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District 7020 Newsletter - July, 2010

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News of District interest firstThemeNew Team and Message from DG DianaDG Diana`s travel itineraryDG(E) Diana addresses Rotary Institute Dinner in Club of the Month Program – a new initiativeCouncil of Legislation – brief summaryCharter CelebrationsLetter from PDG Errol AlbergaComing Events

Club News Saint Martin Nord Cayman Central Cayman Sunrise Montego Bay, Jamaica Montego Bay Sunrise Downtown Kingston, Jamaica (Caribbean Partnership project) St. Thomas II Abaco, Bahamas St. Croix, Mid-Isle St. Maarten Interact Change of Board Photos (a few additional) from PETS, District ConferenceReferences

District Newsletter

July, 2010

Rotary International President –District 7020 Governor – Diana White (St. Thomas, USVI

Building Communities,

July – Month of TransitionNewsletter Editor

News of District interest first…

DG(E) Diana addresses Rotary Institute Dinner in Montreala new initiative

Downtown Kingston, Jamaica (Caribbean Partnership project)

District Conference, and RI Convention

District Newsletter

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– Ray Klinginsmith (USA)Diana White (St. Thomas, USVI)

Building Communities, Bridging Continents

Month of Transition, 2010Newsletter Editor – Kitty Bucsko (RC of Anguilla)

Page No.224569101112

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District 7020 theme for 2010-2011

District website ( www.7020.org)

The New Rotary Team, 2010-11

Roger White, husband of DG Diana; New District Governor, Diana White; New Rotary International President, Ray Klinginsmith and his wife, Judie. (Photo taken at International Assembly, January, 2010.)

Message from our new DG Diana (2010-11)

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

We are embarking on a new Rotary year, and I know we will reach new heights and build on the strong foundation we have created within our Clubs.

We are a unique and fabulous District and will Build Communities within our Caribbeanboundaries as well as Bridge Continents by establishing partners in service throughout the Rotary world.

Rotary’s heart beats through relationships. Without relationships there is no Rotary. The network of like-minded, ethical, business men and women throughout the world is the soul of Rotary and needs to be protected and nurtured.


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As we look towards the year ahead, we can take pride in this unique organization of which we are privileged to be a part. Retention of our members is crucial to our survival and it is at the heart of what we will be in the years to come.

By maintaining strong relationships, we can strengthen our Clubs; and through working together in service, we will attract potential members.

May you all enjoy good fellowship, dedicate time to community service, welcome and embrace new, improved ideas and make Rotary fun in your club. I will look forward to sharing Rotary with you throughout the year.

In Rotary service to the District and Clubs of 7020

Diana

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New Blog for DG DianaDG Diana has a new blog – and wants to share information with all Rotarians.

Please consult this blog as often as necessary for updated information about just about everything!

DG Diana welcomes and encourages contributions to her blog! Do stop by!

Here is the URL.

http://dgdianawhite7020.blogspot.com/

New Website for Haiti Task ForceAlso, there is a new website for all information concerning the Haiti Task Force.

Please consult it for information about events in Haiti.

It’s the only official source of Rotary District 7020 Haiti information.There are links from the District 7020 website in case you forget the URL.

http://haiti-task-force.blogspot.com

Thousands of Rotarians from around the world converged to celebrate the 101st RI Convention, which began Sunday, June 20, in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The annual event celebrates the

accomplishments of the family of Rotary.


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DG Diana’s Travel Itinerary for 2010-11

For July

For August


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MONTREAL ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

DG(E) DIANA - KEYNOTE SPEAKER

@ INSTITUTE DINNER

At the invitation of RI President 2009-10, John Kenny, DG Diana (at the time, it was DGE Diana) addressed the Institute Dinner as keynote speaker at the Montreal Rotary International Convention on Friday, June 18.

Diana’s presentation to those assembled included a video of Haiti images put together by PRID Barry Rassin.

Diana is shown below with RI President (2009-10) John Kenny of Scotland.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.--Michelangelo


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A new program – CLUB OF THE MONTH

CLUB OF THE MONTH PROGRAM

Each month, from August until March, clubs will have the opportunity to become “The Club of the Month.”

