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Welcome to the world's newest
Rotarian, Ivan Burgess!
Ivan has been a member of Rotary in the past
so we are
grateful that he has chosen to join our club.
Induction of Barbara Rowell
Peace Park
Shelley Foreshore
Pioneer Park
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hosted a memorable day for Aboriginal youth and youth leaders
visiting
from the small Kimberley community of Mowanjum.
Many thanks to River Gods
Kayaking adventures,
BOAB Network and a BIG shoutout to the beautiful kids who
participated.
First meeting for 2020
A VERY enjoyable breakfast at the home
of John Rana and
Leonie Oxley opened 2020
for Palm Beach Rotarians and their partners and
spouses
. Sausage, bacon, eggs, beans
tomatoes, toast, fruit and toast were laid on.
(And Rae Heston’s chooks appreciated the uneaten toast!)
The weather was ideal and surroundings
great
Point Walter
Our Rotarians had a sensational time
at last night’s
Swiss-themed International Dinner!
Plenty of laughs as a complement to all of the cheese and sausages. 🧀 🥩 🥗
Our first meeting for 2020 will be held soon -
for more information, message
this Page or go direct to
Lunch time BBQ, at Mark & Samantha
Stephens,
Lunch Woodanilling Pub & Dome Katanning
& Evening BBQ at
Lesley & Morris Trimming
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Jasmyne, Anna, Shu-Min, Grace,
Daniel, Ciedele, James, Madeleine, Alyssa, Jasmine.
James (Poland) with members of
sponsor club Heirisson
and their Inbound student Nils from Switzerland.
Ciedele (Germany) with a
member of sponsor club the Rotary Club of Kalamunda.
Jasmine (Sweden, sponsored
by the Rotary Club of Subiaco) with family and friends.
Alyssa (Denmark, sponsored by the
Rotary Clubs of Scarborough
and Western Endeavour) with family.
Anna [Batavia Coast] with RYE Committee Placement
Officer David
Shu-Min (Spain, sponsored
by the Rotary Club of Perth City East) with family.
Grace with members of
sponsor club the Rotary Club of Mundaring.
Jasmyne (Italy, sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Geraldton-Greenough) with family
Madeleine (Argentina, sponsored by
the Rotary Club of North Perth).
Daniel (Norway, sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Dalkeith).
Our final student Sammy sponsored by
Rotary Club of Mandurah
has left Europe and arrived in her home of Norway for
the next 12 months
Our last outbound to depart Perth in
the early hours this morning was David
who is very lucky to be spending the
next 12 months in Japan.
He has arrived safely and warmly welcomed by all his
host families.
Thank you to his Sponsor club #RotaryClubBunbury
and his host club #RotaryClubKanazawa.
Our Outbounds have arrived to their
new homes and are settling in or started language camps.
Rory McElwee arrives in Osaka Japan
Isaiah Kavi in Germany
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Acting
President Greg Hunter of RC Heirisson Perth WA
with ShelterBox 9475 area
Co-ordinator June Wade
following her update on ShelterBox work and activities.
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Speakers this week were Yads Ellegala
(Leader for the second year running)
and Talissa Pratt who was our participant
at RYLA 2020.
Yads was his usually bubbly self and is an excellent PR person
for the Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards Camp.
Talissa, as was expected LOVED her week at RYLA
.
Also at the meeting was Shayani Galhenage
who we sponsored to the Rotary Youth
Program of Enrichment Program.
Fantastic young people coming through our Club.
Photo from RYLA Wrap Up Party
is of Talissa with our members Richard and Di
Harper
as well as Aaron Chinyimba
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The Kimberley Earbus, our club's 40th
Anniversary project,
has been in service for a couple of years now.
At our
meeting this week we heard from Earbus Foundation of WA
CEO Paul Higginbotham about the wonderful results it has achieved.
It was great to welcome the ladies
from Karrinyup Inner Wheel
who sponsored the project.
Rotary Ph.D Scholar Aaron Alejandro
gave us a great presentation on
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
He is jointly
funded by a group of Rotary Clubs including Como
Rotary Club of West Perth is
privileged to be a long term supporter
of research in the field of Muscular
Dystrophy.
At this week’s breakfast, we were treated to a very special talk
from Professor Steve Wilton pictured here with Byron Kakulas.
Catwalk
for a Cause is back in 2020!
REQ's signature fundraising event Catwalk for a Cause
REQ's signature fundraising event Catwalk for a Cause
is
returning with a BANG in 2020.
We
are proud to be donating 100% of the proceeds of the evening
to
Copelands LGBTQI+ Youth
Emergency Accommodation Service, provided by
Emergency Accommodation Service, provided by
Assisting
Your Life to Achieve AYLA Inc.
To find out more about the fantastic work AYLA Inc do,
To find out more about the fantastic work AYLA Inc do,
and
to learn more about the event follow
our
event page on Facebook and Instagram!
If you haven't already, don't forget to pencil in
our One in a Million Night of Recognition! 🥂✨
A special evening to join in recognising and supporting those
making an positive impact in the male mental health space.
You can keep up to date with upcoming event details
You can keep up to date with upcoming event details
and announcements by following the event page:
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