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 22 2nd -9th December 2011
Meeting 30th November Pride of Workmanship Award Claremont Christmas Carnival
Induction of Members
Meeting 7th December Hon. Member CMF Project
Board Nominations Elham Teimouri Major Donor’s Recognised
Community / Vocational Service Items for Hamper
Meeting Presidential Citation
Pasta and Sauce for Manna
Meetings recommence in New Director for Community
January MG Maiti Nepal /Vocational Committee
Christmas Function 22nd Interact Club Working with Children’s Card
December
National Youth Science Forum Social Activities
Clive Boddy Dinner
Birthdays
a meeting in the East on John’s disadvantaged school
Meeting 30th November Wednesday, returning to his Bellfield Primary School around
meeting after the function on the and he has since been working
The usual meeting of the RC of FB midnight flight. with most State Governments to
was replaced by the Annual Rotary turn around the results of students
Foundation Dr Ken Collins in schools throughout Australia.
Address. The function was well Meeting 7th December The Club is expecting about 20
attended by members and spouses guests next Wednesday, mainly
with around 170 attendees in total. John Fleming from Victoria, who teachers, some of whom have
RIPE Sakuji Tanaka was the main has reformed teaching in Australia implemented John’s methods with
speaker on the Rotary Foundation, is our speaker on Wednesday next. outstanding results.
Alumni speaker was MP Ben Going back to good old fashioned This will be a Vocational Service
Wyatt, with Chairman of the RF teaching and learning turned meeting in the area of Teachers
Trustees PRIP Bill Boyd providing and their
an update on Polio. MC for the profession.
night was former State Governor
and PP RC Perth, Dr. Ken Michael.
Other guests included Deputy of Board
Mission Mr Masahiro and Mrs Nominations
Yumiko Takagi, who attended on
behalf of the Japanese Consul Final day to
General. receive written
Whilst the effort of all members nominations for
who attended was greatly the Board for
appreciated, special mention and 2012-13 is this
thanks go to Gordon Hay who Wednesday, 7th
kindly acted as interpreter for December.
Kyoko Tanaka both on arrival at Any positions not
the Airport and at the Rotary filled can receive
Foundation Address. Also the nominations from
supreme effort put in by Graeme the floor at the
Prior who flew back to Perth from meeting of 14th,
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2. where the Board will be officially Pride of Workmanship
elected. The Interact Club of Freshwater Award
Bay will be holding its Changeover
at the Christmas Function Dinner
Community / Vocational A Pride of Workmanship Award
on 22nd December, where Pres.
Service Meeting will be presented to Hospitality
Truman Forrest will hand over to
Manager at Bethesda Hospital,
PE Kathleen Elliott. Hamish
Roh Siriwardena for not only his
A meeting for this Committee will Mackie, ably assisted by Jen, has
assistance to us at our weekly
be held immediately after the done a great job with organising
meetings, but for his ever
regular meeting of the Club on and looking after the Interactors
helpfulness to Manna Industries
Wednesday, 7th December. Please since the Club was formed in April.
cooking up their meats for
make every effort to attend, as
Christmas, the constant little
Committee meetings are where the
Clive Boddy fundraisers he runs to fund various
work of Rotary takes place.
needs, collections of items for
Our former member Clive Boddy, hampers, the assistance given to
Meetings recommence in whom many members will recall, the Hospital in Sri Lanka and the
January returned to live in the UK last year. many, many ways in which he
Members who were present for quietly contributes to creating a
Clive’s extremely enlightening better world.
After the Christmas function on
22nd December the Club will take a presentation on Corporate
recess until mid January. Meetings Psychopaths will be pleased to Induction of Members
will recommence on Wednesday, know that his long awaited book is
18th January at the Cafe, Bethesda now available. He is being sought
New members Pam Reynolds and
Hospital 5.45pm. out for interviews and emailed Sec.
Vanessa Wood will be officially
Di the following link to a Youtube
Christmas Function 22nd inducted into the Club this coming
on a recent interview. It
Wednesday. Good to see you and
December and Interact commences on the screen which
other newer members all attend
changeover immediately presents itself,
the RF Address last Wednesday
however, there is an overflow
evening. It is by stepping out of
Would all members please put the ‘second’ part to the interview a
our Clubs that we learn more
date for the Club’s Christmas little lower down on the
about Rotary and get a feel for the
function in their diary. Details connection. organisation.
are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, =tj1pGtlXxoo
Melvista Ave, Nedlands Hon. Member
Date: THURSDAY, 22nd
December, 2011 WA Chief Scientist
Time: 6.30pm for Lyn Beazley has
7.00pm Dinner accepted Hon.
Cost: $50 per Membership of
person (three the RCFB.
course) with bar Delighted to have
service available you as a member
Please invite of the Club Lyn
spouses, friends and look forward
and family so to seeing you at
that it is a meetings,
successful night. functions and
Pre Payment is fundraisers
required so whenever you
please pay at an have the
upcoming opportunity to do
meeting or by so.
Direct Deposit Working and
into the RCFB communicating
Westpac with Lyn on a
Operating A/c regular basis, it is
BSB 036034 A/c obvious her
No. 304015 schedule is
The speaker is Faith unbelievably busy.
Richardson, who is She is a real
a light hearted inspiration with
speaker.
