The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay bulletin provides updates on upcoming events, including the Changeover Night and details on involvement in the Rotary Youth Drivers Awareness program. It also discusses progress in the Waist Disposal Challenge and approval of a new Rotary fellowship. The President-Elect seeks feedback on meeting schedules and holds for a club assembly. The District Governor reflects on the international convention and accomplishments of the district.

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 51 21st - 27th June 2010
From the President Changeover Night Waist Disposal RYDA From the Desk of the Rotary Foundation
Elect Further information on Challenge Details of the upcoming District Governor Thought of the Week
Find out what is the club changeover RC Freshwater Bay is RYDA day. Final letter from the This week’s thought is
happening around the night. getting rid of it’s Page 2 last District Governor about Health, Hunger
club. Page 1 waist! of D9450. and Humanity (3-H)
Page 1 Page 2 Page 2 Grants.
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meeting once every two enable sufficient discussion. him and learn more this
From the months rather than once a Please let me know if a wonderful program of the
month, with committees Saturday morning is still Rotary Foundation.
President Elect utilising electronic means of your preferred time for an
providing reports and ideas assembly, or if another part of
on the alternate month. What the weekend would be more
Changeover Night
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
do you think? suitable.
Our Changeover Night is fast
With the end of the Rotary
I would like to hold a club Our final speaker for this approaching, and final
year drawing near and many
assembly late in July to Rotary year will be Aaron numbers need to be given to
members away, committee
discuss your ideas about Chinyimba, who will be the venue in a fortnight's
meetings this week were
maximising our club's speaking about his time.
finished in record time. The
question was raised as to efficiency and your experiences in Australia as an
enjoyment of Rotary. Ideally Ambassadorial Scholar. If you have not done so
whether we could look at
we need a couple of hours to Please come along to support already, can you please
holding a physical committee
advise PE Simone whether or
not you are able to attend
ASAP, along with any special
dietary requirements. You are
most welcome (and strongly
encouraged!) to bring guests
along.
Please make payment in
advance ($45 per person),
either at this week's club
meeting, or to our club bank
account. If depositing
directly, please let both Rajah
and Simone know that the
payment has been made.
Make payments to:
Account name: Rotary Club
of Freshwater Bay Club
Operating Account
BSB: 036-034
Account number: 304015
New Rotary
Fellowship
Approved
Project plaque to go to the Manna Kids Health In Eating Facility at Maddington Primary School
The “Rotarians on Social
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Networks Fellowship” is the Martins are volunteers
newest official Rotary
Waist Disposal helping with the course. Thank you one and all for
fellowship, formally Challenge your contribution to what I
approved by the Board of regard as the best year in my
Rotary International at its We our continuing to reduce life.
recent June Board meeting. our waists and climb the
leaderboard – in May we The Changeover season is
The Fellowship promotes ranked SECOND in the upon us and I thank the
Rotary fellowship, service whole state! The majority of outgoing Presidents and
and public relations utilizing our participants have lost their committees for an
all the tools available on weight since the challenge excellent job. I hope you
social networks such as started. Congratulations, and enjoyed your year as much
Facebook, LinkedIn and keep up the good work. as I did. To your successors I
Twitter. This is achieved wish them a great year
through: The Waist Disposal ahead. There is so much
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Challenge will continue until From the Desk experience around, do not be
providing training on March 2011 when the reluctant to use it.
how
networks
to use
safely
social
and
winners will be announced at of the District I also wish to thank all those
the joint Districts 9455 & 9465
effectively for maximum
benefit for all areas of
Conference. Governor who have taken
responsibility beyond the
on
Rotary fellowship and Yours in Rotary Service, club level. There are
service (and personal Dear Fellow Rotarians and hundreds who go the extra
enjoyment) without Friends, yard and put so much effort
Simone Carot Collins
compromising privacy or President Elect into District Committees –
being seen to “spam” Margaret and I send you thank you all.
