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 16" 4th - 11th May 2009
Letter from the Club Presidential Citation News Presidential Visit GSE Adventures Rotary Foundation
President Further information on News of what has been Details of the the visit Find out what the team Thought of the Week
Update on club what was required to happening around the by RI President has been up to recently. This week’s thought is
activities from the Club get a Presidential club. D.K.Lee to Perth this Page 3 about cheering for the
President. Citation. Page 2 month. Foundation.
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
Movie Fundraiser for PolioPlus
The pre-sold tickets are $16, of which $8 will be contributed
to PolioPlus in the name of your Rotary Club.
CandyBar vouchers are also available for $6.50, of which $2
will also be contributed to PolioPlus in the name of your
Rotary Club.
530). It was an all male
Letter from the Team and over the
Club President subsequent 41 years our
District has had three GSEs
Dear Rotarians, with this same District (now
5330), the second Team
It was a joy to have husband
being an all female Team
Jesper and beautiful
with PDG John and Thelma
daughters Anika and
Webster as Team Leaders.
Hannah with us to see Vicki
The third exchange was just
formally welcomed into the
two years back, had a
Rotary Club of Freshwater
female Team Leader
Bay. We look forward to a
(Rebecca Moore) and was
long and happy association
comprised of one male and
of Service and Fellowship
three females. Warren is
with the Rasmussen Family.
happy to return to the club
Jesper will undergo a hip
to tell us more about his
replacement this coming
experience with GSE. We’d
week. Our thoughts will be
love to have you with you
with you Jesper and all
often and at any time
members join me in wishing
Warren.
you a full and speedy
recovery. AG Liz Westoby (plus
husband Ian) brought along
Warren Milner was a
Kaladas Flintoff to tell us
welcome guest at our
about the National Science
meeting. Warren was a
Youth Forum. Kaladas is a
member of the very first
student at Christ Church
Group Study Exchange
Grammar and clearly
Team out of W.A. 41 years
benefited from his
ago. The Team went to
attendance at the NSYF in
southern California (then D.
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Canberra with it affording May. He is an amazing young already have this date in your responsibility for some aspect of
him exposure to numerous man and we look forward to diary please put 9.00-11.00am club service.
branches of science and he his presentation in a couple of aside .
Vocational Service
hopes to pursue a future in weeks.
RI President DK Lee will be 1. Present all new club members
medicine. Alistair Tulloch
As agreed at our Strategic visiting Perth on Friday, 22nd with a copy of The Four-Way
has taken on the task of
Planning Workshop a couple of May and will present all Clubs Test or the Declaration of
speaking with Christ Church
weeks back, the club will hold who qualify with Presidential Rotarians in Businesses and
Grammar about a suitable
two hour Club Assemblies Citations. Remember the Professions.
student to put forward for
every two months (the first PolioPlus film night on 20th May.
the project, which the club Community Service
being on Saturday, 23rd May at A busy week!
has agreed to support if 1. Sponsor or participate in a
Lotterywest) where all
successful. Yours in Rotary Service, health awareness campaign or a
Directors can update and
project that addresses health
Bill and Sue Hassell brought inform members of what is Di Collins
concerns.
along Rohallah Hadari the happening in the various Charter President
Peace Fellow Applicant committees and feedback can International Service
whom the RCFB is
sponsoring. Bill and Sue took
be sought from members. PE
Kerry McAuliffe from the RC of
Presidential 1. Seek a Rotary Foundation
Matching Grant or Health,
Rohallah to Margaret River
for the weekend to enable
Perth will come along to this
meeting as he was unable to be
Citation Hunger and Humanity (3-H)
Grant for a water, health,
them all to get to know each with us last week, advise us on This year’s citation program hunger, or literacy project with
other better and Rohallah options for a tax deductible serves as a guide that the club the goal of reducing child
can use to Make Dreams Real. mortality.
Based on the four Avenues of
Service and membership Well done to the club for
growth, it provides a achieving a Presidential Citation
framework for a healthy and in the first six months of
vibrant club. formation.
