Rotary International Convention in Montreal.
from the first registration discount deadline . . .
December 15, 2009. If you register by December 15,
so if you aren't registered yet, NOW is the time to do it.
It's fast and easy and you can do it all online.
When you register online, you will be using the RI "Member Access Portal" (MAP).
If you have not already signed up to use the MAP, you'll need to do that first.
and an email address.
It only takes a minute.
Once you've completed registering to use the MAP, you'll receive a password.
Then, you can log into the MAP and register for the convention.
Convention Speakers Announced
RI has announced the names of those who
will be the primary speakers during the Convention.
and founder of Dolly's Imagination Library.
Irene Sprigg...Rotary Club of Mount Barker
President Peter Snell...Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtinwith District Governor Ian Jones
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Urgent Request
Dear Presidents and Secretaries,
A letter similar to that below has gone to all clubs seeking their support.
Some have given generously of their time, others have yet to respond.
We are DESPARATELY seeking a FURTHER 30 families
willing to home host on Sunday 17th January.
We run the real risk of losing the NYSF from Perth
if we cannot demonstrate that we can play our part.
For all the effort and great outcomes from this wonderful programme,
it would be a shame if it floundered through lack of willing Rotarians
to share their house for one day with two or more students.
Please urgently re-canvas your members.
We only need two more families per metro club.
WE need the answers ASAP – before we disappear to Christmas recess.
In joyful anticipation of your prompt positive replies to Lucy Brooks
Warm regards
Geoff
Geoff Simpson
District Governor 2009-10
Rotary International District 9450
(Perth and Northern Western Australia)
08 6380 1014 0408925432
Dear RC President:
As District 9450 Chairman of the National Youth Science Forum
I am delighted provide you with information on
The first Western Australia Session of the NYSF to be held in Perth
Commencing on Monday 11 January 2010
some 150 top science students from around Australia
will arrive at Currie Hall (UWA) in Nedlands
which will be their home for the next 12 days.
An exciting program is being developed
which not only includes exposure to cutting edge engineering
and science innovations and the scientists themselves
but a wide range of activities including personal development,
leadership exercises, career advice, social activities,
cultural visits and much more.
All made possible through the partnership with Rotary,
Universities and Industry.
Rotary will be supporting the session is several ways:
1. Providing Home Hosting: students will join Rotary families for the day
on Sunday 17 January from 9.00 am to 8.00 PM.
Students visit in groups of 2 or more
and from Canberra experience we need about 65 families;
2. Attending the Rotary Dinner:
Rotarians offering home hosting opportunities will be invited to the dinner
on Friday 15 January; and
3. Joining Interview Panels:
as part of the program students are interviewed for prospective jobs.
On Thursday 21 January we will need 32 interviewers from 8.00 am to 1.00 PM.
The Rotary Club of Heirisson is coordinating these three activities
through the District 9450 Chairman
In addition District Governors will attend the Opening Ceremony
at Curtin on Wednesday 13 January commencing at 9.15 am
and there will be an opportunity for a small number
of NYSF coordinators to visit students on session.
Each year your Club supports this very important national science program
and now it's in Perth.
Please consider getting involved.
At this moment the RC of Heirisson is seeking the support
of Rotarians from Clubs with sponsored students,
interested in participating in:
A) Home Hosting or/and
B) Interview Panel
I was wondering if you would be able to help by informing your Club
at your next meeting, collect the names of the people interested in participating
and refer them to me
and 20 members for the interview panel.
I have attached for you some information on Hosting,
if you have any queries please do not hesitate in contacting me.
Kind regards
Lucy Brooks
NYSF Chairman District 9450
Western Australia
Brookslu@bigpond.net.auPh 93307101
Mob 0409 372 135
HOME HOSTING: Brief Description for Rotarians
One of the functions of the Rotary dinner to be held on Friday 15 January 2010
is to organize for Rotarians to host two or more students at their home
on the Sunday following the dinner (17 January 2010 from 9am to 8 PM).
The purpose is to provide students with a relaxing day
in a Perth home and to enable them to catch up on some much needed sleep
and to do some washing.
