december 2010 NEWGEN Rotary International District 9800 newsletter for new generations 2010-2011 NEW GENERATIONS CELEBRATES FAMILY OF ROTARY MONTH - DECEMBER In this edition... Youth Exchange - p 2 New Gen Protection Officer - p 3 RYLA - p 3 RYPEN - p 4 Science Schools - p 5 MUNA - p 6 Youth Suicide Awareness - p 7 D9800 Youth Sailing Program - p 7 RYDA - p 8 New Generations Alumni - p 9 INTERACT - p 9 Rotaract - p 10 Profile - Luciana Orr - p 11 Office Bearers - p 12 Designed and published as a service to Rotary by Barry Mullen THE FAMILY OF ROTARY Paul Harris, Rotary s founder said that the lure of Rotary is friendship, as well as quality Service Projects. The Family of Rotary has become a valuable asset since former RI President Jonathan Majiyabe, launched the concept. Numerous club and District 9800 events continue to emphasise this sense of belonging. Please offer the hand of friendship to each Rotarian and their family members especially during The Family of Rotary Month - December. Why not include members and families of former participants in your club s Service Projects? For instance, involve your past RYLA, RYPEN, Youth Exchange, MUNA, Rotaract, Interact, Science School, Storm the Stage, Youth Yacht Squad, Lord Somers and Powerhouse, Ambassadorial Scholars, GSE etc delegates in your club activities and keep them informed as a courtesy via your club bulletin and personal contacts. Remember all people connected with Rotary are classified as part of our extended Family of Rotary. They could be prospective members of our Rotary clubs and may appreciate being asked to attend a Rotary club meeting and invited to reconnect again with your club. from the New Generations Team 1
YOUTH EXCHANGE Youth Exchange Committee at the launch of the new banner - Chairman Graeme Bird at right Pictured are Inbound, Outbound Youth Exchange Students and ROTEX Students who organised the get together at a recent Fun in the Sun social event by the beach. There was much discussion about their shared and anticipated experiences. 2
NEW GENERATIONS PROTECTION OFFICER PDG Des Hosking reminds Rotarians and their families involved in New Generations activities of the importance of applying for a Working With Children Check. RYLA (ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD) The recent RYLA Camp was held at Mt Evelyn and hosted by the Rotary Club of Southbank. Pictured above at the Rotary/ RYLA dinner event are DG Iven and Barbara Adams, President RC Southbank. Top right - RYLA Chairman Wayne Hunter, DG Iven, RYLA Co- Directors Christine Waugh and Alick Weber with NG Director Vanda. RYLA participants entertaining the Rotary guests. 3
RYPEN (ROTARY YOUTH PROGRAM OF ENRICHMENT) The next RYPEN Camp, hosted by the RC of Keilor East will be 25-27 March 2011. Information will be sent to clubs in January 2011. Images from the recent RYPEN Camp held at Weekaway at Lancefield and hosted by the RC of Brighton North 4
SCIENCE SCHOOLS NYSF (National Youth Science Forum) Orientation Evening was held at International House. Student delegates will attend NYSF Programs in Canberra, Perth and New Zealand during January 2011. Chairman Gabrielle Morgan (left) and Professor Jane Munro (right) addressing invited guests to International House. Below - students are shown giving a brief overview of themselves and their study ambitions. 5
MUNA (MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY) The August MUNA was hosted by the Rotary Club of Bendigo Sandhurst. MUNA number 2 is planned for Saturday June 4th to Sunday June 5th 2011 and will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Hawthorn. Chairman Neville Page will communicate details to clubs in mid December 2010 6
YOUTH SUICIDE AWARENESS The committee addresses Youth Suicide Awareness by assisting professionals who work with youth, especially teachers, police officers, student nurses and youth workers to undertake studies in Adolescent Health. Pictured are some of the graduates. D9800 YOUTH SAILING PROGRAM In addition to the Australia Day yachting program, Chairman Kerry Warner (contact details - page 12) and his committee proudly announce an exciting new youth sailing experience. The crucial dates for you and your club to note are the following 1.The date of the event is Sunday 27 February 2011 at Sandringham Yacht Club. 2.The date for sending application forms to clubs is mid January 2011 (via the club secretary). 3.The closing date for applications is Friday 11 February 2011. 4.The outcome of applications will be notified to clubs early in the week commencing 14 February 2011. 7
RYDA (ROADSAFE YOUTH DRIVER AWARENESS) The D9800 Project Launch of the RYDA Program in Victoria was held at the Hilton Hotel, Melbourne Airport, during the RC of Tullamarine s Breakfast Meeting on Thursday 18th November 2010. Chairman Paul Tanti and his committee have confirmed dates for pilot session number 1 - Wednesday 22nd March 2011 with Aitken College. Pilot session 2 will be in early May 2011 - yet to be confirmed. Greg Rappo, Director of Program Development, RYDA, is pictured below addressing the launch. 8
NEW GENERATIONS ALUMNI We are looking for the names, addresses and contact details of the young people (many of whom are not so young now) who were the beneficiaries of our many Rotary District 9800 Youth Programs e.g. Youth Exchange, RYLA, RYPEN, NYSF etc over the years. If you keep contact with your Club s young recipients or have any contacts from your New GeneraRons records over the years please email details to Yvonne Osborn (RC Keilor East) at osspeak@tpg.com.au or post to District 9800 New GeneraRons Alumni c/ 17 Hammersley Court, Taylors Lakes. 3038 VIC. Chairman Yvonne is pictured with Janine Wyss, a former Youth Exchange Student from Switzerland who is currently visirng for Christmas. Yvonne s family hosted Janine during her exchange in 2004 2005 when she acended Buckley Park High School and was hosted by RC Keilor East.! Rotary Wired is a newly formed Facebook group which is open to anyone involved in Rotary District 9800's Youth and Foundation Programs. Please spread the word. INTERACT To wind up the year, the Interact Club of Aitken College ran a project to support local animal welfare charities, Animals Australia and the RSPCA. The project aimed to raise awareness of animal rights issues, such as battery hens and encourage people to think about animal rights when making purchases. The students held stalls at Aitken College on Monday 6 December to sell vegan gingerbread Christmas treats and merchandise from Animals Australia and the RSPCA. They spoke to junior classes and distributed information pamphlets as part of the awareness campaign. All proceeds were donated to the two charities. Pictured are keen Aitken College INTERACTORS planning this Service Project. 9
