Rotary Club of Parramatta City Newsletter 8th May 2011

1. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
COMMUNITY NETWORKER
ROTARY CLUB OF PARRAMATTA CITY
PRESIDENT MESSAGE ROTARY YOUTH
Last week we had our Club Assembly and a number of topics were IN AGRICULTURE
covered. I also took the opportunity to announce from our last board (RYAG)
meeting a motion that as from July 1st, 2011 we will not be operating
accounts for members attending club lunches or functions, the
Treasurer will issue a tax invoice for those members who need one. With
our mobile credit card facility this now means members can use their
plastic cards as well as cash. The Board believed that were relining on
Begun in Coonabarabran (D. 9650)
our administration account to fund the luncheon’s until members settle RYAG is aimed at encouraging young
their accounts. people in the area’s major industry,
cattle-raising. This program has
Barry spoke on how to make the club meetings in his year will be gained momentum in other associated
agricultural interests across NSW.
streamlined to allow the meeting flow better. But this will mean that our RYAG Beef is a 4-day camp for years
club meetings will run from assemble at 12.45 and start at 1.00pm to 10 and 11 students aimed at providing
participants with a broad knowledge of
finish by 2.00pm. On a rotation basis each Club Director will meet with the cattle industry. Students are
accommodated under supervision
their committee once every 5 weeks prior to a club meeting. within the local showground complex.
They are allocated a beast between
As a result of this discussion David Ross spoke about the Club Visioning two students over the four days to
Scheme and our Club is in real need to embrace this club training tool. prepare for stringent show ring
presentation.
With the Club’s full support David is now organizing this to happen and This entails the normal breaking in,
clipping, grooming, watering and
he will advise times, dates & place where this will occur. feeding along with informative lectures
on herd management, artificial
insemination, marketing, feeding,
This Monday the club is meeting at Oatlands Golf Club for our annual nutrition, transport and public
speaking. The camp is concluded with
Australian Rotary Health PhD Scholars night. Keith has done a a grand parade and judging to
professional standards.
wonderful job in organizing this event, being the showcase of where a
Similar RYAG programs have been
major portion of funds are given. Enjoy the night. developed for students in Cotton
(Moree), Sheep (Armidale),
Aquaculture (Great Lakes), Dairy
(Wingham), Equine (Tamworth), and
Don’t forget the Red Shield Appeal is on again Sunday morning 29th RyMarine (Coffs Harbour).
May and Bob Rosengreen has offered his home again for our Club to Contacts :
John Sawyer (R.C. of
assemble with family, workmates & friends to door knock the local Coonabarabran)
(02) 6842 1081 •
area. jsaw3285@bigpond.net.au
One last item is the Australian Rotary Race Day is happening at the Peter McClennan (R.C. of Moree)
(02) 6752 5573 •
Rose Hill Races Saturday 21st May with Gai Waterhouse Race Day mclennan@northnet.com.au
Patron, contact Joy Gillett if you are going to attend as numbers close
off this week.

2. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May ROTARY HEATLH MONTH
9 PhD Students Night- Oatlands
16 Hat Day – Trivia Quiz on Hats, Rotary and Mental Health
21 Australian Rotary Race Day- Rose Hill Gardens
23 Eric Stanley – Be Happy Be Rich – 9 keys to a Happier & Richer Life
29 Red Shield Appeal Day-Bob Rosengreen’s Place
30 PDG Dick White – ethical dilemmas
JUNE FELLOWSHIPS MONTH
6 Police Officer of the Year
13 PUBLIC HOLIDAY
20 Keith Henning – RI Convention report
27 Club Change-over
JULY
2 District Changeover- Penrith Paceway
4 First meeting
7-11 Prashanth’s Wedding
OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE
Hat Day
Australian Rotary Health is launching a new mental health research awareness day!
More than four million people are affected by mental illnesses such as depression, schizophrenia,
Alzheimer's, anxiety and bipolar disorder at some point during their lives. Not only does mental illness affect
the quality of life of these Australians, but it also represents a huge cost to families, communities and the
economy.
In an effort to bring the importance of mental health research to the fore, Australian Rotary Health will be
holding a fundraising and awareness day in May, 2011. ‘Hat Day’ will be a day you and your Club can get
behind as a way to promote the importance of mental health research.
While the official day is Friday, the 20th of May, you can hold a Hat Day celebration any day during the
month of May. You might like to encourage members of your Club to come along wearing a hat during a
regular meeting, or organise a community event in an effort to spread awareness and help raise funds for a
great cause.

3. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Remember, mental health is not something you want to keep under your hat. Help us help your
community by getting involved in this exciting new event.
OUR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
PUSH TO END POLIO DRAWS ALUMNI SUPPORT
By Dan Nixon
Rotary International News -- 3 May 2011
Tim Shadbolt (center), mayor of Invercargill, congratulates Xaver Hausner (right) and Oliver Macindoe on
the completion of their 2,000-mile Journey of Hope in support of polio eradication. Photo courtesy of Xaver
Hausner
Even before completing his studies as a 2009-10 Ambassadorial Scholar in New Zealand, Xaver
Hausner says he “wanted to give something back to Rotary International and the world in general.”
Hausner, of Wurzburg, Germany, followed through in a big way. He and a friend, Oliver Macindoe,
cycled more than 2,000 miles across New Zealand, raising about US$37,000 for Rotary‟s US$200
Million Challenge .
The cyclists completed their 54-day Journey of Hope from Cape Reinga to Bluff on 16 January.
“One of the biggest lessons from this [fundraiser] is that when you work for the good of others, people
are so keen to help you,” the cyclists blogged at the end of their journey. “We can see this is one of the
greatest strengths of Rotary.”

4. Rotary Club of Parramatta City
Sarah Perry, a 2010-11 Ambassadorial Scholar from West Virginia, USA, raised more than US$10,400
for the polio eradication campaign by running the Rotterdam Marathon in the Netherlands in April. She
got the idea while speaking to Rotary clubs in Scotland, her host country.
“As I came to understand more and more about Rotary‟s worldwide push to rid polio from the final four
countries in the world [Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, Pakistan], it struck a chord with me and I started to
wonder if there was something I could do to help with some fundraising,” Perry says.
In addition to giving back to Rotary for her scholarship, Perry says she ran the marathon “to ensure that
polio can no longer rob children of their ability to walk, run, and play like so many other children
around the world.”
Esha Chhabra took part in National Immunization Days (NIDs) in India in 2009 and 2010, before and
during her studies as an Ambassadorial Scholar in England. Chhabra, who was born in India and grew
up in California, USA, worked alongside “college students who volunteered their free time, local
Rotarians who accompanied us, and young health workers who took the mission to heart,” she says of
her second NID. “I saw an army of volunteers of varying colors, creeds, and nationalities march in a
parade through [Delhi] in the hundreds, shouting in Hindi, „We must erase polio.‟ ”
Group Study Exchange teams also take part
During India‟s NID in January, the country‟s Rotarians, joined by their counterparts from Hong Kong,
Italy, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, helped immunize 174 million
children. In Veraval, Gujarat, a participating Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from District 9980
(New Zealand) reported that “the town clearly bought into the whole project, and kids were flowing into
the booths for immunizations.”
Participating in a NID in India also made a profound impression on Gordon Hedahl, who a led a GSE
team from District 5960 (parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA) in 2010.
“After 17 years as a Rotarian, hearing about and financially supporting PolioPlus, I don‟t have words to
express how moving it was to be able to administer drops to those small children,” he says. “I am really
looking forward to the day when we can declare that we have totally eradicated this disease.”