RUNNER- Volume: XVII No.42 Dated 18th May, 2010

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

Our PP and DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar visits our club:

Last Tuesday, Our PP and DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar visited our club. It was an enjoyable and friendly visit along with the presence and company of our DGN 2012-13 Rtn Uttam Ganguly, AG Rtn Shantanu Bose, ZR Rtn Ashif Shah, DS (Events) Rtn Nirmal Kr Bhattacharya, DS (Adminstration) Rtn Jhulan Basu and our own DS (Organisation) Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh.
They all were welcome with flowers.
Our Annes Ms Sunanda Dutta, Anne Soma Mukherjee, Anne Jaya Ghosh and Anne Rini Maitra also graced the occasion.AG Rtn Shantanu Bose expressed his satisfaction for the maintenance of records and procedures followed by the club executives in conducting meetings and timely RI payments.

ZR Rtn Ashif Shah also appreciated the good work done for the community this year, especially two new Rotary Matching Grant Projects, for 1000 Nos IOL Cataract Eye Surgery at Murshidabad, Teaching English through Computers, Crèche project at Raipur, Blood donation camps, distribution of text books to meritorious and needy students, Thallasemia detection camp, Polio awareness programmes, and above all organizing this year’s District Conference under the able guidance of District team led by our beloved PP & DG Rtn Utpal and from our club, Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee, District Conference Chairman, Rtn Pulak Mokherjee, District Conference Secretary. And DS Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh.

DGN Uttam Ganguly also expressed his happiness to be with us on this occasion and requested members to contribute for Rotary Foundation.

DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar was very kind to offer so many opportunities and helping hand to undertake major Matching Grant projects this year. President Rtn Kuldip expressed his heartiest thanks to him and said that nothing was practically possible without his love, good will and all possible help and guidance on all occasions, starting from Installation meeting at The Taj Bengal in the early part of this Rotary year till today, extended to him as our Club President and to our Secretary Rtn Sanjay.
As our token of love and affection, gifts were presented to our honorable guests and friends.
The meeting was followed by simple and delicious dinner which every one enjoyed.

IPP Rtn Rathin welcoming DGN 2012-13 Rtn Uttam Ganguly.

Our PP and DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar in the regular meeting along with our AG Rtn Shantanu Bose, ZR Rtn Ashif Shah, CP & Treasurer Rtn Sanjit Chatterjee, Club Secretary Rtn Sanjay Kanodia, Club President Rtn Kuldip Singth Virdi.

Our senior Rtn Dibyendu Mitra welcoming our own PP Rtn Chittaranjan Ghosh,
DS ( Organisation). On Tuesday, the 11th May, 2010 at The Metropole.

Good Luck and best wishes: Rajaditya Mukherjee.

Rajaditya Mukherjee (DOB-18.05.1990), son of our incoming Club Secretary Rtn Tapas Kumar Mukherjee and a student of 3rd Year Computer Science Engineering at Jadavpur University Kolkata, has been awarded the prestigious DAAD WISE Scholarship for Indian Students 2010. The above funding will enable him to pursue a research internship on future internet technologies at the Technical University of Munich for a period of 2 months. He will leave for Munich on 1st of June.
Dear Raja, we love you very much and wish you good luck, success, prosperity and good health in the coming years of your life.

Most important Rotary events of the District is coming up on Saturday 29th May, 2010...
Venue: Rotary Sadan, Kolkata Time: 3 pm to 7 pm
NO REGISTRATION CHARGES...

Host Club: RC Belur
Come one, come all, come with your spouse, bring your proposed members and invite your friends to join...
Membership is the Key issue for 99% of the clubs all over the Globe...
Let us all join the seminar and come out with positive solutions...
Your participation is of utmost importance for the future of Rotary...

District Assembly SAMAGAM:
Was held on Sunday, the 16th May, 2010 at Hotel ITC Sonar Bangla.
PE Rtn Sanjay, Incoming Secretary Rtn Tapas, PP Rtn Sanjit, Rtn Harbhajan, Rtn Swati, Rtn Debasish, Rtn Dibyendu PP Rtn Chitta attended this event.
DGE Rtn Rajendra Khandelwal presented before audience his 10 points programme for the incoming Rotary year.

