Weekly newsletter of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay in Perth, Western Australia, issued on 27 September 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 13" 28th September -4th October 2009
Letter From the Club Club Rosters From the Desk of the Climb for a Smile Pedaling Health Care Rotary Foundation
President Do you know when District Governor Sponsor Team RC Find out how Rotary Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs you are next rostered? An update from the Freshwater Bay in helps sick people in This week’s thought is
activities. Page 5 District Governor. their inaugural Nambia. about the Club Goal
Page 1 Page 2 attempt at the Page 4 Setting.
BankWest Tower. Page 5
Page 3
fascinating. For me, the main Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley The very first visit to the
Letter From the message that came through is and John Clarke, the CEO of Rotary Club of Freshwater
that we each have to follow the Science Teachers’ Bay by the District Governor
Club President our heart in the field in which Association of WA last will take place this Thursday,
we want to work as it is Thursday morning and he 1st October. Also on the
Dear Fellow Rotarians, through following our will provide more details on night Rob Rohrlach will
passion that makes our this meeting and exciting present a Vocational Service
The last meeting for chosen career a joy rather potential project. Award to an employee from
September we heard about than a chore. Anne, an early Bethesda Hospital and Ken
the ‘Life and Times’ of Anne childhood teacher (preschool Also last Thursday Kylie will induct our new member
McAnearney. All members to year 3) finally qualified in West, one of the club’s Group Warren Milner into the club.
very much enjoy learning this field about six years Study Exchange Team’s Treas. Rajah has had both of
more about each other back, spent a year in the applicants to Normandy, the club’s accounts audited
through these presentations Middle East teaching and is France, told us a little about and the Hon. Auditor, Adrian
and like all others we have now teaching at Ursula her work at the Disability Rose will be at our meeting
heard, Anne’s story is also Frayne in Victoria Park. Services Commission of WA where we will publically
Anne did and of her desire to learn thank him for the work he
not mention more through this exchange has done in auditing the
l a s t to enhance her work in books.
T h u r s d a y, supporting people with
h o w e v e r, disabilities and their families. Climb for a Smile is the
along the Kylie is another excellent following Sunday, 4th
way she applicant and we all wish her October and Roger and
was a every success with her Elizabeth are seeking
member of interview on 10th October. sponsorship support plus six
the Rotaract members will be working at
Club of An email received Friday the exit. It will be the first
Dianella. morning from Pres. Kerry we’ll be able to wear the
McAuliffe, who is kindly club’s new T shirts. Thank
Anne has assisting the club to set up a you to Claire and Elizabeth
also been suitable Charitable for organising these.
trialling one Foundation / Trust, informed
of the us it could cost far in excess Sunday, 11th is brunch at the
Magnifying of the $900 originally Hassell’s. It is a wonderful
Microscopes projected. How this is dealt opportunity for all members
with her with will have to be decided and families to get together
class of little as quickly as possible, with in a purely social atmosphere
people and one thing being certain and to bond and get to know each
she reported that is the need to proceed other a little better. The
that they with the establishment of the ‘Family of Rotary’ is a vital
loved it. Foundation. Feedback from part in the success of any
Dir. Rob members has been invited as club and in a new one, it
Rohrlach I immediately forwarded takes time to develop. Club
Rotarian Anne McAnearney and I met Kerry’s email to each of you. members need more social
with WA’s contact so PLEASE, as many
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
of you as possible come onto Alan Stewart for the Unfortunately, Rohallah was for the wonderful job each
along on 11th. Thank you indigenous in Wiluna. Please not able to locate his father one is doing which has
Bill and Sue for arranging pass on our sincere thanks to and step mother. helped the Rotary Club of
this function for us all. all concerned for these Enid Freshwater Bay get off to a
and a big thank you to you to On Thursday, 8th October, flying start.
Yours in Rotary Service, for organising for this to Rohallah will be addressing
happen. the club, telling us a little of Would all members start
Di Collins his background, why he has giving serious consideration
Charter President applied for a Rotary to nominating either
Modified GSE Foundation Peace Fellowship themselves or others for the
and what he would like to various Board positions.
Brother James in Wiluna achieve long term in this
field, if successful with his
Br. James is in Nepal and has While at Rotary application. Rohallah is an Postponed
established contact with the Headquarters in Evanston amazing young man whom
President of the R.C. of USA last week Ken met with you will not want to miss Club Assembly
Kathmandu, and is meeting the staff member in charge of hearing so please make every
with him today (Sunday). Group Study Exchange and effort to be at the meeting on Due to the long weekend and
James should have an received formal approval to 8th October. inability of most members to
exciting story to share with apply for the Exchange attend the Club Assembly
the club on his return. between a group of last Saturday, it has been
indigenous people from Quiz Night 21st postponed. However, items
Forty students who have Wiluna and Fiji. He is for discussion with members
travelled to Nepal on a awaiting confirmation of October, 2009 and for which input is sought
Pilgrimage of Hope with cooperation from the District are:
James have taken the Governor in New Zealand Hope all members are
contents of 13 bags of knitted who looks after Fiji and once encouraging friends and
items (toys, jumpers, this is received the family to support our first
Club Birthday and
blankets, beanies, scarves application will be major fund raising activity. Christmas
and booties) with them, submitted. Funds are urgently required
courtesy of Margaret for the projects which are in Function
Brawley. These will be the pipeline. Thank you to
distributed to orphanages by Rohallah Safely members who have handed As both of these coincide,
the students and will be in items for the Quiz night suggestions and feedback is
videoed and photographed, Back in Perth and please keep working on welcome on what kind of
so we, and Margaret can see items which can be used for function and where would
the fruits of her labour. Pres. Di has spoken with raffles, auction and table members like us to look at
Rohallah since his arrival prizes. A club letterhead is holding an event to celebrate
attached to this bulletin so
More Blankets home mid week. He is
saddened to have had to that members are able to put
these two special occasions.
