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As clubs in the eastern region of the district continue to recover from the hurricanes of 2017, they are also cutting down on the pollution on beaches and waters.
The St. Thomas II club designed a project to assist US Virgin Islanders with operative cisterns on St. Thomas and St. John to check the quality of the water they were consuming for cooking, drinking and for personal hygiene. The clubs provided information to ensure the community had the tools to maintain a clean, functioning cistern system.
In addition to ensuring the country has clean potable water, the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten, with a District 7020 Recovery Grant matched by funding from The Rotary Foundation Donor Advised Fund totalling $40,000, are cleaning their beaches with a special beach cleaning machine to avoid pollution.
We Need You!
High School Scrabble Scrum Volunteers
The High School Scrabble Scrum is scheduled for Wednesday 28 November, 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the ARC in Camana Bay.
The Literacy Committee is appealing for volunteers for scoring and general duties to make this event a success. Training on the scoring will be provided on Monday 26 November, 5:30 pm at the George Town Yacht Club.
For more details contact Director Ferlyn, Rotarian Su or Director Hendrik.
Rotary Fellowship Month
Rotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June.
“Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.”
Rotary Founder, Paul Harris
Rotary Fellowships are international, independently organized groups of Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors who share a common vocation or recreational interest. Rotary Fellowships give their members the opportunity to have fun, make new friends around the world, and enhance their experience in Rotary.
James Mellon To Speak on
Beneficial Ownership Regime
James Melen will be guest speaker next Wednesday and will speak about Beneficial Ownership Regime.
James is a partner in the Global Investment Funds Group at Walkers, specialising in the formation and life-cycle of investment and private equity funds. He is also a highly experienced corporate and transactional lawyer, having specialised in mergers, acquisitions, disposals, demergers, restructurings and private equity deals for over 18 years.
The Beneficial Ownership regime obligates Cayman Islands exempted companies and limited liability companies to create Registers of Beneficial Ownership, identifying those 'warm bodies' who have ownership interests above a certain threshold, whether directly or indirectly. There are a number of significant and broadly drafted exemptions from this regime that ought to take a substantial number of entities 'out of scope'.
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