RUNNER -Volume: XVII No.38 Dated 13th April, 2010

RI President: Rtn John Kelly
Dist Governor: Rtn Utpal Majumdar
President: Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi
Secretary: Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
Editor: Rtn Pradip Kumar Pal.

Shubho Nabo Barsha (Poila Baisakh) to all.

District Governor’s Club Visit:
Will be held on 27th April, 2010 (Tuesday) at The Metropole, our regular weekly meeting venue. Board Members are requested to attend and contact Club Secretary Rtn Sanjay for any guidance or help in this regard.

SNID for Polio:
Will be held on 25th April, 2010 (Sunday).We will make arrangement to collect Polio awareness materials from District Office and will display on SNID at various places for creating awareness for a Polio Free District 3291.

Incoming Projects:

We have submitted along with our sponsorship amount cheque, a third case for Heart Treatment at DG’s office for 16 Year old girl child Ms Sandipika Kumari, Forwarded by President Rtn Kuldip. Another case for Heart surgery, forwarded by IPP Rtn Rathin was also
Submitted to Rtn Mahesh Kr Shah and Rtn Sushil Sethia from R.C. of Calcutta Mahanagar for necessary treatment.

Our club has forwarded an application for four cases for on going District Heart to Heart Cases sponsorship. The total cost will be Rs 2 Lacs (Rs 50000 for each case) and this will be on 50-50 cost sharing with Eastern India Rotary Welfare Trust.

Further, we have also forwarded an application for an Ambulance with a total Cost of Rs.2,67,489. This project will also be on 50-50 cost sharing with Eastern India Rotary Welfare Trust.Our share of contribution will be arranged from Club funds/sponsorships/donations. We are greatly indebted and thankful to our PP & DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar for his help and guidance, without which these Noble projects were not possible.

Text books will be distributed to needy students as every year at RCC Khandalia tomorrow on the occasion of Nabo Barsha (Poila Baisakh). The entire amount of Rs 8,000 is sponsorship arranged by President Rtn Kuldip through Shri S.K. Singal, who very kindly aponsor this project our club every year.

Birthday Greetings:
17th April: Anne Anuradha Chatterjee (W/O: CP Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee.
18th April: Anne Sharmila Flora (W/O: PP Rtn Sukhdev Singh Flora.
19th April: Anne Madhumita Dasgupta (W/O: PP Rtn Udit Bhanu Dasgupta)

Wedding Anniversary:
19th April: Rtn Sanjay Kanodia with Anne Ekta.

Minutes of the 768th Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 6th April, 2010
At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.

President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• Called 767th Regular club meeting to order.
• National Anthem was sung by all present and led by Rajeev Chuturvedi.
• informed members that in the last Board Meeting of the club held on 30th March, after our regular weekly meeting at The Metropole, resignation of PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjere from post of Club Secretary for RY 2010-11 were read, discussed. After taking into accounts, the opinions of all Board Members as well as special members present, it was accepted and Rtn Tapas Kumar Mukherjee was copted As Club Secretary for the RY 2010-11. He was requested to attend SETs on 4th April at Rotary Sadan. PP Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh was copted as Board Member for vacant post due to Rtn Tapas.
  

Members were also informed about the decision taken for sponsorships for an Ambulance (Total Cost Rs 2,67,489 )and Four Heart to heart surgeries (Rs 50,000 for each case), an on going project of our district. Both projects will be carried on 50-50 cost sharing basis with Eastern India Rotary Welfare Trust.
Our share of sponsorships will be arranged through donations/sponsorships and club funds.

• Announced that Club Secretary Elect has attended SETS held on 4th April (Sunday) at Rotary Sadan and shared his experiences with the members.
• expressed his concern about the attendance of our club meetings since last few weeks. Members were requested to give their opinions and advise so that we can arrange good speakers and good club programmes as an effort to increase the club meeting attendance.
• informed about our visit to Mahila Seva Samity where we have planned a Crèche building, designed by our Rtn Dilip Chatterjee.
  

