Program Today: ……………………………Terry Bond from Investors in People

On Duty Today…………………………………………PP Bob Flath & Gilda Furbert

On Duty August 10…….....................................…Alvin Goulbourne & Gus Hardart

Attendance: July 20……………..…………………………………… 24 of 38 (63%)

Birthdays………………………………….……………..

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PP Gary Edward noted that this meeting was a first for Pembroke Rotary Club. Vice-President Gilda Furbert chaired the meeting, marking the first time a woman has chaired a Pembroke Rotary Club meeting.

Nea Roloff spoke to the members about our new exchange student Christina who is 16 years old and will arrive from Trieste, Italy on August 22. Bob and Jean will host the Christina for the first two months, but five other families are needed for 8 weeks each. Nea distributed information on being a host. Anyone interested should contact Nea by next week.

David Comery gave an update on his wife Stephanie who is in Malaysia. Stephanie is preparing a seminar or the Ministry of Education, which will be given to teachers. Next week she will be working with the children. In the meantime Stephanie also visited a snake temple.

Harry Powell told the members that The Family Leaning Centre is looking for people to sell tags on the 1^st Day of Cup Match from 8:00-12:00. Volunteers will be given free entry to the game and a tee shirt. Harry also had a sign-up sheet for August 2^nd.

The speaker for the day was our own Alfred Maybury. Alfred informed the group that he has changed jobs and is now the Drug Court Coordinator. His responsibility is to deliver a Drug Court.

Currently, the problems with the treatment of drug offenders are that individuals can turn up to a treatment facility, stay until they want and then leave and go to another facility. There is no follow-up.

An Assessment & Case Management Centre is to be setup by the end of the year. This centre will review the needs of the clients. There will be a Case Manager, a case plan will be developed and the client referred to the appropriate facility. The case manager will provide the follow up and work with the clients so every aspect of their life is covered.

The Assessment Centre will also work with each facility to determine the criteria for admission into their program. The Centre will also collect data, which will help with statistics. This will allow caseworkers to be more proactive with treatment. When the Assessment Centre sends clients to treatment facilities they will be treatment ready. The Assessment Centre will also be vital in determining whether or not an individual is eligible for drug court, or alternatives to incarceration.

Work is also being done to ensure that the programs at the Westgate Correctional Facility parallel the community programs.

The speaker introduced by Vice President Gilda Furbert and thanked by George Dove.

Raffle won by: Doug Pullen

Reminder to volunteers: 2nd August Family Learning Centre Tag Day – BNTB Reid Street.