Sunday, April 23, 2017



378


this will be the last issue fr several weeks as am off on the NW Safari,
 with the long term exchange students.
 upon return will then head to the States for the Atlanta Convention
 and a extended vacation
back late June




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Ask almost anyone at the United Nations and they will know that Rotary,
 having helped to spearhead the Global Polio Eradication Initiative,
 has contributed to the 99 percent worldwide reduction 
in polio cases since the initiative began.
That recognition is no accident. 
For the last three decades, a network of Rotary representatives 
has been strengthening ties with the United Nations,
 its specialized agencies, and other international organizations 
like the League of Arab States and the European Union.
 These connections have enhanced Rotary's global visibility
 and resource network.
For example, some Rotary representatives met three years ago
 with staff from the Organization of American States (OAS)
 to review recommended literacy requirements.
 That meeting led to representatives briefing the ministers of education
 for all OAS member countries on an approach to improve reading skills.
 Ecuador bought into the program and agreed 
to work with three Rotary districts and eight clubs on 
a Rotary-funded effort, backed by the OAS,
 which has been training teachers to meet literacy goals.
"We flew to Ecuador and met with the vice president,
 who happens to be a Rotarian" says Richard Carson,
 Rotary's representative to the OAS
. "It was a successful project and has been
 going on for three years now."
"Just by having a presence at the United Nations building
 and in meetings of [nongovernmental organizations],
 it's given Rotary much greater credibility," adds Joseph Laureni,
 the primary representative to the UN in New York.
 "We're not just a name you see on a billboard.
 We have the wherewithal to have people in the field
 who are out there and who you can meet and say hello to."
Adds Bradley Jenkins, a former Rotary representative
 to the UN now serving as an adviser
: "It is a constant chance for us to coordinate
 what we are collectively doing.
 As far as water goes,
 it's known we have over 8,000 Rotary clubs
 involved in water projects. 
We talk about their work pretty frequently at the agency meetings
 we attend, and of course, we constantly talk about
 our Rotary Peace Fellows."

Deep roots
The roots of Rotary's representative network actually
 predate the formal chartering of the UN 
after World War II. In 1942,
 Rotary clubs from 21 nations organized a conference in London 
attended by ministers of education to develop ideas
 for advancing education, science, and culture across nations.
 This meeting was the impetus for what is known today as 
 -- the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Delegations of Rotary members helped draft
 the UN Charter 
in San Francisco in 1945
 and gave the organization strong support during its early years, 
until the Cold War turned it into an ideological battleground.
 Rotary's participation decreased over the following decades
 in keeping with its policy against political involvement.
The spark that restored Rotary's interest in the UN
 was the launch of the campaign to eradicate polio in 1985,
 and the ensuing partnership with the World Health Organization
 and UNICEF.
"With the advent of PolioPlus [Rotary's campaign against polio],
 it became very important to re-establish our presence,"
 says Jenkins.

Sylvan Barnet Jr.
One man was instrumental in restoring the connection.
 Sylvan Barnet Jr., a pioneer in international public relations
, joined the Rotary Club of New York in 1987. 
At a Rotary event in New York City that year, 
RI President Charles Keller met Barnet,
 recognized his public relations skills and interest in the UN,
 and tapped him to re-establish Rotary's consulting status 
with the UN's Economic and Social Council.
"From that time on, he became a bulwark
 in Rotary's close relations with the UN and various organizations,"
 Keller wrote in a letter to the Barnet family
 after Barnet's death in January. 
"The strong support of RI for the UN through the years
 has been in large part a product of our representatives.
 Barney [Barnet] was the first, and the model 
for all those who have followed."
Says Laureni:
 "Barney basically started this all by himself 
and built it up to what it is today. 
We are all following in his footsteps.
 Everyone knew him, liked him, and respected him."
Over time, the influence of nongovernmental organizations
at the UN has increased,
 as issues concerning the environment, health, education,
 and human rights have taken over a larger portion of the agenda.
 As a result, Rotary's influence has grown.
 and education, have benefitted from these ties
, and they dovetail with many of the
 UN's Millennium Development Goals.
Rotary's Board of Directors has gradually expanded 
the representative network to include UN specialized agencies 
headquartered in Geneva, Vienna, and Paris
. Representatives are also linked to other major international groups,
 including the World Food Program,
 the Organization of African Unity, and the Commonwealth of Nations.
 The network today includes 30 Rotary leaders
, appointed by the RI president, 
who communicate Rotary's priorities on a regular basis
 to these various bodies.
In 2013, the Board added two youth representatives to the UN
, and appointed former Rotary General Secretary Ed Futa
 to serve as dean, in charge of setting the direction
 and strategy for Rotary's outreach in the international community.
The representatives in New York also organize
 an annual Rotary Day at the United Nations
 at which about 1,000 Rotary members 
and their guests celebrate the decades-old special relationship 
between the two organizations.

