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District Discovery
Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much. Helen Keller

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Rotaract Club of
Subiaco:
Rotaract Club of
Perth:
A Special Welcome:
PubCrawlforOIC:TheCambodia
Project:
Alex, from Brazil, donated

his Sunday morning to
help at the Stirling
Markets BBQ.
Food Drive:
In October we partnered with Perth
Undergraduate Choral Society to host a food
drive. By the end of the day we collect a boot
full of donations, that we were then able to give
the Salvation Army.
Rotaract Club of
Mount Lawley
MND:
Twas a warm night in September when

one of our newer members Carly came
to us with a plan. A grand plan, an
important project and her very first

InOctober,theRotaractClubofPerth
Rotaract Event. It was this night that in
hostedapubcrawlintheCityofPerthto the Inglewood Hotel, Carly explained to
raisemoneyandawarenessforOIC:
us that she had someone close to her
TheCambodiaProject.OICisan
suffer through Motor Neuron Disease
importantgroupestablishingspeech
and she wanted to make a difference.
therapyasaprofessioninCambodia.
Theyarefocusedondoingthisbyacting The plan was to connect with the local
inthreeways:1)providingtrainingin
community by dropping over 400 fliers
speechtherapyacrossCambodia2)
into letterboxes requesting that people
advocatingateverylevelofcommunity
their donated household goods, clothing
andgovernmentforspeechtherapyand and books on their verandah with a
3)establishingaspeechtherapy
balloon attached. The following
programatauniversity.
weekend we called out our best Mt
Lawley Rotaractors for collection duties

Skilledprofessionalsworkingona
and we were very pleasantly surprised
voluntarybasisinareassuchashuman by the generosity of our local
resources,volunteerrecruitmentand
community. After a fun evening of
management,fundraising,strategy,
sorting, pricing and hot dogs with Carly
partnershipdevelopment,andspecialist we were able to have everything ready
speechtherapyinputprovidemuchof
for the local swapmeet.
thehumanresourcespoweringOIC.
The Rotary Club of Karrinyup was

Thepubcrawlwasagreatsuccess
instrumental in our access to the
raisingnearly$500towardstheOIC:
swapmeet and our team was able to
CambodiaProject.Attendeesincluded
haggle their way through almost $500
Rotaractorsfromthedifferentclubsin
in profits for the Motor Neuron Disease
WesternAustraliaaswellasmembersof Association of WA. Motor Neuron
Jazzy Night:
In September, the Rotaract Club of

Subiaco hosted a night at the Jazz
Cellar. All were invited to enjoy an
evening with music provided by the
Corner House Jazz Band. The night
involved dancing, singing,
socializing, and the main event of
raffles.
thegeneralpublic.Someofthesmall
pubsthatwereincludedinthepubcrawl
includedVarnishonKing,WolfLane,
CheekySparrowandUniversalBar.
Alldonationsandprofitsofticketssold
areforwardedandspentinCambodia.
Themoneyandawarenessofthis
initiativewillgotowardseducation,
developinganddeliveringthesecond
phaseofthepilotprogram,and
advocacyaswellascoveringthecore
costsofrunninganddevelopingOIC.
Withfurthersupport,OICwillprovide
speechtherapytrainingforteachersand
healthprofessionalsacrossthecountry
andreachover5,400childreninthe
yearaheadmanyofwhomareaffected
byspeechandcommunication
disorders.
All the funds went to Be

Benevolent, which is an
organization that provides
educational opportunities for
poverty-stricken children in India.
Disease is a group of diseases affected

the nerve cells within our muscles.
Currently there is no cure with an
average of 700 people dying each year
and a life expectancy of only 27 months
after diagnosis. This project allowed
Carly and the rest of the Rotaract Club
of Mount Lawley a great opportunity to
firstly raise awareness with our
connection to our local community and
then also donate funds to the cause
which will be spent on important
equipment and research in the search
for a cure.
Australian Rotaract
Conference (ARC)
:
To also be aware that every
District Mentoring:
persons values are different, and
One of the greatest strengths of Rotary is its
to remember this when there
ability to connect people so they can share their
could be conflicting issues.
experiences and help each other grow. As a
We were then reminded every

