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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 1, Issue 20	                                                                                                                 1st - 7th June 2009

ShelterBox Special           ShelterBox Activity for   Minister Macklin          Program for June          District Changeover       Rotary Foundation
What is ShelterBox           May 2009                  Launches AquaBox          Club program for June.    Dinner                    Thought of the Week
and what does it cost.       Where has ShelterBox      AquaBox is a Rotary       Page 4                    Invitation to the last    This week’s thought is
Page 1                       been needed in the last   initiative to provide                               District Changeover for   about        District
                             month.                    clean water in disaster                             D9450.                    Simplified Grants.
                             Page 2 & 3                zones.                                              Page 4                    Page 4
                                                       Page 3




                                                                                           ShelterBox.     Well    done      ShelterBox works directly
                                                         ShelterBox                        Margaret!                         with local organisations in
                                                                                                                             countries where disasters
                                                         Special                           Our mission                       have      occurred,      in
                                                                                                                             partnership with other aid
                                                                                                                             agencies and through the
                                                         Rotarian Michael Reeves           “To provide humanitarian          international      Rotary
                                                         presented to the club at          aid worldwide in the form         network.
                                                         last week’s meeting a             of shelter, warmth and
                                                         presentation         on           dignity      to    people         Our volunteer teams often
                                                         ShelterBox      and  the          displaced by natural and          oversee the distribution of
                                                         important work that the           other disasters.”                 boxes     to    individual
                                                         project is doing.
                                                                                                                             recipients – making sure
                                                         Starting as a Club project        A unique                          aid gets direct to those
                                                                                                                             people who need it most.
                                                         in the United Kingdom as
                                                         a ‘Millennium Project’,
                                                                                           solution
                                                         ShlterBox is now a Global
                                                                                           Our solution to disasters is
                                                                                                                             What Does it
                                                         Rotary Club Project.
                                                                                           the ShelterBox – a tough,         Cost?
                                                         ShelterBox       enjoys           green      plastic      box
                                                         extensive support in the          containing a 10-person            The     cost     of   each
                                                         United Kingdom, with              tent     and       ancillary      ShelterBox               is
                                                         Australia being the 2nd           equipment designed to             approximately        $1200.
                                                         biggest supporter of the          enable a family of up to 10       The cost of the box and it’s
                                                         project.                          people survive for at least       contents is around $800-
                                                                                           six months.                       $900, with the remainder
                                                         The Rotary Club of                                                  of the $1200 covering the
                                                         Freshwater Bay, in it’s first      Made to a unique design           transport        of    the
                                                         6 months has already              using      high     quality       ShetlterBox to the scene of
                                                         sponsored 2 ShelterBoxes          materials, our tents are          the incident for which it is
                                                         thanks to Mary Anne               suitable for a wide range         being deployed, and the
                                                         Wright and Bryant Stokes.         of conditions. Other items        training of the ShelterBox
                                                         Margaret Stuart has also          may include insulated             Response Team members.
                                                         been fundraising at her           groundsheets,      thermal
                                                         work in order to sponsor          blankets, a multi-fuel            The two main distribution
                                                         another ShelterBox, with          stove, cooking equipment,         points   are    currently
                                                         Thursday night’s progress         tools,   mosquito     nets,       England and Melbourne.
                                                         report stated indicating          water containers etc.
                                                         that only $40 was required                                          This year saw ShelterBox
                                                         to    meet    her    target.      Exact     contents     will       being      deployed       in
                                                         Margaret also informed us         depend       upon     local       Australia for the first time,
                                                         that her employer has             conditions and what is            as a response to the
                                                         agreed to match her               most needed.                      Victorian Bushfires in
                                                         fundraising in order to                                             February.
                                                         sponsor      a      second

