Greetings to all Rotarians and friends in District 9455,
Since our last newsletter we’ve held four District Assemblies in Bunbury, Quairading, Kalgoorlie and the Metro Assembly this past weekend.
All of these events have been well-received with a high level of positive feedback. We still have Geraldton, Kojonup and Kununurra coming up which I’m sure will also be of great benefit to everyone who attends.
One of the points we want to get across at these events is the opportunities that abound for us in WA as we form one voice as Rotary Western Australia. These events are for clubs to consider how they can make a greater impact in their communities through their projects and in turn, grow Rotary.
For your Calendar – please make sure you have Saturday night on 17th June set aside as the date we will be celebrating District 9455. The other one is Saturday 1st July, this will also be an evening event – the launch of Rotary Western Australia: more exciting information on these events will be coming out soon.
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it ……
This month’s Public Image challenge … go surfing! Check out other Rotary clubs’ websites and on social media, compare what they have with what your club presents to the general public. There is a possibility you will find your club is right up there with current posts and information, or you might discover ideas as to how to improve your club’s public image.
Past challenges, in case you missed them:
1. July - The first challenge was to check out if there is one of those Rotary road signs in your area or on your way as you move around our State. Is it in good repair? If not, then please remove or fix it as it will be detrimental to the public image of Rotary if it looks old and tired.
2. August - Check your club’s website and see if it is up to date, particularly the calendar. This is sometimes the first place prospective Rotarians look and if the information is old, it also doesn’t give a good impression as to the current situation of the club.
3. September - When did you last talk to someone about why you are in Rotary and invite them to come with you to an event, project or a meeting? If it was more than a month ago, then I challenge you to try it again … did you know that most people join Rotary because they were invited?
4. October – Wear your Rotary pin, wear any pin you have that has the Rotary wheel on it. You never know when it might spark a conversation with someone who may well become a Rotarian and thereby have the chance to get the same joy out of helping others that you do.
5. November - Write an article, or a few words, to accompany a photo or photos of a Rotary activity. The community newspapers in particular are always looking for articles, and don’t stop there – The West is also keen to have ‘good news stories’ and we all know we want to see more of them.
6. December - visit the Brand Centre on My Rotary www.brandcenter.rotary.org You don’t even need to log in! Check out the huge number of resources available to you and your club to share your activities with the world. The templates are free and easy to use, go for it!
7. February – display the 4-Way Test at your place of work, or where you have your home office. It is one way of sharing some of our strongest principles.
8. March – consider joining our Public Image Team for Rotary Western Australia.
I look forward to seeing you at a Rotary event soon!
Yours in Rotary service,
Ineke
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Time is running out to register for the Rotary International Convention in Melbourne in May.
Click here or on the picture above to register.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES
Geraldton & Kojonup still to come
If you haven't been able to attend a District Assembly, you are welcome to register for Geraldton or Kojonup
Click on the link or the flyer above to register for the location/date that suits you best.
Registrations essential
The RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) camp in May is fast approaching!
If you know someone who is 14-17 years of age who is
· Wanting an opportunity to develop and challenge themselves
· Looking to develop their self-esteem and confidence
· Interested in developing skills including leadership, teamwork, communication, goal setting and problem solving
· Wanting to build a network of young people and to make new friends
· Excited for a weekend of fun
Then we'd love to have them attend the RYPEN camp from 19th to 21st May 2023.
RYPEN depends on Rotary Clubs to sponsor participants, and the more participants we get the better the camp will be. We would love to welcome your applicant to the camp.
We've got an exciting and challenging program lined up for the weekend, so if you know of someone who would like to attend please get your applications as soon as possible.
Please send applications to rypen@rotary9465.org.au The camp costs $330 per attendee and your club will be invoiced later for the camp.
Applications close 1st May 2023.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please don't hesitate to let me know. You can email program chair Roy Philbin at rypen@rotary9465.org.au
or call 0418 948 847
Click here for an application form.
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We are pleased to announce the upcoming launch event for Rotary Western Australia and invite you to Save the Date for this special occasion.
This will be a great opportunity to gather together and welcome in the new Rotary year, hear from a distinguished keynote speaker, and enjoy an evening of networking, delicious canapés, and refreshing drinks.
Keep an eye out for more info to come!
Book Now for the Rotary Club of Mt Lawley Quiz Night 2023…
The Rotary Club of Mt Lawley's Annual Quiz Night is back on Friday 28th April! Come and help us raise funds to support Lifeline and other community projects. 30 tables of 8 are available for $160 per table. Join us for your chance to win a great collection of prizes, including exclusive jewellery from Matusik Diamond Jewellers in Mt Lawley.
