This newsletter from the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay provides updates on club activities and events for the month of February 2011. It discusses last week's meeting which featured a presentation on cultural understanding. Upcoming events include a meeting to discuss literacy, a fundraising dinner for RYDA, and the film screening for PolioPlus. The club is also working to start an Interact Club for youth and provides an update on assistance efforts for flood victims in Carnarvon.

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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 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 3, Issue 28! 31st January - 13th February 2011
From the President Last Week’s Meeting Next Week’s Meeting Polio Fundraisers Interact What in the World is
Words from the Club Did you miss last Find out what is Check out these great Get the latest update on Rotary?
President. week’s meeting? happening this week. ways to fight Polio our progress to start an See for yourself, in this
Page 1 Find out what Page 2 Page 2 Interact Club. short video.
happened Page 2 Page 4
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Letter from the
President
February is World
Understanding month on the
Rotary calendar, as it is the
month which contains the
anniversary of Rotary's
inception.
Rotary will celebrate its 106th
birthday on Wednesday 23rd
February, which is
designated as “World
Understanding and Peace
Day” in Rotary circles. Since
we have a meeting that day,
we have invited the Very
Reverend John Shepherd,
Dean of Perth and long time
Perth Rotarian, to give us an
overview of some of Rotary’s
major achievements over its
106 year history. John is a
wonderfully entertaining
speaker so please invite
friends to attend and Photo (L-R): Wajipha with Lyn Packer
celebrate with us another
actions and conduct within woman and (black) Zambian
year of Service to Humanity
through Rotary.
Rotary. Last Week's father who had studed law at
UWA. Wajipha has lived in
February also marks our first
You are all encouraged to Meeting Australia for 20 years, and
suggest topics or presenters. I shared her understanding of
month of selecting meeting
would like at least one We kicked off “World cultural heritage through
topics according to themes. I
meeting in March devoted to Understanding” month with both song and story. As
hope you enjoyed last week's
the theme of “Literacy” since a presentation unlike any someone who was viewed as
presentation by Wajipha
that is the Rotary designation other we've had so far, an outsider in both Zambia
Chongwe, which covered an
for the next month. All recommended by friend of and Australia because of her
International Service theme
recommendations mose the club Lyn Packer. different skin colour, always
of understanding cultures – a
welcome! being asked where she comes
great example of an outside
Wajipha Chongwe was born from, she eventually realised
speaker (or should I say
Yours in Rotary, and raised in Zambia, the this was a strength, as it
performer!) with a message
Simone daughter of a (white) Perth enabled her to be anyone she
that can tie in with our
chose.
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on Sunday 20th February at Day to a beautiful little girl,
Her message reminded us the Greater Union Theatre at RYDA Vivienne Elizabeth. We hope
not to pass judgment based the Morley Galleria. Club to see you at future events of
on outward appearance: members, family and friends Fundraiser the club as time permits!
“What may be seen as have an opportunity to enjoy
obvious difference isn't this wonderful movie, in the Jen & Hamish have
difference at all; the only knowledge that your organised a fundraising RAWCS
difference is cultural personal dollar will save the dinner for the Rotary Youth
difference.” life of a child from the polio Driver Awareness (RYDA) Update
disease. seminars we are sponsoring
this year, at Annalakshmi on We have been advised that
This Week's the Swan Jetty, 4 Barrack St, there will now be a $50
Perth (near the Bell Tower). administration cost to list
Meeting projects with Rotary
The cost is $25 for a buffet Australia World Community
We had hoped that Calum Indian dinner. Service.
Foulner, whom we had
sponsored to attend the It will be held on Friday 18th Our club has had three
Rotary Youth Leadership February at 6:30 pm. projects listed with RAWCS:
Award camp held last week, one for a hospital in Sri
would be able to attend our Please put the date in your Lanka, the second for the
meeting this week to tell us diary and bring along family Angel Academy School in
about his experience at and friends. Nepal and the third being the
RYLA and about the work he books project in Madurai,
does in Nepal with his RSVP to Jen by February 10th India.
