Message from the DDRR

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Meet the Editors

Member of the Rotaract Club of St. Lucia since

February 2009.

Secretary 2009-10

Community Service Director 2010-11

Vice President 2011-12

President 2012-13

D.L.O St. Lucia 2012-13

Classification: Human Resource

Education: BSC Management Studies

Member of the Rotaract Club of Roseau since

September 2010.

Asst. Sec/Tres - 2011/2012

District Editor— 2012/2013

Professional Director / District Editor—

2013/2014

Classification: Ophthalmic Lab Technician

Education: Electronic Engineering / Optical-

Ophthalmic Maintenance & Operation

Dear friends

I am sorry to announce you the death of Rotaractor Guillaume, from

the Rotaract Club of Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe).

Many of you have met Guillaume during the 26th Annual District Con-

ference held in Guadeloupe, and some of you might have had the

chance to know him closely. Unfortunately, Guillaume passed away on

Friday 1st of November, in a car accident in Ankara, Turkey at the

age of 30.

Apart from being a very talented young professional, he had recently

been promoted to lead driling engineer on a petrolum platform in Tur-

key. He was also an excellent rotaractor who truly embodied the spirit

of Rotaract: a kind heart, a beautiful spirit and a true engagement.

He shared joy and happiness around him, with his family, his co-

workers, his fellow rotaractors and all other persons who had the luck

to meet him. More on page 3

Despite a very early end, Guillaume had a life well lived, and achieved the goals he had set for

himself.

We are thankful he found the way to Rotaract so we had the opportunity to meet with him.

From our friendship, We have only good memories. May you rest in peace Guillaume.

For those who would like to contact his family or show some support, please contact me at:

a.berchel@gmail.com

011590690242900

Yours in Rotaract,

Anna Berchel

DDRR 2013-2014

Curtsy Rotaractor Sabibine Profil

THE ROTARACT CLUB OF ARIMA CELEBRATES A DECADE OF INSPIRING DREAMS AND

BUILDING COMMUNITIES

The event acknowledged the contributors to the Club's

many successes, with particular homage being paid to Past

Presidents who actively facilitated the Club’s development.

Special "Long Service" Awards were presented to Members

who were actively involved with the Club since its inception.

Among the recipients was "Uncle" Stephen Sogren - the

Club's New Generations Officer and number one supporter.

The celebration also highlighted the Club's partners over

the years. Deputy Mayor of Arima, Ms. Patricia Cedeno-

Metivier; President of the Rotary Club of Arima, Dr. Murlin

Leelah and Customer Care Supervisor, Republic Bank Lim-

ited (Arima), Ms. Gayatri Ishmael all joined the celebrations.

These organizations are unwavering supporters of our Club.

Attendees enjoyed entertainment provided by the Santa

Rosa/Pinto Road Police Youth Club, our partner in commu-

nity service.

The Rotaract Club of Arima looks forward to expanding our service as we strive to Engage Rotary

and Change the lives of our communities, our country and our world.

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Anniversary logo designed by Past President & long service awardee

Ryan Baseanoo

Long Service Awardee and New Generations Officer, Rotarian "Uncle" Stephen Sogren, being presented his award by Cus-tomer Care Supervisor of the Republic Bank Limited, Ms.

Gayatri Ishmael (above)

Dancers from the Santa Rosa/

Pinto Road Police Youth Club

Members of the Rotaract Club of Arima at the Club's 10th Year Charter Anniversary and Hand-ing Over Ceremony (right)

ROTARACT CLUB OF ARIMA TRAINING SESSION

The Rotaract Club of Arima held its Leadership

Workshop on Saturday 7th September 2013 at the

Arima Town Hall. Its theme was "Leadership and

Communication in a Rotaract World"; its focus was

on the development and growth of our Member-

ship not just as Rotaractors but also on our roles

as future young leaders in society. Members of the

Rotaract Club of Port of Spain West and Rotaract

Club of St Augustine were also in attendance.

The feature speakers on the day were PDRR

Julien Skeete of the Rotaract Club of Tobago and

Ms. Ophelia Baptiste of TSTT.

PDRR Skeete highlighted our individual roles as

Rotaractors and our collective responsibility to the

community. He strongly encouraged us to familiar-

ise ourselves with the Rotaract Handbook and

passed on tips that would enable us to become a

stronger, more vibrant TEAM.

