Some noteworthy points: the new President, Julianne Scott (27), is:

1. The youngest Rotarian President in the history of Rotary in the Cayman Islands

2. The youngest female Rotarian President in the history of Rotary in Cayman Brac as well as the Cayman Islands overall

3. The first Caymanian female Rotarian President for Cayman Brac

Rotary
Club of Cayman Brac installs new President and Board of Directors for
2019-2020

Julianne
Scott becomes the youngest Rotarian President in the Cayman Islands

The Rotary
Club of Cayman Brac held its annual Changeover Ceremony at the Cayman
Brac Beach Resort on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 where they installed the
new President and Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 Rotary year.

It was yet
another momentous occasion as Julianne Scott became the youngest
Rotarian to ever take up the role of President in the history of the
Cayman Islands. Also installed during the ceremony were The Board of
Directors; Michael Bryan, Vice President, Faith Bodden, Secretary,
Audley Scott, Treasurer, Annie Rose Scott, Sargent -At-Arms and Troy
Grant, Immediate Past President.

“I feel
truly honored and blessed to become the President of the Rotary Club
of Cayman Brac and I am indeed proud to inherit the legacy of past
presidents who have contributed immensely towards the growth and
development of our club and our island in general,” said Club
President, Julianne Scott. “The priorities for my presidency are;
to focus on increasing our club’s visibility, enhancement of
participant engagement, breathing life back into our clubs signature
projects and increasing our impacts locally and globally. I look
forward to a wonderful year doing what we Rotarians do best, putting
Service Above Self”.

In addition to Rotarians, in attendance were the clubs Past Presidents and Charter Members, President and Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise, Members from the Lions Club of Cayman Brac, family and friends.

INCOMING
PRESIDENT’S SPEECH, June 25, 2019

Julianne
Scott

Good
evening fellow Rotarians and guests.

As
Rosette Carrington Lue has very beautifully said, “surround
yourself with people who have dreams, desires, and ambition. They
will help you push for and realize your own.”

Similar
to Rotary International President-Elect Mark Maloney, I joined Rotary
at the age of 25, but not because it was something to do but because
I had a strong desire to give back to my community and the world and
to surround myself with people who share the dream, desire and
ambition. I grew up in a home with two parents who equally shared a
love and passion for our community as well as Rotary. So prior to my
move back home to the Brac in 2017, I asked my mom to inquire as to
how I could join the Rotary Club of Cayman Brac and the rest is
history.

Tonight,
as I stand before you, I feel truly honored and blessed to become the
President of the Rotary Club of Cayman Brac and I am indeed proud to
inherit the legacy of past presidents who have contributed immensely
towards the growth and development of our club and I’d like to take
this opportunity and ask for all of the past presidents in attendance
tonight, to please stand as we recognize you, your service and
dedication to our community and Rotary International.

I
wish to thank the immediate past president Troy Grant for his
stewardship over the past twelve months. You have played a
significant and indispensable role in this Club.

I
am also grateful to my fellow Rotarians for having faith in me and
giving me the opportunity to lead our esteemed club forward in the
year 2019-2020.

On
behalf of the board of directors, I wish to thank our members, family
and friends in advance for their support and together with constant
guidance from our past presidents, I am confident that we will have a
successful year.

I
would also like to especially thank the board for their willingness
to serve and I look forward to your dedication, commitment and
support.

As
President, my aim is to inspire you to do greater things, to be
creative, diverse and to do more than we have ever done before!

I
will do my endeavor best to ensure that we, as Rotarians,
individually and collectively as a club, achieve the most that we can
achieve.

According
to the Pareto Principle, 80% of the Team’s success results from the
work of 20% of the Team. Thanks to each of you for at some point,
being in that 20%, for depending on the project at hand, I sincerely
thank each of you for giving your time and sharing your passion
through service.

Each
of us in this room tonight knows that the real payment for
volunteering is not monetary but that our efforts bless us, our
community and the world, tenfold! Volunteering to be a Rotarian, to
provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world
understanding, goodwill, and peace, is a drive that must come from
within and I strongly believe that If it wasn’t for volunteers like
us, our community and the world, would no doubt look a lot different
than it does today.

I
am fortunate to have two amazing mentors in my club who have helped
guide and advise me whenever there was a need. Past President
Lauriese, the first woman Rotarian and woman president for our club,
you have been the glue that has held this club together for the past
two years and for the many times that I have called you, annoyed you
and caused you to make that face and say “if yuh tink so uni can go
ahead and do it”… YOU’RE WELCOME ;)

Charter
Secretary Audley, who rose to the occasion and came out of retirement
last fall to take on the role of club treasurer when our then
treasurer moved away, and who graciously donated his hard earned
Cayman Airways miles for Secretary Faith and myself to travel to
Jamaica in March, 2019 to attend the PETS District Conference. I
cannot begin to thank you enough for your dedication to our club!

At
the PETS District Conference we gained a wealth of knowledge, ideas
and made connections and memories with people from District 7020 that
we will cherish for a lifetime.

During
my time at the District Conference, I gained deeper knowledge and
appreciation for Rotary and everything that it does, not only in our
district but throughout the world. Secretary Faith and myself
returned home filled with excitement for the upcoming Rotary year
2019-2020. We also had the honor of receiving the Silver Award on
behalf of the club for sharing our love for rotary and empowering our
young generation.

The
Rotary International theme this year is “Rotary connects the
world”. Rotary International President-elect Mark Maloney explained
his vision for building a stronger Rotary, calling on leaders to
expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative
membership models. He stated that the first emphasis is to grow
Rotary — to grow our service, to grow the impact of our projects,
but most importantly, to grow our membership so that we can achieve
more,”

To
achieve this mission, I have four priorities for my presidency;

1. In
   the new Rotary year we will be focusing on increasing our clubs
   visibility particularly by showcasing our community projects and
   events through social media.
   
2. Enhance
   participant engagement by focusing on attraction and retention of
   members through fellowship, as our club’s true strength lies in
   fellowship.
   
3. Breathe
   life back into our clubs signature projects, such as the Public
   Library and particularly the West End Community Park Centennial Life
   Course, which was the brain child of deceased Rotarian Louis
   Montefusco. This Project is extra special to me as my father an
   avid Rotarian, Olney Warren Scott Jr. was one of the Project
   Managers of this Project.
   
   
4. Increase
   our impacts locally and globally by adapting our projects and events
   to better suit the needs and desires of our community and by
   contributing to the Rotary Foundation.
   

In
closing, I look forward to a wonderful year doing what we Rotarians
do best, in putting “Service above Self ”.