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News of District interestRotary CalendarDistrict Conference ScheduleDistrict Conference Fellowship EventsDistrict Conference Dress CodeDistrict Conference Guest/Spouse ActivitiesGSE Team from VirginiaMay Celebration DatesThe Idea CornerRotaract District ConferenceNew Rotary Club in the District!!

Club News follows St. Thomas Clubs – A long-serving couple St. Thomas Paul Harris Dinner St. Thomas II Road Town, BVI Clubs of the BVI Rotary in Jamaica

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May is the month of the District Conference in St. Croix.

Rotary District 7020 Newsletter – May, 2009

Rotary International President District 7020 Governor, 2008-

Theme 2008District

May New

News of District interest first…

Fellowship Events

Conference Guest/Spouse Activities

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serving coupleSt. Thomas Paul Harris Dinner

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DG Rupert reminds us that month of the District Conference in St. Croix.

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tary International President – Dong Kurn (D.K.) Lee-09 - Rupert W. Ross, Jr.

Theme 2008-09 - Make Dreams Real District Newsletter - May, 2009

May – District ConferenceNewsletter Editor – Kitty Bucsko (Anguilla)

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month of the District Conference in St. Croix.

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Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica Jamaica Young Leaders Jamaica New Career Website Clubs of Jamaica St. Maarten Sunrise St. Maarten St. Maarten Mid-Isle Rotaract in Anguilla & St. Maarten Grand Cayman Central Grand Cayman Rotary Clubs Pétion-Ville, HaitiReminders

District 7020

District Conference St. Croix!

Hotel reservations must now be made

Contact either King ChristianCarina Bay Resort, the Conference hotel

Please forward your travel itinerary to: transportation for you.

Month

MayJuneJuly

Rotary District 7020 Newsletter – May, 2009

Rotaract in Anguilla & St. Maarten

District 7020 theme for 2008-2009

District Conference – May 5 St. Croix! See you there!

must now be made online. Contact the hotels directly.

Christian Hotel, Hotel on the Cay, or Tamarind Reef Hotel to reserve your rooms.the Conference hotel, is FILLED.

Please forward your travel itinerary to: [email protected]

Rotary CalendarFocus

Welcome to St. Croix!Rotary International Convention, Birmingham, EnglandDistrict Theme, 2009-10 – “One Love”

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May 5 – 10See you there!

Tamarind Reef Hotel to reserve your rooms. Divi

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PETS, Assembly and Conference Schedule

Day Times Activity

Monday 9:00 – 12:00 noon Leadership Training for those who missed in Kingston6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Trainers’ meeting

Tuesday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon PETS12;00 noon – 1:20 p.m. Luncheon hosted by Rotary Club of St. Croix West1:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PETS

Wednesday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon PETS12:00 noon – 1:20 p.m. Luncheon hosted by Rotary Club of St. Croix Mid-Isle1:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. One-on-ones and Resource Tables

Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Assembly (Foundation & Membership Seminars)12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. District Recognition luncheon hosted by RC of St. Croix2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Service Project on-site and Free Afternoon

Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon District Conference12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. Club Awards Luncheon hosted by RC St. Croix Harborside2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. District Conference

Saturday 8:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. District Conference – District Business and GSE Reports

Fellowship Events

Day Times Activity

Monday 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Early Arrivals CocktailsTuesday Free nightWednesday 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Government House Cocktail ReceptionThursday 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. District Conference Opening Ceremony

7:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Home HospitalityFriday 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. New Rotarian Breakfast

6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Crucian Cultural ExtravaganzaSaturday 6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. District Governor’s BanquetSunday 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. District Memorial Service

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Mother’s Day Brunch (Tickets available)

Registration online at: www.district7020conference.com


DRESS CODE FORTHE CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

EVENT DRESS CODE

TUESDAY - SATURDAY, PETS, Assembly, and Conference8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. sessions

Business casual attire Men - Polos or oxfords with slacks Women – Blouses and slacks or skirts for women

WEDNESDAY eveningGovernment House Cocktails

Business attireMen – Suits or jackets & tiesWomen – Dresses or pant suits

THURSDAY eveningDistrict Conference Opening Ceremony

Rotary FormalMen – Suits or jackets & ties with Paul Harris Fellow medallionsWomen – Dresses or pant suits

THURSDAY eveningHome Hospitality

Island Elegant Dinner Cocktail Attire

FRIDAY eveningCrucian Cultural Extravaganza

Casual – Comfortable

SATURDAY evening District Governor’s Banquet

Formal attireMen – Black tie optionalWomen – Gowns/dresses

Guest/Spouse Activities

Day Times Activity

Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Islands Tour with Fashion show and LunchTickets $75.00

Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Christiansted Historical District Walking Tour and shoppingTickets $10.00

Friday 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. First Lady’s Afternoon Tea with Mrs. Cheryl RossSponsored by Baptist Hospital with presentation by Dr. Djonny Salomon – Tickets by request

Email Guest/Spouse Activity ticket request and reservations to: [email protected] and purchase at Registration desk.


