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Rotary International President – Sakuji Tanaka (Japan)District 7020 Governor – Vance Lewis (British Virgin

Islands)

Peace Through Service

Newsletter Editor – Kitty Bucsko (RC of Anguilla)

TABLE OF CONTENTSWHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS ISSUE…

…PDF file is best viewed at 75 %.

News of District interest first… Page No.District ThemeDG Vance’s Travel Schedule

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Photos of DG’s travel to St. Maarten 3Group Study Exchange 4Club Charter Celebrations 5RI President for 2014-15 (Nominating Committee Choice) 5Coming Events 6Club-of-the-Month 7District 7020 E-Club 7Georgia Rotary Student Program (Scholarship Opportunity) 7Health & Hunger, District 7020 8Caribbean Dementia Awareness Initiative 10Zone 34 Co-ordinators 12

Club News St. Maarten Sunrise 13 St. Croix Mid-Isle 15

District 7020 Newsletter September, 2012

DG Vance


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St. Maarten Mid-Isle 16 KATS (Kids and the Sea) Premier’s Cup 17 West Nassau 19 St. Thomas 20 St. John 21 …with New Kingston, Jamaica 21 …with Trafalgar New Heights 22 INTERACT CORNER 23 ROTARACT CORNER 27 Trafalgar New Heights 29 Liguanea Plains, Jamaica 30 Mandeville, Jamaica 31Rotary’s First Tweet Day 3210 Tips for Social Media 33Crossword (Rotary information)References

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Visit the updated District website ( www.7020.org)Webmaster – Christy Almeida

Experience the Passion of Rotary

DG Vance’s Travel & Visit Schedule


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DG Vance visits St. Maarten

At left above - Past Assistant Governor Louis Wever, President Jon Hart - Rotary Club Mid Isle, District Governor Vance Lewis (back), His Excellence Governor Eugene Holiday of St. Maarten, Assistant Governor Jim Ferris, President Elie Bendaly - Rotary Club St. Maarten, President Josianne Fleming-Artsen - Rotary Club Nord, Monica - District Governor wife, President Marcellia

Henry - Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise.

At right above - Jon Hart - President of Rotary Mid Isle, Josianne Fleming Artsen - President of Rotary Nord, Marcellia Henry -President Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise (front), DG Vance Lewis, Prime Minister of St. Maarten Mrs.Sarah Wescott - Williams, Assistant Governor Jim Ferris, Elie Bandaly - President Rotary Club of St. Maarten.

DG Vance and his partner, Monica, met with His Excellency the Governor and Rotarian (of many years) Eugene Holiday. Delegation was led by Assistant Governor Jim Ferris. Also present at the meeting were the Presidents of the Rotary Clubs on St. Maarten - Elie Bandaley, Jon Hart, Marcellia Henry, and Past Assistant Governors Louis Wever and Stephen Thompson (not in photo).

DG Vance met with the Sunrise Rotaract Club and all Interact Clubs on the island on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Air Lekkerbek Restaurant.

At left - Paula Gordon - New Generation Chair, Rotary club of St. Martin Sunrise; President Marcellia Henry; Assistant Governor Jim Ferris; President of Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise, Elisia Lake; DG Vance Lewis and other members of the Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise


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Above - DG Vance speaks to the New Generations members – Rotaractors and Interactors.

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE

It is likely that all four GSE Teams will be in the BVI for the District Conference May 14-18, 2013. This will be confirmed at a later date.

The joint GSE Steering Committee will hold its first meeting the end of August 2012.

December 2 - 29, 2012 Jamaica to India - Team Jamaica

- Team IndiaMay 11 - June 8, 2013

India to BVI/Jamaica

April 13 - May 11, 2013 BVI to Texas - Team BVI

- Team TexasMay 11 - June 8, 2013

Texas to BVI/St. Thomas/St. Croix/ St. Martin/Anguilla/St. Barts

Have a look at Rotary Showcase at www.rotary.org.


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Huang is choice for 2014-15 RI president

Gary C.K. Huang, a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, is the selection of the Nominating Committee Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2014-15. Huang will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.

Huang says his vision for Rotary is to increase membership to more than 1.3 million.

“To increase our membership, we must go beyond borders to wherever we see growth potential, such as the countries of China, Mongolia, and Vietnam. I will put an emphasis on increasing female and younger members,” Huang says. “I will also encourage former Rotarians to once again be part of our Rotary family.”

Huang has served as the chair of Taiwan Sogo Shinkong Security Co., Ltd., Shin Kong Life Real Estate Service Co., and P.S. Insurance Agency, Inc. and director of Federal Corporation and managing director of Taipei Life-Line Association.

A Rotarian since 1976, Huang has served as RI vice president, director, Rotary Foundation trustee, district governor, International Assembly training leader, regional session leader, task force member and coordinator, and committee member and chair.

