Rotaractive
N o v e m b e r E d i t i o n
CONTENT
1. NEW MONTH MESSAGE
2. BE AN ANT
3. JEFFERY IDUOZEE JOURNEY
4. MY INTERACT STORY: RTR DESTINY EMUROTU
5. FACTS ABOUT ROTARACT
6. "GET FIT UNIBEN"
7. DISTRICT CALENDAR
8. MEMES CORNER
9. SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
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ne driving our humanitarian work,
empowering us to
1. Eradicate polio worldwide
2. Promote peace and conflict resolution
3. Support Education and literacy
4. Improve health and sanitation
5. Enhance economic development
D Through the Foundation, we have
R made tangible differences in the lives
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of millions over the world. From
vaccinations to education, provision of
clean water to disaster relief, our
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collective efforts have created lasting
E impacts.
D ear Friends, Happy New month.
As we begin a new month, I want
to take a moment to appreciate the
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As we continue our humanitarian
work, I remind you of two significant
outstanding work of our clubs in the M
upcoming events:
month of October. O
Firstly, I commend clubs that N 1. Rotary Foundation Seminar in Asaba
participated in the End Polio Now
T This seminar will enhance our
celebration, raising awareness for understanding of the Foundation's
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polio eradication. Your efforts bring mission, grants, and best practices. I
us closer to a polio-free world. encourage us all to attend, participate
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and relearn.
Special recognition goes to clubs and E
individuals that generously donated to 2. RAC @57 Celebration in March
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the Polio Plus fund. Your Let's come together to commemorate
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contributions will help immunize 57 years of Rotaract in the world.
children and support global A
Registration is now open, so please
eradication efforts. G
let's register early for proper planning.
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November marks a significant To support our Foundation's mission,
milestone in our Rotary journey - it's I urge clubs to host fundraisers and
The Rotary Foundation Month. donate to the Rotary Foundation.
Every contribution counts, and your
This month we celebrate the legacy of efforts will
our Foundation, which has been 1. Support global grants and projects
transforming lives and communities 2. Empower communities through
for over 100 years. Since 1917, The
education, health, and economic
Rotary Foundation has been the engi-
development
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3. Strengthen our district's humanitarian impact
We have achieved 35% of our donation goal this Rotary year. We can do more
and better. Let's keep donating every one dollar counts.
Let's continue to:
1. Support The Rotary Foundation
2. Promote peace, health, and education
3. Empower our communities
Thank you for your dedication and hard work.
Together, we will make a difference and show the world the magic of Rotary.
RTR Chinasa Favour Victor-Anene PHF
DRR 2024-25
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BE AN ANT
I magine sitting at home and there
you see an ant carrying what seems
like a heavy load but it is not
What can we learn from this tiny
creature?
intimidated, it keeps moving with the Never Give Up
load. While in motion, you place an When an obstacle is placed along the
obstacle along it's path but it still path of an ant, it doesn't stop instead it
doesn't give up. It walks around the finds a way around it. Just like that tiny
obstacle and soldier on towards it's creature, do not give up easily when
direction. faced with challenges in the journey of
life. If you want to reach your goal, you
must work to overcome hurdles rather
than quit.
Unity and Team Work
Ants work as a team to benefit the
colony and they work until the job is
done. Each ant does different job but in
a well organized manner. Similarly, if we
want to achieve something especially as
an organization, we must possess the
ability to work as a team. The end goal
is more achievable when the task is
divided according to each person's
ability.
Planning and Organization
During summer, ants work tirelessly
collecting food and storing up for winter
when the cold becomes unbearable.
Planning should be an important aspect
of our lives in order to reach our targets.
Without plans for the future, you get
stuck along the way. Remember, if you
fail to plan, you plan to fail.
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Adaptability Discipline
Ants are found at home, forests, Ants have an amazing sense of
everywhere. They know where to discipline. They march after one
search for resources and adapt to their another in a line without dispute or
surroundings. Sometimes we find accident, moving in order. In
ourselves in places or situations that imitation of ants, we want to follow
are entirely new, totally outside our the orderly arrangement of things to
comfort zone, in such situations we avoid dispute or disagreement.
must try to adapt to our
surroundings.
Sharing Just like ants, never give up, work in
Ants never eat alone. If an ant finds a unity, be adaptable, learn to share and
food source, it leaves a trail of always be disciplined in whatever
pheromones to help other ants find situation you find yourself.
the path to reach it. Just like ants, we
want to be generous in sharing AS PRIME MOVERS, LET US TRY TO BE
AN ANT AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE
knowledge, material resources or MAGIC IN ROTARY.
otherwise to those whom it is
necessary. Rtr Karina
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Jeffery Iduozee has had an impressive tenure in various leadership roles. In
2019/2020, he served as a member of the Project Committee at RAC
EKPAN CB. The following year, he took on more responsibilities as
Secretary of RAC EKPAN CB, Secretary of Delta Zone 6, and District
King of Rotaract District 9141.
His leadership journey continued in 2021/2022 as President of RAC Auchi
Polytechnic and Member of the Zonal Assembly Committee in Edo Zone 8.
The next year, he held multiple positions, including Membership Chair and
TRF Chair at RAC Auchi Polytechnic, Member of the District TRF
Committee, and Member of the RCF Pageantry Committee.
In 2023/2024, he was part of several committees, including the DRR
Installation Committee, RLTS Protocol Sub-Committee, District Grant
Committee, DISCON Registration Sub-Committee, and NIGEROTA
Pageantry Sub-Committee. Currently, in 2024/2025, he serves as Secretary
of RAC EFFURUN CB, Chair of the RCF Pageantry Sub-Committee in
District 9141, and Member of the NIGEROTA Pageantry Sub-Committee,
District Membership Team, DRR Installation Committee, Polio
Plus/Foundation Seminar Registration Sub-Committee, and COLS
Committee.
