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John’s passion inspires Antarctic calendar
After more than 12 months of meticulous planning the Rotary Club of Epping, NSW, has launched a project that combines the passions and benevolence of one of its members.
The 2009 Antarctica Rotary Calendar recently went on sale, featuring the breathtaking photography of Past President John Edwards, with all proceeds going to Australian Rotary Health.
John has been a freelance photographer for more years than he cares to remember who has a passion for travel to exotic destinations.
Which is why he has visited Antarctica by ship three times.
The calendar features stunning scenery that focuses on the landscape and wildlife, including birds, seals and, of course, penguins.
Each photograph was taken with Nikon cameras and lenses. Indeed, one of the photographs so impressed the people at Nikon that it was used on the cover of the Nikon magazine.
John was Aide to the then Governor of District 9680 Monica Saville when he got the idea to compile the calendar using his photographs from Antarctica.
“I kept him pretty busy during my year as governor, so I guess he needed something to fill that gap,” PDG Monica said.
“So the Rotary Club of Epping decided to support him by making it a club project and we’ve been helped along the way by some wonderful local business people.”
Among them was local printer Gary Richards, of Worldwide Online Printing, who agreed to print the calendars in batches of 100, taking much of the risk out of the venture.
The calendars cost $20 can be ordered online just in time for the new year at www.eppingrotary.org.au or by contacting John Edwards on 0412 219 999 or at edwardsjc@optusnet.com.au
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