Rotary 3131GML Dec 2018

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Governor’s Monthly Letter

December 2018

DG Dr. Shailesh Palekar RID 3131

DG Message - Dil Se

Dear Friends , The journey so far in leading the District is a fabulous one. Though hectic, it is thoroughly enjoyable.

Travelling is the key and my car travels about 10,000 kms in a month and my service fellow asked a question, Sir is your car a taxi these days ??

The OCVs are in full swing and it is indeed fascinating making more friends, understanding values and cultures of various clubs. It is too interesting to understand the innovative activities done by various clubs. RC of Narayangaon has been in existence in this small place for last 47 years and is working fabulous ever since. This year President Yogesh Bhide has lifted the club further to new heights. Another club which is progressing to new levels is Karvenagar under the able leadership of President Shirish Puranik. The medical support that they give to the Warkaris is unbelievable. A very

soft spoken leader is President Manohar Bodake who is quietly working away to strengthening his club. The progress by RC of Roha in a short span under the leadership of Vishwesh Vedak is indeed remarkable. Another club which has huge potential is RC Junnar Shivneri, President Bharat Kumar Chilap is quite a motivator. Walhekarwadi is unbeatable and hugely motivated in cleaning the Pavana river and it is indeed a herculean task. The ladies of Magarpatta Elite have been impeccable in their performance and Shrikant Patankar with his focus and commitment is clearing all boundaries for RC of Pune Sinhagad Road.

President Sangeeta Maniyar a very pleasing lady has bonded Pune East in a remarkable manner and the club is heading to break all records in its entire history.

The IFCR cricket meet was held in Pune from 29th Nov to 2nd Dec, the largest ever cricketing Fellowship meet in India wherein 30 teams participated. 400 plus Rotarians from all over India played hard cricket. The tournament opened in a lavish manner at J W Marriot and former Ranji player Shrikant Kalyani inaugurated the tournament. The prizes were given in another glittering ceremony at the hands of Padmabhushan Chandu Borde. I must appreciate the special effort of Dir. Amod Divekar and his

team led by Convenor Ganesh Kudale and Sunil Rohila for putting up an outstanding effort.

In December we celebrate RYLA fortnight and more than 20,000 students are expected to be benefitted from this event which will be another landmark activity. The whole purpose is to not just to empower the youth but ensure that the District is 100 % Youth enabled.

The District Conference ‘ SYMPHONY ‘at Sunny’s World on Sus Pashan Road is fast approaching and will be held on 1st to 3rd Feb . All members of my club RC Panvel are gearing up to put up a grand show. The venue is a showpiece and the faculties are powerful.

Col Lalit Rai of Kargil fame, Social Reformer Bunker Roy from Rajasthan , the River Cleaning Man Arun Lakhani, the 3 times National award winner and the Man with the Midas Touch Art Director Nitin Desai and Spiritual Leader Gyanvatsal Swami are some of the prominent speakers at the event. We look forward to tremendous support for this event from the entire District.

By the time I write for the next GML we will have entered into the new year, so wishing everybody a very Happy and Prosperous New Year in advance.

DG Dr Shailesh Palekar

Galaxy of Speakers

Mr. Sonam Wangchuk

Mr. Bankar Roy

Activist, educator, founder of Barefoot college for women

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Mr. Arun Lakhani

Mr. Nitin Desai

DG Message - Dil Se

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Colonel Lalit Rai VrC

Mr. Swami Gyanvatsal

Cricket Tournament for Rotarians

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Article Writing Competition

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Advisor to NITI Aayog for PPP water treatment projects Kargil war hero

Bollywood Art Director Motivational speaker

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VENUE : Sunny’s World, Pashan-Sus Road, Sus Gaon, Pune Host Club – Rotary Club of Panvel

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Rotarians Anns Patrons Guests Annets above 12 years between 3-12 years Rotaractors

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PAYMENTS

Savings Account Name - Symphony Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Ltd. Savings Bank A/c No. - 67864 Abhyudaya Bank Bldg, Sect 17, New Panvel 410206 ISFC Code - ABHY0065018 CONTACT PP Shrikant Chilekar 98206 13585 PP Sudhir Gupte 98331 17377 IPP Suryakant Kulle 97697 79798 Rtn Atul Shetye 98206 43332 Rtn Santosh Ambavane 93222 61221

Clubs in Action

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DG’s Official Club Visits & Membership News

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Designated Month & Rotary Quiz

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Rising Stars Competition & District Events

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Fighting Modern Slavery

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& RYE Visit to Rajasthan

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Cricket Tournament for Rotarians URBAN BATTLE - ROTARY PREMIER LEAGUE 2018.

