PolioPlus. Since 1985, Rotary members have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio. As of June 2017, Rotary had committed more than $1.6 billion to global polio eradication.
District grants. District grants support small-scale, short-term projects related to the Foundation’s mission. In 2016-17, the Foundation approved 494 district grants, and project awards totalled $25.8 million.
Global grants. Global grants fund large-scale international activities with sustainable, measurable results that support Rotary’s six areas of focus. In 2016-17, the Foundation approved 1,260 global grants, and program awards totalled $72.9 million.
Three members of the grassroots initiative group called Cruise Port Referendum Cayman, spoke to Rotary Sunrise about their mission as a group of concerned citizens, who are interested in a democratic approach to decision-making with respect to the ongoing debate for the Cruise Berthing Facility.
Michelle Lockwood, an avid environmentalist, diver and administrator of Save Cayman, a grassroots movement which was formed in 2015, touched on the legal and environmental impact aspects of the group's initiative, citing that several large and important dive sites would be destroyed should the current plan for the Port be approved.
Mario Rankin, a Co-Founder of CPR Cayman, an entrepreneur and businessman, and community activist, touched on the wide ranging social and economic issues with the proposed cruise berthing facility. Having attended the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association Conference to hear directly from the cruise lines, Mr. Rankin was able to report that it is not a direct necessity for ships to dock at a port. They are able to be tendered currently, and some will continue to need to be tendered even if the proposed port was approved.
Katrina Jurn, Co-Founder of the public education platform, Sustainable Cayman, and recipient of the National Trust's Governor's Conservationist of the Year Award in 2014, noted very importantly that the group was neither for nor against the proposed port. In fact, their efforts were to educate and ensure that the public is provided with the proper information and allowed to vote for themselves on whether there should be a new port development.
Don't miss these opportunities to get involved with Rotary Sunrise!
Rotary Foundation Committee Meeting
Monday, September 24, 2018
6:00pm - 7:00 pm
Sunset House
Corporate Scrabble Scrum
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
5:30pm - 8:00pm
The Wharf Restaurant
National Gallery Tour - Fellowship
Friday, October 5, 2018
5:30pm - 7:00pm
National Gallery
Contact Director Jackie to Sign-Up
$5 and $10 Flea Market
Saturday, October 6, 2018
7:00am - 12:00pm
Lions Centre
Contact Director Andrea Bryan to get involved.
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Make-Up Opportunities
Make-Ups: In addition to make-up opportunities at Rotary Sunrise, you can make up absences at another club in Grand Cayman. The meeting times and places for the other clubs are as follows:
Rotaract Blue:
Wednesdays 6 pm at Royal Palms Beach Club Restaurant
Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman:
Thursdays 7 a.m. at The Greenhouse, 72 North Church St.
(Next to Digicel Office, near waterfront)
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman
Thursdays 12:30pm, The Westin Ballroom
Rotary Club Cayman Central
Tuesdays 7:30pm, George Town Yacht Club Restaurant
Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean 7020: Online meetings anytime. Visit the new e-club platform at
Take a trip outside your comfort zone and come back with a broader perspective.
It was 1969, I was 14 years old, and one night my dad came home and said, “Son, we’re going to Norway to see the relatives.” I thought, “Stupid idea.”
A few days after arriving, I was sitting on the carpet with my cousins in Bergen watching Neil Armstrong on TV as he took “et lite skritt for et menneske ... one giant leap for mankind.” It occurred to me that this was more than an American celebration. It was a human one.
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