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District 7020 News | 12 • <strong>15</strong> • 20<strong>15</strong><br />

Announcing<br />

the winners of the<br />

Butterfly Storybook<br />

Competition 20<strong>15</strong> - 2016<br />

Video &<br />

Song<br />

Competition<br />

Last Call<br />

Rotary E-Club Showcase


In this Issue | 12 • <strong>15</strong> • 20<strong>15</strong><br />

And the<br />

winners of the<br />

Butterfly Storybook<br />

Competition are...| 9<br />

Club of the Month Stories | 18<br />

Clubs’ News | 20<br />

www.7020.org


Get Ready for Bahamas, May 2016<br />

Registration LINK & Team Contacts | 10<br />

Rotary E-Club Showcase | 12<br />

Video & Song Competition Last Call<br />

Deadline | December 18th<br />

New FAQ’s | Guidelines & FAQ’s | 4<br />

Brochures |<br />

In the attachments


District Special Programme<br />

Video & Song Competitions Last Call<br />

Please read the<br />

FAQ’s<br />

on the next page


Upload your videos to<br />

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYDA4VVXr75D3WjqnhsiqgQ<br />

There will be two separate recognitions: The Judges’ Vote and the Popular Vote<br />

DOWNLOAD<br />

BROCHURES<br />

FROM THE<br />

ATTACHMENT<br />

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Conflict and Peace Resolution Video Contest<br />

and 4-Way Test Song Contest FAQS<br />

SIGNING-OFF<br />

On the hardcopy brochures circulated, clubs were<br />

asked to make sure that the Assistant Governors<br />

signed off as well as the relevant Presidents. That<br />

would have required coordination by having the form<br />

signed, scanned and sent. That is still acceptable but<br />

may be inconvenient. So, the club can send an email<br />

and copy the relevant President. Note that if the entry<br />

is by a youth arm, then the President of the Sponsoring<br />

Clubs should also be copied. That is sufficient.<br />

EMAIL CONFIRMATION AND ATTACHMENTS<br />

Therefore, an email copied to the AG and relevant President is sufficient to be considered<br />

a sign-off. The email should be sent to stanfordc@nuainsurance.com (District Awards<br />

Chair), marioacsmith@yahoo.com (District Secretary) and rotary.dawta@yahoo.com<br />

(DG’s spouse). The email will indicate that the video or song was uploaded to the Youtube<br />

Channel and will indicate the nature of the entry (which contest) and the name of the submitting<br />

Club. If there are any other attachments that the clubs would wish to send such as<br />

the lyrics of the song or the transcript of the video or a translation, then please include that<br />

in the email.<br />

SUBMITTING VIDEOS AND SONGS<br />

For actual submission of the song or video, Clubs should upload the video to this link:<br />

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYDA4VVXr75D3WjqnhsiqgQ<br />

WHO CAN UPLOAD?<br />

The link connects to what serves as our channel for both contests. Everyone has access to<br />

that link and anyone could upload. Upload is easy but they will need to do so from a gmail<br />

account - which the person uploading can create if that person or the club does not have<br />

one. They will be given the opportunity to do this once they click on “Upload”.<br />

WHEN TO UPLOAD<br />

Anytime before midnight December 18, 20<strong>15</strong> - starting now. Midnight will be the club’s<br />

local time.<br />

IDENTIFYING ENTRIES<br />

The entry needs to be identified. Ideally, the entrant should have an ID like a credit acknowledgement<br />

OR caption shown on the video. However, and in any event, when the<br />

club uploads it, the video or song should be given a name which includes the name of the<br />

club submitting it e.g. “EarlyAct Club of Mars7020 Video on Conflict” or “Rotary Club of<br />

Venus7020 Song Contest Entry 20<strong>15</strong>”.<br />

DIFFICULTIES UPLOADING<br />

If clubs have difficulties uploading (especially the songs), please contact stanfordc@nuainsurance.com<br />

(District Awards Chair), marioacsmith@yahoo.com (District Secretary) or<br />

rotary.dawta@yahoo.com (DG’s spouse). As a last resort, the entries can be sent to those<br />

addressees who will arrange to upload.<br />

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Object of Rotary<br />

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service<br />

as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and<br />

foster:<br />

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for<br />

service;<br />

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and professions,<br />

the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the<br />

dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve<br />

society;<br />

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s<br />

personal, business,and community life;<br />

FOURTH. The advancement of international understanding,<br />

goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and<br />

professional persons united in the ideal of service.


