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New HorizonsThe Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
From the PresidentWords from the Club President. Page 1
This Week’s MeetingThe Club Christmas function is on this year, and it is our 2nd birthday! Page 2
In the NewsWhich club activities have ended up in the media?Page 3
National Youth Science ForumHow could you help with the Perth leg of the NYSF?Page 2
Cruising ButterfliesSetting sail on the Ray Klinginsmith...Page 2
Last Week’s MeetingDid you miss last week’s meeting? Find out what happenedPage 1
Volume 3, Issue 24 13th - 19th December 2010
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Letter from the PresidentWe have just one more meeting to go for 2010! Hasn't the year flown? We'll have a little break over Christmas, with our first club function in the New Year being a barbecue at the Forsdyke's home on January 8th, with regular meetings resuming on January 12th.
Congratulations to our new board for 2011-12. It's lovely to see a new face on the board. We neglected to fill the position of Membership Director at our AGM – if you are interested, please let me know. We still have a vacancy in our current board for the position of Club Service Director as well.
Wishing you all a safe and joyful festive season.
Yours in Rotary,Simone
Last Week’s MeetingThe AGMs for our club and club charity fund were held on 8th December.
The 2011-12 Board elected for our club is:
Position Holder
President Rob Rohrlach
Secretary Daniel Forsdyke
Treasurer TBA
Vice President
Simone Carot Collins
President Elect
Claire Forsdyke
Community Director
Wilma McBain
International Director
Ken Collins
New Generations Director
Di Collins
Membership Director
Vacant
Congratulations and thank you to all members who have agreed to serve in this capacity . The Audited Financial Statement was presented for viewing by members present. At the AGM for our club charity fund, the following members were elected:
Position Holder
Chair Bill Hassell
Position Holder
Secretary Di Collins
Trustee Ken Collins
Trustee Bryant Stokes
Minutes of that meeting have
been distributed to all current members. The speaker was our member Rob Pearce who told us in brief of his ‘Life and Times’. Prof. Rob Pearce enthralled all present with his professional life. He is a plastic surgeon, was the Commissioner of St John Ambulance for 6 years and
Photo: Dr Robert Pearce
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Hon. Consul for France along with a number of other positions. Rob is an authority on and researches into Melanomas and was recently awarded $250,000 for research into this area. His expertise has extended to operating on bears, monkeys and a boa constrictor, he has been a volunteer with Interplast Australia, and has been recognised with a Paul Harris Fellowship for this work. He has also been recognised by the Aust. Government with an AM and the WA Government with a Citizen of the Year Award in the category of the Professions.
This Week's MeetingThursday 16th December is our Christmas function and the second birthday of our club (chartered on 19th December).
A number of members are away or have their work functions so please be sure to attend and invite friends and family to celebrate with us.
Remember the meeting will be on Thursday not Wednesday this week at the Nedlands Golf Club.
Final numbers are required by the caterer by Monday and pre payment into the Club Operating account would be appreciated to avoid collection of money on the night.
It should be a fun night with Max Kay as our speaker. Max had the ‘Old Time Music Hall’ many long years ago and more recently was a Perth City Councillor. He also assisted the Club with our Burundi Peace Choir project.
Ambassadorial Scholar Justin Hewett
Unfortunately our Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar Justin Hewett has been assigned a University in Shanghai which was not on his list of study institutions. The institution assigned to Justin will not allow him to undertake the study he plans for the outcome he aspires to.
With Rotary International President (RIP) Ray Klinginsmith in Perth all last week, both DG Ian Hutton and Secretary Di Collins, who is a member of the D i s t r i c t S c h o l a r s h i p Committee, took up the matter with RIP Ray to have the matter revisited by the Rotary Foundation in Evanston.
Knitted Toys from Margaret BrawleyThe wonderful lady who knits and knits all those wonderful toys has a number of her beautiful knitted toys for us. Justin Hewett’s parents Gary and Kim took the last lot to their orphanages in Cambodia and will make just as good use of this next batch.
A huge thank you to Margaret for the hours of work she puts into these toys and to Roma her friend who helps out financially with the cost of the wool.
BBQ at the Forsdyke’s Sat 8th JanuaryClaire and Daniel have graciously offered to host a BBQ at their home in Ellenbrook on Saturday, 8th January from 4.00pm to kick off Rotary in 2011.
Please bring meat and drink. Claire, Daniel and Claire’s parents will supply salads and desserts.
