New Horizons V2 I42

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 42 19th - 25th April 2010

Letter from the Club Manna Industries Club Foundation Waste Disposal District Awards Rotary Foundation
President Launch Update on the progress Challenge See what awards RC Thought of the Week
Find out what is Details of this of the Club The next weigh-in is Freshwater Bay won at This week’s thought is
happening around the important project Foundation. this Wednesday 21st the District Conference. about Polio
club. launch. Page 2 April. Page 2 Eradication.
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project will be happening in
Letter From the two schools in Madurai.
Good work Rajah.
Club President
Rod Style was our speaker on
Dear Fellow Rotarians, RYDA. I’m sure all members
present agree it is an excellent
Colin Garber visited the club project and one we should
last Thursday, along with become involved with.
Lakshmi Krishnan who had Newman College is the first
read the article in the Post school we will work with and
newspaper, sent in by Rajah this could very well come to
on the books project. fruition in June. Clive Boddy
Lakshmi phoned Ken and has agreed to look after the
said she would like to make a project and Bronwen Tyson
cash donation to the books will also assist, however,
project and also to another more volunteers will be
project in India, which she required on the day.
has done. A water filtration Unfortunately, June is a time
when Ken and C l u b ,
I will be including HE
unavailable to the Governor,
help as we will D r. Ken
be in the USA Michael and
and Canada Lord Mayor
attending the Lisa Scafidi.
R o t a r y The Charter
Convention. was presented
by DG Geoff
Thursday, 14th Simpson to
April, Ken, C h a r t e r
R a j a h , President Jaap
M a rg a re t Poll, at which
Stuart, Bill and time fireworks
Sue Hassell went off. A
and I attended brief video
the Charter was played of
Breakfast of the RI President
new Rotary John Kenny
Club of wishing the
Crawley. There new Club
were 240 well. The new
people in club, like us
attendance at have decided
the University Top: Members at RC Crawley; Bottom: DG Geoff
Photo: Rod Styles - WA Chairman of RYDA to do away Simpson at RC Crawley

Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450
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N E W H O R I Z O N S

