The Representative - November edition

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THE District Rotaract Representative TABLE OF CONTENT II Phone/Whatsapp +234-803-369-9311 EDITORS CORNER III District Rotaract Representative-Elect DRR MESSAGE 1 RI MESSAGE 2 District Secretary DG MESSAGE 2-4 Rotaract Club of Agege District Treasurer Rotaract Club of Mushin DRR AYODEJI SOBOWALE SPEAKS AT 4 ALL NIGERIA ROTARY CONFERENCE Rotaract Club of Ijebu-Ode THE ROTARY FOUNDATION 5 Rotaract Club of Omole-Golden ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110 6 6 Rotaract Club of Ijebu-Ode DRR OFFICIAL VIST TO Rotaract Club of TASUED ROTARACT CLUB OF IKENNE Rotaract Club of OOU, Ago Iwoye Rotaract Club of Olambe DRR OFFICIAL VISIT TO ROTARACT CLUB OF MUSHIN ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110 7 GIRL CHILD PROJECT 8-9 MINUTES OF THE ROTARACT BOARD MEETING HELD ON THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER, 2021 THE ii A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

of things we think, say or do: 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP? 4. Will it be BENEFICIARY to all concerned? PURPOSE AND GOALS OF ROTARACT It is another publication and we are excited to bring you another interesting The purpose of Rotaract is to piece. Have rst hand insight into provide an opportunity for young reports and activities of the Rotarct District men and women to enhance the for the month of November knowledge and skills that will assist Please take out time to read and digest each them in personal development, to column and nd inspiration in them. address the physical and social Remember, there is always an opportunity needs of their communities, and to to change lives while also making a promote better relations between all difference. people worldwide through a framework of friendship and Tiamiyu Adetayo service. RAC Ijebu ode The Goals of Rotaract: iii 1. To develop professional and leadership skills; 2. To emphasize respect for the rights of others, and to promote ethical standards and the dignity of all useful occupations; 3. To provide opportunities for young people to address the needs and concerns of the community and our world; 4. To provide opportunities for working in cooperation with sponsoring Rotary clubs; 5. To motivate young people for eventual membership in Rotary. THE A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

DISTRICT ROTARACT REPRESENTATIVE’S MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER (THE ROTARY FOUNDATION MONTH) As someone whose fundamental ideology is Service DISTRICT UPDATE projects. I was inducted into a club that believes service As at today, I have been able to visit 16 Clubs following the project is all you need to overcome challenges like itineraries and the visit will continue as I proceed to other clubs to mbeecmaubseerssheirpv,icceomprmojuenctityhaaswianrneunmesesr,aebvleenadpuvabnlitcagimesa.gHe eanncde,ailtl advance the vision of the Rotary International President Shekha wasn’t difcult for me to address the curiosity of those who asked Mehta. me the idea behind the ongoing vocational project that has The second council meeting was held in Abeokuta, an avenue to disseminate clubs and district information. In concordance to the District bylaw, the under-listed Rotaractors received commendations from all angle. were appointed into nominating committee for District Rotaract TDlptcaehhmhaiaeasresttnnternogulienac5imrtnt0gse9g0oehd1rilin1oippfv0ogueeersoi3smnppy-imncploaeoruhootlraulninassrestbihurczoosoepvnhrdmpaoeiptocbmisraopytutnbrsiRonyowwjoineRttiahictaoelthirstctyahLatrrhaniaaeniadgcnntttoeiaanDsrrrbngeoSilasaeutotlastnrlirtyiotgdechnatGteeandhxloiRee;ezvsiwometietgdroiapnsnrrblelmaiaydfdclyse.tRtoHnoDottwoyetifnnaspoatrceirrraceidoaacc,sttflIt Representative Nominee election; 1. Rotaractor Fehintola Owolabi (Rac Abeokuta) 2. Rotaractor Eleto Isiak (Rac Agege) 3. Rotaractor Israel Anjorin (Rac Omole-Golden) 4. Rotaractor Bisola Kolawole (Rac Mushin) Stand by; Rotaractor Aiebee-Iberedem Nkereuwem (Rac Gbagada) and Rotaractor Kunle Akinde (Rac Ojodu Ambassadors); endeavors to support the committee in best 9110 to break grounds. possible ways. Dear Changemakers, I welcome you to the special month of November. It is a special month because the month is designated for the biggest foundation in the world, The Rotary Foundation, OTHER EVENTS our foundation. There will be All Nigeria Rotary Conference (ANRC) scheduled to The Rotary Foundation transform your gifts to projects that touch hold on 11th - 14th November, 2021. It is a gathering of Rotary lives. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the family to discuss ways to unite Nigeria through Rotary. Fellow Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, Rotaractors, the conference participation is not limited to sustainable projects. Rotarians alone, I urge all Rotaractors to please registered and represent our district in good numbers as we currently have 2 Dear Rotaractors, going by its operation and impacts, let me Registrant and I am optimistic that more will still register. Kindly emphatically, say that every single donation into The Rotary register as soon as possible to enable proper planning of other Foundation is like investing into the future which helps to Logistics. advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, As we look forward to the set new record for an unprecedented and alleviating poverty. Family of Rotary, I appreciate those who have shown believe on the success of the program by registering. It is my utmost desire to The District has coordinated many initiatives to amass donation see more than a hundred Rotaractors