The Rotary Club of St John joined the Friends of the VI National Park and other community organizations, to celebrate and participate in activities in honor 2026 Earth Day. The ballpark in Cruz Bay was the venue for over 400 students from St John and St Thomas to learn about how to be a good citizen and protect our environment, clean up trash, plant native trees and plants. We also learned how to pop popcorn on a solar stove!-
Pints for Polio
Oct. 24, 2026
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Pints for Polio
Mongoose JunctionOct. 24, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. SA Western Standard Time (UTC-04:00)
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Rotary International Conference - Barcelona
Jun. 26, 2027 – Jun. 30, 2027
Welcome to Beautiful St John, US Virgin Islands!
The Rotary Club of St John joined the Friends of the VI National Park and other community organizations, to celebrate and participate in activities in honor 2026 Earth Day. The ballpark in Cruz Bay was the venue for over 400 students from St John and St Thomas to learn about how to be a good citizen and protect our environment, clean up trash, plant native trees and plants. We also learned how to pop popcorn on a solar stove!Beach day clean-up! Members of the Rotary Club of St John gathered first thing Saturday morning, April 4th, to do our regular search for trash at our officially adopted Jumbie Beach. A total of eight trash collecting "professionals" removed beer cans, pieces of plastic, wrappers, scrap rope, and a wine bottle.
As shown in photo, left to right: David DiGiacomo, Tom Pullen, Teri Mandemaker, Lee Locke, Leanne DiGiacomo
, Kim Hart, Jennifer Stone, and last but by no means least, Celia Kalousek.
, Kim Hart, Jennifer Stone, and last but by no means least, Celia Kalousek.
The Rotary Club of St John is proud to announce our newest members who joined our club during a festive meeting at the St John Brewers in Mongoose Junction. Our new members are David DiGiacomo, Leanne DiGiacomo, Denise Carey, Gina Gloski, and Kevyn Salsburg.School supplies were delivered on time for the school year from the Rotary Club of St John. Students at Gifft Hill, Christian Academy, and JESS received planners, dictionaries, and a fine selection of supplies to support learning. This is one of our fondest duties of your Rotary Club Members.
Cruz Bay, St. John — January 15th — The Rotary Club of St. John proudly announces that the club members, with the support of the local community, accomplished the following over the holidays:
- Donated $500 to Love City Bites for the Cruz Bay Christmas Town.
- Raised $410 to support the Salvation Army. Our local Salvation Army has been active in supporting St John individuals.
- A total of 246 letters written to Santa Clause by our local children were delivered to the North Pole. With Rotary’s help, Santa provided a personal return letter to each child.
The Rotary Club of St John announced its support for the Animal Care Center Spay/Neuter event scheduled November 2025. Besides providing funds, Rotarians will volunteer as workers for the event.
The Rotary Club of St. John proudly announces that the club members have partnered up with local businesses and organizations to deliver letters to Santa Clause. This collaboration begins on Monday the 25th of November with boxes strategically placed at The Tap Room (Cruz Bay), Dazey Drive In (Coral Bay), Julius E. Sprauve School, and the Dynamic Dancers. The letter collection effort will continue through December 6th for the letters to be safely delivered to St. Nick so that he will have adequate time to respond before Christmas.
Start writing your letters to Santa!
Welcome to our new members, Jacqueline Perry, Cid Hamling, and Tom Shirey.
The photo shows Jacqueline Perry receiving her Rotary pin from President Elect Jennifer Stone.
Jacqueline is a returning member of the Rotary Club of St. John
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The Rotary Club of St. John was pleased to welcome Mark McKenna, San Jose Rotary Club, to our regular meeting. Mark is the chair for climate issues of the San Jose Rotary Club and he offered to share some ideas regarding recycling and specifically, lithium batteries. Congratulations to the Rotary club of St. John's BJ Harris who received the Paul Harris fellow recognition award yesterday.
The Paul Harris fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute substantially, or who have contributions made in their name, to the Rotary Foundation.
Rotary established the recognition in 1957 to encourage and show appreciation for substantial contributions to what was then the Foundation's only program, Rotary foundation fellowships for advanced study the precursor to ambassador your scholarships
Meet Shena Esannason, our Membership Chair.
Shena Esannason was born in New York and raised in the Virgin Islands. She lives on the island of St. John and is a proud mother of three. Shena is currently working on her bachelors degree in psychology from SNHU. She is a professional entrepreneur who owns SGE consulting agency and SGE health and life coach. She has worked for the waste management authority on St. John since 2007 and is currently the collections manager on the island of St. John.
