Rotary Club of Garden City - Georgetown Guyana

Say hello to our remarkable Service Projects Director Cindy as we say goodbye to Membership & New Club Development month and be sure to stay tuned to our page throughout the year for a glimpse at our many projects.

Diversity—through the lenses of race, ethnicity, ability, gender, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, and beyond—can help to strengthen organizations. Quite simply, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is used to describe three values that many organizations today strive to embody to help meet the needs of people from all walks of life.

As a cause-based club focused on the Environment we were honoured to welcome Ladonna to the club and now to the board. Her love and enthusiasm for the environment are infectious and she has already taught us so much.

Did you know that on the Rotary Calendar August is Membership and New Club Development Month⁉️

In honour of this, we are highlighting a few of our members who are already making waves in the new roles they undertook this year.

First up; our fearless leader President Melissa.

"Social support is not the same as merely being in the presence of others. The critical issue is reciprocity: being truly heard and seen by the people around us, feeling that we are held in someone else’s mind and heart. For our physiology to calm down, heal, and grow we need a visceral feeling of safety. No doctor can write a prescription for friendship and love: These are complex and hard-earned capacities. You don’t need a history of trauma to feel self-conscious and even panicked at a party with strangers — but trauma can turn the whole world into a gathering of aliens."

https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/06/20/the-body-keeps-the-score-van-der-kolk/

"Belonging is a psychological lever that has broad consequences, writes Walton. Our interests, motivation, health and happiness are inextricably tied to the feeling that we belong to a greater community that may share common interests and aspirations.

Isolation, loneliness and low social status can harm a person’s subjective sense of well-being, as well as his or her intellectual achievement, immune function and health. Research shows that even a single instance of exclusion can undermine well-being, IQ test performance and self-control."

(CNN)https://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/01/health/enayati-importance-of-belonging/index.html

Our club is committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect, allowing everyone's voice to be heard, and providing equitable opportunities for fellowship, service and leadership. DEI Friday!

Happy Emancipation Day‼️

Let us make the most of it by celebrating the freedom that we are all born with and that we all deserve to have.

Today is World Mangrove Day. Mangroves contribute substantially to sea defense in Guyana by damping wave action and reducing wave energy, trapping sediments, and stabilizing shoreline substrates while playing an important role in carbon sequestration. Human well-being in the coastal tropics is closely linked to the fate of mangrove and coastal wetlands. In Guyana, almost 90% of the population lives on the coast and are subject to the benefits that healthy mangroves provide. These include improved coastal defenses, health, tourism and fisheries food security. In June 2020, Rotary made protecting the environment its newest area of focus and in November 2021, then Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta announced that mangrove restoration will be a focus of Rotary’s environmental work.

The Rotary Club of Garden City is happy to announce the lucky winners of our exciting raffle of experiences! Congratulations to all of the Winners and thank you to everyone who participated and supported our cause.

Our Monday (July 22) Rotary meeting featured a guest speaker, Howard Hunter, who shared his insights on Innovation. The meeting also featured the much-anticipated meeting raffle, with AG Liz emerging as the lucky winner. Additionally, our raffle of experiences was drawn, adding an extra layer of excitement to the event. Look out for our announcement of the winners.

FUNDRAISER ALERT‼️

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for, our first fundraiser of the year!

Join us on Sunday 11th August, 2024 as we bring you an Asian Explosion.

For only $5000 you get EVERY ITEM listed on the menu , so run don’t walk into our DMs or reach out to any of our members.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW‼️

RAFFLE UPDATE‼️

The drawing of our Raffle of Experiences which was originally scheduled for today has been postponed to Monday July 22nd, 2024.

If you haven’t taken any chances or want to take more, this is your sign to reach out to us here or via one of our members but please hurry as we only have a few sheets remaining!

To our brothers and sisters in the region,

We stand with you and we are here for you in any way that you need us to be. 🙏🏾

On June 23, 2024 our Rotary Club held its 4th Handover ceremony where Melissa De Santos became the President of our club. It was an event filled with a few jokes and fellowship. Our sister clubs showed their support by the Presidents elect and secretaries elect from Georgetown Central, Stabroek and Demerara being present at our ceremony. Our members showed their support and the Rotarians who could not make the event sent a family member to represent them. Our club is a true family where we all appreciate each other. It is the family we never knew we needed. We have made life long friendships and as our new Service Projects Director said our work is very important since we live in a selfish world where people look out only for themselves and not for each other. We are fully committed to improving our communities by our work. We are a group of 40 Enthusiastic People Influencing Change. Our District Governor's main focus is Peace which is very important in our world today. We aim to spread the message of peace and create magic in the world for this new Rotary Year.

