1 Issue No. 8 & 9 September 2 & 13, 2012 TOK STEAMIES News for Staff and Friends of Steamships Trading Company CEL initiates School Sports Project Pg 2 Helping the rural people of Gulf & Western Province through YWAM Steamships announced a four year partnership with YWAM Medi- cal Ships Australia (YWAM MSA) to deliver health services in rural and remote parts of the country. YWAM MSA is actively developing communities by addressing the health care and training needs in Papua New Guinea (PNG) alongside the priorities of the PNG National Health Plan and AusAID’s commitment to the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Since 2010, YWAM MSA has provided 93,354 training and health outcomes in PNG; including primary health care, childhood immu- nisations, dentistry, optometry, ophthalmology and education in association with key stakeholders and partners. Through the new partnership, Steamships will be assisting with K400, 000 annually towards the medical program. In addition to the financial support, the Pacific Link (Medical boat) will be berthing at the Steamships Coastal Shipping (MES) wharf after each outreach in the Gulf and Western Province. At hand to make the presentation was Steamships Trading Com- pany’s chairman, Bill Rothery and Sam Swire from the Swire Group. Mr Rothery and Mr Swire were taken on a tour around the boat to see facilities that YWAM used during their outreaches in the two provinces. Mr Rothery said, “Steamships has been assisting YWAM MSA since last year in providing medical services along the Gulf and Western Provinces and from the number of treatments being re- corded we can see the difference this medical outreach is making. “In many instances it can take someone needing urgent medical care five days of walking to reach a heath centre and we know these facilities are often lacking vital supplies and equipment. “YWAM have been able to reach out into these remote areas and provide not only medical treatments, but distribute medicines and help their PNG counter- parts learn new techniques by working alongside them. “The YWAM program is making a positive contribution and we are proud to lend our support for the next four years, and we would like to encourage Government and other corporate organisations to get behind the great efforts that YWAM and its team of devoted volun- teers are making. “We are happy that through our support we are able to help the people living in the rural areas of Gulf and Western Province have access to basic health services through YWAM, ” Mr Rothery stated. YWAM MSA CEO, Ken Mulligan states; “Steamships support of the project has been wonderful, and we look forward to continuing to develop the partnership.” Intra-Netball Competition in pics Pg 11 YWAM MSA's Pacific Link captain, Jeremy Schierer and Jennifer Rentsch receiving the cheque from Steamships Trading Company's chair- man, Bill Rothery and Sam Swire from the Swire Group and Below the YWAM volunteers. Monday, 17th September is Public Holiday
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Issue No. 8 & 9 September 2 & 13, 2012
TOK STEAMIES News for Staff and Friends of Steamships Trading Company
CEL initiates
School Sports
Project
Pg 2
Helping the rural people of Gulf & Western Province through YWAM
Steamships announced a four year partnership with YWAM Medi-
cal Ships Australia (YWAM MSA) to deliver health services in
rural and remote parts of the country.
YWAM MSA is actively developing communities by addressing the
health care and training needs in Papua New Guinea
(PNG) alongside the priorities of the PNG National Health Plan and
AusAID’s commitment to the UN’s Millennium Development
Goals.
Since 2010, YWAM MSA has provided 93,354 training and health
outcomes in PNG; including primary health care, childhood immu-
nisations, dentistry, optometry, ophthalmology and education in
association with key stakeholders and partners.
Through the new partnership, Steamships will be assisting with
K400, 000 annually towards the medical program. In addition to the
financial support, the Pacific Link (Medical boat) will be berthing at
the Steamships Coastal Shipping (MES) wharf after each outreach
in the Gulf and Western Province.
At hand to make the presentation was Steamships Trading Com-
pany’s chairman, Bill Rothery and Sam Swire from the Swire
Group. Mr Rothery and Mr Swire were taken on a tour around the
boat to see facilities that YWAM used during their outreaches in the
two provinces.
Mr Rothery said, “Steamships has been assisting YWAM MSA
since last year in providing medical services along the Gulf and
Western Provinces and from the number of treatments being re-
corded we can see the difference this medical outreach is making.
