VOLUNTEERS WANTED
SPARK provides curriculum, social and cultural support to newly arrived refugee children and their families through selected primary schools in Western Sydney.

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Hi Everyone
A very, very, big thank you for everyone’s support! There were 19 attendees in total with 13 of them who were eligible to roll up their sleeves and give blood. We collectively saved 39 lives! That is a great effort especially during this Christmas period when supplies are low!

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This year’s Presidential citation requires 100% participation from your members by giving to the Annual Programs Fund. They require a personal donation from every member of your Club as an essential part of the citation, which means an amount from every member between 1st July, 2011 and 31st March, 2012.

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Following an address to our Club from Casey Walpole, Manager Client Services, Kari Aboriginal Services, our board has agreed to funding of $1,000.00 for an Indigenous Scholarship

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Due to the insidious nature of some Gynaecological Cancers and their location deep within the pelvic area, some tumours can grow up to TEN kilograms before being removed by surgery.

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The Rotary Club of Liverpool is organising a local workshop on Mental Health First Aid to be held at Hunt’s Comfort Inn Liverpool over 2 consecutive days: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September

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Professor Des Richardson, Scholar Rayan Moussa and Dr Zaklina Kovacevic, (pictured at the end of this article) entertained members and guests with an introduction from Des and a presentation from both girls, prior to Kelly Martinez of Australian Rotary Health officially awarding Rayan a plaque as the recipient of the 2011 Rotary Club of Liverpool West & the University of Sydney ARH PhD Scholarship
Novel Iron Chelators are a promising strategy for Pancreatic Cancer. The target is NDRG1 with the studies showing it to be more effective than Gemcitabine

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“A family at Auburn needs assistance for a special needs child - girl is a refugee from Sudan - is about to turn 6 - has multiple disabilities - caller is fostering her - has had her for 3 years - cerebral palsy - hydrocephalus - shunt in her brain - can't walk.

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District 9690 has donated the substantial amount of $78,781.00 to his club’s project that supplies gyprock sheeting to residents who have suffered flood damage to their properties. President Les writes:

“Our project delivers the sheeting into each property and then a team of volunteers

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Fiona Gould attended our club on 7 June to receive a cheque for $2,000.00 for her passionate cause to which she has volunteered her time over many years, of which about, 14 years we have supported.

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For the last 9 years, the Rotary Club of Liverpool West has split the proceeds with Drug Arm that it receives from the annual fundraising event, built around ‘The Children’s Circus Spectacular’ which sees up to 14,000 children and or persons from disadvantaged groups attend free in April each year with the kind support of the Liverpool Catholic Club, who provide the grounds at no charge.

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For more than 35 years the service has been saving lives and delivering vital services to our community. The service is a not- for-profit operation with no Government funding and depends entirely on sponsorships and donations to remain flying.

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Mayor Wendy Waller was presented with a portrait painted by renowned artist Pamela Rodoreda of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who founded Liverpool on 7 November 1810 and named it after the Earl of Liverpool. The painting is a result of proceeds of last years Combined Services Dinner

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Paul Moulds of the Salvation Army will be our Guest Speaker at the Combined Services Dinner on Wed 11 May 2011. Paul is a member of the Order of Australia (AM) and not OAM as inadvertently reported in my previous article
My apologies to Paul as I had accidently demoted him. As per the following article, a Member of the Order of Australia is a higher ranking than an OAM.

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Terry Delatorre, a member of the Rotary Club of Liverpool Greenway Rotarian came along to our club on 12 April as a guest speaker. Terry is a head injury victim and was released from a head injury ward in August 1990, classified as a Semi Vegetable, with no control of his limbs

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Major Paul Moulds AM of the Salvation Army will be our Guest speaker, see his biography here.
We will also be presenting the portrait of Governor Macquarie to Liverpool Mayor Wendy Waller.
The Rotary clubs of Liverpool and Cabramatta, together with the Inner Wheel Club of Combined Liverpool, Lion’s and Quota have all agreed to transfer their meetings.
The Rotary Club of Liverpool West has then been charged with organising the raffle

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The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service was established by Surf Life Saving Australia in 1973 on an initial sponsorship of $25 000 from the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac).