National Youth Science ForumFor the second year this event is being help in Perth as well as Canberra.
Host families are still needed to take students (in batches of 2, 4 or 6) for a single day, Sunday 16th. This day is halfway through their 2 week camp, and gives them an opportunity catch up on their washing and sleep. It is requested that hosts don't organise any activities. Students return to UWA at 8pm.
On Friday 14th January there will be a dinner for Host families and students to meet each other.
Host families must be Rotarians and at least one member of the household is required to have a Working with Children Card.
So far the Carot Collinses and Collinses have volunteered as hosts; if any other members of the Club are prepared to host students, please contact New Generations Director Marcos.
Meritorious Service Award
President Simone was presented with a Meritorious Service Award by Editor in Chief Bob Aitken for over four years of work in sourcing, collating and presenting articles and photographs on Rotaract ready to print each quarter for the Rotary Down Under Magazine.
In an email to Secretary Di, Editor Bob says “I was delighted to be able to recognise Simone. She is a real ‘treasure’ and remains a wonderful worker for Rotaract!”
Congratulations Simone, it is great to see your untiring efforts recognised.
Cruising ButterfliesA new initiative between Rotary in WA, the Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians and Make a Wish Foundation was launched during the Rotary Institute in Perth Thursday week before last.
The project took sick children out on a trip on the Swan river (on Rotarians' boats), ending up at the South Perth Yacht Club where the children and families joined with Rotarians after the
cruise for a sausage sizzle. C e r t i fi c a t e s were presented to the children and two boats w e r e i n a u g u r a t e d , named after the first District Governor of R o t a r y Internat ional District 946 Allan Eddy and the current RIP R a y Klinginsmith.
Who should be there on behalf of the Make a W i s h Foundation but
Photo: Simone Carot Collins with Bob Aitken
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our own member Elizabeth Bain. You too are valued Elizabeth and we salute you for all you do.
In the NewsOur club received two brief mentions in this last week’s Post Community Newspaper.
One mention was for our Pride of Workmanship Award to Ali and Eric and the second was to
Ken and ‘Rotary’ for collecting the monies for the Angel Academy School in Nepal. To date $13,500 has been sent to Rotary Australia World Community Service (all tax deductible) for Br James and Debbie’s project in Nepal.
In the Dec/Jan issue of the RDU Magazine are articles by President Simone on Social Networking and PP (Sec) Di on our magnifying microscope project.
The Week that WasIt was a huge week for Rotary in WA week before last with WA hosting the Rotary Institute, which happens once in 10 years if we are lucky.
It not only brought the RI President Ray and Judie Klinginsmith but Past RI
President and Rotary Foundation Trustee DK Lee and his wife Young Ja plus around 400 past, present and incoming District Governors to Perth for the week of training and meetings.
The week commenced with the annual address on the Rotary Foundation, the Dr. Ken Collins Address, presented by RI Pres. Ray Klinginsmith, continued with training for the District Governors Elect and Nominees and meetings of the Governors. This led onto the RC of Crawley’s 100th member celebration, attended by RI Pres Ray, Ken, Di, Bill Hassell and Margaret Stuart.
The week also included the Cruising Butterflies project, a visit to Government House, and the Institute with speakers such as former Governor General Michael Jeffrey (whom we told about our GSE Team from Wiluna to Fiji as he was born in Wiluna), Andrew Forest and a parade of speakers on Rotary and non Rotary topics.
Daniel and Claire attended the Rotary Foundation reception and Saturday night dinner, Ken presented on Polio Plus, and Ken and Di spent were delighted to serve as Aides to their friends Past Rotary International President and current RF Trustee DK & Young. DK is also an Ambassador at large for Korea.
Nigerian Rotarian Mobilizes Fellow Polio Survivorsby Susie O. Ma The RotarianDecember 2010
Polio survivor Ayuba Gufwan got around by crawling on his hands until his teens, when his uncle built him the wheelchair that allowed him to go to school and become a teacher.
Photo: Young Ja (wife of RFT & RIPP DK Lee) & Elizabeth Bain
Photo: Boat ‘Ray Klinginsmith’ being launched by Ray and Judie Klinginsmith
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In 2004, Gufwan, a member of the Rotary Club of Naraguta, Nigeria, helped found Wheelchairs for Nigeria, which provides free hand-pedaled wheelchairs to polio survivors like him.
