Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie - Club Bulletin - 1 September 2014

Club Bulletin - Issue 5 Monday 1 September 2014

AUGUST is YOUTH Month

Club of Kalgoorlie

2014/15 President: Esther Roadnight OAM

Doing Good since 4 July 1947

From President Esther

District 9465

Keep Calm!

Youth

Rotary International

Important Dates

That’s Funny!

Club Calendar

President Esther Roadnight OAM

Thank you to all members who attended the joint meeting on Tuesday night. It was a great opportunity to catch up with fellow Rotarians from Boulder and Hannans Clubs. Thank you to members who supported DG Brian's wife, Pam and purchased tickets in the raffle of the painting she has done (a very nice landscape painting as well) funds raised will go to support ROMAC, a wonderful Rotary program.

Thank you also to Cherie and Gloria who joined me for the business meeting with DG Brian who was joined by AG Geraldine. Together we went through the club plan and

expanded on some of the activities planned for this coming year.

Speaking of activities we have a busy few months coming up. Guest speakers have been booked and confirmed practically to the end of October.

We have some exciting and different vocational visits planned. Our first is to the Kalgoorlie Courthouse on 20 October. Most would be aware that I chaired the community reference group for this redevelopment so I am very familiar with the facility.

So I thought it would be a good opportunity for members to be able to have a look through the facility.

We have invited our Rotarian friends from Boulder and Hannans to join us.

Then in November we will be having a tour and overview of the cemetery and crematorium. This tour will commence at 4.30pm with the manager, board members and staff. After the tour we will go to the Tower Hotel for dinner.

Personnel from the cemetery will join us so we can ask further questions over dinner. More detailed information will follow shortly. Boulder and Hannans members will be invited to join us.

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From President Esther ...

Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie meets at the Tower Hotel on Mondays at 6.00pm for 6.30pm. Visitors welcome!

Attendance last week - 25 Aug 2014

No meeting last Monday, but our Club joined Boulder and Hannans Clubs at Boulder’s meeting on Tuesday 26 August for the DGs official visit.

We had 8 members attending, 2 partners and 2 guests.

Attendance: 44%

Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie

In October we will be holding a joint meeting with Boulder and Hannans members and interested community members when we welcome personnel from St Jude's school in Tanzania. St Jude's School has been a registered RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) project since 2002. More information will follow shortly. The website if you would like to see more is www.schoolofstjude.org

I was out Wednesday evening to see the very moving performance of Sons and Mothers when I was approached by a lady I have known for many, many

years. She said she wanted to catch up to talk to me about something. I told her I would be happy to do that. Turns out she wants to join Rotary. She said I am not sure I could contribute much if anything. I assured her that whatever she is able to contribute will help the Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie make a difference. She is planning to come to the meeting on Monday.

Enough from me. Please enjoy your week as we Light up Rotary.

From President Esther ...

Vale Reg Willis This is a very sad time for our District. Past District Governor (1993-94) Reg Willis passed away on 25 August 2014. Rotary District 9465 extends condolences to PDG Reg's family and friends on this sad occasion.

PDG Reg was a part of the International Yachting Fellowship of Rotarians.

9465 District Governor 2014-15

Brian Eddy


KEEP CALM AND

BECOME A KALGOORLIE

ROTARIAN


The village of Kumbharwadi is one of many in a drought-prone region near Mumbai, India. Until recently, its residents had access to only one well with drinkable water. During the summer months, the well runs dry, and the women and girls of the village travel three to four hours a day to search for water.

Enter Project Boond, undertaken by a Rotaract club, a Rotary club, and the Watershed Organization Trust to provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities in Kumbharwadi. Nikunj Pherwani, 2013-14 president of the Rotaract Club of Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, India, says that droughts are a serious problem in India and often exacerbate malnutrition and illness in remote regions.

"Our major aim through this project was to provide clean water for drinking and domestic purposes to the drought-affected areas of Maharashtra," he says. "These villages not only suffer due to shortage of water but also due to several waterborne diseases."

Pherwani's Rotaract club teamed up with the Rotary Club of Bombay, Maharashtra, India, to raise funds for the project through donations and events, including a comedic play and black tie dinner. The project has over $13,000 in its coffers, and the clubs are using the funds to dig wells and install toilets.

Pherwani's club also worked with the Rotary Club of Bombay

to choose a local nonprofit organization to partner with. They found the Watershed Organization Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to ending water scarcity and poverty in rural India. After meeting with officials and signing an MOU, the Watershed Organization Trust helped them choose a village, and the Rotaractors traveled there to speak to locals about the credibility of their partners. Pherwani says they continue to visit Kumbharwadi every two months to check in with the village and see if additional resources are needed. Village leaders have been trained to maintain the new facilities.

In addition to providing clean water and sanitation facilities, Pherwani says they also aim to provide villagers with chlorine tablets and a workshop on basic health and hygiene.

Among the seven Rotaract projects that were honored at this year's Rotaract Preconvention, Project Boond was chosen as the international winner of the Recognition of Outstanding Rotaract Project. Two members of the Rotaract Club of Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics attended the preconvention on 30 May in Sydney, Australia. They traveled there using miles that Rotary won through United Airlines' 10 Million Charity Miles giveaway. They, along with representatives from other winning clubs, presented their projects and received their awards.