International Fellowship of Cricket loving Rotarians (IFCR) was formed in 1993 in Australia & since then various tours / tournaments have taken place between Australia, UK, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies & Various cities in India. IFCR enjoys large patronage in the form of enthusiastic participation as well as viewership. This fellowship is for Rotarians who have a love for the game of Cricket. It encourages playing cricket between teams of Rotarians from Districts, Zones, Cities & different Countries which encourages various groups to meet socially on appropriate occasions at special cricket events. Through such activities, acquaintanceships leading to lasting friendships are encouraged with a consequent enhancement of International Understanding & Goodwill in furtherance of Rotary’s objective of Service above Self Taking this sport legacy forward, RID 3131 organized “URBAN BATTLE ROTARY PREMIER LEAGUE 2018” from 29th Nov to 2nd Dec in Pune which has turned out to be the biggest cricket festival in the history of Rotary as well as IFCR, an all India cricketing extravaganza with a dash of cultural programs, entertainment & fellowship, 30 teams from Bangalore, Chennai, Gujarat, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik Kochi, Kumbakonam, Kolhapur, Sangli, Thiruvanantapuram as well as Sonipat Haryana and Amritsar, graced this occasion.

On the game front, the best cricketing talent & high profile Rotarians from India participated. The spectators too were from a mix of elite class from various fields from all over India.

All the matches took place on Turf wickets on some of the best grounds in Pune like Poona Club, PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Deccan Gymkhana & Nehru Stadium.

The event kicked off with a grand inaugural ceremony on the 29th of November 2018 in the evening hours at JW Marriott Pune. The chief guest was former Bengal & Maharsahtra Ranji player Shri Shrikant Kalyani and the guest of honour was Shri Kailash Gattani, former Rajasthan Ranji player & mentor of Mrunal Sports Foundation Pimpri.

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Over the next two days, 24 teams divided in 6 groups of 4 each played competitive cricket matches and 6 teams divided into 2 groups of 3 each, played festive (above45) matches to qualify for the grand finals which were held on 2nd December 2018.The evenings saw all the cricket loving Rotarians unwind, relax and enjoy the fellowship and hospitality of the Rotarians of RID 3131.

The winners of the various plate finals were Festive Platinum:, Kolkatta Eagles, Festive Diamond and Friends of 3232.

Competitive: Silver- Chennai Singhams. Gold-Rotary Fireball Nagpur. Diamond-Bengaluru Bulls

And the grand final, Platinum Cup was won by Pimpri Panthers.

The Closing Ceremony and prize distribution saw one of the legends of Cricket, Padma Bhushan Shri Chandrakant (Chandu) Borde give away the trophies to the winners.

An avid cricketer and a keen sportsman, District Governor Dr Shailesh Palekar’s vision and dream of hosting an all-India Cricket festival has turned into reality .URBAN BATTLE RPL 2018 will certainly go down as one of the best cricketing events in the annals of IFCR India and Rotary Cricket.

Long Live Rotary Cricket.

Rtn Dr Amod Divekar.

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Article Writing Competition - Prize Winning Articles Congratulations to all Winners !

‘My Rotary Moments’ I had been a Rotary Ann for 9 years, until one day, “MY ROTARY MOMENT” came by.

It began in February 2016, when I was asked if I could choreograph a dance for the students of the Rotary Hearing-Impaired School. I immediately grabbed the opportunity; with initial skepticism as to how will I communicate with the children, who could neither hear nor speak.

The first moment I laid my eyes upon

these kids, the first step that I took into the school, I felt like I was finally home. For days, all I taught them was dance, but what they taught me in return was a very important life lesson. “No matter where you stand in life, no matter what you don’t have; being happy is a very simple process, if only you focus on what you have”.

I spoke 6 languages, and yet I wondered how to talk to them. The answer was simple, when I was with them, we spoke a language of LOVE. The kids accepted me as their own, and also taught me the sign language.

Until now, I always felt the absence of

something unknown to me, but this experience changed something in me permanently. That reminds me of a quote “You never really leave the people you love, Part of them you take with you, Leaving a part of yourself behind”.

With this magical experience, Rotary became a part of me and I became a part of Rotary.

bystander in the journey of ‘service above self’.

