Theme: See, Learn, Accept the different cultures Suriname is a multicultural country where we live in peace

together with each other and can be an example for the rest of the world. We SEE and experience different cultures and people

You learn from their way of life and we accept that people act and have different backgrounds.

Suriname, where diversity becomes Unity. SEE YOU SOON!!

Rotaract District 7030 28th Annual Conference

As announced in the last newsletter, the Rota-

ract club of Pointe-à-Pitre participated in the organization of the RYLA 2013/2014 which took place in Marie Galante from Thursday, 17 till Saturday, October 19th, 2013. The Club pro-posed an animation on the theme of the Creole: "nou palé kréyol day" / "Let's speak creole day". An action organized during October which is the month of the Creole in the world! Storyteller form Saint Lucia, Martinique and Marie Galante energized this event! Comme annoncé dans la dernière newsletter, le Club Rotaract de Pointe-à-Pitre a participé à l'or-ganisation du RYLA 2013/2014 qui a eu lieu à Marie-Galante du Jeudi 17 au Samedi 19 Octo-bre 2013. Le Club a proposé une animation sur le thème du Créole: "An nou palé kréyol day". Une action organisée durant le mois d'octobre qui est le mois du créole dans le monde ! Des conteur de Sainte-Lucie, Martinique et de Marie-Galante ont animé cet événement inédit !

On Wednesday, November 6th, the Rotaract Club of

Pointe-à-Pitre organized the "After Work Rotaract-Rotary" at la Comtesse du Barry on the theme “Let us learn to know each other better to serve better together ". An event which aimed at moving closer the Rotaract Club to its godfather’s Rotary clubs, at allowing the members and the sympathizers to exchange, to present the actions of the Club and to share a good moment, in any in friendliness. Ce mercredi 6 Novembre, le Club Rotaract de Pointe-à-Pitre a organisé l'AfterWork Rotaract-Rotary à la Comtesse du Barry sur le thème "Apprenons à mieux nous connaître pour mieux servir ensemble". Un événement qui avait pour but de rapprocher le Rotaract de ses Clubs Rotary parrains, de permettre aux membres et sympathisants d'échanger, de présenter les actions du Club et de partager un bon moment, en toute convivialité.

“After Work Rotaract-Rotary”

ROTARACT CLUB POINT-A-PITRE

RYLA 2013/2014

ROTARACT CLUB GENESIS

As we take in mind the words renew, innovate

and evolve of the slogan of this Rotaract year.

Rotaract Club Genesis decided to present chapter

4 of the Rotaract handbook to our fellows. This

chapter was presented by PP Liselle Blankendal

during our trainings weekend at Republiek. With

the presentation of this chapter our fellows and

guest learned more about the sponsor Rotary

Club, They got some tools how Rotaractors can

mentor Rotarians, and also more about the Ro-

tary district. The main goal of this project is that

the fellows, pm’s and guest come to understand

the basics of the Rotaract Club.

Training & Development

As our theme of this year is “Engaging Rotaract is

our Goal and changing lives in the Community our

Mission" the Rotaract club Genesis executed the

project Trainingscamp with the theme “How to be a

Rotaract expert”. This project was executed in the

weekend of 23th till 24th of November at Republiek.

This training was planned for the fellows with the

goal to gain knowledge about how to write project

and financial reports . To develop the professional

skills of our fellows, and to strengthen the bond be-

tween the members of the club for a better commu-

nication, and also to have a good time. It was also

meant to make the fellows aware of the District

7030 By laws and to give them a refreshment train-

ing of the Rotaract Handbook. During the weekend

the fellows also learned more about each other.

Their skills were tested by making a project report in

groups. We did not meet our target in goal, because

not all fellows participated due to other priorities.

We reached our secundairy goal, because all

planned training sessions were presented by fellows

with more experience and our prospective members

received the right tools.

On Sunday November 17th the committee Community

Service held a joint project with another service club

named Leo Club Paramaribo Ready. It was a project espe-

cially with children with a learning disability from the

Jules Fernandes school. We went to the district of Com-

mewijne to have fun with the children. We went with the

ferry and during the ride a tour guide told stories about the

different plantations that were in operation during slav-

ery. When we arrived at Plantage Rust & Werk we

stopped at one of the houses and a citizen was showing us

his animals, this was one of the best moment for the chil-

dren. After that we had a tour around the plantation with

one of the tractors. The man who guided us is one of the

shareholders of the plantation and he now runs a shrimp

fabric. The project was held, because the club celebrated

their twenty third birthday on November 13th. Most of

the members attended the project and we managed to do

everything that was planned. The children and fellows of

Leo Club Paramaribo Ready enjoyed this project.