Mr ShivKhera one of the prominent management speakers in India and Indian motivational speaker, was the key note speaker in the afternoon session. His speech was very interesting and informative and kept the participants spell bound. Every body enjoyed his talk.

Incoming Programmes:
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 in India, 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 heart treatment.

Our application for four cases for on going District Heart to HeartSurgeries sponsorship has been approved.
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.Our share of contribution has been paid.

Birthday Greeting:
21st May: PP Rtn Harbhajan Singh Thethi..

Minutes of the 771st Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 11th May, 2010
At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.
.
President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• Called 771th Regular club meeting to order.
• 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindra Nath Tagore was announced and members requested to sing our National Anthem before the meeting begins led by Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh.
• AG Rtn Shantanu Bose, ZR Rtn Ashif Shah were welcomed on the dias and presented with flowers. Also welcomed our own PP Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh, DS (Org).
• Welcomed the Annes Ms Rini Maitra, Anne Sunanda Dutta, Anne Jaya Ghosh and Anne Soma Mukherjee.
• Requested AG Rtn Shantanu Bose and ZR Rtn Ashif Shah to speak their views and suggestions. They both extended their thanks and good wishes to the club members.Expressed their satisfaction for following the timely RI payments and organizing a successful and well organized District Conference this year at Nazrul Manch in Jan, 10.They also appreciated other Matching grants projects undertaken this year by club and many more other good projects for the benefit of the needy community.
• On arrival of PP & DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar along with DGN 2012-13 Rtn Uttam Ganguly, DS Rtn Nirmal Kr Bhattacharya, DS Rtn Jhulan Basu were also welcomed and presented with flowers by Annes and senior members of our club.They also expressed their happiness and advised the members to come forward and contribute for the Rotary Foundation generously.
• PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee talked about our major projects under taken this year and also welcomed the guests.
• Minutes of the last regular meeting held on 4th May were confirmed.
• A very appropriate vote of thank was extended to the dignitaries by our PP Rtn Pulak Mokherjee.

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 we visited Rotary Computer Centre, Kolkata and held an organizational matter meeting with Shri Subhash Mukherjee and Prof Asit Mitra of Janabhi Trust. On 7th May at 4 P.M. Incoming Club Secretary Rtn Tapas and Club Secretary Rtn Sanjay.
• announced that next regular club meeting will be held on Tuesday, The 18th May, 2010 at The Metropole.
• requested members to pay their half yearly club dues

After announcing the club statistics, President terminated the meeting.

Club Statistics
Total Members: 28
Members 16
Guests 10

Rotary Firsts……..

Rotary became bilingual in 1916 when the first Rotary club was organized in a non-English speaking country – Havana, Cuba.

Rotary established the “ Endowment Fund “ in 1917, which became the forerunner of The Rotary Foundation.

Rotary first adopted the name “ Rotary International “ in 1922 when the name was changed from The International Association of Rotary Clubs.

Rotary first established the Paul Harris Fellow recognition in 1957 for contributors of US$ 1000 to The Rotary Foundation.

The Rotary Club which first held meetings on a weekly basis was Oakland, California, the number 3 club.

The Rotary emblem was printed on a commemorative stamp for the first time in 1931 at the time of the Vienna Convention.

The first Rotary club banner ( from the Houstan Space Centre) to orbit the moon was carried by astronaut Frank Borman, a member of that club.

The first Rotary International convention held outside the United States was in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1921

The first head of state to address a Rotary convention was U.S. President Warren G Harding in 1923 at St. Louis.

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RUNNER - Volume: XVII No.41 Dated 11th May, 2010

RI President: Rtn John Kenny
Dist Governor 3291: Rtn Utpal Majumdar
President: Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi
Secretary: Rtn Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
Editor: Rtn Pradip Kumar Pal.

We heartly welcome:
PP & DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar & Anne Sunayana Majumdar

Rtn Shantanu Bose, AG
Rtn Ashif Shah, ZR
Rtn Jhulan Basu, DS (Adminstration)
Rtn Nimal Kr Bhattacharya, DS (Events)
Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh, DS (Organisation)
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

District Assembly:
Will be held on Sunday, the 16th May, 2010 at Hotel Sonar Bangla.
Registration Charges will be Rs 1000 per person.
Incoming Board members are requested to register positively with Incoming President Rtn Sanjay.

