ROTA NEWS
November 24, 2016
Club Officers & Directors
District 7030 - Club # 6798 Chartered March 07, 1962 President Lisa Cummins DISTRICT OFFICERS President Elect District Governor Paul Ashby Roger Bose Vice President District Governor Elect Brenda Pope Waddy Sowma Secretary Bobby Morris District Governor Nominee
R.I Theme 2016-17 Dominique Venere Treasurer Joel Brathwaite Assistant Governor R.I. OFFICERS Peter Downes Club Service Director President Diana Douglin John F. Germ District Secretary
Anne Marie Rogers President Elect Vocational Service Director
Ian Riseley Winston Warren District Treasurer
Steve Ramlakhan Community Service Director
Council of Governors Chair and Anne Bertrand
Immediate Past DG - Milton Inniss International Service Director PP Elvin Sealy ARRFC and Zone member of the Zone Executive Committee - Youth Service Director PDG David Edwards Neal Griffith
Zone Sub-Committee Immediate Past President PDG Tony Watkins Jedder Robinson
Sergeant–At–Arms Kim Tudor
THE FOUR WAY TEST Weekly meetings on Thursdays at Of the things we think, Hilton Barbados say or do: Needham’s Point, Aquatic Gap, St. Michael 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? at 12 p.m. 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER P.O. Box 148B, Brittons Hill, FRIENDSHIPS ? St. Michael, Barbados 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? www.clubrunner.ca/barbados THE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOS WELCOMES ALL VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS IN REQUIEM: Mar 07 - Club Charter Date - 1962 - Club # 6798 We remember with thanks the service of Hon. Rotarian RI THEME: ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY Horace King whose funeral service was held at St. Ste- RECAP MEETING ON NOVEMBER 17 phen’s Anglican Church on Wednesday Nov. 23, 2016. Hon Rotarian Horace’s life was one dedicated to service INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW HUNGER PROJECT : Rotarian above self and his life can only be an example to all Ro- Mark Wheeler presented this project to the Club. Full details tarians of the living of our Mo o. May he rest in Peace will be provided in the subsequent bulle n and Rise in Glory. In a subsequent bulle n we will pub- lish a summary of his life in service.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING … CLAP YOUR HANDS !!
HERE ARE IMPORTANT DE CEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER!
SATURDAY DEC 4 SENIOR CITIZENS’ TEA PARTY
SUNDAY DEC 11 CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
AND ON A HAPPIER NOTE: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE TO ALL ROTARIANS AS WE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF INDE- PENDENCE ROTARY FOUNDATION NEWS!!!
ON NOVEMBER 15, ROTARY FOUNDATION WAS NAMED WORLD’S OUTSTANDING FOUNDATION FOR 2016 The Associa on of Fundraising Professionals recognized The Rotary Founda on with its annual Award for Outstanding Founda on. The award honors organiza ons that show phil- anthropic commitment and leadership through financial sup- port, innova on, encouragement of others, and involvement in public affairs.
The Rotary Founda on Trustee Chair Kalyan Banerjee stat- ed: “The con nued strong support of Rotary members will help us keep our promise of a polio-free world for all chil- dren and enable the Founda on to carry out its mission of advancing world taking ac on to make communi es be er around the world.” MEETING DETAILS— Nov. 17 Jus n Lee of the AFP had this to day: “While almost everyone is familiar with Rotary, not everyone may The full details will be in the bulle n for Dec. 1 realize just how much of an impact Rotary and The Rotary Founda- which will include the details for Nov 17 and on have had on countless people and communi es across the Nov 24. globe.... “On behalf of the en re charitable sector and people around the world, all of us at AFP are honored to be able to recog- nize The Rotary Founda on as our 2016 Outstanding Founda on. NOV 24, 2016: Fellowship Mee ng “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” TODAY WE WELCOME : MISS AKELA JONES AS FYI THE FACE OF OUR ROTARACT AND INTERACT NEWS “EACH ONE CAN” PLEASE SEE BELOW THE TIMES AND DATES FOR THESE CLUBS. THE ROSTER IS ALSO BELOW: PROJECT. The Codrington School Every Monday: WELCOME MS. AKE- 12:30—1:00pm The School requires to be advised as to a endees, please there- LA JONES AND fore advise Director Neal if you are a ending.