Ms. Baptiste highlighted the importance of being AWARE of our ABILITY to lead and asked that we make a fervent effort to COMMIT to the develop-ment of leadership attributes such as PASSION, CHARISMA, INTEGRITY and TRUST. Her ses-sion also focused on building our communication skills and gave insight into team building and posi-tive ways to deal with conflict within an organisa-tion.

This training session proved to be an intensive leadership workshop - very informative, highly par-ticipative and thoroughly well received by all.

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THE ROTARACT CLUB OF ARIMA PROVIDES SUPPOrts SPONSOR CLUB PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND

BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

For several years, the Rotary Club of Arima has sought

to educate the local population on the importance and

benefits of healthy eating habits and physically active

lifestyles through its Annual Health and Wellness Fair.

On Sunday 15th September 2013, the Rotary Club of

Arima brought their free health services and expertise to

the residents of Guaico, Sangre Grande and environs in

the form of the 10th edition of this event. Located at the

Guaico Government Primary School, this year's Fair of-

fered an array of health and medical services from medi-

cal testing, inclusive of Blood Sugar, Cholesterol And

Blood Pressure Testing, Eye/Visual Screening and to

personalised consultations with experts in various medi-

cal specialties. The Rotary Club of Arima was joined by

its sponsored youth arm, the Rotaract Club of Arima

whose Members eagerly came out in force to provide

assistance in setting up testing and waiting areas; usher-

ing and registering participants; serving refreshments

and ensuring that all attendees were availed of the high

quality health services provided.

The event was indeed a success and it is hoped that

through this and other community service efforts of both

Clubs that communities will learn how to improve their

health and physical lifestyles.

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The Rotaract Club of Sangre Grande Central Professional Development Project:

The Necessary Paperwork

The Rotaract Club of Sangre Grande Central held its first Professional Devel-opment Project on Sunday 8

th Septem-

ber, called The Necessary Paperwork at IPP Leanna’s home.

Members, prospective members and guests were present to learn more about the Rotaract Handbook. Vice President and Secretary Ajay, lead the conversations by going through the Handbook and soliciting questions from the club.

The purpose of this project is to famil-iarize members and prospective mem-bers with the roles of each position held in the club and to get an understanding and appreciation of these roles. This session was necessary to make mem-bers and prospective members comfort-able with the different roles and respon-sibilities, so they would not be intimi-dated in holding one in the future. It proved to be a great evening of learning with friends.

Rotary District Governor Hervé Honore met with the East Clubs of Ro-taract and Interact

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VP Ajay giving explanations with Pres. Darcel in the back-

ground

From (foreground to background) Prospec-tive member Aysa, CSD Kara, Prospective members Tameika and

Kwasi, respectively.

Rotary District Governor Hervé Honore met with the East Clubs of Rotaract and Interact on Monday 26th August at Valpark Chinese, Valsayn.

Five (5) Rotaract clubs and Four (4) Interact clubs were represented along with Rotari-ans, friends and family.

DG Hervé presented his plans for Rotary, Rotaract and Inter-act which included bridging the gap by introducing an E-club, introducing joint projects and wrapped up by explaining the Rotaract challenge. He then proceeded to reward President Darcel, IPP Leanna and Club Service Director Kara with a 2013/2014 Rotary theme pin for organizing a successful fellow-ship event.

BOTTOM LEFT: VP/SEC Ajay, our MC for the evening.

TOP RIGHT: Pres. Darcel is rewarded by DG Hervé for organizing the

event.

The Rotaract Club of Sangre Grande Central

hosted its second annual fund-raising hike on Au-gust 11

th, to Turure Water

Steps in Valencia, Trini-dad, known for its spec-tacular limestone forma-tions and crystal clear pools, this hike was sure to be jaw dropping.

Headed by Emile Ser-rette, founder of Nature Trekking in Trinidad, Ro-taractors and friends took to the trail for a truly memorable experience.

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Rotaract Club of South St. Lucia celebrates New Generations Month

An enjoyable day with friends all for a good cause! Top left picture shows the tallest step

Top right picture (from front to back) Sasha, Sheliza and Kara

As part of New Generations month obser-vance the Rotaract Club of St. Lucia had a presentation by New Generation Director from our sponsoring Rotary Club; Rotarian Selma St. Prix.

