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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455
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New Horizons
The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
Last Week’s Meeting
Did you miss last
weeks meeting? Find
out what happened.
Page 1
RC Freshwater Bay
AGM
How can you get
involved in the club?
Page 2
Historic Moments
Paul Harris Fellow
Recognition
Page 4
Change of 1st Meeting
In December
Meeting on 29th
November replacing
December 1st meeting.
Page 2
From the Desk of the
District Governor
Find our what is
happening around the
District.
Page 3
Rotary Youth Driver
Awareness
How can you get
involved in this
significant project.
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Volume 3, Issue 21 22nd - 28th November 2010
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 ! District 9455! ABN: 99 602 195 617
Last
Wednesday’s
Meeting
Committee meetings last
week saw a very poor
attendance, so all combined
for an impromptu Club
Forum.
Jenny Gill gave a brief, clear
presentation on an excellent
fundraising idea that she has
put together. More
information will be provided
to members at meetings as
this unfolds.
Next Week’s
Meeting
Our speaker next week is
Robert Fisher AM a former
Agent General to the UK.
Jotik, the young
principal of the Angel
Academy School in
Kathmandu will also
give us an update on
what is happening at
the Academy and also
tell us a little about the
Refuge for the elderly
and street children that
he uncovered and
which also needs
assistance.
Proud
Grandparents
It was wonderful to have
Warren Milner back after five
months in the UK.
Warren and Rosemary are
proud grandparents of a
b e a u t i f u l l i t t l e
granddaughter, Zetta Rose,
who is their very first
grandchild.
Congratulations to Warren
& Rosemary.
Money
Spinner
Sec. Di sought a ruling
from the office of
Australian Government
Volunteer Grants on
whether the Club could use
some of the Grant money to
purchase a Money Spinner.
Unfortunately, the answer
came back in the negative.
Ken is awaiting an answer
from Claremont Quarter
about placing a Money
Spinner outside Coles in the
Quarter. It is a passive source
of fundraising which the club
is seriously considering.
Rotary
Foundation
Simplified
Grant
A cheque for $1,125 was
received from the District
Simplified Grant Committee
to fund microscopes for three
schools.
Dir. Rob has sent invoices to
several cubs who have
donated microscopes to
schools and the RCFB is
paying the Science Teacher’s
Assoc. of WA for the
microscopes presented to
schools thus far.
The project is going ahead
steadily, with initiation for
microscopes coming from
both schools and Rotary
clubs.
Photo: Rotarian Jenny Gill
Photo: Zetta Rose Hitchens – Warren and Rosemary Milner’s first grandchild

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455
Rotary Youth
Driver
Awareness
(RYDA)
Newman College, who
participated in RYDA last
June with 11 students have
booked 210 students for 16th
and 17th August.
This is the most positive
message we can be given
about the value of RYDA.
With this number of students
the activity would have to be
run over two days. There are
costs involved, however,
once again, with the number
of students the Club should
not be out of pocket,
however, if some
sponsorship could be
sourced, it would be a bonus.
Do any members have
contacts in the car industry
who may be interested in
being a sponsor?
The Club will need to
provide a number of
volunteers over the two day
period and as it involves
youth under the age of 18 a
Working With Children’s
card will be necessary. Sec.
Di has these forms so all
members who currently do
not have a card are
encouraged to do so as many
projects in Rotary involve
working with under 18 year
olds.
Angel
Academy in
Kathmandu
Last Wednesday there was
discussion about assisting
with a water filtration project
at the Angel Academy as the
Club has been given $450
specifically to be put to a
water project. As this project
is listed with Rotary
Australia World Community
Service (RAWCS) any
personal contributions are
tax deductible hence the
difference in funding
between and cost of the
project and the $450 in hand
could be sourced from
personal contributions if
members felt inclined to give
personal support.