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                                    ShelterBox activity for May 2009
                                 expected to arrive in the                                                        250 ShelterBoxes, 224 relief
ShelterBox                                                                 Additional aid                         tents, 250 heavy duty tents
                                 country    by       1   June.    A
responds to                      ShelterBox Response Team                  sent to Pakistan                       and 380 ‘family kits’ of
                                                                                                                  essential equipment which
Cyclone Aila                     (SRT) is due to leave for
                                                                           Wednesday         27    May,
                                                                                                                  are already in Pakistan. “The
                                 Bangladesh          shortly      to                                              need for ShelterBox is
                                                                           PAKISTAN: Volunteers at
Thursday        28        May,   identify those most in need                                                      massive. In total there are
                                                                           the Helston HQ have been
                                                                                                                  1.88     million     registered
BANGLADESH:               Tw o   and       coordinate            aid       packing an additional 250
                                                                                                                  displaced people since the
hundred    ShelterBoxes    are                                             ShelterBoxes to be sent to
                                 distribution.        The        SRT                                              conflict began with little or
                                                                           Pakistan to assist those who
being sent to Bangladesh to      volunteers are Stuart Oates                                                      no shelter available for
                                                                           have fled their homes
give emergency shelter to                                                                                         them,” says Mark. “I went to
                                 (UK), Pat Prendergast (UK)                because of the conflict in the
                                                                                                                  one registration point and
those affected by Cyclone        and    Owen     Smith         (NZ).       north west of the country.
                                                                                                                  they received 1,200 people in
Aila which hit the south of                                                The latest shipment of aid is
                                 According to latest reports,                                                     one day and that was a quiet
                                                                           due to arrive in Islamabad by
the country on 25 May. The       more than 200 people have                                                        day. The situation is so bad.
                                                                           the end of the month.
ShelterBoxes, which will give                                                                                     In government buildings
                                 been killed by the cyclone                ShelterBox Response Team
                                                                                                                  close to the conflict area there
help to up to 2,000 people,      and 600,000 displaced. More               member Mark Pearson (UK)
                                                                                                                  are three families (90 people)
                                                                           is in the country to
are being despatched from        than 600,000 people have                                                         living in each room. The
                                                                           coordinate        the     aid
prepositioned stock held at      been displaced by the cyclone                                                    conditions are horrendous.”
                                                                           distribution. He is currently
Birmingham Airport and are                                                 overseeing the allocation of
                                                                                                                  Aid reaches
                                                                                                                  Filipino homeless
                                                                                                                  Tu e s d a y          26         M a y,
                                                                                                                  PHILIPPINES:               Shelterbox
                                                                                                                  Response             Team        (SRT)
                                                                                                                  volunteers Peter Pearce (Aus)
                                                                                                                  and Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ)
                                                                                                                  have successfully distributed
                                                                                                                  100 ShelterBoxes to those left
                                                                                                                  homeless by typhoons Chan-
                                                                                                                  Hom and Kujira which struck
                                                                                                                  the north of the country
                                                                                                                  earlier this month. Half the
                                                                                                                  boxes were distributed in the
                                                                                                                  village        of      Olanen        in
                                                                                                                  Pangasinan Province which
                                                                                                                  had been badly damaged by
                                                                                                                  a 20 metre tidal surge. The
                                                                                                                  remainder were distributed
                                                                                                                  to those most in need on
                                                                                                                  Dewey               Island.        The
                                                                                                                  government estimates that
                                                                                                                  16,000 homes were totally
                                                                                                                  destroyed by the typhoons
                                                                                                                  and         24,000            partially
                                                                                                                  destroyed. Fifty five people
                                                                                                                  died. ShelterBox is working
                                                                                                                  in    the   country         with   the
                                                                                                                  National            Disaster       Co-
                                                                                                                  ordination Council and local
                                                                                                                  Rotarians.




