The RCOP visited the Ianthe Pratt as its first stop on a tour of the local primary school to test kids for vision problems. In partnership with Dr Julian Petrucci, who generously donated his time, we tested 45 kids at IPPS, and will move on to Oseta Jolley and Enid Capron schools next. The program is supported by a Simplifed Grant from District 7020.
The dictionary project hit the road this week and ventured to North Caicos and Middle Caicos where we visited 3 primary schools. We handed out close to 150 of the very popular dictionaries. We were met with enthusiastic and grateful students and teachers who loved the handy reference books and all the cool stuff they found in their new lifelong learning friend. PP John got stumped by some of the 5th graders on a few tricky words, but all in all, it was a very successful trip!
AG Karen visited Grand Turk this week and delivered a brand new phone to our friend Steven Stubbs. Thanks to Micky and Cheryl for making the arrangements with LIME to get him one!
The RCOP held its elections for the 2010-11 Rotary Year and the results are:
President: Art Forbes President-elect: Owen Hamilton Vice President: Cheryl Ann Shand Secretary: Tanis Wake Forbes Treasurer: Ivan Browne Director: Bloneva Williams Director: Jai Tolani Director: Lester Forman Director: George Missick
The RCOP made history this weekend by hosting its first ever Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) training session. RLI is a comprehensive program to help educate Rotarians on various aspects of Rotary. The course is implemented in 3 parts, and we hosted a session for Part 1. In total 19 Rotarians attended, including representatives from Grand Turk and Cat Island (Bahamas) clubs.
Big thanks to Haresh Ramchandani of Montego Bay, Jamaica, who led the session, along with discussion leaders Felix and Carla Stubbs from Nassau, and our own PP John Lawson, who made his debut as a RLI discussion leader at the session.
A fun day visiting the Provo elementary schools and handing out dictionaries to the 3rd graders. A great literacy project and much appreciated by the kids and teachers alike. President Mike even learned how to spell i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n (thanks to the kids at Enid Capron) Nice job Community Service team! Photos here.
The RCOP enjoyed a day of fun, relaxation and competition at the mini golf course on September 19. A great turnout and an intense match ended with a team consisting of mother-daughter combos - Thashena and her daughter, Toni and her daughter - plus Rotarian of the Year Joy, winning top prizes. Thashena also took home the closest to the pin prize. A good time was had by all. See Photo Gallery for more photos.
President Mike, PDG Karen and Norma headed to North Caicos this past weekend to help support the 1st Annual Back to School Jamboree for the kids of North and Middle Caicos. Held at Miss B's Plaza, the event attracted eager school kids who enjoyed games and fun, and goodie bags full of back to school supplies courtesy of the RCOP. We even met old friend Wilbet Forbes there, who is trying to organize a Rotary Corps group on North.
Stephen Stubbs, a blind Turks and Caicos resident, is the proud recipient of a new computer and software that allows him to 'read' printed material, sort his music, and generally be a more productive person. Michelle Alway (left), his instructor from the H. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind in Ontario, helps Stephen at a recent RCOP Meeting.
Michelle trained Stephen on the new technology during an intensive week-long session at Beaches. The computer and software, along with Michelle's trip to TCI, was made possible through our friends at One World and was a cooperative effort among The Rotary Clubs of Watertown, New York (USA), Provo and Grand Turk, along with Beaches and the Social Services Department of TCIG.
Stephen is living on Grand Turk and will be starting a part time job with Radio Turks and Caicos as he pursues his dream of being a DJ.
The RCOP hosted DG Errol Alberga and his wife Leonie from August 17-21 as part of the annual trip to the Turks and Caicos that the leader of District 7020 makes. He visited both our club and Grand Turk (where he helped charter a new Rotaract Club!), and promoted the 2010 District Conference in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica.
DG Errol attended a board meeting and our regular club meeting, toured the island, saw various projects we have done, and was guest of honor at a cocktail reception. He even managed to attend Sunday night Bingo. All in all, he came away impressed and re-iterated that the Provo Club remains one of the strongest in the District!
Jonathan Steers, GM of Nikki Beach, became our newest member of RCOP and had the additional privilege of getting inducted by DG Errol Alberga during his visit with us. Jonathan is looking forward to rolling up his sleeves and getting involved with community projects. Welcome Jonathan!
