Adliya Echo.As is customary, the Rotary Club of Adliya enjoyed a wonderful social evening on the third Monday of the month. This time, we met at Lanterns Restaurant, one of the leading Indian restaurants in the Kingdom, who laid out a sumptuous buffet spread which satisfied our pallet.
What was even more fun is that this time, we actually had a number of Rotarian families and guests and a great many laughs were heard and the conversation was non-stop.
Ms. Eman Mansoor Oun, Ms. Tahera Shakeeb and Mr. Mohammed Al-Aradi – all of whom are Business students at the Bahrain Polytechnic – attended an important leadership and skills building conference in November 2010 in Dubai, thanks to the Rotary Club of Adliya funding their trip and expenses. All three students were the featured speaking guests at the Rotary Club of Adliya meeting held on 17th January, in which they shared their experience of participation with Rotarians and guests.
“The Rotary Club of Adliya deeply believes in empowering the youth of Bahrain to reach their potential,” Mahmood Al-Yousif, the President of the Rotary Club of Adliya said, “we find that the Youth Leadership Summit and the Talent Conference which took place recently in Dubai are perfect vehicles for that development. Therefore, we opted to sponsor three bright and committed young individuals to attend the event and had every confidence that they would benefit from the experience. In fact, judging by the reports we received back from them, their attendance already bore fruit in not only winning the coveted ‘Best Delegation’ award, but more importantly, they have adapted what they learnt and ‘paid it forward’ by helping various causes in the Kingdom.”
The Youth Leadership Summit partnered with Knowledge Village in Dubai where the event took place. The Summit provides an avenue for global, regional and national business leaders from different organizations to converse with proactive youth. About 300 youth attended and took part in a number of workshops and panel discussions, in addition various talks and presentations. Participants were from the four Gulf States of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and UAE.
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Eminent dignitaries and national and international media houses also attended, all of whom sought to bridge the gap on a multitude of issues like Human Capital Development, CSR and Environmental Sustainability as well as harnessing innovation and youth empowerment.
The purpose of the RCA Pink Walkathon is to raise funds for two charitable initiatives: “The Gift of Life Bahrain [GOLB]” project which is for the benefit of Children with Congenital Heart Defects in which the Rotary Club of Adliya will purchase necessary medical equipment to be used in the Salmania Medical Centre; and to raise funds for the Think Pink Bahrain charity which will purchase a specialised MRI machine to be housed and used at the Salmania Medical Centre for breast cancer screening. The net funds raised will be equally distributed between these two causes.
The Rotary Club of Adliya would like to thank everyone for their invaluable help and support. In particular, the RCA recognises the Muharraq Governate for their ready assistance and support, the Muharraq Municipality for the provision of the Park, the Ministry of Interior and Traffic Directorate for the provision of security and traffic personnel and for their assistance with traffic at the venue, the American Mission Hospital for the provision of an ambulance, the RCSI for their provision of the event’s marshals, and of course the excellent ladies from Think Pink Bahrain who are an inspiration and for their unceasing enthusiasm and support for the project.
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The Rotary Club of Adliya conducted elections for next year’s leadership during their meeting of the 13th of December 2010. The newly elected officials are:
Nominated leaders of the Rotary Club of Adliya for Rotary year 2012/2013
The Club wishes them well and looks forward to their positive contribution to the community.
Rotary Club of Adliya’s President Mahmood Al-Yousif presents a gift to a one-year-old patient in Ward 202, the Children’s Oncology Ward at the Salmaniya Medical Complex
Nurse Amal Mohammed, the supervising nurse in Ward 202 welcomed the visit and accompanied both the President and the Service Projects Chairperson around the ward and introduced them to the resident and visiting patients and their parents. Both spent some time talking to children and their patients and expressed solidarity with them and wished them continued recovery.
Rotary Club of Adliya's Service Projects Chairperson Mrs. Khulood Al-Qattan and President Mahmood Al-Yousif present a gift to one of the patients in Ward 202, the Children's Oncology Ward at the Salmaniya Medical Complex
The Club’s Service Projects Chairperson Mrs. Khulood Al-Qattan expressed similar sentiments, “yes, it is sad to see children and their parents in these situations, but knowing that they have the best medical care possible available for them in Bahrain is heartening. We at the Rotary Club of Adliya through our Service Projects Committee are committed to do whatever we can as Rotarians to alleviate suffering, build bridges and bring peace. The visit this morning satisfies these values and we shall work for more community engagement and projects to continue to do so in the future.”