Rotary out West: August 2019

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NIGERIA THREE YEARS FREE FROM WILD POLIOVIRUS

A milestone in an ongoing journey

to achieve global polio eradication

21 August 2019 marks three years since Nigeria

last reported a case of wild poliovirus.

This is an important public health milestone

for the country and the entire Africa Region,

which is now a step now closer to polio-free certification.

At the press conference in Abuja,

the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care

Development Agency (NPHCDA),

Dr Faisal Shuaib, acknowledged that the

three-year mark is an important moment in the fight

against polio but also emphasized the need for vigilance

̶ “one which we must delicately manage with cautious euphoria.”

“This achievement would certainly not have been

possible without the novel strategies adopted in the

consistent fight against polio and other vaccine preventable diseases.

We commend the strong domestic and global financing

and the commitment of government at all levels,”

the Executive Director stated.

Innovation, partnership and resolve have all

underpinned advancements made in Nigeria,

together with the commitment of tens of thousands

of health workers.

“Since the last outbreak of wild polio in 2016

in the northeast, Nigeria has strengthened supplementary

immunization activities and routine immunization,

implemented innovative strategies to vaccinate

hard-to-reach children and improved acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)

and environmental surveillance.

These efforts are all highly commendable,”

said WHO’s Officer in Charge for Nigeria, Dr Peter Clement.

However, despite progress,

there is still much left to be done.

Continued work to reach every last child

with the polio vaccine,

as well as strengthening surveillance and

routine immunization across the region,

will be key to keeping wild polio at bay

and protecting the gains achieved.

Should there be no more cases in Nigeria

or from countries in the Africa Region,

and surveillance data submitted by countries meets

evaluation criteria, the Africa Regional Certification Committee

(ARCC) could certify the Region as wild polio-free

as early as mid-2020.

The press briefing was attended by country representatives

of all GPEI partners: WHO, UNICEF, CDC,

Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;

as well as USAID, Government of Germany,

EU and Canada.

The Emir of Jiwa, representing the

Northern Traditional Leaders Committee

was also in attendance.

New Members

Trevor Wilson being inducted by Captain Be

into our club ,coming from Mandurah City Club

It's time to begin planning your Hat Day event

for this year on October 10,

or anytime during Mental Health Month in October!

This event is a chance to raise money

for much needed mental health research.

Visit the Hat Day website

to find out how you can get involved.

Hosting a Hat Day event
Fundraising at your local Bunnings store or train station
Asking your local coffee shop to donate $2
from each cup of coffee sold
To register your event or find out more, head to
hatday.com.au or contact the ARH office on (02) 8837 1900
or admin@arh.org.au

Club Promotions and Updates

SOLD OUT!!!

Perth Rotary member Auctioneer extraordinaire PP John Garland

will be volunteering his exquisite skills

at this ROC event on Friday 6th of September,

why not join him, at this great event from Australian Doctors for Africa

and the Rotary Club of Crawley

who have joined forces to raise funds to build

a new Endoscopy Unit in Madagascar.

Seaview Golf Club Cottesloe
4.00pm - 8,30pm
Tickets $120

Place Cinema Raine Square
3.00 pm - 6.00 pm

Have you heard? For participants to complete RYLEAP

(the extension program to RYLA)

and gain their Certificate II in Leadership, they must deliver a project.

This year, the project is to host a 'mini RYLA' for Rotarians

and we would love to invite you to be a part of the special day!

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The Day in the Life of RYLA event will allow you:
• an opportunity to see what RYLA

is like and get to experience a little taste of it,
• learn (or get a refresher/reminder) of aspects

of leadership and self-development,
• to provide a powerful opportunity for us, the participants,

to practice the skills we have learnt,
• a chance to see your club's investment in action and
• to have fun and connect with young community leaders!

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Tickets include morning tea, lunch and refreshments.

Dietary requirements can be noted when purchasing tickets.
Tickets available at www.ryla9455.org

The other Polio fundraising film organised in District 9455

- this one is a week earlier, in Morley.

Ticket Link: https://www.trybooking.com/BEQQW

Book Tickets through TryBooking Now!

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Request

Hello Rotary,

My name is Marta Marioni,

I came to district 9455 on exchange from

Italy, Lake Como in 2015-2016

and I was hosted by the Geraldton Rotary Club.

I fell in love with Australia during my stay and

I decided to come back to study here again.

Now, I am currently studying Architecture at Curtin University

and I'll be staying in Perth for a semester.

I live in a pretty, little unit in Riverton/Shelley

with my bestfriend from Geraldton Samantha,

who was also an exchange student.

While I'm here I was hoping to find a job and was wondering

if anyone from the Rotary community knows anyone

or anywhere hiring, preferably in the Riverton area,

as I have to catch public transport to get there.

I am only staying here for 5 months but I would be happy

and willing to work in any position.

I am happy to do babysitting as I love kids

and am also a native Italian speaker

and would love to help out those willing to learn

to increase their knowledge in this roman language.

I haven't had much work experience back home

but I consider myself a fast learner and am willing

to gain as much knowledge and experience as I can.

I would love it if you could share my email throughout

the other Rotary clubs to spread the word.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

I hope to hear from you soon!

Ciao,

Marta Marioni

marionimarta@gmail.com

If you happen to be traveling north,

you can stop in at the most northern location,

the Rotary Club of Barrow, Alaska.

The club President will invite you to join the Polar Bear Club

by swimming in the Arctic Ocean.