Bill Hosik, a member of our Think Caribbean partner club, the Rotary Club of Manassas, Virginia, paid us a visit last week and we exchanged flags. Bill dutifully brought the flag back to his next club meeting, and here is pictured with Club President Susan Strom with our unique banner. Our club is supporting their club's main project for the year, a hospital expansion in Haiti, which our DG (who is friends with their DG) is supporting as well. And the Manassas club hopes to send a group of members down in the Fall to help us with a hands on project here in Provo. Next time anyone is in the Washington DC area, make sure you drop in on The Manassas Club! They meet Wednesdays at lunch. Here's their web site: http://www.manassasrotary.org/
JULY 9, 2009 - After a l-o-n-g initiation period, Pendita Hutchinson finally made it official this week when she was inducted into the RCOP. She's been a great supporter of Bingo and we're happy to have her on board! Special thanks to Thashena for being her sponsor.
JULY 9, 2009 - The four kids we sponsored to attend the annual World Affairs seminar in Wisconsin paid our club a visit this week. They reported in great detail and excitement about their experiences at this outstanding event. The theme of this year's event was hunger and the high schoolers learned a great bit about the challenges our world faces in this regard. Plus, they had a chance to meet other kids from all over the world and share their culture and learn about how their peers live. They delivered excellent reports to the club and are obviously fine representatives of TCI (and hopefully, future Rotarians!) Special thanks to RoY Joy for chaperoning the kids and for Yvette for heading up this project.
JULY 2, 2009 - Welcome Louise Peterson, our first new Rotarian for 2009-10. Louise was sponsored by president Mike and inducted by Membership Chair Art at this week's meeting. She'll be joining Club Services.
July 5, 2009 – The Rotary Club of Providenciales this week handed over a specially equipped passenger van which it is donating to provide transportation to senior citizens of Middle Caicos. The donation is its way of saying thank you to those citizens for their guidance and leadership over the years and their kindness and generosity of spirit. A hand over ceremony was held today at the Middle Caicos Community Center, with a BBQ lunch and blessing by Pastor Campbell.
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The Honourable Premier Galmo Williams graced us with his presence at the Changeover Night and delivered a word of thanks for the Club's efforts this year More...
Congratulations to Joy MacKenzie, this year's Rotarian of the Year. Joy was recognized at the Changeover Night on June 27 for her untiring contributions to Rotary, including helping make Bingo a great success, publishing the Informer every week, performing various printing and design jobs, being a faithful member of Club Services, donating wonderful knitting artwork for club raffles and hundreds of other things. In fact, she had just returned from escorting the kids we sponsored at the World Affairs Seminar in Wisconsin!
Rotary club of Providenciales teams up with partner club in North Carolina to supply critical goods, vehicle to Provo Children's Home
JUNE 18, 2009 – The Rotary Club of Providenciales is nearing completion of a donation of a wide variety of essential goods and a vehicle to the Provo Children's Home (PCH) this week. The items were initially part of a support program for the original PCH, but became even more important when the old home was destroyed in last fall's hurricanes. The goods have been provided to the children and care givers in their temporary locations being used by the PCH. The donation was made possible through the local Rotary Club's partnership with the Rotary Club of High Point, North Carolina (USA), which together raised funds totaling almost $25,000 for the purchase of much needed goods and a vehicle to transport children to school and other activities.
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Don't forget that June 27 is Changeover Night at Opus Restaurant (formerly Gecko Grill, at Ocean Club East). Cocktails at 6:30. Dinner after that. Fun, fun, fun. Celebrate a great year of Rotary and kick off another great one! Tickets $50 for Rotarians and guest. $100 for additional guests. See or call Owen for tix. 231 6926.
JUNE 15, 2009 - Our popular fundraiser, the weekly Bingo game, moved to a new and more spacious venue this past week - The Tropicana Supper Club in the Bight. Owner Marvin Henfeld provided a great setting for the new home of Bingo - lots of tables and chairs, a full bar, and air conditioned comfort. At least 400 anxious players filled the room as the game began.
And, as luck would have it, the jackpot was hit on our first night at the 'Trop. Arios Alcide walked away with a cool $15Gs, ending a 6 month session.
Bingo will take a two week hiatus now, and be back in action again on July 5 at The Tropicana. Come out and help the cause, and join the fun.
JUNE 9, 2009 - Our fearless leader and Captain of the Good Ship Rotary for the past year took his team on a celebratory boat ride around Grace Bay this week. The cruise gave the board of directors a chance to reflect on an extremely productive and successful year, and toast our president John for his outstanding leadership.