At the core of ‘service above self’ is the power of empathy or being in someone else’s shoe.

Rotary gave me opportunities to engage & build up empathy driven transactions. My journey started with just curiosity, slowly graduating into meaningful discovery. I continue to be intentionally aligned & intrinsically motivated towards the purpose each day.

The tipping point, my Rotary Moment, happened unannounced in May 2017; when as President Elect, I started

mapping communities for making a difference. I visited 30 schools in Mulshi Taluka. The Rotary Moment occurred in dingy classrooms, on broken benches, in empty labs, but mostly in the bright, expectant eyes of school children. Tears welled up in my eyes as I went back to my own school days some forty years back.

I pledged to make a difference to these kids. In my presidential year, we took one giant step towards adopting this community for three years & leapfrogged transforming 20 schools in one go.

saying she didn’t need to learn as her grandchildren were educated. Reluctantly yielding to my persuasion I had got her to hold a pen. I wrote her name in Marathi and asked her to trace the letters. I then moved on to help the others. It was an endearing sight to watch these ladies blush and cover their faces while writing their husband’s name.

We entered the venue armed with paper, colourful sketch pens and alphabets charts. As we waded through the crowd someone clutched my hand.

Clad in a 9 yard saree was a lady standing grinning from ear to ear,

refusing to let go of my hand.

‘Tai! I can write now!’

She smiled noticing my obvious confusion. ‘Tai, you taught me to write my name last year. Do you remember me?’

I don’t think I’ll ever hear anything sweeter than those words. That she recognised me and most importantly had persevered to learn was a golden moment indeed. Was there a bigger reward? Thank you Rotary!

Rtn. Dhwani Tanna Rotary Club of Panvel Industrial Town.

‘My Rotary Moments’ Malcolm Gladwell defines “Tipping Point” as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point”. For me Rotary Moment was a tipping point - transforming from being member of a Rotary club into a Rotarian.

Like boiling erupts by never letting off heat, my Rotary Moment happened through accumulation & amalgamation of multiple such moments & insights.

The transformation occurred when I took the plunge, refusing to be a

IPP Arvind Saraf Rotary Club of Pune Central.

‘My Rotary Moments’ It was 8th July 2018. We were on way to conduct an adult literacy session for the Warkaris at Tarawade Garage.

They were resting there for a day enroute to walking to Pandharpur with Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi.

I wondered what this years’ experience would be. Most of the enthusiasts that took part had never held a pen in their lives. Used to wielding heavy farm equipment, a pen was like an alien object. Last year I recall a lady

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President Vasavi Mulay Rotary Club of Lokmanyanagar

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Clubs In Action Distribution of Compost Khat to Farmers by RC Pune Yuva

We have donated compost-khat (that we generated during Ganesh Festivals) to village Kangurmala near Village Temghar. We donated 25 Goni ( 20 kg each) to the Sarpanch of the village. Beneficiaries : 500

Diabetic Retinopathy by RC Pune Sarasbaug

Eye checkup was carried out to avoid diabetic blindness by Rotarian doctors. Beneficiaries – 50.

Complete Health check up camp by RC Panvel Midtown A complete health checkup camp which included general physical checkup, eye checkup, dental checkup, CBC/ RBC blood tests and Tetanus Vaccination, was conducted at ‘Bal Sudhar Gruh, Karjat, Beneficiaries : 115

Cycle donation by RC Pune Mid East

On occasion of “Children’s day” on 14th November 2018, RC Patalganga organized a Tour/ Picnic for Adiwasi Children to Orion Mall at Panvel.

Beneficiaries : 40,

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Diwali Celebration with 56 Orphan Girls by RC Pune East The Diwali Celebration with 56 Orphan Girls at Barane School Campus by distributing the new dresses for Diwali. Beneficiaries : 56

Fancy Dress Competition at V K High School by RC Panvel Industrial Town

Our club organized Fancy Dress Competition for students of V K High School to celebrate Children’s Day. Beneficiaries : 3000

‘Pawanamai swach va sunder Jalparni mukt Abhiyan’ by RC Walhekarwadi ObnUu _wŠV ñdÀN> gw§Xa ndZm_mB© A{^`mZ 4 Am°ŠQ>mo~a 2018 Ho$Ow~mB© ~§Ymam gH$mir 8 Vo 10

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Pawanamai swach va sunder - Jalparni mukt abhiyan 5th week.

