Vol 7-08-Aug 22 - Katanning Rotary Club

District 9465Katanning, Western AustraliaVol 7 - No. 08 Monday, 22 August, 2011Rotary Club of KatanningPostal Address: PO Box 127 Katanning WA 6317Meeting time: Mondays - 6.30pm for 7.00pmVenue: Katanning Country Club - Round Drive, KatanningApologies & Guests: Peter Molinari - 9821 1933 or 9821 1673DISTRICT 9465 - District Governor - Jodie SparksWeb: http://rotary9465.org.au/Wayne SergeantPresident 2011-12

Monday, 22 August, 2011IN THE NEWSRotary Club of KatanningClub DirectorsPresident:Wayne SergeantTel: (H) 08 9821 1890(M) 0409 103 801District GovernorDistrict 9465Jodie SparksClub Service/President ElectDavid MeyerTel: (H) 08 9821(M) 0417 178 387International ServiceNigel AitkenTel: (H) 9821 1690(M)New GenerationsJacqueline StadeTel: (H) 08 9821 1558(M)Vocational ServiceRussel ThomsonTel: (H) 08 9823 1549(M) 0419 950 217Community ServiceIain WoodsTel: (H) 98448649(M) 0428 915 815Bookkeeper For Seattle RotaryClub Embezzled $350KSEATTLE -- The bookkeeper for the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation(SRSF) embezzled more than $350,000 from the organisation from June2003 to December 2008, according to charging documents from the KingCounty Prosecutor's Office.Seattle police detectives said Susan Kinney wrote cheques payable toherself totalling more than $330,000 without prior approval from thefoundation.Another $25,850 in checks were written out to people that theorganisation does not know and also appear to be for Kinney’s benefit,detectives said.The prosecutor’s office filed 78 counts of first-degree theft and 45 countsof second-degree theft against Kinney.Kinney had access to the cheques during her employment for the SRSFlocated in the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue in Seattle.Investigators discovered the amounts Kinney paid to herself typicallymatched amounts that had been approved by the SRSF board fordisbursement to charitable causes.Detectives said that because all inquiries and complaints about the charitydonations were forwarded to Kinney, she was able to curtail anycomplaints.Co-workers started to investigate Kinney after another bookkeeperassigned to assist Kinney noticed discrepancies in the records.That bookkeeper started to request documents to clarify the transactions,but Kinney always delayed giving them to her, detectives said.On one occasion, Kinney gave the bookkeeper two different versions ofthe same photocopied cheque.Kinney’s supervisor was notified and she obtained copies of the chequefrom the bank.Kinney’s supervisor noticed that the cheques had been made payable toKinney, contrary to the records that were kept.After reviewing more cheques, Kinney’s supervisor realised sheembezzled more than $230,000 to herself.Her supervisor said Kinney concealed the thefts by keeping alteredphotocopies of cheques on file at the SRSF offices to make it appear thatshe’d been making the cheques payable to the correct entities.In March 2009, Kinney’s supervisor confronted her about the thefts andsaid her employment was being terminated.According to documents, in response Kinney said, “I’m sorry I did it.”The next day a detective interviewed Kinney and she provided a writtenconfession where she said she had written cheques from the foundation toherself and then deposited them in her own personal accounts.After an audit on the SRSF, a report said Kinney has misappropriated atotal of $356,172.66.Kinney will appear in court for her arraignment on Oct. 7.OURCOVERGeoff Beeck with his ‘BIG’ fishcaught while on holidays in Coral BayPage 2Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011IN THE NEWSMen walk out as Richmond RotaryClub overturns women banIT has been an all-boys club for the past 40 years - a sanctuary where"blokes can be blokes".But not everyone is happy that the Richmond Rotary Club has recentlyoverturned its ban on women.Two members have quit and several more have ceased all volunteeringafter the new president put out the welcome mat for women withouttaking it to a vote.Furious members say the issue is not about women joining, but the "under-handed" way it was achieved.The board's decision was challenged by members, but they fell one voteshort of the two-thirds majority required to overturn it."It was a devious way of doing it and it has disgusted a lot of members tothe point of leaving," consultant Tony Miller said."It was an ego-driven philosophical move, it had nothing to do withwomen, it was to destroy it as an all-male club."Fellow member Errol Newlyn shares his anger, saying: "I am justdisgusted that one third is now the majority.It has been a men's club and we are entitled to nominate our club as an allmen's club."President-elect of neighbouringHawkesbury Rotary Di Finchis disappointed that the fightover female members is hurtingthe organisation."It has tarnished the good nameof Rotary because some clubschoose not to admit women,"Ms Finch said.The former Hawkesbury CityCouncil deputy mayor