GSE Team from Virginia Joins us!The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.

For each team member, the Foundation provides the most economical round-trip airline ticket between the home and host countries.

Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.

TEAM MEMBERS AND PROFILES

(1) JENNIFER HINKLE

Jennifer has worked for 4 years in Human Resource Management in Law Enforcement.

Specific tasks include personnel management, hiring processes, supervisor, database and file management.

She would like to see Government Human Resources, Corporate human resources and leadership, industry makers

What she’d like to do here. Her goals include idea exchanges, human resource process, paperwork, background investigation.

(2) SHELLI HUNTER

Shelli is a forensic Specialist II. She has worked in public safety for 8 years.

Shelli independently processes major crime scenes by developing latent fingerprints and searching for, identifying and recovering all forms of physical evidence. She documents cases through note-taking, sketching, photography, and videotaping. She also prepares written reports, completes laboratory submissions, and testifies in court.

What she’d like to do here. She would like to see police departments, especially their forensic/crime scene divisions. If ride-alongs are offered, that would be an enjoyable as well as educational experience. Any forensic laboratories where evidence is examined would also be beneficial.


Her goals are to bring back new ideas for crime scene and evidence processing to her department. Any varying techniques and equipment could be evaluated to see if they would enhance the service they provide to their citizens.

(3) SCOTT BRUGH

Scott is a YMCA Senior Director for 4 ½ years. It’s a not-for-profit agency. He develops programs to meet the needs within his community apropos living healthy lifestyles.

What he’d like to do here. He would like to see teen leadership programs, child care, aquatic instruction, preschool, sports (Youth/Adult) and/or outreach programs.

His goals are to understand the differences and similarities within our vocations and to gain insight into how culture impacts the development of programs.

(4) SARAH GOODWIN

Sarah is a court specialist/probation officer. She has worked for 4 years in court/law enforcement and probation.

Her specific tasks include court testimony, she assigns and supervises community service projects, substance abuse and drug use programs, supervises probationers during court ordered services.

What she’d like to do here. Sarah hopes to gain knowledge regarding cultural differences and the effect on the judicial system (the laws, dispositions, law enforcement role, attorney and judge qualifications, course proceedings, probation and

corrections programs). She hopes to learn about the probation programs, court services and substance-abuse treatment requirements and resources available. She is also interested in public service and safety initiatives pertaining to alcohol and drugs.

Through participation in the Group Study Exchange, Sarah believes she will have a greater understanding of cultural differences and how the judicial system as a whole and individual components should consider language barriers, cultural traditions and social behaviours of international clients in order to effectively provide services while making sure that clients are treated fairly and have a clear understanding of the process.

Sarah is also a photographer, event/wedding planner and jewellery-designer and has recently started her own business in her area. She is passionate about photography, art, and travel. She loves adventure and new experiences so she would enjoy activities such as parasailing, scuba diving, sailing and some great photography opportunities.

(5) JERRY FIELDS – TEAM LEADER - Rotarian

Rotarian Jerry is retired from the telephone industry with over 25 years in data systems managing large computer and programming groups, also retired Brigidier General, US Army. Currently, Jerry is on call with FEMA and Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management as a Community Relations Specialist.


He has worked for over 40 years in public utility, military and emergency management.

He was most recently involved in Federal and State response to natural or man-made disasters. He would like to visit the telephone industry and emergency management situations.

Jerry’s goal is to increase his international understanding.

Celebration/Activity Date

Attendance Report Due

Club Charter Celebrations

May 4, 2009

East Nassau, Bahamas May 6, 1963 Nassau Sunrise, Bahamas May 8, 2001 St. Croix Mid-Isle, US Virgin Islands May 13, 1988 Providenciales, Turks & Caicos May 17, 1996 North St. Catherine, Jamaica May 19, 2008 St. John, US Virgin Islands May 21, 2009 Port de Paix, Haiti May 30, 1996


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Rotary Tri-fold Information Pamphlet…submitted by Rotarian Ralph Smith, Anguilla

Originally developed in 1999/2000 when Ralph was president of Rotary Club of Parry Sound, District 7010

If you wish to have the original as a Word document that you could modify for your club, please email me at [email protected].


Announcing

District 7020 Rotaract ConferenceJune 4-8, 2009

THEME – Expand * Energize * Serve

Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, St. Maarten

Registration fee - $250 US or $350 including hotel accommodation

…submitted by Kameika Fullerton-DeLisser

NEW ROTARY CLUBOn Tuesday, 31 March 2009, Rotary International welcomed a new club into the Rotary Family –

Rotary Club of Sunrise Road Town, BVIThe new club was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Road Town.

The club was expected to have their Charter ceremony on 25 April 2009.DG Rupert and DGN Diana were also expected to be in attendance.

Everything in this world was declared

impossible before it was actually done.

