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October is Vocational Services Month

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Dear Rotarian,

As you may know, Sunday, 24 October 2010 is World Polio Day.

In honor of World Polio Day, The Rotary Foundation is happy

to announce 2 for 1 recognition points for every online contribution

of US$100 or more made to PolioPlus during 18-24 October 2010,

Central Standard Time.
Rotarians may go to www.rotary.org/contribute

to make their online contribution.

Rotarians will need to have registered with Rotary’s Member Access.

Through Member Access, Rotarians are able to access online services and features.

Rotarians may register for Member Access at

www.rotary.org/memberaccess.
Please note that contributions on www.rotary.org/contribute are in US dollars

and will receive a US tax receipt.

Donors will need to print the tax receipt at the time of donation.

Also, online contributions cannot be made on behalf of another individual,

club or district.
We expect to have a high volume of online traffic associated with this promotion.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for the promotional points to appear.

Once the promotional points have appeared in their accounts,

donors may request their recognition materials.
I hope you will join me in contributing online to PolioPlus

in honor of World Polio Day.

Together we will End Polio Now.

Sincerely,
John T. Osterlund .....General Manager
The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

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Multi-District Public Relations Seminar
Sunday 17 October 2010

Mt Lawley Senior High School in Woodsome Street, Mt Lawley.

Registration is at 8.30 am, with a 9.00 am start,

and the seminar ends at 1.00 pm to make it more accessible

for Rotarians from regional areas.

See you there !

MEDIA – UNMIXING OUR MESSAGE !

Whenever we get a group of Rotarians talking about public relations,

someone will complain that one of the biggest problems

is the refusal of the media to report on Rotary’s good works.
Certainly that is how it seems from our side of the fence ...

it is often difficult to get our message across.
However, we may be able to do much better if we

could understand how the media operates.
That’s the underlying theme of a special multi-district seminar,

Promotion and Marketing of Rotary,

being held in Perth on Sunday, 17 October.
This seminar, coordinated by the District 9455 and 9465 public relations committees

will take a fresh look at how the media can be used to inform the public –

and prospective new members.

A keynote speaker and people who work in media will make presentations.
The central feature of the seminar will be an interactive workshop

moderated by professional journalists that will demonstrate

to Rotarians how and why the media makes its decisions

on what is and what is not news.
Understanding how the media operates is the key

to getting our news in print or on the air.
Rotary Down Under, our own magazine, will be there too,

and there will be presentations on advertising, merchandise

and promotional aids as well as club public relations success stories.
Don’t be put off by the public relations tag –

it’s just what Rotary calls it.
This seminar is not just for PR officers,

but all Club officers and members who are keen to develop

and enhance the Promotion and Marketing of Rotary.
After all, every Rotarian is responsible for Rotary’s public relations.
Further details on directions, parking etc will be sent directly to all Clubs.

Please respond to:--
· your District PR Chair

9455 PDG Ian Murray iwmurray@primus.com.au

9465 PP John Feary pr@rotary9465.org.au
· or your Assistant Governor
Please let us know if you will be coming

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Rotary Club of East Perth

WA Police Officer of the Year

Rotary Club of East Perth Police Officer of the Year Award

On Tuesday 5th October the 2010 Rotary Club of East Perth

Police Officer of the Year award was presented at a function

in the Burswood Entertainment Complex
The winner was Sergeant Paul McCormish
The citation for Sergeant McCormish reads

Sergeant Paul McComish 7566

AS OIC of Toodyay Police Station during the devastating bushfire

in December last year, Sergeant Paul McComish came to the fore as a community leader.
Toodyay Bushfire Recovery Coordinator Charles Wroth nominated

Sergeant McComish for his efforts throughout the bushfire

and recovery period to coordinate response, support survivors

and maintain law and order in the area.
Mr Wroth said Sergeant McComish had remained a reassuring public figure

throughout the recovery period and had gone well beyond

his job requirements in his efforts to support the community

despite an increase in general policing duties during the same period.
He organised road blocks and coordinated with fire services

during the bushfire response.

During the initial recovery period, he paid special attention

to protecting construction materials on property in the fire zone

and worked quickly and decisively to crack down on an increase in vandalism.
Sergeant McComish has since moved on from Toodyay

to take up a supervisory role at Wanneroo Police Station.
Sergeant McComish’s conduct and achievements in the past year

have not only brought credit upon the WA Police

but represent effort that is over and above what is required of him,

thereby exemplifying the Rotary creed of

'Service above Self'.

from the Rotary Club of East Perth website

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Rotary Club of Crawley

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contact PDG David Horsley

9574 0412

horsleys@bigpond.com.au



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Rotary Club of Cunderdin

thanks Glynis Geen

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Rotary Club of Geraldton

from the Rotary Club of Geraldton newsletter


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Rotary Clubs of Cannington and Melville

from the Storm the Stage website


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Rotary Club of Matilda Bay

click image to enlarge



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Rotary Club of Hannans

from the Rotary Club of Hannans newsletter


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Rotary Club of Manjimup

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Rotary Club of Byford and Districts

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Following is a match report received from the Goldfields,

of a cricket match held on the weekend


Match Report

The Bugger-All Pommies Occasional Cricket Team took on

the The Rotary All Stars in the inaugural pre-Ashes Cricket Match.
The Rotary All Stars won the toss and sent the Pommies in to bat.

