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DG Weekly Message

VECCI Business Tip

Leadership Team Visits DIK

Malaria Awareness Day

Rotary World Peace Fellows

Rotary Leadership Institute

Toll IPEC Helps DIK

Notice & Events

Reader’s Letters

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Rotary District 9800 Issue 38 of 2010/2011 April 13 2011

DG Weekly MessageThe Texas GSE Team from D5840 has saddled up and are on their way home...

The GSE Team from The Lone Star State of Texas, RID5840, departed Melbourne Airport, at lunchtime on Sunday 10th April. What fun they had. What fun we had. This District has had a ball with the Texans. They arrived on 12th March and have been kept extremely busy. I would like to thank our District GSE Chair, Adrian Nelson. Adrian is a PP and member of the RC of Glen Eira. Adrian produced an outstanding Program and Directory for both the inbound and our outbound, GSE teams. This took considerable work and it made for the smooth running of this exchange. Well done and thank you Adrian.

Iven Mackay and Marilyn

District Governor 2010-2011

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I would like to thank the host Rotary Clubs, of Canterbury, Brighton North, Richmond, Melton Valley, Echuca-Moama and Bendigo Sandhurst, and in particular, the host families from those Clubs. The GSE team talked in glowing terms about your hospitality and friendship. They reported that you did so much for them and they have made new and wonderful friends. This is the beauty of Group Study Exchange. The exchange included a Welcome Dinner (hosted by Yarra Cluster) and a Farewell Dinner (hosted by Goldfields Cluster), as well as many cultural & vocational days for the team. The GSE team were able to get a taste of how we live and do things here in Australia. Without doubt, a life changing experience for them and for us. Thank you to all who contributed to making this such an outstanding exchange. DG Stephanie Macchia GSE Chair Adrian Nelson.

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DG WEEKLY MESSAGE CONTINUED...

(D5840) and I arranged this GSE back in 2008, when we were both District Governors Nominee, and we are now delighted that we have bonded our two Districts in long term friendship. I hope our D9800 Clubs continue to work on bridging continents by maintaining/establishing contact with their matched RC in District 5840. Well done. Don’t forget Cafe International 2011, being held at International House, 241 Royal Parade, Parkville, on Saturday 7th May. This annual fundraiser, black tie event, will be an outstanding night, including entertainment, 3 course meal and free flow of beverages. It will be an intriguing night of performances and mystery. I always enjoy attending these and encourage you to come along for a lovely night which will support International House and showcase many of its students. You won’t regret it. For details see Networker or email ihcafe2011@gmail.com.

Have a great week, and remember that April is Magazine Month in Rotary. In Building Communities Bridging Continents!

DG Iven

GSE Teams in 2011 for District 5840 & District 9800.

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How to be tHe ‘go to’ person at workVECCI BUSINESS TIP

Becoming the ‘go to’ person at work can help raise recognition and positive perceptions of you. It will also help you understand the ins and outs of business practices you may not have otherwise known.

Follow these tips and you will be on your way to becoming the ‘go to’ person at work:

Reliability: you should be dependable and deliver on commitments when you have made them.

Honesty: tell the truth, even if you know the other person doesn’t want to hear it. This applies to making commitments and promises; it’s better you tell other people when you are unable to do something rather than disappoint them later on.

Communication: be informed about what’s happening and ask questions, try not to be left in the dark about what your organisation is doing.

Get things done: action things as soon as you can and avoid unnecessary planning.

Approachable: you should always be willing to be approached, respond to requests in a friendly, polite manner, even when the answer is no.

Connect: discover the other ‘go to’ people at your work and keep them in mind to suggest if you are unable to help with a request.

© VECCI 2010 For further information, please click here:http://blog.vecci.org.au/2011/04/11/business-tips-how-to-be-the-go-to-person-at-work/

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Is Your Club Marketing Tip

Let’s begin by declaring this is not an advertisement!

Rotary started in 1905 as a way for professionals to share fellowship and network with each other and has since evolved into what the organisation is today.

Back in the early 20th Century, the most common way that business people networked and kept in touch was via face-to-face contact, business cards or writing letters to each other. These days, while the traditional methods remain (and some might say are difficult to usurp in terms of effectiveness), professional networking is often done in a very different way - online.

