The Rotary club of Brusubi-Serekunda which is the third young Rotarian club in The Gambia, has recently been launched at a colourful reception dinner held at Kachadula Place.
The launching was attended by friends,
Rotarians, club members both from The Gambia and outside, the UN resident
coordinator, government representatives and other dignitaries.
In
delivering a speech at the launching, the chartered president of Rotary Club of
Brusubi-Serekunda, Sapard Vincent de Paul Kalala, said the formation of the
Rotary Club of Brusubi-Serekunda had increased the number of Rotary clubs in
The Gambia to three.
He
said they would endeavour to work diligently with their sister rotary clubs of
Fajara and Banjul to better learn from them as they have been in existence for
a good number of years.
He
expressed appreciation to all those who supported them in realizing the club as
well as to fellow Rotarians from existing clubs of Banjul and Fajara, who had
“already provided much guidance and support”.
“We
look forward with great hope and expectations to emulating the high standards
that you have set,” he said. “We know that only through collaboration and team
work can we achieve the best outcomes in the communities that we will serve,
and for the whole country.”
The
Rotarian president also spoke about the larger Rotary organization, saying it
is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring
together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian services,
encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and
peace around the world.
“It
is a secular organization open to all people regardless of race, colour, creed,
religious, gender or political preference,” he added, saying there are more
than 34 thousands Rotary clubs worldwide involving more than one million
Rotarian members.
He
said their objectives are set against the Rotary four-way test, used to see if
a planned action is compatible with the Rotarian spirit and it is still today
seen as a standard for ethics in the business management worldwide.
He
also said members of the Rotary Club of Brusubi-Serekunda see themselves as
part of a mission to work with their senior sister clubs and the whole
humanitarian community to achieve a permanent and well-entrenched improvement
in the Rotary ability to project positive influence wherever they are for the
long term by systematically building up credibility in each of the areas of
services rendered to their communities.
He
further stated that members of the Rotary Club of Brusubi are putting a lot of
emphasis on developing personal relationship with the communities of Brufut, Sukuta,
Bijilo and Serekunda in the short term.
“We
are proud to be counted as integral part of the community,” he stated.
