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1. 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 4, Issue 16 20th-26th October 2011
Speaker Wednesday, 19th Interactor PE Kathleen Maiti Nepal Project
October Microscopes for Subiaco Koro Scholarship Fund Film
Meeting Wednesday, 26th Primary Night
October Paint Your Pinkies for Polio Board for 2012-13
Cocktail Function Sunday 23rd Charitable Fund Friend of the Club Peter Symons
October Microscope Project Annual RF Dr Ken Collins
Congratulations to all members Feedback from Ardross Primary Address
elected to positions at Neds. School Update on Members
Council Weekly Roster Birthdays and Anniversaries
Speaker Wednesday, ‘Reach Within to
19th October Embrace Humanity’
The speaker last week As October is
was Peter Wright who Vocational Service
gave an interesting month, two Pride of
insight to the Financial Workmanship Awards
Planning will be presented on
Landscape. He spoke the night. Andre
about the evolutionary Harris and his wife
changes in the industry Peta will be attending
which began with as Andre will be
agents being tied to an recognised for his work
institution such as through Honmaz and
AMP. Speaker Peter Wright Kathy Lucas, PA to
Meeting Wednesday, is doing and plans to Ralph Martins will also
Initially all be recognised for her
26th October do in the 2011-12
superannuation was dedication to helping
Rotary year. AG
tied to a fund manager Our meeting next week the community
Angus Buchanan and
but gradually people is the annual ‘Official through the McCusker
his wife Grace will also
began to take control of Visit’ of the District Alzheimer’s
be in attendance with
their own finances via Governor, Liz Association.
DG Liz.
self-managed Westoby.
superannuation funds. At 6.00pm the Board
All members of the will join the rest of the
He spoke of the rise Board are required to Cocktail Function
members and guests to
and fall of the stock meet with the DG for Sunday 23 rd October
hear the Message of the
market and advised an hour prior to the Governor for this Between 4.30pm and
that we should set long meeting (5.00pm) for a year. She will also 6.30pm a social
term goals. Club Assembly, where address the RI function will be held at
Directors will report on President Kalyan the Collins’ home to
what each Committee Banerjee’s Theme of enable members,
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2. ‘friends’ of the Club Paint Your Pinkies for
and potential members Polio
to mix informally
outside of the confines Monday 24th October is
of the weekly meeting. World Polio Day.
The address is 1 New PRID Ken has arranged
Court Green, Mt with three local
Claremont. Finger primary schools to
food will be provided, conduct Paint your
however, members are Pinkies for Polio. If
asked to contribute by any members would
bringing along a bottle like to attend any or all
Deputy Mayor Ken Collins, Mayor Max Hipkins and
of drink to the function. of these, please do
Councillor Toni James
so. The details re as
follows:
successful from a huge on Bagot Road (across
Congratulations to all number of students the road from the Quintilian PS –
members elected to nominated for the school) by 8.45am. Brockway Ave, Mt
positions at Neds. positions. Claremont 9.00am
Their Assemblies are
Council
tight and this one in Swanbourne PS -
Max Hipkins has been particular will be Narla Rd,
Microscopes for extremely time poor as
acknowledged as our Swanbourne. Painting
Subiaco Primary Subiaco will be
new Mayor, and last of Pinkies will take
Tuesday evening Ken recognised as a place at recess –
At 9.00am on
Collins was voted in as Waterwise School by 10.30am. At 11.00am
Thursday, 27th October,
Deputy Mayor. Toni Watercorp, hence the Ken will present a
30 Magnifying
James, as previously presentation will be powerpoint on
Microscopes will be
advised, has regained a very brief. Principal immunisation to
presented to Subiaco
seat on the Nedlands Carolyn Press and years 4-7.
Primary School by the
Council so with the students will be
RC of Freshwater Bay.
ethics of Rotary and the available for Dalkeith PS – Circe
Four Way Test If any members would photographs back at Circle,
uppermost in the like to attend the the school after the Dalkeith. 1.10pm A
decision making by our presentation please be Assembly. powerpoint on
representatives on at the Church of Christ immunisation will be
Council, good things given by Ken to years 6
are in store for the and 7 together with a
community. ‘Paint Your Pinkie’
Interactor PE Kathleen Charitable Fund
Congratulations to VP Bill has written to
Kathleen Elliott, PE of Anglicare and the MS
the Interact Club of Society asking if they
Freshwater Bay who is have any ‘necessitous
one of 16 Prefects voted circumstance’ people
in by students at MLC. who may be assisted
via the RCFBCFI.
