iD7020News June 2016

District 7020 News | 06• 01 • 2016 

Rotary Fellowships 

Friends + 

Good Times 

Around the World 

Rotary Families 

and Couples 

What Rotary 

Mean to Them!

In this Issue | 06 • 01 • 2016 

www.7020.org 

District Governor’s Message | 4 

Training Opportunities | 18 

Clubs’ Anniversaries | 18 

Rotary Families and Couples 

What Rotary Mean to them | 7

Monthly Theme | June | Fellowships 

What are Rotary Fellowships? 

Available Rotary Fellowships 

A Glance of History of Rotary Fellowships 

p. 8 - 9 

Rotary Fellowship Flyers and Handbook 

Download from Attachments 

June, 2016 | 3

Dear Rotary Family, 

DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S 

MESSAGE 

JUNE, 2016 

“Fellowship is 

enshrined in the 

First Object of 

Rotary as “the 

development of 

acquaintance as 

an opportunity 

for service.” 

As Carla and I sit here at the Rotary International Convention 

2016 in Seoul, South Korea, in the company of Rotarians 

from across the Caribbean and the rest of the World, I 

cannot help but reflect that this is Fellowship month. Fellowship 

was one of the reasons Rotary was established. Fellowship 

is enshrined in the First Object of Rotary as “the 

development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.” 

Fellowship, camaraderie and relationships are what make 

all the good we do possible. FELLOWSHIP IS THE GLUE 

AND THE NUTRIENT FOR SERVICE. 

Just last month, we had the pleasure of hosting over 600 of 

you at our District Conference. Your feedback indicates that 

you had a wonderful time. I am grateful for the efforts of my 

Conference Committee – for their outstanding job in taking 

care of you while you were in Nassau. 

As this Rotary year draws to a close, DISTRICT 7020 RO- 

TARIANS SHOULD REFLECT WITH PRIDE ON THE 

GOOD WE DID IN THE WORLD. WE HAD A SUCCESS- 

FUL YEAR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, A SIGNIFICANT 

YEAR. This year we continued to tackle and execute impactful 

projects involving all areas of focus – water and sanitation 

projects, literacy programmes, health initiatives, feeding 

programmes for families and children at risk, economic 

and community development undertakings, peace and conflict 

resolution endeavours and disaster management and 

response schemes. We executed sustainable projects that 

are important and significant for our several communities.

We met and EXCEEDED SEVERAL GOALS this past year. We can objectively judge the 

GROWTH of our District on 3 criteria: more MEMBERS to execute more service projects, 

more GIVING to create opportunities for more projects and greater community VISIBILITY 

to enhance our image and facilitate Service. With 96 new members (as at April 30, 2016 

and growing), we currently have the SECOND HIGHEST growth in Membership in our 

Zone. Several new youth clubs – Rotaract, Interact and Earlyact – were formed this year 

and the engagement of the sponsoring clubs is inspiring. Our Foundation Giving is expected 

to surpass $300, 000 which would be the HIGHEST AMOUNT IN 10 YEARS! This year, 

our website was revamped and made more interactive. Our social media efforts escalated 

(Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). The introduction of a District hashtag (#unleashtheawesome7020) 

proved to be a good identifier for our clubs. District 7020 clubs became 

quite visible on social media and our PUBLIC IMAGE improved. The response, posts and 

comments from AROUND THE WORLD confirms this. Consequently and effortlessly, our 

Facebook Community page finally exceeded 1000 likes (currently 1075) and our Facebook 

Group has 1341 members (more members than the entire Zone Group). 

NONE OF THE DISTRICT’S GOALS COULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE 

EFFORT AND COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION OF ALL OF OUR ROTARIANS ON 

THE GROUND AND WORKING. I thank those who shouldered additional responsibility 

to lead the way – especially Club Presidents and Secretaries, Assistant Governors and the 

District Leadership team. Our job is to build on the accomplishments of the past. I CON- 

GRATULATE all of the District 7020 Rotary family - Rotary, Innerwheel, Rotaract, Interact, 

Earlyact, Rotary Community Corps - for moving District 7020 to HIGHER HEIGHTS. You 

should be proud of your SUCCESSES this past year. What we accomplished together is SIG- 

NIFICANT. 

