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Rotary's Vision:
"Together we see a world where people unite and take action, to create lasting change - across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves".

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.

The Four-Way Test

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
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?
Upcoming Events
RCGI Charter Anniversary
Mar 05, 2019
 
RCGI Satellite Club Meeting
Coconut Bay Resort
Mar 07, 2019 5:30 PM
 
World Rotaract Week
Mar 12, 2019 - Mar 18, 2019
 
RCGI Satellite Club Meeting
Coconut Bay Resort
Mar 21, 2019
 
RCGI Satellite Club Meeting
Coconut Bay Resort
Apr 04, 2019 5:30 PM
 
RCGI Satellite Club Meeting
Coconut Bay Resort
Apr 18, 2019
 
RCGI Satellite Club Meeting
Coconut Bay Resort
May 02, 2019 5:30 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Mel Agdomar
March 5
 
Maggitha Jaganath
March 26
 
Len Joseph
April 11
 
Spouse Birthdays
Maggie Jaganath
March 26
 
Join Date
Gene Lawrence
March 5, 1993
26 years
 
Maria Thom
March 5, 1993
26 years
 
Carina Snagg
March 31, 2018
1 year
 
Kevin Jn.Baptiste
March 31, 2018
1 year
 
Precious Edward
March 31, 2018
1 year
 
Rupert Duncan
March 31, 2018
1 year
 
Rhon Joseph
April 7, 2018
1 year
 
Becky Jno-Baptiste
April 17, 2018
1 year
 
Tiburtius Roberts
April 17, 2018
1 year
 
Photo Albums
Hampers for the Needy 2018
Rotary Plates for Peace
District Governor Dominique VENERE's Official Visit
2017 Hampers for the Needy
Hand over of Playground & GoTo Inserts for Wheel Chairs
Tree Planting & River Picnic
 
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News
Prosthetic Limb Project - Winchester Rotary
The following brings you up to the minute on the work being done by Winchester Rotary in support of our Prosthetic limb project.  RCGI is truly grateful to Winchester Rotary for their support once again, last time it was body supports for persons with motor function issues and a wheel chair for Kevin Jn. Baptiste; this time it is with shipping prosthetic limbs for use in our support for the Association of Persons with Disabilities.
Thank you Winchester Rotary.
Richard Spalding - President Nominee, Winchester Rotary
Dear All,
 
Further to a multitude of individual emails and phone calls, here is the latest detailed plan for delivery of the prosthetic limbs from UK to St Lucia:
  • 20 February: Training for Prosthetic Technicians completed in St Lucia, and new workshop created thereafter
  • 28 February: Collection finalised of assortment (30-40 sets) of prosthetic legs, including feet, tubes, socket adapters, knee joints - huge thanks to Alasdair Gilbertson
  • 1 March: Alasdair handed prostheses to Richard Spalding
  • 4 March: Richard delivers prostheses to TFSR (in Totton, Southampton)
  • 4-13 March: TFSR build palletised wooden packing crate (anticipated to be approx 1m3, 90Kg) - thanks to Stuart Bailey
  • 14-19 March: Hampshire Freight Services collect and drive crate from TFSR to Geest Line (Dover) - thanks to Jim Martuccio
  • 20 March: Closing date for crate to arrive at Geestline (The Geest Line, C/o George Hammond, Hammond House, Limekiln Street, Dover, CT17 9EF)
  • 24 March: Geest Line embark crate in Atlantic Klipper and set sail - thanks to Captain Peter Dixon, Jeremy Bristow, Sandy Wherrett, Stella Childs
  • 4 April: Crate arrives in St Lucia (Ms. Lenita Joseph, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Department of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment and Human Services, 4th Floor Greaham Louisy Building, Waterfront, Castries, SAINT LUCIA, (telephone number +1-758-719-2201)
For info, attached (at bottom) is a photo of the car load of prostheses Alasdair (on the right) handed over to me (today, 1 March); they’re on their way!
 
With grateful thanks to all; what a collaborative team effort!
 
Regards,
 
Richard
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Strengthen Your Club
Many of us feel that we should do something to strengthen our membership, but have we stopped to think about how this might be done?
 