little thing we do can and does
In October, Rotaractors from around

Australia descended upon Hobart. We
District we have decided to start a mentoring

program between Rotaractors and a Rotarians.
The first informational meeting was held in
make an impact on the
October at 399 Bar. There was a great turn out
community around us. In
from both groups with members from the
knowing this, we need to make
Subiaco, Mt Lawley and Perth Rotaract clubs
the active decision to have that
attending as well as Rotarians from all over the
impact be a positive one.
district.
On the evening we learned about the value of
had a common goal of meeting other
The weekend overall was a
Rotaractors and promote what Rotaract
fantastic one. Friends were
The informal nature of the get together let both
stands for.
made and ideas shared. Rotaract
groups mingle in a fun and light hearted
There were amazing guest speakers
in Australia is ever strong, and
environment.
there are amazing leaders
The evening finished with all involved learning
amongst the organisation.
more about each other and strengthening the
and breakout sessions, along with

social options provided. There was
networking and the power of first impressions.
relationships we are forming. The evening
a fun sailing boating social on the
It was announced that the 2016
Friday night. This was a beautiful
Australian Rotaract Conference
made plans to meet up so they could continue
yet cold way to look back onto the
will be held in Brisbane October
building their relationships.
city of Hobart. There was one
2016. Looking forward to
The participants will now been paired up to
unlucky Rotaractor who decided
seeing everyone there and
begin the process. This program is a marathon
he wanted to test the temperature
making new friends while there
not a sprint and there will be a follow up event
of the water. He ended up fine,
next year.
but did confirm that the water
worked so well that some of the participants
in the months to come.
Dates to Remember:
was in fact quite cold.
District-Wide
:
Saturday and Sunday were the
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main days of the conference. We
Perth
:
got to hear from motivational
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speakers: Robyn Moore, Sebastien,

and Julie. The message a few of
took was to assess what our core
values in life were and to adjust
what we do accordingly.
The Rotaract Club of Mount Lawley was

awarded the Public Relations Award for
their stall at the Beaufort Street Festival
in November 2014.
Mount Lawley
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https://goo.gl/os1DOM
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Contact:DistrictRotaractRepresentative:Stephanie
drr9455@gmail.com

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District Discovery

Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much. Helen Keller

Alex, from Brazil, donated

Twas a warm night in September when

to us with a plan. A grand plan, an

important project and her very first

Lawley Rotaractors for collection duties

The Rotary Club of Karrinyup was

In September, the Rotaract Club of

All the funds went to Be

Disease is a group of diseases affected

To also be aware that every

persons values are different, and

One of the greatest strengths of Rotary is its

to remember this when there

ability to connect people so they can share their

could be conflicting issues.

experiences and help each other grow. As a

We were then reminded every

In October, Rotaractors from around

District we have decided to start a mentoring

make an impact on the

October at 399 Bar. There was a great turn out

community around us. In

from both groups with members from the

knowing this, we need to make

Subiaco, Mt Lawley and Perth Rotaract clubs

the active decision to have that

attending as well as Rotarians from all over the

impact be a positive one.

had a common goal of meeting other

The weekend overall was a

Rotaractors and promote what Rotaract

fantastic one. Friends were

The informal nature of the get together let both

made and ideas shared. Rotaract

groups mingle in a fun and light hearted

There were amazing guest speakers

in Australia is ever strong, and

there are amazing leaders

The evening finished with all involved learning

amongst the organisation.

more about each other and strengthening the

and breakout sessions, along with

networking and the power of first impressions.

relationships we are forming. The evening

a fun sailing boating social on the

It was announced that the 2016

Friday night. This was a beautiful

Australian Rotaract Conference

made plans to meet up so they could continue

yet cold way to look back onto the

will be held in Brisbane October

building their relationships.

city of Hobart. There was one

2016. Looking forward to

The participants will now been paired up to

unlucky Rotaractor who decided

seeing everyone there and