“Communities Moving o n
Forward” project, but he isn't drmartins@optusnet.com.au
able to join us this week. We or 0413 353 677 Help
will endeavour to schedule
him in the near future. The funds raised will go Carnarvon
towards the Rotary Youth
We will instead be asking one Driver Awareness that the On Monday evening the sub
of our members to tell us Club has agreed to support committee of the Carnarvon
their life and times. Our “Life for 210 students in August Club met to discuss what we
& Times” presentations are a from Newman College and
great way to gain some Interact 30 students from Ellenbrook
felt the club could do to help
flood victims here, with the
insight into our own Secondary College. assistance of donations from
members and find out what A date has been set for an clubs elsewhere in WA.
makes them tick, so please interest meeting for a
come along to support our Community based Interact Thank You One of our members has
“mystery” member! Club: Thursday, 24th been working with FESA
February, starting at 7pm. Elizabeth assisting people in need of
assistance with businesses
Funds for Polio The time will be 7.00pm in Due to increased evening and other general enquiries.
one of the classrooms at work commitments, We feel there will be some
Although Hamish works Christ Church Grammar Elizabeth Bain has resigned folk who have not asked for
Wednesday evenings, he still School. as a member of the club and help of any kind, and it is
works for Rotary. Hamish has become a Friend of the hoped that we will be able to
has placed Rotary money Interact is for students aged Club instead. do something for them. We
boxes in the Pharmacy in 12-18 years. Ken will contact have to tread gently here of
which he works and he the schools, parents and Elizabeth has been an course, respecting their pride
recently brought in two, with students who have indicated invaluable member, a regular and their privacy.
funds from both totalling an interest to encourage them attendee at all the special
almost $350. These funds will to attend, as well as bring functions and launches the A number of southern Rotary
go towards the Club’s target along friends to hear a little club has held, who has Clubs have mentioned that
for PolioPlus which is US about Interact and hopefully helped Manna Industries they would like to assist
$2,000. Many thanks Hamish engender enough interest to with special messages on all sporting groups and we are
- keep up the great work! A start up a club. their aprons, and so the list happy to do this. We will
few weeks before Daniel also continues. A huge thank you have an application form
brought in a money box with Members interested in to also to Elizabeth's prepared, advertise and ask
his loose change. Money supporting this program and husband Graeme, who has sporting clubs to apply.
boxes are a great ‘passive’ becoming involved are asked been very supportive and Rotary will assess each
way to raise funds. The club to attend the meeting on acted as Quiz Master at our application as it comes in. As
has a supply so please put 24th. Please make sure you Quiz night almost 18 months you can imagine quite a
one in your business or have, or have applied for, a ago. number of the facilities here
home. Working With Children card. are under water (still) or
Congratulations to Elizabeth washed away.
Don't forget that the film and Graeme on becoming
night for Polio is coming up grandparents on Australia We are prepared to admit
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that there could well be other right now, but we will issue The river is still flowing
ways in which we can assist the BOXES to everyone that with light rains continuing Starlight Rock
flood victims and we will keep FESA feels would benefit and in the upper reaches of the
abreast of things as they keep a stock pile to circulate if Gascoyne catchment. Those On Saturday 12th March 2011
unfold. Certainly as things there is ever another disaster. on the north side are we once again host this
progress insurance claims and marooned and need to use a fabulous Concert: Starlight
other financial issues will We are listening and talking dinghy to cross to the south Rock featuring the ever
become much more apparent. and treading gently still, and side. popular FOSSIL ROCK and
Rotary hopes to be able to help will keep all clubs posted of guest artists. Held at the
here too. progress made. The Club’s effort to assist magnificent Quarry
cleanup on the weekend of Amphitheatre on Oceanic
On the weekend of the If your club is still interested in 12 and 13 February will Drive,City Beach and priced at
12/13th February the Rotary assisting the folk of Carnarvon concentrate on the South $25 per head (concessions for
Club is going to Gascoyne can you please send your side. child, pensioners and families
Junction (* see more detailed donations to a special bank apply), this is a must attend
report below) with two aims. account for this purpose. The It seems there is still life in event.
One, to clean up what we can information you will need is: the town which is good to
in the town. It looks like a war hear. We recommend that you bring
zone there and it is all very Cheques payable to your picnic basket and enjoy
sad. Following the clean up Rotary Club of Carnarvon WA Thank you all for your the great music of the 1960s,
we are going to prepare a Inc (mail to P O Box 415 generous support of the 70s and 80s.Through the night
'town breakfast' for those who Carnarvon 6701) town of Carnarvon. we will conduct a quick
have stayed on and are coping auction and raffle tickets will
under very trying EFT payments to Joy Wade be sold on arrival.
circumstances. I am sure we Rotary Club of Carnarvon WA Rotary Club of Carnarvon
will discover that there is Inc Importantly all proceeds will
something more we can do for It is suggested that those go to those affected by the
these folk too. BSB 066 509 making donations send advice elements in WA and
A/c No. 00900236 of their EFT payments by Queensland through the
A suggestion has been made email to Joy Wade at: Rotary Appeal.
that we produce FLOOD * Gascoyne Junction dwandjwade01@westnet.com.a
BOXES - rather along the lines u Tickets are available by
of a Shelterbox, but smaller. contacting Rotarian Mike
Reports at the time of the flood
The box will contain things Mullin on Tel. 92041324 or
such as matches, gas burners
in late December indicated
that the town had been hard
Queensland email mhmullin@iinet.net.au.
and cylinders, first aid kit,
folding pots and a few basic
hit and would not be rebuilt.
