DISTRICT 7030 NEWS€¦ · sharing fun, friendship and fellowship. I know I speak for the Whole Team when I say it is really appreciated. We have made a lot of friends. THANK YOU

DISTRICT 7030 NEWS Issue #11

May 2011

RI News

RI Convention -

New Orleans

Page 2

Spouse ‘s Corner

DG Visits

Page 10/11/12/13

District Governor’s Message

Rotary Foundation Update

GSE District 1210

Page 3/4/5/6/7/8/9

Club Anniversaries

Attendance

Page 14/15

DG Tony‟s Goals

Membership

Communications Diabetes Project

Rotary Foundation

Website: www.rotarydistrict7030.org

S ustain and increase its membership base

I mplement successful projects that address the needs of their community and commu-

nities in other countries

S upport The Rotary Foundation through both programme participation and financial

contributions

D evelop leaders capable of serving in Rotary beyond the Club level

Flying With Tony

Club News

AN EFFECTIVE ROTARY CLUB

DG Tony

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION

New Orleans May 21-25, 2011

Why attend?

By participating in an RI Convention, you’ll gain a broader appreciation of

Rotary’s global impact and strengthen your commitment to service. And

seeing a convention may move your invited guests to become Rotarians

too. Here are some other great reasons to attend a convention:

Service projects. Find out how fellow Rotarians developed their service projects by visiting club and dis-

trict project booths. You can also partner with other Rotarians in an international project or exchange.

The Rotary Foundation. Learn more about PolioPlus and other Foundation programs during plenary ses-

sions and workshops that show how Rotarians take humanitarian action and promote peace and understanding

throughout the world.

Development of future club leaders. Expand your network of international contacts by getting to know Ro-

tary leaders and members from your own district, and become more involved in district plans.

Club administration. Attend a special workshop for incoming presidents and the Presidents-Elect Lunch-

eon, where you can meet and exchange ideas with fellow leaders.

Family fun. With so much to do around the event, you and your family can plan a memorable vacation

around the convention.

RI News May 2011

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Message from Governor

“Building Healthier Communities, Bridging Regional Cultures”

Well, the 19th PETS, Assembly and District Conference is now his-

tory. Given the financial climate, it was particularly pleasing that

the committee‟s budget number of 400 persons was exceeded. The

Conference was well promoted during my official visits and in our

Newsletter. As evidenced by the Conference statistics presented

further in this letter, it all paid off. It warmed my heart to see such

large numbers of Rotarians and Partners in Service attending and I

thank you sincerely.

The Opening Ceremony started the

Conference on a high note. The ca-

dets‟ flag ceremony was touching;

the Prime Minister‟s speech was

excellent; the entertainment was

high quality; and the ensuing cock-

tail reception at the Prime Minister‟s

residence got the fellowship well on

the way.

District News May 2011

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Accra Hotel Welcoming Rotarians

Opening Ceremony Entertainment Cadet Flag Ceremony

Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s Address Opening Ceremony

The presenters/speakers were well received.

The RI Special Representative RI Director

John Smarge motivated us with his passion

for Rotary and service evident in his elo-

quent speeches at the Conference.

The „Building Healthier Communities‟ part of the

Conference theme was dealt with by presentations

on diabetes. The Rotary Coordinator for Zone 34,

PDG Jim Henry gave a most informative presenta-

tion on Membership. Other presentations included

“Leading your club to Greatness‟; „Registering

your club as a Charity‟; and a moving review of the

relief effort by Rotarians after the passing of Hurri-

cane Tomas in St Lucia by AG Lisle Chase.

The Rotary Clubs of Antigua, Barbados, St Pierre and Para-

maribo Residence each presented a club project which had

impressed me during my travels through the District.


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RI Special Representative, RI Director John Smarge Addressing the Conference

Attendees taking Diabetes advice to heart

AG Lisle receiving Paul Harris Fellowhip .

