1. New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909
District 9450
ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 1, Issue 10 23rd - 29th March 2009
ShelterBox Letter from the Club Rotary Means Rotar y Foundation Rotary in the News RYPEN
Details on the President Business Thought of the Week End Polio Now beamed What is RYPEN -
ShelterBox presentation President Di talks What is Rotary Means The impact of a Group onto world landmarks applications close soon.
by project director Ian about the current Business, and an Study Exchange for the 104th birthday Page 3
Munday. status of the club. invitation to take part (GSE). of Rotary.
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An invitation to attend the All Rotarians are invited and guests are To attend this event, early registration is
most welcome. If you have potential new important, details as follows:
Western Australian members then this would be an excellent
Venue: Mt Lawley Golf Club, 1 Walter
Presentation on ShelterBox by opportunity to show them Rotary in
Road, Inglewood
action. A ShelterBox will be on display.
Ian Munday MBE Date: Wednesday 1st April
Who is Ian Munday Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Ian Munday is a Director of the Cost: $40 per head
ShelterBox Trust and is on a short visit to Ian Munday is a member of the Rotary
Contact person: PP Tony Cook, Mb 0411
Australia. Club of Helston Lizard, and a Director of
889 889, Email: tonycook@iinet.net.au
the ShelterBox Trust; reported as the
On Wednesday 1st April 2009 Ian is largest and most successful club project in
giving a presentation on ShelterBox at the the history of Rotary.
Mt Lawley Golf Club 7.00pm for 7.30pm.
A two course meal is provided. The venue After retiring from the British Royal Navy
has bar facilities and drinks are very in 2005 as Lieutenant Commander, Ian
reasonably priced. now works as a Marine Surveyor and
Marine Consultant in Falmouth in the
This is a rare opportunity to hear directly UK.
from the home of ShelterBox on its
successes and future plans. As can be seen He has been a Rotarian for 8 years, he has
been involved with ShelterBox since it
from Ian’s cv he is able to give first hand
information on the training of the started in 2000 and has been a Director of Fundraising
ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) the Trust for the last 5 years. His areas of
members and the issues encountered in responsibility include overall The raffle winner for last week was lucky
delivering aid to disaster stricken areas. management of the ShelterBox Response Marija Jelavic….again. She and Bryant
Teams that deploy with the aid package. seem to have a monopoly on the raffle.
In addition he is also responsible for Though please keep trying as their streak
overseeing the increasing number of has to finish sooner or later.
International ShelterBox Affiliations.
A cheque for $630 from the proceeds of
He is married to Jo, who is a strong the Somerville Theatre Movie Night has
ShelterBox supporter and she along with been processed for the Bush Fire Appeal.
another director’s wife are the core
members of the ShelterBox Schools
Presentation Team. They have carried out
This Week
over 50 school assemblies in 2007/8. This week we will have Lyn Packer at the
Jo also works at Shelterbox HQ in UK as a club for the first time. The work Lyn is
specialist Tax Consultant. Both Ian and Jo doing in Vietnam is outstanding and it
have attended RI Conventions on the would be great to have as many members
ShelterBox display, most recently in Los as possible attend to hear what she is
Angeles. doing, mainly in the 'red zone' in
Vietnam.
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
invitations are only being sent to
Letter from the Club PRID Ken handed out to all present, a Rotarians from these clubs and, on this
copy of the Club Administration Manual occasion to members of Northbridge, and
President so that members can add this reading to all Rotaractors in our district.
material to the other information (Club
Dear Rotarians, Constitution, ABCs of Rotary etc) which These clubs invite the members of the
A very warm welcome to our newest everyone would benefit from reading Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay to join
member, Andrea Hayward who was prior to the Strategic Planning meeting them on this occasion. The cost of the
inducted at our meeting last Thursday. which Judith Darlington and Jan Stewart venue and finger food is to be divided by
Andrea, a journalist, was formally a are organising for the club. With everyone the number of participating clubs
Rotary Youth Exchange student to so new to Rotary, the information is (because of its size, it has been agreed that
Sweden and is a very welcome addition meant to assist in understanding the East Perth would contribute on a 50%
to the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay. organisation as it will be difficult to have basis) and it is estimated the cost will be
a ‘Planning’ meeting if members don’t in the vicinity of $200/$250 per club.
Bill Hassell, a former Rotary Fellow (now know who we are and what we are about. Drinks will be at your member's cost.
called Ambassadorial Scholars) has
agreed to act as counsellor for Rohallah Next meeting we will welcome into the This is a golden opportunity for Rotarians
Ali Haidari, a young man from club Lyn Packer, a member whom you to network with fellow Rotarians/
Afghanistan, whom our club will sponsor have not yet met. Lyn will be in Perth Rotaractors who share a belief in ethical
and support with his application for a from Vietnam for one week and she will and responsible business practices based
Rotary Peace Scholarship. Bill will assist share with us the wonderful work she is on the four elements of the Rotary Four
Rohallah with his application. It is a dedicating her life to in that country. I Way Test.
highly sought after Scholarship, with only hope all members will be present to meet
60 places available (10 in each of 6 and learn from Lyn. Supporting fellow Rotarians/Rotaractors
Universities world wide) and with 270 Yours in Rotary Service, is a win win for both sellers and
applicants last year, it is very competitive. purchasers.
