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Note: Meeting Times The Vicar - 6:30 for 7:00pm start Zoom Meeting - 7:15 for 7:30pm start
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Joy
Joy, a returning patient from the Solomon Islands, and her father Namona, made their way to Cairns for an operation for a pacemaker implant and removal of pacemaker generator. Joy, who is 19 years old now, is a former ROMAC patient from as far back as 2008.
Joy and her father transited from Honiara through Brisbane to Cairns on Friday 21st June 2024. Solomon Airways provided great support to them on transit through customs. Cairns Rotary warmly grasped the opportunity to support and host Joy for surgery scheduled from 26th June 2024 at Coronary Care Unit of the Cairns Hospital.
Pictured: Acting Northern Region Chair Wayne Litherland with Joy and Namona at Brisbane International Airport.
Joy, a returning patient from the Solomon Islands, and her father Namona, made their way to Cairns for an operation for a pacemaker implant and removal of pacemaker generator. Joy, who is 19 years old now, is a former ROMAC patient from as far back as 2008.
Joy and her father transited from Honiara through Brisbane to Cairns on Friday 21st June 2024. Solomon Airways provided great support to them on transit through customs. Cairns Rotary warmly grasped the opportunity to support and host Joy for surgery scheduled from 26th June 2024 at Coronary Care Unit of the Cairns Hospital.
Pictured: Acting Northern Region Chair Wayne Litherland with Joy and Namona at Brisbane International Airport.
Haggai
Haggai and her mother Malina, from Mt Hagan in Papua New Guinea, arrived at Westmead Children's Hospital on 3 June 2024 for medical attention under the care of Prof. Christopher Forrest, Dr Gemma Olsson, and A/Prof. Damian Marucci.
One-year-old Haggai was born with an encephalocele, which is a sac of fluid that forms outside the skull. She received essential surgery and treatment from the Westmead team and ROMAC collaborated to assist Haggai, who had her major surgery on 14 June. Her mother, Malina, remained her strong support system throughout.
Post-discharge, mother and child will reside at Ronald McDonald House Westmead, a comfortable sanctuary. Rotarians will visit them, with notable help from Maggie Thorn and the Rotary Club of Parramatta. Their assistance during this challenging time has been invaluable.
Pictured: Haggai, Mum Malina, ROMAC Eastern Region Chair Anita Robinson & Craniofacial Surgeon Professor Christopher Forrest.
Haggai and her mother Malina, from Mt Hagan in Papua New Guinea, arrived at Westmead Children's Hospital on 3 June 2024 for medical attention under the care of Prof. Christopher Forrest, Dr Gemma Olsson, and A/Prof. Damian Marucci.
One-year-old Haggai was born with an encephalocele, which is a sac of fluid that forms outside the skull. She received essential surgery and treatment from the Westmead team and ROMAC collaborated to assist Haggai, who had her major surgery on 14 June. Her mother, Malina, remained her strong support system throughout.
Post-discharge, mother and child will reside at Ronald McDonald House Westmead, a comfortable sanctuary. Rotarians will visit them, with notable help from Maggie Thorn and the Rotary Club of Parramatta. Their assistance during this challenging time has been invaluable.
Pictured: Haggai, Mum Malina, ROMAC Eastern Region Chair Anita Robinson & Craniofacial Surgeon Professor Christopher Forrest.
Habib
Seventeen-year-old Habib, from Tanna Island in Vanuatu, had a total hip replacement operation at Calvary Bruce Private Hospital on 7 June.
Finally, after three years Habib is now walking well without pain. After one week, he was walking with one crutch and then with no crutches this week. Our sincere thanks must go to the orthopaedic surgeon A/Prof Paul Miniter and to Calvary Private Hospital for Habib’s care. Habib and his father Bertrand will return home at the end of the month.
As Ginninderra is their sponsor club, it has been fantastic that our newest club member, Janeice, has been teaching Habib English. Habib had missed out on going to school since his accident three years ago and he is excited to start to learn again. Habib said he wants to be a doctor. His father Bertrand is a Nurse and midwife. We will be interested to follow Habib’s progress over the next few years.
Pictured: From left to right, Bertrand, ACT Region Chair Sandra Goldstraw, and Habib.
Seventeen-year-old Habib, from Tanna Island in Vanuatu, had a total hip replacement operation at Calvary Bruce Private Hospital on 7 June.
