Vol: 20 19/2015-16
Meetings on Wednesday, 11th November and 18th November Cancelled.NEXT MEETING
*Day and Date: *Sunday, 22nd November
( No meeting on Wednesday, 25th November)
Program: EYE CATARACT SURGERY CAMP
Venue: Sant Ranchchod Das Bapu Eye Hospital, VANSDA. Time: 07.00 Am ( Meeting point Taj Gateway Hotel Gate)
· Spouses and Annets are welcome.
· Please note the CHANGE in Day, date time and venue of the next meeting
Forthcoming Club Programs
* Wednesday, 11th November
Meeting Cancelled- Diwali
* Wednesday, 18th November
Meeting cancelled as per club Bylaws
* Wednesday, 02nd December Program:- Business cum board meeting Time:- 8 : 45 PM Venue:- to be intimated later
Announcement
Please arrange to pay Club Dues @ Rs.7499/- for semi-annual period 1st July to 31st December, 2015 / Birthday Greetings
Rtn. Nitin Arora------November 09
Rtn. Neerav Patel------November 09
Rtn. Ankit Shah------November 12
Ann Priyam Jimmy Patel------November 15
Rtn. PE. Snehal Pachchigar------November 26
Wedding Anniversary Greetings
Rtn. Anurag- Ann Mita Kapoor------: November 19
Rtn. Vijay- Ann Madhvi Mevcha------: November 25
Last Meeting: Saturday, November 07
The Diwali celebrations were held on the lush green lawns of PP. Amit Gajjar’s farm at V.K farm, Gavier.
All Rotarians and spouses along with annets were dressed in traditional wear. The atmosphere was cool and breezy and a perfect ambience made the evening all the more lively.
Our Hon Rotarian Shri Narsima Komar - IG Surat, had also taken time out to grace the occasion. President Tinish & first lady Hem Mody welcomed everyone. President Tinish made necessary birthday and anniversary greetings.
Everyone wished each other Happy Diwali and a prosperous New year.
Rtn. Yatin Sangoi, the man with the golden voice, entertained everyone with his songs, along with the live band. Other Rotarians and Spouses too joined in the singing.
There was superb fellowship and amidst laughter & fun and many of us danced with the music and songs. The multi course dinner from Crazy Bite was delicious and lip smacking. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship and songs.
Kudos to President Tinish, Hon. Sec. Ashit Kothari, PP Amit Gajjar, Rtn. Yatin Sangoi for putting in tremendous efforts to make the evening a memorable one.
More Photographs can be accessed by pasting following link; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1079910375383250.1073741974.100000928939975&type=1&l=b6c145592f
News Makers
PP.Bankim & Ann Nipa Sitwala and PN.Tasnim & PP Mazhar Doctor are selected for the Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) teams to New Zealand (R.I dist.9910) and USA Atlanta (R.I.dist.6900) respectively. PN Tasnim Doctor will be the Leader of the team to USA.
Congratulations to PP Bankim- Ann Nipa and PN Tasnim- PP Mazhar and wish them all the best.
R I President KR Ravindran conferred Doctorate in Business Administration by University of Korea, Dankook.
2015 Rotary-UN Day happenings- November 07
Each year, Rotary Day at the United Nations invites more than 1,300 Rotarians including many Rotary International Directors, Foundation Trustees, past Senior Leaders, and guests to come together at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The program is designed to inspire and educate all participants as well as provide insight into the relationship between Rotary International and the United Nations.
The 2015 meeting was on November 07, highlighting the UN’s 70th anniversary and Rotary’s longstanding relationship with the organization. The program focused on the Sustainable Development Goals and recognized Rotary women of action from around the world. The sixGlobal Women of Actionwere honored at the event.They addressed attendees and lead discussions on various topics related to their work.
Watch the video of proceedings by pasting following link;
http://webtv.un.org/watch/plenary-session-one-2015-rotary-day-at-the-united-nations/4601343761001
ABCs of Rotary-The Rotary Foundation's Beginning
Some magnificent projects grow from very small seeds. The Rotary Foundation had that sort of modest beginning.
In 1917 RI President Arch Klumph told the delegates to the Atlanta Convention that "it seems eminently
Proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world." The response was
Polite and favorable, but the fund was slow to materialize. A year later the "Rotary Endowment Fund," as it
was first labeled, received its first contribution of US$26.50 from the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri,
USA, which was the balance of the Kansas City Convention account following the 1918 annual meeting.
Additional small amounts were annually contributed, but after six years it is reported that the endowment
Fund had only reached US$700. A decade later, The Rotary Foundation was formally established at the 1928 Minneapolis Convention. In the next four years the Foundation fund grew to US$50,000. In 1937 a US$2
million goal was announced for The Rotary Foundation, but these plans were cut short and abandoned with
The outbreak of World War II.
In 1947, upon the death of Paul Harris, a new era opened for The Rotary Foundation as memorial gifts poured in to honor the founder of Rotary. From that time, The Rotary Foundation has been achieving its noble
Objective of furthering "understanding and friendly relations between peoples of different nations." By 1954
the Foundation received for the first time a half million dollars in contributions in a single year, and in 1965 a million dollars was received.
It is staggering to imagine that from those humble beginnings, The Rotary Foundation is now receiving more than US$150 million each year for educational and humanitarian work around the world.
GROWTH OF THE FOUNDATION
In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into Easter Seals.When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.
EVOLUTION OF FOUNDATION PROGRAMS
1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships.1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants.
1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio.
1985: ThePolio Plus programwas launched to eradicate polio worldwide.
1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading toRotary Peace Fellowships.
2013: Newdistrict, global, and packaged grantsenable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world’s greatest needs.
Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.
All India singing Competition for Rotary Family
Rotary Idol 2016- All India singing competition for Rotarians, Anns, Annets, Rotaract members and Inner Wheel members- All India Preliminary round at Goa on January 28, 2016.
Interesting Tidbits
*No matter where you sleep, you swallow an average of 8 spiders a year.
*The full name of DNA has 207,000 letters but has never been printed.
*The Netherlands is the most candy eating country in the world, with each person averaging 13.90kgs per year, compared to the U.S. at 8.1kgs.
*The three most popular dogs name, in order, are: Lady, King, and Duke
*The country with the most annual tourists is France
*Coca-Cola was originally green.
*Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served first class: $40,000
*City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita:- Hong Kong
Quotes of the week
* Nothing in Nature is for itself...
Rivers don't drink water.
Trees don't eat fruit.
Sun doesn't use heat.
Living for Others is the way of Life.
*"Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun."
- Don Marquis
Rotary Wisdom
“Rotary was born in a time of peace, but its program of service is even more
necessary in a period of world conflict.”
~ Tom J Davis, President(1941-42), Rotary International
Points to Ponder
Humor
Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building? A: Of course. The Empire State Building can't jump.
Events of the week
Bihar Polls- Winner smile- Looser introspect
Russian passenger plane crashes in Egypt
PM Narendra Modi launches Gold Monetisation scheme
All Stars Cricket Match in New York between Sachin Blasters and Shan Warne Warriors
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With Rotary Greetings and Best wishes for Joyous Diwali and Happy New Year with Plenty of Peace and Prosperity!
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“Spark’ will take a Holiday for next 2 weeks.
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