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May is

Australian Rotary Health Month

On May 21st all Rotary Clubs were sent a letter from Joy Gillett,

the CEO of Australian Rotary Health.

Mental Health First Aid Workshops

We are pleased to announce that the Commonwealth Government

is providing funding to Australian Rotary Health

to deliver 60 Mental First Aid Workshops to members

of the general public [including Rotarians]

accross Australia from July 1st 2010.

Each Workshop is to be hosted by a Rotary Club.

Australian Rotary Health isasking the Rotary Clubs

who held Communiy Mental Health Forums

within the past two years to offer these workshops to their communities.

These forums have shown in the evaluation that programs

such as Mental First Aid will be of a great help to the communities.

The Mental Health First Aid Workshop will consist

of a 12 hour Mental Health First Aid course

that teaches adults how to provide intial support

to people who are developing a mental illness

or experiencing a mental health crisis.

Each course is to be held over two consecutive days

and have approxiametly 20 participants.

We are asking Rotary Clubs to host and promote

a Mental First Aid Workshop with no, or little cost tothe club.

Australian Rotary Health's Program Co-ordinator Cheryl Deguara

will be working with Rotary Clubs on this Community project.

If you would like to receive further information

on this project please contact Cheryl

on [02] 8837 1900

or cheryldeguara@australianrotaryhealth.org.au

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District Changeover




To Register, please contact: PDG Ed McKinnon
Email: eddjean@bigpond.com; Phone: 9330 4480 or 0411 743 833
With Payment & Confirmation of Names By: 30 June 2010
Payments by Cheque: Payable to: RI District 9455 9465 Conference 2010-2011
Posted to: P.O. Box 1099 Canning Bridge, Applecross WA 6153
Payments by EFT: Acct Name: RI District 9455 9465 Conference 2010-2011
BSB No.: 036-031 A/C No.: 24-6200
Registrant’s Name Special Dietary Requirements Club
Places are limited so please reserve your places NOW.

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The tri-district final of the Rotary 4 Way Test Speaking Contest
was held on 19 May at the Mt
Lawley Golf Club – a wonderful venue.
The 60 Rotarians, partners and supporters
who included the three district governors and their
partners were treated to a very nice two-course meal
at the South of Perth Yacht Club
The six very good speakers who contested the title
were drawn from the winners and runners-up at
the three district conferences.
The winner was Simon Thuijs, from Nagle Catholic Conference in Geraldton,
who gave a veryemotional speech on his subject,
Standing Up to Society.
Simon won a plaque and $500 cash prize.
Runner-up was Anna-Rose Shack from Penrhos College in Como,
whose well-presented speech
titled Things of the Day and Online World
won her a certificate and $250.
The evening was chaired by Allan McLean of District 9450.

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‘THE NATIONALS .WA FOODBANK RUN’
Dear District Governor Keith Hopkins

I would like to promote a unique opportunity for Rotarians

in the South West to participate in a local cause.

‘NationalsWA Foodbank Run’ is a charitable food drive

going from Mandurah to Albany beginning on 2nd August 2010

and concluding on the 6th August 2010 collecting food for Foodbank WA.

This is the very first year of the ‘NationalsWA Foodbank Run’.
Foodbank WA supports around 600 needy and charitable organisations

throughout Western Australia.

It does this by collecting food from participating businesses

and redistributing to charitable organisations like Anglicare.

It also runs the Foodbank WA School Breakfast Program

providing much needed nutrition to many school children

right across metropolitan, rural and remote Western Australia.
Foodbank WA has regional branches in Albany, Geraldton, Bunbury and Peel

and is supported by over 100 volunteers and employing disabled staff.
My aim is to drive from Mandurah to Albany

via a convoluted route collecting food and delivering to the regional Foodbanks.
I have arranged local ‘collection points’ in most South West towns,

where the community can make a food donation.

This will rely on the community responding to local media

and advertising that I will do in support of the ‘run’.
Perhaps herein lies an opportunity for the branches

and members of Rotary in the South West.

They can participate in this project by actively facilitating a local drive,

collecting food stuffs from their areas and depositing at the collection points,

or in the case of large donations registering direct pick up.

I am still finalising these collection points,

but if any Branches are interested in helping out,

they can register that interested and we will keep them informed.
This can be done by contacting my office:
Vicki Hicks, Electoral Officer
Mob: 0407 172 627
vicki.hicks@mp.wa.gov.au
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter

and hope you can come on board to support this inaugural event.
I look forward to your reply and if you require any further information

regarding this event or would like to meet with me, please contact my office.
Kind regards
Hon. Colin Holt MLC
Member for the South West
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Ambassadorial Scholar Claire Litton

The Rotary Club of Bentley/ Curtin
with the help of Claire and Friends
presents
A Spectacular Evening of Entertainment
for only $15


Contact Claire 0n 0468 713 605
or Jennifer Mott on 0422 606 144
to reserve your seats
This is a Rotary Foundation fund raiser




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D9470 celebration

DG Ian Jones presents his wife Robyn with a PHF


D9470 license plates were auctioned and raised $1600

thanks to Wilf Hendriks

Members of the Rotary Club of Mill Point won this years Membership award



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AROUND THE CLUBS


Rotary Club of Mill Point

On the 25th of May the Rotary Club of Mill Point

handed over on behalf of Rotary International

to the Grace Academy Esperance a mini-bus worth $52,000.
The Grace Academy is a residential drug rehabilitation center

set up by the world wide "Teen Challenge" organization.

