Show Love and Give Blood, the Gift of Life Tomorrow at National Chest Hospital

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The Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights and the Rotaract Club of UTECH will be hosting a Blood Drive tomorrow at the National Chest Hospital.

Give the Gift of Life and Show Love tomorrow by supporting their initiative to save lives.

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Remember to Zumba/Dance exercise for Charity Tomorrow!

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Remember that Zumba for Charity is tomorrow at St. Andrew High School for Girls from 5pm-7pm in aid of Projects conducted by the New Kingston Rotaract Club. Admission is $1000JMD.

It will be a Zumbathon for 2 hours and it should be full of energy and loads of fun. Suga will be there!

Have a Healthy and Fit 2019!

For More Information:

Ph: 876-449-9237 (Jhenelle Black)

Rotaract Club of New Kingston

Website: http://www.nkrcja.com

Instagram: @nkrcjamaica

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Suga Lifestyle Cosponsors Rotaract Club of New Kingston’s Treat for the Homeless

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President Vanessa Williams of the Rotaract Club of New Kingston assists with the distribution of lunches at the Marie Atkins Night Shelter on January 12, 2019.

On January 12, 2019, the Rotaract Club of New Kingston started the new year the right way. They coordinated a Treat for the Homeless at the Marie Atkins Night Shelter on Hanover Street, Downtown, Kingston.

Suga Lifestyle was more than happy to be a sponsor for the event, along with Jamaica Producers, Kirk Distributors Ltd., Cari-Med Ltd., Best Dressed Jamaica Ltd. and Refresh Beauty Soap.

I saw the event through and it was a success once again this year. Persons that lived at the home along with other members of the surrounding community, came out in their numbers to receive various services and items offered such as Medical checks, Dental and Cleaning checks, HIV Screening, Personal Grooming, Eye screening by the Lions Club, Canned Food and Clothing Donations.

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Suga was delegated the task of adding a personal touch to speak to attendees about proper Nutrition. Their options may have been limited, but points made by conversations with several of them were of great help. For instance, to choose boiled ground provisions instead of rice and peas or plain rice and to drink water instead of sugary, fruit punch or fruit juices.

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Gabrielle Burgess a.k.a Suga from Suga Lifestyle receiving a token of appreciation for donating to Rotaract Club of New Kingston’s Treat for the Homeless Project.

Kudos to the Rotaract Club of New Kingston, Sponsors, the Lions Club of Mona, Doctors, Physiotherapists, Dentists, Nurses, Barbers, Jamaica Producers and everyone who assisted to make the Treat for the Homeless a great benefit to our people.

Rotaract Club of New Kingston

Website: http://www.nkrcja.com

Instagram: @nkrcjamaica

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Save the Date!

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Zumba for Charity next Saturday, February 2nd at St. Andrew High School for Girls in aid of Projects conducted by the New Kingston Rotaract Club. Admission is $1000JMD.

It will be a Zumbathon for 2 hours and it should be full of energy and loads of fun.

Have a Healthy and Fit 2019!

For More Information:

Ph: 876-449-9237 (Jhenelle Black)

Rotaract Club of New Kingston

Website: www.nkrcja.com

Instagram: @nkrcjamaica

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Join Rotaract in Giving Blood to Save Lives Tomorrow!

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The Rotaract Club of Kingston with the assistance of the Rotaract Clubs of East Nassau and Grand Cayman, is hosting its annual Blood Drive tomorrow morning at 9am at the National Chest Hospital.

A single pint of blood can save 3 lives. Join Rotaract and save lives tomorrow!

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Rotary District 7020 sends 100,000 meals across the globe!

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Two weekends ago, the non-profit organization, Rotary District 7020 hosted its Rotary Leadership Summit in Norfolk, Virginia.

During the Summit, 500 Rotarians and Rotaractors (members of the youth arm, Rotaract) were put to work. They packaged 100,000 meals to send across the globe to combat world hunger. Kudos to Rotary District 7020 for executing this initiative.