believesgender should not restrictsomeone's ability to serve thecommunity.Solicitor Don Shaddick, whoquit after 34 years at the club,said his reason for leaving wasRotary row ... Pioneering women Di Finch,Mary Kinnon and Maree Fleetwood.Picture: Carlos FurtadoSource: The Daily Telegraphthe breach of trust."My resignation had nothing todo with women being admittedas members to the club andeverything to do with theMachiavellian way it had been achieved," he said.Richmond Rotary president Ian Jordan refused to discuss the row,directing inquiries to publicity officer Peter Chidgey, who declared it a"nil event"."Those women won't be joining to my knowledge," Mr Chidgey said.Rotary International confirmed that while clubs have been able to invitefemale members for 20 years, two-thirds choose to remain "male only".It isn't the only club to exclude women, with the Freemasons among thosehanging on to tradition.Rotary Club of KatanningClub SecretaryKeith OhlsenTel: (H) 08 9821 4141(M) 0427 817 008Club TreasurerMarlene ShackleyTel: (H) 08 9822 8040(M) 0428 683 601Spoke EditorArthur ToddTel: (H) 08 9821 2019(M) 0429 100 084Sergeants at ArmsDanny McGrathTel: (H) 08 9821 8697(M) 0427 876 117&Club OfficersMichael HobleyTel: (H) 08 9821 4333(M) 0428 214 794AttendancePeter MolinariTel: (H) 08 9821 1673(W) 08 9821 1933Immediate Past PresidentDanielle PerrieTel: (H) 08 9822 8030(M) 0428 231 506Program DirectorGreg RammTel: (H) 08 9821 1718(M) 0427 974 452Rotary Club of Katanning Page 3

Monday, 22 August, 2011MEETING SUMMARYMonday, 22 August, 2011VENUE:Katanning Country Club, Round Drive, KatanningPRESIDING:President, Wayne SergeantATTENDANCE:Wayne Sergeant, Brent Ladyman, Alex Leach, JacquieStade, Danny McGrath, Greg Ramm, Michael Hobley,Doug Hepworth, Lesley Trimming, David Meyer,Nigel Aitken, Arthur Todd, Kevin Newman, JulieBrown, Keith Ohlsen, Iian Woods, Marlene Shackley.RYE Emilie WǣrnPartners & FamilySandra Sergeant, Pauline Todd, Christine Aitken,Morris Trimming, Elizabeth Ladyman, Lyn LeachVisiting Rotarians & PartnersDistrict Governor - Jodie SparksJohn Hepworth (Rotary Club of Melbourne),ADG Gary Griffiths (Rotary Club of Wagin)GuestsRob SmithsonGuest SpeakersDG Jodie SparksMEETING:Grace - DG Jodie SparksToast to Rotary - Julie BrownPRESIDENTS REPORT- Wayne SergeantBeeck’s BonfireThis will be a social night with Apex on Saturday,September 3 and will replace our regular Monday nightmeeting on Sept 5. Please bring your family and anypotential members.GSMSB’s Ram Sale BarThanks to David Meyer and all Rotarians who assistedat the Ram Sale and dinner in making it such a success.International NightPlease get the email addresses of your guests to AdrianEdwards ASAP.CLUB PROGRAM - Greg RammMonday, August 29 - FellowshipSaturday, September 3 - Christmas Trees & Bonfire -with Apex at Geoff Beeck’sMonday, September 5 - No meetingMonday, September 12 - Board meeting &Committee meetingsMonday, September 19 - Combined meeting withWagin at WoodanillingTavernPage 4Monday, September 26 - FellowshipSaturday, October 15 - Rotary/Police charity golf dayMonday, October 17 - RYE Emilie to talk to members -Partner’s nightSECRETARY - Keith OhlsenNo ReportTREASURER - Marlene ShackleyNo reportCLUB SERVICE - David MeyerNo report:COMMUNITY SERVICE - Iain WoodsNo reportINTERNATIONAL - Nigel AitkenNo reportVOCATIONAL - Russel ThomsonNo reportNEW GENERATIONS - Jacquie StadeNo reportATTENDANCE - Peter MolinariNo report.FELLOWSHIP - Andrew PritchardAndrew absent - Presented by Arthur ToddBirthdays:August 24 Sally ThomsonAugust 25 Matilda KerinAugust 27 Findlay LeachGrace HepworthAugust 28 Marlene ShackleyAnniversaries:Congratulations to...August 22 Wayne and Sandra SergeantMEMBER’S REPORTS:Arthur ToddAnnual ReportA reminder to Directors to keep notes during the year tomake it easier to compile their report for the Annual Reportat the end of the year.GUEST SPEAKER:9465 District GovernorJodie SparksDG Jodie covered a number of areasincluding the fact that there were now1.3 million Rotarians world-wide.Her main points included: RI President Kalyan-Banerjee had three mainfocuses for his year as President…Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011MEETING SUMMARYFamily:Providing water and sanitation, health and educationContinuity:Continue to spread literacy, fresh water, anderadicating polioChange:Look at what we can do better and find newmembers. We need to promote Rotary within our community -let people know who we are and what we do. Vocational Service is what makes Rotary unique. Support the Rotary Foundation which is the heart ofall we do as Rotarians Group Study Exchange - Team from Russia visitingin February 2012 District 9465 Conference will be held in Kalgoorliein March next year and all Rotarians are urged toattend. Clubs are encouraged to bring a decoratedelephant ($20 entry) to raise funds. Conference will include the inaugural YouthConference. The annual RI Convention will be held in Bangkok,Thailand in May 