1. New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 3, Issue 11 13th - 19th September 2010
Letter from the Club Club Apparel Congratulations Justin Night Stalk at the Zoo Twilight Sail Christmas / Club
President Club apparel is now Our new Find out what makes Limited numbers are Birthday Function
Find out what is going available. Ambassadorial Scholar. those ‘bumps in the available for this Make sure you put this
on around the club. Page 2 Page 2 night’! exciting social event. date in your diary.
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Conducting make-ups is a operating throughout the
Letter from the great opportunity for both Last week: bulk of Australian Districts
the visiting Rotarian and the for over 30 years, however,
President club they visit to gain more Handicamp District 9450 was not one of
ideas – if you have the those Districts. Ron ran
My sincere apologies for not opportunity to visit another Last Wednesday evening, Handicamp in District 9470
sending information to our club, either locally, interstate, Past District Governor Ron for a number of years and it
bulletin editor in time for its or overseas, please do so! Geary addressed us on is hoped that the new District
inclusion last week! I was Handicamp, another 9455 will run a Handicamp in
tied up with an Expo for 5 Last week we heard about excellent New Generations the foreseeable future if a
very long days, and my Handicamp, a Rotary project project which matches club is willing to champion it.
belated email with the news I have had first hand disabled young adults with
crossed with the email experience with as I attended able-bodied “buddies” (also
containing the bulletin! as an able-bodied buddy in young adults) in a week long New
2000. Being the oldest buddy camp.
The speaker scheduled for (at 22 years of age!) I was Generations
the week before last, Tony saddled with the most Handicamp serves several
Baker, became unwell and challenging campers – first a purposes: it gives both the Committee
was unable to address our 26 year old girl who could disabled participants and
club, which left us with a not communicate or really do their families a holiday, and it Director Marcos is looking
great opportunity to hear anything at all, and when she opens the eyes of the able- for club members to serve on
more detailed reports about was sent home I was then bodied participants, helping the New Generations
some of the exciting things given the only other person them to see beyond a Committee. Please contact
our club has taken on. on the camp who could not handicap and also to Marcos if you would like to
communicate, a boy with appreciate what they (and work with youth projects.
Much of the meeting was severe Aspergers. While I their families) live with.
devoted to our Magnifying didn't particularly enjoy the Members working with
Microscope Project and the experience, it was certainly Handicamp has been youths aged 18 and under are
wonderful feedback received life changing and
from the trial phase. We can worthwhile.
now roll it out further across
the state, with many other This week we have
Rotary Clubs keen to get our committee
involved. Congratulations to meetings. We have
all those who have many exciting
contributed to this wonderful things to plan, so
success! More detail about please do come
this project is included later along and
in this bulletin. participate.
We also heard that meeting Yours in Rotary
from visiting Rotarian service,
Merilyn Adamson about Simone
some of the Rotary Club of
East Perth's activities.
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2. N E W H O R I Z O N S
required to have a current forms provided, with money worthy recipients. This is with the Science Teachers
Working with Children card paid by cheque or directly another example of how we Association of WA (STAWA)
– please see Secretary Di for a into the Club Operating benefit from the Rotary and Watercorp last Monday
form if needed. account, clearly marked with Foundation and why we to discuss the Magnifying
your name. should support it as much as Microscope project now that
possible! they have been in five
District schools for five months. The
Congratulations schools LOVE the
Governor's Justin! Good luck Rob! microscopes and they have
been voted a resounding
Visit Justin Hewett was successful
The very best of luck to Rob success.
Rohrlach for his interview on
in his application to receive The State Governor Dr. Ken
District Governor Ian and Jan Wednesday night for Team
an Ambassadorial Michael (whose grandson
Hutton will make their Leader of the Group Study
Scholarship! Those that met attends North Cottesloe
official visit to our club on Exchange Team to
him a few weeks ago will Primary, one of the
Wednesday 13th October . District1880 in Germany.
agree that he is an
Rob would
outstanding young man, and
This meeting will be a dinner make a fine
we are thrilled for him. We
meeting, 6.30pm for 7.00pm. Team Leader
will invite Justin back to
The Board are required to and we wish
speak in more detail about
meet with the DG for a you every
his area of study before he
reporting session for one success Rob.
leaves for Beijing next year to
hour prior (i.e. from 5.30pm study a Master of Law.
to 6.30 pm).