Finally, after three years Habib is now walking well without pain. After one week, he was walking with one crutch and then with no crutches this week. Our sincere thanks must go to the orthopaedic surgeon A/Prof Paul Miniter and to Calvary Private Hospital for Habib’s care. Habib and his father Bertrand will return home at the end of the month.
As Ginninderra is their sponsor club, it has been fantastic that our newest club member, Janeice, has been teaching Habib English. Habib had missed out on going to school since his accident three years ago and he is excited to start to learn again. Habib said he wants to be a doctor. His father Bertrand is a Nurse and midwife. We will be interested to follow Habib’s progress over the next few years.
Pictured: From left to right, Bertrand, ACT Region Chair Sandra Goldstraw, and Habib.
Stancia
Delightful 8-year-old Stancia from Papua New Guinea has, since April, had 1 major operation and 8 minor surgeries at the Canberra Hospital. On 25 June, Stancia had her last operation to finally close her stoma having lived with one all her life. What a life transformation this will be for Stancia and her mother Hilda!
Pictured: Stancia being entertained while in hospital.
Delightful 8-year-old Stancia from Papua New Guinea has, since April, had 1 major operation and 8 minor surgeries at the Canberra Hospital. On 25 June, Stancia had her last operation to finally close her stoma having lived with one all her life. What a life transformation this will be for Stancia and her mother Hilda!
Pictured: Stancia being entertained while in hospital.
Krissy
Cheeky and happy 9-year-old Krissy had her first scoping operation in preparation for her major operation on 27 June. This surgery will take around 8 hours and Krissy will be in hospital for a week.
As her surgery will be complicated and rarely seen in Australia, the operating room may have many in attendance, who will be interested to observe the operation. It is exciting to see the amazing transformation of ROMAC children and their parents. This is what ROMAC is all about, children and families who need our help.
Pictured: Krissy with her mother, Sonia.
Cheeky and happy 9-year-old Krissy had her first scoping operation in preparation for her major operation on 27 June. This surgery will take around 8 hours and Krissy will be in hospital for a week.
As her surgery will be complicated and rarely seen in Australia, the operating room may have many in attendance, who will be interested to observe the operation. It is exciting to see the amazing transformation of ROMAC children and their parents. This is what ROMAC is all about, children and families who need our help.
Pictured: Krissy with her mother, Sonia.
Elina
Elina, a 5-year-old girl from Vanuatu, has struggled with a left clubfoot condition since birth. This has been a challenge, exacerbated by a lack of local orthopaedic specialists and visiting medical teams due to the COVID outbreak.
Her condition, causing difficulty in walking and unkind teasing from peers, led her to stop attending school despite encouragement from her teachers and family.
In 2023, Elina was referred to ROMAC and was offered treatment by Dr Leo Donnan, an orthopaedic surgeon at VicOrtho, Melbourne. Arriving in Melbourne with her Mum and Aunt in 2024, she began her treatment journey with a series of casts on her left foot. Shy from years of teasing, Elina fears the cast cutter but is comforted by her Mum's reminder of her dream to return to school and play freely with other children.
Pictured: Elina with her mother, left and Dr Leo Donnan, right.
Elina, a 5-year-old girl from Vanuatu, has struggled with a left clubfoot condition since birth. This has been a challenge, exacerbated by a lack of local orthopaedic specialists and visiting medical teams due to the COVID outbreak.
Her condition, causing difficulty in walking and unkind teasing from peers, led her to stop attending school despite encouragement from her teachers and family.
In 2023, Elina was referred to ROMAC and was offered treatment by Dr Leo Donnan, an orthopaedic surgeon at VicOrtho, Melbourne. Arriving in Melbourne with her Mum and Aunt in 2024, she began her treatment journey with a series of casts on her left foot. Shy from years of teasing, Elina fears the cast cutter but is comforted by her Mum's reminder of her dream to return to school and play freely with other children.
Pictured: Elina with her mother, left and Dr Leo Donnan, right.
If your appetite for ROMAC is whetted then the link is: ROMAC - Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children
Mission Statement
ROMAC provides surgical treatment for children in Australia and New Zealand from developing countries from
our Pacific Region in the form of Life Giving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in
their home country.
