Weekly bulletin for the Rotary club of Freshwater Ba

1. 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 4, Issue 28 3rd – 10th February 2012
Meeting for 1st
February
Gillian & Clifford Yudelman
presented on Maiti Nepal.
An excerpt from the 50 minute
documentary “The day my God
died” was shown, followed by a
brief power point presentation
and ending with an animated
slideshow.
They advised that the new Trafficked Nepalese girls as young as 6 years old are forced into prostitution in Mumbai brothels.
website is completed and the If they don’t service 5-50 clients a day they are beaten and tortured.
slideshow is available for Anuradha Koirala and Maiti Nepal raids brothels to rescue, repatriate and rehabilitate these girls.
sharing at the site.
http://mothershomenepal.org.au/ contact details on your Meeting) $60.00 (almost
Membership List. Address: 53 sold out so please register
Visitors to the Club this week were Tyrell St, Nedlands. NOW for this function)
Laura & Mike O’Hara, Claudia M. 0402 084 354 E:
Renner, Susan Carew, Rtn. wonglee.yawehfoundation@gmail Assistance for German
Rhonda & Eddie Roe. .com Man Sought
Joyce’s classification is
Periodontist and Wong has the In last week’s Bulletin a request
classification of Political Science with assistance was put out for
Joyce & Wong Lee – Felix Schulze for an internship for
newest members a period of 5-6 months.
Anuradha Koirala – Through VP Bill Hassell’s contacts
It is a great pleasure to welcome Maiti Nepal with the German Consulate and
Joyce and Wong Lee who were community, an offer has been
officially inducted into the RCFB PE/CSD Gillian Yudelman is busy made which has been passed on to
this week. Please put their organising Anuradha Koirala’s Felix.
visit to Perth in early March.
The main purpose of the
functions being organised are
to raise funds for Anuradha’s
work in rescuing young girls
and women being trafficked
from Nepal across borders
into India.
The following events are in
place and your support is
requested in publicising them
Tues 6th March,
Morning Tea at Chez
Pierre $50.00
Wed 7th March,
Induction of Joyce Wong Lee Buffet Dinner & Auction
Induction of Wong Wong Lee
(our official Rotary
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2. participate. On 5th April a Club is
being sought to look after the
Four more weeks to German Team. The program for
meet Presidential that day is a day in Fremantle. No
Citation Criteria details have been provided,
however, there are usually specific
PRID Ken Collins is activities set out to do with the
communicating with members Team eg. Maritime Museum,
who have not yet contributed Prison Tunnel Tour, lunch etc.
personally to the Rotary There is a cost involved for lunch
Foundation, asking for support and any entries which may be
for Rotary’s Foundation whose organised.
mission is ‘doing good in the There is also an opportunity to
world’. It is Rotary’s host the German Team. No
Foundation for Peace. details on this are known.
All contributions are required in Enquiries would have to be made
the coming four weeks to meet the as to whether it is hosting a
deadline for the submission of the meeting or the Team members in
paperwork for the Presidential homes for a few days.
Citation. Remember, personal David Gulland, sponsored by the
contributions are tax deductible. RCFB is a Team member on the
outbound GSE to Georgia, USA.
Stuart James presented with RYLA Certificate
by DG Liz Westoby
New Email for Gordon
Hay RYLA participation certificates by
Calum Foulner’s Upside
DG Liz Westoby. Feedback from
Would all members please update the attendees was extremely Calum has been in Nepal with his
their Membership list to reflect a positive, all saying it had been a new project which is to plant a
new email address for Gordon fantastic experience. Another coffee plantation with the funds
Hay. It is great program for youth. from this venture going to support
gordonhay@hotmail.com the Medical needs of a remote
village.
Group Study Exchange Calum emailed to say that he’d
Teams attended a meeting at the RC
Kantipur in Kathmandu and that
RYLA The District has two GSE Teams Club has completed the
due in in the coming months. The paperwork for his project to be
The Rotary Youth Leadership Team from D. 1880, Germany, listed with Rotary Australia World
Camp has been held at the Bickley arrive 25th March and depart 25th Community Service (RAWCS).
