This upcoming weekend is the 6th Annual North America RYLA Conference held in Washington, DC. And Rotary Sunrise is supporting two Rotaractors, President Stephanie Rattan and Director Julissa Castillo, from Rotaract Grand Cayman to attend the 5 day conference. So what is RYLA?
RYLA, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, is an intense leadership training program that is designed to recognize, encourage, and further develop the leadership skills of 18-30 year olds who have shown a potential for rendering important service to their local communities. All Rotaractors, non-Rotaractors, RYLA alumni, former Youth Study Exchange, former Group Study Exchange alumni, former Ambassadorial Scholar alumni, former Interactors and former Peace Scholars between the ages of 18-30 can participate in this conference. The North American conference will be at the George Washington University from Saturday, August 2 through Wednesday, August 6 and is a combination of International RYLA, Rotaract Pre-Convention, USCC (United States-Canada-Caribbean Rotaract Conference) and District 7620 RYLA Program.
Participants from the following Countries and Territories will be represented at this year's conference: Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Maarten, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, U.S Virgin Islands and Venezuela.
Rotary Sunrise is very proud to be sponsoring these two young ladies at this year's conference. Both Stephanie and Julissa will have the opportunity to make a presentation about their RYLA experience at the September 3 club meeting.
District Conference 2015
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
As we come off of a great week of Rotary with District Governor Paul and Kay, I would now like to turn your attention to the Rotary District 7020 PETS Assembly & Conference 2015, which is scheduled from Tuesday, May 12, 2015 to Saturday, May 16, 2015 and hosted at the world famous Half Moon Bay Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
I have tried to compile all the relevant information and website addresses for you to make your decision and bookings as easy as possible.
DG Paul has asked the Cayman Clubs to take at least 4 villas at Half Moon Bay. This equates to about 25 rooms. We know the 4 Clubs will have to send their PEs and SEs for PETS, so that is 8 rooms right there! Laetitia and I have already booked our stay and I know PDG Bobby, PDG Jeremy, President Brian, PP Alan, PP Cathy, PP Sebastien, Director Trevor and Director Brad will also be attending. That makes it at least 15 rooms confirmed. 10 more to go!!!! Should we be aiming for more rooms? There are only 27 villas available so it is very important to book your hotel early as it is first come, first served!
Conference Chair Eric ‘Busha’ Clarke and I have been discussing this and he will be assigning the villas. I have asked that he place us in a central location together so we can enjoy as much joint fellowship as can be imagined. It will be an EPIC week for us all!!!
To register for the District conference, please visit www.dc2015.com.
The cost of the District 7020 Assembly & Conference is - US$170.00. There are many additional activities and events to choose from, including a fellowship Golf Tournament on Saturday. Please click on the link above to register for the Conference and choose what activities and events you would like to attend. Please be advised that the registration fee will increase to US$200 in October and to $250 in March.
As stated above, the conference hotel will be the Half Moon Resort, in Montego Bay. Conference Chair Busha has negotiated fantastic rate for us all to enjoy, US$140 per night (Double Occupancy), plus tax
You will need to enter the Rotarian group code “555104” on this page and then press update.
All you need to do then is enter your dates to check in and check out. Then enter number of adults (maximum 2) and select continue. Then enter your payment details and complete the reservation. It should take no more than 5 minutes.
For air travel, Cayman Airways has daily flights to and from Jamaica. At this time, I would recommend budgeting US$375 per person.
I will be sending around a sign-up sheet to all the Clubs, via your President. I ask that you please indicate if you will be attending the District Conference and if you have registered yet as well as booked your room. This will help me in coordinating the rooms and villas. Thank you all for your usual kind cooperation in this matter.
