Rotary
Leadership Institute
Earlier this week DG Ineke invited you to attend.
the Rotary
Leadership Institute (RLI) in October.
If you would like to know more about RLI,
and how you will benefit from attending,
take a moment to
Rotarian Craig
Howlett about his RLI experience.
Then supercharge your Rotary experience by
See you there!
Kero O'Shea
Development Director
District 9423
Damage to buildings in the
Atlas Mountains is both widespread and severe.
Morocco - Earthquake
A devastating earthquake, measuring 6.8
magnitude struck Morocco.
at
11.11pm on Friday 8 September.
The epicentre was near the town of Ighil,
roughly 70km south of Marrakesh.
. Killing over 3,000 people, the earthquake
has affected more.
than
380,000, mainly in remote areas of the Atlas Mountains.
Rotary International District Governor of
District 9010, Saadia Aglif said:
“Rotary
in Morocco, District 9010 and ShelterBox are.
working
in partnership with Moroccan authorities
and
other national NGOs to provide shelter aid and other essential items.
to
people affected by the earthquake in Morocco.
ShelterBox is working hard to get tents,
thermal blankets, solar lights,
and
kitchen sets to communities without adequate shelter in mountain villages.
Libya - Floods
On Sunday 10 September 2023 Storm Daniel made landfall in
Libya
causing severe
weather conditions,
including strong
winds and sudden heavy rainfall
affecting several
north-eastern areas of Libya.
The port city of Derna, which is around 560 miles east of
the capital Tripoli.
and 150 miles east
of Benghazi, has been particularly affected.
after two dams broke upstream,
releasing over 30 million cubic meters of water into the
city of Derna.
The mayor of Derna estimates
between
18,000
and 20,000 people have died in flooding.
·
A
ShelterBox team is in Tunisia,
meeting with our response partner ACTED,
as we prepare to support people whose homes
have been
severely damaged or washed away by flood
waters.
·
Together,
we are developing an aid package that will help people.
who have been displaced and are having to
shelter.
in communal centres or with host families.
·
This is likely to include winter clothing,
which will be essential for keeping people.
warm as temperatures get lower with the onset
of winter.
and
other essential items like hygiene kits.
Distributions
in Podusivka and Masani, Ukraine in February.
Ukraine - Conflict
With the passage of time, the number of
refugees
in need of shelter assistance
has reduced whilst the gap in provision within
Ukraine.
has remained widespread.
Therefore, we are now fully focused on
supporting people within Ukraine.
The latest project, Project 6 aims to support
a further 18,000 people,
focusing on those who have been displaced
internally.
in western and central regions of the country,
as well
as people returning to the eastern side of the country.
as fighting slows down during the colder
months.
ShelterBox is working with local procurement
teams.
to secure aid items especially suitable for
the cold winter conditions,
such as
shelter repair kits to ensure more.
durable
shelters, as well as stoves
and firewood to keep warm.
Aid is
expected to arrive in Ukraine in early October.
to ensure people receive items in time for the
harsh winter months.
John Stockbridge 0403 193 607
Awards will be given for best video, best photo,
and best essay.
One (1) club
will be awarded in each
and receive
a financial award from Rotary International
to support
the Interact club's service project,
as well as
an award plaque and letter
from the Rotary International President.
Submit your nomination by 3 December 2023.
Read the Submission Terms
before submitting your nomination.
Headlines
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
announced a US$3 million grant.
to support the GPEI. The
contribution is intended.
to help vaccinate nearly 370 million children.
against polio annually for the next four years
among other programmatic goals.
A high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage
took place on 21 September,
at the UN General Assembly in New
York.
Through a political declaration, governments
to scaling up efforts.
to improve immunization
capacities and outcomes,
including for polio eradication.
nOPV2 rollout:
Approximately 750 million doses of nOPV2 have been
administered.
across 35 countries under its
WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to
date.
An additional 15 countries have met the requirements.
for nOPV2 use in the event of an outbreak.
Visit the nOPV2 webpage for
more information.
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE)
met this week in Geneva, to
deliberate on
a broad range of immunization issues,
including on polio
eradication.
A summary of the meeting will be
published over the coming
on the WHO SAGE website, with the meeting’s full report
to be published at a later date
in WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record.
PRID Dr Ken Collins AO
Award for Excellence in Rotary Service
Nominations
are currently open
for the PRID Dr Ken Collins AO
Award for
Excellence in Rotary Service.
Rotarians in Western Australia who have provided.
a significant amount of Rotary service
to the community, locally and/or
internationally,
across at least 3 avenues of service
, and
have served Rotary in a leadership capacity.
, are
encouraged to nominate.