If we propose to look at an
leave his 16 year old half together an appropriate letter outside venue, it may need to
for Wiluna brother behind in which can be used to be given priority as many
Afghanistan and will now try approach local restaurants places get booked up early
Enid Wall has three boxes of to go through the and or business for donations for Christmas functions.
various size rugs / blankets appropriate channels to see if for the Quiz night. Somewhere where we can
from St. Louis Retirement he can bring to Australia. Lotterywest have kindly sent have a room to ourselves is
Village which will be passed a package of 50 $1.00 preferable to just a
scratchy tickets. restaurant. Also, WA Chief
Scientist Lyn Beazley is a
Thanks to Jan and her staff fascinating speaker and if we
for these. are able to select a date she is
available, would members
like us to try and have her
Club Board for address us on the significant
occasion of the Club’s first
2010-11 Anniversary?
In four weeks time Secretary
Daniel will send out a notice
Club Changeover
and nomination form to all Night
members for nominations for
(end of June, early July)
Board positions for 2010-11.
The club has been extremely
Another major celebration in
fortunate to have members
the life of a Rotary Club is
take on positions and carry
the annual club Changeover
them out so efficiently in its
of its President and Board. It
first year of operation. Pres.
is traditionally an up market
Crochet Rugs in Wiluna Di would like to sincerely
event and once again
thank every Board member
suggestions from members
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are sought on where it might be Dear Fellow Rotarians, and
held. As with the birthday/ Friends,
Christmas celebration, a venue
with its own room to allow for Margaret and I will be in the
proceedings and speeches to middle of our Kununurra and Brunch at Bill & Sue Hassell’s
take place is vital. Broome visits when you receive
this. Only three visits left in Sunday, 11th October, 2009
Perth to finish a wonderful
Club Foundation/ sequence of meeting old and You are invited to attend a Brunch at Bill and Sue Hassell’s.
Trust new friends and discovering
more amazing Rotary stories There is a cost of $10.00 per person which will be donated to
and projects. With the the Club Charity Account.
Please forward your comments
cooperation of all clubs we hope
on this and the recently received
to compile a list of club projects. RSVP to Daniel Forsdyke to indicate your attendance. Please
email from Pres. Kerry
This will have a multitude of note that payment will be collected prior to the event.
McAuliffe to Pres. Di and Board
uses including providing new
members. Perhaps we should
ideas and opportunities for
immediately put on hold the
clubs to jointly undertake
smaller things like the ordering
projects.
of the pull up banner and
bannerettes, which were to come
out of the Club account in
Under Jerry Pilcher's leadership, District Governor’s Visit
the membership drive appears
favour of the costs that are
to be in full swing with some Thursday, 1st October, 2009
needed to set up the Club
great news coming from many
Foundation if we
are not able to Members, Spouses and Friends of the Club are invited to attend
arrange for a ‘pro the Official Visit of the DG Geoff and Margaret Simpson.
bono’ solution for
the application, as This will be a dinner meeting 6:30pm for 7:00pm at a cost of
was originally $25.00 per person, with BYO wine.
envisaged.
RSVP to Daniel Forsdyke to indicate your attendance. Please
note that payment will be collected prior to the night.
From the
Note: Board members are requested to meet with DG Geoff at 5:30pm
Desk of
the
Karratha Pres Robin Vandenberg, newly
District inducted Rotarian Rob Dunbar & DG Geoff Sponsoring Team RC Freshwater
Governor clubs. Please upload your Bay for Climb for a Smile
membership figures on the
website so we can all celebrate Link to : http://www.mycause.com.au/
page FreshwaterBayClimbforasmile
www.climbforasmile.org.au
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
with you. hospital. Kilometres from the AIDS-related illnesses to
The month has been filled with nearest health care facility, scorpion bites. BEN
exciting activities including the villagers living with HIV/ Namibia has found that
National Youth Science AIDS often miss their the bikes usually best
Forum Briefing, the Probus treatments because they have serve areas within 10
Rendezvous, the launch of Jeff neither transportation nor kilometres of a health
Trudgian's book of poetry, the enough income to charter clinic.