2nd year project, Beneficiaries : 25000 5

Students Wellness Programme by RC Nigdi-Pune

Wellness programme at Shri Chatrapati Shivaji Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Shivali. Specially developed programme for Students.

Beneficiaries : 300

Success Mantra for SSC Students by RC Pune Yuva We have conducted Guidance programme for 10th std. students for revised exam pattern. More than 100 schools from Pune District benefitted.

Beneficiaries : 3500

Diwali celebration and Tulsi Lagna by Rotary Club of Panvel Mahanagar

Diwali festival celebrated on occasion of Tulsi Lagna at Taloje Old age aashram

By Rotary club of Panvel Mahanagar

Diwali Kavya Pahat by RC Chinchwad-Pune

Diwali Kavya Pahat with Maharashtra Sahity Parishad.

Beneficiaries : 350

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Blood Donation Camp by RC Nigdi-Pune

Blood Donation Camp at Creative Components Bhosari on the eve of Presidents Birthday.

Beneficiaries 101

Vocational Project at Wrestling academy by RC Pune Mid-East

Visit to Wrestling Academy for Girls at Aalandi to donate Rope for exercising.

8 Rotarians are attended the project.

Beneficiaries -65.

Cataract Operation Project III by RC New Panvel On occasion of world sight day (11 October) RC New Panvel started free cataract operation project in association with Prism Eye Institute & Research Centre. In this project we have decided to help 100 cataract patients till 30 June 2019. On 27th Nov, 6 patients were operated for Cataract. Total patients operated under this Project are 21 till now.

Solar Lamp Distribution by RC Junnar Shivneri

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Diwali Faral, clothes and Solar Lamps distributed to sugarcane labours, Beneficiaries : 50 7

D G Visits RC Daund

RC Karvenagar

RC Pune East

RC Kurkumbh

Membership News 1. New Club Charter received – Pune Vibrant East.

Club has 30 members.

4. District has 9 Club adding more than 10 members till now –

Parent Club – RC Pune Pristine

GSR – Rtn Subodh Malpani

2. District Membership team conducted Rotary Quiz in more than 30 Clubs in Membership Month and are continuing to focus on same.

3. The Growth Statistics –

412 Members added from 1st July,

2018.

RC Indapur RC New Panvel RC Panvel Industrial Town RC Roha RC Aundh RC Poona North RC Pune Lokmanyanagar RC Pune Sinhagad Road RC Pune West Side

- 28 - 19 – 16 - 13 – 12 – 11 – 10 – 10 – 10

District has added 100 Plus new lady members RC New Panvel leading by adding 10 lady members.

Congratulations

to District Membership team.

Keep it up.

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USD to INR Conversion for month of December is Rs. 70.00 8

Designated Month – Disease Prevention and Treatment ‘Prevention is better than Cure’ whoever penned this saying was apt then, now and will always be in future.

Health is wealth.

One can earn lost wealth again but to regain lost health one may need ‘A_¥V’ or elixir. Rotary International is becoming that ‘elixir’ to the people who need medical attention. How? We all know that one cannot prevent diseases, but yes, we can stop spread of diseases. AWARENESS about the diseases and its mode of spread is a must. This is where Rotary plays a significant role.

Rotary is putting its best efforts to prevent the misery and pain that the people are suffering from.

Some efforts taken by Rotary are enormous, and some are small. One such larger than life success is Polio Eradication. Rotary is also active in stopping the spread of Ebola virus.

Besides this, Rotary is involved in the collection of blood and maintaining blood donation banks, so that blood is readily available to people in need. By building

training centers and hospitals, they are working in tandem with the government to achieve the best results.

They provide clean water to avoid the spread of water-borne diseases like Cholera, Hepatitis, diarrhoea, etc.

‘Strike at the root’ is the motto in case of HIV spread.

Rotary once again wants to rise and use its inherent strength to address the challenges posed by measles and rubella. Vaccination is a simple solution to these two diseases.

A Major Global Grant Project taken up by our District is “Prevention of Cervical Cancer” which is the second most common cancer in India after breast cancer. A simple vaccination given to girls at an early age of 9-14 years can prevent their lives from this dreadful disease.

To achieve all this, Rotary is creating awareness about the importance of regular health check-ups.

Rotary is educating people and equipping them to fight the diseases before the need for treatment arises.

Still, more efforts need to be put up by us all, Rotarians.

