RUNNER:1st September, 2009 Volume XVII No 9

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Today’s Guest Speaker:

Mr Richeek Kumar Ganguly
Senior Vice President, Regional Head North & East Networth Stock Broking Ltd.

Topic: Opportunities in Indian Capital Market.

Condolance..

Shri Dipak Mokherjee, elder brother of PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee has suddenly expired on 28th August, 09 (Friday) due to heart failure. Our sincerest sympathies are with the bereaved family. May departed soul rest in peace.

Board Meeting:

Was held this Sunday on 30th August at 11.30 A.M. at the residence of Club Secretary Rtn Sanjay Kanodia, which was followed by fellowship Lunch. Our heartiest thanks to Anne Ekta and Rtn Sanjay for their excellent hospitality and care.

Matching Grant projects, ie., IOL at Murshidabad and Literacy Project at Rotary Computer Centre were discussed and current status of these projects were informed.

Club finance and Membership retention and development were also discussed. Four members have been ceased to be our club members w.e.f. 1st July, 09. They are Dr Abhijit Chakraborty, Mr Arun Bhattacharya, Mr Partha Sarathi Bose and Ms Kakoli Halder.

Matters concerned with our R.C. of Calcutta South City Welfare Trust was discussed in details. Copy of the Trust deed was given to all members.Various steps to make the Trust Vibrant and transparent were discussed and approved.

It was decided that all club members will contribute Rs 500 each to our Trust, and ten members very kindly and promptly paid Rs 500 each amounting to Rs 5000 for this. These members are Rtn Sanjit, Rtn Tarun, Rtn Dibyendu, Rtn Flora, Rtn Kuldip, Rtn Harbhajan, Rtn Pramod, Rtn Sanjay, Rtn Rajeev and Rtn Subhash.

Our participation in Heart Surgery Project:

Under District 3291 Heart to Heart Project, our club had forwarded request for cardiac surgery for a seven month old child, Master Subarna Naskar who has been operated this morning at B.M. Birla Heart Centre.

The family members of the child were present at the Hospital and were very much satisfied with the arrangements and the way the operation has been going on.

President Rtn Kuldip, Vice President Rtn Harbhajan and Club Secretary Rtn Sanjay were present at the hospital and had interaction with the family which encouraged them.

Rtn Sanjit, Rtn Subhash, Rtn Sanjay, Miss Zara Virdi & Miss Yasmin Virdi have very kindly contributed Rs 20000 being the share of our club for this operation.

We have also received two more such requests from children’s parents for cardiac treatment. These are in the process of finalizing with PP Rtn Pramod.

Our IOL Matching Grant Status:

On 22nd July,2009, the Rotary Foundation and Rotary Foundation (India) received a request to help provide 1000 cataract services to the community of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India from our Rotary Club of Calcutta South City. Our request has been assigned the file number, Matching Grant No 70433
Matching Grant Application for Computer Literacy Project has also been forwarded to T.R.F. for approval.

Birthday Greetings:

3rd September: Mt. Maninder Singh (S/O: Rtn Rajinder Singh)
Ms Supreet Kaur (D/O: Rtn Rajinder Singh)
8th September: Mt Sukhmandeep Singh (S/O: Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi)
8th September: Ms Anupurba Banerjee (D/O: Rtn Pulak Mokherjee)

Incoming Programme:

Blood Donation Camp:

Will be held on Sunday, the 6th September, 2009 between 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at 16, Mondal Temple Lane, Kolkata-53
(Krishna Mandir) in association with Rajiv Gandhi Welfare Society.

Rotary Foundation Seminar:

Will be held on 12th September, 2009 (Saturday) at Hotel Oberoi Grand at 6.30 P.M.
Important world leaders will be present at the Seminar and all PHFs, Major Donors, MPHFs and other donors will be recognized R.C. of Calcutta is the sole sponsorer of this mega event.
GSE Team Leader:
Two full GSE Teams will visit USA and Germany this year.
Any candidate interested to serve as GSE Team Leader to please contact our Club Secretary, Rtn Sanjay so that his application can reach DG’s office on/before 7th September, 2009. Form can be loaded from R.I. Website.

