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December is Rotary Family Month

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Rotary Club of Heirisson

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A novel way to travel to Conference in Kalgoorlie

Go Craig!!

Craig's Big Ride from Kerotv on Vimeo.

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Potential Scam

Dear Rotarians,

There is currently a scam circulating as someone representing themselves

as RIP Kalyan Banerjee purportedly calling from the Philippines.

 They said his sister has died and that he would be travelling to Fremantle

 to attend the funeral and needed assistance with funds to make the trip.

 Please note that RIP Banerjee will not contact individual Rotarians to assist with flights

 – any requests from RI (including from the President)

 will come via the District Governor. Should you have any queries,

 please do not hesitate to contact me.

 Yours in Rotary  DG Jodie

ED.... I can vouch for this having received a call on Saturday 10th

from this person wanting to talk to the President of the our club

He indicates that he is calling from Phillippines airport

and will ask you to take down his mobile no  and call him back

Do not call back

PDG Phil Cordery

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Rotary Club of Byford and Districts

East Timor Roofing - Mini Silos Project

Some statistics and information from ‘Seeds of Life’ research.

The majority (85%) of East Timorese people are subsistence farmers.

The usual size of a farm is about one hectare,

 a size limit set by the absence of mechanised farming.

There are 3 seasons in East Timor,

 “the Wet, the Dry and the Hungry’ seasons”

. It is in the hungry season that many communities and families

 are under real pressure to maintain their essential quality and quantity of life.

A key crop is corn (maize).

Corn is generally grown only once a year during the wet season,

 November to March,

 so the grain must be stored for 12 months from one harvest to the next.

Because the farm size is small and yields are low (average 1.5 t/ha),

 most families do not harvest enough corn to eat from one harvest to the next

. To make matters worse,

because of the way the corn is stored,

30% of the harvest can be eaten by weevils or rats.

There are an estimated 180,000 farming families in East Timor.

 Depending on family needs, if every family had the equivalent of 600lt to1000lt storage,

 this would be more than enough grain to feed the family for 12 months,

 especially during the lean times and to ensure viable seed for the next crop.

 Research with farmers in East Timor has shown

that by storing shelled corn in sealed, airtight containers,

 it can be kept for 2 years or more.

 Weevils cannot live or reproduce without oxygen.

 When weevil infested corn is stored in an airtight container,

 the oxygen content drops, and the weevils suffocate.

The corn will still be viable as seed for the next crop.

Any weevils in the corn stored in an airtight mini silo will die within 7-10 days.

Opening the silo periodically to remove corn will not allow weevils to reinfest the remaining corn.

This is a great project for individual Rotarians or Clubs to fund,

1/ East Timor is a worthy international project,

 just 400 miles North of Darwin,

2/ That Australia owes this country and its people a debt of honour,

 3/ It is in our interests to help a neighbour ,

 4/ We ‘lend a hand’ to Project managers

and local staff who demonstrate the appropriateness of Rotary abroad

 and

 5/ Because it is affordable and offers a recognisable and sustainable benefit.

1. Each 200lt silo can store 180 kg of corn.

 Without good storage, 30% of the corn would be lost to weevils and rats.

 Good storage will ensure viable seed for the next crop.

2. Having good on farm storage means farmers can plant for high yield and keep the surplus.

 Farmers know that they can keep a surplus and won’t lose precious grain to weevils and rats.

3. East Timor Roofing Company (a significant and successful Rotary Project)

 mini silos are made of high quality Australian materials to ensure silo longevity.

Silos are made in 200lt or 400lt capacities with airtight, durable PVC, screw cap access openings.

How and where to donate:

Tax deductable donations can be by cheque to RAWCS Treasurer Garry Gunnell at;

PO Box 807 Strathfieldsaye, Victoria 3551

or

By direct credit to the RAOAF account at Westpac Bank BSB 033 688 Account 102902

Quote in either case “Grain Silos RAWCS No 9/2011-2012” .

