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PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
This will be the last message for 2003.
It has been a busy year for all members and 2004 look
as if it will be as busy. This Xmas meeting will be very different.
Please try and come , it is the last meeting for two weeks and the
last for 2003.
We meet again, on Friday 9th January, 1pm at the Hilton.
I will remind members if they pay their half yearly invoice before
the end of December they receive a discount.
If paid after December the cost is $220. Joop has
moved and is now with John Quinn and Sophie is now with David Kirchner.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Xmas and a Prosperous
and Happy New Year.
President Robyn
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Rotary 4-Way Test
1.
Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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Australian
Rotary Health Research Fund
Structure Board of Directors The Fund
is managed by a Board of 10 Directors who must be Rotarians and
who serve for limited terms to ensure fresh ideas and enthusiasm.
Administration Office
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
Floor 3 Rotary Down Under House
43 Hunter Street
PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
Postal Address
PO Box 779 PARRAMATTA NSW 2124
Telephone: 02 9633 4888
Fax: 02 9635 5042
E-mail: arhrf@arhrf.org.au
Website: www.arhrf.org.au
Promotion
The needs for research are unlimited
and although the quantum of the Fund is open-ended, the Board expects
a target of $20 million to be reached by early in the 21st Century.
With a corpus of this magnitude, research
grants of two million dollars annually will be a reality and will
certainly put Rotary on the map as far as the general public is
concerned.
However, the notable success of this
worthwhile project has been achieved because almost all Australian
Rotary clubs are behind it and support it on a regular annual basis.
It being the ongoing part of every club's community service activities
that will make Rotary Health Research unbelievably successful.
Many promotional initiatives have been
developed by the Board with new ones added each year.
Regional Seminars:
Seminars are conducted in each Region
each year to provide information about the Fund, the research projects
it is supporting and means of fundraising and promotion of ARHRF
District Governors, District Governors' Nominee, Assistant Governors,
District Chairmen and Committee members are specifically invited
to attend and participate in these seminars.
Some regions are extending the seminars
to include club community service directors as a means of informing
a wider group of Rotarians about the Fund and its significance in
Australia.
Newsletters:
A Rotary Health Research newsletter
is printed after every Board meeting, about five times annually.
Normal distribution of the newsletter is to all Rotary clubs in
Australia, ARHRF Directors, District Governors, District Governors
Nominee, Rotary Health Research members and District Chairmen with
the latter receiving copies for his committee members.
Newsletters may include a clip sheet
of small paragraphs suitable for reproduction in District Governors'
monthly letters and club bulletins. The purpose of these newsletters
is to keep everyone interested and informed about the current activities
of the Fund and to encourage clubs to contribute to the Fund especially
in the May newsletter.
Television & Radio
Community Service Announcements::
At minimal cost to the Fund, we have
been able to produce commercials promoting Rotary Health Research
through all of the forty two commercial television stations throughout
Australia.
All stations co-operated through their
community service segments and they have made the general public
more aware of Rotary and Health Research needs in Australia.
Dinner Badge Stickers:
The Fund originally set a target of
$50 per member contribution, but many clubs have far exceeded this
figure. Where a club has reached this level, the club is sent an
attractive blue and gold sticker for attaching to each Rotarian's
dinner badge to signify that the club has supported Australian Rotary
Health Research Fund. In addition, the club receives a Certificate
of Appreciation signed by the Chairman and Secretary and presented
by the ARHRF District Chairman.
Special Club Awards:
Where clubs have reached levels of
contributions of $250, $500, $1000, $1500 and $2000 per member,
a special banner of appreciation is presented to the club, usually
by the District Governor at a special function - district conference,
club anniversary or similar.
Speakers at Club
Meetings:
ARHRF District Chairmen are most knowledgeable
concerning Australian Rotary Health Research Fund and they or their
committee will visit every Rotary club each year to up-date them
on the progress of the Fund and to stress the importance of the
continuing nature of Australian Rotary Health Research Fund in this
country.
