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I READ the letter about The Rotary Club of Manama in GulfWeekly (April 28 to May 4). How do you become a member?

John Gregory, by email

Editor's note: Please note that membership in a Rotary club is by invitation only. If you're interested in joining a local club, submit a 'prospective member form' by visiting www.rotary.org though individuals must be sponsored or proposed for membership into a club. Rotary International staff will process your information and forward it to local Rotary club leaders. You can also contact a local Rotary club directly.

Often, a person being considered for membership is invited by a club member, or sponsor, to attend one or more meetings to learn more about Rotary. In this case, the sponsor submits the candidate's name to the club's membership committee.

Prospective members must hold (or be retired from) a professional, proprietary, executive, managerial, or community position, have demonstrated a commitment to service through personal involvement, be able to meet the club's weekly attendance and live or work within the vicinity of the club or surrounding area.

WHEN a child is in the courtroom saying he wants to be with his mother why is he ignored? What is the point of Adam being there if what he says does not count? What kind of justice is this? I pray one day, and soon, that a judge will think about the needs of this child before anything else and return him to his mother.

Jane, by email

NOBODY should ignore the case of schoolboy Adam Jones.

It is an absolute disgrace that such a dreadful thing could happen, especially as Adam's biological father is sadly dead. Adam has quite clearly stated that he wants to return to his mother and his school in Bahrain.

What happened to Adam's human rights here? Come on people, if you have any decency give this child back to his mother where he belongs and it's in Bahrain ... NOT Qatar!

Gillian Goss, by email