Amélie Perfetti, Kevin Faure, and Christophe
Terrand during one stage of the climb.
By Amélie Perfetti, Rotary Club of Saint-Dizier,
France
A few years ago, two members of Rotaract from
Paris, France,
launched the Climbing Like Ibrahim project.
Mini and
Rachid had a friend in common, Ibrahim, a polio survivor,
who always
used to say that for him, going to school
was like
climbing mountains every day.
They set about challenging themselves to climb
mountains for Ibrahim.
to raise
funds for ending polio, so that no more children
would have to “climb mountains” to go to school.
They began by climbing Mont Blanc, in the French
Alps.
Since then,
several other efforts have included an ascent of Kilimanjaro,
the Inca
route in Peru, the crossing of Corsica via the GR20
and the tour
of Queyras in the Hautes Alpes.
For this sixth effort, those of us involved in
planning this edition of the climb.
wanted to do
something more engaging,
but above all we wanted to open this project up to
the public.
Climbing
Like Ibrahim is a fundraiser,
but it is
also about telling our communities about polio,
about the
need for immunizations, and about the work Rotary is doing.
With the project team, we decided to cross the
Pyrenees, and as a relay: a first!
We divided the distance into18 stages. Each stage
is a different number of days,
distances,
and difficulty levels so as to appeal to people of as many abilities as
possible.
We had more than 40 walkers, including members of Rotaract
and Rotary, club presidents,
district
governors, and some non-members
.
We set an ambitious target of €20,000, the same as
last year’s.
To date, we’ve raised €14,000 but we are still
collecting.
We have until the end of December to reach our
goal.
We are planning even more communication and will be
auctioning.
off the flag we carried throughout the adventure.
We have raised almost €40,000 since the first
Climbing like Ibrahim,
a sum we
have donated to PolioPlus.
Learn about
our fundraiser at http://bit.ly/3OT2Dlk
or contact us at
climbinglikeibrahim20@gmail.com.
Congratulations to PP Mike
and Kylee, and PDG John
who all received a Paul
Harris recognition tonight,
also, Max Bird who was awarded a Sapphire
addition recently.
We had a great night tonight with the
seeing Past President Sharon receive a Paul Harris
Fellowship pin.
Java
,Jateng. Semarang.
The Global village team assembling.
Wheelchairs for Kids
wheelchairs.
During this Global Village Foundation.
Bali / Wheelchairs for Kids Children's
wheelchair
distribution event in Semarang City the GVF
team
will assemble and custom fit
approx. 30 wheelchairs in a day.
Depending upon the complexity of the child’s condition,
each wheelchair can take one team member two
hours plus .
to assemble and to fit to a
child’s specific physical needs and comfort.
To assemble & fit 30 wheelchairs in one day the team commence.
the fittings at 7am in the morning, and often
do not finish.
until after 7pm in the evening, each team
member
assembling & fitting an average of 6
wheelchairs in a day
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.
Sign up and lend a hand, it's
important! Last year,
Curtin University surveyed local
government areas in the Perth regions.
This survey assessed the levels
of mental health issues in these communities.
. The Shire of Serpentine
Jarrahdale was “RED FLAGGED”
as a local government area of
concern, especially for young people.
Byford Rotary, the Bendigo Bank
- Byford and the Glades IGA have partnered.
with the Australian Rotary
Health (ARH) to present a “LIFT The LID” walking event
to highlight the issues and to raise funds for
further research.
Parents are encouraged to
participate with their children,
to join with others and to promote the support
for early intervention.
around Mental Health in our
community.
Come and talk to the ‘Headspace’ people about
options and opportunities.
The event will be held on the
15th of October starting at
the Byford Secondary College
oval at 10am (plenty of parking).
There will be a short walk and a
longer one up to the IGA in the Glades
and then back for a sausage
sizzle and a chat.
Sign up, secure your tee-shirt and be a part
of the solution.
Rotary Club of Scarborough
Last weekend welcomed visiting
Rotarians from Tapei Taiwan
The Rotary Club of Boulder - WA
has so much
to be proud of and giving to the End Polio Now fund.
and the
Rotary Foundation is just one part of it.
Look out for their radio auction coming up soon,
thousands of
dollars raised to help those in need, great work everyone!
We had a great night tonight with the
seeing Past President Sharon receive a Paul Harris
Fellowship pin.
and then also seeing the club’s donation to the
Rotary Foundation, awesome!
Fabulous working with DGE Pat
and DGN Veronica on
Rotary Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot
as we facilitate
collaborative sessions on Community Groups
— with Pat Schraven and Veronica Mullard Lawrance
at Mercure Perth.
Rotary at its best!
Rotarians bringing thousands of people together.
to share their talent and passion,
have a whole lot of fun and raise money to help
others.
The organizing team and all volunteers
are to be congratulated on an enormous success!
Recognition of a Rotarian at
work in the community.
Rosinda Seara
Last night I was privileged to
be part of the:
WA Portuguese Citizen of the
Year Awards 2023.
There are 6 categories to
recognise:
Any individual of Portuguese
heritage can be nominated for
The WA Portuguese Citizen of the
Year Award,
provided that they have had a
meaningful impact on those around them.
Nominees come from all sectors
of the community and demonstrate.
that they have made life better
for those around them.