There will be 8 rounds that test your knowledge in a wide variety of subjects, table quizzes and other fun games. Bring gold coins on the night for a range of fun games and there are some terrific prizes to win!
Book today by clicking the picture above or this link
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LIFT THE LID WALKS in WA 2023
Kwinana Rotary is holding a
Lift the Lid Walk on Sunday 7 May (10am for 11am start for around 20-30 minutes - event to around 2pm).
If any of your members are thinking of something similar, then maybe you might like to send a club/cluster ‘delegate’ to check it out before setting up an event locally for your own cluster/club. Plans are already underway for walks in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Byford Districts, and Booragoon, in October-November 2023. Your club or club cluster can be next!
Your
ARH WA team can supply links to many of the community networks that may also be interested in participating, and your local IGA and/or Bendigo Bank is also worth approaching for support. Events planned to date with them are clearly working well.
Lift the Lid Walks are a great way to engage your local community, with Rotary, Australian Rotary Health, and with family and community health generally, especially mental health. This topic resonates in many WA communities, and a local community walk is a fantastic opportunity to broadly involve diverse local stakeholders in a very proactive way.
Your ARH WA team recommends approaching your local IGA stores and/or Bendigo Bank branches, as they have demonstrated willingness to be involved on the ground. It’s a great opportunity to involve parents and children, schools, local health professionals and community care workers, local government and support groups, local police and other state agencies, local service providers and local business people, and many other local groups in what Rotary does best — Service above self!
Good walking with you.
Warwick Smith
District Chair, ARH WA Team
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ROMAC restarts its aid project after COVID-19 pandemic
Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) is the Rotary Zone 8 charity that facilitates medical aid for children in the form of life saving and/or dignity restoring surgery, not accessible to them in their home countries. We are run entirely by volunteers, overheads are funded by investment income and all donations go directly to the care of children. We help the children and mothers of our island neighbours in Oceania.
There is pent up demand for our help from our shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. We currently have 5 patients in treatment and we are looking at possibly another 20 plus children before the end of the year. We need YOUR HELP now to meet this demand.
VOLUNTEER WITH ROMAC
We need Rotarians or Rotaractors to fill the following 6 vacancies at the National level:
• Medical Director - make life-saving treatment decisions
• Fundraising Chair - enable ROMAC to pay for children’s treatment
• HR, Training and Recruitment Coordinator - help recruit and train our volunteers
• Meetings Secretary - manage our virtual organisation
• Coordinator - support our online processes
• Operations Manager - look after our patients and their carers
All positions are up to 4 years tenure and expressions of interest together with a CV should be directed to the Deputy Chair, Glenys Parton, at deputychair@romac.org.au. Expressions of interest are due in by 25 April 2023.
People can also volunteer to work on their Regional ROMAC Committee in roles like fundraising, communications and media, Hospital liaison, Club involvement, patient care and hosting, and any other roles like Secretary and Treasurer when deemed necessary by the Region.
Your District is in the ROMAC Western Region and the Regional Chair is Phil Cordery. Please contact your Chair on 0419 047 075 or via email at western@romac.org.au to express your interest to serve on the Regional ROMAC Committee.
DONATE NOW
We very much appreciate and thank those that continuously give us financial support but unfortunately the number of clubs and individuals that donate to ROMAC is currently about a third of the number that used to support pre-COVID. As we move to the end of this Rotary year, if you and/or your Club have any surplus funds, please consider donating to ROMAC.
Donations can be made through our website (www.romac.org.au), donating online at www.romac.org.au/donate or at the New Zealand Rotary Shop or by contacting our Treasurer, Stephen Noble at treasurer@romac.org.au or on 0417 811 072.
Give a little, get back a lot. Show you care by volunteering or giving to ROMAC and helping these children in need.
WE CAN HELP YOU
We can help you and your Club by:
• offering you a ROMAC speaker to make a presentation at one of your meetings. Please contact your ROMAC Regional Chair if you would like to take up our offer.
• providing opportunities for you and your Rotary colleagues to have real, meaningful, hands on experiences helping to save the lives of children from our Oceania neighbours.
Contact me if you would like more information about ROMAC or visit our website www.romac.org.au.