George Camp, governor of District 7230 (Bermuda; part of New York, USA), snapped this image in Kano on a day when 30 people received their wheelchairs, which are made with bicycle parts.
“This girl was very shy, but when she got her wheelchair she just lit up, and I was lucky enough to catch a photo of her,” Camp says.
A tour of the factory, in the town of Jos, inspired him to donate to the effort. “It’s important to remember how far our money goes in these countries, and how important our contributions are to them and to The Rotary Foundation.”
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on 3 December.
Progress for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge for
Polio EradicationRotary International News7 December 2010
As of 30 November, Rotarians have raised about $155.3 million for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. These contributions will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization
campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.
As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.
Read more about Rotary I n t e r n a t i o n a l ' s p o l i o eradication efforts.
RI President's Monthly Message: Cowboy LogicRotary International News30 November 2010
Read RI President Ray K l i n g i n s m i t h ' s December message about why he selected "Cowboy Logic" as his theme song. Share the message in your club or district's newsletter and website.
If RI President Klinginsmith has visited your club or
district, share your photos of him on RI's Flickr group . Photos from the group may be used on www.rotary.org
Trustee Chair's Message: December is
Family Month Rotary International News1 December 2010
Family Month also includes the family of Rotary, which consists of all Rotary International districts, clubs, Rotarians, programs, and The Rotary Foundation, says Foundation Trustee Chair Car l -Wilhelm Stenhammar.
Read more in the December message from the trustee chair.
Register For The RI Convention by 15 December For Special PricingRotary International News9 December 2010 Register by 15 December to get the best rates and accommodations for the 2011 RI Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 21-25 May.
Take in the local sights and sounds, and experience the tastes that have made the Crescent City famous. Zagat recently rated New Orleans' dining scene as the most affordable in the United States.To enjoy fellowship and experience Rotary at an international level
1 Register for the convention and RI-ticketed events
2 Reserve your hotel3 Purchase host event
ticketsThe city holds a special place in RI President Ray Klinginsmith's heart. He departed from New Orleans on a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship to the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 1961, beginning his Rotary journey.View a video to hear Klinginsmith and his wife, Judie, explain how the spirit of Mardi Gras lasts all year long and to see a few of their favorite spots.
While you're in New Orleans, there's no better way to discover the city than to let local Rotarians show you around through host-ticketed events. Purchase tickets for the Sounds of the South Concert, and prepare to be immersed in a cornucopia of regional music. You'll enjoy the sounds of a traditional New Orleans brass band, learn the Cajun two-step, feel the spirit of a gospel choir, sing the blues with New Orleans' finest, and experience jazz in the city where it was born.
You'll also want to consider an Evening of Fun, Food, Fellowship, and Fins, a chance to stroll the Riverwalk Marketplace, visit the
Club Christmas & Birthday Party
When: Saturday, 8th January, 2011. Venue: The Forsdyke’s 144 Brookmount Dve, Ellenbrook Time: 4:00pm Further details TBA
150 U.S. dollars it costs
to donate onewheelchair through
Wheelchairs for Nigeria
3000 Number of
wheelchairs thathave been
donated to date
5Number of workers
at the factorywho are
polio survivors
98 Percentage declinein Nigeria's polio
cases this yearover last year
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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
16th December Robert Pearce
12th January TBA
Welcoming Roster
Program for December/ JanuaryDate Details
16th December (Thursday)
Club Christmas Function at Nedlands Gold Club. Guest Speaker: Max Kay
8th January (Saturday) BBQ @ The Forsdyke’s
12th January 1st Meeting of 2011
Date Name
16th December Judy Edwards
12th January TBA
Host - Introduction & Thank You
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 Bulletin Award for 2009/10
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: Max Kay
Note: this meeting will replace our regular meeting on 15th December
aquarium, and sample regional dishes prepared and served by Rotarians from New Orleans and the surrounding area.
Enhance your convention experience by rolling up your sleeves for a volunteer project. Check the Host Organization Committee website for information as opportunities develop.
Extend your stay in the city to take in the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, 24-28 May.
Come early to the convention, and participate in preconvention events such as the Rotary Reunion, which replaces the International Institute for 2011, and the Rotaract Preconvention Meeting.
See the preliminary program (PDF) for more information, and learn about travel discounts, including a 10 percent discount on Amtrak's best travel rail fare 15-31 May.
1 Find out how to register2 Download the hotel registration
form3 Learn more about host events