2012. Make up a group and attendthis convention - its educational, enjoyable, fun and agreat way to meet Rotarians from all over the world,Working at theRam Sale bar...Arthur Todd and Adrian EdwardsRAFFLE & FINES -Danny McGrath & Michael HobleyRAFFLE: Alex LeachFINES:John Hepworth Last visit, heading homeIian Woods Drinking at ram saleWayne Sergeant Card theftAlex Leach Sent Findlay to ram saleGreg Ramm Super bladderGolf super star!?!!?Morris Trimming TruckiePauline Todd Eagles/DockersDoug Hepworth Banishing father JohnDG Jodie Sparks Foreign capitalADG Gary Griffiths Foreign capitalAlex Leach Woody TavernGreg Ramm Ram saleKeith Ohlsen Weird email addressRob Smithson Bike ride sleepGreg Ramm Sons footy coach lossMichael Hobley Snoring on car tripBuy the Box:Lesley Trimming on Mike Hobley - New car noisesturned out to be stray mobile phoneon Wayne Sergeant - it was his phoneMEETING CLOSE8.35pmMichael Hobley stacks the cool roomDanny McGrath, Andrew Pritchard and Doug HepworthRotary Club of Katanning Page 5

Monday, 22 August, 2011DG’s VISITPresident Wayne Sergeant with District Governor Jodie SparksJohn and Doug HepworthRYE Emilie Wǣrn with Brent LadymanKevin Newman and Jacquie StadeDanny McGrath with guest Rob SmithsonPage 6Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011NEW GENERATIONSInteract projectstake teens toPhilippinesThe Interact Club of North Platterecently completed a project wherethey raised money to support anelementary school in the Philippines.Interact is a Rotary-sponsoredservice club for young people ages12-18.The North Platte chapter waschartered in October 2010 with thehelp of North Platte Noon andSunrise Rotary Clubs."It's Rotary for teens," said Interactvice-president Janelle Osteen."Our focus is on community service.We've done trash walks and servedmeals at the homeless shelter.We are always looking for new ideasfor projects."Among the projects the grouptackled this year was the "Supportthe Philippines" t-shirt sale to raisemoney for an elementary school inthe Philippines. With the support ofthe Sunrise and Noon Rotary Club,North Platte Interact Club vice-president Janelle Osteen poseswith students at the Nagbakayong Elementary School in Bataan,Philippines. The club raised $1,500 to buy supplies for the schoolas their international project.the group raised $1,500 to buysupplies for the NagbalayongElementary School in Bataan,Philippines."My mother is from the Philippinesand that is where she went to school.She talked about how poor the schoolwas," Osteen said.Osteen and her parents, Charles andChona Osteen, travelled to thePhilippines in May where they metwith the school principal and teachersto determine the needs of the school.The Club was able to purchase sixwater dispensers, five television setsand a gas stove for the homeeconomics class, along with whiteboards, markers and erasers."The exchange right now is about 40pesos to a dollar, so the moneystretched quite a ways," Osteen said."It was wonderful to be there to deliverthe supplies and see how much theywere appreciated.One teacher told me it was likewinning a television game show."The North Platte Club is veryenthusiastic, said Kim Schroll, InteractChair for the Noon Rotary."They are full of ideas and energy andcertainly keep me running," Schrollsaid."Every time they get together, theytake on another project. It's beenvery refreshing to be involved."The club includes students fromNorth Platte High School, St.Patrick's and Paxton High School."It's fun to get to know otherstudents in a way other than throughsports," Osteen said.And working together to help othersjust feels really good."The club meets weekly during theschool year, Sunday evenings at8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church, 2801West E Street.The group will have a booth duringthe upcoming Rail Fest Celebrationon Sept. 16-18 to sell lemonade forAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundationthat raises money to support childhoodcancer research.Interact Club ofNorth PlatteNorth Platte, Nebraska, USARotary Club of Katanning Page 7

Monday, 22 August, 2011HEALTHHealth in East Africa,Rotary and Aga KhanUniversity Launch StrategicPartnership to ImproveMaternal and Child Healthin East AfricaEVANSTON, USA, May 5, 2011/African Press Organization -Improved maternal and child health in East Africa is the goal ofa new strategic partnership between the Rotary Foundation ofRotary International, a global humanitarian serviceorganisation, and Aga Khan University (AKU), a private, nondenominationaluniversity promoting human developmentthrough research, teaching and community service.Under the partnership, the Rotary Foundation – the charitablearm of Rotary International — will provide grants to Rotaryclubs to establish volunteer teams to support the professionaldevelopment of nursing faculty at AKU’s East Africa campusesin Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.The teams will work with local Rotary clubs and AKU to carryout community service projects linking the classroom lessonsto existing clinics and health care programs.Rotary grants will also fund nursing and midwifery scholarshipsfor students admitted to AKU’s Advanced Nursing Studies(ANS) program.Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to be mentoredthrough the program by local Rotary clubs.The Aga Khan University’s ANS program was established inresponse to requests from East African governments to helpupgrade nursing skills and build healthcare human resourcecapacity in the region.Through continuing education programs, graduates are able towork in their communities to provide better quality health careservices as well as lead policy development at the nationallevel.The result is better qualified regional healthcare professionalswho are helping to build accessible, responsive andsustainable healthcare systems in East Africa.“Our Rotary clubs in East Africa are eager to partner with thetop-notch professionals at Aga Khan University to help ensurethat mothers and their infants receive the best health carepossible,” says Samuel F. Owori, of Kampala, Uganda, amember of the Rotary International Board of Directors.“This partnership represents an immense contribution to thehealth and well-being of families throughout our region.”“This partnership will enable a greater number of qualifiedstudents from poor communities to benefit from our programs.”states AKU President Firoz Rasul.“Partnerships such as this one build much needed capacity inthe developing world, but more importantly, they enableinnovation and the creation of knowledge to address localhealth problems.”Rotary Foundation Chair Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar adds thatthe partnership “is an important step toward meeting the UnitedNations Millennium Development Goals for maternal and childhealth.”The UN Millennium Goals call for a 75 percent reduction inmaternal deaths — and a two thirds reduction in the death rateof children under age five — by 2015.The UN says developing countries account for 99 percent ofthe more than 350,000 women who die each year fromcomplications during pregnancy or childbirth.In sub-Saharan Africa, a woman’s risk of maternal death is 1 in30, compared to 1 in 5,600 in developed countries.The same region records the highest childhood mortality rates,with one in seven dying before their fifth birthday.Worldwide, more than 9 million children under 5 die each year.Aga Khan University operates in eight countries across EastAfrica, the Middle East, South and Central Asia and Europe.The University’s curricula in nursing, medicine and educationaldevelopment reflect the unique needs of the communities andcountries where it operates, so that students and graduatescan immediately apply their knowledge where it will have themost impact.Through a needs-blind admissions policy AKU selects the mostpromising students who will become leaders and thinkers in theregion; cultivating in them an ethic of service and the skills tohelp communities improve their quality of life.AKU is one of nine agencies of the Aga Khan DevelopmentNetwork, a group of private development agencies withmandates ranging from health and education to architecture,culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction,the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalisationof historic cities.The Rotary Foundation, under its new Future Vision plan,seeks to forge strategic partnerships with establishedorganisations with expertise in any of Rotary’s six areas offocus: peace and conflict prevention/resolution; diseaseprevention and treatment; water and sanitation; maternal andchild health; basic education and literacy; and economic andcommunity development.The foundation grants support major international projects withsustainable, high impact outcomes.Page 8Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011NEW RI LEADERSBurton is choice for 2013-14 RI presidentBy Ryan HylandRotary International News -- 8 August 2011Ron D. Burton, a member of the Rotary Clubof Norman, Oklahoma, USA, is the selection ofthe Nominating Committee for President ofRotary International in 2013-14.Burton will become the president-nominee on1 October if there are no challengingcandidates.Burton retired as president of the University ofOklahoma Foundation Inc. in 2007.He is a member of the American BarAssociation, as well as the bar associations ofCleveland County and the state of Oklahoma.He is admitted to practice in Oklahoma andbefore the U.S. Supreme Court."This is an exciting time to be a Rotarian,"Burton says."I believe we are well poised to capitalise onour strengths as we embrace the [RI] StrategicPlan and the Future Vision Plan.My vision is to have every Rotarian appreciatewhat it means to be a Rotarian.With these two tools, we can make thathappen."Active in his community, Burton is a founderand past president of the Norman PublicSchool Foundation, and founder and pastboard member of the Norman