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Speakers
May 22, 2015
The Living Oceans Foundation
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Atlas of Shallow Marine Habitats
 
May 29, 2015
GM Water and Sewage Company
Water Month
 
Jun 05, 2015
Dan Weightman
Bahamas Youth Network
 
Jun 12, 2015
President Elmer Lowe
RCEN Awards and Recognition
 
Jun 19, 2015
Sam Nichols
Basketball Smiles
 
Jul 17, 2015
AG Karen Pinder
Rotary 7020 District Business
 
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Nassau Yacht Club
May 20, 2015
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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May 28, 2015 – May 31, 2015
 
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PDG John Robertson's House
May 28, 2015
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
 
RCEN Fishing Tournament
Jun 05, 2015 – Jun 06, 2015
 
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2015
Jun 06, 2015 – Jun 09, 2015
 
Executives & Directors
President
Nathan Stone Lowe
 
Vice President
Jason Robertson
 
2nd Vice President - Fundraising
Corinne Laville
 
3rd Vice President - Club Administration
Diane DeWitt
 
Secretary
Fernando de Cardenas
 
Treasurer
Amol Pendharkar
 
Immediate Past President
Philip Cumming
 
Membership Director
Bob MacDonald
 
Attendance Director
L. Desiray Ingraham
 
Fellowship Director
Jonathan Pinder
 
Assistant Fellowship Director
Ricky Fox
 
Vocational Service Director
Mike Russell
 
Assistant Vocational Service Director
Stacy Lubin-Gray
 
International Service Director
Jean-Marc Fellay
 
Rotary Foundation Director
Philip Cumming
 
Community Development Director
Gavin Christie
 
Partners in Service Director
Llewellyn Burrows
 
Advisor
Barry Rassin
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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Stories
Minutes January 16, 2015
 
Posted by Geoff Andrews
 
The meeting was called to order by President Elmer at 1pm
 
Invocation:   Fintan Mooney gave a short and sweet blessing of the food.
 
Visiting Rotarians and guests: J.P. welcomed our only visitor, Rotaract PP Taran Mackey. Several Rotarians introduced guests including Ros Brown, Hope Sealey, Stacy Lubin-Gray, and PP Geoff who welcomed back Sam Nicholls of Basketball Smiles.
 
Announcements:  Sam Nicholls announced the upcoming Sweet 16 for Basketball Smiles, a completely free basketball camp which will welcome over 300 kids this summer.  Sam thanked RCEN for its continued support and looks forward to seeing us again in June, and noted the goal this year was to also provide each participant with a back-pack so that they don’t have to carry their books to school in a grocery bag.
 
Phil Andrews (golf tournament) and Adam Darville (fishing tournament) encouraged new members to get involved with our upcoming major fundraising events – the golf committee meets at Green Parrot on East Bay at 6:00 Tuesday January 20th.  Paul Cartwright announced the continuing work at Seahorse Institute and PP and District Foundation Chair Lindsey presented a District Grant check for almost $4,500 for additional wheelchairs for BAPD.
 
4-Way Test: Was led by PP Geoff.
 
Sergeant:  Mike Lightbourn stated that with two people clapping as he approached the podium, that was his best welcome ever.  He complimented Franny on his record-breaking fine total for the previous week and stated his goal of beating that record, but that it would be difficult without Robin or Frank present.  Mike was in “fine” form with several persons in the newspaper and some latecomers and some very late arrivals.  He also told some great jokes and had the audience laughing hard at the expense of the Irish and a blonde.
 
Awards:  Attendance Director Desiray presented perfect attendance pins to Brent Symonette (1 year), Geoff Andrews (19), Paul Cartwright (20), Murray Forde (32) and Jeff Albury (34)!!  Congratulations to those members, we should all strive for perfect attendance.
 
 
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS:  Macgregor Robertson, George Simon, Amol Pendharkar, Jack Cristofilis, and Erin “Half-pint” Jones (Bethell) are all celebrating birthdays – please consider giving to the East Nassau Foundation.
 
SPOUSE BIRTHDAYS:  Cleveland Clarke’s wife Julia is celebrating her birthday.
 
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:  None
 
JOINED DATE ANNIVERSARY:  Clive Hanson and Bianca Carter.
 
GUEST SPEAKERS: introductions were made by Warren Rolle of our speakers, Karin Rawlings and Tami Luviner, who are here to coordinate a major fundraiser for the Ranfurly Homes.  Karen and Tami are like sisters and have been coming to The Bahamas for over 15 years, and have a strong background with the performing arts, particularly dance.  During a trip here to promote a movie, Standing Ovation, they became involved with The Ranfurly Homes, presenting them with much needed appliances and other improvements.  Now they are back to promote a dance show involving several local dance groups to raise additional funds to cover day to day operating expenses for Ranfurly.  The show is intended to be fun rather than competitive, with several dance instructors volunteering their personal time to come down here and assist, and they will also be conducting Dance Pep Rallies.  PP Peter Andrews thanked them for their efforts and encouraged members to support the effort on Sunday afternoon.
 
MY JOB TALKS:  As we had some time left, a few of our newer members gave My Job talks to the Club.
 
George Simon has worked in financial services but is now an IT Specialist working with Coastal Air.
 
