Club Bulletin Volume 61, No 23; 11 December 2014 Thursday meeting at Celtic Club www.rotarywestperth.org.au Program: 18 December 2014 Evening Meeting at CELTIC CLUB 6.15 pm for 6.30 pm start. Street parking payment ends at 6 pm. Guest Speaker Emeritus Archbishop Most Reverend Hickey Host Welcome Toast Grace Thanks Duty Tony Delich Glyn Denison Pat Emery Tony Ford Vic Hall Dennis Hartley Program: 8 January 2015 Charter granted 1954 The Rotary Club of West Perth (Inc.) PO Box 59, West Perth 6872 www.rotarywestperth.org.au PRESIDENT: Bernie Foley president@rotarywestperth.org.au SECRETARY: Michael Wright Rebecca Johnson, General Manager, Juvenile Diabetes Family Centre. Morning meeting at Zamia Cafe. 7am for 7.15am start. Host Welcome Toast Grace Thanks Duty Glyn Denison Pat Emery Tony Ford Vic Hall Dennis Hartley Geoff Hick Contribute to the Bulletin E-mail the editor: tina.arthur@iinet.net.au secretary@rotarywestperth.org.au Apologies: SMS to 0438 091 172 CLUB BULLETIN EDITOR: PP Tina Arthur District 9455 DISTRICT GOVERNOR: Dr Angus Buchanan WORLD PRESIDENT: Gary C K Huang WEST PERTH ROTARY NEWS Partners, friends and family are invited to the special Christmas Meeting Thursday 18 December 6.15pm for 6.30pm start. Cost is $25 for finger food. There is a cash bar. Christmas Special Evening Celtic club needs an estimate of numbers as soon as possible, so please reply to Colin if you are attending and if others are accompanying you colinart@iinet.net.au Food for Gifts Please bring non perishable food for gifts to the above Christmas Special Evening. These gifts will be distributed to Food bank for disadvantaged people. The food gifts can be dried fruit, cans of food, biscuits, cakes, dried pasta and nuts. Money Trail Thank you to all who assisted at the Money Trail Friday 12 December. The event was very well attended in spite of the windy conditions on the day. Over $1500 was raised! District Conference 2015 The Rotary District 9455 Conference will be held on 13 and 14 March 2015 in Perth. WPRC Members will all be given a role to assist at either the Friday night Beach Party, the Saturday conference or the Saturday night Ball. The cost of full registration for $195 is very good value thanks to the Chair Guy Mattioli and his Committee. Register now on http://www.rotarydistrict9455.org.au/index.php?action=book&id=8563 International Great Waiters Race (IGWR) The IGWR Committee will be seeking the assistance of Members to manage segments of this exciting international event. Phil Angel the Committee Chair will give regular updates on the IGWR event at the breakfast meetings. IGWR Sponsors The IGWR Committee is seeking names of potential sponsors. Please refer to Phil Angel’s email dated 4 December 2014. Club Notice Board – Upcoming Speakers (see Diary Dates www.rotarywestperth.org.au) 25 December No Meeting 1 January No Meeting 8 January M/s Rebecca Johnson, General Manager, Juvenile Diabetes Family Centre. 15 January Mr Rob Lyons, Rotarian-Kalamunda Club, Rotary Against Malaria. 22 January Club Day Club Diary Breakfast at Wheelchair for Kids A breakfast meeting at the Wheelchairs for Kids (WFK) factory will be held on Thursday, 12 February 2015, 7 for a 7.30am start. WFK will explain and demonstrate their operation. Partners are invited to attend and payment to the Treasurer at the door. District Conference The Rotary District 9455 Conference will be held on 13 and 14 March 2015 in Perth The meeting on 11 December was a Club Day and included:   AGM; WPRC Trust Report; and  International Great Waiters Race presentation by Phil Angel, discussion and questions. The IGWR will be held on Sunday 12 April 2015. The raffle tickets will be $50 each and will be sold on-line with significant assistance from the charities Ngala and Kalparrin. The net proceeds of the sale of raffle tickets will go to the charities Ngala, Kaparrin and the WPRC Trust. The crowd is building for the evening Magic Show 10 December 2014.