• What's on this week
  • Weekly club meeting: Zoom
  • Birthday & Anniversary Celebrations
• Report from last week
  • Last week's meeting: PDG Jerry Pilcher
• Project Updates
  • Magnifying Microscopes
  • Peace Poles
  • Recital & Concerto Competition
  • PRID Dr Ken Collins AO Award for Excellence in Rotary Service
  • ShelterBox
• Ongoing Fundraisers
  • Containers for Change
  • Rotary Raffle
• Upcoming Events
  • World Polio Day  24th October 2023
  • Government House Open Day 28th & 29th October
  • RI Convention 25-29th May 2024
• This Rotary Month: Basic Education & Literacy
• 2023-24 Club Board

Nominations are currently open for the PRID Dr Ken Collins AO Award for Excellence in Rotary Service.

Rotarians in Western Australia who have provided a significant amount of Rotary service to the community, locally and/or internationally, across at least 3 avenues of service, and have served Rotary in a leadership capacity, are encouraged to nominate.

Full details and the nomination form are available online.

Nominations close on 16th October 2023.

ShelterBox

Vast amounts of floodwater have caused widespread destruction in eastern Libya with up to 20,000 people feared to have died, thousands are still missing and over 30,000 people have been left homeless. 

The scale and severity of this disaster is hard to comprehend. Those made homeless are sheltering together in school buildings, where they need blankets, mattresses, and solar lights. Many areas remain inaccessible because of significant damage to the road network, buildings, electricity, and communication lines.

The ShelterBox team is speaking with aid organisations already working in Libya with access to the worst hit areas to see how they can help.

Whilst assessments in Libya are carried out, ShelterBox continues to move forward with their response planning in Morocco. They have arrived in Marrakesh and have met with Rotary contacts and local organisations, with more team members ready to join them in the next few days. 

• providing bags for you to fill at home (let your neighbours know you are collecting - they may be willing to help you!)
• assisting with working with the Scouts if you know a workplace / business that is willing to help
• coordinating a roster to collect from the Tee Box Cafe - if you cannot pick up on a night you had agreed to help, please let us know so someone else can collect the containers instead

This month, Rotary reminds us to be intentional about Basic Education and Literacy. Education and literacy are fundamental pieces of peacebuilding and are essential for any and all individuals to become a part of the discussion. Rotary International points out that more that 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate, representing 17% of the world population. Illiteracy is a barrier to equity and inclusion.

Negative effects of illiteracy include reducing the capacity of communities, reducing the ability for engagement across the community, and reducing the ability for those affected to fully access the community capacity. No community is immune to illiteracy.

Projects to contribute to Literacy include projects to support teachers, to assure every student is fed, create Early Act and Interact Clubs to support peace and learning in schools, and to support or provide training opportunities or scholarships for teachers.

On an International project level, clubs can participate in clean drinking water in schools projects, and school sanitation and hygiene projects, including assuring middle and high schools have adequate feminine supplies for students so they can stay in school all month.

• President Fiona Tremlett
  president@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 
• Vice President & Secretary & Membership Director CP Di Collins secretary@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au
• Treasurer Aaron Chinyimba
  treasurer@rotaryfreshwaterbay.org.au 
• Vocational & Community Service Director Ronniet Orlando
• International Service Director Greg Acciaioli
• Youth Director Wes Rigg
• PR & Fundraising Director & Bulletin Editor PP Simone Collins