Kathleen and the other
Students at Ardross Primary School using Microscopes A request for assistance
15 Prefects were
for a young mother
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3. with advanced sponsored to obtain the educational tools e.g. we usually give the
Alzheimer’s has come dummy batteries for electronic means of ripe ones to our school
through Jenny their units from the extending the project. canteen and students
Gill. More information STAWA. take the extras home.
will be requested to see School based cooking
if this situation fits in Enough units are in occurs in some
stock for around 100 Feedback from
with the guidelines of classrooms and we
schools. Once these Ardross Primary
the Trust to assist. have not been involved
have been used an in- School
in cooking contests but
Please remember that depth assessment of will consider the
Hello Di,
contributions to the the project will take opportunity when we
RCFBCFI are tax place. During their science are planning for next
deductible so please lessons our students year. We really
consider supporting A questionnaire will be
really enjoy using the appreciate your
our own Club sent to schools via
microscopes that generosity in donating
Foundation even with STAWA. Carina and
Freshwater Bay Rotary the microscopes to us.
a small contribution, is John Clarke will
Club provided Thank you.
you are able. develop the questions.
for Ardross Primary.
Cheers,
Catherine Bishop
Microscope Project
Deputy Principal
Carina and Di met with
Lyn Beazley, Chief
Scientist, John Clarke
(STAWA) and Weekly Roster
Catherine Ferrari
Would ALL members
(Watercorp) last
please read the weekly
Monday re the
roster and take note of
direction and future of
when they have roles
this project.
Presentation of Microscopes to Eastwood Primary School to fill. If unavailable
All were pleased with (NSW) by the RC Eastwood for your rostered
the progress to date. activity it is your
The microscopes will The microscopes are
responsibility to
be worked into the easy to use and the
Carina and Luke have arrange a replacement
National Curriculum magnification provides
sourced ‘dummy’ or to ‘swap’ with
and expanded to very interesting details.
batteries, which will be another member.
incorporate the use of Recently one of our
used in the units along
seeds, slides, pollen, Year 2 classes tried Also, the word DUTY
with any other
skin etc. them out during plant does not appear to be
battery. This will
studies and the understood by many,
eliminate the need for
Gordon Hay has students were amazed although it is printed
the use of the red
alerted us to funds at the textures of the under the weekly
Eveready ones which
available from the WA various leaves and roster in each Bulletin.
will probably be
Govt. Royalties for seeds, including some
phased out in due
regions funding. An harvested from our NB. Duty
course. STAWA will
application is likely to school kitchen gardens. responsibility is to set
order in 7,000 of these
request an individual I have attached a up the venue and to
at a cost of around
to visit schools, couple of photos for pack everything away,
$1.00 each. All Rotary
procedures for auditing you. So far we have put the tables and
Clubs will be advised
the project and been concentrating on chairs back in place
and requested to get
extension into growing vegetables but etc. after the meeting.
the schools they have
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4. one of the five Charter member and RI PE Sakuji Tanaka
Directorships. now ‘Friend’ of the will present the
Maiti Nepal Project RCFB Peter Symons Address, the Alumni
Completed forms are to continues his support speaker is MP Ben
A Rotary Foundation be returned to the for PolioPlus by once Wyatt and the MC for
Matching Grant Secretary at least one again making a the function is recently
application is being week prior to the personal contribution retired Governor of
prepared by Clifford meeting. If insufficient to the program. Peter WA and PP of the
and Gillian which will nominations are and Mandy also Rotary Club of Perth,
provide equipment for received by 7th organised for $5.00 Ken Michael.
Maiti Nepal’s facility in December, from tickets from the
Kathmandu. Koro nominations can be Please register on line
WAAPA production of
Scholarship Fund Film taken from the floor at https://district9455.wor
Die Fladermaus last
Night the time of the meeting. ldsecuresystems.com/k
Friday (21st) to also go
encollins2011.htm Cos
A very successful
t $55 per person
fundraising project was
carried out by Mignon This event will replace
and Alistair last the regular meeting of
Thursday, at which the Club.
they raised in the
region of $4,500 for
their Koro Scholarship
Fund. Update on Members
Well done to you both Debbie Cash was
and a huge thank you welcomed back from
to all members who her trip to Nepal with
supported the Film and Br. James and the
to Gillian and Gordon Pilgrimage of Hope.
Students at Ardross Primary School using Microscopes
who promoted the
The person who is James arrived home
event to their extensive to Polio. There were 8
prepared to be today (Saturday) so we
networks. tickets sold through
President in 2012-13 is look forward to seeing
Peter
required to attend the you again soon James.
and Mandy. Many
President Elect’s
thanks to you both. For the first time in a
Board for 2012-13 Training Seminar
(PETS), which is very long period, all
A most enjoyable
The election of the usually held in March, members of the Club
production, with Rik
Board for 2012-13 will plus all of the incoming are in WA.
