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New HorizonsThe Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Letter from the Club PresidentFind out what is going on around the club. Page 1
This Weeks MeetingThis month is Rotary Foundation Month. But what is ‘The Rotary Foundation’ Page 1
District 9455/9465 Conference 2011Early bird registration ends soon - have you registered yet?Page 4
The Annual Dr Ken Collins AddressRegister for this function now!Page 2
Top 5 Reasons to Support The Rotary FoundationSee what The Rotary Foundation can achieve with your support.Page 3
Last Weeks MeetingDid you miss last weeks meeting? Find out what happened.Page 1
Volume 3, Issue 19 8th - 14th November 2010
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Letter from the PresidentMy apologies for missing the last meeting due to ill health. I wish to convey my gratitude to Di for stepping in and taking over chairing the meeting at short notice.
Please be aware that this week's meeting will not be in the cafe, but in the boardroom upstairs on the 1st Floor of the hospital. As you enter the hospital, there are lifts and stairs immediately to the left. Once you have gone to the 1st Floor, please follow the corridor to the right, and the board room is on the right hand side.
Yours in Rotary service,Simone
Last Week's MeetingOur Ambassadorial Scholar Justin Hewett addressed us on a little of his involvement with his parent's NGO Awareness Cambodia, his progress from studying dentistry to law, his reasons for choosing to undertake a Masters in Chinese Law at Tsinghua University in Beijing and aspirations as to where this will lead him.
A number of questions were asked and some very sound advice was given to Justin by several members of the Club.
We are delighted that such a fine young man was successful in his application for a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship and wish Justin every success with both his final law exams (he did his Japanese oral exam last Wednesday) and with his Scholarship. Margaret Stuart is his counsellor inthe Club.
Updated Club Constitution
A Special AGM was held on 3rd November to adopt the updated Constitution for our
club.
A l l c o m p l e t e d documentation, together with a cheque for $21 has been forwarded to PDG Colin Thorniley, who has the responsibility of taking the documentation for all clubs in the District to the Deptartment of Commerce.
This Week's MeetingThe speaker scheduled for next week is unable to be with us so as November is Rotary Foundation month, Ken Collins will give members an overview of the Rotary Foundation in
readiness for the presentation on 29th November by the International President, Ray Klinginsmith at the Dr. Ken Collins Address.
Also this week, all Rotarians in our club will be invited to become Members of the RCFB Charity Fund, Inc. It is considered beneficial for all members of the club to also be members of the RCFB Charity Fund Inc. It is necessary to apply for Membership in writing, and as such, a form will be handed around at the meeting on Wednesday for each member to sign.
Members of the club who are not present on Wednesday will need to be sought out to
Photo: Jade Lewis giving her presentation to the yr 6 and 7s at Claremont Primary School
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add their signature to the list.
Remember: the venue has been changed to the board room on the 1st Floor of the hospital, not the cafe, just for this week!
Notice of AGM for RCFB Charity Fund, Inc.
Formalising membership of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Charity Fund Inc by all members of our Rotary Club is the first of all the appropriate steps to get the Charity Fund up and running.
The second step is for Secretary Di to send, via mail or hand deliver to every member, a notice 21 days in advance of an AGM for the Charity Fund so that the necessary procedures can take place on 8th December (in conjunction with the Rotary Club's AGM to elect the Board for 2011-12).
The actions to be taken for the Charity Fund on 8th December are:
1. All members are required to vote to adopt the RCFB Charity Fund Constitution so that it can be legally formed as an Association.
2. Elect Office Holders for the RCFB Charity Fund, Inc
3. A formal determination that all club members should be RCFBCHI members.
Jade Lewis & Friends Our Club has sponsored Jade Lewis presentations at Methodist Ladies College and Claremont Primary School as she spreads her message "Just say NO to drugs"
For more information see www.jadelewis.com
Ellenbrook Joins Forces with Prof ImbergerProf Imberger, who spoke at our Club on 27th October, has motivated Donna Bicknell to involve Ellenbrook Secondary College with his work. We look forward to hearing how this develops.
Welcome New Members
We are delighted to welcome Drs Paddy Ramanathan and Rob Pearce into our club
Paddy, his wife Zerina and their two sons live in Dalkeith and Paddy is a GP in Wembley Downs. We are hopeful that sons Ashwin and Nikhail will become a part of the planned community based Interact Club.
Rob, a Plastic Surgeon and former Hon. French Consul has been away on Rotary Interplast Teams so he has had a long association with Rotary. Rob has been recognised as a Citizen of WA (in June of this year) in the Professions category, an Order of Australia (AM) and as a Paul Harris Fellow.