Celebration/Activity Date

Attendance Report Due

Club Charter Celebrations

3rd of the month

West Nassau, Bahamas September 2, 1970 Port Antonio, Jamaica September 8, 1970 St. Andrew, Jamaica September 8, 1966 St. Croix Harborside, USVI September 10, 1996 Jacmel, Haiti September 12, 1984 Downtown Kingston, Jamaica September 21, 1982

St. Thomas, USVI October 2, 1957 Montego Bay Sunrise October 13, 2009 Port au Prince – Champ de Mars Haiti October 21, 2009 St. Thomas East, USVI October 22, 1986 St. Croix, USVI October 25, 1958 Cap-Haitien October 26, 1979 Grand Cayman Central, Cayman Islands October 30, 1986


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SeptemberRotary New Generations month

First meeting of Rotary E-club of the CaribbeanWeek beginning August 31, 2012

http://www.rotaryeclub7020.blogspot.ca/

International Literacy DaySeptember 8, 2012

World Polio DayOctober 24, 2012

World Interact WeekWeek of November 5

World Rotaract WeekWeek of March 13, 2013

District 7020 Conference BVIMay 14-18, 2013

Rotaract District ConferenceMay 29 – June 2, 2013

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The spirit of tolerance which has made it possible for Rotary to

form a worldwide fellowship of business and professional

people will make all things possible.

…Paul Harris

My Road To Rotary


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CLUB-OF-THE-MONTH PROGRAM

Entries for August must be submitted by September 5, 2012

CLUB-OF-THE-MONTH THEMES

Month ThemeAugust Partnerships and MembershipSeptember New GenerationsOctober Service Month – Vocation, Community and

International serviceNovember Rotary Foundation MonthDecember Family Month and Fellowship MonthJanuary Rotary Awareness MonthFebruary World Understanding Month and Public

Relations MonthMarch Emphases Month – Literacy, Environment,

Health & Hunger, Water

E-CLUB FOR DISTRICT 7020Will it suit you?

Stop by our meeting location http://www.rotaryeclub7020.blogspot.ca/

…any time that is convenient for you!

We begin our first meeting - Friday, August 31.

(And you can earn a make-up with your attendance!)

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Georgia Rotary Student ProgramNow accepting applications!

For more information about the Georgia Rotary Student Program, please review the August District 7020 newsletter,

…and contact Kitty at [email protected]. An excellent opportunity!


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HEALTH AND HUNGER – DISTRICT GOALS - 7020Here is the brochure below


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Here is the legible information below

Message from the Health and Hunger Chair

Aging and Health with Special Emphasis on Diabetes is our theme for District 7020. I’m therefore appealing to all clubs to help us to accomplish several goals:

To create awareness in our communities that healthy lifestyles can help residents of all ages lead full and productive lives;

To get involved in all the district activities for Health and Hunger to help raise funds,

To create strategies for increasing awareness of DIABETES.

A HEALTHY COMMUNITY BENEFITS ALL OF US. LET’S WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD HEALTH!

Yours in Rotary service

Stephanie Benn

Each club must complete two activities: (1) A mandatory Health and Hunger Service Project, and (2) either a Health Project or a Hunger Project. Clubs that participate will receive the Health and Hunger Award from District 7020 (2012-13).

ACTIVITIES

HEALTH –

To organize a walk/run for Polio to be completed during World Polio Day (October 24)

To organize an activity to recognize World Immunization Week (last week in April)

To organize a Health Expo that educates the public on different aspects of health issues/diseases.

HUNGER –

To organize a fundraiser where individuals donate one dollar per person. This should be widely promoted to bring awareness of Rotary efforts to curb hunger. Funds should be donated to the Health Department in your respective country/or island in District 7020 as an assistance program.

To put in place an ongoing program assisting persons facing poverty - homelessness – disease

To create an ongoing program to educate students in schools with their dietary needs

To initiate a project to assist seniors at home who do not have adequate help.


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HEALTH AND HUNGER

To increase awareness of diabetes in the Caribbean. This can be done in any form suitable to the country/or island. Clubs are required to educate their communities to help reduce the cases of diabetes in the entire Caribbean as this disease affects everyone - all ages and ethnicity.

Fundraisers can include, but are not limited to, the following:

Organize a fundraiser where each attended pays $1 per inch of his/her waistline as an entrance fee. Organize a country or island-wide “Coin Collection Drive” during the months from September to November, culminating on “World Diabetes Day” (November 14)

Telethons

A Rotary Derby

CARIBBEAN DEMENTIA AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ALLIANCE…submitted by DG Vance

Referring to the newly released World Health Organization (WHO) report titled "Dementia: a public Health priority,"published in partnership with Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), and launched April 11th, 2012,

Recognizing that, with an accelerated pace of every 4 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia, which will increase the total of people with dementia by the middle of the century almost triple from 35 million people today to more than 115 million people

Considering that global cost of dementia and Alzheimer's, which now amounts to US$604 billion (World Alzheimer Report 2010) - already 1 percent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP),

That these costs will continue to grow and increasingly place an enormous strain on the health care systems, families and government budgets of nations around the world

And that the costs in the lower- and middle-income countries, such as the countries of the Caribbean, will be more explosive than in the higher income countries

Given the WHO-ADI recommendation that countries have to address the Alzheimer's and dementia crisis and make it a public health priority

And that countries have to develop a national dementia action plan to improve the quality of life for those living with dementia

And that broad public awareness of dementia and Alzheimer’s is needed to support the creation and implementation of a national dementia action plan to facilitate earlier detection of, and monitoring of, dementia and to combat the stigma

Recognizing that in the Caribbean region there is not any national dementia action plan developed

