• Eat a sensible low-salt diet
• Exercise 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week
• Diet & exercise to lose weight
• Take medication properly

• Refuse to be afraid of doing anything positive
• Be the very best you can be at serving others
• Lose sight of self while serving
• This year, think of some new service ideas, plan and execute
• Be the change this world needs because change begins with you

• provide a healthy lifestyle
• encourage community participation
• aid local charities
• promote breast cancer awareness Proceeds from the event is donated to Sister, Sister Bahamas; Cancer Society of The Bahamas; Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation; and the Cancer Association of Grand Bahama.

      

• transferring citizenship to a child born outside of The Bahamas to a Bahamian woman married to a foreign man
• a Bahamian woman giving citizenship to her foreign husband
• an unmarried Bahamian man transferring citizenship to his child
• ending discrimination on the basis of sex

                        

                                                                          

At its recent Changeover ceremony held on June 28th new Rotarian Devaldo Greene was awarded the Rising Star Award for his contributions towards the success of the Club's efforts. President of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, Mario Smith, congratulated Devaldo for his efforts and stated that Devaldo has shown great promise since his induction and has eagerly gotten involved in the Club's activities, especially the weekly raffle which he is responsible for coordinating.  Also on hand to congratulate Devaldo was President Elect Tanya Woodside.

A sea of aquamarine and gold invaded the Rotary District conference in the British Virgin Islands as members of the Rotary Cubs of the Bahamas turned out in great numbers to support the election of Felix Stubbs as District Governor Nominee 2014 - 2015. In his acceptance speech PADG Felix thanked everyone for their support and gave a brief preview of what he hopes to accomplish during his term.

Just when you thought it was over, during the month of June members of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise hosted the final Reading Fair at the Willamae Pratt Centre for Girls.  The day begain with Rotarians sharing their life stories with the girls followed by a guest presentation.  This was followed by an "Amazing Race" and ended with a pizza party. The event not only gave Rotarians and opportunity to ephasize the importance of reading but also to mentor to the girls.  

In celebration of its 12 Anniversary members of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise paid tribute to its Past Presidents and Charter Members. On hand for the celebrations was AG Stan Charleton who congratulated the members for their outstanding contributions to the Club. Those members present to collect their awards included: Charter President Bill Thomson, PADG Felix Stubbs, Past President Karen Pinder, Past President Carla Card Stubbs, Charter Member Deno Moss and Charter Member Mark Whitehouse.

May 9th was a great Sunrise morning for the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise inducted Rui Domingues, General Manager, of the British Colonial Hilton as an Honorary Member. Welcoming Rui to the Club was AG Stan Charleton who challenged Rui and existing members to live up to Rotary's motto of Service Above Self and to be good Rotarians.

On May 9th, 2013 the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise celebrated it's 12th Anniversary in grand style.  The celebrations included party hats and birthday cake and mimosas which were served to all members and guests attending the meeting. Also in observance of this milestone the Club inducted an Honorary Member and awarded Past Presidents and Charter members for outstanding service.  President of the Club, Mario Smith, stated that although the Club is fairly young it has accomplished a lot and that he was very proud of the club's achievements to date.

During the month of March the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise launched a successful book drive as part of its Literacy initiative.  The book drive was open to all Members and friends of the Club who were asked to either donate books or purchase books from various bookstores on the island.  This inititiative also provided the Club with an opportunity to partner with Sandals Royal Bahamian Hotel and its General Manager, Patrick Drake, who graciously donated 10 boxes of books.  Rotary Foundation Chair Jeff Wright accepted the books on behalf of the Club and thanked Mr. Drake and Sandals for their donation. All books collected were presented to various schools and libraries in Eleuthera and New Providence.

On Sunday April 21st, the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise hosted a Reading Fair for the children of the Ranfurly Home.  The event began with opening remarks by the Administrator and President Mario who both spoke to the importance of Reading.

During the month of March members of RCNS assisted in the construction of classrooms on the ICAN Project. ICAN is a child empowerment intitiative serving children between the ages of 5 and 14 in New Providence.

Thursday April 11th was another Sunrise Morning at the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise as the Club focused on its newest Rotarians.  The morning began with a comical take on Service Projects given by Founding President Bill and Rotarian Mark followed by "My Job Talks" by the Club's newest Rotarians. Up first was Rotarian Rona Astwood an accountant by profession followed by Attorney Jody Wells and Private Banker Na-amah Rahming.  The general sentiment from the ladies was that they all joined the Club so that they could give back to the community in a meaningful way. They also shared details about their professions, their families and their hobbies.

The Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, though being one of the smallest clubs in the Bahamas, has successfully hosted well organized and entertaining fundraisers.  One such is its annual "Jazz" event that is now a stable on many Bahamians' social calendar.  This years' event is sure to please while ingesting much needed funds into the Club's Community Service account for so many needed projects and charitable donations.

The Rotary Club was pleased to invite Mr. John Armstrong, Acting Chief of Missions for the United States Embassy, to present at its weekly meeting on March 7, 2013 the "Changes to the United States Visa Process."

On January 20th Members of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise partnered with Marathon Bahamas to host the Finish Line Cafe at the Bahamas Marathon.  The event attracted over 1,000 participants plus spectators who cheered on the runners.  Winner of the half marathon Jonathon Volpi poses with RCNS members at the Finish Line Cafe were a variety of souses were sold.

Members of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise got a special treat on Thursday February 28th, 2013 as members from the Bahamas Kennel Club addressed the Club.  Members also had front row seats to a demonstration by the dogs.

Sunrisers warmly welcomed the Irish Ambassador to The Bahamas, Canada and Jamaica Mr. John Ray Bassett to the Valentine's Day Rotary Meeting on February 14th, 2013. Ambassador Bassett who considers himself a former scientist in biochemistry is especially proud to be the father of five children - all of whom are reading for law degrees at present. He enjoys his position as the Ambassador to The Bahamas and has been in the post a little over two years. He is now assiduously working at making this relationship one of more than just a pro-functionary position, but one that is more tactile and meaningful to both Island Nations. 

Members of RCNS along with LCIS Interactors assist the Salvation Army with Bell Ringing efforts during the month of December.

On January 10th members of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise took the show on the road and hosted their weekly meeting at Hillside House were artist in residence Antonius Roberts gave a brief history of Hillside house and the role that it is playing in the Revitilization of Downtown Nassau.

On Saturday November 3rd members of the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise established a Vegetable Garden at the Willard Patton Preschool. The garden was originally promised to the school by President Mario Smith during his remarks at the opening of the Autism Classroom at Willard Patton.

September is New Generations Month and RI President Sakuji Tanaka asks us all to remember that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Well, tomorrow is upon us and the face of Rotary – especially in our district 7020- is rapidly changing. So I’d like to ask that we all place as much importance on recruiting young Rotarians as on training them to be leaders – in Rotary, in our community, and in the world.

During the month of September Rotarians from RCNS assisted the Children's Emergency Hostel with their Back to School efforts. While there Rotarians played games with the children, treated them to a pizza party and installed two new doors to the main building. 

John Corcoran prayed a lot when he was in Catholic grade school: “I used to pray, ‘Dear, God, when it comes my turn, please let me be able to read the words.”

Suffering from an undiagnosed learning disability, Corcoran sat in the back row, called the “dumb row.” But he was athletic and good in math. So Corcoran charmed, lied, cheated, and even bought his way through high school and college, eventually becoming a teacher and successful real estate investor. All without ever learning to read and write. It wasn’t until he was 48 that he learned to read through a community learning center.

Now, through the John Corcoran Foundation, based in Oceanside, California, USA, he works to end illiteracy in North America. And he’s even gone on to write two books, including a best-selling memoir, The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read.

The Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise was fortunate to have had the opportunity to host visiting dignitary Dr. Gaby Magomola and his wife. A political prisoner on Robben Island for five years, Dr. Magomola was one of its youngest inmates. He spoke of his time on Robben Island and the close friendship that he developed with fellow prisoner Nelson Mandela. Dr. Magomola was visiting Nassau to meet with senior members of government to better understand the challenges faced in The Bahamas and to share his experiences during the struggle to dismantle discrimination in South Africa.

During the month of November members of RCNS were addressed by Rotarian Peter Bates on the Jaipur Project ad its implementation in Haiti.

Dear Fellow Rotarians

September is the month when we highlight "New Generations" – and take a  peek into how we can "Build a Community" of a New Generation and take  strategic steps towards "The Future of Rotary."

Project Lend a Hand is a project to help the homeless and those less fortunate in our society.  It is an initiative by the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise conceived to provide measurable and tangible help to the increasing numbers of persons who are, or are on the verge of, homelessness largely due to recent economic misfortunes.  

Edmund Rahming is presented with a token of appreciation by Membership Director Yvette Bethel following a presentation to the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise on the Role of the Financial Expert in Litigation.

It is very rare that one gets an opportunity to meet an extraordinary modern-day  Samaritan.  (Kolamae Pedican receives well wishes from Ethan Quant)

"Rotarians are stewards of humanity"! exclaimed John Smarge, Rotary International Director-Elect. Being thanked by Tanya Woodside.