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SEPTEMBER is NEW GENERATIONS MONTH

New Generations gives Rotary a new avenue to serve
By Ryan Hyland Rotary International News -- 9 September 2010
This September's New Generations Month

takes on a different meaning than in the past.
The commitment to getting youth and young adults

actively involved in Rotary was strengthened in April

when representatives at the Council on Legislation approved

New Generations as the fifth Avenue of Service. .
RI President Ray Klinginsmith says the new Avenue of Service

improves the value of youth programs

and their impact on Rotary's future.
"The Council wanted to be sure New Generations programs

were given adequate attention by clubs," says Klinginsmith.

"Rotarians just want to be up front and recognize

the importance of these programs.

New Generations isn't just important to the future of Rotary

but also our communities and the world."
New Generations Service acknowledges the positive change

implemented by youth and young adults involved

in leadership development activities, community and international service,

and exchange programs that enrich and foster world peace and cultural understanding. Programs include RYLA, Rotaract, Interact, and Rotary Youth Exchange.
"We truly have the finest youth programs in the world," says Klinginsmith.

"Their intrinsic value continues to escalate.

We do a great job with these programs,

we just need to give them more visibility."
This month is a chance to celebrate the new Avenue of Service,

says Vicki Puliz, chair of New Generations Service for District 5190

(parts of California and Nevada, USA).
"News of the Council's decision was welcomed with excitement

and enthusiasm by Rotarians in our district," says Puliz.

"We are using this as a way to emphasize how Rotary International

views New Generations and its importance.

It's a springboard to communicate even more with our clubs about these programs."
Virtually every club in her district is involved with

one or more of the four youth programs.

A wide range of district programs fall under the New Generations umbrella, says Puliz.
"Focusing more on youth is crucial for Rotary to thrive and survive," she says.

"It's one of the reasons why we have programs on literacy, leadership training,

and ethics for young people."
She recommends that every club appoint a New Generations Service chair.

"We've learned that our youth programs benefit from

communication and coordination," says Puliz.
New Generations joins Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service,

and International Service as an Avenue of Service.

Before starting a project, Rotarians are asked to think broadly

about how their club and its members could contribute within each avenue.
Klinginsmith says the best clubs are the ones that are well balanced.
"Strong clubs are involved in all five of the Avenues of Service," he says.

"The ones that don't have New Generations programs

are missing a part of the great adventure of Rotary."

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Jacob Olsen is in Denmark and is jointly sponsored

by the Rotary Clubs of Quairading and Gosnells

After the last day of school I jumped onto a bus

with the 55 other exchange students from South Denmark and the Island Fyn

and we all headed on the experience of a lifetime; Eurotour.

We bonded with each other in unimaginable ways

and helped people we barely knew through good times

and bad times and by the end we felt like the 56 best friends anyone could ever have!!!

But it wasn’t all just about the relationships;

Eurotour was of course amazing more so because of all the amazing things we saw!

The Berlin Wall in Germany, the Prague Castle in the Czech Republic,

the Schonbrunn Palace in Austria, the balcony of Juliet in Italy,

the Eiffel tower in France, the Mannequin Pis in Belgium and so much more!!!

It truly was a life changing experience and I doubt that

I will ever have the chance to see so much of the world ever again
extract from Jacob's report[thanks Jacob]

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Juliette Mille

has developed a taste for Tim Tams

and reportedly ate 8 packets in 3 days

from the Rotary Club of Midland newsletter



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Shiori from Japan with President Des Rose and President Elect Libby Hopkins

from the Rotary Club of Harvey

President Des with Riina from Finland

with her host family

pictures from Harvey Rotary Facebook page



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RYDA

Rotary Youth Driver Awareness

The Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Events expand in WA.
The South Perth –Burswood Club conducted their RYDA

event with Como Secondary College for the 3rd year during August.

The Rotary Club of Swan Districts hosts Guildford Grammar School

for the 3rd year on September 22nd.

The eastern goldfields clubs used the wide open spaces for a RYDA

event to help save young people from becoming a road statistic.

The eastern states Rotary Clubs may have provided the meaningful RYDA events

to more than 170,000 year 11 students but WA is gaining on them.

Rotarians help save lives of youth overseas but also in the local community.

This is not with food, water and immunisation, but a form of vaccination.

Teachers and parents think it works and thank Rotarians for their commitment.

Now 29 WA Rotary Clubs have signed the RYDA Australia Compact to get started.

RYDA has been conducted with 14 high schools

making a day available for the RYDA event.

The school curriculum is loaded but the schools find a day,

even if it is the following school year.

More Rotary Clubs conducting local vaccinations would be helpful.

