Rotary Club of Deloraine Inc.

Volume 55 No. 15 26th October 2010

TASMANIAN CRAFT FAIR Set up is all THIS WEEK

All this week – SEE SEPARATE ROSTERS

Programme

This Week TASMANIAN CRAFT FAIR SET UP & IT’S ON

Next Week START PULLING DOWN (MONDAY PM)

Family of Rotary

Anniversary of Induction John Lord (1982)

Leave of Absence Lester Jones (30 Nov); Gayle Gerrard (31 Dec.); Pat Woods (31Dec.); Tony O’Mullane (31 Mar);

Death

On 21st October - Tony (“Frog”) Hardy

Tony joined the Rotary Club of Deloraine in 1980 (sponsored by PDG Graeme Davis) and held the classification of Bread Manufacture. He served on all Committees - being Chairman of Community Service, Vocational Service, and New Generations. He resigned during 1999/2000, but rejoined in 2003 before resigning again in 2009. His funeral will be held on Tuesday at 1.30p.m. at the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Deloraine. We extend our sympathy and condolences to his wife, Monica and his family.

Inner Wheel Next meeting is this Wednesday (27th October) at 6pm in the Auditorium at the Community Complex where we will be setting up for the Craft Fair on 29th October to 1st November.

Last Week

We had a briefing on the Tasmanian Craft Fair by Director John Dare. Please adhere to the rosters, or organize someone to replace you, but let PP Ann Axelsen know (6362 3160). It make life easier for all of us.

Apologies

All Rotarians are reminded that they are automatically booked in for ALL Dinner Meetings, and if you are unable to attend (or you are bringing guests) you NEED TO advise PP Ann (6362 3160) by 12.00 noon on Tuesdays (unless otherwise advised).

Rotary Christmas Party

The Rotary Christmas Party will be held on Saturday 27th November at the Deloraine Golf Club. 6pm for 6:30pm. Cost is $35.00 per person – drinks from the bar are extra. Confirmation and full payment is required by 9th November. Learn to Swim Learn to Swim will again be a project of the Club. Dates are:- Registration Day 6th January, 2011 and the programme running from 10th - 21st January, 2011. Next Board Meeting will be held on 9th November, 2010

Police were called into a day-care where a 3-year-old was resisting a rest.

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Craft Fair Working Bees etc.

Working Bees for the setting up of venues have begun. Rosters were distributed last week. If you did not get one contact Secretary Ann Axelsen.

Please note the following:

Tuesday 26th -- from 5.00p.m. (Venue Marshalls and assistants will commence the set out for these venues from 3.00p.m) Community Centre Marshalls John Robertson, Ross Scott and Wayne Richardson. Rotary Park Marshalls Annette Viney and Andrew Johnston High School Marshalls Paul Bowman and Simon Manners When your venue has been completed, Rotarians are asked to check other venues and assist if required. Once ALL venues have been set up, Rotarians will meet at the Bush Inn for refreshments and finger food (if all goes to plan this should be about 7.00p.m.).

Wednesday 27th -- from 5.00p.m. (Venue Marshalls and assistants will commence the set out for these venues from 3.00p.m) Community Complex Marshalls John Bennett, Isabelle Vescovo, Robert Thomas and Mike Yard Bowls Club Marshall Tony Wadley Hoeckers / Gourmet Pantry Marshalls Ian Knight and Mike Muller

When your venue has been completed, Rotarians are asked to check other venues and assist if required. Once ALL venues have been set up, Rotarians will meet at the Bush Inn for refreshments and finger food (if all goes to plan this should be about 7.00p.m.).

Thursday 28th Any available Rotarains to help with last minute preparations.

Monday 1st November Rotarians are asked to check which venue they have been allocated to help with dismantling. Venues close at 4.00p.m. and Rotarians are asked to allow stallholders time to pack up their stock, then to help with the dismantling and packing away of materials (under the direction of Venue Marshalls). Again, once your venue has been dismantled and tidied up, please check with other venues and offer assistance if it is required. Once all venues have been dismantled and packed away, Rotarians will meet at the Bush Inn for refreshments and a hot meal. Please Note that there will be no Rotary Meeting on Tuesday 2nd November - it is transferred to Monday 1st November. All Rotarians are asked to please assist as and when required with working bees and over the Craft Fair weekend, to ensure that all runs smoothly. Please ensure that you check your Rosters and see when and where you are rostered. If you are unable to do your shift, please find a replacement (but to ensure that a master copy of the roster is kept up to date - please advise Sec Ann of any changes.)

