President: Norm de Grussa 2013 - 2014

Club of

WANNEROO 3 1 S T M A R C H 2 0 1 4

B U L L E T I N N O : 3 2

CLUB COMMITTEE’S MEETING

At CAFÉ ELIXIR 31st March 2014

Wanneroo Rotary Club Committee 2013—2014

President: Norm deGrussa

Secretary: Graeme Smith

Treasurer: Bill Kell Youth Services: Owen Douglas

International Service: Debbie Singh

Club Service: Phil Cousins

Vocational Service: Neil Cook

Membership: All Members

Sergeant: Phil Cousins

Attendance: Jacob Etoka Belgrade Village: Colin Griffiths

Program: Peter Miskelly

Bulletin, Publicity

& Photography: Ray Perkins President Elect: Bill Kell

NEW WEBSITE: www.rotarywanneroo.org

Apologies: If unable to attend meeting, an apology is to be lodged with President Norm before 3pm on Fridays.

Contact details for President Norm: degfam@iinet.net.au or mobile 0411043889

DISTRICT 9455

P.O.Box 47, WANNEROO 6946

FELLOWSHIP MEETING

7th APRIL 6.00 for 6.30pm

Paul Conti’s Carabooda Property

134 Bailey Road, Carabooda Turn right off

Wanneroo Road into Karoborup Road then

1st left into Bailey Road. Entry before Safari Place.

Chairman

Duty officer Tom Drinkwater

Duty officer Andy Anderson

Vote of Thanks N/A

Reserve Owen Douglas

Reserve Laurie Duffy

Fellowship

Guest Speaker

Topic Eat, Drink and be Merry

Duty Roster 24th 2014

April 2014 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 PAUL CONTI’S CARABOODA PROPERTY

Fellowship Evening

8 9 10 11 12 13

14 TBA 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 Holiday 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 TBA 29 30

Meeting at Café Elixir.

We had our first Stuctured Committee Meetings for the new year under the guid-ance of our President Elect Bill Kell. We sat at 2 tables with the pairing of two committees per table seated opposite each other. This was a good format that gave the members the opportunity to talk during the meal that was served. Perhaps if we have guest speakers within the Café Elixir it would be a good for-mat to have the two rows of tables again so that all guests can just turn 90 de-grees to see the speaker and screen. Also a more intimate meeting where you can talk to people opposite each other as well as next to you. There was good interaction between members and a lot of items covered so that the issues could be reported back to the board meeting that was held at the Dome Café in Wanneroo on Wednesday night. Secretary Graeme Smith can report on any major issues that require attention by the members. I have confirmed with Café Elixir that we are not there on Monday 7th April as we will be at Paul Conti’s property for our BBQ Fellowship evening. I have confirmed that we will be at the Café on the 14th and the meeting details to be confirmed by Neil Cook once he has recovered from his stint in Hospital. The 21st is Easter Monday so we won’t be having a meeting. The 28th also needs to be confirmed where we are having our meeting to inform Café Elixir. We may have a visit to Danmar Garage Doors and also Rosco McGlashan with his Jet Powered Car coming up so details will be confirmed. That will be the end of April !

Breast Cancer Care - Purple Bra Day 20th June 2013 Members are asked to look into their underwear draw to find their Bras and ensure they are not overworn. Please let Peter know if you need them replaced. We must look our best on the day. A roster will be available shortly to see how many brave souls we have.

You are invited to attend

the…

Muscular Dystrophy WA - Duke of Edinburgh’s

International Award Reception

This event celebrates the journey of our 6 young Participants currently completing

their Bronze Awards and invites you to support the next group waiting / wanting

to take part!

Date: Wednesday 9 April

2014

Time: 5pm registration for 5:30pm Start, 7:30pm

Finish

Venue: The Niche Conference Room, 11 Aberdare Road, Ned-

lands

Key note speeches

from:

Professor Steve Wilton & Professor Sue Fletcher - Internationally renowned muscular dystrophy

researchers

John Gummer - CEO Muscular Dystrophy

WA

Angela Skates - EO Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award

WA

Refreshments and pledge cards will be provided on the

night.

RSVP by 4 April 2014 via email: emma.pass@mdwa.org.au or phone Emma Pass

on 08 9380 3400 ; 0414 933 398

MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS APRIL

RAY PERKINS 6th

COLIN GRIFFITHS 22nd

WEDDING ANNIVERSARYS APRIL

Rebecca and Paul 14th

Helen and Owen 16th

Ray and Viv 17th (38)

Andrew and Cheree 20th

Ian and Margaret 24th

DOLPHIN WISHING WELL—CLEANING ROSTER 2014

APRIL 2014

HILLARYS CLUB ROSTERED MONTH

GIGGLE’S CORNER GIGGLE’S CORNER

Hi Members and Friends of all the Rotary Clubs in District 9455.

