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Rotary International District Conference to Bring Hundreds of Visitors to the BVI
Story and Photos by the BVI Tourist Board
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The 2013 Rotary International District 7020 Conference will be held for the first time in the British Virgin Islands, bringing over 500 visiting Rotarians from 10 different Caribbean countries to our shores.
The International District 7020 Conference under the theme “Experience the Passion of Rotary” will be held from 13th to 19th May 2013. Countries that will be represented at the conference are Anguilla, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Maarten, St. Martin/St. Barth’s, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
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“I am proud to say that we are going to put the BVI on show for the rest of the world to see at this year’s 2013 District Conference. We will be welcoming over 500 guests to the BVI from all over the Caribbean and will showcase our territorial community as Nature’s Little ‘Fellowship’ Secret,” said Mr. Vance Lewis, Rotary International District 7020 Governor. “We welcome everyone to join with us and experience the passion that we, as Rotarians feel and share in our beautiful British Virgin Islands.”
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The week-long event will advance the objectives of Rotary through inspirational addresses and fellowship, setting the way forward for future generations to come. The conference will also be a means of introducing new Rotarians to the Rotary family and to emphasise leadership at a young age, making tomorrow’s leaders more prepared and capable.
“The BVI Tourist Board is pleased to be a part of this fantastic event as it brings hundreds of visitors to the Territory and generates added business for our tourism sector. Based on this event many of our hotels in the Road Town area, as well as other areas have been booked out. Our taxi drivers will receive an increase in business and our restaurants throughout the Territory will experience an increase in traffic. Persons visiting for the District Conference will also be able to experience the BVIs’ culture and get a taste of our history by visiting historical sites and other unique aspects of the BVI,” said Ms. Sharon Flax-Mars, Director of Tourism.
“This event is headed by District Governor Vance Lewis and his team and provides great benefits for the BVI as a whole. We at the BVI Tourist Board are more than happy to welcome this event to our shores and would like to thank the Rotarians of the Rotary International District 7020 for choosing the BVI as the destination for the 2013 District 7020 Conference.”
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Platinum sponsors for this event are LIME, Scotiabank, and the Government of the Virgin Islands. Other sponsors include H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, BVI Tourist Board and IBM.
The long-term goal of the BVI Tourist Board is to stimulate economic growth throughout the Territory while maintaining each unique aspect of Nature’s Little Secrets in efforts to facilitate the needs of future generations.