Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise was recently honored with Club of the Month for Rotary District 7020 for the month of September. Every month there is a theme that the clubs activities aim to reflect. September’s theme was Basic Education and Literacy. During the month the club solidified partnerships with the literacy committee, SXM Reads, Philipsburg Jubilee Library, C.O.M.E. Center, Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labor, Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, & Sports, UNESCO, and Rotaract.
Some of the activities the club participated in were the Readers are Leaders (RAL), the brainchild of our current President Marcellia Henry is now in its 6th year, RAL is a literacy program for high school students; a training session for C.O.M.E. Center which is a literacy program for acquiring basic reading competency; assisted in organizing the screening and panel discussion of the movie “The Reading Room”; supported SXM Reads in promoting reading and literacy during their Reading in the Park activity; were part of a human peace chain spearheaded by Rotaract Sunrise Club; organized a Peace Day program where the late Officer Benjamin Gamali was honored with the first ever Rotary Champion of Peace Award; sponsored character strength building program for the Prins Willem Alexander School.
Rotary Sunrise is proud to support programs where basic education and literacy is of high importance. As stated on many teaching websites, “literacy is the single most significant skill needed to function effectively in school, the workplace and in society . . . it is vital to a successful education, career and quality of life.” Rotary Sunrise will continue to stress the significance of literacy and the benefits to St. Maarten. President Marcellia Henry congratulated her members on a job well done. The RAL, SXM Reads and Peace Day Committees were given special mention. President Henry would also like to thank the St. Maarten community to for supporting Rotary Sunrise activities.
The club meets at Belair Beach Hotel every Tuesday mornings at 7:00am for fellowship and breakfast. For more information on the club visit us at sxmsunrise.org or email su***************@ho*****.com, we are also on Facebook: Rotary Club of Saint Martin Sunrise.