News from Evanston<br />

Interact and Rotaract Committee Meeting<br />

Rotaract and Interact Committee 20<strong>15</strong>-16 met on Dec 3-4, 20<strong>15</strong> at Rotary International Headquarters,<br />

Evanston, USA. The agenda of the meeting was to look into existing policies and recommend changes which<br />

can improve Rotaract and Interact movement across the globe. During the meeting various strategies and<br />

policy changes were discussed which would be further passed on to the Board of Directors. The meeting was<br />

presided by Florian Wackermann(Germany) and Yen Shen - Hsieh(Taiwan) with the help of Adam & his team<br />

(Rotary Staff ).Other Members who were present in the meeting were Veronica Suarez (Argentina), Evan<br />

Burrell(Australia),Oliver Alvarez(Philipenes),Tommie Buscemi (USA),Safina Rahman(Bangladesh) , Henry<br />

Long (USA), Rahel Getachew (Ethopia) and Sahil Bhateja (India).<br />

We would always encourage you to write us if you have any suggestion or feedback at<br />

ri-committee@rotaract.de.<br />

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REGISTER AT<br />

https://www.cvent.com/events/rotary-district-7020-pets-assembly-conference-2016/registration-490392a<strong>15</strong>613493782545a2f29d0fe51.aspx<br />

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Rotary E-Club<br />

of the Caribbean, 7020<br />

Showcase<br />

Our E-Club was chartered on August 12th, 2013 and although still very much a developing<br />

Club, we are very fortunate to have among our members a deeply committed, knowledgeable<br />

group of Rotarians who propelled our E-Club into the path of success from even before<br />

the official chartering.<br />

One common goal<br />

keeps us in focus:<br />

“A humanitarian interest in the<br />

countries encompassed in<br />

District 7020”.<br />

Our members come, live and travel throughout<br />

many places around the globe including the United<br />

Kingdom, Spain, France, Ethiopia, New York,<br />

Virginia, Florida, Canada, St. Maarten, Guadeloupe,<br />

Jamaica, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands,<br />

Bahamas and Anguilla. (Eventually, we would<br />

like for all countries of our District to be represented<br />

by at least one member in our E-Club.)<br />

With some many time zones, flexibility in attendance<br />

and business is key to remain strong. With<br />

such great diversity of backgrounds and cultures,<br />

it’s easy to see why our E-Club is a wonderful Rotary<br />

Club to be acquainted with!<br />

Our District wide Signature Project, Butterfly Storybook Competition, was launched with extraordinary<br />

success and this year we will publish the fourth edition of the Butterfly Storybooks<br />

series whose authors have, coincidentally, been announced on this District News edition.<br />

We have taken many other challenges of which we are very proud of. Adapting what have<br />

been traditional person-to-person activities to our online arena has encouraged a great level<br />

of “can do” attitude among our members, even if some of us are quite traditional when it<br />

comes to online communications.<br />

Our members have the same privileges and responsibilities as all Rotarians do, so, in many<br />

ways, we have the same goals of most “terra clubs”: increase membership and engagement,<br />

attain training objectives, solidify a culture of giving to our Foundation, carry out local and<br />

international projects and provide our members a unique, meaningful Rotary fellowship<br />

experience.<br />

So what makes our Rotary E-Club successful?<br />

Commitment and a clear vision of how we want our E-Club to<br />

direct its growth while remaining strong, highly adaptive, attractive<br />

and welcoming to active and prospective members.<br />

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AG Manoj Ramchandani and Rotarians of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 attending to the<br />

