Alvin Obersi, Maria Buncamper-Molanus and Meena Ramchandani all honored as Paul Harris Fellows
PHILIPSBURG:--- Rotary District Governor Jeremy Hurst was recently welcomed by the Rotary Clubs of St. Maarten/St. Martin at a grand cocktail reception at The Pointe in the Sonesta Maho Resort during his official visit to the island. During his visit on St. Maarten, Mr. Hurst met with the Governor, Honorable Eugene Holiday and the Prime Minister, Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams. At the opening of the reception, Mr. Hurst thanked all the Rotarians in attendance and their guests for their dedication to service above self. He continued, "our theme for this Rotary year is to 'Engage Rotary and Change Lives' and during my short official stay here on St. Maarten/St. Martin, it is very obvious to me that Rotarians here are doing exactly that; they are making a difference where it counts and they are changing lives".
When asked about his favorite part of his St. Maarten visit so far, District Governor Jeremy Hurst stated, "there's nothing that compares to working with children. I so much enjoyed going to the Sister Borgie Primary School to participate in the Dictionary Distribution Project to third graders. Handing a young student their first dictionary is just one great example of engaging Rotary to changes lives here on St. Maarten/St. Martin".
During the evening and reception, three new Paul Harris Fellows were named for their service and dedication to the community. Alvin Obersi, Maria Buncamper-Molanus and Meena Ramchandani were all recognized and honored for their commitment to serving the community.
The District Governor's official visit to the region also included a trip to Saint Barthélemy, as well as meetings with the Rotaract Clubs on St. Maarten/St. Martin, and a trip to Anguilla this week. On Monday, September 16th (TODAY), Mr. Hurst will be meeting with Board Members of all the Interact Clubs on the island, at a special gathering at Carl's and Sons on the Pond Fill Road at 4:30 PM. In addition, the District Governor will attend the Learning Unlimited Preparatory School Interact Club Induction Ceremony tonight at 7 PM in the school gymnasium, where he will officially pin the new Board Members and new inductees of the Learning Unlimited Interact Club.
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