Teen Challenge Esperance is WA's largest Youth Drug

and Alcohol Rehabilitation program.

It is situated on a property of 250 acre 35 Klm out of Esperance,

having been established by Malcolm Smith in 1985,

a man who had originally worked with

drug affected youths in Sydney's Kings Cross.
The program offers a new life to 40 young people

who must de-tox ie go cold turkey for a 12 month period.
Rotary International has an internal finance system

[matching Grant from the Rotary Foundation]

where a single club, in this case Mill Point,

can by raising funds have those funds matched

by other Rotary Clubs world wide.
Teen Challenge will be the recipients of a gift of over $52,000

from the Rotary Club of Mill Point Perth WA,

Esperance WA,

BAABDA Lebanon,

ARDEN ARCADE [California] USA,

SACRAMENTO [California] also USA,

from the Rotary Club of Mill Point club bulletin



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Rotary Club of Osborne Park

click image to enlarge

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Rotary Club of East Perth
The Rotary Club of East Perth, Western Australia,

partnered with the Rotary Club of Negombo, Sri Lanka

recently received a Rotary Foundation “Matching Grant”

for a project to provide Computers and related equipment

for a Technical / Trade Workshop School

linked with an Orphanage in Ahungalla, Sri Lanka

.This equipment will assist in the technical education

of the underprivileged children of this Country

by giving them the opportunity to learn computer skills

so that they may be able to obtain gainful employment in later life.

The Government provided education system

and teaching standards in Sri Lankan schools is greatly under resourced.

Families of children attending these Government schools,

if they can afford it, generally have to provide for

extra curriculum studies through private tuition

after school so that their children can achieve

an average grade pass in their classes.

Also the provision of Technical / Trade Workshop type schools

for those not of high academic ability but good with their hands

in practical manual work, are very few.

When the Tsunami of 2004 hit the south eastern, southern

and south western coastline of Sri Lanka,

many children of that country became orphans of the disaster.

The Salesian Order of the Vice Province of Sri Lanka,

which is dedicated to the care of young children

and youth, through generous donations from Italy, Australia and New Zealand

constructed an Orphanage in the southern area of the country

near the townsite of Ahungalla,

to house these children of tsunami victims and young boys at risk.

Included in the construction of the Orphanage

was a Technical School with trade workshops

to help those not gifted with academic minds

that they might learn a specific trade for later life employment.

The Technical School linked with the Orphanage,

although administered by a Christian Catholic Order

, is open to children of either gender

and of every race and religion in the community.

The schooling is for all children from the orphanage

and those living in the nearby countryside of Ahungalla

to assist improve their educational standards.

The mainly voluntary teaching is provided by selected teachers

through and of the Brotherhood of the Salesian Order.

At this stage the Technical School covers the trades of electrical,

metal work – cutting, forming, welding - and computers.

Today the requirement is for updated teaching

and learning materials and equipment.

The main need is in the popular choice course

of both boys and girls – computer studies.

Computers these days are a necessary part of everyday life

and these children will benefit greatly by the provision to them

of the requested items in this humanitarian need

for their future life’s working conditions.

A member from the International Partner Club (Rotary Club of East Perth)

has visited the island of Sri Lanka,

seen the Ahungalla Orphanage and linked Technical / Trade workshop School,

spoken to the Salesian Brother in charge of administering these facilities,

met and mixed with the wonderfully friendly people in the community.

Thus we hope that our efforts in Rotary may be able to assist

the lives of so many children of a less fortunate generation in this country.

It is estimated that the arranging and purchasing

of the educational equipment of 10 desktop computers,

and related materials of scanner, computer tool kit,

professional software and installation

should be completed within 6 months. -

Robin Arndt

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Rotary Club of Manjimup

DONNA KING was born in New Zealand

and spent a while working for NZ tax office before coming to Australia.

Helped Aust. to get using GST.

Her comment was that she had gone from

the simplest GST to the most complex.

Seven years ago Donna was in Wongan Hills.

In Manjimup she met her husband but both were from NZ.

At Song Place about 10km from town Donna has 23 alpacas

which are natural guards for sheep.

The alpacas are shorn every year.

ADRIAN BOWDEN is a person on the move.

We managed to get a picture of him before Adrian slipped out.

He is a believer in having his say.

At the next meeting Adrian needs 10 minutes to address

A Lack of Beautification.

He says it would be good for the shire reps. to be in attendance.