Incoming Programmes:
We have submitted along with our sponsorship amount cheque, a third case For Heart Treatment in India at DG’s office for 16 Year old girl child Ms SandipikaKumari, 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 application for four cases for on going District Heart to Heart (children and heart disease)
heart surgery in babies sponsorship has been approved.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.Our share of contribution has been paid.

We are greatly indebted and thankful to our PP & DG Rtn Utpal Majumdar.For his help and guidance, without which these community projects were not possible.We have contributed our cheque for Rs 25,000 as our sponsorship for an ambulance.Service to Tarapith Sangha. Rs 15000 has been sponsored by our Rtn Subhash For this project, out of unused contribution he earlier made to an Eye programme Supposed to be held at Maharashtra Niwas. Well done Subhash Ji.

Birthday Greeting:
14th May: Anne Anjali (W/o: Rtn Dibyendu Mitra)
Wedding Anniversary:
14th May: Rtn Chitta Ranjan Ghosh with Anne Jaya.

Minutes of the 770th Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 4th May, 2010
At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.
.
President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• Called 770th Regular club meeting to order.
• 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindra Nath Tagore was announced and members agreed to sing our National Anthem of India twice today, before the meeting begins and just after the meeting is terminated as special respect to the noble prize winner poet.
• 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) free heart operation in india, 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.

• Minutes of the last regular meeting held on 20th April were confirmed. There was no regular meeting held on 27th April due to strike.
• 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.He further informed that in the Special Board Meeting held on 23rd April, 10 at CRC where Club a/c for the year ending on 30th June, 2009 was discussed and approved. Trust a/cs for year ending on 31st March, 2007, 2008 and 2009 were also adopted and approved.
• All pending issues of the income and expenditure a/c for the YE 30-6-2009 has been  informed that DG’s visit to our club has been finalized and fixed for 11th May, 2010 at our regular venue at The Metropole. All members were requested to attend in time along with their Annes. It will be followed by high tea dinner like menu.

Requested Club Seccretary 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 11th May, 2010 and will be official DG’s club visit which will be held at The Metropole and followed by high tea dinner like menu. He also requested members to attend in time along with their Annes.

# 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

Polio eradication programme in India:
As of 28th February, Rotarians have raised about US $ 114.5 million for Rotary’s US $200 million challenge. These contributions will help Rotary raise US $200 million to match
US $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting US $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyse children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.

Rotary at a glance:

Rotarians 12, 15,076
Clubs 33,755
Districts 531
Rotaractors 1, 84,046
Clubs 8,002
Interactors 2, 84,418
Clubs 12,366
Community Corps 1, 57,918
Corps 6,866

Rotary World:

As of 30th June, 2009, RI employed 751 staff members, of which 157 directly supported the activities of the Foundation; 557 staffs of them are located at the world headquarters, 122 at the seven international offices, and 72 at our own software development centre in Pune, India.
For 2009-10, RI’s operating expense budget is US $ 87.4 million whilst Foundation’s spending budget totals US $196.4 million 88% of it was for programme awards whilst 9% went to fund development and a very efficient general administration of just 3%. Over the past ten years, 87% of the Foundation’s total spending has been on programme.
Financially, RI’s income comes from dues, investment income, subscriptions, licensing and rent. TRF’s income, on the other hand, comes from contributions and investments. TRF invests its contributions for three years and spends it on its programmes in the
Fourth year.
In the past 5 years, Asian Rotarians have contributed more than US $ 190 million roughly equivalent to 23 % of total TRF funding of worldwide humanitarian projects.
Asia accounts for US $ 140 million, 29% of all time annual giving to the TRF, second only to the US/ Canada, and almost three times that of third ranked Europe/ Africa. In the last 5 years alone Asian Districts consistently occupy approximately 40% of the list of top
50 giving districts. Asia is the fastest growing area in the world of Rotary in terms of membership and currently there are 9200 clubs and 3, 23,179 members forming nearly 40% of the total membership.

By Rtn K.R. Ravindran
Director, RI 2009-1

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