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 2, Issue 36 8th - 14th March 2010
Letter from the Club RYDA Manna Industries Magnifying One Vision Could Rotary Foundation
President Rotary Youth Driver Launch Microscopes Eradicate Polio Thought of the Week
Round up of the clubs Awaeness. Celebrate the launch of Update on the Interview with Sir This week’s thought is
activities. Page 2 the Manna Industries magnifying microscope Clem Renouf. about Volunteer
Page 1 Project. project. Page 3 Service Grants.
Page 2 Page 2 Page 4
President of RI at a District
Letter From the Conference in Bacolod,
Negros and took the
Club President opportunity to catch up with
many old friends. We are
Dear Fellow Rotarians always inspired by the
wonderful work Rotarians
PE Michael Penny from the undertake in developing
RC of East Perth attended our countries and on arrival in
meeting this week. Bacolod we were involved
with the ‘blessing and hand
A ‘fundraising brainstorm’ over’ of three classrooms at
was the thrust of our meeting the Dona Montserrat Lopez
this week in an endeavour to Memorial High School in
come up with ideas as to how Silay. The Principal of the
the RC of Freshwater Bay School, a former Rotaractor
might target future (who agreed to become a
fundraising. A number of Rotarian whilst we were
ideas were raised, from an there) was himself a former
Auction Dinner (which pupil at the school, as was Ken addressing the RC of Manpasan on 23rd February and their 8th Birthday
would bring in large dollars) the President of the Rotary
to the smaller Quiz Nights, Club of Silay, Aileen
going strong and has a served on the International
chicken and champagne Villanueva. It was a very
youthful membership. The Rotaract Committee.
theatre / film nights. emotional time for Pres.
RCFB is delighted to have a
Aileen as she recalled the
number of RF Alumni March is Literacy Month in
I have sent an email out to all days when the school was
amongst its members and I the Rotary Calendar.
members with the list of mainly a sugar cane
encourage those members to Treasurer Rajah and Jes
suggestions and requesting plantation with sparse
extend Rotary membership to bought a literacy project back
further ideas and input from facilities. Today it is a school
more of their fellow Alumni. from the visit they did to a
members not in attendance. for over 5,000 students and
Rotary Club in India which
Your contribution is all are delighted with the
Next weekend PE Simone they are having listed as a
important so I look forward three new classrooms which
and Marcos will attend the Rotary Aust. World
to hearing from you. have been funded by the RC
Presidents Elect Training Community Service Project
of Silay and the Fil-Chinese
Seminar in Northam and on and are busily rounding up
Two very important launches Chamber of Commerce.
Monday, 15th March the suitable books to send to
for projects of the Club are Rotary world will celebrate India.
coming up and members On 23rd February, Rotary’s
World Rotaract Day. Our
who are able, are encouraged 105th Birthday, we attended
speaker for next meeting is The Future of Rotary is in
to attend. It looks as though the 8th Anniversary of the
Viviana Boyle, Charter Your Hands Rotarians so I
both will happen on Monday, Rotary Club of
President of the Rotaract encourage you to continue to
22nd March. More on these in Mandaluyoung Pasig San
Club of Perth. Rotaract is our extend your hands in service.
the bulletin. Juan (known as Manpasan)
youth program for 18-30 year
which was the very first all
olds and both Simone and Yours in Rotary,
Ken and I have been in the Rotary Foundation Alumni
Marcos are former Di Collins
Philippines representing the Rotary Club in the world. It is
Rotaractors, both having Charter President
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
and spouses there will be a January trip to Calcutta at
visit to the facility arranged our meeting on 25th February.
in place of one of our regular Unfortunately, due to work
Wednesday meetings. and travel commitments the
attendance was poor,
Roger Marston generously however, all in attendance
provided melamine found the presentation to be
dinnerware as the very first very enlightening. A sincere
project the club did and Roh thank you to James and
Siriwardena kindly donated Debbie.
an urn, crockery, linen and
other items to Manna
Industries and also arranged Last Thursday
for the bulk of their
Christmas dinner to be Meeting
cooked at Bethesda Hospital.
After this week’s meeting on
11th March, our meetings will
Magnifying move to a Wednesday from
the following week, 17th
Microscopes March. Time and venue
remain unchanged.