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3. what she achieves and energy and appetisers, with 7.15 -
she continues to pour into all 10.20pm dinner. Cost is
activites. $30 per person.
There is a 110 limit for
Rotarians/partners
Elham Teimouri attending the dinner with
priority going to those
It was reported in last week’s providing home hosting for
bulletin that Elham has been students on Sunday 15th
diagnosed with MS. She has January.
improved, is again walking, The Collins’ and Carot
has been discharged and Collins’ have hosted two
returned to Iran for four students each for the past
weeks. two years where students
All good news and we look spend the Sunday mid way
forward to Elham returning to through the NYSF for a catch
meetings in the New Year, up on laundry and rest for
along with her friend Maryam the day. It is not a day for
who has gone to Malaysia for sightseeing and activities.
a month. Sec. Di has the Dinner
booking form so please
Items for Hamper Foundation. contact Di ASAP if you wish to
US$ 20,000 was contributed by register to attend.
HE & Mrs McCusker for Polio
Director Wilma is asking members Eradication giving them Level One
to bring in items on Wednesday to status. Claremont Christmas
make up a hamper for a young lady Pres. RC Midland Franziska Forrer Carnival
with advanced Alzheimer’s and her husband Franco were
Disease. Request has come presented with a Level Four The Shelter Box and money
through Dir. Jenny Gill. Crystal for their regular monthly spinner did not bring in a vast
contribution which has now sum, however, it was a good PR
Pasta and Sauce for reached in excess of $100,000. exercise for Rotary at the recent
All donations are tax deductible Claremont Christmas Carnival on
Manna
and the RF is Rotary’s Foundation 24th November.
for Peace, and the major arm of its
Carina Marshall is collecting
educational end humanitarian
packets of pasta and bottles of
programs. CMF Project
sauce for distribution by Manna
Industries, so once again, would A number of members will
members please bring in pasta and National Youth Science remember Calum Foulner who has
sauce for Carina at Wednesday’s Forum Dinner a NGO called Communities
meeting. Moving Forward. Calum was the
The NYSF Dinner will be held at Club’s participant at the last RYLA
MG Maiti Nepal Currie Hall on Friday, 13th January (Rotary Youth Leadership Camp)
at 6.30 (registration), soft drinks and he has a NGO which is
assisting a remote school in
The RF Matching Grant Nepal.
application for equipment The CMF Project’s Annual
for Maiti Nepal Foundation Christmas Party 2011 will be
is ready to go as soon as the held on 18th December
signatures of the District 4pmto 7pm at 53 Watkins
Governor and the District Road Dalkeith. Cost $50
Rotary Foundation are per ticket. Come along and
added to the form. assist Calum with his
Well done Gillian.
fundraising - a raffle and
Major Donor’s auction. Auction items
Recognised include a Kimberley cruise
and jewellery from Phillipa
Lamont.
During the visit to Perth of
Contact Calum for tickets on
RIPE Sakuji Tanaka, he
0439 847 390 or email
presented two Major Donor
calum@thecmfproject.com
Crystals to couples who have
Calum’s project will also be
contributed significant
seeking a RAWCS (Rotary
amounts to the Rotary
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4. Aust. World Community Service) Community /Vocational arranged in the New Year at
listing through the RCFB for tax Committee after election of new roughly six weekly intervals so that
deductible purposes. Board on 14th December. As we can all benefit from regular
Gordon Hay has accepted social activities in the club. It is
nomination for the position in thought that around 4-6pm of a
2012-13, Pres. Bryant has asked Sunday afternoon would be a
Presidential Citation Gordon if he will step into the popular time to hold these
position after 14th December. functions. Watch this space for
A reminder to all members that further information.
every member is required to make
a personal contribution to the Working with Children’s
Rotary Foundation (tax Card Birthdays
deductible) for the Club to achieve
a Presidential Citation this year. Sec. Di has forms to apply for a A very Happy Birthday to Mignon
To date 16 of our members have Working With Children Card. Cost Shardlow for 6th and to Meryl
done so, and all are requested to is $10 and it is essential to have a Gould for 12th. Hope your day is
make some kind of contribution WWC Card to participate in the special ladies.
prior to 30th March. majority of New Generations
activities. At the first Board
meeting this year it was
recommended that ALL members
apply for a WWC Card. This
New Director for
continues to be the
Community /Vocational recommendation by the Board.
Committee
Social Activities
Dir. Wilma has decided to step
aside as Director of the A range of social activities will be
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5. Roster for Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for Month of Dec 2011
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
7th December John Fleming Gordon Hay Ken Collins Di Collins Alistair Brown
7th December Community / After Regular
Voc Cttee Club meeting
Meeting
14th Bernard Bowen Jim Gould Sue Hassell Jill Henderson Paddy
December Ramanathan
22nd Faith Rex Evans Jim Gould Bill Hassell Sue Hassell
December Richardson
CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR BREAK
NB: ‘Duty’ responsibility is to set up venue and to pack away venue after meeting.
Board Rotary 2011-12
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
Rex Evans –Club Service Director,
President Elect Club Details Website
revans@powerplus.net.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
Hamish Mackie – New Café, Bethesda Hospital
Generations Director Queenslea Drive Chartered 19 December 2008
hamish.mackie@optusnet.com.au Claremont, 6010
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