The Rotary Club Truro, Nova Scotia Canada, recently provided the Barbados Bay Fisherman's association with two newly constructed Dinghies.

This international initiative by the Rotary Club of Truro was made possible through collaborative efforts with the Rotary Club of Southwest Tobago.

At the handing over ceremony which was held at the Barbados Bay Fishing Facility in windward Tobago, the president of the Barbados Bay Fishman Association Trevor Gardener was in high praise of the donors.

He explained that Lydia and Allan Sorflaten, members of the rotary club of Truro Nova Scotia while sojourned in Tobago were very instrumental in assisting the fisher men in organising and developing themselves into a vibrant fishing association, catering to the needs of fishermen in the Barbados Bay and Studley Park area.

Gardener in expressing the gratitude of the many fishermen who attended the handing over ceremony, assured the Rotary Club Truro that the Dinghies will greatly assist them in getting their fishing supplies from the shore to the moored boats since Barbados Bay does not have a jetty.

Garth Ottley, acting CEO of the Department of Fishery and Marine Affairs in the Tobago House of Assembly, noted that the Barbados Bay Fishers were the first group to have a fishing facility in Tobago, and he also pointed out that the acquisition of the Dinghies also represented another first for the fishermen of Barbados Bay.

He urged them to maintain the dinghes and to use them well to increase their economic well being.

Ottley also pointed out to the fishermen of some of the initiatives being undertaken by the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries to increase and improve fishing facilities on the island.

Rotarian Patricia Benoit, past president of the Rotary Club Southwest Tobago pointed out that the Rotary Club Truro Nova Scotia not only provided the funding for this project, but also selected the supplier, the material and also the very experienced boat builder Ronald Lewis to undertake this project.

Rotarian Patricia commended the Rotary Club Truro Nova Scotia for selecting local fishermen to be the beneficiaries as their international service project.

Rotary International through its 34,000 community-based service clubs around the world is an international organisation devoted to providing service not only in its local communities but also through international service as demonstrated through the collaborative efforts of The Rotary Club Truro Nova Scotia.