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ROTARY CLUB of CLAYTON Inc.

District 9810 Victoria, Australia

Weekly Bulletin 2015-2016

Meets every Monday from 6:30pm at Clayton RSL 163 Carinish Road, Clayton (Melways 79C2)

(No meeting on public holidays)

3rd August 2015 Volume 50, Number 5

In This Issue

Upcoming Club Program - (pg1)

Presidents Report – (pg1)

Last Meeting & Notes –

(pg2)

Foundation Facts – (pg2)

Important Club Dates – (pg2)

District 9810 News – (pg3)

Update from the RC of Pashupati – (pg3)

Nepal Earthquake Appeal –

(pg5)

Rotaract Club of Monash –

(pg6)

Upcoming Events in Monash – (pg6)

Upcoming Events in Kingston – (pg7)

Where other clubs meet –

(pg7)

Reminders – (pg7)

Joke of the Week – (pg8)

Rotary International News – (pg8)

Upcoming Club Program

To see upcoming guest speakers use this link - http://www.claytonrotaryclub.org.au/program1.htm

Presidents Report Hi everyone, Another week has passed quickly; we went to the movies and saw “Mr Sherlock” which I was pleasantly surprised as I have never been a Sherlock Holmes fan. Those of you that haven’t yet seen it I really enjoyed it. I have had a couple of Emails from Huntingdale Rotary with more donations coming in for Research into Atypical Parkinson’s. This is really good news and shows that small clubs can get behind large projects and succeed as we have been doing for Nepal. I am excited about the meetings I will be attending in the next couple of weeks and also with the results I am having researching information for our upcoming projects. Our next fund raiser is our Postie Wear Fashion Parade. Last night I was fortunate to be invited to the launch of their new range for spring. I was delighted at some of the new styles both casual and dressy. This was held at the Langham Hotel in the city and the clothing certainly matched up to the surroundings. Our Fashion Parade is on Saturday September 3

rd so don’t forget to show everyone the

flyer and encourage them to come to a fun filled day mixed with clothing, wine, coffee and cakes. That’s all for this week but don’t forget it is a Board meeting on Monday night with ADG Ian Armstrong in attendance. The more the merrier to show him how great we are. Glenys Pattison

Date Speaker Chairperson Desk Visitors

3rd

August Board Meeting Glenys Pattison John Barnes All Members

10th August Meeting changed

to the 13th to allow

members to attend RC of Huntingdale Changeover.

Glenys Pattison All Members

17th August District Governor’s

Visit and Partners Night

Glenys Pattison Jon Breisch All Members

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Rotary Four Way Test

"Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the Truth? 2. Is it Fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"

Last Meeting & Notes

Last Meeting (27th July): Apologies = Ed Allchin, John Goldspink, Heather Norling, Val Manuelpillai, Bill Sides, Dianne Sides, Bronwen Lamond, Michael Ellinger and Tom Portelli. Make Ups = None. Leave of Absence = None. Visitors = Sam Oddo and Angela DeIacovo. This week our club held a Cinema Night at Pinewood where we watched “Mr Holmes”. Please note that until further notice our meetings will be held at the Clayton RSL.

Meeting Notes:

Glenys Pattison reminded the members that club subscriptions are now due. Glenys Pattison informed the members that the DG’s visit on the 17

th August will

be at the home of Jim & Jean Cochrane. Meeting will start at 6:30 pm. Ralph Zuccaro reminded the members that the meeting on the 10

th August has

been moved to the 13th August to allow members to attend the RC of

Huntingdale Changeover. Glenys Pattison reminded everyone that the Postie Fashion Parade will be on

again September 5th and the BMW Charity Day is in November.

Foundation Facts

Did you know that the term “per capita” is a measure of combined Club members giving to the ANNUAL FUND of the Rotary Foundation?

