The document provides updates from the Rotary Club of Parramatta City, including: 1) Welcoming a new member, Ben Jackson, and hearing from guest speakers on cancer research, foster care support programs, and small business social responsibility. 2) Participating in a fundraising walk for Northcott Society and congratulating a member selected for a youth exchange program. 3) Announcing upcoming events including visits from the district governor and a transfer meeting to support the Rotary Foundation dinner. 4) Profiling a former Rotary Peace Fellow now working to protect children from sexual exploitation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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COMMUNITY NETWORKER
ROTARY CLUB OF PARRAMATTA CITY
THE ROTARY
PRESIDENT MESSAGE FOUNDATION
- POLIOPLUS
It has been a while since the last newsletter from the club and from me.
So here’s a run-down of what has happened in the club lately.
First up, I would like to welcome Ben Jackson to our Rotary family. Ben is
the newest member of the Rotary Club of Parramatta City. In one of our
meeting, Ben introduced the member to his role in Northcott Society
and also brought Greg Standen, from Hassle Free Marketing. Ben is in Rotary’s financial contributions to the
global polio eradication effort will
charge of Jobmatch in Northcott Society and worked closely with Greg reach nearly US$1.2 billion by the time
the world is certified polio-free. In
Standen in assisting Greg with his business enterprise. Greg has set aside addition, millions of dollars of 'in-kind' and
his physical disability to pursue his marketing career. Northcott through personal contributions have been
made by and through local Rotary clubs
Jobmatch assisted Greg is recruiting a part-time staff to help Greg. and districts for polio eradication
activities. Of even greater significance
has been the huge volunteer army
mobilized by Rotary International.
Our next guest to the club was Petra Williams from the NSW Cancer
Hundreds of thousands of volunteers at
Council. Petra gave the club an overview of the great work undertaken the local level are providing support at
clinics or mobilizing their communities for
by the NSW Cancer Council in funding a lot of cancer research work. immunization
or polio eradication activities.
She encouraged everyone to assist n their work. More than one million Rotarians
worldwide have contributed toward the
success of the polio
Our next guest speaker was Carol Hanna from the Northcott Society. eradication effort. To date, 122 nations
around the world have benefited from
Carol is in charge of the “Walk with Me” which the club is supporting by PolioPlus grants
cooking the BBQ on the day. for polio immunization and eradication
efforts. Since its launch in 1985, the
Global Polio
Eradication Initiative has reduced the
David Fullerton from Matthews Folbigg provided all our members incidence of the disease by more than 99
percent,
present a wakeup call in respect of each and everyone’s and polio remains endemic in only four
understanding of the ramifications of not having a will done. David countries—Afghanistan, India, Nigeria,
and Pakistan.
provided a better understanding on the legal side of succession The efforts of governments and the
partnership of the World Health
planning in this day and age. Organization (WHO),
Rotary International, the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United
Kelly Doyle from Foster Care Angels, a very small non-profit organization States Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention
touched the hearts of the members in another meeting day. Kelly (CDC), and the overseas development
agencies of
came up with the idea of providing children with a pack of belongings donor nations have prevented five million
that they can call their own when they are first introduced to their foster instances of childhood paralysis and
250,000
parents. Kelly and her husband noticed that these children do not even deaths. As a result of the efforts of
Rotary International and its Foundation
have any basic necessity that they can call their own such as a and those of our
hairbrush or toothbrush. Our club provided Kelly and her organization partners, more than two billion children
have received oral polio vaccine.