The Rotary Club of Swan Districts invites Rotarians, friends and teachers to visit the -

Midland Speed Dome
Eddie Barron Drive,
Midland WA
Between 0900 and 1430 hours,
there is no general catering
on September 22nd

To Rotary Clubs with a demonstrated interest in RYDA
I advise that Channel 7 are to do a ‘Special’ on RYDA in WA.
It was initiated because they wanted to feature our facilitator Deborah Worts,

the mother of the deceased Fiona.

I was contacted by Channel 7 and met with the Journalist 8-9-2010

thinking that it was a news report item.

I told him what Rotary was about with the RYDA program in WA

and how Deborah fitted in with the RYDA message.
Channel 7 plan to attend the Event at Midland Speed Dome on September 22

to conduct the filming and interviews.

It is intended they will run promos for a few days and then the full feature.

It is for ratings.
Channel 7 are aiming for a big viewing audience

and asked me if we could cope.
It is likely there will be follow up feature next year.

Some will say it is what we have been working towards in WA.
Swan Districts Rotary Club are hosting Guildford Grammar School for that day.

Organisation will just be for a standard RYDA Event,

about 0830 to 1430 hours.
I believe that a large number of Club banners for the backdrop

would show Rotary WA off if they do a panning shot.

It would look good anyway.
I hope a Club representative can attend have a Rotary club banner with you/them.
Business banners and school banners from the schools

you hosted or may host will also be welcomed.
There is no catering at this venue.
Regards .... Rod Style
RYDA WA

thanks Rod for the report and pictures



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New members

Rotary Club of Geraldton

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Special recognition and congratulation pins were given to

Rotarians Sue Herbert Shaun McKeating

and PP Trevor
Beaver for introducing new members to the club.

from the Rotary Club of Geraldton newsletter


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By now you will have received your copy of the

September edition of Rotary Down Under,

but much has happened in the since it was posted,

so we thought you might want to be updated.
As this is written, Rotarians in New Zealand are working feverishly

to clean up after the devastation of last week's earthquake in Christchurch.

The October edition of Rotary Down Under will summarise those efforts,

but in the mean time, Rotary District 9970 Governor Margaret Reeve

is receiving calls from all over the country and overseas

from Rotarians and Clubs wanting to help out.
"The big aftershocks are most unsettling to say the least!" she says.

"If clubs or individual Rotarians can make donations direct

to the Rotary NZ World Community Service Ltd bank account

for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal,

then we can access funds from that and apply them where needed."
Direct credit to Westpac Bank Corporation – Wellington, New Zealand

:Account Name: RNZWCS Limited

Account Number: 03 1702 0192208 02

Swift Code: WPACNZ2W.

thanks Mark Wallace from Rotary Down Under

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AROUND THE CLUBS



Rotary Club of Geraldton

from the Rotary Club of Geraldton newsletter


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Rotary Club of Applecross

PDG Bruce James, PDG David Barton, DGN Bob Cooper

DG Marilyn Barton, PDG John Kevan and PDG Tom Cook

at the official visit

from the Rotary Club of Applecross newsletter



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Rotary Club of Corrigin

DG Ian Hutton and Jan with President Jackie Jones

from the Rotary Club of Corrigin newsletter



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Rotary Club of Manjimup
recently had a Darts comp with Apex

narrowly won by Apex

from the Rotary Club of Manjimup newsletter


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Rotary Club of Belmont

had as a guest speaker Martina Mori from the

Sumbi children's Foundation in Papua New Guinea

they are fundraing for childrens gifts at the Kundiwa Hospital

from the Rotary Club of Belmont newsletter



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Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin

Paul Channnon from Corrigin

spoke on his Kokoda track with 13 other young people


from the Rotary Club of Bentley/Curtin newsletter

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Rotary Club of East Perth

the 2010 Sausage Sizzle team

[next sizzle @Bunnings on September 25th]

from the Rotary Club of East Perth website



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Rotary Club of Applecross

has some die hard Dockers fans

from the Rotary Club of Applecross newsletter



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Fellow Rotarians,
The Attadale Club has elected to support

the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Western Australia (MSWA)

as its major project this year through the sponsorship

of a 12 hour “Swim for MS” event which will be held

at the Melville Aquatic Centre in Booragoon

on Sunday 19th September from 8am to 8pm.

The event details can be viewed on the website

http://www.swimforms.org.au/index.php

Those who don’t know much about MS can find out

from the above website about this terrible disease

and its effects on young people particularly.

The Rotary Club of Attadale is seeking your club’s support

for MS sufferers throughout Western Australia

through our project in one of three ways.