District Governor Felix N. Stubbs official address during his official visit to our Club.<br />

Mastering Fellowship<br />

Perhaps the question that our members have to answer the most is “How can you experience<br />

the fellowship if you don’t get together?”. Rotarians from terra clubs seem surprised<br />

when we say “Just as you do.”.<br />

The truth is that, just like in any Rotary Club, it takes time to get to know your fellow Rotarians.<br />

However, we like to think that we have certain advantages.<br />

Whereas in traditional clubs Rotarians sits with a few other Rotarians to share a meal and<br />

a Club program, our online platform makes us all present at the same level. What one Rotarian<br />

says, is heard by all, and while you can still chat privately, we tend to keep those side<br />

conversation to a minimum because the success of the meeting depends heavily on the attendees’<br />

engagement. So, with time, we actually get to know most of us quite well. The trick,<br />

like in any other Rotary Club, is to ensure that each member has the opportunity to participate<br />

and provide his or her points of view, which in our E-Club seems to be the norm.<br />

As in any other Clubs, difficult conversations, miscommunications and situations do arise,<br />

but in working the circumstances out, we learn to master fellowship online. We have developed<br />

a strong bond and we genuinely strive to maintain a high standard of communication<br />

that also guarantees that members feel comfortable expressing their opinions.<br />

Our E-Club provides a weekly fellowship reunion outside of the scheduled Saturday morning<br />

meeting on Wednesdays at 7:00pm Atlantic Standard Time. This meeting is usually<br />

with a smaller group and because it is more informal, it is also more open to learn about our<br />

members’ families and how we are doing at a more personal level.<br />

We hope that you visit us and experience 7020 Fellowship, E-Club style!<br />

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Our Signature Project has the potential to impact every cheilaild in our<br />

District from ages 7 - 11 and opens for them an opportunity, early in their<br />

lives, to find their voice and to learn to express their creative talents<br />

within a safe environment. This is a chance for them not just to sharpen<br />

their writing style and imagination, but to learn to compete fairly, to<br />

learn to give and receive recognition, to learn to challenge themselves<br />

and to experience some of the magic of being Caribbean.<br />

Special moments are truly cherished among our members. In the picture, President Camille offers her<br />

installation address to members and guests, including District Governor Felix N. Stubbs, AG Manoj<br />

Ramchandani, ARPIC Sheila Bethel and PAG Everton Davis who also happens to be our Secretary and<br />

President Nominee 2017 - 2017 Lesli’s dad. So wonderful!<br />

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Because we are an E-Club, we can...<br />

1. Invite guest speakers from all over the world.<br />

2. Hold joint meetings and training sessions with Rotarians in other countries.<br />

3. Serve as the District main Club for online makeups.<br />

4. Members can join even when they are traveling or away from the main computers.<br />

5. Have a birthday party with guests from all over the world.<br />

6. Watch movies together by sharing our screen.<br />

7. Record our meetings and training sessions for the benefit of the members who couldn’t<br />

attend the live session so that they can provide their input after watching the discussions.<br />

8. Assist our fellow Rotarians to navigate their Clubrunner and Rotary Club Central accounts<br />

by sharing the screen so that they can follow the steps on their own computers.<br />

9. Hold Board and Committee Meetings and Club Assemblies.<br />

10. Invite Rotaractors for a Meeting Takeover.<br />

11. Meet friends and family members of our fellow Rotarians.<br />

12. Serve as Point of Contact / Communications Hub in emergency situations.<br />

13. Hold physical meetings with some members attending a location while the others can<br />

attend through our online video meeting platform.<br />

14. Enhance our District Leadership Team by means of our skills, perspective and resources.<br />

<strong>15</strong>. Particpate in Global Grants as Fundraising, Marketing and International Partners.<br />

