'Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman 'Club of the Year'
The Rotaract Club of Grand Cayman was awarded the 'Rotaract Club of the Year' award at a ceremony in
This district represents 10 countries and is made up of 30 active clubs. Some of the member countries include: The Bahamas, The Cayman Islands,
President of the club, Victor Crumbley, accepted the award on behalf of the club from District Representatives for District 7020. Eight individuals from Cayman attended the meeting, which saw roughly 150 members from ten countries attend the event held at the Breezes by SuperClubs from May 8th - 11th.
"The first year we won, it came as a total surprise. This year however, I wanted it for my club because I felt we deserved it. It gives me great pleasure to bring this accolade back to the members as a reward for their commitment and dedication. They all should be extremely motivated after this. Back-to-back winnings are unprecedented, and the thought of that is just amazing." He said.
According to Rotaract member and incoming club Secretary, Kristen Smith, the conference in
"The conference was a chance to meet people from around the region and interact and learn from each other," she explained. She also said that it was very rewarding to meet people from around the region and find out the effect Rotaract is having on the community. "We are proud of the people who went and came back with lots of passion, all ready to go and help the community," she said. Ms. Smith added that "the networking at this conference has been invaluable and will push us to work harder to keep our position of 'Club of the Year'".Â
Members of the club present at the conference were inspired to learn that many other Rotaract clubs in District 7020 looked to the Grand Cayman Rotaract Club as an example, and were anxious to meet and share ideas.
To highlight just a couple of this year's efforts, the club partnered with Tony's Toys for 15 weeks to sponsor a Junior Achievement Company as well as took part in extensive work with the Rotaract Club of Guyana to promote literacy as a part of its International efforts.
Rotaract is one of the youth arms of Rotary International and is for individuals between the ages of 18 and 30. The club is sponsored by Rotary Sunrise and the organization participates in activities such as community service, professional service and international service. Current membership sits at around 30 members with a few away on study leave.
The club meets every Thursday morning at Icoa Fine Foods and Chocolate located in Seven Mile shops. For more information visit the website
www.rotaractky.org
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