The House of Friendship was a new addition to the Conference. Besides the booths of several Rotary clubs

which portrayed their projects, there were retail booths selling art, wooden sculpture and jewellery. The local

Diabetes Association had a booth where 83 persons were tested, quite possibly following an eloquent testimo-

nial by a diabetic who had had several amputations all stemming from an abscess on his toe. I thank all the clubs

who participated.

The cocktail reception at the Prime Minister‟s residence was but the first of several fellowship activities. The

Hospitality Suite overflowed unto the balconies and the corridors of the hotel while there was much dancing at

the Home Hospitality venues on the Friday night. Meanwhile the Partners in Service were taken on tours on

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is covered in a separate article under Spouse‟s Corner.


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President Marie Therese Picard presenting T Shirt

to Prime Minister Stuart at the Guadeloupe booth.

House of Friendship - Rotary Club of Barbados Booth

TWO FAVOURITES

Left: Rotarian Freddie Man-

sour responsible for the hospi-

tality suite and at right: Ro-

tarian Alex, our charming

Sergeant at Arms.

The surprise location of the Gala Banquet held

at the elegantly decorated Concorde Experience

Museum was a most fitting end to the Confer-

ence. Our guest speaker, Vice Chancellor of

the University of the West Indies, Professor

Nigel Harris ably addressed the “Bridging Re-

gional Cultures” part of our theme. Special

awards were given, and a lively band had the

majority of the Rotarians and guests on their

feet.

Successful Conferences do not just happen; they re-

quire much planning, dedication and commitment.

Chairman Joe Steinbok and his team must be highly

commended for doing such a fantastic job. Indeed,

these few lines cannot sufficiently describe the year

and a half of hard work undertaken by this commit-

tee. The three Barbados Rotary clubs also came to-

gether wonderfully lending their assistance and help-

ing to ensure that this Conference would be a memo-

rable one for all those who attended. My gratitude

has no bounds, thank you so much, Chairman Joe,

your committee, the members of the three Rotary

Clubs of Barbados, the Partners in Service and all

Rotarians and guests who attended.

I encourage all Rotarians and their spouses to visit the

District 7030 website where they will find a gallery of pictures and many of the Con-

ference presentations in the near future. All Photos by Vincent Tempro.


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The Concorde Experience

Left: RI Rep John

Smarge and Spouse

Cindy receiving their

award, and right: Prof

Nigel Harris delivering

the feature address

Pres. Katrina Sam, Pres.

Erskine Thompson and

Pres. Gregory Hazzard

Chairman Joe Steinbok


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Statistics from the conference

Country Rotarians Spouses/Guests Awards

Antigua 9 Clubs of Year

Barbados 112 61 Antigua

Paramaribo Residence

Dominica 2 Princes Town

Stabroek

France 3 1

Presidential Citation with Distinction

French Guiana 15 3

Gros Islet

Grenada 9 2 Stabroek

Guadeloupe 23 1 Presidential Citation

Guyana 9 1 Antigua

Barbados South

Martinique 25 2 Felicity/Charlieville

Paramaribo Central

Montserrat 2 Paramaribo Residence

Point Fortin

St Kitts/Nevis 7 Pointe a Pierre

Port of Spain

St Lucia 7 1 Princes Town

San Fernando

Surinam 17 2 San Fernando South

Trinidad/Tobago 73 11 Literacy Award

USA 2 1 Antigua

Central Port of Spain

Maraval

Paramaribo Residence

Stabroek

Club Awards

Largest Contibution to Rotary Foundation Paramaribo Residence (US$14,579)

Largest membership Growth Antigua Sundown (Net 8)

Best Attendance - Small Club Princes Town (97.2%)

Best Attendance - Large Club Stabroek (85.2%)

Report of Nominating Committee

At the District Conference, the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, PDG Georges Nouh Chaia, an-

nounced that Herve Honore had been confirmed as DGNN and will become District Governor for 2013-2014.

