RCOB BULLETIN SEP 15 FINAL FOR REVIEW AND PRINT.pub … · and Donna Edwards Sep 15, 1973 43 years...
Transcript of RCOB BULLETIN SEP 15 FINAL FOR REVIEW AND PRINT.pub … · and Donna Edwards Sep 15, 1973 43 years...
September 15, 2016
R.I Theme 2016-17
R.I. OFFICERS
President John F. Germ
President Elect Ian Riseley
DISTRICT OFFICERS
District Governor
Roger Bose
District Governor Elect
Waddy Sowma
District Governor Nominee
Dominique Venere
Assistant Governor
Peter Downes
District Secretary
Anne Marie Rogers
District Treasurer
Steve Ramlakhan
Council of Governors Chair and
Immediate Past DG -
Milton Inniss
ARRFC and Zone member of the Zone
Executive Committee -
PDG David Edwards
Zone Sub-Committee
PDG Tony Watkins
Club Officers & Directors
President Lisa Cummins
President Elect Paul Ashby
Vice President Brenda Pope
Secretary Bobby Morris
Treasurer Joel Brathwaite
Club Service Director Diana Douglin
Vocational Service Director Winston Warren
Community Service Director Anne Bertrand
International Service Director PP Elvin Sealy
Youth Service Director Neal Griffith
Immediate Past President Jedder Robinson Sergeant–At–Arms Rtn. Adrian Skeete
THE FOUR WAY TEST Of the things we think, say or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Weekly meetings on Thursdays at
Hilton Barbados
Needham’s Point, Aquatic Gap,
St. Michael
at 12 p.m.
P.O. Box 148B, Brittons Hill,
St. Michael, Barbados www.clubrunner.ca/barbados
ROTA NEWS
District 7030 - Club # 6798
Chartered March 07, 1962
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOS
WELCOMES ALL VISITING ROTARIANS AND GUESTS
Mar 07 - Club Charter Date - 1962 - Club # 6798
TODAY IS A FELLOWSHIP MEETING
THEME: ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY
The Reports were duly presented by the Directors Di-
ana, Winston, Elvin, PE Paul and Commander Willie Kir-
ton who presented on behalf of Director Annie Ber-
trand who is on leave. Rtn. Joe Johnson presented the
Treasurer’s Report as Director Joel Brathwaite was cur-
rently away. It was agreed that a comprehensive ac-
count would be provided of the Club’s Finances.
Today, President Lisa has sought leave to present the
Signature Project for this year to the members of the
Club at this mee3ng.
To facilitate this presenta3on, the following is again
provided to the Club for their review and discussion.
President’s Lisa’s wish is that following her presenta-
3on we as members would each address the issues
raised and discuss with her any ideas we may have so
that the project is both a successful and long las3ng
one.
SIGNATURE PROJECT:
A
RESPONSE TO THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE
YOUTH IN
BARBADOS.
A MULTI-LAYERED INTERVENTION SUGGESTED BY PRES.
LISA
Layer One: RCOB partnering with Mental Health
Professionals in schools
Layer Two: School lunch program for children in
need of Peer Network support services
Layer Three Home food provision program for
Families,f amily Counseling interven3on
to a5empt to diagnose and address
challenge
Layer Four Annual Youth Summit.
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FOR RCOB:
1. To promote students’ resilience, emo3onal and
social well-being
2. To ensure early iden3fica3on of mental health
needs
3. To offer 3mely access to mental health services
to address social, emo3onal or behavioural issues
4. To promote school and life success through im-
proved social and emo3onal maturity
5. To formalise referral and feedback systems be-
tween school counselors and mental health services
6. To partner with families and non-governmental
organiza3ons and social welfare agencies
7. To address social determinants of students’ mental
health.
CHALLENGE TO THE RCoB
1. IN WHAT WAY CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO
THE PROJECT
2. WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE THAT MAY AUG-
MENT THE PROJECT
Please do not hesitate to share your ideas with
President Lisa. All ideas and input are wel-
come!!
NEWS FROM ROTARY CLUB OF BARBADOS WEST
The Rotary Club of Barbados West has announced it has
awarded the Rotary West 2016/2017 Scholarship to Miss Sha-
neanoh Carter and Miss Chloe Thompson. Miss Carter is pur-
suing the BSc Chemistry degree at the Faculty of Science &
Technology at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
Campus and is currently enrolled in the final year of the four
year programme. While Miss Thompson is pursuing BSc in
Medicine at the Faculty of Science & Technology at the Uni-
versity of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
September 15, 2016
Today is a Fellowship Mee3ng MEET OUR GREETERS
PP ANDREW BYNOE PHF + 1 Sapphire
PP Andrew joined the Club on No-
vember 1, 1085 and served as
President during the year 1994-95.