to wine,dine and share into The Rotary Foundation prior to this month; The Rotaract Rotary come 10th -12th December, 2021 at Jubilee Resort, Epe. District coordinated donation to celebrate rst day of the Rotary Please do register and tell a friend to also register, because it is year 2021-22. From July till date, we have partnered with going to be a life time experience. reputable businesses and organizations (Frontline Solution) Excellence Hotel and Lagos Country Club to place donation boxes The gregorian calendar is winding up, a time when many young in their premises for non Rotarians and Rotaractors to also donate people will be preoccupied with anxiety and pressure of demands for good cause. of festive periods; as part of planning for the future, the we-care team is planning a Technology and soft-skills training for young Rotaract Clubs have also engaged the District and ofcers to people to smart up their respective business and professions. promote donation to The Rotary Foundation via several Further information will be disseminated at the appropriate time. initiatives including eat-and-donate fellowship, world great meal fellowship, birthday donations, all in the effort to ensure Rotaract Dear Changemakers, as we journey the 11th month of the donation amounts to several thousand of dollars and as many Gregorian calendar, yes the year is winding up (probably faster clubs as possible qualify Rotaract Giving Certicate atleast. than expected) but there is alot that can still be achieved, do note that all you need is to believe in yourself. This month, the District will host The Rotary Foundation Seminar which shall spearhead other activities geared towards The Rotary Happy new month of November. Foundation. The seminar will hold on Saturday 13th November, 2021, it is a seminar that should never be missed. I seize this medium to inform and urge clubs partner with the committee to Ayodeji Ezekiel Sobowale jointly make impacts. District Rotaract Representative Rotary International District 9110 [email protected] 08033699311 THE 1 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

First discovered the value of service ROTARY equipment for their medical staff thanks when I saw how a few simple acts INTERNATIONAL to a $169,347 global grant sponsored by can immeasurably change lives. It PRESIDENT’S the Rotary clubs of Villa Real de began when I joined others in my club for MESSAGE Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and Waldo a project to bring toilets and clean Brookside-Kansas City, Missouri. drinking water to rural villages near our FOR THE MONTH The Rotary clubs of Cotonou Le Nautile, city. It moved forward when we Benin, and Tournai Haut-Escaut, promoted sanitation and provided OF NOVEMBER Belgium, received a $39,390 global grant opportunities for education across the to provide agricultural training at an country, thanks to generous gifts from Foundation transforms your gifts into ecologically responsible permaculture supporters who believed in our projects projects that change lives. It is the mini-farm connected to a center for as much as those of us on the ground did. Foundation that helps us to get closer to children in Sowé, Benin. This will help a our goal of eradicating polio, to show new generation of farmers become There is no better time of the year to be more people how we promote peace economically self-sufcient. reminded of that generosity than through tangible actions, and to I like comparing The Rotary Foundation November, which is Rotary Foundation demonstrate the impact our projects have to the Taj Mahal, a monument of one Month. in our areas of focus. man’s love for a woman. The Foundation is a dynamic monument of our love for all As the charitable arm of Rotary Consider some recent projects that were of humanity. International, The Rotary Foundation is made possible by the Foundation: the engine that powers so many Rotary This month I am asking all Rotary clubs to projects throughout the world. The The Rotary clubs of Guatemala La bring attention to the Foundation. It is Reforma, Guatemala, and Calgary, what connects all Rotarians worldwide Alberta, received an $80,000 global grant and transforms our collective passions to organize a comprehensive plan to train into projects that change lives. Visit nurses and rural health care workers to rotary.org/donate; once there, you will prevent and treat cervical cancer and to have an opportunity to give directly to the implement a sustainable system of program you’re most passionate about. referrals in seven regions of Guatemala. More than two dozen hospitals in Thank you for giving your all to Rotary. Honduras received personal protective You are the reason that Rotary is able to do more and grow more. Let’s continue to represent that important legacy this month, this year, and beyond as we Serve to Change Lives. We’ve done it, says Shekhar Mehta. DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing…, this is the best way to start my MESSAGE address this month since the Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, FOR THE captured it well, “We’ve done it!” MONTH OF NOVEMBER We have quit talking and started getting results … we are getting closer to BEATING THE CLOCK. We have every cause to celebrate our achievement in the rst four months of the Change Maker Year with regard to our crossing the 1.2m membership to 1.4m mark for the rst time over the last 20 years. We are proud as a District that contributed to Policies August 2021 to guide our discussion on Committee has started to engage the clubs by the achievement of making the change the subject of splitting our District for the inviting them to a meeting with