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New HorizonsThe Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.

Letter from the Club President Find out what is happening in the club. Page 1

HaitiFind out how you can support relief efforts in Haiti.Page 3

Rotary Foundation Thought of the WeekThis week’s thought is about Health, Hunger and Hummanity (3H) Grants.Page 4

Burundi Peace Choir Update on the Burundi Peace Choir’s CD.Page 2

US$200 Million ChallengeGet a progress report on the US$200 million challenge.Page 3

Somerville TheatreHow to go to the movies and support the club at the same time.Page 2

Volume 2, Issue 31! 1st - 7th February 2010

PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9450! ABN: 99 602 195 617

Letter From the Club PresidentDear Fellow Rotarians,

It was a great pleasure to welcome Donna Bicknell into the club last Thursday. Donna has been a member of the Rotary Club of Kalamunda for about eight months, thus comes to us with a little Rotary experience behind her. She is a science technologist at a private school in Ellenbrook. Donna has hit to floor working, already liaising with Dir. Rob to put in place a ‘Licence’ for students to use the magnifying microscopes. We are delighted to have you as a member of the RC of Freshwater Bay Donna.

Last Thursday those of us present enjoyed learning a little of the history of the Barossa Valley as Rob Rohrlach, a fifth generation Australian German, whose parents spoke German until they went to school, told us of his Life and Times. We learnt about his early life, going to Adelaide to a co-ed school where he met his wonderful wife Ronda and then University to study engineering, His early years of work with BHP, working and living in the USA and how the demise of the twin towers and attack on the US

had a profound effect on his business and finances. Rob returned to Victoria to work, joined Rotary, which he has found has added to his life and a little while back, returned to live and work in Perth. Rob joined the club in July 2009, immediately taking on the heavy load of Projects Director. Not that it was mentioned last week, but a little trivia we learnt just after Rob joined the Club is that

his and Ronda’s son Nicholas went to UWA with Simone.

Now back from India where he spent four weeks on a Pilgrimage of Hope, Richard Symonds has generously agreed to do a concert as a fundraisier for us. Helen Edmonds who accompanied Rik at our Christmas function has kindly agreed to accompany him again for the concert. Unfortunately, we are not able to set a date for it

right now, as Ken is talking to Christ Church Grammar and will meet staff on 16th Feb. At Thursday’s meeting 24th April was discussed, however it will be a long weekend and was not considered a suitable date and the following Friday, Christ Church already have a concert planned with St. Hilda’s. As soon as a date is available, we’ll look to members to spread the word, encouraging f r iends ,

Donna Bicknell and Ken Collins

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colleagues and family to purchase tickets.

As we move into February, we are taken into the month in which Rotary celebrates its birthday. On 23rd February, 1905, Paul Percy Harris arranged a meeting with four of his colleagues. He conceived this idea whilst walking down Dearborne Ave, in Chicago and from this seed of an idea which bore fruit 105 years ago, sprang the very first Service Club which has gone on to become the organisation Rotary International. With its motto of ‘SERVICE ABOVE SELF’ Rotary is a major force around the globe in the fight against poverty, hunger, numeracy and illiteracy. In the Rotary calendar, 23rd February is celebrated as World Understanding and Peace Day. As Rotarians we each have the privilege of doing all that we can to help create a better world and have been thrown out a challenge by our RI Pres. John Kenny, with his theme for this year ‘The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands’..

Yours in Rotary Service,

Di CollinsCharter President

Somerville TheatreThe James’, Symons’ and Collins’ are going to Somerville Theatre on Friday next, 5th February.   The movie is a French film entitled ‘Leaving’.   Other members are encouraged to attend and make up a group.  Encourage your friends to come along, bring a picnic under the stars and enjoy the movie.  Please contact Di for tickets which are $15.00 each.  The sale of every ticket goes to the RCFB Charity account so please support this event.

Another date will be set in March, however, members can take tickets and do their own thing or form their own group on any night suitable to them.  Once again, sincere appreciation to Jan Stewart for making the tickets available. 

