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As I start this report I'm feeling a little rusty having missed a couple of weeks of Rotary while I was on "Safari" with Dr Bob, Ric Davies, David Honeychurch and past member Ross Priestman. Simon Cubitt stood in for me and I thank him for that. He was there to witness the induction of Noel Galopin. We are delighted to have Noel on board, wish him a very warm welcome and a long, happy and enjoyable membership. See his profile below.
Then it was May! and at our meeting on Monday the 1st we had the pleasure of the company of guest speaker Associate Professsor, Dr Kushwin Rajamani accompanied by Vijay Gupta, Yaso Rasa Subramanium and Vonnut Harai. Kushwin is a Cardiologist and Heart Rhythm Specialist who was born in Sri Lanka but has lived in Perth since 2004. He has a deep interest in understanding the effects of war on society especially in Sri Lanka. Among his philanthropic work his main priority is towards efforts to safeguard the wellbeing of children. He is also an Ambassador for “Save the Children” and regularly undertakes medical missions to Sri Lanka. His topic was "Re-building Sri Lanka – Hope Among The Ruin” To see his presentation Click here.
Also, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville NSW and the Australian Medical AID Foundation, Kushwin has been a generous supporter of two projects through Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) and in particular the “Medical Equipment and Coronary Artery Disease Fund - Sri Lanka”. To recognise this commitment the Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville awarded Kushwin a Paul Harris Fellowship. It was our pleasure to take him completely by surprise and present it to him.
We have reported on his citation below.
Geoff Patching then took us to the East of Sri Lanka to toast the Rotary Club Of Georgetown, Penang Malaysia. See at right. Anna on the other hand is still on the Northern Safari!
Now in a different direction!!! We are still finalising the results of the Community Fair held on 7 April, but can tell you that the Silent Auction raised $4,875. It's a terrific result and a great effort from leader Ric Davies and his team members, Wayne Hand, Vic Camp, Leigh Thorp and Steve Genoni greatly helped by the use of Kevin Baruffi's EFTPOS machine.
I thank all those people who have volunteered to help Club Director of Community Service, Ashley West, with the collections for the Salvation Army Red Shield Day on 25 and 26 May 2019; and also those helping, Club Director of Youth Service, Simon Cubitt, at the sausage sizzle being run by the Willetton Senior High School (WSHS) Interact Club at the school (which is a polling booth) on election day, 18 May 2019. It's an important fund raiser for the Interactors. Just as important is your vote to help the Interactors win the People's Choice for the Seven News WA Young Achiever of the Year 2019. You can vote as many times as you like. up to Monday 20 May 2019. To support them Click here.
May is Youth Service Month. As always, Simon Cubitt is working tirelessly in this Avenue of Service. He has submitted four (4) applications for WSHS students to attend the Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN) camp being held over the weekend 17 to 19 May 2019; with the help of Past WSHS Interact President, Mihan de Silva he is hell bent on securing a number of outstanding scholars to attend the National Youth Science Forums in either Canberra or Brisbane in January 2020 (Applications close on 31 May 2019); and finally he has organised support of $2,000 ($1,000 from Club Good Works and $1000 from the Pat Moylan Memorial Trust) for forty (40) WSHS students to participate in the Alpha Motivation Wolf Pack program which helps students become the best version of themselves through self-development.
Editor's note: The District has ten approved Youth projects and we're involved in eight. To see what they are Click here.
Ashley West has confirmed that our wine fund raiser will proceed later in the year. Sadly there won't be any Watershed Wines on offer but Michael Tamburri at La Viuna is sure to come up with some great alternatives. In the meantime our Entertainment Book fund raiser is in full swing. I have hard copies for sale, but if you prefer the electronoic version Click here
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