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RAWCS REPORT-DISASTER AID AUSTRALIA – EB FRIEDRICH

I am currently based in Islamabad, Northern Pakistan from 3rd Oct for 1 month overseeing the distribution of survival boxes to flood affected victims. We are supplying aid to 3 districts centred on Mardan in the NW Frontier, severely affected by flooding from the Indus, Swat and Kabul rivers. The 3 districts are Charsadda, Nowshera and KPK. Flood damage is extensive with 5 kilometre wide sheets of water up to 2 metres deep. Affected homes are mainly mud brick houses – the standard form of home building. The flooding has subsided but the river courses have changed and whole villages have been obliterated. Additionally up to 2 metres of silt now covers much of the former agricultural land making crop planting impossible without heavy machinery to remove the sand. 75% of Pakistani people rely on subsistence agriculture. Most water wells are covered in and potable water supply is a big issue. We are finding families still living under plastic sheets. Winter is coming with temperatures reducing to 2 – 5 C. Currently it is mid 30’s but getting cooler daily. Apart from shelter, water and blankets are urgently required. Disease is rife with in some villages we visited, malaria affecting up to 75% of the population and dengue fever up to 25% of the population. Medical facilities are very primitive. Disaster Aid International has provided survival boxes complete with large tents to 292 families, with a further 384 boxes arriving early next week – aid for nearly 700 families. Additionally we are providing 8 Skyjuice water filtration plants, each capable of providing up to 10,000 litres of water per day indefinitely and 5000 personal Life Straws from Disaster Aid UK . DAI is working in partnership with an in country NGO – Interfaith League Against Poverty (ILAP), who are providing the massive logistics support and assessments required. Unlike other relief agencies we are determined to set up tents at affected people’s home sites – this is much more preferable than setting up tent cities which other providers have done but which causes ongoing issues with regard to camp management, food, sanitation etc. Despite our aid and that of others, the need is massive and we can only help a fraction. The people lie on the extreme end of the poverty line. We drive to the affected areas which are about 90 mins away only about twice weekly and have to change location frequently and spend minimal time in the field because of the unstable security situation. We are always accompanied by armed police with automatic weapons. Yesterday the other 2 DART volunteers were accompanied by a crack anti terrorist squad. In Islamabad we are essentially confined to our hotel and have to limit and pre plan any movements making simple things like eating out or shopping a risky adventure. In the villages, even the locals walk around armed – you don’t know who is friend or foe. We have been

continuously assured by the locals, who are so immensely grateful, they almost drop to their knees in gratitude, that the areas know about the Australian aid workers and that we would not be harmed – after all we have a strong cricketing relationship! We have even been called “messiahs”. The locals we visit plus all the Pakistan people we meet are so extraordinarily friendly. Even the poorest families we visit, living under tarps offer us tea and whatever they have to eat – very humbling. We have not experienced any negativity towards our visit – quite the opposite – everyone wants to shake our hands. Even our tough, armed police guards have seen what joy we bring that they greet us with the traditional hugs. DART trainee Andrew Gunn and myself treated several medical cases for which the people were immensely grateful. But we can’t be complacent. Our main role is to ensure aid is delivered and to this end we have recorded every single box sent to Pakistan complete with an identifier, family name, number of family members and photographs of each recipient with the aid – I don’t think any other aid agency can provide such 100% accountability. We have trained the ILAP volunteers in tent erection and they are now very quick and their assessments are beyond reproach despite pressures to provide aid from those who don’t need it. We provided them with 4 digital cameras to provide the recording. This saves us doing it and taking enormous resources for security. Nonetheless we visit the field as often as we can. This now the 3rd team of Disaster Aid Response team members – I am leading the last team. RAWCS members may wish to know what the in country Rotary involvement is – unfortunately in this deployment, nothing? DAI contacted every Rotary club in this area several times and received no reply. In hindsight that was a blessing because the Rotary clubs here could not provide anywhere near the logistic support which is required and which is being done superbly by ILAP. ILAP have permanent staff, volunteers, and offices, vehicles, warehousing and other in country resources which Rotarians here could not match. Nonetheless I have kept the district governor informed and we meet regularly with the Rotary Club of Rawalpindi who have “adopted us” and made us feel very welcome. I have been invited to a District Assembly meeting at Peshawar on the 17th Oct and also to give a brief presentation of our activities. CD’s of our activities in Pakistan are available from the DAA offices. We have another team about to deploy to Sudan to house some of the 200,000 refugees returning now and possible deployments in the next few months to Swaziland and Haiti with independent, overseas funding. I will be running the 7 day residential DART training course from the 25th November for 12 DART trainees. Regards,