Medical Mission to Nigeria:
Any professional doctor interested in participating in the Medical Mission to Nigeria should also contact our Club Secretary, Rtn Sanjay for details.

Minutes of the 738th Regular Club meeting of Rotary Club of Calcutta South City held at Metropole, 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-29 on 25th August, 2009 at 6.30 P.M.

President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• called the 738th Meeting to order. National Anthem, this being the month of August, month of our Independence, was sung by all members present led by Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh.
• requested to please switch off their mobiles during the meeting.
• welcomed Ms Debarati Dutta, Professor of English at Khiderpore College who was guest speaker for the evening and Mr Tapas Kumar Mukherjee, Guest of CP Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee. And Mr Subhash Mukherjee from Rotary Computer Centre, Galiff Street, Kol., requested him to speak to our members about the computer Centre.
• Mr Subhash Mukherjee informed our members about the Rotary Computer Centre and Janabi Trust with whom we are planning this year to undertake the Project of Computer literacy under TRF Matching grant.
• requested PP Rtn Chitta to introduce the Guest Speaker of the evening Ms Debarati Dutta, whose topic was
  

“ Detective Fiction and its relevants in our Society”.

• Ms Debarati Dutta spoke in a very interesting and absorbing way about the environment of the Society in early thirties when detective fictions were conceived by the writers. She elaborated the psychologgical and social aspects of such writings and their influence on the society. It was followed by interesting interaction session and vote of thank was extended by President himself.
• Members were informed that under the Heart to Heart Project, a seven month child Mt. Subarna Naskar will be operated on 1st September (Tuesday) at B.M. Birla Heart Centre. Time will be informed later on. Members should try to be there on the time of operation.
• announced that Ms Sneha Ganguly (D/O Ms Mom and Mr Snehashish Ganguly) who was being hospitalized at M.R. Bangur Hospital for Swine flu is well now and has returned home..
• Rtn Dr Rabindra Nath Dutta who was in a Nursing Home at Swiss Park for diagnosis for neurological ailment is also back home and also well.
• IPP Rtn Rathin who was operated upon for his eyes recently is also well and improving.
• minutes of the regular meeting No: 737 held on 18th August, 09 were confirmed, in absence of any objection.
• announced that our Club Secretary Rtn Sanjay has very kindly offered to host Board Meeting for the month of August, on Sunday, the 30th August,2009 at 11.30 A.M. at his residence 17/M/1, Dover Terrace, Kolkata-29 to be followed by fellowship Lunch. Members were requested to attend in time.
• Our CP & Club Treasurer, Rtn Sanjit informed about the club financial status and informed that Fixed Deposit for Our Trust a/c is renewed for a Maturity amount of Rs 67,000 and it was decided that this fixed amount should be made for Rs One Lac for which necessary action to be taken immediately by PP Mathur, as there is fund lying in Trust’s bank a/c.
• He also informed the members about the development in the matter of incoming District Conference.
• requested all members to kindly pay their club dues including advertisement charges and Installation dinner charges immediately to our Treasurer CP Rtn Sanjit. as we have already sent District dues, RI 1st Half Yearly dues and The Rotary News Subscription in time on 24th July,09 for the current Rotary year. We need cooperation of each and every member of our club in this matter.
• requested Club Secretary, Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia to conduct regular club business.
  

Club Secretary, Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia:

• extended heartiest Birthday greetings to:

Mt Abhinandan Mokherjee (S/O: PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee) for 29th August.
Ms Tillotoma Dutta (D/O: Rtn Trpti Dutta) for 31st August.

• requested Board Members to attend this Month’s Board Meeting at his residence on Sunday the 30th August at 11.30 A.M. to be followed by fellowship Lunch.
• informed the members that Matching grants for IOL at Murshidabad has been registered by RI and Computer Literacy Projects at Rotary Computer Centre is under process and soon it may also be approved by RI
• announced the club statistics and requested the members to attend next regular club meeting at our new venue METROPOLE on 1st September, 09 Tuesday, between 6.30 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. in time.
  

President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi terminated the regular meeting.

Club Statistics:
Total Members: 28
Members Present: 14
Guest: 3