Recreation Camp, Orange Grove, April. Rtn. Debbie Cash will be the
from 28th Jan to 3rd February. The Team from Georgia, USA, Club’s contact person for this
22 potential youth leaders (10 arrive 15th April and depart 15th project.
male and 12 female) aged between May. An amazing young leader, Cal is
18 and 25 have spent a week The RCFB has the opportunity to doing a great job in his NGO
experiences challenges and be involved with these teams if Upside to assist the poor in
personal growth under the members would like to remote areas of Nepal.
guidance of camp leaders.
Stuart James was sponsored to
attend RYLA by the RCFB this
Awareness Cambodia
year and last year our Awardee
was Calum Foulner. Two D. 9455’s Rotary Foundation
outstanding examples of young Ambassadorial Scholar, Justin
youth leaders. Hewett, sponsored by the RCFB is
Toni and Bill James, together currently studying Chinese Law at
with Ken and Di Collins attended Tsinghau University in Beijing.
the RYLA 2012 dinner (prepared Justin’s parents have visited our
by the Rylarians) on Thursday, Club and have an NGO,
2nd February, where a selection of Awareness Cambodia, with their
the Awardees told of their primary mission to educate the
challenges and experiences children of Cambodia, post Pol
during the week, performed skits Pot.
and were presented with their Calum Foulner at RC Kantipur, Nepal
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3. For the past 15 years Gary and full, with registrants mainly
Kim Hewett and their team from D. 9465.
have worked out of their Perth Sec. Di has the Registration
office and on the ground in Form is any members are
Cambodia. Projects such as interested in learning to use
Sunshine House, Eco Farm, Facebook more safely and
House of Progress , Graduation effectively.
House, Operation Nightingale
and the Internet Cafe are
gradually helping to build a RI Be a Vibrant Club
brighter future for Cambodia. ‘Your Club Leadership
See www.awarcam.org.au Plan’
A new project ‘Case for
Change’ is all about helping Best Practices
Cambodian students get a fair
go at education by providing Photo of Rylarians at RYLA Camp Strong clubs foster innovation
them with backpacks and basic
and flexibility. This collection
school supplies. For every he’s been unable to find a of best practices is intended to
$15.00, Awareness Cambodia will guarantor to support him with a strengthen clubs – the first
purchase backpacks (and letter and bank statement. priority of the RI Strategic Plan –
supplies) with the organisations Well done to Aaron on his by motivating members to
logo printed onto the bag. Any dedication and sacrifices to bring implement new ideas to increase
Rotarians wishing to personally his dream of education to a the vitality of the Club.
support this project, contributions reality. These best practices include:
are Tax Deductible.
 Developing long-range
Sustainable Cambodia goals that address the
elements of an effective
Ambassadorial Scholar PDG Allan Lewins, who spends club.
Aaron Chinyimba much of his life committed to  Setting annual goals that
Sustainable Cambodia, advises support long-range goals.
Around 18 months ago Aaron there will be a booth on the  Keeping all members
Chinyimba spoke at one of our project at the International involved and informed.
meetings. He commenced his Convention in Bangkok in May.  Communicating
time in Perth as a RF Rotarians in D. 9455 and 9465 effectively with club
Ambassadorial Scholar, from have had a positive impact on members and District
Zambia to D. 9465. Aaron has improving the health and welfare leaders
since transferred to a six year law of the agrarian people of Pursat  Ensuring continuity in
degree as he sees this as the Province, Cambodia. Rotarians leadership from year to
greatest way to assist the poor and who have been working with this year.
disadvantaged people in his home project for some years from  Customising the bylaws to
country. Canada, USA and other parts of reflect club operations
Aaron is working hard, under Australia will also be working in  Providing regular
difficult circumstances to bring the Booth. Attendees at the fellowship opportunities.
his degree to fruition. He emailed Convention, be sure to call by the  Actively involving all club
Sec. Di last week to say his young booth and talk with PDG Allan members.
sister-in-law had just died of and his team.  Offering regular,
Malaria, leaving three small consistent training
children, one a baby. Aaron’s wife  Assigning committees
and small child are back in Rotary in WA Facebook
that support your club’s
Zambia, while he is working as a Seminar operational needs,
cleaner at UWA four hours every including administration,
morning, attending classes in the Lead presenter is AG Simone membership, public
afternoons and studying evenings. Carot Collins. She will be assisted relations, service projects
He is also earning money by Kero O’Shea from D. 9465. and The Rotary
painting, washing cars and paving With 120 capacity for the Seminar Foundation.
