The Rotary Club of Calgary Olympic worked with the Children's Wish Foundation to provide accommodations for six children with life-threatening illnesses to attend the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. This allowed the children to share an unforgettable Olympic experience with their families. A Florida Rotarian, Ernie Peterson, is volunteering at his third Olympic games and enjoys meeting athletes and the spirit of international cooperation. The Rotary Club of Chicago celebrated its 105th anniversary by illuminating local landmarks with an End Polio Now message to promote Rotary's goal of global polio eradication. March is designated as Bowel Cancer Awareness Month by several Australian Rotary clubs who are making home test kits available through local pharmacies.

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 35" 1st - 7th March 2010
Calgary Olympic Club Third Olympics is a Rotary Club of Chicago End Polio Now March is Rotary Bowel Rotary Foundation
makes wishes come Charm for Florida Marks 105 Years See some of the Scan Month Thought of the Week
true Rotarian Celebrating Rotary’s landmarks that were lit How is Rotary helping This week’s thought is
Find out what this club See how Rotary was 105th Birthday. up with the End Polio in the fight to detect about the Annual
is doing during the involved in Ernie’s Page 2 Now message. bowel cancer early? Programs Fund.
Winter Olympics. volunteering at the Page 3 Find out... Page 4
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British Columbia. With most worked with Olympic Calgary Olympic, have made
Calgary of the area's hotels booked, officials to allow one of the it possible to send the
McCarron found Home for girls to pick up gifts thrown children to share an
Olympic Club the Games, a website that into the rink by spectators unforgettable Olympic
matches visitors with during a figure skating medal experience with their
Makes Wish Vancouver hosts for short- round. families," says Lyanne
term homestays. The club Goulin, director of the
Come True for spent US$30,000 for lodging "We're creating a legacy for foundation.
for the six families. Home for these children and their
Kids the Games funnels 50 percent families," says Tara Johnson, RVM: The Rotarian Video
By Ryan Hyland of the housing fees to the club's community service Magazine will be including
Rotary International News charities that help the chair. "This project is very the children's Olympic
26 February 2010 homeless in Vancouver. symbolic of what Rotary does experience in a future issue.
for people who live at a Also look for footage in a
"I was lucky enough to come disadvantage." video about the 100-year
A Rotary club chartered
across an ad in The Rotarian history of Rotary in Canada,
during the last Winter
magazine for Home for the "The assistance and support to be shown at the 2010 RI
Olympics in Canada has
Games. It's a win, win, win of Rotarians from across Convention in Montréal,
teamed up with a charity to
for our club, the Children's Canada, specifically those Québec.
make wishes come true for
Wish Foundation, and local from the Rotary Club of
six children with life-
charities of
threatening illnesses.
Vancouver," says Third Olympics
McCarron, who
As the Olympic Games
returned to the country this
joined the club last is a Charm for
year. "It's a huge
month, The Rotary Club of
Calgary Olympic, Alberta,
effort, but having
the resources of
Florida
worked with the Children's
Wish Foundation of Canada
Rotary
things a
made
lot
Rotarian
to provide accommodations By Ryan Hyland
smoother."
for the children, ages 4-14, so Rotary International News
they could attend. 25 February 2010
The six families,
who live in
"Our club wanted to do Ernie Peterson is combining
different parts of
something special since the his passions for volunteering
Canada, attended
Olympics are back in and sports during this
several events at
Canada," says Tamara month's Olympic Winter
the games from 12
McCarron, club member and Games in Vancouver, British
to 28 February,
project chair. "We are thrilled Columbia, Canada.
including the
to make a difference in these
highly anticipated
children's lives. It's a dream Peterson, a member of the
men's gold medal
come true for them and for Rotary Club of Deland
hockey game. Ernie Peterson, a member of the Rotary Club of
me." (Breakfast), Florida, USA, is
Deland (Breakfast), Florida, USA, is volunteering at one of 25,000 volunteers
The Children's his third Olympic games in Vancouver, British
This year's games are serving at the Vancouver
Wish Foundation Columbia, Canada. Photo courtesy of Ernie Peterson
being held in Vancouver, Games. It's his third stint as
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an Olympics volunteer. He's the 2005 Super Bowl in "This is a very
been hooked on the games Jacksonville, Florida, and significant
since he attended the 1996 several NCAA (National event," says
Summer Olympics in Collegiate Athletic A n g e l o
Atlanta, Georgia, as a Association) men's basketball L o u m b a s ,
spectator with his wife, tournaments. president of the
Jeanne. Chicago club.
"I love everything about "Rotary's end
"I love meeting the athletes. sports, the athletes, fans, and polio campaign
They are simply incredible," games. It brings people is the initiative I
says Peterson. "Most of these together from all walks of want my club to
athletes have trained their life," says Peterson. "The sponsor as
entire life for one minute of Olympics and Rotary have a much as they
skiing, ice skating, or common thread of bringing can this year.
whatever sport they are people from all over the The fact that we
entered in. To see their world together. That's why were able to
happiness is what draws me I'm so enthusiastic and proud promote End
here." to be involved in both of Polio Now and
them." at the same time
After volunteering at the c e l e b r a t e
2002 Winter Games in Salt Rotary's 105th
Lake City, Utah, and the 2006 Rotary Club of anniversary
Winter Games in Torino, really turned
Italy, Peterson wanted to Chicago Marks out to be a big
help out in Vancouver, but advantage for
his plans almost derailed 105 Years us."
until he found assistance By Ryan Hyland
from other Rotarians. Rotary International News Joined by
24 February 2010 Rotarians from
Finding lodging in districts 6440
Vancouver was nearly As members of the Rotary and 6450, the
impossible. So last summer, Club of Chicago celebrated Chicago club,
Peterson and his wife flew to Rotary's 105th anniversary at the first Rotary
Canada and visited the a downtown hotel on 23 c l u b ,
Rotary Club of Whistler, February, the city's historic commemorated
British Columbia, to ask Wrigley Building was its own 105th
whether someone could take illuminated in the anniversary. At
them in. background with an urgent the celebration,
message: End Polio Now. Chicago Mayor
"I asked the club president if Richard M.