First things first, do we enjoy each other's company?  Do we look forward to going to club meetings?  If the answer to either or both of these questions is no, we need to address why this is so.  We can only build a strong club if we have strong members.  We would be well served to remember that the foundation of Rotary is fellowship. 
 
What do we mean by fellowship you might ask?  Well friends, fellowship is not simply having parties and get togethers, it is much more than that.  For us to have good fellowship, we need to be able to speak civilly to each other, we need to be polite and observe the basic good manners that so many have thrown out of the window.  To enjoy the company of our fellow Rotarians, we need to respect each other and be tolerant of others opinions and points of view.  Rotary embraces diversity as one of our core values alongside fellowship, integrity, service and leadership, therefore we should recognize that we may be different in many ways, but what binds us into a cohesive group are the remaining values.
 
Unless we get fellowship right, we can forget about strengthening our membership.
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Rotary Service in Action
The following article, taken off of the Rotary website, shows just how simple it is to carry out effective, sustainable and impactful service projects in our club.  If we just Keep It Simple, we will not overreach our available manpower.

Take action during Rotary Water and Sanitation Month!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by rotaryservice

By Rotary Service and Engagement Staff 

Clean water and sanitation is a human right, but not everyone is afforded that right. Rotary members are providing communities with sustainable access to safe water, improved sanitation, hygiene management training. When people, especially children, have access to clean water, improved sanitation facilitates, and better hygiene habits, they lead healthier and more successful lives.

During March, Rotary Water and Sanitation Month, we encourage members to work towards Rotary’s goal of providing everyone with safe water, sanitation, and hygiene by 2030. Here are just a few examples of club service projects that are working towards that goal:

·        In Nepal, the Rotary Club of Durbarmarg collaborated with their twin club and the Rotaract Clubs of Phulbari and Eco-Himal Nepal, to provide access to safe drinking water for students at a government school. Students were drinking visibly contaminated, untreated water directly from the water source. Rotary members installed 14 low-cost colloidal silver-enhanced ceramic water filters with strong filtration systems. These filters were manufactured locally, and are a traditional practice in availing safe drinking water to those lacking access.

·        In the Philippines, the Rotary Club of Lubang Island trained mothers and children living in rural mountain areas on proper handwashing and sanitation methods. The community was getting their water from a local river and not washing their hands regularly. Club members trained the community how to keep their hands clean while conserving water.

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International Women's Day
 
 
 
 

Rotary Club of Gros Islet Honoring Women

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

 

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Rotary South Supports Special Education Centre
 

The Special Education Centre based in Vieux-Fort is bursting at its seams with an increase in the number of enrollments in the last few years. The Centre is in dire need of space to efficiently run the programs needed for the range of special needs that the children present with.

The Centre hosted a BINGO Party on Friday March 1st to raise much needed funds to build a classroom for the students with Blindness and Visual Impairment. Rotarian Shermie is an itinerant teacher who specializes in working with students who are blind and presently has no classroom space to work with her students now enrolled at the Centre, one is a one year old totally blind baby, another is an eight year old with bilateral glaucoma and cataract who is just beginning her formal education, and neither are able to receive the intervention needed as yet because of the situation at the Centre.  In true Rotary Spirit, Rotarians came out to support one of our own, and Rotary’s area of focus: Basic Education and literacy for all!

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RI President's Message - World Rotaract Week
 

Rotary is powerful. Together with Rotaract, it is unstoppable. Working side by side, we have the potential to Be the Inspiration in every part of society, to every person we meet.

Dear fellow Rotarians,

One of the things I appreciate most about serving as president of Rotary International is the people I get to meet. Much of my time is spent traveling and visiting Rotary clubs around the world. A Rotarian welcome is something quite special. But let me tell you, there’s nothing so warm as the welcomes that have been rolled out for me by Rotaractors. These are young people who are committed to Rotary ideals, who are pouring their hearts into service, and who, in the process, don’t forget to have fun.

One of the highlights of my recent travels was a trip to Ghana, where I visited a district that boasts some 60 Rotaract clubs. They aren’t satisfied with that number, though — in fact, they’re excited about a plan to double it. They’ll do it, too.

Rotaractors are vaccinating children against polio. They’re donating blood where the supply is dangerously low. They’re providing handwashing facilities to schools where children previously had no way to get clean. In short, they’re all about transformational service: carrying out projects that make a real difference in their communities.