By Arnold R. Grahl                                 

  
Rotary's Role in the Formation
 of the United Nations 1943-1959
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Photo: June 12, 1959 - Dag Hammarskjold, 
the second Secretary-General of the United Nations,
 addressed the closing session of the 50th Rotary
 International Convention in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
 He thanked Rotary for helpinf the "less fortunate" countries. 
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The Rotary Club of New York,
 as many other Rotary clubs, played an essential role 
in building support during the
 formative years of The United Nations,
 and in selecting New York City for the Permanent Headquarters 
of the United Nations. As such, more than 60 years later,
 Rotary International still maintains the highest consultative status
 with the United Nations of any non-governmental organization
. In this capacity, Rotary International and the United Nations
 has built a strong and productive partnership in achieving 
the Millennium Development Goals of 2000,
 including the global eradication of Polio,
 cultural exchanges, literacy, education, water/sanitation projects
, and promotion of peace conferences around the world.

By the late 1940's, Rotary International
 was one of the largest "international" organizations in the world.
 There were more that 6,800 clubs in more than 81 countries
. More importantly, Rotary was already working on projects
 around the world to diminish the causes of war and aggression
. In fact, during a 1943 Rotary conference, held in London,
 an outline of the development of United Nations
 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 
was established in 1946 and Rotarians helped write its constitution. 
Additionally, many of the delegates at the San Fransisco Conference 
that were representing their respective governments,
 were also members of their own Rotary clubs 
and utilized their clubs to develop support for the soon
 to be established United Nations Organization (UN).


Formation of the United Nations:
August 1941 - It was during the
 Atlantic Conference,
 off the coast of Newfoundland, where President Roosevelt
 and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
 issued a joint pronouncement that an effective international organization
 would be needed to replace the struggling 
League of Nations that was unable to prevent 
the outbreak of the Second World War. 
There, too, the Four Freedoms were promulgated
 as fundamental freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy:
 Freedom of speech and expression,
 Freedom of religion,
Freedom from want,
 Freedom from fear.

January 1, 1942 - The term "The United Nations"
 was first announced by Franklyn D. Roosevelt,
 several weeks after the attack at Pearl Harbor.
 It was the name given to the coalition of countries lead by 
the United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union 
to defeat the Japanese and German aggression.
 By February 15, 1943 more than forty countries had joined
 the United Nations and had severed diplomatic relations 
and signed a declaration of war on the Axis powers.

In October 1943, at the
 Moscow Conference,
 the "Big-Three" and China (referred now as the "Big Four")
 formed a Four Power Alliance pledged to commence
 the creation of a post-victory, international, military force
 and organization to maintain peace,
 and to quickly curtail any future aggression.
 The Moscow Declaration stated
 " the necessity of establishing at the earliest practicable date
 a general international organization, 
based on the principle of sovereign equality of all peace-loving states..
. for the maintenance of international peace and security."





August 21-October 7, 1944 -
 At Dumbarton Oaks,
 an estate in Washington DC (photo)





, the "Big Four" met with the main objective to create an organization
 that "would maintain international peace and security,
 by peaceful means, if possible, and economic sanctions 
and force if necessary; and to promote security 
by encouraging economic and social cooperation among nations." 
While the foundations were laid out,
 some details on voting procedure had to be decide at a later time. 