--Author Unknown


ROTARY CLUB OF ST. THOMAS, USVI

An Inspiration to Club members…submitted by Karen John

Article written by Molly Morris – Courtesy of the St. Thomas Source

Whether honoring a local as Person of the Year, working worldwide in a battle to erase polio, adopting a school or simply taking the time to read to a group of school children, Rotary Clubs are an integral part of their communities. Rotary International is the world's first service-club organization. Its more than 1.2 million members volunteer their time and talent to further its motto, "Service above self."

Rotary International began as a service club in Chicago, Illinois, in 1905.

At left: DGN Diana and Roger White

The organization has helped more than 38,000 men and women from 100 countries to study abroad, under the Rotary Foundation, the club's oldest and best-known program, founded in 1947. Today, it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarship program.

Nearly 800 scholarships were awarded for study in 2005-06. Through grants totaling approximately

$500 million, recipients from about 70 countries studied in more than 70 nations. And, closer to home, earlier this month Rotary volunteers came from Tortola, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. John, and the Cayman Islands for two days of training and networking with the Rotary Leadership Institute. Roger White, President of Rotary Club of St. Thomas, led several sessions of the seminar, while Diana White, his wife, coordinated the conference. Diana is also the District Governor-Elect for 2009. The English couple has an accumulated 55 years of Rotary/Inner Wheel service, here and around the world. They have belonged to clubs from England to Fiji in the South Pacific to Tortola. They are off to Haiti this weekend, Diana said, where they will bring 50 prosthetic hands, primarily for children who have lost their hands working in sugar-cane factories.

"We were in Uganda helping in a project to provide prostheses for people hurt by land mines,” Diana says. Through networking with other Rotarians, and raising money from the local clubs, White says the hands will be distributed.

"Rotary West has spearheaded a major food drive," Beck said. "We have a trailer of canned good that we're still filling to go to Haiti."


In all, Beck said, "The St. Croix clubs have raised more than $100,000 for Haiti disaster relief after last year's storms -- not to go to government agencies, but directly to our Haiti Rotary clubs to distribute."

Another of that Rotary club's more well-known activities is the Saturday 9:00 a.m. radio show on WVWI talking about activities of Rotary REACH (Rotary Educating and Caring for Humanity) where Mary Gleason, Simon Caines, Lorraine Baa, Ida White, Marilyn Blackhall, and others from various island clubs have fun talking about club activities and interviewing local or visiting personalities, who may have appeared as a guest speaker at one or another of the territory's 10 clubs.

Gleason, a long-time member of Rotary Club of St. Thomas, launched the "Baby, Think it Over" project in the island's schools, a program aimed at delaying teenage pregnancy while teaching proper infant care.

ROTARY CLUBS OF ST. THOMAS, USVIPaul Harris Dinner

…submitted by Tommy BoatrightPhotos by Rotarian Eric "Ej" Johnson

St. Thomas Clubs held an excellent Paul Harris Awards Dinner in March. Photos taken during the evening are posted online as shown below, and photos are available for sale as a fund-raiser for the host club, Rotary of St. Thomas.

At left: President of St. Thomas Sunrise, Tommy Boatwright with DG Rupert on the right. Both gentlemen surround the image of U.S. President Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama was honoured as a Paul HarrisFellow. Not to be outdone because the President was unable to attend, someone (or several) in the club got very creative, as you see!

Rotarian and Photographer Eric “Ej” Johnson makes the following announcement:

Photos from the St. Thomas Paul Harris Awards Dinner are now posted at Paradise Pictures' Mac Gallery http://gallery.mac.com/ejsmac1.

Click the link. Find the 2009 Paul Harris folder and double click.

Once inside the folder, change your "view" of the images by going to the lower left corner. Choose between Grid, Mosaic, and Carousel.

As a fundraiser for the host club Rotary of St. Thomas, we are offering 5"x7" prints in a nice black folder for $20.00. The photo will appear as a straight photo with the Paul Harris Society and District 7020 logos in the lower left and right corners. It will not appear as posted on-line with the Paradise Pictures promotional template.


ROTARY CLUB OF ST. THOMAS IIU.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

An Ounce of Prevention is a Pound of Cureby Boatwright, Thomas

On March 28, Saturday afternoon, The Rotary Club of St.Thomas II sponsored an essay presentations recited by the 3rd grade Lockhart Elementary School. This event was so very insightful especially being Literacy month to see young people express themselves so well.

However, their informative content displayed possible future solutions that are so pertinent and monumental. It was great to see many important supporters such as Lockhart Elementary faculty, parents, and friends that were present.

We thank Rotary Club St.Thomas II President, Beris Lynch, Chairperson, Lorraine Baa, ADG Cheryl Chance, AG Don Chandler, and Rotarians who made their supportive appearances for our young people to Make Dreams Real.

ROTARY CLUB OF ROAD TOWN, BVI

On Wednesday, 18 March 2009, President Stephanie, IPP Roy, VP Trefor, Rotarian Sophia and new Rotarian Nellie, visited our adopted school to make a presentation on the clean drinking water.

