HAITI - an update penned by Past RI Director Barry Rassin after his latest visit to Haiti
27th January 2010
On Wednesday January 27, 2010 a delegation of Rotarians (PRID Barry Rassin, RIDE John Smarge, PDG Richard McCombe and PP Carla McCombe, DGE Diana White) long with one Orthopedic Surgeon (Dr. Patrick McGrath) who would stay, and ZNS News Anchor Jerome Pyfrom and Videographer Burton Wallace flew from Nassau to Pignon, Haiti. Our purpose was not to visit the epicenter but to meet with the Rotarian Leaders who have working tirelessly to bring relief o all they can.
We met at the Hôpital de Bienfaisance de Pignon which is run by DGN Dr. Guy Theodore. Dr. Theodore, AG Caleb Lucien and Adele Noel-Romelus from Pignon met us at the airport and transported us to the Hospital. AG Dr. Claude Surena, PP George Nicolas and Jean-Baptiste Brown flew to Pignon from ort-au-Prince to join us and ensure that we understand the present conditions and anticipated short term future needs of the most affected areas. Dr. Surena is our Rotary Disaster Chair for Haiti and also the President of the Haitian Medical Association and was appointed by President reval to coordinate the receipt and distribution of all medical relief.
His complete involvement into the relief efforts of the country is a great help for us to understand what is happening and what we need to do to assist. The Rotarians from Pignon have been coordinating the delivery of items sent in by Rotary to ensure they get to the appropriate people.
Rotary has established a page on the Zone web site dedicated to this disaster, which contains latest information from Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation regarding making contributions by Members or Clubs to help in this massive disaster in Haiti : www.RIZones33-34.org/Haiti/
I am delighted to advise that the Rotary Club of San Fernando is in possession of more than 5,000 secondary school text books, generously donated by Ishmael Khan Booksellers, now available AT NO COST to Rotary Clubs of District 7030.
They can be used in libraries, youth detention centers, orphanages, schools, homes and hostels … anywhere there are young people keen to learn or in need of educational material.
I have attached a list (Click here to download rotary_club_of_san_fernando_books), and clubs are asked to place ‘an order’ with Rotary Club of San Fernando President – ANSON KHAN – and he will ensure the books are packaged for collection at the District Conference in April. Anson can be reached at :
EMAIL :
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TEL : 868 678 4041 / 868 652 4440
This is a wonderful opportunity and I urge you all to take full advantage of it. Please circulate this information to all clubs and any other organizations or NGOs that could benefit.
THANK YOU !!
YIR
Lara QT
District 7030 Literacy Coordinator 09-10
868 678 2181
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Many past, present, and future District Governors were at GETS and the Rotary Institute Membership Seminar in Virginia. There we referenced Rotarian’s needs, which were based on a formal study commissioned by the Rotary Club of Buffalo, and other less formal studies. We would like to do a more broad based study, so we have prepared a Membership Survey in which we would like to have as many Rotarians participate as possible. To do so, we need your approval and support.
District Membership Chairs and Governors – please get together and decide if you would like to encourage your district’s Rotarians to participate.
We hope that you do. If so, please
Use whatever means you have at your disposal to get the word to district clubs and Rotarians that the survey is legitimate.
Encourage all Rotarians, not just the club and district leaders, to go online and participate in the survey.
Create a chain that sends out weekly reminders for all Rotarians to complete the survey because
That is what I will be doing starting January 2, 2010.
We plan to close the survey by midnight January 31, 2010. We will analyze the results and post a report for all to see, hopefully before the President Elect Training Seminars, certainly before most districts’ assemblies.
Here is the survey link. To send out by email, all someone has to do is copy this link. You can take the survey simply by clicking on this link.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me. For your convenience, I have attached a .pdf copy that you may download and review if you so desire. However, we will only process electronic responses. If a non-computer user wants to participate, please have someone assist them using a different computer. The survey will not allow two accesses from the same electronic address.
Jim Henry, PDG D-6960
Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator, Zone 34, 2008-10
P.S. Additional Note: As a service to Zone 33-34 clubs, this survey can be tailored for use by an individual club. If a club would like to do this, please have the club contact their district membership chair.
There are several e-mail scams that target Rotarians. Please be aware of the following scams:
A scam regarding employment opportunities at Rotary International has emerged on Craigslist. Please be aware: any and all job listings asking to contact a "HR Manager Charles Baldwin" are fraudulent and are NOT related to RI career opportunities. Please look out for the scammer's Yahoo messenger ID: charlesbaldwin2008, as well as, any e-mail coming from the address of
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. The e-mail scam reads: Hello, The entire board and members of The Rotary Foundation wishes to inform you that your resume has been received and we find you qualified for the job. An interview will be conducted online and that would be the final process regarding this job. This is a work-from-home job offer from Rotary International NB:You are requested to download and set up a Yahoo Instant Messenger Account (http://www.messenger.yahoo.com ) and add the online HR Manager Mr Charles Baldwin on his yahoo i.d charlesbaldwin2008. The duties and functions will be explained briefly by Mr Charles Baldwin. Salary:$20/Hour Benefit Apply Fulltime/Parttime Positions are Open. Regards, John Kenny RI President Rotary International
NOTE: All legitimate Rotary International jobs on Craigslist are re-directed to http://careers.rotary.org
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