Business and social networking sites have sprung up on the internet and alongside email, they are now one of the most popular ways for people to connect together their professional networks.

The most popular of the professional networking sites in Australia is LinkedIn. Those using LinkedIn create networks of professional contacts that they know, can draw upon and can discuss professional issues with.

A little like Rotary really. But LinkedIn is far from a competitor to Rotary – it can be our best ally.

Here’s some ideas on how you could use LinkedIn:

Add your Rotary contacts to your professional network. You never know when you might need the services of one of your fellow Rotarians or they might need your services. By having them on LinkedIn, you need only search for the services you are after to find that maybe someone in your network has the skills you need.

Add your Club to LinkedIn. Adding your Club is a great way to promote and publicise your Club. Some outside your Club may just find that they know several members of your Club independently – a great way to attract prospective Rotarians who would feel amongst old

friends joining your Club.

Promote Club initiatives or projects on LinkedInYou can promote what your Club is up to amongst your professional network so they can see the type of worthwhile things you have been up to. Most users receive regular updates of happenings in their networks - imagine if they saw several of their friends involved in something special – would they be more interested in joining? You betchya!

Search for the skills your Club needsCountless times Clubs have projects that could use the skills, expertise or contacts of those outside of the Club – professional networking sites allow you to search for these skills, access broader networks and make connections that can help you find the hands you need to complete the task.

Get discussion goingWithin Groups on LinkedIn you can hold discussions – an easy way to have discussions with all Club members without unwieldy email trails.

Invite great new people to your Club and introduce them to a brand new networkHaving your professional contacts all right in front of you to look over is an easy way for you to think about the question of “who do I know that would make a great Rotarian?” You invitees can also quickly see from your list of Rotary contacts how valuable Rotary can be in developing new networks of contacts, experience, mentors, and friendship – it’s making tangible one of the great drawcards Rotary has always provided.

LinkedIn is easy to set up, has privacy controls and allows you to choose what you do and don’t want to share with the world. Ask others in your Club about how they use it or explore the site – could LinkedIn be your Club’s next best recruitment tool?

www.linkedin.com

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Leadership team visits donations in KindDonations in Kind Donations in Kind (DIK) is a program supported by Rotary Clubs in Australia which grew out of the compassion and concern of returning overseas volunteers.

The program involves the collection, sorting, packing, dispatch and distribution of donated items to countries in need of these goods.

Many goods and products, for which organisations in Australia have no further use, are valuable commodities in needy countries. While 50 computers with non-flat screen monitors and less than 1 gigabyte of memory may be obsolete for some corporate offices, they might instead be of significant value in helping the education of underprivileged students in East Timorese or in assisting with the accountancy of microfinance finance projects in Africa.

Long standing DIK stalwart Bill Dagg welcomed the District Leadership Team to the Donations in Kind warehouse in Footscray last week. RAWCS Chairman Bob Glindemann, David Dippie and Laurie Fisher took us on an informative tour, demonstrating the new space-saving shelving and the goods being prepared for export. Since January 2001, volunteers have worked 87,940 hours, loading 307 containers with goods to the value of 25 million dollars.

Funding your own container is a fantastic way to improve the lives of many people in need, but it does require significant effort to raise the funds. A great alternative is DIK Bulk Shipment Partnerships where tax deductible freight funds are pooled to obtain the same result.

Read about it the latest DIK Newsletter:For further information, please refer to the Donations in Kind Website.

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malaria awarness dayRotary International News

The World Health Organisation recognises April 25 as World Malaria Day. Because this conflicts with Anzac Day, 30 April has been selected as Malaria Awareness Day in Australia with activities occurring during the week commencing 26 April.

Malaria is a disease that has been with us for thousands of years. Its name stems from the Italian mal aria (bad air); it was also known as Roman Fever thought to originate from the marshlands surrounding Rome. Over 500 million people are affected by malaria every year with up to 2.5 million deaths occurring; a majority of these deaths involve children under five years of age and pregnant women. A child dies every 25-30 seconds. Each and every day of the year the number of deaths from Malaria exceeds the total number of deaths resulting from the tragic 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre.

