The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay bulletin provides updates on upcoming club events and activities for the period of 18th-24th May 2009. Planning is underway for a Christmas in July fundraising event in July. The club hosted guest speakers who discussed their work in peace studies and reducing medical errors. Donations were also collected for charitable organizations. Upcoming speakers and club assembly topics were announced. The bulletin encourages club participation and donations to End Polio Now and The Rotary Foundation.

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 1, Issue 18" 18th - 24th May 2009
Christmas in July Letter from the Club Presidential Citations Peace Fellows Music of the Spheres Rotary Foundation
Planning is underway President Details of how the club The first class of Peace Enjoy a night of Thought of the Week
for a Christmas in July Update on club qualified, and the Fellows started their entertainment and help This week’s thought is
event. activities from the Club presentation event. studies in 2002 - where raise money for Polio about Matching
Page 2 President. Page 2 are they now? Plus at the same time. Grants and their use in
Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 & 4 meeting Humanitarian
needs.
Page 4
Manna
Industries
If any members have
small new items (face
c re a m s , shampoo,
t o o t h p a st e /
toothbrushes etc) from
aircraft toiletries bags or
from hotels that are no
longer required, these
items would be
welcomed by the Lowes
for distribution by Manna
Industries.
GSE and
Scholarship
Applicants
The District Group Study
Exchange and
Scholarships Committees
are currently seeking
applicants" for the Group
Study Exchange " to D.
1460 , Normandy area of John and Bev Lowe from Manna Industries with Roh and Bryant from RC Freshwater Bay
northern France and for
the short term Peace International Convention in
Scholarship in Thailand. Club Meetings Birmingham and will be Nomination Form
Would any members who doing some private travel
know of potential applicants Toni James and Peter Symons either side of this event for President Elect
for either of these Rotary will chair the meetings for the which was all arranged prior
Foundation programs please period that Pres. Di Collins will to the conception of the Secretary Daniel Forsdyke has
talk to Claire Forsdyke. be overseas." Ken and Di will be Rotary Club of Freshwater sent out a Nomination Form for a
attending the Rotary Bay. President Elect for 2009-10." Any
member wishing to nominate
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
someone for this position, AG Phillip Skelton and PP many members as possible to 2. Membership Goal: We had to
please have the completed David Goldstone, added to attend. have a net increase of one
form to Daniel by 21st May. these Rotarians were guests of Roh and Bryant handed over member by 31st March.
"
Bill and Sue Hassell, the Hon. cups, sauces, plates, an urn and
District Consul for France Michael and other disused items from
We chartered on 19th December
2008 with 30 members and
Anna Wood, Margaret Stuart’s Bethesda Hospital to Bev and
Governor’s guest Deborah Pinder and
Elizabeth Bain’s long time
John Lowe from Manna
increased to 32 by 31st March.
Industries who were extremely 3. Vocational Service: Present all
Special friend and former Rotaractor,
Anne McAnearney.
grateful for all items received. new club members with a copy of
Thank you Roh. Ken collected the Four Way Test.
Representative Our speaker, Peace Fellow another bag of beautifully
Every new Rotarian was
Applicant Rohallah Haidari knitted bears from Margaret
Some members have asked experienced a mix up with Brawley, which will go to Lyn presented with a copy of the Four
what the title DGSR means, as dates so will come along to the Packer in Vietnam for Aids Way Test and the Object of
Ken, as the District Governor’s club a little later in the year. babies. Margaret also provided Rotary.
