The new Rotary year started in its usual fine style at our installation ceremony as IPP Marcel Murrell passed the baton to President Terry Hall. It was a wonderful evening of fellowship during which we witnessed the pinning of Honorary Rotarian and distinguished patron Chief Justice of Barbados Leslie Francis Haynes SC. Our newest Rotarians Paul Harris Fellow Graham Belle and Rotarian Vondi Cyrus were also pinned at the ceremony. Congratulations and best wishes to our newly installed Board of Directors.
Honorary Rotarian New Rotarians
Several awards were presented to deserving Rotarians. A President's Award for Inspiration was presented to Kerry-Ann Ifill. President's Awards for Excellence were awarded to: PDG Sonya Alleyne, Dir. Glyne Husbands, Dir. Mechelle Lewis, Dir Shem Scantlebury, PP Randolph Straughn, PP Vivian-Anne Gittens, PHF Morexa Martin-Gardiner, PHF Patricia Downes-Grant and Luke Ramsay (son of Rtn. Courtney Ramsay). A President's award was also granted to Rtn Josephine Robinson. Dir Carrie-Ann Morris Searle was awarded Rotarian of the year.
Previous Meeting Details
Wednesday July 10th 12:30pm via Zoom
*President Terry's first meeting
*Introduction to joint initiative to assist the fisherfolk
Wednesday July 17th 6:30pm via Zoom
*Rotarians from the Sunrise, Arlington Texas Rotary
Club briefed us on their programme that brings
interns to Barbados to work with Barbadian Students
Wednesday July 24th 12:30pm Blue Horizon Hotel
*First face to face meeting of the New Rotary Year
*PDG Sonya shared her experience with the district
effort to assist St. Vincent, Grenada and the
Grenadines.
*Director Ryan spoke of the benefits of giving to the
Rotary Foundation
*Xavi Jones gave an overview of his experience in
Huntsville Ontario where he visited under the Rotary
youth Outbound Exchange Programme. He was
sponsored by RCBS
* PP Hiranand Thani and Morexa Martin-Gardiner
were presented with their Paul Harris Fellow Pins
President Terry was able to pin the most decorated PHF and the newest PHF at her first face to face meeting as President.
Upcoming Meeting Details
Wednesday August 7th, 6:30pm Blue Horizon Hotel
Wednesday August 14th, 12:30pm Zoom
Wednesday August 21st, 6:30pm Zoom
Wednesday August 28th, 12:30pm Blue Horizon Hotel
PDG Sonya Video presentation
Head table
Xavi talking about Huntsville
The meeting was well attended
PP Hiro presented his raffle winnings to our guest
Rtn. Latoya Grant
Upcoming Events
Fellowship Events:
Yelluhmeat Breadfruit July 31st 6:00pm
Newton Burial Ground August 1st 9:00am
August is Membership and New Club Development Month
Meals on Wheels
Red Cross Building Warrens
Thursday August 15th, 2024
at 8:30 AM
Bridgetown Feeding
Independence Square Bridgetown
Monday August 26th, 2024
at 5:30 PM
Inspirational
“We aren’t limited if we can’t see.
We’re only limited if we don’t look.”
– Two Blind To Ride
Club Directors & Officers
President: Terry Hall
Vice President: PP Trevor Sealy
Immediate Past President: Marcel Murrell
President Elect: Jacklyn Broomes
Secretary: Carrie-Ann Morris-Searle
Treasurer: Dion Franklin
Director Service Projects: Shem Scantlebury
Director Club Administration: Glyne Husbands
Director Rotary Foundation: PHF Ryan Best
Director Public Image: Mechelle Lewis
Director of Membership: Kerry-Ann Ifill
Director of Youth: Kemi Brewster
Sergeant-at-Arms: PP Brian Lashley
Rotary International Officers
President - Stephanie A. Urchick
President Elect - Mario Cesar Martins de Camargo
General Secretary/CEO - John Hewko
District Officers
District Governor - Debbie Roopchand (Trinidad and Tobago)
District Governor Elect - Soraya Warner-Gustave (St. Lucia)
Assistant Governor - Paul Ashby (Barbados)
Let's Celebrate
Belated Birthdays
5th July - Gail Chase (PIS Robert Chase)
13th July - David Alleyne (PIS Sonya Alleyne)
30th July - PP Richard Kennedy
31st July - Don Gittens (PIS Vivian-Anne Gittens)
Birthdays
2nd August - Dir Shem Scantlebury
10th August - Howard Hall (PIS Terry Hall)
19th August - Denise Shepherd-Johnson
30th August - Andrea Thompson (PIS Peter Thompson)
Spotlight News
Rotary Club of Barbados South
The Month of July has been dominated by response to the impact of Hurricane Beryl on St. Vincent, Grenada, the Grenadines and Barbados.