The title can be earned only once during the eight months; however, a club that has already won the title can continue to submit their stories and still earn points.

Only one submission per month per club is allowed. Details of the requirements for earning the title and the bonus points are detailed below.

Club of the Month in District 7020 – Concept

From August 2010 to March 2011, a monthly award will be given to one outstanding Club in the District, based on its activities and accomplishments that match that particular month’s Rotary Theme (see list below).

The submission is a simple description of the project undertaken.

The president submits the achievements to the AG. It is the responsibility of the Club President to submit a list of the Club’s “theme” achievements to their AG with a copy to the District Secretary by the 5th day of the subsequent month.

AG submits to the Focus Group. On the 6th day of the month, the AG will forward the information to the appropriate District Focus Group whose members will judge the entries and select the “Club of the Month.”

Announcement of winner. The announcement will be made on the 15th of that month.

Awards

The Club of the Month will receive a recognition plaque.

All members of the club will receive a unique “Club of the Month” lapel pin.

There are no additional criteria for submission, other than appropriateness to the monthly theme, and adherence to the deadline.

The Rotary Foundation Newsletter (June, 2010) for District 7020 contains updates on the changes from the Council of Legislation.

For more information, follow the link below:

http://www.crsadmin.com/gen/Accounts/50041/Eml/df50dec4-0aa8-4334-9757-1f0065cd7890.pdf


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Themes for the “Club of the Month” Award

Month Theme Area of Focus Group of Judges

August Membership and Extension Month Partnership & Memberships

September New Generations Month Youth

October Service Month – Vocational, Community, International Service

November Rotary Foundation Month Foundation

December Family Month and Fellowship Month Partnership & Memberships

January Rotary Awareness Month Administration & Training

February World Understanding MonthPublic Relations Month

Public Relations & Outreach

March Emphases Month – Literacy, Environment, Health & Hunger, Water Emphases

Note: In a month where there is more than one theme, only one submission per club will be accepted. But the application can be submitted for any one of the theme areas.

Points SystemFOR CLUBS

Each submission earns 20 bonus points, provided the criteria of the submission are met. The winner of the title will receive 100 bonus points toward the DG Award. The winner of the title will receive a “Club of the Month” lapel pin for each member of the club

FOR ASSISTANT GOVERNORS The number of participating entries received from the clubs in each “AG area” will enable AGs to earn bonus points towards

their DG Award. Each submission earns 10 bonus points for the AG, provided the criteria of the submission are met. A winning club from an AG’s area will earn the AG a further 25 bonus points. A submission must be received by the deadline to be considered. Failure to meet the deadline will negate eligibility.

FOR DISTRICT CHAIRS The number of participating entries received from clubs will increase the points that DCs can earn towards their DG Award. Each submission from a club in the Area of Focus of the DC earns 20 bonus points for each DC within that Focus Group.

(Exception: For Partnership & Membership, submission in this focus group area earns only 10 bonus points for each member of that group. Why? Because there are two opportunities during the year to earn points.)

All submission criteria must be met in order to receive these points.


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Focus Groups and their members are listed below

ADMINISTRATION & TRAINING YOUTH

Richard McCombeDon Chandler

Haresh Ramchandani

Mary Finley-JonesMichael LevittCharles Crane

Kameika Fullerton-DeLisserYves Martial

Yvonne CrabbeMonica Ramgeet

Joey HewPaul Brown

SERVICE & EMPHASES

David BeckLouis WeverJohn LindoGreg Miller

John LawsonEric Clarke

Susan AndersonMichele RassinRobert LegerFiona Stuart

FOUNDATION

Fabian (Bobby) YoungPatrick AdizuaJeremy Hurst

Marcel GaliberElizabeth Anderson

Stephanie FosterLyden (Trevor) Heaven

Donald BarnettChris Evans

Murray FordeEverton DavisRichard Grant

PARTNERSHIP & MEMBERSHIP

Winston ConnollyVance Lewis

Catherine ChesnutCarla Card-Stubbs

Michelle VanterpoolTerry RobinsonMelissa Geness

Corinne Van Rensselaer

PR & OUTREACH

Errol AlbergaFelix Stubbs

Guy TheodoreRichard McCombe

Barry RassinRupert Ross

Delma MaduroDennis ChongKitty Bucsko

The Club-of-the-Month pin


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A FEW CHANGES

in the way Clubs and Districts do business(2010 Council on Legislation)

…from Rotary International

A new Rotary year is set to begin, and with it a number of changes to the way clubs and districts do business.

