The bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for 23 August 2008

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 8 24th - 30th August 2009
Letter From the Club Interact Peace Fellow Applicant Great Australian Bike Aussie Alex Accepts Rotary Foundation
President What is Interact. Update from Riders his Award Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs Page 2 Afghanistan. Letter from the District What has this Rotary This week’s thought is
activities. Page 3 Governor. Foundation Alumni about Matching
Page 1 Page 3 been up to? Grants.
Page 4 Page 5
The week commenced on Blades. At present volunteers start some of the groundwork
Letter From the Monday morning with a for the ‘Exit’ are the on this.
phone call from Rtn Bryant Forsdyke’s, Enid and the
Club President Stokes who has extremely Collins’. Director Rob would Roger Bayley, the Deputy
generously offered to pay for like to hear from any other Principal at Christ Church
Dear Fellow Rotarians, the costs involved with members who can see their Grammar has offered a venue
establishing the RC of way clear to help. Books of at the school for an Interact
A damp, cool wintry evening Freshwater Bay Foundation. Raffle tickets have been taken Club to meet. Further
on 20th August brought us in A huge thank you to you by Rob, Andrea and Sue and information in the Bulletin on
a string of apologies from Bryant on behalf of all the club will make $70 from Interact. Once again, if any
many members who were members. each book sold. All involved members are prepared to be
feeling a little ‘under the with the ‘Climb for a Smile’ involved with this, PLEASE
weather’, plus several others Climb for a Smile is on do need to purchase T Shirts contact Rob and Ken.
who had other meetings and Sunday, 4th October and we from the organisers. (Not able
commitments. It did are seeking members both to to wear Club T Shirts for this RYDA – Rotary Youth Driver
however find us with Ken as climb (and raise funds via event). Awareness – is another youth
the only male member sponsorship) and to assist at project being looked at by the
present amongst an the Exit. Dir. Rob Rohrlach is PRID Ken is keen for the Projects Committee. It is a
otherwise ‘all ladies’ turnout. working with Elizabeth, Club to start a Community new project in the District
Despite the low numbers, the Andrea and Roger, plus based Interact Club of a this year having been very
committees had worthwhile making contact with the two Saturday. September is ‘New successful in NSW, SA,
meetings. young ladies from MLC the Generations’ Month so it Queensland and Tasmania.
club sponsored to RYPEN – would be a perfect time to Imagine how assisting our
Emma Court and Jessica younger folk (16 and 17 year
www.climbforasmile.org.au
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Through their service
activities, Interactors learn
the importance of:
- developing leadership skills
and personal integrity
- demonstrating helpfulness
and respect for others
- understanding the value of
individual responsibility
and hard work
- advancing international
understanding and
goodwill
Interactors have access to the
many resources of Rotary
International and The Rotary
Foundation plus
administrative support
available through Rotary
International.
Wiluna - Mother and Baby with baby clothes and blanket donated through Rotary Group Study
olds) to become better people events. Marcos is also Attended by Claire, Daniel, Exchange Team
on the roads could improve working on a design for a Marcos and Di, with Ken
the long term benefits to the pull up banner for the club as presenting on PolioPlus and Applicants
community by reducing it is badly needed, Matching Grants in the local
accidents, injuries and even particularly at the entrance to Community, and Bill talking The Club is sponsoring
deaths. the Cafe on our meeting about the Alumni. Andrea Williams application
nights. for GSE and Andrea
PRID Ken will be going to recommended the
Wiluna with Rtn. Alan Rtn. Vicki Rasmussen reports programme to one of her
Stewart on 14th September to that Jesper has recovered workmates, Kylie West. The
meet and talk with various from his hip replacement and District GSE Committee has
people there to assess the is now working in Mt. Tom asked the RC of Freshwater
feasibility of a modified GSE Price, on what they hope is a Bay to also sponsor Kylie so
Team to Fiji and other ways short term (six month) basis. Claire has been in
of assisting the local With working full time, two communication with Kylie
aboriginals. Alan took more little girls and Jesper away, and has forwarded her
knitted items up to Wiluna she is having difficulty completed application on to
last week and we’ve received making meetings so will be the District Committee.
a request for beanies/scarves back with us as soon as Interviews will be on
in footy colours (Eagles, Jesper is able to return to Saturday, 10th October and
Dockers and Carlton) and lap Perth. Look forward to we wish both Andrea and
rugs for the elderly. Enid
Wall is going to see if she can
having you back Vicki.
Interact Kylie every success with
their applications.
find knitters for these at St Yours in Rotary Service,
Louis Village. Interact is a Rotary-
Andrea was been along to
Di Collins sponsored service club for
the club on a couple of
Rtn. Marcos has taken leave Charter President young people aged from
occasions, and we’ll arrange
from the club until the end of 14-17 years. Interact gives
for Kylie to come along and
the year as he is keen to set young people an opportunity
introduce herself to everyone
up a family style club south to participate in fun,
in the very near future.
of the river, where members meaningful service projects.
meet, perhaps of a weekend, Tri District Interact clubs perform at
The next GSE Team will be
with their children. He is least two projects a year, with
travelling to the Normandy
working with D. 9460 to see Rotary one serving the community
area of France in May/June
if this can be brought to and the other furthering
2010.
fruition. Every success to Foundation international understanding.