Yours in Rotary,
D’Arcy
Ian “D’Arcy” Walsh
ROMAC Chair
24 Salisbury Terrace,
Collinswood 5081, South Australia
Mobile: +(61) 0418 844 170
Email: chair@romac.org.au
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LOOKING FOR A SPEAKER?
Margaret Martin from Transplant Australia wants to draw your attention to this article, 'One man’s driving adventure for the Gift of Life', in the Transplant World Journal
It would be wonderful if Anil had a lot of opportunities to talk to groups while he is in WA.
Here's an email from Anil:
Dear Fellow Rotarian,
I am the Charter President of the world’s first cause based Rotary club of Organ Donation RID 3232, inaugurated by RI President Shekhar Mehta. I Founded and chartered a total of 3 still active Rotary clubs. I request an invite to be a speaker at your club. I will be in the area March 21-April 25, on my drive to the next Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia via Argentina. A mission to unite Rotary for Organ Donation so NO ONE DIES WAITING FOR AN ORGAN.
Mission was kicked off at the 2022 Rotary International Convention in Houston by IPRI President Shekhar Mehta and the Next RI President Gordon. Driving about 40000 miles, my drive started in Bangalore, India. The Goal was to speak to 100 Rotary Clubs before I reach the next convention in May, 2023 and compete for India in the World Transplant games in Perth, Australia April 2023.
This mission is on for the past 8 year since my kidney donation. To reach a million potential donors with my story along with pertinent information about organ donation. IMAGINE WE ALL COME TOGETHER? IMAGINE THIS ROTARY. We did it for Polio. We can do it again.
I have reached about 250000 people so far with over 800 talks and on the road for over 800 days Driving across 57 countries. Spoken in over 530 Rotary clubs so far
My lecture covers
•How I dealt with all the fears associated with organ donation
•How I became a world record holding athlete after donating
•Navigating the legal and procedural issues that plagues Organ Donation around the world •About concerns that only first-hand interactions with a donor can help address.
•What happens after you sign up.
•I deal with religious and superstitious myths that surround Organ Donation that comes in the way to help save lives.
In All I speak about Ideas on what your club can do locally to make organ donation awareness part of your club's agenda. WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XTYS3p6sA-w - Kickoff
Additional resources available here
Is there a club interested in organising a welcoming party for Anil for his arrival in Perth and to coordinate his visit.
Please contact Margaret Martin for further details by email
martin.margie@gmail.com or telephone
0415 926 907
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Transplant Australia are looking for volunteers to assist with the World Transplant Games to be held in Perth
What’s required to be a volunteer?
There are some basic eligibility requirements you must meet to be a volunteer. Preference will be given to volunteers who are able to commit to at least three shifts.
Applicants must:
- Be available between 15-21 April 2023 as a minimum.
- Be aged 18 or over at the commencement of the Games. Children aged 14-18 can be involved with parental supervision.
- Have valid and acceptable photo identification documents.
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World Immunization Week 2023
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World Immunization Week: Vaccines Save Lives
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During World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, join us in advocating for polio eradication and the importance of vaccines.
As one of the greatest advances of modern medicine, vaccines are safe, effective, and save millions of lives each year. Our progress in the fight to end polio is proof that vaccines work.
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative estimates that the polio vaccine has saved more than 20 million children around the world from paralysis. However, approximately 12.5 million children are totally unvaccinated. They are known as zero-dose children, and vaccinating them is critical to stopping polio for good.
We need to continue vaccinating the world’s children against polio, because polio anywhere is a threat everywhere.
Here’s how you can support Rotary’s efforts during World Immunization Week:
§ Donate to PolioPlus to help Rotary and our partners deliver polio vaccines to vulnerable children. Or start an online fundraiser to help us end polio using Raise for Rotary and share it with your network. Contributions will be matched 2-to-1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Join us during World Immunization Week and remind the world that together, we end polio.
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World Immunization Week messages are sent to a broad range of polio eradication advocates, including:
• The RI Board of Directors and directors-elect
• The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees and incoming trustees
• Past RI presidents
• District governors, assistant governors, and governors-elect
• Rotary and Rotaract club presidents
• Regional leaders (RRFCs, RCs, RPICs, E/MGAs, and End Polio Now coordinators)
• District Rotary Foundation chairs
• The Communications Committee
• End Polio Now newsletter subscribers
• PolioPlus committees (the International PolioPlus Committee, End Polio Now: Countdown to History Campaign Committee, Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Forces, PolioPlus national advocacy advisers, national PolioPlus chairs, district PolioPlus subcommittee chairs)
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Latest Polio news update to April 1