Hope all Rotarians and I are on the same page. ‘Disease Prevention and Treatment’ is not just one of the focus areas but it is the need of the hour.

Rtn Pankaj Shah District Director – Service Projects and Co-Director CSR Rotary has worked in Ghana to provide clean water to fight Guinea worm disease.

In Liberia, Rotary is helping women to get tested for HIV early in their pregnancies.

The prenatal care has reduced new HIV infections in children by 95 percent.

There have been tremendous efforts by Rotarians to control Malaria in African & Asian countries.

The efforts have certainly started showing results.

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by Rtn Shivajirao Patil.

Rotary Quiz

6. In which year, Rotary Samachar, the official Hindi version was introduced? a. 1952 b. 1983 c. 1995 d. 2000

By Rtn Dr. Dipak Kulkarni

7. Which of the following persons are NOT considered a Rotary Foundation Alumini? a. Rotary Peace Scholar b. GSE Team Leaders c. Rotary Youth Exchange d. Rotary Grant for participant University Teachers

1. Who of the following is permitted to add/delete members in club database on RI Website? a. District Membership Chair b. Club Secretary c. Club Membership Chair d. Assistant Governor 2. Which is the first Rotary club in Maharastra (apart from Mumbai and Pune)? a. Nagpur b. Kolhapur c. Solapur d .Nasik 3. In which rotary zone is District 3131? a. 4b b. 5a c. 4c d. 6b 4. In which year,The Rotary News, the official magazine of Rotary was started ? a. 1905 b. 1911 c. 1936 d. 1963 5. In which year,The Rotary News, the official magazine of Rotary in South Asia was started ? a. 2000 b. 1962 c. 1989 d. 1952

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8. In which year, Rotary Council for Legislation approved club website visit for 30 minutes as meeting attendance, paving way for the formation of E-clubs? a. 2016 b. 2000 c. 2010 d. 2004 9. How many clubs were present in India, in 1947, at the time of our Independance? a. 71 b. 140 c. 21 d. 55 10. Who was the first Rotary member of Indian origin? a. Raja Saboo b. Nitish Lahiri. c. S. C. Rudra d. A.F.M. Abdul Ali

Answers to Rotary Quiz November 2018

1. B. 6. B

2. A 7. C

3. D 8. D

4. B 9. B

5. A 10. C 9

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President Shirish Puranik RC Pune Karvenagar

District Events in Dec and Jan 2019

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1 Multi District Cricket Tournament Friday - Sunday 30th Nov to 2nd Dec

2 CRM

3 Rotary Festival

17th Jan to 20th Jan

4 Literacy Summit

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12th Jan

5 CRM

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13th Jan

Sunday

9th Dec

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Fighting Modern Slavery Dave McCleary was volunteering at a youth conference in 2012 when a young woman named Melissa explained how she had ended up in the sex trade.

She was living in a nice suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, when a young man knocked on her door and offered her a job as a model. The man turned out to be a pimp, who lured her into prostitution through a combination of drugs, threats, and coercion.

“She was from my town, and was living in an apartment where my wife used to live before we got married,” remembers McCleary, a member of the Rotary Club of Roswell. “After the presentation, a member of my club gave her a big hug. I asked how he knew her, and he said she used to babysit his kids when she was 12.

That’s when I realized this wasn’t someone else’s problem. This is happening all around us.”

McCleary is now co-chair of the Rotarian Action Group Against Slavery, which has been coordinating Rotary clubs’ efforts to fight slavery since 2013. A big challenge for the group has been motivating clubs to act. The immense scale of the problem can be daunting.

The Global Slavery Index estimates that, worldwide, 40.3 million people are subject to some form of slavery:

bonded labor, forced labor, child slavery, sex trafficking, or forced marriage.

Through Freedom United’s website, Rotary clubs of any size can sign up to form “freedom rings” which raise community awareness of slavery while sharing information. People are invited to join the ring.

“These rings are inspired out of a Rotary club but also pull from the larger community,” says Joe Schmidt, CEO of Freedom United. “We have a series of things they can choose to do.

We ask them to keep it pretty simple and laser-focused on one particular project.”

“There were maybe 200 to 400 groups just in the U.S. working on modern slavery topics. However, they are all disjointed with no common platform,” Schmidt says. “It sparked in us a connection between Freedom United’s interest in taking our massive online community down to the grassroots level and Rotary’s ability to provide hundreds of groups all over the world who would be foot soldiers in this fight.”

