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President Bill Crain Telephone (675) 7200 6260			Immediate Past President Kevin Zimmerman Telephone (675) 323 1467
Treasurer Lionel Melville Telephone (675) 7337 8495			Secretary Michael Saunders Telephone (675) 320 0630
Directors:
Club Services David Johnson Telephone (675) 7290 8291			Community Services Steve Sims Telephone (675) 7684 8773
International Brian Martin Telephone (675) 7156 9090			New Generations Gary Haora Telephone (675) 7687 8281
ROMAC Representative (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children) David Conn Telephone (675) 321 3077			Sergeant-at-Arms Col Crain Telephone (675) 7683 1952
Officers:
RAM Representative (Rotarians Against Malaria) Brent St. Hill Telephone (675) 321 1700

Postal Address Rotary Club of Boroko Inc. PO Box 1292 Boroko, NCD Papua New Guinea www.borokorotary.org

Boroko ia Boi Boi (Boroko calling)

Club Meetings Thursday 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm Beachside Brasserie Ela Beach Hotel Ela Beach, Port Moresby July Board Meeting Tuesday 20th July 2010 at 12 noon Royal Papua Yacht Club Board Room

Rotary Club of Boroko wheelchair donation to NOPS... The Rotary Club of Boroko in conjunction with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) presented the National Orthotic & Prosthetic Service (NOPS) with a donation of 670 wheelchairs on Thursday 18th June. The hand-over ceremony was hosted by PNG's Secretary of Health Dr Clement Malau and attended by Rotary Club of Boroko President Brent St. Hill - who chose not to wear the Club's lovely new blue polo shirt...the one in the photo above in case you hadn't noticed - and LDS president for PNG and Solomon Islands, Tevita Funaki. NOPS Port Moresby Manager Rajesh Nanda said that 315 wheelchairs would remain in Port Moresby and the remainder was destined for NOPS in Lae Right: From left, President Brent St. Hill, Tevita Funaki & Dr Clement Malau and some of the wheelchair recipients in the foreground

Community Service Awards
The Club held its inaugural Community Service Awards presentation evening at SP Brewery's "Brew Kettle". The Club's Community Service Award is awarded to organisations and individuals who have supported the Club financially and with donations and in kind and recipients were presented their awards by President Brent St. Hill and His Excellency Grand Chief Sir Paulias Matane, Governor General of Papua New Guinea. This year's recipients were:

Airlines PNG	Aviat Club	Bank South Pacific	Brian Bell Limited
Budget Rent A Car	Consort	Coral Sea Hotels	Daltron
David Rocchi	Dept of National Planning	DHL	Digicel
Digicel Foundation	Ela Beachside Brasserie	Ela Motors	EM TV
Flora Suve	Global Technologies	Grafitti Signs	Indian Association
InterOil	Ivan Gilmore & Associates	Jacobi & Ela Medical Centres	Jazlee Hair Design
Jeni Ramamurthy	Lamana Hotel	Monian Limited	National Teachers Insurance Ltd
NCDC	Pacific MMI	Patrick's Transport	Philip Ola
PNG Ports Corporation Ltd	Progress Customs Agency	Qantas	Remington Technologies
Rio Tinto	Royal Papua Yacht Club	Sharlene Gawa	Sir Paulias Matane
Six Mile Betting Shop	SP Brewery	Supreme Industries	Telikom
The Gallery	TNT	Trade Winds Liquor	Travel Express
Yumi Lukautim Mosbi (YLM)
	Left: Craig Brouggy receives the Community Service Award from  Sir Paulias Matene and Rotary Club of Boroko President Brent St. Hill, on behalf of Brian Bell Limited		Left: Ken Harvey receives the Community Service Award from Sir Paulias Matene on behalf of Remington Technologies Limited

Saving Joyce…

ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children) proudly boasts another successful mercy mission as 11 year-old Joyce Raymond is flown to Melbourne for life-saving treatment for burns to 40% of her body

In June 2008 Joyce’s grass skirt accidentally caught fire while cooking and she was badly burned from her knees to the middle of her back. On remote Kanakwa Island in Sudest, Milne Bay there are no medical facilities to treat serious burns and under the care of Father Tony Young, Joyce remained at the Nimoa Catholic Mission Station aid post for almost six months and while her dressings were changed regularly, her burns were never going to heal…until Joyce was spotted by philanthropists Doug and Ann Rathbone who were visiting from Melbourne with executives from Doug’s Melbourne-based company, Nufarm

ROMAC became involved in February 2009 and with the aid of the Catholic Bishops Conference organised passports and visas to allow Joyce and her mother Lucia to fly to Melbourne. Travel formalities take time so ROMAC had Joyce transferred to Alotau Hospital where she received essential care and attention in preparation for her journey including suitable clothing and shoes for Melbourne’s brisk and chilly June climate! Notable was the assistance provided by Gari Conn, wife of ROMAC’s PNG director and member of the Rotary Club of Boroko, David Conn

