Sharmila's Blog Post: Day 1 of 87th District Conference in Nairobi

Day 1 - 87th Rotary District conference

The day started with a 30 minute city Rotary walk at 8.15am with a band leading us - all Rtns were wearing a branded rotary masai  shawl.  We then entered the Tsavo Ballroom at KICC for the conference where the flags of all 6 countries were presented.

DG Kimani and RI Director Awori welcomed all Rotarians which perhaps counts to 1200 in attendance and 80 of us from Tanzania. Our club is represented by Sabrina, Araf , Zain, Vinay and me. Sabrina will be the youngest speaker at this conference.

RI president's representative Dr Anne Mathews spoke to us about what Service above self means.  She talked abt her reflections where she has seen Rotarians at work around the world. She   said - Water cannot be created so conserve it with all your might.  She also said - A world where there is hunger will have no  peace, where there is ill health there will never be  peace and where there is illteracy there will never be in peace. So if we work on this area we shall bring peace to our Earth.

What I loved most is this years soviener magazine is online keeping with our club motto - to be green and using paper only when really really required - saving the environment.

Evening was home hosting - every Nairobi Rtn was asked to host a visiting Rotarian and so we ended our day with a sumptous dinner at DG kimanis house.

Sharmila Bhatt
Rotary Club Of Dar es Salaam