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                                            to give shelter to people            much needed shelter to the
First                                       affected by typhoons Chan-           most vulnerable people who
consignment of                              Hom and Kujira which struck          have been forced to leave          ShelterBoxes sent
                                            the north of the country             their homes because of the
aid reaches                                 earlier this month. The boxes        fighting.”     ShelterBox    is     to Sri Lanka
                                            are being taken from pre-            working in Sri Lanka with
Pakistan                                    positioned        stock     in       local Rotarians, Habitat for
                                            Melbourne. On arrival in             Humanity, the International        Tuesday      5    May,      SRI
Wednesday         20     May,               Manila they will be trucked          Organisation for Migration         LANKA: 448 ShelterBoxes
PAKISTAN: ShelterBox is                     to    Pangasinan     Province,       and the United Nations. “We        are being sent to Sri Lanka to
reacting to the growing                     which bore the brunt of the          are continuing to assess the       provide shelter to those who
humanitarian crisis in the                  typhoons. The government             situation on the ground on a       have lost their homes in the
country as hundreds of                      estimates that 13,881 homes          daily basis and will send          current conflict. The boxes
thousands of people flee the                 in the province have been            additional assistance if it is     are being despatched from
fighting between the army                    totally destroyed and 10,969         needed,” says ShelterBox           prepositioned       stock     in
and militants in the north                  partially    destroyed.   The        Operations Manager Pete            Singapore and Dubai and are
west. ShelterBox Response                   boxes will be distributed by         Sykes.                             expected to arrive in the
Team member Mark Pearson                    ShelterBox Response Team                                                country by 7 May. ShelterBox
(UK) is in the country to                   volunteers Peter Pearce (Aus)                                           Response       Team       (SRT)
oversee the distribution of                 and Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ).
                                                                                 ShelterBox reacts                  volunteers John Mackie (US)
112 ShelterBoxes which have
been     prepositioned      in
                                            ShelterBox is working in the         to typhoons in                     and John Cordell (US) are
                                                                                                                    leaving for Sri Lanka to
                                            country with the National
Pakistan since March and an                 Disaster       Co-ordination         the Philippines                    replace the current SRT
additional 250 ShelterBoxes,                Council and local Rotarians.                                            m e m b e r s           M i k e
250 heavy duty tents and 380                                                     Tu e s d a y    12       M a y,    Greenslade(UK) and Dave
‘family kits’ of essential                                                                                          Webber (UK) at the end of
equipment which are due to                  First ShelterBoxes                   PHILIPPINES: A ShelterBox
                                                                                 Response Team (SRT) has            this week. “The team has
arrive on 22 May. Mark will
also assess the need for
                                            distributed in Sri                   been sent to assess the impact     been
                                                                                                                    identifying
                                                                                                                               working
                                                                                                                                     where
                                                                                                                                               hard
                                                                                                                                                 the
                                                                                 of typhoons Chan-Hom and
further shipments of aid.                   Lanka                                Kujira which have struck the       greatest need is and making
ShelterBox     is    currently                                                   country in the past week. SRT      sure we have the right
working in the country with                 Wednesday 13 May, SRI                volunteers Peter Pearce (Aus)      paperwork to start work on
local Rotarians, the National               LANKA: 224 ShelterBoxes              and Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ)            the ground,” says ShelterBox
Rural Support Programme                     are being distributed today in       will be working with the           Operations Manager Pete
and other agencies. “There is               Menik Farm (Zone 3) in the           local     National    Disaster     Sykes. “I am pleased to say
clearly a great need for                    Vanni region to give shelter         Coordinating Council to            that we now have permits to
emergency shelter,” says                    to vulnerable IDPs with              assess      the    need    for     start operating in the field. A
ShelterBox        Operations                special needs who have               emergency shelter in the           big thanks to local Rotarians
Manager Pete Sykes. “The                    escaped the fighting in the           country. Typhoon Chan-Hom          for their help in liaising with
first consignment of aid is                  area. An additional 224              struck the north of the            the appropriate authorities.”
already being distributed and               ShelterBoxes are due to arrive       country on 7 May killing 48        In addition to local Rotarians,
we are preparing to send                    in Menik Farm by 16 May.             people and destroying more         ShelterBox is also working
more.”                                      ShelterBox Response Team             than 6,000 homes, according        with Habitat for Humanity,
                                            (SRT) volunteers John Mackie         to media reports. A week           The        International
                                                                                                                    Organisation for Migration
ShelterBoxes sent                           (US) and John Cordell (US)           earlier Typhoon Kujira killed
                                                                                                                    and the UN. The UN
                                            are      supervising       the       27 people and left more than
to the Philippines                          distribution.     “We      are       50,000 homeless. “We will          estimates that more than
                                            working closely with our             assess the situation and then      150,000 people have been
                                            partners on the ground to get        decide on our level of             displaced in recent months as
Thursday        14      May,
                                            the ShelterBoxes despatched          response,” says ShelterBox         the fighting has intensified.
PHILIPPINES: One hundred
ShelterBoxes    are     being               as soon as we can,” says John        Operational Manager Pete
despatched to the Philippines               Mackie. “We will be giving           Sykes.