the District possible. We started the year with 125 Rotary purpose of growing Rotary in our region. I am Governor to take advantage of the opportunity Clubs and 3,621 Rotarians but we now have 131 inviting our leaders and fellow Rotarians to of strengthening the clubs as provided in the RI Rotary Clubs and 4,257 Rotarians with a net show more interest in the Districting agenda in August 2021 Code of policies. Thirty two of gain of 636. May I use this medium to the next few weeks to engage in the discussion clubs fall within the weak or none functioning congratulate all, most especially those that for us to be able to submit our proposal to the Rotary Clubs as of date. bought into our ‘Each One Bring One and Rotary International as late as December 2021. As at 31st October, 2021, the ofcial District Retain All’ slogan. I thank you all. Clubs have been made to see the importance of Governor's visit has been conducted in 63 clubs The work has just begun. We need to sustain District Governor’s visit to clubs as it is one of out of the 131 clubs in the District. Experience the momentum and ensure continued growth the elements that make a club a functioning of the visit varies from club to club. in our membership which will give us the Rotary Club. Further to the urgent need to DISTRICT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT impetus to have our districting agenda come to strengthen clubs that are weak or none PROGRAMME (DEEP) fruition earlier than thought. functioning, the District Membership I have herewith an extract from RI Code of THE 2 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

DG message contd. land. the expected invitation of the District by the US October was for Economic and Community A PHF or a PHS with $1,000 gets 10 booklets Embassy, we don’t want to be caught unaware Development month in the Rotary calendar. and 50 chances of winning the land while a whenever we are invited. Discussion is The month was used in preparation for the Major Donor of $10,000 gets 100 booklets and ongoing between the US Embassy and the Four District 9110 Economic Empowerment 500 chances of winning the plot of land. Each Districts in Nigeria. Other contacts are also Programme (DEEP) implementation process. additional level gives its equivalent chance. been explored to make sure we are given the DEEP will help create opportunities and Guess what? All payments will be recorded opportunity for visa interview where support the beneciaries to thrive nancially for the individual Rotarian for his/her Rotary necessary. so that they are able to support their children’s Foundation contribution. There are lots of ABEOKUTA DISCON 2022 education. DEEP in DEWEF (District other prizes that will be won ranging from Gas Preparation for our District Conference Educational and Welfare Endowment Fund) is cookers, Fridges, Microwaves, and many more (DISCON 2022) is in top gear. It seems like the other side of a coin called ‘INDIGENT which will be drawn intermittently. participation at the Conference in terms of STUDENTS’. The earlier side of the coin is This Challenge started with all those who attendance will surpass the planned ‘INDIGENT STUDENTS AND BRIGHT’ that made payments into The Rotary Foundation participation target set as Covid-19 is abating have always enjoyed DEWEF scholarship Annual Fund starting from 1st July. due to Rotary advocacy for vaccination which annually while the other side, ‘INDIGENT ii Celebration of World Polio Day has resulted in increased vaccination. STUDENTS BUT NOT BRIGHT’, that are The book, ‘So they can walk,’ sponsored by Booths in the House of Friendship have been sponsored by their parents when economically Nigeria National Polioplus Committee fully sold. It promises to be a conference empowered. (NNPPC) was launched on the 23rd October, whose memory will linger for a while. Please With an initial seed fund of N20.0 million 2021 on the eve of World Polio Day celebration register today for a life time experience at provided from proceeds of my installation as for 2021. DISCON 22. DG, each beneciary will receive not more It is a story of our initiative (RI), involvement of The Conference Chairman, PAG Lanre than N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Rotary Clubs, Rotarians, Governments and Adedoyin, has promised to deliver a Naira) at a time for a tenor of six months after partners (GPEI) in the eradication of polio. Not conference like never before. being nominated through a Rotary Club by a only a must have but a must read. The book OTHER COMMITTEES member of that Club. besides capturing our involvement, it is meant Other Committees in the District are doing Each beneciary is expected to make monthly to support fund raising drive for polio their work as necessary. The Awards and repayments for the period and disbursements eradication. Recognition Committee under the are planned to be in two cycles of N10m each Copies of the book are now available for Chairmanship of PAG Ayo Olumoko released from time to time. But as the fund grows, the purchase at the District Ofce. revised guidelines for evaluating and disbursement cycles may increase to Before the book launch was the Polio Walk awarding points to winners. accommodate more beneciaries. early in the day in Abuja while on 24th The new guidelines cover all avenues of I am happy to announce that Rotarian October, 2021, our District, both in Lagos and service in Rotary. It is important for clubs to Olusegun Osunkeye, CON, Babalaje of Abeokuta organised our Polio Walk that was note that to be a functioning club, you have to Egbaland of Rotary Club of Ikeja and his wife well attended and publicised. I want to co-operate with