ISSUE
Bi-monthly
04
magazine from
Rotaract
District 1090 1090Times
February
2010
this issue
District Chairman P.1
FOCUS ON:
RI’s Response to Haiti P.4
Internationality of Rotaract P.5
INTERNATIONAL
D1090 International Service P.6
RI 2010-11 Theme Announced P.7
D1090 - doing our bit P.8
Rotaract on a Global Scale P.10
District Chairman’s Welcome
DGE’s Recall Time in Rotaract P.11
Get Recognition for your Club P.12
Welcome to the February edition of
1090Times. The focus for this edition World Rotaract Week Challenge P.14
is International, since one of the
Club Corner: Langley & Iver P.15
great things about Rotaract is that it
is an international organization with
clubs in over 150 countries and
As I said, Rotaract is an international organization with
geographic regions.
more than 7600 clubs in 158 countries across the world.
Therefore there is the unique opportunity to learn
Not only can we make a difference
about other cultures and establish relationships with
at home, but we can also get
people from all over the globe, perhaps by becoming a
involved on an worldwide scale. With the terrible
“Twin club” with another in a different country. This
earthquake in Haiti dominating headlines in the past few
could be done through a penpal‐type relationship,
weeks, raising money for charities such as Shelterbox
exchange visits, or joint projects, but whichever way it is
really can make a difference to the people affected by this
done, it is a great way to share ideas and thoughts and
devastating disaster. Many of you have already been hard
be part of something significant. World Rotaract Week
at work raising funds for Shelterbox and the DEC Appeal,
is coming up next month, so could you use that
and this really will help those who have lost everything.
opportunity to make contact with another club in
You can read more about Shelterbox and the work it
recognition of Rotaract’s global status?
carries out in this edition.
One of Rotary’s chief objectives is for the advancement
Raising money is not the only way that Rotaract can get
of international understanding, goodwill, and peace
involved with the international community. Since 1995,
through the world. Rotaract can be part of this, and in
Rotaractors from Great Britain and Ireland have been
this edition you will read about some of the ways in
carrying out projects abroad, helping to make a practical
which this can be done and is being done in this district.
difference to those less fortunate than themselves. Two
Whether it is a large or small connection, together we
members from D1090 took part in last year’s RGBI
can help make the world a better place.
Overseas Project, Go Gambia, helping to bring clean water
and hygienic treatment facilities to remote villages to this
Happy Reading...
small country in Western Africa. Working with the local
people, they have directly ensured a better standard of life
for the population of Misira and Sambel Kunda. More
Eleanor
information about the Overseas Projects is available on
the RGBI website.
District 1090 Chairman 2009‐10
www.rotaract.org.uk/d1090
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