with a number of so called This weekend a number of us
‘traditions’, however, they will be attending the District Happy New Waist Disposal
cut back to the bone so much Conference. WA Chief
that none of us had any idea Scientist Lyn Beazley will be Year Challenge
who the members of the new one of the Keynote Speakers
club were as there were no and she told us that she will The Hindu (Tamil) New Year Apparently we are 6th on the
introductions, list of Charter be p ro m o t i n g our was Thursday, 14th April. A list which Simone says is
members, etc. Magnifying Microscope very Happy New Year to very good.
project. A fantastic project in Rajah and Jes.
On Monday, 19th April, it is our first full year of Service. Weigh in is next Wednesday
the birthday of the founder 21st April. It’s not too late to
of Rotary, Paul Harris, who Yours in Rotary Service, Traveling join in so other members
was born in 1868, in Racine, please see Simone or Daniel.
Wisconsin. On a cold Di Collins Rotarians
winter’s day on 23rd Charter President
February, 1905, when he Currently overseas we have
Congratulations
invited three of his friends to
join him for lunch in Manna Jane Armstrong, Clive to Daniel,
Boddy, Debbie Cash, Br.
Chicago, I’m sure he never
envisaged the mighty Industries James, Toni James, Blaise Simone and RC
Johnson and Peter Symons.
International organisation Freshwater Bay
that Rotary has evolved to ‘Kid’s Kitchen’ Safe travels folks. Look
today. Rotary has made a forward to seeing each of This weekend members Rob,
significant impact on the Project you on your return. Elizabeth, Rajah, Claire,
world and truly has the Daniel, Sue, Bill, Simone, Ken
power to be a mighty force in The opening is scheduled for and Di attended the last
creating peace and bringing Wednesday, 21st April at 2.30 Club District Conference for D.
about world understanding. pm at Maddington Primary 9450. Our Director Elect
Just look at the programs of
the Rotary Foundation.
School. Foundation Stuart and Adrienne Heal
from New Zealand were the
Every one of them is geared A card to Pres. Di from Bev Pres. Kerry McAuliffe is Personal representatives of
toward education, improving and John Lowe reads ‘words reviewing this for us as it RI President John and June
health, uplifting the cannot express our thanks for seems to be going on and on. Kenny at the Conference and
downtrodden and building the contribution that Apparently the ATO have Stuart did his job well. The
bridges of friendship around yourselves and your club requested changes which RC of West Perth did a
the world. We should all feel have made to Maddington Kerry is looking into. The professional job in organising
very proud to be Rotarians school’. Solicitor who is overseeing the Conference.
and to be a part of changing
the application is on holiday
people’s lives. Arrangements have been until 27th April and the time District Awards were
made for the Club to visit the line she has provided shows reduced this year however,
Our Australian Past world ‘Kid’s Kitchen’ Project at that it will be the end of July the RC of Freshwater Bay
President who has been in Maddington Primary School, at the earliest before we have came away with two of the
the media in recent weeks 1951 Albany Hwy, a positive result. handful of awards. The first
will also celebrate a birthday Maddington on Wednesday, was the District Bulletin
on Monday 19th April. Sir 19th May, 2010 at 6.00pm in Award. We knew it was the
Clem Renouf will be 89 and place of our regular Congratulations best bulletin in the District,
he single handedly changed Committee meetings. We can now the rest of the District
the face of Rotary from clubs organise for Pizzas or Elizabeth and know also. The second
looking inwardly at small
projects in their own
something similar to eat after
we’ve had a tour of
Graeme Award was for the best
article in the Rotary Down
communities to looking inspection of the project and Under Magazine from a Club
globally at large projects learnt of the work that is Elizabeth won a pass to the
in the District. This went to
through what he termed 3H - being carried out there by Fairbridge Festival last
an article on ‘Facebook’ by
Health, Hunger and Manna. We will require weekend so she and Graeme
Simone. Heartfelt
Humanity projects. All pretty firm numbers before were unable to join us for our
congratulations to our
projects too large for an this visit so please put the social evening last Saturday
fantastic Bulletin Ed. Daniel
individual club to tackle date in your diary, along night. Earlier in the year
and PE Simone.
could be brought to fruition with all the other very they also received
with the aid of funds from important happenings in the recognition for their
the Rotary Foundation EmbroidMe business and Watch the new Rotary
club in the coming months.
Projects up to US500,000.00 Once again, all partners are this will result in a trip to the Minute video
were funded. Sadly, with the welcome. USA for the Bains.
recent changes to the Rotary Check out Rotary Minute
Foundation, 3 H Grants have Congratulations on both and other Rotary
been dissolved. Clem also Club Assembly counts! International videos on RI’s
was the Godfather behind own YouTube channel at:
PolioPlus. What an impact http://www.youtube.com/
A Club Assembly has been
two men can make and they user/RotaryInternational
scheduled for 26th May.
share the same birth date.

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Below: Back row - Jim, Devi, Josclyn & Kylie from the Outbound GSE Team.
Front Row: Adnan, Sarah, Sebastien & Vanessa from the Inbound GSE Team.
At the District Conference.

Above: Di with the District Bulletin
Award and Simone with the District RDU
article award

RC Freshwater Bay
Changeover Dinner
The ﬁrst Changeover Dinner of the Rotary Club
of Freshwater Bay.
When: Thursday, 1st July, 2010.
Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, Melvista Ave,
Nedlands 6009.
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm.
Cost: $45

Above:Rob, Daniel, Claire and Simone at the District Conference

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polio cases and stopped the We need Rotarians’ ongoing
The Rotary circulation of imported polio commitment or else polio

Foundation virus in 22 re-infected
countries
eradication will not occur.
Your support is vital in
ﬁnishing the job!
Week 42: This week’s Rotary There are new commitments
Foundation Thought is an from country leaders and a Our gift to the world will be
update on polio eradication new Case for Completing Polio Eradication!
efforts in 2007. Polio Eradication, but the
Global Polio Eradication
2007 saw the continued use Initiative faces a signiﬁcant
of new tools and the funding gap.
development of new tactics
that led to a reduction of

Program for April/May
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
21st April Committee Meetings
28th April Claire Forsdyke
28th April Inbound GSE
5th May Margaret Stuart
5th May Ralph Martins - Alzheimer’s
Vote of Thanks Research

12th May Past RI President Glen Kinross -
Date Name
Dinner Meeting

28th April Wilma McBain 19th May Committee Meetings

5th May Bronwen Tyson

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,
21st April Warren Milner Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
28th April Daniel Forsdyke vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
5th May Simon Carot Collins Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
12th May Margaret Stuart Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
19th May Clive Boddy 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/
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
on or promote the clubs next fundraising freshwaterbayrotary
event. Toni James — PR & Marketing
Please forward articles and photos to Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

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