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What’s happening at Ascot:

There will be no Meeting on Tuesday 1st May. By a show of hands, the Members of The Rotary Club of Ascot voted this morning to adopt as its New Meeting Schedule, the format as trialled for the past few months where there is no meeting on the 1st Tuesday of each month, regular meetings on the 2nd and 4th weeks and a social event on the 3rd (and 5th if there is one).

Check out the Rotary Foundation Awards we picked up this week! See Page 4.

Our social events have been a great success as was indicated by the noise we made last week at our social breaky at Café 2 TwentyFour. 14 members and 3 guests dropped by for good fellowship and a yummy breakfast. Lovely to see Kashinee for a catch up, Helen to convince her she’d make a great addition to our club and Allan who is always welcome. Photo Page 4.

This year’s Rotary Foundation Alumni of WA Annual Luncheon is coming up on 19th May for those who are fortunate enough to have been away with Rotary. It’s a great way to reconnect with your fellow awardees so book now. See Invitation Page 5. Best Wishes to President Ron who was unable to make it today.

BOARD MEMBERS 2017-18 President: Ron Alexander Vice Pres.: Mike Bermann Pres. Elect: Aidan Wood Secretary: Roma Gehringer Treasurer: Joanna Kendall Foundation: Hugh Langridge Exec Secretary: Hugh Langridge Membership: Michael Evans Club Service: Peter Richardson International: Mike Bermann Youth: Marg Fraser Vocational: Max Morrell Community: Stephen Kendall Public Relations: Christine Goss Attendance: Gren Courtland

WEB LINKS:

Club website: www.ascotrotary.org.au Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AscotRotary Bricktober website: www.bricktober.info Bricktober Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bricktober.Perth District 9465: http://rotary9465.org.au Rotary International: https://www.rotary.org

Chartered 26 February 1969 District 9465

We meet at Belmont Tavern 174 Wright Street, Cloverdale, Western Australia, 6105

On Tuesday’s at 7:00 am for 7:30 am start and finished by 8:30 am.

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National Youth Science Forum (NYSF)

Esther Nixon

With the help of Bev Poor and Watering Concepts we sent

two students to this year’s NYSF programs in Canberra and

Brisbane. Esther returned this morning to share her story,

her enthusiasm and her thanks for the opportunity to

participate in what she said was a life-changing 11 days.

Esther, now in Year 12 at Ursula Frayne Catholic College, has always loved science and always wanted to become

a doctor but by attending this residential program, the first ever held in Brisbane, she experienced many more

aspects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and it opened her eyes to many more

possibilities for her future. The program has been going for 35 years with 11,500 students attending to date and

includes site visits, lectures, workshops, group activities and social events. The week’s highlights for Esther

included visits to the new state-of-the-art Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) and to Griffith

University and listening to 2017 Australian of the Year, Biomedical scientist Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay-Sim,

whose work with stem cells may hold the key to a potential cure for spinal injuries. Esther said at various sessions

she got to use a stethoscope, prescribe medicine, take finger prints, inspect pond water for organisms, dissect the

lungs of a goat, develop a skin cream and discover science as its applied to many other fields, like in the food

industry, dentistry and even jewellery making. And of course the program gave her an opportunity to enjoy the

fellowship of other likeminded students and she made many new friends she’ll treasure for a lifetime.

NYSF is run by youth for youth and a small number of participants are selected each year to return the following

year to participate in the Student Staff Leadership Program. We thank Esther for coming along to share her story

and congratulate her as she is one of the chosen few who will return next year. Well done Esther! She has a

bright future ahead of her and we wish her well for her future in whatever field she chooses to pursue.

Australian Golfing Fellowship of Rotarians (AGFR)

Aidan Wood, Mike Bermann and Jeff Stephenson

Having run a successful event ourselves last year, this year’s AGFR Tournament, the 40th annual event, was held in Murray Bridge, South Australia and our three diehard golfers returned this week to tell us all about it.

It seems holding the event near one of Australia’s best wine regions was cause enough to sample more than a few dozen bottles of the red stuff and it sounds like they may well have singlehandedly saved SA’s economy!

But despite that, or maybe because of it, they played well and brought home a few of the coveted awards. Jeff, teamed with Peter Beatie, won the Sir Clem Renouf Trophy for the Best Rotarian Team score over the 4 days and on his own won the Tasmanian Trophy for Best Stableford score over the 4 days in Division 2.

Aidan won the Queensland Trophy for 2nd Best Stableford score in Division 1.

