Year in Review

Posted by Michele Downes 
 

    

    The Rotary International Theme for 2009-2010 was the Future of Rotary is in Your Hands. Rotary II members spent a lot of time and energy under President Simon's administration investing in future generations.  In keeping with our motto, "ServiceAbove Self..." we served the community and world together.  Yes, while we were quite successful in getting many district awards and national awards we just had fun with each other and enjoyed each other's company. Not only did we fellowship with our immediate family of rotarians in our own club but we at Rotary II shared warm moments our fellow rotarians from other clubs everywhere.

                                                      

                                          Pres. Simon and ADG Cheryl at Pres. Simon's Installation

Rotary II under President Simon was very busy in carrying out its long tradition of investing our community youth. This year we harvested seeds planted long ago ( the Scholarship and Enrich students) planted new seeds and planted a tree ( The New Rotaract Club) and we continued to nuture budding seeds (students at our adopted school). In addition we provided sunshine to many students thru the Gift of Words Project: giving Dictionaries and Thesauri to a lot of students in the V.I. 

                               

                    

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 1) Ybon Vasquez, one of the first Enrich students ( Rotary II began working with her seven years ago when she was in seventh grade) is now a college junior with a 3.98 GPA who wants to go to medical school upon graduation. She worked with Rotary during her freshmen and sophomore at the university but now reports she is on a hiatus fron Rotary in order to do well in her studies.

2) Four Way Test Essay Contest Winner from our Adpoted School Addelita Cancryn

3 ) Vandel Percival, also former original Enrich student ( from seven years ago ) and the recipient of  a Macon M. Berry scholarship with a 3.99 gpa was awarded a trip to Denmark from the friends of Denmark. He is now the president of Rotaract at the University of V.I. He will be a junior this year.

4)Nishel D. Lawrence with a BS in Nursing,  a Macon M. Berryman Scholarship Recipient graduated from UVI this year

5) Rotary II establishes the first community base Rotaract club

6) Re'Neesha J. Thomas , cum laude, with a BA in Social Science, which she accomplished in only three years. 

7) Rtn. Ida White passes out dictionaries via Rotary II's gift of words project

8) Our Interact Club to visit 

9) Not pictured: Rotary II Early Act Club