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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 44 13th - 19th June 2011
From the President Last Week’s Meeting Charitable Foundation Changeover Night End Polio Now Newsletter Webinar
From the Club Catch up on what What happened at the Have you reserved your Progress report on the Moving your
President. was covered last Special General seat for the upcoming $200million challenge newsletter from Print
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Letter from the
President
This Rotary Year is rapidly
drawing to a close. This week
will be my last in the chair, as
I will be in Sydney next
week, and the Changeover
will be held the week after.
If you haven't yet RSVPed for
our Changeover Dinner,
please do so as soon as you
can. Family and friends are
more than welcome. It is an
opportunity to celebrate what Photo (L-R): Kay Mason, Joe, Sanju, Malcolm Mason
we have achieved as a club
over the past 12 months, and aspects, including what Joe is from Malaysia and the ATO will be advised in
to show support for Bryant happens to the brain during Sanju is from Kuala Lumpur. due course of the
and his team for 2011-2012. vehicle accidents, fights and amendments.
in particular how one punch Always good to have Kay
Yours in Rotary, can cause death. and Malcolm at our Thank you to Bill Hassell for
Simone meetings. overseeing these
Bryant also handed around a amendments which will
piece of rock for everyone to make the administering of
Last see and touch which came Special General the RCFBCFI more user
from the summit of Mt friendly.
Wednesday’s Everest just a couple of weeks Meeting
ago.
Meeting RCFBCFI Scholarships at
As the planned speaker had
Short Term Although numbers at the Milner
meeting last Wednesday were
to travel to the Pilbara with
his job, at short notice our PE
Exchange low, as proxies had been International
rounded up, the required
Bryant Stokes stepped in and
gave a most interesting
Program 75% of members to vote in College
presentation on the brain, changes to the Rules of the
trauma to the head and why (STEP) RCFBCFI Association were Warren advised that the three
things go wrong due to the accepted unanimously. French Students who have
way the brain computes AG Kay and Malcolm Mason accepted his generous
things. Bryant gave a brought along two Short The Department of scholarships to attend his
powerpoint presentation Term Rotary Exchange Commerce, Commissioner College for three months are:
along with facts on various Students they are hosting. for Consumer Protection and
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Photo: Rock from the summit of Mt Everest
Magnifying Volunteers
Microscopes Required
Monies for ALL units have Volunteers are still required
now been received from to assist on 16th August for
Clubs for microscopes the Rotary Youth Driver
supplied plus for the 832 Awareness (RYDA) for
which are on order from the students from Newman
shipment due in later this College.
month.
Also, members are needed to
Enquires are in the pipeline host and or drive the GSE
(with no firm orders as yet) Team from Fiji during the
from Albany, Geraldton and time they are hosted by the
Narrogin plus work is being RCFB 6-10th September and
done to obtain a sponsor club 6-8th October (proposed
for the three primary schools dates).
Photo: Bryant Stokes
in Merredin.
- Diane Dupy Donas (22)
who will arrive 20/6/11 and Bring and Buy To date, including current Changeover
depart 9/9/2011 orders the statistics of the
at Milner Int. microscopes are: Night
- Thomas Marquis (22) who
will arrive 27/6/11 and College 24 Rotary Clubs have been As this event draws closer,
depart 2/9/2011 involved, La Mancha please ensure the date is in
Warren kindly organised a Resources (sponsoring two your diary. Bring your
- Emanuel Barbanchon who fundraising activity for schools) and Watercorp spouse, family and friends to
will arrive 27/6/11 and Shelterbox at his College last (sponsored two schools). A celebrate the changeover of
depart 9/9/2011 Thursday, 9th June. total of 122 schools plus the 2010-11 Rotary year to
schools in East Timor will that of 2011-12.
During their stay in Perth, it All students were asked to have 2,790 microscopes.
would be nice to have them bring a dish and not to bring Details are Nedlands Golf
along at some of our lunch but to buy it from the Rob Pearce has organised for Club, Melvista Ave,
meetings. Perhaps some food provided by the 100 slides of skin to be Nedlands, 6.30pm for
members may be prepared to students. produced. The new 7.00pm. Cost is $50 per
have one or more for a meal Freshwater Bay Primary person with bar service
or take them out for a day. On the day $500 was raised, School (part of the old available. Please pre pay if
Perhaps the club could even with other funds previously Claremont PS) and North possible to minimise money
organise a social activity for raised put towards the total Cottesloe PS have welcomed exchange on the night. Can
example a ‘French Night’ at a of $1,300, along with added the offer of these slides be paid at the weekly
member’s home were we all money by the College. enthusiastically. meeting or by DD to Westpac
bring a dish which is French Bank Operating Account BSB
in origin. Many thanks to you and 036034 Account No. 304015.
your students Warren. Please RSVP to Daniel
Forsdyke and also advise of
any special dietary
requirements.
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Program for June
Date Details
Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2010-11
Simone Carot Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
15th June Hon. Gavin Fielding PO Box 168,
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Nedlands,
22nd June Club Forum
Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary Western Australia, 6909
Thurs 30th June Club Changeover secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
Dinner Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
TBA — Club Administration Director Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Welcoming Roster clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Queenslea Drive
Claremont
Toni James — Treasurer
Date Name Email
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
15th June TBA Phone
Bryant Stokes — President Elect
08 9385 0471
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
22nd June TBA Fax
08 9385 0472
Claire Forsdyke — International Director
30th June TBA
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Website
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9455 Ken Collins — Membership Director
Bulletin Award for 2010/11 Facebook
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
http://www.facebook.com/
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Wilma McBain — Projects Director
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450
projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Chartered 19 December 2008
Bulletin Award for 2009/10
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455
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