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New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 3, Issue 33 14th - 20th March 2011
From the President Last Week’s Meeting This Week’s Meeting District Conference Club Forum A New RAWCS Project
From the Club Did you miss last Find out what is Are you attending the Is this in your diary Find out about this
President. week’s meeting? happening this week. District Conference this yet? amazing project in
Page 1 Find out what Page 2 month? Page 2 PNG.
happened Page 4 Page 2
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in their clubs, ideas
Letter from the about a whole range of
things, a lot of contacts
President at the district level for
things from PR through
I have just returned from to specific projects, and
spending the weekend in a full bag of resource
Yanchep for the President materials.
Elects Training Seminar
(PETS), attending in the During PETS, the
capacity of an incoming President Elect also
Assistant District Governor meets their Assistant
(AG). Governor, and starts
working through a
I personally felt this year's planning guide to gauge
PETS was better than last where the club is now
year's in the respect that and what your goals are
throughout the course of the for the year ahead.
weekend, every club was
asked to talk for a couple of Although our club did
minutes about its “signature not have a President
project”. It was a great Elect present at the
opportunity to hear about training seminar, these
what other clubs are doing or resources are still Photo (L-R): Marilyn Krawitz and Piri Altraide from Rotaract Club of Perth
have done that worked well. available, with plenty of
The projects discussed varied people willing to give one- years to successfully serve a for the other board positions
substantially, with some on-one training to someone year is President! All that is as well, and your district
clubs talking about projects willing to take on the role. required is a little bit of time leadership, including our
in their local community, to plan for the year ahead. District Governor and
projects overseas, fundraising I've mentioned in the past the With a good team at the Assistant Governor for next
events, and in one case a story of the current President board level to assist, and year, are only too pleased to
social event. I talked about of the Rotary Club of Darling committed club members, it provide whatever support
our Magnifying Microscopes Range, Ben Wholagan, who is possible for anyone to have you need.
project. took on the role of Club a successful year as
President at just 19 years of President, even if their Rotary I look forward to discussing
Incoming Presidents are age, having joined Rotary knowledge at the beginning this in more depth at our club
provided with an overview some months earlier. In this of the year is relatively small. forum this coming weekend
of the Rotary's 5 Avenues of year's crop of Presidents (March 20th). Please come
Service (Club Service, Elect, one from Karratha only So please... do consider ready to discuss how to make
Community Service, joined Rotary in the past 6 taking on a leadership role in 2011-12 a fantastic year for
International Service, months, and many other our club in the new year. I our club.
Vocational Service and New incoming Presidents have have a heap of resources to
Generations), feedback from only been in Rotary for a few hand out, a big bag of Yours in Rotary,
other Rotarians about what years. It is NOT necessary to goodies provided at PETS, Simone
has worked or hasn't worked have been in Rotary for many not just for the President but
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member of
Last Week's another GSE
Team in the
Meeting District at the
same time as
As it was Word Rotaract the one from
Week (during the week our District.
which includes March 13th, They are now
the day the first Rotaract married and
Club was chartered) we had live in Linz,
two young ladies from the Austria, where
Rotaract Club of Perth, Oliver, a master
Marilyn Krawitz and Piri goldsmith, has
Altraide tell us about the a jewellery
activities of the Rotaract Club shop in the old
of Perth over the past year. town. Angela
An impressive list of projects is back in Perth
was shared, several of which for a family
may be of interest to our wedding and
members to get involved to catch up
with also. The Rotaractors with friends.
also told us of some of their Photo (L-R): Daniel Forsdyke and Angela Aghow Puhringer - GSE Alumni
fundraising activities, and
the upcoming “Sandgroper This push during CHOGM to ‘District Governor’s Group
Tour”, where they will be promote the PolioPlus Representative (this position
hosting and providing tours Week's Program as they have is now known as Assistant
for up to 8 Rotaractors from provided US$355 million Governor) and Paul Harris
other countries in April. Meeting dollars towards Rotary’s Fellow. Jim already has
Polio Plus Program. As several friends in our club
One of their key points that is many governments around and his experience will be
Bill Hassell has lined up a
worth underscoring is that the world have already invaluable. His wife Meryl is
fascinating speaker this
while they had a very large contributed substantial a former Rotarian and we
week. Geoff Hourn will give
array of projects, not every funds, they are keen to look forward to Meryl
a presentation entitled “Life
member of the club encourage the Australian attending one of our
of a UN Warlord”, during
participated in every project. Government to come up with meetings when she is able.
