Weekly Club Newsletter of the Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville, D9680.

1. The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville
Mon 16 July 2012
Issue 4. No. 03
Weekly Bulletin
Monday, 16 July 2012
Last Meeting:
Program: Meeting Community needs in NW Sydney
09 July 2012
Duty Roster tonight:
Program: Door PP Wilf Van Emmerik
State Member for the Hills Minutes PP Graeme Rohan
Rotary Grace PP Alex Traill
Apologies:
Alan Jones Birthdays: 18-Jul Kelly Cann
Ian Pearce
Rod Tilden Anniversaries:
Bob Low
Greg Rieper Toasts:
Loyal Rtn. Bob Low
Overseas Club Rtn. Michael Gristci
What Am I Up To Now PP Allan Walker
Looking into the future
On 1 July 2013, all districts will
begin using The Rotary
Foundation’s new grant model.
How much do you know about
the purpose and benefits of
Future Vision?
Next Meeting: A new Rotary year
Monday, 23 July 2012 Rotary club, district, and Rotary
International officers began their
Program terms 1 July. Welcome the 2012-13
LifeStraw®
Members Night leaders as they pursue Peace One effective way to help water-
Through Service. stressed communities is to donate
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW and distribute LifeStraw® Personal
In this Issue water purifiers. These unique
PP Alex Traill handheld devices are produced by
Presidents Message Page 2 the Swiss-based company
Duty Roster Summary of Last Meeting Page 2
Vestergaard Frandsen.
International Toast Page 4
Vocational Service Corner Page 5
Door Foundation Thought Page 6
PP Alex Traill
Minutes Rotary Four-Way Test:
PP Gordon Scoble Rotary Grace: Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
“O Lord our giver of all good
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
Rotary Grace We thank You for our daily food,
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways,
FRIENDSHIPS?
PP Allan Walker Help us to serve you all our days”.
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Hello Everyone,
It was a good turnout at last Monday’s Club’s meeting, to hear our guest speaker
Dominic Perrottet, State MP for Castle Hill, give his presentation. It was very
encouraging to hear that Dominic is conscious of and a strong supporter of all the
community service volunteers in the Castle Hill area. It was also good to hear him
speak to Keith Stapley’s concerns about the changes in strategies for employment of
educators in areas with high levels of indigenous pupils, given the strong connection we
have with Kylie Pennell, Principal, of Bourke Public School, and her fear that her
position may be at risk.
On Monday we have Warren Weir speaking about meeting community needs in the Hills.
Warren established North West Community Care (later to become Connections
Community Development) with his wife, Cheryle, in 2000, implementing community
strategies in new developments across Australia. In addition, Warren runs the charity
North West Helping Hand that provides assistance to people throughout the Sydney
region, and engages with Parklea prison on rehabilitation programm es. I am very much
looking forward to what Warren has to say to us.
Hope to see you all there.
Warm regards,
President Bobby Redman
Summary of Last Meeting – PP Graeme Rohan
PRESIDENTS REPORT
Happenings during the week just pasted.
Ray, Penny,Wilf and Myself attended Bunning’s opening on July4. Very impressed with
store and presentation. Surprised at extent of community involvement already achieved.
Penny and I attended the “Inner Wheel” changeover on Sunday July 8. Many members of
our club were also in attendance as partners of the Inner Wheel members.
A gala will be held at Oakhill College on Saturday July 21 and our club and others in the
area will be staffing a tent to highlight the Rotary involvement in community. Volunteers are
sought to firstly assist in setting up the facilities and in donating their time to attend on the
Saturday
On Saturday July 14 we have put together a party to contest the Rouse Hill Rotary Trivia
night and hope to have a great night.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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The young lass presently undergoing treatment at Westmead by ROMAC is recovering well
and offers of temporary residential assistance are still sought.
We have become aware of a couple of Commonwealth Grants which may be available to
assist our club in conducting meetings and community help and have circulated to members
, suggestions as to what use these funds should be applied if we are successful. The
results of our survey have chosen a “Defibulater” as the most needed.
SECRETARY
Wilf attended the Funeral of Robyn Gregory today and met up with a number of past and
present Rotarians from the former Baulkham Hills Club.
TREASURER
Keith again reminded members of their need to promptly pay the first half of their 2012-
2013 Subs
A heads up regarding the “Open Gardens” . A new garden has been secured opposite
Oakhill College but one of last years is not available. A date change may be necessary.
More to come.
YOUTH
Final entries have been received, only four schools participating this year, and being
evaluated by Gordon.
INTERNATIONAL
Due to our involvement in the malarial eradication project, we have “Adopted” two villages
in Papua New Guinea. Not sure what this means other than an appreciation of our
involvement. Watch this space.
GUEST SPEAKER- Mr Dominic Francis PERROTTET, LLB, BCOM MP
Dominic spoke in general terms about his impressions as a
member for the hills and the politics which have kept the district
from getting its share of resources in the past.