MAY 23, 2009 - Under dark and dreary skies early one recent Saturday, the Community Services corps of the RCOP braved the elements and gamely erected a fun new playground equipment set for the kids at the Enquiring Minds school. Led by project champion Michelle Swann, the team made quick work of the assembly, daring to forge forward without even consulting the instructions. Foreman John Lawson and his unfatiguable Lawson crew are old hands at such kids play, and with the able assistance of Rotarians H "the Swing" Hinderaker, Raymond "The Slide" Cushnie and Val "The Shovel" Kalliecharan, they brought sunny skies to the kids at Enquiring Minds. See more photos in the Photo Album.
MAY 15, 2009 - The Rotary Clubs of Providenciales and Grand Turk combined efforts on a tree planting project to spruce up Grand Turk. Thanks to the kind donation of trees from Sunshine Nursery, the barge transportation services of CBMS, and the nursery facilities of Mr Murray in Grand Turk, the trees were used to beautify several locations around the capital, including the Onid Glinton Primary School. Special thanks to our Grand Turk clean up partners Projectech for their assistance in making the planting happen!
MAY 1, 2009 -- The Rotary Clubs of Provo and Grand Turk have
tackled the project of repairing the water tanks that provide storage of
potable water for the island of Grand
Turk and are a critical part of the public water
supply system. They were badly damaged in the hurricanes.
APRIL 30, 2009 --The Rotary Club of Provo sponsored a team of four Clement High School students and their English teacher, Ms.
Euleeta Powell at the 12th annual Model United
Nations Session (MUNS) Debate (sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas in
Nassau).The team, accompanied by Betty Maclean and Yvette Marcelin of our club, competed at the event on April 27, 2009.
The
debating team consisted of Deangelo Rigby, Demaggio Rigby, Delray
Lightbourne and Phildreka Mayham.
APRIL 10, 2009 - This year, the Rotary Club of Providenciales as the international partner, pledged to work co-operatively with the host partner, the Rotary Club of Zichron Yachov, This is a wine producing area north of Tel Aviv in Israel. Together they raised funds which provided specialized equipment for the Miskal Centre, a local educational centre for children with learning disabilities. The centre treats children from ages three to twelve in areas such as didactic testing, emotional counseling as well as occupational therapy and speech therapy. This is a fine example of Rotarians working together for the benefit of others, which follows the Rotarian motto of "Service Above Self".
APRIL 1, 2009 -- The Rotary Clubs of Provo and Grand Turk continue to help get Grand
Turk and Salt Cay back on their feet after Hurricanes Ike and Hannah
last fall. RCOP recently sponsored a 'big stuff' clean up to help
remove some of the larger debris still strewn around our nation's
capital.
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Mel Flores was recently inducted into our club, and is sponsored by our President John. Mel is originally from Belize, and has moved to TCi from New York City with his wife and young daughter.
We inducted another new member this week, when Val Kalliecharan joined our club. Val hails from Halifax Novas Scotia and has decided to make Provo his home with his wife Susan and their two boys. Welcome Val!
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands - December 25, 2009 - The Rotary Club of Providenciales (www.rotary.tc) helped inject a little holiday cheer into the local community this month with its annual Senior Citizens Food Drive, as well as a surprise drink distribution in cooperation with Island Pride Supermarket/The Butterfield Gold Group of Companies. The result will be a few more smiling faces during the Christmas season, and continued relief from the hardship caused by the hurricane which struck the islands this fall.
Our club completed its election for the upcoming Rotary year, 2009-10, which begins July 1, 2009, last night (November 6). Thanks for all who voted, and most importantly for those who have agreed to serve next year. The board will consist of:
Mike Sottak, President Art Forbes, President Elect Owen Hamilton, Vice President Cheryl Shand, Secretary Mary Scott, Treasurer Raymond Cushnie, Director Betty Maclaine, Director Yasmin Rigby-Blue, Director Thashena Adderly, Director
Immediate past president, John Lawson, will also serve on the board.
Thanks again for your anticipated support of this great team, and we look forward to building on the momentum and progress being made this year!
Father Scott Brennen proudly receives a well-deserved Paul Harris Award from PDG Tom. Scott was recognzied for his outstanding contributions to the Club and the Community and for leading our Provo team to victory in the recent high school MUNS competition in the Bahamas. Way to go Father Scott!
