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President: Boris M. Struk

Editorial: Peter Halaseh

VOLUME 79 issue 34, March 18th, 2014 Today’s Speaker

BORIS M STRUK – MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AUSTRALIA ( MDA)

www.mda.org.au

Boris talked about the extensive programs and services provided by MDA.

Boris discussed the disease in detail and provided a very detailed description of how a

simple ‘typo’ in the DNA sequence can result in such a catastrophic outcome.

MDA’s total service delivered exceeds 1.18 million hours Respite through CampMDA provided to primary carers exceeds 229,124 hours. Each instance costing in excess of $30,000 with $0 govt funding. Tertiary Education Student Placements - 4,628 nursing, OT and Physio volunteers have been fully trained via the CampMDA program

16 new diagnosis per month MDA have funded 20 PhD scholarships (valued at $30K each) and realised three Doctors so far. MDA is providing funding for Clinical Trials and specialist clinics with strategic relationships with MCRI and RCH. Access Economics have costed the economic impact of MD in excess of $6.1 billion per annum in Australia

MDA received approx 20% govt funding the balance of the $2 million budget is realised through hard fundraising. President Boris asked all in attendance to tell at least 10 other people about what they heard today in the hope that the knowledge will Make a Difference down the track. Ian Thomas acknowledged the work, commitment and dedication of Ineke Struk in providing first class care to Ryan.


President Boris launched the RCE ‘Meetup’ website aimed at

enhancing communications for the Club.

Members were encouraged to visit the Meetup site in the first instance and register as a user. This is a straight forward process but requires that you have a portrait pic of yourself to upload during registration.

First register @ www.meetup.com

Then join the RCE Group @

www.meetup.com/Rotary‐Club‐Essendon


Members were also encouraged to visit the new ‘Facebook’ page

created for the RCE, located @

Facebook ‐ www.facebook.com/RCofEssendon

President Boris said “I encourage you to become a "friend" of RCE and use this as an additional resource to post Rotary related information.

Personally, I'm excited by the prospect of improved communications between members and the potential this offers in enhancing our programs and projects and letting the wider community know what we are doing in the local, national and international sphere.

So... don't put off registering for Meetup. Do it today and then reap the benefits of streamlined and targeted information.”


THE PORT N PIE NIGHT.

A Great night in the sunken garden, the pies were fresh and the port was exquisite. Thanks to Michael Mahoney, Grant Stephenson and Anne Ramsay for organizing this night.

Also Thank you to the Valley Cellar door wine bar & bottle shop. The Co – Owner of the shop Mark Pendreich also attended this night.

The port was filling


Make Up? If you are looking for an alternative make- up venue. Then consider the Rotary Club Of Ballan and District. The Club meets at the Pepi’s home in Gordon, on the second Thursday of each month (6.45 for 7pm). If you are wanting to attend, for catering purposes please advise Michael on 0419 348 191.

NNee wwss llee tt ttee rr ooff tt hhee RRoott aarr yy CCll uubb ooff EE ss ssee nn dd oo nn II nncc .. Irish support for Myanmar

“ Simon’s 8 year old son Sam had watched this campaign with interest and decided he wanted to do something to help. When asked his intentions, Sam responded that he was going to work every Saturday until he had £100 with which he could purchase blankets for the needy children he had seen. He subsequently worked in his father’s workshop until he achieved his goal. Simon relayed the story to members of his Rotary Club who promised that if Sam raised £200 they would match him pound for pound. After several donations and a very successful quiz night an impressive total of £820 was raised.

Dad Simon then searched for Rotary Clubs which assisted Myanmar and read of the Rotary Club of Essendon’s on‐going

efforts which began there in 2001. Our annual delegations have provided support to hospitals, orphanages, schools and

slum housing precincts, travel costs for each delegate are funded by the individual members of the party and every dollar

donated is applied entirely to carefully vetted projects. This all lead to Sam’s earnings being sent to The Rotary Club of

Essendon. The £820 he raised equated to $1370 so Sam continued to work until he had $1500 to donate.

In November, Simon advised that his town was about to reach its 400th birthday and that as part of the celebrations the

local council were holding ‘Unsung Heroes’ awards. Eight year old Sam was one of over 100 nominations for the awards

and he was subsequently announced as one of the five winners.

