8th Grader President Rylan Tackling heads club of 49 students
PHILIPSBURG:--- Months of planning and preparation culminated last Tuesday evening into an impressive chartering and induction ceremony, during which 49 students of Learning Unlimited Preparatory School became members of the first EarlyAct Club on St. Maarten.
EarlyAct is a school-wide service club for elementary students from ages 5 to 12. It is sponsored by one of the local Rotary clubs in the locale in which the school is situated, which in this case is the Rotary Club Of St. Maarten.
The mission and operation of EarlyAct are closely linked to the ideals of Rotary and provide the foundation and natural succession into Interact, which is another student based club, forming part of the Rotary family, but for high school students.
Assistant Governor Rebecca Low was on hand to sign the official documents formally registering the EarlyAct Club in the Rotary District 7020 and conducted the induction of all members.
Receiving the charter of the club from the Assistant Governor and President of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Maria Buncamper-Molanus, was EarlyAct president Rylan Tackling. Accepting the other board responsibilities were Ashley Matser as Vice President, Recording Secretary and President Elect Royal Ozkan, Corresponding Secretary Vikesh Mirpuri, Treasurer Pritika Lakwani, School Director/ Head Chairperson Samantha Sallinger, Club Chair Vanshi Ramchandani, Service Chair Katie Caputo, Finance Chair Tushaar Goklani and International Understanding Ysmeal Hermoso. Rotary advisors are Jeffrey "Soc" Sochrin and Past President Robert Judd.
As the sponsor of the LU EarlyAct, the members of the Rotary Club of St.Maarten will act as facilitators and mentors to the Early-Actors as these newly appointed EarlyActors develop activities and projects which promote citizenship, leadership and vocational awareness.
President of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Maria Buncamper-Molanus lauded the young people who dared to take on such responsibility at such a young age to help others as well as the many adults who have been and continue to be supportive. Buncamper continued to say that especially unique of this EarlyAct Club is the role that the LU Interact Club members, such as the president Ruhan Jay Bora, Sergeant at arms Dipti Budhrani and many others, have taken on as mentors and advisers.
"I would like to thank and encourage the community to continue to be supportive of our youth; it is really inspiring that at such a young age our children take an interest in and extend a helping hand to their community. Quoting Eleanor Roosevelt, president Buncamper concluded: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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