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MY INTERACT STORY RTR DESTINY EMUROTU
I was introduced to the Rotary of the fellowship and fortunately I
family via the interact club by a won gifts for my participation in the
friend who I notified I would be fellowship. The next fellowship day I
coming to her school. Her name was was well seated to partake in Interact
Interactor Sophia Oghale she was in Fellowship and i repeated same feat
SS3 then and I was joining the school and was noticed by active club
in SS2. members.
Days went by and it was time for
election of new board of directors. I
took interest in coming out for the
post of Project director as it was a
role I felt I could help the club in
planning, handling and organising
her projects, little did I know that a
bigger calling awaits. I was
nominated to serve as the Club
President for the 2016/17 Rotary year
My first time experience with the a decision I had a deep thought and
Club members wasn't a good one as I lots of consultations before I
was embarrassed by been rudely accepted to venture into. After lots of
excused by the SAA as they were activities that played out, one of
having a board meeting something I which was the propaganda been
got to understand was the first for spread that I, a new student want to
the term. With that bitter experience come out for a Position such as
I made up my mind not to join or Presidency. On a very good Friday
have anything to do with the Club. I afternoon after school I was given a
was still been invited by my friend whooping number of votes that
but I never told her the real reason I declared me the President Elect of the
wasn't coming for the Fellowship. I Interact Club of Army Day
kept avoiding all the Club fellowship Secondary School Effurun and the
gathering even though their meeting 17th President at that, on the spot we
venue happened to be in my own did an inauguration of the Club
Class. This kept going for like couple executives/board of directors.
of weeks until a particular day when My first experience with Interact
I decided to sit behind and observe Club project was working with my
what they did, I was attracted with Predecessor Intr Anthony Eliyu in
the activities been done in the cause carrying out his star project of refur-
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bishing and furnishing an old ties to mark the celebration in their
abandoned class used as a dustbin schools.
joint to a well standard staff room. I
took an active part in the project, one
experience that has shaped my
inspiration for projects as I took
pleasure in carrying the furnitures on
my head and if I recall vividly I
assisted in panting the office Walls;
this project is one of my service
involvement I would never forget
ever. As ZIR, I motivated clubs to take big
steps and carry out mind blowing
As a Club President I carried out my projects that gave them recognitions
first project of organizing a debate in their respective schools, we
competition for my fellow students organised zonal fellowships to
with prizes to go along for winners. discuss and solve problems faced by
By the conclusion of my year, I Interact Clubs and get Interact Clubs
carried out certain projects which closer to their sponsor Clubs. I
included donations of notebooks, helped groom Interactors personally
orphanage home visitation, repairs of and made it possible for many to be
the school windows, environmental sponsored to RYLA.
sanitation exercise and star project of
donations of a four way test Many thanks to the likes of Rtr
signboard to my school. I took an Tunde Vincent, Rtr Sophia, Rtr
active part in leading the movement Agboola Yusuf, Rtn Gabriel Egba,
that brought back Warri Zone Rtn Mamus Ejovwo, Rtn Joy
Interact Clubs. I was elected the Ezomon, Rtn Bose who never
Acting Zonal Interact Representative relented in grooming me that made
and at conclusion of my year as Club me become a Rotaractor today.
President was elected fully the Zonal
Interact Representative of Warri I do tell people I am more of an
Zone Interact Clubs supervising over Interactor than a Rotaractor as I
15 Interact Clubs and leading them enjoyed my Interact years more, for
to Charter and revive more interact it was the years we did service out of
Clubs and carry out projects like passion, position or not we were all
Orphanage home visitations, out to make impacts.
Hospital visitations, Peace Walks I pray one day again I would be in a
and organizing World Interact Week hall filled with Fellow Interactors
celebrations with Clubs having activi- and motivate them with my story.
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BASIC EDUCATION AND
LITERACY PROJECT
The Rotaract Club Of The University
of Benin held a "Basic Education and
literacy project" on the 15th of
November, 2024
Our main focus was on Ekosodin
primary school and the project
featured:
-Distribution of writing materials
-Distribution of School uniforms
-Distribution of school sandals
Together, "we made a child smile"
#RotaractUNIBEN
#rotaryinternational
#rotaeagle
#rotary
#rotaractdistrict9141
#rotaract
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FACTS
ABOUT
ROTARACT RTR MELISSA
ESE ETINOSA
What is Rotaract? Projects
Rotaract is a service club for young Rotaract clubs undertake various
adults aged 18-30, founded by projects, such as literacy programs,
Rotary International. health initiatives, environmental
conservation, and disaster relief.
Purpose
Rotaract's purpose is to provide Relationship with Rotary
opportunities for young people to Rotaract is sponsored by Rotary
enhance their knowledge and skills, clubs, and many Rotaract members
while serving their communities. go on to become Rotary members.
History International Conferences
The first Rotaract club was Rotaract holds international
chartered in 1968 in Charlotte, conferences, known as Rotaract
North Carolina, USA. Preconventions, which bring together
members from around the world.
Membership
Rotaract has over 250,000 members District and Multi-District Structure
in more than 10,000 clubs across 184 Rotaract clubs are organized into
countries. districts and multi-districts, which
provide support and resources for
Focus Areas clubs.
Rotaract focuses on professional
development, community service, Awards and Recognition
international understanding, and Rotaract offers various awards and
leadership development. recognition programs to honor
outstanding clubs, members, and
projects.
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THE ROTARACT CLUB OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF
BENIN PRESENTS
"GET FIT UNIBEN"
This event aimed to promote health, wellness, and an active
lifestyle within the university community through engaging fitness
activities, including aerobics, group workouts, and fitness
workshops.
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