the District. One of the several in commemoration of his 50 years in Rotary recognise the support of our clubs for their ways of co-operation with the District is by decided to support the District Economic individual participation in organising polio supporting a number of the District Empowerment Programme (DEEP) with an walk at their different clubs to mark the day. Committees, to qualify to be recognised or win initial sum of N2.0m as long as the fund is in awards. the custody of DEWEF with the intention to increase the support to N5.0m on or before 31st PUBLIC IMAGE ACTIVITIES ADDENDUM: DISTRICTING AGENDA December, 2021. Rotary Day of Service is our tool for promoting Extract from RI Code of Policies of August 2021 My District Treasurer, PAG Adewale Adegbite Rotary Image this Rotary year. Clubs are 17.10.1 - Role of the District of the Rotary Club of Gbagada, also supported enjoined to follow up with the committee. A district is a group of clubs within a DEEP with a sum of N2.0m, while members of It is time to go to work in order for us to have geographical boundary established by the the DEEP committee pledge to support the projects to show case during our chosen Rotary Board. The purpose of a district is to strengthen scheme with N1.0m. May I ask you to join me Day of Service. and support clubs. Districts are not required to in appreciating these great Rotarians for their ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS complete a particular service project or act of generosity and spirit of giving. Sponsorship of RYLA continued with our plan program. (April 2018 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 160). DEEP Committee under the Chairmanship of of organising a Big RYLA for about 1,500 Establishment of Districts within Zones PP Olutunde Aboderin is working with M/s youths this Rotary year. 1,290 youths have At its rst meeting of each year, the RI Board Seedvest Investment Ltd. to manage the been sponsored to date from my visit to 63 establishes Rotary’s zones and any needed implementation process under the direct clubs. adjustments to the zone sections, for that year. supervision of DEWEF. DEEP Committee will May I please appeal to our Clubs to redeem (April 2018 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 160) soon come up with the beneciaries as may be their pledges of the sponsorship and do I need Districting approved by the DEWEF Board that will be to state that sponsorship is only half of the job Through districting, the Board redraws district about 200 before the end of the year. done in organising RYLA. The other half boundaries, either by dividing districts, by THE ROTARY FOUNDATION which is as crucial as the sponsorship is realigning clubs within districts, or by November is The Rotary Foundation month. nomination of youths to participate in the consolidating districts. We have put together various activities to programme. As stated in RI Bylaws section 15.010.1, the mark the month. TRF seminar will hold on the I am therefore appealing once more that we Board may eliminate or change the boundaries 10th November, 2021. Regrettably, our TRF take nomination very seriously. It is time to of any district with more than 100 clubs or Fund Raising Dinner Dance has to be pushed start screening at our club level ahead of fewer than 1,100 Rotarians. In conjunction forward to a later date to be announced very invitation by the RYLA Committee Chaired by with any such change, the Board may move soon by the TRF Fund Raising Dinner IPP Dare Adeyeri of the Rotary Club of Lagos. clubs from such districts into adjacent districts, committee. merge or divide such districts. I am happy to announce that there is ALL NIGERIA ROTARY CONFERENCE, All districts are bound by RI Bylaws 15.010. to improvement in the Rotarians act of giving to ABUJA 2021 accept clubs from districts with more than 100 our Foundation. We hope to achieve our goal The above Conference being put together by clubs or fewer than 1,100 members whose at the end of the day. The following are some the four Districts is holding at Chida Hotel boundaries are redrawn. of the initiatives we have put in place to ensure between 11th and 14th November, 2021. The District governors use the District the achievement of our set goal for The Rotary theme of the conference is, ‘Uniting Nigeria Reorganization Form, available from the Foundation. through Rotary’. I enjoin Rotarians from our general secretary, to propose districting i EREY Challenge: District to be part of the conference that changes. The District has donated a full plot of land for promises to afford you fellowship When districts are consolidated or divided, all grab at CRYSTAL VILLA ESTATE for the opportunity, friendship and business of the affected districts’ future governors who EREY/Rotary Foundation Challenge amidst networking. have already been selected (elected, many other attractive prizes. ON TO HOUSTON CONVENTION 2022 nominated, or designated) are offered the What it takes to qualify for this offer is to be Our District has started screening intending opportunity to serve in the newly merged or EREY compliant with just $100 and you receive attendees for the forthcoming Rotary divided district, although some may not serve a booklet of 5 (ve) tickets for the draw. Now International Convention holding in Houston, during their originally selected term. the juicy part is that the more $100 payments Texas, USA from 4th – 8th June, 2022 under the In districts with 1,100 or more members or (multiples of $100) you make to the Rotary District Convention Committee with PAG fewer than 100 clubs, the governor(s) of the Foundation gives you more booklets, more Niyi Adesanya as the Chairman. existing district(s) must share the districting tickets and more chances of winning the plot of The aim of the screening is to get prepared for THE 3 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