He is proud to represent this area which he believes represents
the best community spirit of all the districts in NSW and
possibly Australia. Hills residents are by far the most involved
with activities involving their district.
Issues involving such things as “N W Rail”, “Showground Road
upgrade” “Traffic congestion” are the ones “bugging” our area
and at least progress has been made in the first two after years
of inaction.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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The State has a major lack of funds for infrastructure due to the ignorance of the growth
potential of the Hills however the current Government has taken a number of positive steps
to cut waste, reduce bad policy and generally change thinking from short to long term focus.
The club should be justly proud of it’s successful “Bourke School Project” and he would
seek further information with a view to assist in any changes which may be contemplated by
officialdom to restructure the great working arrangement which we have achieved with
Bourke school personal
Weekly Toast - Overseas Club
This week we would like to toast the The
Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale – District
6990.
W e congratulate them for their work for clean water projects and on
celebrating 90 years of service above self .
A Proven Track Record
The Rotary Club of Fort Lauderdale, in
cooperation with the children of various
schools such as the W .H. Smith School (a
Syracuse NY Rota kids chap ter grades 1 to
7,), Rotary International and Angel Mission,
have
already
donated
more than
20,000
LifeStraw®
units to needy people in Tanzania and
Uganda.
The partners are committed to reaching
the United Nations Millennium
Development Goal of reducing b y half the
number of people (nearly 1 billion people,
or 1/5 of the world’s population) without
access to safe drinking water by 2015.
Rotary International is a natural partner in
providing clean water to prevent diarrhea
and related life -threatening dise ases; the
organization has been instrumental in the
eradication of polio around the world and
has a clean water initiative recognized by
the United Nations.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Vocational Service Corner
The View from Japan - Vocational Service Through a Peace Fellow's Lens
Rotary Peace Fellow and photographer Allison Kwesell has traveled around the world
covering areas devastated by conflict and natural disaster. She hopes that through photos,
she can shine a light on the suffering of war and the importance of achieving peace.
Kwesell, a student at International Christian University in Tokyo, is currently working with an
organization to create photo albums for those who lost everything in the 2011 earthquake
and tsunami.
If you had minutes to flee a disaster and could take only one item, what would you choose?
Most people name a possession that is often impossible to replace: their photos. In
Ishinomaki, Japan, which was obliterated by an earthquake and 20-foot tsunami last March,
survivors escaped with their lives and nothing else.
Photojournalist Allison Kwesell traveled by bus in November to Ishinomaki from Tokyo,
where she is a Rotary Peace Fellow, armed with two cameras, photo albums, and donated
Fuji instant film. She joined two photographers who had formed Photohoku, named for the
Tohoku region, where the disaster struck. The nonprofit aims to help survivors build new
albums – and new memories.
“As a journalist, I often feel that I am taking stories from the victims of disasters, war, and
poverty,” Kwesell says. “I believe such stories have the power to effect change, but my
photos and words might never directly help the people who let me into their lives.”
This trip was different. The team asked survivors if they’d like to pose for photos, then gave
them the instant prints. The photographers started albums for them and listened to their
experiences.
Kwesell recalls photographing a woman with her grandchildren in front of their temporary
home: “She told me she was happy I chose to photograph her there, because it gave her
the courage to move forward. She said she believes that one day, she and her family will
look back on the photo and remember what they overcame.”
Invitation to Attend National Skills Week 2012
Don’t miss out on one of the most
spectacular events of 2012!
You have been invited to the launch of
National Skills Week, we look forward
to seeing you there on the 13th August
at NIDA, from 5:30pm – 8pm
Please RSVP by July 25, 2012 to
isabelle.wening@skillsone.com.au.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Rotary Foundation Thought for the Week
Future Vision
You can view the glass as half full or half empty on the topic of
Future Vision. However, as we have worked through the steps
needed to qualify our clubs and district, smaller clubs have begun
to embrace the process and actively seek ways to work with
other clubs, both within and outside our district, to create larger, more sustainable projects.
Thousands upon thousands of people can be positively impacted by such projects and then
we can truly claim that we are living up to our mission of Doing Good in the World. I
challenge Rotarians to think big about the Future Vision Plan.‖ — Rotarian Cecelia Babkirk
Vocational training team shares expertise with Aga Khan University faculty in Uganda
Members of a vocational training team shared their expertise in nursing education with
faculty at Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery recently.
The training team, the first funded by a Rotary Foundation packaged grant, visited the
campus in Kampala, Uganda, 27 February-12 March. Led by physician and Past District
Governor Matthias Oladeinde Shoga, the three nurse educators from Nigeria trained their
counterparts in teaching practices that promote student learning and improve effectiveness
in education.
The training covered research techniques, the use of anatomical models, simulated
classroom situations, and how to assess students’ attitudes through body language.
