Weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, Western Australia, for 19th September 2010

1. New Horizons
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 3, Issue 12 20th - 26th September 2010
What's On This Making the News Jetsetters For Your Diary Upcoming Guest Rosters
Week Which youth Bon voyage to Dinner meetings and Speakers Host and attendance
Learn about this program that we members embarking on other special occasions: Find out who will be rosters.
week's guest speaker, participate in will be trips, and welcome DG Visit, Club speaking at the club. Page 4
the Hon Nick Hasluck. appearing on the home to recent Birthday, an overseas Page 4
Page 1 Channel 7 news? arrivals! guest speaker and more!
Page 2 Page 2 Page 3
Letter from the President electronic committee meetings more young adults please contact Marcos.
effective than our face-to-face ones? Working with Children forms are
At any one time we normally have How else can we increase our available from Secretary Di.
several members travelling or busy participation in committees?
with work, but committee meetings Yours in Rotary service,
in particular seem to attract the While we have de-emphasised Simone
lowest attendance every month. With physical attendance in our club, we
very few people working on the do need participation at the
committees, it reduces what we can committee level to enable our club to
This Week’s Speaker
take on and increases how long it operate effectively. The more ideas,
The Hon. Nick Hasluck AM will tell
takes to complete preparations. thoughts and contacts we can share us of his reflections as a newly
together, the better! retired judge at our meeting this
Next month our committee meetings
will be held via email. That will The New Generations committee is Wednesday. Please make every
effort to attend as we have a number
conclude our trial period of still in need of members – if you
alternating face-to-face committee would like to work with youth / or members away – family and
friends most welcome too.
meetings with electronic ones. Are
Rotary Out West
Produced weekly by PDG Phil
Cordery, the Rotary Out West blog
http://rotaryoutwest.blogspot.com/
provides an overview of what is
happening in Rotary in Western
Australia.
The wise little piece below is
courtesy of Phil’s blog:
The money require to eradicate
hunger for everyone in the world has
been estimated at $30 billion a year
IT IS A HUGE SUM OF MONEY
… about as much as the world
spends on the military every 8 days
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455 1

2. NEW HORIZONS
Rotary Youth Driver Cottesloe Primary Interact
Awareness (RYDA)
Ken Collins and Rob Rohrlach are Copies of the Interact Handbook are
Lindsey Francis, a member of the visiting Principal Greg Teede on being circulated around the club.
RYDA Committee, has advised clubs Thursday 23rd September to talk to Members are encouraged to take a
that Channel 7 is going to film a him about magnifying microscopes copy home and have a browse to
RYDA event on Wednesday 22nd and ‘Paint Your Pinky’. learn more about the program.
September and put it to air as a
major story. Vocational Visits Travelling Members
They'd like as many club banners Bryant Stokes will be looking into Welcome home to Bill and Sue
there in the background as possible, vocational visits to the Police Hassell! Great to have you back.
and ideally a representative from Academy and to Westrac for early
each club that is involved in RYDA next year. The Police Academy visit Warren Milner is still in the UK and
there as well, as it will be a fantastic will take place during the day. due home after the birth of their
promotional opportunity for Rotary. grandchild. We look forward to
Jade Lewis & Friends Warren’s return around the end of
The RYDA event that day will be at September.
the Superdrome in Midland, where Congratulations to Jade Lewis and
the Rotary Club of Swan View if Friends who were recently awarded Claire and Daniel Forsdyke will be
hosting Guildford Grammar School. the 2010 Sunday Times ‘Pride of in the UK and Europe until mid
It will run from 9am to around Australia Medal’ in the Community October. Safe travels and have a
2.30pm. Given the number of people Spirit Category. wonderful trip.
likely to be there, the host club
cannot cater for visitors, so if you The Community / Vocational Clive Boddy is in Sydney until the
would like to go along, please Committee is applying for an end of the month.
provide your own refreshments. EmbroidMe Community Fund Grant
Brother James and Debbie Cash will
for Polo shirts for Jade’s group and
Paint Your Pinky be in Nepal for several weeks with
the Board has approved $400 to fund
a ‘School Kit’. the Pilgrimage of Hope and will
The Principal of Claremont Primary bring back more information on their
School, Joe Dellaposta, has arranged Learn more about Jade Lewis & project for destitute women and
for us to “paint pinkies” on Friends at www.jadelewis.com street children.
Wednesday, 22nd September at 10
am.
The children are very enthusiastic
after Ken Collins' talk last week, and
have created posters in purple in
black.
If you are able to help, please advise
President Simone as Ken and Di will
be interstate until Tuesday, and wear
your club shirt (if you have one). Joe
is trying to obtain coverage from the
Post Community newspaper.
Next year Claremont Primary School
will join with the East Claremont
Primary School to become
Freshwater Bay Primary School!

