The Tribune

THE groundbreaking Rotary Club of South East Nassau is celebrating 40 years of existence this week, with Sir Durward Knowles, 98, who played a part in the founding of the organisation, joining an anniversary lunch yesterday.

Charter president Edwin Deal spearheaded the formation of the club in 1976, sponsored by the Rotary Club of East Nassau, and Judy Reiach, daughter of the Charter president, was at the East Villa restaurant on East Bay Street yesterday to present awards at a lunch.

The Rotary Club of South East Nassau has made great contributions to the community and to the lives of many during its 40 years. It was the first club in New Providence to induct women, with Azaleta Ishmael-Newry the longest serving female Rotarian in Nassau, and the first to have a female president. It has made great contributions to the community and to the lives of many. It has sponsored two Family Island clubs.