I could have a few minutes The Wrigley Building joined D a l e y
during a meeting to tell them several other iconic congratulated
my story," says Peterson. landmarks worldwide, each Rotarians for
"Afterward, Doug lit with an anniversary t h e i r
Mildenberger offered his message or the three words a c h i e v e m e n t Top: The Wrigley Building illuminated with an End
home to us. If it wasn't for representing Rotary's and thanked Polio Now message. Rotary Images/Alyce Henson
the generosity of Rotarians, I commitment to rid the world them for their Bottom: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley
probably couldn't pull this of the crippling childhood o n g o i n g congratulated Rotarians for their achievement and
off." disease. commitment to thanked them for their ongoing commitment to
l i t e r a c y , literacy, promoting peace, improving health, and
This year, Peterson is Joining Chicago Rotarians at p r o m o t i n g eradicating polio. Rotary Images/Monika Lozinska-
working in the media center the lighting ceremony were p e a c e , Lee
by day and the medal plaza Illinois Governor Pat Quinn; improving
at night. health, and eradicating polio. in Chicago, where Rotary
the Reverend Jesse Jackson, was founded 105 years ago,"
president of the Rainbow said Illinois Governor Pat
"While the days are long and PUSH Coalition; Dr. Ciro de "I'm very grateful for
hard, I feel so fulfilled and Rotary's commitment to Quinn. "The eradication of
Quadros, executive vice one of the world's most
privileged to be able to president of the Sabin service, not only here in
witness this all," he says. "I America but all over the terrible diseases is finally
Vaccine Institute; James within reach due to Rotary
always tell myself after I Galloway, U.S. assistant world," said Daley. "In the
come home, 'I can't believe I spirit of volunteerism, Rotary International's extraordinary
surgeon general; and RI efforts."
just experienced this.'" General Secretary Ed Futa. carries the torch. Each and
every one of you stands
Peterson is looking forward alone in leading the way to The club awarded de
Before the lighting, Rotarians Quadros its Chesley Perry
to volunteering at the 2012 handed out End Polio Now eradicate polio."
Summer Games in London Award for Distinguished
postcards at the Wrigley Humanitarian Service for
and the 2014 Winter Games Building. Within reach
in Sochi, Russia. He has global polio eradication. He
volunteered at several other "I'm honored to participate in led a team responsible for
sporting events, including the End Polio Now campaign developing a surveillance
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and response strategy to
eliminate polio from the
Americas.
The landmark displays
coincide with a mass mailing
of End Polio Now postcards to
heads of state in more than 40
countries, encouraging
governments to continue or
increase their commitment to
polio eradication.
In addition to the Wrigley
Building, other landmarks
illuminated during the week
of 23 February include the
Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt;
the Taipei Arena in Taiwan; the
Cathedral of Santiago de
Compostela in Galicia, Spain;
the Old Port Captain's Office
on the V&A Waterfront in
Cape Town, South Africa; the
Obelisk of Buenos Aires,
Argentina; and the Royal
Palace at Caserta in Italy.
"By lighting these historic
landmarks with Rotary’s
pledge to end polio, Rotary is
saying to the world that we
will fight this disease to the
end," said Rotary Foundation
Trustee Chair Glenn E. Estess
Sr. “People around the world
will see these words and join
Rotary and its partners in the
historic effort to eradicate
polio from the face of the
earth.”
Pharmacies to sell the
kits to the public.
The clubs are:
!Karrinyup, Matilda Bay,
West Perth, Subiaco,
Wanneroo, Joondalup,
Mt Lawley, Scarborough,
Nedlands, Broome,
Geraldton, Morley,
Carnarvon, Heirisson,
March is Perth, Port Hedland, and a
number of other country
Bowel Scan clubs.
Month The price of each kit is $8 and
advertising will be intense
during March. The web site
A message from President showing the locations of the
Colin Hebbard: March is Pharmacies is"
Rotary Bowel Scan month www.catchcancer.org.au
and the following clubs
have arranged for
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Foundation in many ways. do, we should do. . . Where
The Rotary Tom made his wife, Fran, a does your backyard end?”
Foundation Paul Harris Fellow to
celebrate the birth of their Our investment in time,
first child. Their children talent and financial resources
Week 35: This week’s Rotary became Paul Harris Fellows are an investment in making
Foundation Thought is about on special birthdays. the world a safer and
making a Major Gift to the healthier place for our
Annual Programs Fund of Following open heart children and grandchildren.
The Rotary Foundation. surgery, Tom and Fran
decided to became major
Tom and Fran Bayless of donors to the Foundation in
Ohio are passionate about celebration of her recovery.
Rotary and support the Said Fran, Anything we can
Program for March
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
4th March Fundraising Brainstorm
11th March Clive Boddy
11th March Viviana Boyle - Rotaract
Wednesday 17th March Committee Meetings
Vote of Thanks Wednesday 24th March Anne DeSouza - Indigenous Aviation
Training Scheme
Date Name
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,
4th March Jen Martins Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
11th March Wilma McBain vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
17th March Bronwen Tyson Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
24th March Judith Dowson Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
31st March Rob Rohrlach 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
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Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
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