President's Message 9 March 2010

Fellow Rotarians,
We are still in the Month of March which is designated as LITERACY MONTH in Rotary Calendar.
This week is dedicated to promote the group of future leaders in Rotary –ROTARACT.
In Rotaract,you find young,talented individuals that are in business of doing good in their immediate communities.
As Rotarians therefore,we need to actively support and encourage them in their continued quest –put service above self.
In this regard Rotaractors of Gbagada will fellowship with us during the meeting.
Service Project
a)Work is in progress on our STAR PROJECT.I want to seize this opportunity to remind members to please visit the site,supervise and make inputs.
The chair of Service Project will inform us when we would have “Rotarians project participation”. It is our Project.
b)Give –a-Hand-LN-4
We are awaiting a confirmation date from RC Cotonou Palmier for the execution of the LN-4 Project.
c)Literacy Center/Mechanic Village Gbagada
Finishing touches are being put to the renovation of the Adult Literacy Center.The chair of Service Project will confirm date of commissioning and commencement of a new class.
District Conference -4th -7th May 2011
Registration is on for this year’s District conference.Members are therefore encouraged to register early enough.For further details please contact Rotn Fowoke Williamson.
D.L.S (District Leaders Seminar)
This is a training seminar for AGs,Club Chairmen and Rotarians willing to serve beyond club level.Members are encouraged to please register.It is only #1,500,payments should be made to the club’s treasurer.
In conclusion,I want to appeal to members particularly sponsors of Guests during the C-in-C exercise to please do the follow up on these Guests to avoid efforts of Elders of the club and Membership committee being wasted away I thank those who have redeemed their pledges on being Paul Harris Fellow,but appeal to those who have not to please do so as soon as possible.So far our contributions to the Foundation is not too impressive.
Let us continue to share the IDEALS of Rotary with a Friend.
Have a great week ahead.
Very Truly Yours in Rotary
Lanre Kasim

President's Message 2 March 2010

Fellow Rotarians,

“Knowing how to read and write can transform a persons life- these basic skills which so many of us take for granted, can mean a job, an income and hope for a better future for those who are struggling to break the cycle of poverty.”

On this note, I welcome you all to the month of march which is designated as “LITERACY MONTH” In Rotary Calender.

Rotary has focused on promoting literacy for more than two decades now.

This is a time for the club to think more about what we would be doing to boost literacy rates in our community.

Last week,we had our board meeting,hosted by Rotarian Lydia Collingwoode Williams who treated to good food and chilled drinks-I want to thank this new Rotarian who has within a short time showed deep commitments to the Ideals of Rotary.Decisions taken at this meeting would be unfolded as the meeting progresses.We also ended up the month of World Peace and Understanding with Professor Sophia Oluwole as our Guest Speaker.She delivered her speech/talk to the admiration of all.Let me seize this opportunity to thank all members of our great club for turning out in large number some with their spouses.I also want to express my deep appreciation to(in absentia)PDC Doyin Oredehin,IWM(PP)Lara Adedugbe,IWM(PP)Bisi Onafuwa,IWM (PP)Nike Sodipo,& PDG Tayo Alabi,Lt Gov Ayo Faroun,PAG Bode Oke,PP Okey Mojekwu and all others too numerous to mention.I will not forget to thank PDG Niji Raji and AG Wale Adegbite for their behind-the-scene strong support,Thank you all.

Service Projects

a)Work is in progress on our STAR PROJECT.The chair of service project will give detailed report as the meeting progresses.I want to encourage all members to please find time to visit the site supervise and make contributions/input.It is our project.

b)LN-4

Following my recent discussions with the President of the RC Cotonou Palmier,the LN-4 project will most likely be carried out by mid-march 2011.

c)Literacy Center/Mechanic Village Gbagada

Work is virtually completed on the renovation of the literacy center at the mechanic village.Again,the chair service project will brief the club on the date of the commissioning vis-a –vis commencement of a new class.

d)Eko Boys High School

I am pleased to inform you all that the faulty generator at the Eko Boys High School has been fixed/repaired and it is now functional.I thank Rotarian Bayo Windapo for his Effort .

Let me also seize this opportunity to remind those who pledged towards the repair of the generator and renovation of the Literacy center,to please redeem their pledges in earnest.

Report by all chair of Avenue of Service

I appeal to all chairmen of avenue of service to not only attend this week’s meeting but also be prepared to give reports.

District Conference 4^th-7^th May 2011

The District conference is fast approaching ,members are encouraged to register early enough.Rotarian Williason will brief the club as a member of conference committee.

I want to appeal to all members to please find time to attend both club and District functions and urge those with outstanding financial commitments to pay up as soon as practical.

R.L.I(Part 1)

Two of our members will be attending Rotary Leadership Institutes slated for 5^th march 2011 at ASCON Topo Badagry.They are PP Muyiwa Matuluko and Tayo Adelaja.The club will meet them half way on the course fee.

In conclusion,I thank PDG Niji Raji for seizing the opportunity of “Double Recognition on EREY and paid 200 Dollar on the 23^rd feb 2011.I also thank Bayo Windapo who paid another (1) thousand dollars for Paul Harris Fellow AG Wale Adegbite for getting two(2) non-rotarians to contribute #175,000=to Rotary Foundation God bless you all.

Let us not forget to follow on the Guests we had during the C-in-C exercise.Membership growth is very important.

Until I come your way next week which will be “Rotaract Week” a week dedicated to promote the group of future leaders of Rotary remember to share the Ideals of the Rotary with a Friend.

Have a pleasant week ahead.

Very truly Yours In Rotary

Lanre Kasim

Invitation received

want to know whether this will be used just like the Gbagadarotarygroups.com.
Thanks
Tayo Ajayi

President's Page June 27, 2007

Every beginning must have an end and after 52 weeks of presiding over this great club, I am stepping aside for a new leader. I thank God for letting me see this assignment through. I thank all Rotarians especially the past presidents and the directors that have supported me in this epic journey. I also recognise the active support that our Inner Wheel Members have provided. They have been by our side throughout this journey.

With your support, I am leaving the club a better club than I met it. The Best Club in District 9110 award was re-gained after being away from the Club for 2 years. The Club won the RI Significant Achievement Award for the first time in more than a decade. It was the first time the club had a major donor to Rotary Foundation and we had three, contributing a record $20,000 to Rotary Foundation in the year. On communication, we introduced the Yahoo Group to increase the flow of communication and also launched our own webside, gbagadarotary.blogspot.com.

On finances, a total of N580,000 has been left in our Skye Bank accounts. This represents the excess income over expenditure during the year. Our total income was a record N12.3m and we spent a record N11.8m. Of the N11.8m total expenditure, N5.5m was spent on our various projects during the year and N2.7m was donated to Rotary Foundation. With the assistant of our able Treasurer, our draft account is ready for auditing and we hope to have the audited account before the DG's visit on July 18.

I want to end my note by assuring you that I remained committed to using my talent, teasure and time to promote the cause of Rotary. Being a Rotarian is a journey. It should never end.

Yours sincerely,



Wale Adegbite
President 2006/07