THANK YOU FOR St. Michael’s School Every Friday: 2:15pm HELPING! (commencing Sep. 16)
Rotaract Club of Barbados The Calendar of events will By way of introduc on, Ms. be forwarded by separate Akela Jones who is well email known to all of us as one and of whom we are very ROSTER FOR NOVEMBER NOV 28 CHS IPP Jedder Robinson proud. We at the RCOB NOV 29 SMS PP Tony Williams applaud her recent successes and wish her con nued suc- cess. Today she will share with us some of her own experi- DEC 5 CHS RTN. Donna Pierre ences chronicling her childhood in Sterling Children's home DEC 5. SMS DIRECTOR Neal Griffith and how she has managed to overcome significant trials in her life to now be a young woman who is loved and followed “As you each remember to help our Junior by many Barbadians having overcome significant challeng- Clubs BE REMINDED THAT “a leader is one who es . She has excelled in athle cs and has represented Bar- knows the way, goes the way and shows the bados at the 2016 Olympics and is the holder of Barbad os’ way” - John Maxwell records in the women's heptathlon, pentathlon, long jump and high jump. She won gold in the long jump at the 2014 MEET OUR GREETERS: World Junior Championships. We thank her for agreeing to be RCOB’s face of our “EACH ONE CAN PROJECT” and for PP. Vic Fernandes expressing her interest in spending some me with the chil- Past President Victor Fernandes, PHF dren in the homes . We are definitely very pleased to have joined the Club on January 02, 1986. His her as a part of this Rotary Project and are fully confident Classifica on is Broadcas ng. In his Presi- that her inspira onal story will inspire many of those that den al Year of 2000-01, his focus was on the Environment. He introduced Earth we are trying to reach with the message that 'Each One Can!' Machines (composters) for recycling, environmental and greening projects. PP Vic was awarded The SILVER CROWN OF MERIT in the Na onal Honours for 2014 for meritorious ser- vice to Barbados
Rtn. Donna Pierre .was inducted into the Rotary Club of Barbados on December 11, 2014. Her Classifica- on is Disaster Manage- ment. She was proposed by PDG David. For- merly she was a member of Rotary Club of St Augus ne West, Trinidad where she was in- ducted in May 2010 and while in Guyana trained at PETS as Secretary For her contribu- ons to the club she was awarded Rotarian of the Year for 2011-12 and has also received the award for Commu- nity Service. Announcements UP -COMING EVENTS Wedding Anniversary Mar 07 - Club Charter Date - 1962 None this week DECEMBER DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT MONTH Birthday - Rotarians PP Per Dibber Nov. 21 Dec. 1 Greeters: PP Grenville Phillips and Director Neal Griffith Nov. 27 Rtn. Trevor Fields Birthday - Partners in Service
Erica Wheeler— Partner in Service of Dec 1: FELLOWSHIP MEETING/ Elec ons: Rtn. Mark Wheeler Nov 29
Dec. 8 Greeters: PP. Steven Brathwaite Join Date Anniversary and Rtn. Robin the Baron Forde PP Tony Williams 13 years Nov. 27, 2003
Dec. 8 Business Mee ng HAPPY INDEPENDENCE TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOS FAMILY
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION June 10—14 2017 IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DEADLINES
December 15, 2016 Last day for early registra- on (USD $340.00 Rotarians/ $70.00 Rotarac- tors)
March 31, 2017 Last day for pre registra- on discount ( USD $415.00 Rotarians/ $100.00 Rotaractors) OBJECT OF ROTARY
June 14 2017 last day for online registra on The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a (USD $490.00 Rotarians/ $130.00 Rotaractors) basis of worthy enterprise and in particular to encourage and foster: FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition and the worthiness of all useful occu pations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupa tion as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotari an's personal, business and community life; and
FOURTH: The advancement of the international understanding, goodwill and peace through a world of fellowship of ROTARY GRACE business and professional persons united in the O Lord and giver of all things good ideal of service. We thank Thee for our daily food May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve Thee all our days. Bulletin Editor: Rtn. Fiona J. Hinds