Location of District Conference 2012

DGE Lara Quentrall-Thomas announced at the District Conference that the 20th PETS, Assembly and District

Conference would be held on a cruise ship leaving from Martinique. The exact dates will be announced later.

Rotary Foundation Update PDG David Edwards

It was great to see so many of you at our just concluded District Conference in Barbados. I know that many Presidents and Presidents Elect have promised to work together to submit contributions to

the Rotary Foundation urgently as we are behind on our promised goals, goals that were set by the Presidents

themselves a year ago.

At this time there are 30 clubs who have not yet contributed anything for the Rotary year, and several of those

who have contributed are only around 10% of their goal. Overall we are only 39% as a District, leaving us very

far behind our targets.

There is little doubt about our investment in the Rotary Foundation and this was clearly demonstrated at the

Conference. And after hearing the moving contribution of RI Director John Smarge, there must be a feeling of

satisfaction as to the purpose of giving.

So we have two urgent tasks to fulfill.

1. Make urgent contributions to the TRF as promised. 2. Presidents Elect to submit goal form for 2011-2012 to DGE Lara URGENTLY as this is now due to the

TRF.

Assistant Governors, Presidents and Secretaries need to act quickly on submissions. Remember that this can be

done by credit card through the Rotary contact center at [email protected]. The club number and in-

dividual ID numbers must be supplied. Individuals can submit their own by login on at member access on the

www. rotary.org website. It only takes two minutes.

I look forward to your support and thank you all for the work you do for Rotary.


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mailto:[email protected]

Group Study Exchange - District 1210 District Chair PP Roger Smith

A Group Study Exchange (GSE) team from District 1210 in the UK arrived in our district on March 19th.

The team visited clubs starting in St. .Kitts & Nevis, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and ending in Barbados with our

District Conference before heading back home on April 17th

The team was headed by Rotarian Carol Reilly a qualified nurse and a

member of The Rotary Club of Walsall Saddlers since 2008. Other

members of the team were, Clair Turner, Fay Boulton, Vicky Bateman

and Jennifer Paddison. The team discovered many things quite unique to

the Caribbean from liming at a cocktail reception on the beach in Guade-

loupe, to sharing our many customs, dishes and local beverages some of

which were quite potent. Their thoughts that were posted on their blog

(gse1210.blogspot.com) sums up their visit to our District quite well:

On leaving St. Kitts, team leader Carol wrote: Thank you to everyone for all your hospitality, in whatever capacity,

whether it has been hosting, driving us round, Vocational Day hosts or

sharing fun, friendship and fellowship. I know I speak for the Whole

Team when I say it is really appreciated. We have made a lot of friends. THANK YOU

Fay Boulton on one of her Vocational visits in St. Lucia wrote: It was really useful to learn about their organisation but in turn - give

them some helpful advice on how they can also improve their ser-

vice. A very constructive day.

Vicky Bateman wrote on one of her Vocational visits in Guade-

loupe: Also, Eileen was telling me that one of their main problems with on-

cology patients is a high infection rate with port caths (intravenous

access device). This was very interesting for me as at home we have

very few infections with these. It was good to be able to share good

practice and pass on knowledge with Eileen and suggestions for im-

provement.

Team leader Carol on the Gala Banquet in Barbados: The Gala Banquet was amazing. 'The Concorde Experience',

dinner and dancing to a live Caribbean band under the wings of

Concorde. Thank you to DG Tony and everyone in D 7030, you

gave us an experience of a life time. We cannot thank you

enough for all your hospitality whilst we were in your District.

We have certainly made friends for life.

As District 7030 GSE chairman, I would like to say a big

"Thank You" to everyone for making this visit so successful.

Firstly DG Tony for inviting the team to our district, District 1210 GSE chair Lynne Marshall for her hard

work in selecting a team that made your district proud, all of the AG's from our district for putting together

excellent programs for the team and for responding to my numerous emails, all of the Club Presidents, Ro-

tarians and Rotarian host families for your generous hospitality, and of course the team, thanks for sharing

your culture, knowledge and experiences with us in District 7030.


