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Co - President's Notes Tom Atkinson & Murray McKay
Dear Rotarians and Friends,
 
The Cruising Butterflies event occurred on Sunday with terrific support from Applecross Rotarians for what is one of the great community events in our area. Thank you to all who contributed, particularly to Gordon Dunbar as the lead organiser for our support. Speaking to Kiind and the South of Perth Yacht Club our contribution is highly valued and a wonderful example of our community partnerships in action in support of sick children and their families.
 
Volunteer week is May 19-25, and Applecross Rotary has been successful in receiving a grant from Volunteering WA to celebrate volunteering in our community. We will have a special themed breakfast meeting on Tuesday 20th, with an event also to be organised during the week in recognition of John Henderson and his contribution to the community through his long term Rotary service as well as the Water Feature at My Henry Bridge Park. More details to come...
 
At our April Board Meeting, the AxR Board approved a $4000 contribution to the Queensland Flood Relief appeal. Supporting fellow Australians in times of disaster is a key component of Rotary and we are pleased to be in a position to do so for this worthy cause. 

Keep the Magic of Rotary happening!

Yours in Rotary,
 
Co-Presidents Tom and Murray
 
Tom with Curtin University students getting prepared to interview local member Kim Giddens at Cruising Butterflies as part of a promotional video for our club activities.

 
GUEST SPEAKER: Bruce Carstairs
They dance to change lives
 
A couple of months ago PP Chris Whelan got a message enquiring whether Applecross Rotary would be interested in hearing about the Wakiso Dance Kids Foundation in Uganda (https://wakisodancekidsfoundation.org/) and flicked it to me.  I checked it out with Dr Google and came across this picture: 
 
 
and lots of others so decided to contact the enquirer, a certain Jangchub Tenzin.  
 
Chris Whelan with Jangchub Tenzin, aka Bruce Carstairs 
 
I know a little bit about Uganda and was pretty sure it was not a country you’d expect to find a Tibetan sherpa.  Turns out it’s an alias used by mild-mannered Bruce Carstairs to confuse trolls on the Internet.  It also confused me and quite a few others before Bruce arrived for our recent breakfast meeting.  Turns out Bruce works in aged care at the RAAFA Estate Bull Creek, and has a long term interest in Homelessness and Human Rights.  
 
A couple of years ago he developed a ‘bucket list’ of things he'd like to do and places he’d like to see before his aging body called “time”.  High on the list was “African Safari” and before long the algorithm inside his laptop started inundating him with lots of expensive options, as well as a few others like the dance kids in Uganda.
 
He sent a message to the Founder of the Wasiko Dance Kids Foundation, David Mubiru, who responded with an invitation to come to Uganda, meet the kids, and 'live the life they live’.   So he did, and enjoyed himself so much that he keeps going back nearly every school holidays.
 
Bruce didn’t ask for our financial sponsorship, but he did ask for members to connect with one of the kids.  I’m sure if we did decide to help financially, Bruce would be able to facilitate this.  The Wakiso Dance Kids Foundation is a registered charity.
 
 
Who is David Mubiru?
 
David Mubiru, Founder, Wakiso Dance kids Foundation
 
 The kids call him Daddy Mazzina.  He set up the Wakiso Dance Kids Foundation in 2018 as a service to his community, and as he was a professional dancer, dance and dramatic arts became the foundation of all he wanted to the kids to learn. David is also a formally trained healthcare provider, with the training being funded by a Japanese NGO’s assistance and so he was inspired to do the same to the children in his community but through his dancing talent.  
 
David started with three kids and the ‘family’ has grown to 17.  They are given three things that they wouldn’t be able to access otherwise: Education, food, shelter.  Corn meal and beans forms the main diet of David and the kids, and Bruce supplements this with eggs, milk and fruit when he visits.  The kids do all the chores and also put together parcels of food to take to rural villages nearby.

 
 
 
Josh Patrick: Onwards and Upwards
Josh, who spoke to Applecross Rotary in February, is the State Winner of the Lions Youth of the Year Program for 2025.
In early May, he’ll be flying to Victoria to proudly represent his school, Northam Senior High School, and his regional Wheatbelt hometown, as well as WA, on the national stage.
His stepfather PaulWest published this comment on LinkedIn:
 
So proud of you mate. Right in the midst of a hectic time with a suite of assignments at school, this has taken a huge amount of dedication and effort and your competition was right up there - to be honest I thought the fact that you had won the regional finals was incredible. Now you are off to Victoria to represent your state!! Absolutely brilliant. 

You are fighting; fighting for your place and your right to have opportunities in education and in life that so many others just have handed to them - all the while fighting for Charlotte and for your mum and blazing a trail for your other two sisters; you are breaking the mould, changing the rules and taking your place in your future that you truly deserve.

Where's Kenn and Peta?
 
It’s enuff to make a grown Scot cry!! A wee visit to Edinburgh.. arrived early today and done the rounds.. left Oslo after some fab weather brought Norway out to enjoy!
 
Very clean and well organised.. we head off tmrw morning early for our Scottish Highlands tour, back here again late Friday, then Ireland. So much seen, so many different worlds! Hope all good in AxR.. KnP
 

 
ROTARY ART SHOW AND SALE (50th Year)
 
 

Every year in June the Rotary Clubs of Melville and Applecross get together to put on an Art Show at the Westfield Booragoon Shopping Centre. The aim of the show is to:

"To encourage Artists and afford them the opportunity to exhibit their works to the public."

Its nearing that time of the year again.
 
The combined Applecross / Melville Rotary Clubs will be hosting the annual Art Show from 8th to 15th June. The event is held in the display area of the Westfield Garden City Shopping Centre in front of Woolworths.
 
This event provides a wonderful platform to promote our local artists.
 
We normally have around 450 paintings on display and in so doing promote about 150 artists.
 
The setting up, the manning of the display – and finally the dismantling, consumes considerable time and effort. Consequently your support would be appreciated and it’s the old saying “….many hands……”.
 
Applecross Rotary's responsibility is for the setting up, the manning of the display and finally dismantling on the Sunday afternoon. Also manning the display on the Monday ,Wednesday,  Friday  and the Sunday morning, with Melville Rotary responsible for the alternate days.
 
A blank roster will be circulated at the end of the month. Roster stints include a range of options ie:  morning / afternoon and evening in 3 hour time slots. This way the roster caters for everyone.
 
The purpose of this note is to ask you to diarise a day /days and then once the roster is out you can indicate what times best suit.
 
In closing – as this is our 50th year so can you give some thought as to how best we can advertise this achievement.
 
Looking forward to your suggestions.
 
Thanks
 
Hamish
 

 
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