                                                                                 Aquabox is a Rotary initiative     the requirements to purify
Minister Macklin                                                                 to provide potable water to        contaminated water, together
launches Aquabox                                                                 families in disaster zones         with basic humanitarian aid
                                                                                 where a supply of clean water      as advised by AusAID.   In
                                                                                 is not otherwise available.        this form, each Aquabox costs
By David Flint
                                                                                 Simple instructions enable a       $480 to prepare and ship to an
Rotary Club of Eltham, Vic.
                                                                                 family to purify 1000 litres.      affected area and is provided
                                                                                 Following an agreement with        by funds donated to, or raised
Members of the Rotary Club
                                                                                 AusAID initiated by Ms             by, the Rotary Club of
of Eltham, Vic, were joined by
                                                                                 Macklin     to    store     and    Eltham.
the Federal Minister for
                                                                                 distribute    Aquaboxes       to   Immediately following the
Families,         Housing,
                                                                                 distressed areas in our region,    Black Saturday bushfires, 108
Community Services and
                                                                                 Eltham Rotary leased a small       boxes – representing the
Indigenous Affairs, Jenny
                                                                                 factory in Eltham to prepare       entire stock of prepared
Macklin, to celebrate the
                                                                                 boxes for shipment. Most           Aquaboxes – were shipped
opening    of    the    Club’s
                                                                                 Aquaboxes are comprised of         into the affected areas. This
Aquabox Centre on April 30.

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                                        bearers take on their new role     (Cont. from Pg3) enabled a                 Aquabox project,” said Ian
 District                               of the next Rotary Year.           number of families who relied on           Thomas,      Director,     Service
                                                                           tank water access to drinkable             Projects.
 Changeover                             This year will see Geoff           water until their own tanks could
                                                                           be cleaned or replaced.
                                                                                                                      “We can now ensure delivery to
                                        Simpson take over from Sue                                                    affected areas within our region. 
                                        Rowell as District Governor.       “I am delighted to have been               We never ever thought that we
 You are cordially invited to the
                                                                           involved with this project and to          would be required to deploy
 District Changeover Dinner, at
                                        It would be great to see a large   have played a part in the                  Aquaboxes in Australia and
 the Karrinyup Country Club
                                        turnout this year, to witness      formation of the agreement with            within a 20km radius of where
 on 27th June 2009.
                                        our last changeover as District    AusAID,” Ms Macklin said.                  we are tonight.   But at least we
                                        9450.                              “I wish Eltham Rotary every                were ready!”
 The District Changeover is
                                                                           success in this next stage of their
 when the District Governor,                                                                                          For information contact David
                                                                           Aquabox project.” “This is a
 and other district office-                                                                                            Flint on 0419309282.
                                                                           major step forward for our


                                         A dictionary may not be your           clubs in Southwest Florida,                humanitarian projects in their
The Rotary                               first choice for an exciting            USA, distributed dictionaries              communities.

Foundation                               read, but for many students,
                                         it’s the key to unlocking a
                                                                                to every third grader in
                                                                                District 6960.                             One club, one grant, one
                                         world       of    amazing                                                         Rotarian can bring wonder to
Week 48: This week’s Rotary              information. Using District            Clubs worldwide use these                  the eyes of a child
Foundation Thought is about              Simplified Grants, Rotary               grants to support short-term
District Simplified Grants.


                Guest Speaker Support                                                                 Program for June
                Date                               Details                                     Date                               Details


     4th June                    Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile             4th June                          Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile
                                 Judith Dowson to Introduce
                                                                               11th June                         Jeffrey Williams - The 2006 Tsunami
                                 Andrea Hayward to give Vote of
                                 Thanks
                                                                               18th June                         Committee Meetings




                                                    Board                                                  Club Details
       Welcoming Roster
                                                    Rotary Year 2008-09                                    Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
         Date                  Name                                                                        PO Box 168,
                                                    Di Collins — President
                                                                                                           Nedlands,
                                                    president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
                                                                                                           Western Australia, 6909
 4th June              Rajah Senathirajah
                                                    Ken Collins — Vice President /
                                                    Membership Director                                    Meetings
 11th June             Marcos Carot Collins                                                                Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
                                                    vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
                                                                                                           Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
 18th June             Elizabeth Bain               membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
                                                                                                           Queenslea Drive
                                                    Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer                         Claremont
 25th June             Simone Carot Collins
                                                    treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
                                                                                                           Email
                                                    Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary                            president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
                                                    secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au                   Phone 
                                                                                                           08 9385 0471
Bulletin Contributions                              Bryant Stokes — Projects Director
                                                    projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
                                                                                                           Fax
                                                                                                           08 9385 0472
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Claire Forsdyke — International Director                         Website
sought from members of the club.          foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au                            www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club
                                            Toni James — PR & Marketing                                    Facebook
on the projects your committee is working
                                            Committee Director                                             http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
on or promote the clubs next fundraising
                                            publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au                     gid=47737002646
event.
Please forward articles and photos to Peter Symons — Club Administration                                   Chartered 19 December 2008
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Director
                                                    clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au