To qualify for a citation, the
club had to initiate a service
Unexpected
project that will reduce child
mortality and complete the Visitors
membership goal and one
Having just waved Michael off to
activity from each of five
the UK at midnight on29th April,
categories between 1 July 2008
Mary Ann Wright awoke in the
and 31 March 2009.
morning of 30th to find she’d had
Service Project (required) an unexpected visitor whilst
Initiate a local or international sleeping. " We are pleased you
service project that reduces suffered no physical injuries Mary
child Ann, although shaken by the
mortality." experience and the inconvenience
of replacing, locks, keys, credit
Membership Goal (required) cards etc." Poor Michael was about
Achieve a net increase of one to arrive in the UK to cancelled
member by 31 March 2009. credit cards! " We care about our
The five categories were: ‘Family of Rotary’ and if there is
Membership anything any of us can do, please
1.Recruit at least one alumnus don’t hesitate to call immediately.
from Foundation programs
(Ambassadorial Scholars, Resignation "
Group Study Exchange team
members, Rotary World Peace It is with deep regret that we have
Fellows) or RI programs received the resignation of Judith
(former Youth Exchange Darlington. " Judith too played a
students, Rotaract or Interact vital part in the establishment of
members) into membership by the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
31 March 2009. and will be greatly missed. " All
2.Give formal recognition to members wish Glenn and Judith
any club member who recruits well with their endeavours and
more than one new member would welcome them back to the
by 31 March 2009. club when circumstances permit.
"
Club Service
certainly enjoyed his time Club Foundation and with the 1.Ensure that every Rotarian in Visitors
with the Hassells. Bill will extra time available on that your club is personally invited
assist Rohallah with his morning it will allow deeper to participate in club activities, Jarrad Brown and Linda paid the
application and he will be discussion on this most whether it be serving on a club a visit." Jarrad is looking at
addressing the club on 14th important issue. If you don’t project committee or taking helping to start up a new Rotary
Club and came along to see how
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we operate. " From an email A wonderous evening affair was and Dianna made our way to the
received from Jarrad they held at Tom and Sandy's house town of Jefferson for their annual
obviously enjoyed what they on the lake and the group, ate Craw fish boil.
saw and we wish Jarrad and drank and talked and talked and
Pat gave us a quick tour of her
Linda every success. talked.... way in to the night.
home town, stopping at some of
the beautiful historical buildings
RI President’s for photo opportunities. Then it
was on to a local establishment
Visit to Perth" to try some brews and get us in
the mood for peeling crawfish
RI Pres. DK Lee and Young Ja and bopping to a Southern band
will be in Perth on 22nd May providing entertainment at the
(PRID Ken and Pres. Di will festival. A happy time was spent
serve as their Aides during their rummaging through the
stay in Perth). Jefferson general store and a few
RI Pres. DK will present souvenirs and gifts brought. It
Certificates to all Clubs who was then back in the van to
have qualified for a Presidential rumble on to the Los Pinos
Citation." This will take place at winery for some tastings. The
Burswood on Swan and will be a sweet wine were declared good,
Cocktail Function with a cost of but the dry’s left the tasters
$38 per person and a cash bar palates needing some Sangria.
available. " Time is 5.30pm for Dinner was a chili cook-off and
6.00pm with the presentations tasting in Mt Vernon and then
commencing at 6.00 - 8.00pm. the kind folk at Mt Vernon
scheduled an outing at the Loan
GSE Adventures Star Saloon!!! It wasn’t long
before we were boot scooting
Hi Family and Friends round the dance floor. We all got
a good workout when the local
Here are some more of our Texas
cowboys twirled us round and
adventures.
round. Grace and Gracie used
their charm to get a photo on a
Friday 24 April
nice big Harley. A few tequilas
The crew scattered to the four
later and we were chatting,
winds in the morning, with
dancing and playing shuttle
Renee and Nikki heading to
board with the locals. Six Aussie Sunday 26 April
Sulphur Springs to tour
girls in green intrigued the Texan Our last day in Mount Vernon
Medicine Chest ("it was great",
men and we were famous for an commenced with each group
quote Nikki). Grace and Grace
evening. taking in Sunday mass at our
toured several of Mount
family’s respective churches.