Important Club Dates Monday 17/08/15 – DG Visit / Partners Night at the home of Jim & Jean Cochrane. Monday 05/09/15 – Postie Fashion Parade. Sunday 08/11/15 – Bunnings BBQ in Oakleigh South. Sunday 22/11/15 – Fun Day at the Monash Medical Centre. (More details to follow)

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THE OBJECT OF ROTARY

1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 2. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; 3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life; 4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

District 9810 News

Fri 21 August 7:15 for 7:30 pm

Rotary District 9810 Foundation Seminar

Mt Waverley Youth Centre, 45 Miller Crescent, Mt Waverley

(Melway Ref: 70 E1)

Objective - To promote The Rotary Foundation (TRF) in a different format than the past.

Outcome - To expand your knowledge of the Foundation Programs.

Who needs to attend:- Club President, Club President Elect, Rotary Foundation Chair,

New members (actually everyone would benefit).

Full Details click here

Update from the RC of Pashupati

It is our pleasure to have a representative from RC Clayton Town, Australia Mr Pramendra Das Shrestha to visit the shelter construction to earthquake victims at SANKHU with the project coordinator Rtn Devendra Rijal and Rtn Rajendra Rijal, which is in progress and now victims are using the shelter.

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Special Announcements

3rd August – Phuong

Breisch Birthday.

27th August – Ed

Allchin Birthday.

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Nepal Earthquake Appeal

Sha Rijal is a member of the Rotary Club of Clayton. Recently her country Nepal was struck by a massive 7.9 earthquake wrenching a terrible loss of life and leaving millions of survivors without proper shelter, food and water. Unfortunately, the relief efforts have been slow in the wake of this disaster. The situation gets worse as we move away from the capital, Kathmandu, to the villages and remote areas.

Many villages are completely flattened. People are sleeping in the cold ground with no roof above their head onward to a nearing monsoon season. They are running out of food and many, including hungry children, may be left to starve. Their livestock have perished or been taken by wild animals. Clean water and sanitation is at a critical situation with the risk of an epidemic health crisis. Hearing this makes her heart shiver and she feels extremely nervous for her country.

Despite this, hope is in the air because of the limitless generosity of humanity. Sha is humbled at the inundation of goodwill from everyone who has shown a genuine compassion and offer to help. Sha knows for a fact, that the Rotary family have a great reputation in being involved to help communities in the face of adversity. Therefore Sha and the rest of the members of the Rotary Club of Clayton would like to appeal to you all to support the cause in Nepal to fund local efforts to alleviate the suffering of those in villages. Please support the people of Nepal by providing funds towards this cause using direct credit to the following account:-

Rotary Club of Clayton Nepal Earthquake Appeal Account. BSB 033090 Account 524414 All funds will be passed directly through the Rotary Club of Pashupati in Nepal where Sha’s father, Rajendra is a member.

In excess of $12,000 has been raised and forwarded to the need in Nepal

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Updates on the progress of this appeal will be posted on the Rotary Club of Clayton’s Web and Facebook pages - www.claytonrotaryclub.org.au/ & https://www.facebook.com/rotaryclubclayton

Rotaract Club of Monash

Club Meeting Details: The Club meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:30pm Mulgrave Neighbourhood House 36 – 42 Mackie Road, Mulgrave (Melways 80C3)

Upcoming Rotaract Events:

Rotaract Roster:

Date Rotarian to Visit

5th August Lesley Zuccaro

19th August John Barnes

If you cannot attend on the night you are rostered, please organise a replacement to take your place.

Upcoming Events in Monash

Women's Business Network Event Wednesday 5 August 2015 Monash Seminar and Training Centre, 1A Atherton Road, Oakleigh. 6:30 pm start Are you ready to shine and share your skills? Featuring Dianne Taylor - Director Sirius Business Dianne’s career path includes as a young entrepreneur, co-founding an engineering business employing 30 staff and servicing blue-chip clients in Australia and internationally. She currently has her own coaching, training and consulting business specialising in leadership, people management and career progression. Dianne serves on several boards and is Chairman of the Pinewood Community Bank Board and Interim Chair of the Monash Enterprise Centre in Mulgrave. Dianne will share her journey from entrepreneur to Board member and how to strategically network to position you for promotion. She will also explore the opportunities Boards, COM and volunteering provide for new experiences and career development as well as providing tips on thinking/acting strategically including a simple technique for speaking in meetings so people will listen. 6pm arrival for an opportunity to network before a 6.30pm to start Ticket price: $20 (incl GST). Light refreshments provided Register at http://www.monashfirstforbusiness.com.au/event/pub/EventDetailA.asp?lngEventID=394#Registration