Rotary Down Under
Article:
May is Australian Rotary Health Research
month and our organisation prepares a four page article in Rotary
Down Under showing some of our research programs, the people involved
and the general progress of the Fund. This is produced for the general
information of Rotarians and additional copies of the article are
produced for promotional material when a presentation is made to
a Rotary club.
District Conferences:
Your conference is an ideal time to
bring new facts to the attention of members and their partners in
Rotary. Each Rotary District now has a display stand - with brightly
coloured photographs that can be used at conferences and other events.
You can build up your own montage with your District Chairman using
local photographs and other printed material. Get Rotarians talking!
Please include ARHRF in your program
with:
*A keynote speaker
*A report session with our audio-visual
*The Perpetual Trophy presentation
Your Regional Co-ordinator/Director
of the Fund and/or your District Chairman can arrange an excellent
district conference segment. Display Boards: To help spread the
word of the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) each
District has their own display boards.
Already an effective tool in use at
district conferences, these folding display systems, easy to assemble,
give extraordinary visual impact. Local display material can be
Velcro attached on either side of the display panels. Clubs wishing
to make use of these boards should contact their ARHRF District
Chairman for booking information
Mental Illness
It is estimated that mental health
problems and mental illness will affect more than 20 per cent of
the adult population in their lifetime and between 10-15 per cent
of young people in any one year. Many will recover spontaneously
and, of the remainder, the vast majority can be treated and will
fully recover.
However, a smaller number will experience
longer periods of distress and disability. Mental illnesses are
just like any other illness, such as heart disease, diabetes and
asthma. Yet the traditions of flowers, sympathy and support provided
to those with a physical illness are denied to those with mental
illness.
Myths, misunderstandings, negative
attitudes and stereotypes surround the issue of mental illness.
They result in stigma, isolation and discrimination.
ARHRF has pledged to invest at least
$5 million for research into mental illness with the aim of funding
research that will result in better treatment and services. It also
aims to promote greater understanding in the community through education,
which will reduce stigma and improve the lives of Australians affected
by mental illness.
From 1st January 2000 support has gone
to Mental Illness research in Australians. To be truly effective,
your support is vital. -
Help Rotary build a healthier Australia.
Since 1986, Rotary clubs and Rotarians
have supported Health Research in Australia. Findings in previous
research areas of Cot Death, Health of the Elderly and Adolescent
Health and Family Health have been internationally acclaimed.
From 1st January 2000 support has gone
to Mental Illness research in Australians. To be truly effective,
your support is vital.
- Help Rotary build a healthier Australia.
Indigenous Health
Scholarships
The program is a co-operative program
between Rotary, the relevant government department in each State
or Territory and the Commonwealth Government.
The object of this program is to provide
a scholarship, which can be used to assist Indigenous students to
undertake a course in a wide range of health related professions.
The purpose of the program is to assist
students to gain an education which will in turn enable them to
use this education for the benefit of other Indigenous people -
hopefully, but not necessarily, in some of our remote areas.
This program commenced with the intention
of training doctors to work amongst other Indigenous people, but
the scope of the scheme was enlarged to permit the training, firstly
of nurses, and eventually any health related profession. The value
of each scholarship is $5,000 per year.
State Governments have undertaken to
subsidise funds raised for this program on a dollar for dollar basis
- up to varying limits in each State. The Commonwealth Government
provides funding for the administration of the program at the ARHRF
office.
Since it's inception this program
has spread, and interested clubs and committees in each of the mainland
states and in the Northern Territory are being established.
For more information contact Cheryl
Deguara, ARHRF Projects Co-ordinator
or email cheryldeguara@arhrf.org.au
Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
PO Box 779 Parramatta
NSW 2124
Ph: (02) 9633 4888 Fax:
(02) 9635 5042
Email: arhrf@arhrf.org.au
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