HOW ROTARY IS TRULY INTERNATIONAL
Rotary International is the first service organization and already has accomplished a wonderful century of service. The scope of Rotary service is limited only by the imagination of its members. In this short article, by Daphne Su for Rotary International News, we see that U.S. Rotarians have made life better for school children in Cuba! ...and just in time for Christmas! How remarkable!
U.S. Rotarians aid Cuban schoolchildren
Julio Garreaud, international service chair of the Rotary Club of Hispano-Latinos of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, was strolling down a street in Havana, Cuba, when he passed by a local school.
"I caught a glimpse of children in class. Everything – their chairs, tables – [was] very used, of poor quality," he recalls. "That moment created my desire to make a difference with schools."
Garreaud asked 40 Rotarians, friends, and relatives to help him deliver school supplies to Cuba from 23 November to 1 December 2007. They transported about 2,000 pounds of pencils, writing pads, scissors, and other supplies worth US$6,000 to Havana, as well as clothing, shoes, and five wheelchairs. They visited an art school, high school, and an elementary school, chosen as recipients by Garreaud's local contacts.
"Most people don’t realize the situation in Cuba," he says.
Garreaud secured travel permits through a Cuban friend who owns a travel agency. Current U.S. rules allow volunteers to travel to Cuba on humanitarian missions.
Each participant covered all their own travel expenses, plus $500 as a donation to the project. This is the first international project for the Hispano-Latinos club, which was just chartered in March.
For more information about Rotary, and how you might join this prestigious organization, check the website http://www.rotaryanguilla.org or speak to any local Rotarian. The Rotary Club of Anguilla meets every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. upstairs at the English Rose. Next meeting is January 3, 2008.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
PEACE - Rotary - Humanity in Motion
...Week of December 10, 2007
December is Family month on the Rotary calendar.
Rotary International is a prestigious global organization that promotes fun, friendship, and family. With the Christmas season approaching, PEACE may be a very appropriate theme.
The District 7020 Governor, Dick McCombe from Nassau, was in Anguilla last week for a visit.
His purpose was to inspire the club to bigger and better things.
To show that Rotary is all about having fun while serving the community, while inspecting the playground equipment at Road Elementary School, he actually tried it out, as you can see in the photograph.
Others in the photo with the District Governor are Rotarians Ralph Smith, Seymour Hodge (Current President of the Anguilla Club), and the Assistant District Governor from St. Maarten, Louis Wever.
PEACE. Udo. Heiwa. Paz. Frieden. Salam. Pace. He ping. Fred. Shalom. Paix. Shanti. Peace.
Some ideas resonate in any language. That’s why Rotary has developed educational programs and provides scholarships around the world to promote peace and conflict resolution.
Together we can create a more peaceful world.
For more information about Rotary, and how you can become part of this prestigious organization. check the website http://www.rotaryanguilla.org or speak to any local Rotarian. The Rotary Club of Anguilla meets every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. upstairs at the English Rose.
December is Family month on the Rotary calendar.
Rotary International is a prestigious global organization that promotes fun, friendship, and family. With the Christmas season approaching, PEACE may be a very appropriate theme.
The District 7020 Governor, Dick McCombe from Nassau, was in Anguilla last week for a visit.
His purpose was to inspire the club to bigger and better things.
To show that Rotary is all about having fun while serving the community, while inspecting the playground equipment at Road Elementary School, he actually tried it out, as you can see in the photograph.
Others in the photo with the District Governor are Rotarians Ralph Smith, Seymour Hodge (Current President of the Anguilla Club), and the Assistant District Governor from St. Maarten, Louis Wever.
PEACE. Udo. Heiwa. Paz. Frieden. Salam. Pace. He ping. Fred. Shalom. Paix. Shanti. Peace.
Some ideas resonate in any language. That’s why Rotary has developed educational programs and provides scholarships around the world to promote peace and conflict resolution.
Together we can create a more peaceful world.
For more information about Rotary, and how you can become part of this prestigious organization. check the website http://www.rotaryanguilla.org or speak to any local Rotarian. The Rotary Club of Anguilla meets every Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. upstairs at the English Rose.
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