RUNNER-volume: XVII No.34,Dated 9th 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.

Board Meeting:
For the month of February, 2010 which could not be held last month due to inauguration programme involvement, will be held today after regular club meeting to discuss age3ndas already sent to members.

Our Heartiest Thank you to:
Rtn John E. Bernardin.President, R. C. of El Sobrante, RI Dist 5160
PP Rtn Ranjit Chakravorti,R.C. of Danville/Sycamore Valley, RI Dist 5160
For your kind presence, love and good wishes during your stay at Calcutta.

President Rtn John E Bernardin’s stay at Kolkata:
We had a wonderful interaction with Rtn John during his stay last week at Calcutta. Many issues regarding our Teaching English through Computer Matching Grant Project were discussed in details with him during dinners held at Sourav's, Mainland China, Mocambo, Peerless Inn, Momo Inn, Bar BQ etc. CP Rtn Sanjit, President Rtn Kuldip, Secretary Rtn Sanjay, Rtn Tapas, Rtn Swati, Rtn Debasish spent their valuable time with our guest. He also enjoyed city sight seeing at Nirmal Hridya, Kalighat, Victoria Memorial, Kali Mandir, Rotary Sadan and Khalsa English High School which he enjoyed very much. On reaching Calcutta from Hanoi, he was presented flower bouquet at airport and welcomed by Rtn Tapas, who accompanied him to Grand Hotel,Kolkata. On his return to USA, he was accompanied by President Rtn Kuldip and Rtn Tapas to airport and presented him a gift for his gracious wife and a book of poems by Rabindra Nath Tagore, Geetanjali.

District Event:
District Holi Meet (Basantotsav 2010) was held at Wet –O-Wild Water Park ,Nicco Park on Sunday, March 7th, 2010 from 6.30 P.M. onwards. Musical programmes were held and sumptuous dinner And fellowship was enjoyed by all present.
Our club was presented by CP Rtn Sanjit, PP Rtn Pramod, PP Rtn Chitta, Rtn Dibyendu, Rtn Subhash, Rtn Tapas, Rtn Dr R.N. Dutta and Anne Sunanda, Rtn Tarun and President Rtn Kuldip.
It was hosted by Rotary Club of Central Gardens and others.

Incoming Events:
SNID for Polio will be held this Sunday, on 14th March, 2010.
We have made arrangement to collect Polio awareness materials from District
Office and display on SNID at our RCC Khandalia and surrounding areas.

End Polio Now Concert:
Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City, has requested all of you to kindly attend an "END POLIO NOW" Concert at Rotary Sadan, 94/2, J.L. Nehru Road; Kolkata 700 020 on 9th March 2010 at 7pm. Their club member Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya will perform on the santoor, accompanied by Sri Subhajyoti Guha on tabla. The programme is supported by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre.

RC Calcutta Metro City is honoured that a person of the calibre of Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya has shown concern for the Eradication of Polio pledge of Rotary International. He has come forward and volunteered to spread awareness of the need of Polio Immunisation, across the globe, through his concerts as an ambassador for this cause.

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

Birthday Greetings:
11th March: IPP Rtn Rathindra Nath Chatterjee.

Minutes of the 763rd Regular Weekly Club Meeting held on 2nd March, 2010
At the Metropole at 174, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-26 at 7 P.M.

President, Rtn Kuldip Singh Virdi:

• Called 763rd Regular club meeting to order.
• National Anthem was sung by all present and led by Rtn Rajeev Chaturvedi.
• announced that we had a wonderful interaction with Rtn John during his stay last week at Calcutta. Many issues regarding our Teaching English through Computer Matching Grant Project were discussed in details with him.
  

It was a rare opportunity for our club to host dignitaries from overseas Rotary Clubs, who very kindly sponsored our second Matching Grant Project. It was a new aspect of International face of Rotary that we have experienced. Our thanks goes to Rotarians from our District and abroad who helped in all possible way to materialise this project.

• Minutes of the last regular meeting held on 23rd instant at The Metropole 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 immediately.
• informed that DG’s visit to our club has been postponed to April.
• requested all members to keep themselves free for Holi District Meet (Basantostav 2010) on Sunday, the 7th March at Wet O Wild Park (Nicco Park) at 6.30 P.M. onwards.
• 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 9th 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 and
Guests: 14