Tori Daway, Dane Daniel, Oniscia Bruno, Keanu Winston, Nita Pascal, Leona Jeremiah
Members of the Rotaract Club of Roseau, Members of the Rotary Club of Dominica and other benefactors gathered to celebrate the 34th Investiture Ceremony of the Rotaract Club. The ceremony took place at the Prevo Cinemall Ballroom. This year 2019-2020 the Rotary International’s theme is “Connecting the World”. Keeping in accordance with this theme as well as the ideals of Rotaract the Investiture Ceremony was celebrated under the theme “Umndeni” which is “Family” in Zulu language. The members of the club consider each other as family members and as such this theme was the most suitable.
The 2019-2020 President of the Rotaract Club of Roseau is Ms. Terease Morancie. In her address to the members present Ms. Morancie emphasized the importance of Rotaract as a family.
“I can only think of expressing my experience in Rotaract with one word: Umndeni. Umndeni is family and this is what we celebrate tonight. The Rotaract Club of Roseau is an epitome of family. We are connected not by blood but by something greater, a common choice to the cause of Service Above Self. As members of this family we are given the opportunity to accomplish wondrous things, we meet new people we may never have met otherwise, we create everlasting friendships, we make impacts not just within our club but in society through our community service projects, we influence change, we give hope.”
She additionally mentioned key projects that she hopes to achieve during her tenure as president such as the establishment of an EarlyAct club, Rotary/ Rotaract mentorship, a blood donation day and continuing key club projects such as the adoption of geriatrics and the annual Christmas party.
Featured speaker Ms. Kerahia Jno. Baptiste also implored members to maintain the kindred spirit that is family, Umndeni. She is quoted as saying:
“We must remember that this can only work effectively if your family functions as a well-oiled machine, recall the saying a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. That one disorder can counteract your objectives. NO!!! I am definitely not saying that things are going to be constantly perfect, for although you are one body, working together to achieve a common goal, we must acknowledge that we are still individuals with different personalities, different opinions, and ideas, living different lives, from different background.”
The members of the executive board of the Rotaract Club of Roseau for 2019-2020 are as follows:
- Terease Morancie – President
- Curvin Joseph – Vice President
- Melissa Thomas – Secretary
- Emerlyn Delavaliere – Treasurer
- Nita Pascal – Assistant Secretary/ Treasurer
- Tori Daway – Director of Community Service
- Dane Daniel- Director of Finance
- Alwin Watt – Director of Club Service
- Oniscia Bruno – Director of International Service
- Marisol John – Director of Professional Development
- Keanu Winston – Head of Public Relations
- Leona Jeremiah – Immediate Past President
