The bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for 9 August 2009

1. New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9450! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 2, Issue 6" 10th - 16th August 2009
Letter From the Club District Governor’s Visit West Side Story and Rotary Acronyms RC Freshwater Bay Rotary Foundation
President Details of the official PolioPLus Part 3 of our series on Foundation Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs club visit by the Ticket sales available decoding the acronyms. Progress update on This week’s thought is
activities. District Governor - from Peter Symons for Page 3 setting up our about Every Rotarian -
Page 1 note date change. next weekend. charitable foundation. Every Year.
Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 5
until the appropriate time to
Letter From the see Jan presented with the
recognition by the District
Club President Rotary Foundation
Chairman, PRID Ken. Well
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
deserved Jan we are
delighted for you.
Heartfelt Congratulations to
Jan Stewart for being
Thursday, 6th August saw us
presented with a Paul Harris
induct Enid Wall into the
recognition by the Rotary
club. Welcome Enid! All
Club of Heirisson for the
members look forward to
invaluable assistance that Jan
getting to know and
has given to both their club
working with you.
and to the community
through her work at
Renee Wirth and Nina
Lotterywest. Alan Stewart
Morrow gave members
and Jan’s parents Jim and
present an insight into their From L-R: Claire Forsdyke (D9450 GSE Committee Member & returned GSE Team
Mavis Elliott were concealed
recent Group Study Member), Andrea Williams (GSE Applicant), Renee Wirth (returned GSE Team
in the wings (so that no hint
Exchange to D. 5830 in Member), Dr Ken Collins (District Rotary Foundation Chairman), Nina Morrow
of the surprise was exposed) (returned GSE Team Member)
Texas. Andrea Williams, the
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told us a little about herself the remainder needed.
and we wish Andrea every Sincere thanks Bryant for
success with her application. your generosity – it is
We are delighted to have had genuinely appreciated.
a number of St John
Volunteers (all wonderful, Unfortunately, the student
dedicated, service minded sponsored by the Club for
individuals) apply as the National Science Youth
members of Group Study Forum from Christ Church
Exchange Teams over the G r a m m a r, Benjamin
past few years. They have McAllister was not
made wonderful Team successful.
members and we are
privileged to have Daniel Please ensure every member
and Claire Forsdyke as (and Friends of the Club)
members of our cub. possible is in attendance for
Hopefully, as time passes, the Official Visit of the
Enid Wall being inducted by Dr Ken Collins more of the younger GSE District Governor on
team members will also join Thursday, 1st October, 2009.
us. It is another of the
fantastic programs of the Yours in Rotary Service,
Rotary Foundation designed
Di Collins
to help bring about world
Charter President
understanding and
peace.....this one by building
bridges of friendship Official Visit of
between different countries
and cultures. the District
Alan Stewart briefly
Governor
informed members of the
Would all members, spouses
projects he hopes to have and ‘Friends’ of the Rotary
transpire with the Club of Freshwater Bay make
Aboriginals in Wiluna. We a very special effort to be
look forward to more on this present for the Official Visit
from Alan when he is in of the DG Geoff and his wife
Jan Stewart being presented with a Paul Harris recognition by the Rotary Club of Perth and can be the Margaret Simpson on
Heirisson - received from PRID Dr Ken Collins Thursday, 1st October, 2009."
‘Programme’ speaker.
It will be a dinner meeting at
Blankets from Bethesda 6:30pm for 7:00pm. " The
Hospital provided by Roh Board are required to meet
have gone off to the with DG Geoff for an hour
Aboriginal Women’s Refuge. from 5:30-6:30pm for a Club
Mandy Symons is sourcing Assembly prior to the
evening meeting.
other items (toiletries and
personal items) sought by the Cost of the dinner is $25.00
Refuge via her hockey club. and it is BYO wine." NB: this
More on this in the Bulletin. date has been changed from
3rd September, 2009. " Please
Roh brought a project for put this date in your diary.
flooring in a Hospital in Sri
Lanka back with him on his Anawim
recent trip there. He is
raising the majority of money Aboriginal
needed and asked if the RC
From L-R: PRID Dr Ken Collins, Jan Stewart and her parents Jim and Mavis Elliott, of Freshwater Bay would Women’s
Alan Stewart pick up a portion of the cost.
