Rotary Club of Sint Maarten Starts Its New Year at Dreams

 

 

 

PHILIPSBURG, SINT MAARTEN – JUNE 18, 2016 – The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten kicked off its new Rotary year on Saturday, June 12^th at The Dreams Beach Bar and Restaurant in Nettle Bay, St. Martin.

 

Outgoing President Jeffrey “Dr. Soc” Sochrin thanked the outgoing Board of Directors for their service and recounted the accomplishments of the past year.  Sochrin explained, “This was a year of fun and a year of change for our Club.  Of the more than ten projects accomplished, two of the projects stand out for me as impacting our community in new and fun ways.  First, the Cardiology Conference, co-sponsored with Nagico Insurances and the Windward Islands Medical Association, paved the way for continuing medical education for medical professionals around the region and gave members of the public an opportunity to learn about cardiac disease and to ask questions to Cardiologists directly.  Second, the Visiting Optometrists Serving Humanity or VOSH Project, brought free eye examinations and more than 3,000 pairs of eyeglasses to over 1,400 residents of our community.  A special thank you to VOSH Team and Rick Cassidy for helping us make this happen”.  Sochrin continued, “These programs were groundbreaking for our community and they demonstrated the true meaning of Service above Self and what it means to be a Rotarian.  Thank you to everyone for making this experience one of the most rewarding experiences of my life”. 

 

President Sochrin then officially turned over the reigns of the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten to Henna Budhrani.

 

Henna eloquently stated, “We do not remember days; we remember moments. I consider myself very fortunate to be a part of Rotary through which I have been privileged to touch hearts and lives of our community through the benefits of fellowship”.

 

 

Newly installed President Budhrani introduced her new Board Members and Committee Chairpersons including: Secretary/President-elect John Caputo, Immediate Past President Jeffrey “Dr. Soc” Sochrin, Vice President Pierre DeCelles, Vice President Robert Judd, Treasurer Junior Gumbs, Sargent-at-Arms Franklyn Maynard, Anil Sabnani and Danny Ramchandani (Fundraising) Vrisha Motwani and Geeta Katnani (Fun & Fellowship), Larry Gregory (Disaster Relief), Sherylle de Haarte (Administration), Edward Bardfield (Technology Services), Melanie Daboul (Public Relations), Maayke Martina (Membership), James Ferris (New Generations) and Kishore Idnani  (Service Projects). 

 

Budhrani went on to say, “As we embark on the Rotary year 2016-2017 we have a number of exciting events planned which will continue to focus on education, literacy, the youth and the elderly”.

 

For more information about the Rotary Club of St. Maarten, please contact the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Press Officer at: pressrotarysxm@gmail.com or visit the website www.rotarysxm.org.

 

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The Rotary Club of St. Maarten was chartered on March 17, 1972 as result of a September 1970 meeting to form a club on the island.  Since its formation, the Rotary Club of St. Maarten has grown in membership and has assisted in the formation of new clubs in the District, including Anguilla (1978), St. Martin Nord (1988), St. Martin Mid-Isle (1997) and St. Martin Sunrise (2004).  For more information, visit the club website at www.rotarysxm.org.