DG message contd. based on 1 July invoices for the past ve years, the district and share district consolidation A list of the affected districts’ clubs, including information. proposal with the clubs. Clubs have 30 days their charter date and membership as of their –The director and the district’s governor-elect, from receipt of the proposal to discuss and vote most recent club invoice; the list will highlight governor-nominee, and governor- nominee- on the proposal. If a majority of clubs in a the number and percentage of clubs with fewer designate will receive copies of all district with 1,100 or more members or fewer than 20 members and clubs chartered in the correspondence about the district’s size and than 100 clubs reject the proposal it does not past three years. (April 2018 Mtg., Bd. Dec. will be asked to work together on increasing move forward. Each districting proposal 160) membership. includes certication that the majority of clubs Source: April 2018 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 160 (October 2019 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 29) in the district(s) did not reject the proposal and Districting Criteria – In furtherance of our effort to encourage signatures of the current and future elected The procedures for districting shall be as performance and recognise achievement by governors. follows: clubs and individuals, the District is planning The districting committee evaluates districting Districting decisions are based on the ofcial to create a Hall of Fame where various awards proposals and sends its recommendation to membership of the district as of 1 July or 1 and recognitions will be displayed. We are the Board. January, whichever is the most recent at the starting this year by hanging the portrait of the The District Reorganization Form asks for: time of the Board meeting. overall Best Club President for year 2020-2021, The proposal Opportunities President Funke Doris Salau of Description of the new district boundaries Districting proposals may consider the Rotary Club of Ota, at The Rotary Centre on Suggestions for the new district numbers. geographical boundaries, potential for district the 10th November, 2021 at a ceremony to Consolidated or divided districts must have growth, and cultural, economic, language, and precede the TRF Seminar. The portrait will be new numbers to ensure the accuracy of Rotary other relevant factors on display for the rest of the year before a new reports and historical archives. New districts should: winner emerges and replaces the current The consolidated district may not use the –Have at least 60 clubs or 2,100 members portrait. number of either of the merged districts. The –Have demonstrated potential for growth to at “Together we can, together we will”. Board ultimately assigns new district least 75 clubs and 2,700 members within 10 Let me end this address by thanking you for numbers. years, based on their ve-year membership the support to date and plead that the journey The desired effective date of the change history is still far; the clock is still begging for attention. The current and future district leadership –Have at least 90 percent of its clubs that were Let us continue to beat the clock and be the plans for the affected districts, including the chartered at least three years before the date of conrmed ‘Change Makers’ as we ‘serve to number of assistant governors and number of the proposal change lives’. clubs assigned to each –Have more than 20 members in at least 80 The general secretary will provide the percent of their clubs following data to the districting committee for For districts that have 1,200 members or fewer: each districting proposal: –The districting committee will request an The affected districts’ membership history, annual membership development plan from DRR AYODEJI SOBOWALE SPEAKS AT ALL NIGERIA ROTARY CONFERENCE The Rotaract members of Rotary the need to use our platforms to unite District 9110 are well represented Nigeria as humanitarians. at the All Nigeria Rotary Conference. The event was an assembly The event themed, Uniting Nigeria of Rotarians across the 4 Districts (9110, through Rotary commenced on 11th 9125, 9141 and 9142) and Rotaractors in November through 14th November, Nigeria. 2021 had in attendance distinguished speakers from United Nation, Public The District Rotaract Representative Ofce Holders and Rotary Hierachies. Ayodeji also addressed the Rotarians on THE 4 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110 The Rotary Foundation Seminar held Furthermore, He discussed the various Rtr Azeez from the Rotaract Club of Orile on the 13th of November 2021 was an channel in which donors can donate to the Iganmu asked questions which were well insightful session as Rotaractors foundation and with possible Grants from answered by the panelists while Rtr minds were opened about one of the the Foundation. Hamidu from the Rotaract Club of Akoka Symbolic Foundation of the Rotary Questions were asked which were well Golden also made contributions on the International which is the Rotary answered by the guest speaker. discussion. Foundation, their minds were also The Immediate Past District Rotaract The Chair Rtr Taiwo Jones PHF reported prepared for the journey ahead for the Representative Rtr Adedeji A Windapo the total donations which have been made Foundation. PHF was called on to appreciate the Guest to the Rotary Foundation in the District The Seminar