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Governor’s Monthly Letter
September 2018
DG Dr. Shailesh Palekar RID 3131
DG Message - Dil Se shipped across by road and more is pouring in to now rehabilitate the people for long term settlement.
My dear friends, Wishing everyone a very happy Ganapati festival and let us pray that Lord Ganesha will bless us to do better and better in this world. The month of August started off in blitz when our District created a landmark by achieving the Guinness Book of World Record for the highest online pledges for Organ Donation in 8 hours. I must salute all the Club Presidents and their members who were so motivated to push for this awareness campaign and inspite of Maharashtra bandh we could get online 22311 valid pledges . Kudos to President Amruta of RC of Pune Gandhibhavan who initially scripted this idea. Rains and floods in Kerala have created tremendous disaster in the lives of people and the conditions for survival have been tremendously affected. The best part of this is how Rotary and people rally in such a situation of crisis. I must admit that Rotarians from every nook and corner responded fabulously to the needs of people and from our own District shelter material , clothing , food etc to the value of Rs 1 crore have been
The District Membership seminar was held at Muktangan Auditorium on 16th August , the event was hosted by RC of Pune Katraj. I must appreciate the efforts of President Anant Tikone, Convenor Nitin Naik, team Katraj and District Membership Team led by Director Anil Parmar for a flawless event . This event was attended by about 350 Rotarians. For once, the program had a different tune to it, we had breakout sessions for New and Senior members with different content for each group. This was appreciated by one and all. I completed 58 club installations on 7th August and my Official Club Visits started on 17 th August. By the time I am writing this article 12 visits have been completed. I have planned the visits with a different concept in mind. I am initially visiting all small but growing clubs in the district, chalking out a roadmap for them to grow and then the strategy is such that the Assistant Governors will work on the roadmap to help them grow. I will be taking a review of all such clubs again in the month of April which would help me know the progress of these clubs. Visiting various clubs is indeed a huge eye opener for me and Shobhana and we are enjoying this process. We look forward to continue this joyous journey and try and help clubs create miracles. DG Dr Shailesh Palekar
Rotary announces US $96.5 million to end polio
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Guiness Book Of World Records Certificate received for the feat created on 9th August 2018
INDEX DG Message - Dil Se
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Journey to Organ Donation & Global Grant Project
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District Membership Seminar
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Clubs in Action
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Clubs in Action
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Clubs in Action
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Clubs in Action and Interact Activity
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Interact Activity and DG Visits
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Designated Month and Rotary Quiz
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News and Upcoming District Events
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Empathy and Official Club Visits
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éh-~-éh and
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Interact
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Journey to Organ Donation – RID 3131 Guinness World Record DG Dr Shailesh, in his early training events challenged his batch of presidents to think about taking Rotary district 3131 name to Guinness World Record through a mega service project activity. Kidney failure of a close relative in the same period persuaded me to take up ORGAN DONATION DRIVE. AG Rtn Parag Mulye took the idea to the execution level by uploading the form for GWR “ Maximum people to pledge online for Organ Donation in 8 Hours” After 2 months, we received approval for attempt with a condition to have one Medical Org as primary Health Care Partner. Thus, Sahyadri Hospitals came into picture. Also got support and guidance of Mrs Aarti Gokhale who is the Chief Coordinator of Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre. Basic steps mentioned below were completed by me & AG Parag n Got Pre-approvals for website n Pledge Form n Special Witnesses n Counting Method n Flow Charts
Website, www.giftlife.co.in was created as a platform for organ pledge activity. Next step was creating awareness, promotion & concept selling. We begin our activity with TRAINING THE TRAINERS programme, which was attended by 100 + rotary volunteers. Many Rotarians were on the toes for doing technical presentations in many educational institutes & corporate
Global Grant Project
offices. More than 200 presentations were helpful to create awareness in & around Pune City. Professional support for the promotion through social media helped us to reach out to 25 lakh of people within short period. DG Shailesh was invited on TV channel for the promotion & also Radio FM 95.0 helped us to keep the subject live. Mega shows were organised to attract the people towards the noble cause. An effective press conference also helped to attract print media.The D day planning was more thrilling & exciting. n Listing and bringing @ 300
volunteers for setting up Kiosks in about 40 companies /Institutions n Setting up of server room n Assigned volunteers to places with
dongals, standees, posters and all required support. n Data validation processes set up n Plans for volunteers and Special
Witnesses and adjudicator all set in place. In the mean while a new challenge become prominent due to MAHARASHTRA BANDH. But the team was ready to face all challenges in-spite of many hurdles such as
But our team spirit & confidence did not allow us to stop & exactly at 11 am we had a flag off by Dr Vimal Kumar Bhandari, Director of NOTTO and The Guinness World Records Adjudicator. Although some internet lines were down, our plan of pledging from mobile proved to be a boon. Registrations started pouring in and previous record was broken by 1 pm!! Continuous support by Rotractors and volunteers enabled the data validation & at 7 pm we had 24446 pledges out of which 22311 were counted towards GWR!!. The most interesting part was, we got pledges from 950 cities from all parts of India. This was simply amazing. I was thrilled to hold the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD CERTIFICATE for Rotary district 3131. It was a Rotary moment for me & for my tenure as a CLUB PRESIDENT. By Rtn Amruta Deogankar and Rtn Purushottam Agarwal President RCP Gandhi Bhavan and President RC NEW PANVEL
Water Conservation Project Transforms Pingori
A joint global grant project with Rotary Clubs of Fort Collins Breakfast, Sports City and Aundh has transformed a drought affected hilly village into a green farming paradise. A dry village which needed water tankers just a couple of years back, now has water throughout the year, thanks to a combined project of excavation and desilting of an
existing reservoir and installing a drip irrigation system over 50 acres. This Global Grant Project is worth Rs 24 lakhs ($36,867) benefiting over 2500 villagers and families.