Well done guys! A great result for WA and for the Rotary Club of Ascot. The ladies also enjoyed themselves with Tania playing in the event for the first time. Well done Tania! Our Sandgropers Trophy went to Victoria this year.

Next year’s event is to be held in Alice Springs, NT from 13th to 17th May and looks to be a fabulous opportunity to check out the heart of Australia. Interested? See Aidan for a brochure. And Congratulations to Aidan too as he was nominated as Vice President of AGFR to help bring a youth focus to future events.

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Please note the following dates and advise Christine Goss of details of your Guest Speaker and Topic

or advise promptly if the dates are unsuitable.

Date Welcoming Informer Host Chair Speaker and Topic

8 May 2018 Peter Richardson Colin Peacock

Ros McLernon Fiona Beermier Ngala - Parenting with

Confidence 15 May 2018

Mike Bermann Christine Goss

SOCIAL MEETING

22 May 2018

Aidan Wood Roma Gehringer

Joanna Kendall Jennette Ward Council of the Ageing

(WA) Wednesday 30 May 2018

Jeff Stephenson Michael Metcalf

SOCIAL EVENT Belmont Business Networking Seminar

Belmont Sports and Rec 12 June 2018 Stephen Kendall

Aidan Wood

Mike Bermann

19 June 2018

Michelle Kendall Dianne Reed

SOCIAL EVENT

26 June 2018

Michael Evans Dianne Reed

Partner’s Evening Ascot HANDOVER Pres Ron and PE Aidan

10 July 2018 Ros McLernon Ron Alexander

Aidan Wood

17 July 2018

Roma Gehringer Mike Bermann

SOCIAL EVENT

6 May 2018 Club Officer Training - Metro

19 May 2018 Rotary Foundation Alumni of WA Luncheon – Char Char Restaurant, Fremantle Boat Harbour

28 May 2018 State Final of 4 Way Test Speaking Competition – John McGrath Pavilion, South Perth

30 May 2018 Belmont Business Networking Seminar – 5-7pm Belmont Sports and Rec Club

26 June 2018 Rotary Club of Ascot HANDOVER – Venue tba

7 July 2018 District 9465 Changeover Dinner - South of Perth Yacht Club

MEMBERS IN FOCUS BIRTHDAYS: Christine Goss 15 May Jill Courtalnd 22 May Michael Bermann 23 May ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES: Gren Courtland 49 years + May 1967 * Michael Evans 23 years May 1995 * First at Belmont then Charter Member of Ascot in 1969

Norm Bell 1970 – 1971 Hugh Langridge 2004 – 2005 Paul Gianatti 2006 – 2007 Jodie Sparks 2011 – 2012

CLUB BANK ACCOUNT : BSB: 036-078 ACCOUNT NO: 494404

COMMUNITY BANK ACCOUNT: BSB: 036-078 ACCOUNT NO: 494420

CHARITABLE TRUST ACCOUNT: BSB: 036-046 ACCOUNT NO: 156996

DISTRICT GOVERNORS

WHO HAVE

COME FROM

ASCOT ROTARY CLUB:

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Rotary Foundation Awards

The Rotary Club of Ascot might be small but

we punch way above our weight!

PDG Hugh Langridge presented PP Mike

Bermann with a Banner to acknowledge

that the Club was placed 3rd in our District

in per capita Annual Fund giving to The

Rotary Foundation for 2016-2017. Only

1,575 clubs of the 35,000 clubs worldwide

made the top 3 of their districts. We were

also one of just 4,136 worldwide to have

every member of the club contribute and

one of just 5,035 to contribute US$100 pp

via the Foundation’s Centurion Program.

I addition Hugh presented a Certificate of

Appreciation for our financial support of

End Polio Now: Make History Today

Campaign.

Well Done Ascot!

Belmont Business Networking Sundowner

Wednesday 30 May from 5:00pm-7:00pm Belmont Sport & Recreation Club, 400 Abernethy Rd, Cloverdale

Join the Belmont Enterprise Centre’s networking evening to help

showcase The Rotary Club of Ascot and our local and

international community projects to our community’s business

leaders. It’s an opportunity to raise awareness of our Club and

seek potential new members.

It is therefore important that lots of us attend. There’ll be Guest

Speakers & lots of Networking. Drinks & Nibbles are provided.

RC of Ascot will sponsor the Achievement Award in the Belmont

Small Business Awards this year and Incoming President Aidan

asked that we each submit a nomination in at least one of the 26

award categories. For more info see https://belmontbec.com

Presentation Dinner AGFR Murray Bridge

Recent social breaky at Café 2TwentyFour, Belmont.

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Rotary Foundation Alumni?

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