Magnifying MicroscopesDir. Rob is liaising with the STAofWA and Watercorp with regard to the Manuals, a copy of which should be available to view any time now.   The State Teacher’s Assoc. of WA are talking of

‘trialling’ the m i c ro s c o p e s for a brief while prior to the official Launch.   We a r e a l s o s e e k i n g another Rotary club or two to take on the project so that it gradually s p r e a d s .  D o n n a informed the P r o j e c t s Committee of a Science Teacher who w a s recognised as the top Science Teacher in

Aust. and he is at a country

school, with the closest Rotary club being Moora.  Dir. Rob will be in Moora in the coming weeks and as he always does, will go along to the RC of Moora and see if they may be interested in working with the teacher/school concerned and introducing this project to the school.   Pres. Di has also arranged to take the project to the President’s Meeting on 16th February.

New Member to be Inducted ThursdayAs Membership Director Ken will be away on Council matters on Thursday evening, PE Simone will induct Wilma McBain into the Club.   Wilma is coordinator of Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Cleft Lip and Palate Unit Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Unit Princess Margaret Hospital for Children.

QuestionnairesFollowing the January Board Meeting, PE Simone has sent all members a mini questionnaire seeking feedback from members on

three or four items.   A few members have sent the information back to Simone.  Members who still have not done so are asked to respond to Simone as soon as possible. 

Forms from PRID KenAt each meeting Ken is handing out forms to members and asking for names of potential Rotarians both for the RC of FB or anywhere, plus is seeking input on ideas for possible projects.

Burundi Peace ChoirThe Rohrlach’s and the Collins’ attended the Oz Concert in the grounds of Government House last Monday, 25th January.  Second last item was the Burundi Peace Choir, who sang and swayed to music sung in their native language.  They have come a long way and did a fine job.  CDs should be available for sale in the coming week or two.  Simone is awaiting the CD jacket to put up on the website, but is already receiving expressions of interest for the CD.   A great project where the club has been able to coordinate funds to give these Refugees a ‘leg up’ rather than a ‘hand out’. 

The New Rotary Club of CrawleyThe new RC of Crawley have set their Charter celebration for Thursday, 15th April at the UWA Club where they will meet each Thursday morning for breakfast.  Any members interested in attending please mark it in your diary.  Numbers and money will be sought closer to the date. 

Rob Rohrlach

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Welcome back from IndiaBr. James, Debbie Cash and Rik Symons all arrived home from the Pilgrimage of Hope during the week.   Welcome home folks, bless you for your wonderful work and the RC of FB looks forward to seeing James and Debbie on Thursday and Rik in the not too distant future. 

Collins’ Traveling to the PhilippinesPRID Ken and Di will be travelling to the Philippines in a couple of weeks where they will be Representing the RI President at a Rotary District Conference in Bacolod, Negros.   As is the usual practice, Ken and Di will visit many projects, some in progress and others requiring funding.  The work carried out by Rotarians in countries such as Asia, Africa and South America, in particular is inspirational and truly exemplifies Rotary’s motto of ‘Service Above Self ’.  Rotarians in these areas give tirelessly of their Talent, Time and Treasure. 

Visit to the Club by AG Phillip SkeltonThe club was visited by AG Phillip Skelton meeting prior to last where Phillip sat in on the Projects Committee meeting.  He was keen to hear some of the things being undertaken by this committee. 

HaitiOn   behalf of PDG Maurice Hill, Chairman of The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust (TARFT), I am pleased to announce that   The Rotary Foundation(TRF) through

TARFT will accept direct donations for the Haiti relief effort. The RI regional office just received approval from the AustralianTax office to be able to give tax deductible receipts for donations.  Important to note * The donations will be tax deductible for Australian taxpayers. Donors will receive a receipt.  