16. Partner with Terra Club to do Community and International Service.<br />

17. Serve as Peace, Literacy and Youth Mentors.<br />

18. Represent our District goals and needs in throughout the E-Clubs Fellowship.<br />

19. Promote and actively contribute to world understanding.<br />

20. Embrace diversity as one of our most valued resources.<br />

21. and..., and..., and....<br />

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Why we are Rotarians and Why We Love Our E-Club... A few thoughts<br />

“Flexibility, 24 hour access, maintain perfect attendance,<br />

fellowship, networking internationally and across the<br />

district.”<br />

-Camille Seaton, PE 20<strong>15</strong>-2016, Jamaica, Barbados<br />

Secretary, Membership Chair 2014-20<strong>15</strong><br />

“Having been with the Rotary District 7020 for over<br />

20 years, I couldn’t imagine being a Rotarian elsewhere.<br />

Moving over (to which island???) from Guadeloupe was a<br />

nice fantasy... But there came this splendid E-Club which<br />

turned me, a long time virtual member, into a very real<br />

Rotarian!!<br />

Hurray, Hurray for this “most excellent Club” of District<br />

7020, and the best E-Club of them all!”<br />

-Henriette Raccah, Guadeloupe, Paris, New York<br />

Butterfly Storybook Haiti Creole Translation Chair<br />

“In attending district 7020 conferences I have marveled at<br />

both the diversity and commonality of our many islands.<br />

As a member of the eClub I experience that diversity at<br />

every meeting...”<br />

-PP John Fuller, St. John<br />

Club Administration 20<strong>15</strong>-2016<br />

“I am a Rotarian because I have an abiding respect for<br />

the Four Way Test, and admiration of Paul Harris and an<br />

enduring hope for a holistically healthy globe.<br />

I am a member of an e-Club because it is progressive,<br />

uses technology positively, and I can interact collaborate<br />

with members from all over the globe face-to-face without<br />

time loss through commuting.”<br />

-Devorath Elcock, St. Croix<br />

Pen Pal Pilot Project, Chair<br />

“I have been a member of other community clubs and did<br />

not gain any personal satisfaction, I found the principles<br />

of Rotary appealing due to the methods and strategically<br />

focusing on specific community projects. In addition, the<br />

club offers many educational opportunities that stimulates,<br />

encourages, and foster humanitarian development.”<br />

-Keturah deWeever, Sint Maarteen<br />

Vocational Service, Chair 2014 -20<strong>15</strong><br />

“I joined Rotary to help people in a way I couldn’t do<br />

alone, and for twenty years have been elated to join with<br />

other Rotarians in making a difference to many.”<br />

-PP Denis Stockman, Florida, USA<br />

Strategic & Visioning Plan, Chair 2014-2016<br />

“Someone asked me to join! So, I joined. Someone asked<br />

me to get involved – to take charge of a task. So, I did.<br />

Continued involvement brought more and more<br />

satisfaction – learning about the needs in the world and<br />

what Rotary is doing to fill those needs. I have made<br />

many friends with the same interests and I have continued<br />

to learn from those friends.<br />

...those of us who otherwise do not meet the attendance<br />

requirements of Rotary, and those of us who cannot<br />

meet the requirements of the terra Rotary clubs now<br />

have the opportunity to continue in Rotary and to help<br />

Rotary do its good works the world over! We have the<br />

opportunity to be Rotary ambassadors not just in our own<br />

small communities, but also the world over through our<br />

facility with the Internet.<br />

I cannot imagine my life without Rotary. Consequently, I<br />

am a Rotarian and I am a very fulfilled E-Club Rotarian!”<br />

-PP Kitty Bucsko, Anguilla, Canada<br />

Charter President, August 12th, 2013<br />

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“As an Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Manager, my<br />

