Thursday, December 24, 2009

Rotary Club Seminyak Dominated by Foreign Members



Members of social and humanity organization under Rotary Club Bali Seminyak are now dominated by foreigner.

President of Rotary Club Bali Seminyak, Patricia Jamieson at Kuta, Bali on Sunday said that since it first development on May 2002 Rotary Club Bali Seminyak members were merely 24 people from 16 countries.

“This social organization tried to conducting various humanity events such as health check, cataract eye surgery as well as other social activities like greening the environment,” he said.

Vice President for Rotary Club Bali Seminyak, Handy Saputra added, as the only local citizen joined this group he want to do more for the people.

“Almost all of Rotary Club Bali Seminyak members are foreigner. They are really concerns about people and environment condition in this Island of God,” he said.

He also assessed that this year his party had delivered hundred of million funds through several programs, for instance is harelip surgery, clear water supply with bio filter technology at Sibang village of Badung regency as well as helped medicinal treatment and education of a child who suffered blood cancer of leukemia.

“There are several eases when joined with this organization, we get easier to find fund for the people, we also not get fused over when helping people, he said.

It is said that every year Rotary Club have programs to help the people, starting from health, education up to clear water supply.

“Rotary Club today already has members for about 1.2 million people spreads in 33.000 Rotary Club for about in 170 countries. The number of this organization member keeps growing every year,” said Handy Saputra.

In Bali, he said, there are already 16 Rotary Club. Its member consist of people from various profession starting form doctor, lawyer, public who have social concern.

News by Antara