ROMAC provides surgical treatment for children in Australia and New Zealand from developing countries from
our Pacific Region in the form of Life Giving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in
their home country.
Phil & Joyce take the long road on a tandem to End Polio
A personal invitation to District 9685 Conference 2025
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Dear fellow Rotarians,
It gives me great pleasure to personally invite you to our 2025 District Conference to be held at the Pullman, Penrith, on 21 and 22 March 2025.
Our conferences have always been a one-of-a-kind expo on humanitarian work with high quality speakers - a great way to share stories of the good work of Rotary, and to make and renew friendships with fellow Rotarians.
As global humanitarian needs reach record levels, our Rotary community is looking for ways to widen our reach and deliver more to those in need locally and globally. Accordingly, our 2025 District Conference has been themed as our first ever Sustainability and Humanitarian Summit for “A Better World through people & Rotary”.
Some highlights of our Sustainability & Humanitarian Sumit:
Watch this space for more details of these new elements, the overall program and keynote speakers. The team and I will keep you updated of major developments over the coming months.
I appeal to you for your support in registering, in inviting your friends, and in starting to think about how your club can use the airtime on stage to share the best of what you do every day for your communities locally and globally.
You can register through this link - https://ourbetterworld2025.wordpress.com/
Join me and together we can make ‘A Better World through people and Rotary’!
Niranjan
DG Niranjan Deodhar
It gives me great pleasure to personally invite you to our 2025 District Conference to be held at the Pullman, Penrith, on 21 and 22 March 2025.
Our conferences have always been a one-of-a-kind expo on humanitarian work with high quality speakers - a great way to share stories of the good work of Rotary, and to make and renew friendships with fellow Rotarians.
As global humanitarian needs reach record levels, our Rotary community is looking for ways to widen our reach and deliver more to those in need locally and globally. Accordingly, our 2025 District Conference has been themed as our first ever Sustainability and Humanitarian Summit for “A Better World through people & Rotary”.
Some highlights of our Sustainability & Humanitarian Sumit:
- It will bring together all Rotarians from our District as well as appeal to people from the broader community who want to make a difference – so they can hear Rotary’s stories and opportunities for humanitarian service.
- We will have a series of short presentations by clubs (in-person or pre-recorded) that showcase their signature projects and the impact they have had.
- To generate ideas and new ways to solve humanitarian and sustainability problems, the Summit will host a competition for university/TAFE/high school students to channel their creativity and develop social impact projects that could be scaled up by interested clubs.
Watch this space for more details of these new elements, the overall program and keynote speakers. The team and I will keep you updated of major developments over the coming months.
I appeal to you for your support in registering, in inviting your friends, and in starting to think about how your club can use the airtime on stage to share the best of what you do every day for your communities locally and globally.
You can register through this link - https://ourbetterworld2025.wordpress.com/
Join me and together we can make ‘A Better World through people and Rotary’!
Niranjan
DG Niranjan Deodhar
Social Events
Christmas in July Dinner
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We have booked Pennant Hills Golf Club for Friday 19th July for a Christmas in July Dinner. 6.30PM for 7.00PM.
Its a buffet Christmas Dinner with Christmas Themed Dessert. $70 per head plus drinks purchased at the bar. Please confirm attendance to me (Tony C) by Monday 11th June. Please also deposit $70 per head to the General Account BSB 633 000 Account 165 073 016 and put your Surname and "Xmas July". If we get 40 attendees we will have a dedicated function room all to ourselves. Douglas Lam is a member of Pennant Hills GC and will be our host for the evening. |
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Theatre for a Cause |
Pavillion Theatre |
24th July 2024 |
Theatre for a Cause - raising funds for Allowah Children's Hospital
Allowah has been providing specialty care and support for kids with complex disabilities and medical needs for over 70 years. (http://www.allowah.org.au)
To members & friends of the Rotary Club of Carlingford
We are pleased to invite you to join us for an excellent night of entertainment for all to enjoy at:
Pavilion Theatre,
Castle Hill Showground,
10 Doran Drive,
Castle Hill.
This play is on Wednesday 24 July 2024. The Rotary Club of Carlingford looks forward to seeing you for a night of excellent theatre at the cost of $30 per person. Cash payments will be collected on the night.