which he will give an insight
There were a few projects on money to complete the job of
into Afghanistan from an
their list that they wiping out the disease. Jim’s classification is
Australian military
commented that neither of Business Succession. His
perspective.
them were quite sure what Ken Collins is the Rotary e m a i l i s
was involved as they hadn't Foundation Coordinator for james@bizsuccession.com.au
participated in them; they Club Forum the Gates PolioPlus
Challenge and as CHOGM
Telephone numbers are (W)
1300 960 373 (M) 0418 939
selected projects that suited
their interests and will be in Perth he is liaising 042
If you haven't done so
availability. A full, varied with the Global Poverty
already, please make sure
program of hands on, Project. Exciting things are in He will be ‘officially’
Sunday 20th March is in your
fundraising, and social the early formative stages, welcomed back into Rotary
diary for our very important
events gave everyone and hopefully resulting in in a couple of weeks.
Club Forum.
opportunity to feel included substantial funds for
PolioPlus and our Cub will
in something. The venue is 20 Loneragan
St, Nedlands. Please be there
be given the opportunity of A New
being involved with at least
We had a second
presentation, from Angela
for a 10 am start.
one of the events. RAWCS Project
Aghow Puhringer and
Daniel Forsdyke, who were Speaker for Welcome New Those of you who attended
Group Study Exchange (GSE) the Dr Ken Collins Address
Team Members to District March 23rd Member! last year will remember
Maryanne Tokome-Amu,
3300, Malaysia in December
2005 to January 2006. They who spoke about how her
Michael Sheldrick, who is
gave an abbreviated It is with much pleasure that Rotary Foundation
associated with Global
presentation on their trip to Jim Gould is welcomed into Ambassadorial Scholarship
Poverty Project, is coming
Malaysia, including where the Rotary Club of impacted on her life. She
along to tell members what is
each of their team members Freshwater Bay. also told us about the
being planned to promote
are now expounding the medical clinic she was
the Gates Challenge /
virtues of this outstanding Jim brings with him a wealth establishing in her home
PolioPlus program during
program of the Rotary of Rotary experience. First village of Wapenamanda in
the week of CHOGM in
Foundation. joining in his 20s, he has been Enga Province in Papua New
Perth this October.
a member of the Rotary Guinea.
While in Malaysia, Angela Clubs in Geraldton as well as
The Bill and Melinda Gates
met Oliver from Austria, a Nedlands. He is a Past A number of clubs indicated
Foundation have initiated the
President, has twice been a they would like to support
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Simone was one of the 4
“experts” who presented during
the first webinar on February 2nd.
Recordings of the webinars are
available to watch at your leisure
from the Rotarians on Social
Networks Fellowship at http://
rosnf.net/2011/01/social-media-
webinars/
Waist Disposal
Challenge
Looking at the trend of the BMI
Competition so far from Oct 2009
to Feb 2011, I think you have all
done a fabulous job with your
clubs and peers, as the trend has
been a consistent decline in
weight, although the decline has
become less steep more recently,
but at least it is not going up!
The leaderboard came up pretty
close and the awards for the
Photo: Maryanne Tokome-Amu (right)
winning club and the three
Maryanne in her work and I tax deductible. place at Christ Church Grammar runner ups will be given in the
am pleased to advise that her School this Thursday, 17th combined District Conference on
‘Wapenamanda Centre for Kind regards, March. This meeting has been Sunday 27th of March at 11:20am
Primary Health Care’ has been Ken Collins pushed back a week due to an and we only have 5 minutes, so
registered with RAWCS as Interschool Swimming Carnival. please do not miss it.
project number WR005-2011.