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Upcoming Events in Kingston

Community Grant Friday 7 August 2015 The Cove Hotel, 115 McLeod Road, Patterson Lakes 5:00 pm PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - THE COVE HOTEL’S Community Fund THE COVE HOTEL has established ‘THE COVE HOTEL COMMUNITY FUND’ from which donations will be made toward not-for-profit community and sporting organisations providing services and facilities to residents within the City of Kingston. Accordingly, the Hotel invites expressions of interest from the above mentioned organisations within the City of Kingston who seek donations from the fund. Expressions of interest should be forwarded by email to info@thecovehotel.com.au and should be received no later than 7

th August 2015.

Expressions of interest should detail:

1. The history of the organisation 2. What services and benefits the organisations provides to the City of Kingston; and 3. How the funds sought will be used.

As a general rule the maximum donation to any organisation will be $5,000. If you have any queries in relation to the matter, they should be directed to info@thecovehotel.com.au

Where other Clubs Meet A Rotarian can attend the weekly meeting of any Rotary club around the world. This is a “make-up” and counts as attendance credit when you are not able to attend a meeting of your own club. Details for all District 9810 clubs can be obtained in the district directory or website www.9810rotary.org.au Details for clubs around the world are available in the RI Directory (held by the club secretary) and on the RI website (www.rotary.org)

Reminders Please ensure that the club is aware if you will be missing a meeting. Contact Lesley Zuccaro on 0438 505 286 or at info@claytonrotaryclub.org.au by 4 pm on the day of the meeting, if you are not going to be present. Contributions for inclusion into the Bulletin should be passed to michaele@netspace.net.au by Thursday evening of each week. Please remember if you cannot perform your rostered job, it is your duty to find a replacement to take your place. Please remember club subscriptions are now due. Note:- Visit our new facebook page at:- https://www.facebook.com/rotaryclubclayton?ref=hl#!/rotaryclubclayton

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Joke of the Week An old nun who was living in a convent next to a construction site noticed the coarse language of the workers and decided to spend some time with them to correct their ways. She decided she would take her lunch, sit with the workers and talk with them. She put her sandwich in a brown paper bag and walked over to the spot where the men were eating. She walked up to the group and with a big smile said: “Do you men know Jesus Christ?” They shook their heads and looked at each other. One of the workers looked up into the steelworks and yelled, “Anybody up there know Jesus Christ?” One of the steelworkers yelled down, “Why”? The worker yelled back, “His wife’s here with his lunch”.

Rotary International News

San Diego students tackle vaccine controversy By Sallyann Price The Rotarian 22-JUL-2015

The Don't Wait Vaccinate Committee in District 5340 (California) has been meeting monthly since 1994. Photo Credit: Amnon Ben-Yehuda

From the August 2015 issue of The Rotarian

A group of teenage journalism students in suburban San Diego were in the early stages of a new project – an educational film funded by a Rotary grant – when their teacher's phone rang. A prominent blogger had caught wind of what they were doing from a local news story, and wasn't pleased. The fledgling film came under fire almost overnight as ripples of protest spread through the blogosphere. With calls pouring in before shooting had even begun, the advisers considered halting the project, questioning whether it would be worth the controversy surrounding its subject matter: vaccines.

"I've been involved with immunization initiatives for over 20 years now," says Amnon Ben-Yehuda, one of the San Diego Rotary members who had contacted the Emmy-winning broadcast journalism program at Carlsbad High School about a health education project, initially conceived as a 15-minute film about the immune system, in 2011. "We knew there were people out there who were against vaccines, but they didn't represent a force we had to deal with until this project."