Lastly, I THANK YOU for the opportunity to serve you as your District Governor. Thank 

you for your support and for your dedication to Service Above ‘Self. I expect and encourage 

you to give your support to incoming District Governor, Haresh Ramchandani. We are an 

AWESOME District! Carla and I will cherish fond memories of this year. We have a Rotary 

Family for life. 

Know that you are a Gift to the World. Continue to move from SUCCESS TO SIGNIFI- 

CANCE. Our communities and our nations are counting on us to make this world a better 

place. #unleashtheawesome7020 

Felix N. Stubbs 

District Governor 2015 - 2016 

Rotary District 7020

British writer and Royal Air Force pilot Roald Dahl was 

also an avid photographer who carried his beloved Zeiss 

camera on his many adventures. At a time when each photograph 

had to be laboriously developed by hand, on film 

or glass plate negatives, he amassed a collection of hundreds 

of images. In later years, these photographs served 

as a visual record of his travels, a way to document his 

experiences and share them with others. Yet he always 

spoke of his memories as being far more vivid than the 

photographs could ever reflect. So many events and experiences, 

he said, were simply impossible to capture; they 

could not be adequately conveyed in images or words. 

Language may fail, and photographs fade; minds are fallible, 

and details are lost. But some experiences, as Dahl 

said, never dim; they stand out in our memories, even after 

decades, as a wall of flame. They rear up forever over 

the landscape of our past, dividing our lives into what 

came before and what came after. 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

June, 2016 

K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran 

President 2015-16 

That metaphor has stayed with me throughout the past 

year as I have traveled the world for Rotary. For indeed, 

this entire year has stood, and will always stand, as a wall 

of flame in my mind, dividing my life into before and after. 

When I think back over these 12 months, I see a bright kaleidoscope 

of images cascading before my eyes, day after 

day, week after week. The anxious parents in Chandigarh, 

India, hovering at the bedside of the child recovering 

from lifesaving heart surgery. The bright flags of Nepal 

fluttering over an entire village that had been rebuilt after 

the devastating earthquake. The feeling of awe in St. 

Peter’s Square at the Jubilee of Rotarians celebrated by 

Pope Francis. Joyful gatherings around the world, in so 

many countries, in so many languages – with friends I 

had never before met, my brothers and sisters in Rotary. 

To serve as president of Rotary International is a colossal 

undertaking, one that cannot be truly conveyed in images 

or words. It is a wall of flame that will burn forever in my 

memory, dancing with light, shifting in shadow. A thousand 

images jostle together in my mind, a thousand recollections, 

a thousand emotions. Together, they form a 

great mosaic; together, they show the bright and glorious 

work of your hands. 

As this Rotary year draws to a close, I am prouder than 

ever to be part of this great organization: one that makes 

the world not poorer, but richer; replaces despair with 

hope; raises up those whom fate has brought low; and is 

a gift to so many, while allowing each of us to Be a Gift to 

the World. 

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What are Rotary Fellowships? 

Rotary Fellowships are international, 

independently organized groups of 

Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and 

Rotaractors who share a common vocation 

or recreational interest. Rotary Fellowships 

give their members the opportunity to have 

fun, make new friends around the world, 

and enhance their experience in Rotary. 

Learn all about Rotary Fellowships in www.rotary.org/fellowships 

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Enjoy Your Favorite Activities in Great Rotary Company! 

4x4 vehicles 

Amateur Radio 

Antique Automobiles 

Authors and Writers 

Beer 

Bird Watching 

Canoeing 

Caravanning 

Chess 

Computer Users 

Cooking 

Convention Goers 

Corporate Social Responsibility 

Cricket 

Cruising 

Curling 

Cycling 

Doctors 

E-Clubs 

Editors and Publishers 

Educators 

Environment 

Esperanto 

Fishing 

Flying 

Go 

Golf 

Home Exchange 

Honorary Consuls 

Horseback Riding 

Internet 

Italian Culture 

Jazz 

Latin Culture 

Lawyers 

Magicians 

Magna Graecia 

Marathon Running 

Motorcycling 

Music 

Old and Rare Books 

Past District Governors 

Photographers 

Police and Law Enforcement 

Pre-Columbian Civilizations 

Quilters and Fiber Artists 

Railroads 

Recreational Vehicles 

Rotary Global History 

Rotary Heritage and History 

Rotary Means Business 

Rotary on Stamps 

Rowing 

Scouting 

Scuba Diving 

Singles 

Skiing 

Social Networks 

Tennis 

Total Quality Management 

Travel and Hosting 

Wellness and Fitness 

Wine 

Yachting 

Rotary Fellowship at a Glance 

Historical Background 

Rotary Fellowships began informally in 1928 when Rotarians with a shared interest in the 

language Esperanto joined together. In 1947, a group of Rotarian boating enthusiasts began 

flying the Rotary flag from their crafts, calling themselves the International Yachting 

Fellowship of Rotarians; this fellowship now boasts the longest continuous existence. The 

scope of Rotary Fellowships has changed much over the years, but today their purpose is 

still to unite Rotarians in friendship and provide venues for enjoying their favorite recreational 

or professional activities. 

Source: 

Rotary Global History Fellowship 

https://www.rghfhome.org/first100/philosophy/fellowship/fellowships/index.htm 


Object of Rotary 

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster 

the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise 

and, in particular, to encourage and foster: 

FIRST. The development of acquaintance as an 

opportunity for service; 

SECOND. High ethical standards in business and 

professions, the recognition of the worthiness of 

all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each 

Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve 

society; 

THIRD. The application of the ideal of service in each 

Rotarian’s personal, business,and community life; 

FOURTH. The advancement of international 

understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world 

fellowship of business and professional persons united 

in the ideal of service.

Training Opportunities 

JUNE CLUBRUNNER WEBINARS 

To register, please go to http://site.clubrunner.ca/page/webinars and click on each date 

that you want to attend. Please note that each webinar has its own registration link. 


Family of Rotary Showcase 

Couples and Families Share What Rotary Means for Them 

DG Felix & Carla 

Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise 

How did you meet? 

Both: Rotary club meetings 

Why did you join Rotary? 

Felix: Because my sponsor, PDG John Robertson, 

insisted. 

Carla: Some very good friends were active Rotarians 

and I liked the community service projects 

they got involved in so I joined. 

What keeps you in Rotary? 

Felix: The opportunity of having a support structure 

to do even greater projects for the community 

than I could do on my own. 

Carla: Knowing that we do good in the world and 

making friends in the process. 

What do you admire most about your spouse’s role in Rotary? 

Felix: Her commitment to help others and her support of me. 

Carla: His dedication and enthusiasm for service as well as his willingness to take on arduous 

tasks and responsibilities despite his already demanding obligations. 

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DGE Robert & Rosa Leger 

Rotary Club of Les Cayes, Haiti 

Robert 

a) We met in Mexico City while I was in 

my surgery residency program. 

b) I was impressed by the good work 

Rotarians in Mexico were doing in their 

communities and decided to join to complete 

my dream to help my country when 

I decided to come back to Haiti as a surgeon. 

c) Many reasons: first of all doing service 

projects in the communities and around 

the world, secondly the fellowship. 

d) What I admire the most about my 

spouse is her empathy and her strong 

desire to help others. 

Rosa 

We met in Mexico City. 

Why did you join Rotary? I joined because 

Rotary provides me the opportunity to serve. 

What keeps you in Rotary? 

Working with others who have the same interest, 

more can be done to change people’s 

lives. 

What do you admire most about your spouse? 

I admire his dedication to serve and his leadership. 