ROTARACT Grant Godino, District 9800 Rotaract Representative (DRR) is pictured at Training Seminars for District Rotaract Leadership in Sydney About Rotaract Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they re sponsored by a local Rotary club. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary. As one of Rotary s most significant and fastestgrowing service programs, with more than 8,200 clubs in about 170 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon. How does it work? All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communities physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. What are some other opportunires available to Rotaractors? Rotaractors may also: Work together with Interact clubs or mentor Interactors Participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Become Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars or Group Study Exchange team members Seek membership in their local Rotary club after their Rotaract membership ends. Rotaractors are encouraged to keep their club's contact information current. 10
PROFILE Luciana Orr Guest & Conference Co ordinator, InternaRonal House, Parkville I have been at IH since Jan 2009 and moved here with my husband from Christchurch, NZ. In my role as Guest and Conference Coordinator, I book meetings in our 8x conferencing room and 6x tutorial rooms for both corporate and community groups. We provide venues for around 32x difference Rotary committees and host a few of the larger Rotary Functions each year. During the July and Christmas Holiday breaks we facilitate a variety of conference groups, some of which are residential in our 200+ student room. These include year 12 school camps, summer study abroad groups such as UC Davis, California, IB study groups, University faculty conferences and independent organisations such as the AU Red Cross. Luciana is pictured in front of one of the historic buildings of International House. Luciana provides valuable assistance and support to the New Generations committee. We have 11x apartments which are available for rent during the academic year, and 30x during the non-academic year which I manage. These are utilised by visiting scholars and their families and other independent guests. We have a Visiting Scholars Programme which gives residential visitors an opportunity to speak with our students on their field of expertise. This is often through informal coffee and cake sessions. In my role I advise our Head of College of guests who may be suitable for these invitations. I coordinate with both housekeeping and catering to ensure everything is in place for the functions, meetings and visitors stays. International House offers Rotary members, meeting spaces for under 25x people free of charge. Conditions apply. Please feel free to call me to enquire. In NZ I worked in hospitality for a few years and put on a number of functions for the arts. I was self employed for 15 years as an illustrator of heritage architecture and published a book in 2006, "Christchurch Heritage Architecture Illustrated". This was designed as a copy friendly public resource to encourage awareness of heritage architecture. I was fortunate to be the "Artist in Residence" at the Christchurch Arts Centre in NZ in 2003, after which I travelled overseas for a year to Europe and South East Asia. I also tutored art privately to primary and secondary school aged kids for 7.5 years. I have a great passion for educating people through positive mentoring and encouraging creative expression. Environmental sustainability and global peace are very important to me and I hope to travel overseas again at some point and get involved in a few projects in which I could contribute personally toward these values. 11
NEW GENERATIONS 2010-2011 OFFICE BEARERS Name Position Email contact Vanda Mullen Director vmullen@netspace.net.au Gabrielle Morgan Deputy Director loftandmorgan@ozemail.com.au Christine Richardson Secretary cdrichardson@bigpond.com.au PDG Des Hosking Protection Officer deshoskg@bigpond.net.au Yvonne Osborn Alumni Chairman osspeak@tpg.com.au Graeme Bird Youth Exchange Chairman graeb7@optusnet.com.au Wayne Hunter RYLA Chairman Wayne.Hunter@cvgrp.com Bronwyn Fanning RYPEN Chairman bronwyn.fanning@gmail.com Kerry Warner Audi Victoria Rotary Youth Squad Chairman bronsyboy@bigpond.com Neville Page MUNA Chairman page@ghp.biz Phil Wheatley Youth Suicide Awareness Chairman wheatley22@bigpond.com Rosalind McMorrow Rotaract Chairman rmcmorro@shcoakleigh.catholic.edu. au Barbara Wyatt Interact Chairman bwyatt@aitkencollege.edu.au Ann Peace Storm The Stage Co-Chairman fairway@iinet.net.au Therese McKenney-Campbell Storm The Stage Co-Chairman outlets@outletsco-op.com.au Gabrielle Morgan Science Schools Chairman loftandmorgan@ozemail.com.au Kevin Field Lord Somers and Power House Chairman kevolfield@hotmail.com Paul Tanti RYDA Chairman pault@honda.com.au Paul Perrottet The Portsea Camp Chairman paul.perrottet@gmail.com Nicholas Kane Kevin Nolan The First Steps - Youth Job Search Program Chairman Victorian Agricultural Shows Rural Ambassador Awards Chairman nick.kane@rotary.co kevin@nivek.com.au Marc Fookes New Horizons Co-Chairman mfookes@bigpond.net.au Henry Drury New Horizons Co-Chairman handjdrury@gmail.com Grant Godino DRR (District Rotaract Representative) grant@dallasbuilding.com.au 12