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Ben-Yehuda chairs a Rotary district wide committee that works with local health agencies to increase vaccination coverage. He's seen vaccine-preventable diseases affect even affluent neighborhoods, where the barrier isn't access to vaccines but skepticism about their safety. "For about the last 10 years, we've recognized that the important thing is education," he says. "We began to realize that we were repeating the same message and not getting anywhere. Young people have to learn about immunization before they become parents, so we started working with schools."

In addition to producing a live daily news broadcast, journalism students at Carlsbad can audition to work on documentary films as an after-school activity. Past features have tackled tough topics: One explores the legacy of the Holocaust, and another focuses on food insecurity among military families. Students are currently covering school shootings as part of a national project with PBS NewsHour. "What impressed us was that the Holocaust film came with lesson plans," Ben-Yehuda says, "and it's been approved by the California Department of Education for use in schools." The Rotary Club of San Diego secured grants from District 5340 and local community organizations to support the health education project, and the students got to work.

"We had no idea at that time that vaccination was such a controversial topic – it certainly wasn't on my radar," says Doug Green, the Carlsbad High School journalism teacher who worked on the film with a team of 16 students and a parent-volunteer producer. "When we got into it and found there are people who seriously doubt the safety of vaccines, particularly parents of children with autism, we decided to incorporate that." The students spent the next year interviewing medical experts in epidemiology and the treatment of autism, parents of autistic children who believe vaccines cause autism, parents of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases, and their peers.

Some students weren't convinced at first that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. Hannah Evans, whose brother is autistic, shared her evolving views on camera and in a blog post. "It was different for me than the other student filmmakers," she wrote. "Autism affects nearly every moment of my family's life. I had heard stories, and I believed there simply had to be a connection between autism and vaccines. Making this film changed my mind."

The turning point came when Evans learned about herd immunity – the idea that everyone, including newborns and people with compromised immune systems, benefits when most members of the community are immunized against a disease, because opportunities for outbreaks are limited. "I started to recognize the benefits of vaccines – especially protecting weaker members of society – instead of just contemplating the risks," she says.

The students' reflections are woven into the narrative alongside formal interviews and playful graphics (such as a fictional "zombie virus" that helps illustrate how illnesses spread). That interplay is central to what the advisers call peer-to-peer filmmaking. "Part of the premise of the film is the filmmakers' discovering the topic themselves," Green says, and breaking it down for an audience of their peers.

San Diego Rotary members saw the finished film, a 40-minute feature called "Invisible Threat," at a private screening in early 2013, though ongoing attention from anti-vaccine activists delayed its wider release for several months. On the eve of a screening with legislators in Washington, D.C., an anti-vaccination organization issued a statement calling for congressional action against what it dubbed "a propaganda piece" for the pharmaceutical industry, to no avail.

In a series of op-eds in the San Diego Union-Tribune and Huffington Post, Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko drew connections between the domestic vaccine controversy and the fight against polio. "Playing the blame game won't help," he wrote, noting that we can reduce the number of vaccine refusals "by building goodwill and trust, not through confrontation. That's how the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has over the years been able to win the hearts and minds of parents wary of the oral polio vaccine in developing countries."

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"Invisible Threat" received an award for courage in journalism from the San Diego Press Club in October, and it's been endorsed as an educational tool by 300 health organizations so far, including the Mayo Clinic and the Autism Science Foundation, plus about 80 universities and 20 public school districts. A chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which hosted a screening at its national conference, uses the film to teach medical residents how to overcome vaccine hesitancy. Plans for Spanish and French versions are underway.

"The film has a life of its own now," Ben-Yehuda says. "Our dream is to see Rotary clubs pick up the project in their own communities and work through local boards of education to get it into school systems. It's rich material for teachers to work with. There are issues of science, issues of history, issues of social responsibility, and these issues are all interconnected."

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