Full details and the nomination form are available online.
Nominations close on 16th
October 2023
The Rotary Club of Mt Lawley invites
Rotarians.
to hear
Alex Rovira,
the
Managing Director of Brightstar Resources,
provide
his perspective on the mining industry.
at the Mount Lawley Golf Club, on Monday,
October 9th, 2023.
Alex has a background in Geology and
Investment Banking
and
spent the last 10 years specialising in equity capital markets.
and M&A for ASX-listed junior resources
companies.
Alex
joined Brightstar Resources in January 2023
as part of the company's merger with fellow
WA gold
explorer King west Resources.
Brightstar is in the enviable position of
having over 1Moz.
of Gold Resources located on granted mining
leases in WA
across
its Menzies and Laverton Gold Projects,
and
importantly also owns a processing plant in Laverton that.
enables a low capital cost restart for mining
operations.
Time: Monday October 9th, 6.15pm arrival
for a 6.30pm start.
Place: Mount Lawley Golf Club, 1 Walter Rd W,
Inglewood WA 6052
Cost: $35
includes a two-course meal.
Cash or credit card purchases accepted on the
night.
RSVP: Please
email Geoff at geoffrussell@iinet.net.au
to confirm your attendance by October 6th.
Jane Wake introduced Sam Thomas from
Sam's Spares,
seen here with supporter Diane
Lloyd.
Sam’s Spares is a Registered Not for
Profit Incorporated Association
that saves unwanted e-waste from
landfill.
Sam repairs and refurbishes computers, laptops,
mobile phones, gaming systems
and other electronics and gifts them
freely to community members in need.
All items are distributed through
Sam’s Peer
– Partner network of Not-for-Profit
Organisations & Charities.
Just nineteen years old, Sam has a
passion for community, environment.
and electronics.
He is also Autistic and has Tourette Syndrome
but strives to overthrow the stigmas.
and limitations put upon his Neurodivergent
community,
proving that anyone with a passion and purpose
can succeed.
He has been strongly supported in his work by
his mum and dad.
Sam told us that he is
self-taught and leaned things by 'breaking stuff'.
With the project expanding Sam's Spares
has recently moved
to new premises right opposite the
Gosnells train station.
This has sixteen times the capacity of the
previous site.
All of the people involved in the
project are volunteers.
. Sam himself works three days a week
to earn enough to provide a modest living.
The rest of the time he works voluntarily for
Sam's Spares.
Sam has been nominated for a number of
awards,
and is most proud of being named 2023
WA Young Volunteer of the Year
. You can read about these and also
vote for him on his Facebook page.
Rotarians had collected e-waste for Sam
to take back to the workshop.
If you have e-waste of the type listed below
this can be dropped off at
Jacaranda House, 15 Queen St
Gosnells on Tuesday 9am - 5pm
and Thursday 9am - 5pm
Whistle blown for the big Grand
Final...
best fellowship day of the year!!
Hoping for a close
competition...
from parochial WA.
A lovely morning catching-up
with Xavier.
our last Youth exchange student
and meeting his lovely family
and girlfriend
in his home country France
Tonight, we got our hands dirty
by having a dry run on
our next youth leadership
activity the
Marshmallow Spaghetti tower challenge.
I think you can tell which of us
have professions.
in construction and engineering and those of
us who don’t.
Last night was our AGM where
amongst other agenda items,
we confirmed our executive positions for next
year.
We have a small club and it’s
great to see everyone involved.
If you would like to join our club, please get
in touch.
president@rotarysubiaco.org.au
Did you know that we are now on
Instagram.
You can also follow us on Instagram to see
more of our club activities.
which are not posted on Facebook?
. Don't forget if you would like
to donate items to our Fete,
please send us a DM and read our earlier post
for details.
We meet every Wednesday at the
Cambridge Bowling Club.
Visitors are welcome. See you
soon
#Rotary #communityfirst #rotaryyourexhange
Applications for the WA Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards
program for 2024 are open now!
RYLA is for young people aged 18
to 28 who want to:
develop
their leadership and self-awareness skills.
become the
best version of themselves.
get out of
their comfort zone and grow.
meet new,
like-minded people.
have a
blast!
We promise, we'll deliver all of
that.
and more in our January 2024
program.
Applications close 30 November
2023... apply now.
: https://forms.office.com/r/UPaaHcB9Fp
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October 7, 1969 [54]
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October21 1969 [54]
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October 24, 1958 [65]
Rotary Club of Busselton Geographe Bay
October 27, 1956 [[67]
Rotary Club of Morley
October 28, 1964 [59]
Rotary Club of Narrogin
October 29, 1948 [75]
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October 30, 1961 [62]
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