Ascot Rotarys latest Bulletin

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ROTARY CLUB OF ASCOT
DISTRICT 9465
HOME OF THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR
MEETING LOCATION: VOLUME 43 - BULLETIN 34
Silks Bar & Bistro, 174 Wright Street, Belmont WA 6104 1ST MAY 2012
Breakfast Meeting, Every Tuesday, 7am For 7.30am PAGE 1
MY RYLA EXPERIENCE - KASHINEE VEEREN
DUTIES ROSTER
I first heard about RYLA when I was 17. Back then I was
MEETING DATE: 8TH MAY involved with the Rotaract Club of Mauritius. It then meant I
WELCOMING: Max Morrell had to fly to Madagascar for RYLA and at 17 I was getting
Ron Alexander ready to come to Uni, there was no way my parents would
sponsor my RYLA experience.
HOST CHAIR: Aidan Wood
GUEST SPEAKER: Mandy Mason So when I got asked about RYLA, I was in!! As exciting as it sounded, RYLA
Learn - Foundation for Autism came at the wrong time; my graduation, my parents’ visit, moving out,
LOYAL TOAST: Gren Courtland finding a new place, new job ... Eventually everything fell in place and I
GRACE: Hugh Langridge went for it.
INT/ROTARY INFO: Joanna Kendall
Day 1 involved some mingling as we got used to each other through team
outdoor activities. Highlight of that day was The Five Love Languages
activity by Gary Chapman. It was an assessment of how givers and
receivers like to express their love. Here’s the link if you’d like to do the
MEETING DATE: 15TH MAY
assessment: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/assessments/love/
WELCOMING: Michael Metcalf
Gren Courtland We went abseiling and rock climbing off a cliff on the following day. It was
HOST CHAIR: Directors a very hot day. Having done that before on previous JCLA camps and
Committee Meetings Handicamp, I wasn’t too intimidated by these activities. In the evening we
LOYAL TOAST: Roma Gehringer had a visit from the Toastmasters Club. I didn’t know that they existed. They
GRACE: Brian Poole were very good in training us for some public speaking activities.
INT/ROTARY INFO: Hugh Langridge
Day 3 was less physical and involved more indoor activities where we had
to put out our personalities to test. We were handed our Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator personality report back where we learnt more about ourselves. In
the evening we did some trust activities which were very similar to the ones
MEETING DATE: 22ND MAY
on JCLA camps. However having done that before, I still struggled with
WELCOMING: Ros McLernon those. I guess it’s something I’ll have to work on.
Mike Bermann
HOST CHAIR: Ron Alexander That night we had the one world diner, unfortunately I was part of
GUEST SPEAKER: TBA Cambodia, so that night I was given a small bowl of plain steam rice for
LOYAL TOAST: Garry Jacobs diner. It was really hard to digest that. After which we had a presentation
GRACE: Michael Metcalf on different Rotary projects that are going on. That helped me to learn
INT/ROTARY INFO: Stephen Kendall more about the various projects that are going on.
President: Janet Holding
0403 586 686
MEETING DATE: 29TH MAY president@ascotrotary.org.au
WELCOMING: Brian Poole Apologies To: Julia Temby (Treasurer)
Mike Evans 0411 046 535
Possible Sundowner??? TBA treasurer@ascotrotary.org.au
Bulletin Editor: Kimberley Holding
0412 804 646
bulletin@ascotrotary.org.au