Sheena has served on other boards such as the Headstart policy Council as secretary from 2013 to 2016 and the coral Bay community council from 2018 through 2020. In 2019 Sheena also became a volunteer for the junior achievement program and a participating member of the Rotarian STJ chapter where is she is currently serving as membership chair position. She now has a strong passion for helping those in her community to fight for their rights. She served as a union representative in waste management from 2014 through 2018. Sheena is dedicated to protect and promote and human rights. She is not afraid to speak up and be heard.
Our member in focus for October is our very own Secretary. So happy to have Jennifer in our club!
Jennifer and her husband, Andy, moved to St. John from Maine in 2018. They were in search of a warmer climate, a sense of community, and the island life. Besides finding employment, being a part of the community and giving back was at the top of her to-do list. She had been introduced to Rotary for the first time in Portland, Maine. By looking online and asking around, it didn't take long to find the Rotary Club of St. John, a small group of people who come together for the sole purpose of helping others. When Jennifer is not acting as the Secretary of our Club, she spends her time working for the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park as the Membership and events coordinator.
September is Education and Literacy month!
This month's member in focus is our Youth Services Chair, Alecia Wells.
In her own words:
"I am Alecia M. Wells, an original Virgin Islander. I am retired from the Government of the Virgin Islands, Department of Education. I have taught middle and high schools, GED and ACE Programs on St. Thomas and St, John. I served as Deputy Superintendent for Secondary Education in the Stt/STJ District. I served as a Commissioner of the Public Services Commission. I was elected to serve on the Fifth Constitutional Convention. I am a member of the Bishop's Committee (Vestry) of St. Ursula's Church on St. John. I have been a member of The Rotary Club of St. John for more than fifteen years and am presently the Youth Services Chair. I previously served as President for two terms.
I support any and all activities and endeavors involving the youth and/or young people in the Virgin Islands in general and on St. John in particular. It is never too early to drill down the importance of young people owning a "piece of paradise", not selling land, and taking an active role in the governance of their island."
July 2020: Installation of Officers
August 2020: Membership Month
September 2020: Education and Literacy
October 2020: World Polio Month
November 2020: Rotary Foundation Month
December 2020: Heath Month
January 2021: Service Month
February 2021: Peace and Conflict Resolution Month
Valentines Orchid Sale
March 2021: Water and Sanitation Month
April 2021: Environment Month
Earth Day April 22nd
May 2021: Youth Services Month
June 2021: Rotary Fellowships Month
June 12-16 Rotary International Convention, Taipei Taiwan
Each year our District Governor (DG) meets with all of the board of directors in his district. This year, this highly anticipated gathering was held virtualy on August 26th.
DG Charles focused on three areas with the board:
1. Protecting our Environment
2. Enhancing Health and wellness
3. Improving communication
DG Charles Sealy II joined Rotary in 1997 when he was inducted into the Rotary Club of Southeast Nassau. He is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, member of the Paul Harris Society, Benefactor/Bequest Society, and a major donor.
The Rotary Club of St. John is looking for...
Community Minded People
Passionate & Fun People
Practical &Resourceful People
Helpful People
If you're one of these people, then get in contact to see how you can change the world starting in your own community.
Membership Chair, Shena Esannason
Email: Info@rotarystjohn.org
The Rotary Club of St. John successfully completed its annual distribution of school supplies on St. John. Well over 400 students received school supplies, a planner, or a dictionary. The students of Gifft Hill School prepared a poster and a group of thank you cards that were presented to President Harry Daniel during the October 16th meeting at Bajo El Sol Gallery.
The Rotary Club of St. John is sad to announce that “Flavors” will be postponed one more year and will not take place on November 23, 2019, as scheduled due to continuing refurbishment at The Westin St. John Resort Villas during the lead up to the busy Thanksgiving holiday.
The Rotary Club of St John in partnership with the Bajo El Sol Gallery, raised money to support Bahamas Relief by organizing a raffle. The northern Bahamas Islands experienced a category 5 storm for 30 hours in early September 2019. Artists Aimee Trayser and Livy Hitchcock each donated an art piece and the Bajo El Sol Gallery donated a $250 gift certificate. A total of 124 tickets at $25 each were sold totalling $3,100. All of the funds raised will benefit the Bahamas Relief effort directly. Thanks to all who participated in raising money for the people in the Bahamas!
St John Rotarian, Gary Ray, led a discussion with well over 30 attendees during the regular meeting held at Bajo El Sol Art Gallery on August 21, 2019. Gary explained his work to find, identify, protect, and propagate native and rare plants on our beautiful island. Andrea Milam, writer for the VI Daily News, covered to the meeting for the August 29th issue of that local paper. I highly encourage all to read her article.
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