The Hendersons 

Mark Henderson (back left) - Rotary 

Club of East Nassau 

Ash Henderson (back right)- Rotary 


Iona Henderson (front left) - Rotary 


(Future Rotarian, Rees, front center on 

the lap of his grandmother, Nicola Henderson) 

Rotary has long been a tradition in the 

Henderson family. Ash’s grandfather, 

Roy, was a Rotarian in Freeport, Bahamas, 

while Ash, his father and sponsor 

Mark, and his wife, Iona, are all members 

of Rotary East Nassau. Iona’s uncle 

is also a Rotarian in Canada. 


Edmond & Edelle Jasmin Sainva 

Rotary Club de Pignon 2015 – 2016 

Edelle 

a) We met when we was in college. 

b) I joined Rotary to have more chances to serve 

my community and the world. 

c) I love Rotary for the activities which it realizes 

in the world. 

d) Even though he is a new member, he has already 

encouraged me. 

Edmond 

a) My wife invited me to become a member of Rotary 

that she is the president (2015 – 2016). 

b) I joined the Rotary because l wanted to bring 

my helps to others in my community and all over the 

world. 

c) Seeing how the Rotary Club members sharing 

their love with others and in serving one another keeps me in Rotary. 

d) I admire and appreciate most the leadership and the competency about my spouse’s 

role in Rotary. 

Diane and Fernando de Cardenas 

Rotary Club East Nassau 

a. How did you meet? 

Diane - I was at a beach party which we reached by a 

20 minute boat ride. A few hours after we were there I 

saw a man arrive alone in a 17 ft sailboat with no motor. 

I had to meet the person who could handle such 

an adventure. 

Fernando - At the beach (Rose Island, Nassau) 

b. Why did you join Rotary? 

Diane - Encouraged by my employer and I wanted to 

meet people since I was new to the island. 

Fernando - My brother and several friends were in the 

club and often invited me to meetings as their guest. 

Eventually the time felt right. Fernandos’s father was in the East Nassau club and his brother 

Francisco is a current member. 

c. What keeps you in Rotary? 

Diane - I was immediately given responsibilities in the club and felt needed and as part of 

the team. With the constant momentum of activities there is no time to think about not being 

in Rotary. 

Fernando - Fellowship 

d. What do you admire most about your spouse’s/partner’s role in Rotary? 

Diane - I admire Fernando’s dedication to service above of self and insistence on only doing 

what is right, essentially living the four way test in his role as club Secretary and in his own life. 

Fernando - She is going to be President next year. 

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PP Janice Rymer of the Rotary Club 

of Road Town, Tortola (right) and her 

daughter DNGC Dir Enrica Rymer of the 

Rotaract Club of Tortola (left). 

In our family, Rotary means being the change 

you wish to see in the world. It’s about knowing 

better and following through with that knowledge 

in hopes of creating a better, brighter tomorrow 

for the world at large. 

Sandy Cram and Gilles Langlois 

Rotary Central Cayman Islands 


We met at a Rotary Central meeting back in early 2009, 

our first official date was Charter night in October of 

2009 and we got married on July 6th 2013. 

Both of Gilles children are in Rotaract and in fact the 

eldest daughter Lauren Langlois ( Rotaract ADRR this 

year) also met her now husband Glen Duran In Rotaract 

(And they had their first Child last week – May 

19th we welcomed Brielle Duran in to the family) 

b. Why did you join Rotary/Rotaract? 

Sandy- I joined Rotary as I wanted to give back to the community as community service had 

always been an important part of my life prior to moving to Grand Cayman so when I saw a 

rotarian selling tickets for a fund raiser that is how it all began. I wanted to know what they 

did and I loved what I heard. 

Gilles- To give back to the community and enjoy fellowship with like minded individuals. 

c. What keeps you in Rotary/Rotaract? 

Sandy- Rotary Central is an amazing club with lots of amazing Rotarians, we have fantastic 

projects that do a lot of good in our community and we have fun doing it. It is also something 

Gilles and I enjoy doing together. As President this current rotary year I couldn’t have asked 

for a better “First Man”. He was truly supportive. 

Gilles- It has become a part of my life. 

d. What do you admire most about your spouse’s/partner’s role in Rotary/Rotaract? 

Sandy- I love that Gilles just does what is asked and is happy to do so. He has a big heart and 

his giving nature is very evident in all his hard work. 

