Senior's Tea Party 2009-2010
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Local Seniors honoured by Kenwick Rotary For over 20 years, in conjunction with the City of Gosnells, Kenwick Rotary Club has been putting on a thank you afternoon tea with entertainment for about 120 local seniors who are also volunteers in their community. Some are in their 90s and still volunteering. The 2010 event will be held this Friday afternoon. The Kenwick Rotary Club members and partners organise the afternoon, setting up the Tea Party and providing the food and entertainment as a thank you to these seniors on behalf of the wider community and as an acknowledgment of the important place seniors hold in our community. The City assists by sending out invitations and organizing buses, etc, to shuttle many of the seniors to the event. The Mayor of Gosnells Cr Olwen Searle JP will be in attendance to open the event, as will be a number of councillors who wish to acknowledge the contribution to the City of these seniors. Local school children from East Kenwick Primary School will assist with serving the seniors their food and drink, which serves to emphasise the benefits to both sides of linking the youth and the seniors in our community. The highlight every year is the Senior Citizen of the Year Award which is made to one male and one female senior in the district for outstanding service to their community. This is a great award recognising people who are still contributing to their community even in their later life. |
.JPG) President Elect Salim Youssef And Pat Morris AOM -JP-Freeman of the City of Gosnells
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ROTARY CLUB OF KENWICK. 2010 SENIOR OF THE YEAR. Pat Morris Pat grew up in Victoria Park and met Laurie her future husband when she was 16. She used to go to the Embassy Ballroom, which was THE place to go . When she was 18, her father allowed them to become engaged on the clear understanding that there would be no marriage until she was 21. They lived in the same street as her parents, Temple Street Victoria Park On 26 February 1958 they moved into Thornlie. Right from the start Pat showed her community spirit with stories of her knocking at every house to do a headcount of school age children, babies and pregnant ladies in an effort to bring a school to Thornlie She assisted in the start up the P&C. and was in that P&C for every year that her boys were at the Primary School. She taught handcraft (sewing) to girls there. She taught them to knit. She coached netball and actually coached cricket coz she knew more about it than the teachers. In 1963, the Infant Health Centre, was built and every time she goes past, she thinks, every brick in that wall was made By a cake because they fund raised with cake stalls, you name it, Pat and Laurie were amongst the people who established and watered the Thornlie Cricket and Football Ovals so they Were actually foundation members of everything that happened in Thornlie
She was the local Brown Owl for 13 years and had 700 little girls go through her pack - she was asked to go onto the State executive of the Girl Guide Association and was on that for about 9 years For years, she had the Brownies in her home because there was no where else to have them
Pat Morris has been a truly outstanding contributor to Local Government in this State during her over 20 years as an Elected Member. She has dedicated much of her life to community representation in this State, earning the highest respect amongst Peers for her leadership, energy and wise counsel.
Pat's service to the local community has seen her made an Honorary Freeman of the City of Gosnells. She has also been presented with Life Memberships to the WA Local Government Association, the Thornlie Cricket Club, the Thornlie Football & Sportsmans Club and the Amaroo Retirement Village.
Pat has served as a Justice of the Peace since 1981, and during this time has championed numerous juvenile justice and Training programs that have helped many young offenders get their lives back on track.
Whilst in Local Government. Pat was the driving force behind the development of Local Government Aboriginal Employment strategies and an Aboriginal Policy for use within Local Government: She also spearheaded the Implementation of a series of initiatives to ensure that people with disabilities have access to Council services and Infrastructure. In 1991 she joined Rotary and was an active member for many years holding a range of positions including that of President of the Kenwick Club. She is still an Honorary member of the Club. While she has retired from Local Government Pat and has suffered the loss of her beloved Laurie - she still keeps her Interest and connections around the area and lends her support and advice to many community organisations. She Continues to be an inspiration to many and has positively affected the lives of thousands. She has received many Awards in the past particularly for her work in Local Government. But now she is "retired' the Rotary Club of Kenwick Would like to acknowledge her ongoing Community work which we are sure will stretch out for a long time into the Future for her To quote Pat Well I've only ever thought, or seen, or heard that you've only got one life and I think it is an adventure. There are Sad things that happen to you, there are some wonderful things that you can celebrate but by crikey, I'm going to Have a dash at everything before I hang up my boots. You've just got to keep up with the times.
City of Gosnells 1986—2009 Councillor (23 years) 3/5/1986 Elected to Council 17/10/2009 did not re-nominate 1989-92 1999-2007 Elected Mayor 1993 Elected President L.G.A
In addition to serving as an Executive Member of the then Local Government Association and WA Municipal Association, she remains the only female President of the LGA and was the first female Deputy President of WAMA (1992-1994). June 2002 Awarded AM — Member in the General Division Queens Birthday Honours List 3/11/2003 Awarded Honorary Freeman at the City of Gosnells Annual Dinner 06/08/2006 Awarded with Local Government Medal by Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA)
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.JPG) President Elect Salim Youssef And Dr Gilbert McDonald
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ROTARY CLUB OF KENWICK 2010 SENIOR OF THE YEAR. Dr GILBERT (GIL) MCDONALD
After training as a Primary School Teacher, teaching for 12 years at As co-author of the Gosnells Story in 1988 traced the history of Gosnells, Gil wrote four books altogether including the Royal Association of Bowls Always a keen sportsman played cricket with Fremantle Mercantile times a week, plays pennants and is a member of the pennants selection panel, he researched and wrote the 40 year History of the club as an ongoing record of its history. Has Chaired the City of Gosnells f Heritage & History Advisory Gil is a gentleman with great qualities of leadership, volunteerism, with a love of sport. Many have blossomed under his wings. Congratulations Gil |