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 24 14th - 20th December 2009
Letter From the Club Board for 2010-11 Make-up at RC Bali New York Club Turns BBQ @ the Forsdyke’s Rotary Foundation
President See who will make up Kuta 100 Details of the BBQ Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs the Board for the next Claire and Daniel travel RC New York is the lunch in the Swan This week’s thought is
activities. Rotary Year. to D3400, and meet a 6th oldest club and is Valley. about the programs of
Page 1 Page 2 wonderful group of over 120 members Page 4 Rotary Peace and
Rotarians. strong. Conflict Studies
Page 3 Page 4 Program.
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membership which fluctuates
Letter From the between 450-500 and they are
administered by a paid staff
Club President of three.
Dear Fellow Rotarians, Chris enthusiastically
imparted information on the
Chris Winger from the Rotary RC of Sacramento to us, its
Club of Sacramento was our history, projects and the way
speaker this week. Chris, a it operates. She told us that
West Australian went to live they have around 100
in California over 30 years committees working on
ago, is married to an various projects, both locally
American and has been a and internationally and those
Rotarian in the RC of of us present learnt of the
Sacramento for the past 8 length and breadth of the
years, she is now the clubs involvement in a
Executive Director (a paid myriad of projects and
position) of the Club. The RC programs of RI and the
of Sacramento has a Rotary Foundation. They are L-R: Tom and Vicki Nielson, Ken Collins
an active club, Warren, Ken and I had dinner
with around 50 at Valdarno’s in Dalkeith
H o n o r a r y with Chris where we
members, all of discussed the planned visit in
w h o m November. The visitors are
participate in the not looking for home hosting,
club on the however, they would like to
v a r i o u s experience local hospitality,
committees. so Ken and I have offered to
Members also do host a casual dinner for
hands on work members of the RC of
and visit projects Freshwater Bay and the
in overseas visitors from Sacramento,
countries and and hope our members will
around 30 of assist by bringing a casserole,
their members salad etc.
are planning a
Friendship visit Chris is the person who
to WA from 19th kindly organised for the RC
November to 4th of Arden Arcade to support
December, 2010. our project with Manna
Industries with a Rotary
After our Foundation Matching Grant.
meeting, Rob, John and Bev Lowe from
L-R: Bev Lowe, Chris Winger, John Lowe
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Manna Industries attended
the meeting on Thursday to Board for
meet and thank Chris for her
support. The visitors from 2010-11
Sacramento will visit Manna
Industries and other projects As there was the
whilst they are here. A exact number of
member of the RC of Arden nominations for the
Arcade, Phillip Sherwood, Board for 2010-11 as
was a RF Ambassadorial positions required,
Scholar in Perth and because there was no vote
of this connection, was keen necessary.
to be involved with a project
here. We are the fortunate Congratulations and
ones to benefit from this with thank you to
the support from his club for members who have
Manna Industries. agreed to accept the
following positions
We also welcomed visitors in the club for next
Tom and Vickie Nielson to Rotary year.
the meeting and look
forward to them joining us
again next Thursday for our Wiluna Renae and James Chidlow with Ken packing up gifts, jumpers, blankets, scarves and
Christmas function. beanies for Wiluna
F r i d a y, 4th
Also next week we look December, Alan
forward to Debbie Cash Stewart phoned Ken
being inducted into the club. asking if the RC of
Freshwater Bay
There are a number of could assist with
members travelling, but purchasing 164 gifts
please can I ask those of you for the indigenous
still in Perth to make a youth aged 2
supreme effort to come along months to 17 years
and to bring friends and in Wiluna. Toro
family to our Christmas / Energy contributed
birthday function next $2,000 and the Shire
Thursday, our last meeting provided the
for the year. Your support is remainder of the
vital for its success. funds for the gifts.
Kmart kindly
Yours in Rotary Service, agreed to give 5%
Di Collins discount plus gave
Charter President us 12 rolls of
wrapping paper and
labels to wrap the
presents. The Some of the gifts for the youth in Wiluna
manager allocated
Board 2010-11
President Simone Carot Collins Club Birthday & Christmas Dinner
President Elect / Club Service Bill Hassell Thursday, 17th December, 2009
Director
6:30pm for 7:00pm at the Nedlands Gold Club, Melvista Ave,
Secretary Peter Symons
Nedlands.
Treasurer Toni James
Cost is $45.00 per person for a three course traditional
Christmas dinner (Vegetarian alternative available)
Director: Community Rob Rohrlach
Speaker: WA Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley
Director: Vocational / Youth Jane Armstrong
Director: Membership Ken Collins Entertainment: Richard Symons
Immediate Past President / Vice Di Collins
President
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3. S E Q U O I A C L U B
Ryan, the staff person who looks children. Our new member (to
after the toy department in the be inducted this week) Debbie
Innaloo store to assist Di with Cash will look after this project
the selection of the toys. All with Br. James and the
concerned at Kmart were Pilgrimage of Hope.
outstanding and couldn’t have
been more helpful.