Flowing on from the
Nepalese Pilgrimage of Hope
reunion last week at Christ
Church Grammar, in excess
of $5,000 has been received
by Ken for student
sponsorship that will go
through RAWCS to Nepal.
Aqua Boxes
Another International Service
project discussed was Aqua
Boxes. Those present agreed
they would like to see one of
these funded. It is a plastic
box(with tap) containing
water purification tablets
which allows clean water to
be provided in communities
requiring water. Cost is
around $700.
Rotary Youth
Leadership
Awards Camp
(RYLA)
Unfortunately we have
missed the early bird
discount for RYLA, however,
the Club has an outstanding
young man to sponsor for
RYLA. He is Calum Foulner,
who was introduced to Ken
and Di by Br. James. Calum
has his own ‘Community
Moving Forward’ project in
Nepal, where he and his
friends are helping a school
near the Tibetan boarder.
Information on Calum was in
last week’s bulletin. You can
access his website on:
www.thecmfproject.com
RCFB
Charity
Fund Inc.
Last Monday two
Bank accounts were
opened for the new
RCFBCFI, the first
being an Operating
account and the
second is a Gift
Fund account. The
Gift Fund account
was opened with a
$2,500 donation by
our member Blaise
Johnson. Many
thanks Blaise for
your wonderful
s u p p o r t a n d
contribution.
We are off and running and
hopefully this will be the first
of many contributions. Tax
Deductible Gift Status is
being sought for off shore
projects.
Notice of the AGM and a
copy of the Rules of
Association have been sent to
all members for the AGM of
the Charity Fund on 8th
December.
Signatures are being
gathered from all members
so that all members of the
RCFBI are also members of
the RCFBCFI. Most
members have signed the
sheet, however there are still
a few to be obtained.
Rotary Club of
Freshwater Bay
Inc. AGM
A reminder that the AGM to
select a new Board for the
Club will be held on 8th
December.
Please consider nominating
for one of the Board positions
plus a Club Service Director
is urgently required to see
out the remainder of this
Rotary year.
The Club is already running
smoothly, with Treasurer,
Bulletin Ed. and Secretary
keeping their jobs
happening, a CSD would be
required to put out an
Agenda and produce
Minutes for each meeting (as
is required by Directors of all
committees), to coordinate
the fundraising and social
events, weekly program –
speakers are already ably
managed by Bill Hassell,
however, a Roster needs to
be maintained for the weekly
Attendance Officer and Host.
Basically, everything to keep
the Club running smoothly is
the responsibility of the Club
Service Director.
Photo: Br James and students at Christ Church Grammar at the Nepalese Pilgrimage of
Hope reunion

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455
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No Meeting 1st
December - The
Dr Ken Collins
Address
A reminder that the usual club
meeting on 1st December has
been cancelled and the official
meeting for that week is the
Dr. Ken Collins Address on the
Rotary Foundation on
Monday, 29th November.
Members not yet registered are
asked to please do so as
caterer’s require numbers and
table seating will be organised
in the coming days. To enable
the club members to be seated
together we need your
registration immediately. The
Rotary International President
Ray Klinginsmith will be the
main speaker, with an
outstanding Alumni speaker,
Maryanne Tokome-Amu as the
support speaker. It is a rare
honour to have speakers of
this calibre address Rotary in
Perth, so please support the
event.
Goodbye to
Clive and
Hsiang-Ju
Boddy
It is with deep regret that the
Club farewells Clive and
Hsiang-Ju as they depart on
28th November for their new
home near Cambridge, UK.
We wish you and your family
every success and happiness
as you embark on your new
life in the UK. Please keep us
informed about your book
Clive. You will be missed and
we look forward to seeing you
in July when you return to
Perth for a visit.
From the Desk
of the District
Governor
December is Family Month
In the Rotary Calendar,
December is family month.
Christmas is a wonderful part
of the year when families can
spend time together and
celebrate the year that has
been. We Rotarians need to
include our families in our
Rotary lives and Christmas
provides us all with a great
opportunity to do that.