Gilles- Her dedication and enthusiasm for Rotary. 


Carmelle et Raymond Seide 

Rotary D’Aquin 

Carmelle 

J’étais venue travailler dans la ville d’origine de 

Raymond. 

On a choisi Rotary pour offrir davantage nos services 

à l’humanité . C’est l’idéal de servir qui nous 

retient au Rotary. C’est la sagesse de Raymond et 

son sens de l’humour que j’apprécie le plus dans le 

rôle qu’il joue au Rotary. 

Joseph Raymond 

a) à Vieux-Bourg d’Aquin, notre lieu de travail; 

b) parce que c’est un club de services;c)la camaraderie 

et le service aux autres ; d) son savoir-faire et 

la diversité de ses propositions de camaraderie. 

Okama Ekpe Brook, PE, 

Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise 

Zack Brook, Interactor, 

Rotary Club of St. Maarten 

Rotary means stronger together as 

a family, contributing to a better 

world. As a Nigerian, I am particularly 

proud to be part of an organization 

that has helped to eradicate 

Polio from my country. In my upcoming 

role as President of my Club, 

I am looking forward to collective action 

that will contribute to the complete 

end of Polio in the world. We 

are very close, together also with my 

family. 

Christine and Oliver Green 

Rotary Club of Savanna La Mar 

We met at a Rotary meeting in Ocho Rios that I 

was chairing and got married five years later. 

In rotary all my friends became hers and all hers 

became mine . We both acquired new friends all 

over the world in rotary. We now have two vacations 

annually that we use to go to convention 

and conference . We get to see the world with fun 

loving friends. 

As a couple we get the opportunity to do what we 

enjoy, helping others. 

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Name: Grier O. Davis (20 yrs old) 

Club: D7020 Rotary, Providenciales Turks 

and Caicos - 1 years 

Name: Kym E. Stubbs 

Club: D7020 Rotary, Providenciales Turks 

and Caicos - 8 yrs 

“Many small people in many small places doing 

many small things can alter the face of the earth.” 

That phrase speaks of what my daughter and I —as 

Rotarians—can do to make a difference as we step 

forward offering our hearts and hands executing 

“Service Above Self” acts throughout the community. 

We are for the most part, if not always, part of 

something greater than ourselves. 

As Rotarians we understand that our actions not only affect us but strongly affect our organization 

as a whole. We believe the most important acts of charity are small and simple in nature, 

eternal in consequence, and are rendered within the walls of my own home. Grier is the 

youngest known to D7020 organization and as a family, WE ARE PROUD ROTARIANS! 

Prakash M Dialani and his sons 

Rohit and Nilesh 

Rotary Club of St.Martin Sunrise since last 12 

years. 

My elder Son Nilesh Dialani is currently member 

of Rotaract Club of St.Martin Sunrise. ( He 

is past president of his Interact Club in Learning 

Unlimited School in St.Maarten 2009-10 ) 

My younger son Rohit Dialani was president of 

his Interact Club during his school St.Dominic 

High School in the year 2012-13. 

We all love to serve our Island through Rotary 

which is a excellent organization and we are all 

very proud to be part of Rotary family worldwide. 

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David & Denise Antrobus 

Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle 


At carnival Kadooment in Barbados in the blue box cart 

band. 


David - My employer required membership in a service 

club for the means of networking and Rotary was the 

solution. 

Denise – I stayed home to bring up our children but have 

been involved with Rotary ever since my husband became 

a member 20 years ago. 


David - The fellowship and the means it provides for 

contributing back to the community as well as the networking. 

Denise – This is my first year as a Rotarian and my husband being President, it has been a 

busy year, but I am looking forward to being a Rotarian next year on the board as PR chair 

and to enjoy the fellowships and giving to the community. 


David - The support and push she has given me over the years in Rotary projects that I have 

been the leader. 

Denise – that whatever he is involved in with Rotary, despite our busy lives he sees things 

through to the best of his ability. 

Marston Winkles, Rotary Club of St. Thomas 

Amarylis Dávila-Agosto, 

Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020 

a. How did you meet? Wine business. 