CommunityFoundation.A recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, he is apast vice president of the Last FrontierCouncil of the Boy Scouts of America.Burton believes that Rotary's promotion ofhigh ethical standards is one of the qualitiesthat sets it apart from other organisations."It assures those dealing with us that we canbe trusted," he says."Most of us are in a business or profession thatalready has a code of ethics.Vocational service in Rotary just adds to thatresponsibility.We have an obligation to go above andbeyond to make sure that all our actions areabove reproach."A Rotarian since 1979, Burton is vice chair ofthe Future Vision Committee and a member ofthe Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force forthe United States.He has served RI as director; RotaryFoundation trustee and trustee vice chair;International Assembly moderator, assistantmoderator, and group discussion leader; anddistrict governor.His other service to Rotary includes chair ofthe 2011 New Orleans ConventionCommittee, vice chair of the InvestmentAdvisory Committee, liaison trustee of theVocational Service Committee, PermanentFund national adviser, and regional RotaryFoundation coordinator.He was aide to 2006-07 RI President WilliamB. Boyd.Burton has received the RI Service Above SelfAward and The Rotary Foundation Citation forMeritorious Service, Distinguished ServiceAward, and International Service Award for aPolio-Free World.Burton and his wife, Jetta, have two childrenand three grandchildren.Rotary Club of Katanning Page 9

Monday, 22 August, 2011Water for Life provides cleandrinking water for HaitiRoy Sheldrick and other members of theRotary Club of Ancaster, Ontario, Canada,have spent 15 years helping to provide cleandrinking water for 300,000 people in theArtibonite Valley of Haiti.A year after a massive earthquake crippled thecountry, followed by a deadly cholera outbreak,their work in the region is more important thanever.Sheldrick and his wife, Norma, founded Waterfor Life after taking part in a service trip to Haitiwith their church in 1996.The non-profit organization, supported by theRotary Club of Ancaster and District 7090(parts of Canada and New York, USA), drillswells to provide clean and accessible water inHaiti.To date, the project has raised more than US$1.5 millionfor 219 wells.It has also helped construct more than 350 latrines."There is a desperate need for clean water in Haiti," saysSheldrick."The fear of cholera made the need so much worse.More and more people are relying on our wells.They are lifesavers."With the main river in the Artibonite Valley tainted bycholera, the wells are a crucial source of clean andaccessible water.Wells have been installed in schools and medical centres,including Albert Schweitzer Hospital, the largest medicalfacility in the valley."We had to raise money and help build a new wing of thehospital because of the cholera outbreak.They were treating more patients for cholera than fortrauma following the earthquake," says Sheldrick.Humanitarian grantsSince 1998, the Ancaster club and its Haitian partnershave been awarded Rotary Foundation humanitariangrants totalling $672,093 for well and latrine projects.The grants have helped the program become moresustainable."With the leveraged contributions from the Foundation,Water for Life has expanded to do more work for thecommunities, including teaching Haitians how tomaintain the wells," says Sheldrick."We trained plumbers and created all kinds of jobs. Watertakes them out of poverty."Rotarian Roy Sheldrick (left), founder of Water For Life, and Past GovernorRalph Montesanto of District 7090 (parts of Canada and New York, USA)test a new water well in a village in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti.Photo courtesy of Roy Sheldrick.Villages must undergo training before receiving a well,and Haitian Rotarians have set up a supervisorycommittee to make sure the wells are tested regularly andmaintained.Each well costs $5,000 and is used by an average of 500people.Sheldrick sees the difference the wells have made.The valley residents are among the healthiest in thecountry, he says."Access to clean water is a life-or-death matter," he says."I know that when a well is installed, the entire villagebenefits.They don't have to walk miles for dirty water.They can use clean water from their own backyard."Sheldrick says he will continue to help build wells inHaiti for the rest of his life."I never tire of visiting the wells and seeing the manyHaitians who come to these sources for clean water," hesays."You can see by the smile on their faces how happy theyare. Giving clean water to the Haitian people brings hopefor tomorrow."Tears:The hydraulic force by whichmasculine willpower is defeatedby feminine waterpower.Page 10Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011Why a'Water for Life'Decade?WATER FOR LIFEWater is essential for life. No living being on planet Earth cansurvive without it.It