“To demonstrate their acquired experience,
the faculty conducted classes for students
with the team in attendance as observers,”
says Shoga. “The [VTT] experience was
enriching for both the team and the
university, as we had things to learn from
each other.”
Maternal and child health
The Foundation entered a strategic
partnership with Aga Khan University last
year, creating new opportunities for Rotarians
to serve in the maternal and child health area
of focus. Packaged grants are available
under the Foundation’s Future Vision grant
model.
Dr. Yasmin Amarsi, dean of Aga Khan University’s School of Nursing
and Midwifery, welcomes VTT leader Matthias Oladeinde Shoga to
the university’s campus in Kampala, Uganda. Photo by Jan Damery
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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The team also met Dr. Yasmin Amarsi, dean of the school, who describes the launch of the
partnership between the university and The Rotary Foundation through the VTT as a
“history-making opportunity” to help improve maternal and child health in East Africa. She
notes that it was particularly significant that the first VTT came to the university from
another African country to forge stronger continental links and to learn from each other’s
experiences.
Team members also participated in a community service project sponsored by the Rotary
Club of Muyenga, assisting the treatment of patients at a health clinic in Kassamu Kyali.
The clinic is part of a large, sustainable Foundation grant project active in three areas of
focus. It has established a clean water system, a bakery, a goat-breeding program, a
vocational center where women sew dresses and uniforms for orphans and free mosquito
bed nets for the community, and a solar-powered cold-chain facility that stores vaccines.
The effort is sponsored by the Muyenga club and the Rotary Club of Genk-Noord, Belgium.
“This was a revelation -- to see a single project touching so many areas of the lives of the
inhabitants,” says Shoga.
In addition, team members conducted a prenatal and health education clinic at the Mpigi
Health Center, which serves about 120,000 people in an area near Kampala.
Understanding Rotary
As a result of the VTT, team members say
they have gained a better understanding of
Rotary and have since become involved in
service projects with their sponsor clubs.
“One of the team members has shown
interest in joining her sponsor club,” says
Shoga. “All have been invited to join the
Rotary Foundation alumni association [and]
are enthusiastic about joining.”
As for future contacts between the VTT and
Aga Khan University, Shoga says the
university’s faculty are committed to
continuing to improve their skills as
educators and excited to be part of
opportunities that offer outside assistance.
“Our findings of a survey made of students
and faculty, as well as recommendations of The team meets staff from the Mpigi Health Center near Kampala.
Photo courtesy of Matthias Oladeinde Shoga
the team, have been [provided] for future
use by the faculty,” says Shoga. “The VTT
plans to remain connected to the nursing education faculty at Aga Khan University.”
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

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Club Members Dan Murphy Roster
Name Classification
Ray Campbell PP,PHF Education - Secondary Saturday 21 July 12
Thomas Cann PHF Landscape Supplies PP Greg Rieper
Col Davis Accounting Taxation PP Wilf Van Emmerik
Russ Evans PP,PHF Finance
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Henry Grech PP Legal Practice
Michael Griscti PHF Lighting Technician Saturday 28 July 12
Penny Hill PP, PHF Customer Service Manager PP Graeme Rohan
Alan Jones PP,PHF Marketing Consultancy PP Penny Hill
Bob Low PHF Electrical Distribution PP Haran Ramachandran
Robert Mackey PP,PHF Construction Services
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW
Ian Pearce PP,PHF Industrial Consultancy
Bruce Pike Nursery Retail
Suresh Prasad PP Sugar Research
July
Haran Ramachandran PP,PHF Computer Support
23rd Alex Traill
Bobby Redman Psychology
30th Alan Jones
Michael Richardson Honorary Member
Greg Rieper PP,PHF Consultancy
Graeme Rohan PP,PHF Petroleum Distribution
Gordon Scoble PP,PHF Education Primary Waiting Room
Jim Sifonios PP,PHF Product Development
Keith Stapley PP,PHF Photogrammetry There were three fathers to be in a hospital
Rod Tilden PP,PHF Window Furnishing Sales waiting room, waiting for their babies to be
Alex Traill PP,PHF Building & Maintenance born.
Wilf Van Emmerik PP,PHF Specialised Transport
Allan Walker PP Funeral Direction The first nurse comes out and tells the first
Glenn Willcox PP Project Estimating father, "Congratulations you're the father of
P – President PP - Past President PHF - Paul Harris Fellow
twins!" He says, “Great! I am the manager for
the Minnesota Twins.”
Club Calendar The second nurse comes out and tells the
second father, "Congratulations you're the
father of triplets”! He says, "That's cool! I work
for 3M."
The third father opens the window and jumps
out.
The third nurse comes out, and asks,
“Where's the third father?"
One of the other fathers said, "Oh he jumped
out the window.”
The nurse asks, "Why?"
Note: Apologies must be in to PP Graeme
Rohan by 12pm on Mondays so numbers He replied, "He works for Seven Up!"
can be confirmed for dinner.
The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153