I was the winner of the :
Arts and Culture.
This award recognises the
achievements of any individual,
who has positively impacted the
community.
through Arts and Culture.
Thank you to the person/s who
nominated me.
and the committee for choosing
me as the finalist.
Children's book promotion with
Wanda,
the Paint Wanneroo REaD mascot.
at Ocean Keys Shopping Centre.
Celebrating the new TK Maxx store opening,
Rotary Mindarie members and helpers encouraged
parents.
and children to take the free books and
also joined in the fun with play
dough.
The WA chapter of Rotary Means
Business hosted a fascinating Q&A
with our two City of Perth lord mayoral
candidates,
Sandie Anghie and Basil
Zempilas.
The focus was on future, potential and
personal perspectives,
rather than the election,
and with Perth Rotary legend John Garland
managing the process,
everything went well.
Another win for Rotary,
citizenship
and good local governance
The RSM Southern Forests &
Valleys 19th Wine Show
was held recently and once again, was a great
success.
Congratulations to all winners,
with a special mention.
to the major winners Pemberley
of Pemberton,
Ferngrove and Ampersand Winery.
A special thank you to all our
sponsors.
and wineries for supporting our
show.
The more courageous Rotarians descended the 320 steps into the cave,
whilst others waited in the souvenir shop or met at ‘Burger Baby.’
Last night The Mogumber Hub
didn’t disappoint.
What a sight! driving in from Moora
and the carparks were overflowing, and the
place was a buzz.
Walking inside we were greeted
with smiles and plenty of locals.
catching up after a long day’s
work.
After fellowship we were served
a delicious meal and Pauline Bantock
told us how the Hub started and
their journey up until today.
Wow their story is inspirational.
Community!
Community! Community!
Valentin has arrived!
Our German exchange student flew
in via Singapore this evening.
and was greeted on arrival by host mum Lorri
and President Tom,
along with Norm and Jill from the
Rotary Western Australia RYE team.
To welcome Valentin to
Australia,
he was presented with a special
local artefact-
an East Fremantle Football Club
jumper to celebrate their recent
premiership!
We can't wait to get to know
Valentin.
, who will hopefully be
attending Tuesday's breakfast meeting.
ahead of starting his schooling
at
It's wonderful to have the Rotary International Youth
Exchange program
back up and running, thank you to all who have
supported our club.
in organising Valentin's arrival, a busy 12
months ahead!
Our inbound exchange student
Hanna
has spent some time in Perth these holidays,
catching up with other exchange students
and spending time in the city,
at the beach & the Perth Royal Show.
Since returning to Geraldton, she has been
fitting in as much surfing.
as she can before she returns to school next
week!
#rotaryyouthexchange #rotaryyouthexchangewesternaustralia
Great work Karolina!
It was fabulous last night to
enjoy.
our first Exchange Student presentation.
since Covid put a pause to the program in
early 2020.
Our club has long been a great
supporter of Rotary Youth Exchange,
and the meetings where our
students present, telling us about themselves.
and their home country at the
beginning of their exchange,
or their exchange year at the end of their
exchange,
are often some of the most vibrant meetings of
the year –
and Karolina’s initial presentation was no
exception.
It was also lovely to have three
of Karolina’s four host families,
her District Placement Officer, our Assistant
Governor,
Karolina’s favourite teacher,
our 2024 Outbound, Ewen,
and several past exchange students join us for
the evening!
What a great night at the Rotary Club of Karrinyup!
Also at last night’s meeting, we
met our
2024 Rotary Program of Enrichment participants
Elena and Olivia
, who completed the May course
and received their certificates,
along with Karolina, who completed the
September course.
Trigg Island Surf Life Saving Club
𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘆𝘂𝗽
𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗸𝗶
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
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Congratulations to Trigg Island
SLSC Youth members Annika Negus,
and Eleanor Flowers, on being
joint recipients of a brand-new Fenn Ski,
donated by Rotary Club of Karrinyup
Guest Speaker Andrew Campbell
CEO Northampton WA
passionate innovative driven
what a vision coming to this shire.
Clanger of the year nominee, great laughs
fellowship,
upcoming fund-raising speedway and blessing of
the fleet
Today’s Rotary Sausage sizzle is
supporting William Prosser
in raise funds Raw Impact.
All set up at Maddington
markets.
Your friendly Rotarians are ready under the
gazebo.
to say good morning to you.
There aren't many things in life
for free....
We're happy to let everyone know
that we have.
#FreeFacePainting available
at our,
#SundayMarket today,
thanks to #Fundangoes!
We're here in Nichol St.,
Mundaring
with all our amazing #Stallholders,
Yesterday we had the pleasure of
hearing form long-time.
RCWP Member Bernie from Life Education WA,
who was sharing with us the current programs
and initiatives.
they are working on to combat the
issue of vaping in schools.
While there are laws coming in to help manage this,
schools are reporting record
numbers of disciplinary actions.
being taken against students for
vaping.
These range from using vapes,
all the way up to selling and supplying them.
We thank our guest speaker
Graham Dwyer
from Katmandu Kids
SUNDAY November 5. 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Special 20th Anniversary show.
Mulberry Estate in Caversham by
the river.
Adults $20. Kids Free. Parking
Free.
Offer- advance purchase tickets
only $15.
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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