The topic was Professionalism where Ro-tarian Selma shared with members & guests some of the characteristic of a pro-fessional and held an interactive and en-gaging discussion on the new generation verses the old generation. Those present commented on the differences and how it has impacted on the professional stan-

dards today.

Rotarian Selma with Rotaract Aarah who won

the “Do you know your Rotarians Challenge”

The Rotaract Club of Sangre Grande Central second annual fund-raising hike

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Namaste! Welcome to India in the Caribbean!

Itinerary – checked! Indian Outfits – checked! Excited taste buds and spirits – checked! We’re on our way!! The Rotaract Club of St. Lucia hosted one of its informal nights with a Behind the Spices: India – Food & Fashion Night. That’s right…food, fashion, fun & fellowship! Members &guests assisted our Indian Guest Nishi, in the preparation of the Indian Menu on the night consisting of naan bread, butter chicken, tomato masata rice, dumalon, gulabjamunn& korma with cashew nuts. The food turned out great & ex-posed that even in India – they too love chicken…& when it came to “India in St. Lucia”, it’s just the same…the butter chicken went first. We did a great job! Members & guests embraced the aura of the In-dian cultural night by some learning Indian dances &reading, discussing and learning more on the lifestyle of Indian residents on topics ranging from Gods & Religion, Love & Marriage, Kamasutra &Yoga while Indian music filled the atmosphere throughout the evening. The night was still young as members & guests prepared for the Indian Fashion Show, where persons were put into teams and given specific In-dian outfits or pieces to portray on both male & female. Our teams proudly exhibited their creativity with the project and put on a fun-filled colorful display of the sari, the ghandi gap, ghagra, chol, dastar, salwar kameez, sherwani, half sari and dhoti before our panel of judges and spectators. After a heart full of laughter and fun, Team 1 comprising of Rotaractors Vernel, Aarah and Miguel modeled their imitation of the ghandi cap and sari and won the Fashion Challenge. Everyone enjoyed the Indian experience and are excited for more Behind the Spices! to come…… Namaste!

Rotaract Club of St. Lucia Behind the Spices - India

For the third consecutive year members of the Rotaract Club of South Barbados (RCSB) immersed themselves in the annual Clean Up Barbados initiative hosted by the Future Centre Trust.

This event, held on Saturday October 21, 2013, saw club members enthusiastically lending their efforts in the beautification of the well-known Sandy Beach located on the south coast of the island.

Providing an excellent opportunity to engage in fellowship and ser-vice with its Sponsor Club; the Rotary Club of Barbados South, as well as the Interact Club of Queens College (another club spon-sored by the RCBS) those in attendance collected recyclable and non-recyclable refuse which when weighed contributed to the island-wide total of over 4 tons of garbage being collected.

The 6:30am cleanup was headed by the club’s Community Service Director, Caleb Welch who was extremely pleased by the club’s in-volvement in the annual environmental initiative and particularly thanked the members of the sponsor club for the level of support provided. Club President, Tara Collymore, expressed similar senti-ments and indicated that “the initiative was one of the many activi-ties planned to further strengthen the bonds between Rotary, Rota-ract and Interact and looks forward to the continuous support with future projects”. Participation in Clean Up Barbados 2013 is the first Community Service initiative undertaken by the RCSB for the Rota-ract Year 2013 – 2014.

From August 8th till 10

th Rotaract club Genesis had a Team building

Weekend. We happily welcomed one of our sister clubs, Rotaract club F.R.E.S.H., to join us for a day of team building. We had lots of training sessions like email etiquette by President Tirza.

The team building activities were led by Club Service Director Anya and Ms. Rheyna Wijsman, founder of Equals Positivity. She gave a training about expressions, the “do’s” and “don’ts” about yourself. Her training was motivational, inspirational and self-understanding. The first team building game was to find a way to turn a blanket over while the whole team was standing on it. The second game was to get as many marbles in a jar by using short pipes. The marbles rep-resented planned projects and since a year has twelve months, they had twelve minutes to complete as many projects. There was per-fect teamwork, because these activities played out perfectly. The bonds grew tighter and we all got closer. By working together and performing with combined efforts we can achieve much more. Whether you are getting together for a game of soccer or working on a big project, having a good team can make all the difference to your success. Most important is also have fun while you work to-gether.

