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ABOUT RAC Amman – PETRA... |
The idea of forming Rotaract
Perta blossomed in October 2001 when a group of eager Jordanians
met for the first time. Their goal was to support existing
Rotaract clubs, and carry out projects that serve the community.
Meetings were held, a lot of interested people attended and most
of them were university students. A special meeting was
organized with District Governor Elect (Mr. Samir Seikaly) and
representatives of a potential sponsoring Rotary Club (President
Dr. Majed Ghousheh & Incoming President Mr. Pascal Azzam).
The announcement of forming the club was at the District
Governor’s visit to Jordan during the GALA dinner of November
9th 2001. Some meetings followed, aiming to structure the club.
A jump start was given to the club after a meeting with the DRR
(Mr. Ahmad Mashhour) and VDRR (Mr. Gabi Afram) in January 2002.
Objectives were set, some of them were to cooperate with other
clubs, and the club should include committed members & projects
that reflect their credentials.
These objectives were perfectly met & the application was
finally sent for planning in July 2002, with the support and
sponsorship of Amman-Petra Rotary Club, (President Mr. Pascal
Azzam) our club now officially carries the name: Amman PETRA.
During our first year we managed to structure ourselves in a way
that we look at projects in terms of a long-term strategy where
our club is committed to delivering best results and achieving
the maximum benefit for the community.
Although our club is still young, we managed to achieve a great
deal of community services that makes everybody proud and for
sure we won’t stop here. |