Students do not need tours of the area,
as this is part of the Forum program.
Rotarians who wish to home host students will be given a sticker
for their badge at the dinner registration
and students will only approach those with the sticker
to arrange Home Hosting during the dinner.
This program has provided many happy experiences
for students and Rotarians alike!
There will be 150 students attending NYSF
and all will require a host.
Students visit in pairs but some families are happy to have 3 or 4.
On previous history between 60 and 70 families are hosts.
A typical Sunday may run something like this.
Collection and head home:9.00 -10.00 am
(Please note pickup is at 9.30 am for those students who attend a church service
and 9.00 am for all others)
Meet and greet at home perhaps morning tea
Washing - hope it is a good day for drying.
This can take more time than expected.
Ready for lunch
Relaxed afternoon - sleep, folding washing, swimming pool,
brief visit to beach
(Remember - sleep/rest is most important)
Also students like to talk to each other outside of the NYSF environment.
NO tours.
Evening meal about 5.30 to 6.00 PM.
In time to return students to the NYSF by 8.00pm
as the NYSF program resumes at 8.00 PM.
Home hosting organizers try and meet Rotarians
on their return and thank them for their participation -
but take care not to interrupt the farewells between students and hosts.
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Subject: ShelterBox Australia News Update
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Maasai warrior hopes to work for diplomacy
By Ryan Hyland Rotary International NewsWilson Kimeli Naiyomah, incoming Rotary World Peace Fellow
When Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah returned home to Kenya
months after witnessing the 9/11 attacks in New York City,
he found that most of his fellow Maasai, a nomadic warrior tribe,
had only a vague understanding of the events of that day.
Naiyomah, an incoming Rotary World Peace Fellow,
shared first hand accounts with the East African tribe,
using the oral tradition it has relied upon for years.
Deeply moved by his story,
Maasai elders felt compelled to do something to help.
That something turned out to be a decision
to send a herd of cows to the United States
as a display of sympathy and regret.
Naiyomah has collaborated with award-winning author Carmen Agra Deedy
an illustrated children's book about his tribe's response,
which received international attention.
The book explains how cows are sacred to Maasai
and valued above all other possessions.
"The cow is a symbol of life for us," says Naiyomah
"What happened that day was devastating to me."
Although the cows were never shipped to the United States --
State Department officials decided it would cost more
than the value of the herd to import them --
the tribe decided to keep them for the Americans,
setting the cows apart and vowing never to slaughter them.
"The story focuses on healing and solution," says Naiyomah.
"I think children can best understand that,
because their hearts are so innocent.
The future of a more compassionate world starts with them."
In February, Naiyomah will attend the
at the University of Queensland in Australia.
"Rotary International answered my prayers to belong
to an organization that embodies what I silently believe in my heart:
that using compassion can help solve problems," he says.
"Rotarians are ordinary people taking extraordinary actions
to foster relations with countries around the world."
Naiyomah says he hopes the peace studies program
will help him find ways to promote peace.
The 9/11 attacks "showed me there's something
very wrong with world relations," he says.
"There is something lacking in diplomacy that I want to find out."
Naiyomah believes world leaders need to practice
"compassionate diplomacy," valuing the lives of people over political expediency.
"Compassionate diplomacy must start by understanding
and approaching conflicts with a caring aspect," he says.
"Yes, one person can make a difference in the world.
But only if they see themselves as the world, not as individuals."
Chosen as the state of Georgia's selection for the
2009 National Book Festival ,
14 Cows for America goes on sale 1 August.
Naiyomah has requested that his share of royalties
from the book be used toward the purchase of copies
to be given to families of 9/11 victims.
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Tri District Calendar
January 17th-January 23rd.........D9470 RYLA Camp
January 30th -February 5th ......D9450 RYLA Camp
January 30th-February7th..........D9460 RYLA Camp
February 24th...Wednesday......Australian Rotary Health Tri District Seminar
March 19th-21st.............................. D9460 Conference Manjimup
April 16th-18th ................................D9450 Conference
June 26th..........Saturday..............Rotary Club of Canningtons Ladies Seminar
December 3rd -5th.....................Rotary Institute [Perth]
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