In an email received this
week from the Teachers
Manual Graphic Designer, Unifocus GSE
Colin Sparks he wrote
“Congratulations to the RC Plans for the Indigenous GSE
of Freshwater Bay on this Team between Wiluna and
great initiative. I have Fiji are slowly moving
commented to Roy on many forward. Rtn. Alan Stewart
occasions that this is such an is unable to lead the team so
exciting and engaging project PDG Hugh Lavery will be
for students to participate in the Team Leader. PDG Hugh
and have said that I'm sure is an experienced Rotarian
many other Rotary Clubs who has had a long term
would support it for their interest and involvement
local school.” with aboriginal communities.
He is a Regional Manager
With the Manuals almost with Watercorp and his area
Photos: The ‘blessing and hand over’ of the three classrooms at the Dona completed and looking great, includes Wiluna, hence he
Monserrat Lopez Memorial High School in Silay, Negros Dir. Rob Rohrlach has been will be an excellent Leader
liaising with all concerned for this Team. Group Study
RYDA Rotary Bowel (Roy
Watercorp,
Hallam
WA
from
Chief
Exchange is one of the
programs of the Rotary
- Rotary Youth Driver Scan Kits Scientist Lyn Beazley, CEO of Foundation....our Foundation
STAofWA John Clark and for peace.
Awareness Neil Wood Mt Claremont
March is Bowelscan month Primary School Principal) to
Clive Boddy is looking after
this project, however will
and kits are available from organise the launch of this Peace Fellow
most pharmacies at a cost of great project. The date
require 2-3 volunteers to
assist him on the day that
$8.00. selected by Watercorp (the Applicant
sponsors of the Manuals) is
Newman College
participates, which looks like Manna Indust. World Water Day, Monday,
22nd March. Other details
Rtn. Margaret Stuart is
assisting Rohallah Haidari to
being 29th April. More
will be advised when in
details to follow. On 16th Launch place.
prepare for his English
examination, a vital area in
March at Perth Football Club
the next RYDA will take which he must do well to
Final work is still taking All members and spouses have any chance in his
place and it would be place to upgrade the kitchen who are able to do so are application being successful.
invaluable if some of our facilities at Maddington encouraged to attend the His Counsellor Rtn. Bill
members could go along for Primary School for the launch. Hassell is encouraging
a short time to see how it is official launch of this project. Rohallah to carefully review
run and to get a feel for it. Bev Lowe is pushing ahead
Another excellent youth
project and one which will
with this being at 3.30pm on Pilgrimage of his application as
deadline for applications to
the
Monday, 22nd March and will Rotary Headquarters in
have far reaching effects on
our youth and their future
confirm in the coming days. Hope Evanston is 1st July. Margaret
Members available to attend and Bill. your efforts are very
driving habits. are encouraged to do so, Br. James and Debbie Cash much appreciated.
however, for all members addressed the club on their
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
money to the Rotary polio
Worldwide eradication and help save 15
lives?’.”
Polio
The final blow against polio is
Eradication now tantalisingly close with
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India
In 1979 small pox had just and Nigeria the only places
been eliminated and Sir Clem, where people can be crippled
as World President of Rotary by the easily preventable
International asked, “If Rotary disease.
was to tackle ridding the
world of a disease, what “I used to say it would be
disease should we look at?” eradicated in the next few
years, but it gets harder the
who, thanks to a life-long
"Without hesitation Rotary closer you get,” Sir Clem said.
liaison with Rotary, got to do Another offshoot of the
medical expert and head of “But I intend to die in a polio-
an extraordinary thing. project was providing free
infectious diseases at the free world.”
tetanus vaccines to 390,000
National Institute of Health in
As Rotary prepares to mark expectant mothers.
Washington DC. Dr John Sever His eternal optimism comes
another anniversary around
answered, “Polio, because it from the support of people
the world this Tuesday, the 88- Suddenly Sir Clem realised
exists only in humans and a like US philanthropists Bill
year-old former World War II there was a real power for
relatively cheap oral vaccine is Gates and Ted Turner, who
pilot is unshaken in his belief good in the form of the
available, which means you have poured $US16 million
the world is close to ready-made Rotary network
don't need trained medical into the campaign.
eradicating polio. spanning the globe.
people to administer the
dose.” Sir Clem has been to India and
And the fact this unassuming “A lot of people say I
other polio hotspots and
Since it was officially launched accountant, who joined up as spearheaded the eradication
helped give the oral doses,
in 1988, the Global Polio Nambour Rotary’s foundation of polio campaign, but
which WHO officials were not
Eradication Initiative secretary 60 years ago, that’s not right. I just
interested in when he and
(commenced by Rotary as deserves a lot of the credit is happened to know the right
Rotary first offered to help.