Rotary Club reaches half-tonne

August 20th, 2019,

Rotary Club of Cockburn members celebrating their 50th anniversary.

THE Rotary Club of Cockburn has notched

up half a century of community contributions.

The club celebrated its 50th anniversary

and recognised their years of dedication

to improving the local area with a recent member’s dinner.

Long-time Rotarian and former president Peter Hodgson

said the club estimated they had spent more

than $1 million within Cockburn over the past 50 years.

Rotary Club of Northbridge International Director, Joy Northover,

presents June Wade with a cheque for $2,000

to help with Shelterbox’s disaster relief work.

$2,000 Aid for Shelter

The Rotary Club of Northbridge has made another donation

to Shelterbox, an international disaster relief organisation

supported by Rotary clubs around the world.

June Wade, Coordinator for Shelterbox, told this week’s club meeting

of the recent changes the organisation has made to adapt

to the needs of disaster victims in different countries.

In addition to the traditional $1,000 Shelterbox containing a tent,

cooking equipment, blankets etc.,

they now also offer a Shelterkit containing a tarpaulin, saw, hammer, shovel

and other tools to help repair homes damaged by natural disasters.

They can also provide a kit with blackboard paint, chalk, pencils

and paper to help school teachers re-establish lessons after a disaster.

This week, Shelterbox HQ in Cornwall, U.K. is monitoring

the effects of floods in Bangladesh and landslides in India

in anticipation that assistance may be required.

They work closely with weather authorities to ensure help arrives when needed.

Article provided by Rotary Club Northbridge

We visited our friends form Rotary Club of Bali Denapsar

to find our about Saturdays Distribution Day.

Partners and guests were also in attendance

Several members of the club put their hands up to get their

First Aid certificates to ensure patrons of the

Rockingham Rotary Sunday Market

will be attended to if there is an incident.

Sue McCabe whom the our supported a couple of years back

with thermoregulatory blankets etc. for children

who she was working with for her PhD

which has now been submitted.
Sue's work on sleep / conditions etc. has evolved over the past two years,

although there is still much to be investigated as the questions

to her at the meeting suggested.
Always excellent to hear back on medical matters

the Club has had some involvement with.

Professor Jean-Pierre Macquart gave an outline of the discovery

of Fast Radio Bursts and their significance

in understanding space and its effect on us.

Mike Bermann handng the cheque for the Ngala Parent Program to

Katie Day

One of our everyday heroes is Hayley Lethlean our Membership Director

and Board member.

Hayley is a valued and active member of our club and works hard

to help us achieve our club goals.

She is also the CEO at Muscular Dystrophy WA

and is once again participating in the ride for Reuben Cheuk.

We are very proud of her dedication and if you would like

to support her please click the link

https://dwellingup100.everydayhero.com/au/hayley-lethlean

This week we held our very busy first Club Assembly of the Rotary Year,

which centred on key focus areas of the 2019 - 2020 Operational Plan

. This was distributed a few weeks ago, giving members an opportunity

to become familiar with it.

Directors and team leaders spoke to their various portfolios

giving members a clear picture of what we have done,

what we are doing and what we will do.

Happiest of Birthdays to the one and only (thank goodness) George Wasiun

. Thanks for all you do for this great club and our community.

Here is a picture of George with Stitches the PCH Bear

(George is the one on the right).

Host Hans Groot with guest speaker Amy Perrie from Inclusion Solutions

Visiting from the Rotary Club of Palm Beach Richard and Teresa Carlson

Como Rotary Ladies Sewing Group at Bunnings Belmont

selling quality homemade craft items.

All proceeds go towards supporting children with disabilities

at Carson Street Primary School.
Another Como Rotary Club community project supporting the local community.

The Como Rotary team (with Kevin Saunders, Principal)

, who helped out today at the Collier Primary School Mulch & Manure Drive,

which is the P&C’s major annual fundraiser.

A record number of bags delivered to all local suburbs,

which all went very smoothly due to the excellent organisation for the day.
Como Rotary Club supporting a valued local Community Partner.

Hard at Work loading container for the Cambodia Project

We so excited to be hosting the very first Science and Engineering Challenge

NATIONAL FINAL to be held in a regional centre.

We have some amazing sponsors to thank for making this possible.

Our business community is being very generous ..

. THANK YOU:

South32 Group ; Talison Lithium ; Albemarle Lithium Australia ;

@AGIG (Australian Gas Infrastructure Group) ; Alcoa ; Tronox (Cristal) ;

Curtin University ; Dolphin Discovery Centre ; Edith Cowan University (ECU) ;

Engineers Australia ; GHD ; Quality Hotel Lighthouse ; Southern Ports ;

Totally Sound ; WML Consultants Pty Ltd.

This weekend's Community Fair

Alan at the Old Perth Markets

Our Inbound - Luzie is out exploring today

- so far she's opened (and closed) her first station gate

and tried green ants!

Exchange Student Nomoie Draguet from Belguim
with Ktyie Btito and Nancy Kilkenny

"Picture of the Week"

Club and District Promotions

August

September

Here is the link to our latest newsletter:
Regeneration Newsletter: July 2019

Attached also is the PDF version.
Note that the updated programme is on pages 9 -12.

The content of the newsletter will be shared
on the Conference Facebook page
@RotaryZone8Conference and
on Instagram as #RotaryZone8Conference.

Any issues regarding the newsletter please
do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

Kind regards

Sarita