EARLYACTORS SHINE AT 2011 INTERCLUB ASSEMBLY

2011 Interclub Assembly Highlights

On Saturday 15 January, 2011, President Elect-Vernella, Incoming Secretary -Natasha and  her EarlyAct children Lucas & Savannah took a road trip to May Pen for the 2-day 2011 Interclub Assembly.

They stopped to ask directions no less than 5-times !

The May Pen Rotary Club arranged an evening boat cruise and all attendees at the assembly were true to the words: ‘eat-drink-and-be-merry” until late into the night.



 President Mexine presents a 6-mth summary for the Rotary Club of Montego Bay.

Left to right – ADG  Govind Chulani ;  PRID Barry Rasin ; EarlyAct Member Lucas Clarke ;

EarlyAct Secretary Savannah Clarke; DG Diana White ; PDG Errol Alberga.

Throughout the 2-day gathering, the New Generations clubs were acknowledged and mentioned plenty and positively - Lucas and Savannah were fine ambassadors of their EarlyAct Club; school Montego Bay Christian Academy; sponsoring Rotary Club - Montego Bay and of course their Rotarian Mum - Natasha!

SCHOLARS SPEAK at ROTARY LUNCHEON

Every Rotarian in the room was proud to be one, after thanksgiving speeches were made by 2 Rotary scholarship awardees at the Rotary Club of Montego Bay's weekly luncheon meeting on Tuesday 7 September.

Co-ordinated by Past President and Rotary International specially assigned host counsellor to scholarship awardees Bhagwan Chuganey, the scholarship duo visited the luncheon meeting under his fatherly wing. 

Young Jenoy Barnett, a tenth grader at Cornwall College who has received the Maxwell Southby Memorial Scholarship for the 3rd year in a row gave a heart-rending speech about family and school life and what the scholarship meant to him.

Then bubbly Shaniek Parks, recipient of the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship worth over J$ 2 million took the stand and eloquently spoke about her journey ahead to Leeds University in England  where she will be reading for a Masters in International Communications. She leaves this Saturday with every Rotarian behind her promising to read the blog on her adventures at http://adventuresofajamaicanrotaryscholar.blogspot.com/

L-R  Scholarship Chair Rtn. Maria Hosue, Jenoy Barnett, PP Bhagwan Chuganey,
Shaniek Parks, President Mexine Bisasor

5th Tuesday - GAMES NIGHT SOCIAL

On the 5th Tuesday of any month the Rotary Club of Montego Bay replaces their weekly luncheon meeting with a 'social' and  on Tuesday 31 August, Past President Ann Chen Ueker's legendary games nights was the hit of the summer.

With nearly 40 Rotarians and friends in attendance, an enlarged version of Pictionary (a drawing game, where teams have to guess what word their designated 'artisit' is drawing in under a minute) was organised and Rotarians and friends teamed up to battle their way around the game board using flip charts to draw such words as: Indianapolis 500 ; steam roller, plant, Dad. . .

After a competitive battle between the green, yellow, blue and red teams, the red team edged their way ahead and with some lightning fast guesses from husband and wife duo Natasha (Rotary Club of Montego Bay) and Bertram (Rotary Club of Rosehall), their friends Moralda Green and Melaine Myrie they shouted the loudest, guessed first and WON !

A super evening of cocktails, light fare and competition enjoyed by all .

Past President Ann Chen Ueker explains the rules
whilst husband Steven shows the game board

Team YELLOW start the ball rolling

Team BLUE in competitive form

An "all play" where artists from each team compete,
all drawing the same word for their team to guess

Hear no evil - Speak no evil - See no evil

Team GREEN in guessing mode captained by President Mexine

The winning RED team.
L - R Moralda Green. Rotarian Bertram Clarke,
Melaine Myrie, Rotarian Natasha Parchment-Clarke

NEW GENERATIONS CHAIR MOTIVATES ROTARACT CLUB OF MOBAY COM COLLEGE

New Gen Chair Andrea Hamilton gives words of encouragement

New Generations Chair Andrea Hamilton gave a motivational speech to the newly installed executive committee of The Rotaract Club of Montego Bay Community College at a short and sweet installation ceremony held by The Rotaract Club of Montego Bay at Pier One on Wed 25 Aug 2010.

Newly elected President Brett Lee promised a change in the way people look at the club ; an increase in active members and more island wide inter-clubbing as well as a mentorship programme with their sponsoring club the Rotary Club of Montego Bay East.

A truly encouraging gathering of 40+ young professionals , together on a damp evening in ‘service above self’ !

Left - right: Rotaract Club of MBCC Pres. Brett , Rotaract Club of Mobay Pres. Leon , Rotary Club of Mobay New Gen Chair Andrea , Rotary Club of Mobay East member Kurt . Rotaract Club of MBCC Staff Advisor Oneil 

All members of the executive committee of the Rotaract Club of Mobay Com Coll

plus Rtn Andrea and Rotaract Club of Mobay Pres. Leon (far left)

CORNWALL COLLEGE INTERACTORS CELEBRATE C.A.P.E GRADES

CORNWALL COLLEGE INTERACTORS

CELEBRATE C.A.P.E GRADES

AT ROTARY CLUB OF MONTEGO BAY LUNCHEON

- 17 Aug 2010 -

Rotary Club of Montego Bay’s President Mexine Bisasor [3rd right]and a beaming co-chair of New Generations, Rotarian Natasha Parchment-Clarke [3rd left] congratulate Cornwall College students who received their grades on Tuesday 17 August and were feted at a luncheon at The Pelican moments after their slips were collected.

The service oriented students amassed a total of 10 credits & passes for level one and 10 distinctions for final results in their C.A.P.E subjects. Past President of the Interact Club Norman Malcom with 4 distinctions [2nd left]and Director of Fundraising Malke Kellier with 6 distinctions [far right] are both heading to the UWI Mona campus and will be moving into the Rotaract Club there for young professionals aged 18 – 35 yrs; they leave the Interact Club of Cornwall College in the capable hands of President Ivan Godfrey [2nd right], Vice President Deon Mitchel [far left] and Fundraising Director Romaine Miller [centre].

Left to right: Deon Mitchell, Norman Malcolm, Rtn. Natasha Parchment-Clarke,

Romaine Miller, Pres. Mexine Bisasor, Ivan Godfrey, Malike Kellier.

GUEST SPEAKER - MBJ Airport CEO Fernando Bosque

GUEST SPEAKER AT ROTARY CLUB OF MONTEGO BAY’S

WEEKLY LUNCHEON

MBJ Airport CEO Fernando Bosque

- 3 August 2010 -

Under the motto “Bigger, Better, Bolder”, Mexine Bisasor, the new President of The Rotary Club of Montego Bay has indeed lived up to those 3 words.

At the second meeting of the 2010 – 2011 administration, the guest speaker arranged for the club’s weekly luncheon housed temporarily at the Pelican, was Fernando Bosque, CEO of MBJ. His presentation highlighted details from the Master Plan for the airport and Mr. Bosque spoke candidly about the challenges being faced and solutions being put in place for the multi-million dollar operation in the heart of Montego Bay.The audience of Rotarians, Rotaractors and guests were positively impacted by the facts, figures and assured confidence Mr. Bosque has in the airport’s present and future prospects. There was a hearty and informative debate during the question and answer segment.

