In the last meeting of the Rotary Year 2009/2010 under the leadership of President Hasan Albalooshi, the Club, which strongly believe in continuity and sustainability, took the opportunity to look forward and build on past successes.

The meeting was well attended, and was presided over by PP Redha Faraj, who invited Incoming President Mahmood Al-Yousif to share his goals and aspirations for RY 10/11.

In the attached Podcast, you could listen to the Mahmood’s presentation and download the accompanying presentation (pdf) to see and hear the plans and aspirations for yourself.

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Briefly, the following are the major points presented which will be the backbone of RY10/11 for the Rotary Club of Adliya:

The main cause: The Gift of Life Bahrain [GOLB]

For the benefit of children with congenital cardiovascular defects. It aims to not only build and equip a new annex to the Salmaniya Medical Centre, but also equip it with the appropriate equipment and help train a doctor and nurses to ensure its viable and long term sustainability.

With the aim to raise BD100,000 (US$ 265,000) to enable us to achieve this goal, we are planning several major fund raising events throughout the year; some of which will be:

Fund Raising Activities for RY10/11

• Breast Cancer Walk • shared with Think Pink Bahrain
 • October 2010 – P. Mahmood Al-Yousif
• Cricket Tournament • Rotarian Zoher Taherbhai
 • November 2010
• RCA Bahrain Golf Invitational • PP Peter Muijrers • 
Jan 2011
• RCA BAHMUN XVII • Rotarian Fareed Bushehri • 
Feb 2011
• Earth Day / Art Competition
 • March 2011

IP Mahmood Al-Yousif also detailed some other events which the Club will take on as part of its community responsibility, including:

• Orphans Cinema Outing in cooperation with the Bahrain Cinema Club • Sept 2010
• Bahrain National Day • December 2010
• RCA Family Fun Day activity • December 2010
• DG visit • February 2011 • should coincide with BAHMUN
• Elderly & Orphans desert camp • March 2011

The members expressed full support for these programs and committed to exert all efforts at ensuring their success.

We look forward to RY10/11, please join us!