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with a small token of donation to assist in their goal of providing for 2,000 packs.
Our next speaker was Alessandro Bressan who is an international PHD student at the University of Western Sydney.
He spoke about this thesis “Understanding the role of Social Capital in promoting social and environmental
responsibility in the Australian SMEs sector”. Alessandro is also doing a Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) –
Master of Commerce (Honours) on “Environmental and Social Responsibility in the Small and Medium Sized
Enterprise Sector: Challenges and Prospects”. His presentation challenged the members in his findings especially
with respect to the classification of micro, small and medium sized enterprises which needs their own emphasis
and cannot be combined into one sector or industry.
Our very own Barry Antees in his capacity as the Assistant District Governor for our zone, spoke about the
incoming visit of DG Keith Roffey on 24 September, 2012. I would to enjoin each member to attend the meeting
on that day.
On 21 September, our club participated in the Walk with Me event of Northcott Society by doing the sausages.
This was a huge success judging by the big turnout of the business community in Parramatta. The walk this year
was held on the banks of the Parramatta River. Special thank you to the students from Parramatta High School
who assisted our club in cooking and selling the sausages. Thank you as well to Ben Jackson, Maurice Kriss, Rod
Eger, David Ross, John Surian and Ralph Cadman for assisting our PP, ADG, District Governor Nominee Barry
Antees with the BBQ on the day. The CEO of Northcott Society, Kerry Stubbes, announced that Northcott had
reached their target for the day and congratulated everyone for their effort. Well Done to all!
Congratulations also to Albie Tenedora who was chosen as part of the GSE team to Sweden next year. Albie is a
young and dynamic lady who has a heart for architecture and the community as well. She has a vision of
helping the less unfortunate and is an ideal Rotarian in the works.
The Club Assembly scheduled for the 15 October will be re-scheduled to another day as the board has decided
to make this meeting date a transfer meeting to support the Rotary Foundation dinner to be held at the Epping
Club. Incoming Rotary International President Ron Burton will be the guest speaker on the night. All members and
partners are encouraged to attend the Rotary Foundation Dinner.
On the 27 September, DG Keith Roffey will be launching District 9690’s Legacy project at the Children’s Hospital,
Westmead. Please join me and the District Governor at the launch. It will be held in the afternoon.
Congratulations also to Eloise Jackson, a PHD scholar who was the first scholar to be supported by the club. She
can now add the Dr to her name.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September
24 DG Keith Roffey Official Visit
27 Launch of District 9690 Legacy project at Children’s Hospital, Westmead
October
1 Club meeting
8 Club meeting
15 Foundation Dinner-Epping Club

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DAVID’S PEARLS
Wisdom
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Nelson Mandela
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
Herb Caen
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation,
which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in
your mind that the counsel is wise.
Joan Rivers
FORMER ROTARY PEACE FELLOW A DEFENDER OF CHILDREN
Former Rotary Peace Fellow Katia de Mello Dantas takes part in a panel at a Caribbean regional meeting on
protecting children from sexual exploitation. Photo courtesy of Katia de Mello Dantas
Rotary International on Facebook
Katia de Mello Dantas is helping to stop sexual abuse of children, including pornography, human trafficking,
and abduction. In the past year, she has worked especially on protecting children from sexual predators on the
Internet.

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Dantas is policy director for Latin America and the Caribbean for the International Centre for Missing and
Exploited Children in Brasília, Brazil. Every day, at least 22,000 children worldwide are reported missing, and
5,000 are victimized through commercial sexual exploitation, according to the center.
Based in Virginia, USA, the center has trained more than 3,200 law enforcement officers from over 110
countries and is drafting model child protection legislation for use by governments around the world. Dantas
travels throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, drafting uniform laws and training officers in how to
collect evidence and file charges effectively.
Previously, Dantas worked for USAID in Brazil and, during her studies as a 2007-09 Rotary Peace Fellow,
completed fieldwork with the International Organization for Migration, where she researched the impact of
cross-border movement on HIV/AIDS transmission and other public health concerns. Through the Paul F. and
Carolyn C. Rizza Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship, Dantas studied at the Rotary Peace Center at Duke
University and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. She was also a member of a
Group Study Exchange team from District 4530 (part of Goiás, Tocantins & Distrito Federal, Brazil) to District
7890 (parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts, USA) in 2005-06.
“My network of contacts significantly expanded with the fellowship, and that certainly helps me tremendously
in pushing forward in combating child sexual exploitation, abuse, and abduction,” says Dantas. “The tools and
techniques I’ve learned from Duke -- from a simple stakeholder analysis to the much more complex dynamics
of international aid -- are all applied on a daily basis to my job . . . And I cannot forget to mention the
importance of Rotary’s motto, ‘Service Above Self.’ This saying alone gives me the strength to continue when I
feel ready to give up.”
Most of all, Dantas says, it is gratifying to know that her work is reducing the number of children being
victimized by sexual predators.
“Little by little I believe we can get to a point where all children of the world will be able to be just that:
children. Not toys in the hands of adults, not mini workers, not victims; just children, with their full array of
rights guaranteed,” she says.
FACEBOOK
We have now available for the club a new facebook page the shortcut is
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-Club-of-Parramatta-City/108769975845097