Fiji has a new Rotary club being formed for the first time since 2002. The last Club chartered in Fiji was the Rotary Club of Taveuni in 2002.
The new club, situated in Ba will be chartered on Friday 31 May 2013. This will make it the 10th Rotary Club in Fiji. The new club will be a New Generations Club as it will consist of younger members and it already has 30 members to do Rotarian good.
Past Rotary International President Luis Vicente Giay coined the term New Generations when he shared his belief that the future of Rotary relied on involving young people in the organization’s programs and activities. He said, “Our vision for the future, now more than ever, is the difference between success and failure. The New Generations are our investment in the future. Let us begin to build that future today.”
BA has had a Rotary Club prior to this, which operated from 1972 until 2003. The New Generations club will be starting from scratch and will fill a valuable role in the community bringing the total of Rotarians in Fiji to around 230.
The formation of the BA Club is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Suva, which is the oldest Club in Fiji. It was formed in 1936 as the 1st Club in the South Pacific. The current President for the Suva Club is Michael Yee Joy.
Some of the recent projects Rotarians in Fiji have been involved with include:
• Disaster preparedness including relief and recovery after Cyclones
• A CD scanner for Suva Hospital
• Dialysis machines for the Dialysis Clinic in Suva
• Water for Life projects in remote villages
• Pre schools on Taveuni
• Koroipita housing in Lautoka
Fiji is part of a larger district that includes 51 different clubs across Auckland and the Pacific Islands and the Ba club being chartered this Friday, is the 3rd club this Rotary year after Highbrook and Franklin in New Zealand.
Anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary can go to www.rotarysouthpacific.org