is a prerequisite for human health and well-being as well asfor the preservation of the environment.However, four of every ten people in the world do not haveaccess to even a simple pit latrine; and nearly two in ten haveno source of safe drinking water.Every year millions of people, most of them children, die fromdiseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation,and hygiene.According to the World Health Organisation, each and everyday some 3,900 children die because of dirty water or poorhygiene; diseases transmitted through water or humanexcrement are the second-leading cause of death amongchildren worldwide, after respiratory diseases.Water scarcity, poor water quality, and inadequate sanitationnegatively impact food security, livelihood choices, andeducational opportunities for poor families across the world.Water-related natural disasters such as floods, tropical stormsand tsunamis exact a heavy toll in human life and suffering.And all too regularly, drought afflicts some of the world'spoorest countries, exacerbating hunger and malnutrition.Beyond meeting basic human needs, water supply andsanitation services, as well as water as a resource, are criticalto sustainable development.It is a major source of energy in some parts of the world, whilein others its potential as an energy source remains largelyuntapped.Water is also necessary for agriculture and for many industrialprocesses.And in more than a few countries, it makes up an integral partof transport systems.With improved scientific understanding, the internationalcommunity has also come to appreciate more fully the valuableservices provided by water-related ecosystems, from floodcontrol to storm protection and water purification.Water challenges will increase significantly in the comingyears.Continuing population growth and rising incomes will lead togreater water consumption, as well as more waste.The urban population in developing countries will growdramatically, generating demand well beyond the capacity ofalready inadequate water supply and sanitation infrastructureand services.According to the UN World Water Development Report, by2050, at least one in four people are likely to live in a countryaffected by chronic or recurring shortages of freshwater.It seems there are more than few reasons to put water andsanitation at the top of the world's agenda…WHEN the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life'2005-2015 started?The world is waking up to the water and sanitation crisis.At the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000,the largest-ever gathering of world leaders adopted theMillennium Declaration; from the Declaration emerged theMillennium Development Goals, an integrated set of time-boundtargets for extending the benefits of globalisation to the world'spoorest citizens.Among them was target 10, to cut in half the proportion ofpeople without sustainable access to safe drinking water.At the Johannesburg World Summit for SustainableDevelopment, in 2002, this target was expanded to includebasic sanitation, and water as a resource was recognised as acritical factor for meeting all the Goals.This sanitation objective is now an integral part of target 10.Since Johannesburg, further international deliberations onwater and sanitation have helped advance cooperation andaction in this area.Significant progress has been made since then in providingpeople with access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation.But a major effort is still required to extend these essentialservices to those still unserved, the vast majority of whom arepoor people.Given the magnitude of the task, in December 2003, the UnitedNations General Assembly, in resolution A/RES/58/217,proclaimed the period 2005-2015 International Decade forAction 'Water for Life'.The decade officially started on World Water Day, March 22,2005.WHAT is the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life'2005-2015?The primary goal of the 'Water for Life' Decade is to promoteefforts to fulfil international commitments made on water andwater-related issues by 2015.Continued next page ►Rotary Club of Katanning Page 11

Monday, 22 August, 2011WATER FOR LIFEFrom previous page►Why a 'Water for Life' Decade?Focus is on furthering cooperation at all levels, so that thewater-related goals of the Millennium Declaration, theJohannesburg Plan of Implementation of the World Summit forSustainable Development, and Agenda 21 can be achieved.The challenge of the Decade is to focus attention on actionorientedactivities and policies that ensure the long-term sustainablemanagement of water resources, in terms of bothquantity and quality, and include measures to improve sanitation.Achieving the goals of the 'Water for Life' Decade requiressustained commitment, cooperation and investment on the partof all stakeholders from 2005 to 2015 and far beyond.WHERE does the 'Water for Life' Decade take place?It is vital to make 2005 and leading up to 2015 