Sam’s hard‐earned contribution will be donated to the Eden Centre for the Disabled which caters for many young boys and girls. It is the only private facility of its kind in Myanmar and our annual delegations have supported this very worthy establishment for a number of years. Further information about the Eden Centre can be found at www.edencentre.org Sam’s parents can be very proud of their young son’s insight and altruism.

During 2013 The Rotary Club of Essendon received support for its projects in Myanmar from a most unexpected source.

An email arrived from Simon McArthur, then President‐Elect of the Rotary

Club of Limavady in county Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Simon advised

that a local TV channel had run a campaign to help the “forgotten children

of Burma".


Relay for Life: This is a great event that raises money for a cause that no doubt has touched us all. Our team will be walking this year to especially remember Michael Baker. Our team will be known as Michael’s Mates. Many thanks to Andrew Ha, who has announced that he is again this year in the process of lining up a $2,000+ major sponsor for our team. Thank you to all our sponsors.

Rotary Youth Exchange Programme

Following the success of the hosting the lovely Charlotte and Allis over this year and last we have decided that in 2014-15 the Rotary Club of Essendon will again be hosting an exchange student. At this stage we will host a girl from Denmark (TBC).

I would like to ask families who intend to sponsor in this upcoming year to contact me as soon as possible so we can begin to make arrangements for our next student. We will have a maximum of four families this year and I intend to be one of those families, so get in quick if you want to have a most wonderful experience of being a host family.

Lisa L.

Photography Contest: Corlu Rotary Club is celebrating 100 Years as a member of District 2420 (Turkey) and is organizing an international photo competition with the subject of the competition being : children and holidays (feast) Details and the conditions can be followed from their website :www.rotaphoto.com Call for Volunteers: Haemophilia Foundation Australia are calling for volunteers to help with operational logistics at the largest international meeting for the global bleeding disorders community to be held in Melbourne May 11‐ 15 2014 at the Congress and Exhibition Centre. If this is of interest contact Natashia Coco on 9885 7800. Golf anyone? The 2014 International Golfing Fellowship of Rotary will be held in Adelaide from the 18th to the 24th of May. This event is organized by the Rotary Club of Adelaide and promises to be a spectacular week with plenty of Golf, Fellowship and great excursions to all the great South Australian destinations within easy reach from this splendid city. If you are interested in participating in this event we urge you to register an account on IGFR website so that we can keep you informed with all the latest news in relation to this event. Once your registration is approved you will receive access to the members area of this web site that gives you access to a variety of great services including the opportunity to keep in touch with other fellow Rotarians coming to Adelaide from all over the world! Contact for further details: Robert Motteram, 08 8338 3122

Attendance: 37 including guest. This will be the last week that I will report that guest Jane Carbone is present as next week she will be inducted as a member of the Rotary Club Essendon.


Rotary club of Sunshine’s major fund raiser for the year,

Charity Golf Day at the Sunshine Golf Club on Friday 21st March 2014.

Experience memories with “Rodney Hogg” as our special guest and Help

Support your Local Community

As participants of this charity event you will help Rotary support our local community. Money raised will help

provide support for many of our Volunteer club projects such as:

Student Scholarships, Youth Enrichment Camps, Multiple Sclerosis Forums,

Music Support Programs, Kids Matter Health Programs, Peer Support Programs,

Youth Art Show, Youth Leadership Awards and the Life Education Van.

For player registration forms or any further questions please do not hesitate in contacting Tony Ebejer on 0401 732269 [email protected] Relay for Life: This is a great event that raises money for a cause that no doubt has touched us all. Our team will be walking this year to especially remember Michael Baker. Our team will be known as Michael’s Mates. Many thanks to Andrew Ha, who has announced that he is again this year in the process of lining up a $2,000+ major sponsor for our team.

Friday 28th March/Sat 29th March – Relay for Life.

Our Mate Michael Baker


Help yourself and help the Club by banking with

Strathmore Community Bank. For example,

take out a home loan and the club will receive

up to $500. Take out a 3 month fixed term

deposit and the club will receive up to $50.

For more details drop into the branch at 337

Napier St or call branch Manager Philip Stewart

on 9374‐2607.

Incorporating John Gregory

PO Box 163, Essendon North, VIC 3041

[email protected]

Telephone: 03-8378-3600 Facsimile: 03-9379-8621

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