Vernon’s medical facilities and Gracie, Tom and Nikki wouldn’t
Tilai and Nina had a second dose
Tilai and Nina hit the computer let the night end when the pub
of holiness with a visit to an
at BF Hicks Law office for some closed at 1am, so we took off to
Evangelist Gospel Singing
internet time. Tom and Sandy’s farm. As we
Church. It was an interesting and
drove down the mile long
There was a helter skelter of enthusiastic experience and both
driveway we began to realise
activity as the crew descended girls arrived for lunch bouncing
why they love this place so
on the Mount Vernon Rotary off the walls with enthusiasm,
much. Met by Sandy and the
Club for our much anticipated and outbursts of “Praise the
dogs at the door, Tom needed
presentation. Our hosts had Lord!!!”. Fingers crossed another
little encouragement from Nik to
talked us up so much that in the opportunity to rock a Sunday
get the quad bikes firing for a
desire to live up to expectations morning away will come our
2am adventure around the farm!
we ran drastically overtime. way.
Gracie was in her element,
(oops!)
rocking on the love seat looking Lunch was held at the Mount
The much anticipated boat trip out into nature. When Tom got Vernon Cafe where we met our
on the lake was cancelled due to the guns out Nikki and Grace wonderful new friends Shirley
high winds, but it didn’t stop fled to the corner of the room, and John Griffin and President of
Nikki and Renee from scaring however it wasn’t long before the Longview Rotary Club, Pat
the living daylights out of Tom Gracie looked just the part in her Florence. After a teary farewell to
Shiels who was unfortunate cowgirl boots with gun in hand. our Mt Vernon friends we hit the
enough to volunteer to take them road for Longview. 1.5 hours
out on the jet ski. Tom admitted later we arrived in Longview
later in the evening that he had Saturday 25 April (ANZAC and headed home for a quiet
only been out on the craft 4 times Day) evening with our new families
and never been so fast (Renee Jefferson, here we come!!!. Pat’s (not without a quick Starbucks
even lost her towel). motor home was bursting at the fix).
seams as the 6 of us, plus Sandy Cheers Nina
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
The visit to a makeshift hand the importance of the
The Rotary school during a Group Study Rotary Foundation’s
Foundation Exchange in South Africa
helped to change Rotarian
programs and the impact
they have on the world.
Week 44: This week’s Rotary John Tomalson from Canada. Through John’s efforts and
Foundation Thought is about He learned that real teaching the Rotary Club of Bolton,
cheering for The Foundation. is about the love of teaching; ONT, Canada that makeshift
he also learned what it meant school he visited has now
“I became a true Rotarian. It to be a Rotarian. benefited from two matching
was that GSE experience. It grants.
was a defining moment. I As the team leader of his GSE
came back and realized that team he was already a
Meanwhile John is busy
the Foundation was my dedicated Rotarian but what
telling everyone about The
charity of choice and that I he saw in South Africa made
Rotary Foundation and why
had to convince others that it him not just a Rotarian but a
Every Rotarian, Every Year is
should be theirs also.” cheerleader for the Rotary
his charity of Choice.
Foundation. He saw first
Guest Speaker Support
Program for April / May
Date Details
7th May - Bryant Stokes to introduce Ken Wyatt and Alan Stewart
to give vote of thanks.
7th May Ken Wyatt - Aboriginal Issues
14th May - Bill Hassell to introduce Rohallah Haidari and Alistair
Tulloch to give vote of thanks. 14th May Rohallah Haidari - Peace Fellow
Applicant
Investment Newsletter 21st May Committee Meetings
Would you like to receive a a complimentary Investment 23rd May Club Assembly
Newsletter?
If so contact Rotarian Jarrod Brown from Patersons Securities 28th May Michael Reeves - Shelter Box
Limited on JBrown@psl.com.au
4th June Steve Weychan - Climb for a Smile
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2008-09 Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
Date Name
PO Box 168,
Di Collins — President
Nedlands,
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
7th May TBA Western Australia, 6909
Ken Collins — Vice President /
14th May Sue Hassell Membership Director Meetings
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
21st May Peter Symons Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Queenslea Drive
28th May Andrea Hayward Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Claremont
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
4th June Marija Jelavic Email
Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Phone!
08 9385 0471
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