February 1945 - At the Yalta (Crimea) Conference,
 the provisional government of France 
was also invited to take a leadership role
 at the San Francisco Conference along with the "Big Four"
. In addition, forty-six other countries that waged war
 against the Axis Nations were also invited to participate
 at the conference at San Francisco,
 that was formally known as the 
United Nations Conference on International Organization.
 Their mission was to create the charter for the United Nations
 basically along the guidelines of those proposed 
at the informal conversations at Dumbarton Oaks.

April 12, 1945 - 
Two weeks before the San Francisco Conference was to meet,
 President Roosevelt died.
 Exhausted and ill, he was resting at Warm Springs, Georgia,
 when he suddenly complained of a terrible headache.
 Two hours later, he was pronounced dead of a stroke
. Roosevelt was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman
, who vowed to continue with the formation 
of the United Nations Organization.


April 25 to June 6, 1945 - 
At the San Fransisco Conference,
 49 of the 800 delegates and advisers were active Rotarians.







PEACE CENTRES
Each year, Rotary selects up to 100 professionals
 from around the world to receive fellowships 
to study at one of our peace centres.
Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities,
 the Rotary Peace Centers program develops leaders 
who become catalysts for peace and conflict prevention and resolution.
 These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board,
 round-trip transportation, and all internship 
and field-study expenses.
In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers
 have trained more than 1,000 fellows for careers
 in peacebuilding. 
Many of them are serving as leaders at international organizations
 or have started their own foundations.
Our fellowships
Each year, Rotary awards up to 50 fellowships
 for master’s degrees and 50 for certificate studies
 at premier universities around the world.
  • Master’s degree programs:
  •  Last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship 
  • of two to three months during the academic break.
  • Professional development certificate program:
  •  For experienced professionals and lasts three months 
  • with two to three weeks of field study






Nongovernmental Organisations







More than 1,000 peace fellowship alumni are working in over 100 countries.



Rotary Peace Centres

Fellows can earn either a Master in International Development Policy 
from Duke or a master’s degree in various departments 
from the University of North Carolina.
 In addition, Fellows at both Duke and UNC 
can earn a graduate certificate in international peace and conflict resolution
 from the University of North Carolina.

The Department of Public Policy and Social Research
 offers master’s degrees in social sciences, natural sciences,
 and interdisciplinary studies.

The Department of Peace Studies at Bradford 
is the largest in the world and offers several master’s degrees.

Fellows earn a master’s degree in international studies
 and peace and conflict studies in the Graduate Centre
 of Governance and International Affairs.

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research 
offers a master’s degree in social science. 
It is internationally renowned for its free and globally accessible
 collection of data related to conflict.

The professional development certificate is awarded 
to experienced professionals who complete the university’s 
intensive three-month program in peace and conflict prevention and resolution.


thanks Ken Pittman 




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taken from the Rotary Club of Armadale newsletter

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Rotary Club of West Perth




Team ICF has now completed a flyer
 for widest distribution within the Rotary network..
We would be most grateful if you would now distribute
 not only within your District parish,
 but also pass to the other District Governor as well.
Our plan is for interested Rotary groups to contact ICF,
 via either email or my mob,
  to arrange an ICF team to attend a Rotary event,
 preferably in week 15-19 May
 but not confined to this period
I am available to discuss this initiative further
Thank you again for partnering with us here
Kind Regards
Kevin Poynton

ICF Coaching Week 2017 Team Member 









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Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay


I visited a centre in Vishakapatnam, India last September
 which was started by a former TRF Scholar after she returned
 from her year of study in USA in 1976.
 She now has 400 mentally disabled people at her centre
 and as her email states she has just established an Interact Club
 containing 20 of her young people.

Sarah will be attending a conference in Perth in late June 2017
 and will be speaking at a Rotary Foundation Alumni Luncheon on Sunday 25th June.
  Full details have yet to be finalised.

