ROTARACT CLUB OF KNUST

Rotaract KNUST is proud to present an educative and interactive talk with the assistant district governor for  district 9102 on the agenda Rotary, Rotaract and Interact. Come, let's learn, have fun and fellowship.

THEME: ROTARY MAKING A DIFFERENCE Meeting started at exactly 5:00pm. Apologies were made on behalf of Adwoa Amponsah Donkor Aside that about 90%of executives were present with about 30%of members. MAIN AGENDA: SESSION WITH RP KELVIN KOBBY MENSAH TO GIVE A REPORT ON THE TOUCHING LIFE PROJECT. He first talked about the joy of seeing Nigeria The Rotaract touching Lives Project is a joint project by the Rotaract Clubs of Lagos (Nigeria) Knust and Ucc (Ghana) held in Lagos Day 1(arrival and accreditation) Thursday 21 September The members of  R otaract   club of KNUST and other supporting clubs (UPSA, UG, and Adenta Central) Ghana arrived   in Lagos at exactly 11:00pm. Senami   a member of the Rotaract club of Lagos   brought us from the bus station at Yaba to the Faith plaza,   we got to faith plaza at exactly 12:00am where we lodged.   There was short introduction of members of all participating clubs for everyo...

1ST MEETING FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR ROTARY THEME:ROTARY MAKING A DIFFERENCE DATE: 2ND SEPTEMBER 2017. The meeting started at exactly 5:00pm with more than 90% of executives present, few m embers as well as guest. Apologies were made on behalf of Francis Tetteh and Isaac Nyame Main Agenda : PLAN OF ACTION a. International trip to Nigeria hopefully 22nd September b. Donation to Garden City Special School C. Zonal project (D): our zone comprises of KNUST, Kumasi technical university, Provisional Rotaract Club of University of Energy and Natural resource (Planning of having blood donation/donation to prisons /donation to the psychiatric or Children’s hospital The Fourth project was said to be in the pipeline *.We also talked about our mini project thus Bob-a-job to be held at Ahodwo and Maxima Goil filling stations on 9 th September, 2017. Introduction of new executives and members were made. We were blessed to have our SRC President David Dannah who i...

Rotaract KNUST invites all memebers and guest to join the rotaract family on its first fellowship on Sunday 3rd September, 2017 as they share their experiences of the vacation and still have fun. Join us at Africa Hall JCR AT 5pm and lets have fun.

Rotaract KNUST welcomes all students officially back to campus. As we begin a new semester, it is the hope and wish of the rotaract family on KNUST campus that everything goes on well. We turn a new leaf and never lose hope in the quest of making a difference and changing lives.

Rotaract Club of KNUST in collaboration with Rotaract Club of UCC, Rotaract Club of Lagos, from University of Lagos, Rotaract club of Ugandan Institute of Communication Technology and Rotaract club of Belmont from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe presents ROTARACT TOUCHING LIFE PROJECT scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from the 22nd September, 2017 to 26th September, 2017. The Rotaract touching life project is an international project being undertaken by Rotaract clubs from KNUST, UCC all from Ghana, Rotaract club of Lagos, from the university of Lagos, in Nigeria, Belmont and U.I.C.T from Zimbabwe and Uganda respectively. The project is targeted at the following focus areas thus maternal and childcare, sanitation and disease prevention, education and literacy. Individuals willing to participate would have to pay for a fee thus their transportation and feeding excluding accommodation. COST FOR MEMEBERS Valid national ID: Gh¢492.00 Passport holders: Gh¢452.00 T...

Rotary Club of Kumasi East headed by Rotarian President Kyeremateng gave birth to ROTARY COMMUNITY CORPS OF NTINANKO. Ntinanko is a community, an hour drive from Kumasi off the Manso Nkwanta main road thus through Anwiakwanta township. The RI president signed the certificate of organization on the 2 nd of May 2017. There was an off-site meeting at Ntinanko on Wednesday 24 th May 2017. The district RCC chair, PAG Sowah represented the District Governor at the Inauguration.   The assistant governor, AG Isaac also joined the inauguration. 

Presentation of Citation On the 16th of May, 2017 members of the board of Rotaract Club of KNUST met their sponsary club; Rotary Club of Kumasi to fellowship with them and also present a citation to them for the immense contribution and support they have rendered so far.  Acting Rotarian President for the evening The acting Rotarian president also gave his acceptance speech and admonish  the Rotaractors to endeavor to do more to make a difference in the lives of humanity. Experiences of various Rotarians were also shared.        Members of the RC of Kumasi and Rotaract Club of KNUST  after their fellowship  

Rtn President Kyeremateng On the 17th of May, 2017, members of the Board of Rotaract Club of KNUST had fellowship with the Rotary Club of Kumasi East. The board also presented a citation to the Rotarian President Presentation of Citation Kyeremateng Mensah Aborampah and the entire Rotary club members for the support and advise they render to the Club in its pursuit of  making a difference as the Rotary year stipulates. The Rotarian President also gave his acceptance speech and thanked the board and entire members of Rotaract Club of KNUST for their recognition. Rotarian President Nominee also gave a talk on the topic of the right ways of taking medication.He empahsized on a number of things which were pertinent to the way patients take medication and rendered a professional advise on how to go about some of them.

3H        Health, Hunger and Humanity AAM     Additional Active Member ADG     Assistant District Governor AM       Active Member ANZO   Rotary Region consisting of Australia, New Zealand and other places not included in any other region ASIA     Rotary Region consisting of Asia

Meet the ladies and gentlemen of the Club. They really rock.  #Making A Difference    Rotaractor President Kelvin Kobby Mensah, IPP Fred Asante and IPP David Baganiah Pope of UCC, at our recent presidential ball and handing over ceremony. Held at the Bani-villas Kentikrono, Kumasi

By Steve Garret, District 5300 Governor 1994-1995 1- DEFINITION OF ROTARY How do you describe the organization called “Rotary”? There are so many characteristics of a Rotary club as well as the activities of a million Rotarians. There are the features of service, internationality, fellowship, classifications of each vocation, development of goodwill and world understanding, the emphasis of high ethical standards, concern for other people an many more descriptive qualities. In 1976 the Rotary International Board of Directors was interested creating a concise definition of the fundamental aspects of Rotary. The turned to the three men who were then serving on Rotary’s Public Relation Committee and requested that a one-sentence definition of Rotary be pre pared. After numerous drafts, the committee presented this definition, which has been used ever since in various Rotary publications: “Rotary is an organization of business and professional person united worldwide who provide ...

Source: fundingmodel@rotary.org . Posted on June 16, 2014 By Ian Riseley, Rotary Foundation Trustee, Foundation Finance Committee chair I’ve been very involved in the development of our Foundation’s new funding model and have closely followed the questions being raised about it in social media and elsewhere. The new funding model for The Rotary Foundation was developed because our ability to continue “doing good in the world” depends heavily on the Foundation having long-term financial stability. In the interests of improved communication and understanding of the changes, here are 10 important things to know about the new model, which becomes effective on 1 July 2015. 1. Rotarians and clubs will benefit Rotary’s strength lies in the talents and dedication of its members and clubs. The recent recession showed that we must have adequate reserves in our Rotary Foundation to ensure that we don’t have to cut programs and services in times of poor investment returns, and...

20 Answers to the Question: Why Join Rotary? 1. Friendship: In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of two reasons why Rotary began in 1905. 2. Business Development: The second original reason for Rotary's beginning is business development. Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of every business community. Its members come from all walks of life. Rotarians help each other and collectively help others. 3. Personal Growth and Development: Membership in Rotary continues one’s growth and education in human relations and personal development.