Last Meeting:

20 February 2012

Program: Polio Awareness

Next Meeting:

Monday 05 March 2012

Program

Club Assembly

WHAT AM I UP TO NOW PP Paul Haslam

l

Duty Roster

Door

Rtn Bruce Pike Minutes

PP Russ Evans Rotary Grace

PP Greg Rieper

Rotary Grace:

“O Lord our giver

of all good

We thank You for

our daily food,

May Rotary friends

and Rotary ways,

Help us to serve

you all our days”.

Rotary Four-

Way Test:

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all

concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Mon 27 Feb 2012

Issue 3. No. 27 The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville

Weekly Bulletin

Program: NYSF & Student Exchange Experience Duty Roster tonight: Door PP Wilf Van Emmerik Minutes PP Rod Tilden Rotary Grace Rtn Bob Low Birthdays: Anniversaries: Toasts: Loyal PP Ray Campbell Overseas Club Rtn. Bobby Redman What Am I Up To Now P Penny Hill

Rotary Grace: “O Lord our giver of all good

We thank You for our daily food, May Rotary friends and Rotary ways,

Help us to serve you all our days”.

Rotary Four-Way Test: Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Monday, 27 February 2012

Due to the early birth of my grandson last Monday I was unable to attend PE Bobby Redmans’ presentation on Polio Awareness outlining RI’s US$200 Million Dollar Challenge. I believe it went very well and a big thank you to members who purchased “End Polio Now” to on-sell. This coming Tuesday my company, Ecolab, has taken the Challenge on board and will be holding a morning tea for “End Polio” to contribute to the Challenge. Gold coin donations from staff at our Castle Hill Head Office will be matched by my company. I still have some pins to sell and promotional brochures to hand out to fellow staff at the morning tea. I’m sure as in the past that some staff members have deep pockets when it comes to raising funds for Rotary projects. Some of our members and their partners attended the Rotary Movie Evening at Event Cinemas at Castle Hill to see “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” last Thursday evening. Cost of the tickets is $20 and $10 from each ticket went towards The End Polio Promotion. I can tell you that the movie was so enjoyable and I urge you to go and see the movie. Our local district had a very good showing with the theatre ¾ full. Two other sessions were to take place at Chatswood and the Central Coast. Good news that India has now been declared Polio free with no further cases reported in the last 12 months. Last Friday 24

th February our club was represented by Graeme and Edna Rohan, Bobby Redman and

myself at the Charter Night for our District’s first E-Club at Boronia Grove Receptions at Epping. This is the first E-Club for the Sydney region and many other clubs were represented on the evening. PDG Tony Castley is the current President and they now have 37 members from both our District and also Sydney South District. Guest speaker for the evening was Mr. Chris Joscelyne who was president of the very 1

st E-Club in Chicago. He spoke on the formation of the E-Clubs and outlined that members

don necessarily need to be in the geographical District where the club was formed. Many members live outside the district but the clubs are working effectively. Tonight we welcome Lisa Kim who is an ex Baulkham Hills NYSF Student and Rotary Exchange Student who will bring us up to date on her life since she attended the conference. Our District Conference is only a month away now and we now have 5 members who have registered to attend. There is still time to register if you would like to attend the whole conference or part of the conference. District offers attendance to part day or full day sessions if you can’t attend the whole conference. This year’s conference is set to be exceptional as it is the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of our District and we will be featuring our Bourke Public School Breakfast Programme. For further details please contact Bobby Redman or you can register on-line on the District Website. President Penny Hill

A child drinks from a spigot in Haiti. The Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group announced a partnership to bring 5 million gallons of clean water, along with sanitation and hygiene education, to 30 schools in Malawi and Tanzania during its fourth World Water Summit on 20 May. Rotary Images/Alyce Henson

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International Service Director’s Report Bobby relayed information about the upcoming Trivia Night being organized by the outgoing GSE Team, and encouraged members to register interest.

Guest Speaker - 13th February 2012

PDG Bruce spoke briefly about the work of the Rotary Foundation both in Australia and worldwide and the many facets of Rotary that it is involved in. Bruce is both the Manager for the Foundation in our Region and Foundation Director for the Rotary Club of Castle Hill

He showed that on a contributions per capita basis Rotary in Australia more than held its own with Rotary in most other countries which was something we could be proud of. He also stressed that the money contributed to the Foundation was well used in the form of grants and here again Australian Rotary made good use of the available funds. PDG Bruce then demonstrated that by a number of Rotary Clubs combining their resources in the terms of contributions and attracting grants they could undertake quite significant projects. One example in which he had a personal interest was a project to provide water storage to a village in India, which he would like all Hills Clubs to be involved in.