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MY RYLA EXPERIENCE CONT................
We had some mini strategic games on the next day and that was so much fun and we got to know
each other further. I was on the Rotary Diner project so that day I was pretty much busy organising it
with the team. The diner went well. At that point, I was just exhausted and I just wanted to go to bed.
After the diner, we gathered in our daily small teams debrief after which I could retire in bed. Little
did I know that RYLA was up to some mischief that night. My life would come to an end in the next
few min. All of a sudden, Tanya came to our room. She looked agitated and stressed. There was an
emergency and we had to meet at the muster point. We had 5 min to gather our small back packs.
Anxious as I was , I thought there was a fire nearby and I decided to bring along my 2 most important
things which I brought along on camp; my GHD and my Hair Dryer. You’d be surprised how heavy
these can be when you have to carry them on all night! I started thinking about how I’d never see my
parents, how I wouldn’t make it to my graduation...the world was really coming to an end.
As we hopped onto the bus, we were blindfolded, and we were asked to stopped talking and not
interact with anyone. I was scared and angry at this stage...I didn’t want to be there. At one point I
even thought to myself what if those guys were some kidnappers. The journey was long, very long...
The facilitators whispered to five of us and we got out in the middle of some forest while the bus drove
away with the others. We had no watch on us, so I suspect we started walking around ten. We walked
and walked. I was anxious all the way scared I might be bitten by some snakes or some kangaroos
would jump on me. It was my first experience in the bush- I had never been in a bush or even near a
forest before. I was paranoid at every single noise I’d hear. I walked all night prepared for the worst
and walked until it was dawn. I started feeling safe, couldn’t feel my feet much, but hey that didn’t
matter, I WAS ALIVE and I could see the day. I would make it to my Graduation. No one really knew I
was scared as I was quiet most of the time and I tend to be really quiet when I don’t feel safe.
It was something I can’t forget and something I would never want to do again. I still get freaked out in
the dark or near bushes. I don’t really know what I got out of that activity but I’m not ready for a per-
sonal debrief as yet. It was not fun particularly not knowing when we would stop walking. We finally
stopped walking around five and hopped on the bus back to the camp. Highlight of my day on that
day was that we got to sleep in that day.
In the evening we had an activity that addressed our individual emotional values. So we were given
various situations and we had to choose between strongly agree or disagree or neither. I was happy
that I could choose between either ends and never chose neither. I did enjoy that. The night ended
with an amazing talent show that we had to organise in half an hour. It was very relaxing.
Day 6 was the highlight of my camp, it was an activity called Breaking through. It meant breaking a
board into 2 through Karate techniques. I never thought I’d be able to do that and didn’t have much
interest in it. We had 1 hour of practice and finally we had to try it. I decided to go among the first
few as waiting would make me more anxious. I went gave everything I could but it didn’t break. So
we had a personal session with the trainers to see what we were doing wrong. After a few practices,
I went for it and gave everything I could, all my emotions, just everything I felt, and I did break it. The
best thing I took away from RYLA was this feeling of breaking through. It’s a feeling I can’t describe
and it’s a feeling I’ve never felt before. But I surely did enjoy every single bit of it.
It was finally time to go home and at this stage I couldn’t wait to get back. I’d like to thank the Rotary
Club of Ascot for sponsoring me and helping me to achieve something I’ve always wanted to do. I
however feel, I could have got much more out of it had I not been on JCLA camps before which tend
to be very similar like RYLA.

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GUEST SPEAKER SWAP ROTARY CORD BLOOD BANK
Bev Poor is listed as the Host Chair for the The signage is now up on the building! This
12th June, however she will be on a Trans is great PR for Rotary in WA.
Siberian Trip from Beijing to Moscow (!)
PDG Hugh Langridge has provided us with a
We need to organise for someone to swap photo......
dates with Bev, please either contact
Mike Evans or Kimberley Holding
WINE RAFFLE
This weeks winner is Ron Alexander!
APPRENTICESHIP AWARDS
Ros McLernon is asking for nominations for
an Apprenticeship Award.
CLUB WEBSITE CLUB HANDOVER
President Janet, Kimberley & Deepti have President Elect Michael Evans has confirmed
been working hard to get the new website that the club handover date has now been
up and running. set.
But we need your help!!! It will be on Saturday 23rd June 2012 at
Burswood on Swan
• Do you have any photo’s of the club
events? Watch this space for more details.........
• Do you have info on any past or present
projects?
If so, please send them to Deepti by email
or bring them to the next meeting!
deepti_roopun@live.com