And that National Alzheimer organizations have been instrumental in raising the awareness, and in advocating for a national dementia plan

But that in 15 countries of the English-speaking Caribbean there is no national Alzheimer organization, yet dementia awareness and advocacy to address the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers is needed


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And that Alzheimer Disease International has opted to develop alliances with international and regional social and community organizations to organize dementia awareness and advocacy activities or campaigns

Aware of the experience that Community service organizations have in campaigning for the improvement of health and wellness of the society

And aware that the WHO-ADI request to make Dementia a public health priority globally needs action now

We, the District governors of Rotary International District 7020 and of Lions International sub-District 60B, with presence in the English speaking Caribbean countries of the region, having met this day on August 14, 2012 with the Chairman of Alzheimer Disease International

We have agreed to embark on awareness and advocacy campaigns until dementia has become a public health priority throughout the region

And that this historic agreement will be the start of the "CARIBBEAN DEMENTIA AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY ALLIANCE."

A membership idea:

Appoint all of your new members to the

“Membership Development Committee”

They are new and don’t know that many Rotarians

never sponsor a new member.

…Mary Chapman, Rotarian

Everything worth doing is easier and more likely to

happen with a written plan.


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ZONE 34 HAS A TEAM OF 7 CO-ORDINATORS

One Rotary Coordinator (RC) Five Assistant Rotary Coordinators (ARCs) One Rotary Public Image Coordinator (RPIC)

The ARCs make a Rainbow providing you with a Rotary “Pot of Gold” to strengthen your clubs. All are on call for you and are willing to virtually visit your club, talk about any Rotary topic or update you on the latest Rotary news.

All it takes is an invitation from you and you can publicize your “out of town” visiting virtual speaker to those who may be interested in finding out more about Rotary.

ZONE 34 CO-ORDINATORS

Rotary Public Image Co-ordinator Carlos Giraldo [email protected] Co-ordinator Zone 34 Marcy Ullom [email protected]

Assistant Rotary Co-ordinators (ARCs)Georgia Claudia Mertl [email protected] Randy Rawiszer [email protected] 7000 John Richardson [email protected] 7020 Diana White [email protected] 7030 Nigel Aqui [email protected]

“POT OF GOLD” FOR SEPTEMBER

HOW GOOD IS YOUR “RI&E” RELATIONSHIP?

Here are five ideas to enhance the relationship with your Rotaract, Interact or EarlyAct clubs:

1. “One on One” mentorship is a priceless gift. Consider adopting such a program with your sponsored Rotaract, Interact and EarlyAct clubs.

2. Consider a joint fundraiser with your junior clubs. Where we may have more financial ability at our disposal, they have the energy and some great ideas - creating a perfect partnership to raise funds for both entities.

3. Assistant Governors are the perfect catalyst for bringing junior clubs together. Consider regular meetings of the junior club Presidents to encourage inter-club activities.

4. Consider including Rotaractors in your Board meetings.5. Add Rotaractors, Interact and EarlyAct advisors as “Other Users” in your members list on your website so they all

receive your newsletters.

Building relationships is the cornerstone of the Rotary movement but sadly we sometimes neglect those whom we do not see at our meetings on a weekly basis. If we do not nurture these relationships with our Rotaract and Interact clubs, where else will they have the opportunity to learn about the inner workings of Rotary? What better way to make the transfer from Rotaract to Rotary than through a gradual and natural progression?

Do you have some great ideas for your Rotaract, Interact or EarlyAct Clubs? Do your Rotaractors or Interactors have some exciting goals for themselves.

SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND SUCCESS IN CLUB OF THE MONTH!

PDG Diana White [email protected]


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ROTARY CLUB OF ST. MARTIN SUNRISE

…submitted by Marcellia Henry

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On Saturday, June 16, Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise together with the Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise celebrated the successes of the nearly ended Rotary/ Rotaract Year 2011-2012 and the installation of the board members for the year 2012-2013.

Deputy Prime Minister, the honorable William Marlin, addressed the audience on the theme “Peace through Service.” He highlighted how government, individuals within the community, and the Rotary clubs emulate this.

At left - Past President Hendrik-Jan van Ieperen, Membership Director Ronald Wever, New Generation Chair Paula Gordon (back), Club Administration Director Peter Dialani (back), Treasurer Ahmed Bell (back), Sergeant at Arms Solaika Serbony (front), Secretary/President Elect Angela Gordon, (front) President Marcellia Henry, Public Relations Director Martha Pouchie, Rotary

Foundation Director Meredith Boekhoudt, Fundraising Director Cookie Bijlani, Vice-President Virginia Asin,

Outgoing President Hendrik-Jan van Ieperen thanked his fellow board members and entire membership for their enthusiasm and support during the year. He summarized the completed projects including strengthening the club’s membership with the introduction of the successful Open House on every fifth Tuesday of the month.

Readers are Leaders reading program Benefit concert for the Simpson Bay Community Center upgrade Delivery of school furniture donated by Prins Claus School of Tiel (the Netherlands) to the Starlight School Cleanup and beautification of the Dr. Martin Luther King School in Dutch Quarter.

We also helped out with the organization of the Vaccination week of the America. President Hendrik-Jan van Ieperen concluded in wishing the incoming president Marcellia Henry and her team of board members a successful Rotary Year 2012-2013.