Happy Rotary New Year!! 🎉 🎇

Come along with us as we seek to unleash “THE MAGIC OF ROTARY.”

This year, Rotary International (RI) President Stephanie Urchick has called on us members to create magic by recognizing and amplifying Rotary’s power to save lives. This magic she says, will not be created by waving wands and saying funny words but through the completion of projects, donation of dollars and the addition of new members.

RCGCGY takes this opportunity to extend best wishes to all Rotarians and clubs for this new year and beyond.

Meet our New Board of Directors for 2024-2025. President: Melissa De Santos, President Elect: Risa De Santos, Vice President: Pearson Burch-Smith, Secretary: Erwin Chapman, Treasurer: Onieca Dennis and Immediate Past President, Alvina Rambarran. Directors: Club Administration: Ronald Burch-Smith. Rotary Foundation: Ariane Mangar, Public Image: Natasha Backer, Service Projects: Cindy Maloney, Membership: Schemel Patrick, Youth Development: Mischka White, Executive Secretary: Lisa Foster, Environmental Officer: Ladonna Kissoon, Club Learning Faciliator: Arron Fraser and Sergant at arms: Roger Harper.

Our Rotary Club is proud to embrace sustainability. Thanks to Zajoproducts for creating these amazing wooden awards for our recently concluded handing over ceremony. Together, we're making a positive impact on our environment while celebrating achievements.

Rotary Club of Garden City appoints new Board

Rotary Club of Garden City appoints new Board - Guyana Times The Rotary Club of Garden City recently appointed a new board that will serve from 2024 to 2025. The new board was officially commissioned on Sunday at the club’s Handing Over Ceremony at Olympic House. The new board consists of Melissa De Santos as President; Risa De Santon as President-Elect; Pe...

Today, we celebrate all the incredible fathers who inspire us with their dedication, leadership, and love. Thank you for being the guiding lights in our lives and communities. From our Rotary family to yours. Happy Father's Day!

Happy World Environment Day! As an Environmental Club, we are dedicated to supporting sustainable initiatives and farm-to-table projects that promote a healthier planet. For this Environment Day, we got our members involved in a "Restoring Our Land" project, launched on Earth Day. From then till now (and beyond) our members were tasked with replanting and nurturing seedlings. Check out their incredible progress and join us in committing to a greener, healthier planet. Together, we can make a lasting impact! We've also included two photos from our shade house at the Cheshire Home. We replanted these in May. Look at them grow!!

Our Raffle of Experiences is back, this time with 13 incredible experiences up for grabs! Don't miss your chance to win big. Raffle sheets are available, just let us know how many you would like to have. Or be sure to take a chance or a few from any member. Draw date: July 8. $500 per chance.

Happy 58th Independence Anniversary, Guyana!

We're happy to announce that our Rotary Club has been honoured with the Public Image Gold Citation! This prestigious award recognizes our commitment to enhancing the public image of Rotary and sharing the inspiring Rotary story. Thank you to our Public Image Team for their incredible work in promoting the values of Rotary and sharing our stories with you all. Together, we’re making a difference. 💛

Last Monday, May 13, our members got together for our third Club Assembly. We discussed our past successes, future initiatives, and how we can strengthen our club's bond and membership engagements. Executive Secretary Lisa was our lucky Rotarian for the evening, she won the meeting's raffle.

Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there! Your love, strength, and dedication inspire us every day. From our Rotary family to yours, we celebrate the bond between mothers and children that enriches our lives. Wishing you a day filled with love and cherished moments.

On Saturday, May 4, the members of the Rotary Club of Garden City Georgetown got together for repairs and rehabilitation works to our Green Thrive Shade House & Mini Farm at the Cheshire Home in collaboration with Massy. Sincere thank you to our committed members and the enthusiastic staff of Massy for braving the weather and coming out. As a result of our efforts, the occupants of the Cheshire Home will continue to have good, organic fruits and vegetables grown in their own backyard to enjoy.

Late Post! Eight of our club members and one partner in service attended the District Conference held in St. Vincent in April. We met our old friends and made some new ones. We were inspired by a Rotary International Representative as well as the works done by our fellow Rotarians. However, it was not all business. We were hosted by the Prime Minister Mr. Ralph Gonsalves after the opening ceremony, partied the night away at the shades of blue event held at the La Vue Hotel after our first day and ended with a closing ceremony at the Mill. As an added event we were treated to a catamaran tour to Bequia which is one of the Grenadines. Conference was truly a wonderful experience. We are one Rotary Family working to improve the lives of others.