Annual per capita dues. The annual per capita dues that Rotary clubs pay to Rotary International will increase to US$50 in 2010-11, as established by the 2007 Council on Legislation. The dues for the subsequent years will increase as follows:

Year Per capita dues paid by clubs to RI2010-11 $50 (set by 2007 Council on Legislation)2011-12 $512012-13 $522013-14 $53

CHANGES JULY 1 - The 2010 Council, which met in April, took several other actions that will go into effect 1 July:

E-clubs. E-clubs will become a permanent part of Rotary International after years of participating in a pilot project.

Districts will be allowed up to two e-clubs, which are defined as Rotary clubs that meet through electronic communications. Some of the pilot e-clubs have been meeting solely through online forums, while others have combined electronic with in-

person meetings.

New Avenue of Service. New Generations Service will join the other Avenues of Service -- Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, and International Service.

The Rotary Magazine. Rotarians in North America will have the choice of receiving either an electronic or print version of The Rotarian magazine. Rotarians living at the same address may qualify for a joint subscription.

ROTARY DISTRICTS - Here are some changes that will primarily affect Rotary districts:

District assemblies must be held in March, April, or May, and presidents-elect training seminars (PETS) in February or March.

The chair of the nominating committee for district governor must notify the current governor of the committee’s candidate within 24 hours, and the governor must inform clubs within 72 hours.

When a governor-elect position is vacant less than three months before the International Assembly, the successor will automatically fill the vacancy, if he or she is willing.

If two or more governor election complaints are filed in a district in a five-year period, and the Board believes that the RI Bylaws or election complaint procedures have been violated, it may disqualify the nominee, select a past governor to serve, and remove any governor, governor-elect, or past governor who is improperly influencing or interfering with the election process. The Board may dissolve any district and reassign its clubs to other districts if three or more election complaints are filed in a five-year period.

ROTARY CLUBS - Here are some changes that will primarily affect Rotary clubs:

No club may limit membership based on sexual orientation. Clubs must inform their district governor of a proposed change to the club name or locality at least 10 days before voting on

the proposal. The immediate past club president will be considered a club officer and a member of the board.


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The RI Board may suspend or terminate the membership of any club that retains any member who has misused funds from The Rotary Foundation or who otherwise has breached the stewardship policies of the Foundation.

Clubs accepting a transferring or former Rotarian must first secure a certificate from the former member’s club confirming that person’s membership. The former club is obligated to verify that the member does not owe any debts to the club. A prospective member cannot join a new club until all debts have been paid.

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Celebration/Activity Date

Attendance Report Due

Club Charter Celebrations

July 3, 2010

Liguanes Plains, Jamaica July 1, 2005 Mirebalais Centre, Haiti July 1, 2005 Verrettes L’Artibonite, Haiti July 1, 2005 Lucea, Jamaica July 1, 1974 Savanna La-Mar, Jamaica July 3, 1969 South East Nassau, Bahamas July 19, 1976

St. Croix West, USVI August 12, 1968 Abaco, Bahamas August 20, 1971

A reminder from AG Govind Chulani in Jamaica

The Jamaica West Rotarians have a new blog.

The JAMAICA WEST blog address is

http://rotaryclubswesternjamaica.blogspot.com


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Dear Rotarians of District 7020

The Rotary Club of St. Mary Jamaica was admitted to membership in Rotary International on 11th June 2010.

We now have 80 Clubs in District 7020.

