2 clubs, 2 women presidents and one room - a joint fellowship with Bahari
On the 11th of August 2011, we had a joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Bahari. The joint meeting amplified a healthy fellowship between the two clubs and inspired all of us, as a team, to go above and beyond our project target for the Rotary Marathon.
With two dynamic women presidents – the meeting proved to be a mighty attractive one! We had to increase the number of seats that was originally planned. We had committee members of the Rotary Dar Marathon, Rotarians from other clubs, and friends of Rotarians that were simply interested and intrigue in our new cause for this year’s marathon.
We had Dr. Trish and Peter talk to us about the needs of the children with Cancer at the Muhumbili Hospital. Their presentation touched the hearts of many and Rotarians willingly pledged to raise more for the cause. The presentation illustrated pictures of success stories and failed stories; it also illustrated the current situation of the Cancer ward. Peter illustrated (despite having trouble using the computer touch pad) how we, as Rotarians, can help the story and situation to a brighter future.
Many of us have seen these presentation a zillion times, but every time we hear it, it never fails to touch us to a deeper level and goosebumps just follow automatically.
Overall, the meeting was full of life – we had Rotarians walking around selling tickets for raffles, some taking pictures, some picking up pledge slips, some enjoying second helpings of deserts, and many just enjoying fellowship with one another.