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April is Magazine Month



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NGO head witnesses team's dedication

Sera Whippy

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Incoming Rotary International president Kalyan Banerjee

 said children, especially girls, with cleft palates were experiencing life-changing operations

 with the help of the Interplast team.

Mr Banerjee said in the society and culture we live in,

 a woman with a cleft palate would have a very difficult life.

"I have always heard of your work but to actually witness it is beautiful.

 I am so amazed at the commitment, dedication and sincerity shown by this team.

 It is outstanding," he told the surgical team at the Lautoka Hospital.

He said the trip to Fiji was an added bonus as the Interplast team,

 through its work in 25 countries is close to operating on 20,000 patients

after 28 years of operations in 25 countries.

 He said he was proud of the Interplast team and would encourage his organisation

to continue supporting such life-changing operations

Mr Banerjee was on his way home to India from Samoa when he decided to stop over.

 Professionally a chemical engineer, Mr Banerjee resides in Vapi, in the State of Gujarat,

 with his wife Binota.

 This is the first time a president of the Rotary International has ever visited Fiji.

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Rotary delegation visits kids

Sera Whippy

Thursday, April 14, 2011

CHILDREN undergoing life changing operation in Lautoka

were visited by a high-powered delegation yesterday.

The incoming Rotary International president, Kalyan Banerjee,

 Rotary International Auckland and the Pacific Islands incoming district governor Allan Eyes,

 and district governor of Tahiti Nicholas Spillman,

were in Lautoka to see first-hand the work of an Interplast team

conducting reconstructive sur¡geries at Lautoka Hospital.

Mr Eyes said the miraculous work done by the Interplast team in Fiji was simply beautiful.

"I think this is a fantastic program and I am so proud it is our district that is funding this trip," said he.

He said Rotary International had sponsored many of Interplast's trips overseas.

"This is a very important transition, especially for these children because it is life-changing for them.

 We do not need such a team in our country because we have a great medical team back home,

 however, to see this work is amazing."

 He added Rotary in the Pacific was a well-structured organisation

and this was ereflected in their numerous successful programmes

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New look for Tavish

Sera Whippy

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Mala Reddy with her son Tavish Reddy after surgery at the Lautoka Hospital

BABY Tavish Reddy from Malolo in Nadi left the Lautoka Hospital surgical ward with a new look.

The four-month-old baby was one of Interplast surgical team's youngest patients.

 He was operated on for a cleft deformity on Tuesday morning.

"I am so thankful for the Interplast team's help in giving my son a normal life.

 It is a great thing they are doing," said mother, Mala Reddy.

The team has visited Fiji since 1983,

performing plastic and reconstructive surgery and in the process changed hundreds of lives.

She added the operation would have cost her and her husband thousands of dollars

 if they had sought treatment overseas.

"We do not have that kind of money.

We are simple people who have been shown a great kindness

by this international team of medical specialists," she said.

She said she had been a little disappointed and was quite sad when Tavish was born.

 However, a nurse whose child was also operated upon for a similar deformity,

 comforted her and told her of the Interplast team.

"I was so relieved to hear the good news.

Now my hopes for my son have come true and I am so happy," she said.

The Interplast and Rotary International team visited Mrs Reddy

 and baby Tavish at the Lautoka Hospital Children's Ward yesterday.

"He is very well and is fit and I am sure we might be discharged tomorrow (today)," she said.



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Tanvi's full of play

Sera Whippy

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tanvi Sen plays in Lautoka yesterday after her operation

TWO years ago when she was a few months old,

 Tanvi Sen was being wheeled into the operating room of the Lautoka Hospital

for an operation to right a cleft palate.

Performed by the Interplast team that is right now conducting surgeries at the Lautoka Hospital,

 the result was amazing.

Now at two years and 10 months,

 Tanvi is a child full of play.

Grateful parents Arti and Sanju Sen said they owed the Interplast team a lot.

"We could never afford the treatment for our daughter.

 And being that she is our first child it was really difficult for us but we loved her

so much and when we were informed of the team,

 we just jumped at the opportunity," she said.

Mrs Sen said she had no doubt the surgery would be a success because

she had heard of the team's success rate.

 She said she was confident of a great recovery by her daughter.

"She was discharged a day earlier than planned

 and now she is healthy and able to do everything any normal child can.

 We have been blessed," she said.

Interplast public relations officer Debbie Shiell said she was happy for Tanvi.

