Philipsburg:--- The Rotary Club of Saint Martin Sunrise presented to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Ms. Rhoda Arrindell its plans to assist and facilitate renovations of the Simpson Bay Community Center at their end of the year dinner event that was held at the Charolais Restaurant in Maho, on Thursday January 27, 2011, President of the Club, Ms. Bernadette Davis introduced this ambitious project to the Minister, who along with her assistant Mr. Fabien Badejo were invited as special guests of the event, also present where Board members of the Simpson Bay Community Center Ms. Yvette Halley and Ms. Brigitte Halley.
The plans are in keeping with projects Minister Arrindell outlined for St. Maarten regarding reaching out to the youths in our community, she also proceeded to give the group a synopsis of some of the plans she will be unveiling to tackle the challenges in education, culture, youths and sports.
Inspector and Rotarian Lucy Gachette, Director of the Community Service Committee, is heading this project and is planning to reach out to the entire Simpson Bay Community and the surrounding areas to join with The Rotary Club of Saint Martin Sunrise in making this a success."You cannot develop or invest in a community without involving its residents and business partners" according to Rotarian Gachette.
President Davis of the Sunrise Club also emphasized that "We know if we provide a healthy, decent environment our youths can use and benefit from in terms of their personal and professional development, they will not be "hanging out on the block",
Rotarian Claret Connor, a member of the Community Service committee gave a detailed explanation of the architectural plan that will be presented to the Minister and the Director of the Simpson Bay Community Center and Businesses from the surrounding areas in the very near future.
Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at the Restaurant Air Lekkerbek (near the Prince Bernhard Bridge) at 7:00AM to 8:00AM.