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Rotaract Club of May Pen Partners with Rotaract Ibicarai, Brazil to help Feed a Family of Six

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The ruins left of a family’s home in Jamaica after a fire destroyed it recently.

Last Tuesday,  October 16 was World Food Day and Rotary had a goal to collect 2 tonnes of food.

The Rotaract Club of May Pen partnered with the Rotaract Club of Ibicarai, Brazil (@rotaractibi) and donated food items, weighing ~28kg to a mother and her 5 children who recently lost their home and possessions to a fire.

They also donated clothing to the family and stationery for the children.

The family was grateful for the donations. Kudos to the Rotaract Clubs of May Pen and Ibicarai to help a family get a start after tragedy.

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A family of 6 receives donations of food, clothing and stationery from the Rotaract Clubs of May Pen and Ibicarai.

***If you would like to donate to the family, you can contact the Rotaract Club of May Pen***

Rotaract Club of May Pen

Meeting Venue: May Pen Baptist Church

Meeting Days and Time: 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6pm

Instagram: @rc_maypen

Facebook: Rotaract Club May Pen

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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See ‘Comedy Meets Couture 2’ for Laughs and Charity this Saturday!

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The New Kingston Rotaract club presents ‘Comedy meets Couture’ for its 2nd year this Saturday, September 29th.

Laugh and be captivated by an array of talent, while being dazzled by fashionable items.

Experience an evening of the Performing Arts all in aid of service.

All Proceeds go to Charity.

Contact Information for Tickets (Cost: $1500JMD):

Jhenelle Black @ 876.449.9237

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Rotary St. Andrew North provides Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre Parents with Impactful Back to School Save

Suga interviewed Director of Service Projects of Rotary St. Andrew North, Kecia Taylor on September 9th after their Health Fair, which was held at the Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre in Hannah Town the day before. Suga had some interesting finds.

What is Rotary?

Rotary is a non-profit organization that uplifts less fortunate communities via various community service projects and other social activities.

What is the significance of September to Rotarians?

September is the month where Rotary members, known as Rotarians focus on literacy and basic education.

Why Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre ?

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The Mel Nathan Preparatory School (1994) and Chetolah Park Primary School (1908) were merged under the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information on September 1, 2018 in order to maintain viability. Both schools are located in Hannah Town, West Kingston in an area with low socio-economic conditions, plagued by violence and water shortages. Mel Nathan Preparatory was established through the charitable trust of Mr. Reynold Scott of the Scott Foundation, a human development agency of the United Church in Jamaica and Grand Cayman while Chetolah Park Primary was a school operated by the Ministry of Education.

What was Rotary St. Andrew North’s plan to help Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre?

Instead of the expected Back to School Stationery Drive, Director of Service Projects of Rotary St. Andrew North, Kecia Taylor decided to take a more holistic approach to education, focusing on Health and Wellness.

Rotary St. Andrew North’s assistance to Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre?

The Rotary Club of St. Andrew North embarked on a two-part project with a value of $1,000,000JMD. They handed over back to school supplies and computers on September 3 and conducted a health fair on Saturday. September 8, providing medical, optical and dental screening to the students.

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Rotary Club of St. Andrew North’s handing over of Back to School Supplies to Chelotah Mel Nathan Medical Centre (Left to Right: President Lori Chuck, Past Pres. Jolly, Immediate Past Pres. Andrew Jackson, Principal Tamara Rowe, Dir. of Service Projects, Kecia Taylor, Past President Michael Martin, Pres. Elect Ann Marie Curtis)
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Computers handed over to Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre from Rotary St. Andrew North

Did you know?!

Interestingly, in discussions with Principal, Tamara Rowe during planning, most students already had school bags but did not have the essential items such as books and pens. If this is the case across the board, parents may have it all wrong.

Age range of Students

Students are as young as 3 years old and the oldest included students who just left the school after sitting the GSAT Examination, but they still benefited from the health fair.