Symons as Eisenstein,
take place at the Club Board, including the PE one of the male leads. Sue Hassell is
meeting in the second are required to attend
week of December. recovering from her
the District Assembly
surgery and is now
which is usually held
Sec Di will send Annual RF Dr Ken home.
in April or May. Hence
Nomination forms to Collins Address
there are requirements
ALL members in the
and responsibilities
coming week. If you A further reminder to
associated with these Birthdays and
are prepared to carry all members to
positions. Anniversaries
out any leadership role PLEASE register ASAP
in the club next year of the Annual RF Belated good wishes to
please nominate for a address on Carina and Luke
position of President, Friend of the Club Wednesday, 30th Marshall who
Secretary, Treasurer or Peter Symons November. celebrated their
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5. Anniversary last to Jen and Hamish who Charter Member and October. Have a lovely
Monday, 17th October. celebrate their second now ‘Friend of the day Judith.
Anniversary on 24th RCFB’, Judith Dowson
A very Happy October. is wished a very Happy
Anniversary is wished Birthday for 26th
Roster for Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for Month of Oct / Nov 2011
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
23rd October Cocktail 1 New Court 4.30pm - 6.30pm Please bring a
Function Green, Mt bottle of whatever
Claremont you like to drink
26thOctober DG Liz Westoby Paddy Warren Milner Ken Collins Wilma McBain
Ramanathan
2nd November TBA Wilma McBain Rex Evans Carina Marshall Graeme Prior
9th November AGMs-RCFBCFI Jill Henderson Jenny Gill N/A N/A
& RCFBI
16th November TBA Gordon Hay Mignon Margaret Stuart Rob Pearce
Shardlow
23rd November TBA Clifford Gillian Toni James Warren Milner
Yudelman Yudelman
30th November RIPE Sakuji Annual Dr Ken Laguna Veneto 7.00pm Book On line
Tanaka Collins Address Club Mt Lawley
NB: ‘Duty’ responsibility is to set up venue and to pack away venue after meeting.
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6. Board Rotary 2011-12 Ken Collins – International Club Details Bulletin Editor
Service Director Clifford Yudelman/Di Collins
Bryant Stokes – President collinsk@bigpond.net.au The Rotary Club of
bstokes@bigpond.net.au Freshwater Bay, Inc. Website
Hamish Mackie – New PO Box 168,
Di Collins – Secretary Generations Director Nedlands, www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.or
collinsd@bigpond.net.au hamish.mackie@optusnet.co Western Australia, 6909 g.au
m.au
Toni James – Treasurer Meetings Facebook
tonipjames@hotmail.com Jim Gould – Membership
Director Wednesday 5:45pm to http://www.facebook.com/fre
Rex Evans –Club Service james@bizsuccession.com.au 6:45pm shwaterbayrotary
Director, President Elect Café, Bethesda Hospital
revans@powerplus.net.au Jenny Gill – Fundraising Queenslea Drive
Director Claremont, 6010
Wilma McBain - Community/ jennypgill@gmail.com
Vocational Service Director President-Bryant Stokes
williemac241@hotmail.com Bill Hassell – Vice President E-mail Chartered 19 December 2008
hassell@arach.net.au bstokes@bigpond.net.au
Mobile
0419 919 572
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The Rotary Foundation
2011 Dr. Ken Collins Address”
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Past RI President Bill Boyd
F to also address Rotarians
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N The Rotary Foundation Trustee Chairman,
and Past RI President William B Boyd
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of the Rotary Club of Pakuranga, NEW ZEALAND
will bring a special message to Rotarians at this
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Premier TRF Event on November 30, 2011 in Perth.
Do not miss this opportunity to update on The Rotary Foundation !
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Register early to secure your seat ………….. more news to follow !
Your opportunity to meet and hear RI President Elect Sakuji
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Tanaka deliver his message on The Rotary Foundation.
Yes it’s the 14th year of the Dr. Ken Collins Address.
This annual event has always attracted a keynote speaker from Rotary
International of exceptional high standing and office. What an
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opportunity for West Australian Rotarians right here at a Perth venue ? No
need to check your passport or buy an airline ticket to the other side of the
world, we bring a speaker right here to you in Perth !
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Stay tuned to hear more updates on the MC for the evening, and also a local past Ambassadorial
Scholar, who thanks Rotary for being an important influence in his life.
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This event is the most important Foundation evening for all West Australian Rotarians.
Register Early and pay online no later than
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18th November 2011 Corporate Business sponsorships available for $250.00.
https://district9455.worldsecuresystems.com/kencollins2011.htm
you will receive your ticket reciept by confirmation email. Includes 2 registration tickets.
Contact details ..... Advertise your Business and services on the evening.
District 9455 District 9465 Display your company with Promotional Pull up banner
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DGN Hank deSmit DGN Erwin Biemel advertising (not supplied) and help support
0419 926 425 0418 950 017 The Rotary Foundation.
hankdesmit@actioncoach.com erwin@biemels.com.au Further details on the online booking form.
TRF-DKCA Chair. PDG Paul Gianatti.
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