Rotary District 9450 Newsletter

Fantastic Presidential News..!
DG - Sue Rowell

Dear Team

WOW! Have I got great news!!! At the Rotary Zone 7a & 8 Institute in New Zealand last week, Rotary International Director, John Lawrence informed me that our world President DK Lee is finalizing his plans to come to Perth in the third week of May 2009 to present the Presidential Citations to our Clubs….all Clubs having taken a pledge to Make Dreams Real for those 30,000 children under the age of 5 who die daily from preventable causes.

That is wonderful news isn’t it? So now we really need to get ready: Clubs which have not quite finished their requirements for the Presidential Citation need to make sure they have initiated one new project to bring down that child morality rate, one project in each area of service and 10% net new members (at the least, 1 new member in each Club). At last count this week we have 997 members in District 9450 with another 20-30 in the pipeline with two new Clubs getting ready to charter, one new Rotaract Club and one new Interact Club….plus all the new opportunities for service to children which we have added as well as the tried and true well known projects and programmes.

Assistant Governors will be available to work with Clubs and AG Liz Westoby will make special contact to help with the Presidential Citation. Those of you who are ready could go ahead and complete the form and send it in.

DG.N. Ian Hutton and P.DG. Doug Pascoe have taken on the task of organizing the event for President DK. We will invite the other two districts, arrange visits for President DK. with local dignitaries, organize some fun things and generally make the event memorable for President DK and his wife Young and all of our District 9450 Presidents and Rotarians.

Any ideas that you have to contribute to planning the event will be welcome by DG.N. Ian and P.DG. Doug. If I can do anything to help, don’t hesitate to let me know.

This is truly an opportunity to show Rotarians’ achievements in Western Australia. I seek your continued support and involvement in completing the President Citation pledges and in making the World Presidential Tour to our state unforgettable.

Yours in Rotary Service

Sue

Sue Rowell

District Governor 2008-2009

Rotary International District 9450

International Convention

2009 RI Convention in Birmingham, England, 21-24 June

Be a part of history and celebrate the 100th Rotary convention, which will take place in Birmingham, the heart of England!

If you haven’t been back to Birmingham since the 1984 convention, you may not recognize this former industrial town. Now a lively canal city known for its outstanding shopping and dining, Birmingham — or Brum, as the natives call it — underwent a dramatic facelift in the 1990s. The transformation resulted in a modern, more pedestrian-friendly city that retains traces of its medieval and Industrial Age roots. Find out more...

Club leadership in 2009/10

A reminder to clubs to get your Office Bearers in place for 2009/10. Time is running short as these positions need to be in place by December 31st for RI.

Club Profiles will need to be added in January on the District site for District Directory assembly.

Has your club worked out where the ball is going to be in 2009?

Career Development Expo

Take a look at the MOU with the Career Development Association of Australia. The Careers Expo will be in March 2009 and they have asked to engage with us in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The aim is the feature as many relevant career youth and related programs and projects as we can at the EXPO. There will be no charge for Rotary Clubs.

Important Dates

December: Family of Rotary

1	Annual meeting of clubs to decide on club officers for 2009. Add data on-line.
	Dr Ken Collins Address
7	Club Attendance reports due on-line
12	Closing date for applications for RYLA

January: Awareness

	NYSF students in Canberra
	Outbound YE students depart 2nd week
	Inbound YE students arrive
	Applications close for Outbound YE 2008
1	RI Membership termination date for clubs not paid up
	Deadlines for Matching Grant requests over US$25,000 considered Mar/Apr
	3H Planning Grant - Prelim. proposals
	RI semi-annual dues to be paid by 31st Jan
7	Club Attendance reports due on-line
15	Club nominations for District Committees
15	Club nominations for DG Nominee 2011-2012
15	Web Newsletter Training (see below)
15-17	Siemens Science Experience
26	Matilda Bay Triathalon and Skyshow Parking

February: World Understanding

1	YE applications sent to schools
	Ambassadorial Scolarship applications sent to clubs
2	RYPEN applications sent to schools and clubs
7	Club Attendance reports due on-line
	Nedlands Kite Festival
7-13	RYLA camp at Bickley Camp, Hardinge Rd, Orange Grove
15	Nominations close for District Committees
25	President's meeting
27	District Budget for 2009-2010

District Governor's Christmas Message... Our District Governor Sue Rowell has put together this Christmas card for all club members

Publications (Dec)

Newsletters/Letters

Forms

Reports

NEW YEAR's NIGHT

21^st popular Vienna Pops Concert

BOOK NOW..!

Wed. 31^st Dec. at the Perth Concert Hall

Here is the Flyer

Book at BOCS or for $90 Rotarians can order special “Gold Reserve” seats. A block of the very best seats for the exclusive use of sponsors, Perth Rotary Club members and their guests, and other Rotarians.

Gold Reserve tickets include unlimited drinks (without queuing!) in a special area during interval, and a light supper (food and drinks) after the Concert with visits from John Christmass, the Producer and Choral Director, guest artists and other musicians.

To encourage all Rotarians to sit together, the cost of these Gold Reserve seats has been kept to only $90 per seat, the same as A Reserve Premium seats.

Phone Roz Baker 9471 8163 before 30 November to reserve these special tickets or Ian Mickle on 0411 602 425.

Also pre-concert dinner is being offered by the Perth Concert Hall. The cost is $75 for food and $13.50 for a drinks package. Book direct with Concert Hall on 9231 9946.

Beneficiary: The Prostate Cancer Foundation.

This Month's Articles !
Carbon Offsets benefit Rotary... The New York Times reported that in 2007, people and companies in the United States bought US$54 million in carbon offset credits. Read More...	Project Link... ProjectLINK is RI’s on-line, searchable database which lists Rotary club and district projects in need of funding, volunteers, donated goods, and/or partners for a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, and model projects that can be used as examples Read More...
Indigenous Planting Project ... Check out the “amazing work of Bruce French, agricultural scientist who has created the tool to change the way hunger and malnutrition are tackled globally. Read More...	WREN Greening Plan... Our environmental organisation in conjunction with local councils is engaging with many local Schools and Community Groups and other stakeholders including the Conservation Volunteers, Birds Australia Western Australia, Sustainable Schools Initiative WA, Read More...
Unicef Tap Project... The worst cholera outbreak in its modern history is sweeping through Zimbabwe, with a reported 13,960 cumulative cases and 589 deaths to-date. Some 80% of Zimbabwe does not have access to water and sanitation at present Read More...	The Social Entrepreneur... Peter Shergold Professor and Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Impact at the University of NSW speaks on the need to build a more responsible capitalism through corporate social responsibility Read More...

Upcoming Events
Organiser	Event Name	Venue	Date	Time	Reg. By
Comms-Tech	Web Newsletter Training	Proteus Engineers Office	Thu, 15 Jan, 09	5:30pm	12 Jan, 09
Health Well-Being	Australian Rotary Health Tri District	Public Transport Centre [East Perth Passenger Terminal]	Sun, 8 Feb, 09	10:00am	04 Feb, 09

Newsletter for the Rotary District 9450 - Issue No.: 13 Issue Date: 20 Dec, 2008

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