YIRS,
Eric Bush
Assistant Governor - District 7020
Missed Meetings and Credit for Make-Ups Submitted by Secretary Gina
A reminder to all Club members, if you missed a regular club meeting but have been engaged with other Rotary events then you can get credit for those events to count for your regular missed meeting. This includes:
attending another Rotary or Rotaract club meeting on island or off
attending a committee meeting or board meeting
attending a Rotary fellowship event
attending an eClub hangout event or make-up on their website
participating in a Rotary service event
To claim credit for your involvement with any of the above activities, just send secretary Gina an email detailing the event, the date it took place what meeting you would like credit for. Please note, credited events must have occurred within 14 days before or after the missed meeting.
We know our members are actively involved with other Rotary activities and we want you to get credit for your efforts so please let secretary Gina know what you have been up to. More information about meeting make ups can be found on the last page of this newsletter.
And lastly, if you are heading off island and plan to do a make up at another Rotary meeting, ask secretary Gina for a club banner to take with you to exchange for one of theirs. We have lots to give away to our traveling Rotarians to use.
Rotaract Blue Children's Book Drive
Submitted by Rotaract Blue
Do you have a book that your child no longer reads?Consider donating it to Rotaract Blue for their Children's Book Drive
The members of Rotaract Blue will be collecting new and gently used books for ages 3 to 11 years though the month of July and August and any Rotarian wanting to make a donation to this project can contact any Rotaract Blue member or by emailing communityservice.rb@gmail.com to arrange a collection time or bring the books in on Wednesday to Secretary Gina who will arrange to have the books dropped off.
RCGC on the Radio
Submitted by Rotaract Grand Cayman
Tune into Radio Cayman's Talk Today on Wednesday, July 30 at noon to listen to Rotaract President Stephanie and Club Service Director Julissa talk about some of the upcoming projects and especially their annual School Supply-A-Thon project.
Temporary Venue Change for RCGC Submitted by Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman
Please note, the Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman are trying out temporary venues and this week Thursday, July 31 they will be at Coconut Joe's on West Bay Road across the street from the Marriott Resort. Come out and show your support of the Rotaractors, all Sunrise Rotarians are welcomed to attend. Please arrive for 6:45am for a 7am meeting start.
Duty Roster for July 30
Submitted by Secretary Gina
Here's the list of members performing the respective duties for this week's meeting. Greeter: Rotarian Uli Ecke Grace: Rotarian TBA Four Way Test: Rotarian TBA Raffle: Rotarian Martha Connolly Sergeant: Rotarian Frank Balderamos
Birthdays and Anniversaries for the Month of July
Submitted by Committee Chair Martha
Member Birthdays
Gareth Pulman - July 1
Howard Cross - July 2
Enoka Richens - July 7
Winston Connolly, Jr. - July 13
Andrea Bryan - July 16
Rachael Windhaber, July 17
Sunrise Club Membership Anniversaries
Christine Matthews - 8 years - July 5, 2006
Rombough, Perry - 8 years - July 5, 2006
Connolly, Martha - 5 years - July 15, 2009
Daniel Lee - 3 years - July 20, 2011
Notices & Reminders
Make-ups: In addition to make-up opportunities at Sunrise you can make up at another Club in Grand Cayman. The meeting time and place of the other Clubs are: Rotaract Blue: Wednesdays at 6:00pm at Royal Palms Beach Club, 537 West Bay Road Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman: Thursdays at 7:00am at Coconut Joe's on West Bay Road
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Central: Tuesdays at 7:30pm at Grand Old House
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman: Thursdays at 12:30pm at The Westin
Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean 7020: Online meetings any time. Visit www.rotaryeclub7020.blogspot.com for more details. Make-up certificates will be provided promptly once you've completed the requirements.
Travelling: If you are going to be travelling for an extended period of time - more than two weeks be sure to let the Secretary know and remember to submit any make-ups you do in a timely manner.
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This upcoming weekend is the 6th Annual North America RYLA Conference held in Washington, DC. And Rotary Sunrise is supporting two Rotaractors, President Stephanie Rattan and Director Julissa Castillo, from Rotaract Grand Cayman to attend the 5 day conference. So what is RYLA?
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Make-ups: