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 22! 30th November - 6th December 2009
Letter From the Club Magnifying Storm the Stage For the Purpose of December in Family Rotary Foundation
President Microscopes Your last chance to get Doing Good in the Month Thought of the Week
A roundup of the clubs The latest news on the tickets for this Friday World Message from the RI This week’s thought is
activities. project. night. A look back at Arch C. President. about why we support
Page 1 Page 2 Page 2 Klumph. Page 3 our foundation.
Page 2 Page 4
with Blaise and her husband items, the amount envisaged very interesting. Well done
Letter From the Kerry Harmanis. is around $15 – 20,000. to our ‘Champions’ Simone
Obviously the RC of and Daniel.
Club President Good to have Jane Armstrong Freshwater Bay does not
back with us. Jane brought have this kind of money so Mike McAuliffe from the RC
Dear Fellow Rotarians, along Andrew Blackwell, an early in its history, however, of Scarborough paid our Club
Occupational Therapist who Bryant is talking to his a visit to promote ‘Movies at
It was a pleasure to welcome is now driving the revamp of contacts in the Health Burswood’ Value cards as a
Blaise Johnson into the Club the garden at Graylands Department to see if funding fundraiser for their excellent
last Thursday. Blaise, a Hospital’s Murchison Ward. can be sourced from this area. project ‘Wheelchairs for
retired dentist, was a David gave us an overview Kids’. A great deal for
Rotarian for around five of their vision for this area, Simone presented the third families and people who
years when she lived in keeping in sight the cost and final chapter on the Waist frequent the outdoor movies
Seattle. We look forward to a (initial plan and costing was Disposal Challenge. I believe over the summer months,
long and happy association in excess of $200,000). With all present for the three whilst assisting a very
donations of plants and other presentations found them worthy project.
With the Club’s AGM on
Thursday, 10th December, I
have in hand a number of
completed nomination forms
for the various positions in
the Club, however, a
nomination for Secretary is
still sought. If any member is
prepared to take on this role,
we’d be pleased to receive
your nomination.
Daniel will have held down
the major tasks of Secretary
and Bulletin Editor for
eighteen months by the end
of this Rotary year. He is
happy to continue in the
position of Bulletin Editor, for
which we are grateful as he
does a fantastic job, however,
would like to relinquish that
of Secretary.
Enid is slowly improving and
we look forward to her return
in the next week or two. We
miss you Enid.
Di Collins, Ken Collins and Blaise Johnson
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performer in Richard Industries will be in Perth
Symons. We have the visiting her mother during
services of an accompanist the next couple of weeks.
and Rob will kindly assist
with moving Helen Chris will come along to our
Edmonds keyboard to and club and has agreed to be our
from the Golf Club for her to program for the meeting on
play for Richard. 10th Dec., and will tell us a
little about herself and her
With 2009 rapidly drawing to club. A dinner with Chris at
a close I believe we can all one of the local
look back with satisfaction establishments is planned
on our first year of Service. after this meeting . Any
members who would like to
Yours in Rotary Service, join Rob, Ronda, Ken and Di
are encouraged to do so.
Di Collins Please let Ken know if you’d
Charter President like to come along.
Magnifying Storm the
Microscopes Stage
With the school year rapidly Last chance to gather for a
drawing to an end, it will be storm - tickets can be
touch and go as to whether purchased on the night.
an ‘Official Launch’ for this
project will take place prior Refer to the link at Australian
to the end of this year or the Edge for a review of the
Andrew Blackwell beginning of the new school Storm the Stage and photos –
year. Dir. Rob is liaising with and a great web site
or two. Please invite friends all parties concerned. MT showcasing Australian
We will be looking for and family as it promises to Claremont Primary is the creativity!
numbers and money for our be an excellent night with a school where the Official
Christmas / birthday first class speaker in WA Launch will take place. www.australianedge.net
function on Thursday 17th Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley Gather for a Storm
December, in the next week and an outstanding North Cottesloe Primary Friday 4 December,
School will be given their Burswood Theatre, 8:00pm
microscopes at an Assembly Tickets on sale online
on Friday, 11th December at www.stormthestage.com.au
9.00am. Lesmurdie Primary orCall Tania on 9498 5880
School will receive theirs on
15th December at a time to be Adult $30.00
arranged and the other Concession $20.00
school to receive microscopes Family $80.00
is Claremont Primary, with Group of 10 or more $25.00
the date and time still to be
arranged. It would be
tremendous if any members 'For the
would like to come along to
one or more of the schools Purpose of
for the presentations.
Further details will be Doing Good in
provided as they become
available. the World'
By Susan Hanf
Rotary International News
Chris Winger 25 November 2009
from For a man best known as the
father of The Rotary
Sacramento Foundation, Arch C. Klumph
was modest about his role in
Chris Winger, the Rotarian its creation.
who organised assistance
with a Rotary Foundation In 1928, he listed three
Matching Grant for the Club accomplishments that gave
for our project with Manna him "more satisfaction than
Simone Carot Collins
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3. N E W H O R I Z O N S
by the donor, Rotary founder
Paul P. Harris.
Read more at the History of The
Rotary Foundation and History
of Rotary International pages.