In Nakivale, Uganda, one special Rotaract club is making a difference in its community — which happens to be a refugee settlement. These young leaders are turning what others might see as disadvantages into opportunities for service, building community and opening up new possibilities to those who are most in need of them.

In Turkey, Rotaractors are visiting children in the hospital every Wednesday to lift their spirits by playing games with them. They also are mentoring new students at their university and teaching them leadership skills.

Rotaractors are blazing the path for Rotary to be more relevant in this new century of service. And World Rotaract Week, which we’re celebrating 11-17 March, is the perfect opportunity to get to know your local Rotaractors and talk to them about how your clubs can work together. If your Rotary club doesn’t already sponsor a Rotaract club, know that you don’t need to be near a college or university to do it: Community-based Rotaract clubs are a great option. And remember that Rotaractors are part of the Rotary family.

When Rotaractors are ready to leave their Rotaract club, we don’t want them to leave that Rotary family behind. I’m asking all Rotarians to help them make the transition into a Rotary club or to start a new one: I’m happy to charter as many new clubs as we need to give everyone a place where they feel at home while making the world a little better. Service should be fun, it should be inspirational, and it should be open to all.

If there’s one thing Rotary has always excelled at, it’s diversity. In the past, that often meant diversity of profession, nationality, and outlook. We’ve made great strides when it comes to diversity of age and gender, and as we welcome more Rotaractors into our organization, we’ll become even stronger.

Rotary is powerful. Together with Rotaract, it is unstoppable. Working side by side, we have the potential to Be the Inspiration in every part of society, to every person we meet.

 

BARRY RASSIN

Blueprint for Welcoming Rotaractors into the Family
 

John Marvin Leonor has fun in a foam pit during a fellowship event including the Rotaract clubs of New Rise Kalookan North and Zamboanga City West at the ABS-CBN Studio Experience in September.

By John Marvin Leonor, Rotaract Club of New Rise Kalookan North, Philippines

 

The first word that comes to mind when I think about our sponsor Rotary club is family. It is our greatest honor to serve our community alongside the Rotary Club of Kalookan North. Whenever anyone asks me what our greatest strength is as a Rotaract club, I can proudly say it is the active and strong partnership with our Rotary club.

The importance of this partnership cannot be underestimated. Rotary clubs have the ability to make Rotaractors feel they belong to this huge family of Rotary and are an integral part of it. I feel fortunate our Rotary club has made it such a priority, and hope by sharing this it will inspire other clubs to do the same.

Kalookan North Rotary organizes several activities which always involve members of both clubs. Some of the usual activities include the annual induction of new club officers, a teambuilding activity, and a Christmas party. Last year, we were invited to their annual Dr. Martin’s Cup, initiated by one of their charter members. It includes several games designed to test our teambuilding skills.

Simply put, there is no separation or boundary between us. They make sure that we, as Rotaractors, are their ‘partners’ in service, not just ‘assistants’ in service. We put our heart and soul into joining their programs and it is one of the most satisfying feelings to see our beloved Rotarians amongst us in large numbers to motivate and support us all the way.

They supported us during our recently-concluded Project HOPE (Healing Our People through Education), a three-month extensive workshop designed to help an estimated 130 children in custody due to conflicts with the law or drugs. The children receive professional mentoring to restore positive values and bring about physical and mental rehabilitation.

With the help of the Rotary club, we designed modules that we call Life Kits that capture the fundamental principles of the program. We solicited sponsorship from other Rotarians, which allowed us to produce even more of these modules and hand them over to agencies working with troubled youth in other districts. A subsequent project is focusing on training and empowering future stakeholders and volunteers to be able to advance the objectives of the effort further, helping even more children experience a new life.

The Rotary Club of Kalookan North regularly takes time at their meetings to recognize the work that we do. It is a great morale boost. In every moment of our Rotaract lives, we need Rotarians that will guide, mentor, and support us along the way.

With the help of our Rotary Club, we are learning the good values and character that will define us as the best Rotaractors we can be, and hopefully, to be inspiring Rotarians in the future.

 
Rotary Satellite Club South - Plates for Peace

Rotary Plates for Peace on World Understanding & Peace Day

 
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More Images of World Peace Day Event

 
Hats off to The Rotary Satellite Club of Gros Islet, South Saint Lucia  for organizing and executing another project geared toward building goodwill and better friendships, for this is a cornerstone of waging Peace.
 
