THE Rotary Club of Georgetown inducted President David Granger as an honorary member during a courtesy call at the Ministry of the Presidency.The group was represented by Club President Elizabeth Cox; Vice President Clyde De Haas; Rotary Foundation Director Pearson Burch-Smith; President-elect 2016-2017, Lisa Foster; past President Ronald Burch-Smith; Club member Colonel Christine King; and Club Secretary Ralph Persaud.

Club President Cox said the aim of the meeting was to garner the administration’s support for the Club’s humanitarian efforts.
“I know that, having spoken to him, I know he is very excited about literacy; and that is one of our areas…because we feel (that) if you have an educated population, they will be taken out of poverty faster,” Cox said.

Members also used this opportunity to brief the President on the Club’s work, and to enquire how best they can aid the government in its ongoing efforts to improve literacy throughout the country.

Coming out of the meeting, Cox said the Club was pleased with the outcome, as the sentiments expressed by President Granger indicate the administration’s willingness to support the efforts of the Club.

During the meeting, President Granger was presented with a token from Club Secretary Ralph Persaud.

The Rotary Club of Georgetown Guyana was first constituted on May 20, 1959. Dr BBG Nehaul, the then government pathologist and bacteriologist of British Guiana, who conceived the idea of establishing a service club in Guyana, chose the Rotary.