Weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, Western Australia, issued on 11 October 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 15" 12th - 18th October 2009
Letter From the Club GSE Team Announced Brunch at the Hassell’s Social Networking Vocational Service Rotary Foundation
President Find out who will be Brief roundup of the Social networks help Month Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs going to Normandy, event, plus photos. you find thousands of Using the vocational This week’s thought is
activities. France in 2010. Page 3 Rotarians online. skills within the club about the Foundation
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 membership. Alumni.
Page 4 Page 5
raised towards the cost of with your Peace Fellow
Letter From the producing their CD is $2,250. Plucked from Afghanistan by Application.
Still another $1,250 required a caring couple, John and
Club President and this might just have to be Margaret Broadbent have Rohallah, along with 17
a loan right now as they go become his new family and members and spouses will be
Dear Fellow Rotarians, into production for the CD on with their backing Rohallah ‘brunching’ at the Hassell’s
Monday and Tuesday. is now an Australian citizen. on Sunday morning. It will
Heartfelt congratulations to Whilst in Afghanistan just be a wonderful opportunity
Elizabeth Bain on her Our speaker at our meeting recently trying to find his to spend time with each other
magnificent effort of raising in a purely social
in excess of $800 for environment and also an
PolioPlus last Sunday in just excellent chance to talk more
over 14 mins in the ‘Climb for with Rohallah. Thank you
a Smile’. Elizabeth has learnt Sue and Bill.
she could have done even
better in the fundraising area Ken and Pres. Kerry
if she’d known then what she McAuliffe met with Paul
knows now, but even so, Olivier and Paul Kordic at
Elizabeth was the second Solicitors Talbot and Olivier
highest individual fundraiser on Thursday morning. Ken
on the day. We are proud of decided it wouldn’t hurt to
you and thank you for the see if we could work on a
mighty effort you put into the ‘pro bono’ deal to get the
event. Club Foundation set up as
the previous contact seemed
The RC of Freshwater Bay to ‘fall over’. Bottom line is
manned the ‘exit’ so special good news and Paul Kordic
thanks also go to Dir. Rob for will commence working on
coordinating the members the Club Foundation with
L-R: Rohallah Haidari, Bil Hassell costs back to minimal -
and to helpers, Claire and
Daniel, Rajah and Ken as well around the $900 originally
of 8th October was our father and stepmother, suggested the cost would be.
as to Rob of course.
sponsored Peace Fellow, Rohallah re-met an old friend Much appreciation goes to
Rohallah Haidari. Rohallah from childhood days and at Ken and Kerry.
Bill and Sue Hassell went
briefly described a little of his very short notice they
along to the Alumni picnic at
background and his desire to decided to get married. The Quiz night is fast
Lake Leschenaultia so many
embark on a Rotary approaching. Hope all
of us were not about to see
Foundation Peace Rohallah returned to members are working on
the performance on Telethon
Fellowship. All present felt Australia and his bride, back tables of 8 and prizes for the
of the Burundi Peace Choir.
fortunate to reside in to her studies in Russia. All night. If you can’t put a table
Feedback received has been
Australia and to be sheltered members of the RC of of 8 together, or friends you
that they looked and
from the oppression and Freshwater Bay wish you a have invited are able to
sounded wonderful. So far
environment of war in long and happy married life organise a table themselves,
with a personal contribution
countries such Afghanistan, Rohallah and every success then tables can combine to
and amounts promised from
the homeland of Rohallah. make the 8. Marcos has
a few clubs, the amount
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produced a flyer for us and I friends and family for the D. 1640, Normandy France. community newspapers
ask members to print it out clubs very first birthday 19 exceptional applicants (Post and Western Weekly),
and put it up in shopping celebration. were interviewed (with radio stations Curtin FM
centres, gyms or workplaces running late there was not 100.1, and 6PR in a bid to
so that we can attract as The cost will be agreed upon time for cups of coffee or obtain advertising.
many participants as possible by the Board at the Board lunch) Kylie West, employed
on 21st O c t o b e r. meeting on Wednesday by the Disability Services Contributions for prizes for
Appreciation is extended to evening. Commission, who came tables and raffles and auction
Marcos and members who along to the club a couple of items are being sought. The
have organised prizes and We have been extremely weeks ago to introduce Quiz night is approaching
tables thus far. fortunate to procure WA herself was one of the lucky rapidly so hopefully all
Chief Scientist Lyn Beasley as four selected to go to members are working on this
Enid has been in SCGH with our guest speaker on the Normandy. (both tables and prizes) as
a back problem. Sorry to night. Lyn is one of WAs the more that can be raised
hear this Enid. We miss you best presenters and is very The day concluded with a from this fundraiser the
and all wish you a full and supportive of our club, function at Ken and Di’s better off our charity account
speedy recovery. especially as we are looking home to announce the will be.
to support her ‘magnifying successful team. It was a bit
Yours in Rotary Service, microscopes’ in some of the like ‘Guess Who is Coming
local schools. to Dinner” as each time the Matching
Di Collins door bell went the successful
Charter President applicants (each of whom Grant 71807
Group Study had received a phone call
around about half an hour This is the very first Rotary
Christmas/ Exchange Team before) arrived for the Foundation Matching Grant
announcement. that the RC of Freshwater
Club Birthday Results Bay has applied for on a solo
basis. It is for Manna
Dinner Another achievement in the
Quiz Night Industries and has been
first year of the club is to supported by RI D. 5180
A booking has been made at have a successful Group Hope all members are (California & the Rotary
the Nedlands Golf Club for Study Exchange Team spreading the word about the Club of Arden Arcade). Our
our Christmas/birthday Applicant. Quiz night on Wednesday, club has A$1,000 towards
dinner on Thursday, 17th 21st October at Burswood on this project thanks to Alistair
December. Claire and Di spent a full day Swan. and Margie Tulloch. There is
on Saturday involved with still A$2,500 to be raised, and
Please put this date in your the interviews for upcoming PRID Ken has sent we have been assisted with A
diaries and feel free to invite Group Study Exchange with information to the local $9,000 from California. This
project is an excellent
example of how the Rotary
Foundation and working
with our Rotary friends in
other countries can benefit
our own community.
