Rotary Club of Gibraltar: December 2011

Object of Rotary

The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service to the community as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

1) The development of acquaintance as an opportunity of service.
2) High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
3) The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business and community life.
4) The advancement of international understanding

Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses & Professions

The Declaration of Rotarians in Businesses & Professions was adopted by the Rotary International Council on Legislation in 1989 to provide more specific guidelines for the high ethical standards called for the the Object of Rotary.

As a Rotarian in Business or Profession I am expected to:

*Consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve.

*Be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country and to the moral standards of my community.

*Do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation.

*Be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competition,customers, the public and all those with whom I have a business and professional relationship.

*Recognize the honour and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society.

*Offer my vocational talents to promote opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others and to improve the quality of life in my community.

*Adhere to honesty in my advertising and in all my representations to the public concerning my business or profession.

*Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normallyaccorded others in a business or professional relationship.

Message For Prospective Members

Rotarians are business & professional leaders who take an active role in thier communities while greatly enriching their personal & professional lives.

A Rotary Club contains a diverse group of professional & business leaders from the community that the Club serves.

Membership in a Rotary Club offers a number of benefits, including:
* effective change within the community
* advancing business & professional contacts
* developing leadership skills
* gaining an understanding of & having an impact on
international humanitarian issues through Rotary

Sunday, December 11, 2011

December Casemate Stalls

The Rotary Club of Gibraltar held a music and fund-raising morning in Casemates on Saturday 10th December. The event was based just outside Burger King from 10a.m. onwards. The stars of the show were The Calpe Rooke Band who played a special selection of seasonal music including many old favourites.

Everyone was welcomed to join in, to help boost the Christmas spirit in Gibraltar and share the Rotary motto of “service above self”.

People were asked to donate a winter coat which was distributed to people in need and also give a toy if they could. Santa collected these and gave them to needy girls and boys in local hospitals and homes.

Rotarians set up three stalls in Casemates. Two of them provided bric-a-brac and books and the third featured a useful gift-wrapping service so people could take their presents along for a professional 'wrap' and save themselves the work while helping to raise funds for local charities.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

KGV Christmas Party

The KGV Christmas Party went off very well and our thanks fo to Jennifer for organising the event. There must have been a record number of residents this year as the dining hall was packed, so much so that when we were entertained by Vicente and his dance troupe they hardly had sufficient room to give us a twirl and show their talents!
There was plenty of goodies to eat and drink and President Tony thanked all those who helped with making and providing it all. Santa didn't let us down and made a timely appearance to cheer up everyone and of course to hand out the presents.