ROTARY DISTRICT 7030 – AN OVERVIEW
ROTARY DISTRICT 7030 – AN OVERVIEW
District 7030 is a unique District that can be regarded as a mini Rotary International.
The reason for this is that the District covers fourteen Countries with 69 Clubs meeting in 19 different territories across the District.
The actual geography is as follows starting in the South on the South American continent with French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana and as it goes north encompassing the Eastern Caribbean, or as some people may know it, part of the old British and French West Indies.
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French Guiana Suriname Guyana Trinidad and Tobago Grenada and Carriacou St Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados St Lucia Martinique Dominica Guadeloupe and Marie Galante Montserrat Antigua St Kitts and Nevis |
French Department with 6 clubs Independent with 3 clubs (Dutch) Independent with 6 clubs Independent with 22 clubs Independent with 3 clubs Independent with 3 clubs Independent with 3 clubs Independent with 3 clubs French Department with 6 clubs Independent with 1 club French Department with 7 clubs British Territory with 1 club Independent with 2 clubs Independent with 3 clubs |
Moving among the clubs from North to South entails about 1656 miles of travel and all territories can be accessed by air. However it is cheaper to travel to some of the smaller islands by boat. For example it is normal to travel from St Vincent to Bequia by ferry.
Travel however is not easy. There are some territories without regular scheduled flights and this can be a challenge in creating any type of travel plan. Access to Suriname is made now through Trinidad where flights are available only a few days per week. French Guiana has regular service only from Martinique or Guadeloupe and can be costly.
Our District Conference is held in a different country each year and is attended by 300-500 persons depending on its location.
The conferences are all conducted in English but simultaneous translation into French is provided. Since our Dutch members from Suriname all speak English well, there is no need to translate into Dutch.