Special Representative to set The gap in the programme was five bags of jumpers, hats, a few 4. Community Service: Conduct a
up the Rotary Club of ably filled by our own scarves and blankets, all hand community service project carried
Freshwater Bay, currently members former Rotary knitted, which Alan Stewart will out by club members.
holds this position. Ambassadorial Scholar Bill take to Wiluna for use by the
Initiated Graylands Hospital
Hassell who gave us a thumb indigenous community. Last
Prior to forming a new Rotary project.
nail sketch of the value of this week you will recall that Roger
club, the District Governor scholarship to him. He also and Celine Maston generously Supported Manna Industries with
selects a knowledgeable and very briefly told us a little donated a vast amount of donations of crockery
experienced Rotarian to set up about Rohallah and how dinnerware to Manna
and start a new Club. " This 5. International Service: Seek a
impressed he and Sue are with Industries. All this has cost the
person is responsible for the Rotary Foundation Matching
this young man. Bill made club nothing in cash so you will
formation of the Club and Grant to reduce infant mortality.
special mention of the fact that see how a number of small, but
overseeing and guiding the Rohallah had never attended significant projects can happen Applied for and received a
club during its first year or so school, however now has a quickly and simply, whilst Matching Grant for humidity
of operation. University degree....a mighty making a difference to the lives cribs in Nigeria
"
achievement. of the less fortunate.
Christmas in Bryant Stokes followed on to With the cancelled visit to Perth
International Service: Identify a
qualified candidate for Group
inform all present about of RI President DK Lee, DG Sue
July ‘Human Error’ and we heard Rowell has asked Ken, as the
Study Exchange:
Identified Andrea Williams
Thursday, 23rd July is the date interesting recounts of both most senior Rotarian in the State
medical and aircraft mishaps, to present the Presidential International Service: Sponsor a
being looked at to hold a
many of them fatal, due to Citations to the 28 Presidents Rotary World Peace Fellow.
dinner / fundraising function
human error. A huge thank from clubs who have achieved Sponsored Rohallah Haidari
in the Cafe of Bethesda
Hospital. " It would be you to both Bryant and Bill for Citations, at the Rotary Club of
appreciated if members would stepping in with no notice and Perth’s luncheon on Friday, 22nd Presentation of
make every effort to support fascinating all present with May. Any members who’d like
this date as not only do we excellent presentations. to attend are welcome at a cost the Presidential
have an enjoyable meal Hand delivered to Donna of $38 per person. Also, come
provided by Roh, but it brings Gorton who is the Coordinator along on Friday night to Citations
in some very necessary funds of Charitable Collections, was Government House Ballroom,
the completed paperwork for listen to Richard Symons and District Governor
into our Charity account. " If
the Rotary Club of Freshwater The Giovanni Consort whilst Sue " invites " Club Presidents
you could encourage friends"
Bay’s Charitable Licence supporting PolioPlus. Well receiving a Presidential Citation,
and potential members to
Application. At our Club done with this initiative Peter to attend the Rotary Club of Perth
attend to swell the numbers, it
Assembly on Saturday, 23rd Symons. Meeting on 22nd May 2009 as her
would be a bonus, plus make
May, at Lotterywest House, guest,"to receive their Citation. "
the evening even more Yours in Rotary Service,
members will be able to make Perth Club meets at the Parmelia
enjoyable. " Bryant Stokes has
an informed decision on which Di Collins Hilton Hotel"at 14"Mill St Perth.
an extremely good speaker in
kind of Foundation would Charter Club President Suggested arrival time is 12:20pm
mind whom he will approach
most suit the needs of our club. for a 12:45pm start - proceed to
to address us on the night."
PE of the Rotary Club of Perth, Presidential Level 1, Argyle Room. "
"
Letter from the Kerry McAuliffe, a retired President Jeff Leach " welcomes
Corporate Lawyer has Citation any other Rotarians and guests
Club President generously agreed to assist us
with a Foundation and is To qualify for a Presidential
who would like to come along
and join us on this special
Dear Rotarians, coming along to present Citation we had to achieve in a occasion. (Luncheon cost is $38
options to us and will answer number of areas: except for Citation recipients, and
With a large number of
questions on the subject. Also 1. Service project : Initiate a local it should be noted that " parking
apologies and low attendance
at the Assembly, reports will be or international service project can be a challenge in Perth on a
by our own members at this
presented by directors, that reduces child mortality. Friday).
week’s meeting it was a bonus
budgets, projects and We sponsored four humidity
to welcome a number of Please advise me if you or
fundraising ideas will all be cribs for the Lagos Children’s
visitors to the Club. It’s other " Rotarians or guests will
discussed so I encourage as Hospital.
always a pleasure to have our
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
be " attending ASAP or by Wednesday
20th May at the latest - email or " 9315
9323 or 0417 932 072.
