Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450 1 New Horizons The Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Australian Rotary Health Information on Australian Rotary Health Researchers in WA. Page 2 Summer Blood Challenge Extended In order to assist with the Victorian bushfires, the Summer Blood Challenge has been extended. Page 1 Shelter Box Update Shelterbox and the Victorian Fire Disaster. Page 4 Message from the District Governor Disaster Response activities within D9450. Page 3 The Rotary Foundation Thought of the Week This week is about Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program. Page 3 Contact Us Contact details for the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay. Page 5 Volume 1, Issue 5 16th - 22nd February 2009 PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 District 9450 ABN: 99 602 195 617 Summer Blood Challenge has been Extended Due to the amount of blood and blood products required for the burns victims of the Victorian bushfires, there has been an overwhelming number of donors booked in to where our members and the police are almost unable to get a booking. As a result, the Blood Bank contacted both the Police and D9450 to see if we would extend the challenge until the end of next month. The Police agreed as have D9450 on behalf of the three Rotary districts. The other aim in extending the challenge was to see that blood and blood products are still available to the burns victims after the current rush to donate subsides, as it did after the Bali bombings. The Summer Blood Challenge will now be continuing until the end of March instead of concluding at the end of February. For more information on donating blood visit the Australian Red Cross Blood Service website at: www.donateblood.com.au , or call 13 14 95 to book an appointment. Just remember to say that you are from Rotary. Sommerville Theatre at UWA Mara and Marija are making plans for us to attend a Sunday evening viewing of a film at Sommerville. Tickets should be available once the time/date/ film have been decided. There will be the option of taking along a picnic and wine. More details on this fundraising evening should be available soon. Thanks to Jan Stewart making this opportunity available. Board Meeting This month’s Board Meeting will be held at the Collins' residence on Wednesday, 25th Feb at 5:30pm Meeting Time As of the last meeting, the club will now be meeting at 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The only exception to this will be the Charter Night on 5th March. Welcoming Officer Roster Thanks to Peter for setting up a roster for the ‘Welcoming Officer’ role. So what is the role of the ‘Welcoming Officer’? When you undertake the role of Welcoming Officer you are asked to fulfill the following duties: set-up of the room, receiving of Rotarians and Guests, recording of the attendance register and running the raffle. On your rostered week it is advisable to arrive 10 min early ie 5:50pm. If unable to complete you rostered day, please arrange someone to cover you.
Transcript
Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450 1
New HorizonsThe Official Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay
Australian Rotary HealthInformation on Australian Rotary Health Researchers in WA. Page 2
Summer Blood Challenge ExtendedIn order to assist with the Victorian bushfires, the Summer Blood Challenge has been extended. Page 1
Shelter Box UpdateShelterbox and the Victorian Fire Disaster.Page 4
Message from the District GovernorDisaster Response activities within D9450.Page 3
The Rotary Foundation Thought of the WeekThis week is about Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program. Page 3
Contact UsContact details for the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay.Page 5
Volume 1, Issue 5 16th - 22nd February 2009
PO Box 168, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6909 District 9450 ABN: 99 602 195 617
Summer Blood Challenge has been ExtendedDue to the amount of blood and blood products required for the burns victims of the Victorian bushfires, there has been an overwhelming number of donors booked in to where our members and the police are almost unable to get a booking.
As a result, the Blood Bank contacted both the Police and D9450 to see if we would extend the challenge until the end of next month. The Police agreed as have D9450 on behalf of the three Rotary districts.
The other aim in extending the challenge was to see that blood and blood products are still available to the burns victims after the current rush to donate subsides, as it did after the Bali bombings.
The Summer Blood Challenge will now be continuing until the end of March instead of concluding at the end of February.
For more information on donating blood visit the Australian Red Cross Blood S e r v i c e w e b s i t e a t :
www.donateblood.com.au , or call 13 14 95 to book an appointment.
Just remember to say that you are from Rotary.
S o m m e r v i l l e Theatre at UWA Mara and Marija are making plans for us to attend a Sunday evening viewing of a film at Sommerville. Tickets should be available once the time/date/film have been decided. There will be the option of taking along a picnic and wine. More details on this fundraising evening should be available soon. Thanks to Jan Stewart making this opportunity available.
Board MeetingThis month’s Board Meeting will be held at the Collins' residence on Wednesday, 25th Feb at 5:30pm
Meeting TimeAs of the last meeting, the club will now be meeting at 6:00pm to 7:00pm. The only exception to this will be the Charter Night on 5th March.