This is something you can do, you must do! Attached is a letter to The Hon. Tony Abbott MP. I believe the letter is self-explanatory but what it is asking, is for Australia to pledge a donation of $80 million over 4 years ($20 million per year) as a financial contribution towards eradicating Polio……. FOREVER! This virus can be eradicated, it will be eradicated, it must be eradicated. The possibility of doing this is so close, it is a Rotary Dream for this to happen. All that is being asked is that you sign the letter and post to Canberra as per the address listed.

If you wish you can add a Post Script (PS) of your own asking the Prime Minster to take up this challenge and why he should do so (be nice).

The ‘inside word’ is that the more letters received the greater the influence on the Prime Minister to support this initiative and the funding to go with it.

We were advised at the District Conference this last weekend that Polio is prevalent in only three countries: Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. India is recognised as being free of Polio as is Syria (I believe) in spite of their problems.

Please give this your consideration, please help to eradicate Polio. By doing this you could be saving a life or a life-time of disability for some-one, I mean, for many people…..…..”for want of a horse-shoe nail”. All it takes is ‘One Drop’ of the Polio Vaccine to save a per-son from the scourge of Polio.

Regards, Graham Peden (Secretary to the Rotary Club of Perth)

The Hon. Tony Abbott, MP

Prime Minister

Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Prime Minister

I hope that my letter finds you well.

On behalf of all the Rotarians in my club, let me begin by sincerely thanking you for agreeing to speak at

the Rotary International Convention in Sydney on 1st June 2014.

The Convention as you know will bring together more than 20,000 Rotarians from around the world.

I write to request that, as our Prime Minister, you stand shoulder to shoulder with us in our efforts to end

polio.

Specifically, we invite you to announce a new four-year pledge of $80 million to the Global Polio Eradica-

tion Initiative. Such an announcement of $20 million p.a. over four years would extend Australia's support

through to 2018 - the year by which we believe we can eradicate polio forever.

Australian leadership has been pivotal to the success of polio eradication efforts for more than three dec-

ades. Indeed, it was an Australian Rotarian - Sir Clem Renouf - who in 1979 first initiated the bid to eradi-

cate polio globally.

Additionally, it was a former Prime Minister - John Howard - who was once honoured with Rotary's Polio

Eradication Champion Award for contributing significantly towards the program.

Now, with the number of cases of polio having been reduced by 99%, Australian leadership has the poten-

tial to help make polio only the second human disease in history to be eradicated. Such a generous contri-

bution would be a fitting chapter to the Australian story. After all, it was the Australian scientist Frank Fen-

ner who

first announced that the world was free of smallpox, inspiring Sir Clem and Rotary to attempt what was then

considered impossible but is today finally within reach: a polio-free world.

In closing, I would like to thank you once again for accepting Rotary's invitation to this year's International

Convention. I look forward to your reply, to welcoming you in June and to the Australian Government's con-

tinued support.

Yours sincerely P.S. I can email the text to you to add your own message

SHANNON IS COMING TO THE REDHILL PARTY Rotary Club of Geraldton – Greenough is excited to announce that Shannon Noll and his band will be the headline act for the 2014 Redhill Concert on Saturday April 5 at Redhill Farm.

Noll, who first caught the attention of Australia after coming runner up in the first series of Australian Idol to Guy Sebastian, is one of the hardest workers in Australian music with constant touring and 5 albums under his belt.

He is the only Australian Male Artist to have 10 ARIA Top 10 singles consecutively including “Lift”, “Loud”, “Drive”, “Lonely”, “Now I Run”, “Shine”, “Learn to Fly” and the Moving Pictures’ cover “What About Me”

Redhill continues to bring quality entertainment to the people of the Midwest with an amazing show last year featuring Hoodoo Gurus and in the past have hosted acts such as James Reyne, Daryl Braithwaite, Wendy Matthews, Mental as Anything, The Black Sorrows and Dragon to name a few.

Shannon Noll will be supported by the brilliant Australian singer/songwriter Mark Wilkinson fresh from his own US and New Zealand tours and local favourites, pub rockers C4.

The Redhill Concert is a BYO event and overnight camping is available to concert goers by a donation.

Tickets are limited and will be available from the Queens Park Theatre box office on Cathedral Avenue, The Geraldton CD Centre in the Marine Terrace Mall and Smart Mart Wonthella.

The best part of the Redhill Concert series is that all profits are placed back into community projects and those in need through Rotary.

For more information go to redhillconcert.com.au contact Jason McCarthy

jason.mccarthy@wafm.com.au or 99212244

Artist Info; shannonnoll.com.au markwilkinsonmusic.com