Paint
The cost of the dinner will be Matching Your
$40.00 per person and this
will NOT include drinks so
please BYO.
Grant Pinky
It is a very important event
Approved This is a
in the yearly calendar so fundraising
please put the date in your Tony Munday has sought
activity for
diary, bring partners, family, assistance from us to obtain a
PolioPlus
friends and support the club bus for a group of dentists in
sanctioned
as we are obliged to pay for a Cambodia. The Rotary
by the
minimum of 30. We also Foundation has approved
Education
hope that our ‘Friends of the Matching Grant No. 73664
Department.
Rotary Club of Freshwater for US$49,000 for the bus,
Bay’ and potential members with the funding being made
In India and
will also come along. up of US$26,000 from Tony ‘microscope’ schools) and
other countries, a purple line
Munday, US$5,000 from the WA Chief Scientist Lyn
is drawn on the little finger
Final numbers are required District Designated Funds Beazley have stated that this
to identify the children who
by 11th October and from District 3520 in Taiwan project is the most significant
have received the Oral Polio
payment is requested in and US$18,000 from the thing to happen in the
Vaccine. To raise awareness
advance and can be paid into Rotary Foundation. science field in schools in the
of and funds for PolioPlus,
the club Operating account. school children give a gold past ten years. With the full
Rotary coin donation to have their
pinky painted purple.
backing of the STAWA and
Watercorp, the project will be
Club Apparel Foundation expanded and rolled out
PRID Ken recently told the with the official name of the
“Rotary WA Magnifying
Claire has sent forms for
shirts/caps and fleecy tops to
District year 4-7s at Claremont
Primary about Polio. A date Microscope Project”. A
all members. Some of the has not yet been set for Paint number of other Rotary clubs
older members have Club Simplified Your Pinky there, but it could have already expressed
shirts which are worn for be in the next week or two. interest in putting
fundraising / project Grant On the day that this is carried microscopes in their local
activities. This is an out at the school, about six schools.
opportunity for newer PRID Ken has completed an members are required to
members (and older ones application for a Rotary “paint pinkies”. Microscopes can be
who do not have club Foundation District manufactured with the
apparel) to place an order for Simplified Grant for 90 Rotary Emblem provided we
available items. Magnifying Microscopes (A Magnifying make a minimum order of
$1,125.00). Projects from 500. Bryant Stokes has
EmbroidMe Claremont clubs can apply for a Microscope supported the project with a
(Graeme and Elizabeth Bain) Simplified Grant of up to US generous contribution which
are providing the clothing at $1,000 from District Project has already been deposited
a discounted price and Designated Funds. A into the club account.
orders can be placed on the committee will decide on the Sincere thanks to Bryant, Rob
Director Rob Rohrlach met
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
and all members who have The club has paid Rotary best possible price. PDG Ron and Glenys Geary
assisted with getting the International and District Dues have kindly offered to take up
project off the ground. There is
no doubt it is one of the best
plus Rotary magazine
subscriptions for all members
Accounts to 18 members/partners out
on the river for a ‘Twilight
Rotary projects in a very long so PLEASE either send your Sail’ as a social event for the
time as it is readily affordable cheque or make a direct debit Audited Club in October (date to be
by all clubs, reaches into the payment into the Club arranged). Could members
community and covers the Operating account as soon as In his usual efficient please indicate their interest to
three areas Rotary works in at possible. manner, Rajah prepared all Secretary Di.
the local level: Vocational, the documentation for the
auditing of the Club
Community
Generations.
and New
Club accounts for the year Christmas/
ending 30th June 2010. The
Foundation audit was carried out by Birthday
EmbroidMe Adrian Rose and a copy of
Secretary Di received a phone the audited accounts, Function
Community call last week from Solicitor together with the signed
Maryanne Mackenzie, who is documentation by the December will see the club
Fund looking after the application Auditor and Secretary Di celebrate its second birthday
for the Club Charity Fund. The were hand delivered to the and as this takes place just
Elizabeth Bain alerted the Club Australian Tax Office had Dept of Commerce/ before Christmas it is a perfect
about the Grant of $25,000 issued the same ABN for the Charitable Licence last opportunity to combine the
available Australia wide for Charity Fund as had been Tuesday two celebrations.