The students were very enthusiastic about the event. They were each given a sport water bottle, information about clean drinking water and a pep talk from IPP Roy.

At left: Principal James and excited students

IPP Roy explained to them about the four (4) benefits of drinking water. They are as follows:

Drinking water -

1. Enhances fat loss

2. Combats ailments such as fatigue, headaches and back pain

3. Can reduce hunger

4. Can make one look younger - as drinking water hydrates your skin.


Many thanks to those dedicated Rotarians IPP Roy, VP Trefor, Rotarians Sophia and Nelcia and especially Rotarian Nelcia who coordinated the activities for Literacy Month at the Enis Adams School.

Pedestal Clock Progress

The 2nd phase of the installation of the pedestal clock is now complete!

On Saturday, 21st March 2009, the clock was hoisted onto the base. The electrical work and decoration of the base was to befinalized during the next two weeks; after which testing would be done and then a dedication and handing-over ceremony to the BVI Government.

This handing-over ceremony was tentatively scheduled for 25th April, 2009.

ROTARY CLUBS OF THE BVIPreparing for 2009-2010

…submitted by Yvonne Crabbe

On Saturday, 28th March, 2009, the Rotary Clubs of the BVI participated in a Leadership Workshop for incoming board members.

Participating in the workshop were five Rotarians and one prospective Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Tortola, four Rotarians from the Provisional Rotary Club of the BVI Sunrise and six Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Road Town, bringing the total to 16 participants.

The five-hour workshop was facilitated by RLI Discussion Leaders - IPP Mary Finley Jones, VP Nigel Bailey, PPE Monica Ramjeet, and Yvonne Crabbe. The topics covered during the workshop were:

District 7020 Leadership and Organization RI Goals, Theme and Emphasis 2009/2010 Leadership Goal Setting and the Planning Guide Effective Meetings Club Runner Information Sources and Planning Guide Preparation for PETS, Assembly and Conference.


Comments from the participants indicate that we had a very successful workshop. Thanks to those members who attended and provided us with feedback. For those incoming members who were unable to attend the session, you may access the PowerPoint Presentation on our website.

Also, if you have any questions concerning your role as a club officer for the upcoming year, please do not hesitate to contact me directly and I will make every effort to work with you one on one if necessary. The BVI Training Team hopes to conduct two more joint sessions this year, one on Membership and the other on the Rotary Foundation. More information on these sessions will be forthcoming.

ROTARY IN JAMAICAFlow - Rotary looking for young leaders

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

…from the Jamaica Observer

Local broadband communications company Flow, and the Rotary Clubs of Jamaica have combined forces to help Jamaican youth achieve their full leadership potential.

At left – Rotarian André Hylton, Co-ordinating Chair of the Flow/Rotary Leadership Initiative; Michelle English, CEO of Flow; Rotarian Tony Roberts, Chairman, Flow/RYLA and Christopher Issa, President, Rotary Club of Kingston at the launch of the Flow/RYLA Conference & Awards Programme at the Spanish Court Hotel.

Now on the final leg of the Flow/Rotary Youth Leadership Initiative, the two organisations are working to identify 400-500 youth between the ages of 17-30 for leadership training at the Flow/Rotary Youth Leadership Conference &

Awards (Flow/RYLA) on May 16, 2009, at the Courtleigh Auditorium, Kingston.

The conference and awards are part of the Flow/Rotary Leadership Initiative, a leadership training programme, which recognises young people who have demonstrated positive leadership qualities.

Making the call for award nominees at a press conference at the Spanish Court Hotel , Flow/RYLA Chairman, Rotarian Tony Roberts said, "There are scores of youths in Jamaica with significant leadership potential which needs to be brought out in their communities, schools, churches."

Roberts said that the Rotary Clubs across the island have been asked to nominate conference and awards programme participants, but that other organisations and individuals may also nominate persons.

He stressed that Flow/RYLA was not specifically targeting youth from "uptown areas," but inner-city and at-risk communities as well.”

Flow CEO, Michelle English, lauded the Rotary Clubs for their work in moulding young leaders. Noting that Flow had teamed with Rotary on a series of similar initiatives, English said that the Flow/RYLA was


particularly relevant, as the young leaders will benefit tremendously from training from successful professionals in areas such as ethics, communication skills, problem solving, conflict management, and resolution and community service.

Flow, English said, was committed to changing the way Jamaicans work and play, by providing state-of-the-art technology.

Four young leaders spoke at the Flow/RYLA press conference expressing appreciation for what they termed a "well-needed intervention.” The four, Kingston College student, Oshane Hamilton; University of the West Indies medical student, Tamara Foster; Jamaica College prefect, Jerome Cowan, and teaching assistant, Cindy Haynes, will be among participants at Flow/RYLA on May 16, 2009.