The project would provide a constant supply of agricultural water for the village of Zinkapalem in Andhra Pradesh, India.. One way or another, the Castle Hill Club and other clubs in district 9680 have supported this village in the areas of agriculture and housing but their greatest need is water for their rice fields. They are at the end of the line as far as government supplied water is concerned and more often that not have to go without. This inevitably leads to crop failure and extreme hardship. We have a plan to build a series of about 90 dams or ponds across their 250 acres and these dams would be filled during the monsoon period. The village is on an island in the delta at the mouth of the Krishna River (east coast) and while the river is saline and tidal during normal times, fresh water rushes some five miles out to sea during monsoon. This water would be harvested and stored in these dams and would be sufficient to grow their rice crops during all but the driest and hottest of summers. The total cost of this project is in the region of $30,000 but with support from both districts and a good level of participation from Hills clubs, and a successful matching grant application, a club contribution could be as little as $2,000 each. President Penny thanked PDG Bruce for his presentation and undertook to discuss this project at the next Board meeting.

The Krishna River One of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi). It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature. The Krishna River is the fourth largest river in India after the Ganges, the Godavari and the Narmada. Krishna river rises at Mahabaleswar near the Jor village in the extreme north of Wai taluka,district satara, Maharashtra in the west and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in

Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast. It also flows through the state of Karnataka. The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Sun Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city on the River Krishna. Sangli is the largest city on the river Krishna in Maharashtra state . Ecologically, this is one of the disastrous rivers in the world, in that it causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon season. It flows fast and furious, often reaching depths of over 75 feet (23 m). Ironically, there is a saying in Marathi (language of Maharashtra) "santh vaahate Krishnamaai" which means "quiet flows Krishna". This term is also used to describe how a person should be, as quiet as Krishna. But, in reality, Krishna causes a high degree of erosion between June and August. During this time, Krishna takes fertile soil from Maharashtra, Karnataka and western Andhra Pradesh towards the delta region.

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Guest Speaker 20th March Bobby gave a good presentation on the Polio Plus Project and in particular on the current push to “End Polio NOW” which coincides with Rotary’s anniversary celebrations on the 23

rd

February.

Rotary began immunizing children against polio in 1985 and became a spearheading partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988. Since then Rotary International and its partners in the GPEI, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — have worked to wipe polio from the face of the earth.

Rotary’s main responsibilities are fundraising, advocacy, and volunteer recruitment. To date, Rotary has contributed more than US$900 million to the polio eradication effort.

With over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, Rotary is able to reach out to national governments worldwide to generate crucial financial and technical support for polio eradication. Since 1995, the advocacy efforts of Rotary and its partners have helped raise more than $8 billion from donor governments.

Rotary clubs also provide “sweat equity” on the ground in polio-affected communities, which helps ensure that leaders at all levels remain focused on the eradication goal. Rotary club members have volunteered their time and personal resources to

reach more than two billion children in 122 countries with the oral polio vaccine.

Thanks to Rotary and its partners, the world has seen polio cases plummet by more than 99 percent, preventing five million instances of child paralysis and 250,000 deaths. When Rotary began its eradication work, polio infected more than 350,000 children annually. In 2009, fewer than 1,700 cases were reported worldwide.

But the polio cases represented by that final 1 percent are the most difficult and expensive to prevent. Challenges include geographic isolation, worker fatigue, armed conflict, and cultural barriers.

That’s why it’s so important to generate the funding needed to End Polio Now. To fail is to invite a polio resurgence that would condemn millions of children to lifelong paralysis in the years ahead.

As is well known the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been a strong supporter donating more than $US 400 million to the cause. Bill Gates challenged Rotary to raise $US200 M by June 2012 and by January $US 202M had been raised, but the intention is not to stop at that but to keep raising funds to ensure success.

The bottom line is this: As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, all children — wherever they live — remain at risk.

Bobby invited members to support the cause by buying End Polio Now badges and attending the movie fundraiser on the 23

rd February.

Polio Plus Fundraiser

23rd February 2012 Castle Hill Event cinemas.

About 150 Rotarians, partners and guests from all Hills District Clubs enjoyed the movie “” on the evening of the 23rd February. The event which coincided with Rotary’s anniversary was a fundraiser for “End Polio Now” campaign. The movie has an excellent cast including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and a number of other well known British and Indian actors. The movie follows a group of English retirees who are enticed (conned?) into going to India on the promise that they will be able to enjoy their retirement at the luxurious Marigold Hotel in Jaipur. In reality the hotel is in a sad state of disrepair but is run by a yound man with big dreams. As the group copes with this the movie follows their various stories and as in most good movies there is a happy ending.

