By ALESHA CADET

Tribune Features Reporter

BOURBON Street on any given hot Louisiana night came to life last week on Charlotte Street. The pulsating rhythms of New Orleans became the heartbeat of the town, as the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise celebrated music and art in grand style. 

During the month of September Rotarians from RCNS assisted the Children's Emergency Hostel with their Back to School efforts. While there Rotarians played games with the children, treated them to a pizza party and installed two new doors to the main building. 

 As you are aware, the Club has agreed to present a Paul Harris Fellow to Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade. The Commissioner has requested the he be allowed to host an evening meeting next Thursday June 30th at Police Headquarters to celebrate the event. This event will replace our regularly scheduled morning meeting on Thursday June 30th. Additionally, our Club would like to recognize several PHF and raise some money for the Rotary Foundation.

 Cocktails are at 7pm, and 7:30pm for dinner. The cost per person is a mininum of $15.00 but you are welcome to contribute any amount beyond that as you see fit. We hope to see everyone there!

John Corcoran prayed a lot when he was in Catholic grade school: “I used to pray, ‘Dear, God, when it comes my turn, please let me be able to read the words.”

Suffering from an undiagnosed learning disability, Corcoran sat in the back row, called the “dumb row.” But he was athletic and good in math. So Corcoran charmed, lied, cheated, and even bought his way through high school and college, eventually becoming a teacher and successful real estate investor. All without ever learning to read and write. It wasn’t until he was 48 that he learned to read through a community learning center.

Now, through the John Corcoran Foundation, based in Oceanside, California, USA, he works to end illiteracy in North America. And he’s even gone on to write two books, including a best-selling memoir, The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read.

The Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise was fortunate to have had the opportunity to host visiting dignitary Dr. Gaby Magomola and his wife. A political prisoner on Robben Island for five years, Dr. Magomola was one of its youngest inmates. He spoke of his time on Robben Island and the close friendship that he developed with fellow prisoner Nelson Mandela. Dr. Magomola was visiting Nassau to meet with senior members of government to better understand the challenges faced in The Bahamas and to share his experiences during the struggle to dismantle discrimination in South Africa.

On January 22nd the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise participted in the Rotary Cubs of the Bahamas Bed Race for Polio and received the "Broken Spring Award."

During the month of November members of RCNS were addressed by Rotarian Peter Bates on the Jaipur Project ad its implementation in Haiti.

 October is Vocational Service Month.  What are you ”WORKING” on?

As Rotarians, we represent our vocation within Rotary and Rotary within our vocation. Do we make full use of the wealth of talent and experience of our membership and are we aware of these resources?

Dear Fellow Rotarians

September is the month when we highlight "New Generations" – and take a  peek into how we can "Build a Community" of a New Generation and take  strategic steps towards "The Future of Rotary."

Project Lend a Hand is a project to help the homeless and those less fortunate in our society.  It is an initiative by the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise conceived to provide measurable and tangible help to the increasing numbers of persons who are, or are on the verge of, homelessness largely due to recent economic misfortunes.  

Edmund Rahming is presented with a token of appreciation by Membership Director Yvette Bethel following a presentation to the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise on the Role of the Financial Expert in Litigation.

It is very rare that one gets an opportunity to meet an extraordinary modern-day  Samaritan.  (Kolamae Pedican receives well wishes from Ethan Quant)

The importance of reading was clearly underscored through Rose's presentation on the International Field Studies (IFS) "Bahamas Project". (Rose          Blanchard is presented with Rotary token by Larry Strachan)

"Rotarians are stewards of humanity"! exclaimed John Smarge, Rotary International Director-Elect. Being thanked by Tanya Woodside.