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New Horizons Volume 1 Issue 20

  • 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 1, Issue 20 1st - 7th June 2009 ShelterBox Special ShelterBox Activity for Minister Macklin Program for June District Changeover Rotary Foundation What is ShelterBox May 2009 Launches AquaBox Club program for June. Dinner Thought of the Week and what does it cost. Where has ShelterBox AquaBox is a Rotary Page 4 Invitation to the last This week’s thought is Page 1 been needed in the last initiative to provide District Changeover for about District month. clean water in disaster D9450. Simplified Grants. Page 2 & 3 zones. Page 4 Page 4 Page 3 ShelterBox. Well done ShelterBox works directly ShelterBox Margaret! with local organisations in countries where disasters Special Our mission have occurred, in partnership with other aid agencies and through the Rotarian Michael Reeves “To provide humanitarian international Rotary presented to the club at aid worldwide in the form network. last week’s meeting a of shelter, warmth and presentation on dignity to people Our volunteer teams often ShelterBox and the displaced by natural and oversee the distribution of important work that the other disasters.” boxes to individual project is doing. recipients – making sure Starting as a Club project A unique aid gets direct to those people who need it most. in the United Kingdom as a ‘Millennium Project’, solution ShlterBox is now a Global Our solution to disasters is What Does it Rotary Club Project. the ShelterBox – a tough, Cost? ShelterBox enjoys green plastic box extensive support in the containing a 10-person The cost of each United Kingdom, with tent and ancillary ShelterBox is Australia being the 2nd equipment designed to approximately $1200. biggest supporter of the enable a family of up to 10 The cost of the box and it’s project. people survive for at least contents is around $800- six months. $900, with the remainder The Rotary Club of of the $1200 covering the Freshwater Bay, in it’s first Made to a unique design transport of the 6 months has already using high quality ShetlterBox to the scene of sponsored 2 ShelterBoxes materials, our tents are the incident for which it is thanks to Mary Anne suitable for a wide range being deployed, and the Wright and Bryant Stokes. of conditions. Other items training of the ShelterBox Margaret Stuart has also may include insulated Response Team members. been fundraising at her groundsheets, thermal work in order to sponsor blankets, a multi-fuel The two main distribution another ShelterBox, with stove, cooking equipment, points are currently Thursday night’s progress tools, mosquito nets, England and Melbourne. report stated indicating water containers etc. that only $40 was required   This year saw ShelterBox to meet her target. Exact contents will being deployed in Margaret also informed us depend upon local Australia for the first time, that her employer has conditions and what is as a response to the agreed to match her most needed. Victorian Bushfires in fundraising in order to February. sponsor a second Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450 1
  • 2. N E W H O R I Z O N S ShelterBox activity for May 2009 expected to arrive in the 250 ShelterBoxes, 224 relief ShelterBox Additional aid tents, 250 heavy duty tents country by 1 June. A responds to ShelterBox Response Team sent to Pakistan and 380 ‘family kits’ of essential equipment which Cyclone Aila (SRT) is due to leave for Wednesday 27 May, are already in Pakistan. “The Bangladesh shortly to need for ShelterBox is PAKISTAN: Volunteers at Thursday 28 May, identify those most in need massive. In total there are the Helston HQ have been 1.88 million registered BANGLADESH: Tw o and coordinate aid packing an additional 250 displaced people since the hundred ShelterBoxes are ShelterBoxes to be sent to distribution. The SRT conflict began with little or Pakistan to assist those who being sent to Bangladesh to volunteers are Stuart Oates no shelter available for have fled their homes give emergency shelter to them,” says Mark. “I went to (UK), Pat Prendergast (UK) because of the conflict in the one registration point and those affected by Cyclone and Owen Smith (NZ). north west of the country. they received 1,200 people in Aila which hit the south of The latest shipment of aid is According to latest reports, one day and that was a quiet due to arrive in Islamabad by the country on 25 May. The more than 200 people have day. The situation is so bad. the end of the month. ShelterBoxes, which will give In government buildings been killed by the cyclone ShelterBox Response Team close to the conflict area there help to up to 2,000 people, and 600,000 displaced. More member Mark Pearson (UK) are three families (90 people) is in the country to are being despatched from than 600,000 people have living in each room. The coordinate the aid prepositioned stock held at been displaced by the cyclone conditions are horrendous.” distribution. He is currently Birmingham Airport and are overseeing the allocation of Aid reaches Filipino homeless Tu e s d a y 26 M a y, PHILIPPINES: Shelterbox Response Team (SRT) volunteers Peter Pearce (Aus) and Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ) have successfully distributed 100 ShelterBoxes to those left homeless by typhoons Chan- Hom and Kujira which struck the north of the country earlier this month. Half the boxes were distributed in the village of Olanen in Pangasinan Province which had been badly damaged by a 20 metre tidal surge. The remainder were distributed to those most in need on Dewey Island. The government estimates that 16,000 homes were totally destroyed by the typhoons and 24,000 partially destroyed. Fifty five people died. ShelterBox is working in the country with the National Disaster Co- ordination Council and local Rotarians. 2 Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450
