1. The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of
Freshwater Bay Inc.
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 District 9455 ABN: 99 602 195 617
Volume 4, Issue 26 19th-26 January 2012
Meeting 18th January
Welcome to Leonie Still
First meeting for 2012 was and Bob Nicholson
attended by a number of visitors
who specifically came along to Leonie Still was officially inducted
hear MLC ‘old girl’ Barbara Wall last Wednesday, A. Professor
talk about Interplast from a non from UWA, Leonie has the time to
medical view point. now become involved with Rotary.
When visiting the RCFB 2 ½ She holds the classification of
years ago, Barbara heard PP Steve Business Development and all her
Weychan from the RC Kenwick contact details can be found in the
talk about ‘Climb for a Smile’. updated and recently distributed
This was the first she had heard of Membership List.
this Rotary project, was totally We are also pleased to advise that
caught up by his enthusiasm, former RF Ambassadorial Scholar
returned to her Club in the Blue Retired Federal Court Judge
Mountains in D. 9690 and set Robert Nicholson has accepted
about raising in excess of Honorary membership of the
$40,000 to fund an Interplast Club. Bob is still involved with so
Team. Speaker Barbara Wall
many different positions and
Barbara has now been on two activities he is unable to take on
Interplast Teams, the last was a Loee Chenery, Toni Mahoney, Jan ‘Active’ membership. Look
specialised team specifically to Mapley and Wendy Wardell. It forward to a visit from you and
treat burns victims which went to was a delight to have all of you Lynne soon Bob so that you can
Fiji. A slide presentation was with us.
be presented with your Club name
shown of just four patients and badges.
their ‘miracle’ transformations at Next Week’s Meeting Welcome to Leonie, Bob and
the hands of the skilled volunteer Lynne. All members look forward
plastic surgeons and nurses. She to extending the hand of Rotary
is now District Chair of Interplast Our speaker next week will be
2011 Rostrum’s WA Speaker of friendship to you.
and is looking forward to
presenting the Interplast story to the Year, Wendy Wardell. Wendy
all the Clubs in her District. is employed in Marketing and Maiti Nepal
Communications and she will give
Barbara was introduced and
a light hearted, satirical The RF Matching Grant No,
thanked by two of our members
presentation on health. It will be
who are well experienced with the 76236 has been approved for
a change of pace for members, US$30,000.00 which will provide
Interplast project – Rob Pearce
and Ken Collins. A sincere thanks and unfortunately, a number will equipment, baby food and other
be away as some are still
Barb for your passion and vital necessities for the girls who
travelling and the City of
commitment to Interplast and are being rescued at 10 border
may those who benefit from your Nedlands Naturalisation crossings from Nepal into India,
Ceremony is on at the same time
drive and enthusiasm enjoy a The girls, as young as 7 years of
as the Rotary meeting, which will age are being trafficked into the
fuller and more fruitful life.
also take members away from the sex trade, and due to Anuradha’s
Visitors last meeting were former Club. efforts some 50-60 are being
Peace Scholar Susa Carew, former rescued daily. The money for the
member Enid Wall, Wong and Matching Grant is being funded
Joyce Lee, Claudia Renner, Sabine by Clifford Yudelman’s
Erika, Myra Hutton, Sally Lamey, photographic exhibition and new
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2. Hon. member Bob and sponsored by the Club to
Lynne Nicholson. A huge participate. There is a
thank you to both couples. dinner on 2nd February
Anuradha, CNN’s Woman which some members will
of the year in 2010, is attend. The Science
coming to Perth in early Experience to which the
March for International club has sponsored five
Woman’s Day. Whilst she students from Christ
is here she will speak at the Church Grammar will also
RCFB on 7th March to be taking place.
hopefully, a large number, Newman College has
so would all members advised that it wishes to
please commence inviting have a further 200 Yr 11
as many as you can to students participate in
attend on that night. RYDA in 2012.