* The donations will not accrue PHF credits  or  count towards b e c o m i n g a M a j o r Donor.  Donations to the Haiti fund-raising will not be recorded as a part of the club or district Annual Program Fund contribution and, of course will not be part of our $200m Polio Challenge. This is something above and beyond club and district commitments to OUR Foundation. Please send your remittance by :- 1. Post - Cheques should be made out to “The Australian Rotary Foundation Trust “

Please mail to - PO Box 1415Parramatta 2124 NSW

 Please   indicate in your accompanying le t ter/document that you wish this contribution to go to Haiti. 2. Credit card details to email: risppo@rotary.org   (The   contribution form is attached in “word” and PDF. Please indicate that your contribution is for Haiti) 

3.   By Fax – 02 9689 3169. (Again the  contribution forms are attached) 

Please   indicate in your correspondence that you want this money to go directly to the Haiti relief efforts of The

Rotary Foundation. Please do not add any other words to the cheque. We will account for   Haiti contributions separately and transfer them on. 

RegardsFrank PezzimentiRegional HeadRotary InternationalSouth Pacific & Philippines

Progress for the US$200 Million Challenge for Polio Eradication Rotary International News29 January 2010

As of 31 December, Rotarians have raised approximately $107 million for the $200 Million C h a l l e n g e . T h e s e contributions will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.

Read more about Rotary International's polio eradication efforts.

Change the World with US$2 a Week and Help Exceed the

Foundation's Goals Rotary International News 28 January 2010 

Through the Annual Programs Fund, which is the primary source of funding for Rotary Foundation programs, Rotarians help make the world a better place. 

For the 2008-09 Rotary year, approximately 313,000 Rotarians participated in the Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative, which funds the Annual Programs Fund. About 242,000 of those contributors are Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members contributing $100 or more a year. 

As of 1 July, the start of the Rotary year, to 31 December, about $40.4 million has been r a i s e d t o w a rd t h e Foundation's $96 million goal.  If every one of the 1.2 million Rotarians contributed just $2 a week, in one year the Foundation could raise almost $125 million. 

That's money that goes back to Rotarians in the form of scholarships and grants for projects that bring hope and make a difference in the lives of countless people. Rotarians have used grant money to bring sight to those blinded by cataracts, bought wheelchairs for those who could not use their legs, gave clean water to those made sick by contaminated water, and opened up new worlds by helping people learn to read. Be a part of changing the world and help The Rotary Foundation exceed its goals. Contribute now .

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BoardRotary Year 2009-10

Di Collins — President

president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Ken Collins — Vice President / Membership Director

vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Simone Carot Collins — President Elect / Club Administration Director

presidentelect@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Rajah Senitharajah — Treasurer

treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Daniel Forsdyke — Secretary

secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Rob Rohrlach — Projects Director

projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Claire Forsdyke — International Director

foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Toni James — PR & Marketing Committee Director

publicrelations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Club DetailsRotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909

MeetingsThursday 5:45pm to 6:45pmCafe, Bethesda HospitalQueenslea DriveClaremont

Email president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.auPhone 08 9385 0471Fax 08 9385 0472

Website www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47737002646

Chartered 19 December 2008

Bulletin ContributionsContributions for the weekly bulletin are sought from members of the club.

Why not use the bulletin to update the club on the projects your committee is working on or promote the clubs next fundraising event.

Please forward articles and photos to daniel.forsdyke@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au

Date Name

4th February Warren Milner

11th February Blaise Johnson

18th February Rob Rohrlach

Welcoming Roster

Program for FebruaryDate Details

4th February John Masili - Health issues affecting the communities of Papua New Guninea

11th February Ken Collins - Polio Eradication

18th February Committee Meetings

The Rotary FoundationWeek 31: This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about Health, Hunger and Humanity Grants (3H).

In Romania orphaned and ill children are consuming donated eggs, milk, meat and poultry because of a grant

from The Rotary Foundation that benefits local farmers. Farmers use the grant to buy everything from animal feed to packaging materials.

There is one stipulation, the farmers have to donate a portion of their products to children’s hospital, schools and orphanages. 3H grants fund large long-term international, grassroots projects.

By contributing to The Rotary Foundation you are taking part in these grants. The Rotary Foundation is our Foundation; it is critical that we take ownership of it and do what we can to change and save lives.