That will ensure that the funds go to the right place.

Also advise a postal address to send a receipt.

Current price per silo US $125.00

 

Tom Hoyer (RC of Byford & Districts)  Norm Bruce (in country Project Manager)

James Sharkey (RC of Kwinana)



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 Rotary Club of Margaret River

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Rotary Club Xmas functions

Rotary Club of Corrigin

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Rotary Club of Melville

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Rotary Club of Geraldton

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Hello Phil,

Regarding your blog post at Rotary out West on the Rotary Club of Mosman Park article:

I am the web developer for the Mosman Park Men's Shed

and I wanted to ask you if you would please update your article

 to include the web address for the new website?

This would be a great help to boost our website presence

so that more people can find information about the building progress as updates will be made.

 The web site address is http://www.mosmanparkmensshed.com/

.Regards,

Leo Treasure

ed ..a link has been added under the Rotary Contacts on the Right hand side

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 On November 7th over 70 Rotarians and partners  listened to Hilary Lee of Dementia Care

Community Service Director Jennifer Mott passed on the following

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Rotary Club of Fremantle Port

Art Exhibition

 We had had a large number of people through on the Sunday

 as part of the George Street Festival

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Rotary Club of Karatha

Salt Bagging

Salt Bagging is the major fund raising activity of the Rotary Club of Karratha.

The salt is donated by Dampier Salt Ltd,

 transported by Cleanaway to our Salt Bagging Facility

 located in the Old Shire Depot in the Karratha Industrial Estate.

It is then manually bagged by Rotarians.

The salt is then stored until required by retail outlets Home Hardware and Crystal Pools.

Centurion Transport then pickup and deliver the salt to the retail outlets.

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Rotary Club of Manjimup

No names  ??????

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Rotary Club of Hannans

the above pictures are printed with permission from the Rotary Club of Hannans

 and the East Kalgoorlie Primary School

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District 9465 Rotaract Representative Laura Cheetham

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Rotary Club of Belmont

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Rotary Club of Victoria Park

 Rotarian Vin Nairn and President Roger Meakes prepare for the Sreet Carnival in Victoria Park

John Colley with his son Ron

Ron is the State Ombudsman and spoke at the club meeting last week

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The Rotary Clubs of Canning Bridge

and

The Rotary Club of Rossmoyne

  Sausage Sizzle last weeends at Channel 7's Xmas pageant

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Rotary Club of Applecross

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Rotary Club of Joondalup

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Rotary Club of Hillary's

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Rotarians,

The 23rd Annual Vienna Pops New Year’s Eve Concert is upon us again

and this years concert will feature some up and coming new local talent.

So come along and support our West Australian musicians

whilst at the same time help raise money for a worthy cause.

Join other Rotarians in the Gold Reserve area,

tickets are just $110 each and this includes access to the VIP area at interval for nibbles and drinks.

 Book by emailing your requirements to Ian Mickle ( ian.mickle@colliers.com).

If you prefer to just attend the concert you are encouraged to book tickets

 via BOCS as soon as possible as public ticket sales have commenced.

Regards

Ian Mickle (Rotary Club of Perth)

Director

Investment Services

Dir +61 8 9261 6628

Mob +61 434 659 800

Ian.Mickle@colliers.com

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this is hilarious!!!

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JOKE OF THE WEEK –

Three aspiring psychiatrists from three universities

, were attending their first class on emotional extremes.

'Just to establish some parameters,'

 said the professor to the student from Oxford University,

'What is the opposite of joy?

''Sadness' said the student.

'And the opposite of depression?'

he asked the young lady from Cambridge .
'Elation,' she said.

'And you, sir,' he said to the student from Dublin University ,

'How about the opposite of woe?'

The student replied,

'I believe that would be giddy up'

stolen from the Rotary Club of Fremantle Port  newsletter



 stolen from the Rotary Club of West Perth newsletter