On Monday 27 February please join the Rotary Club of Suva East in welcoming Florent Chane, Head of the Pacific Regional Office at World Food Program – United Nations, to our regular 4th Monday meeting. RCSE will be meeting at the Fiji Club at 12:30 for a 1PM start on Monday, 27 February. RSVPs appreciated. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Disaster Relief
A Rotary Sized Thank You To Our Donors
On 15 December the Rotary Club of Suva East held the South Pacific Premiere of Star Wars ‘ Rogue One. Funds raised will benefit the Rotary Pacific Water for Life Foundation. Established in 2007 by the Rotary Club of Suva East, Rotary Pacific Water is the club’s flagship project. RPW aims to provide safe, clean … Continue reading
Rainy Day Plans: Watch Star Wars Rogue One! Tickets available at the door
What to do on a rainy day? Watching a movie is tops on our list. Please join us tonight, 15 December, at Damodar Event Cinemas for the the Fiji Premiere of Star Wars “Rogue One.” Doors open at 19:00 with cocktails, finger food, and networking. Just before the show starts in the VMAX theatre we’ll have … Continue reading
RCSE 2016-2017 President Atul Raturi’s Inaugural Address
On 21 July 2016 incoming RCSE President Atul Raturi addressed those present at the changeover dinner. Born and educated in India, Atul holds a PhD in Physics. He has worked in India, Kenya, PNG and now Fiji. An associate Professor at USP’s School of Engineering and Physics, Atul’s main area of work is in the field of … Continue reading
Mobilising delivery of Rotary Emergency Response Kits
Representatives of Suva Rotary Clubs- Suva, Suva East, Suva North, and Suva Peninsula Sunset- composed of volunteer business and community leaders, met today to report on past progress and to discuss ongoing coordination and mobilisation of disaster relief to all corners of Fiji. Two convoys of Suva Rotarians have distributed more than 150 Emergency Response … Continue reading
Celebrating Rotary’s 111th Birthday (for a good cause)
Suva Easters showed up in numbers for the jointly celebrated Rotary Birthday function on Saturday February 27th hosted at the French Ambassador’s residence in Suva. In light of recent events, all proceeds from the function and auction will go towards TC Winston relief. Continue reading
Suva East teams up to provide TC Winston relief
On Wednesday February 24th, four days after Tropical Cyclone Winston (the second largest category 5 hurricane on record) hit the Fiji Islands, Rotarians from four Suva clubs, teamed up to deliver Emergency Response Kits, food and clothing to four heavily impacted communities along the northern Tailevu coast. We visited the villages of Nasinu, Silana, Nataleira, … Continue reading
There’s No Place Like Home: RSCE and Habitat for Humanity Make One Family’s Dreams Come True
On Saturday 19 September, RCSE members, family and friends turned out in numbers for the club’s first working bee of the Rotary year. Our club teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to provide the funds and the manpower to build a home for a family in Narere who lost all of their worldly possessions in … Continue reading
Thank you DHL!
Over many weeks, DHL employees have been collecting canned goods through a company-wide food drive. At last Monday’s meeting, they kindly presented these canned goods to Rotary Club of Suva East for distribution during disaster relief efforts. Many thanks to DHL for this generous gesture, and while we hope we won’t need to mobilize … Continue reading
Qauia flood-affected families receive Rotary support
More than twenty members of Suva Rotary and Rotaract Clubs met in Qauia Community Hall on Saturday March 15th to present a donation of clothing and sanitary supplies to families affected by severe floods two weeks ago. Driving from Lami Town down into low-lying Qauia Village, it is not a surprise that this community was … Continue reading