Gillian and her committee With the commencement
are working on a large of the new school year,
fundraiser , which Gillian Interact will be
would like all members to Warren Milner, Margaret Stuart, Joyce and Wong Lee recommencing under the
support. Presidency of Kathleen
Whilst all present heard a Elliott.
fascinating story, along with Hamish would welcome members
interesting slides, his most interested in serving on the very
National Youth Science valuable message to the students rewarding New Generations
Forum was to ‘follow your passion’. committee to join him on the
committee. He needs assistance
The NYSF has been held in Perth badly and would like a few
New Generations
over the past two weeks, attended volunteers, otherwise members
by 144 of Australia’s top science Committee will have to be coopted to the
students commencing Year 12 this committee.
year. Under the Directorship of Hamish
Our members the Marshalls, Mackie, January is an extremely
Carot Collins and Collins all busy time for the New Club Service Committee
hosted students last Sunday and Generations Committee.
attended the dinner on Friday, The NYSF has been happening, Gillian Yudelman has just taken
13th in a very hot and humid RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership over as Chairman of the Club
Currie Hall. Students hosted by Camp) will commence at Bickley Service Committee. In the very
Carina and Luke were Matisee Campsite on 28th January for a near future she will be sending out
and George, Simone and Marcos week. Stuart James has been a questionnaire to all members
hosted Cameron and Ryan whilst requesting feedback on all aspects
Ken and Di had Caitlin, Taylor of the Club, including your input
and Shanthi. It was Carina’s first on fundraising and social
exposure with the NYSF, which activities.
she enjoyed and has expressed There is an urgent need to
interest to Greg Thurston, the proceed with a fundraiser as
District Chairman, that she would quickly as possible. With
like to become more involved with assistance from Mignon
the project next year. Shardlow, Gordon Hay is looking
The speaker at the dinner was into a film night in the coming
Adjunct Prof. Dr. Michael month or so.
McCarthy, Curator, Dept of
Maritime Archaeology, WA
Community/Vocational
Museum & School of Arts and
Sciences, the University of Notre Director
Dame. Michael, a former teacher
had a passion for ship wrecks. He Gordon Hay, a very new but
was able to turn that passion into enthusiastic Rotarian, has taken
his job and by gathering a team of over early as the Director of
experts around him, they have Community and Vocational
discovered countless shipwrecks Service. He will be contacting all
around the globe. members of the Club who are not
on the International or New
Susan Carew, Leonie Still and Claudia Renner
Generations Committees very
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3. soon as he is keen to move the Scoop Special from
activities of this committee District PR Chair PDG
along
Please attend Committee
Ian Murray
meetings as this is where the
real work of Rotary takes place. Rotary International is
celebrating the birthday of
Rotary on February 23rd.
January What is your club doing to
celebrate the 107th birthday of
In the Rotary calendar January our great organisation?
is Rotary Awareness month. Celebrate ROTARY together.
It’s up to each member to talk Some suggestions include:
about and promote the work of  Holding a birthday party
Rotary. It is still a well kept in the week of the 23rd.
secret, which needs spreading if Make it a gala event.
suitable people are to be  Have a ‘cut the cake’
encouraged to join Rotary in its ceremony
work to create a better world.  Invite a great ROTARY
speaker to talk on a great
Rotary program. Inform
Rotary Theme for your members of the
2012-13 fantastic opportunities
and programs that there
‘Peace Through Service’ is are in Roary.
the theme that RIP 2012-13  In the Rotary calendar
Sakuji Tanaka has chosen for his District 9455 Rotary’s birthday is
year as International President. Conference Geraldton World Understanding and
Sakuji has decided to make ‘Peace’ Peace Day. Invite a
his emphasis next year and will be The District 9455 Conference will speaker to address the
holding three Presidential Peace Club on ‘Peace’.
be held in Geraldton 20-22nd
Conferences during that time. April. Tristan Kolay M 0412  Make a press/media
732329 release outlining some of
International E. tjkolay@gmail.com is your great projects. Tell
coordinating a display of your Club story.
Convention Bangkok  Start a new project in the
laminated posters of projects from
the clubs throughout the District. name of Rotary’s
The International Convention is Birthday. Make an
All clubs are being encouraged to
being held 6-9th May in Bangkok, participate. announcement.