Introducing them as "leaders in their school and communities," co-ordinating chair of the Flow/Rotary Leadership Initiative, Rotarian André Hylton said that their achievements to date were all the more remarkable because they live in inner-city communities.

"We must remember that not all mentors in all communities are positive role models, so when we have leaders like these emerging, we must commend and encourage them," Hylton asserted.

Flow/RYLA application forms are available from Rotary Clubs across the island, Rotary Club HQ at the Jamaica Pegasus, and can be requested via email at [email protected].

JAMAICA- Young leaders speak upPublished: Sunday , March 22, 2009

…from the Jamaica Gleaner

At left - Flow/RYLA executives and nominees - Kirk Christian, Dennis Chung; Michelle English, chief executive officer at Flow; nominees Tamara Foster, Cindy Haynes, Jerome Cowan and Oshane Hamilton; Tony Roberts, chairman, Flow/RYLA and André Hylton, coordinating chair of the Flow/Rotary Leadership Initiative. They were at the launch of the Flow/RYLA Conference and Awards Programme at the Spanish Court Hotel on March 16.

"I'd prefer to hold 10 subjects in my hand rather than a gun." Powerful words from young Oshane Hamilton, lower sixth-form student at Kingston College and one of the nominees in the Flow/Rotary Youth Leadership and Awards (Flow/RYLA) scheduled for Courtleigh Auditorium, May 16.

Oshane and three other nominees introduced themselves at a press conference last week Monday, at the Spanish Court Hotel, to launch the Flow/RYLA component of the Flow/Rotary Leadership Initiative, a training and education programme. It is a programme for youths, which recognises young people who have demonstrated positive leadership qualities.

A resident of an inner-city community, Oshane said, "It was painful to see the lives of so many my age go to nought," and praised his mother for showing him the "path to success."


He has been a leader in his community and at school and now has 10 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects with six distinctions and studying four Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subjects. He is often called 'Bossy', 'General' and 'Big Man' -- terms of respect.

Oshane likes being viewed as a leader, but made the point, "It's because of my academic achievements, not donmanship."

Motivating force

Cindy Haynes, a 20-year-old teaching assistant for RISE Life Management Services, also sees living in the inner city as a "motivating force" pushing her to achieve.

She said, "Due to the lack of finances in my family, the threat of going out of my way for money was always a factor. But I was determined not to be that type of person."

With many awards of achievement, eight CSEC and eight CAPE subjects, Cindy has also presided over several youth clubs.

Nineteen-year-old Jerome Cowan, merit student and prefect at Jamaica College, said life in his "garrison community is nothing near safe and there is no appropriate time for studying.”

He said that there was "a great deal of peer pressure to smoke marijuana, pick up guns and do precisely every wrong deed and being in a poor family made it more enticing.”

"The grace of God, and his determination," he said, has prevented him from straying.

A member of several community-based organisations, Jerome has eight CSEC subjects and is currently studying four CAPE subjects.

Another nominee, 25-year-old University of the West Indies medical student, Tamara Foster, said she achieved in spite of being born in an inner-city community and having, "to battle with the strongest financial demons.”

Rather than bemoaning her fate, she said that growing up in the 'garrison' made her realise her innermost potential, making her work harder at every project.

Tamara, who already holds a Bachelor of Science degree (UWI) in food chemistry, credits her mother who"has done so much" and family and friends who love and encourage her with helping her "to bloom where I am planted.”

These four young people are only a small sample of the hundreds of talented young leaders who will be participating in the Flow/Rotary Youth Leadership Conference and Awards on Saturday, May 16.

A special 50th anniversary project of the Rotary Clubs of Jamaica sponsored by telecommunications firm Flow, the Flow/RYLA, will see youth award nominees aged between 17 and 30 receiving training from successful professionals with special emphasis on the importance of ethics, communication skills, problem-solving, conflict management and resolution, and community service. The conference aims to help hone leadership skills, increase self-confidence and expose participants to a variety of issues and people.


ROTARY CLUB OF SAVANNA-LA-MARJAMAICA

A little note from March 25 edition of the Rotary e-bulletin...

AGE Govind spent a few minutes telling us a little about himself, and President Keith Azzan, President of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East, brought greetings from his club. President Keith mentioned how he was impressed by the unity and camaraderie of the Savanna-La-Mar Club especially at events like the recent Inter Club Assembly.

It was suggested that we should package our brand of fellowship and export it other clubs. PP Mark let the cat out of the bag by telling him our fellowship secret....

Royal Union ofMembers

The meeting was then adjourned so we could fellowship further...

Jamaica – A new Career WebsiteAGE Govind tells us that the members of Rotary club of Montego Bay East have created a career website.

www.howthefutureworks.com

Have a look!

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.

--Carl Sandburg


ROTARY CLUBS OF JAMAICAMontego Bay, Montego Bay East, and Bayone, NJ.

at work with a joint projectA pictorial

The project included the following clubs: Bayone, New Jersey - President Janice Hall; Montego Bay East -President Keith Azzan; Montego Bay club - President Kay Rueben. The club members of the three clubs were also involved in the hands-on project.