Shelter Boxes
With the natural disasters all
around us, Shelter Box
supplies from Australia have
been depleted and support is
desperately needed.
Friends of Ken and Di from
Samoa have sent reports on
their country and say the
way they can be assisted the
most is by Shelter Boxes. 500
have been sent to Indonesia,
200 to the Philippines and
L-R: RFC PRID Ken Collins, Devi Avani, Luke Hutchinson, Team Leader Jim Benson, Kylie West, DG Geoff Simpson and 100 to Samoa.
Josclyn Sloan
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With everyone paying a
Brunch at the nominal amount to attend, it
has also swollen our Charity
Hassell’s account by a couple of
hundred dollars.
Flickr, and YouTube . Here you Find this article at:
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discussions, and thousands of ServiceAndFellowship/
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A huge thank you to Bill and Social networks just for teens and people in
Sue for a wonderful brunch their 20s. The greatest growth
which was well attended by club help you find in Facebook comes from people Rotary Minute
members and partners plus a ages 35-49. And from
few friends of Bill and Sue. thousands of December 2007 to December video series
2008, Facebook experienced
Bill and Sue went to a lot of Rotarians online more growth in visitors ages debuts
effort and produced a great 50-64 than those under age 18, Rotary International News
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enjoyed by all – fine food and "Global Faces and Networked
fellowship in beautiful Places ."
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Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , 1 Read more about RI's video series that features
social networking Rotarians around the world
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Sponsoring Team RC Freshwater 2 Learn how some topics that interest them. In
each video, you’ll hear answers
Rotarians are using
Bay for Climb for a Smile social networks to questions such as what does
Rotary mean to you? how does
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Link to : http://www.mycause.com.au/ social networking to and how has Rotary changed
page FreshwaterBayClimbforasmile reach youth your life?
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Watch the first episode of Rotary
Minute. Rotary International News
You can also embed Rotary
9 October 2009
Minute videos on your club and
district Web sites to share with
Rotarians have put Service
fellow club members, potential
Above Self for more than a
members, and your community.
century. Through vocational
Learn more about Rotary from
service, Rotarians serve others
club members themselves … in a
through their professions and
Rotary Minute!
promote high ethical standards.
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http://www.rotary.org/en/
Month, encourage members to
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apply the skills and talents they
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use in their professions to your
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new projects that tap into your
club’s collective talent.
Use your To discover members’ unique
professional skills, members of
membership or service projects
the
skills during committees could conduct a
skills inventory to determine a
Vocational service project that maximizes
their club’s professional abilities.
Service Month
Quiz Night
Wednesday, 21st October, 2009
7:00pm for 7:30pm at the Burswood On Swan Function Centre
Cost is $10.00 per person, with tables of 8.
Bar service is available.
Quiz Master is PP Graeme Bain
Members - please organise prizes for the Silent Auctions, Raffles
and as tables prizes.
Please start getting the word out and putting together tables!
The Dr Ken Collins Address
Monday, 16th November, 2009
7:00pm for 7:30pm at the Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester
Park.
Cost is $45.00 per person for a two course meal. Bar service is
available.
RI President John Kenny will be the keynote speaker.
The Rotary Foundation Alumni speaker will be retired Federal
Court Judge Bob Nicholson.
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5. N E W H O R I Z O N S
donate US$1,000 every year back to the Rotary family Fellows and the Rotary
The Rotary for the rest of his life to the now that I am able to do so,” Centers program.
Foundation Rotary Centers program and
challenged other peace
Danielsen says. “Giving a gift
annually that I know will
fellows to do the same. inspire Rotarians and others
Week 15: This week’s Rotary to give more and provide
Foundation Thought is about Inspired by Danielsen’s peace-building opportunities
the generosity and dedication generosity, Peace Fellow Scott for even more people is a
of our Foundation Alumni. Lang of the United States huge privilege to me.”
took up the challenge and
Former Rotary Peace Fellow also pledged $1,000 annually. The commitment made by
from Norway Gert Danielsen, these two Foundation
out of a desire to give “My challenge and support Alumni is a true testament to
something back, pledged to reflects a keen desire to give the quality of the Peace
Program for October / November
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
14th October Board Meeting, 17:30, 1 New Court
22nd October Daniel Forsdyke Green, Mt Claremont
29th October Elizabeth Bain 15th October Committee Meetings
Vote of Thanks 22nd October Simone Carot Collins - Waist
Disposal Challenge Overview
Date Name
29th October Bill Hassell - Life & Times
22nd October Enid Wall 5th November Daniel Forsdyke - Nutrition to Assist
Your Waist Disposal
29th October Anne McAnearney
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,
15th October Bryant Stokes Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
22nd October Peter Symons vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
29th October Rob Rohrlach Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
5th November Warren Milner 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
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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