  • 3. N E W H O R I Z O N S to give shelter to people much needed shelter to the First affected by typhoons Chan- most vulnerable people who consignment of Hom and Kujira which struck have been forced to leave ShelterBoxes sent the north of the country their homes because of the aid reaches earlier this month. The boxes fighting.” ShelterBox is to Sri Lanka are being taken from pre- working in Sri Lanka with Pakistan positioned stock in local Rotarians, Habitat for Melbourne. On arrival in Humanity, the International Tuesday 5 May, SRI Wednesday 20 May, Manila they will be trucked Organisation for Migration LANKA: 448 ShelterBoxes PAKISTAN: ShelterBox is to Pangasinan Province, and the United Nations. “We are being sent to Sri Lanka to reacting to the growing which bore the brunt of the are continuing to assess the provide shelter to those who humanitarian crisis in the typhoons. The government situation on the ground on a have lost their homes in the country as hundreds of estimates that 13,881 homes daily basis and will send current conflict. The boxes thousands of people flee the in the province have been additional assistance if it is are being despatched from fighting between the army totally destroyed and 10,969 needed,” says ShelterBox prepositioned stock in and militants in the north partially destroyed. The Operations Manager Pete Singapore and Dubai and are west. ShelterBox Response boxes will be distributed by Sykes. expected to arrive in the Team member Mark Pearson ShelterBox Response Team country by 7 May. ShelterBox (UK) is in the country to volunteers Peter Pearce (Aus) Response Team (SRT) oversee the distribution of and Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ). ShelterBox reacts volunteers John Mackie (US) 112 ShelterBoxes which have been prepositioned in ShelterBox is working in the to typhoons in and John Cordell (US) are leaving for Sri Lanka to country with the National Pakistan since March and an Disaster Co-ordination the Philippines replace the current SRT additional 250 ShelterBoxes, Council and local Rotarians. m e m b e r s M i k e 250 heavy duty tents and 380 Tu e s d a y 12 M a y, Greenslade(UK) and Dave ‘family kits’ of essential Webber (UK) at the end of equipment which are due to First ShelterBoxes PHILIPPINES: A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has this week. “The team has arrive on 22 May. Mark will also assess the need for distributed in Sri been sent to assess the impact been identifying working where hard the of typhoons Chan-Hom and further shipments of aid. Lanka Kujira which have struck the greatest need is and making ShelterBox is currently country in the past week. SRT sure we have the right working in the country with Wednesday 13 May, SRI volunteers Peter Pearce (Aus) paperwork to start work on local Rotarians, the National LANKA: 224 ShelterBoxes and Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ) the ground,” says ShelterBox Rural Support Programme are being distributed today in will be working with the Operations Manager Pete and other agencies. “There is Menik Farm (Zone 3) in the local National Disaster Sykes. “I am pleased to say clearly a great need for Vanni region to give shelter Coordinating Council to that we now have permits to emergency shelter,” says to vulnerable IDPs with assess the need for start operating in the field. A ShelterBox Operations special needs who have emergency shelter in the big thanks to local Rotarians Manager Pete Sykes. “The escaped the fighting in the country. Typhoon Chan-Hom for their help in liaising with first consignment of aid is area. An additional 224 struck the north of the the appropriate authorities.” already being distributed and ShelterBoxes are due to arrive country on 7 May killing 48 In addition to local Rotarians, we are preparing to send in Menik Farm by 16 May. people and destroying more ShelterBox is also working more.” ShelterBox Response Team than 6,000 homes, according with Habitat for Humanity, (SRT) volunteers John Mackie to media reports. A week The International Organisation for Migration ShelterBoxes sent (US) and John Cordell (US) earlier Typhoon Kujira killed and the UN. The UN are supervising the 27 people and left more than to the Philippines distribution. “We are 50,000 homeless. “We will estimates that more than working closely with our assess the situation and then 150,000 people have been partners on the ground to get decide on our level of displaced in recent months as Thursday 14 May, the ShelterBoxes despatched response,” says ShelterBox the fighting has intensified. PHILIPPINES: One hundred ShelterBoxes are being as soon as we can,” says John Operational Manager Pete despatched to the Philippines Mackie. “We will be giving Sykes. Aquabox is a Rotary initiative the requirements to purify Minister Macklin to provide potable water to contaminated water, together launches Aquabox families in disaster zones with basic humanitarian aid where a supply of clean water as advised by AusAID.   