This would not appear to be
Flood Appeal Tickets are selling fast, so dont
pieces of cutlery, a sharp knife, hesitate,contact Mike and
the case.
insect repellent, torches and Money collected from support a worthy cause.
anything else deemed Donors can now be paid
Gascoyne Junction is 172 Km
essential. into the following bank Yours in Rotary
by road east of Carnarvon. It is
the home of the Shire of Upper account: Bill Richardson
Members of the club have President Rotary Club of
Gascoyne. There is a small
spoken to a number of people BankWest Account: Rotary Cambridge
group of housing on the north
who were marooned by the International District 9455
side of the river where the
flood waters on the roof of Inc (More details in flier attached)
CEO of the Shire lives. I
their home/shed or whatever BSB 306 089
understand this area was
for several nights. The SES Account Number 268 010 3
dropped them food parcels,
largely above flood level and
that some 12 – 20 people
Rotaractors
but as they had no way of Please show on the details
preparing a meal, they had to
(number not known for certain
due to some transients) still of the deposit your Club Seek People
sit patiently until the flood name and the name of the
reside there. On the south side
waters fell, to enable them to
of the river is the hotel, some Donor. Movers
get to the ground and consider
accommodation dongas, the
food and whatever else You should then email The Rotaract Club of Perth
Shire Office, the local school,
necessary. As well as District Treasurer Clive Bain will be hosting eight
some houses (about a dozen I
plantation people along the at niabc@iinet.net.au with international Rotaractors in
think) and, further to the south
river, there would be a need the deposit details April and are looking for the
on high ground, an aboriginal
for such boxes by people living including full details of the use of at least one (preferably
community.
in houses attached to their donors (including multiple two) People Movers.
business and even some of the donors if applicable).
I understand the hotel was
folk on the outskirts of the They have planned two 4 day
extensively damaged and the
town itself. Pastoral families Official receipts will be tours, one south and one
accommodation dongas were
could also benefit from such a issued at a later date. north, between the dates of
overturned by the flood. Other
BOX. We will now begin 18-21st and 26-29th April. The
buildings were also damaged
researching the cost of Rotaractors have C Class
but some have been made
preparing a flood box. Licences and will cover the
habitable again. The area looks
like a lunar landscape. cost of petrol and insurance.
This decision will not help
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If anyone is able to assist and should have attended a continents with the conscious of
please email: local RYLA. peace permanently riveted in
Rotaract.perthcbd@gmail.co their minds.”
m The invitation reads, “After
the sessions in Mudanya are
over, we will make a trip to the What in the
International war site at Gallipoli, attend the
Anzac Ceremony and the eternal World is
RYLA resting places of our
grandfathers lying side by side Rotary?
An invitation has been who fought for their countries
received from District 2440 in and precious values of yesterday A great explanation for what
Turkey for 100 Rylarians to and then visit the ruins of Troy Rotary International stands
participate in an International of Helene which was destroyed for can be found at:
Rotary Youth Leadership in the wars of the archaic times. http://
Awards (RYLA) Seminar We are sure that this experience www.rotarydownunder.com.
from 21-25th April, in Bursa, will lead our young leaders of au/RDU/home-page-
Turkey. Participants should the future to make the necessary videos/whatintheworld.asp
be aged between 19 and 24 synthesis in bridging the
Host - Introduction & Thank You Program for Febraury
Date Name Date Details
9th February Judy Edwards 9th February Calum Foulner - RYLA attendee
23rd February Di Collins 16th February Committee Meetings
23rd February John Shepherd - 106 Years of Rotary
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2010-11
Date Name Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Simone Carot Collins — President
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
9th February Max Hipkins Nedlands,
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice President Western Australia, 6909
16th February Paddy Ramanathan secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
23rd February Jenny Gill
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
2nd March Robert Pearce TBA — Club Administration Director Queenslea Drive
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Claremont
Email
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 Toni James — Treasurer
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bulletin Award for 2009/10 treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Phone
08 9385 0471
Rob Rohrlach — President Elect / Fax
Projects Director
Bulletin Contributions projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
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