Schmidt says Rotary’s experience with polio eradication shows the ability of Rotary members to tackle tough issues.

“Rotary’s patience in committing to a cause and its track record with polio

Rotary and community members gather to learn more about fighting modern slavery.

have shown that Rotarians are willing to take mature, committed action toward long-term global change, even if it doesn’t give immediate gratifying results,” he says.

Rotary clubs have been supporting anti-slavery organizations for over a decade. In one of the larger efforts, 14 Rotary clubs led by the Rotary Club of Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland, opened a vocational training center for trafficking survivors in Kalimpong, India, in 2015. The project was funded in part by a Rotary Foundation grant.

The group plans to add a home for women and girls freed from slavery.

5 Hard facts on modern child slavery n

1 in 4 victims of slavery are children,

n 10

million children are considered slaves,

n 300,000

child soldiers are forced to fight wars,

n 700

million women alive today were married as children,

n 17.2

million children are working as domestic workers

Join a Rotarian Action Group to stop slavery.

Arnold R. Grahl Courtesy www.rotary.org

Freedom United volunteers hand out fliers as awareness drive of modern slavery.

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Dear friends, ONE UNIVERSE ONE EARTH ONE WORLD ONE GREAT ROTARY FAMILY YES! It is indeed our extended family and I am sure that each one of you is privileged and proud to be part of this family. It is hard to believe that we are at the halfway mark of rotary year already. If you ever doubted the veracity of adage ‘TIME RUNS FAST’, you should preside a rotary club.

You all are aware that this year we have embarked on a journey of different kind to achieve benchmark in our rotary district.

Our ALL WOMEN CAR RALLY was very much appreciated and liked by all not only in our district but all over India and has got wide coverage in Rotary News.

The 2nd event which all the Ann’s enjoyed was RETRO THEME PARTY - a program BY THE ANNS and FOR THE ANNS. The evening was full of entertainment with various group dance competitions between the clubs followed by the DJ. I am happy to share that 200 Anns participated in this event. I thank wholeheartedly all the presidents and First Ladies who took part in this wonderful event.

I take this opportunity to thank you all for bestowing so much love and affection during DG VISITS. These memories will remain forever itched in my heart and mind -memories to cherish !!

RYE Inbound students of 3131 enjoying Rajasthan their eyes! The hospitality with RC Jaipur.

Don’t we all feel extremely relieved and happy after seeing our guests enjoying our hospitality and culture? I am writing this bit with the exact same feeling!

And why not? The exchange students of RYE, who arrived in India in hopes of an excellent exchange year, had a great amount of fun on the Rajasthan tour organized by RYE District 3131!

This year, we have 19 students from the USA, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, France and Argentina in our district.

As part of this program, we at District 3131 conducted a Rajasthan tour for students in this district. It delights me to tell you that the exchange students were in awe while exploring the forts, deserts, palaces and streets of Rajasthan. The rich heritage of India was right before

trip might be over since last few days, but even till today, the exchange students are mentioning how wonderful the trip has been for all of them.

During this tour, RYE students travelled to Jaipur and due to the efforts and good will of PDG Prashant Deshmukh, Rotary Jaipur sponsored their two-day stay and these students got authentic Rajasthani experience which is expected in such a cultural exchange.

We express our gratitude to PDG Rtn. Ashok Gupta RID 3054 and his spouse Rtn. Rekha Gupta for arranging joint inter-district meeting with two clubs for our Inbounds.

Their helpful gesture truly deserves applause!

It is unique for Dist 3131 to offer such an opportunity to RYE. A million Kudos to team RYE to receive this milestone and tons of gratitude to the man behind the scenes - PDG Prashant Deshmukh.

Rotary does continue helping and inspiring us always, doesn’t it?

Rtn. Kranti Shah Inbound Chair RYE.

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The most awaited event of the rotary year is the ROTARY CONFERENCE -SYMPHONY — is just round the corner. I consider it an opportunity to spend time with your friends and enjoy listening to the stalwarts who have achieved benchmark in their own fields and who have done tremendous work for the humanitarian cause.

On behalf of DG SHAILESH and MYSELF, I invite you all to join us in this conference - SYMPHONY- in Sus Pashan - SUNNYS WORLD on 1st 2nd and 3rd FEBRUARY 2019. So friends pick up the phone and do online registrations.

Looking forward to meet you all in large no’s in this GALA EVENT !

Love

Rtn Dr Shobhana Palekar

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