Joint service Project

Everything we do as a Rotaractor is to serve our

community. When the Board of the club was approached

by Ballet school Marlene for sponsoring of snack and

drinks in a social project we did not hesitate to say yes. In this social project, which the ballet school

carries out yearly, orphanages and senior citizens are invited to attend the dress rehearsal of the

students. On the 18th of December this group of 400 people had the honour of watching the Christmas

show named “Cinderella”. The goal of this project was to deliver a fantastic performance and evening

in a light-hearted Christmas spirit. Meanwhile the fellows were putting snacks and pouring in drinks

which were sponsored by companies for the people to enjoy after the show in the large foyer of theatre

Thalia. After dividing the tasks like: pouring the drinks, arranging the tables, we were quickly busy.

At the end of the night we handed over a few Christmas bread to the orphanage Huize Ramoth. We did

manage to give eve-

rybody a snack and

drink. We hope to

help the ballet school

again next year with

this wonderful

project.

ROTARACT CLUB GENESIS

Helping Ballet School

ROTARACT CLUB GENESIS

To celebrate the holidays with our fellows, we had a beautiful and fun Christmas dinner in Restaurant Chi Min. At the beginning of the evening everyone received a corsage and a gift bag with Christmas candy and a sheet of lyrics with Christmas songs. President Tirza held a speech and from there on we shared our best wishes with each other. We carolled the 12 days of Christmas and en-joyed a delicious dinner. To spice up the eve-ning we had 4 fun lottery winners who car-olled another beautiful Christmas song. They won a Carlo Rossi wine for having such Great Christmas Spirit. A Secret Santa played by one of our members, Director Anya Blankendal, shared gifts that were bought by our fellows. The uniqueness of this project was that 3 prospective members were installed to fellows. Based on the atten-dance and the impact, this project was a big success. The love sharing and best wishes we

shared with each other made it a memorable Christmas. This dinner was a great way to engage our members to be one family and strengthen the relationship amongst each other. We enjoyed the evening and had a lovely time singing Christmas songs.

On the 31st of December we carried out our annual fund-

raising project “Owru Jari Sale”. We sold alcoholic and

non-alcoholic beverages in the city during the old year

celebration. We do this project to gain money for our

community projects and celebrate the last day of the

year with each other. We started at 7:00 AM and fin-

ished around 9:00 PM. The Rotaractors were divided

into three shifts and each shift had at least five Rotarac-

tors present. Although we had a bad weather and the

location was not suitable we made a small profit and

spend some quality time together. We also connected

with the community, so the project was successful.

Next year we hope to be at a better location. At the start

of the project we had a few challenges like finding a

location, but with the help of our fellow Rotaractors we

found a spot in front of Drugstore Esculaap. Unfortu-

nately we did not achieve our target buy selling most of

the drinks. We hope to carry out this project next year

and have a better profit.

Christmas Dinner

Owru Jari Sale 2013

Participates In Trinidad And Tobago’s International Volunteerism Day Exhibition

ROTARACT CLUB OF ARIM

A

The first Club Services activity for our Rota-

ract year was held on Saturday 17th August

2013 at Chaguaramas. Pinned and prospec-

tive members as well as guests participated in the zip lining activities and canopy walk which was at-

tended by nineteen persons. Our group was given the number “18” where we waited until it was our

turn to strap on our gear before proceeding to the day’s events. Some persons were nervous about do-

ing the activity even after the demon-

stration was shown. However, after zip-

ping across the first and second lines,

confidence and momentum were gained

and upon completion, many said they

would definitely do it again. Why

would anyone want to zip-line one hun-

dred feet in the air trusting a harness

with their life? A lot of things could go

wrong. In was indeed a safe activity for

all participants. However, reading the

waiver form did make some persons

have second thoughts. In the end it was

quite a good workout and everyone got

a chance to have fun and fellowship

together.

On Thursday December 5, 2013 the Rotaract Club of Arima joined the World in celebrating International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2013. This day, celebrated by volunteer organisations and individuals annually, provides an opportunity in which the contribu-tions of these entities can be made visible. IVD 2013 was carded as a special year in which Youth Volun-teerism was recognised. The theme, “Young. Global. Active.” provided a platform through which young per-sons could be applauded for their ef-

forts towards achieving global peace and sustainable human development. This year paid homage to the world’s youth as agents of change in their respective communities. Given the scope of this year’s celebration which embodied all that Rotaract represents as an organisation, the Rotaract Club of Arima saw it fit to partake in the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development’s International Volunteerism Day Exhibition in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Members of the Club embraced the oppor-tunity to spread the word about Rotaract as Rotary International’s service-driven Youth Arm.

Zip Line Fellowship

ROTARACT CLUB OF ST. AUGUSTIN

ROTARACT CLUB OF ST. LUCIA

Blue and/or orange was the color of the night as members and guest participated in a joint project with the Rotaract Club of Alexandria

Cosmopolitan, Egypt D2451 entitled -“SAY NO, UNITE TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN”.

A picture was taken with all members & guests present holding up two signs, “NO TO VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN” & in our mother tongue, creole/patois “DOBOUT VYOLANCE ASOU FANM” and this was to join forces with other Rotaract clubs worldwide in an effort to recognize & bring light to the Elimination of Violence Against Women which is celebrated every year on November 25th. Participa-tion came from from Rotaract Clubs of Alexandria, Guanipa Venezuela, Cairo Royal, Heliopolis Golf, Marine Star, La Marsa Carthage, Metropolitan, Alex Mariout, Kathmandu Mid-Town, Estarreja Portu-gal, Kyiv Multinational, East along with St. Lucia and was then compiled into a 1:57 minute video which also tells the story behind the day. This was a fun pro-ject as members got a taste of how their dedication and contributions to Rotaract can help bring light to pre-sent day issues. This video has been shared with the entire D7030 via our club facebook page as well as the other districts that did take part. This has brought our club one step closer to international integration & par-ticipation which would then foster togetherness & un-derstanding.

DOBOUT VYOLANCE ASOU FANM!! (Stop violence against women)

The Rotaract Club of Saint Lucia in col-laboration with the Rotaract Club of the College of Bahamas made a donation to the

Marian Home for the elderly on Saturday 14, December 2013. The two clubs through fundraising efforts donated over $500 worth of items requested by the Marian Home to assist in the daily operations and serving the residence. Club members from both clubs also personally made Christ-mas cards for every resident which were also presented to them. Rotaractor Dava from the Rotaract Club of the College of Bahamas and members and guests from the Rotaract Club of St. Lucia gathered at the Marian Home to deliver the items, cards, sang Christmas carols and also spend some time with the senior citizens with the aim of spreading the warmth of the season.

HAMPER DONATION & CHRISTMAS CARD PRESENTATION

ROTARACT CLUB OF

ST. LUCIA The Rotaract Club of Saint Lucia donated

groceries items and water to some resi-dence that were affected by the trough in the community of Canaries on Saturday 18, January 2014.

The youth arm of Rotary Club of St. Lucia went to the Canaries community to deliver the items purchase by the club and water donated by the parent organization Rotary Club of St. Lucia.

Hopefully, with additional assistance provided from other Rotaract Club in the region the club will do-nate more items to the community in the near future.

RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CANARIES RESIDENCE

ROTARACT CLUB OF ST. LUCIA S

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Immediately after the trough on December 24th, 2013 that

affected St. Lucia, the members from the Rotaract Club of

St. Lucia South, came out in large numbers to

assist the other members of the community of

Laborie in an immense cleanup campaign.

Members, equipped with shovels and other nec-

essary equipment assisted by clearing-out the

loads of debris and mud that covered the vari-

ous access roads and walkways within the com-

munity.

The club’s efforts to provide relief to residents

who were affected by the natural disaster con-

tinued on December 28th, 2013. The Interna-

tional American University collaborated with

the Rotaract Club of St. Lucia South in reaching out and aiding in the preparation and distribution of

food to the victims who lost most and in some cases all of their belongings in the town of Vieux Fort.

The residents who were catered to expressed extreme gratitude to their sponsors as most had not had a

warm, balanced, home cooked meal since the trough.

ASSISTS COMMUNITY AFTER TROUGH

ROTARACT CLUB OF PORT OF SPAIN

February 1st is World Hijab Day. It was first com-memorated in 2013. World Hijab Day is a global initiative which was started by Nazma Khan, a Bang-ladeshi-American Muslim woman. Nazma chose to raise awareness about the Hijab which has become particularly controversial around the world. Additionally, the Day was started to foster a sense of reli-gious tolerance among persons who are not Muslim and who may not have an understanding of the faith.

Rotaract Central POS has one Muslim woman, Shaakira Gangadeen. Shaakira invited us to participate in the celebrations by encouraging us to wear the Hijab. Hijab is not only a covering of the Muslim woman’s hair. It refers to her entire dress, her shyness, her attitude etc. Some say Hijab is a way of life. In speaking with the Club, Shaakira assured us that wearing a Hjiab does not make a woman ‘oppressed’ as many people like to think. Muslim women choose to cover themselves as a form of obeying God’s commands to them in the Qur’an. For more information on World Hijab Day, visit their website http://worldhijabday.com/

Our club is in a stage of transition; transitions that will take us into a new, more dynamic phase of our Rotaract lives. Because of this, we hosted a Strategic Planning session on February 1st at Pan American

Life Group. The session was hosted by Rotarian Yohann Sambrano.

Rotarian Yohann led the group through the exercise, teaching us firstly, what SP entails both for a Ro-taract Club and for an aspiring entrepreneur. Many businesses fail annually due to improper planning, blurry visions with no clear objectives in sight. Often, as Rotaract Clubs, we overlook the long-term goal and focus on the ‘now’. This may be harmful to permanency of the or-ganization.

He reminded members that SP takes time and effort on the part of all members and that each member would take a different role in the planning process. Inclusion and frank discussion are encouraged.

Thanks to Rotarian Yohann for facilitating and to

Rotaractor Dayne of RC Point Fortin for joining us.

World Hijab Day 2014

Strategic Planning Sessions

ROTARACT CLUB OF UNIVESITY OF GUYANA

Members of the University of Guyana and Rotarac-tors like our fellow human kind are forced to make integral choices in life concerning their education, profession and their personal development. Their

mindset highly impacts their goals and the outcome of such. The ability to become conditioned on how to create successful choices is essential in successful liv-ing. In this, it was aimed that understanding and ac-knowledgement be created of how attitudes, habits and mind sets impact on the effectiveness of personal goals and the efficiencies of personal altitudes to attain that goal. Moreover, the objective of this exercise was to enhance the successes of endeavours of the club and the positive manner in which activities are executed.

It was aimed that all members of the Rotaract Club of

the University of Guyana would become trained in the

principles of personal development and positive

choices so that the individual and the club of the

whole can be strengthened. However, a low turnout of

members hindered the success of this initiative.

Evaluations conducted on the individuals indicated

that all individuals became motivated to make more

positive decisions and more cognizant of how they can

overcome some of their weaknesses.

Personality Ethic and the Seven Habits of Highly

Rotarians and Rotaractors were invited and encour-

aged to not only purchase a barbecue ticket but to

also stay and fellowship at the games night in the

evening. Incorporating RI’s theme “Engage Rotary, change lives” and our theme “Strengthening bonds-

building anew” Games night was done the previous year but this was the first time a barbecue was done

in conjunction. Fell short of the GY$30,000 target. Project failed to attract many Rotarians/ Rotaractors

from other clubs, reason being: many other events took place on the same date limiting the number of

persons available to

attend. Solution:

send invitations to

events at least 2

months in advance.

Barbecue Games Night

ROTARACT CLUB OF UNIVESITY OF GUYANA

This is the first time a “Purple Clothes Day” was held worldwide and RC-UG was the only club in the country to host a purple activity to celebrate World Polio Day. The goal of this project was to raise funds to contribute to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and get club members, other Rotaractors and Interactors informed about the polio epidemic. The objec-tives were to raise at least GY$50,000 from the local Rotary family and educate these persons on Polio. The target market was the Rotarac-tors, Interactors and Rotarians through an offi-cial club invitation to join the project. This project was done under Rotary’s area of service “Disease Pre-vention and Treatment.” This project can be counted as a success since all of the objectives were met. The club was able to reach other clubs especially the interact clubs, now new bonds have been formed with these clubs, we were able to educate them on Polio and how them even as young ones can help the children in Polio endemic countries. They were then able to educate their fellow colleagues. In the end the club raised GY$86,900, that is, we had nearly doubled our target amount and we reached a lot of In-teractors, who we are planning new projects within the future. The funds raised was handed over to our sponsor club to be wired to the beneficiaries. The only challenge faced was getting the interact clubs to execute their activity since some of the clubs had become dormant this can be seen as a challenge and a gain since these club members were now motivated to resuscitate their clubs. The project was done at 2 Rotaract clubs and 4 interact clubs so the total impact would be over 1500 persons since, 2 of the Interact clubs did presentation at general assembly (700+each).

Purple Clothes Day

To fellowship with fellow Rotaractors and have annual

Christmas dinner. Members will have an opportunity to

learn more about each other while enjoying a delicious

meal. This dinner was catered for Rotaractors, prospec-

tive members and guests. The Rotary theme was incor-

porated by our Rotaract club by engaging the member-

ship in fellowship and working through them to change

lives in all who they come into contact withThe project

was a successful one. Members had fun and interacted

with each other. A challenge experienced was schedul-

ing the dinner so that members, prospective members

and guests can participate. The date chosen was se-

lected by the majority who was available for the project

and this resulted in 14 persons participating. All persons who indicated interest and made reservations

were able to attend the project except for 2 persons and replacements where found to satisfy the quota of

persons for dinner. The project should be repeated as it serves to strengthen the bond of members and a

time to look forward to the year of service to the community and beyond. Negative feedback received

was members’ tardiness in attending the project on time.

Christmas Dinner

Conference Info

Happy World Rotaract Day! Congratulations to Rotaractors from District 7030 and beyond, both past and present, for a magnificent job well done these last 46 years!

Since the official chartering of the first Rotaract Club in North Carolina on March 13th, 1968, Rotaract has grown to over 8200 Clubs in 170 countries. A recent estimate places the number of Rotaractors worldwide to approximately 190,000! Rotaractors have offered much creativity, time & energy as a collective effort to make the world a better community.