remarkableyears in ensuring that everyone is aware of the urgency of thegoals to be achieved. Every event and every voice on everyoccasion are vital in ensuring new energy and commitment toturning the tide on a situation we can no longer abide.The 'Water for Life' Decade provides an opportunity to everyoneto get involved. The Decade takes place everywherearound the world. Your ideas and initiatives, as an individual ororganization, are always welcomed. Whatever kind of eventsyou decide to organize, we hope this will help you leverage themaximum impact, however modest your budget. All efforts willcontribute to making the 'Water for Life' Decade a landmarkevent!WHO is responsible for the 'Water for Life' Decade?The United Nations, through its inter-agency coordinationmechanism, UN-Water, is responsible for coordinating the'Water for Life' Decade.UN-Water is the inter-agency mechanism for the implementationof the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation water-relatedprovisions and the Millennium Development Goals concerningfreshwater. The terms of reference and modalities of work ofUN-Water cover the elements of a detailed inter-agency planfor addressing water as well as sanitation issues, and includemechanisms for interacting with non-United Nations systemstakeholders.Rotary Club a 'threat' toIslamFrom: The Australian – Feb 2009INDONESIAN Islamic hardliners have called for a banon international organisations the Rotary Club and theLions Club, saying they are part of a Zionistconspiracy, reports said today.The People's Ulema Forum (FUU) said the clubs were"infidel'' fronts for Freemasonry and the world Zionistmovement and threatened Islam in the world's mostpopulous Muslim country."They gather funds and give them to America and theIsraeli Zionists,'' FUU chairman Atian Ali MohammadDa'i was quoted as saying in The Jakarta Globe daily."We urge all Muslims to renounce membership in theRotary Club and the Lions Club.Otherwise they can consider themselves infidels.''He called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to banthe groups.Indonesian Muslims are overwhelmingly moderate but avocal hardline fringe regularly succeeds in influencingpolicy-makers despite opposition from secularists, civilsociety groups and religious minorities.The FUU is an ultra-conservative group that has used forceto stop Christian services and in 2002 issued a death fatwa(Islamic ruling) against a Muslim scholar who hadcriticised conservative Islam, the Globe reported.Raja Juli Antony of the Maarif Institute, a moderateIslamic group, told The Jakarta Post there was noevidence that the Lions or Rotary clubs posed a threat toIslam.He said they had made positive contributions toIndonesia's development through their charity works.A senior member of the Indonesia Ulema Council, thecountry's highest religious body which last weekissued a fatwa against certain forms of yoga, said it wasnot considering a ruling against the Lions or Rotary clubs.The public service clubs - formed in the early 1900s andclaiming some 2.5 million members around the world -were banned in Indonesia in 1962 for nationalist reasonsbut were allowed to reopen in 2000.QUOTESUntil I was thirteen, I thought myname was SHUT UP .- Joe NamathI have never hated a man enough togive his diamonds back.- Zsa Zsa GaborPage 12Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011EDUCATIONA Good News Story from AfghanistanRyde Rotary and the IndigoFoundation celebrate the building aschool for 1000 students in Borjegai,Afghanistan.The school under constructionSydney, January 2011 –A local Rotary Club has found a way to make adifference in war-torn Afghanistan.Ali Yunespour, an Afghan refugee now living inSydney was inspired by his involvement in twoRotary programs – Model United NationsAssembly (MUNA) and Rotary Youth LeadershipAwards (RYLA) – to do something for his peopleback home.Through his work helping newly arrived immigrantsfrom Afghanistan, Ali learned of the work one of hisfriends had been doing with Indigo Foundation, anAustralian NGO, to establish schools in Afghanistanand, convinced of the value of education in bringingpeace to the world, resolved to do what he could tofurther that work.Ali sought the opportunity to speak to the RotaryClub of Ryde about his thoughts.In early 2009 the club started working with Ali andthe Indigo Foundation to formulate a feasibilitystudy for a school for 1000 boys and girls inBorjegai, a location in Afghanistan where schoolingis limited, due to very cold winters and the lack ofany school accommodation other than tents.The project approach utilised The Rotary Club ofRyde’s strengths in project development anddirection and Indigo Foundation’s very successfulin-country network.A clearly articulated memorandum committed allparties – including village leaders in Borjegai – totheir defined roles, documented the project programand schedule, key milestones and resourceRotary Club ofRydeRyde, New South Walescommitments, and