This Rotary Year, six new Clubs have been chartered - 3 in Haiti and 3 in Jamaica. The new clubs are the following:

Montego Bay Sunrise - JamaicaChamps de Mars - Haiti

Rose Hall - JamaicaLeogane - Haiti

Ouanaminthe - HaitiSt. Mary - Jamaica

District 7020 received the 2009-10 Membership Recognition Award at the RI Convention in Montreal - in recognition of being among the top 10 Rotary Districts worldwide in net membership growth and activity.

It was my honour and distinct pleasure to receive the Award on your behalf. Congratulations to all the Clubs on an outstanding year of Rotary Service.

One Love

Errol Alberga


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AugustRotary Membership and Extension Month

SeptemberRotary New Generations Month

District 7020 Conference 2011April 4-8, 2011

St. Thomas, USVIMore information forthcoming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbZbxF9nSgc

Rotary International Convention, 2011New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.More information forthcoming

http://www.rotary.org/en/members/events/convention/pages/ridefault.aspx

New D-7020 Grant Co-ordinator at Rotary International in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.Effective June 18, 2010.

ALISON RANDALL (847) 866-3108 [email protected]

She is replacing Kirsten Gasper, who served us so well.Jennifer Kordell (847) 866-3104 remains the supervisor.


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ROTARY CLUB OF SAINT MARTIN NORD…submitted by PAG Louis Wever

THE ROTARY CLUB OF SAINT MARTIN NORD

held their

ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE

Friday, June 4, 2010

from 14.00 hours till 18.30 hours

Another successful joint Rotary-Rotaract project!

CAYMAN ROTARY CENTRAL

recognizes country’s librarians

And literacy

A unique reception recognizing librarians around the country was organised by Rotary Central on May 25, 2010.

The event, which was held at the George Town library, acknowledged over 25 librarians for their efforts in the Cayman Islands community over the year. All of the librarians were presented with a plaque recognizing their contributions.

“The need to recognize the efforts of librarians is very important within our local communities. As the profession of being a librarian evolves with the advancement of technology and online databases and catalogues, the role of the individuals that are there to assist students, parents and others who still visit our libraries, has not diminished”, said Mr. Paul Byles, President of Rotary Central.

Also present at the event was Rotary Central Literacy Chair, Ms Sandy Macfarlane, who participated in the presentation of awards, as well as Rotarians Carol Jur, Sandy Cram, Ravi Kapoor and Larry Tibbetts. The Minister of Education, Training and Employment, Honourable Rolston Anglin, also attended the event along with Ministry Deputy Chief Officer, Mr. Christen Suckoo.


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At left - Mr. Paul Byles, Rotary Central President(centre), with Cayman Islands librarians from schools and tertiary institutions in the country, and other Rotarians.

The event was very well received according to Mr. Byles, who said that feedback suggests that the librarians are extremely appreciative of the recognition they received.

“It is therefore important for us to recognize librarians not only for what they do today and will continue to contribute in the future, but also for their roles in the past and their contribution to the educational development of literally thousands of children in the Cayman Islands over the years”, said Mr. Byles.

Above left - Mr. Paul Byles, Rotary Central President presents an award to Ms Allison Taylor,librarian of St Ignatius Catholic School.

Centre - Ms Sandy Macfarlane, Rotary Central Literacy Chair, presents an award to Ms Aretha Bush,librarian of East End Primary School.

Right - Mr. Paul Byles, Rotary Central President presents an award to Ms Carol Peart, librarian of Savannah Primary School

CAYMAN ROTARY SUNRISEJOANNE RUTTY, ANTHONY LAWSON AND MICHELLE BOUCHARD

JOIN ROTARY SUNRISE.…submitted by Geoff Mathews

Joanne Rutty, Anthony Lawson and Michelle Bouchard have become the latest members of Rotary SUNRISE.


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They were inducted by Rotary Sunrise President Winston Connolly on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at their breakfast meeting at the Grand Old House.

Joanne (at left) is Caymanian, a Business Development Manager, born in Canada. Anthony is Caymanian, born in the Cayman Islands and is a Real Estate Agent. Michelle (at right) is Canadian and is a Designer and Project Manager.