Firstly and most importantly,

you can identify someone in your club or associated with a member (s)

of your club who would be willing and able to register a team for the event.

They would then find up to 12 other people

who would form a team under that person’s captaincy.

All would register on line and then add photos,

messages etc to encourage other people to support them in the event.

There is a registration fee of $30 per registrant which goes to MS but in return,

each swimmer receives food and drinks after their swim

and a participant’s pack which includes an event ‘t’ shirt,

a swimming cap and a number of other benefit items.

The communication possibilities are numerous

and are explained on the website.

Your club and its members can support the team by donating on line.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible

and the donor will be automatically issued with an emailed receipt by MSWA.

It is a particularly easy and user-friendly system.

You can even provide your team member with a message of support

and your donation will be displayed if you are happy to be acknowledged publicly.

All contributions, no matter how small or large,

will assist greatly.

Some donation options are shown on the website

but there are facilities to donate any amount.

Secondly, if you cannot form a team you can help by going on line

and donating to a person or a team which is registered.

The Rotary Club of Attadale’s “Yvonne’s Angels” would love to have your support.

Both your club and individual members can donate in this way.

Finally, you can share details of this event

(via the link above) with people in your personal communities

(sporting clubs, churches, social groups, work environments, family and friends).
The RCA looks forward to your support.

Regards...Rod Rate
PRESIDENT 2010-2011
ROTARY CLUB of ATTADALE
10/12 Doepel St......North Fremantle ....WA 6159
rrate@tpg.com.au
0894304848.....0411097333


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Rotary Club of Bunbury

from the Rotary Club of Bunbury newsletter


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Rotary Club of Western Endeavour

from the Rotary Club of Western Endeavour website



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Rotary Club of Hannans

President Lorraine Horsley receives a club banner

from Velicia of the Rotary Club of Claremont, South Africa

from the Rotary Club of Hannans newsletter



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Several Clubs from D9455 and D9465 have combined resources

to send goods to schools and others in East Timor

All donated items are being transferred from this container

into a sea worthy container this week and then dispatched to Dili



Narrogin hospital equipment transported free by Wayne Kirby (Kirby Freight)

.Loading with the help of Robyn and Tanya (Hiam Health) ,

Marriella Sloss and Dennis Menzies (Como Rotary) .

Jill Hillary (Hiam Health) and Della and myself.

Hope to have Timor Customs approval to send this week.

Regards, Peter Snell


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Rotary Club of Mundaring

[enjoying some fellowship]

from the Rotary Club of Mundaring website

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Rotary Club of Midland

Members and partners enjoy a night out at Principal Brerwing Company

from the Rotary Club of Midland newsletter

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Rotary Club of Booragoon

from the Rotary Club of Booragoon newsletter


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CLUB SNIPPETS
Rotary Club of Narrogin

On September 18 the Rotary Club of Narrogin

in conjunction with the Narrogin Golf Club

holds its Charity Open Mixed Ambrose with teams of 4

,which is one of its major Fundraising events

Hit off is between 11:30 and 13:00,

sausage sizzle and afternoon tea are included in the cost of $ 15.

Visitors are welcome.

ContactThomas Popp
Secretary RC Narrogin 9884 5240

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Rotary Club of Batavia Coast

The Rotary Club of Batavia Coast 100 Club
Its all systems go for joint Batavia and Geraldton Rotary Clubs

fund raising venture in the form of a 100 Club
(sell 150 tickets for $100 each).

Tickets will be distributed as soon as the raffle licence is obtained

.The prize is a return trip for two to Sydney with accommodation

to see the arena enactment of Ben Hur with chariot races etc

a show not to be missed

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Rotary Clubs of Bridgetown and Manjimup

hoping to hold an "Up Close and Clasical" concert
on Friday October 15th

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Rotary Club of Pinjarra

is planning a Vocational trip to Parliament House September 22nd

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Rotary Club of Belmont

set to make a substantial donation to the Pakistan Flood relief via Shelterbox

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Rotary Club of Geraldton

Radio Auction..October 31st

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Rotary Club of West Perth

is involved with RPH in recycling medical equipment

and has sent containers off to Bangalore India

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Rotary Club of Bentley Curtin

in conjunction with the Town of Victoria Park

will have a Chocolate Wheel at the Street Parade on November 28th
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Rotary Club of Harvey

Carols by Candlelight
on December12th

and
Rotary Model United Nations Assembly

Thursday November 11th

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Rotary Club of Southern Districts

Bali Water tanks to continue from previous involvement
with Thornlie, Armadale Neerigen Brook and Mandurah clubs.
The old Maddington club’s involvement with Cleft Palates