identified risks and risk managementstrategies.The Rotary Club of Ryde provided project direction,high level management and $76,000 (AUD),covering construction work, school supplies andteachers salaries; Indigo Foundation utilised itstested network and contacts for funds transfer anddisbursement and in-country management andadministration; the Borjegai community provided asubstantial proportion of the manual labour, and, ofcourse, the land for the building.Construction commenced in April 2010 and wascompleted in October 2010, an outstanding achievement.The school was officially opened recently, thenumber of people attending the ceremony providingample evidence of just how significant this developmentis for the Borjegai community, and howeffective it has been at building communities andbridging continents.Ryde Rotary Club is now considering how to bestprovide ongoing support for the school, the mostlikely avenues being provision of school furnitureand equipment, as well as teacher training.With the major step of school establishmentcomplete, there is ample opportunity for anyinterested parties to participate in this life-changingand inspirational “good-news” program.Man's commonest fault is notknowing what he doesn't know.Rotary Club of Katanning Page 13

Monday, 22 August, 2011ROTARY CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2011M 1 NO MEETINGT 2W 3AUGUST 2011 SEPTEMBER 11T 4 COMBINED SERVICE CLUBS 1F 5 2S 6 3S 7 4M 8 BOARD MEETING &COMMITTEE MEETINGST 9 6W 10 7T 11 8F 12 9S 13 10S 14 11M 15 KATG SHIRE PRESIDENTRICHARD KOWALDT 16 13W 17 145 COMMITTEE MEETINGS12 BOARD MEETINGJUST FOR A LAFF!A man walks into a bar one night. He goes up tothe bar and asks for a beer."Certainly, sir, that'll be 1 cent.""One penny?!" exclaimed the guy.The barman replied, "Yes."So, the guy glances over at the menu, and heasks, "Could I have a nice juicy T-bone steak, withfries, peas, and a salad?""Certainly sir," replies the bartender, "but all thatcomes to real money.""How much money?" inquires the guy."Four cents," he replies."Four cents?!" exclaims the guy."Where's the bloke who owns this place?"The barman replies, "Upstairs with my wife."The guy says, "What's he doing with your wife?"The bartender replies, "Same as what I'm doing tohis business."A motorist, after being bogged down in amuddy road, paid a passing farmer fiftydollars to pull him out with his tractor.After he was back on dry ground he said tothe farmer, "At those prices, I shouldthink you would be pulling people out of themud night and day.""Can't," replied the farmer. "At night Ihaul water for the hole."T 18 GSSBA RAM SALE BAR 15F 19 16S 20 17S 21 18M 22 DISTRICT GOVERNORPARTNER’S NIGHT19 MEETING WITH WAGIN@ WOODANIILINGT 23 20W 24 21T 25 22F 26 23S 27 24S 28 25M 29 TBA 26T 30 27W 31 28T 29F 30Page 14How to start the day on a positive note1. Open a new file in your computer.2. Name it "Julia Gillard".3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.4. Empty the Recycle Bin.5. Your PC will ask you, "Do you reallywant to get rid of Julia Gillard?"6. Firmly Click "Yes."7. Feel better already? Good!Rotary Club of Katanning

Monday, 22 August, 2011MEMBERS CONTACT DETAILSRotarian Home Work Mobile EmailPRESIDENTWayne Sergeant 9821 1890 9821 2379 0409 103 801 sergeant@wn.com.auCLUB SERVICEDavid Meyer 9824 1236 0417 178 387 dlm@katel.net.auArthur Todd 9821 2019 0429 100 084 aptodd@bigpond.net.auGreg Ramm 9821 1718 0427 974 452 gvramm@wn.com.auKeith Ohlsen 9821 4141 9821 3200 0427 817 008 kohlsen@agric.wa.gov.auWayne Sergeant 9821 1890 9821 2379 0409 103 801 sergeant@wn.com.auMarlene Shackley 9822 8040 0428 683 601 shackley@activ8.net.auCOMMUNITY SERVICEIain Woods 98448649 0428 915 815 Iain.woods@elders.com.auDoug Hepworth 9821 2228 0418 924 610 hepwdna@bigpond.net.auAlex Leach 9821 1597 9821 1569 leach@katel.net.auJulie Brown 9823 1115 9821 9800 0408 590 006 juliebrown62@bigpond.comMarianne Perrie 9822 8036 0467 657 064 m.perrie@iinet.net.auINTERNATIONAL SERVICENigel Aitken 9821 1690 9821 2000 nigel.aitken@bigpond.comBrent Ladyman 9821 0030 0427 968 533 b.e.ladyman@bigpond.comMichael Hobley 9821 4797 0428 214 794 mejhobley@activ8.net.auAdrian Edwards 9821 4383 9821 2388 0427 212 388 edw@katel.net.auGeoff Beeck 9821 4333 0417 966 802 summerfield1892@bigpond.comVOCATIONAL SERVICERussel Thomson 9823 1549 0419 950 217 kunmallup@bigpond.comRay Ford 9821 2483 9821 1172 rfsigns@katel.net.auPeter Molinari 9821 1673 9821 1933 pmolinari@tnmlawyers.com.auPeter Caldwell 9823 5016 0428 235 006 diesel14@bigpond.comPeter Kerin 9821 1858 0427 208 878 peteranddaphne@sctelco.net.auNEW GENERATIONSJacqueline Stade 9821 1558 j.stade@bigpond.comKevin Newman 9821 1404 9821 1111 044 8211 102 kevin@farmerscentre1978.com.auLesley Trimming 98211827 0407 423 495 lesleytrimming@bigpond.comDanny McGrath 9821 8697 9821 1836 0427 876 117 premiersmash@westnet.com.auPP Danielle Perrie 9822 8030 9861 2222 0428 231 506 dandave@activ8.net.auRotary Club of Katanning Page 15