RUNNER - Volume: XVII No.39 Dated 20th 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.

District Governor’s Club Visit:
Will be held next Tuesday 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 Programmes:
One day RLI New Member Orientation Course will be held on 25th April, 2010 (Sunday) at Prakash Bhawan.
Time: 9 A.M. Registration and Breakfast.
9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. Sessions with a Lunch and Tea break.
Registration Charges: Rs 400 per head including Breakfast, Lunch and Tea.

• 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 fromR.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& amp; DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar for his help and guidance, without which theseNoble projects were not possible.
• Text books were distributed to needy students as every year at RCCKhandalia on 14th April, 2010 (Poila Baisakh) at 4 P.M. in presence of Sri Kamal Kumar Mondal, Pradhan, Kalatalahat Gram Panchayat.About 125 Nos of text books were distributed among the needy and meritorious students. About 40 students from Class VI to XII and one cost accountant student were the beneficiaries. We are pleased that entire amount of Rs 8,000 is sponsorship amount arranged by President Rtn Kuldip through ShriS.K. Singal, who very kindly sponsor this project of our club every year.

Birthday Greetings:
26th April: Anne Jaya (W/O: PP Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh).

Minutes of the 769th Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 13th April, 2010
At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.
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President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• Called 769th Regular club meeting to order.National Anthem was sung by all present and led by Rtn Debashish Maitra.
• Members were informed about the decision taken in last Board Meeting 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.
• 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 architect member 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 6th April were confirmed.
• 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, as club has already paid 2nd Half Yearly dues in time to RI.
• 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 20th 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 14

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