ROTARY CLUB LA SERENA ORIENTE – CHILE
 
                                                                                                                La Serena, May 26, 2020
 
 
Mr.
Junichi Noumaru
President RC Hilo Bay
Hilo, Hawai’i
 
Dear Junichi,
 
I am very pleased to greet you and express my thanks for the invitation to participate in virtual meetings, through zoom. I think it is very important to take advantage of the opportunity to interact and strengthen Rotary ties with you and other clubs, highlighting friendship and, if possible, joint projects.
 
Today, at 19:15, we have a virtual meeting with our members of Rotary Club La Serena Oriente and I will let them know about this excellent initiative and we will see, if it is possible to meet once a month, with our sister Club. I also inform you that our friends (honorary member) Anamaría Marabóli-Smith and active member Alejandro Romero will be the liaisons between our clubs, given their excellent command of English.
 
We currently have some community projects in preparation, which we’ll develop in due course, the events and timescales given by this immense global battle that we have today, against the Coronavirus. Meanwhile, we are concerned about supporting our Senior Citizens and the children of 7 rural schools, that we sponsor (approximately 1,200 children) and also their teachers, training them in the new online methodologies.
 
We must also consider that the Rotary year ends on June 30, so the new Directorate must develop the strategies required by RI for the upcoming Rotary year and I have no doubt that our president-elect Mario Jofré will be very happy about the opportunity to strengthen ties of friendship, having enjoyable conversations with our sister club and collaborating so that “Rotary Connects the World” and “Opens Opportunities”.
 
Please receive my most respectful virtual greetings, from La Serena Chile
Cordially:
Dr. Graciela Vidal C.
President, Rotary Club La Serena Oriente.