at UWA. He has been in Perth 31 on Sunday, 12th February at the
months and will be here until North Lake Senior Campus in
2015. Aaron is unable to bring his Kardinya, commencing at 8.30am
family to Perth, where his wife (registration) and concluding at
may have been able to work to 1.00pm, the Seminar is almost
assist with the money situation as
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4. The RC of Wyong
Tuggerah, D. 9680,
NSW has just placed an
order for two schools
and is funding them
with sponsorship from
the ANZ Bank and an
Accountants Practice.
With an average of 350
students at WA schools,
it is estimated that
almost 58,000 students
have benefited from this
project thus far.
Working With
children cards
All members are
requested to obtain
these cards, if they do
not already have them,
as it is not known when
a member may be
required to assist in any
capacity with a young
person under the age of
18.
Members with cards
who have not obtained
them through the Club,
please advise Sec. Di of
your number and the
expiry date for club
records.
Update on
Members
Jill Henderson
enhanced our last
meeting by bringing
along a box of delicious
Club arranging a Club Assembly and Baklava which all in attendance
Assemblies/Forums Forum. A Club Assembly/Forum thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks
will be held soon. Jill and good to have you back
From the ‘Your Club
after your travels.
Leadership Plan’ Also good to have back from
Update on the
holidays near and far, were
Conduct club assemblies that Microscope project Mignon Shardlow and Alistair
involve members in the planning Brown along with Bill and Sue
process and keep them informed With a few orders still trickling in, Hassell.
of Rotary activities. despite the school holidays, the
Club assemblies help all club current statistics, including the Birthdays and
members stay current and feel orders currently being brought to Anniversaries
included in club activities. fruition are: 4,459 units have
CSD Gillian Yudelman has been (or being ) put into 165 Nil this week
compiled a Questionnaire which schools with sponsorship by 41
she has sent out to all members Rotary Clubs and two
for their responses prior to Corporations.
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5. Roster for Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for Month of February/March 2012
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
8th February TBA Wilma McBain Leonie Still Vanessa Wood Alistair Brown
15th February Joe Porter Rex Evans Margaret Stuart Max Hipkins Toni James
16th February Board Meeting Clifford 88, Broadway Lower Level 5.30pm
Yudelman Broadway Fair
Dental Care Nedlands Shopping Centre
22nd February ‘Peacefull’ Max Hipkins Joyce Wong Lee Mignon Shardlow Paddy
message on World Ramanathan
Understanding
and Peace
23rd February Rotary’s 107th Birthday UNDERSTANDING & PEACE DAY
WORLD
29th February Club Jim Gould Debbie Cash N/A N/A
Assembly/Forum
7th March Anuradha Koirala Ken & Di Ken Collins & Rob Gillian Yudelman Graeme Prior
Dinner 6.30pm Collins Pearce
NB: ‘Duty’ responsibility is to set up venue and to pack away venue after meeting.
Hamish Mackie – New Café, Bethesda Hospital
Generations Director Queenslea Drive
Board Rotary 2011-12 hamish.mackie@optusnet.com.au Claremont, 6010
Bryant Stokes – President
Jim Gould – Membership President-Bryant Stokes
bstokes@bigpond.net.au
Director E-mail
james@bizsuccession.com.au bstokes@bigpond.net.au
Di Collins – Secretary
Mobile
collinsd@bigpond.net.au
Jenny Gill – Fundraising Director 0419 919 572
jennypgill@gmail.com
Toni James – Treasurer
tonipjames@hotmail.com
Bill Hassell – Vice President Bulletin Editor
hassell@arach.net.au Clifford Yudelman/Di Collins
Gillian Yudelman –Club Service
Director, President Elect
Club Details Website
yudelman@westnet.com.au
The Rotary Club of Freshwater www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Gordon Hay - Community/
Bay, Inc.
Vocational Service Director
PO Box 168, Facebook
gordon.hay@dsd.wa.gov.au
Nedlands,
Western Australia, 6909 http://www.facebook.com/freshw
Ken Collins – International
aterbayrotary
Service Director
Meetings
collinsk@bigpond.net.au
Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm Chartered 19 December
2008
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