2015-16 Preview: Community & International Service
Posted by Christine Mathews
This week's President's Message continues a series on what to expect from each area of Rotary Sunrise.
Community Service will be led by Rotarians Anthony and Joanne Lawson. This committee has a standing donation to local disaster relief making a $5,000 to the joint club disaster fund established after Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The Committee will continue with long established projects such as supporting the Cayman Heart Fund’s Health Fair and the Pines Birthday and community Christmas parties. Support will be continued for the NCVO and CAYS Foundation facilities with more emphasis on hands-on projects. We will also continue to do “clean-up” projects at beaches and our parks, and rollout our benches at the hospital, parks and beaches to name just some of the projects planned.
Director Pat Steward is leading the charge on the International front. We are happy that the budget for this committee has been bolstered by a District Grant for the Guaruma project to cover the areas of education, health and community development. Club funds will also be used to assist this community in these three areas and a medical mission is once again planned for later this year.
Water projects will also feature once again in the plans for this year with assistance planned for projects in Cambodia, Zambia and Mexico. There are other new projects under consideration and more information will be forthcoming.
In addition to these projects, there are two district projects this year to be completed by December. The first of these is the production of a peace and conflict prevention/resolution video, and the second is a Four-Way Test Song Competition. It is hoped that Rotarians will partner with Rotactors and EarlyAct on these two projects.
Next week, plans for fundraising will be outlined.