Enid, Sue and
Saturday morning Renae
Chidlow (who works in Wiluna) Roh
and her husband James collected
the toys plus many bags of Enid Wall is slowly recovering
blankets, jumpers, scarves and from her illness, but not feeling
beanies which were awaiting well enough to return to Rotary
transportation to Wiluna. Santajust yet. Look forward to seeing
will distribute the gifts at a you in the New Year Enid.
Christmas party on Thursday.
Sue Hassell has been in St. John
of God Hospital in Subiaco for
Manna the past two weeks. Bill has Maung S.Htoo exchanges bannerettes with DGE Al Purwa
provided regular reports on
Industries Sue’s condition with still no
diagnosis of her problem at this
All of the items required by time. Our thoughts are with you
Manna Industries and funded by Sue and we wish you a speedy
the RC of Freshwater Bay and a recovery.
Matching Grant with the RC of
Arden Arcade in Sacramento will Roh is undergoing surgery this
be delivered by Rick Hart and week and all in the RC of
Reward Distribution on Freshwater Bay wish you a
Thursday. The Canteen at the speedy recovery.
Maddington Primary School will
be upgraded over the Christmas
holidays and ready for use when Welcome Back
school recommences.
Traveling
Already contributed to the
project is a vast amount of Rotarians
dinnerware by Roger Marston,
an urn, crockery and other items To our many members who have Daniel & Claire Forsdyke exchange bannerettes with DGE Al Purwa
by Roh Siriwardena plus Roh is been traveling with work or
having all the meat and pleasure. Welcome home and AU$4.70), but admittedly he did introductions around the table.
Christmas puddings cooked at we look forward to seeing many have to stop twice to check The RC Bali Kuta has a total of 28
Bethesda for Manna for the of you at our Christmas meeting where he was going. members with a few potential
Christmas dinners they provide Thursday next. members attending the day we
to the needy. Having spotted a large Rotary visited, including the Indonesian
Make-up at RC wheel on the side of the road, Consul to Russia! They were
our driver followed the keen to hear about the different
The Angel
Bali Kuta, District driveway, which led right into style of our Club and the
the Consulate of the activities that we are involved
Academy in 3400 Netherlands! As it turns out the locally and internationally.
Cempaka Bali Guest House,
Nepal Prior to leaving for our holiday
where the club is listed as We were fortunate to attend on
meeting, also houses the the day that they were
in Bali, Daniel went onto the
The completed, signed forms Consulate. presenting a local project that the
Internet to see if there was a
have been received by PRID Ken Club has been involved in with
Rotary Club in the Kuta - Legian
from the District Governor in We were very warmly welcomed the setting up of a water pump
area of Bali that we could attend,
Nepal and the Pres. of the RC of to the meeting by District for a poor local village. The Club
and came across the Rotary Club
Kathmandu for the Angel Governor Elect Al Purwa, whom had been assisted by some very
of Bali Kuta.
Academy in Nepal to be is also the Indonesian Consul to active Rotaractors and included
processed as a Rotary Australia the Netherlands and were not only helping supply the
Having printed the page with
World Community Service treated to an Indonesian-style village with clean drinking water
the club’s address on it, we
Project. The paperwork has lunchbox full of tasty local from a natural spring but
ventured out of our hotel late
been forwarded to PDG Paul delicacies. Rotarian Maung Htoo providing the village with more
Wednesday morning to negotiate
Gianatti, Chairman of RAWCS. from Poughkeepsie, New York than 1000 books for their library.
for some transport (which Claire
Once a number is allocated to the was also visiting the Club. This simple project will have a
managed to do in Indonesian).
project funds can be channelled huge impact on the village as
Our driver assured he could get
through the club for the The Meeting began with an villagers will not have to walk
us there for 40,000 rupiah (about
Academy and sponsorship of Indonesian song and many kilometers to access clean
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4. S E Q U O I A C L U B
drinking water, something that From its support of the Safe
we take for granted. Water Project for families in
Africa to its diligent fundraising BBQ @ The Forsdyke’s
This was the first time we have for local families affected by the Sunday, 10th January, 2010
visited a Rotary Club overseas as 9/11 terrorist attacks, the New
Rotarians and we have to admit York club has improved the 12:00pm for 12:30pm at 144 Brookmount Drive, Ellenbrook.
that it was the highlight of our lives of millions at home and
Cost is $10.00 per person to be donated to the Club Charity
holiday. It has reinforced again abroad.