The new Rotary Board comprises President Marcellia Henry, Vice-President Virginia Asin, Past President Hendrik-Jan van Ieperen, Secretary/President Elect Angela Gordon, Service Projects Director Joseanne Peterson, Treasurer Ahmed Bell, Sergeant-at-Arms Solaika Serbony, Membership Director Ronald Wever, Club Administration Director Peter Dialani, Public Relations Director Martha Pouchie, Rotary Foundation Director Meredith Boekhoudt, Fundraising Director Cookie Bijlani, New Generation Chair Paula Gordon and Club Disaster Chair Claret Connor.

President Marcellia Henry’s goals for the new rotary year consist of

Sustaining and diversifying the club membership


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Re-energizing club members by following her slogan ‘100% Participation from All’ Co-operating and supporting the other Rotary clubs on St. Maarten and the neighboring islands in the district, Establishing a new interact club Continuing with our ongoing successful programs Completing the upgrade of the Simpson Bay Community Center Promoting and modeling our Rotary theme for 2012-2013 ‘PEACE THROUGH SERVICE’.

Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise receives report on theStep-by-Step Foot Care ProgramFrom the Diabetes Foundation

This article appeared in http://www.smn-news.com

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012, members of the Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten presented their report on the evaluation results of the Step-by-Step Foot Care Program to the members of the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise.

The findings indicate that the current state of patients' diabetic feet in St. Maarten requires the urgent attention of our Public Health Authorities!

The Step-by-Step Foot Care program was implemented from August of 2011 to March 2012. Based on the evaluation of the feet of 400 diabetic patients, the results was compiled.

At left - Marcellia Henry, President, Angela Gordon, Secretary/ President-Elect, Mrs. Mieke Schakel (back), Mrs. Thea Habermehl, Mrs. Charlotte Peterson all from the Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten

A volunteer nurse and medical pedicurist of the Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten visited all the local medical clinics on a monthly basis and evaluated the feet of diabetic patients at no cost to either the clinic or the patient.

This very costly, valuable and internationally acclaimed program involved the collaboration of the

International Diabetes Federation International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot Ledbury Rotary Club-the Rotary Club of Gloucester Severn (both of the United Kingdom) Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten

The program was very necessary for St. Maarten, as the island has a huge number of diabetic patients.

It took a lot of perseverance and the international financial support of all these parties to bring the program to St. Maarten. The first phase started in late August / early September of 2009. It consisted of a three-day course, presented by medical specialists and professors from various parts of Europe, to a number of medical professionals from St. Maarten and surrounding islands. The material presented had to be applied for a period of one year by the participants, and it was mandatory to participate in the second phase of the program and complete this one year later.


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The Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten sincerely hopes that their efforts, and those of the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise, will ultimately lead to improved foot care for the diabetic patients on our island.

Rotary Club Sunrise sponsors 8th annual Dutch Quarter Community Center summer camp

…this article appeared online at http://www.sxmislandtime.com

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Rotary Club Sunrise of St. Martin has made it feasible for six (6) youngsters to participate at the 8th annual Dutch Quarter Community Center summer camp this year.

The camp, which started on Tuesday, July 3, at the Dutch Quarter Community Center is for a two week period.

During this year's summer event, participants had the opportunity to participate in numerous activities, including Art and Craft, dancing, as well as visits to several historical sites on the island.

Speaking to our news department, manager of the Dutch Quarter Community Center and director of the after-school programme at the establishment, Mauricia Nicholas stated that she is happy with the contribution made by the Rotary Club Sunrise of St. Martin.

"There are many unfortunate children in the area and if it was not for Rotary Club Sunrise, they would not have been able to take part in this year's camp" Mauricia Nicholas told our news department.

"Some thirty five (35) youngsters are currently participating in the camp and besides the donation

from Rotary Club Sunrise, other persons in the community were able to raise funds through fundraisers to make it possible for three other youngsters to participate in the camp", Miss Nicholas remarked.

In photo above - Marcellia Henry, President, Mauricia Nicholas, manager of the Dutch Quarter Community Center and director of the after school programme, Angela Gordon, Secretary/ President-Elect

ROTARY CLUB OF ST. CROIX MID-ISLE

The Club President, Ralph Collins, writes:

As every Rotarian knows, August is the month that most Rotary Clubs focus on "Membership andExtension." The Rotary Club of St. Croix Mid-Isle is no different.

Throughout the month our club members have been involved in highlighting our activities geared to inform our friends, neighbors, and community of the service projects the club participates in to help improve the lives of many of our community members.

This may sound like we will be promoting our club. Well, we are. That is the whole idea! We can only be successful in our endeavor to help our community members by informing them that we are here to help. Areas that need assistance can only be identified if our fellow islanders tell us what they need. By taking the time to explain to our community what we do, how we do it, and the outcome of our efforts, we will be able to raise the funds needed to help those in need.


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SINT MAARTEN MID-ISLE

…submitted by Jon Hart

On Sunday July 29, the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten-Mid Isle held their Fellowship Day at Tahoma Beach. Special guests were members of the St Maarten Table Tennis Federation (SMTTF) and some of the players who participated at the recently held Caribbean Championship in Jamaica.