Rotarians showed up in force in the wee hours of a June morning recently to lend a hand cleaning up the site of the 'new' Rotary Park in Discovery Bay. Congrats to all for making your way to the site as such an uncivilized hour, and setting the stage for the newest Rotary landmark in TCI.
Our District has a new District Governor - Rupert Ross of St Croix, where the 2009 District Conference will be hosted. DG Rupert is pictured here getting the hand-off from outgoing DG Dick MCombe. DG Rupert will visit the Turks and Caicos November 24-28, and ADG Karen will be making the arrangements for his visits to our our club and Grand Turk. Stay tuned for more details.
A GSE Team from Arizona visited us the week of June 23 and had a great time. The toured Provo, met some folks in similar vocations, went to Grand Turk and cruised our famous waters on the SS Rotary. Here they are at Changeover Night with their hosts - Micky, Betty, John and Mike.
The results are in for the favorite recipes to
put into the District Cookbook. The top three in each catagory will be
submitted for the cookbook.
Check out the Photos in the Photo Journal (above right).
Aside from
the occassional downpour the evening was great! Recipe's will be made
available when we have them all compiled. Thank you all for such a
great day, let's do it again soon!! Read on for complete results.
The Rotaract Club of Providenciales was presented with its official banner by President Walter. Stay tuned for more info on all the great work these future Rotarians are doing.
Find out about a fun and informative way to learn more about Rotary and become a true Rotary leader. Plus, cruise the Bahama and Florida Keys in deluxe style! And, get to drink margaritas and sing karoke with John Lawson! Ship sets sail in March 08. More info here. More...
From November 17 - 24 our club will host our new 'twin' club - the e-Club of Southwest USA. A bunch of that club's members, including old friend Ryolf Pussell, will be visiting us and we're looking for Rotary volunteers to help make their trip fun and memorable. A full schedule of events - including a dictionary donation and an eye testing clinic for school kids - is planned. Plus, we'll be holding an official twinning ceremony at the foundation reception on Saturday November 17 at 7PM at Simba (get our tickets NOW - from Karen!). Plan on spending some time in fellowship with this great group of people and show them what Provo hospitality is all about. See Walter, Michelle or John L. for more info on how you can join the fun.
We're on the move again Rotarians - our new Thursday meeting place will be at Iguana Restaurant in the Salt Mills Plaza. It's a great venue with a very gracious owner. Dinner + fellowship fees will be $26, which includes a choice of one of 3 entrees, dessert, tips and taxes. Happy Hour prices at the bar all night long, too! Come on out and check out our new digs.
HE Governor Richard Taughware makes 'the call' from the 2007 Conch Festival to the winner of the annual RCOP Pot o Gold Draw. The lucky winner of the $10,000 pot was once again a member of the "Family of Rotary" Beryn Duncanson, son of Rotarian Blythe Duncanson, took the call from the Gov. (wonder if Dad will get a cut?). The other winner - Rotary, of course, which nets almost $10,000 from the fundraiser.
Past District Governor Tom presents the official charter for the Interact Club of Providenciales. Way to go! and special thanks to Rotarian Betty MacLaine for all her hard work in helping the Interactors get started!
Dr. Gavin Peters, the national veternarian of the TCI, visited us recently and gave us an update on how the government is working to protect our furry four-legged friends. Let's give him a big 'whuff whuff"! You go, dawg.
The Rotary E Club of Southwest USA is a great way to attend a Rotary meeting and get credit for a make-up. Old friend Rolf Pussel (pictured) is the the club's president. It's easy, fun and informative. All you need to do is go to their web site, register and browse through the selection of meeting topics available. You can do it anytime, from anywhere. Attend one today if you need a make up!
Blythe "Big Bucks" Duncanson shows off the winning card he drew to take home the pot in the 50/50 draw in Setpember. Congrats Blythe - see you at the bar!
Tanis displays the new roundabout flyers Rotary produced to help tourists and locals navigate our most entertaining traffic feature. Great job Tanis and Community Services, and thanks to all our sponsors. Check out the press coverage this program got,too!
It's not too early to start thinking about next year's district 7020 Conference in the beautiful Atlantis Resort in nearby Nassau. Register now and get in on some unbelievable room rates while they last. Web site here.
Charvis Ferguson, one of three TCI students sponsored by Rotary to attend the annual Whitewater World Affairs seminar, gives her report to the Club. Charvis was joined by Kerchelle Bain and Teandra Thomas, and Rotarians Joy and Nell served as chaperones for the trip.
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