Their opening bats started briskly enough

and one had to retire when he reached 30.

The Rotary bowlers, including a former Estonian commando

who was very quick in the field and left to meet his girl friend

and continue bowling, plugged away

and bowled all the Pommies who then started batting again.

At the end of the allotted 25 overs the Pommies had made 111.
The Rotary All stars started batting very briskly,

opener Mal retiring on 34 having hit a lofty six when on 28.

The middle order continued at a steady rate

and Vella Moyle hit the winning run in the 21st over.

There wasn't a man of the match award,

instead there were two women of the match:

Nikki the wife of the Pommies captain who was substituted

for our Estonian fielder after he left

and caught and bowled her husband;

and Vella who caught a ball that was lofted and took a long time to fall.

Three players fell at the same point on the pitch

and the award for the most spectacular fall goes

to Athol for a triple roll with half pike.
Athol retired hurt and required a long lie down

and several cans of anaesthetic.

The match was a lot of fun, a great time was had by all.

A replay is proposed for some time in Jan/Feb.

The Rotary All Stars were lucky to have two South Africans

join the team who knew how to bat.

Rotarian substitutes will have to be found for the next match.

Your roving Rotary sports correspondent

( who also understands the several club sergeants are going to have a field day this week).



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Rotary Club of Fremantle Port

~Magickal Graphics~

President Judy Smyth congratulates Howard and Betty Shepperd

on their 50th wedding anniversary


thanks Marie Wilson
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Rotary Club of Pinjarra

PDG Arthur Baker [left] and PDG Phil Cordery

pictured with President Hedley Dilley at last weeks meeting



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Rotary Club of Southern Districts

from the Rotary Club of Southern Districts newsletter


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Rotary Club of Northam

Rotarian Brian Webb has spent several weeks touring around Europe

In Lucerne he had dinner at a Lakeside restaurant,

with recent returned Rotary Youth Exchange student Annabel

and her parents Daniel (Rotary Sursee)

and Ariann (Inner Wheel Club President)

thanks Brian




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Rotary Club of Applecross

celebrated 7 years as a Rotarian and was the clubs 1st lady memmber

from the Rotary Club of Applecross newsletter


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Rotary Club of Geraldton

Acting Sergeant PPP Kevin Green

Kevin is also the driver of the upcoming Radio Auction

from the Rotary Club of Geraldton newsletter


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Rotary Club of Manjimup

Enjoying a night out at the Top Knotch Cafe

from the Rotary Club of Manjimup newsletter


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CLUB SNIPPETS
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Rotary Club of Hannans
GWN Belzano Barrow Race Saturday October24th

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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 Geraldton

Radio Auction..October 31st

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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 Candlelighton December 12th

and
Rotary Model United Nations Assembly
Thursday November 11th

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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 26th market

another market on October 31st
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Rotary Club of Pinjarra

Busy Bee at Fairbridge Farm 8.00am on October 9th

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Rotary Club of Booragoon

to have joint meetingwith the Rotary Club of South Bunbury

on Wednesday October 13th
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Rotary Club of Victoria Park

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation "Walk to Cure"

Sunday October 17th

Club to assist with BBQ and Sausage Sizzle
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Rotary Clubs of Corrigin and Quairading
Joint meeting
Monday November 1st
Annual Melbourne Cup fun night
at Wamenusking Tennis Club

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Rotary Club of Cunderdin
Annual "Kuringal" concert
Saturday November 13th
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Rotary Clubs of Swan Valley and Wanneroo

Joint meeting on October 28th

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Rotary Club of Applecross

"Fiddler on the Roof"

at the Old Mill Theatre

November 20th

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ROTARY CLUB BIRTHDAYS

October 17th

Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough [1986]
Rotary Club of 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
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October 24th
Rotary Club of Wagin [1958]
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October 28th
Rotary Club of Morley [1964]
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October 30th
Rotary Club of Boulder [1961]

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November 2nd
Rotary Club of Nedlands
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November 4th
Rotary Club of Esperance Bay
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November 9th

Rotary Club of Heirisson [1990]

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BI-DISTRICTS CALENDAR
October 24th-29th..............International Fellowship of Cricketing RotariansFestival@ Lillac Hill
October 24th............Saturday...Rotary Club of Hannans Belzano Race
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 24th-February 4th.........D9455 RYLA Seminar

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
April 8th...........Friday.......Rotary Club of Crawley "Night to Remember"

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'

SMILE!!!

Cletus is passing by Billy Bob's hay barn one day

when through a gap in the door he sees Billy Bob

doing a slow and sensual striptease in front of an old green John Deere.

Buttocks clenched he performs a slow pirouette

and gently slides off first the right strap of his overalls,

followed by the left.

He then hunches his shoulders forward

and in a classic striptease move and lets his overalls fall down

to his hips revealing a torn and frayed plaid shirt.

Grabbing both sides of his shirt he rips it apart

to reveal his stained tee shirt underneath

. With a final flourish he tears the tee shirt from his body

and hurls his baseball cap onto a pile of hay.
Having seen enough Cletus rushes in and says

"what the heck are you doing Billy Bob."
"Jeez, Cletus, ya scared the bejeezers out of me,"

says an obviously embarrassed Billy Bob,

"but me and the Ole lady been having trouble lately

in the bedroom department,

and the Therapist suggested ...
I do something sexy to a tractor."
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