2. Citations not presented on 22nd May
will be presented at the District
Changeover.
3. Refunds of any payments received for
the Burswood on Swan function will be
arranged ASAP - our target for
completion is 28th May 2009. It may not
be possible to reverse on-line payments
in which case cheques will be forwarded.
Un-banked cheques will be returned.
PDG Doug Pascoe - Past Chair of the DK
Lee Visitation Committee
Bowel Scan
Already in excess of some 10,000 kits
have been distributed over all WA
through some 155 Pharmacies with a
number of positives being diagnosed.
"
Those pharmacies involved are on our
website www.catchcancer.org.au
Those clubs who were not involved this
year and want to be next year, contact
Colin Hebbard 92431456. " Bowel scan
coordinator.
Peace Fellows
The first class of 66 Peace Fellows was
selected in 2002 and began their studies
in the same year. Now nearly 6 years
later, more than 300 fellows from more
than 50 countries have participated in
the program.
In 2006 a three month diploma course,
also in Peace and Conflict Resolution,
was commenced at the Chulalongkorn
University in Bangkok, Thailand and
already some 40 professionals from more
than 18 countries have participated. In
this case the employers are requested to
pay the US$5,000 costs.
See next page for further details
Promoting peace requires action at the
global, national and local levels. Former
Rotary World Peace Scholars are already End Polio Now
engaged in all of these realms.
A lot of Rotarians could take a
30% of alumni are working at the cue from Ian Schwartz, a 10-
national level or in foreign affairs, 30% year-old from Eugene, Oregon,
are working locally with non- USA, who has raised a little
governmental organisations and 18% are more than $1,640 for Rotary's
working with 12 agencies of the United US$200 Million Challenge.
Nations and other regional
What can we do?
organisations. 5% are involved in
research while the remaining 17% are Picture: A child from a nearby
pursuing doctorates in relevant fields. village visits the polio booth in
2007 to get inoculated on a
(From report tabled at D9410 National Immunization Day in
Conference, Uyo, Nigeria, May 2008) Moradabad, India.
IPTC - Credit: © Rotary
International
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Grant allowed Rotarians in
Music of the The Rotary India to provide 36 hand-
Spheres Foundation pump wells to rural villages in
Andhra Pradesh state where
Richard Symons, Peter’s son,
there is a severe shortage of
is a member of the choir cast Week 46: This week’s Rotary water.
for all the Giovanni Concert Foundation Thought is about
series, the next one being on Matching Grants and how one Access to clean water will
May 22 at Govt House project brought clean water improve the quality of life for
Ballroom. and hope for a better future. those living in these villages by
Peter has arranged for $8 per helping to prevent disease and
ticket to be donated to Polio Matching Grants assist Rotary alleviate poverty. Every
Plus for every Rotarian clubs and districts in carrying Rotarian, every project, and
attending, out humanitarian projects with every contribution makes a
clubs in other countries. A difference every year.
For ticket sales please speak to recent Foundation Matching
Peter Symons
Guest Speaker Support
Program for May/ June
Date Details
Date Details
28th May Michael Reeves - Shelter Box
Margaret Stuart to Introduce 21st May Committee Meetings
Mary Anne Wright to give Vote of
23rd May Club Assembly (0900 - 1100)
Thanks
28th May Michael Reeves - Shelter Box
4th June Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile
Judith Dowson to Introduce 4th June Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile
Andrea Hayward to give Vote of
Thanks
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Date Name Rotary Year 2008-09 Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168,
Di Collins — President
21st May Peter Symons Nedlands,
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Western Australia, 6909
28th May Andrea Hayward Ken Collins — Vice President /
Membership Director Meetings
4th June Rajah Senathirajah vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
11th June Marcos Carot Collins Queenslea Drive
Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Claremont
18th June Elizabeth Bain treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Email
25th June Simone Carot Collins Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Phone!
08 9385 0471
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projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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08 9385 0472
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