profession takes me to disasters throughout the U.S.<br />

“Being continuously away from home made it impossible<br />

to serve and actively participate in the activities of my<br />

previous club. The Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020<br />

allows me the flexibility and opportunity to be a part of an<br />

organization that I love while providing my professional<br />

duties away from home. The E-Club provides me the<br />

opportunity to be a Rotarian no matter where I am in the<br />

world.”<br />

-PP Jacqueline J. Heyliger, St. Croix<br />

The Rotary Foundation, Chair 2014-20 16<br />

“Why I love being a Rotarian in our E-Club of the<br />

Caribbean 7020:<br />

E Enjoying fellowship with fellow members<br />

C Challenging myself to do the best I can for others<br />

L Learning so many new things about Rotary & the world<br />

U Uniqueness of our E-club enable us to easily connect<br />

with others worldwide<br />

B Butterfly Storybook - saw the first one, loved it, love<br />

being involved with it!”<br />

-Lou deLagran, Canada<br />

Butterfly Storybook, Co-Chair 2014-20<strong>15</strong><br />

“I joined the E-Club because I travel a lot and want to stay<br />

connected to the best District on the planet. I have never<br />

felt more connected to Rotary service at grassroots level.<br />

The fellowship and team spirit is tangible and keeps me<br />

fulfilled and busy.”<br />

-PDG Diana White, St. Thomas, UK, Spain<br />

Trainer, Treasurer, Butterfly Storybook, Co-Chair 2014-2016<br />

“I am a member of the Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean<br />

because I believe the members of the club embrace the 4<br />

way test and live by the tenants. There is a wealth of Rotary<br />

knowledge and experience within the club and as a result<br />

I feel like my Rotary life is enriched. We respect and love<br />

each other while carrying out our various projects. I am<br />

a happy Rotary e-clubber and I thank my sponsor Kitty<br />

Buskco for inducting me into the Rotary e-club family.”<br />

-Lesli Prendergast, Jamaica<br />

President Nominee 2017 - 2018<br />

“For the opportunity to use my talents to explore<br />

innovative ways to do good in the world and the privilege<br />

of meeting some truly extraordinary fellow human beings<br />

from the world all over whom I can also call my friends.”<br />

-IPP Amarylis Dávila-Agosto, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico<br />

“The world as we have created it is a process of our<br />

thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our<br />

thinking.” Albert Einstein.<br />

“The only constant in life is change” Heraclitus<br />

“I have always wanted to change the world, but somehow<br />

found it a daunting task. Then I thought of changing the<br />

way I approached this task which led me to volunteerism.<br />

But life got in the way, so I had to change my thought<br />

process again.<br />

This led me to the Rotary e-club . By changing how I<br />

thought, I was led to the perfect place for me. Einstein<br />

and Heraclitus were right, to change the world you have<br />

to change the way you think and this is a constant. The<br />

e-club is the next step in the change continuum, how else<br />

does one reach so many people, at the same time, in so<br />

many different places? This is why I am a Rotarian, this<br />

is why I am a part of the e-club, because I believe it is the<br />

wave of the future in volunteerism.”<br />

-Howard Brown, Jamaica<br />

SAA 2016 - 2017


Be Our Guest!<br />

Attendance Make Ups are<br />

TWICE MORE FUN at the<br />

Rotary E-Club<br />

of the Caribbean, 7020<br />

Join us online @<br />

https://zoom.us/j/602689205<br />

Every Wednesday<br />

at 7:00pm &<br />

Every Saturday<br />

at 9:00am<br />

Atlantic<br />

Time<br />

More information at<br />

www.rotaryeclub7020.org<br />

or contact our Club Secretary<br />

Lesli Prendergast at<br />

lesli.prendergast@gmail.com<br />

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Club of the Month<br />

Awesome activities and ideas from small clubs<br />

Thomas Edison has stated and I quote, “The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”<br />

Season Greeting Everyone! Allow me to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous<br />