Along the way, Interactors
you Marcos and we look
forward to seeing you from Seminar develop their leadership
skills and initiative while
time to time at our various
meeting new friends.
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Bain has a wholesale contact for
pyjamas which she will
investigate, otherwise she will
look at Kmart/Target. Thank
you to all members who have Brunch at Bill & Sue Hassell’s
contributed in any way to this
project. Sunday, 11th October, 2009
Peace Fellow You are invited to attend a Brunch at Bill and Sue Hassell’s.
Applicant - There is a cost of $10.00 per person to cover costs.
RSVP to Daniel Forsdyke to indicate your attendance. Please
Rohallah Haidari note that payment will be collected prior to the event.
As nothing had been heard from
West Side Story Rohallah, currently in
Afghanistan, for some time, Bill
and PolioPlus Hassell, who is his counsellor,
phoned him early in the week
and reported as follows.
District Governor’s Visit
Once again, a huge thank you to
Peter and Richard Symons for “ I have just spoken on the Thursday, 1st October, 2009
the opportunity to raise money telephone to Rohallah.
for PolioPlus from ticket sales Members, Spouses and Friends of the Club are invited to attend
for West Side Story. The amount He suggests it is very dangerous the Official Visit of the DG Geoff and Margaret Simpson.
raised was $760. Also, sincere in Afghanistan at the moment,
thanks again go to all members the Taliban determined to This will be a dinner meeting 6:30pm for 7:00pm at a cost of
and friends who supported this disrupt the elections and bomb $25.00 per person, with BYO wine.
event. blasts every day.
RSVP to Daniel Forsdyke to indicate your attendance. Please
Aged in the He has to stay more or less at
home.
note that payment will be collected prior to the night.
Community He has not been able to travel
Note: Board members are requested to meet with DG Geoff at 5:30pm
into the middle country as he
Bryant Stokes suggested we look had planned.
at possible projects to do with He does not have easy access to
the elderly in our community. e-mail as he lives in the outer
Sue Hassell will investigate area.
through the appropriate City of
Nedlands Committee to see if Expects to come home as
they are aware of any needs that planned on 3rd September. Said
the club can look at meeting has been "up and down".”
amongst the aged. Ken has felt Club Polo Shirts and Caps
there are lonely seniors around Thank you Bill for the update
who, particularly at Christmas, and we hope to reorganise a Polo Shirts are available in both Ladies and Mens sizes for $35.
would benefit from a Christmas date for Rohallah to address the
dinner being coordinated for a club once he is back in Perth. Ladies Polo Shirt - www.auspirit.com/au/aspirit/
number of them to get together.
productdetail.asp?ID=126
This is just one idea. If members
know of needs or have other Great Australian Mens Polo Shirt - www.auspirit.com/au.aspirit/
suggestions, please
productdetail.asp?ID=125
communicate with Sue and Rob. Bike Riders
Caps are one size fits all for $17.60.
Anawim Dear Fellow Rotarians, and
Friends,
Caps - www.headwear.com.au/hatDetails.cfm?
prodID=53&prodCatID=2
Along with several other Seven weeks into the new Embroidery will be the Rotary Wheel and the wording “Rotary
members, Jane Armstrong Rotary year and I am nearly half Club of Freshwater Bay”
brought in donated goods last way through my official visits.
week for Anawim Aboriginal What a wonderful variety of Order forms are now available from Claire
Refuge plus $400 in cash, clubs and successful projects we Forsdyke with orders to be placed by
donated by her church. It was have in D9450. Margaret and I Thursday 3rd September 2009
agreed at the Projects are constantly amazed at how
Committee meeting last active some clubs are and that
Thursday that the cash would be they have so many more ideas
used to purchase pyjamas and already mapped out for
socks for the women. Elizabeth community projects.
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
“I looked around this “I was drawn to Rotary
very, very successful because it changed my life
international with the opportunity to
cooperative, and out of work, travel, and study,”
the six global leaders Buchanan said before the
running it, three were convention.
former Rotary
Ambassadorial His favorite Rotary club
Scholars. project, which involved two
other Australian clubs,
“So I say, thank you to created the East Timor
The Rotary Foundation Roofing Company and a
for making this campus for the Dili Institute
possible.” of Technology in Baucau,
Timor-Leste. The company
A food technologist was established by the
and member of the Melbourne club and the
Rotary Club of Rotary Club of Doncaster,
Me l b ou r n e , Vi c, Vic, with financial support
Buchanan, 75, created from the Rotary Club of
the high-protein Adelaide, SA, and the Shell
couldn’t think of a better way Australian milk biscuit and Foundation.
