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Postal Address:
Po Box 196, Fremantle 6959, Western Australia

Membership and General Enquires:
Phone: +61 8 9438 1961
Mobile: +61 409 112 145
Email: enquiries@fremantlerotary.org

President:
Email: president@fremantlerotary.org

Website:
Email: webmaster@fremantlerotary.org

Current News

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Friday August 1st, 2014

Our shelterbox goes to the Philippines. Once again through the worldwide shelterbox programme, Freo Rotary is able to help those in desperate need. The typhoon season in the Philippines returned with a vengeance on 16 July when Typhoon Rammasun (locally known as Glenda) swept through the north of the country leaving 94 people dead, more than 300 injured, and tens of thousands homeless. ShelterBox response team members John Cordell (US) and Toby Ash (UK) arrived in the Bicol region, where the typhoon first hit land, on 19 June to carry out a damage assessment. 'Once again we have seen how the destructive power of these violent storms singles out the poorest and most vulnerable. We found a mother and her seven children eeking out an existence in the ruins of their former home. We found another family sheltering in a bus shelter after the roof of their house was blown away,' says Ash. The local government estimates that about 7,000 homes in Bicol were totally destroyed by Rammasun, which packed winds of up to 185 km an hour. 'We have travelled extensively in and around the city of Legazpi in Albay province, often to quite remote areas,' adds Ash. 'The monsoon rains are pouring and we have found families with little or nothing to protect themselves from the elements'. ShelterBox aims to transport tents and other vitally needed equipment from prepositioned stock in the country to the worst affected areas. A ShelterBox response team led by Owen Smith (NZ) will hopefully travel to Legazpi to coordinate aid distribution. ShelterBox is being assisted in Albay by the Rotary Club of Legazpi, who are providing logistics, warehousing and manpower support. ... See MoreSee Less

Monday July 28th, 2014

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Sunday July 27th, 2014

On Wed July 23 we were privileged to have Caroline Ianello from Alzheimer’s Australia with lots of info and tips on risk reduction. Caroline was very passionate and informative. The main emphasis was "YOUR BRAIN MATTERS" - yourbrainmatters.org.au With a growing base of evidence on the effectiveness of risk reduction strategies to prevent dementia, Alzheimer’s Australia was successful in receiving Commonwealth Government funding to develop a national risk reduction strategy. To promote this message and inform the general community of lifestyle changes that can reduce the risk of developing dementia Alzheimer’s Australia launched the Your Brain Matters (YBM) program. Through national advertising, YBM workshops and a range of initiatives AAWA is helping the community learn how to reduce the risk of dementia and lead a healthier life. yourbrainmatters.org.au ... See MoreSee Less

Monday July 14th, 2014

Fremantle Rotary updated their cover photo. ... See MoreSee Less

Friday July 11th, 2014

Karen Rhodes pictured with Greg Paton at the Wednesday night meeting She is President of the Dogs Refuge and is was a great advocate for the dogs rescue bringing warmth and humour to her presentation. She told us the stories with a lot of love and compassion and we learnt about dogs with separation anxiety – individual personalities and close friendships, both with humans and other canines. The Refuge has been in existence for 80 years and is one of the oldest in Australia. Over 1,000 dogs went through their hands last year and they are a pro-life centre meaning they will give the dogs every possible change of being adopted and finding a new home even if it takes years. A very careful assessment is made before a dog is available for adoption and they match each dog to a family with the correct circumstances. They work closely with council pounds around Perth. Over 180,000 dogs are euthanized in Australia each year and she feels that a contributing factor is that puppies are available in pet shops. In the UK sale of dogs and puppies is much more strictly controlled and with a much larger population 20,000 dogs are euthanized. Please make sure you sterilize your dogs. The Refuge needs assistance. A generous donor gave them two vans which was wonderful and when Red Dog (Koko) died they received $42,000 in donations. Their web site is www.dogshome.org.au and they have a facebook page as well – please share these contacts and remember that all donations are tax deductable. ... See MoreSee Less

Tuesday July 8th, 2014

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK. With the school holidays here, now is the perfect time to buy an Entertainment Membership.Here are some offers included in the membership to keep everyone 'entertained' during the holidays... Selling for only $65, the 2014 | 2015 Perth Entertainment Membership is packed with over $20,000 worth of valuable offers you can use right away, valid up until 1st June 2015! Plus 20% from every Entertainment Membership we sell contributes towards our fundraising! The more Entertainment Memberships we sell, the more we raise - so please forward this email to your family and friends! "The Book gave me lots of ideas to keep the kids 'entertained' during the school holidays. I took them to the movies, a fun park and bowling, and by the end we'd saved more than the cost of the Membership," - Louise PURCHASE NOW Thank you for your support. Rotary Club of Fremantle Inc. Steve Hanning or Becky Fordham Phone: 9354 9477 Email: ( info@perthpak.com.au ) or ( accounts@perthpak.com.au ) ... See MoreSee Less

Saturday July 5th, 2014

Beanie and Socks Night. It was great to see so many members at our last meeting bringing in beanies and socks to help those in need on these cold nights. The donated items will be shared between St Patrick’s, Sista’s Place and Wesleylink. We also had Marina from the Freo Street Doctor as our guest speaker. The Freo Street Doctor is a mobile medical health service that provides an easily accessible health care service to disadvantaged and homeless people in Fremantle and the surrounding community. The service provides over 2000 consultations each year. This topic was particularly relevant to our meeting theme. The meeting was our “Socks and Beanies Night”. We all brought in socks and beanies to donate to people in need. One box was full to overflowing with beanies of all shapes, colours and sizes and another box was filled with socks. ... See MoreSee Less

Monday June 23rd, 2014

On Wednesday the 18th of June 2014, President Bob presented a cheque for $18,470.00 to Russell McKenney and Mark for the Medical Research Foundation. This was the result of fund raising from the Rotary Golf Day organised by Kim Passmore and his committee in conjunction with Attadale Rotary Club. The responded with many thanks and told us a bit about how the cheque will be spent providing study opportunities for young researches to expand horizons and knowledge. They also indicated that they would try and get one of the previous recipients of the award to come and tell us about their research. ... See MoreSee Less

Sunday June 22nd, 2014

Our Guest Speaker for the 18th of June 2014 was Peter Warren who is the representative in Australia for the Mukti Mission which looks after girls and women in India where they do not necessarily have a good life. Until recently a young widow was expected to commit Sati – join her dead husband on his funeral pyre - and if she refused she was outcast. Girls are not valued in some families and the child is left to die or abandoned. Some poor families simply cannot afford to raise another child – especially a female. The mission provides a place of hope and shelter for these women and children where many live and work all their lives. ... See MoreSee Less

Monday June 16th, 2014

Our travel guru Rotarian George Booth arranged a trip to Thailand for a blind group. Here he is together with Maisie Vaughan also from Freo Rotary having fun with the group and some friendly elephants. ... See MoreSee Less

What’s On

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RCF Meeting. Guest Speaker - A personal story - raising and caring for 3 Autistic kids - Tyare Pugh

August 6, 2014, 6:00pm

Villa Roma Restaurant
9-13 High St
Fremantle, WA 6160 Map

6.00pm for 6.30pm. Visitors welcome, but please contact us first for catering purposes. The topic is raising and caring for 3 Autistic kids, in a Local family. Mum Tyare is coming to tell us her story. The Club is supporting the family via the City to Surf Fun Run, with the Everyday Hero link - https://chevroncity2surf2014.everydayhero.com/au/jackson-s-journey-fundraiser

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