FESTAC Rotary to offer scholarships, amenities to community

Second left, District Governor  Rotn. Kamoru Omotosho, presenting charted certificate to President of Rotary Club of FESTAC Central, Mrs. Anthonia Agugoes 

THE newly chartered Rotary Club of FESTAC Central would carry on the Rotary tradition of improving the lives of the less-privileged by providing public toilets, classroom chairs and tables to schools where they are needed as well as award scholarships to indigent but brilliant pupils in the area where it is located.

Speaking during the Charter Presentation Ceremony and Induction of the Board at Golden Tulip Hote, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, at the weekend, the Charter President of Rotary Club of FESTAC Central, Mrs. Anthonia Agugoesi, said those programmes and more, that improve lives “are the reason Rotary Club exits all over the world.”

“The Rotary Club of FESTAC Central intends to accomplish as many as possible these projects depending on the resources available to us. They include: construction of public toilets; provision of chairs and tables; granting of micro-finance credit to women; water projects, award of scholarship to five brilliant but indigent students, career talk for secondary school students and provision of artificial limbs Jaipur Project,” she said. Agugoesi said the challenges of starting a new club could never be over-emphasized.

 “We are full of hope and optimism and are determined to employ our professional prowess to nurture and grow the club to an enviable position by maintaining quality memberships,” she added. She urged the members to always have at the back of their minds the club’s four-way test, which include: is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendship? And will it be beneficial to all concerned, which will make them to remain trustworthy and loyal to the community?

By Adeniyi Adunola