“In many instances it can take someone needing urgent medical care
five days of walking to reach a heath centre and we know these
facilities are often lacking vital supplies and equipment.
“YWAM have been able to reach out into these remote areas and
provide not only medical
treatments, but distribute medicines and help their PNG counter-
parts learn new techniques by working alongside them.
“The YWAM program is making a positive contribution and we are
proud to lend our support for the next four years, and we would like
to encourage Government and other corporate organisations to get
behind the great efforts that YWAM and its team of devoted volun-
teers are making.
“We are happy that through our support we are able to help the
people living in the rural areas of Gulf and Western Province have
access to basic health services through YWAM, ” Mr Rothery
stated.
YWAM MSA CEO, Ken Mulligan states; “Steamships support of
the project has been wonderful, and we look forward to continuing
to develop the partnership.”
Intra-Netball
Competition
in pics
Pg 11
YWAM MSA's Pacific Link captain, Jeremy Schierer and Jennifer
Rentsch receiving the cheque from Steamships Trading Company's chair-
man, Bill Rothery and Sam Swire from the Swire Group and Below the
YWAM volunteers.
Monday,
17th September
is
Public Holiday
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
CEL helps P.E in schools
TOP: Presentation of sporting equipments to Bugandi Secondary High Principal, Albert Sabok ABOVE: Presentation to Christopher Raymond, Lae Provincial
High School principal.
Shipping gives to Cancer Relief Society
August is the Daffodil month and Steamships Shipping
took the lead in assisting the Port Moresby Cancer Relief
Society (POMCRS) with the selling of the daffodil yellow
ribbons.
The staff from shipping seeing that it was the daffodil
month, took to buying the pins and wearing them to work
as a sign of support for CRS.
And Steamships Shipping Staff took the initiative to help
with this cause by donating cash voluntarily in receipt of
a Daffodil Pin.
Staff donated K276.00 from their pockets while the
Steamships Shipping donated K700.00. In total, a CHQ of
K976.00 was presented to Port Moresby Cancer Relief
Society Representative, Ms. Ascenate Asi (Office Man-
ager) over lunch at Royal Papua Yacht Club on Tuesday
28th August 2012. Ms. Ascenate together with her assis-
tant, Events Coordinator, Ms. Rebekah were so thankful
for the extra effort that Steamships Shipping Staff &
Management put in for the donation and hoped that
there will be more kind donations as such from the Ship-
ping Group as well the Steamships Group.
All proceeds will go towards the expenses of the Oncology
Ward of Children & Women's wards at the Port Mo-
resby General Hospital."
POM CRS will be hosting the Pacific MMI Pink Ribbon
Brunch next month at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The theme for this year is, ‘Promoting early prevention
and detection of breast cancer can save a life’.
Port Moresby Cancer Relief Society (POMCRS) office manager, Asce-
nate Asi receiving the cheque from Steamships Shipping’s sponsorship
committee member, Susanne Sere.
Consort Express Lines (CEL) sees Physical Education (PE) as a
vital component of the education curriculum and helps maintain
the health and fitness of students in school.
Because of that CEL has commenced a School Sports Project
where it supplies sports equipments to schools so the schools can
carry out its PE programs with adequate supply of resources.
CEL nominated 15 High School in the country’s 12 Major Ports
which includes, Lae, Port Moresy & Rabaul where CEL Re-
gional Offices are located and Alotau, Vanimo, Wewak, Ma-
dang, Kavieng, Kimbe, Popondetta, Buka & Kieta.
The School Sports Project was created to enhance the school’s
resources because there are times PE lessons are not carried out
due to no or limited resources.
This project is currently being done in collaboration with Practi-
cal Education (PE) teachers.
Its recent presentation was done at the Bugandi Secondary
school and Lae Provincial High School.
Bugandi has 1850 Students while Lae Province High has 1350
and that is a lot of students to maintain in the way of sports.
As such CEL felt the contribution would further reduce the
stress on schools and allow them to conduct better PE programs
more effectively.
CEL is committed to the communities in which they do business
in, both as a service provider and a supporter of community