Members were informed that our club has paid a cheque for Rs 2.5 Lacs to this samity being our initial sponsorship amount during our visit to the site of Project at Rajpur on Thursday the 1st April when PP Rtn Chitta, Secretary Rtn Sanjay, Incoming Club Secretary Rtn Tapas and President Rtn Kuldip visited.

It was an excellent place for such project where destitute women will be helped to keep their children at the planned Crèche when they are away at jobs.
It is hoped that this Crèche Project will be our guide and source for further community matching grant projects in coming years.

• Minutes of the last regular meeting held on 30th March could not be confirmed as the weekly bulletin The Runner could not be published and distributed due to load shedding.
• CP & Club Treasurer Rtn Sanjit informed about the fund status of our club and bank balances. He requested members to pay their Half Yearly dues positively and immediately.
• informed that DG’s visit to our club has been postponed to 27th April.
• requested club Secretary Rtn Sanjay to conduct regular club meeting:
  

Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia, Club Secretary:

• announced the Birthday and Wedding Anniversary greetings to members and their family members.
• announced that next regular club meeting will be held on Tuesday, the 13th April, at The Metropole at 6.30 P.M.
• requested members to pay their half yearly club dues
  

After announcing the club statistics, President terminated the meeting.

Club Statistics
Total Members: 28
Members 11

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RUNNER:Volume: XVII No.37 Dated 6th April, 2010

RI President: Rtn John Kelly
Dist Governor: Rtn Utpal Majumdar
President: Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi
Secretary: Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
Editor: Rtn Pradip Kumar Pal.


Text Books distribution at Sabuj Sporting Club:

Was held last Sunday, the 4th April, 2010 at 11 A.M. at the premises of Sabuj Sporting Club at 41, Bhupen Roy Road, Behala. CP Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee also being President of the organising club Was present along with Anne Anuradha Chatterjee, Chairperson for this Project and our President Rtn Kuldip. Many eminent personalities of the are were also present and the test books were distributed among meritorious and Needy students. It may be recalled that during last Durga Puja, new Clothes were also distributed there in October, 2009.
It was an excellent project serving very useful cause and helping need of the
Community.

Our club is also organising sponsorship, like preceding years, for sponsorship of text books for school children at Khandalia in association with our RCC Khandalia.

polio eradication programme in india
SNID for Polio will be held this Sunday, on 25th April, 2010
We will make arrangement to collect Polio awareness materials from District Office and efforts will be made to display on the said SNID at our RCC Khandaliaa and other surrounding areas. Members are requested to collect these from President Rtn Kuldip on 24-4-10 (Saturday) for display at their places.

Heart to Heart : heart surgery for children free of cost
We have submitted along with our sponsorship amount cheque, a third case for Heart Treatment at DG’s office for 16 Year old girl child Ms Sandipika Kumari Forwarded by President Rtn Kuldip
A case for heart treatment for Kumari Soumali Naskar (Aged 3 Years) forwarded by IPP Rtn Rathin also has been forwarded to President, R.C. of Calcutta Mahanagar, as per advice from PP Rtn Pramod., for necessary heart treatment On urgent basis.

Birthday Greetings:
6th April: Ms Pooja Flora (D/O: PP Rtn Sukhdev Singh Flora).

Board Meeting held on 30th March, 2010:

Was held last Tuesday after the Regular Club Meeting at The Metropole.
Our PP and DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar was also present.

Sponsorship from our club for Test Books Distribution to needy and meritorious students was discussed when a request for this was put up for Sabuj Sporting Club by CP Rtn Sanjit. It was approved for an amount of Rs 12,000 this year. Anne Anuradha Chatterjee is chairperson for this project. CP Rtn Sanjit has arranged the entire sponsorship amount for such useful project. Our thanks go to him and Anuradha Bao di.

Club finance and other important issues were discussed and unanimous decisions were taken.
Treasurer Rtn Sanjit informed that an amount of U$18500 from Punjab National Bank, New Alipore RCSCMG No 72074 a/c has been transferred against Performa Invoice US-10-344 dt 9-2-2010 raised by Educators Publishing Service,PO Box No 1579 (W6316 Design DR), Greenville, WI 54942 under Rotary Matching Grants Project.