3. NEW HORIZONS
Canadian Rotarian Swims Change of Meeting
News from Andrea To End Polio When: Thursday, 7st October, 2010.
Hayward By Arnold R Grahl Venue: Bethesda Hospital Café
Time: 5:45 pm for 6 pm start.
Andrea has settled into her job and A 43-year-old Canadian Rotarian's Guest Speaker: Phil Sherwood from RC
new home in Canberra. She was on attempt to swim across Lake Ontario Arden Arcade, California
the campaign trail with PM Gillard, in August has raised almost Note: this meeting is in place of our usual
flying all over the country. On one US$150,000 for polio eradication. Wednesday meeting on Wed 6th Oct.
day the PM and entourage attended Thie Convery, a member of the
events in three different States and
Rotary Club of Dundas, Ontario,
now that we finally have a made it halfway across the lake on 7 DG Visit
government and Andrea has caught August before weather conditions
up on some sleep, she will start When: Wednesday, 15st October, 2010.
forced her to stop. Through the Swim Venue: Bethesda Hospital Café
attending Rotary Clubs in Canberra to End Polio, her club raised $44,000 Time: 6:30 pm for 7 pm start.
in an effort to find the one she’d most
for Rotary’s US$200 Million
like to transfer to. Guest Speaker: DG Ian Hutton
Challenge. The fundraiser also Cost: $40 for dinner. BYO drinks
inspired clubs across Canada to give
Andrea says “Hi” to all Freshwater to the challenge. Note: Board members to arrive for a meeting with
the DG at 5:30 pm.
Bay members..
According to William R. Patchett,
We miss you Andrea. Come and visit chair of the District 7070 Rotary
us when you are back in Perth! Foundation Committee, Canadian 13th Annual Dr Ken
clubs have contributed nearly
$150,000, as of the beginning of
Collins Address
Night Stalk at the Zoo September. Promoting The Rotary
Foundation
Donna Bicknell reported that native Convery's effort received extensive
print and broadcast coverage, both When: Monday, 29th November, 2010.
animals have become scarce in Kings
Venue: Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester
Park so the Night Stalk was not that before and after the event.
Park.
successful. We’ll look for another “We wanted to raise awareness, and Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm
social activity for October to replace we certainly did that,” she said. Guest Speaker: RI President Ray
the Night Stalk. Klinginsmith
Convery, a financial adviser, said she Alumni Speaker: Maryanne Tokome­Amu
decided to take on the endeavor after
Club Guests club members gathered last year to Cost: $45pp with cash bar available.
discuss raising money for the Note: This will replace our regular meeting on the
It was a pleasure to have two guests challenge.
1st Wednesday of December.
at our last meeting, who both have
experience with Rotary's youth Convery said that she has not ruled
programs. out another attempt, and that she was
touched by the dedication of her crew Club Birthday /
Tapiwa Marimbe is the Honorary and the support of Rotarians. “To
Treasurer for Manna Industries and look around and see the faces of the
Christmas Party
was originally connected to Rotary as people who committed their time, When: Thursday, 16th December, 2010.
an Interactor. His wife Farasai was a energy, and money -- that was the Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, Melvista Ave
Time: 6:30 pm for 7 pm start.
Rotaractor. We are hopeful that most powerful experience.
Tapiwa will accept membership of “We did make a difference,” she Guest Speaker: To be confirmed
our club. Cost: $45 – includes dinner
added. “We didn’t get across the
lake, but we definitely made a Note: Board members to arrive for a meeting
Our other guest was Marcos' sister difference. Ask the children who will with the DG at 5:30 pm.
Marcela Carot, who is visiting from be receiving polio vaccine if it was
Note: This will replace our regular meeting on the
Argentina for just over three weeks. worth it.” 15th of December.
Like Marcos, Marcela is a former
Rotaractor as well.

4. NEW HORIZONS
Program for September / October
Date Speaker Topic Host Attendance
22nd September Hon Nick Hasluck AM Reflections of a newly retired judge Bill Hassell Marcos Carot Collins
29th September Kylie West Group Study Exchange to Normandy Judy Edwards Wilma McBain
7th October (Thursday) Philip Sherwood Rotary Club of Arden Arcade, California Di Collins Rob Rohrlach
13th October (Dinner) DG Ian Hutton District Governor's Official Visit Ken Collins Donna Bicknell
20th October TBC TBC Margaret Stuart Elizabeth McBain
27th October Jorg Imberger Water Research Rob Rohrlach Daniel Forsdyke
New Horizons: Winner of the District Board Club Details
9450 Bulletin Award for 2009/10
Rotary Year 2010-11
Simone Carot Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bulletin Contributions PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are President Western Australia, 6909
sought from members of the club.
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club Meetings
on the projects your committee is working on
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
or promote the clubs next fundraising event. Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Bill Hassell — President Elect /
Please forward articles and photos to Club Administration Director Queenslea Drive
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Claremont
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Email
Toni James — Treasurer
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Phone
08 9385 0471
Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director Fax
projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0472
Claire Forsdyke — International Website
Director www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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Ken Collins — Membership http://www.fac ebook.c om/fres hwaterbayrotary
Director
Chartered 19 December 2008
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Marcos Carot Collins — New
Generations Director
newgenerations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au