Josiah Pantophlet and Rajheem Meulens captured the silver medal in the U-11 doubles.

St Maarten-Mid Isle President Jon Hart, considered this a huge accomplishment, seeing the fact that they had to play against such big countries like Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guyana and the Dominican Republic among others.

At the same fellowship event, the Rotary Club presented the Rotaract Sunrise Club with school supplies and cash that were collected from the Mid-Isle members.

On hand to receive the goods was Rotaractor Micheline Warner, who initiated the “Give a Child a Chance” project, which includes collecting school materials for elementary students. Anyone who would like to donate towards this project can contact [email protected]

Mid-Isle President Jon Hart presents Sunrise Rotaractor Micheline Warner with school supplies


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Rotarians from RC St Maarten-Mid Isle with players and coaches from the St Maarten Table Tennis Federation, just before their departure to the Caribbean Championships in Jamaica. From Left - Rotarian Wayne Wilkie, Jon Hart, Rignald Eugenio (delegation leader), Louis Wever, withRamesh Manek on the far right. The others are coaches and players.

ANGUILLA RETAINS PREMIER`S CUP;BVI Places Second

Young Sailors sponsored by Rotary Clubs

After two days of exciting racing here at Nanny Cay, "impressive" aptly describes the performance delivered by Anguilla, who won the 2012 Kids And The Sea (KATS) Premier's Cup, retaining the title they won in 2011. Second place went to team BVI 2, with third place going to the Bahamas.

The other teams competing were Trinidad & Tobago, Puerto Rico, Cayman, USA Sail Caribbean and the other local team, BVI 1.

Racing took place in the Sir Francis Drake Channel off Nanny Cay all day on Saturday and also on Sunday morning, with 17 races conducted in total. Racing was conducted in Caribbean-one design IC-24s.

With 8 teams entering, each team rotated the boat they used during the Saturday morning and afternoon sessions, and again in the Sunday morning session. Boat rotation is conducted to ensure no team obtains an advantage from sailing one particular boat.

On Saturday, the weather conditions were excellent for sailing, with east-south-easterly winds blowing in a consistent direction between 14 and 17 knots. The conditions made for exciting racing and it was immediately clear that all the teams were competing fiercely, but also in a sportsmanlike manner. This was apparent when a couple of teams were "over early" at the start, requiring them to return to the start line!


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By Saturday lunchtime, Anguilla had established a solid lead, thanks to several first-place finishes, with several teams including BVI 2 in contention for second place.

On Sunday morning the weather forecast of stronger winds proved to be correct, with easterly winds gusting to 22 knots.

The race committee met with the team coaches prior to the morning's racing to ensure all teams felt they were safe to race in the demanding conditions. Everyone gave the green light and racing commenced. There was a slight delay to the first start of the day since team USA needed a repair on their boat. Once this was completed, racing started and the stronger winds made for more exciting racing. All of the teams coped with the windy conditions extremely well.

In the final race, team Cayman had a man overboard at the leeward mark, but they turned around and recovered him very quickly. Safety boats were on hand, but were not called upon because of Cayman's rapid recovery.

At the end, team Anguilla was a convincing winner, accumulating a very impressive low score of 25 points. Only 9 points separated the teams from 2nd to 6th places, a testimony to the competitiveness of the regatta.

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ROTARY CLUB OF TORTOLA SPONSORS THE KATS PROGRAM

Kids And The Sea is a water sports program based in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The KATS program was started in the BVI's about 1990.

Tom Gerker, a local resident and business man was involved in the original conception of the program in St. John, and brought the fundamentals of KATS to the BVI's, where the program was warmly embraced by the Rotary Club of Tortola, and sixteen years later, KATS is larger than ever.

KATS is a non-profit organization and depends solely on donations from the local business and private sectors of the BVI community. Without the funding from the community, the program would not exist. The officers of KATS, and especially the kids themselves, are very appreciative of the community's contributions to KATS.

In our sixteenth year of teaching the children of the BVI's, KATS is looking forward to yet another successful year, keeping the kids safe on the sea, and to enjoy the beautiful waters of the BVI!

The KATS program is open to each and every child of the BVI's. If a child does not have modest tuition fees to pay for the classes, a sponsor is found to help them. No child is left behind!


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ROTARY CLUB OF WEST NASSAU

…submitted by Jerry Smith

Rotary Club of West Nassau’s Board Members for the year 2012-2013

Seated from left – Secretary Jerry Smith, President Jeff Kerr and Treasurer Kendrick Christie.

Standing from left – Fundraising Director Chris Dorsett, Club Administration Director Whittington Brown, 2nd Vice President Dwight Sawyer, President Elect Carleton Blair, New Generation Director Barron Ferguson, Public Relations Director Pat Strachan and Membership Director William Wong.

Missing from photo –Immediate Past President Bradley King, Advisor Arthur Chase & Service Projects Director Harry Kemp.

The West Club’s First Project –

On Saturday morning at 8:00. a.m. on the 14th of July, at the Persis Rodgers Home, Rotarians served Grits and Eggs for breakfast and helped feed the elderly.

Above left - Harry Kemp and Ken Lam serving the elderly. Above right – Rotarian spending conversation time.