The roof was refurbished, and at the same time, the fencing was done on the perimeter wall to secure the children on the property. The walls were painted inside and outside. The project will be completed by putting a Rotary logo with the names of the three clubs on the outside wall. The clubs intend to complete that part for a Labour Day project in May.


Norwood Central Basic Project

ROTARY CLUB OF ST. MAARTEN SUNRISE

Victorious Living Foundation and Sunrise Rotary organize workshops

As part of a program with several small projects for Victorious Living Foundation, the Vocational Service committee of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Sunrise, in this case represented by Marcellia Henry, presided over a workshop on budgeting. Several children attended the workshop, presented by Rotarian Keturah de Weever, and they participated actively.

A lot of people and families on St. Maarten encounter problems every month with spending their money wisely. De Weever, a teacher at St. Maarten Academy, presented the principles of budgeting and asked the children to relate these to their daily life. Although only a small group attended, as some children were absent due to illness, the workshop was considered a success and others will follow.

Sunrise Rotary is preparing workshops for other topics such as resume writing and oral presentation, which will be held during the months of April and May. The budgeting workshop will also probably be repeated.

The Rotary Club of St. Maarten Sunrise is committed to helping the Victorious Living Foundation during this Rotary year. The Victorious Living Foundation helps children and parents through counseling, tutoring, mentorship, entrepreneurship programs, financial and other forms of empowerment.

What I do today is important because I am paying a day of my life for it.

What I accomplish must be worthwhile because the price is high.

--Author Unknown


MORE NEWS FROM ST. MAARTENNew members – Donation - Speaker

…This story appeared in the St. Maarten newspaper

The Rotary Club of St. Maarten inducted two new members to its club in March during its weekly luncheon meeting at Divi Little Bay Il a noté que l'Inde n'a pas été affectée par la crise économique globale si beaucoup d'autres pays, and made a donation of US $2,075 to St. Dominic student Lisa Adams (14).

At left – Rotarian Rebecca Low, Rotary VP Pierre DeCelles, new member Robert Keough, AG Louis Wever, New member Govert van de Peijl, and Rotary President, Bobby Velasquez.

This contribution to Adams was to assist the school in its budget required for four students to participate in the Kans Project 2009. During the luncheon, Adams spoke about the Kans Project, a student exchange project between St. Maarten and the Netherlands.

Four St. Dominic students will travel to the Netherlands in mid-April to take part in a cultural

exchange. Thereafter in May, students from the Netherlands will make the trip to St. Maarten as part of the exchange programme.

As the club felt the programme was a worthy endeavour, Rotary President Sir Bobby Velasquez collected a monetary contribution from the members at the meeting and presented the cheque to Adams.

Following the donation, the two new members, Robert Keough and Govert van der Peijl were inducted to the club as Active Members of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten. Assistant DG Louis Wever was present at the luncheon, and welcomed the newest members in the Rotary World.

In addition, the Ambassador of India to Venezuela, Yash K. Sinha, was the guest speaker at the club’s meeting. Ambassador Sinha was on St. Maarten for an official visit, and took some time to address Rotary membership, for which the members were grateful.

Sinha spoke about the world’s economic woes plaguing many countries and individuals. He noted that India has not been affected by the global economic crisis as many other countries, mainly due to the fact that India’s imports are a low 14 per cent compared for instance to Japan with a figure of 40 per cent.

ROTARY CLUB OF ST. MAARTEN MID-ISLE

…submitted by AG Louis Wever

At the end of April, the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid-Isle presented the table tennis tables and accessories to the St. Maarten table Tennis Federation. Photo on the next page.


Present were President Jon, ADG Louis, Tony and IPP David, coach Radjouki, SMTTF board member Calvin Turner and some of the Ping Pong kids.

ROTARY CLUB OF ST. MAARTEN…submitted by AG Louis Wever

This story appeared in the St. Martin newspaper.

The Rotary Club of St. Maarten invited 21 clients and 7 staff members of the Sister Basilia Centre to a breakfast at Chesterfield’s Restaurant, followed by a 45-minute boat ride aboard a Bobby’s Marina water taxi. The Sister Basilia Centre is a center for those handicapped by disability. This all was again a good project of Rotary serving our community.

At the restaurant, clients were greeted by members of the Rotary Club, including AG Louis Wever. Attached are a few photos of the event.


At left – President Bobby Velasquez assists a client in getting to the water taxi.

A Celebration of YouthROTARACT

St. Maarten & AnguillaOur young people strive to make our Community a Better Place

During World Rotaract Week, Rotaractors around the world spent the week celebrating with service to the community. On Saturday, March 14, Rotaractors from St. Maarten and Anguilla joined forces with the Rotary Club of Anguilla to do what they do best – demonstrating their very positive youthful action.

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary. The Rotaract Club in Anguilla was revived in September of 2008 and is now going strong.