Eb Friedrich, Team Leader – Pakistan Disaster Aid International

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Dopplers in Tonga – Margaret Tabor Following our successful sojourn to the South Pacific Islands of Tonga, I am happy to tell of the overwhelming joy from the birthing unit staff of the unexpected arrival of brand-new high quality foetal monitoring equipment (3 dopplers). Your club contribution was able to fund one of these and it was decided to give one to each of the major islands, Tongatapu, Ha’apai, and Va’vau. Your Doppler went to the island of Va’vau. I arrived unannounced accompanied by one of the island women of noble status. On arrival, I met the lovely young Tongan Dr. Vika Halaisfia Lemolo who was almost moved to tears and who said,” I can’t believe this, it’s the answer to my prayers and dreams.” I was swept along to the birthing suite where it was immediately put into practice on a young woman of 16 years, who seemed mightily impressed to be the first person to have the experience of hearing the heart beat of her baby (very loudly) despite the fact that the birth was imminent!!! Her face breaking into a proud smile was something to remember. Before the arrival of this doppler they were using antiquated trumpets which are placed on the mother’s abdomen and which the midwife places her ear over to monitor the baby’s well being. These have not been in use in our hospitals for over 20 years. How lucky are we! In my workplace in Tasmania we have 8 dopplers. The island has around 300 births a year. It was a very happy occasion; thank you all very much.

Yours sincerely Margaret Tabor (Pictures at end of Bulletin)

Everybody keeps saying that women are smarter than men, but did you ever see a man wearing a shirt that buttons down the back? A staff member in Christchurch was due to go on his health and safety course today but it's postponed as the trainer has had an accident!

Elections Election of Office Bearers for 2011/12 will take place at the meeting on 7th December. Nomination forms will be available from Public Officer (PP Michael Bennett) or PE Andrew Johnston at meeting after the Craft Fair. A blonde and a guy were out on a date and they ended up at ''Lovers' Cove'' where they were making out. The guy thought that things were going pretty good and maybe he would get lucky tonight, so he thought that he would ask her if she wanted to go in the back seat. ''NO!'' yelled the blonde. The guy just figured that she wasn't ready yet. Things got pretty hot and the guy thought he would try again. ''NO!'' the blonde yelled again. Things got even hotter and the blond was down to her bra and the guy even had her pants unzipped. ''Do you wanna go in the back seat yet?'' asked the guy. ''For the last time, NO!'' said the blonde. Frustrated, the guy asked, ''Well, why the hell not?'' The blonde looked at him and said, ''Because I wanna stay up here with you.''

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.' 'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.' Puff! She's gone. 'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.' Puff! He's gone. 'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.' Moral of the story:

Always let your boss have the first say.

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Calendar of Future Events Oct 29th to Nov 1st Tasmanian Craft Fair Nov 1st (Mon) Rotary Meeting transferred from 2/11/10 Nov 2nd (Tues) No meeting -transferred to 1st. Nov 9th (Tues) Tasmanian Craft Fair de-brief Nov 9th (Tues) Rotary Board Meeting Nov 13th (Sat) Facilitator Training – Hobart - 10am – 2:30pm Nov 27th (Sat)(6pm) Rotary Christmas Party at Golf Club Nov 28th (Sun) Tasmanian Children’s Christmas Party - Launceston Nov 30th (Tues) No meeting – transferred to 27th Dec 7th (Tues) Election of Office Bearers 2011/2012 Dec 21st (Tues) No meeting Dec 28th (Tues) No meeting Jan 4th (Tues) Fellowship night Feb 1st (Tues) Meeting at Mole Creek Feb 6th (Sun) Family of Rotary Day at Brickendon Feb 19th (Sat) Chudleigh Show – Display for End Polio Day Feb 26th (Sat) End Polio Day Display in Deloraine Feb 20th to Mar 27th GSE Team to go to Virginia Mar 5th (Sat) Club Birthday – 53 years old Mar 8th (Tues) Fellowship Night – also our Birthday Celebration Apr 1st to 3rd District Conference in Devonport Apr 9th to May 14th GSE Team to Montana

Apr 16th and 17th PETS Weekend

May 3rd (Tues) Fellowship Night at Mole Creek

May 14th & 15th MUNA at Deloraine

May 21st to 25th RI Convention in New Orleans

June 26th (Sun) District Changeover (Hobart)

Acronyms Used in this Bulletin

GSE Group Study Exchange MUNA Model United Nations Assembly NYSF National Youth Science Forum PETS Presidents-Elect Training Seminar