The Rotary Club of Saint-Martin Nord is pleased to present the projects planned by its President, Fabienne Bellenoue, for the Rotary year 2020/2021.

This Rotary year is, of course, marked by the global health crisis of COVID-19. Our projects must adapt to this very special situation.

• Continuation of post-cyclonic actions underway with the National Association of Compagnons-Bâtisseurs
• December 12, 2020 : Action in favor of the Seniors of Bethany Home
  Given the impossibility to organize the traditional excursion on the lagoon with the Explorer for the elderly, it was decided to offer a meal to the residents of Bethany Home and to conclude this meal with a great cake decorated in the colors of the club.
• December 19, 2020: Book Fair
  Organization of a collecting of books (novels, comics etc.) from the population and sale at the price of 1 to 2 € euro. The Club will be installed on the market place of Marigot near the Statue of the Merchant, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. This operation is intended to finance the acquisition of a water fountain for the hospital of Marigot and a few resting beds so that a companion of the patient can rest at night.
• December 19, 2020 : Healthcare path
  An ephemeral playful path with hopscotch, will be installed on the occasion of the book fair
• Distribution of food baskets and basic necessities to needy families
• Other planned actions :
  • Sailing lessons on "Optimist"
  • Cigarette butt recovery project
  • Walk for Diabetes Awareness Day on Sunday, January 6, 2021

We will come back to these actions in more detail at a later date.

The Rotary Club of Saint-Martin Nord is pleased to present the projects planned by its President, Benjamin Rigobert, for the Rotary year 2019/2020.

• Continuation of the ongoing post-cyclonic actions with the Association Nationale des Compagnons-Bâtisseurs, for the recovery of roof rainwater from 40 habitats undergoing rehabilitation. (See also this article)
• Current water crisis in Saint-Martin: Distribution of water bottles to a targeted audience of needy people (in coordination with the Neighbourhood Councils and subject to funding).
• 8 September 2019: Rotary Family Fun Day, a family day of relaxation with our neighboring clubs, the Rotarys-clubs of St-Martin/Sint-Maarten, St-Barth & Anguilla. The location of this day's event remains to be defined
• 13 October 2019: Rolling for Health (with the cycling committee)
• November 2019: Cruise and Dance dinner on the lagoon (fundraising action to finance the retirement of the elderly)
• December 2019: Exit of the elderly by boat on the lagoon (annual club action)
• January 2020 : Health march
• Mid-February 2020: Dinner and Dancein Port de Plaisance (location to be confirmed) on the theme of music from the 70s and 80s. (Fundraising action)
• Other actions planned :
  • Construction of a Neighbourhood house in the vicinity of the La Savane sports field,
  • Reinstallation of the Rotary sign, removed by Irma, on the Sony Glascow building, built by Rotary,
  • Twinning with a Rotary Club of Guadeloupe,
  • Distribution of computer equipment offered by Pôle-Emploi. The associations that will benefit from it will be determined later
  • Resumption of blood collections by the EFS (subject to confirmation by the EFS). (See also this article)

We will provide more information about these actions later.

The Rotary Club of Saint-Martin Nord presents the summary of post-Irma projects for the 2017-2018 Rotary year.

Among these actions, 70,000 LED light bulbs were distributed to the population.
These bulbs were donated by an EDF supplier and were distributed by Rotarians of Saint-Martin Nord on the Home n'Tools shop in Bellevue, as well as in Quartier d'Orléans with the association CSI (Centre Symphorien d'Insertion) on 25 & 26 April 2018.