Cupecoy:--- The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise presented their new board for the year 2011-2012 at a fundraising dinner held at Porto Cupecoy's Café Maximo on Saturday July 2, 2011 in the presence of the Assistant District Governor, Jim Ferris, Presidents of the other St. Maarten Rotary Clubs, representatives of the Lions, friends and family.
Outgoing president Bernadette Davis thanked her fellow board members and the entire membership for their support and dedication during the past year. She looked back on a year with some real highlights and some disappointments: "the true essence of this Club is not so much about what has been successful and what hasn't, but our commitment to the ideals of service above self, the objectives of Rotary and our love for the St Maarten/St Martin community". Bernadette Davis acknowledged the hard work, caring and commitment towards this Island. The Club can be proud of delivering that state of the art 'Warm Bed' this year to the St Maarten Medical Center and encouraging our young people to embrace the love of books through the program 'Readers are Leaders'.
The outgoing president presented Pastor Adamus , Director of the Keys to Freedom Rehab Center and Jackie Morris, Care Teacher of the Sundial School with a "Service Above Self" award.
She also awarded Past Presidents and Charter members of the Club Irma Gumbs and Meredith Boekhoudt with a Paul Harris fellowship Award.
Assistant District Governor James Ferris inducted the incoming president, Hendrik-Jan van Ieperen, and wished him and his team of board members a successful Rotary Year 2011-2012. The new Rotary board consists of: President Hendrik-Jan van Ieperen, Vice-President/Service Projects Director Irma Gumbs, Secretary/President Elect Marcellia Henry, Treasurer Angela Gordon, Sergeant at Arms Anjenie Lachman, Membership Director Meredith Boekhoudt, Club Administration Director Cookie Bijlani, Public Relations Director Peter Dialani, Rotary Foundation Director Claret Connor.
This year the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise will be focusing its efforts towards a new ambitious project being undertaken to renovate the Simpson Bay Community Center. Also the successful projects of previous years will be continued such as 'Walk for Health' and 'Readers are Leaders'. In addition the Club will sponsor the establishment of an Interact Club at the Sundial School.
The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise thanked its sponsors for their support and the Rotarians and guests who made this event possible.
Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at the Restaurant Air Lekkerbek (near the Prince Bernhard Bridge) at 7:00AM to 8:00AM.
