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 33" 15th - 21st February 2010
Letter from the Club Change of Meeting Burundi Peace Choir Club Foundation Wiluna Christmas Rotary Foundation
President Day Check out the choir’s Progress report on the Party Thought of the Week
Find out what is First meeting on the website following the club foundation. See the photos of the This week’s thought is
happening in the club. new day will be 17th launch of their album. Page 2 Christmas party. about about the Peace
Page 1 March. Page 2 Page 3 & Conflict Studies
Page 2 Program.
Page 4
Letter From the
Club President
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Visiting us from the UK last
meeting was Bill Hassell’s
sister Anne Damon. Anne
was with us for our very first
Christmas function, the day
before the Club was given its
Charter. Lovely to have you
back with us Anne.
Whilst on the Hassell family,
we are delighted to have Sue
back after her illness, now
looking fit again and thank
you to Bill for offering to
assist Simone with the
property box, wines etc. the
meeting Ken and I will be in
the Philippines.
World Understanding and
Peace Day, 23rd February,
Rotary’s 105th birthday was
highlighted early in the
Photo L-R: Bill Hassell, Anne Damon, Sue Hassell
month with a brief overview
on the Rotary Foundation by
on Polio Assessment Teams, computer age, slides of a few Exchange Teams which
Past Director, Past Trustee
for meetings in Asia and of these projects were shown traverse the globe building
Ken Collins.
Africa with WHO and sorting to give members an idea of good will and understanding
out problems in Asia at times the kinds of projects clubs between nations. The Rotary
Ken has had a long and deep
when Polio spiralled out of and Rotarians fund. Foundation is a mighty tool
involvement with the Rotary
control. To date he has by which to advance Rotary’s
Foundation, commencing as
served as a Rotary volunteer Along with the humanitarian major objective which is to
a self funded Rotary
on 24 occasions, along with arm of the Rotary Foundation bring about world
volunteer back in 1983,
this we have been involved is its educational arm of understanding and peace. It
initially as a medico, then
with more than 150 matching Scholarships – is only limited in achieving
through the RF assessing
grant projects in numerous Ambassadorial, Peace this by the funds it has to
projects, as the major expert
countries covering all manner Fellows and the short term carry out its magnificent
on Polio for the Asia / Pacific
of humanitarian projects. Peace Scholars plus the ever work. Ken passed around
region, representing Rotary
Not yet in the modern popular Group Study Paul Harris Society and
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Burundi Peace Meeting at
Choir Christ Church
On Monday, 15th February, a Grammar
small ‘launch’ will take place
for the Burundi Peace School
Choir’s CD.
On Tuesday morning Ken
Simone has put a small will meet with Deputy
website in place for the Choir Principal Roger Bayley and
and it is accessible at the Director of Music at
www.burundipeacechoir.com Christ Church Grammar to
A great project for the club discuss a date and details for
by bringing together funds a fundraising concert with
for the Choir to produce the Rik Symons.
CD, the right person in Max
Kay to project them into the
entertainment arena and RYPEN
Simone’s expertise in
providing them with their Forms from the District
website. Well done to all Committee have come out
concerned. seeking young people
between the ages of 14-17 for
Club the annual Rotary Youth
Program of Enrichment camp
which will take place at the
Foundation end of May.
With invaluable assistance Christ Church Grammar and
from Pres Kerry McAuliffe, MLC will be approached by
progress is being made with the RCFWB to see if they
our Club Foundation. It will have students interested in
Photo: Ken Collins speaks about The Rotary Foundation and PolioPlus be named the Rotary Club of participating whom the Club
Freshwater Bay Charity Fund might sponsor. Cost is $210
Centurian Forms and projects we’d all like to see Incorporated. To facilitate per student.
encouraged members to happen. Please come along approval from the ATO, it
consider making the RF one with fresh ideas and help us was agreed the initial
of their ‘Charities’ and to achieve a positive application would be just for District
personally supporting the outcome. Australian projects, however,
Rotary Foundation as all once approval is given, an President’s
contributions are tax Yours in Rotary Service, application will be submitted
deductible.