started with Breakfast to Speaker and present him an award of also listing the Clubs who are eligible of the Ready the minds of Participants for the appreciation to the Past District Governor Rotaract Giving Certicates which lectures and discussion ahead, while the while the Speaker gave an appreciation includes the Rotaract Club of Ikoyi, District Rotaract Representative Rtr remark about the invite and the Award Egbeda, Olambe among others. Ayodeji Ezekiel Sobowale PHF call the received, also pledge to keep supporting He urged clubs who are yet to be eligible seminar to order virtually at exactly 10:38 the Rotaract District towards the Rotary and also advised clubs who haven't made am, the Rotaract Grace was taken by all Foundation. donations on how to achieve the set goals. participants in the Seminar Hall, followed Another insightful Segment of the seminar He also pass the information on the PHF by the 4-way test, purpose, and goals of is : Title for those interested in the Title and Rotaract. PANELIST SESSION gave more detail about future Events for The Chair Rtr Taiwo Ezekiel Jones PHF This session was anchored by Rtr The Rotary Foundation. welcomed everybody to the seminar and Abdulwahab Bolajoko Akinlade PHF, the Rtr Mujeeb Abisogun PHF gave an charged everyone to ensure they take what Vice Chairman of the committee, while we appreciation note on behalf of the will be learned from the Seminar to their had Rtr Adedeji A Windapo PHF, the committee to participants, Individuals, Clubs and various Zones to make an immediate Past District Representative, and clubs that supported the committee impact. Rtr Afolabi Abdullahi, the District Rotaract towards the success of the seminar. The Guest speaker PDG Jide Akeredolu Representative-Elect, Rtr Fehintola The seminar was called to close a few AKS, a very revered Rotarian per Owolabi PHF, the Chair, supporting the minutes after 1 pm. excellence who has done so well in environment and Rtr Mujeeb Abisogun Certicate of the partnership was contributing to the Rotary Foundation and PHF, the Director of Membership discuss presented to Clubs, while Certicate of never relents gave his Lecture on the Elevate Rotaract:Challenges and attendance was presented to Participant history and journey so far of the Rotary expectations from Rotaractors to make also. Foundation, he gave a good breakdown of positive changes. The National pledge was taken. how the Foundation started as an It was a mind-blowing session as it had the Participants had a group picture together. Endowment fund through the sixth Rotary panelists and Rotaractors of the District International President Archibald Cooper discuss about the challenges and Klumph and the current state of Rotary expectations on how to prepare for the Foundation funding the Polio Plus project years ahead. as its priority and more, he also stated the types of giving and recognitions. THE 5 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

The Visit was held on Sunday 14th of November 2021 at Recreational centre, kola oronti Hall Ikenne Remo. The Meeting between the Board members and DRR Entourage was called to order at exactly 3:08pm. The DRR introduced his entourage and also the President of Rotaract club of Ikenne also introduced all the board members Present. Documents needed for the visit was DRR OFFICIAL VISIT TO ROTARACT CLUB OF IKENNE presented to the DRR which he scrutinized and make observation where needed. The Immediately after the Board members The President & Members appreciate the president take notes of all the observation meeting with the District Rotaract DRR and his Entourage for his visit. All raised by the DRR and promise to make Representative, Club Fellowship was also necessary adjustments and corrections are necessary corrections ASAP. held with members, Friends and Guest of noted and will be amended. Rotaract Club of Ikenne which was Presided The DRR appreciates the Club for the love The DRR also requested for the payment of over by the club President Rotaractor Ishola and also admonished all the club members to DISCON 2022.The president on behalf of the Oluwatosin. let go of the past wrongs and imbibe the club promise to make payment for those that spirit of love which will help in making the have not yet paid very soon as we have some The Fellowship came to and end by 5:32pm. club to continue to wax stronger. members that has paid theirs already. The DRR also inform the president that nancial records are very important in Rotaract that it shouldn't be put away or hidden from all members DRR OFFICIAL VISIT TO ROTARACT CLUB OF MUSHIN The Visit was held on Sunday 21st of members Present. Guest of Rotaract Club of Mushin. Which November, 2021 at Osmak Hotel, 9, Documents needed for the visit was was Presided over by the club President Abiodun Street Mushin lagos. presented to the DRR which he scrutinized Rotaractor Kolawole Abisola. At the arrival of the District Rotaract and make observation where needed. The The Fellowship came to and end by 8:00pm. Representative (DRR) to the club, the president take notes of all the observation The President Appreciated a past president president welcomed the DRR and his team, raised by the DRR and promise to make of the club and one among the District and immediately lead the DRR Team necessary corrections as soon as possible. Boards present with an award. And nally straight to the club project site, \"Lagos The DRR also requested for the payment of appreciated the DRR and his Entourage for Cheshire Home\". DISCON 2022.The president on behalf of the the visit and a gift was presented to the Where the club visited and donated food club promised to make payment as soon as