2016! For this segment of the District’s Newsletter, great ideas that were executed by the<br />

small clubs of District 7020 for the month of November, ‘Rotary Foundation Month’, will be<br />

shared.<br />

During this month, clubs executed fun, interactive activities to raise funds for the Rotary<br />

Foundation (PolioPlus and the Annual Fund).<br />

Organizing dinners for the ‘World’s Greatest<br />

Meal to End Polio’ was a popular activity<br />

among the clubs, and clubs such as: the<br />

Rotary Club of St Thomas East, the Rotary<br />

Club of Abaco, and the Rotary Club Port-au-<br />

Prince Champ de Mars, to list a few, used<br />

this avenue to raise lots of funds for polio<br />

eradication efforts and for the Annual Fund.<br />

We can conclude in this instance that ‘Great<br />

Minds indeed Think Alike!’<br />

The Rotary Club of St. Thomas Sunrise organized a<br />

11 mile race to raise money for Polio. Interact members<br />

and Friends of Rotary branded themselves with<br />

End Polio Now shirts and secured sponsorships that<br />

would pledge a fixed amount of money for each runner<br />

they passed in the race. Good Job!<br />

While, the Rotary Club of St. Croix West distributed<br />

‘End Polio Now Collection Cans’ for the club to collect<br />

funds for polio eradication. Nice!<br />

Other noteworthy fundraising events for the Rotary<br />

Foundation included a Polio Lap-A-Thon and Aerobics<br />

Exercise, organized by the Rotary and Rotaract<br />

Club of May Pen, which resulted in more publicity and<br />

recognition in the communities and business sectors.<br />

Fantastic!<br />

The club also held its annual Boat Cruise which was<br />

not only a fundraising activity for Rotary International<br />

Foundation, but also was a fellowship for Rotarians,<br />

Rotaractors and other members of the community.<br />

Cool!<br />

The Rotary Club of Montego Bay Sunrise created a<br />

raffle in aid of Foundation month, which was supported<br />

by the local businesses who donated a number<br />

of wonderful prizes which attracted a large number of persons to purchase tickets for the<br />

raffle. Excellent!<br />

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Some clubs like the Rotary Club of Aquin and the Rotary<br />

Club of Pignon proudly advocated and encouraged<br />

other clubs to be a 100% EREY club, just like<br />

them. Way to Go!<br />

The Rotary Club of St. Thomas East has even set a goal<br />

for its club to be 100% EREY by December 31, 20<strong>15</strong>,<br />

and 100% Sustaining PHF ($100/year) by March 31,<br />

2016. Quite an impressive goal!<br />

Other clubs used this month to raise awareness and to educate their members and the community<br />

about the Rotary Foundation such as the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise and the<br />

Rotary Club of Montego Bay.<br />

The Rotary Club of St. Thomas organized trivia or quizzes to test<br />

members knowledge of the Foundation and its work.<br />

Whilst the Rotary Club of Montego Bay Sunrise scheduled a<br />

TEDTalk presentation at a regular meeting where a 20 minute<br />

video outlined to guests and Rotarians how Rotary Foundation<br />

contributes not just locally but internationally as well towards<br />

efforts such as Ending Polio. Wonderful!<br />

Finally, recognizing deserving persons as a Paul Harris<br />

Fellow, was also done by a number of clubs such<br />

as the Rotary Club of St. Croix West, and Club of Abaco,<br />

who awarded two Paul Harris Fellowships.<br />

Hope you enjoyed the ideas presented in the article.<br />

And yet, I will share even more fabulous ideas in the<br />

next article.<br />

Until then, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and remember, “Everything begins<br />

with an idea.” - Earl Nightengale<br />

Article submitted by PP Marcelia Henry<br />

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D7020<br />

Clubs<br />

News<br />

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Rotary Club of Montego Bay<br />

Donation to the Open Heart Mission<br />

Rotarian Dominica Pradere and President Conrad Grant hand a cheque to Ms. Kerron Cameron at the Open<br />