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INTERPLAST TRIP TO LAOS - KIMBERLEY HOLDING
After 21hrs of stopovers and flights, both excited and tired, I arrived in Laos. The first half of our first
day was spent in the conference room, where we had to negotiate with the Director of Mahosot
Hospital. Believe it or not, this is the only country that Interplast visits, where they have to negotiate a
price on arrival. The money covers the use of the 2 operations theatres, local hospital staff, use of 2
ward rooms and electricity. I think they even charged us for the glue that was going to be used on
the certificates they presented the team! I can’t say I blame them, as they really lack funding. It’s
very evident when you see the state of even the newest operating theatres.
After we negotiated and a cost was agreed, we then proceeded to the consultation room. There
was a big queue of people that lined the corridors. Most of them had stayed the night in the hall-
ways, as they don’t have enough money to stay anywhere else, but they are quite happy to sleep
on a matt, as long as they are with their family.
We began our consultations; I think we saw about 45 patients on the first day. There were two pa-
tients that really stood out and were definitely my favourites of the tip. The first, a 5 year old boy who
had a burn on his ankle that contracted the skin on his ankle. He had to walk on the side of his foot,
but it didn’t stop him, he was always running around with a big smile on his face. The second, a
boy of about 9, had a burn under his arm, which had caused the skin under his arm to contract. He
couldn’t lift his arm above his head.
The second day was when the surgeries began. I had to steel myself, as before the trip I would get
queasy watching RPA on the TV. I ended up doing ok; managing to separate the little boy I had
seen before the surgery, to the sleeping body I saw on the operating table in front of me. In the
operating theatre is where the magic happens. How can an hour surgery really change someone’s
life? For the 2 boys I mentioned above, they will be able to walk, run and move around without any
impediment. This means they will be able to live a normal life, without the ridicule of the other kids.
When they get older, it means they will be able to get a job and make money for their families.
Some of my favourite memories were made during the ward rounds. I had so much fun playing with
the kids. I took balloons, colouring pencils, scrap books, bubbles and little toys with me. It’s amazing
that a 10c balloon can bring such joy to someone’s day. The kids had big smiles and the parents
kept saying ‘khawp jai’ (pronounced cop-chai), which means thank you.
On the final days, we followed up on the surgeries the surgeons had completed. The little boy with
the contracture on his foot; he now had a straight foot; he was so impressed he was adamant he
had to get up and run around. Mum had to hold him down and chide him so he wouldn’t put weight
on his plastered foot and ankle!
With the boy that had the contracture of the skin under the arm; the surgeons released the skin and
stitched him up. Before they left, they removed the stitches and he was able to lift his arm up above
his head. You couldn’t paint a smile that big! He was so happy; he was now free of the disability that
was stopping him from living a normal life.
I would love to thank you all for giving me the opportunity to go along with the Interplast team. It has
been a life changing experience and one that has given me a new perspective on life. I look for-
ward to helping Brian Guest in the District and hope to raise more funds in the future for more teams.
See the next page for photos!

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<----BEFORE
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AFTER ---->
WHAT’S COMING UP IN.........................
MAY
EVENTS
QUIZ NIGHT 5TH
CHRSTINE GOSS 15TH BANGKOK CONFERENCE 6TH - 9TH
GEOFF MALTHOUSE 18TH BOARD MEETING 14TH
JILL COURTLAND 22ND
MIKE BERMANN 23RD