Di Collins
We wish Rohallah well and look forward
Charter President Attendees should bring plenty of business
to welcoming him to a meeting in the
near future. cards with them.
Rotary Means Also on arrival, members will be given
Participants for Rotary’s Program of
Enrichment for Youth (RYPEN) are being Business the opportunity (if they wish it) to put
one of their cards in a barrel and three
sought for a weekend camp which will be
held in May. This is a project which takes people will be given the opportunity to
The Rotary Clubs in and around the
middle of the road young people (14-17 talk about their business for two minutes.
Sydney CBD have been conducting
years) and shows them that whilst they If they would like this opportunity - they
'Rotary Means Business' functions for the
may not be youth leaders, they have a should be prepared.
past 9 months with a great deal of
very valuable part to play in our society. success. Clubs around the Parramatta
The club would like to sponsor two I would be pleased to hear from you as to
area are now doing likewise.
young people for RYPEN and will seek whether your members would like to
suitable applicants. accept our invitation, and if so, we will
Rotary Means Business is a short sharp
need final numbers a little closer
one hour networking opportunity for
Last meeting being our committee to the date.
Rotarians. You may have read about it in
meetings, the Bethesda Café was abuzz the August edition of Rotary Down
with discussions from all committees. No Regards,
Under.
doubt at the Board meeting this Colin Thorniley
Wednesday evening the Directors will The Rotary Clubs of Perth, East Perth,
inform Board members of the activities of West Perth, Herisson, Nedlands and
the various committees, with this Matilda Bay conducted the first 'Rotary
information being passed on to members Means Business' in Perth in November
so that everyone remains fully informed last year and due to its success are
on all that is happening in the club. Our conducting another on Tuesday 21st April
aim is to be transparent and open with at Next Generations, Kings Park. Initially
communication at all times.
Paul Harris Fellow in his first year. Every
The Rotary His team visited many businesses,
educational institutions and government Rotarian, Every Year – Be a part of it.
Foundation offices. What Rajamani realized is that
human beings are alike every where
Make your annual gift today.
Week 37: This week’s Rotary Foundation throughout the world, from the mayors
Thought is about the impact of a Group and dignitaries who extended a warm
Study Exchange (GSE). welcome to the host families who
showered the team members with
For Stephen Rajamani, an insurance
affection.
broker in Tamilnadu Provice, India the
GSE experience was life-changing. Upon returning home, Rajamani became
Rajamani initially traveled to Brazil to a member of the Rotary Club of
learn about the culture and lifestyle and Manapparai and showed his gratitude to
to learn about insurance practices there. The Rotary Foundation by becoming a
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Rotary in the news
The End Polio Now logo was beamed onto iconic
landmarks around the world in celebration of Rotary's
104th birthday, 23 February, resulting in major media
coverage. The event was highlighted in both print and
television outlets, including the Ayrshire Post (Scotland),
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), and News24 (South
Africa). Read the full story, and see more images at
www.rotary.org.
RYPEN Program for March / April
A project designed for students in Year 10, the objective s of RYPEN Date Details
are to:
25th March Board Meeting @ Ken & Di’s House
- Enhance self esteem in young members of the community.
- Promote the Rotary ethos of ‘service above self’. 26th March Vietnam - Lyn Packer
- Reward participants who already work to promote community
projects. 2nd April Mission of Hope - India - Br. James
- Raise the profile of the work of Rotary in the community.
9th April Dreamfit - Darren Lomman
- Offer the opportunity to participants to return as trainee leaders
and leaders, and to advance to other Rotary Programs such as the 16th April Committee Meetings
Rotary Youth Exchange.
Applications for this years program close Friday 3rd April 2009. 18th April Strategic Planning Workshop (TBC)
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
Date Name Rotary Year 2008-09 PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
Di Collins — President
26th March Margaret Stuart Western Australia, 6909
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Ken Collins — Vice President / Meetings
2nd April Roger Marston Membership Director Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
9th April Marcos Carot Collins
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Queenslea Drive
16th April Roh Siriwadena Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Claremont
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Email
23rd April Clive Boddy Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Phone
Bryant Stokes — Projects Director 08 9385 0471
Bulletin Contributions projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Fax
Claire Forsdyke — International Director 08 9385 0472
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Website
sought from members of the club. Glenn Darlington — President Nominee /
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Public Relations Director
Why not use the bulletin to update the club
on the projects your committee is working
publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Facebook
on or promote the clubs next fundraising Peter Symons — Finance Director http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
event. finance@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au gid=47737002646
Please forward articles and photos to Chartered 19 December 2008
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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