Hear Mission Centre.<br />

Last week, President Conrad Grant of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay handed a cheque to<br />

Kerron Cameron, the administrator of the Open Heart Mission, for the purchase of broiler<br />

chicks and feed for the Mission’s farm.<br />

The Open Heart Mission is a charitable organisation which runs a centre on Lawrence Lane<br />

in order to provide homeless people with shower facilities, clean clothes and three meals a<br />

day. The Mission also has a shelter in Albion where homeless men and women can stay.<br />

The farm is part of the rehabilitation programme which trains and supports homeless people<br />

so that they can become productive members of society. The chicken project provides<br />

skills training for the clients and income for the Mission.<br />

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Rotary Club Grand Cayman Sunrise<br />

Great Moments of Service<br />

Rotary Sunrise Focuses on Literacy<br />

Literacy Director Su Mander was been busy in September with leading the annual distribution<br />

of dictionaries to students in the public school system in the Cayman Islands.<br />

This year to mark Literacy Month, several Sunrise Rotarians distributed 420 dictionaries<br />

to Year 5 students in various public schools. PP Winston Connolly, Education Councillor,<br />

spoke at Red Bay Public School about the importance of literacy in order for every young<br />

person to achieve his or her personal goals.<br />

Sunrise Rotarians are thankful to the teachers and staff who juggled busy schedules during<br />

these first few weeks of school in order<br />

to accommodate the dictionary<br />

distribution in places like Red Bay<br />

Primary School, where the children<br />

were happy to pose with their new<br />

reference books.<br />

Dictionaries were also handed out<br />

to students at Savannah Primary<br />

School, George Town Primary<br />

School, Prospect Primary and at Sir<br />

John A. Cumber Primary School in<br />

West Bay.


Rotary Sunrise Celebrates with the Seniors<br />

Every year, a community service project for Rotary Sunrise is to celebrate the birthdays of<br />

the residents living at The Pines, which is an assisted living home for the elderly. Rotaractors<br />

and Earlyactors once again joined Rotarians to bring smiles and entertainment to the residents<br />

and staff. Christmas carols were sung as Rotarians Chris and Jocelyn played songs on<br />

the piano and classic songs such as Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer and Jingle Bells brought<br />

much laughter and smiles.<br />

As a special treat our Earlyactors used a meeting to design birthday cards for the 2 residents<br />

who celebrated their birthdays in November. The kids had fun using glitter and markers and<br />

felt flowers to adorn the cards which were presented at the event.<br />

The lunch for the day was catered by<br />

Champion House and consisted of<br />

delicious Caribbean food; Bar-B-Q<br />

chicken, rice and beans, fried plantain,<br />

steamed vegetables and fried<br />

fish with gravy. There was also a delicious<br />

vanilla sheet cake that everyone<br />

enjoyed along with homemade sugar<br />

cookies with homemade icing baked<br />

by Youth Director Ivana Falytsova,<br />

PE Dawn Cummings and VP Deirdre<br />

MacFarlane. Some of the residents<br />

were not able to join the party, so their food was delivered to them in their rooms.<br />

In all, it was a very enjoyable day and we look forward to the event again next year!<br />

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Prior to their inductions, proposed new members had the opportunity to introduce their family and<br />

friends turning the evening into a true Family of Rotary celebration.<br />

Sponsors were recognized during<br />

the Induction Ceremony with the<br />

Rotary Sponsor Ribbons Pin.<br />

Lots of Happy Dollars were given to honor the<br />

newly inducted Rotarians and their families.<br />

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Rotary Club of East Nassau<br />

Project Read Repairs<br />

Rotary Club of East Nassau<br />

members and President Jason<br />

spent Saturday November<br />

28th doing repair work<br />

at Project Read, one of the<br />

many organization supported<br />

by the club. Project Read<br />

is an adult literacy program<br />

which began in 1991, and<br />

helps young adults through<br />

senior citizens to learn or<br />

improve on reading skills.<br />

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Rotary Club of St. Croix Mid-Isle<br />