The logistics of moving a critically ill child from Alotau through conventional travel routes were enormous so Joyce’s benefactors decided to take matters into their own hands! Doug Rathbone approached Lorne Cole at Jet City, a privately-owned international air ambulance service based at Essendon Airport, and with cooperation from PNG’s Customs and Immigration authorities, Doug and Lorne arranged and funded a Leah jet to fly to Alotau to collect Joyce and fly her directly to Melbourne. Accompanied by David Conn, a specialist nurse and members of her family, Joyce touched down safely in Melbourne and was met at the airport by Doug and Father Tony who was coincidentally visiting Melbourne to celebrate his mother’s 97^th birthday! Also at the airport was Past President Ian Fry from the Rotary Club of Broadmeadows and former member of the Rotary Club of Boroko

Joyce was featured in the June 28th edition of the Sunday Herald Sun and her progress will be monitored by many caring Melbournians. Her treatment, which includes extensive skin grafting, is expected to take up to three months and will be funded by ROMAC

Fellows at the Rotary Club of Boroko wish Joyce all the very best with her treatment and safe return to her family and five sisters on beautiful Kanakwa Island. Get well soon Joyce! We look forward to meeting you at our Thursday evening Club meeting…

Pictures from left: Joyce on board the mercy flight & she got to watch "Shrek". Centre: Safely in hospital with mother Lucia and Rotary Club of Boroko fellow, David Conn
Right: Hardly surprising that our little heart-breaker Joyce caught the attention of visiting clowns whilst in hospital...!

Photo Top: Joyce featured in the 28th June edition of the Sunday Herald Sun...

Cheshire Homes to benefit from a very courageous walk... Members of the Rotary Club of Boroko were touched by the gallantry of Patricia Dear who will undertake the walk of her life when she attempts to conquer the treacherous Kokoda Track on 16th July to raise money for Cheshire Homes in Port Moresby. Not only did the Fellows dig deep at the Club Meeting on 9th July and raise K2,000 for Patricia, but Dr Pulotu made an unexpected, generous and well-received donation of medical services for permanent staff of Cheshire homes. Patricia was accompanied by Cheshire Homes workers, Barbara McGrory and Peter Kaipel who also spoke to the fellows about the challenges and achievements of staff and volunteers at Cheshire Homes Patricia's valour deserves recognition...please assist. Contact Patricia Dear or President Kevin Zimmerman The Fellows are looking forward to welcoming Patricia home and to hearing all about her adventures and trials at a Club meeting later in the year...God speed Patricia!

Update... On Thursday 3rd September Patricia briefed Club members about her triumphant victory over the Kokoda track. Not only did she successfully conquer the track but she raised K15,000 for Cheshire Homes! Patrick Kainap, Manager of Cheshire Homes, accompanied Patricia to the meeting and outlined how Patricia's donation will make a very significant difference for their residents...well done Patricia!! Right: "I've done it!" Patricia arrives at the Port Moresby side of the Kokoda Trail...

Pictures from Left: Patricia Dear speaking to Members. Centre: It took a while for Past President Dr Fa to loose that killer smile after Patricia thanked him for his generous donation...he was still smiling on the golf course two days after the Club meeting! Right: President Kevin Zimmerman hands a cheque to Patricia for K2,000 being the amount raised by Rotary Club of Boroko members during an evening's fines session...courtesy of Sergeant Bill who ensured that every misdemeanour was suitably acknowledged...!

 

Rotary Club of Boroko supports Literacy Week... Fellows of the Rotary Club of Boroko have rallied to support The National's Literacy Week earlier this month. The Club purchased over K1,000 worth of books and this week donated six books to the libraries of every secondary school in Port Moresby. The books were written by one of PNG's most prolific authors His Excellency Grand Chief Sir Paulias Matane, PNG's Governor General Right: President Kevin Zimmerman (right) presents the books to the Librarian of Kila Kila Secondary School, Olivia Manu (left) and Mr David Nou (2nd left) while Deputy Principal Makula Pala (2nd from right) looks on...
100's Club... The Rotary Club of Boroko celebrated the induction of incoming President Bill Crain and new Directors for 2010/2011 at the Change Over Dinner at Beachside Brasserie on Saturday 10th July 2010...and the Fellows decided to boost President Bill's working funds with a 100's Club draw... Results... 1st Prize K4,000     Ticket No. 23                         2nd Prize K1,800     Ticket No. 27                         3rd Prize K900     Ticket No. 67

Visitors welcome... Fellows of the Rotary Club of Boroko recently hosted a short visit by a team from Rotary Australia World Community Service (Eastern Region) en route to the Trobriand Islands to deliver much needed aid Catch a glimpse of the project on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAmhwWve3UY&feature=email Operation Losuia Hospital "Save the Kula Babies" What's more, you can make a donation to the project: Project (18/2009-10), c/- J ELLIOTT, PO Box 134, Oatlands, NSW 2117, Australia

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