Rotary Club of Placencia Erects Community Bulletin Boards and More

Rotary Club of Placencia News Round Up

By JEFF WHITE Public Relations Officer Rotary Club of Placencia jjeffwhite@gmail.com

One of three new Placencia Rotary community bulletin boards stands at the Placencia Village Municipal Pier. The others are set up in Maya Beach and Seine Bight Village.

JEFF WHITE

Even during the summer months, the Rotary Club of Placencia has kept busy. Join us on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Pickled Parrot to learn more about our community activities below.

Blood Donor Clinic: Our second blood donor clinic of 2018 saw 13 people donate, a solid turn out for this time of year. Our next clinic is scheduled for Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Medical Centre. Save the date on your calendar.

Community Info Boards: The Rotary Club of Placencia has erected a board in Maya Beach, Seine Bight and at the Placencia pier. We encourage the community to use the three boards for events notificiations, etc. Please remove the posting once the event is over.

Dictionaries: With the kind financial contribution from the Parkway West Rotary Club, in memory of Thomas S. Diffendal, Standard three students of Stann Creek will again be receiving dictionaries. This is an annual contribution; and this year approximately 400 dictionaries will be distributed during the first few weeks of the school year.

Medical Mission organized by Kylon Eiley: The Rotary Club of Placencia is providing financial assistance to a group of medical students from Merida, Mexico who will be making their second trip to Placencia from Sept. 13 to 16 to provide dental, medical, nutritional, psychological and pedagogical services.

Santa Cruz Youth Soccer: The Rotary Club is donating trophies for the Santa Cruz youth soccer tournament.

Trades 4 Life: We are pleased to announce that we are accepting scholarship applications to the Trades 4 Life program, which will run from Jan. 19 to Feb. 22. Please email Robert Cook at rcook2804@gmail.com to apply. This is a chance for students to gain hands-on training in a variety of skills such as computer repair, air conditioning, plumbing, welding, electrical or automotive mechanical. Visit trades4life.bz for more info on the courses available.

Scholarships: Through the generous support of the annual End of the World Marathon, we are pleased to announce that we are providing scholarships for 30 high school students and 10 sixth form students.

Motorcycle Raffle: We will be raffling off a 200 c.c. motorcycle! Tickets will be available in late September with the drawing to be held a few weeks before Christmas - a great gift to wrap under someone’s tree! Tickets will be BZ$20 each. Stay tuned for more details including a photo of the motorcycle!

Weekly Seniors Activities: Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Placencia Community Centre. Fun events include arts and crafts, karaoke and bingo!

Friday Night Bingo: 6 p.m. at the Flying Pig there is a weekly chance for someone to take home BZ$500! Come on out and try your luck!