6. HOST CHAIR ROSTER - 2011-2012
Month and RI Theme First Tuesday Second Tuesday Third Tuesday Fourth Tuesday Fifth Tuesday
July – Settling In 5th Brian Poole 12th Board Aims Complete 19th Committee Meeting 26th Mike Bermann
David Malone complete PDG Phil Cordery
Healthway Rotary Youth Exchange
Complete complete
August – Membership 2nd Kashinee Veeren 9th Michelle Kendall 16th Janet Holding 23th Ros McLernon 30th DG Visit - evening meeting
PDG John Ranieri Mark Burns Principle, Patrick Peake Troy Hendrikson Janet Holding
District Membership Tranby P.S complete Perth Energy Ambassadorial Scholar 2000- complete
Director complete complete 01 complete
September – New 6th Peter Richardson 13th Julia Temby Giovanni 20th Committee meet 27th Michael Metcalf
Generations Gary (plug) Welch Ferrari complete The Cycling Phenomenon
complete Paediatrician, PMH complete
complete
October – Vocational 4th Kimberley Holding 11th 18th Ronnie Malthouse 25th
Service Luke O'Keefe complete Fran Hazeldean complete
EigthyTwenty Vision City of Belmont
complete complete
November – Foundation 1st Melbourne Cup 8th Hugh Langridge Sue 15th Rotary Cord Blood 22nd Committee meet & 29th Business Network Meeting -
Bernie Ryan Alexander complete Bank Tour complete Peter from P.L.A.N Sundowner
A Jockeys Life complete complete
complete
December – Rotary Family 6th Dianne Reed 13th Club AGM 20th Christmas Party 27th – No Meeting Christmas
Carole Theobald from complete complete Break complete
Zonta complete
January – Rotary 3rd Peter Richardson 10th Ronnie Malthouse 17th No Meeting - 24th Michael Metcalf 31st Ron Alexander
Awareness Deepti Roopun Holl Ransom - RC Crawley Handicamp Dinner David Tucker - Bicycles for Eddie - Bakhita, East Timor
complete complete complete Humanity complete complete
February – World 7th Joanna Kendall 14th Club Forum 21st Club Birthday & 28th Gren Courtland
Understanding Craig Alford - The Big complete Interplast Team Rick Davies - RAWCS
Ride complete complete complete
March – Literacy / Rotaract 6th Jodie Sparks Kero 13th Aidan Wood 20th Committee 27th Deepti Roopun
O'Shea - Facebook Hannah & Emma Meeting Maureen Meredith - Curtin
complete JCLA complete complete Volunteers complete
April – Magazine Month 3rd Garry Jacobs 10th complete 17th complete 24th Jeff Stephenson
Jeff Stephenson Kashinee Veeren
complete RYLA complete
May – Australian Rotary 1st Mike Bermann 8th Aidan Wood Mandy 15th Committee 22nd Ron Alexander 29th Sundowner
Health Kimberley Holding Mason - LEARN Meeting
Interplast complete Foundation for Autism
June – Fellowship 5th Kimberley Holding 12th Bev Poor - to be 19th Julia Temby
swapped?!

7. ASCOT ROTARY CLUB - CALENDAR MAY TO SEPTEMBER 2012
April May June July August September
Mon Mon
Tue 1 Tue
Wed 2 1 Wed
Thu 3 2 Thu
Fri 4 1 3 Fri
Sat 5 Quiz Night 2 4 1 Sat
Sun 1 6 RI Conference 3 1 5 2 Sun
Mon 2 7 RI Conference 4 2 6 3 Mon
Tue 3 8 RI Conference 5 3 7 4 Tue
Wed 4 9 RI Conference 6 4 8 5 Wed
Thu 5 AFL Tontine Starts 10 7 5 9 6 Thu
Fri 6 11 8 6 10 7 Fri
Sat 7 12 9 7 11 8 Sat
Sun 8 13 10 8 12 9 Sun
Mon 9 14 Board Meeting 11 Board Meeting 9 Board Meeting 13 Board Meeting 10 Board Meeting Mon
Tue 10 15 12 10 14 11 Tue
Wed 11 16 13 11 15 12 Wed
Thu 12 17 14 12 16 13 Thu
Fri 13 18 15 13 17 14 Fri
Sat 14 P.E.T.S 19 16 14 18 Reunion Ball 15 Sat
Sun 15 P.E.T.S 20 17 15 19 16 Sun
Mon 16 Board Meeting 21 18 16 20 17 Mon
Tue 17 22 19 17 Interact Club 10th Bday 21 18 Tue
Wed 18 23 20 18 22 19 Wed
Thu 19 24 21 19 23 20 Thu
Fri 20 25 22 20 24 21 Fri
Sat 21 Hat Day Party 26 23 21 25 22 Sat
Sun 22 27 24 22 26 23 Sun
Mon 23 28 25 23 27 24 Mon
Tue 24 29 26 24 28 25 Tue
Wed 25 30 27 25 29 26 Wed
Thu 26 31 28 26 30 27 Thu
Fri 27 29 27 31 28 Fri
Sat 28 30 28 29 Sat
Sun 29 District Assembly 29 30 Sun
Mon 30 30 Mon
Tue 31 Tue
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