ROTARIANS GET PINNED

ROTARIANS GET PINNED BY PRESIDENT MEXINE

AS DIRECTORS OF THE 2010 – 2011 ADMINISTRATION

Rotarians unable to make the lavish installation brunch at Secrets at the end of June were ceremoniously pinned at The Rotary Club of Montego Bay’s weekly luncheon 2 weeks ago.
In the serene Waterfall room of the popular Pelican restaurant, President Mexine Bisasor presented committee directorship positions to:
Andrea Hamilton – New Generations (not pictured)

Kay Rueben – Director of Membership

Maria Ho-Sue – Director of Fellowship

Vernella Fuller – Secretary

PHOTOS OF INSTALLATION

Rotary Club of Montego Bay 2010 - 2011 Installation

‘Twas a delightful brunch held at the beautiful Secrets hotel in Montego Bay where the Rotary Club of Montego Bay held its installation ceremony for their new president and committee members. With over one hundred Rotarians, friends and dignitaries in attendance, outgoing president Michelle Daswani dutifully handed the gavel and presidential medallion to Mexine Bisasor who in turn adorned her new administration with Rotary pins.

The ceremonious affair was punctuated with exciting numbers from Montego Bay’s newest dance troupe “Hah-r-mony” who enthralled the audience with ballroom, contemporary and African style numbers. Then the guest speaker Jesus Silva (ambassador of Spain) intrigued attendees with economics, tales of life in Jamaica and of course world cup football.

By early afternoon, awards had been bestowed a-plenty including a Paul Harris award to Veena Chandiram, wife of Past President Denny for her support and on-going work with Rotary ; The Service above Self award to Bhagwan Chugani for his dedication to international projects and Rotarian of the Year to T. Roxanne Smith for her tireless duties as secretary for the club.

A super event that heralded the beginning of a ‘bigger, better bolder year of service above self’ – the mantra of the incoming president Mexine Bisasor.

Shaniek Parks : Jamaican Ambassadorial Scholar in Leeds, UK

To further international understanding and goodwill is one reason Shaniek Parks will travel to Leeds in September. She will be doing an MA in International Communications at the University of Leeds, this will allow her to become more informed about the impact of communication on global affairs, people and their reactions towards societal issues. She is intrigued by the area of Communications as a developmental tool and its impact on the ways people analyze and relate to situations.

Shaniek graduated from the University of the West Indies, Mona in 2008. While at UWI, she majored in Media and Communication and minored in International Relations. She was a member of the UWI Honour Roll and the received the JN/CARIMAC Media Award for excellence in Radio Production. She had the opportunity of interning with two influential development organizations namely; the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office for the Caribbean and the Roving Caregivers Programme in St. Vincent in 2007 and 2008 respectively. These organizations introduced her to a plethora of opportunities for societal development and strengthened her passion of making the world a better place through service.

Volunteerism has always been an important part of Shaniek’s life. This appreciation for volunteerism dates back to her time at the Mount Alvernia High School where students had to complete a quota for community service. She was later given the opportunity to be instrumental in the planning and execution of the Protect. Stop. Seek. Talk (P.S.S.T) Campaign Against Physical Abuse in the inner- city community of Torrington Park, Kingston while attending the UWI. The campaign ran from February-April 2008 and featured various workshops and follow- up sessions culminating in a Blue Ribbon Drive at Crossroads, Kingston.

At present, Shaniek is member of the Rotaract Club of Montego Bay and a member of the United Nations Online Volunteers (UNV). In her capacity as an online volunteer she has assisted with the formulation of proposals for organizations in various parts of the world. However, her focus has been on assisting organizations in Cameroon, Africa namely the Rural Development Corporation (RUDEC) and the Goodness and Mercy Mission.

Shaniek is excited to be representing District 7020 and the Rotary Club of Montego Bay in Leeds. She is honoured to be joining Rotary’s International Family as an Ambassadorial Scholar and will do well in representing Rotary and its values while in the United Kingdom.

The Rotary Club of Montego Bay wishes her all the best while in the United Kingdom.

Shaniek plans to blog about this new and exciting chapter of her life in Leeds. Go visit her blog at http://adventuresofajamaicanrotaryscholar.blogspot.com/ and leave her a note of encouragement or two!