Account.
than Rotary is an international
organisation of likeminded The centennial gala, held 6 Maps will be provided for those members that require them!
individuals coming together to November, raised more than Otherwise just follow your nose to the Swan Valley!
bring goodwill, peace and $100,000 for the club's
friendship to communities all foundation, which will You could even make a day of it, by visiting the local wineries
over the world. We would distribute the funds to city for tasting...
strongly recommend that if charities that help the homeless
you’re traveling overseas, find and needy.
out where the nearest Rotary District 9455 has its own new
Club is meeting and make the "Service has been the key to our DGs and Good website which is under
time to go along. You’ll have a success," said club president development but is well
great time! David Wankoff. "Exemplifying Mates advanced. You can look at the
our motto, Service Above Self, Bob Aitken “Pipeline” section of the website
our members often put their own Rotary Down Under at the following address:
New York Club personal and business affairs http://
aside to serve the community." There may be a few clubs that www.rotaryd9455.wa.inaust.org
Turns 100 have produced five District /html/Public/Newsletter/
By Ryan Hyland Rotarians from several countries, Governors, or perhaps more. But Newsletter.php
including France, Germany, Italy, few would have two members as
Rotary International News
and Japan, flew to New York District Governors back to back. It includes a short news update
9 December 2009 City to celebrate the club's for members and includes a
centennial. DG Geoff Simpson and DGE Ian database of Clubs and Club
Hutton are more than governors contacts.
Jean-Claude in consecutive years; they are
Gruffat, a life-long mates. The two are the I would also like to take this
former New same age, they grew up together opportunity to introduce PP
York club in the same suburb, they went to Laurie Dender of the Rotary
m e m b e r , school and university together, Club of Western Endeavour who
now a played sport together, both is the “Pipeline” site manager.
member of studied engineering and pursued He will soon be contacting those
the Rotary a career in government Clubs he has not already
Club of engineering positions, and both contacted to ask that you
Paris, flew served for many distinguished complete details of your clubs on
in from years in the Army Reserve. the site. He will provide advice
France to on how that can be done.
attend the And of course they both joined
party. Rotary: the Rotary Club of West On another matter, I would ask
Celebrating the Rotary Club of New York's centennial during Perth, WA. that those Clubs who have not as
a 6 November gala are (left to right) District Governor Karl F.
"I had to be yet nominated their Presidents
Milde Jr, his wife, Cheryl, celebration chair Arcadio Casillias,
here for the With so many parallel paths to Elect for the 2010-11 year do so
Barbara Wankoff, and club president David Wankoff. Photo
c e n t e n n i a l record there is now one small as soon as possible and advise
by linzphoto
celebration. diversion. DG Geoff Simpson is me also please so that more
It's such an the last Governor for District detailed advice regarding the
extraordinary accomplishment," 9450 (Perth and northern WA) coming year can be sent to those
The Rotary Club of New York said Gruffat, whose business and DGE Ian Hutton will be the people.
recently celebrated 100 years of obligations prompted a move to first governor for its successor,
service and fellowship with a Paris. "I came not only as a District 9455. I look forward to working with
formal gala at the Union League former member but as a friend you all over the coming months
Club of New York. and partner." as we finalise our plans for the
D9455 Club year. If I don’t have occasion to
"This is a celebration of our Gruffat's Paris club has speaking with you before hand, I
club's historic impact on New partnered with the New York Office Bearers wish you all a very enjoyable
York City, the United States, and club on several projects in Africa and safe Christmas and New
the world," said Arcadio Casillas, and Eastern Europe. Welcome to all Club Presidents Year.
past club president and (09-10), Club Secretaries (09-10),
centennial celebration chair. "We Established on 24 August 1909, and President Elects (for 10-11) Best wishes
celebrate past success not as a the New York club is Rotary's of Clubs that will form part of Ian Hutton
culmination, but as a sixth oldest and has more than new District 9455 in July 2010. Governor Elect 2010-11
commencement of a renewed 120 members. Rotary International District 9455
New York Rotary."
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5. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Raveendra Pathiranage, After arguing incessantly, the as more useful than a year's
The Rotary senior state counsel in the two formed a strong bond, worth of graduate study.
Foundation attorney general's office in
Sri Lanka, and Thevananth
united in a desire to bring
peace to their homeland. "We Every minute of every day
Thevanayagam, program erased the hard feelings and somewhere in the world our
Week 24: This week’s Rotary manager for the Refugees went on to ‘What can we do Rotary Foundation is making
Foundation Thought Rehabilitation Organization to solve the problem? What a difference in someone’s life.
highlights the unique in Sri Lanka providing food, can we contribute?'" said
relationship between two shelter, rehabilitation, and Pathiranage.
Rotary Peace and Conflict other assistance to Tamil
Studies Program (RPCS) refugees, found themselves The two remain close friends
alumni. unlikely classmates in the even a year after completing
inaugural session of the the three-month program,
RPCS Program. which Pathiranage describes
Program for December
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
17th December Club Birthday & Christmas Dinner -
17th December Margaret Stuart Nedlands Gold Club - Speaker: Lyn
Beazley
24th December No Meeting
Vote of Thanks 31st December No Meeting
Date Name
17th December Bryant Stokes
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,
17th December Simone Carot Collins Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 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
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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