District Rotaract Representative on behalf of stuffs and Toiletries to the less privileged the club treasurer is around, which the club by the club president, Rotaractor and people living with disabilities (PWDs), immediately after the treasurer joined the Kolawole Abisola. before heading back to the club meeting meeting a cheque of fteen thousand Naira The DRR appreciates the Club for the gift venue. (#15,000) was issued for ve (5) Members. and also admonished all the club members to The Meeting between the Board members Immediately after the Board members actively support the president in and DRR Entourage was called to order at meeting with the District Rotaract contributing to the development of the club. exactly 4:10pm. The DRR introduced his Representative, at exactly 6:01pm the Club entourage and also the President of Rotaract Fellowship was also called to order, with club of Mushin also introduced all the board members, Friends, past presidents and THE 6 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110 GIRL CHILD PROJECT The Rotary International President, knowledge on Rotary, Rotaract and Shekhar Mehta in his early days Interact while the guest speaker Oluwa, speech emphasized that Clubs Enitan Sophie spoke on the topic should do more of service project and Girl “Embracing your Growth”. Child Empowerment. The birthday celebrants Taiwo and In tandem to the RI President’s vision, Kehinde Oladosu expressed gratitude to Rotaract District embarked on a Girl Child God for the gift of life and cited it as the Project tagged “PAD A GIRL CHILD” at reason to mark the birthday with the Odogunyan Senior Grammar School, students in unique way. Ikorodu on Wednesday 24th November, 2021. The donation of pads commenced immediately after the speech session and The project is in collaboration with the project ended with photograph Rotaract District Administrative Ofcer, sessions. Rotaractor Taiwo Oladosu who partnered with the District to celebrate his birthday. The project involved sensitization and donation of pads to at least 256 female students of the secondary. The District Rotaract Representative Ayodeji Sobowale addressed the students about service to humanity and shared THE 7 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

MINUTE OF THE ROTARACT BOARD MEETING HELD ON THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER, 2021 Attendance Form will be out anytime for pickup expectations, every board members 1. DRR Ayodeji Sobowale by participant any moment from now. gave one or two suggestions and 2. Rtr. Oladosu Taiwo In the month of November, The Rotary advise towards the success of the 3. Rtr. Jones Taiwo Foundation seminar took place at the event. 4. Rtr. Odumuye Babatunde district ofce, the board chair applaud The Board Chair then gave the oor to 5. Rtr. Jacob Moses the Chairman in person of Rtr. Jones the Chair, Rotaract Week Celebration 6. Rtr. Fathia Adekeye Taiwo for his relentless support and Committee to give her proposed 7. Rtr. Afolabi A. Abiola for organizing a successful program. program, she read out her proposal a d 8. Rtr. Egbeolu Ayomide He explained why he was explained how the committee intend 9. Rtr. Lawal Ameenah unavoidably absent and also had to to carry out activities all through the 10. Rtr. Adenekan AbdulAzeez call to order virtually. Furthermore, week, the budget and list of committee 11. Ayo- Hamilton Folorunsho the district had a PAD A GIRL project members were read out by the 12. Angel Benson and sensitization seminar in chairman. Rotr. Taiwo Jones advised 13. DRRE. Abdullah Afolabi conjunction with the District the committee to carry all club Call to order: At exactly 3:57pm , the Administrator Rotr. Oladosu Taiwo in president's along in order to avoid board chair called the board meeting celebration of his birthday ceremony, clashing of events during Rotaract to order. the project had good attendance of Week, he also advise to include Rotaract Grace: Recited by all present Rotaractors, 256 sanitary pads were interdistrict celebration to the plans i.e 4-Way Test: Recited by Rtr. Afolabi distributed to the students of partnershup with other district in Abiola Odogunyan Secondary School, the Nigeria, graphics of all Rotaractors to Purpose and Goals: Recited by Rtr. project was laudable and impactful. celebrate them of their journey so far in Taiwo Jones The Board Chair then proceed by the organization, display of pics of Welcome Address:The DRR asking The Rotary Foundation Chair Rotaractors on their Rotaract pin and welcomed everyone to the 4th board to give his report, he started by giving shirt for winners with highest pics to meeting this Rotary year, he report on the pre-seminar which was be selected. Rtr. Oladosu Taiwo also appreciated everyone present and also held virtually in the month of October, advised the committee to reachout to crave our indulgence to also charge the guest speaker was Rotr. Clement. club's for partnership and location of board members to always attend Also the chairman gave report on The the 4-way test signage. The Board board meeting because of it utmost Rotary Foundation Seminar held in Chair also suggest the committee to importance, available of all board the month of November which PDG. invite print media to create more members is germaine in other to Jide Akeredolu was the Guest awareness on Newspaper, board discuss the way forward of the district Speaker. The program was impacted, members suggested that the fun day at large. laudable and educating. The DRR should be moved to Saturday after the District Updates: The DRR abreast thanked the Chair, Rotary Foundation symposium, PDR Muyiwa suggested board members on the activities done