applicant put forward to the RC of Freshwater Bay for the Bryant Stokes has provided Refuge
District Group Study GSE to D. 1640 in Normandy, the majority of this money
Jan Stewart has sent a project
Exchange Committee by the France in May/June of 2010 with the Collins’ putting in
through to the club for
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assistance for Anawim Kit
Refuge. Global Poverty Jan Stewart PEPS President Elect
Planning Seminar (pre PETS)
Items sought are: Project PHF PETS"President Elect
- blankets (provided by Roh), Training
- pyjamas, The launch of this was held Congratulations, well PHF"Paul Harris Fellow
- underwear, last Sunday, 2nd August and deserved Jan, from all PHF+"Paul Harris Fellow
- large stripy bags was attended by Ken and Di members of the RC of Multiple Recognition
- shampoo and conditioner Collins." Australian Youth of Freshwater Bay. PHSM"Paul Harris
- toothpaste and toothbrushes the Year for 2004, Hugh Sustaining Member
- deodorant Evans gave a very polished Jim Elliott, Jan’s father was a POLIOPLUS"Program of The
- ponchos presentation on Global long time Rotarian with the Rotary Foundation of Rotary
- hair brushes Poverty." RC of Mt Hawthorn. " He is International to immunize
- tampons and pads extremely proud that Jan is a the children of the world
The interesting thing is that Rotarian now and Jim, Mavis against poliomyelitis;" plus
Bev Garrett, a staff member at everything Hugh mentioned, and Alan were all pleased to whooping cough, red
Bethesda has kindly Rotary is doing! " All that is be present to witness " Jan measles, diphtheria, tetanus
purchased 4 pillows and will needed is for Rotarians to presented with her Paul and tuberculosis.
seek donated items via her become more educated and Harris Fellow recognition POOTYA"Police Officer of
Church. motivated to go the extra and seeing Jan as in her own the Year Award
mile with its many projects words ‘speechless’. PP"Past President
The Friendlies Pharmacy in and programs to alleviate " PPE"Preserve Planet Earth
Claremont has provided a global poverty." PR"Public Relations
supply of toothbrushes. Rotary Club of PRIME"Program of Rotary
It can and is achievable and Music Exchange
Mandy Symonds has could happen in our lifetime Freshwater Bay PRIP"Past Rotary
contacted her Hockey club if governments worked with International President
friends and is providing organisations such as Rotary Foundation PROBUS"(Retired)
donations via boxes she is to make it happen. Professional and Business
putting out at the hockey " (Club)
President Kerry McAuliffe
games for a couple of PYHO"Paint Your Heart Out
weekends. Climb for a (RC of Perth) is seeking
around for a Solicitor who
RAM"Rotary Against Malaria
RAOAF"Rotary Australia
will do the application for the
Projects Director Rob Smile Club Foundation ‘Pro Bono’
Overseas Aid Fund
Rohrlach is working with RAWCS"Rotary Australia
which will keep costs to set it
PRID Ken in this. Well done Roger Marston, Andrea World Community Service
up to a minimum."
and a huge thank you to Hayward and Elizabeth RBL"Rotary Basic Library
everyone concerned. Baines are working on this." RC Rotary Club of …
Rtn Bryant Stokes and PRID
" We look forward to hearing RCC"Rotary Community
Ken Collins have accepted
Corps (formerly Rotary
West Side Story more from these members." the invitation to serve as
Trustees of the Foundation, Village Corps)
RDU"Rotary Down Under"""""""" "
and PolioPlus As well as participants,
helpers on the day are
Run. Rtn Bill Hassel’s letter
of invitation is awaiting his RFE"Rotary Friendship
required from around 8:00am return from overseas and Exchange"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
"
Peter Symonds has between until finish (1-2:00pm) or any when responses are received RI"Rotary International"""""""""""""" "
60-70 tickets sold with $10 period of this time that from him and Jan Stewart, RIBI"Rotary International in
per ticket coming back to PP." members can contribute to President Kerry will proceed Great Britain & Ireland
assist with the running of the with the next step in the RI-SPPO Rotary
The Midnight Youth Theatre event. process. International – South Pacific
are performing West Side " " and Philippines Office"""""""""""""""
Story at The Playhouse RITS"Rotary International
Theatre, 3 Pier St, Perth on Weight Board Meeting Travel Service
Saturday " 15th (7:30pm) and RNZWCS"Rotary NZ World
Sunday 16th (6:00pm) August." Disposal Next Board Meeting will be
Community Service""""""""""""""""""" "
ROAR"Rotary Organisation
on Wednesday, 12th August,
Available tickets for Saturday Challenge 2009 at 5:30pm at the Collins’
of Amateur Radio"""""""""""""""""""""""
ROMAC"Rotary Oceania
"
are sold out. " Some tickets residence.
