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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 />
December <strong>15</strong>, 20<strong>15</strong> | <strong>15</strong>
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 />
December <strong>15</strong>, 20<strong>15</strong> | 19
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 />
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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 />
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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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<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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