SOUTH BARBADOS LENDS ANOTHER HAND IN CLEAN UP CAM-

THE ROTARACT CLUB OF GENESIS TEAM BUILDING WEEKEND

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The Rotaract Club of Genesis

Know your Handbook

During our Team building weekend we continued with our Project “Know Your Handbook”. Chapter 2 “Set Your Course: Club Administration” and Chapter 6 “Connecting: Global Service Network” were presented. We specifically choose these chapters, because we aimed at informing our Prospective Members on the basics of Rotaract while also giving our members a re-freshment training. IPP Daniëlle presented chapter 2 interactively by dividing the group in avenues and every avenue had to write down their project manual on how to execute their project from the idea until sending the club report to the DRR. After chapter 2 PRO Ilona pre-sented chapter 6 and explained which opportunities of international programs Rotary International has to offer. Our Last presentation in August about our Handbook was on august 17

th. Chapter 3 “Make a Difference: Ser-

vice Projects” was presented by PP Samentha and a broader view on the importance and recommendations of service projects was given. She also explained the importance of being creative and realistic when search-ing for financial support. How to do Public relations was also 1 of the topics. Our members learned a lot from these Chapters and we look forward to the implementa-tion of the info provided.

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IPP Danielle provides an introduction to her presentation on “Know your Hand-

book”

The various avenues are discussing which steps they need to take that are necessary for their roadmap

RC GENESIS FELLOWSHIP AT PANNEKOEK &

POFFERTJES CAFE

ROTARY FAMILY CALENDER PROJECT

The Rotary Family Calendar is a joint project between Rotary Club Paramaribo Central, Rotaract Club

Genesis and Interact Club TTT. To design the Calender a Drawing competition was held for kids in

the age group 12-18 years. The theme of the drawing competition was “Dream Big and Change

Lives”. The six best drawings will be placed in the Rotary Family calendar which will be mainly sold

to the companies of Rotarians. They can distribute it within their company, business associates, fam-

ily and friends. With this calendar we want to promote the Rotary Family to the community and

strengthen the cooperation between the Interactors, Rotaractors and Rotarians. Furthermore to cre-

ate awareness in the community to change lives by doing a good deed and to stimulate the creativity

of the children. We also want to gain finances for our community projects. On September 30th we

announced the winners and they received a school package and other prizes. We had a lot of media

attention. Now we will continue to make our calendar and the distribution of the calendars will be at

the end of November till December 31st.

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Group picture with Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and the winners

To keep the spirit in the club alive we decided to have a Lime after the meeting on Saturday 21

st of Septem-

ber. This project was held at Pannekoek & Poffertjes Café. 10 members and prospective members and 1 guest participated during this project. On this evening we had the pleasure of making lovely conversation while enjoying the different tastes of pancakes that the café had to offer. We enjoyed delicious pancakes like strawberry syrup, bakkeljauw (codfish), Hollandse Ham and bacon pancakes and poffertjes (small, pluffy pan-cakes) with a cinnamon topping. We had a delicious meal and fun while eating it. Everyone is looking for-ward to the next lime, because we all want to get closer to each other for better understandings and work as a team.

The Rotaract Club of Central POS hosted a Professional De-

velopment session with its members focused on Personal

Branding. The session was held on Saturday 7th September

at Pan American Life Insurance Company. Mel Gabriel, foun-

der of Trinidad Lookbook, facilitated the session. Mel is in the

field of fashion editing and her work focuses primarily on

young, upcoming talent in the business.

Starting as a blog, Trinidad Lookbook has evolved into a

thriving online community for lovers of Caribbean fashion,

food and classy entertainment for young professionals. Her

candid dialogue left members comfortable to ask probing

questions. She emphasized the importance of living your

brand and always being comfortable and open to critique.

This stood out. We should always be invested in the Rotaract

brand, representing it well at all times; accepting critique with

grace.

When asked why she thought to take a risk and start a busi-

ness of this nature, Mel explained that she was tired of see-

ing magazines highlight the “bad” and chose to highlight what

she felt was good and innovative. Often it may be easy to

complain and dwell on the negatives. What can we do as

Rotaractors to positively promote our brand to the interna-

tional community?

