Rotary Club Updates

By JEFF WHITE Press Officer Rotary Club of Placencia placibr@btl.net

September and October have been a busy couple of months for the Rotary Club of Placencia.

We have inducted two new members into the group: Susan Malcolm Fasano and Richard Persely. Congratulations and welcome!

Rob Cook and Ron Fell induct Susan Malcolm Fasano into the Rotary Club of Placencia.

MARSHA PETERSON

The Club sponsored trophies for first, second and third-place teams at a recent football (soccer) tournament held in Santa Cruz. The presentation was made by Club President Rob Cook, Club Secretary Margaret Smyth and Marsha Peterson.

Santa Cruz football players holds winning trophy presented by Placencia Rotary Club President Rob Cook

MARSHA PETERSON

Every year, the Rotary Club of Placencia hands out dictionaries to Standard three students. This project is made possible through the financial support of the Parkway West Rotary Club and in memory of Thomas Diffendal.

San Juan Village students hoist their new dictionaries.

MARGARET SMYTH

We passed out 400 dictionaries to nine schools. Distribution was as follows: Santa Cruz, 35 Santa Rosa, 55 Independence, 90 Maya Mopen, 35 Redbank, 55 Seine Bight, 40 Placencia, 20 Monkey River, 20 Cow Pen, 50

Earlier this year, Club member Linda Cazin worked with acting principal Mr. Palacio at the St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Primary School in Seine Bight to put together a proposal for 28 Kindles for the students. Working with the local chapter of the Parrothead Club, this joint venture was able to come to fruition. At the beginning of October, the Rotary Club of Placencia and the Parrothead Club of Placencia were able to present the school with

28 Kindles (loaded with 75 educational programs) along with headsets. The children were very excited and are looking forward to using the Kindles to help with their learning.

Rotarians and Parrotheads present Kindles to Principal Palacio and students at St. Alphonsus RC Primary School in Seine Bight Village.

JEFF WHITE

Our weekly seniors gatherings on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. inside the Placencia Community Centre continue to be a popular event entertaining the elderly with a wide variety of activities including arts and crafts. To help support this event, every Friday night there is an action-packed Bingo at the Flying Pig where players have the opportunity to win BZ$500. October saw popular fishing and tour guide, Ivan Leslie of Placencia Village as the big winner!

Ivan Leslie presented the winning BZ$500 prize at Rotary's Bingo, proceeds of which support the Club's weekly Seniors Program.

PATRICK GONZALVE

Completed artwork by participants of the weekly Rotary Club of Placencia Seniors Program on display inside the Placencia Village community center.

ANNE WHITE

The Rotary Club of Placencia is currently holding a raffle for a 2018 Meilum Motor Road Bike (200 CC). There are only 500 tickets available at BZ$20 each. The winning ticket will be drawn at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 at the Flying Pig - just before Bingo! This will make a great Christmas gift for someone. Tickets are available from any Rotary Club of Placencia member.

The time is fast approaching for the 2018 End of the World Marathon. The funds generated from this prestigious event allow the Rotary Club of Placencia to provide scholarships (30 high school and 10 post-graduate, this year alone) to well deserving students requiring some financial assistance. We also will be providing up to six scholarships for the Trades4Life program. The Marathon takes place Dec. 9, 2018. Visit runbelize.org to sign up! ▪

The Rotary Club of Placencia holds weekly meetings every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at the Pickled Parrot. We encourage visiting Rotarians and those interested in hearing what we do to.

Coming up on Sunday, Dec. 9! See page 28 for more info!