still can be purchased via Medical Aid for Children
Daniel Forsdyke has "
Peter for Sunday evening ROTEX"Organisation of ex-
registered the Club for this
performance.
project. " Daniel and Simone Rotary Rotary Exchange Students
ROVE"Rotary Overseas
Carot Collins will learn more
We are all looking forward to
hearing Richard Symonds
about ‘Weight Disposal’ Acronyms Vocational Exchange
Rtn"Rotarian
during the next month or so.
perform again." RV"Rotary Volunteer
PACE Pacific-Australia RVC"Rotary Village Corps
Daniel and Simone will then Cultural Exchange
Great job Peter for organising (now Rotary Community
be able to present to the club PAG"Past Assistant Governor
the tickets and to members Corps)
how each member can PDG"Past District Governor
for purchasing and selling RVIA"Rotary Volunteers in
become involved in this PE"President Elect
them. Action
challenge. PEAK"President Elect Action
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RYDA"Rotary Youth Driver It is a three district seminar out prizes for the event?" You In many districts, start-up
Awareness which will be an excellent may know businesses who clubs are helping to bridge
RYE"Rotary Youth Exchange forum in which new (and would be happy to donate the age gap that sometimes
(formerly Youth Exchange old) Rotarians can learn more items, or you may have new, inhibits younger prospective
Program) about the Rotary Foundation, unwanted unopened items members from joining. Below
RYLA"Rotary Youth Rotary’s greatest tool to sitting in your cupboards are some more examples of
Leadership Award bring about world which you have either newer clubs that are creating
RYPEN"Rotary Youth understanding and peace. purchased or been gifted – all their own niche in the Rotary
Program of Enrichment would make excellent items world and helping to build
RYSAP"Rotary Youth Self for a Quiz night." Simone will membership:
Achievement Program Rotary coordinate this function. 1 On the outskirts of
SWSL"Save Water Save Lives Amsterdam, 21 people
3H"Health, Hunger and Foundation gather at De Houten Vier
Humanity Rotary WA restaurant each week.
TR"The Rotarian Dinner, The newly chartered
TRF"The Rotary Foundation Cord Blood Rotary Club of
VCG"Voluntary Corps Group Monday 16th Amsterdam-Arena
WCS"World Community Bank exemplifies the diverse
Service November, membership that Rotary
YAYA"Youth and Young Hi All International leadership
Adults 2009 has stated is necessary to
keep the organization
Rotary should receive a good
Sourced from: http:// plug on Channel 10’s strong. Read more.
The International President
www.rotarydownunder.com. Western Front this week, on
of Rotary, John and his wife
au/RDU/08November/ Sunday just before the 2 Three former members of
June Kenny from Scotland
News/rotary_acronyms.htm football, when they feature the Rotaract Club of
are coming to Perth
Hon Troy Buswell handing R u s h d e n ,
specifically for RIP John to
the three DG’s $150,000 on Northamptonshire,
present an address on the
behalf of the Meve Charity England, came up with
Rotary Foundation.