The CDEMA relief and logistics cell set up a transshipment hub at the Barbados Port Inc to package boxes of food supplies to dispatch to the most severely affected areas. In the spirit of "People of Action" Rotarians and Rotaractors responded to the call to assist with the packing of 5000 boxes of much needed supplies.
Assistance to Fisherfolk in Bridgetown and Oistins
The three Rotary Clubs of Barbados raised a total of $25,000 to assist fisherfolk affected by hurricane Beryl. In addition, $5,000 was also donated by the Oistins Fish Festival Association (OFFA) bringing the total to $30,000.
The funds were used to purchase materials at cost price from Fiberpol; to assist with the repair of fishing vessels that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Beryl.
Representatives were present from the Fisher Folk communities, as well as OFFA and Fiberpol. President Terry Hall was at the handover along with President Greg Hazzard from RC West and President Arlene Ross from RC Barbados. Rotarian Nikita Gibson (PIS of PP Brian Lashley) was present in a dual capacity as Co Chair of OFFA as well as representing RC Barbados. The handover was facilitated by AG Paul Ashby.
AG Paul Ashby
From Left: Tamara Todd (OFFA Cultural Planning Committee), Adrian Wiltshire (President Bridgetown Fisherfolk Association), Arlene Ross (President RCB), Greg Hazzard (President RCBW), Terry Hall (President RCBS), Natasha Clarke (President OFFA), Nikita Gibson (RCB and co-chair OFFA) and Malias Parris (sales support/customer service rep. Fiberpol)
Another successful Bridgetown feeding was held in Independence Square on July 29th 2024. Special thanks to PP Nigel Adams, PHF Rose Clarke and Rtn. Malcolm Mapp for providing the meals from RCBS. President Terry came out with her family along with the usual suspects PP Prakash Mahtani, Rtn Maurice Bailey, Rtn Josephine Robinson and Dir Kemi Brewster. Rotarian Mark Thompson from RCBW was also in attendance and provided meals.
Out of sight but not out of mind! PP George made a special effort to visit our very own Rotarian the Honorable Cleviston Haynes who is on foreign mission in Ireland. Hopefully they didn't get up to too much mischief :)
Rotary International
The July theme for Rotary International was Maternal & Child Health.
Every year Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
We expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented.
Rotary reaches mothers and children in need, providing education, immunizations, birth kits, and mobile health clinics. Women in communities are provided with help and training they need to take control of their own maternal and infant health care. They are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease.
Together, let’s make a difference in the lives of mothers and children worldwide.
A New tool to end Cervical Cancer
Rotarian brings promising screening technology to Kenya
As a retired surgical oncologist, I’m in the region to deliver a new screening program that detects cervical cancer in its early stages and to perform surgery at Matibabu Hospital in the Lake Victoria region. My visit is part of a Rotary project to prevent cervical cancer, the most common cause of mortality for women throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Handover Ceremony of the Rotaract club of South Barbados was held on July 7th. it was attended by IPP Marcel, President Terry, Dir Mechelle, Dir Jacklyn and PHF Graham.
The first meeting of RCSB was held at their new home at the Barbados Community College on July 27th at 4:30 pm. President Terry, Director Kemi and PHF Rose attended as the RCSB directors shared their plans for the year.
Rotarians are encouraged to fellowship with and lend support to the RCSB wherever possible.
Please click the images below to find out more about our club members
Past Presidents
Paul Harris Fellow
Honorary Rotarians
THE 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
ROTARY GRACE
RCBS Banking Information
Club Account: CIBC Rendezvous 09616-1625923
Charitable Trust Inc. Account: CIBC Bridgetown 09606– 1001168072
Mailing Address: Club Secretary, G.P.O Box #995, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies.