Rotary Club of Central Launceston

Circus Quirkus Thankyous and Feedback

My grandson came home with tickets to circus quirkus so I took him to this event, and we both enjoyed it very much.It was pleasing to see so many special children there. having such a wonderful time, so I sincerely thank the Rotary club for this great contribution. (from joan)

Dear Members
I am writing to thank the Rotary Club of central Launceston for the recent Circus Quercus Performance.
My family was lucky enough to receive a tickets to attend the performance, and thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

I would also like to thank you for your support to Giant Steps at Deloraine,

Regards

Janette

Circus Quirkus Thanks

Your contribution has ensured that a large number of special children and their support families can attend one of two shows of Circus Quirkus at the Princess Theatre next weekend.

PLUS, in addition to providing much joy to
those attending Circus Quirkus, your financial
contribution has also assisted with the purchase
of a commuter bus for Giant Steps to provide safe
transport to and from the Deloraine School.

Once again, thank you to those businesses and individuals.

Buy your Corporate and Little Ducks on Line

The Launceston Duck Race 2010 is bigger and better than ever. Check out the duck race page for more info.

This year funds raised will be going to the Cancer council and other Rotary charities

NOTE - Sally's Ride date changed to Nov 28th 2010

Sally’s Ride started in 2002, when Sally Fletcher rode solo around Tasmania raising funds for mental health in Tasmania. In 2009 Sally, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Central Launceston made a decision to expand the event and create a community bike ride through the Tamar Valley, thus the Sally’s Ride “Tamar Valley Cycle Challenge” was created. This new event consists of 4 rides of varying lengths starting in Launceston and travelling through the Tamar Valley.

There is also a Corporate Team challenge with the winner taking home the Forestry Tasmania Community Assist Corporate Challenge Shield. Follow the links on the homepage to Sally’s Ride page.

Circus Quirkus proceeds to Giant Steps

Funds raised this year will be going to Giant Steps at Deloraine
The donation from the Central Launceston and the community will go towards purchasing a new bus for student transfers

Duck Race assists Self Help

CEO of Self Help Workplace, Donna Bain accepted a cheque for $10000 at a recent Central Launceston Meeting. These funds were made possible because of the generous support from Launceston businesses and individuals alike when they purchased Little ducks or corporate ducks.

St Giles Autism Project receives a boost

Rotary Club of Central Launceston were excited to present the CEO of St Giles, Michael Sertori with a cheque for $15000 to assist with the introduction of their Autism Project (see article below) These funds were made possible by the generousity of businesses and individuals from Launceston and surrounds.

Model United Nations Assembly

MUNA 2009 was held on 16th and 17th May
It was a very successful weekend with 80 students representing 40 countries. The students were extremely well prepared although it took them a while to engage in a more spirited debate. I feel they have gained from their experience, as you could see their confidence grow during the weekend.
The overall winners were from Queechy High School representing Indonesia.

The Runners-up were from Scotch Oakburn College representing Syria.

The Most Improved Team were from St Virgil’s College representing Thailand.

Due to the exceptional costumes paraded we presented further prizes.

Best National Costume came from Deloraine High School representing Nigeria.

2nd and 3rd were from The Friends School representing Kenya and India.

Honourable Mention was from Ogilvie High School representing Spain.

Fiji Aid

Central Launceston recently contributed funds to the District enabling the shipping of a container loaded with Donations in Kind goods collected by Rotary Clubs from all around the state.
Teh destination is Fiji.

Clifford Craig

Central Launceston came together for a spit roast and office party on Friday15th May. A great night was had by all.
$2000 was presented to Clifford Craig to assist in the on going research into disease and medical condtions

Vic Bushfire Appeal

The club recently acted as a conduit for community donations towards the appeal. A total of $2000 was donated to those affected by the terrible events of Black Saturday

Indian Humidcrib Project

Rotary Club of Central Launceston recently made a donation to the Humidi-Cribs project in Northern India. This contribution will go towards reducing the infant mortality rate at the receiving hospital. District Governor of the area Dr Vinod Sharma reports that the current infant mortality rate is 30%. With help from Rotary he hopes this will reduce to 20%

Circus Quirkus aids St Giles Autism

Funds raised from Circus Quirkus this year will be used to assist with development of St Giles Autism Programme.

The autism program is a long term and targeted program aimed at obtaining positive experiences for children with autism and their families. This is to be achieved through skill development, social and community participation on the basis of individual growth and development. The family benefits directly through respite, where they have a break from their continuous and demanding support role. For the child it means they are able to develop and challenge themselves, whilst still having fun as a child! This project has been developed on the basis of international autism research that confirms positive, interactive learning experiences enhances the growth and development of children with autism. The research also shows that parents are better able to maintain the family unit through the opportunity to have regular intervals of successful respite.

The club is extremely grateful for the Launceston Community's generousity in enabling the Circus show to be staged while at the same time raising funds for organisations such as St Giles.
Circus Quirkus is a great family show full of acrobatic action and laughs.

Community Seating

The club is again providing seating for the Launceston Community. Seats have been recently installed in the Brisbane arcade and more are planned later in the Rotary year

Bowel Scan

The club will again be promoting the Bowel project.

Bowel cancer kills thousands of Australians every year and the best defence is early detection. Scanning kits can be arranged by contacting a member of the club.