They join 97 other members so club membership is now 100 members, mostly young professionals, from Cayman and 24 other countries worldwide having fun working in the community.

Rotary Sunrise was chartered in 2002 and meets at the Grand Old House for 7.00 a.m. breakfast on Wednesday mornings.

CAYMAN ROTARY SUNRISE

RENEW THEIR “BRIGHT START” PROJECT

AT THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL

Every new arrival at the George Town Hospital - and there are about 600 in the average year – is presented with a Bright Start package to encourage reading and literacy from Day One.

Studies have shown that babies who have stories read to them are brighter, more active, and are much more likely to enjoy reading later on. Sunrise Rotary members parcel up a toy, a book, and a brochure, and one package is given to each new baby by the maternity nurses at George Town hospital.

Sunrise get the books locally from Books and Books who allow a generous discount. The program was started about four years ago and has been revitalized by Rotarians Tish Bush and Marilyn Connolly following popular demand.

The latest consignment of parcels was delivered to Maternity Nurse Manager Shannon Hydes today and new arrival Kaelon, who was born on Tuesday, was the first recipient of the new batch.

At left - New Mum Jessica Thompson with baby Kaelon who arrived on Tuesday 15th June 2010.


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SUNRISE Rotarians Tish Bush and Marilyn Conolly present Maternity ManagerShannon Hydes (Centre) with the new 'Bright Start' packages.

Below – The Bright Start package – a toy and a book!

ROTARY CLUB OF MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Inducts two new members…submitted by Manoj Ramchandani

The two new members are Michelle Meikle, whose classification is Auto Rentals; and Christopher Myles, whose classification isInformation Technology.

Welcome to Rotary!

At left - David Tavares - President Elect, Manoj Ramchandani -Charter President, Christopher Myles - New Member (Information Technology), Michelle Meikle - New Member (Auto Rentals)


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Blood Drive a success –

ROTARY CLUB OF MONTEGO BAY SUNRISE…submitted by Manoj Ramchandani

At left - President Manoj and his team.

Rotarian. Diahann Stephens, Disaster Preparedness Chair. Rotarian Michelle Meikle, Guest Speaker Chair and Blood Drive Coordinator. Rotarian Manoj Ramchandani, Charter President. Rotarian Mubarek Said - PR Director. Rotarian Chris Myles, Director of Information Technology

Below – PAG Haresh Ramchandini does his part!

A well deserved “rest” for Haresh after all the work he did at the District Conference.

As we were leaving on the last day, Haresh was picking up chairs and returning them to their storage.

Treat the Earth well.It was not given to you by your parents.It was loaned to you by your children

.Kenyan Proverb.

...submitted by Erva Denham, RC of St. Thomas II


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ROTARY CLUB OF DOWNTOWN KINGSTON

SUCCESSFUL PROJECT-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP

The Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston embarked on a massive project to make open heart surgery more readily available in the Caribbean through the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Jamaica. The Bustamante Hospital is the only one in Jamaica that offers open heart surgery for young children.

A team of forty volunteer Medical Providers arrived in Jamaica from Florida in February, under the direction of Dr. Jeff Jacobs. Thisteam performed 18 volunteer pediatric open heart surgeries at the Bustamante Hospital over a six-day period. They also conducted the Larry King Cardiac Conference, a teaching Program on Paediatric Cardiac Disease for Jamaica’s doctors and nurses.

In 2009, President David Shields of the Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston was approached to assist the Bustamante Hospital with their Paediatric Cardiac Unit. The Bustamante Hospital submitted a ‘Wish List’ of equipment and supplies required to develop a Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Program. This ‘Wish List’ was communicated by President David Shields, through District 7020’s Assistant Governor Dennis Chong, to PAG Heidi Hess (Rotary Club of Ybor City), Gift of Life Chair for District 6890.