Kind regards,


Ken Collins








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Rotary Club of Scarborough


After the Rotary Club of Bentley Curtin folded
 I desperately needed to get my children’s backs packs
 and gifts for the village up to Timor and there was no money
 to send another container up there. 
 Trevor Canning of Scarborough International Rotary
 said he could send them up for me,
 so of course I am now a member of Scarborough Club.

My project Across the Timor Sea has been in operation
 now for seven years and as you can imagine 
it has had its highs and lows,
 but I thought I would send you my latest newsletter 
to keep you updated. 
 Education is my main objective with water and sanitation
 also on the agenda for this remote village in Timor
 that supported my uncle of the 2/4th Commandoes 
and also the 2/2nd Commandoes. 
 It is a small village but with a lot of pride 
and an absolute delight to deal with. 
 I go up every year to see them and St. Francis of Assisi High School,
 where the sponsored children live in for the six years’ duration. 
 As you will see in the newsletter there are now eight children
 attending and each year I look for sponsors for two more
 finishing primary school (boy/girl) at Ailalec.
  Education is the key for this new country
 and the children attending St. Francis
 are benefiting greatly at this opportunity, with no absenteeism.

Kind Regards

Jan Roberts
Across the Timor Sea
Ph. H.  9385 9380

Ph.M.  0468 328 585





























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New Promotions



Rotary Club of Bunbury Leschenault





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 Rotary Club of South Perth Burswood






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Around the Clubs

Combined D9455 and D9465  PETS 
"President Elects Training Seminar"
in Mandurah this weekend































































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Tanzanian midwifes in the Goldfields





















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Rotary Club of Perth


Rotary Club of Perth 90th anniversary.
 A great past Presidents turn up and exciting stories
 and anecdotes from their years of service in a very emotional lunch!

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Rotary Club of West Perth


Celebrating 50 years for Muscular Dystrophy WA.
 West Perth Rotary Club remains proud to be the key Rotary club
 initiating the program 50 years ago. 
CEO of MDWA, Hayley Lethlean (a member of West Perth Rotary Club)
 coordinated and officiated the celebration breakfast,
 and what an excellent event it was too. 
20 club members and partners attended and Club President Guy Mattioli 
was invited to present on behalf of the club.
 Club members Byron Kakulus and Steve Wilton 
were on hand and both spoke during the Q&A session









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Rotary Club of Karrinyup



President Trish and Nick Nedkoff welcomed Rotary Club of Scarbrough's
 David Gaubert to this week's meeting.
 David presented our club with a cheque for $5000
 towards the cost of the Earbus.
Project Coordinator Nick was delighted with the donation
 as there have been further costs to the final package
 for items such as stabilizers etc.

Our club is most grateful to the Scarborough Rotary Club,
 as well as the other Rotary Clubs that have contributed,
 for their support of our Earbus project



We always love visitors and this week, as well as our scheduled presenters,
 we had a real treat with a plethora of people along to share our evening.
 Past Rotaracter and now club member Kevin O'Malley
 brought along his friend Bryn Butler from the Rotaract Club of Gosnells.
 It is great to keep the contact with Rotoract. 





Recently a group of club members enjoyed a vocational visit
 to Cooling Brothers Glass Company,
 kindly organised by our Vocational Service Director Nick
 in conjunction with Secretary Frits.
Members were briefed in the showroom before dividing into three groups
 for comprehensive guided tours of the factory floor.
 At the conclusion of this most informative session, 
the company extended very warm hospitality
 in the form of most welcome refreshments.
 Nick extended a vote of thanks to Cooling Brothers
 representatives on behalf of the group.