Thailand. Speakers already
firmed up are a former Rotary
Peace Fellow Amanda Martin who Peacefull theworld
is working as a public peace
health curriculum sustainability
coordinator and teacher in
a refugee camp on the clown
border of Thailand and
Myanmar. Along with Susan Carew (aka
Amanda, Nobel Peace Prize Peacefull), who attended
winner Mahammad Yunus the RCFB last Wednesday,
who started the Grameen was a Rotary Peace
(Village) Bank to assist Fellow, at Chulalongkorn
desperately poor women in University in Bangkok in
developing countries to set 2008.
up small businesses and Susan has relocated to
Hugh Evans, Young Perth from Melbourne
Australian of the Year in and has a mission to bring
2004 and cofounder and Peace to the World
CEO of the Global Poverty through children and
Project will both be on the humour. She was invited
program on Monday 7th to Russia with the famous
Hosts and Students RCFB – NYSF dinner Currie Hall
May. Dr. Patch Adams and has
travelled the world
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4. clowning in 20 countries,
clowning on streets, hospitals and
in schools.
Susan has an amazing project for
Peace she would like Rotary to
bring to fruition. RIPE Sakuji
Tanaka’s theme of Peace Though
Service fits perfectly into Susan’s
project.
Visit her website
www.worldpeacefull.com
Update on Members
A number of members are
currently travelling or leave next
week for overseas.
Good to have Rob Pearce back on
his feet (so to speak) and with us.
Rob spent two weeks, including
Christmas in St John’s Subi with
back problems.
Ken Collins took a taxi straight to
the NYSF dinner last Friday from
St John’s Subi where he had
undergone a couple of procedures.
Leonie Still and President Bryant Stokes
Birthdays and
Anniversaries
A very Happy Anniversary to Jim
and Meryl Gould for 21st January.
No birthdays for a couple of
weeks.
The 19th December was the third
birthday of the RC Freshwater Bay
and it was also Gillian Yudelman’s
birthday on 22nd. There were 63
present at the function on
Thursday ( members, spouses,
Interactors, potential members,
friends and guests). Although
predominantly a social event,
much loved former actor Faith
Richardson (nee Clayton) gave a
lighted hearted presentation,
using her acting skills to bring in
various accents, in an entertaining
presentation of stories and
ditties.
All in attendance enjoyed Faith’s
sense of humour and ditties, along
with great fellowship in a relaxed
Visitors
atmosphere, bringing a change of
pace from our usual ‘business’
style meeting. A sincere thanks to
Faith and her daughter June for
attending our Christmas function
and your time and talent with
your address Faith. It was
appreciated by all.
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6. Roster for Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay for Month of Jan/Feb 2012
Date Program Duty Attendance Introduction Vote of Thanks
25th January Wendy Wardell Jim Gould Jenny Gill Gordon Hay Jill Henderson
1st February Maiti Gordon Hay Paddy Graeme Prior Pam Reynolds
Foundation Ramanathan
Clifford & Gillian
Yudelman
8th February TBA Wilma McBain Leonie Still Vanessa Wood Alistair Brown
15th February Joe Porter Rex Evans Margaret Max Hipkins Toni James
Stuart
22nd Koro
February Scholarship
Project – Alistair
Brown & Mignon
Shardlow
29th February Mike Griffith –
Manager, St
Louis Village
NB: ‘Duty’ responsibility is to set up venue and to pack away venue after meeting.
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7. Board Rotary 2011-12
Jim Gould – Membership President-Bryant Stokes
Bryant Stokes – President Director E-mail
bstokes@bigpond.net.au james@bizsuccession.com.au bstokes@bigpond.net.au
Mobile
Di Collins – Secretary Jenny Gill – Fundraising Director 0419 919 572
collinsd@bigpond.net.au jennypgill@gmail.com
Toni James – Treasurer Bill Hassell – Vice President Bulletin Editor
tonipjames@hotmail.com hassell@arach.net.au Clifford Yudelman/Di Collins
Gillian Yudelman –Club Service Club Details Website
Director, President Elect
yudelman@westnet.com.au The Rotary Club of Freshwater www.rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
Bay, Inc.
Gordon Hay - Community/ PO Box 168, Facebook
Vocational Service Director Nedlands,
gordon.hay@dsd.wa.gov.au Western Australia, 6909 http://www.facebook.com/freshw
aterbayrotary
Ken Collins – International Meetings
Service Director
collinsk@bigpond.net.au Wednesday 5:45pm to 6:45pm
Café, Bethesda Hospital
Hamish Mackie – New Queenslea Drive
Claremont, 6010 Chartered 19 December
Generations Director
hamish.mackie@optusnet.com.au 2008
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