Welcoming Officer RosterThanks to Peter for setting up a roster for the ‘Welcoming Officer’ role. So what is the role of the ‘Welcoming Officer’? When you undertake the role of Welcoming
Officer you are asked to fulfill the following duties:set-up of the room, receiving of Rotarians and Guests, recording of the attendance register andrunning the raffle. On your rostered week it is advisable to arrive 10 min early ie 5:50pm. If unable to complete you rostered day, please arrange someone to cover you.
ARH - Health Research by Australians – for Australians – in Australia!
The concept of Australian Rotary Health is to raise donations and invest this money to provide grants for worthy research projects in the medical and health arenas.
It is anticipated that major projects may be funded by grants over several years to ensure continuity. Following discussions with a key figure in "Cot Death" research at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, it was decided that after initial and major grants to "Cot Death" projects, Australian Rotary Health would support a wider concept of health research. There are many aspects of community health that urgently require research and Australian Rotary Health was in a position to perform a valuable service to the community by sponsoring research into otherwise neglected areas. Likewise "Health", as envisaged by Australian Rotary Health, should encompass a wider vision and include all aspects of community health. Our
intentions are to be a catalyst for projects that will improve the quality of life for those least able to assist themselves.It is also hoped that research projects will contain a strong element of applied research. Thus, it should be possible to demonstrate practical strategies for the enhancement of community health in a way that individual Rotary Clubs may apply in their own communities. The circle will then be complete - donations from Rotary Clubs funding research projects, the benefit of which can be applied back in the community that provided the initial gifts.
For further information, visit www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au
Australian Rotary Health Western Australian ResearchersType Name Title Year
Mental Health Research Grant A/Prof Osvaldo Almeida A randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial to
prevent depression amongst stroke patients. 2001
Mental Health Research Grant Barbara Skesteris Early intervention to prevent conduct disorder: A
cross agency community approach. 2001
Mental Health Research Grant A/Prof Aleksander Janca Social rituals and mental health. 2001-2005
Mental Health Research Grant Dr Clare Roberts Family-based Mental Health Promotion for Young
Adolescents. 2002-2004
Mental Health Research Grant A/Prof Gary Hulse Is there a "safe" level of alcohol consumption for
people with mental health problems. 2003
Mental Health Research Grant Dr Nicola Lautenschlager Physical activity: improving mental health outcomes
for Alzheimer's Disease. 2004
Mental Health Research Grant A/Prof Sergio Starkstein Depression in patients with traumatic brain injury. 2004
Mental Health Research Grant Dr. Wendy Oddy Dietry factors & trajectories of mental health from
infancy to adolescence 2007
Mental Health Research Grant Dr. Susan Byrne
Casual pathways to eating disorders: A prospective analysis using data from the WA Pregnancy cohort (Raine) study
2007
Ian Scott Scholarship Melinda AndrewsMental Health promotion for a community based program for the prevention of mental health problems in Aboriginal young people.
2002 - 2004
Funding Partner Scholarship Scott Cornwall MLF1, a novel Leukaemia-inducing gene. 2005 - 2006
Funding Partner Scholarship Gemma McLeod Fitting the pieces to the nutritional puzzle of the
preterm infant. 2006 - 2008
Funding Partner Scholarship Kristine Northey
A population based, record-linkage study to elucidate the effects of child maltreatment on developmental pathways to mental health, suicidal behaviour and suicide.
2007 - 2008
Funding Partner Grant Dr Giles Plant Repair of Spinal Cord Injury using olfactory ensheathing Glia and Lentiviral Gene Therapy. 2004
Message from the District GovernorDear Rotarians in District 9450.I have received calls and emails from many of you who wish to donate in the name of Rotary to assist in the response to the bushfires in Victoria. To this end, the Rotary District 9450 Bushfire Disaster Response account has been set up and can be accessed by making a cheque to payee “Rotary International 9450 District” and note on the cheque “Bushfire Disaster Response”. Please ask your Club Treasurers to collect the total amount from your clubs and send just one cheque to Graham Spilcker. This will assist him in the accounting. In the usual state of events, the District Governor is authorized to react in a disaster but given the seemingly increasing number of disasters I believe that we must begin to be proactive rather than reactive in these matters. As I mentioned in my last email, I have asked Mrs.Jackie Bullock, Rotarian from Rotary Club Balcatta to take on a new role of Disaster Response Coordinator District 9450. Rtn. Jackie comes from a very strong nursing background, is the
Director of Quality Service at Ramsays Hollywood Hospital, has experience in the British Army and in the Balcatta Club will work alongside PP Michael Reeves who coordinates our District Shelterbox programme. I have known and respected Jackie for many years and fully support her in this new role as I know you will.Rtn. Jackie will send out an Expression of Interest to invite members to participate on a committee which hopefully will cover our big state. The Committee’s brief will be to design a disaster response plan for District 9450, acknowledging that our role in Rotary will most likely always be non-immediate response. The District Committee will be directly responsible to the DG and will act in concert with the DG at all times.The latest update on Shelterbox into Victoria, which I know that many of you have asked about, is below.We join as Rotarians in sending our thoughts, prayers and love to our colleagues, friends and family in Victoria as well as to those whom we don’t know. Yours in Rotary service,SueSue RowellDistrict Governor 2008-2009Rotary International District 9450
The Rotary FoundationWeek 33: Ever wonder how your Rotary club and district can make a positive impact for peace, right now?