Di Collins
to broaden it to include Meeting
overseas projects. The
Charter President necessary paperwork has
Progress is finally being On Tuesday evening Pres. Di
made on the Club been sent to the ATO will attend the District
Foundation and the however it could take up to President’s meeting and will
necessary paperwork has
been submitted to the Dept.
Change in 28 days for approval to be
given. Names and details of
promote the Magnifying
Microscope project to other
of Commerce Consumer
Protection for their March
Meeting Day the current
S e c r e t a r y,
President,
Tr e a s u r e r,
Club Presidents. Dir. Rob
would like to see the project
meeting to extend the President Elect plus three supported by just one or two
Charitable Licence for the PRID Ken sent out the members who have agreed to other clubs at this time,
RCFB for a further three required notification to all be Trustees of the fund have moving into all schools on a
years as our initial licence members last Monday to been provided to Kerry gradual basis.
was issued for just one year. change the Club By-laws at McAuliffe. The solicitors will
our meeting on 18th February. place the required
Simone has set down our The change will be in our
meeting day, which will
advertisement in the paper English
meeting on Thursday 4th and advise members of the
March as a ‘Fundraising move from a Thursday to a
Wednesday. Whilst the vote
club when this takes place.
Scholarships
Brainstorm’. Here is an
opportunity for all members will occur at this week’s
meeting, the change will not
for Normandy
to contribute ideas and
expertise in this area as it is take place until Wednesday,
17th March as there are Rtn. Warren Milner has
time the Club started to look
outside speakers already in generously made available
at one or more major
place until that time. three scholarships for youths
activities to bring in the
between the ages of 18-30 in
funds to carry out the
D. 1640, where our next
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Group Study Exchange will
take place. He is keen to
strengthen the links between
Australia and Normandy
which began with the World
Wars and now is being
furthered with this GSE.
Communication has already
been established with the
District and they are
immediately starting to work
on promoting the scholarships
to clubs in Normandy. A fine
example of the Rotary
Foundation’s aims of ‘Building
Bridges of Friendship
throughout the World’ AND
promoting Wo r l d
Understanding and Peace. A
great initiative from a former
GSE Team member...thank you
Warren.
Cruise Through
Christmas
I am planning a cruise over the
Christmas and New Year
period of 2010-11 and require a
person to share a cabin with.
The cruise dates are 17th
December 2010 to 2nd January
2011 (inclusive), going Sydney-
Tasmania- New Zealand-
Sydney, sailing with the
Holland America Line. With a
44% discount the cost is $2825.
If interested, or want further
information, please contact me
on:
info2u@bigpond.com
Regards
Donna Bicknell
Wiluna
Christmas Party
Just this week Ken received
photographs from the
Christmas party in Wiluna
which was the project where
we shopped, wrapped and
labelled 166 gifts for their
indigenous youth.
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and Conflict Studies Program Each district can submit as
The Rotary – a professional development many candidates for each
Foundation program that is
strengthening the leaders of
program session as they
deem qualified. As one
today for peace. alumnus recently put it, “The
Week 33: Ever wonder how program has been nothing
your Rotary club and district Beyond supporting the short of fantastic. I couldn’t
can make a positive impact program financially, clubs ask for more.”
for peace, right now? and districts can actively
recruit qualified applicants Give Peace a fighting chance
This week’s Rotary for each bi-annual program by opening the door for
Foundation Thought is about session. candidates in your District.
how your club and district
can support the Rotary Peace
Program for February / March
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
18th February Committee Meetings
25th February Bronwen Tyson
25th February Warren Milner - Life & Times
4th March Fundraising Brainstorm
Vote of Thanks 11th March Viviana Boyle - Rotaract
Date Name
Wednesday 17th March Committee Meetings
25th February Judith Dowson
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,
18th February Rob Rohrlach Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
25th February Donna Bicknell vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
4th March Jen Martins Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
11th March Wilma McBain 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
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event. Toni James — PR & Marketing
Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
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