Wonderful News from Joycelyn Murraine

The Rotary Club of Tortola was the winner of September's "Club of the Month Award" in Rotary District 7020, which consists of 80 Clubs in 10 Caribbean Countries.  The month of September was designated "New Generations Month". The Rotary Club of Tortola was recognized for its leadership development programmes geared towards building positive change among the young people of the BVI.

Young people 30 and under enroll in Rotary programmes to learn skills that will help them to become future leaders. Youth programmes allow participants to discover more about themselves and the World by participating in community projects, leadership training and cultural exchanges. Young people also learn about the principles of ethics, service and fellowship that Rotarians exemplify.

Chartered in January 1968, the Rotary Club of Tortola is one of the most mature Clubs in District 7020.  The Club's President, Lorna Smith stated: "The fact that we beat out 80 Clubs in Jamaica, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barts, Haiti, and the USVI, speaks to the Club's continued innovative spirit - a spirit that is determined not by calendar years, but by an indomitable spirit that drives us to give the best possible service to the BVI community and beyond".  She went on to say: "I am absolutely thrilled at this Award; all 83 members of the Rotary Club of Tortola are just as thrilled. I have no doubt that it was the star power of world famous Lisa Nicholls in which we succeeded in immersing over 400 of our young people for an afternoon, that tipped the scales in our favour, but we did - and continue to do - so much more for our young people throughout the BVI."

The report submitted to the District Governor, contained eighteen pages of activities and programmes that the Rotaractors and Interactors - the Youth arms of the Rotary Family, conducted with the guidance of the Rotary Club of Tortola in the month of September.