We look forward to a long and happy association with you and your families.
Please Register for the Dr Ken Collins AddressRegistrations for the Address on the Rotary Foundation are required this week. It will be the Official meeting for the Club – we are moving our meeting from Wednesday that week to Monday - so
Photo: Jade Lewis handing over copies of her books and brochures to Yr 6/7 teacher Kylie Hodge
Photo: The Ramanathan family - Paddy, Ashwin, Nikhil and Zerina
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members who have not registered are requested to please do so. For members who find it difficult to attend Wednesday meetings, it's an excellent opportunity for you to join with us.
It is a great privilege to have the International President himself present this annual address on the Rotary Foundation. The Alumni support speaker is also outstanding so please be sure to attend.
Nominations for Board for 2011-12Please consider offering your services for the 2011-12 Board. Nomination forms were sent out with last week's bulletin and are available from Secretary Di.
Club Service Director RequiredThe club is in need of a Club Service Director, effective immediately. PE Rob Rohrlach wishes to continue the year in his capacity as Community / Vocational Service Director hence the void that needs filling urgently.
Please contact President Simone or Secretary Di if you are prepared to take on this position.
Fundraising Social functions allow members to get to know each other a little better and last week at Toni and Bill James home it was discovered that Jenny Gill was recognised as Woman of the Year in 1996 for her fundraising activities for Rocky Bay.
Jenny is already working on ideas for fundraising for the club as this is something we are keen to get cracking with. Jenny, Jen Martins and Donna Bicknell were busy getting their heads together at the James' so we look forward to hearing your suggestions in the coming weeks.
Redkite Christmas ConcertRedkite, an organisation supporting children through cancer, is holding its Christmas Concert at Christ Church Church, Queenslea Dr, Claremont on Tuesday, 14th December ay 6.30pm. Cost is $35.00 per ticket. Call 9384 7 9 6 6 o r e m a i l [email protected] if you are interested in tickets.
The concert is followed by refreshments which are served in the adjoining hall.
Top Five Reasons to Support The Rotary FoundationBy Antoinette Tuscano Rotary International News30 September 2010
There are as many reasons to support The Rotary Foundation as there are ways to do good in the world.
By contributing to the Foundation, you help support the Foundation's six areas of focus, which help to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. By giving US$100 a year through the Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative, you become a R o t a r y F o u n d a t i o n Sustaining Member. Contributions to EREY are the primary source of funding for Foundation programs.
Here are a few ways your contributions are making change possible.
5. Fighting hunger
In Romania, orphans and sick children have eggs, milk, and meat because of a Foundation grant that benefits local farmers. The farmers are able to buy everything from animal feed to packaging materials. There is one stipulation: They must donate a portion of their products to children’s hospitals, schools, and orphanages.
In Alaska, USA, the Rotary Club of Anchorage East is also fighting hunger by distributing food to low-income families through a mobile food pantry.
Projects such as these help address the areas of focus of maternal and child health as well as economic and community development.
4. Reducing child mortality
The Rotary clubs of Jaela-Kandana, Western Province, Sri Lanka, and Madras Northwest, Tamil Nadu, India, are helping to reduce child mortality by providing improved sanitation facilities for 15 families in a small community in Sri Lanka. With a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant , the clubs have built 14 toilets, helping to prevent diarrhea and other diseases related to poor sanitation.
According to the World Health Organization, 1.8 million children die of diarrhea every year, making it the second leading cause of death among children under five. Proper sanitation can reduce the rate of child mortality in many communities by up to a third. Water and sanitation is the third area of focus.
3. Promoting peace and conflict resolution
Photo: New Members Rob Pearce and Paddy Ramanathan
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Watching civil war tear apart his homeland of Côte d'Ivoire instilled in Rotary Peace Fellow Kouame Remi Oussou a passion to resolve conflict.He is now working for the United Nations Development Programme in the Central African Republic, a country that weathered periodic internal fighting before a comprehensive peace accord took effect in 2007. Read more about Oussou .
Rotary Peace Fellows are leaders in promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and conflict resolution. Help support the Rotary Peace Centers. Peace and conflict prevention/resolution is the first area of focus. Read about four Rotary Peace Fellows and their visions for peace .
2. Basic education and literacy
Education helps rebuild lives, whether it's in small rural towns or in war-torn countries. For example, a literacy project sponsored by U.S. Rotarians in conjunction with the Internat ional Reading Association (IRA) is helping Sudanese refugees rebuild their communities by equipping them to teach future generations.
