Vol: 20 36/2015-16
*Next Meeting: *Sunday – April 24, 2016 *( meeting of Wednesday, April 20 postponed)
Program:- “ Eye Cataract surgery camp” Time:- 10 : 00 AM Venue:- Sri Ranchchod Das Eye hospital, Vansda
*Spouses & Annets are welcome Please Note the Change in Day Date, Time and Venue
Forthcoming Club Programs
*Saturday – April 30, 2016 * ( No meeting on Wednesday, April 27)
Program – “20th Charter Anniversary Celebrations-Musical Night” Time:- 8 : 45 PM Venue – Blue banquet hall, Ripple mall, Piplod
Attention!!
Any member who wants to sing any song on Charter night, please give your names to Rtn. Yatin Sangoi or Hon. Sec. Ashit Kothari latest by 25-4-2016 / Birthday Greetings
PP. Geeta Modi------April 20
Wedding Anniversary Greetings
Rtn. Divya- Rtn. Amit Kalra------April 19
Announcement Please arrange to pay Club Dues @ Rs.7999/- for semi-annual period 1st January to 30th June, 2016
Last Meeting: Wednesday, April 13
Despite the summer vacations, there was a large presence to hear our very own members PP.Setu Gandhi & PP. Bankim Sitwala. The banquet hall of Golden leaf is turning out to be a good option as a perfect venue with excellent banquet and ambience.
After the opening remarks and birthday greetings, the proceedings were taken over by PP. Setu Gandhi, who spoke on Rotary awareness - Know your Rotary, through a power point presentation. Mr. Perfectionist, as he is fondly called, spoke at length about Rotary, its purpose, all the avenues of service. He informed the audience about The Rotary foundation, 4 way test, various designated months of Rotary, duties of a Rotarian, RI convention, district conference, etc.All in all, a very informative and a thoroughly researched speech.
After which, PP Bankim Sitwala spoke on his experiences as team member of Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE ) to New Zealand, dist. 9910. In his power point presentation, he informed everyone briefly about RFE and the various experiences he had with the host families and the several Rotary meetings that the team attended. He further stated that RFE is a life changing experience and it fosters life long friendship & goodwill with other Rotarians across the globe. All their hosts were warm & went out of the way to make them feel at home. PP. Bankim also showed some breath taking slides of the natural beauty of New Zealand.
Both the past presidents speeches were given a large round of applause from the appreciative audience.
PP. Hitendra Mody proposed hearty vote of thanks.
-Report by President Tinish Mody
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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1188413807866239.1073741992.100000928939975&type=1&l=75b7f94d9dABCs of Rotary-Rotary’s Founder Paul Harris
Paul Harris, born of 19th April 1868, who was raised by his New England grandparents with values of tolerance toward all, gained his law degree in 1891.1In his senior year, a former graduate told his class that they should “Go to a small town for five years make a fool of themselves, then go to the big city!” Paul decided to hitthe road for the entire world. He worked as a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, 1891; manual laborer on a fruit ranch, then raisin packing plant, teacher at the L.A. Business College in 1892. Denver, Colorado, 1892: Actor in a stock company, reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, cowboy, reporter for The Republican. Jacksonville, Florida: St. James Hotel night clerk, traveling granite/marble salesman 1892/93, reporter on the Washington Star, cattleman on a ship 1893, haymaker and cannery worker 1893, sub-foreman of the gang of cattlemen 1893, (where he wrote that, on his first voyage, he experienced sub-human conditions); orange picker in Florida 1893, back to Jacksonville selling marble granite. His territory included the southern states, Cuba, the Bahamas and Europe. When he announced that he was going to Chicago to practice law his employer said, "Whatever the advantages of settling in Chicago may be, I am satisfied you will make more money if you remain with me." To the Paul replied: "I am sure you are right but I am not going to Chicago for the purpose of making money; I am going to the purpose of living a life."
In 1896, he did go to Chicago to practice law. One evening, in the early 1900’s, Paul went with a professional friend to his suburban home. After dinner, as they strolled through the neighborhood, Paul’s friend introduced him to tradesmen in their stores. This reminded Paul of his grandparent’s home in New England. “Why not have a fellowship composed of businessmen from different occupations, without restrictions of politics or religion?” he thought.
2On February 23, 1905, Paul Harris had dinner with his closest friend, Chicago coal dealerSilvester Schiele. Afterwards they walked up toRoom 711 of the Unity Buildingwhere they met their host, Gustavus Loehr, a mining engineer; and another friend, Hiram Shorey, a merchant tailor. Harris proposed that they form a club. No name was chosen for the group. But they agreed to meet next at the offices of Silvester Schiele. The second meeting was March 9th. Three other men,Harry Ruggles, William Jenson, and A. L. White joined them. Ruggles was a printer, and created the “name badge” version of the Rotary “wheel” and also started singing in Rotary.
Most Expensive Pieces of Art Sold at an Auction
#3 L'homme qui Marche I by Alberto Giacometti
A famous cast bronze sculpture by Giacometti that has been described as depicting "both the humble image of an ordinary man, and a potent symbol of humanity."Sold for $105,182,398 at Sotheby’s, London in 2010.
#2 Nude, Green Leaves and Bust by Pablo Picasso
A 1932 painting by Picasso depicting his mistress Marie-Thérese Walter.
Sold for $106,482,500 at Christie's, New York in 2010.
#1 The Scream by Edward Munch
This famous chart-topping painting depicts the "scream of nature" characterized by an agonized face set against a glowing orange sky.
Sold for $119,922,500 at Sotheby's, New York in 2012 …. Concluded
Humour
Ever wonder......
If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
Quote of the week
"When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it." ~ Unknown
Rotary Wisdom
“If this Rotary of ours is destined to be more than a mere passing thing, it will be because you and I have learned the importance of bearing with each other’s infirmities, the value of toleration.”
- Paul Harris, Founder of Rotary
Points to Ponder
Events of the week
IPL Opening Ceremony
Royal Couple in India
Temple Fire Tragedy in Kerala
Holi gift: RBI surprises, cuts interest rate by 25 bps; EMIs may come down
Holi gift: RBI surprises, cuts interest rate by 25 bps; EMIs may come down