Australia was declared free of malaria by the WHO in 1981. Nevertheless 700 to 800 cases are reported each year involving travellers returning to Australia from infected areas, or visitors to our country from such areas. These can include Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Vanuatu and South East Asia generally.

Rotary in Australia developed the “Adopt a Village” programme in 2004, initially for PNG but extended it to cover the Solomon Islands in 2005. It relies heavily on the cooperation of local National Health Departments and the input of Rotarians from both around Australia and within local communities. Its success in PNG has resulted in some areas of the country becoming virtually free of the disease. In the Solomon Islands the Adopt a Village Program has achieved a reduction in the incidence of malaria from 330 cases per 1000 head of population to 80 cases and in some areas to as few as 20 cases per 1000 people. Malaria remains a major problem in Timor Leste and Rotarians Against Malaria continues to look for ways in which it can assist the authorities in relieving the suffering it is causing.RAM acknowledges the monumental effort spearheaded by Rotary in the quest to eliminate polio. We seek to complement these efforts in making the world a safer place for all.

The continuing provision of treated bed nets to malarial endemic areas requires financial support. Your assistance with Rotary’s humanitarian endeavours would be greatly appreciated.

For further enquiries contact Virginia Turner: v.turner@bigpond.net.au

> Malaria Awareness Day Brochure

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Search For rotary World Peace FelloWS iS on againSo you don’t know anyone who could be a Rotary World Peace Fellow, even though our District has the world, yes, world record with 15 Fellows.

But you do have contacts in organizations that employ or work with potential peace Fellows. Sustainable peace needs not just people working in peace and conflict resolution, but also in human rights, international relations, public administration, sustainable development, public health, civil reconstruction. You have networks into non –government humanitarian organizations, government departments, religious and service organizations, universities, police, armed services etc.

Tell them about these Fellowships worth up to $USD 70,000 for a Master’s degree. It is free career development for their staff.

Details are in the attached flier. It is easy to send it to them.

BOB FELS, Chair, District Rotary Peace Fellows Committee

> Rotary Peace Fellow Application Form

RotaRy LeadeRship instituteWould you like to meet Rotarians from other clubs and learn how they operate ? Then RLI is for you. The Rotary Leadership Institute is a series of fast paced, interactive, (three one–day courses) offered to refine a Rotarian’s leadership skills and increase their base of Rotary knowledge.

Courses are fun, topical, interactive and geared to busy business people and professionals who would like to be more dynamic as leaders and members of their vocation and club. The training provides a better understanding of Rotary and its programmes, thus developing more effective Rotarians.

We have places available in Part 1 on Sunday 7th April – get started now and register with Vicki for this exciting Rotary experience.

For Nomination and Registration Forms (and any other questions) please email PP Vicki Teschke E: vicki.t@tacobill.com.au or call B.9690 2077 M.0412 525 055

Read the RLI Newsletter

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Toll IPEC Helps RC Brighton Help Donations in KindPaul Nicholson, President of Brighton Rotary Club, received a call from Mentone Girls Grammar School a couple of days before Christmas.

The school advised that they were re-furbishing all desks and chairs and that the lot being replaced could be taken by a school in need of such furniture. The furniture was in good condition and The Rotary Club of Brighton, through Paul Nicholson, contacted DIK (Donations In Kind) who said the furniture would certainly fill a need, probably in East Timor.

DIK needed somebody to store them for about two months then have them delivered to the store in Footscray. Rotary Brighton sought assistance from Toll IPEC, who kindly donated Transport and Storage, including Driver and Loaders.

In February Mentone Girls Grammar then advised they had approximately 30 filing cabinets which could be donated with the desks and chairs. Toll IPEC again kindly obliged and picked up the cabinets and together with the desks and chairs which they held in storage, delivered all to DIK.

We thank Mentone Girls Grammar, Toll IPEC, DIK and the Rotary Club of Brighton members for their great community spirit and for helping those in need.