branded apparel from issued for our club, and
EmbroidMe. although Secretary Di phoned A huge thank you to Rajah A booking has been made for
the ATO about when it was and Adrian Rose for a dinner meeting on
The Board has supported the issued and had been told it helping to keep all our THURSDAY, 16TH December
request from Director Rob that was ok, they have now financial matters in order. at the Nedlands Golf Club at
he submit an application for decided that it should indeed 6.30pm for 7.00pm
30-50 Polo shirts to support the
volunteers of Jade Lewis and
have been a separate number,
and it is now acting as a
Night Stalk at Other details of cost etc. will
stumbling block to further
Friends to build drug free
people and communities in progress in the creation of the the Zoo follow. Please put the date in
your diary and once again,
prisons and schools. The Polo Trust. invite friend and family and
Donna Bicknell has been on
shirts would carry the Rotary we look for the support of our
Although Rajah Senathirajah several Night Stalks at the
Logo and possibly the Friends of the Rotary Club of
had completed the request for Zoo and Kings Park and
EmbroidMe logo. Freshwater Bay.
an ABN for our Charity Fund recommends them highly.
correctly, the ATO took it upon They can range
Pride of themselves to simply change from ones
Workmanship the name associated with our which are just a
gold coin
Change of Meeting
ABN from “The Rotary Club
of Freshwater Bay, Inc” to “the donation to a When: Thursday, 7st October, 2010.
Award Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay set cost. A Venue: Usual venue.
Charity Fund”, thus effectively picnic dinner Time: Usual time.
Director Rob had information leaving the club without an can be taken
in the Western Suburbs ABN. enabling it to Guest Speaker: Phil Sherwood from RC Arden
Weekly Newspaper to seek be a great social Arcade, California
nominations for small business Rajah has kindly made another activity for the Note: this meeting is in place of our usual
who give outstanding service application to the ATO for a club. Wednesday meeting on Wed 6th Oct.
for a Pride of Workmanship new number for the Charity
Award. The award will be Fund. When this is issued the M e m b e r s
presented to the successful Solicitor can resubmit the interested in
nomination on 13th October application to the ATO for the participating in
(during “Vocational Service Tax Deductible Status for the such an event 13th Annual Dr Ken Collins
month” in the Rotary Charity Fund. We can then please let
International calendar), on the seek to have the original ABN Secretary Di Address
occasion of the District know as we’d
Governor’s Official Visit.
for the Club reinstated.
like to organise Promoting The Rotary
a booking for Foundation
Volunteer Grant later in
Club Dues are September if When: Monday, 29th November, 2010.
The board has approved the there is enough Venue: Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester Park.
Overdue purchase of a laptop, PA interest. Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm
system and screen using the
Treasurer Toni James will soon Guest Speaker: RI President Ray Klinginsmith
funds received from the
be sending reminder notices to Volunteer Grant. President Twilight Alumni Speaker: Maryanne Tokome-Amu
all members who have not yet Simone, Marcos, Rob and Cost: $45pp with cash bar available.
paid their annual club dues. Daniel will proceed with Sail
obtaining these items at the
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4. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Upcoming Guest Speakers
Date Speaker Topic
22nd September Hon Nick Hasluck, AM Reflections of a newly retired judge
7th October Philip Sherwood RC Arden Arcade
27th October Jorg Imberger Director, Centre for Water Research
Program for September / October
Date Details
Host - Introduction & Thank You
15th September Committee Meeting
Date Name
22nd September Hon Nick Hasluck AM
22nd September Bill Hassell
29th September Kylie West: GSE to Normandy
29th September TBA
7th October (Thursday) Philip Sherwood: RC Arden Arcade
13th October DG Visit: Dinner Meeting
Welcoming Roster Board Club Details
Rotary Year 2010-11
Date Name Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Simone Carot Collins — President
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au PO Box 168,
15th September Judy Edwards Nedlands,
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice President Western Australia, 6909
22nd September Marcos Carot Collins secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Bill Hassell — President Elect / Club Queenslea Drive
Administration Director Claremont
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Email
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450 president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bulletin Award for 2009/10 Toni James — Treasurer
Phone
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0471
Fax
Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
Bulletin Contributions projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Claire Forsdyke — International Director www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club. foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Facebook
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on the projects your committee is working Ken Collins — Membership Director freshwaterbayrotary
on or promote the clubs next fundraising membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
event. Chartered 19 December 2008
Marcos Carot Collins — New
Please forward articles and photos to Generations Director
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au newgenerations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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