Trinidad Lookbook can be found at http://

www.trinidadlookbook.com/

PERSONAL BRANDING SESSION FOR THE ROTARACTORS OF CENTRAL PORT OF SPAIN

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Trinidad Lookbook founder, Mel Gabriel addressing members of RCCPOS

VP Sheranne presenting Mel with a

token of our appreciation

THE ROTARACT CLUB OF GRENADA IS ALL ABOUT S.P.I.C.E.

Rotaract club of linden effective communication

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Having created our new Club logo and theme, the first quarter of the Rotaract year opened with four (4) projects designed to foster a positive public image through community development, crea-tivity and diversity – an Island Tour, Painting of the St. John’s Street Preschool, a New Generations Fun Day, and a ‘Meet the Rotarians’ initiative inspired by the Rotary 2013/2014 theme ‘Engage Rotary, Change Lives’ and aimed at strengthening the Rotary/Rotaract liaison in Grenada and en-couraging Rotaractors to start thinking about transitioning into Rotary by age 30. This is a great opportunity to get to know the Rotary Club of Grenada on a more personal and professional plat-form. Also, in an Event (Project) Management Workshop, Club members examined the nature of Rotaract projects such as the Annual Spelling Bee and Food Drive, determined the feasibility of these projects, and learned how to develop an event proposal. Certificates of Achievement were awarded to each participant for successful completion of the workshop. We can now look forward to planning our 27

th Annual Spelling Bee and the involvement of primary schoolers island wide. The

second quarter has just begun and the Professional Development Committee has already hit the ground running with a two day Club training session, in collaboration with Grenada’s National Dis-aster Management Agency (NaDMA), providing basic concepts in disaster management and hands-on exercises. Since the Caribbean hurricane season is from June to November, and hurricanes are potential threats to Grenada, the month of October is an opportune time to educate Club mem-bers about NaDMA and its role in the community. The project was intended to enhance awareness about Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery. Participants were able to identify potential post-disaster needs caused by a hurricane and the specific disaster assessment information that is required for planning an effective emergency response. Thirty-five (35) years later, the Rotaract Club of Grenada continues to grow in fellowship through service. Cheers to an impressive first quarter!

Strengthening (Our) Public Image (Through)

Community Engagement

Without effective communication our greatest efforts as an organization will all crumble in futility. That be-ing identified and understood the Professional Devel-opment Director of the Rotaract Club of Linden or-ganized a session on Effective Communication. Ro-taractors and Guests from other groups in the com-munity such as the U&Me Organization and For the Children Sake Foundation were able to benefit from the eloquent and precise delivery of Mr. Vibert Cum-mings a teacher and expert in this field. The funda-mentals of communication were highlighted with an emphasis placed on Listening vs. Hearing and the perils of assuming. The interactive session included fun exercises which were done so that participants not only note what was being taught but rather ex-perience it.

Rotaract club of linden BAG PACK DISTRIBUTION

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On the 31st August and the 3

rd September,

2013 respectively we executed our annual

Bag Pack Distribution project. This project

was done with the aim of assisting less

fortunate families equip their children with

bag packs and other school supplies.

Each bag pack was complimented with

exercise books, pencils, rulers& erasers.

We distributed twenty seven (27) bag

packs and three (3) snack packs. In addi-

tion to that this year on the advice of the

New Generations Chair- Rot. Basil Jaipaul

we also launched a ‘mentorship program’

which takes the pattern of a ‘Big brother’

initiative enabling us to each choose a

child and be of guidance to them.

Rotaract club of linden CELEBRATION OF THE INTER-NATIONAL DAY OF LITERACY

In celebration of the International Day of

Literacy and our predisposition to en-

hance the promotion of education in our

community the Rotaract Club of Linden

presented books to primary schools.

The nine (9) primary schools in Linden

and its environs were presented with

text books. Not only were they given

books but those that were visited before

11:00am were encouraged to engage in

the D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read)

moment. Members explained as well as

stressed the importance of being literate

and how it’s beneficially at every age

and stage of their lives.

