In 1999 Past Presidents Joseph Steinbok, Milton Inniss and Peter Griffith organized a golf tournament at the Old Nine at Sandy Lane, sponsored by Diamonds International at the hefty price of $10,000 per team to raise funds for the renovation of the Pediatric Ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This extremely successful and profitable fundraiser […]
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Baffin Island at 63.45N and 68.31W lies the town of Iqaluit in Nunawit Canada. A cold, white landscape, the home of the Inuit, in the frozen tundra of the Arctic where the old adage rings true: “Watch out where the Huskies go, but please don’t eat the yellow snow!” Inuits are allowed by the Canadian
The Rotary Club of Barbados West, in partnership with Diamonds International and other community partners (who support the annual Golf Classic), afford matriculated university students the opportunity to apply for financial assistance. Past President Joseph Steinbok served as the chairman of the Scholarship Committee for a number of years. The objective of the Scholarship Fund
Undoubtedly, the most significant contribution has been made in the healthcare sector, particularly at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), the island’s premier healthcare facility. Major projects undertaken at the QEH that have given RCOBW national recognition include the following:
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The project focuses on two main areas: providing support to children with dyslexia and offering specialized training to teachers. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by children with dyslexia, the Rotary Club of Barbados West and the Caribbean Dyslexia Association and Centre have come together to offer a range of resources and interventions. To support children
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The Nature Fun Ranch is a facility located in Bruce Vale in the rural parish of St. Andrew. NFR provides multiple opportunities for young males and females from vulnerable communities, to avoid a life of delinquency and become productive, contributing citizens. NFR’s focus on personal responsibility, empowerment and capacity building is helping to change youth
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RCOBW is focused on the continuation of the Eastern Caribbean Neo-Natal Project – working alongside the Vice President and the Chief Program Officer of the World Pediatric Project based in Richmond Virginia. We were the inaugural local support team for the initial project that was operated in St Lucia and Grenada in 2017. The purpose
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Due to the Covid-19 impact, the delivery of education in Barbados has had to be changed. RCOBW responded positively to the appeal from the Ministry of Education for computer devices and supplied eighty (80) tablets to children at two primary schools. Five laptops were also donated to staff and students. RCOBW has committed to the
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In 1991-92 Rotary West, under the presidency of Peter Griffith, embarked on the most ambitious project in our history – to transform Batts Rock into a national park. The Club received permission from the Government to develop approximately 2 acres of land complete with facilities. The work was to be done in association with the
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Rotary Club of Barbados West has collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) in the development of an Emergency Medical Team Facility. The Emergency Field Medical Facility ensures that the BDF can actively provide humanitarian support to Barbados and other neighbouring islands in the unfortunate occurrence of a
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