 
 
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Rotary Connecting the World

2019-20 RI president announces his presidential theme

Rotary International President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney explained his vision for building a stronger Rotary, calling on leaders to expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative membership models.
 

Maloney, a member of the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA, unveiled the 2019-20 presidential theme, Rotary Connects the World, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s annual training event, the International Assembly, in San Diego, California, USA, on Monday.

“The first emphasis is to grow Rotary — to grow our service, to grow the impact of our projects, but most importantly, to grow our membership so that we can achieve more,” Maloney said.

Maloney believes that connection is at the heart of the Rotary experience.

“(Rotary) allows us to connect with each other, in deep and meaningful ways, across our differences,” Maloney said. “It connects us to people we would never otherwise have met, who are more like us than we ever could have known. It connects us to our communities, to professional opportunities, and to the people who need our help.”

Maloney also called on every Rotary and Rotaract club to identify segments of their community not represented in their club by creating a membership committee with diverse members.  

“Through Rotary, we connect to the incredible diversity of humanity on a truly unique footing, forging deep and lasting ties in pursuit of a common goal,” he added. “In this ever more divided world, Rotary connects us all.”

Maloney urged leaders to offer alternative meeting experiences and service opportunities to make it easier for busy professionals and people with many family obligations to serve in leadership roles.

“We need to foster a culture where Rotary does not compete with the family, but rather complements it,” Maloney said. “That means taking real, practical steps to change the existing culture: being realistic in our expectations, considerate in our scheduling, and welcoming of children at Rotary events on every level.”

Maloney said many of the barriers that prevent people from serving as leaders in Rotary are based on expectations that are no longer relevant.

“It is time to adapt, to change our culture, and to convey the message that you can be a great district governor without visiting every club individually, and a great president without doing everything yourself.”

Relationship with the United Nations

During 2019-20, Rotary will host a series of presidential conferences around the world, focusing on Rotary’s relationship with the United Nations and the UN’s sustainable development goals that many Rotary service projects support. More information will be available in July.

In 2020, the United Nations will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its charter and its mission of promoting peace. Rotary was one of 42 organizations the United States invited to serve as consultants to its delegation at the 1945 San Francisco conference, which led to the UN’s charter. For decades, Rotary has worked alongside the United Nations to address humanitarian issues around the world. Today, Rotary holds the highest consultative status that the UN offers to nongovernmental organizations.

“Rotary shares the United Nations’ enduring commitment to a healthier, more peaceful, and more sustainable world,” Maloney said. “And Rotary offers something no other organization can match: an existing infrastructure that allows people from all over the world to connect in a spirit of service and peace and take meaningful action toward that goal.” 

A Deeper Look at the Four Way Test
As Rotarians around the world pause to think about the concept of Peace and Conflict, we sometimes miss the significance of the simple test that we recite weekly at our meetings.  This test of the things we think say or do in our daily lives was developed in 1932 by Herbert Taylor.  This was many years before the legendary Catholic Pope uttered these words: 
The parallels between this and the Four Way Test are striking:
Is it the Truth?
Is it Fair to all concerned?
Will it build Goodwill & Better Friendships?
Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
 
Fairness, Truth, Justice & Solidarity, all pivotal in the creation of PEACE; the AVOIDANCE of CONFLICT and indeed in CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
 
The following article on the origin and relevance of the Four Way Test is shared here.  http://thefourwaytest.com/history-of-the-four-way-test/
 

 

 

 

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Partnership with Mediators Beyond Borders International

Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International have formed a service partnership to support our clubs and districts in their peacebuilding efforts. Read the partnership factsheet to learn how clubs and districts can take advantage of this partnership to make their peace and conflict resolution projects even better.

Grant management resources

Coming soon: online grant management resources in Rotary’s Learning Center. Find courses on sustainability, community assessments, project planning, roles and responsibilities, financial management, club qualification, reporting, and much more.

Golf Update

Although we do not have a full report on the tournament please note that you can review the Tournament Photos here

 
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Rotaractor Clint Walker is still in need of our help
 
Consider the Areas of Focus - They are all Building Blocks to Peace