The Rotary Clubs of Interbay and Tampa (District 6890) donated a total of US$40,000 towards the ‘Wish List’. Every item on the ‘Wish List’ was either purchased or acquired from donations through the Gift of Life Florida and the Rotary Clubs. In addition to the items on the ‘Wish List’, further generous donations were received - including medication, a 40 foot container of hospital beds, desks and cabinets, etc.- bringing the total value of Rotary’s donations to the Bustamante Hospital for this mission to well over US$500,000. The Gift of Life Foundation also donated US$5,000 towards the team’s travel and accommodation.

Upon delivering and setting up the equipment and performing the surgeries, the magnitude of the project caught the attention of local authorities and stakeholders of the Bustamante Hospital. As a result, the project has exploded into several long-term local and international partnerships as follows:

1. Volunteers from overseas have been rostered to visit the hospital every 3 to 4 months hereafter to service the equipment and train Biomedical staff at Bustamante Children’s Hospital.

2. The cardiac department is so full of equipment and supplies that it has been blueprinted for immediate expansion, with further plans to construct a brand new stand-alone cardiac centre in 2-3 years.

3. Because the new expansion is slated to begin immediately, another large shipment of medical equipment and supplies (beds, tables, etc.) is on its way to further outfit the expanded cardiac centre.

4. Other container loads of medical supplies are on their way to donate to other hospitals throughout the region. These have been procured from 3 hospitals that have recently closed down in Florida.

5. District 7020 has recommended establishing a Gift of Life District 7020 Board for the long term sustainability and continuity of this and other GOL programs.

6. Rotary has applied for the Bustamante Hospital for Children to become an official Gift of Life Centre to serve the Caribbean’s pediatric open heart surgery needs. Once approved, the Gift of Life program would address the sustainment of the hospital’s (now greatly expanded and impressive) heart surgery unit.

7. The Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston will continue to monitor the hospital’s inventory of donated equipment and supplies and keep soliciting donations for items that run low.


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8. The Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston will host Dr. Jacobs’ medical cardiac team from now on when they visit Jamaica for the Annual Larry King Cardiac Conference.

9. The Rotary Club of Downtown Kingston will be submitting a Matching Grant application on July 1, 2010 in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Ocho Rios, Ybor City, Sebring, Lakeland, Belize, Ocala and Marco Island for US$60,000, to sponsor 12 additional pediatric open heart surgeries at US$5,000 each. These surgeries typically cost upwards of US$80,000 each.


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10. Since the need for additional storage of the large volume of equipment during construction has arisen, the British High Commission has donated two climate-controlled forty-foot containers on wheels to the hospital. These may be used as additional office space once the setup of the new cardiac centre is completed.

11. Last but not least, this project has spun off yet another donation last month of two complete catheterization laboratories by the All Children’s Hospital of Florida, which has now brought the total project value to approximately US$1.5M. These laboratories are being stored in a Rotary warehouse in Florida and will be shipped upon completion of the expansion at the Bustamante hospital.

ST. THOMAS ROTARY II

Announces Scholarship Recipient…submitted by Erva Denham

The Rotary Club of St. Thomas II is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Macon M. Berryman Scholarship is Miss Mariisa Mussenden, a member of the senior class at the Charlotte Amalie High School.

Each year, Rotary II awards a four-year scholarship to a graduating student in the St. Thomas/St. John District who has been accepted to the University of the Virgin Islands. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition, books and academic fees and requires the recipient to become a part of Rotary by joining the UVI Rotaract Club.

The scholarship application includes an essay. This year’s topic, in light of the disastrous earthquake in Haiti, was “The Role of NGO’s in Disaster Relief.”

Miss Mussenden’s essay was on point with the importance of volunteerism and what it is that individuals through NGOs, can do to help when a government agency can get hamstrung in its own bureaucratic red tape.

Club President Simon Kevin Caines presented the four-year scholarship during the Honors Night ceremonies on June 9th.

The scholarship, named in honor of Rotary II’s founder, Macon M. Berryman, was established in 1994. Miss Mussenden is the Club’s 16th recipient.

This year, two Macon M. Berryman scholars graduated from UVI – Nishel D. Lawrence with a BS in Nursing and Re’Neesha J. Thomas, cum laude, with a BA in Social Science, which she accomplished in only three years.