Tanya Carey schooled in Canada at McGill University and stayed in Canada for several years before moving back to the Bahamas about 5 years ago along with her husband and two sons.  Aside from being the regional marketing manager for the KPMG Islands Group, which requires considerable travel, she also runs a youth soccer club.
 
Dr. Mayuri Deka is the Head of the English Department at College of The Bahamas, having come to the Bahamas 6 or 7 years ago to further her research on post-colonial studies.  Mayuri is particularly interested in providing social and community events to drive the literacy agenda.
 
President Elmer thanked our My Job participants and toasted Rotary Around the World.
 
 
 
 
 
Axis January 9, 2015
Posted by John Palmer on Jan 09, 2015
Notes for “The Axis” RCEN meeting of January 9th, 2015
 
Call to Order:
President Elmer called the meeting to order. We had a minute silence for JP’s father who recently passed away.
 
Invocation:
Gary Sweeting gave the invocation.
 
Toasts:
To our Queen and to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
 
Visiting Rotarians:
None today
 
Honorary Members:
None today
 
Member Guests
There were many guests today which was great to see.
 
Banners:
Stacy Lubin-Gray presented a banner from St Lucia.
Vibert Williams presented a banner from Aruba (impressed with postcards being used as member visiting cards !).
 
Special Announcement :
Crystal Bethel gave a brief ‘thank you’ as a scholarship student (sponsored by the RCEN Foundation) who graduated in New York in 2013. Her career in the Arts is taking off and she plans to set up a Foundation in New York to encourage other students in the Arts industry.
 
Elmer then read a letter of thanks from another sponsored student who has been successful in gaining a place on an RBC graduate program in Nova Scotia. Elmer emphasised the importance and real impact of the RCEN foundation.
 
Sergeant at Arms:
Franny de Cardenas stepped up with the usual mild welcome … he told the meeting of PP Brian Moodie’s recent accident caused by a mild heart failure causing him to pass out and take a fall, badly injuring his head. Franny took the opportunity to make light of this unfortunate accident with some good humour ! In between a couple of good jokes he penalised Elmer for no pin and the special article on him in the Rotary magazine.
 
Member Birthdays:
(Make checks payable to:  EAST NASSAU ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION, $2/yr)
 
Karen Knowles, PP Adam Darville and Paul Knowles.
 
 
Partner Birthdays:
Elaine Forde ( Murray’wife).
 
Wedding Anniversaries:
Oswald and Veronica Moore, 26 yrs , Jan 15th
 
Membership Join Dates:
JR McDonald, 2 yrs
 
Announcements:
Paul Cartwright requested help for the continuing playground renovation project at the Seahorse Institute on Soldier Rd on Sunday 8-12am.There is excellent progress, with part being used already, and the momentum needs to be kept up.
 
Llewellyn Burrows announced the upcoming 4th Generation Fun Sports Day on 24th January at the Queens College field from 12pm, involving all the RCEN clubs from Earlyact upwards.
 
Bob MacDonald gave early warning for the next musical event at John Watlings distillery on March 14th, including a silent auction. Funds are for the RCEN Foundation for another 3 scholarships. A preparation meeting is being held at the Green Parrot on Tuesday 13th.
 
New Members:
None today.
 
Speaker for the day:
There were 3 speakers today, Vibert Williams introduced Dianne Gibson, Carol Bischof introduced David Morely, and Geoff Andrews introduced Jennifer Hadland.
 
Dianne is the Asst Manager at the Club One fitness centre. She addressed the meeting and spoke of the Soul 2 Soul Run Club which aids charities like the BAPD, the BreezathonTriathalon and the Single Parents Foundation. Her aim is to promote health and fitness in the Bahamas together with the more holistic approach of ‘wellness’ for the heart and soul. As a single mother of 1 she is fostering 3 children due to the death of a friend and is setting up a support network for single mothers.
 
Jennifer Hadland (from the New Providence Community Church) continued on this theme with her Single Parents Foundation. There is little government/social service support for single parent families which represent around 70% of families in the Bahamas. The goal of the Foundation is to provide assistance to these families to enable them to reduce the stresses of life and encourage self-esteem for the parents and children alike. They are planning a BreezathonTriathalon at Goodmans Bay on April 4thwhich will includes lots of other family fun activities including an easter egg hunt and a petting zoo. The fundraising is to find some premises to use as a base and ‘drop in centre’ for the Foundation.
 
David Morely is a personal trainer based at the Club One fitness centre, and he is available to offer fitness advice to cope with a Triathlon (running, biking and swimming).
Vote of Thanks:
Lee McCoy gave thanks to the presenters and offered support from RCEN as required for the fun day on the 4th April.
 
As the meeting finished a little early Elmer gave some quick notices :
  • Cheque presentation to the Boxing centre next Tuesday
  • Encouraging the use of social media as much as possible to advertise all the great work and events of RCEN – this raises the level of awareness in the community and can attract more sponsors
  • Stacy Lubin-Gray will shortly be launching some ‘green’ initiatives including a recycling program
  • The 2nd annual Tennis Challenge upcoming
  • The Fishing Tournament upcoming
  • The Golf Tournament upcoming
  • New resolution for members to try and sit at different tables with different members each week to forge stronger friendships
 
Final Toast To
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Editor John Palmer