The scene was Mahogany Grove Park on Long Bay Road in Anguilla. The goal - to clean up the park and make it a habitable and comfortable place for the neighbourhood.

At left - The monument at Mahogany Grove Park on Long Bay Road – “Let us keep Anguilla Beautiful.”


Above left - Vailisia Carty and Denvil Ruan – Anguillian Rotaractors - and Kenrick Housen from the Rotaract Sunrise Club of St. Maarten load brush into the back of a pickup truck.

Above right - Rotaractors from St. Maarten Sunrise Rotaract Club contributed to the physical efforts: Kenrick Housen, Dina Caprino (International Director), Natasha Richardson (Assistant International Director), Norissa Anatol (Community Service Director), Jaida Nisbet (Assistant Secretary), Keturah de Weever (Rotarian Liaison from St. Maarten) and in front, Ronald Wever, (Immediate Past President of the club)

Above left - Roma King, Anguillian Rotarian, scrapes old paint from a concrete table as a start in the renovation of the Mahogany Grove Park on Long Bay Road.

Above right - Elisia Lake, Natasha Carty, and Patriese Richards, all Rotaractors from Anguilla, work hard scraping and sanding old paint from another concrete table and bench. Lots of garbage bags were filled with debris and carted off during the day’s activities.

Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.

--M. Kathleen Casey


ROTARY CLUB OF GRAND CAYMAN CENTRAL

Rotary Central Bus Shelter Programme

Rotary Central continues to improve its Bus Shelter program started over 20 years ago, soon after the Club was chartered in 1986. Saturday April 4 saw a work party of Rotarians relocate an existing shelter at the corner of Shedden Road and Eastern Avenue as well as place a shelter at a new location on Eastern

Avenue.

Rotary Central would like to thank C.I.Precast, A.L.Thompson's Home Depot and A.I.Rentals for their donation of equipment to complete the work.LIME has donated the use of their land for these shelters and continues to support Rotary Central by renting advertising space in our shelter program.

All revenues from this Rotary Central program have been, and will continue to be, used for community projects. The Rotary Central work crew included Maggie Jackson, Gilles Langlois, Todd Davey, Paul Keeble, Mike Mandish, Phil Slater and David Phipps.

About Rotary Central

Rotary Central has been providing assistance to the community since 1986. The club played an important role, along with the other three Rotary clubs in the Cayman Islands, in providing assistance to the needy after Hurricane Ivan. Rotary Central currently has over 60 members from various sectors of the community.

…submitted by Margaret Rattray (PR Officer)

ROTARY CLUB OF GRAND CAYMAN CENTRALSponsors

4 Students to RYLA

High school students, Lydia McField, Tracy Hurlston, Alex Pineau and Zachary Powery, accompanied by Past-President Fred Speirs, recently attended the District 6930 RYLA in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Mixing with 90 other students, including three Rotary International Youth Exchange Students, the youngsters were exposed to three days of intensive leadership training.

Rotary Central has been sponsoring students to this event since 1996.


Pictured are (L-R) Lydia McField, Alex Pineau, Tracy Hurlston, PP Fred Speirs, Zachary Powery and D-6930 RYLA Coordinator Mike Lyons.

GRAND CAYMAN CENTRALLiteracy Month Activities

Rotary and their sponsors, Deutsche Bank, sent volunteers to local schools to read stories with and give free books to the children there.

At left, Rotarian and Past President of Rotary Central, Fred Speirs, at East End Primary School.

At left - Joy Solomon and Regina Oliver of Deutsche Bank at North Side Primary School


ROTARACTOR ADDRESSES CAYMAN CENTRALAbout the recent India NID

…submitted by Margaret Rattray

Rotary Central’s weekly meeting on April 7 was addressed by Ms. Meylys Swaby from the Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman. She gave a PowerPoint presentation of photographs taken during a recent trip to India to help with the PolioPlus campaign which she undertook with 44 Rotarians from the USA, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

The group included Past President, Peter Schmid, from the Rotary Central Club.

The polio eradication effort is being concentrated on Type 1 Polio which is highly contagious and very crippling. There are 2 provinces in India where this is still a problem. Chandigarh, where their help was utilised, was divided up, for the purposes of vaccination, using a grid system and each was allocated a team of Rotarians. The area that the team worked in was a 5x5 km square slum which contained approximately 70,000 people.

At left - Ms. Meylys Swaby from the Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman.

Following an initial few days when a clinic was set up for parents to take their children for vaccination, the Rotarians went door to door to identify any child who had not been immunised - each had a mark on their right hand if they had been. The health team, which included doctors and other health professionals, also worked against those who tried to dissuade people from accepting the immunisation programme on the grounds that it was dangerous.

Both Ms Swaby and PP Schmid praised the persistence of the doctors who were able to persuade the parents otherwise. It is incredible to hear that in one province alone there are 6 million children born every year. To vaccinate them all is a challenge that Rotary Polio Plus takes on with total dedication.