Colleen Smith has been travelling to Africa 
to work for orphans and the elderly in Zimbabwe for 19 years.
Following the club's previous donation, 
Colleen took a washing machine and a dryer to install 
at the nursing home for the elderly. 
 She also took 100kg washing powder and organised 
a plumber to install the machine with automatic taps.
 Both the washer and the dryer have proved 
an absolute godsend at the nursing home.
Colleen circulated photographs and leaflets 
containing information about her work.
She mentioned a list of items which are needed 
and which she tries to take on her visits.
 These include: toilet soap, sanitary pads, tooth paste, 
tooth brushes, candles, vaseline, talcum powder,
 deodorant, washing powder, band aids, 
packets of panadol, toilet paper, tissues and blankets.
At the conclusion of Colleen’s presentation 
International Service committee member Udo presented Colleen
 with our annual donation from the club in support of her work. 
Colleen presented the club with framed photographs 
of the nursing home staff and the washer and dryer, 
which were purchased with previous donations.
 She said that this years donation would be used 
to build an outdoor kitchen at the nursing home
 and currently staff have to cook meals 
for the residents at home.  
Colleen expressed her heartfelt thanks to the club 
on behalf of those so very much in need. 






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Rotary Club of Kenwick

Recipients if the Youth Scholarships



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Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay



The Club was busy over the weekend selling food at the Forrest Rally.
 Many thanks to all who helped out and especially to Rotarian Lawrie 
who did a great job of organising the food stall.




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Rotary Club of Geraldton


Tonight's guest speaker was Lorna Teakle from St John Ambulance
. Her organisation partners with The Rotary Club of Geraldton,
 in the Rotary WA Driver Ed program
, to literally show young people some of the consequences that can happen
 when drivers are distracted or distract others.
 The two videos Lorna showed tonight were a realistic enactment 
of a horrific and avoidable car accident,
 and a video from the perspective of an ambulance driving in traffic and what..
. have you ever wondered about this?.
..they need other drivers to do.
 A big thank you to St John Ambulance for their time and their dedication.






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Rotary Club of Cambridge


On Saturday 15 April, a fund raising sausage sizzle
 was held at Bunnings Homebase Store in Subiaco.
 The event was kindly sponsored by Wembley Supa IGA. 
The pics feature Peter McSkimming, Peter Pearse, Leonie Pearse,
 Jeanette Wood, Roger Veary, Jean McSkimming and Jeremy Wood
. Pics by Daniel Eigenmann and Jeremy Wood. 
Thanks to IGA for the sponsorship and to Roger Veary for organising it all.
 Apart from the serious side of the day,
 a lot of fun was had by all the participants.









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"Pictures of the Week"


Jim in Mundaring





in Busselton    [ is that you Ivan??]




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Rotary Club of Dalkeith    33
April 24 [1984]

Rotary Club of Karrinyup   43
May 1 [1974]

Rotary Club f Belmont 57
May 13 [1960]

Rotary Club of South Perth Burswood 55
May 17 [1962]

Rotary Club of Corrigin 53
May 18 [1964]

Rotary Club of Osborne Park   39
May 26 [1978]

Rotary Club of Hannan’s/Kalgoorlie 23
May 28 [1994]

Rotary Club of Albany Port 38
May 29 [1979]

Rotary Club of Applecross 46
June 3 [1971]

Rotary club of Swan Valley   24
June 9 [1993]

Rotary Club of Esperance    55
June 12 [1962]

Rotary club of Midland 32
June 14 [1985]

Rotary Club of Wongan Hills 52
June 15 [1965]

Rotary Club of Cockburn   48
June 18 [1969]

Rotary Club of Bunbury      78
June 19 [1939]

Rotary Club of Booragoon 34
June 21 [1983]

Rotary Club of South Bunbury   50
June 23 [1967]

Rotary Club of Willetton 35
June 25 [1982]

Rotary Club of Mandurah 56
June 27 [1961]

Rotary Club of Kalamunda 55
June 27 [1962]

Rotary Club of Mount Lawley   68
June 28 [1949]

Rotary Club of Subiaco   68
June 28 [1949]

Rotary Club of West Perth 63
June 28 [1954]

Rotary Club of Cambridge 48
June 30 [1969]

Rotary Club of Rossmoyne   45
June 30 [1972]

Rotary Club of Quairading 54

June 30 [1963]



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 Issy Simpson wows with her magic act! 
 Britain’s Got Talent 2017





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PEOPLE ARE AWESOME 2017




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