Join the Rotarians for this celebration! |
The 110th
anniversary of Rotary International will be celebrated on Saturday, April 11, by
the Rotary clubs of Johor and Malacca with the Rotary World Understanding &
Peace Day, a day-long public event that will showcase Rotary community
projects.
Held from 10.30am to 5pm at
Level 4 of Sutera Mall, Johor Baru, the event will offer free Medical Screening
as well as stalls where profits from the sale of food, drinks and merchandise
will be channeled to Rotary humanitarian projects.
More
than ten Rotary Clubs in Johor, Malacca and Singapore are involved with
showcasing their community service projects aimed at helping to alleviate
poverty, misery and difficulties in the disadvantaged sectors of our
society. For the first time, the public
will see a collection of Rotary community projects showcased in one
location. These include information on the
Rotary Dialysis Centres, the Rotary Eye Centre, Rotary Disaster Relief
projects, Prevention of Polio Education, the Rotary Clean Water project and the
Rotary Children’s Home.
The
day’s activities will start with an opening ceremony at 11.30am by
Guest of Honour, Johor Baru Member of Parliament, Tan
Sri Datuk Seri Shahrir Abd Samad. Other
guests expected to attend are Yang DiPertua Majlis Perbandaran Johor Tengah, Tuan
Haji Sallehuddin Haji Hassan, Consul General of Indonesia, Taufiq Ur Rijal, and
Rotary International District 3310 Governor, Tuan Hj Andre Suharto.
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