Ms. Swaby was clearly moved by the sterling effort of local Rotarians who have funded a hospital and are now dedicating funds to its cancer wing. They also fund a school for the deaf and the education of children with disabilities. These children are seen as a burden to any family, and the school encourages them to achieve success in a variety of different fields. Rotary International works with local and partner clubs to ensure that the money they raise is put to the best use possible in areas like this.

Rotary Central will be doing its bit to meet the Gates Foundation challenge to raise a further $100M by 2012. We look forward to hearing the news that Polio is finally eradicated in the world.

If it is to be, it is up to me.


JOINT CLEAN-UP BY CAYMAN ROTARY CLUBS…Submitted by J J.D. Mosley-Matchett [[email protected]]

The Cayman Brac, in its efforts to further expedite the recovery process Post-Paloma jointly with fellow Rotarians from Grand Cayman, came out on Saturday, February 7, 2009, to assist in the ongoing cleaning of debris from people’s yards. Sponsorship of $1000 was donated by Cayman National Bank for the T-shirts and the luncheon that followed. This was made possible by Mrs. Claudia Welds Senior Executive, Corporate Communications.

President Neville Smith from Central Club along with four other members flew in the morning to join a group of 29 persons comprising of club members and members of the community to kick off Phase One of the activity.

At left - President Aphanso Gayle at centre. Next to his left in the back is president Neville from Rotary Central with the rest of the cleanup crew.

We met at our base, the Heritage House where the logistics were worked out, and subsequent to that, we went to the various sites to work. We were in the Spot Bay area, considered to be hardest hit by Paloma.

The spirit of everyone was high as we put hands and heart together in making dreams real for those who needed help.

This got the attention of the community, and being curious, they came out to commend, and show a smile of appreciation. We were able to complete the three projects earmarked for the day.

At 1:30 pm we returned to our base for the luncheon. The first Elected Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mrs. Juliana O’ Connor Connolly; Second Elected Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Moses Kirkconnell and Mrs. Zanda Scott, Manager of Cayman National Bank (the Brac branch) were amongst those in attendance. Both ministers reiterated the role played by the service club especially as we are going through this experience.

President Alphanso commended the spirit and effort put in by all in making this event possible. He went on to share the expression of a senior citizen who, overwhelmed by the kind gesture of help extended to her remarked, “a million thanks, and if I had a million dollars, I would give it to you all.” He said, “It is a satisfying feeling to work with a team of people who put ‘service above self.’ “

We are currently in the process of working out the logistics for phase two and anticipate a larger contingency of Rotarians from the Grand Cayman clubs.


Above left – Front - First Elected Member of Legislative Assembly Mrs. Juliana O’ Connor Conolly, Mrs. Zanda Scott Cayman National Bank – Cayman Brac branch. Rear - President Neville Smith Rotary Central, president Alphanso Gayle Cayman Brac Rotary and Second Elected Member of Legislative Assembly Mr. Moses Kirkconnell

Above right - Nickie Somerberg, Carol Jurchinson. Rear - Kent Eldermie, President Neville – Rotary Central and President Alphanso Gayle Cayman Brac Rotary Club.

“It's not what you know or who you know.It's what you are that finally counts.”

~Zig Ziglar


Last, but certainly not least…ROTARY CLUB OF PÉTION-VILLE, HAITI

Congratulations to the Rotarians of the Pétion-Ville Club for organizing the First Annual Health Fair and thank-you to the Lion's Club of Delmas, AMH, the Hopital de la Communauté, the 60+ doctors, the nurses, the medical students, and the sponsors for their participation.

The two-day fair was a huge success. Over 1050 patients were registered and consulted for free!!!!

Pictures follow.

Above left – Registration Day One. At right – Patients waiting.

Above left – Giving blood – Philippe Victor. At right, consultations.

Once again, the Rotary Club of Pétion-Ville showed its leadership giving two days (April 4-5, 2009) of free consultations and different kinds of tests with the LIONS Club of Delmas.


At left – patients waiting to see the gynecologist.Below - Jean Adrien, Director of the hospital with Rotarians and volunteers

Above left – AG Ted Lazarre giving blood.

Above right – Carine – Club member.

And those gorgeous Rotarian-at-Work shirts! Well done!


REMINDERS

District 7020 Conference & PETSMay 5-10, 2009

St. Croix

Rotaract District Conference June 4 - 8St Maarten

International Literacy DaySeptember 8, 2009

REMINDERS

"If you can't feed a hundred people,

just feed one.”

~Mother Teresa


REFERENCES

Adams, Randal. Speaking of Rotary. E.J. Press, U.S.A. 2007.

Dochterman, Cliff. The ABCs of Rotary. Evanston, Illinois: Rotary International. (363-EN)

Rotary International. Honoring Our Past: The Words and Wisdom of Paul Harris. Evanston, Illinois: 1996. (925-EN)

Rotary International. Rotary Basics. Evanston, Illinois. (595-EN)

Rotary International News. Online.

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