Allowah has been providing specialty care and support for kids with complex disabilities and medical needs for over 70 years. (http://www.allowah.org.au)
To members & friends of the Rotary Club of Carlingford
We are pleased to invite you to join us for an excellent night of entertainment for all to enjoy at:
Pavilion Theatre,
Castle Hill Showground,
10 Doran Drive,
Castle Hill.
This play is on Wednesday 24 July 2024. The Rotary Club of Carlingford looks forward to seeing you for a night of excellent theatre at the cost of $30 per person. Cash payments will be collected on the night.
Mrs. Warren’s Profession By George Bernard Shaw Directed by Steve Rowe
Content Warning: Adult themes
Written in 1893, Mrs. Warren’s Profession proved too much for Victorian sensibilities and didn’t debut on the London stage until 1902 at the dawn of the Edwardian age.
Kitty Warren, former prostitute, “spoilt and domineering, and decidedly vulgar”, is now a successful businesswoman – due to her owning several brothels across Europe. Her thoroughly modern and pragmatic daughter Vivie, having just graduated from university, seeks to get acquainted with Kitty for the first time in her young life. When Vivie realises what her mother does for a living, their relationship irrevocably changes and she must find her own way forward in a world run by men.
Shaw asserts that prostitution is not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity and, well over a century after its first performance, his play still resonates. How and why do we judge the choices of others – as well as the choices we make for ourselves?
Content Warning: Adult themes
Written in 1893, Mrs. Warren’s Profession proved too much for Victorian sensibilities and didn’t debut on the London stage until 1902 at the dawn of the Edwardian age.
Kitty Warren, former prostitute, “spoilt and domineering, and decidedly vulgar”, is now a successful businesswoman – due to her owning several brothels across Europe. Her thoroughly modern and pragmatic daughter Vivie, having just graduated from university, seeks to get acquainted with Kitty for the first time in her young life. When Vivie realises what her mother does for a living, their relationship irrevocably changes and she must find her own way forward in a world run by men.
Shaw asserts that prostitution is not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity and, well over a century after its first performance, his play still resonates. How and why do we judge the choices of others – as well as the choices we make for ourselves?
We will be serving cheese and wine in the foyer before the play, as approved by the Board of the Pavilion Theatre.
The doors will be open from 7:30pm, with the play starting at 8:00pm. As those who have attended previously will know, parking is extremely easy. For those who are uncertain about directions, the theatre is in the Castle Hill Showground precinct, off Showground Road at Castle Hill.
Can you please let us know how many of you and your friends are coming by Thursday 18th July 2024?
The doors will be open from 7:30pm, with the play starting at 8:00pm. As those who have attended previously will know, parking is extremely easy. For those who are uncertain about directions, the theatre is in the Castle Hill Showground precinct, off Showground Road at Castle Hill.
Can you please let us know how many of you and your friends are coming by Thursday 18th July 2024?
NCCG Trivia Night |
17 August 2024 |
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Rotary Myth Buster Flyer
Are You a Centurion?
Please consider renewing your Centurion membership, or if not already a member, why not make this the year to become a Centurion!!!
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What it takes to be a Rotarian
There are members of the community who may have some misunderstandings about what it takes to be a Rotarian.
We are always looking for new members and, in fact, it is new people joining that keeps us alive as a Service club. From time to time I hear people say things that make me think they don't consider joining or even visiting Rotary for all the wrong reasons.
This article is about the things you don't need to join Rotary, and the things you do, just in case you are not sure. The other thing you should know is that we are a very friendly bunch of men and women and we have a lot of fun, as well as achieving some pretty good things in the community.
We are always looking for new members and, in fact, it is new people joining that keeps us alive as a Service club. From time to time I hear people say things that make me think they don't consider joining or even visiting Rotary for all the wrong reasons.
This article is about the things you don't need to join Rotary, and the things you do, just in case you are not sure. The other thing you should know is that we are a very friendly bunch of men and women and we have a lot of fun, as well as achieving some pretty good things in the community.
Don't need:
Must have:
If you would like to come along as a guest to see what it is all about just call either: - Carol Russell (0418 431 157) or President Neville (0412 064 336) Club Details: Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook meets every other Monday for Dinner at The Vicar Arrive 6:30pm Start 7:00pm End 9:00pm 271 New Line Rd Dural NSW 2128 Australia Welcome to call Carol or Neville to get log on details and join us on Zoom instead. |
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