This month is Membership than to commit to supporting high-energy biscuit, which
Month. I have been the Rotary Youth Driver are staples of his country's “It now employs 15 people
heartened to be present for a Awareness initiative. international food aid and is operating
number of new member Invitations to attend a RYDA program. He also developed independently and
inductions which are sorely event next Monday, 24th an affordable infant food profitably,” Buchanan said.
need in some clubs after the August have already been made from rice and soy flour “We also started a revolving
annual June cull. I know the sent to Club Presidents. that is commercially loan fund which helped more
economic climate has produced in Thailand. In than 200 locals, mostly
affected some members and I hope to see many of you January, he was appointed a women, develop micro-
it is now time to show how this Sunday at the Rotary Member of the Order of enterprises in and around
the Family of Rotary can Foundation Seminar. Please Australia for his service to Baucau.”
shine in adverse times. support it and learn food science and technology In addition to professional
something new. and to the community. honours, Buchanan has
On the good news front: received Rotary District
■ we have 13 Yours in Rotary For these and many other awards for providing
excellent candidates accomplishments, The nourishment in
for next year’s Geoff Simpson, District 9450 Rotary Foundation presented underprivileged countries
National Youth Governor, 2009-10 Buchanan with its 2008-09 suffering from famine, as
Science Forum, Global Alumni Service to well as other service efforts.
■ the wonderful Humanity Award at the 2009 One other recognition is also
bunch of new Aussie Alex RI Convention in especially precious.
inbound exchange Birmingham, England.
students are with Accepts his “My father was a dairy
their first host Buchanan's connection with factory manager in our small
parents, and Award Rotary began when he was a village and the outstanding
■ the Great Australian 1959-60 Ambassadorial community l e a d e r, ”
Bike Ride has hit Scholar studying agriculture Buchanan said.
By Dan Nixon and Arnold
town. and science at Iowa State
R. Grahl
University in the United “As a boy, I always felt that I
What a marvelous example Rotary International News States. He has since helped was in his shadow. Later, I
of Rotarians demonstrating obtain Foundation Matching [worked] in Melbourne. I
Service above Self. I Former Rotary Foundation Grants on behalf of the travelled extensively and
encourage you to visit their Ambassadorial Scholar Alex Rotary Club of Melbourne became well known in the
website and read the rider Buchanan realised Rotary's for service projects in dairy industry throughout
profiles: power to influence the world Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and the state. One day, at a dairy
www.greataustralianbikeride when he was working on a India. A Paul Harris Fellow, industry conference, my dad
.org.au - truly inspiring. cooperative food research he has also worked closely was introduced as ‘Alex
project between Australia with Past RI President Royce Buchanan's father.’
A very special thank you to and countries in south-east Abbey in establishing the
our country clubs, who gave Asia. Royce and Jean Abbey “The pride on his face was a
the riders a really warm West Endowment Fund through revelation to me and a joy to
Australian welcome. They all “The level of cooperation the Foundation. The fund has behold.”
asked me to pass on their between countries worked provided scholarships to 10
thanks for your hospitality like a charm,” Buchanan told students from developing
and friendship. Foundation alumni during countries for agricultural
the Rotary Alumni training in Australia since
Next month we focus on Celebration on June 20. 2001.
New Generations and I
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5. N E W H O R I Z O N S
children and adults. Power that it can grow and function. first year. Members of the
The Rotary Flour has targeted A Matching Grant from The Sturgeon Bay, WI, USA club
Foundation malnourished populations in
65 countries to date,
Rotary
enabled
Foundation
Rotarians
has
in
are now working to develop
a commercial model for
providing a very small Wisconsin to bring Power PowerFlour so that it will
Week 8: This week’s Rotary amount of barley malt flour Flour to children in become self-sustaining.
Foundation Thought is about to cooked starchy staples, orphanages and feeding Every Rotarian, Every Year –
Matching Grants. such as rice, wheat or maize. programs in Panama. Nourishing bodies and
minds.
Rotary Clubs in Wisconsin, The supplement helps digest Rotarians in the Rotary del
USA created the Power Flour the starch, converting it into Norte club in Panama will
Action Network to make an sugars the body can absorb carry out the distribution and
impact on the lives of infants quickly and easily. The training in Panama to reach
and severely malnourished sugars power the body so up to 10,000 children in the
Introduction Program for August / September
Date Name Date Details
27th August Bill Hassell 27th August Susan Marie - UWA Extension
Program
3rd September Roh Siriwardena
3rd September Melpo Economou - Peace Choir
Vote of Thanks Project
10th September Rohland Hahnel
Date Name
17th September Committee Meetings
27th August Margaret Stuart
24th September Margaret Stuart - Life and Times
3rd September Simone Carot Collins
Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Welcoming Roster Di Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
Date Name Nedlands,
Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
27th August Rob Rohrlach vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
3rd September Jane Armstrong Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
10th September Enid Wall 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
Bulletin Contributions Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
Fax
08 9385 0472
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Website
sought from members of the club. Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club
on the projects your committee is working Claire Forsdyke — International Director
Facebook
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event.
Toni James — PR & Marketing
Please forward articles and photos to Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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