Club Meeting February 16th 2016

Members warmly welcomed PP Malcolm Charles from the RC Saint Lucia and Marie Piazza, guest of Rtn. Trudy.  We had a fun filled meeting, so much so that yours truly forgot to take the pictures of our guests!

 

PP Malcolm took the opportunity to inform the meeting that the RC Saint Lucia will be celebrating 50 years of service to those in need in Saint Lucia.  There will be a church service at the Castries Methodist Church on July 3rd 2016 commencing at 8.30 am (he recommends that we make it for 9.00 am as there will be non related activity at the church before this) to mark the opening of the 50th year and afterwards we are invited to a breakfast in the Wesley Hall, next to the church.  Don't say you got late notice!

 

PP Malcolm went to great length to emphasize that all activities for the 50th year will be to celebrate all branches of Rotary, not just RC Saint Lucia.  He mentioned their flagship project which is the soup kitchen (which he gave a very politically correct name to but which I cannot remember) and the intention to commence an Early Act club, which completes the life cycle of Rotarians.  The idea is to catch youngsters at the earliest age through Early Act, channel them into Interact, then Rotaract, on to Community Corps and finally Rotary.  Sounds like we will be breeding the future RI President if we can succeed at keeping them engaged all the way! 

 

Secretary Angela reminded members that Rotary celebrates 111 years of service to humanity on February 23rd 2016.  As this coincides with the regular meeting of the club President Dahlia promised to bring wine to mark the occasion.  PP Malcolm will suggest to his members that they join us.

 

Finally, Marie let it slip that she had been involved with Rotary when she lived in San Diago many years ago.  At the very least, we have a great friend of Rotary and who knows???