1. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
COMMUNITY NETWORKER
ROTARY CLUB OF PARRAMATTA CITY
PRESIDENT MESSAGE THE SCIENCE &
ENGINEERING
As we near the end of the Rotary year it was great to acknowledge CHALLENGE
the very popular Deputy Principal of Parramatta High School Paul
Taylor with a Paul Harris Fellowship. Paul has worked with our Club over
a number of years assisting in many of our programs and this year
bringing students along to assist us with the Red Shield Appeal.
At the recent outgoing and The Science and Engineering
Challenge is an outreach program
incoming Boards of your Club it was founded by the University of
Newcastle in conjunction with Rotary.
decided to increase fees this year It commenced in 2001 and has grown
to involve over 100 Rotary clubs and
to $230 payable in July and 30 Universities reaching over 720
January. The Lunch fees will be schools and 19,000 students
nationwide.
reduced to $20, overall if you The Challenge aims to address our
skills shortage in science and
attend 40 meetings there will be no engineering by inspiring young people
difference to your total financial to study senior Maths, Physics and
Chemistry. It provides students with
outlay. an exhilarating day where they
compete with other school groups in
The Changeover Night will engaging and demanding activities.
The Challenge gives students an
commence at 6.30pm at Barnaby’s appreciation of the complexities of a
Restaurant, with light entertainment career in the science and engineering.
And it works!
from some very talented singers, who will perform over the evening. The Student Feedback
“It gave me an insight to the world of
actual meeting will be opened at 7.00pm. engineering.”
On Club members health and concerns is John Jenkins, he is in "It was a fun practical day with my
classmates. The competitive aspect
Concord Hospital, and has been for 5 weeks. He expects to be was awesome!"
Teacher Feedback
discharged on Monday. It seems that when had the fall at his home, “The challenge is one of the best
activities that we have involved our
which was been reported on previously, he injured his neck – he had
students in!”
broken the 2nd vertebrae in his neck. This was not discovered during his “Students get a sense of their
scientific skills being valued.”
admission to Westmead Hospital. He later attended Ryde Hospital To locate your nearest Challenge
competition OR for more info on
where the injury was diagnosed. He then transferred to Concord. establishing a Challenge
He needs to wear a neck brace all day. The injury is supposed to heal in your local region, please
contact:
itself, but to date this has not occurred. Nevertheless he sounded in Bob Nelson (Director of National
good spirits when Keith Henning spoke to him on Thursday. Thank you Challenge Operations) - 02 4921
Keith for the update. 6137 PDG Don Whatham
Finally for the members attending the changeover on Monday, we (Challenge Mentor) - 02 4981 2049
www.newcastle.edu.au/challenge
farewell Past President Alf Smith, who is leaving the Club for the Central
Coast.
2. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Guest Speaker –Keith Henning
WHY I ATTEND ROTARY CONVENTIONS.
Friendship - Meeting old and new friends.
Knowledge of Rotary – from other Rotarians, from speakers, at booths in House
of Fellowship
Inspiration – from main platform speakers, from speaking to other Rotarians,
from attending workshops.
Sightseeing opportunities – before, during and after convention.
Entertainment - World class entertainment at functions and main platform
sessions.
Experiencing different cultures – so many different nationalities attend from all
parts of the world.
It gives me a new vision of the possibilities of Rotary involvement and action in the world, locally, nationally
and internationally.
Unfortunately Glennis is unable to accompany me on these occasions. I am sure that the experience
would even be better for those whose partners were able to attend also.
SOME OTHER COMMENTS BY ATTENDEES
The best part of an RI Convention is
“the friendships and the inspiration to go home and do a bit more” Astrid Urbye.
“the exchange of knowledge, the embracing of culture and the establishment of friendships.” Manny
Balane
“the Fellowship, exchange of Rotary stories/experiences and the swapping of pins.” Barb Mackenzie
“Fellowship, exchange of ideas for new projects, making Rotary friends from different countries.” Arun
Bhargava
“the people you meet.” Tatiana Saliba
2012 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION BANGKOK, THAILAND. 6-9TH MAY 2012
Registration is now open. Early registration is only US$160. Cheaper than a District Conference!!!!
Register online at http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead
Keith Henning
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JULY
2 District Changeover- Penrith Paceway
4 Mark Wallace- New Editor Rotary Down Under
7-11 Prashanth’s Wedding
11 Huw Murray (RYPEN attendee) and Traveller Mark Hancock
18 Report- Wedding of the Year
3. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE
RHIAN SHEPHARD – PhD STUDENT
Congratulations to Rhian Shephard, one of our PhD students who has been selected as a finalist to make
a presentation to the CSANZ/ISHR conference in Perth in August. The CSANZ/ISHR conference is run
by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and also the International Society for
Heart Research (ISHR).
It is basically a conference at which cardiologists and cardiology-based-researchers present their
groundbreaking work.
The conference is pretty much broken up into the CSANZ part -- which focuses more on genetics,
human studies, and even imaging and techniques that cardiologist will find useful... The ISHR part
(which is what Rhian is presenting in) is more experimental, molecular and "nitty-gritty-science" type
stuff...
Rhian is giving an oral presentation for the prize session, "ISHR/CSANZ student investigator finalist
presentations".
ARH INDIGENOUS HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED.
Ms Wendy Robinson, a Blacktown resident, has been awarded an ARH Indigenous Health Scholarship
for 2011.
Wendy is in her second year of study pursuing a Medical Diagnostic Radiation degree at University of
Sydney. She will be invited to address the Club at a later date.
Wendy’s scholarship was made possible by a donation to ARH by the David Henning Memorial
Foundation.
OUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
RAWCS UPDATE PROJECT – Provision of Van for ST PETER’S JUNIOR SCHOOL,
NORTHERN UGANDA
The total cost of the project is $18,000.
The David Henning Memorial Foundation has agreed to match $ for $ up to $9,000.
The target is $9,000.
Donations to date – 30h May
Cumberland Home Loan Group $2,000
Rotary Club of Parramatta City 1,000
Other donations 2,207
$5,207
4. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
THOUGHTFULNESS OF OTHERS
Each month, we highlight Rotary’s history and share an
inspirational quote from past Rotary leaders. December's quote:
―Service in the Rotarian sense is a mental process. It is an attitude of
mind which relates persons and things with action. Thoughtfulness
of others is in reality the basis of Rotary service.‖
— Frank L. Mulholland, 1914-15 Rotary president, in The Rotarian
, September 1927
INCOMING GENERAL SECRETARY TALKS ABOUT HIS
PRIORITIES
By Ryan Hyland
Rotary International News -- 31 May 2011
Secretary John Hewko outlined his priorities during an address to
Rotarians at the fourth plenary of the 2011 RI Convention in New
Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Hewko said his top priorities include ―better connecting Rotarians
with the Secretariat, increasing awareness as to what the Secretariat
can offer, and making sure the Secretariat is an effective, efficient,
and useful resource for clubs, so that clubs are able to grow and carry
out the mission of Rotary.‖
Hewko, who will take office 1 July, said the future of Rotary is
bright. Download his convention speech and see the video highlights.
"We will rid the world of the terrible scourge of polio -- we will rid
the world of this terrible disease -- and then we will be bold and
aggressive and identify and conquer the next big global challenge,"
he said. "We will redouble our public relations efforts to enhance our brand and image so that the world
better appreciates and understands the great works of Rotary and the value of connecting through
fellowship."