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 34 22nd - 28th February 2010
Letter from the Club RYDA Youth & Vocational Manna Industries From the District Rotary Foundation
President What is Rotary Youth Director for 2010-11 Update on the Manna Governor’s Desk Thought of the Week
Find out what is Driver Awareness? Are you interested in Industries project. Update of D9450 news. This week’s thought is
happening in the club. Page 2 undertaking this role? Page 2 Page 3 about Polio
Page 1 Page 2 eradication.
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Letter From the
Club President
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Monday 15th February PE
Simone, Director Rob, PRID
Ken and I attended the
launch of a DVD and the
Website for the Burundi
Peace Choir. It was a very
small function, mainly
attended by members of the
Choir and their families who
were clearly delighted when
they saw each other on the
DVD.
Simone was acknowledged
for the great website she has
put together for them and
Ken for coordinating funds
for the CD to be produced.
The CD should be available
in early March.
Tuesday evening Ken and I Photo: Peace Choir members and their families
went along to the District
President’s meeting, which Simpson and DGN Liz casserole night or a cocktail
was held in the Cafe at Newman College have Westoby. function at their home we’d
Bethesda Hospital. A thank indicated a desire to love to hear from you. Input
you to Roh for looking after participate in the Rotary As a new Club we would and feedback from members
us for another Rotary Youth Driver Awareness benefit from regular purely is both sought and
function. As was discussed project so the Club is looking social activities and with welcomed.
at our last Projects committee at taking this on. More on March just around the corner,
meeting, I took the RC of this in the Bulletin. it is my suggestion we should Next year’s Board are
Freshwater Bay’s Magnifying look at something towards expected to attend the
Microscopes project to this I have completed and sent off the end of March as Easter is District Assembly to receive
meeting and received the Certification Form for a early April, with the District training in their respective
expressions of interest from 2009-10 Presidential Citation Conference a couple of weeks Board positions. PE Simone
three clubs with regards to and its receipt has been later in mid April. If any will keep all of the 2010-11
expanding the project into acknowledged by DG Geoff member would like to offer Board informed about this as
other schools. to host something like a details are available, in the
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member who is prepared to
fill this position. Please
contact PE Simone if you are
happy to take on this
position. Working with
youth is an exciting area in
which to become involved as
Rotary has a smorgasbord of
outstanding youth projects
for us to work with.
Progress
Reports
- Concert at Christ Church
Grammar. Ken met with
Deputy Principal Roger
Bayley who will organise a
suitable date with Rik
Symons.
- Club Fund / Foundation is
progressing with required
names submitted to the
Solicitors.
Photo: Simone Carot Collins and Melpo Economu at the Peace Choir launch - Submission in place for
renewal of Charitable
meantime, please put Sunday Clive Boddy has kindly
Licence.
2nd May in your diary for the The Core Objectives of the agreed to look after this
District Assembly. RYDA Program are to: project for the Club and he
- Rotary Youth Project of
will work with the WA
Enrichment (RYPEN) – The
Simone and Marcos will - Supply an informative road Chairman Rod Style and
Club has agreed to sponsor
attend the President Elects safety education resource to Newman College. Clive will
two students who have
Training Seminar in Northam secondary schools to be require assistance from a
been identified for this
over the weekend of 12-14th used in conjunction with, couple of members of the
excellent youth project
March as it is a requirement and as assistance to, the club on the actual day that
of Rotary International that school curriculum; this is organised. As
- English Scholarships for
the President Elect must Newman College just want
Normandy. D.1640 have
attend PETS prior to taking - Establish in students a one class involved this year,
responded enthusiastically
office as President. Rotary positive attitude to it is anticipated we will
to Warren’s generous offer
provides all the tools and responsible motoring; piggyback on a day that is
and will promote the
training possible for Clubs being organised by the RC of
Scholarships extensively in
and Districts to be successful - Create awareness in Maddington on 16th March,
their District starting
and a vital part of the success students of the causes of or one to be organised in late
immediately.
of each Rotary year is the road crashes and supply April / early May by the RC
training of the incoming some practical strategies for of Thornlie.
Team. Poor Preparation
Produces Poor Performance
avoiding involvement; Manna
so let us all ensure the RC of - Create an understanding Youth & Industries
FB has great preparation so through the school
that 2010-11 is an community to the broader Vocational Project
outstanding year of community that road safety
Fellowship and Service. is a community problem Director Bev Lowe has advised the
and that we have an
Yours in Rotary Service, individual and collective Sought final touches are happening
at the moment with the
responsibility for the safety,
Di Collins completion of the Canteen at
health and security of each Due to increased work
Charter President Maddington Primary School.
other. commitments, Jane They will have an ‘Official
Armstrong is unable to
Rotary Youth The RC of FB has put its
hand up to work with
proceed as Director of the
Opening’ at the school on
Monday, 22nd March at
Youth and Vocational Service 3.30pm with the Mayor of
Driver Newman College who have
expressed an interest in one if
Committee next Rotary Year. Gosnells, teachers and
Jane would like to put this on various Education Dept.
Awareness its classes participating in
RYDA this year.
hold for a year or so. Hence Officials plus any Rotarians
the Club requires the who are able to attend are
(RYDA) nomination of another encouraged to do so.