During this ;me, his project fo-
cused on recognizing the compe-
tencies of those children who did
not excel in the annual Common
Entrance Exam. He worked with
the St. James Composite School to
develop the areas of reading and
music and con;nues to have a
keen interest in the improvement
of the educa;on system so that it also benefits slower learn-
ers from primary school onwards.
He has been a member of the Fund Raising Commi@ee and
con;nues to serve in this Commi@ee. He has also served on
the Senior Ci;zens & Challenged Commi@ee.
DIRECTOR DIANA DOUGLIN
Director Diana currently serves as
the Club Service Director. She has
been a member of RCoB since June
6, 2013 and her classifica;on is
Law. Director Diana believes in
the mo@o “Service above Self” and
during the last year she opened the
Community Challenge by building a
ramp for an amputee. This chal-
lenge marked the first of 12 under
President Jedder’s presidency and there can be no
doubt that Director Diana competently oversaw its in-
cep;on and comple;on.
ROTARACT AND INTERACT NEWS
NOTE THE DATES FOR THESE MEETINGS AND
ATTEND!!!
FYI—mee3ng 3mes for our junior clubs The Codrington School Every Monday:
12:30—1:00pm
N.B. The School requires to be advised as to a@endees,
please therefore advise Director Neal if you are a@ending.
St. Michael’s School Every Friday:
2:15pm
(commencing Sep. 16)
Rotaract Club of Barbados The Calendar of events will
be forwarded by separate
September: 17th Saturday
Interna;onal Coastal Clean
up30th Friday Club Service
Op;onal: Quarterly Birthday
Celebra;on lime
LET MUH LAUGH! - SEPT. 30
SPONSORSHIP AND TICKET SALES On September 30, 2016, we are hos;ng with Capital
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MacFingall.Pleaseberemindedtoassistbywayof
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PaulAshbyorSonjuPatterson2364370or6290991.
Tickets are available on-line via TicketPal or at A&B
Music Supplies, Emerald City and Carlton Supermar-
kets and Sundek at Limegrove.
“SERVICE ABOVE SELF”
2017 Annual Beach Clean Up
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 On Saturday September 17th at 6:00am we will team
up once again with the Environmental Protec;on De-
partment and our youth clubs to clean up the Mor-
gan Lewis Beach in St Andrew.
Please mark your calendars for this fellowship event.
We are also seeking volunteers to meet at the UWI
Cave Hill campus to transport some rotaractors to St.
Andrew. Please contact Director Neal or Rotarian
Makonem if you can assist.
UP-COMING EVENTS
Mar 07 - Club Charter Date - 1962
SEPTEMBER
Basic Educa3on and Literacy Month
September 22
Greeters: Rtn. Brian Cole and Rtn. Anthony Shaw
September 30 “Leh Muh Laugh! ” Fundraiser
OCTOBER
Economic and Community Development Month
Oct 7, DINNER AT PORT ST. CHARLES MARINA
this will be hosted by the three Rotary
Clubs to welcome DG Roger Bose who
will be visi;ng Barbados.
Announcements
Wedding Anniversary
PDG David Edwards
and Donna Edwards Sep 15, 1973 43 years
Rtn. Donna King-Brathwaite and
Curt Brathwaite Sep. 17, 2005 11 years
Birthday - Rotarians
PP Norman Barrow Sep. 19
Rtn. David Harding Sep. 20
SAA Rtn. Adrian Skeete Sep. 20
Birthday - Partners in Service
Usha Amin — Rtn. Sanjay Amin Sep. 21
Join Date Anniversary
None this week
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVEN-
TION June 10—14 2017—
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED
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 of service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions,
the recognition and the worthiness of all useful occu
pations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupa
tion as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotari
an's personal, business and community life; and
FOURTH: The advancement of the international understanding,
goodwill and peace through a world of fellowship of
business and professional persons united in the
ideal of service.
Bulletin Editor: Rtn. Fiona J. Hinds
OUR GUESTS
Visi;ng Rotarian: IPP Kenneth Niles, RCO Point For;n,
T&T
Guests:
Malcolm Vaughn—guest of Director Winston Warren
Diosa Joseph (Rotaracter) - guest of Director Neal
Griffith
Kavan Jackman (Rotaracter) RCOB—Guest of Director
Neal Griffith
Ebbony Rowe—Guest of Rtn. Kim Tudor
Peter Arender—Guest of PE Paul Ashby
Kelley Donnelley—Guest of PE Paul Ashby
Abanath Vaswani—Guest of PP Andrew Bynoe
Joshua Richardson—Guest of visi;ng Rotarian IPP Ken-
neth Niles
ROTARY GRACE O Lord and giver of all things good We thank Thee for our daily food May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve Thee all our days.