Date Name

4th February Ken Collins

Introduction

Date Name

4th February Donna Bicknell

Vote of Thanks

News Update

28 January, 2010

A project in Australia of the Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills

Field hospitals set up by ShelterBox

Four year-old Carlos had his leg amputated last Wednesday. He is now recovering in a ShelterBox tent and is pictured using one of the children’s packs sent in the Boxes. Photographs: Mark Pearson ShelterBox tents are providing emergency shelter in and around Port au Prince and hundreds more ShelterBoxes arrived on Friday, our time. ShelterBoxes have been distributed at Bernard Mews Hospital in Freres, a suburb of Port au Prince and at a second hospital in the capital. The use of our tents by hospitals is already helping save lives. SRT and photographer Mark Pearson said: ‘We’ve been working really hard the past few days setting up tents in two separate hospitals that are having an immediate impact and saving lives. As soon as the tents are up at the hospitals there are patients moving into them.’ The ShelterBox Response Teams already working with the UN, ACTED, Rotarians and the Haitian authorities will soon be joined by another three SRTs who are travelling with an aid convoy into Haiti from the Dominican Republic.

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Most vulnerable now have Shelter

Families with newborn babies and pregnant women have been given emergency shelter by the ShelterBox Response Team members in Haiti. ShelterBox is prioritising women and children providing tents, blankets, water containers, kitchenware and children’s packs – the basics to help set up the family unit. In the hospitals, orphanages and local communities, ShelterBox is making a difference. A helicopter was loaded with ShelterBoxes and delivered to a local orphanage accompanied by SRT Mark Pearson. Speaking from Bernard Mews Hospital in Freres, a suburb of Port au Prince, ShelterBox Response Team member Wayne Robinson (US) said: ‘Right outside the hospital there have been hundreds of people who have been laying in the sidewalks, on the streets and in blankets right on the ground in unbelievable conditions. They are bleeding, they have missing limbs and there are even women giving birth. ‘We felt this was a good use of the initial boxes that we had here on the ground and we’ll be bringing more here and using them as a transitional point to get people out of the elements while they are waiting for treatment at the hospital. Buildings have crashed down all around us here and people are just waiting and waiting to get in here for medical services.’

Google images of the first ShelterBox camps in Haiti

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More ShelterBox aid on its way……

ShelterBox Australia sincerely thanks all our fellow Rotarians and generous donors for their continued support.

For further information, interviews and hi-res photographs for publication, please call: Jenni Heenan, General Manager, ShelterBox Australia on 1300 881 913 or 0419 135 635

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OVERVIEW

INDIGENOUS AVIATION TRAINING SCHEME (I.A.T.S.)

PURPOSE: EXPLORATORY WORK TO SEEK COMMONWEALTH AND STATE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS EDUCATION INITIATIVE in W.A. PRESENTER Anne DeSouza (Access Program - Swan View Senior High School) Over 20 years’ involvement and professional development in educational philosophy and practice (Kimberley and Perth) Recognition of the challenges faced in the cultural/spiritual, health, educational, economic, political and social context of Indigenous life Shared responsibility to enable purposeful and equitable education as a tool for ‘at risk’ Indigenous youth Initiator of a concept that requires exploration and support for strategic planning and implementation in W.A. Recognition of a need to collaborate/co-ordinate the many resources and opportunities in post secondary education, training and employment directly with the secondary school context. CONTEXT Contextualised within the works of national Indigenous leaders (ATSI Commissioner Mr Tom Calma, Mr Noel Pearson, Magistrate Dr Sue Gordan, Dr Chris Sarra, Federal/state Indigenous affairs directives, Government ministers)

• Builds on a strong ‘aerospace’ connection in traditional Aboriginal culture/s and spiritualities, thereby making curriculum connections to more recent aviation history and contemporary technological trends in aerospace.

• Critically low levels of literacy and numeracy demonstrated by Aboriginal students in secondary school

• Disparity exists for access to schools such as proposed in this concept • Negligible enrolments, retention and re-engagement in high/post secondary education • Immersion of youth in extensive community dysfunction, lack of parent ability to support

education – personal expression of desire for opportunity and change • Lifestyle of highly ‘at risk’ patterns of behaviour leading to lower life expectancy and

quality of life • Unique requirements of education to be holistic for ‘at risk’ youth (applies to Indigenous

youth) and the pedagogy of Indigenous Education • Barriers faced by youth from remote and metropolitan areas in accessing further education,

training and careers.