Level of Participation

The majority of students did not get their medicals as yet and 125 parents showed up at the Health Fair between the hours of 9am-2pm, where some had 2 or 3 children.

What were the logistics to aid children on the day?

A sequential numbering system was assigned at the gate and registration  proceeded in that order. At registration, Rotaractors (Ages 18-30 in Rotary’s youth arm Rotaract clubs, New Kingston and U.W.I Mona) and teachers assessed immunization records and commenced the completion of the Ministry’s Health Form. Each child was also assigned a ticket for a snack and optical assessment.

The Rotary Club of St. Andrew North and the U.W.I Rotaract Club recognized September 8 as the day to improve the literacy of our children by donating books to the newly merged school and reading to the students while they waited to be ushered to the medical teams.

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Rotary St. Andrew North members along with Members of the U.W.I Mona and New Kingston Rotaract Clubs that assisted on the day.

Cheers to the Volunteers:

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Medical, Dental and Optical Assistance

All 125 children received medical, dental and optical assessments.

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Dr. Renne Badroe administering a medical on one of the children.

A lot of the children were immunized, but have never seen a dentist.

Teeth cleaning was performed on 32 children, using all the time available on the day. Gift packages were distributed to maintain and encourage good dental hygiene.

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Teeth cleaning being provided by Kirk Distributors in their mobile unit on September 8, 2018 at the Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre Health Fair.
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Optical assessments being provided by Insight Optical.

What will happen to the Children who need further optical assistance?

The parents were advised to seek assistance at the neighbouring area clinics.

However, Rotary St. Andrew North is looking at other detailed optical assessments and prescription eye glasses as a continuation of this project and will be looking at the continued needs of the school.

Sponsors and Volunteer Medical Doctors

Kudos to the Sponsors and Doctors who assisted with this project that made a difference in the lives of many children.

Medical doctors who offered their time to assist on the day were Dr O’ Danielle O’ Sullivan, Dr. Christopher Wilks, Dr. Trudy-Ann Johnson, Dr. Renee Badroe and Dr. Lorrise Williamson and four medical students, Kelsey Williams Racine Ramnatha, Denzel Moore and Obasi Etienne.

Sponsors included Sangsters Book Store, Mailpac Express, One Stop Computers Limited, The Ministry of Education Youth and Information, Kirk Distributors Limited, Insight Optical, Central Trading Limited, Totally Male Club Spa and Salon, Barco Caribbean, Jamaica Broilers Group Limited and Inter Commercial Distributors Limited.

Congratulations to Rotary Club of St. Andrew North for a well executed, holistic project and wishing continued success for follow-up projects with Chetolah Mel Nathan Educational Centre.

Be the inspiration and help to support Rotary st. Andrew North with their next Service Project.

Rotary Club of St. Andrew North

Meeting Place: Altamont Court Hotel at 1 Altamont Terrace, Kingston 5. Ja.

Meeting Day and Time: Weekly on Mondays at 6:00pm

Website: https://www.rotaryclubofstandrewnorth.org/

Instagram: rotaryclubstandrewnorth

Facebook: Rotary Club St. Andrew North

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Dental Fair this week in Hanover!

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Representatives of the Rotary Club of Lucea, Great Shape Organization, Sandals Group and Rotaract Club of Hanover at their Dental Fair last Friday, August 31, 2018.

Last Friday, August 31, 2018 was Day 5 of the Dental Fair put on by the Rotary Club of Lucea in partnership with The Great Shape Organization, Sandals Group and Rotaract Club of Hanover.

They will be at the Lucea Church Hall Centre until Friday this week from 9am-6pm.

Bring your kids, family and friends to get dental checks and to sign up for dental procedures if needed by a competent orthodontics team on site.

Rotaract Club of Hanover

Meeting Days and Time: Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday

Meeting Place: Lucea Fire Station

Instagram: @rotaractclubofhanover 

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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