Rtn Sanjit also informed that as per earlier Board decision, the balance amount lying at HDFC Bank Ltd, Bhowanipore Br. has been transferred at Punjab National Bank, New Alipore Branch last week. The efforts made by our Trustee PP Rtn Pramod were highly appreciated. He was also requested to file the Income Tax return for Trust, as he has the necessary records with him and expertise and experience for this work. He is doing this very ably since last many years for the benefit of the trust.

The Crèche project at Ghajipur P.O. Rajpur, 24 Parganas (S) was discussed and approved. A cheque for an amount of Rs 2.5 Lacs will be handed over to Mahila Seva Samity, 8, Government Place (North) Kol-62 as our initial sponsorship of Crèche Project for the children of destitute women.

The effort, help and necessary guidance provided by PP & DG Rtn Utpal is highly appreciated. It may be recalled that our member Rtn Dilip Chatterjee is architect and planner of the project. Former Justice Ms Ruma Pal is also very actively associated with this project. President Rtn Kuldip, PP Rtn Chitta, Rtn Sanjay along with Rtn Tapas will visit the site on Thursday, the 1st April, 2010 to hand over the cheque.

Further, Rtn Subhash was also requested to file audited a/cs for YE 30-6-2009 positively before the DG’s visit on 27th April.
In the Executive committee (Board Members) for Rotary Year 2010-11 following changes has been approved:

Rtn Tapas Kumar Mukherjee will be Club Secretary in place of PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee whose resignation from this post. Was placed before board members and after serious discussions and exchange of views, it was accepted.

Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh to be Director in the vacant place after Rtn Tapas Mukherjee becoming Club Secretary.
Resignation from Club membership by Rtn Ranatosh Datta dt 30-12-09 was
discussed and finally accepted w.e.f 1-1-2010

Minutes of the 766th Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 30th March, 2010
At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.

President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• Called 766th Regular club meeting to order.
• National Anthem of India was sung by all present and led by Rtn Tripti Datta.
• announced that we are going top start our Teaching English through Computer Matching Grant Project from 1st April, 2010 at Rotary Computer Centre. (rotary matching grants)
• PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee spoke about the District Literacy Programme on 27th March at Rotary Sadan. He was of the opinion that more concerned persons with literacy should have attended. It was attended from our club by Rtn Tapas and PP Rtn Chitta also. The Speakers were of high repute and the programme was highly successful. Our club was co-sponsor of this event.
• Minutes of the last regular meeting held on 16th March, at The Metropole were confirmed.
• CP & Club Treasurer Rtn Sanjit informed about the fund status of our club and bank balances.He also informed about the Text Books distribution project on Sunday, the 4th April at Sabuj Sporting Club, Behala. CP Rtn Sanjit arranged a sponsorship of Rs 12,000 for this project. The cheque will be handed over at the programme by President Rtn Kuldip.He requested members to pay their Half Yearly dues immediately.
• Crèche project at Rajpur, 24 Parganas(S) was also discussed and members were intimated about the Rs 2.5 Lacs sponsorship arranged with the help and efforts by PP & DG Rtn Utpal. This will formally discussed and approved in the Board Meeting after the regular club meeting.
• informed that DG’s visit to our club has been postponed to 27th April.Members were requested to keep them selves free on that day and attend.
  

• requested club Secretary Rtn Sanjay to conduct regular club meeting:

Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia, Club Secretary:

• announced the Birthday and Wedding Anniversary greetings to members and their family members.
• announced that next regular club meeting will be held on Tuesday, the 6th April, at The Metropole at 6.30 P.M.
• requested members to pay their half yearly club dues
  

After announcing the club statistics, President terminated the meeting.

Club Statistics
Total Members: 28
Members and
Guests: 12

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RUNNER-Volume: XVII No.36 Dated 30th March, 2010

RI President: Rtn John Kelly
Dist Governor: Rtn Utpal Majumdar
President: Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi
Secretary: Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
Editor: Rtn Pradip Kumar Pal.

