further details and a copy of the Application Form can be downloaded from our website here and further details can be requested by contacting the co-ordinators - click here.

Kempsey District Assembly Trip - Fail!

Intredpid incoming board members attempt to get to Kempsey on May 2nd only to be thwarted by car troubles. We had fun waiting on the Pacific Highway - of course David had an aray of camera equipment so we have a photographic history of the event!

Giddy up for some trivial fun or be fined

Project: 
Trivial Pursuit

Coffs Coast Independent 06 May, 2010 09:44 AM
FUN will be compulsory at next Friday’s Giddy Up Twilight Trivia event run by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak, with organisers planning to penalise those not having fun.
Joint masters of ceremony David Schama and Loretta Rigby said: “People will be fined for not having enough fun, for using smart phones and for not having smart phones”.

“People should bring their wallets and their sense of humour as we’ll be awarding points for funny trivia answers,” David said.

Lots of prizes have been assembled for the best race

Tax your mind for mental health

Project: 
Trivial Pursuit

TRIVIA buffs and colourful racing identities will come together for next month’s Giddy Up Twilight Trivia evening, organised by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak.
For an evening of hilarity, the odd racing and local trivia questions, dress in your best race day outfit, as a jockey, or even as a horse to win prizes on Friday, May 14 from 6.30 pm at Coffs Harbour Racing Club.

Committee to run ocean swims

Project: 
Coffs Coast Ocean Swims

AFTER two years at the helm of the Novotel Pacific Bay Ocean Swims series, chief co-ordinator Neil Power will hand control for the 2011 staging to a committee formed from the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak.

“Even when Mick Maley was running the show it was obviously growing too big to be handled by one or two people,” he said.

“In the interests of longevity it needs a committee situation to spread the work load around and to have more heads to come up with ideas.”

http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/story/2010/03/10/ocean-swims-will-power-on

Coffs Coast Ocean Swim 2010 - A Fundraising Success!

Project: 
Coffs Coast Ocean Swims

This is the eighth year that Daybreak has been involved in the swim and it just keeps getting better and better. 2010 included about 650 entries over the three events but the swim would not happen without our generous sponsors.

Our sponsors in 2010 include:

  • Accor Novotel Pacific Bay Resort
  • Mike Blewitt Ford
  • Coffs Harbour Water
  • Wealth Managers
  • Stocks & Hogan
  • Jetset Travel
  • Southern Cross University
  • NSW School of Natural Medicine
  • Quality Inn City Centre
  • Harbourside Markets
  • Coffs Harbour War Memorial Pool

Australia Day Awards - Our Loretta Recognised for Tower's Effort

Project: 
Towers of Strength

Daybreak's very own Loretta Rigby was awarded yesterday at the Coffs Harbour Australia Day Awards as Volunteer of the Year (Highly Commended).

Loretta has worked tirelessly on the Towers of Strength Project since 2004 and her fellow members of Daybreak all agree that the task has been tough and would be nowhere near the stage it is, without Loretta's passion and commitment.

The Coffs Coast Advocate has a story with all the winners from the Awards!

Daybreak takes a break.

Daybreak Rotary will take a short break from our weekly meetings over the Xmas and New Year period.

The final 2009 meeting will be on Wednesday 23rd Dec 2009 and the first meeting back will be on Wednesday 20th Jan 2010. 

The members would like to wish everyone a happy and safe festive period and an excellent New Year!

Everyone's a Winner - Media Coverage

Project: 
Pride of Workmanship Awards

Once again the Coffs Coast Independent has given the 2009 Pride of Workmanship Awards some excellent media coverage for our Rotary Club - Thanks!

"THE achievements of more than 50 hard-working staff and volunteers have been celebrated at an event run by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Daybreak.

About 170 people, including 51 workers nominated to receive awards, their employers, colleagues, partners and family joined Rotarians at the Pride of Workmanship Award presentation night."

http://www.coffscoastindependent.com.au/news/local/news/general/everyones-a-winner/1696037.aspx

Award surprise for bank staff

Project: 
Pride of Workmanship Awards

DEBBIE Avery and Linda Stocks, two Westpac banking officers dedicated to customer satisfaction, have both been nominated for a Rotary Pride of Workmanship Award.

Thanks to the Coffs Coast Independent News once again for the excellent media coverage!
http://www.coffscoastindependent.com.au/news/local/news/general/award-surprise-for-bank-staff/1681878.aspx