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GSE Team with PP Roger, Deborah and Pres. Katrina

GSE Team in Guadeloupe

GSE Team with GG of St Lucia

http://gse1210.blodgspot.com

The much anticipated District Conference has come and gone! Almost 100 spouses and partners-in-service were

registered. What a joy it was for me to meet with so many of the friends we now have from across the region.

Even though the weather was not always co-operative, the warm fellowship experienced over the three days pro-

vided all of the necessary sunshine.

Spouses were in attendance at the Opening Ceremony and enjoyed the

touching flag ceremony as well as the cocktail reception at the Prime Minis-

ter‟s official residence. A few of them attended the conference presentations

but most participated in the activities that were planned for the spouses.

Partners-in-service Harriet MacDonald and Deborah Smith accompanied

them on a visit of historic Speightstown in the North of the Island followed

by a duty-free shopping spree in Holetown on the Wednesday.

Thursday, Rotarian Sonya Alleyne guided the spouses to an inter-

esting pottery where we witnessed the procedure from beginning to

end. We then travelled on to visit one of our oldest homes, St

Nicholas Abbey which is in pristine condition and still operates as

a plantation producing its own rum.

Needless to say, rum tasting was

part of the tour! The bus then

made its way along the scenic

east coast of Barbados to the At-

lantis hotel where we had lunch

and a chance to get to know one

another better.

Flying with Tony May 2011

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Spouse’s Corner - Partners in Service

Painting of Old Speightstown

Making Pottery

St Nicholas Abbey

Tour of St Nicolas Abbey Lunch on the East Coast at the Atlantis Hotel

A visit to our National Museum followed by a wine tasting took place on Friday with plenty

of time left to get ready for the customary Home Hospitality night hosted in three separate

venues by each of the Barbados Rotary Clubs. DG Tony and I visited all three parties that

we might have fellowship with all of our Rotary friends. All three places were jumping!

Gala night, dining under the mighty

wing span of the elegant super-sonic jet

at the Concorde Museum, we were im-

pressed! Not to be outdone by the loca-

tion, we, the spouses, were resplendent

in our evening attire. After much good

eating, good drinking, great dancing

and wonderful fellowship we were sad

to say goodbye until next year.

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LILIAN HALE

Lilian Hale travelled throughout the Caribbean accompanying her DG husband

on his trips to visit every club in the district. She even took a French course

with him so that they could say a few words in “local parlance” while in the

French countries. Ossie was a member of the Rotary Club of Port of Spain,

and this club subsequently awarded Lilian a Paul Harris Fellowship for her

Service Above Self. Ossie passed away in 1994 – a dedicated Rotarian, as

anyone who knew him could attest to. The following is a story of one of Lil-

ian‟s many adventures….

Haitian Adventure – by Lilian Hale

When my husband, Ossie Hale, was District Governor of Rotary District 404 in 1977-78, the district was very

widespread. It stretched from Abaco in the Bahamas in the north, down through most of the islands to Suriname,

Guyana and French Guiana in the south, and as far as Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in the west.


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Rotarian Sonya Al-

leyne, Guide for

Spouses Programme—

Thanks Sonya

The Concorde Experience

We had already visited Haiti on the D.G.‟s official visit, and

were looking forward to our second visit, to meet the R.I.

president, Jack Davis, and his wife Doris. We had, of course,

met them before in Boca Raton for the D.G. training seminar

and on the flight to Tokyo for the World Convention.

We arrived safe and sound in Haiti, but our luggage did not,

except for a small bag with our shoes and toiletries.

I had traveled in a pants suit while Ossie was in a shirt jack

suit, not at all suitable for the planned, big dinner party. The

airline gave us US$100 to buy essentials. We had very little

money with us, as at that time there were restrictions in

Trinidad as to the amount of money we were allowed to take

out of the country, and we had used up most of the allowance

for that year, with all our other travels for Rotary.