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MalariaHealth Tip

Malaria is an infection characterised by fever, shivering, chills, malaise, headache and sweats, but it can present as a respiratory or gastrointestinal illness. It is caused by any of four different species of the Plasmodium parasite, passed on via the bite of an infected mosquito. Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is life threatening. Infants, the elderly and those with comprised immunity may be at greater risk.

The incidence of malaria is on the rise, with around 220 million new infections worldwide every year. Australia is free of endemic malaria, but Australians can catch the disease when travelling to tropical regions in Asia, Africa, and Central or South America. Most Australian cases of malaria are contracted in Papua New Guinea. Effective treatment relies on early diagnosis and specific anti-malarial medications.

Each year, Malaria kills around 781,000 people, according to the latest WHO Report. Ninety percent of malaria-related deaths, mainly young children, occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is commonly associated with poverty, and can indeed be a cause of poverty and a major hindrance to economic development.

Malarial parasites are carried by the female anopheles mosquito, which tends to be active at dusk and early evening. When an infected mosquito bites a human, the parasites roam in the bloodstream for around one hour before entering the liver and multiplying. After six to 16 days (depending on the species), the parasites return to the bloodstream to invade and multiply inside red blood cells until they burst. The released parasites then invade fresh red blood cells and the destruction continues. Less common modes of transmission include blood transfusion, sharing needles or syringes, and congenital infection.

For more on Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment options see:http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Malaria?open

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Notices & Events

Improving Men’s Mental Health: Carlton Rotary Special Event30 April, 2011

Professor Patrick McGorry will be speaking about the topic at The Melbourne Savage Club. Drinks are included in the cost. Read More

2011 Wyndham Rotary Fashion Parade and Auction6 May, 2011

Entry cost includes food and soft drink and it will be BYO alcohol. All proceeds will go to Australian Rotary Health. Read More

Macedon Ranges MS Cycle Challenge and Fun Run1 May, 2011

Hundreds of bike riders and runners will be drawn to the Ventou Macedon Ranges MS Cycle Challenge and Fun Run to have a great day and raise funds for charity. Read More

Preventing Kid’s Cancer6 May, 2011

Major Fundraising Dinner at the Brighton North Rotary Club. Live music and great food in support of kid’s living with cancer. Read More

Making a Difference - Annual Dinner for Brighton North6 May, 2011

Join us for a spirited evening to help support this vital research so that all children can enjoy childhood without experiencing the trauma of cancer. Read More

Pie and Port Night 7 May, 2011

An ideal way to spend a weekend in northern Victoria supporting and visiting fellow members and friends, come along on Saturday evening to the Rochester Fire Station function room and enjoy country hospitality. Read More

NEWMalaria Awareness Day30 April, 2011

A dinner will be held at the Bentleigh RSL to raise money for malaria awareness. Read More

Annual Past Runners’ Breakfast20 April, 2011

The annual Past Runner’s Breakfast is conducted every year in the week leading up to the Stawell Easter Gift carnival. Read More

Masked Twilight Tea Dance16 April, 2011

Music from “The Keynotes” live band. Etertainment from “Zumba with Ange”. Read More

Murrumbeena Community Market 16 April, 2011

Meet the stallholders, selling an amazing array of gourmet treats, eco-aware clothing or pencils made from tightly rolled recycled newspaper. Learn how to make an Oragami Crane. Read More

Multicultural and Contemporary Dance Concert17 April, 2011

The Concert will showcase a broad spectrum of dance styles to promote dance as a professional occupation, for well-being, social recreational opportunities and multicultural connections. Read more

Rotary Club of Footscray Annual Golf Day18 April, 2011

Join us for a day of fun and friendship at Medway Golf Club. Read More

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Notices & Events

Cafe International 7 May, 2011

Meet the stallholders, selling an amazing array of gourmet treats, eco-aware clothing or pencils made from tightly rolled recycled newspaper. Read More

NEWBreakfast with Brigadier12 May, 2011

A dinner will be held at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club with guest speaker, Brigadier (Retired) Nicholas Jans, PhD. Read More

NEWFarewell Dinner for the Outbound GSE Team to Texas 17 May, 2011

A dinner will be held at the Tabcorp Park in Melton for the GSE Team before they head off to Texas in the United States. Read More

Welcome New MembersRotary Club of Bendigo Strathdale induct-ed two new members Tom Isaacs and Ash McAuliffe, classification Real Estate.

