The Rotary club of Dominica hosted their dinner and investiture on Saturday June 30th at the St. Alphonsus Parish Hall under under the patronage of His Excellency Charles Angelo Savarin, D.A.H. and Mrs. Savarin. At the event the new president and Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 Rotary year were installed.
Lima Jervier, newly invested president of the Rotary Club, declared her intention to work with the Dominica Diabetes Association in presenting a health and wellness program aimed at empowering people in matters related to the prevention and management of diabetes. Jervier also highlighted her plans to undertake a project for at-risk youth in conjunction with an undisclosed secondary school.
Jervier explained, “We…have already identified and commenced discussions with the management team of one particular secondary school.” She went on to say, “Ultimately, we wish to adopt this school and make annual contributions on behalf of the less fortunate students.”
Jervier plans to work with the school to improve academic success and provide “cultural and social enrichment”. She plans to do this by reaching out to the respective communities and enhancing the school’s existing workshop for parents.
The new president and executives were pinned by Assistant Governor of Rotary International in Dominica Sammie Wyke.
The new executive and board consists of the following members:
- President: Lima Jervier
- Vice President: Reginald Gomez-Burke
- Immediate Past President: Cecil Shillingford
- President-Elect: Delbert Paris
- Secretary: Roslyn Sorhaindo
- Treasurer: Luana A Laurent MSc
- Assistant Governor: Sammy Wyke
- Directors: Grayson J. Stedman Jr., Annie Edwards, Jermaine Jewel Jean-Pierre, Auriel Roberts, Desrie Elwin, Marvlyn Birminham
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Marie-Jose Edwards
Several awards were given out during the night by the outgoing President Cecil Shillingford to the following members:
- The Rotarian of the Year Awards: Luana Laurent and Tamara Karam
- Best all round and most helpful Rotarian: PHF Roslyn Sorhaindo
- Best Committees and Programmes: PHF Donalson Frederick and PHF Annie Edwards
- Most Supportive members: Desrie Elwin, Jasmine Timothy, Jeanette Ferreira and Oudin Samuel
The Rotary club was first established in 1905 by Paul Harris in Chicago. It is the world’s first service club and the first such international service club to establish itself in Dominica where it has operated for over 45 years.
Photos of the event
Congrats President and her team 2019-20. God bless you in your crusade against Diabetes.
Congratulation to the newly elected President and her team. May God bless you in your crusade against diabetes.
Wow! My girlfriend looking nice in green…
What’s the difference between the new president and the president elect ?
ADMIN: The Rotary Club elects their presidents a year in advance and requires them to serve on the board of directors as the president elect.
You can read more here: https://www.rotary9650.org.au/sites/default/files/file/Administration/Directors_Duties.pdf