about Rotary. This greetings from the Rotary
includes alerting Seen on TV International Convention in
Montreal. Our first
We hope to see you all at the
members about Facebook combined Districts
scams and viruses, and Convention and certainly not Changeover night on the 3rd
Elizabeth Bain was our last. What a marvelous
assisting Rotarians to tap interviewed on Channel 7s July to celebrate the end of
into the social networks organization we belong to. D9450 and the start of a new
Today Tonight as she arrived Each moment over here you
alumni build up with other CEOs from era in D9455.
themselves. learn something new or a
throughout WA for the different way to approach a
• developing and annual Vinnies CEO sleep Yours in Rotary,
supporting open source common problem. It is Geoff Simpson
out. We understand she wonderful to be able to share
applications (including raised over $1,500 for the District Governor
Facebook apps) to further with others around the world District 9450
homeless. Well done, the tremendous success we
enhance the ability of Elizabeth.
Rotarians and Rotaractors have had as
a District
to find fellow partners-in-
service and conduct Rotary Youth this year. RC Freshwater Bay
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projects.
promoting the existing Drivers Incredible Changeover Dinner
Rotary-related projects,
both in
applications, especially
the official pages and
Awareness scope and
The first Changeover Dinner of the Rotary Club
of Freshwater Bay.
success; When: Thursday, 1st July, 2010.
causes of
International.
Rotary
(RYDA) h i g h e s t Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, Melvista Ave,
membership Nedlands 6009.
Four Freshwater Bay Our Club is involved with growth in Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm.
Rotarians are numbered the RYDA course on the 23rd Australia; an Cost: $45pp (payable prior to event)
among the nearly 500 charter June. The day’s events outstanding Note: Please advise of any special dietary
members from 63 countries, include a breaking District requirements
with PE Simone the first demonstration, a talk on safe Conference;
Chair of the Fellowship. celebrating, driving and an exciting
Y o u t h
It was an article about the
fatigue, a talk on crashes, a
talk on hazard perceptions, a Exchange Vocational Visit
then provisional fellowship police presentation and a talk program;
on the legal and financial challenging When: Wednesday, 7st July, 2010.
which won our club the
responsibilities of drivers. y o u t h Venue: Linney’s, 37 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco 6008.
award at District Conference
projects and Time: 6:00pm.
for the best article in the
Clive Boddy and a teacher programs; RSVP: To Rob Rohrlach by 29th June
Rotary Down Under
magazine. from MLC will be there our first
observing the event for NYSF event Note: Light refreshments will be provided.
To learn more, visit: future reference. The in Perth; our
expectation is Clive will first RYDA Purpose: To study the unique WA pink diamond
www.rosnf.org
manage our full participation event; and industry.
www.facebook.com/rosnf
in a course next year. so much
Elizabeth Bain and Jenn more.
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Nabapally, India keep from Canada the grant has
The Rotary being isolated during the supported schools, micro
Foundation rainy season. It is also one of
the many infrastructure
credit loans, wells, toilets,
and a health clinic for several
projects supported by a communities.
Week 51: This week’s Rotary Health, Hunger and
Foundation Thought is about Humanity (3-H) Grant that The road is not just a way out
Health, Hunger and has brought prosperity to a of isolation it is a road to a
Humanity (3-H) Grants. rural corner of India. brighter future – thanks to
Rotary.
It is called the Paul Harris Sponsored by the Rotary
Memorial Road, a half mile Clubs of Calcutta
long concrete walkway Metropolitan, India and
which helps the villagers of Medicine Hat, Alberta,
Program for June/July
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
23rd June Aaron Chinyimba - Ambassadorial
23rd June Rob Rohrlach Scholar
1st July (Thursday) Changeover Dinner
Vote of Thanks 7th July Vocational Visit - Linney’s
Date Name
23rd June Elizabeth Bain
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Date Name Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Di Collins — President
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
23rd June Bill Hassell Nedlands,
Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bulletin Award for 2009/10 Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0471
Fax
Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
Bulletin Contributions secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club.
Facebook
Why not use the bulletin to update the club Claire Forsdyke — International Director
http://www.facebook.com/
on the projects your committee is working foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au freshwaterbayrotary
on or promote the clubs next fundraising
Toni James — PR & Marketing
event. Chartered 19 December 2008
Committee Director
Please forward articles and photos to publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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