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Fabulous Faces of West Nassau– (1) Club members PP President Bradley, PP Charles McCartney (2) William Wong and PDG Brendon Watson (3) President Jeffrey Kerr and President-elect Carleton Blair (4) Attending AG Stan Charlton for Eastern District

ROTARY CLUB OF ST. THOMAS

Hello from Larry Benjamin!!

Greetings from NYC!

After a good time in Florida and Pennsylvania, I'm in NYC.

The photo was taken when I made up at the Rotary club of Buena Vista in Florida.

I took part in a presentation re the importance of Make ups.


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ROTARY CLUB OF ST. JOHN

…submitted by Bob Schlesinger

President, Bob Schlesinger, writes:

We're looking forward to the induction of our newest member this week, Kevin Schnell.

New members are the lifeblood of our organization.

With the warm support of our members and our mentoring program, we have an invaluable and contributing new member who is making a difference.

Welcome to Rotary, Kevin!

…WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEW KINGSTON, JAMAICA

Rotary Club Bhavnagar Royal have successfully inaugurated our Matching Grant Project of Distribution of Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves in presence of DG Suresh Gandhi.

This project was completed in RI President Kaylan Banerjee’s home District at the time he was RI President.

Nearly 250 stoves (one third of the total) were distributed among ladies from extremely backward area living below the poverty line.

Most of them were left alone and have no source of income.

It was a great experience to see the happiness on the faces of beneficiaries. They now have not to cook on traditional three-stone stoves, and there will be less chance of burn, suffocation, indoor air pollution, etc. Most importantly, they now can save their fuel cost. The stoves are extremely energy efficient and this will ultimately reduce deforestation too.

On behalf of our club and district, I take opportunity to thank RC New Kingston, Jamaica, District 7020, Rotarian Dennis P. Chong, IPP Richard, and other members of our partner

club and your district for supporting us in implementation of our first-ever matching grant project.


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Dear Rtn. Dennis and IPP Richard,RC New Kingston, Jamaica, RID 7020

On behalf of all the members of my club and RID 3060, I humbly express our sincere gratitude towards you, your club and RID 7020 for participating with us in successful implementation of our club's maiden Matching Grant.

You can see in the photos, that by distributing cooking stoves, we have been able to support extremely needy people.

The project will save their money wasted on fuel material. It will also reduce Indoor pollution and suffocation that generally occurs with traditional 3-stone stoves. Also, they will not be having fear of burns due to the design of stove. And more, there will be control over deforestation as woods are generally cut to use as fuel.

So, a single project that covers many focus areas of RI was possible because of your constant support.

Thank you again for helping us to reach the unreached.

HIMAL PANDYA, Primary Project Contact, RC BHavnagar Royal

…WITH ROTARY CLUB OF TRAFALGAR NEW HEIGHTS

Another Matching Grant project that Dennis Chong assisted with.

Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights, Kingston, Jamaica, helped to provide electricity to an Islet of Greece named Skinos for the health center and school.

For his efforts in assisting with this project, the Rotary Club in Greece made Dennis an Honorary Member and a PHF.

Incidentally, this Islet was used in the film "Mamma Mia", and it was surprising to know they didn't have electricity.

Many thanks to Past President Vicky Peziri of the Greek Rotary Club.


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THE INTERACT CORNER,

Greetings District 7020 Leadership Team:

I join DG Vance in welcoming you to your year in office!

As the 2012-13 District Interact Chair, let me share with you the responsibilities of my position:

Help develop District goals specific to Interact clubs Co-ordinate club projects to support District goals Develop a Plan of Action to achieve these goals with a District Interact Committee Provide support and guidance to Rotary clubs that sponsor Interact clubs Relay information between Rotary International and District 7020 as it relates to Interact Programs

In April 2010, Rotary International declared a fifth Avenue of Service – New Generations. The Avenue of New Generations recognizes the positive change implemented by youth and young adults involved in leadership development activities, community and international service projects, and exchange programs that enrich and foster world peace and cultural understanding.

To continue Rotary International’s on-going efforts to fully engage youth, all clubs in District 7020 are urged to begin or continue an Interact project.

It is our intent to have a very successful year and in doing so, we must plan, implement, and follow through with our goals for 2012-13.

Warmest Rotary regards,

NEW GENERATIONS – INTERACT PROGRAM 2012-13

District Interact Goals

Project Ideas/suggestions for District 7020 Interact Clubs

Conduct a joint project with your Interact club Partner with your Interact club(s) to promote a RYLA activity

Cheryl George-Chance District Interact Chair


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Sponsor a Youth Symposium with a Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution theme Sponsor an event to raise money for Interact projects in your community Conduct an Essay Contest using the 4-Way Test to encourage writing among students in your community. Topics

should be relevant to Interact age group Publicize Interact projects in the local media (print, radio, TV, electronic). Submit articles for publication to local

newspapers and District 7020 website

Note: Goals for projects should be relevant and achievable. Most projects may require a 2-3 year life span to be fully effetive and considered successful.

