The Tim Burns Press Release!
There was a very successful press release on Monday the 10th of October 2011 at the Sumaria Group offices. We had over 40 journalists to cover the aim of “PARENTING WITH THE BRAIN IN MIND” with the organizers.
President Sharmila Bhatt initiated the press announcing that on the 22nd of October, 2011 Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam and Sumaria Group are hosting a vocational services event at Moevenpick Hotel by bringing TIM BURNS to Dar es Salaam. She also illustrated that this is the first time Sumaria Group and Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam have joined hands to support education in the communities and hopes that this relationship will last throughout the Rotary years. She expressed that both organizations share a common goal of elevating the quality of life in the communities we live in.
Our Vocational Service Director, Abbas Khimji described the details and logistics of the event. He indicated this event will have two identical sessions at the Moevenpick Hotel – a morning session from 8:30am to 12:00pm and 2:30pm to 5:00pm. The seminar is called “Parenting with the brain in mind” in which Tim Burns will provide tips to help children succeed in learning and in life. This seminar does not only cater towards students, but also teachers and parents. Schools have been identified and invited from across Dar es Salaam.
Our vocational service committee member, Jai Shah, described Tim Burns as a renowned motivational speaker whose intent upon inspiring the art and science of effective teaching, while underscoring the need for personal well being and balance.
We also had a representative Mr. Akshay Shah from the Sumaria Group who defined Sumaria and their corporate objectives. With such a huge value driven corporate organization, Sumaria also has social responsibilities. Akshay said that Sumaria is proud to play a strong role with Rotary in uplifting the standard of living in the education sector.
PR officers, Rotarians Antonina Kongoro and Johnson Mshana, helped in providing the coverage of the event.
Please see pictures in “PRESS COVERAGE TIM BURNS” album.
Look out for us in the papers!