Rotary Club of Port Louis

President - Stephane Henery

The Board members were:

Vice president: PP Roger Leung Shin Cheung
Immediate past president: Michael Bootle
Secretary: Rtn André Chung Shui
Treasurer: Philip Hadley
Chairman: Club: PP Alain Oxenham
Vocational: PP Nand Sooredoo
Community: Rtn Anand Gopal
Strategy and Development: PP David Isaacs

The year 2008/09 was, for the Rotary Club of Port-Louis, centered around three primary objectives:
1. project activity
2. fellowship
3. recruitment and revival of the Peace & Unity project.

Projects:

The Vocational service committee, under the Chairmanship of PP Nand Sooredoo, perfectly handled the Brains Trust (project leader: PP David Floyd) and the Primary School projects (project leader: PP Philip Ah Chuen).
A photo competition has been initiated by project leader Jean-Marie d’Espagnac and a donation of school materials and spectacles took place at the ZEP school of Route Nicolay, Roche Bois (project leader: PP Utesh Banydeen).

The Community service committee, under the Chairmanship of Anand Gopal, also had an excellent activity level, with the initiation of a long-term relationship with Atelier Mo’zart (project leader: William Ah Sue), the ongoing support to the social workers in Roche Bois (project leader: Patrice Cure), the success of the lunch for the disabled at Domaine Les Pailles (project leader: PP Bernard Leong Son), a computer donation at Camp Firinga (project leader: PP Roger Leung) and the Xmas Tree also at Camp Firinga.
In total, the Club sponsored three ZEP schools in relation to the "Nourrie Leurs Reves" project intiated by the District Governor Jean-Claude Hoareau.

Fellowship:

The Club Service committee was headed by PP Alan Oxenham.
One ladies outing took place at l’Etoile and another one at Gymkhana, under the form of a horse racing fun (and fund raising) event (project leader Philip Hadley).
A lively dinner at a restaurant in Trianon followed the General Assembly in September.
Three members, namely PP Adam Jauferally, PP Bob Russell and PP Alan Oxenham, agreed to host the Home Hospitality night within the District Conference at their residences.
The Club managed to host all twin visitors from the Rotary Club of Saint-Denis, Reunion.
Farook and Nalini Hossen joined Diane and Stephane Henry in October, for the visit to the Club of Saint-Denis.

The Strategy and Development Committee was chaired by PP David Isaacs.
Only two members were inducted during the year, namely Serge Riviere and Pratik Gosh, falling short of the objective of four new members, net.
US$ 7,000 were sent to the Rotary Foundation in September for the PHF challenge grant and 14 PHFs were allocated to our Club.
Participation in projects and attendance at club meetings was mixed.
The Strategy and Development Committee also decided to revive the Peace & Unity project, which will be headed by PP Dan Bundhoo.
The visit of the District Governor, Jean-Claude Hoareau, took place on 21st January.

Overall, the Rotary year 2008/09 was a rather active year in terms of projects and Chairmen Anand Gopal and PP Nand Sooredoo were instrumental in that achievement. Participation in club projects and meetings was mixed, which may be due to several members having key roles in the DG's team but also to a lack of commitment.