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Rotary Foundation Thought for the Week

Ever wonder how your Rotary club and district can make a positive impact for peace, right now? Mwila Chigaga was a Rotary World Peace Fellow at Duke University/University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004-06 and was

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lusaka, Zambia, District 9210. Her current position is Gender specialist for the African region under the United Nations International Labour Organization After obtaining a law degree from the University of Zambia, Chigaga specialized in international and constitutional law at the same university. She then proceeded to the Legal Practitioners Institute of Zambia and became a registered legal practitioner of the high court and Supreme Court of Zambia. After completing her Rotary Peace studies Chigaga joined the Ministry of Justice in Zambia and became principal state advocate responsible for international and constitutional affairs. She subsequently became adviser to the attorney general and minister of justice of Zambia. Chigaga moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a professional Foreign Service officer and was appointed as deputy high commissioner to the Court of St. James’s in London and was then appointed counselor of the Zambian government to the United Nations where she was responsible for all economic, social, and human rights affairs. She was designated Zambia’s representative to the second and third committee of the United Nations General Assembly. Give Peace a fighting chance by opening the door for candidates in your District.

Weekly Toast - Overseas Club

This Week we would like to toast the Rotary Club of Bari in Italy. This Rotary Club held its first meeting on 11 September 1933, thanks to the initiative of G.R. Uff. Antonio Larocca, President of the "Fiera del Levante". On 24 February 1934 the Club was officially recognised as a member of the Rotary International, 46th District, the only District existing in Italy at that time. On a time scale, it was the fifth Rotary Club in Southern Italy, one of the first 25 Italian Clubs created before the World War II, and the Rotary Club Bari has the honour to be the oldest and the first Club in the 2120 District. Due to the disastrous international events, which brought to the World War II, the Club was obliged to suspend the activities in December 1938. After the war, the Club starts again its activity on February 1948.

Special gifts for babies born on Rotary's birthday Newborn babies are often spoiled with presents from families and friends. But 13 bubs at the Gold Coast Hospital were given special gifts today from Runaway Bay's Rotary Club. To celebrate Rotary's 107th birthday on the 23rd of February, babies who were born on the same day received outfits, a gift certificate and a Bendigo Bank account with $50. Rotary Runaway Bay President Brian Heaton said the Club wanted to give back to the local community this year.

"We wanted to come up with something different to celebrate Rotary's birthday," he said. "Recognising babies born on the same day helps us to connect with the younger generation." Kia Cordwell gave birth to baby Alyssa just after 7:30am yesterday, but had no idea her bub shared a birthday with Rotary. Already a mum to two other girls, Kia said the bank account will help Alyssa learn from a young age to start saving. "She's starting earlier than me. I think it's great, it gives her a head start," she said.

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Rotary International to launch Abu Dhabi chapter - Issac John 25 February 2012 (http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/February/theuae_February675.xml&section=theuae&col=)

DUBAI - Rotary International, one of the world’s largest humanitarian service organisations, plans to launch a chapter in Abu Dhabi as part of a drive to expand its reach in the region. Kalyan Banerjee, president of Rotary International, which has been in the forefront of the much-acclaimed global polio eradication drive, said the club’s formation in Abu Dhabi would be a milestone in its global expansion. The organisation, set up in 1905, has seen its network swelling to 34,000 clubs and 1.2 million business and professional leaders across more than 200 countries and geographical regions. “The proposed new club, Rotary International’s fourth in the UAE, will reinforce the organisation’s key message of ‘service above self’,” Banerjee said. The Abu Dhabi club will also get involved in projects that support community services and promote social activities in collaboration with Rotary Clubs worldwide, he said. Banerjee, who was elected Rotary’s 101st president and its third head from India, was speaking at a reception held in his honour by Dubai Rotary Club on Wednesday. Present at the event were Brigadier Saeed bin Belaila, former head of the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department; Abdulla Al Ansari, former director of Human Resources and Development, Department of Civil

Aviation; and Mahendra Patel, managing director of Geap International Group; diplomats and business leaders. Patel said the Rotary Club of Dubai was set up in 2002. Since inception, the Dubai club has executed more than 40 community projects, including charity and humanitarian initiatives in several countries. In the Gulf, Rotary International will launch chapters also in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, said Banerjee. Banerjee said Rotary’s strengths include its ability to spread as well as its role in promoting peace in the world. “My goal is to make Rotary the preferred organisation for today’s generation to join and participate in (its activities) to make the world better, safer and happier,” he was quoted in a recent interview. As the past chair of the Southeast Asia Regional PolioPlus Committee and member of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, Banerjee spearheaded many of Rotary’s novel initiatives, which have given a new push to the polio eradication programme in India. Founded in Chicago, Rotary has been engaged in the eradication of polio in the world. In November 2011, it was announced that after 25 years of work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating polio.

