Singapore cruise liner hosts top Rotarians
The Presidents-elect Training Seminar 2012 (PETS) aboard the cruise liner Superstar Virgo in Singapore brought together Rotarians and resource persons under the banner 'Peace through Service', which is the theme for Rotary International this year.
Convened by the District Governor, the meeting of Club-president elects covered a range of topics including roles and responsibilities, working with the club and district members, administration, membership, service projects, PR, and goal setting among others.
The gala one- and- a- half day seminar aboard the Star Cruises ship also saw the participation of the spouses. Among the distinguished panel of speakers were tax consultant and past district governor N. R. Gajendran, past president and MD of HNB Rajendra Theagarajah. Dushan Soza - MD, WNS Global Services ( Pvt) Ltd., and Nalin Jayasuriya - MD of MC- Quire Rens Consulting ( Pvt) Ltd.
District Governor Elect Dharshan John and District Secretary George Jesuthasan were also present.
A number of district officials including secretary and treasurer elect and a selection of assistant governors were also present. The confab also saw the election of club presidents for districts in Sri Lanka as well as the appointment of Rotarians to the positions of secretary and treasurer for the respective cities and districts for 2012.
RI District 3220 now consists of 58 clubs with a membership of 1,612 Rotarians, 1,500 Rotaractors and some 2,500 Interactors across Sri Lanka. Actively engaged in a series of community service projects RI District 3220 continues to focus on providing priority focus on water and sanitation, literacy and education, new generations, mother and child health care and peace and conflict resolution/prevention.