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“Rotary Club of Liverpool West PhD Scholarship” – Presentation
PhD Scholar: Rayan Saleh Moussa will present on ‘The Role of Metals for Treatment of Cancer’
This will be a Partners, Guests and Friends Night - $25.00 pp to be held on Tuesday night, 19 April, 6.30 for 7.00 pm start at the Liverpool Catholic Club in the Garden Room Restaurant.
RSVPs: 12 April to John Gibbs on 0425 340 190

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Rotarians all over Sydney, the Central Coast, Southern NSW and the ACT have begun a massive annual public health campaign to encourage people to undergo a simple test for bowel cancer.
More than 46,000 Rotary Bowelscan kits have been delivered to participating pharmacies

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Currently, a dedicated website and telephone number has been set up, and tax deductibility for donations through a specific bank account will be available. The Toowoomba-based group is also liaising on a daily basis with Flood Coordination Centres in all affected areas in a bid to best match local requirements with the wide-ranging resources available through Rotary Clubs Australia-wide.
Whilst not primarily a first response relief organisation, many Rotarians are at present actively involved in clean-ups, emergency accommodation and supplies and supplying meals for displaced families and relief helpers.

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Rayan Saleh Moussa has been awarded the PhD scholarship for the study of "THE ROLE OF METALS FOR THE TREAMENT OF CANCER AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ANTI-TUMOUR AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA".

Rayan will be supervised by in these studies by Professor Des, Richardson at the University of Sydney.

The aim of the research project is to examine the development of novel drugs for the treatment of melanoma.

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We had 26 persons attend our last meeting to be held at the Catholic Club for the 2010 Year including a surprise visit organised for Kay Morris, by and then accompanied by her friends Linda Lambourne, Ingrid Little, Jan Crowfoot and Belinda Crowfoot. The evening revolved around a presentation by our youth exchange student Henni Niemi on how she spent her first five months in Australia and a presentation of gifts for Kay as organised and acquired by Kay’s friends with additional cash added by Liverpool West and an intricate ring made by member Anthony Galea.
The very next day Linda Lambourne sent this letter of appreciation to our Community Services Director Shann O’Connell;

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Hearts go out to those that know of Kay’s story, suffering loss and the challenges that go with it including financial burden and the desire and needs to continue to provide for and nurture her son.
While Christmas may then well be a time for despair, Kay has 4 very special friends who have been working behind the scenes to inject Kay with feelings of warmth this Christmas

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Email Received and passed on by Peter Houghton following the small amount of assistance we afforded earliear in the year along with guitarist who bought the matter to our attention during the evening presented to us on a history of Guitar Sounds

“The radiation therapy went really well.
We now have to wait 3 months for it to do its thing.

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Tonight we will welcome Ronnie or one of the Boards representatives to present them with some much needed funds;

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Thankyou to Peter Anthony Houghton, Guitarist Richard Warne and Guitar Maker John Walker for our mini U2 concert who together strummed through a histo...

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The Cabramatta Moon Festival celebrated once a year when the moon shines brightest at the vernal equinox is one of Sydney’s largest Asian multicultural festivals. It draws crowds in the tens of thousands for a taste of Asian multicultural life in the suburbs of Sydney.

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Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Liverpool West will operate a BBQ stall on Warwick Farm Race Days in the allocated area for Families.

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The Rotary Club of Liverpool West is providing funding for this 3 year Scholarship the subject of the thesis is to be “Investigating the Role of Metals for Treatment of Cancer”. It is hoped that the investigation done will compliment the research previously funded by our club

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The presentation by Ronnie Kahn, which was scheduled for Tuesday, 29 June 2010, has been postponed to avoid clashes with other functions (Change Overs) scheduled to be held over the last week of June and the first two weeks of July. A new date will be set and other local clubs will be invited to join us to hear Ronni talk on OZ Harvest.

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At our Meeting on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 (6 for 6:30 p.m.) our Guest speaker will be Ronni Kahn who will speak about her organisation, Oz Harvest.

Ronni was recently named Australia's Local Hero 2010. This award, one of four in the Australian of the Year Award categories, recognises outstanding community members who have made a significant contribution or achievement.

OzHarvest is a not-for-profit organisation that rescues unwanted food from restaurants, retailers, food outlets and corporate kitchens across Sydney, Canberra and Wollongong to feed communities at risk

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SPOTLIGHTING LIVERPOOL'S SUCCESSES

The Rotary Clubs of Liverpool, Liverpool West and Liverpool Greenway, City of Liverpool Lions, Quota International of Liverpool and Liverpool Combined Inner Wheel Club will host an evening to spotlight the International successes of Liverpool Youth in the entertainment field.

You are invited to join

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