This week’s Rotary Foundation Thought is about how your club and district can support the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program – a professional development program that is strengthening the leaders of today for peace. Beyond supporting the program financially, clubs and districts can actively recruit qualified applicants for each bi-annual program session. Each district can submit as many candidates for each program session as they deem qualified. As one alumnus recently put it, “The program has been nothing short of fantastic. I couldn’t ask for more.” Give Peace a fighting chance by opening the door for candidates in your District.
N E W H O R I Z O N S
4 Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay, District 9450
NEWS UPDATE
10 February 2009
The need exists … the need persists A project in Australia of the Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills
SHELTERBOX AND THE VICTORIAN FIRE DISASTER Victorian Government responds to ShelterBox Australia offer of aid The Department of Human Services today requested an initial deployment of 50 ShelterBoxes – 20 to Whittlesea and 30 to Kinglake. Arrangements are being made now and ShelterBox Response Team [SRT] members might assist with the deployments. The Department believes tents will be erected on community sports fields and on sites where homes once stood, and say that the multi-fuel stoves will also be of vital assistance. Many people want to be on their property, especially as there is some looting. After the deployment has been made, the Department will assess the need for more boxes – they are aware that we have immediate access to 200 in storage in Melbourne. We are sure that Rotarians in the affected areas will also be available to assist as the Department of Human Services guides the deployments. There are 173 people reported to have lost their lives in this tragedy – the greatest in Australia’s peace-time history. With more than 5,000 made homeless, ShelterBox Australia is pleased to be able to provide some assistance to our fellow Australians. Background to the ShelterBox Australia response
On Saturday evening – as the enormity of this tragedy was becoming known – Jenni Heenan, ShelterBox Australia General Manager contacted State MP Rob Hudson and Red Cross Australia and offered ShelterBox aid. The response this morning from Department of Human Services is a result of the contact by Jenni with Rob Hudson who conveyed our offer to State Government Ministers. There has not yet been a response from Red Cross. ShelterBox Australia has been and remains in contact with the Rotary District Governors in the affected areas who are monitoring the situation. Funding
The need for funding is always present but now the unthinkable has happened in our country. There is now an urgent need to replenish and increase our stocks. Donation details can be accessed at www.shelterboxaustralia.org.au A message from ShelterBox founder and CEO Tom Henderson
“We have all been watching from afar with great dismay the dreadful wildfire disaster Victoria. Our thoughts are with our Rotary and Australian friends at this difficult time.”
All at ShelterBox Australia extend heartfelt sympathy to those who have suffered unthinkable loss and trauma.
This News Update written by PDG Ray Stewart, Consultant to ShelterBox Australia
Authorised by Jenni Heenan, General Manager, ShelterBox Australia
ShelterBox Australia is a project of the Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills
ShelterBox Australia, a company limited by guarantee [ABN 55 129 338 825], is an accredited international affiliate of the ShelterBox Trust a registered charity founded and operated by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in Cornwall UK.
ShelterBox is a global Rotary Club humanitarian program.
[email protected] www.shelterboxaustralia.org.au and www.shelterbox.org
17th February Marcos & Simone Carot Collins anniversary
22nd February Daniel Forsdyke birthday
28th February Bill & Sue Hassell anniversary
Charter NightThe Club’s Charter Night Dinner will now be held at Burswood on Swan, Camfield Drive, Burswood. (See advertisement on page 1 for further details)
The venue has extensive river views looking out towards the city skyline. It also has a large area of free parking adjacent to the building.
Mara and Marija have indicated that they will be looking at dressing-up the inside of the venue, and so far have provided some encouraging feedback.
Some wine and drinks are included in the cover charge, however there is also a cash bar available within the venue, that does stock a range of wines.
Venue map to the right: Burswood On Swan is marked as (B) - Copyright Google Maps