Inaugurates Multi-Sensory Environment Center<br />

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Mid-Isle is pleased to announce the opening of the Herbert Grigg home for the<br />

aged Multi-Sensory Therapy for residents who are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease which occurred on November<br />

21st at 10am. This project, which is the first of its kind in the Caribbean, is a collaborative partnership<br />

with the Herbert Grigg Home, Rotary Mid-Isle, Rotary of Grand Cayman, Quantum CT and Diageo USVI.<br />

The Multi Sensory Environment (MSE) is designed with two goals in mind: to promote intellectual activity<br />

and to encourage relaxation. An MSE is a comfortable, safe, dedicated space of room where sensory stimulation<br />

can be controlled (intensified or reduced) presented in isolation or combination, package for active<br />

or passive interaction, and matched to fit the perceived motivation, interests, leisure, relaxation, therapeutic<br />

and/or educational needs of the user. These rooms are not only about equipment, but important for the interaction<br />

and relationships. The environment allows an individual to explore and experience sensory input<br />

at this or her own space. The caregiver’s purpose is to encourage, facilitate and allow self-choice. Most MSE<br />

rooms offer a wide range of choices, and provide a variety of stimuli including a wonderful blend of sights,<br />

sounds, and textures. Other things found in an MSE room include lighting effects and orbiting images, sound<br />

effects, tactile experiences, cause/effect, soft items, selected rhythmical music, sensory activities, tasting experience,<br />

and motion stimulation, and much more.<br />

The MSE program goal is based on a well-documented approach to neurological cognition and emotional<br />

development through multiple sensory environments and kinesthesia in a dynamic recreation, educational,<br />

and therapeutic setting. The programs positive effects of multi-sensory environments can improve the<br />

health, social well-being, and quality of life of persons with severe and profound intellectual disabilities, and<br />

the elderly.<br />

We are pleased that DG Felix and Carla were able to attend this special event with us. Huge thanks to all that<br />

donated, but especially to the Rotary of Grand Cayman for their partnership!!<br />

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Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal<br />

Events Photo Highlights<br />

1. Rotarians Joan and PP<br />

Howard standing with their<br />

proposed members-Corretta<br />

and Melissa.<br />

2. Rotaractors Vivette and<br />

Ryan promoting their clubs<br />

fundraising event-Evoke.<br />

1 2<br />

3. AG Noel affixing Rtn<br />

Corretta membership lapel.<br />

4. Rtn Melissa is all smiles<br />

as AG Noel affixes her<br />

membership lapel<br />

5. AGE PP Judy Hylton<br />

from the Rotary Club of St.<br />

Andrew says how happy<br />

she is to be visiting with<br />

KEPR.<br />

6. AG Noel assists auctioneer<br />

PP O Alexander in<br />

presenting Dir Beverly with<br />

her winnings.<br />

3 4<br />

5 6<br />

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7. The happy women of KEPR.<br />

8. KEPR Ladies matching in fushia.<br />

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9. Pres Michael adds the finishing touches to the first disabled<br />

parking sign.<br />

10 & 11- Some members of the painting team pose after<br />

the completing their first sign.<br />

12. Stencil one removed.<br />

13. VP Dameon and Pres Michael adding the finishing<br />

touches to the second sign.<br />

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10 11<br />

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<strong>15</strong>. PAG Ruth introducing the evenings Rotary<br />

Foundation 101 presenter.<br />

16. Rtn Paulette being congratulated for her appointment<br />

to the District board for the 2016-17<br />

year as Asst Social Media Chair.<br />

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14. Pres Michael awaits 7pm for the start of the meetitng.<br />

17. Rtn Marshell presents PAG Patrick with a certificate<br />

of appreciation alongside Pres Michael.<br />

18. The raffle winner for the night was Interactor<br />

Tianna of The Convent of Mercy Academy Alpha.<br />

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