Burundi Peace Hamish Mackie is going to look We are happy to keep
For those not at the address I after Interact. Other volunteers monitoring the BMI Competition
met Maryanne in 1986 when Choir are sought to assist Hamish in a beyond the conference date for
she, as a nursing aide, was mentoring capacity. clubs who wish to continue as it
responsible for the health care The Burundi Peace Choir will be has proved an important motive
of 10,000 refugees in eight performing at Kulcha, above the for people to keep controlling
separate camps along the West Dome cafe at 13 South Terrace, Volunteer Grant their weight. We can set another
Irian border. I was extremely Fremantle on Saturday, 2nd April milestone/goal for clubs to work
impressed by her dedication at 8.00pm At the last Board meeting it was towards. Please let me know
and professionalism despite agreed that money the Club had what you think?
her meagre training and was Tickets are $10 pre purchase and received from the Volunteer
pleased to be able to assist her for members, or $12 at the door. Grant would be used to purchase The ‘Waist’ Disposal Challenge is
in obtaining a Rotary Visit www.kulcha.com.au for a marquee, three trestle tables, now on facebook and Ben
Foundation Ambassadorial more information. six chairs and a digital camera. Andrew (The WDC star loser)
Scholarship to undertake a Already purchased from the will be the Champion of the
Bachelor of Nursing Degree in The Burundi Peace Choir was a grant money is a laptop and PA facebook page. So please join in
Adelaide. She completed the standout at Kulcha’s Global system. These items, together and ask your members to join in
three year course in one year, Voice multicultural choral with the storage cupboard, a to keep the good work alive
passing with honours. She concert last year. It is great to see screen and projector has enabled (www.facebook.com and search
later returned to Adelaide with the assistance given by our club our club to operate more for: ‘Waist’ Disposal Challenge).
an AUSAID Scholarship to to give this choir a start, by professionally.
complete her masters. coordinating funds for a CD and I have just applied for
engaging Max Kay’s help in Healthway funding to run the
She is now establishing a getting them on Telethon and the Social Media Level 3 of the WDC - the
medical centre in her remote Oz Concert, has allowed them to Lifestyle Coaching. If we are
village some distance from Mt achieve what they set out to. A Webinars successful we start early next
Hagen. great project indeed. year as we would not hear from
In February, Rotary International Healthway till October this year.
Any financial assistance you organised 2 webinars each with 4
can provide through RAWCS Interact Club different panelists to discuss how The interest for the WDC has
would be greatly appreciated. to use social media effectively for gone national. There are two
Contributions from The second meeting of our Rotary purposes, including how large districts in Victoria and one
individuals or businesses are provisial Interact Club will take to get started. Our own President in Queensland who are ready to
start, and I am looking for
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sources of funding for them. Quiz Night, to be held at the
Osborne Park Community District March is
That is all I needed to share Centre on Saturday 7th May
with you for now and I look at 6:30 pm for a 7:00 pm start. Conference Rotary Bowel
forward to seeing you at the
conference in two weeks Tickets cost $120 for a table of Don't forget that the joint Cancer
time. 8. Districts 9455 & 9465
Conference is at Burswood Screening
Kind Regards Funds raised will support Resort, 25-27th March 2011.
Professor Samar Aoun Rotary projects including the Month
Rotary Cord Blood Bank, For more information visit:
Polio Plus, afterShock (a http:// Kits are available from most
Western Rotary Community Corps www.rotary9465.org.au Pharmacies for a cost of
project to support people to
$8.00, which includes the
Endeavour's find their own route to
recovery from acute grief and
testing of the specimens.
Catch Cancer before it
Quiz Night post traumatic stress) and
ShelterBox.
catches you.
We have been invited to get a Please let President Simone
table together for the Rotary know if you are interested in
Club of Western Endeavour's attending.
Host - Introduction & Thank You Program for March
Date Name Date Details
16th March Bill Hassell 16th March Geoff Hourn
23rd March Bronwen Tyson 23rd March Mike Sheldrick - Global Poverty
Project
30th March Wilma McBain
30th March Marie Kormandy - Computer
Assisted Literacy
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2010-11
Date Name Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Simone Carot Collins — President
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
16th March Paddy Ramanathan Nedlands,
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice President Western Australia, 6909
23rd March Max Hipkins secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
30th March Rob Pearce
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
6th April Max Hipkins TBA — Club Administration Director Queenslea Drive
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Claremont
Email
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 Toni James — Treasurer
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bulletin Award for 2009/10 treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Phone
08 9385 0471
TBA — President Elect / Projects Fax
Director
Bulletin Contributions projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Claire Forsdyke — International Director www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club. foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Facebook
Why not use the bulletin to update the club http://www.facebook.com/
on the projects your committee is working Ken Collins — Membership Director freshwaterbayrotary
on or promote the clubs next fundraising membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
event. Chartered 19 December 2008
TBA — New Generations Director
Please forward articles and photos to newgenerations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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