Tools and Resources to Support Interact Clubs

District Interact CommitteeCommittee members

Community Resources Local schools Government Officials Loal business groups Religious organizations Service organizations and non-profit groups

Rotary International Website1

Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects A Menu of Service Opportunities World Community Service Programs Interact Project Database

INTERACT CLUB OF ROAD TOWN JOINS THE PARADE!..submitted by Charles Crane

Each year on the first Monday in August, the British Virgin Islands holds its Emancipation celebrations, climaxing in a colorful parade of floats and troops all accompanied by a rich mix of Caribbean music.

This year in June, the Interact Club of Road Town, a Club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Road Town, celebrated its 10th

Anniversary, and this year is the 50th Anniversary of Interact worldwide.

To commemorate both these Anniversaries, the Interact Club of Road Town decided to enter a float into the Parade on Festival Monday, under the theme of “Celebrating 10 years of Service Above Self” and we had T-Shirts printed with the Interact Logo and theme. Promised that we would be provided with a float built to our design by the Festival Committee, on the Sunday afternoon, we met a bare truck and no sign of timber. Help! 1 Materials listed here can be downloaded from the website at www.rotary.org

“It is easier to interest men in war than in peace; it therefore requires more moralcourage to talk peace than war.”

— Rotary Just at the Threshold, THE ROTARIAN, February 1917


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Help came in the form of Rotary Past President Charles Benjamin, who quickly took control, and in two hours or so, we had the structure of our float built. Then, ; under the experienced guidance of Interact Adviser Tiffany Scatliffe, we started to decorate the truck, mostly with the aid of car headlights. Our colour theme was of course yellow and blue.

The float, before the parade, decorated in Interact colours At left above - And this is how we got the children onto the float; note the District Conference logo.

After a lot of feverish activity by a number of Interactors and Rotarians, by 11:00 p.m. we had the truck decorated, with the Interact President Altisha Crandall seen crawling on the roof tacking down the glitter.

On the Monday morning, we had more work to do, finishing off, adjusting some of the work of the previous night, and then waiting to join the parade in our allotted position.

Once the parade got under way, somewhat late - but this is the Caribbean - we moved slowly down the parade route, handing out candy and beads as we passed through the crowded streets. Our Interact Club is well known in the BVI for its face painting, which is a major source of community funds for the Club, so we decided that we would offer to paint the faces of some of the children we met along the way, and painted in excess of 200 children by the time we reached the end of the parade some 3 hours later! That was a lot of faces. And all for free.

If the people of the BVI hadn’t heard of Interact before, by the end of the day, the many hundreds of persons thronging the street most assuredly had. It was a most tiring but inspiring day and the many Interactors who were busy applying the paint hardly noticed their fatigue, until the end, when they collapsed exhausted.

As if that was not enough, two days later we joined the East End Parade. However, before we could do that, we had quite a few running repairs to attend to. But after some judicious patching and tacking, we were as good as new; well almost.

To keep their hand in, on both days, the Interactors spent some time painting each other before letting themselves loose on the children. Before we got under way, we were honoured to have the Governor join us for 10 minutes or so, (he declined to have his face painted), but joined members in a photo opportunity. Again the float was packed with young kids, smiling faces as they surrendered themselves to the attention of the Interactors. With a shorter route we still managed to paint at least 120 beaming faces, and all along the way we were handing out bottles of water and candy. Another exhausting day, but very satisfying. We certainly fulfilled our fifth part of the 4-Way Test – Let It Be Fun!

A great way to celebrate our Anniversary, spread the name of Interact and the good will of Rotary. Next year we will be bigger, better and bolder.


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Some of the many designs requested.

Above left – We even painted some members of other troups. Above right - Governor Boyd McCleary joined us for a while


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THE ROTARACT CORNER

The District Rotaract Representative Award for Club ExcellenceThe District Rotaract Representative Award for Club Excellence seeks to recognise clubs throughout District 7020 for outstanding achievements during the Rotaract year. For 2012-2013, clubs will be assessed in nine areas as follows:

Administration District Support & World Rotaract Week Membership New Generations & the Rotary Family Public Relations/Image Rotaract Partnership Service & Emphasis The Rotary Foundation & Rotary International Vocational Service

Awards will be given at four levels depending on points achieved:

Platinum (501 to 550 points) Gold (376 to 500) Silver (251 to 375) Bronze (126 to 250).

Michael Levitt, District Rotaract

Chair


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In addition, clubs which achieve the highest number of points in each assessment category will be recognised. Annual club reports will be used to vet the DRR Award for Club Excellence submissions.

Rotaract has brought together young adults who have inspired positive change in communities throughout District 7020 and the world over. One significant element of this year’s District Rotaract theme, “Inspire Peace. Nourish Tomorrow” speaks to the significance of the preparing for, investing in, and cultivating a bright future.

For this reason, as we observe New Generations Month, clubs can look to the New Generations & the Rotary Family assessment category of the DRR Award for Club Excellence for

inspiration and guidance on ways to enrich these relationships. These include:

cross-promoting New Generations programs by involving an Interact or EarlyAct club in service activities or hosting a joint networking event for Rotarians and Rotaractors, Interactors or EarlyActors

promoting Rotary to local youth by publicly recognising a young person (not in Rotaract) who exemplifies Service Above Self, shows leadership qualities, or excels at conflict resolution

promoting New Generations service to Rotarians by attending sponsoring Rotary club meetings and inviting Rotarians to Rotaract club meetings

increasing the awareness of New Generations programs by holding a “Celebrate the Family of Rotary” event at a Rotaract club meeting

New Generations programs are outlets where young people are making considerable contributions. These programs should be the launch pad into a lifetime of service in Rotary.

