Nassau, Bahamas - To all 00 agents   (For Your Eyes Only ):

Your mission is to attend this event and prevent enemy agents from acquiring precious and valuable items by outbidding them for the items on offer. Join us at the Rotary and Rotaract Club of East Nassau's Shaken Not Stirred fundraiser.

Date: Saturday, March 20th, 18:30 hours

Location: Luciano's of Chicago Restaurant

Be sure to represent MI6 well by spending lots of money and uncover the enemy plot while having had a fantastic evening at the auction, gaming tables and on the dance floor. 

Grand Bahama, The Bahamas - In the aftermath of the sad tragedies in Haiti many a persons have been severely injured.   Wheel chairs are much in need and the Rotary Club of Freeport has begun a campaign, "One Wheel Chair at a Time" to secure wheel chairs to be shipped into Haiti.  Upon arrival the chairs will be distributed by fellow Rotarians in Haiti.

The Rotary Club of Freeport is looking for persons or businesses who wish to assist in this endeavor, and the cost per chair is $150.00 , but any monetary donation towards this amount will be accepted and be greatly appreciated.

Nassau, Bahamas - “The future of Rotary is in your hands,” reminded Jim Henry, founder of the Rotary Leadership Institute’s Sunshine Division.   Sixty nine Rotarians from various clubs in New Providence, Eleuthera and Cat Island attended a Leadership seminar held on February 20^th and 21^st in Nassau to not only learn about Rotary and the function of the various programs offered but to improve their leadership skills and to help build membership.

During the first Rotary club meeting on 23 February 1905 in Chicago, Paul Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Hiram Shorey, and Silvester Schiele met to talk about their personal experiences. Harris then unfolded his general plan for their club meetings.

This was the simple beginning of the world’s first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago. It was created because of Harris’ wish to capture in a professional club the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth. The Rotary name derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members’ offices...

Justice Emmanuel Osadebay (retired), LLM, JA who is chairman of the board of the RBPF Dependants’ Trust accepted the donation which was made on behalf of the Rotary Clubs of the Bahamas, District 7020 and the planning committee for the DG’s visit which was chaired by Rotarian, Karen Pinder. ..

Freeport, Grand Bahama - (The Freeport News) Bahamian recording artist Terneille "TaDa" Burrows stopped by the Rotary Club of Lucaya meeting yesterday to promote Bahamian artists and appeal for local support in creating an art and entertainment industry that the nation can be proud of.

Burrows treated the Rotarians to samples of her work, from popular jingles to original songs.

The singer, who has opened concerts for international artists such as Bow Wow and Carl Thomas, stated that Bahamians are equally as talented as international performers and deserve the same respect...

Freeport, Bahamas - Looking to extend the reach of the Rotary organization, some local Rotarians have received permission from the District 6990 to establish a new Club.

Donald Ward, former president of the Rotary Club of Lucaya and a former Rotary assistant governor, along with Rotarian Philip Armbrister and former Rotary Club of Lucaya President Minerva Kemp, are spearheading the new venture. The club will be called the Rotary Sunset Club and will hold meetings on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Ruby Swiss Restaurant.

When contacted, Steve Dillet, assistant governor for the Rotary Clubs of Grand Bahama, confirmed that Ward does have permission to establish the new club...

This year, the Rotary Club of Eleuthera is privileged to have as our President, Shaun Ingraham, Founder of South Eleuthera Emergency Partners. President Shaun has the rare distinction of being an International Disaster Response Consultant having trained with the United Nation’s Civilian Military Coordination (UNCMCoord) Program.  As such, he has been an integral part of a number of international logistics team and has worked, in some capacity on most of the major disasters in the past fifteen years, including Hurricanes Andrew with Methodist Habitat...

Rotarians are gearing up to deliver aid to areas of Haiti rocked by a powerful earthquake 12 January as a major international relief effort takes shape.

Thousands of people are feared dead after the quake, the impoverished nation’s strongest in 200 years, crumbled government buildings, hospitals, schools, and shantytowns. Most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is in ruins.

"Rotarians are working hard and fast to get help to those in Haiti," says Past RI Director Barry Rassin, of Nassau, Bahamas, who has previously coordinated relief efforts in the country. "We're at the same time working on long-term efforts..."

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The Rotary Club of Nassau and The Salvation Army join forces to help make Christmas a reality for local children in need.   The celebration took place at the McDonalds on Bay Street.   Fifty children were treated to a special meal, Christmas presents, pictures with Santa, and special guest “Charlie” made a surprise appearance.  

There to help celebrate the occasion were members of the Rotary Club of Nassau and representatives from The Salvation Army.   Major Lester Ferguson, Divisional Commander for The Salvation Army, emphasized the importance of events like this.   “Many of the children here today were not going to have a Christmas.   Every child deserves to celebrate Christmas, and thanks to the Rotary Club of Nassau, many more have...”

Grand Bahama Island -  Rotary Clubs of Grand Bahama will join together to host yet another favourite family event, Guy Fawkes Night on the Beach on November 8th beginning at 4pm at  Margaritaville Sand Bar in Mathers Town.

NASSAU, Bahamas – In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month the Inner Wheel Club of East Nassau is holding a special dinner meeting Tuesday, October 27^th at the Nassau Yacht Club devoted to breast cancer awareness and the breast cancer research findings in The Bahamas. Open to the public, the meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Dr. John Lunn will share the latest breast cancer research findings and also speak about breast cancer warning signs and prevention. In addition, another guest speaker will discuss the new vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer.

“Unfortunately, The Bahamas has an unusually high rate of breast cancer and our Club is committed to continuing our efforts on creating awareness,” said Heather Peterson, President of the Inner Wheel Club of East Nassau...