• Current trends in training, further education and industry to develop inclusivity in a wider range of employment prospects

• Commonwealth/state government trends/agreements towards partnership in all sectors to address Aboriginal life matters eg COAG, Summit300.

• Low levels of active participation and success demonstrated by majority of Indigenous youth in main stream schools and further education

• On-going contacts made within Commonwealth/W.A. government, industry and community including Mr Tom Calma, Mr David Forrest, Mr Neil Fong, Ms Carol Martin, Ms Michelle Roberts, Mr Mark McGowan, Mr Noel Pearson, Mr Ben Wyatt, Mr Steve Tomoana, Mr Graeme Rowley, Mr Robert Somerville,

Mr Douglas Mitchell, Mr Simon Forrest, Mr Damien Quirk, Ms Linda Maule, Dr Sue Gordan, Mr Kevin Rudd, Mr Kevin Brahim/Ms Robin Keen,

Ms Margaret Quirk, Mr Mike Gallagher, Mr Graham Rowley. • On going work to assemble the Indigenous Aviation Training Scheme (I.A.T.S.) business

case for high schools, T.A.F.E., universities, community organizations and industry.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT • Shared vision for Indigenous self-determination and leadership • Indigenous interest, ownership and motivation to affect sustainability • Provision of a holistic and integrated program shaped by the unique needs for Indigenous

youth in education, health, community and recreation, accommodation and transport, justice and employment.

• Aviation as a ‘bridging the gap’ tool for holistic Years 8-12 education and training • Motivational marketing to senior primary students (Year 7) and strategic introduction of

integrated curriculum to Years 8 – 12 using aviation as an meaningful engagement tool. • Integration mechanism to raise the bar in English, Maths, Science, Technology and

Enterprise, The Arts, Health. Corresponding ‘Best Practice’ professional development for teachers specializing in Indigenous education.

• Direct and collaborative partnerships between school/s and community/industry to facilitate a wide range of power holding career pathways for further education and or employment eg. Tourism and hospitality, mining, engineering, medicine, law, The Arts, technology etc

• Engagement and partnerships with Indigenous and other community businesses • Based in research into industry relevance and needs in Perth and remote areas • Currently in exploratory stage with view to design and implementation (2010-2011) • An extension of the sporting programs (academy model) • Supportive of the principles of Dare to Lead/What Works (intention to formally become

affiliated with the initiatives) • Supportive of similar initiatives like ‘Aiming High’ of D.E.T. in W.A. • WA. cross sectorial, national and international student travel • Future export of model to other schools and states in Australia • Educational contacts with D.E.T, Dr Chris Sarra, Aviation High, Curtin University, ECU,

RMIT, Swan TAFE (Midland), Mr Daniel Ronzan, AIME, Engineers Aid Australia, Royal Aero Club, New Norcia Astronomy Centre, SciTech, Gravity Discovery Centre, FESA.

• Industry relevance (Boeing Australia, Qantas, Australian Arm Forces, FMGL,

Rio Tinto, Jandakot Airport Groups.

MODELS FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS Australian Context

• Aviation High, Brisbane Queensland government investment to support growing aviation industry Make links between primary and secondary schooling, further education (TAFE/Universities) training providers and industry. Principal: Mr Phil Cooper aviationhigh@eq.edu.au www.aviationhigh.eq.edu.au

International Context • Dream Launch, U.S.A.

Federal Aviation Authority initiative to promote aviation to Afro-American and other disadvantaged youth, Youth ambassador Mr Jamail Larkins jlarkins@jamaillarkins.com http://www.vimeo.com/7963491

• Craven College, Leeds, England Initially established as motivational tool into education for ‘at risk’ youth.

Ms Anne Brumfitt consultant with RMIT ‘Top Gun’ teacher education initiative, inaugural advocate and working party member. anne.brumfitt@spacequalified.org • Professional Development/Post-secondary education at RMIT

Professor Lachlan Thompson topgun@rmit.edu.au

CONTACT DETAILS Ms Anne Desouza (Program initiator) 3 Barge Court Armadale 6112 W.A. annepdesouza@optusnet.com.au 0434 512 193