Source: www.rotary.org

The Rotaract Club of H.R. College meets with the villager leaders of Kumbharwadi to discuss their clean water project. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Nikunj Pherwan

Rotaract Award Winners Celebrated for their Life-Changing Projects

GARY C.K. HUANG RI PRESIDENT 2014-15

PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE September 2014

One of the great privileges of being president of Rotary International is having the chance to visit so many parts of the Rotary world. Usually I travel to participate in Rotary events; speak at Rotary clubs, conferences, and institutes; and encourage Rotarians in their service. But as president, I am responsible for all branches of the Rotary family. This means that it is also my privilege to support the service of Rotary's youngest generations: our Rotaractors, Interactors, Rotary Youth Exchange students, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards participants.

When I see the work Rotarians do, I am always impressed, always excited, and always inspired. When I see the work of our New Generations, I am all of this – and frequently I am surprised as well. Not by the quality of their work – for I have learned to expect great things from them – but by the creativity and ingenuity of their thinking. I look at what they have done and think not just "What a great job!" but "What a great idea!" Because every generation sees the world in a unique way, and every individual has a unique point of view. Faced with the same problems, we arrive at different solutions. This is why, in Rotary, our diversity – of culture, language, expertise, gender, and age – is our strength.

In Rotary, we try to take the long view in our service. We aspire to serve in ways that will make a lasting difference, that will continue to have an impact after our participation ends. Our younger generations, in my experience, share this sentiment, and apply it globally, by focusing on environmental issues in new and innovative ways. When I became a Rotarian, environmental issues were barely on our radar. To young people today, these concerns are front and center. Their perspective is a valuable contribution to the world of Rotary service, and it is one that we should all encourage and support. Just as they are learning from us, so should we be learning from them.

The young people who are serving in Rotaract and Interact, and participating in Youth Exchange and RYLA today, are the Rotarians of tomorrow. When we support them, we are supporting the future of our entire organization. We are helping to train the men and women who will be the club presidents, district governors, RI directors, and RI presidents of tomorrow.

Source: www.rotary.org


Meeting Attendance Please provide your intention regarding

meeting attendance as below:

ROSS COLLINS - 0409 688 055 by 12.00pm Monday

if you are going to be an apology or if you are bringing a guest.

If you fail to apologise, and are absent from the meeting, you will be charged for your meal.


Make Up Opportunities

Want 100% attendance but can’t make the weekly meeting?

Rotary Club of Boulder

Tue: 6.30pm for 7.00pm @ Tower Hotel

Rotary Club of Hannans Fri: 6.30am to 7.00am @ Kalgoorlie Overland Motel

Away from the Goldfields?

Go to www.rotary.org/clublocator to find a meeting close to you.

Or, can’t physically get to a meeting?

The Club Locator will also help you find an

e-club to attend online!

Meeting Roster

1 Sep Ken Maisey

8 Sep Lin MacQueen-Henderson

15 Sep Sue Morley

22 Sep James Mercer-King

Please be at the Tower by 5.50pm at the latest to set up the meeting to be ready for

members and guests arriving at 6pm.

There is a guide on the cupboard door to assist you with set up.

If you can’t attend on your rostered evening, please make arrangements to swap with

another member.

Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or do

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Quote of the Week

Rotary is Fellowship. Real Fellowship is

frank, spontaneous, full of warmth, and

if you want to gauge its depth you will

find that it is the difference between

“Mister” and “Bill” — “Reverend” and

“Jack”.

Frank L Mulholland

RI President 1914/15


1 - 7 Sep 2014 Birthdays:

1st Dean Softley (Gloria’s partner)

4th Anne Skinner

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 Katrina Carlisle

2 3 4 5 6 7

8 John Bowler

9 10 11 12 13 Retravision

Sausage Sizzle

14 KBULG

Propagating Day

15 Club Membership

Forum

16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 WA DAY

NO MEETING

30

SEPTEMBER 2014

Looking forward ...

13 Sep Retravision Sausage Sizzle

14 Sep KBULG Propagating Day

29 Sep No meeting - public holiday

6 Oct Guest Speaker - Don Burnett

11 Oct Kalgoorlie ParkRun Anniversary - Rotarians are cooking the snags!

20 Oct Vocational Visit at Kalgoorlie Court House - starts 4.30pm

Name Partner Position Phone Email

Esther Roadnight George President Club Service Committee Foundation and Publicity

0407 218 700 [email protected]

Gavin Gilmore Colleen Vocational Service Committee Secretary 0418 934 696 [email protected]

Billy Cumming Carol Club Service Committee Treasurer 0417 747 027 [email protected]

Angelo Sbizzirri Marie Club Service Director 0418 934 267 [email protected]

Stephen Harper Vocational Service Director 0408 785 126 [email protected]

Ken Maisey Charmaine International Service Director 0408 625 865 [email protected]

Roger McDonald Omeka Youth Service Director 0457 569 060 [email protected]

Gloria Moyle Community Service Director 0458 748 888 [email protected]

Cherie Wallace Darren (Wally)

Membership Director & Bulletin Editor 0409 807 517 [email protected]

Ross Collins Yvonne Youth Service Committee Attendance Officer 0409 688 055 [email protected]

Lin MacQueen-Henderson Shane International Service Committee 0419 586 951 [email protected]

Charmaine Maisey Ken Youth Service Committee [email protected]

James Mercer-King International Service Committee 0408 692 505 [email protected]

Sue Morley Community Service Committee 0407 437 077 [email protected]

Anne Skinner Membership Committee 0417 611 274 [email protected]

Peter Sweeney Robyn Vocational Service Committee 0434 942 244 [email protected]

Georgia Underwood Community Service Committee 0427 388 900 [email protected]

Danny Vincent Kylie Youth Service Committee Sergeant [email protected]

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