Rotary Club of Gibraltar: June 2012

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

Monday, June 4, 2012

ROTARY AND THE JUBILEE

The Rotary Club of Gibraltar strongly supported Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee in Gibraltar. As well as here of course, the event was celebrated all around the world on the 3rd June and people in the UK hosted many street parties in honour of this very special occasion. On the same day here in Gibraltar the Rotary Club (together with the Government) also celebrated with a great spectacular, a Big Lunch street party which was the biggest ever held on the Rock.

There were many activities and entertainment for people of all ages. It started with the fancy dress competition for children under the age of 12. This was followed by a parade up Main Street to the Piazza. Long-standing Rotarian, Mr. Momy Levy launched the proceedings by leading the crowd with three cheers to her Majesty and singing the Anthem 'God Save the Queen'. Momy said “It is fabulous and I am thrilled to bits. It is what I expected of Gibraltar - it has been a wonderful day for all".

Momy Levy

The Mayor, Julio Alcantara, announced the winners of the fancy dress competition and together with Miss Gibraltar 2012, Jessica Baldachino he presented the prizes to the winning children.

Miss Gibraltar 2012, Jessica Baldachino; Mayor julio Alcantara
First Pincess, Kerianne Massetti

Rotary’s Chairperson for Fund Raising, Jane Hart organised a hog roast and hotdog and burger stalls in Cannon Lane. Over one thousand buns with contents were served and in true British fashion everyone queued up patiently for what turned out to be a very tasty experience!

There were two theatrical stages with live music (Jazz and Soul) playing throughout the day and featuring some of Gibraltar's finest talent. Stalls selling handicrafts and ethnic food along Main Street were also prominent and well supported by the public.

Children's activities included a bouncy castle in the Piazza and a number of other organisations gave demonstrations of dance and cheerleading. There was also a fashion show courtesy of the renowned international designer, Reene Weston.

The Rotary Club’s Press and P.R. Officer, Lyana Armstrong-Emery on behalf of the Committee thanked the Gibraltarian public for their active participation. She remarked ; “A great day for Gibraltar with great atmosphere and lots of party music at every corner! It was truly a day we will all remember!”

Cheerleaders

Transitions Dance Group

Crowd in the Piazza

Sista Dee

Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress competition

As part of the Rock's Jubilee celebrations the Rotary Club of Gibraltar hosted a Fancy Dress competition for children up to 12years old.The theme was African dress or animals. This was in order to conmemorate the fairytale story of Her Majesty, who in 1952 went up into Treetops Hotel in Kenya a Princess and came down a Queen.

All participants assembled in Casemates on 3rd June and met the Mayor of Gibraltar, Julio Alcantara together with Miss Gibraltar and a Princess. At 11:30am the participants, together with cheerleaders, cadets and Transitions Dance School and others paraded up Main Street. The Army and Air cadets pulled a water barrel and Rhona, the Rhino Bank and many people contributed to "Water Barrels for Africa", a Rotary project.

From left:
Kerianne Massetti, First Princess; Rotarian, Momy Levy;
Jessica Bladachino, Miss Gibraltar 2012 & the Mayor, Julio Alcantara

On arrival at the Piazza Rotarian Momy Levy, opened the ceremony with a short and inspiring speech and led the crowd into singing the anthem God Save the Queen. The Mayor then read out the results of the competition and handed out the prizes to the winners.

Rotary Club of Gibraltar would like to thank the generous support of sponsors Pizza Hut and Burger King.