Bon Voyage and good wishes:
Our heartiest good luck and best wishes to Anne Jasbir (W/O: Rtn Kuldip) who is leaving for Adelaide, Australia tomorrow (31st March) to visit her children Sarabjit and Jasjit.
Good Luck and best wishes.
Incoming Events:

RYLA:
Agradoot RYLA has been scheduled at Srijani HTD Complex at Thakurpukur, Opp:Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital on 10th and 11th April 2010
There will be no registration charges from participants.
Organised by R.C. of Joka.

• Intercity meeting for Literacy:
  Was held on 28th March, 2010 at 4.00 P.M. at Rotary Sadan.
  Our club was Zonal co-host club for this event.
  SNID for Polio will be held on 25th April, 2010 (Sunday)
  We will make arrangement to collect Polio awareness materials from District Office and will display on SNID at various places for Creating awareness for a Polio Free District 3291.
  
  Heart to Heart Surgery:
  We have submitted along with our sponsorship amount cheque, a third case for Heart Treatment at DG’s office for 16 Year old girl child Ms Sandipika Kumari, Forwarded by President Rtn Kuldip. Another case for Heart surgery, forwarded by IPP Rtn Rathin was also submitted to Rtn Mahesh Kr Shah and Rtn Sushil Sethia from R.C. of Calcutta Mahanagar for necessarytreatment.
  Birthday Greetings:
  27th March: Ms Ayush Sehgal (S/O: PP Rtn Capt Gulshan Kr Sehgal).
  30th March: PP Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh.
  2nd April: Mt Sagnik Majumdar (S/O: PP Rtn Utpal Majumdar).
  5th April: Rtn Dr Rabindra Nath Dutta.
  6th April: Ms Puja Flora (D/O: PP Rtn Sukhdev Singh Flora).
  Minutes of the 764th Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 16th March, 2010
  At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.
  
  President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi: Called 765th Regular club meeting to order.
• National Anthem was sung by all present and led by Run Praia Pal.
• Welcomed Anne Soma (W/O: Rtn Tapas Mukherjee) and their daughter Ms Koyal Mukherjee.When requested Ms Koyal spoke about the sentiments she has for our Tapas da and his joining Rotary Club of Calcutta South City on persuation of PP Rtn Utpal.She highlighted the service above self style maintained by our dear Rtn Tapas long back since he was working as a senior bank officer.
• announced that we had a meeting with Prof Asit Mitra and Mr Subhsh Ch Mukherjee of Rotary Computer Centre to discuss the starting of our Teaching English through Computer Matching Grant Project from First day of April, 2010.
• Rtn Tapas Kr Mukherjee also took part in the planning discussions at Janabhi Sudha Trust at 14F, Ghaliff St, Kol-3
• Minutes of the last regular meeting held on 9th instant at The Metropole were confirmed.
• announced the decisions taken in the last Board Meeting Held on 9th March, 2010 after regular weekly club meeting.
• CP & Club Treasurer Rtn Sanjit informed about the fund status of our club and bank balances. He requested members to pay their Half Yearly dues immediately.
• informed that DG’s visit to our club has been postponed to end of April.
• requested club Secretary Rtn Sanjay to conduct regular club meeting:
• Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia, Club Secretary:
• announced the Birthday and Wedding Anniversary greetings to members and their family members.
• announced that next regular club meeting will be held on Tuesday, the 23rd March at The Metropole at 6.30 P.M.
• requested members to pay their half yearly club dues
  After announcing the club statistics, President terminated the meeting.
  
  Club Statistics
  Total Members: 28
  Members 12
  Guests: 2
  
  The Corporate language!!
  "We will do it" means "You will do it"
  "You have done a great job" means "More work to be given to you"
  "We are working on it" means "We have not yet started working on the same"
  "After discussion we will decide - I am very open to views"
  means
  "I have already decided, I will tell you what to do"
  "We had slight differences of opinion" means "We had actually fought"
  "We are a team" means "I am not the only one to be blamed"
  "That's actually a good question" means "I do not know anything about it"
  "All the Best" means "You are in trouble"

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