Marston- Both my grandfather and father were Rotarians 

and i was a youth exchange student to France from 

England in the 60’s. I learned Rotary values from a very 

young age. 

Amarylis- Rotary’s extraordinary capacity of doing good 

around the world. 

c. What’s keep you in Rotary? 

Marston- Seeing the unbelievable good we do in the world. 

Amarylis- What keeps Marston in Rotary plus fellowship and opportunities to exercise and 

polish my leadership skills. 


Marston- Amarylis embraced Rotary from the very beginning of our relationship and puts 

in immense effort to further it’s causes. 

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Christine and Geoff Mathews 

Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise. 

How did we meet? 

Christine - My boss at the time was married to a Rotarian 

and decided we should do a joint project between the 

Cayman Islands Cancer Society where I worked and Rotary 

Sunrise. 

Geoff - same as above - Christine was not a Rotarian at 

the time. 

3. Why did you join Rotary? 

Geoff - I joined in England and it was a way to meet people, 

network and give back to Rotary. 

Christine - Geoff thought I would make a good Rotarian 

and it was a way to meet people and help make a difference 

in people’s lives - giving back was instilled in me by 

my parents. 

4. What keeps you in Rotary? 

Geoff - watching Chris get excited about Rotary - I can’t 

do as much as I used to due to my health. 

Christine - the laughter, the smiles and the hugs when you 

touch people’s lives and know you made a difference in 

someone’s life. 

5. What do you admire most about your spouse’s role in 

Rotary? 

Geoff: Seeing Chris blossom as a Rotarian and become 

President of the Club. 

Christine: Geoff was my sponsor and mentor and for 

many years the life and soul of the Club - he is held is such 

respect my new and experienced Rotarians alike. 

PAG Everton Davis & 

Secretary / PN Lesli Prendergast 

My Father is Everton Davis and he belongs to 

the Rotary Club of Kingston. I am Lesli Prendergast 

and I belong to the Rotary EClub of the 

Caribbean. 

He is a Past Assistant Governor and I am President 

Nominee for my club. 

My father got me involved in Rotary from a very 

early age. I also became a Rotarctor for that reason. 

Rotary is a part of my DNA and I am grateful 

to be experiencing this with him. 


Lance & Judy Hylton 

Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Jamaica 

a. How did you meet? Met August 1985 at the 

UWI during the traditional meeting in which 

the outgoing second year law students briefed 

the incoming second year students on what 

to expect in Barbados. 


Judy- I joined Rotary in 2000 when my husband 

was the current President of the Rotary 

Club of Road Town and during his tenure, I participated in so many service projects and 

received a comprehensive exposure to the world of Rotary as well as enjoyed such warm fellowship 

that I decided to answer the call to serve humanity. 

Lance- We have had a desire to give back to our community. 


Judy- The desire to be a part of something bigger than I am which will have a huge impact 

on the world, which is what will happen with the elimination of polio along with the love and 

need to help others who are less fortunate plus the warm fellowship of a cadre of Rotarians 

in the Club. 

Lance- The satisfaction of service and the great fellowship with Rotarians worldwide. 


Judy- His willingness to persevere and overcome obstacles than negatively impacts on a 

project and which would cause most persons to give up but which he continues with until 

he succeeds. 

Lance- Her unconscious commitment to perfection and inspirational leadership as President 

and make now as AGE has motivated us all to be better Rotarians. 

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Club June Charter Anniversaries 

Congratulations! 

RC Anguilla 

15 June, 1978 

RC Bayonnais, Gonaives 


RC Christiana 


RC Hinche Centre 


RC Kingston 


RC Kingston East and Port Royal 


RC May Pen 


RC Mirebalais Centre 


RC Montego Bay East 


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Club June Charter Anniversaries 

Congratulations! 

RC Negril 


RC New Providence 


RC St. Martin Nord 


RC St. Michell de L’Attalaye 


RC Santa Cruz 


RS St. Martin Sunrise 


... and Happy Birthday to all Rotarians 

celebrating their birthdays this month! 


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