Looking back over the last
four weeks, Rotarians in our
District have been busy doing
many things. Here are some of
the things that have been
happening.
Club Activities
The Rotary Club of Matilda
Bay held its annual Craft Fair
in the grounds of the
University of WA on October
31. The weather on the day
was beautiful, the stalls were
fully subscribed and there was
big crowd to enjoy to the
v a r i o u s d i s p l a y s .
Congratulations go to the Club
on a successful.
The Rotary Club of Belmont
held its “Legends Night” on
November 4. This night
recognises three “legends” of
the Club, namely Wilf Jackson,
Jim Reagan and Stan Perron.
An award is given in each of
their names to young people in
three different categories
which are Apprentice Cabinet
Maker, Apprentice Jockey and
Student at the Belmont City
College. It was a wonderful
night with about 100 people
attending. To top off this great
evening, the Club inducted
three new members.
The Rotary Club of Cunderdin
held its annual craft fair in
town on November 13. This
was followed that same
evening with a concert at
Kuringal, a charming bush
camp just south of town. It
was a wonderful evening with
over two hundred people
attending. There is something
special about spending a night
under the stars chatting to
friends and listening to
country music. It is a great
example of what a small Club
can achieve when its members
work together; well done
Cunderdin.
On November 15, the
Rotary Clubs of Mount
Lawley and West Perth
presented their Allied
Health Professionals
Awards. This is the second
year the two Clubs have
collaborated to present
these awards in
consultation with Curtin
University and the Health
Department. Nominations
were received for each of
the seven categories
representing Allied Health
Professionals. A winner in
each of the seven categories
was selected and recognised
on the night and then an
overall winner, the Allied
Health Professional for
2010, was announced. It
will be good to see this
wonderful Vocational
project be repeated in future
years.
Rotaract
It is my plan to extend my
official Club visit
programme to include our
Rotaract Clubs and our one
Interact Club. I had the
pleasure of visiting with the
Rotaract Club of Perth on
November 17. It was
inspiring to meet with this
group of young committed
people who are involved in
a number of very
worthwhile service projects
and who enjoy themselves
whilst they do so. We need
to support our Rotaractors,
include them in Rotary
Club activities, and
encourage them to become
Rotarians in due course.
Rotary Club of Mindarie
Chartered
The Rotary Club of
Mindarie held its Charter
dinner on November 5 and
became our newest Club. It
was chartered with 22
members. Congratulations
go to the President and
members of the Club on an
excellent function and
special thanks go to PDG
Bill Benbow, the District
Extension Chair, and PP
Geoff Russell, the District
G o v e r n o r ’ s S p e c i a l
Representative, for their
efforts in bringing this to
fruition. Thanks also go to the
Rotary Club of Mount Lawley
who sponsored the creation of
this new Club. We look
forward to seeing the Club
grow in size as it participates
in Rotary service projects.
Membership
I recently received advice from
Rotary International on the
member numbers in each Club
on July 1 this year; these are
the official start numbers for
District 9455. The starting
figure for the District as a
whole is 1,419. Following the
chartering of Mindarie and
growth in a number of Clubs,
the District total membership
has grown to 1,472. The Clubs
with the biggest growth since
July 1 are Broome and
Crawley. I know a number of
Clubs are still striving to
achieve that desired
breakthrough in membership
development but I know that
they are all trying and I
recognise the excellent
support they are receiving
from Jerry Pilcher and his
District Membership team.
Foundation Contributions
I have now completed all of
my Club visits with the
exception of one country Club.
When I visited the Rotary
Club of Kununurra, President
Jim Bailey handed over a
substantial cheque which is
the Club’s contribution to The
Rotary Foundation. This gave
a wonderful start to the Rotary
Foundation month of
November.
