Dr Garth Anderson heads Mandeville Rotary
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Principal of the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville Dr Garth Anderson is leading the 2017-2018 administration of the Rotary Club of Mandeville.
The leadership baton was passed on to him by Rotarian David Fyffe at a recent installation ceremony at the educational institution.
Anderson told the audience that his focus will be on early childhood education and the health sector.
“We have decided to choose early childhood because of how significant that level of education is to the total development of our people,” he said.
The health sector, particularly the Mandeville Regional Hospital, has over different administrations been among the projects of the Mandeville Rotary Club and the beneficiary of equipment and supplies.
Anderson said that the challenges in the public health care sector are well known and the support is necessary, as the Government cannot afford to carry that responsibility alone.
Existing projects that will continue include support for Curphey Home in Manchester, which houses former members of the military who have no home or no one to care for them.
Custos of Manchester Sally Porteous said that Anderson’s skill as an educator will prove useful as he seeks to move the service club forward.
“In meeting the responsibilities of leadership entrusted to you, I am sure that you will draw on your experience as an educator, your understanding of the value of volunteerism and your uncompromising commitment to the highest standards of excellence and integrity…” she said.
Juliet Holness, Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural, in her address as guest speaker said that Jamaica will reap the reward when people of action step forward to make a change for the better.
“The difference you make in even one life has a serious ripple effect in affecting and impacting the lives of the nation,” she told the club members.
Holness noted that she was pleased with the areas of focus, adding that education is a great equaliser.
“There is only one thing that separates many of us and it is opportunity,” she said.
Anderson, who is also president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association for 2017-2018, is serving as the 54th president for the Rotary Club of Mandeville.