Our presentation with some of the students of the Wa-tooka Day Primary School

Some of the smiling recipients in the West Watooka area

BACK TO SCHOOL 2013 WITH ROTARACT CLUB OF TOBAGO

The Rotaract Club of Tobago (RCOT) renewed their commitment to con-

tinuing its annual Back to School Project as they aimed to assist students

between the ages of 5-17, from various less fortunate homes and fami-

lies in Tobago with books, uniforms and other school supplies. Back to

School Project 2013 headed by Director Khadia Alfred and the Commu-

nity Service Committee, culminated on Tuesday 20th August 2013 with a

Handing-Over Ceremony at the Conference Room of the Division of Edu-

cation, Youth Affairs and Sports.

This year, the club was not only able to provide twenty-one (21) students

with school hampers, but also presented nine (9) parents with food ham-

pers donated by the El Elyon House of Prayer.

The students were each given a task of writing down one main goal that

they would like to achieve at the end of the school term and the RCOT

made the commitment to follow up on the students’ progress and also to

reward those achieving their goals.

Placed in each student’s book bag was a motivational quote or poem that

the RCOT hoped would resonate with them for years to come.

This project’s slogan, ‘Join us in giving the Children in need the tools

to succeed’ , demonstrated the Rotaract Club of Tobago’s continued

dedication to not only contributing to a better tomorrow, but also in shap-

ing a better today for us all by providing these students with tools to suc-

ceed and encouraging them to exceed their potentials. President Stephan Sandy provides a Back to School Package to one of the recipients

The participants and members of the Rotaract Club of Tobago pose with pride as we continue to contribute to the lives of these families and the education of youth in Tobago through the 2013 Back to School Project.

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ROTARACT CLUB PARAMARIBO ANNUAL TRAINING WEEKEND

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For the past three (3) years the Rotaract Club

Paramaribo has hosted a Trainings weekend. At

the training retreat Members and Prospective

Members are educated on the Bylaws and Rules

of the club and District, and club do’s and don’ts.

Training is also provided on effective communica-

tion, effective meeting strategies and techniques,

development and preparation of project proposals

and writing reports. This annual project is manda-

tory for Prospective members and guests. The

curriculum was created to provide each partici-

pant with the basic knowledge to understand and

appreciate the culture and ways of the Rotaract.

This project is both a Professional Development

as well as a Club Service project. The weekend

not only included classroom type learning but also

team building exercises, healthy life style ses-

sions on yoga, swimming and aerobics. This pro-

ject also serves to introduce newer members to

older members and creates an environment for

team building and bonding for all Rotaract.

FUN AND HEALTH DAY WITH THE NOS KASITAS ORPHANAGE

The Rotaract Club Paramaribo organized a fun

and Healthy day for the children of the Nos

Kasitas orphanage. The project was organ-

ized in collaboration with a group of very popu-

lar entertainers who regularly host events for

children. The Nos Kasitas orphanage provides

shelter for 81 orphans, was completely de-

stroyed in a recent fire. With the children los-

ing all their possessions in the fire, the club

decided to help the kids prepare for the new

school year. A benefit concert was held by the

entertainers, and the proceeds from the con-

cert were combined with funds from the Rotary

and Rotaract Club Paramaribo, and sponsor-

ship from the private sector to purchase

schoolbags, school supplies and groceries.

The day started with speeches from the Presi-

dent of RC Paramaribo Xiomara and

Marchiano who represented the entertainers

and PR officer Simone. In light of the Interna-

tional District Community theme we focused

on providing healthy food, drinks and snacks

for the kids as well as presentations on healthy

living, personal hygiene and lifestyle.

Morning Yoga session

ROTARACT CLUB PARAMARIBO FATU’S

The Rotaract Club Paramaribo organized sev-

eral Club Service Projects in the last two (2)

months. These events included Movie Night,

Pancake Friday and Meet the Baby. The first

two events were organized to encourage mem-

bers and prospective members to get to know

and interact with the former Rotaract members

as well for former Rotaract members to improve

or re-kindle existing friendships. The RCP pro-

ject “Meet the baby” was a surprise party

planned for HM Vanessa. As in the old Creole

tradition, new born babies may only come out a

month after birth. This is the time that outsiders

may meet and greet the baby. Well we give this

symbolic tradition our own twist and surprised

her. You can believe it took some Oscar acting

and convincing lines from Fellow Marchella, to

get her to the secret location. It was worth it. All

and all it was a super fun and joyous day as we

presented to Rotaract, Special Member Jamai-

roh.