Club contributions to the
Foundation have been
growing steadily but we still
have a long way to go to
achieve the wonderful result
of last year. Clubs are
encouraged to make their
donations to the Foundation
soon and not leave it until
June next year to post off their
cheques.
Strategic Planning
On October 24, a planning day
was run to develop a District

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455
Strategic Plan. The group that
met under the guidance of Liz
Pattison included members of
the Board, some Assistant
Governors, some members of
District Committees, some
Presidents and some President
Elects. Since then, I have met
with Liz Pattison and Hugh
Frost to progress some of the
detail. We will soon get out a
draft of the plan for wider
comment.
Clubs are also encouraged to
develop their own strategic
plans. Some have done so and
a number have prepared
annual operational plans.
More can be done in this area.
There are plans in place to
train a group of Rotarians in
facilitating “Visioning” for
Clubs. Through a visioning
exercise, it is hoped that Clubs
will feel motivated to extend
their plans to a strategic level.
International Fellowship of
Cricketing Rotarians
During the last week of
October, the International
Fellowship of Cricketing
Rotarians (IFCR) met to play a
series of hotly contested but
friendly matches. The
camaraderie that has built up
between the members of this
group over the years was
evident. Such fellowships
make the world that much
smaller and more friendly.
PDG David Horsley from the
Rotary Club of Northam
organised the weeks event and
his elevation to the position of
World President of the IFCR
for the next two years was
announced at the wind up
dinner; congratulations David.
Probus
Mr Frank Stewart Cross OBE
JP, celebrated his 100th
birthday on November 13.
Frank spent 34 years as a
member of the Rotary Club of
Perth, he is a life member of
the Probus Club of Mandurah
and is a current member of the
Probus Club of Dalkeith-
Nedlands. At an event to mark
his birthday, PP Peter Burns,
the District Chair for Probus,
presented Mr Cross with a
Probus Service Certificate. Mr
Cross was Chief Executive
Officer of the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry for 24
years; members of the CCI
participated in the birthday
celebrations.
Training
PDG Geoff Simpson, Chair of
the Leadership and Training
Committee, arranged for a
number of Presidents Elect to
participate in the Rotary
Leadership Institute (RLI) Part
1 Course. It was a worthwhile
day and Geoff plans to run this
again on a number of
occasions including travelling
to country centres to give
Rotarians in more remote areas
a chance to benefit from the
RLI programmes.
Zone 8 Institute
The Zone 8 Institute, a meeting
designed to keep past, present
and future Officers of Rotary
International informed on
Rotary matters, is being held
at the Burswood Convention
Centre this year during the
period 3-5 December. The few
days immediately preceding
the Institute are set aside for
Governors, Governors Elect
and Governors Nominee to
receive training and
information on Rotary and its
programmes. We won’t see
this again for more than
another decade so it is a great
opportunity to present Rotary
in Western Australia to other
Australian and world Rotary
leaders. Rotary International
President Ray
Klinginsmith
and Past Rotary
International
President DK
Lee will be
spending most
of the week in
P e r t h i n
connection with
the Institute.
The Convenor
of the Institute
is our Zone
Director, Stuart
Heal.
Ian Hutton
D i s t r i c t
G o v e r n o r
2010-11
Historic
Moments:
Paul Harris
Fellow
Recognition
By Susan Hanf
Rotary International News
16 November 2010
The Paul Harris Fellow
recognition acknowledges
individuals who contribute,
or who have contributions
made in their name, of US
$1,000 to The Rotary
Foundation of Rotary
International.
It was established in 1957 to
show appreciation for and
encourage substantial
contributions to what was
then the Foundation’s only
p r o g r a m , R o t a r y
Foundation Fellowships for
Advanced Study, the
precursor to Ambassadorial
Scholarships.
The first Paul Harris
Fellows include 1937-38 RI
Director Allison G. Brush
and longtime RI Treasurer
Rufus F. Chapin, both for
donations they made in
1946. Mrs. Adan Vargas was
the first woman to receive
the recognition, for a gift
made in 1953. Mrs. Harry L.