Celebrating New Generations service in September (and beyond) will enrich our clubs and develop solid relationships between members of the Rotary family – a priceless investment in our growth and future.


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ROTARY CLUB OF TRAFALGAR, NEW HEIGHTS - Jamaica…submitted by Leisha Chen-Young – Photos Lance Brown

When the Rotary Club of Trafalgar, New Heights, in Kingston, Jamaica, was chartered in 2008 as the first “New Generations” club in Jamaica, they introduced their “Roving Rotarian” initiative, which encouraged the club to participate in a variety of different, small service projects each month.

They began their 2012-2013 Rotary on a high, continuing the Roving Rotarian initiative with a visit to Marigold Place of Safety, a children’s home located in Kingston. Funds were donated by Rob and Tara Mullaly, fellow Rotarians, and friends of the Rotary Club of Trafalgar, New Heights, in order to provide the home with a fridge, as well as other necessities, including diapers, toiletries, an iron, cutlery, plates etc.

At left - The children enjoying the gift of flags, and celebrating Jamaica on its 50th year of Independence

“Not only was it great just spending time with the kids,” said Tesia Johnson, Service Projects Director, “But because the entire island was wrapped up with Jamaica 50 celebrations, we donated small flags to the children, and we all joined in together, signing the national anthem and other songs. There was just so much joy.”

Upcoming Roving Rotarian events, include the beach clean-up (September) in association with Jamaica Environmental Trust (JET); and National Tree Planting Day (October), where the club will begin its pledge to plant 50 Lignum Vitae trees across the island.

Above left – Rotarian Michele Salmon with Sophia Howard, a childcare professional and friend of the RCTNH visiting the Marigold Place of Safety. Above right - Some of the donations that were made to the Marigold Place of Safety

At left – Visiting the home were (from left) PP Tayana Henry, AjaniHickling, Sophia Howard, Rotarian Allison Hickling, Zahra Hickling, President Michele Salmon, and Service Project Director Tesia Johnson.


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ROTARY CLUB OF LIGUANEA PLAINS, Jamaica

Keep members involved. Get Better programs!

I have come to believe that getting good programs has as much to do with self-image as anything else. Call someone and tell them that your Rotary Club would like to schedule them for a program a month or two

later. Give them a choice of dates. Act like everyone wants to speak to your club. DO NOT tell them how big your club is. All clubs deserve good programs.

...Mary Chapman, Rotarian


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ROTARY CLUB OF MANDEVILLE, Jamaica


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Some tweets from Rotary’s First Tweet Day - #rotarymomentTuesday, August 14


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10 tips for you to consider

when dealing with Social Media

1. View websites and social media as part of your public relations and marketing budget. Your online presence should not be an isolated expense or something for the “techie” person of the club to work on alone. It should have the club’s support, with several Rotarians involved.

2. Go online before you start your own social media page, and see what other clubs and organizations are doing. Note what you like and what you think would work well for communicating to the community and reaching your goals.

3. Develop a communications plan. This includes identifying an intended audience (e.g., prospective Rotarians, community leaders), goals (e.g., to let the community know what your club does, to find new members), and a message (e.g., "We're a club that has a signature project," "We're a club that offers fun fellowship and service opportunities").

4. Update your page regularly (but not too often) with photos, videos, and text. Plan to update your Facebook page at least once a week, but not five times a day. If you update too much, people will become overwhelmed and tune you out. If you don't update enough, people will think your club isn't active. Ask several club members (perhaps your committee chairs) to share the responsibility of updating your page.

5. Designate moderators. Check all social media sites for spam or other inappropriate comments nearly every day. Distribute the moderation duties among several people.

6. Look professional. Social media pages are a reflection of your club. Check your spelling, and use the Rotary emblem correctly. See www.rotary.org/graphics .

7. Be genuine, conversational, and fun. Share items that will interest your audience.

8. Reach out to other community organizations, especially potential project partners. Also connect with the news media and with local business and government leaders on Twitter and Facebook. Social networking is about building relationships.

9. Promote your social media pages. Include links to them on your club's website, in e-mails, and in print publications.

10. Be safe, but don’t be afraid. You won't break the Internet! But remember that social media sites are public, so don’t include personal information. Also, sites can frequently change their policies, so review privacy settings regularly.

Manoj RamchandaniSocial Networking Chair


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SEPTEMBER 2012Questions regarding Rotary


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Note. The Crossword on the previous page can be found on the Internet at

http://www.MyCrosswords.com/409/KittyBucsko/September2012.html

And you can work through it interactively. Have a try!

MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW

Everyone should be able to identify

these two excellent Rotarians!


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*********REFERENCES

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

Chapman, Mary. Growing Rotary. A Personal Collection of Ideas That Worked.

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

Forward, David C. A Century of Service. The Story of Rotary International. (912-EN)

Rotary History Fellowship - http://www.rotaryhistoryfellowship.org

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.

Submissions from District 7020 Clubs

Please send Club News and photos (with appropriate IDs) toKitty at [email protected]

For inclusion in the District Newsletter

Documents

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