$1500 put aside for shelter boxes

and there will be follow up on the new Aquaboxes.
Zambia items of clothing are sent across every three months

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Rotary Club of Attadale
Sausage Sizzles at Bunnings on
October 2nd and 3rd
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Rotary Clubs of Fremantle and Attadale
Golf Day March 2011
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Rotary Club of Swan Valley
First Bassendean Markets great success with 77 stall holders
and 71 already paid up for the September market
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Rotary Club of Applecross
to support both Shelterboxes and Aquaboxes
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Rotary Club of Fremantle Port

will have a joint meeting with

the Rotary Club of Mosman Park

on September 20th

New members Betty Shepherd and Rhonda Williams

will be inducted on this night
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Rotary Club of East Perth

Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings

on September 25th


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ROTARY CLUB BIRTHDAYS

September 12th
Rotary Club of Joondalup
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September 14th

Rotary Club of Narrogin [1948]

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September 25th

Rotary Club of Cannington [1965]

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September 26th

Rotary Club of Fremantle [1928]

Rotary Club of Katanning [1957]

Rotary Club of Moora [1957]

Rotary Club of Kununurra [1986]

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October 1st
Rotary Club of Ballajura/Malaga [2007]
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October 2nd
Rotary Club of Geraldton [1950]
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October 8th
Rotary Club of Gnowangerup [1950]
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October 17th
Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough [1986]

Albany East [1968]
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October 18th
Rotary Club of Broome [2000]
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October 21st

Rotary Club of Batavia Coast [1969]


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BI-DISTRICTS CALENDAR

September 18th........Saturday.........Rotary Club of Narrogin Golf Classic
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

October 31st.............Sunday.............Rotary Club of Geraldton Radio Auction
October 30th ..... Saturday ........Kent Street Interactors Sausage Sizzle

November 11th.........Thursday............Rotary Club of Harvey [MUNA]

November 29th...........Monday.......Annual Dr Ken Collins address @ Gloucester Park
December 2nd.....Thursday...Rotary Club of Melville per Institute meeting

December 3rd -5th.....................Rotary Institute [Perth]
December 12th......Sunday....Rotary Club of Harvey Carols by Candlelight

2011

January 31st - February 6th ......D9465 RYLA Seminar

March .........Rotary Clubs of Fremantle and Attadale Golf Day
March 25-27th......Districts 9455 and 9465 Conference @Burswood

Disclaimer
All items appearing in Rotary out West are considered to be in the public domain.
Should you own copyright to any of these items or require recognition,
or have your copyright item removed please contact
Phil at philco@iinet.net.au



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Quote of the week

The United Nations has designated Sunday Oct 17

as International Anti-Poverty Day.

The week is concerned with poverty around the world,

especially in the poorest countries,
Anti -Poverty week begins this year on Sunday October 17th

and finishes on Saturday October 23rd




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smile!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a slow day in a dusty little Australian town.

The sun is beating down and the streets are deserted.

Times are tough, everybody is in debt

and everybody lives on credit.
On this particular day a rich tourist from down south is driving through town ,

stops at the local motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk

saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs

in order to pick one to spend the night

.He gives him keys to a few rooms and as soon as the man walks upstairs,

the owner grabs the $100 bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher

.The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street

to repay his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer takes the $100

and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.

The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100

and runs to pay his drinks bill at the local pub.

The publican slips the money along to a backpacker drinking at the bar ,

who has also been facing hard times and has had to work for him “on credit”.

The backpacker rushes to the motel and pays off his room bill

to the motel owner with the $100 .

.The motel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter

so the rich traveller will not suspect anything

.At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs,

picks up the $100 bill, states that the rooms are not satisfactory,

pockets the money, and leaves town.

No one produced anything.

No one earned anything

.However, the whole town is now out of debt

and looking to the future with a lot more optimism.
And that, ladies and gentlemen,

is how the Australian Government's stimulus package works..........

taken from the Rotary Club of Pinjarra newsletter

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Tired of the inconvenience of driving from the airport to his country cottage,

a man equipped his small plane with pontoons

so he could land on the lake directly in front of his cottage.

On his next trip however, he made his approach down the airport runway as usual.
Alarmed, his wife cried out,

"Are you crazy? You can't land this plane here without wheels!"

The startled husband yanked the nose up,

narrowly averting certain disaster.
Continuing home, he landed the plane on the lake without mishap.

As he sat there, visibly shaken, he said to his wife,

"I don't know what on earth got into me.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever done in my life!"
And with that, he opened the door and stepped out

... right into the water.