for his hard work and unrelentless the committee work on getting so far which were as follows Council support towards making the program toastmasters instead of facilitators. He meeting, he expressed his displeasure successful, he also urge the chairman also spoke about decentralization of towards attitude of board members to compile the report, include number media tour i.e coming to use media not attending council meetings, the of participants in attendance and also station owned by PDR. Kayode Taiwo turn out of board members was low, include the budget before the next with no cost \"Hot Seat\" in ogun state, he urge everyone to endeavor to be council meeting. then in Lagos TVC or WapTV could be present at the next council meeting The Board Chair then gave oor to the considered. Board members scheduled to hold in January, 2022 and Family of Rotary Chair to give her suggested ADRR's should be carried send notication of absence if need be . progress report so far, the chairman alongside club president's regarding ELECTION: The board chair informed gave update on preparations so far, the erection of 4-way test signage. board members that nominating she informed the house that PDD Muyiwa also spoke about committee has been appointed during registration closes by November carrying The interactors along during the second council meeting which 30,2021 by 12a.m, she also inform the Rotaract function for further work has kick started from the table of house regarding the increment in membership in Rotaract. Board Chair the committee of the election which accomodation from 40,000 to 55,000, appreciated the chairman for given a had a meeting on no accomodation for on-site detailed report. NovemberWednesday, 2021 at the registration. She explained how the The board chair then asked We Care district ofce, he informed us that rooms are being sectioned and also chair to give her report, Rotr. Angel work towards the successful planning discussed the itenary with the house. Benson gave update about TECH- of the election has started in harness. The Board Chair advised the chairman SKILL which starts on Wednesday, The board chair appeal to board to send out itenary publicly to foster December 1, 2021, the program is members to be an advocate of peace the preparations of participants scheduled to hold physically and and not an agent to spread false news, alongside dress code, also awareness virtually alongside other days. The we should enlight and educate regarding pageantry should be viral in program itenary was shared to the members on information and decline other to keep participants abreast of board platform, she informed the from spreading false information. He the event, the Board Chair also house that the program will be an also informed the house that Election advised no picking of individuals on Hybrid Method. Rotr. Taiwo advised the road to avoid delay and too much the committee on working on more o THE 8 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA

welfarism of Rotaractors such as 2.0, he gave update about the hotel Rotaract Platform which was strictly birthday card etc. Rotr. Fathia also which are requesting for part payment Rotaractors and D9110 Changemaker advised that the committee should in order to secure the venue. He also Rotaractors. The Board chair work on celebration of Rotaractors by said the key thing needed is explained the need to have an designing a birthday graphics sponsorship at the moment for proper administrative/democratic group courtesy we care team. The board preparation and execution of plans. which involves the president, chair explained that the district is PDR. Muyiwa advised the committee secretary, treasurer and board working on getting something regarding sponsorship and also list members, the composition of the uniform for Rotaractors that got links that could help reduce the group is more like we having council married by the end of the year and the burden on committee. So far so good, members on the platform, the group chair also explained why some of the the chairman informed the house that will exist for just one year. observations haven't come into over 100participants have registered The board chair announced the execution. Rotr. Taiwo Jones advised already. invitation from Lagos Island Connect, she include more people to her A. O. B: The DRRE. Abdullah Afolabi Rotaract Club of Lasucom and committee if they ain't forthcoming or observed that the district website isn't Rotaract Club of Surulere South. remove them in order to have a accessible, it's down, expired and The board chair also announced the successful execution of plans for the needs renewal. He also observed that next board meeting date which is year. the newsletter uploaded on the December 15, 2021 which is also the The board chair gave the oor to the website is only readable and can't be End of the year party. Chairman, Conference and downloaded. The Board chair The meeting was concluded at exactly Convention to give his progress report promised to contact the editorial chair 7:26p.m so far, the Chairman Rotr. Afolabi to know what went down with the site, Abiola gave report on the venue and the board chair also informed board location of the event which is member about the newsletter which is scheduled to hold in oshodi, the being prepared for presentation conference tag for this year is oshodi presently. Rotr. Fathia also asked about the si w Wishing you all 9 Merry Christmas From all of us at Rotaract District 9110 Esource Conceptz THE A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ROTARACT DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA



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