We are a club with dedicated people with a passion for community service. We volunteer together, build friendships and a better life were required.
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Our club welcomes potential members to participate in our meetings and volunteer with us when we do community services. A brilliant way to get to know each other and the Rotary world.
As June of 2024 is drawing to an end, so does the Rotary Year of 2023-24
This first year of our club existence, is a year each and every member should be proud of. We began this year as a provisional club under the expert advice and guidance of our club advisors, Past District Governor Honey Kleinberg and District Governor Elect Nominee Alpo Portelli, as well as the support and training from our sponsoring club, The Rotary Club of Marion NC.
I am proud to say that even before we were a chartered club, we were able to acquire and ship to dentist chairs and autoclaves to Utila and Guanaja. These were donated to the club because of how we were actively working, for the betterment of the Bay Islands. It is my belief, that by volunteering and working, with and in support of other organisations here on the Bay Islands, it was seen as an attest to the service above self attitude, each and everyone of you have shown with your actions as members of our club.
In the months before we were chartered, we were able to organise and/ or participate in: five Beach Cleanups, four Activity Days for Adults with Disabilities, four Dental Hygiene & Prevention visits to schools, one Community Cleanup, a Medical Brigade and the Day of the Child celebration. As I look back on this time, it amazes me, to see how much we were able to accomplish!
I would like to acknowledge each and every member! As you have played a vital part in the success our club has had this year, both before and after we were chartered.
November 15th of 2023 will always be a date our club will remember. As that was the day we were chartered, and became The Rotary Club of Roatan Utila Guanaja. Since that day, we have continued to work alongside other organisations for the betterment of the Bay Islands and with the growing recognition of our club. Due to what each and every one of you have been a part of, we have been able to prove that we are a club with People of Action.
And because of what you all have been apart of, other rotary clubs and organisations have reached out to us wanting to partner in projects across the Bay Islands.
Since November 15 we have planned and executed, or are in the process of executing, four Service Projects. We have of course continued with the community service projects we were already doing, before we were chartered. All in all our members have donated 824 volunteer hours, during the Rotary year 23-24, working for the people of the Bay Islands.
I also want to take this opportunity on behalf of the Rotary Club of Roatan Utila Guanaja, to thank every one who has volunteered with us. Also all of the organisations, Rotary clubs and businesses, who have believed in us, and supported our work in 2023-24. Without you much of what we have done would not have been possible.
I am proud to have been allowed to serve along side each and every member of the club, as your Charter President, and I am in awe, by what we have accomplished. I promise to use the rest of my term as Charter President, to continue to serve the Club and each and every one of its member to the best of my ability, knowing that together we will continue to grow this clubs and its ability to serve the people of the Bay Islands in true Rotary spirit, as the people of action we are.
Wishing you all a great 2024-25 where we will share in the Magic of Rotary
Yours In Rotary Service
Angela Claire Bjoroy-Karlsen
Charter President 2023-25.
By Roger Bjoroy-Karlsen
Many children in Roatan are introduced to Coca-Cola as babies, and some don't visit a dentist until they are 15 years old, enduring years without proper dental care. The Rotary Club of Roatan Utila Guanaja is on a mission to change that by educating children and their parents about dental hygiene.
MEET THE CLUB - ROGER BJOROY-KARLSEN, PUBLIC IMAGE CHAIR
The road from the wars to the white shores of Roatan has been long and winding. But here he is, trying to use his knowledge from the war zones to help those who need it, as a part of a club with people of action!
The children are our future. And the best we can give them is education so they can create a solid platform in life. But once a year, it is allowed to spend the day playing. Join us on one of these days!
Honduras is often thought of in terms of crime, drugs, homicides, and violence. Significant parts of the Western world fear the harshness and ignorance of this country. That, however, is far from the whole truth. For example, the country’s authorities try to help those who need it by bringing in free medical care, which is often the only opportunity for the locals.. Welcome to The Medica Brigada on Roatan, Bay Islands!
Did you know that in our part of the world, babies are fed with Coca-Cola from the baby bottle? That creates some challenges within dental care!
Service Above Self
French Harbour Road
Roatan, Isla de Bahia 34101
Honduras