Home project and the idea to launch a new
Department of Housing and Rotary club after they
Please mark this date in your
Construction. had turned 30 and could
diary now as it is the first
no longer qualify for
time the President himself
Over the next few weeks Rotaract. The Rotary Club
will have presented this
“Climb for a Smile” should of Rushden Higham has
Annual Address. " It will be
also get a plug on the same an average age of 32, and
August is Membership and the 12th Annual "RF Address,
show. all but four of its
Extension Month. The new named the Dr. Ken Collins
members are female.
online version of Rotary Address in honour of PRID
Rotarians, if you get the Read more.
Basics is an indispensable Ken as he is the only Western
tool for introducing new and Australian to serve as a chance to thank Channel 10
for their support and we may 3 A five-year-old Japanese
prospective club members to Trustee of the Rotary
get more. Rotary club is expanding
the fundamentals of Rotary, Foundation and as a member
" its membership by
providing knowledge that of the International Board
$5,533,000 collected recruiting Foundation
will make them better (Rotary’s two major Boards).
and RI program alumni.
informed and proud to be a $467,000 to go! The Rotary Club of
Rotarian. Most presenters of the " Kanagawa Shonan,
See the online Rotary Basics Address have either been, John Iriks Kanagawa, which began
gone onto become or are Chairman as a gathering of young
potential Presidents of Rotary WA Cord Blood Bank
Rotary Rotary International, hence PO Box 85, Kwinana WA
professionals,
chartered on
was
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Foundation Rotary’s Senior Leaders." Mobile: 0417 904 419
December 2004 with 23
former Ambassadorial
!
Seminar It will be held at the Golden
Scholars, Group Study
Exchange team members,
Nugget Room, Gloucester
and Rotary Youth
Sunday, 23rd August, 2009." Park, East Perth, 7:00pm for
Exchange students. Read
From 8:30am until 1:00pm at 7:30pm. " Cost $45.00 for a
more.
the Northlake Campus, two course meal.
"
Winterfold Rd, Kardinya."
New clubs 4 The Rotary Club of
For those who would like to Quiz Night Duluth Superior Eco,
stay on and participate in a hold key to which spans the border
between Minnesota and
workshop on the various A quiz night is planned to
programs of the Rotary raise some necessary dollars membership Wi s c o n s i n , USA,
is"focusing its energies on
Foundation (eg how to for the club’s Charity
complete Matching Grant account. growth helping the environment
while reaching out to
applications etc.) there will Rotary International News -- 6 younger members. Read
be a cost of $10.00 for lunch. Can all members start August 2009 more.
thinking about and seeking
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day. One example of this is a students provided dentures
The Rotary Rotary Foundation Volunteer for 22 patients. “All of the
Foundation Service Grant that helped Dr.
Marco Antonio Bulas, of the
team watched with great
satisfaction as each patient
Rotary club of Tehuacan was over come with joy and
Week 6: This week’s Rotary Manantrails, Mexico and happiness” commented
Foundation Thought is about Rotary volunteers from the Ronnie Hogan, a member of
bringing smiles to those in Rotary Club of Loveland, the Loveland club.
need. Colorado, USA carry out
project Sonrisas Sin Fronteras Every Rotarian, Every Year
Mother Theresa said “Peace (Smiles without Borders). can bring a smile to the face
Begins with a Smile” of someone in need.
Rotarians around the world The Rotary volunteers and a
put that into action every team of 23 university dental
Program for August
Kirsty Gusmao Date Details
will talk at a
12th August Board Meeting
breakfast meeting on
17th September. All 13th August Judith Dowson - Life and Times
the required 20th August Committee Meetings
information for this 23rd August Multi-District Rotary Foundation
event can be found Seminar - 8:00am. North Lake Senior
Campus, Kardinya
on the flyer.
27th August Susan Marie - UWA Extension
Program
Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Welcoming Roster Di Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
Date Name Nedlands,
Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
13th August Rajah Senathirajah vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
20th August Judith Dowson Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
27th August Rob Rohrlach Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Phone!
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0471
Bulletin Contributions Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
Fax
08 9385 0472
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Website
sought from members of the club. Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club
on the projects your committee is working Claire Forsdyke — International Director
Facebook
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on or promote the clubs next fundraising foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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event.
Toni James — PR & Marketing
Please forward articles and photos to Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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