THE ROTARY CLUB OF PORT OF SPAIN

RCPOS

Building A Community With You!

We meet Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
Main Auditorium, Goodwill Industries of the West Indies
Goodwill Industries of the West Indies
9 Fitzblackman Drive
Woodbrook,  Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Phone:
(868) 625-3446
Fax:
(868) 625-6673
Email:
rotarypos@gmail.com
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Driving Directions To Club Meetings
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From East: Proceed westbound along Wrightson Road and continue onto Audrey Jeffers Highway. Movietowne will be on your left and the National Stadium will be on your right. Immediately after Movietowne, make a right turn at the traffic light onto Maraval Parkway.
 
From West: Proceed eastbound on the Audrey Jeffers Highway. Prior to the intersection with the National Stadium, the road will fork. Proceed along the left hand exit on to Maraval Parkway.
 
Proceed (North) along Maraval Parkway passing the National Stadium (on your right). Just before the end of Maraval Parkway and prior to Ariapita Avenue you will see the Brian Lara MRI & Cancer Center at the corner of Maraval Parkway and Fitzblackman Driver on your right. There will be a break in the median along Maraval Parkway where you can make a right turn onto Fitzblackman Drive. Proceed briefly along Fitzblackman Drive and Goodwill Industries will be a couple buildings down on your left. There will be an open (blue) gate through which you can enter the car park area.
 
RCPOS President's Message
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It is truly humbling and an honour to be blessed with the opportunity to serve as President of the prestigious Rotary Club of Port of Spain as it enters its 62nd year since being chartered. 

Firstly let me sincerely congratulate Immediate Past President Hadyn Gittens on a most successful and impactful Rotary year. He illustrated what it truly means to be a Rotary Club President, and I will strive to continue and to strengthen the successes achieved in the 2018/2019 Rotary year.

"Rotary Connects the World” is the 2019/2020 Rotary theme established by Mark Daniel Maloney – the new Rotary International President. It is a fantastic theme which embodies what Rotary is all about and a theme the Rotary Club of Port of Spain will fully embrace this Rotary Year.

Our immediate "World”  is our Club – the Rotary Club of Port of Spain – and will be our first focus. This will be achieved by strengthening our existing relationships, through fellowship activities, alternative meeting experiences, as well as, projects and initiatives to enhance our beloved country of Trinidad & Tobago. Furthermore, we will "Connect" by attracting and engaging with others through increasing our membership. We will invite others and encourage them to join in the amazing and rewarding network of 35,000+ Rotary Clubs and 1.2 million Rotarians that are making the world a better place.

The next "World" to which we will "Connect" will be our Community. As Rotarians, we believe in a shared responsibility and commitment to take action on Trinidad & Tobago's most persistent issues. In addition to fellowship, one of the main reasons I decided to join Rotary was because of its primary tenet of Service Above Self. We will strengthen our commitment to the differently-abled, youth, senior citizens and good governance in our community. By embracing one of Rotary International's global objectives of Promoting Peace, our club will focus on assisting at-risk and marginalized youth who are otherwise being enticed and sometimes recruited into nefarious activities. 
 
We will also enhance our connection with the other Rotary Clubs of District 7030, especially within Trinidad & Tobago through joint meetings, social gatherings and collaboration on projects for the greater good of Trinidad & Tobago and thus continue to best serve by promoting integrity, goodwill and having a positive impact on our community.
 
Yours In Rotary,

James Devers

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Chevaughn Joseph
Jan 16, 2018 12:45 PM
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RCPOS Executives, Directors & Chairs
Club President
Rajiv Shandilya
Club Immediate Past President
James Devers
Club Secretary
Sean Paddy
Club President Elect
Rajiv Shandilya
Club Treasurer
David Ramsaran
Club Executive Secretary
Sean Paddy
Director-At-Large
Alain Laquis
Director-At-Large
Howard Sabga
Director-At-Large
John De Gannes
Club Service Projects Co-Coordinator
Lawrence Wilson
Club Service Projects Co-Coordinator
Daniel Fakoory
Club Membership Chair
Akiel Ghany
Club Administration Chair
Brent Fakoory
Club Rotary Foundation Chair
Francis Ottley
Club Community Service Chair
Eli Zakour
Club Youth Service Chair
Fitzroy Hoyte
Club International Service Chair
Roger Kirton
Club Vocational Service Chair
Samuel Sankar
IIHHD Chair
James Devers
Club Sergeant-At-Arms
Jeremy Matouk
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