Since the scholarship program began, Rotary II has provided almost $300,000 in scholarships to Virgin Islands students.

The Rotary Club of St. Thomas II has adopted the Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, and the Anna’s Retreat Senior Center. The Club also has a weekly radio program REACH (Rotary Educating and Caring for Humanity). The Club’s annual car raffle is the major source of funding for its charitable efforts, including the scholarship and its many literacy related projects including a dictionary project for 3rd Graders at Lockhart Elementary School and a thesaurus project for 8th Graders at Cancryn.

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Paul P. Harris was the founder of Rotary. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin on April 19, 1868, and spent his early years in Wallingford, Vermont, prior to attending the University of Vermont, Princeton University and the University of Iowa. Following his graduation from the law school of the University of Iowa in 1891, he spent the next five years seeing the world and in coming to know his fellow man before settling down to practice law in Chicago.

He worked as a newspaper reporter, a business college teacher, a stock company actor and as a cowboy. He traveled extensively as a salesman for a marble and granite concern in the U.S.A. and Europe. These varied experiences broadened his vision and were of material assistance in the early extension of Rotary.

…from http://www.susitnarotary.com/paulharris.html


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ROTARY CLUB OF ABACO, The Bahamas

a wee story…submitted by Peter Bradley

The Rotary Club of Abaco needed money. Money to put on a leadership conference for members of the two Interact clubs on Abaco.

A conference that would fire up the imaginations of our Interactors, inspire and guide them, and give them some tools to use for the rest of their lives.

Time was short as there were only six weeks before the end of the school term.

We scrambled and we raised $2,660 in two weeks with the First Annual Rotary Club of Abaco Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival.

We were challenged by a lack of sidewalks on Abaco, but found a great length of concrete in front of the Java Coffee Shop in Marsh Harbour.

We solicited $100.00 from each of 26 local businesses as sponsors. We assembled artists; young

and older, professional or amateur – didn’t matter, students including Interactors, and their advisors

Rotarians and volunteers from the Abaco Art Guild judged the work, plaques and prizes awarded, and

plenty of photos taken. As a fund raiser, as a community program, as a way for young people to

have something fun to do…it was outstanding.

With the money we earned we put on the First Annual Interact Leadership Conference on the 5th of June, 2010.

Interactors from both the St. Francis de Sales Catholic School and Forest Heights Academy participated. They were treated to breakfast, lunch and a banquet dinner as well as plenty of snacks.

There were two motivational speakers during the day, one addressing leadership and the other teamwork. Events throughout included exercises that mixed the two groups up, with fun programs that taught and supplemented the topics of the day.


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Lunch, consisting of hamburgers and hotdogs was grilled and served to the Interactors by Rotarians as a token of appreciation for their work all year, keeping the community clean and neat and making the environment a better place to live in as well as earning money for Polio Plus and for Haiti relief efforts.

At the end of the day, but before the banquet dinner and dance, everyone sat in a circle and discussed what worked and what didn’t work during the year with school, community, and international service, and fund raising.

Plenty of ideas were exchanged between the clubs and many Interactors from different clubs became friends.

The banquet dinner included some awards for each club for outstanding achievements during the year, token thank you gifts to the school advisors for their support, and plaques for each Interact

president for their work.

There are only two Rotarians in the photo above - PP Brian Johnson, who has the Pringle box in his hands, and PP Jo-Ann Bradley who is in the black shirt.

And then a DJ worked his magic, balloons were loosed, and a dance took place, totally chaperoned by Rotarians.

Now this is what Rotary is about! Very well done!

ROTARY CLUB OF ST. CROIX MID-ISLE

The Eureka Man…submitted by Marcel Galiber

This article written by Nina York. Thank you, Nina!

Faced with warnings of an increased hurricane threat for this season, many residents share concerns about being trapped at home in a perilous situation. Taking steps to allay such potential fears among his nearly forty fellow members of Rotary Club of St. Croix Mid Isle, Rotarian Ralph Collins embarked on a novel project of his own making: creating a locator map for every club member’s residence. In case of an emergency, whether natural disaster or a member’s accident or health challenge at home, as well as for getting together for fun and fellowship, the club’s members in neighboring areas will now know how to get to each other’s home.