"We are very happy that we are able to help as many people as possible,"

 the medical team's public relations officer said.

thanks to PDG Brian Guest for the above articles

As a Board nember of Interplast Australia Brian recently travelled to Fiji

with a team of Surgeons from New Zealand and Nurses from Australia.

42 operations were performed with 16 Cleft Palates and the others burns victims

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Also in Fiji

 The D9455 team Fiji led by Hugh Lavery

It is hoped a team from Fiji will visit Western Australia in June

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D9465 GSE

pictured at the start of their visit is the team from Portugal

District Governor Marilyn Barton with Maria Jose Gil, Filipa Barreios

Mariana Mateus

Front...Joao Dias and Pedro Patricio

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Rotary Club of Crawley

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Rotary Clubs of Mandurah

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Rotary Club of Heirisson

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Rotary Club of Hannans

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay

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CONTAINERS FOR TIMOR PROJECT

The container project was initiated by the Bentley-Curtin Rotary club

 with the support of several metropolitan Rotary clubs to address

 the serious lack of school equipment in the schools in Timor Leste.

 At present there is an estimated shortfall of 85,000 desks and chairs throughout the schools

 with many classrooms having no equipment whatsoever with children sitting

on the floor and no blackboards or facilities.

Due to the Federal Governments building the education revolution (BER),

 thousands of school desks , chairs and equipment are being replaced

 with the obsolete equipment being dumped.

Most of this equipment is still in very good condition as the policy is “new school -

 new equipment” regardless of the age and condition of the replaced items.

From the project beginnings mid last year, 4 x 40 foot high capacity containers

 have been loaded and shipped to Timor.

 With the support of the Dili Rotary club and Kirsty Gusmao

 who is the Timor Prime Ministers wife and the Rotary Friendship ambassador for Timor,

 over 4000 chairs and 1000 desks have been distributed

 along with large quantities of stationary , blackboards, whiteboards and children’s clothing.

The first and fourth containers have been funded by Rotary club donations

with the second funded by the W.A. teachers Union

and the third was funded by Woodside- Sunrise Joint Venture.

Each container costs approximately $8000.00 by the time it is transported and unloaded in Dili.

The project has now listed with RAWCS Western region as a rotary international

(project No WR-003-2011) allowing for tax deductible receipts for donors.

With the BER program continuing on for several more years

the obsolete supplies will be available from the program plus the regular school upgrades

 from blackboards and whiteboards to the new electronic smartboards.

We have collected enough equipment to fill 3 more containers

 plus many schools have supplies stored ready for collection as container space becomes available.

Reports back from schools in Timor that have received the school equipment

 have expressed the joy the children have felt to finally have a desk and a chair to sit

on as many children walk for 2-3 hours just to get to school.

 With ongoing support we can help thousands of Timorese children

 have a much brighter future through supporting their education

with the facilities we all take for granted in Australia.

YOUR SUPPORT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Peter Snell, International Director, Rotary Club of Bentley-Curtin.

08 9277 3187 mob 0417 940 836



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Rotary Club of Swan Districts

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Rotary Club of Southern Districts

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Rotary Club of Northam

GUEST SPEAKER Kyle Quirk, ,

 9 yrs in Bunbury at the High School, started this year in Northam

 bringing the Clontarf Football Academy to the Wheatbelt.

 He played basketball with the Southwest Slammers for 7 years in the State League.

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Rotary Club of Applecross

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Rotary Club of Cockburn

Robina Ellis with Rushby Anador who attended this years Siemens Summer Science Seminar



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Rotary Club of Corrigin

Pictures from last weekends vintage motor show

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Rotary Club of West Perth

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ROTARY CLUB BIRTHDAYS

April 17th

Rotary Club of North Perth [1972]

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April 17th

Rotary Club of Northbridge [ 1984]

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April 19th

Rotary Club of Mandurah City [ 1993]

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April 22nd

Rotary Club of Kwinana [ 1971]

[40th birthday]

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April 24th

Rotary Club of Dalkeith [1984]

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May 1st

Rotary Club of Karrinyup [1974]

May 13th

Rotary Club of Belmont [1960]

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May 17th

Rotary Club of South Perth/Burswood [1962]

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May 18th

Rotary Club of Corrigin [1964]

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Club Changeovers

Rotary Club of Applecross..............Friday June 3rd ...[40th Birthday]