RI president's
message: • When: 16th - 18th April
December is 2010
• Where: Karrinyup,
Family Month Western Australia
Rotary International News
• Venue: St Mary's
22 November 2009
Anglican Girls School,
In his December message, RI
Lady Wardle
President John Kenny talks
about celebrating family during Performing Arts Centre
Family Month. "Every club • Organised by: District
should strive to achieve a
balanced interaction between Governor Geoff
Rotarians and their families -- Simpson
Arch C. Klumph is best known as the father of The Rotary and the family of Rotary. Only
Foundation. Rotary Images by working together, as a family, • Theme: The Future of
can we ensure that the Rotary of Rotary is in your Hand
any other contributions to reminded Rotarians that today grows into an even
Rotary" -- and launching the "Rotary is at the present time stronger Rotary of tomorrow,"
Foundation wasn't among entering a new era, demanding says Kenny.
them. improved methods in
administrative machinery, with
Instead, he emphasized his role which to carry out the splendid
in writing Rotary's constitution principles which have been laid
in 1915, which he asserted "gave down heretofore." He defined
six points of action, including
BBQ at the Forsdyke’s
Rotary International its first
centralized power and made all an endowment, which would
the Objects and fundamentals of later become The Rotary Sunday, 10th January, 2010
Rotary universal." He also took Foundation:
pride in establishing attendance "Carrying on, as we are, a Keep this date free for the club BBQ at the Forsdyke’s house in
reports and in being the first to miscellaneous community Ellenbrook.
insist upon founding a service, it seems eminently
European branch office of proper that we should accept On the edge of the Swan Valley, you can even go wine tasting
Rotary International. endowments for the purpose of on the day!
doing good in the world, in
Klumph was born in the small charitable, educational or other More details to come..... including a map.
town of Conneautville, avenues of community
Pennsylvania, USA, in 1869. progress, or such funds could
When he was a child, his family be well used for extension
moved to Cleveland, Ohio, work."
where he would later become a
member of the Rotary Club of Through Klumph's simple yet Club Birthday & Christmas Dinner
Cleveland. In 1914, he was profound statement, the Rotary
elected a director of the Endowment Fund was born. Thursday, 17th December, 2009
International Association of The first contribution was made
Rotary Clubs and served on the by the Rotary Club of Kansas
6:30pm for 7:00pm at the Nedlands Gold Club, Melvista Ave,
Constitution and By-laws City in 1918. By 1928, when the
Nedlands.
Committee and the Executive RI Bylaws were amended to
Committee. He was elected change the name to The Rotary
Cost is $45.00 per person for a three course traditional
Rotary's sixth president in 1916, Foundation, the endowment
Christmas dinner (Vegetarian alternative available)
five years after he became a fund had grown to over $5,000.
Rotarian. Speaker: WA Chief Scientist Lyn Beazley
In 1929, the Foundation made
Near the end of his term as its first grant: $500 to the
International Society for Entertainment: Richard Symons
president, at the 1917
international convention in Crippled Children, as requested
Atlanta, Georgia, Klumph
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every continent are working local projects or matching
The Rotary to improve the living grants in another country.
Foundation conditions and health of their
fellow citizens. Rotarians like When we contribute to our
you and me can make a Foundation we are
Week 22: This week’s Rotary difference by continually promoting worldwide Peace
Foundation thought is about supporting our Foundation and Understanding. Only if
why we support our and the Annual Programs Every Rotarian Every Year
Foundation. Fund.! makes a gift to the Annual
Programs Fund will we will
Every minute of every day As Rotarians we determine be able to continue to do the
someone’s life is being where funds are allocated great work of The Rotary
improved by our Rotary through District Designated Foundation.
Foundation. Rotary clubs on Funds, which we can use for
Program for December
Introduction
Date Details
Date Name
3rd December Bryant Stokes - Life & Times
3rd December Toni James
10th December Rob Rohrlach - Life & Times
10th December Andrea Hayward
17th December Club Birthday & Christmas Dinner -
Vote of Thanks Nedlands Gold Club - Speaker: Lyn
Beazley
Date Name
3rd December Sue Hassell
10th December Ken 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,
3rd December TBA Ken Collins — Vice President / Western Australia, 6909
Membership Director
10th December Elizabeth Bain vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Meetings
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au Thursday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
17th December Simone Carot Collins Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Queenslea Drive
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
Bulletin Contributions Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
08 9385 0472
Website
Contributions for the weekly bulletin are Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
sought from members of the club. projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Why not use the bulletin to update the club Facebook
Claire Forsdyke — International Director
on the projects your committee is working http://www.facebook.com/group.php?
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
on or promote the clubs next fundraising gid=47737002646
event. Toni James — PR & Marketing
Committee Director Chartered 19 December 2008
Please forward articles and photos to
daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
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6. Value Card Offer
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Valued at $48.00 for all in-season movies*
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Valued at $14.00
4 x Soft Drinks 600mL or hot
beverages including coffee.
Valued at $14.00
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Drinks & Water, Beer, Coffee, Hot Chocolate
option to buy our and Tea. Unlimited usage of this discount
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Cards is donated to our charity partners.
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* Free Tickets & Discount Admissions are not valid
St Valentines Day Screening.
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