Jones was the second, and
one of only five people
recognized for contributions
made in 1957.
Early Paul Harris Fellows
received a certificate of
recognition. In 1969, the
Foundation unveiled the first
Paul Harris Fellow medallion
at the RI Convention in
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Japanese metal artist Fiju
Tsuda created the piece under
the direction of then-past
Foundation Trustee Kyozo
Yuasa. Today, Paul Harris
Fellows receive a certificate
and pin. They are also eligible
to purchase a Paul Harris
Fellow medallion.
Rotarians have a tradition of
supporting the Foundation by
honoring others. Ida LeTulle
Taylor became a Paul Harris
Fellow in 1978 when her
husband, then-District
Governor Vann Taylor, made a
donation in her name in honor
of their 34th wedding
anniversary. The gift also
made her the 25,000th Paul
Harris Fellow.
At the International Assembly
in 1979, then-RI President-
elect James Bomar challenged
each Rotary club to make one
non-Rotarian a Paul Harris
Fellow. The Rotary Club of
Pikesville, Maryland, USA,
responded by making a
donation in the name of
Mother Teresa in 1980. The
entertainer Pearl Bailey also
became a Paul Harris Fellow
through a joint effort of the

5. N E W H O R I Z O N S
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9455
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Board
Rotary Year 2010-11
Simone Carot Collins — President
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Di Collins — Secretary / Vice President
secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
vicepresident@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
TBA — Club Administration Director
clubadmin@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Toni James — Treasurer
treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Rob Rohrlach — President Elect /
Projects Director
projects@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Claire Forsdyke — International Director
foundation@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Ken Collins — Membership Director
membership@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Marcos Carot Collins — New
Generations Director
newgenerations@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Club Details
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168,
Nedlands,
Western Australia, 6909
Meetings
Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Cafe, Bethesda Hospital
Queenslea Drive
Claremont
Email
president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Phone
08 9385 0471
Fax
08 9385 0472
Website
www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/
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Chartered 19 December 2008
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Date Name
24th November Jenny Gill
8th December Paddy Ramanathan
16th December Robert Pearce
Welcoming Roster
Program for November/
December
Date Details
24th November Robert Fisher - Former Agent
General to the UK
29th November (Monday) Dr Ken Collins Address - Golden
Nugget Room, Gloucester Park
8th December Robert Pearce - Life & Times
16th December
(Thursday)
Club Christmas Function at
Nedlands Gold Club.
Guest Speaker: Max Kay
Date Name
24th November Warren Milner
8th December Daniel Forsdyke
16th December Judy Edwards
Host - Introduction & Thank You
New Horizons: Winner of the District 9450
Bulletin Award for 2009/10
13th Annual Dr Ken Collins
Address
Promoting The Rotary Foundation
When: Monday, 29th November, 2010.
Venue: Golden Nugget Room, Gloucester Park.
Time: 7:00pm for 7:30pm
Guest Speaker: RI President Ray Klinginsmith
Alumni Speaker: Maryanne Tokome-Amu
Cost: $45pp with cash bar available.
Note: this meeting will replace our regular
meeting on 1st December
Club Christmas &
Birthday Party
When: Thursday, 16th December, 2010.
Venue: Nedlands Golf Club, Melvista Ave,
Nedlands
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Cost: $45 - includes dinner
Guest Speaker: Max Kay
Note: this meeting will replace our regular
meeting on 15th December
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Massachusetts.
Many other notable figures have been
named as Paul Harris Fellows,
including U.S. President Jimmy Carter,
Russian President Boris Yeltsin, U.S.
astronaut James Lovell, UN Secretary-
General Javier Perez de Cuellar, and
Jonas Salk.
The number of Paul Harris Fellows
reached the one million mark in 2006.
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