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Relaunch of Books for Babies

26/9/2012

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Books for Babies commenced in July 2000, this project was proposed by Charter Member Heather Fahey, who was at the time Principal of Mayfield Primary School.    

The methodology was to provide a quantity of books to Child Health Clinics in Launceston's disadvantaged areas, so that each new baby born in that area would be presented with a good quality, age appropriate book.  In that first year 100 books were distributed.
Aim of the project:
  • Foster in children an enjoyment and love of literature
  • For parents to develop an understanding of the importance of reading to children from birth.
  • To enhance parents understanding and knowledge that early literacy experiences become the cornerstone of a student's later success at school.
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Community Service Director, Judy McLean, relaunching the Books for Babies program.
It was a simple yet effective project that not only met the aims of the Club, but Child Health Nurses who distributed the books found it a valuable benefit to them, because it provided - 

*  a positive introduction to the new mothers, who may have been wary of a trip to the Clinic
*  a vehicle to introduce the concept of the importance of reading to very young children, even if you don't use the right words
*  to talk about books, show new mums how to make their own books and that it is even beneficial to read sales catalogues
*  the attention span of a very young child is very short, but they will still look at the pages and by six months will be grabbing for the book
*  once they have got the idea about the importance of reading, it gains momentum.

In 2006 "Books for Babies" was superseded by an alternative program organised by the Centre of Community Child Health, but after funding was withdrawn, we are very pleased to announce that the Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise Inc., will be re-launching this wonderful program in October 2012.   We are now providing 500 books to Child Health Nurses to enable a book to be presented to every new baby born in the Rocherlea, Invermay, Ravenswood, Mowbray, Mayfield and Waverley areas.   
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$20 Meal Club - Support a child in our meal program

24/9/2012

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Fundraising for the $20 meal club has commenced for another year and we need your help. For just $20 you can support a child in our Philippines feeding program for the entire school year. 

Last year, our sister club, the Rotary Club of Kalayaan, The award was presented to the club at their District Conference. The award recognised the extended program that Kalayaan provided to Malasag Elementary School which went well beyond the feeding program. With the help of a District Grant obtained by the Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise, Kalayaan was able to deliver a number of educational programs including parenting seminars, agri-tech seminars and nutrition and cooking sessions for parents of the school children. The President of Kalayaan said the support of Tamar Sunrise played a big part in achieving this award. Well done to both Rotary Clubs on this wonderful achievement. 

To read more about the $20 meal club and the benefits it provides the children go to our project page. 

To donate go to our support page.
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Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) - Can YOU help?

17/9/2012

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The Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) program is to be presented in October and we have been asked for 3 x volunteers at Symmons Plains on Tuesday, 16 October. 

Please confirm your availability with Danny Gibson as soon as possible as this information is then forwarded on. 

Volunteers are not responsible for student discipline but rather to keep the groups on time and to assist if a facilitator has a problem.  Morning tea and a light lunch are provided. 

Volunteers are required to be at the venue by 9.00am for preparation and briefing on the procedures. 

This is a wonderful program and you will have a most exceptional day. 
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Did you know?

9/9/2012

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A Sound Bite of Rotary Information: 
"On 1 July 1989 for the first time world-wide, women could legally join a Rotary club.  On 1 July 1999, Una Hobday from Western Australia became the first woman in Australia and New Zealand to become a District Governor.  She has been exemplary and a positive role model.  Una is now an active member of the Rotary Club of Hobart." 
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Run for Your Heart

9/9/2012

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On Sunday, 7 October, the Rotary Club of Launceston in conjunction with the Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust, is conducting “Run for Your Heart”. 

Venue: Aurora Stadium at York Park 
9.30am – Children’s 800m Fun Run and Walk 
10.00am - 5km Fun Run and Walk Entry 
Fees: Adult $20.00, Children under 16 (5km) $10.00, Family (2 adults and 2 children under 16 years) $50.00, Children 800m $5.00. 
For further details, entry form and to register online, go to: http://cliffordcraig.org.au/ 
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Weebly Training Session for Club Website editors

5/9/2012

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Well, here we are on Thursday morning at Cube and Miss Melissa is teaching us about Weebly.  We're starting with blog entries!  

Attending the session were Danny, Judy, Peta, Rod, Jane and Alex.  Thanks very much for coming along for a second early morning start in a row! 

Melissa has done a mountain of work on our Club Website and now it up to all of our Members to maintain it. 

Here she is with Dom Moneypenny in Darwin having a holiday!  Note that a pic draws the attention of the user.  We all love pics! 

Remember that each news blog will be used in our weekly Newsletter.  Other helpful tips include:
- leave two spaces after the end of a paragraph (so mail chimp knows to leave a space between the last word in one paragraph and the first word in the next)
- Use categories to help group articles together. 

Instructions and handouts are available on the members section of the web page. 
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Melissa and Danny
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