The Rotarians took us shopping. We bought underwear for both of us,

socks and a shirt for Ossie, and a short dress for me. That took up all

our money. No lounge suit for Ossie, no evening dress for me to wear

at the dinner. What to do? “No problem”, says Jack “I have an extra

suit”. “And I have an extra dress”, says Doris. Both men were tall, but

Ossie was about one and a half inches taller, so he wore the pants low

on his hips. Perfect fit! Doris and I were the same size. The dress was a

beautiful cheongsam she had bought in Hawaii.

The dinner was a great success and our luggage turned up just in time

for our flight to St. Thomas, four days later.

Ossie said “I may have dreamed of walking in the president‟s shoes,

but not his suit”.

I later met Doris in Boca Raton when we returned for the D.G. training

seminar in 1978, and had to smile when I saw her wearing “our” dress!


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Lilian’s Passport

PP Susan, District Chair for Literacy with her

mother Lilian.

SPOT YOURSELF


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South Trinidad

Dominica French Guiana

Guadeloupe

Martinique

From the District Secretary

RI has issued the semi-annual Invoice at the beginning of January. Please make every effort to pay your dues to

Rotary International as soon as possible. THERE ARE STILL 12 CLUBS WITH OUTSTANDING DUES.

For March 2011, 41 out of 69 Clubs reported attendance. The missing Clubs were Barbados, Dominica, Cay-

enne Est, Grenada, Grande Terre Pointe Des Chateaux, Marie Galante, Pointe-à-Pitre Jarry, Georgetown, Fort-de

-France, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, Bequia, St. Vincent South, Paramaribo, Arima, Maracas/St. Joseph, Piarco,

Sangre Grande, San Juan, St. Augustine, St. Augustine West, Port of Spain West, Felicity/Charlieville, Penal,

Point Fortin, San Fernando South, Tobago. The results were as follows:-

March

Under 50% 4

50% - 59% 7

60% - 69% 17

70% - 79% 4

80% - 89% 7

90% - 100% 2

The District average was 66.62%

Club News May 2011

District 7030 Secretariat

Secretary Treasurer Milton Inniss Lionel Moe

Ascot, Chelsea Rd 94 Warners Park

St Michael Christ Church

Barbados Barbados

Home Tel No: 246-426-3735 Home Tel No: 246-437-0317

Cell No: 246-230-0141 Cell No: 246-240-8252

E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

District Web site: www.rotarydistrict7030.org

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Club Anniversaries

3 May 1974 Fort de France Sud, Martinique 16 May 2006 Stabroek, Guyana

4 May 1993 Maraval, Trinidad 20 May 1959 Georgetown, Guyana

6 May 1987 New Amsterdam, Guyana 23 May 1970 Montserrat, Montserrat

7 May 1993 Corriverton, Guyana 26 May 1995 Grande Terre, Guadeloupe

9 May 1970 Saint Pierre, Martinique 28 May 1957 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe

9 May 1977 Fort de France Ouest, Martinique

Attendance March ‘11

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COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERS + - T M % YTD %