The photo shows Ash McAuliffe and wife Lisa are on the left and Tom Isaacs with wife Renee are on the

right.

NEWRotary Leadership Institute

The Rotary Leadership Institute is a series of fast paced, interactive, (three one–day courses) offered to refine a Rotarian’s leadership skills and increase their base of Rotary knowledge. Read More

NEW90 Years of Rotary in Australia23 May, 2011

2011 Marks the 90th year anniversary of Rotary in Australia and the Rotary Club of Melbourne, Australia’s first Rotary Club invites Rotarians to a Gala Dinner to celebrate this occasion. Read More

For these and more events, click here

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Readers Letters

Dear Clarice,

It has just been announced that Sophie Brown, nominated by RC Melbourne, has been awarded a Rotary World Peace Fellowship to study at Duke University for a Masters degree. Sophie was a Duke/UNC reserve and following a late “relinquishment”, to use Rotary speak, was offerred a place this week. She joins Jessica Butcher who was selected earlier and they commence in August. Sophie, a graduate in Agricultural Economics and Arts (French Major) from Sydney University, was working in Afghanistan when we were interviewing her under explosive situations. Phone interviews were interupted by “blasts” causing telecommunications to go down. There is no broad band in that part of the world. We take so much for granted. Applicants must have 3 years relevant experience and she certainly has that in the field of fire. This brings to 15 the number of D9800 candidates selected for RWPFs - we continue to lead the world. Are you helping to get the next ones? BOB FELSRotary Peace Fellows Chairman D9800

Clarice comments: Great work Bob. We wish Sophie and Jessica every success! (See more about Rotary Peace Fellowships elsewhere in this edition.)

Dear Clarice,

Re. Grandparenting Research My name is Yvonne Daly and I am currently undertaking research as part of a Masters of Psychology at Swinburne University.

My study is interested in investigating the relationships experienced between grandparents and their grandchildren. Specifically I am looking as to what extent personality traits, empathic tendency and attachment style impact the quality of the relationship experienced with a grandchild.The questionnaire takes on average 20 minutes to complete, and is available either online or in a hard copy format. It is a self report questionnaire, meaning the participant only has to select which option best reflects their answer. The study has been approved by the research and ethics board of Swinburne University and is also supervised by Associate Professor Roger Cook.It is hoped that this research will further our knowledge of our ageing population and the intergenerational relationships they experience. I look forward to hearing from you and hope that you will be interested in participating in this exciting new research. Criteria: I am looking for grandparents, they can be based anywhere, the only criteria is that they need to have at least one grandchild aged 16 or older. This is because some of the questions in the scale I developed would not be suited to a younger grandchild.

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Readers Letters

Completion: The research will be completed the end of October 2011. Sample Size And Anonymity:I need as many participants as I can get, as the higher the sample size the more reliable the findings will be. All participants are completely anonymous and all data is kept in a secure location, at no point in any stage can a participant be identified. There are no personal details asked other than simple demographics such as age, categories of annual income, ethnicity. At any point they can decline to answer a question should they choose. As I mentioned this research has passed the ethics board of Swinburne University. The questionnaire is simple to complete and usually takes less than 20 minutes as it is a ‘tick the box’ format’.You can access the survey at http://opinio.online.swin.edu.au/s?s=9664

Kind regards,Yvonne Daly BSc, PGDipPsych Provisional Psychologist Email: y.daly@hotmail.com

Hi Clarice This is a hard email to write and it can be upsetting to read about animals in desperate need of help. In our newsletters we try and balance some of the harsh realities with success stories and positive messages. This email is simply a call for help. We have an URGENT need for foster carers. I was overwhelmed by the number of lovely friendly cats and dogs nearly out of time at the pound. The animals below are all still in the pound and only have days left. So please, if you can help or can forward this email to other who might, maybe we can save them. Please contact us asap if you can assist with temporary fostering - info@halfwayhome.org.au or 0438 842 265. You can fill out a foster application online at www.halfwayhome.org.au.

Thank you.Half-way Home

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