Good luck Adrian !!



from the Rotary Club of Manjimup club bulletin




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Rotary Club of Northam

Guest Speaker Gareth McDonald [Salvation Army]

Exchange Student Annabelle leaves Northam to return home on June 24th


from the Rotary Club of Northam club bulletin

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Rotary Club of Hannans

INBOUND EXCHANGE STUDENT 2010-2011
Artur Bruns has been accepted as our Inbound Exchange Student for 2010-2011
Artur is from Bremen in Germany
Artur will be 17 on 15 November and has one sibling, a sister, Paula who is 13
Our Club is now calling for Members to host Artur during his stay with us.

current Inbound Andre

current Outbound
SARAH PENDAL,

2010: Australia/Sweden


from the Rotary Club of Hannans club bulletin


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CLUB SNIPPETS

Rotary Club of Mount Lawley and PMH

Big Quiz Wednesday June 25th

Linda Le 9266 1757

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Rotary Club of Ascot

Australian Golfing Fellowship of Golfing Rotarians

32nd annual Tournament

at the Western Australian Golf Club

October 3rd -8th
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Rotary Club of Pinjarra

Opening of the Peel Hospital Paediatric Ward

Wednesday June 18th

Members to attend
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Rotary Club of Cannington

41st Ladies Seminar

Hyatt Regency June 26th

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Rotary Club of Geraldton

As from June 16th the club

will having future meeting

at Arcadia Waters

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Rotary Club of Maddington

Wine and Cheese night for all past and present members

June 21st

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Rotary Club ofAttadale

Sausage Sizzles at Bunnings

June 12th and 13th

July 10th and 11th

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Rotary Club of Albany Port

Quiz nite

June 2nd

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Rotary Club of Northam

Planning a Membership Forum to attract new members

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Rotary Club of Bunbury / Leschenault

Rotary Auction Charity Ball

August 14th

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Swan Districts Rotary Ladies,

invite you to “Winter Warmer Lunch” Rosehill Golf Club

Wed 2 June start at 1030 am

$20pp

Guest Speaker –
Dr Peter Dingle;

Cancer researcher Murdoch University

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June 5th

Jim Calcei

June 7th

Garry Ewen

June 10th

Wendy Coggon

Richard Hogan

June 12th

Kaye Ruscoe

June 13th

Ann Field

June 14th

Delys Rogers

June 16th

Betty Bright

June 17th

Max Anderson

June 18th

Steve Paxman

June 21st

Peter Field

June 23rd

Nancy Day

June 30th

Keith Tinnel

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Alison Thair

[date unknown]

is 52 on June 13th




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TRI DISTRICT CALENDAR

May 29th.....Saturday.........District 9460 Presentation night

May 30th...........Sunday..........Rotary Club of Wanneroo and Hillarys Dolphin Sculpture unveiling

May 30th.........Sunday............Rotary Club of Swan Valley Drug Prevention Presentation

June 2nd...........Wednesday.......Rotary Club of Swan Districts Winter Warmer Luncheon

June 5th-8th...Long weekend......Rotary Club of Pinjarra Art Show

June 10th ..........Thursday.........Rotary Club of Osborne Park Aboriginal Seminar

June 19th..........Saturday................Rotary Club of Ballajura/Malagauiz night

June 20th-23rd………………………………. Rotary International Convention Montreal

June 26th..........Saturday..............Rotary Club of Canningtons Ladies Seminar

July 3rd…………….Saturday……………District Changeover [D94555 and D9645]

October 24th-29th..............International Fellowship of Cricketing RotariansFestival@ Lillac Hill

October 31st..............Sunday..............Rotary Club of Mosman Park John Hughes "Big Walk"

October 31st........Sunday................Rotary Club of Matilda Bay Subiaco Craft and Community Fair

December 3rd -5th.....................Rotary Institute [Perth]

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CLUB CHANGEOVERS

May 30th

Rotary Club of Gosnells

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June 19th

Rotary Club of Hannans/Kalgoorlie

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June 21st

Rotary Club of Quairading

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June 24th

Rotary Club of Pinjarra

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June 25th

Rotary Club of Albany Port

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June 26th

Rotary Club of Geraldton

Rotary Club of Boulder

Rotary Club of Mill Point

Rotary Club of Corrigin [noon]

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June 28th

Rotary Club of Northam

Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin

Rotary Club of Attadale

Rotary Club of Mosman Park

Rotary Club of Manjimup

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June 30th

Rotary Club of Southern Districts [Charter night]

amalgamation of Maddington and Thornlie Clubs

Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault

Rotary Club of East Perth

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July 1st

Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay

Rotary Club of Belmont

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July 2nd

Rotary Club of Victoria Park

Rotary Club of Swan Valley

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-July 3rd

Rotary Club of Kenwick

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July 6th

Rotary Club of Booragoon

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July 10th

Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie

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July 13th

Rotary Club of Balcatta

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July 17th

Rotary Club of Wyalkatchem

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--send details of your clubs changeover to

philco@iinet.net.au

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

SMILE!!!!!

Two highways were having a drink in a bar

when a piece of pink tarmac walked in.

The highways dropped to the floor

and cowered under the table.

The pink tarmac had a drink and then left.

The highways got up and resumed drinking.
“Why did you guys hide from that piece of tarmac?”

the bartender asked.
A highway was quick to respond,

“Are you kidding?
That guy’s a cycle path!”