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Rotarian's around the World

 celebrating Rotary's 110th birthday

 Mauritius

 England

Bainbridge Chicago

 Exchange students in Norway

 Mount Warming Australia

 Ankara Turkey

Ekpuma Nigeria

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Some new Flyers

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay

Vice President Mike O’Hara,  new member Gail McLay 

and Past Rotary International Director Ken Collins

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Around the Clubs



At the Movies

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330 Rotarians were at the movies  to support
 Rotary Foundation's End Polio project.
 As a result of the fundraising 13,000 more children 
will be vaccinated against this deadly disease
 and the world will come 
"this close" to the eradication of polio




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Meanwhile in Kalgoorlie

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 This Award dinner was attended by 150 people

 7 course meal and tasting of wines presented for judging.

Our DG Brian Eddy & Pam attended as did several past DG’s

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Rotary Club of Scarborough

Chinese new Year Dinner

Fred Marsh and Rod McCagh

with Global Gypies’ Jan Barrie

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Rotary Club of Byford and Districts

 Byford & Districts members enjoyed lots of fun and fellowship 
as we celebrated the 110th Birthday of Rotary International
. Sameesh and his staff treated us well at the tandoori Palace



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Wheelchairs for Kids

30,000 crippled children have now received our wheelchairs, 
free of charge, in more than 70  neighbouring countries
 in our region of the world,
 this project is now generating terrific goodwill for Australia and Rotary.
 There are beneficial flow-on effects to the crippled childrens' parents,
 siblings and relatives etc, ie, a new found lease on life for all! 

 Her Excellency The Honorable Kerry Sanderson AO Governor of Western Australia

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Rotary Club of Balcatta
Rotary Club of Karrinyup
Joint meeting

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Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay

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Rotary Club of Hannans

Ernie Stringer came to our meeting Friday morning 

and talked about his work in

particular producing books for Aboriginal children

 and families in a context of

community development in the Ng Lands.

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Rotary Club of West Perth

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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay

 Visiting Rotarians Past President Jeremy Foster, 

Dave Dartnall & Past President Ian Thow

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Rotary Club of Perth

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February 23rd saw Exchange students
 visit Parliament House

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Rotary Club of Karrinyup

Our Outbound student, Tate, 

sent us this pic of him at his Host Club,

 the Rotary Club of Singen (Germany),

 passing on our banner to their President, Harald

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Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault

Launching the Aquaspectacular

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Rotary Club of Subiaco

Four Way Test speaking cometition

To the delight of our Rotary Club of Subiaco,
 Brandon Boccolo (from Perth Modern School)
 was adjudged winner of this semi final 
and will now speak at the District final on 16 March.

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 Rotary Club of Cockburn

Danielle Gelmi attended the RYLA camp in January.

 She enjoyed it so much that she has put her name down to be a facilitator.

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Rotary Club of Palm Beach

 Maddison Lamont and Daniel Muller share a joke

 with Palm Beach Rotary president Michael McCafferty 

after addressing the club about their RYPEN experiences.

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Rotary Club of Southern Districts

Ron Sloan Endeavour Scholarships Awards Night

Principals and awardess from Thornlie Senior High School,
  President. Robert Da Prato, Awardees
 and head of Secondary School Thornlie Christian College

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Rotary Club of Northam

 Vintage Fair on Jubilee Oval Northam  
Lots of fun making up breakfast's 

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Rotary Club of Albany City

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Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay

Heads and Tails??
Spot the Penny??
Rugby practise??

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Club and District Promotions

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The Amazing iPad Magician

The Pale Blue Dot - THE SAGAN SERIES

thanks Wilf Hendriks

The Washington Post's Style Invitational 

asked readers to take any word from the dictionary,

 alter it by adding, subtracting,

 or changing one letter,

 and supply a new definition.

The winners are:

1. Bozone (n.): 

The substance surrounding stupid people

 that stops bright ideas from penetrating. 

The bozone layer, unfortunately,

 shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

2. Foreploy (v):

 Any misrepresentation about yourself

 for the purpose of romance.

3. Cashtration (n.):

 The act of buying a house,

 which renders the subject financially impotent 

for an indefinite period.

4. Giraffiti (n):

Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

5. Sarchasm (n):

 The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit 

and the person who doesn't get it.

6. Inoculatte (v):

 To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

7. Hipatitis (n):

 Terminal coolness.

8. Osteopornosis (n):

 A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

9. Karmageddon (n)

: it’s like, when everybody is sending off all 

these really bad vibes, right? 

And then, like, the Earth explodes

 and it's like, a serious bummer.

10. Decafalon (n.):

 The gruelling event of getting through the day

 consuming only things that are good for you.

11. Glibido (v)

: All talk and no action.

12. Dopeler effect (n):

 The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter 

when they come at you rapidly.

13. Arachnoleptic fit (n.)

: The frantic dance performed just after

 you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

14. Beelzebug (n.): 

Satan in the form of a mosquito 

that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning 

and cannot be cast out.

15. Caterpallor (n.):

 The colour you turn after finding

 half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

thanks Robyn Penny

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Western Australia 

Rottnest Island