“I learned from my experience with Hurricane Omar that when normal means of communication are down, no one would know if a member was in need of help. As a club, we need to help each other,” Ralph Collins states.


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Recently retired from Toyota Sales USA, he now devotes his time to projects like this, involving extensive preparation. He marks on his map the location of each member’s home – from far East End to western St. Croix, as well as on the north shore and south, with the majority of members in center island. In addition, Ralph has prepared a binder holding a Google map of the neighborhood of each member, tracing the route to the residence from a major road, as well as a Google aerial view of the immediate vicinity, with an arrow pointing to the house in question. He has grouped members who live near each other in clusters of 4 or 5; these will all know each other’s exact location, and at least one or two members can be counted on to make their way to the others in an emergency situation.

Creating a locator map in St. Croix is far more complicated than it sounds. The U.S. Virgin Islands is in the odd situation of having no usable street addresses. Even in the towns, the antiquated system still in use from the time the towns were founded of assigning sequential numbers on one side of the street till the end, then continuing the sequence on the other side of the street back to the beginning, not only makes it hard to pinpoint locations, but impedes expansion.

At left – Rotarian Ralph Collins with his map.

As a result, many properties carry suffixes of a, b, c, etc. to their street numbers. Outside the towns, our use of plot numbers within the old estate names for addresses may seem quaint and romantic, but gives little clue to anyone’s exact location. Furthermore, many residences do not even display their plot number, adding to the problem.

This presents a huge challenge for anyone trying to find his way to a specific location, and as a result, giving directions to others invariably involves using landmarks as points of identification.

Being instructed to turn left after the third speed bump, then right at the flamboyant tree, subsequently to head left at the rusty water tank, to the fourth house on the left, often causes wasted hours and missed

appointments for those not versed in island geography. This, of course, also presents a serious challenge when police, fire or ambulance services have to locate a particular residence, and makes it impossible for GPS systems to operate here.

Efforts by the Virgin Islands Government are under way to rectify this situation – a lengthy and costly undertaking that will require giving every road in the islands a name. In the meantime, by means of personal inquiry from each member and use of the Google maps to pinpoint each Mid-Isle Rotarian’s residence location, Ralph Collins has demonstrated the Rotary motto of “Service above Self” by preparing this reassuring program. It is intended that the data will be relayed to the police, fire and ambulance services to create an even stronger sense of security among Rotary Mid-Isle members.

For organizations or companies interested in adopting this idea, Ralph Collins can be contacted at: 340-642-2562 or by [email protected]


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INTERACT CLUB OF ST. MAARTEN The Interact Club of St Dominic High School celebrated their Change of the Board in style during June. Present were among others ADG Louis, Advisor Jon, Interact Presidents from MPC and LU, and the Mentors.

There were violin & guitar solo performances, dances and singing entertainment. Speeches were given by the outgoing and incoming president, Jon and Louis.

29 new Interactors were inducted.

After the official ceremony there were snacks, drinks and dance. Please enjoy the photographs.

Above left – ADG Louis Wever pins the incoming President.


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Rotary and Interact are both alive and well in St. Maarten!

Congratulations!

Rotary Avenues of Service

1. Club Service2. Vocational Service3. International Service4. Community Service5. New Generations Service


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A few candid shotsfrom PETS and District and RI Conference

Corleen Goodman and Monica Ramgeet. The Airport Welcoming Committee.

Lindsey Cancino, Arthur Hodge, Ralph Smith, Phil Lustig, and Larry Labadie


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Eric Baynes (sans chapeau), St. Thomas II; Jean Marc Brisseau" Charter President of Rotary Club of Leogane, Haiti; Ted Lazarre,Nessim Izmery, Rosa and Robert Leger – all from Haiti

A photo from the Rotary International Convention.

AG Dennis Chong (Jamaica) with RI President, John Kenny.


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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 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.

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