The Southern Sudan Teacher Training Initiative provides refugees of the country's decades-long civil war, who are known as the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan, with teacher training materials, guidance, and support to help them teach students in kindergarten through eighth grade. "People returning from refugee camps to rebuild their lives in Duk County are hungry for books and school supplies," says John Dau, a Lost Boy, humanitarian, and founder of the John Dau Foundation. Read more about the project .
1. Eradicating polio
Around the world, Rotarians are taking millions of steps in walkathons, diving into icy
o c e a n w a t e r s , a n d participating in other fundraisers to help Rotary fulfill its promise to rid the world of polio. Si Burgher, of the Rotary Club of Bloomfield, Indiana, USA, raised almost $1,600 by having his shaggy eyebrows shaved.
Rotary launched its PolioPlus program in 1985. Since then, eradicating polio has been the organization's top priority. End Polio Now and help fulfill its promise.
Rotary International District 9455 - District Awards 2010-11The following District Awards will be presented this year:-
- Best Metropolitan Club Bulletin*
- Best Country Club Bulletin*
- H i g h e s t Contribution to the Rotary Foundation*(per capita basis)
- Most Improved Club Membership**(per capita basis)
- B e s t C l u b Attendance at District Conference*
- Best Club of the Year**(District Governors Award)
- Indigenous Service Award*(Club with the best project involving young aboriginals or their communities)
- Rotarian of the Year**(Awarded by the District Governor to acknowledge the Rotarian who has exemplified the best ideals of service in any or all of the four Avenues of Service and recognizes the hard work, dedication, not only to his or her club, but to Rotary International in general. It is not available to past, present or elected officers of Rotary International.)
A Perpetual Trophy will be presented to each winning c l u b w i t h a Commemorative Plaque to attach to its Lecturn.
Presentation of the District Awards is to be made at the District Conference* and District Changeover**.
Rotary International District 9455/9465 Conference 25th - 27th March 2011Register and pay by 19 December to be eligible to win 2 return tickets to any destination on the Skywest network except Bali, courtesy of our Conference sponsor Skywest. See attached for details.
Rotary Friendship Exchange 2011Friendship Exchanges have been arranged with District 6930 [East Florida USA] and District 1100 [Cotswolds England] for next year.
The Florida group of five Rotary couples is scheduled to visit WA from April 2 to 17, 2011.
Clubs interested in hosting the visitors for three nights are requested to contact the District Chair.
The return visit to Florida for five District 9455 couples will be from May 2 to 17, 2011, just before the RI Convention in New Orleans commences.
Last October, our District hosted the English Rotary couples and now in return, four couples have been invited to the Cotswolds area for two weeks in mid-July 2011.
Rotary couples interested in Friendship Exchange visits to either Florida or England are requested to contact the District Chair.
PDG Fred MarshRotary Friendship Exchange, District ChairmanEmail: [email protected]: 9447 3243
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BoardRotary Year 2010-11Simone Carot Collins — [email protected]
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice [email protected]@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
TBA — Club Administration [email protected]
Toni James — [email protected]
Rob Rohrlach — President Elect / Projects [email protected]
Claire Forsdyke — International [email protected]
Ken Collins — Membership [email protected]
Marcos Carot Collins — New Generations [email protected]
Club DetailsRotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909
MeetingsWednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pmCafe, Bethesda HospitalQueenslea DriveClaremont
Email [email protected] 08 9385 0471Fax 08 9385 0472
Website www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/freshwaterbayrotary
Chartered 19 December 2008
Bulletin ContributionsContributions for the weekly bulletin are sought from members of the club.
Why not use the bulletin to update the club on the projects your committee is working on or promote the clubs next fundraising event.
Please forward articles and photos to [email protected]
Date Name
10th November Di Collins
17th November Claire Forsdyke
24th November TBA
Welcoming Roster
Program for NovemberDate Details
10th November Dr Ken Collins: The Rotary Foundation
17th November Committee Meeting
24th November TBA
29th November (Monday) Dr Ken Collins Address - Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester Park
Date Name
10th November Rob Rohrlach
24th November TBA
Host - Introduction & Thank You
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 Bulletin Award for 2009/10
13th Annual Dr Ken Collins Address
Promoting The Rotary FoundationWhen: Monday, 29th November, 2010. Venue: Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester Park. Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm
Guest Speaker: RI President Ray KlinginsmithAlumni Speaker: Maryanne Tokome-Amu
Cost: $45pp with cash bar available.
Note: this meeting will replace our regular meeting on 1st December
Club Christmas & Birthday Party
When: Thursday, 16th December, 2010. Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, Melvista Ave, Nedlands Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm start Cost: $45 - includes dinnerGuest Speaker: TBC
Note: this meeting will replace our regular meeting on 15th December