The club posing with the newest Special Member Jamairoh

Movie Night at TBL Cinemas with special guests from Georgetown and Linden

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Service above self; how Rotaract

can help

Check out the video on Facebook

The RCG donated hampers to children of the

Sophia Community Centre. The objective was to

simply provide some sort of relief to the families of

the children who received these hampers. Due to

the levels of poverty seen in the children that at-

tend the Sophia Community Centre and the Rose-

mary Lane Youth Group, the club decided to make

the hamper donations. The Sophia Centre was also

selected because it is the closest to the location of

our Club whilst the Rosemary Lane Group allowed

us to target families from different living locations at

one time. This project address’s two underlying

causes of conflict: poverty and hunger, thus incor-

porating Rotary’s area of focus on peace and con-

flict prevention.

Rotaract Club of Guyana Hamper Donation

This year the club hosted its first camp. It was set up for

persons to get to know each other under a different envi-

ronment. Members would be away from telephone sig-

nal forcing them to talk to each other. We also had inten-

tion of hosting club assembly and a talent show. The

turnout to the event was less than expected but all the

goals were achieved. Members got to see each other in

their true sense - the cooks, snorers, droolers, etc. Many

issues were raised at the club assembly and since then

we have made changes in the club and have seen some

improvement thus far. Talent show was also hosted and

we saw our member's talents (or lack thereof). The low

turnout may have been due to timings - close to the start

of the new semester and vacation time for members.

The camp is hoped to be an annual event and the next

camp should be planned at a time more convenient to

members.

Rotaract Club of Guyana hosted first camp

Marketing Rotaract was aimed at equipping

Rotaractors with the knowledge and skills to

offer to individuals the value of joining Rotaract.

Through this it was hoped that Rotaractors

would be renewed, innovated to target individu-

als, agencies and other groups to tackle issues

and challenges in the community. It was facili-

tated by the Professional Development Commit-

tee and is part of a retention and expansion

strategy, and commenced our initiative of in-

creasing membership by 50%. Moreover, Rota-

ractors were presented with the information and

a preliminary exercise of creating an advertise-

ment for Rotaract, which was executed and

feedback was given to better succeed in the

execution of one such to market the club. The

project has motivated and prepared members to

spread the word of Rotaract. Subsequent to this, a recruitment drive was held where sixty- three (63) persons indi-

cated their interest to join Rotaract and twenty (20) other persons have been guests at our meetings. The real bene-

fit will emerge as these guests become Rotaractors. Follow up trainings and exercises in this subject will be exe-

cuted along with vigorous efforts to continue to orient and motivate guests about Rotaract is to be completed. More-

over, the difficulty of executing this project resulted from the acknowledgement of a lack of knowledge on the ethics

necessary to successfully and rightly market Rotaract to the community. This will be overcome through engagement

with rotary. However, the project amounted to Rotaractors feeling more confident and aggressive in spreading and

illustrating the true Rotaract spirit and message. Rotaractors responded that they began to channel their knowledge,

passion and targeting strategies to encourage individuals to join Rotaract

Rotaract Club of Guyana Marketing project

Rotaract District 7030

Email:contact@rotaract7030.org

Website:http://www.rotaract7030.org/

As we join the Rotary world in eradicating Polio, we at RYLA North America want to hear from you. We are asking for you to create a 30-second video clip illustrat-ing how you and your members are making a difference in the fight against Polio. To participate in this effort, go to our website at www.RYLANAd7620.com The RYLA North America Conference 2014 Board in-vites all Rotaractors and RYLArians from North America and around the world to the 6th annual RYLA North America Conference in Washington, DC, USA hosted b y D i s t r i c t 7 6 2 0 . Registration officially opened last month! Be the first to register! We now have delegates registered from Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Haiti, Italy, Romania, South Sudan, United Arab Emirates, United S t a t e s a n d V e n e z u e l a . RYLA North America Conference 2013 featured almost 200 delegates from over 30 different nations from

around the world. Will you join us for 2014?

What : RYLA North America Conference 2014 (hosted by District 7620)

When : August 2-6, 2014

Where : George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

Cost : Conference packages starting at USD 350.00

Age of delegates : 18 to 30 years old

Airports : Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA), Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) &

Washington Dulles International (IAD)

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We hope to see you in the capital city of the United States of America in August 2014!

Go Rotaract! Go RYLA!