RAWCS AGM and interviews private vehicles.
for the GSE Team Leader to “It means the difference
Normandy in France - But today, Namibians are between getting to a clinic
congratulations to Jim Benson. getting an opportunity to reach and a hospital or not,”
clinics from the most isolated Offer said. “It means
Unfortunately the Rotary places -- and a better chance at being carried on
Foundation Seminar was survival -- because of bicycle someone’s back when
poorly attended. All of our ambulances. you’re injured or
support is needed to bolster pregnant, being carried in
our Foundation and help it The Bicycling Empowerment a stretcher by a group,
through these troubled times, Network (BEN) Namibia is a verses one person being
especially with the growing nonprofit organization that able to transport
demands for its services. Our started out providing bicycles somebody. That’s the
fight against Polio continues as transportation. It launched a difference.”
and another chance to help bicycle ambulance project after
comes on the 4th October - noticing that health care A volunteer checks tire
Climb for a Smile. A great workers used their bikes’ pressure during a
event with four deserving luggage racks to transport maintenance session. Photo
causes set to benefit from your patients to hospitals and courtesy BEN Namibia
generosity and effort. clinics.
Next month is Vocational To bring bike ambulances to
Service Month. It is significant the country, the organization
that one of the priorities of the looked to the Rotary Club of
RI Strategic Plan is to Windhoek, Namibia, for Quiz Night
emphasise Rotary's unique support and adopted a design
vocational service from Canadian Niki Dun. Dun,
Wednesday, 21st October, 2009
commitment. It is crucial that cofounder and director of
to be able to influence others Design for Development, a
7:00pm for 7:30pm at the Burswood On Swan Function Centre
through business and Vancouver-based charity, had
vocational associations one has come up with an innovative
Cost is $10.00 per person, with tables of 8.
to be ethical and then lead by concept: a bicycle that could
Bar service is available.
personal example. In Gandhi's tow an adjustable stretcher,
words, "A man is the sum of already being used in Malawi,
his actions." South Africa, and Zambia. Quiz Master is PP Graeme Bain
Have a great month. Chris Offer, a member of the Members - please organise prizes for the Silent Auctions, Raffles
Rotary Club of Vancouver and as tables prizes.
Geoff Simpson, District 9450 Chinatown, B.C., became
Governor, 2009-10 involved after he read a Please start getting the word out and putting together tables!
newspaper article about an
award Dun had received from
Pedaling Health the Canadian government for
her design work. Offer wanted
Care to learn more and to see if he
By Nicole Charky could help. They were in sync: The Dr Ken Collins Address
Rotary Canada She needed funds to support
October 2009 the project in Namibia, and he Monday, 16th November, 2009
could help raise them.
Eight Namibian men walk 7:00pm for 7:30pm at the Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester
through the desert. Four of Now, more than 70 bicycle Park.
them carry an injured person ambulances are serving remote
on a stretcher. villages with support from the Cost is $45.00 per person for a two course meal. Bar service is
Vancouver Chinatown and available.
The other four walk alongside Windhoek clubs and the Rotary
and wait until the first four get Club of Port Moody, B.C., in
RI President John Kenny will be the keynote speaker.
tired. They switch off, hoisting partnership with Design for
the person and continuing Development.
The Rotary Foundation Alumni speaker will be retired Federal
along the unpaved ground. Court Judge Bob Nicholson.
The ambulances are often the
This is the way people in rural only option for transporting
Namibia usually reach a impoverished people with
afflictions ranging from HIV/
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5. N E W H O R I Z O N S
with a minimum US$100 “We decided to try for a total As our club sets its goal for
The Rotary contribution. of $600,000 or $200 per capita the coming year, we should
Foundation At the President-elect
in our district,” says PDG
Holly Callen, D5950. “It
also remember to measure
our success by the number of
Training Seminar (PETS) this seemed like a real stretch and lives we’ve saved and
Week 13: This week’s Rotary spring, our club president- it took us three years to get changed.
Foundation Thought is about elect will be asked to submit there, but by setting an
Club Goal Setting. an annual giving goal for the ambitious goal, we were able
upcoming year. History has to achieve it. This year we
Clubs are asked to set annual proven that clubs that set have raised the goal to
giving goals for the Every goals follow through with $1million - $300 per
Rotarian, Every Year effort. them. Many clubs are Rotarian!”
We’re asking every Rotarian exceeding that goal now.
to support our Foundation
Program for October
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
1st October District Governor’s Visit - Dinner
1st October Ken Collins Meeting
8th October Bill Hassell 8th October Rohallah Haidiri
Vote of Thanks 15th October Committee Meetings
22nd October Simone Carot Collins - Waist
Date Name
Disposal Challenge Overview
1st October Rob Rohrlach 29th October Bill Hassell - Life & Times
8th October Warren Milner
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Date Name Di Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
1st October Elizabeth Bain Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
8th October Sue Hassell vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
15th October Bryant Stokes Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
22nd October Peter Symons Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
29th October Rob Rohrlach clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0471
Fax
Bulletin Contributions Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club. projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club Facebook
Claire Forsdyke — International Director
on the projects your committee is working http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
on or promote the clubs next fundraising gid=47737002646
event. Toni James — PR & Marketing
Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
Please forward articles and photos to
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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