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April is Magazine Month

Today, more than 400 scientists, doctors and technical experts

 from 75 countries launched the Scientific Declaration

 on Polio Eradication.

 The declaration’s launch coincides with the 58th anniversary

 of the announcement of Jonas Salk’s revolutionary polio vaccine.

The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio,

 with just 223 cases in five countries last year.

 To capitalize on this time-limited opportunity to end the disease, 

a wide range of experts have signed the declaration

 to emphasize the achievability of polio eradication 

and endorse the Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan,

 a new strategy by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)

 to reach the end of polio by 2018. 

The scientists and experts signing the declaration include

 Nobel laureates, vaccine and infectious disease experts,

 public health school deans, pediatricians and other health authorities

Rotary Club of Northam

Induction of Joanne Brown

Some pictures from D9455 Conference in New Norcia

Rotary Club of Western Endeavour

 Club Members at District Conference, New Norcia. — 

with Judy Dinnison , Jane Guillaumier , Dena  Lawrence and Bruce Duffy

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Rotary Club of Cunderdin

 Rotary Club of Cunderdin presentation on their (and Rotary Northam)

 Bakery of Hope project in Argentina

. The genesis of the project and the association with Argentina began

 when the club hosted a District 9455 Rotary Youth Exchange student from there

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Rotary Club of Geraldton

 The Rotary Club of Geraldton present their Orkeeswa Secondary School Project 

in Tanzania at Rotary District 9455 Annual Conference.

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Rotary Club of Geraldton Greenough

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Inbound student from Switzerland, Christoph,

 introduced the GSE Team from his own

 sponsor District 1980 in Switzerland.

D9465    PETS 

President Elects Training Seminar

District Governor Elect

Erwin Biemel

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Rotary Club of Western Endeavour

President Judy with toothpaste donations for the Kimberley Dental Team

 who provides free dental services to remote Aboriginal communities

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Around the Clubs

Rotary Club of Bentley Curtin

Photos of loading container 14

 which is 100% for Dili hospital full of medical supplies and equipment. 

Over 2000 bath towel, 600 bed sheets, 10 hospital beds, 400 boxes,

 dental chairs and equipment and over 100 walker frames and supports.

 Loading was made much easier with the help of the South Perth Rotaract

members and students from the Kent Street Residential College.

 West Perth Rotary Club made this container possible by sourcing

 the bulk of the donations and also funding the shipping costs. 

Many of the towels will be cut down to make cloth baby nappies

 which are unavailable in Timor. 

The dental equipment will establish a regional Dental centre in Maubisse 

in the mountains inland from Dili. 

Containers 13 and 14 will arrive in Timor mid April. 

Container 13 is loaded with school supplies for distribution

 in remote villages and schools.

 Container 15 is now being loaded with more schools supplies 

and also lots of bicycles kindly serviced by Dennis Menzies

 and the Como Rotary Club support crew.

 To the kids walking 3 hours to get to school these bicycles are like gold.

Anyone interested to help with loading or support a Timor village

 can call me. 

 Peter Snell 

Bentley Curtin Rotary 

0417 940 836

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Rotary Club of Heirisson

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Rotary Club of Swan Valley

at the Ellenbrook Fair

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Rotary Club of Northam

Car boot sale

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Rotary Club of Nedlands

Inbounds, Christoph from Switzerland and Antonio from Brazil,

 were there to hear fellow District 9455 Rotary Youth Exchange 

student Robert, from Italy, present to his Club this morning about his RYLA experience.

 All three are pictured here with 

Nedlands President, Richard  Lugg

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Rotary Club of Belmont

 Past Pres Grant Geary, Pres Bruce Hall, and Pres Elect Michele Alexander

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Rotary Club of Fremantle

Rotary Club of Attadale

CLUB PROMOTIONS

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Rotary Club of Perth

April 15^th  [1927]

Rotary Club of Collie

April 15^th  [1954]

Rotary Club of Mount Barker

April 15^th  [1955]

Rotary Club of Carnarvon

April 15^th  [1963]

Rotary Club of North Perth

April 17^th  [1972]

Rotary Club of Mandurah City

April 19^th  [1993]

Rotary Club of Northbridge

April 17^th  [1984]

Rotary Club of Kwinana

April 22^nd   [1971]

Rotary Club of Dalkeith

April 24^th   [1984]

Rotary Club of Karrinyup

May 1^st   [1974]

Rotary Club of Belmont

May 14^th  [1960]

Rotary Club of Corrigin

May 18^th  [1964]

The days were starting to get really frigid,

 so I decided it was time for a new winter coat

. Looking through the racks at the big department store,

 I was surprised they were all so expensive.

 I couldn't remembered when a coat had cost so much.

 I selected one and brought it to the cashier. 

"Coats are really expensive this year!" I commented.

 "That's right," the clerk replied.

 "The manufacturing costs have gone up,

 the trucking costs have gone up, everything has gone up,

 even the goose feathers!"

 "Goose feathers?" I asked.

 "That's right," the clerk replied. 

"Even down is up!"

Seniors and Michael Jackson

stolen from the Rotary Club of Hannans newsletter

Western Australia

Lake Hiller

Its startling colour remains a mystery

Sciencetists have proven its not due to Algae

They still cant explain its colour