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donate the balance to Polio A metro conference ? club, the Rotary Club of
The kitchen will be featured on Plus; Crawley was chartered on the
the ABCs ‘Can We Help’ A country conference ? 2nd February and had its first
program at 6.30pm on Friday The cost to our Club including guest speaker meeting last
12th March. freight from RDU is $7.30 per Please consider Thursday with over 60
mug; a c c o m m o d a t i o n members present. Their
The Club will hold a requirements when Charter will be officially
Vocational Visit to the Kitchen The mugs are packaged in nominating a location - presented on 15th April. The
at a mutually agreeable date boxes of 36 mugs each. Hence Geraldton, Swan Valley, proposed Rotary Club of
which will be one of our each purchase by Clubs will be York, Broome, Other? Mindarie will hold its first
regular meeting nights. $360 per box; meeting next week to elect
When in 2012? February, office bearers and it hopes to
The Final Report on this Our Club uses these mugs for March April, May? charter before our conference.
project has been sent to the thank you gifts to our speakers Our heartiest congratulations
Rotary Foundation. as it gives us a chance to If you or any Club Member go to those behind the efforts
publicise the work of Rotary in would like to call and in raising these two new clubs
eradicating Polio. Also our discuss the above please and a warm welcome to all the
Magnifying members use the mugs in their feel free to call me on new and potential Rotarians.
workplaces - again good 9310 6510 or
Microscope publicity! 0409 015 830 or The RYLA camp was again a
email liz@westoby.com.au huge success. Those that
Project Please contact me direct if you attended the excellent dinner
wish to make a purchase. My We would like your Club’s prepared by the participants
An email to Dir. Rob from Roy contact details are: feedback by 19 March 2010. will attest to its success and
Hallam from Watercorp Phone 9425 7990 the outstanding change shown
updated us on this project. Fax 9425 2960 Regards by so many of the students.
Trials have been carried out at Mobile 0417 956 825 Liz Westoby Congratulations to all,
a school and the children or DGN D9455 especially to the effort in
loved them. The Manuals are tina.arthur@iinet.net.au 2011-12 getting 3 students down from
in the final stages and it is Kununurra.
Regards
hoped that an official launch
will take place in March.
Form the A big reminder -
Tina Arthur President please register now for confere
West Perth Rotary Club District nce.
Governor’s Make it easier on the
District 9455 organisers. I cannot
Desk understand why many
Conference 2012 Rotarians leave it to the last
Dear Fellow Rotarians and minute to register or rsvp to
We need your Club’s input on Friends, events. Make a commitment
the first Rotary Conference in now and do it. Why come?
your new District of 9455 in The month ahead is a Well it is our last conference as
2012. particularly busy one. Many D9450 and we plan to
clubs have their major celebrate it. There are excellent
Hi Rotarians, fundraising activity or are speakers. It gives you a great
in the midst of planning it. opportunity to meet up with
Every Rotarian has a view on A number of them have both old and new friends
End Polio Now District Conferences and we
would like to get them in
flyers in this addition of Don’t forget to include your p
artner. The conference is as
Our Times. How about we
much for them as you. I look
Coffee Mugs relation to the 1st District
Conference just for 9455 in
all endeavour to get to most
of them and support our forward to seeing you all
2012. fellow Rotarians in their there. Remember, the banquet
Dear Presidents and is restricted to the first 300, so
fund raising efforts.
Secretaries, DG Geoff Simpson will be get in early.
hosting the last Conference for The President Elect Training
I mentioned last night at the District 9450 on April 16 – 18 Regards,
Seminar is to be held in
Presidents meeting that our 2010 at St Mary’s Anglican Geoff Simpson
Northam on 12-14th March
Club is fundraising for Polio School, Karrinyup. District 9450 Governor 2009-10
and preparations are well
Plus by selling coffee mugs.
underway to ensure
DG Ian Hutton and DG we have a new group
The attached logo is printed on Marilyn Barton will be hosting of enthusiastic
white mugs. The mugs are as a joint 9455 - 9465 District President Elects
per the design in the RDU Conference on 25 – 27 March ready to kick start
magazine under merchandise; 2011 at Burswood. our new District.
We are selling the mugs for What will you and your Club Our membership
$10 each. However Clubs can Members support in 2012? continues t o
add their own mark up and
increase. Our newest
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have just begun. What’s 40 every district allocates 10% of PIONEERS on the long road
The Rotary years in the life of a great its available District to PEACE.
Foundation Movement? There are just as
many new things to be done
Designated Funds (DDF) this
year to the PolioPlus Partners
as ever there were. Rotary Program, we can reach the $5
Week 34: This week’s Rotary must simply continue to million goal needed to fund
Foundation Thought is an pioneer or be left in the rear National Immunization Days
inspiring quote from Paul of progress.” in India, Pakistan,
Harris that can be Afghanistan and Nigeria and
assimilated to the challenge Over 60 years later, Paul fulfill our commitment.
to eradicate Polio worldwide: Harris’ words are just as
meaningful. There are still so Remember what Paul Harris
“I like to think that the many new things to achieve said - we must all strive to be
pioneering days of Rotary and promises to keep. If
Program for February / March
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
25th February Warren Milner - Life & Times
25th February Margaret Stuart
4th March Fundraising Brainstorm
11th March Clive Boddy
11th March Viviana Boyle - Rotaract
Vote of Thanks Wednesday 17th March Committee Meetings
Date Name
Wednesday 24th March Anne DeSouza - Indigenous Aviation
Training Scheme
25th February Judith Dowson
11th March Simon Carot Collins
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,
25th February Donna Bicknell Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
4th March Jen Martins vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
11th March Wilma McBain Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
17th March Judith Dowson Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
24th March Bronwen Tyson 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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