RCGI eBulletin 10th February 2018 (Feb 10, 2018)

Great to see you, come back again soon!

We meet Tuesdays at 12:30 PM

Sandals Golf & Country Club

Cap Estate
Gros Islet, lc
Saint Lucia

District Site

Member Birthdays

Marie Antoinette Murray

February 5

Spouse Birthdays

Noemie Rattray

February 28

Join Date

Chuck MacCarthy

February 12, 2013

5 years

Judy Deterville

February 13, 2007

11 years

Angela Clarke

February 14, 2012

6 years

Shermie James-Darcheville

February 27, 2010

8 years

Marie Antoinette Murray

February 28, 2017

1 year

Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month

Feb 01, 2018 – Feb 28, 2018

RCGI Board Meeting Postponed

Feb 14, 2018

RCGI BOD Meeting

Sandals Golf Club

Feb 14, 2018

RCGI Satellite Club Meeting

Coconut Bay Resort

Feb 15, 2018

RCGI Board Meeting

TBD

Feb 21, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Rotary's Anniversary

Feb 23, 2018

ROTARY'S BIRTHDAY

Feb 23, 2018

Rotary Satellite Club Barbeque to Celebrate Rotary

Feb 24, 2018

Water and Sanitation Month

Mar 01, 2018 – Mar 31, 2018

RCGI Satellite Club Meeting

Coconut Bay Resort

Mar 01, 2018 5:30 PM

Rotary's Areas of Focus

Our motto: Service Above Self

For more than 110 years, our guiding principles have been the foundation of our values: service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.

Rotary Making a Difference

Dates

Monday 12th February - 3.00 pm - Reading Club - Gros Islet Primary School

Tuesday 13th February - 12.30pm Regular Lunch Meeting - Fellowship

Wednesday 14thFebruary - 1.30 pm - Career Talk at St. Joseph's Convent

Thursday 15th February - 5.30pm Satellite Club Meeting - Coconut Bay, Vieux Fort

Friday 23rd February - Rotary's 113th Birthday

Saturday 24th February - 5.00pm - Satellite Club's Barbeque to celebrate Rotary's Birthday - Venue is Kalime @ Piaye Beach

Monday March 5th - RCGI BIRTHDAY - 25 Years of Making a Difference and Counting

Saturday March 10th PP Jonathan's Birthday

Saturday March 10th - RC Saint Lucia Wine & Cheese Fiesta - Government House

Saturday March 24th RCGI Birthday Party

April 26th Rotary District 7030 Conference - Paramaribo, Suriname - Have you Registered yet?

June 23rd RI Convention in Toronto - Have you Registered Yet?

PIPE Barry Rassin - RCGI Meeting 6th February 2018

On Tuesday February 6th RCGI turned out yet another excellent meeting. PP and VP Jonathan Everett took the chair as we welcomed a number of visiting Rotarians and guests.

Past President Malcolm (RCSL) brought PP June Snowdon (Visiting) who received a banner from VP Jonathan

While our friend Linda Norris from Southhampton also exchanged banners

Gregg and Vi Jongeling from RC Brookings, South Dakota joined in the fun and also exchanged banners

IPP Astrid introduced her guest, Dr. Becky JnBaptiste

and PP Lisle introduced his guests, Natalie and Amory Jervis, Jamaicans living and working in Saint Lucia

The meeting was treated to a screening of RIPE Barry Rassin's address to the incoming District Governors in San Diego. RIPE Barry introduced his theme for 2018/2019 which is

RIPE Barry invited the Governors Elect to: engage in Love - embracing Rotarians and their families and the community, remembering always that Rotarians are the engine of Rotary and should be treated with respect and given the tools to do their work; Bring Energy and enthusiasm to the table as these elements are essential if they are to inspire ; he also called on them to be Audacious and to believe that nothing is impossible; and finally show Proof - Lead by example. He referred to this as the LEAP to leadership.

Rotarians are leaders. Strong , knowledgeable and fair leadership is critical to attracting and maintaining quality members in Rotary.

The full speech can be watched on YouTube

Peace and Conflict Prevention and Resolution Part 2

Conflict and violence displace millions of people each year. Half of those killed in conflict are children, and 90 percent are civilians.

We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.

How Rotary makes help happen

Through our service projects, peace fellowships, and scholarships, our members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.

We are not alone in this fight, in fact we are joined by some of the most influential people on the planet who have made peace a priority in their life. In the read more section, you will find a fascinating interview with President Jimmy Carter who has dedicated his life and his power since demitting the office of President of the United States, to waging peace. I encourage you to take the five minutes it will take, to read the interview below - well worth the read.

Saint Lucia to Have District Governor

Posted by Joel Crocker

Past President Lisle with Partner in Service, Rotarian Maggie.

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

I am indeed proud to inform you that District Governor Waddy Sowma has declared that our founding President, Lisle Chase, will be Governor of District 7030 for the 2020-2021 Rotary year. There have been no challenges to his selection by the Nominating Committee two weeks ago and so DG Waddy sent out the attached confirmation this morning.

30 January 2018
Dear Club Presidents,
NOMINATION OF A DISTRICT GOVERNOR TO SERVE FOR THE YEAR 2020 – 2021
By letter dated 15 January 2018, I had indicated that Nominating Committee Chair PDG Roger BOSE had informed me that the committee chose LISLE CHASE of the Rotary Club of Gros Islet, St. Lucia as District 7030 Governor for 2020 - 2021.
In accordance with the Manual of Procedure Section 13.020.6 on notification of appointment to the position of District Governor, I indicated that the deadline to challenge this nomination was 29 January 2018.
Having received no challenge, in accordance with article 13.020.10 of the Manual of Procedure, I declare LISLE CHASE, Governor 2020-2021 for District 7030.
Yours in Rotary Service,

Waddy Sowma
District Governor 2017 - 2018
District 7030

Rotary Leadership Institute Graduate Level - Part 3

On Saturday February 3rd 2018, Rotarians from Rotary Clubs of Antigua, Barbados, Gros Islet, Rotary Satellite Club of Gros Islet South, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent South graduated from the RLI Program which was facilitated by DG Waddy Sowma, DG Elect Dominique Venere and PDG Hervé Honore.

The final session focused attendees on the History of Rotary with a fun filled competitive game. The second session was focused on Leadership, which as we know is critical to maintaining stability in clubs. Effective leaders must knowledgeable in Rotary as well as skilled in the techniques of leadership. From there we were refocused on the Rotary Foundation, it's purpose and it's programs including Grants. We looked at the International Service Avenue of Service which is the embodiment of the 4th part of the Object of Rotary -

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.

Rotarians will note that the 4th part (the Object of Rotary is an object with 4 distinct parts) of the Object of Rotary ties right into the earlier story - February is Peace and Conflict Resolution and Prevention Month.

What are we doing in February to highlight this most significant avenue of service in our clubs?

A BIG THANKYOU to our District Leadership team for taking the time to fly into Saint Lucia to facilitate this session.

A HUGE THANKYOU to AG Konrad and Kris for hosting the event at Villa Capris. The facility worked extremely well for our day of Rotary fellowship and learning.