Welcome back to our weekly bulletin! Find out who our upcoming speakers are, events happening within the club, the RCOB Community and District 7020, and learn more about our members.
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Kids in the Gambier community got a special Back to School treat this past Saturday as the RCOF partnered with the Rotary Club of West Nassau for its annual Back to School Jamboree at Gambier Park. Rotarians donated food and drinks and served up lots of special treats for the kids. Rotarians also distributed nearly 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to the kids and provided free haircuts for the boys in the community. #rotaryoldfort #rotaryclubsbahamas #rotaryinternational
Meet President-Elect Derek W. Smith Jr., Compliance Officer and MLRO at Cititrust (Bahamas) Limited and Partner of Impact Images & Designs.
Derek joined RCOF as a Charter Member in May 2015 with the intent to reshape the landscape of Rotary locally and worldwide through its youthfulness, talent and service oriented mindset.
"It is the perfect combination of service above self through fellowship."
Our beloved Rotary provides us with an array of resources that ensures that our service to humanity, not only makes a difference but inspires those that we serve.
In September, Rotarians place emphasis on the importance and value of basic education, literacy and our young generation.
In the words of Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai:
“One Child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world”
It is estimated that one billion people-one sixth of the world’s population – are unable to read. Illiteracy among adults and children is a global concern in both highly industrialized nations and developing countries. The tragedy of illiteracy is that those who cannot read are denied personal independence and they become victims of unscrupulous manipulation, poverty and the loss of human dignity. Illiteracy is demeaning, it is a major obstacle to achieving economic, political, social, and personal development and is a barrier to international understanding, cooperation and global peace.
Countless Rotaractors have undertaken innovative and creative literacy projects which we could easily tap into by partnering with them, to help us tackle these issues in our communities. Therefore, let us share our love for Rotary, by empowering our new generations, so that together we can inspire positive change globally.
“When love is infused into our actions, we do not stop to question the time or money we are sacrificing. We are inspired to do more, to give more. Love is the motivating force behind all of Rotary’s best work.”
Please note that due to the annual closure of the Old Fort Bay Clubhouse, we will meet at Royal Blue Tavern, Baha Mar on 5th September and 12th September at our usual time.
We will return to The Old Fort Bay Clubhouse on Wednesday 19th September 2018 at 6:30pm with the Minister of Education!
Tyrone ‘Doc’ Bledsoe has a prescription to ensure that young black men attend and finish college: the Student African American Brotherhood in the latest edition of the Rotarian: Click here
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