Rotary Club of Cunderdin …..Saturday June 18th or 25th tbc [Luncheon]

Rotary Club of West Perth............Friday June 24th

Rotary Club of Bentley Curtin ...... Monday June 20th

Rotary Club of Cockburn……….Thursday June 23rd

Rotary Club of Hannans…….Saturday June 25th

Rotary Club of Heirisson......Saturday June 25th

Rotary Club of Mundaring……Saturday June 25th

Rotary Club of Manjimup…….Monday June 27th

Rotary Club of Attadale.........Monday June 27th

Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay........ Thursday June30th

Rotary Club of Ascot .......................Friday July 1st

Rotary Club of Swan Valley……Friday July 1st

Rotary Club of Cunderdin….Saturday July 2nd [Luncheon]

Rotary Club of Bunbury….Monday July 25th

District Changeovers  D9465.....July 2nd

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DISTRICTS CALENDAR

April 23rd........Saturday... Rotary Clubs of Mandurah "Duck Race"

April 24th... Sunday......Rotary Club of Batavia Coast Mid West Muster

April 24th………Sunday……….Rotary Club of Swan Valley Bassendean Markets

April 30th........Saturday......Rotary Club of Bentley Curtin Quiz Night

May 1st............Sunday D9465 Metro District Assembly

May 7th...Saturday.....Rotary Club of Western Endeavour Quiz Nite

May 9th.......Monday D9455 Regional District Assembly [Corrigin]

May 14th........Saturday........Rotary Club of Balajura/Malaga Quiz Night

May 15th.....Sunday D9455 Meto District Assembly]

May 20th...............Friday..................Australian Rotary Health Hat Day

May 20-22nd .................................District 9465 RYPEN Seminar

May 28th........Saturday........Innerwheel Mandurah Charter night

June 11th...Saturday...Rotary Club of Canningtons Ladies Seminar

June 24-26th......................District 9455 RYPEN Seminar

July 2nd……………………………………………D9465 Changeover

July 29th…………….Friday………Rotary Club of CUNDERDIN Quiz Night

August 21st.......Sunday.......Rotary Club of Boulder Radio Auction

October 23rd...... Sunday........Rotary Club of Hannans Belzano Race

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"Quote of the Week"

A businessman was attending a conference in Africa.
 He had a free day and wanted to play a round of golf.
 He asked whether there was any course in the vicinity
and was directed to a course in the jungle.
After a short journey, he arrived at the course
 and advised the pro that he wanted to play 18 holes.
"Sure," said the pro, "what's your handicap?"
"Well, it's 14," said the businessman,
 "but I don't see the relevance since I shall be playing alone."
"No, it's very important for us to know," said the pro.
 The pro then called a caddy. "Go out with this gentleman," said the pro.
 "his handicap is 14."
The businessman was very surprised at this constant reference to his handicap.
However, he paid it no more attention.
 The caddy picked up the businessman's bag
and a large rifle which he slung over his shoulder.
 Again the businessman was surprised but decided to ask no questions.
They arrived at the first hole, a par 4.
 "Please avoid those trees on the left," said the caddy.
Needless to say, the businessman hooked his ball into the trees.
 He found his ball and was about to punch it out when he heard the loud crack of the rifle
 and a large snake fell dead from a tree above his head.
 The caddy stood next to him with the rifle smoking in his hand.
 "That's the most poisonous snake in all Africa," said the caddy
, "you're lucky I was here with you."
 After taking a bogey on the hole, they moved to the second hole, a par 5.
"Avoid those bushes on the right," says the caddy.
 Of course, the businessman's ball went slicing away into the bushes
. As he went to pick up his ball, he heard the loud crack of the caddy's rifle once more
 and a huge lion fell dead at his feet.
 "I've saved your life again," said the caddy.
The third hole was a par 3 with a lake in front of the green.
 The businessman's ball came up just short of the green
and rolled back to the edge of the lake.
 He had a shot.
 However, he had to place one foot next to the lake's edge to be able to play.
 As he was about to chip the ball on to the green,
 a large crocodile emerged from the water and bit off his right leg
. As he fell to the ground,
 he saw the caddy with the rifle propped at his side looking on unconcerned.
"Why didn't you shoot it?" cried the man,
writhing in pain.
"I'm sorry, sir," said the caddy,
 "this is the 17th handicap hole,
 so you don't get a shot here."