In is not otherwise available.  this form, each Aquabox costs By David Flint Simple instructions enable a $480 to prepare and ship to an Rotary Club of Eltham, Vic. family to purify 1000 litres. affected area and is provided Following an agreement with by funds donated to, or raised Members of the Rotary Club AusAID initiated by Ms by, the Rotary Club of of Eltham, Vic, were joined by Macklin to store and Eltham. the Federal Minister for distribute Aquaboxes to Immediately following the Families, Housing, distressed areas in our region, Black Saturday bushfires, 108 Community Services and Eltham Rotary leased a small boxes – representing the Indigenous Affairs, Jenny factory in Eltham to prepare entire stock of prepared Macklin, to celebrate the boxes for shipment. Most Aquaboxes – were shipped opening of the Club’s Aquaboxes are comprised of into the affected areas. This Aquabox Centre on April 30. Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450 3
  • 4. N E W H O R I Z O N S bearers take on their new role (Cont. from Pg3) enabled a Aquabox project,” said Ian District of the next Rotary Year. number of families who relied on Thomas, Director, Service tank water access to drinkable Projects. Changeover This year will see Geoff water until their own tanks could be cleaned or replaced. “We can now ensure delivery to Simpson take over from Sue affected areas within our region.  Rowell as District Governor. “I am delighted to have been We never ever thought that we You are cordially invited to the involved with this project and to would be required to deploy District Changeover Dinner, at It would be great to see a large have played a part in the Aquaboxes in Australia and the Karrinyup Country Club turnout this year, to witness formation of the agreement with within a 20km radius of where on 27th June 2009. our last changeover as District AusAID,” Ms Macklin said. we are tonight.   But at least we 9450. “I wish Eltham Rotary every were ready!” The District Changeover is success in this next stage of their when the District Governor, For information contact David Aquabox project.” “This is a and other district office- Flint on 0419309282. major step forward for our A dictionary may not be your clubs in Southwest Florida, humanitarian projects in their The Rotary first choice for an exciting USA, distributed dictionaries communities. Foundation read, but for many students, it’s the key to unlocking a to every third grader in District 6960. One club, one grant, one world of amazing Rotarian can bring wonder to Week 48: This week’s Rotary information. Using District Clubs worldwide use these the eyes of a child Foundation Thought is about Simplified Grants, Rotary grants to support short-term District Simplified Grants. Guest Speaker Support Program for June Date Details Date Details 4th June Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile 4th June Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile Judith Dowson to Introduce 11th June Jeffrey Williams - The 2006 Tsunami Andrea Hayward to give Vote of Thanks 18th June Committee Meetings Board Club Details Welcoming Roster Rotary Year 2008-09 Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc. Date Name PO Box 168, Di Collins — President Nedlands, president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Western Australia, 6909 4th June Rajah Senathirajah Ken Collins — Vice President / Membership Director Meetings 11th June Marcos Carot Collins Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Cafe, Bethesda Hospital 18th June Elizabeth Bain membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Queenslea Drive Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Claremont 25th June Simone Carot Collins treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Phone  08 9385 0471 Bulletin Contributions Bryant Stokes — Projects Director projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Fax 08 9385 0472 Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Claire Forsdyke — International Director Website sought from members of the club. foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Why not use the bulletin to update the club Toni James — PR & Marketing Facebook on the projects your committee is working Committee Director http://www.facebook.com/group.php? on or promote the clubs next fundraising publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au gid=47737002646 event. Please forward articles and photos to Peter Symons — Club Administration Chartered 19 December 2008 daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Director clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 4 Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450