Rotary Club of Trincomalee Sri Lanka recently held a medical camp, which treated over 100 patients during the day.

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Exercise vital for mental fitness

Avoiding exercise could be bad for our mental health too, pushing us into the pit of depression and causing burnout at work.

Sharon Toker, management expert at the Tel Aviv University, with Michal Biron from the University of Haifa, discovered that employees who did engage in physical activity were less likely to experience a deterioration of their mental health, including symptoms of burnout and depression. The best benefits were achieved among those exercising for four hours per week - they were approximately half as likely to experience deterioration in their mental state as those who did no physical activity. Toker and Biron say that employers will benefit from encouraging fitness of their employees. If the fight against obesity is not enough of an incentive, inspiring workers to be physically active lessens high health costs, reduces absenteeism, and increases productivity in the workplace, the Journal of Applied Psychology reports. Though depression and burnout are connected, they are not the same, says Toker. Depression is a clinical mood disorder and burnout is defined by physical, cognitive, and emotional exhaustion, according to a Tel Aviv statement. But both contribute towards a “spiral of loss” where the loss of one resource, such as a job, could have

a domino effect and lead to the loss of other resources such as one’s home, marriage, or sense of self-worth. Originally designed to examine the relationship between depression and burnout, the study assessed the personal, occupational, and psychological states of 1,632 healthy Israeli workers in both the private and public sectors. Participants completed questionnaires when they came to medical clinics for routine check-ups and had three follow-up appointments over a period of nine years. The participants were divided into four groups: one that did not engage in physical activity; a second that did 75 to 150 minutes of physical activity a week; a third that did 150 to 240 minutes a week; and a fourth that did more than 240 minutes a week. Depression and burnout rates were clearly the highest among the group that did not participate in physical activity. The more physical activity that participants engaged in, the less likely they were to experience elevated depression and burnout levels during the next three years. The optimal amount of physical activity was a minimum of 150 minutes per week, where its benefits really started to take effect.

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FELLOWSHIP AND INSPIRATION!!

OUR 2012 ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE

IS COMING UP FAST

YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO MISS IT!

GO TO THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE

Conference.RotaryDistrict9680.org

TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

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Club Members

Name

Classification

Ray Campbell PP,PHF Education - Secondary

Thomas Cann PHF Landscape Supplies

Col Davis Accounting Taxation

Stephen Dinte Financial Planning

Russ Evans PP,PHF Finance

Henry Grech PP Legal Practice

Michael Griscti PHF Lighting Technician

Paul Haslam Steel Distribution

Penny Hill Customer Service Manager

Alan Jones PP,PHF Marketing Consultancy

Bob Low PHF Electrical Distribution

Robert Mackey PP,PHF Construction Services

Ian Pascoe PP Gas Fitting

Ian Pearce PP,PHF Industrial Consultancy

Bruce Pike Nursery Retail

Suresh Prasad PP Sugar Research

Haran Ramachandran PP,PHF Computer Support

Bobby Redman Psychology

Michael Richardson Honorary Member

Greg Rieper PP,PHF Consultancy

Graeme Rohan PP,PHF Petroleum Distribution

Gordon Scoble PP,PHF Education Primary

Jim Sifonios PP,PHF Product Development

Keith Stapley PP,PHF Photogrammetry

Rod Tilden PP,PHF Window Furnishing Sales

Alex Traill PP,PHF Building & Maintenance

Wilf Van Emmerik PP,PHF Specialised Transport

Allan Walker PP Funeral Direction

Glenn Willcox PP Project Estimating

P – President PP - Past President PHF - Paul Harris Fellow

Dan Murphy Roster

Saturday 03 March 2012 PP Ray Campbell PP Henry Grech

Saturday 10 March 2012 PP Graeme Rohan Rtn Bruce Pike

WHAT AM I UP TO NOW 12th Mar Rtn Michael Griscti 19th Mar PP Keith Stapley 26th Mar PP Jim Sifonios

Duty Roster Monday 12 March 2012

Door PP Alex Traill Minutes PP Gordon Scoble Rotary Grace PP Jim Sifonios

Joke of the Day - Terrorists

Two terrorists are having a discussion in a bar. The waiter asks them what the discussion was about. Terrorist: We are planning to kill 14 thousand people and a donkey.. Waiter: Why a donkey? Then one terrorist says to the other, See I told you nobody will care about the 14 thousand people".

Club Calendar

Note: Apologies must be in to PP Graeme Rohan by 12pm on Mondays

so numbers can be confirmed for dinner.