ANTIGUA 1 Antigua 39 5 0 44 5 82.33 79.53

2 Antigua Sundown 23 11 3 31 5 75.00 70.18

BARBADOS 3 Barbados 83 0 2 81 63.40

4 Barbados South 37 3 2 38 2 100.00 84.43

5 Barbados West 42 2 1 43 5 78.00 78.20

DOMINICA 6 Dominica 28 2 0 30 59.73

FRENCH GUIANA 7 Cayenne 34 0 0 34 5 66.10 58.95

8 Cayenne Est 9 3 0 12 67.80

9 Kourou 29 3 1 31 5 65.00 63.70

10 Rémire-Montjoly 35 4 0 39 4 81.03 66.74

11 Saint-Laurent du Maroni Mana 14 1 0 15 5 43.00 39.52

GRENADA 13 Grenada 28 4 3 29 70.50

14 Grenada East 15 2 1 16 5 75.60 73.25

GUADELOUPE 15 Basse Terre 23 0 4 19 4 52.63 53.39

16 Basse Terre Fort St. Charles 12 1 0 13 4 77.00 73.20

17 Grande Terre Pointe Des Chateaux 11 1 4 8 68.97

18 Marie Galante 20 2 0 22 55.43

19 Pointe-à-Pitre 35 1 1 35 5 87.00 78.30

20 Pointe-à-Pitre Est 18 2 0 20 5 85.00 75.00

21 Pointe-à-Pitre Fleur d'Epée 32 5 0 37 4 88.00 79.30

22 Pointe-à-Pitre Jarry 15 0 0 15 30.00

GUYANA 23 Corriverton 22 0 0 22 5 85.00 75.50

24 Demerara 43 2 2 43 5 66.00 74.40

25 Georgetown 65 1 3 63 58.07

26 Georgetown Central 47 0 1 46 5 59.07 62.09

27 New Amsterdam 14 2 0 16 4 66.00 64.45

28 Stabroek 33 2 3 32 4 68.00 83.50

MARTINIQUE 29 Fort-de-France 37 0 2 35 49.00

30 Fort-de-France Ouest 22 2 1 23 4 61.50 60.76

31 Fort-de-France Sud 30 2 0 32 4 61.00 56.44

32 François 31 0 0 31 5 39.00 52.40

33 Lamentin 34 3 5 32 4 63.50 65.26

34 Saint Pierre 20 1 0 21 4 62.27 59.24

35 Schoelcher 25 0 4 21 4 64.00 69.33

MONTSERRAT 36 Montserrat 13 0 0 13 59.33

ST. KITTS/NEVIS 37 Liamuiga 33 2 5 30 5 60.00 57.71

38 Nevis 11 0 0 11 61.96

39 St. Kitts 53 0 7 46 60.33

ST. LUCIA 40 Gros Islet 27 2 5 24 5 57.00 66.30

41 St. Lucia 40 6 4 42 4 61.90 66.52

42 St. Lucia South 14 1 1 14 5 39.98 48.81

ST. VINCENT 43 Bequia 16 0 0 16 54.67

44 St. Vincent 31 1 1 31 5 61.69 57.36

45 St. Vincent South 18 0 1 17 52.06

SURINAME 46 Paramaribo 76 0 7 69 62.25

47 Paramaribo Central 63 4 0 67 5 68.00 71.30

48 Paramaribo Residence 48 3 0 51 5 61.00 64.49

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 49 Arima 17 0 0 17 50.00

NORTH EAST 50 Maracas/St. Joseph 30 0 0 30 52.42

51 Piarco 22 0 0 22 64.33

52 Sangre Grande 16 1 0 17 64.38

53 San Juan 12 1 0 13 66.75

54 St. Augustine 40 0 17 23 39.38

55 St. Augustine West 21 2 0 23 78.57

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 56 Central Port of Spain 29 5 0 34 5 65.29 63.68

NORTHWEST 57 Diego Martin 24 2 1 25 3 59.00 45.50

58 Maraval 26 0 0 26 4 66.00 75.67

59 Port of Spain 51 0 0 51 4 42.00 54.30

60 Port of Spain West 51 1 1 51 68.06

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 61 Chaguanas 23 0 0 23 4 53.26 53.32

SOUTH 62 Felicity/Charlieville 18 3 1 20 66.73

63 Penal 22 0 4 18 53.13

64 Point Fortin 18 1 0 19 52.06

65 Pointe-à-Pierre 29 2 0 31 4 58.00 61.70

66 Princes Town 24 0 0 24 4 90.63 96.50

67 San Fernando 23 0 0 23 5 83.70 80.69

68 San Fernando South 31 0 0 31 68.00

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 69 Tobago 17 1 1 17 52.68

TOBAGO 70 Southwest Tobago 18 2 0 20 3 53.00 60.80

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