Polio Plus in 1985) has reduced one of the Coast’s best little- person to talk to,” Sir Clem
the number of polio cases by known facts. said.
“I guess they didn’t really
99 per cent, from more than think a non-government
350,000 cases worldwide But not for much longer, as the The “right person” was
organisation should get
annually in 1988 to an ABC’s 7.30 Report is soon to Rotary district governor Dr
involved, but they didn’t have
estimated 1,600 in 2008 and cut broadcast Sir Clem’s “secret” John Sever, who was head
our network,” he says.
the number of polio endemic life of service. of infectious diseases at the
countries from 125 to four – National Institute of Health
“After they saw the
Pakistan, Afghanistan, India The program will detail how in Washington DC.
effectiveness of our campaign
and Nigeria. Sir Clem’s campaign has saved
in Central and South America,
untold millions of people from Sir Clem put the question to
they came to us and asked us
Rotary has been joined in its one of the world’s most him – was there another
to work with them.”
multi-million dollar polio terrible diseases. disease that could be
eradication campaign by eliminated?
Sir Clem said one story that
global partners , the Bill and The opportunity came to him
hasn’t left him was the time
Melinda Gates Foundation, in July 1978 when he became He pinpointed polio, which
his Rotary International
Ted Turner, World Health only the second Australian to was crippling 1000 people
successor was giving a dose to
Organisation, UNICEF and the be elected president of Rotary every day while an oral
a girl when a boy crippled by
US Centre for Disease Control, International. vaccine could be given for
polio said “thanks Rotary –
as well as national about 10 cents a dose.
that is my sister”.
governments, including Sir Clem decided it was time
Australia, and other major for the legion of Rotary clubs “I had no idea where that
“I couldn’t help thinking why
donors. around the world to focus less simple question would lead
we couldn’t have started
on parochial projects and us – others would build on
sooner to spare victims like
tackle a big-picture problem it, none more so than John
One vision that would leave an indelible Severs whose commitment
that boy.
mark on society. to the goal of eradication
could eradicate has not wavered for more
“None of this could happen if
people did not get together
He had been inspired by the than 30 years,” Sir Clem
polio World Health Organisation’s said.
around tables on Tuesday
nights at Rotary meetings.”
Peter Gardiner eradication of smallpox and He was not backwards in
21st February 2010 came up with Rotary’s Health, coming forwards when it
“I used to say it would be
Featured on ABC’s 7.30 Report Hunger and Humanity came to seeking funding.
eradicated in the next few
on 23rd February 2010 program that would initially
years, but it gets harder the
see 6.3 million children “I would see someone
closer you get. But I intend to
Sir Clem Renouf thinks of immunised against polio in the smoking and say to them
die in a polio-free world.”
himself as an ordinary bloke Philippines at a cost of just ‘instead of ruining your
$760,000. health why not give that
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
by Rotary clubs in both number one health problem How do I determine how
The Rotary countries, Dr. Erickson in the area. much to give now? – Every
Foundation performed
determinations
hemoglobin
on 30 Through mutual
Rotarian, Every Year!
orphans. collaboration, the host and
Week 36: This week’s Rotary international sponsoring
Foundation Thought is about Nutritional counseling was clubs have formed a solid
Volunteer Service Grants. provided to patients at the partnership and hope to
local clinic and at general implement many more
Rotarian Dr. Charles health education sessions. projects together in the
Erickson traveled from During his month-long stay, future.
Nebraska, USA to Zambia in Erickson initiated a malaria
order to provide medical care control program, battling the
at an orphanage. Sponsored
Program for March
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
11th March Viviana Boyle - Rotaract
11th March Clive Boddy
Wednesday 17th March Committee Meetings
Wednesday 24th March Anne DeSouza - Indigenous Aviation
Vote of Thanks Training Scheme
Date Name
11th March Simon Carot Collins
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2009-10
Date Name Di Collins — President Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
11th March Wilma McBain Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
17th March Bronwen Tyson vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
24th March Judith Dowson Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
31st March Rob Rohrlach Club Administration Director
Claremont
presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Email
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 08 9385 0471
Fax
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