Reservoir before excavation (April 2018)
Reservoir after excavation (June 2018)
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network break down in Daund, Bhor, Narayangaon and Baramati . We had to cancel all ground events of the day due to BANDH.
Global grant has enabled increased water storage for percolation and raising the water table downstream of the reservoir over 500 acres in 4/5 villages, including Pingori benefitting
2500 residents. Drip irrigation systems saved 60% water, increased yield and allows 3 to 4 crops to be grown annually. Farmers have formed a cooperative group and the economic benefits have been direct for 50+ farmers and their families Pingori has been transformed – Rotary SERVICE ABOVE SELF. By Rtn Sandesh Savant
Pingori farmers involved in drip irrigation planning & execution 2
District Membership Seminar n RC Panvel Industrial Town, n RC Pune Smart City, n RC Talegaon Dabhade.
Another innovative Competition was & Shreemati to Rotarian - A memorable Journey & The Winners were 1. Rtn. Arti Bhatia - RC Kharghar Midtown, District Membership Seminar was held on 19 th Aug, at Muktangan School, Parvati, Pune. The response was overwhelming with 325 plus attendance. DG Shailesh Palekar apprised the audience on “Membership - Key to Rotary success”. Chief Guest Mr. Abhijeet Parlikar spoke on “Engagement in Corporates and how engagement is important for membership retention”. He appreciated work being done by Rotary International and RID3131. Club Extension Team informed about a new club in offing - RC Roha Central whose Charter application has been sent to RISAO. An innovative concept was floated by Membership Team – Competition on "Film on Membership Growth - Success stories of Clubs”. It received overwhelming response and winners were
2. Rtn. Jaya Shah - RC Pune East, 3. Rtn. Alka Deshpande - RC Sinhagad Road. IPDG Abhay Gadgil and Rtn. Amit Jadhav (District Director-Membership 17/18) then Presented Membership awards for 17/18 with Team Membership 17/18. Membership statistics is now considered on last day of Rotary Year 30 th June. Separate informative sessions were organized - One for New/Recent Members and other for Senior Rotarians. New Members Session covered much needed topics - a Rotary Quiz by Rtn. Dr Anil Parmar, Enjoy Rotary by DG Dr Shailesh Palekar, Expectations from Rotary by Rtn.
an engaging and entertaining way. Rtn. Sudin Apte and Rtn.Manjoo Phadk presented a methodology PRENOEPIC for membership development and retention as well. Rtn Dr Anil Parmar made an educative and eye opening presentation on Membership trends. DG Dr.Shalesh Palekar then spoke on challenges on membership/retention and provided some ideas and solutions to overcome these. Excellent arrangements by Convener Rtn. Nitin Naik, Rtn Anant Tikone, President of host club RCP Katraj and all members of club and last but not the least District Membership team. By Rtn. Dr Anil Parmar District Director-Membership
Avinash Ogale and Obligations as Rotarians by Rtn Vrinda Walimbe. Senior Rotarians session started with
Chief Guest - Abhijit Parlikar
Award Winning Article at Membership Seminar Ann to Rotarian - A Prosperous Journey ! Prefix Rotarian to your name means a lot. That Rotary pin close to your heart speaks a lot about the person. I became a part of the Rotary family in 2011 as an Ann. I did participate in all the activities as any other family member would, but still always felt something was missing!! What was that? It was the Rotary Pin. I realized that, if you are not a Rotarian you are not given individual role and responsibility as a leader. I became a Rotarian in 2014. Finally I got the Prefix Rotarian added to my name. I was really enthralled and
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started sharing this newfound JOY with everyone. Life before was good, but after becoming a Rotarian, has become extraordinarily good. I would like to share one of Rotary moments I cherish. Rotary has become our/my identity in the society I stay. People recognize me more as a Rotarian and keep on saying statements like ...”aapke Rotary mein kya naya chal raha hai”, if there is some petty issue related to social cause “aapke Rotary ko bolo na kuch karne ke liye “ ...feels really good “HUMARA ROTARY” !! It has truly been a prosperous journey, have understood the concept of the Four Way Test and I do try to follow
it. Feels so good, that we Rotarians are blessed enough to bring a small bit of difference in someone’s life and can always be an inspiration for the people who have enough and able to contribute. Service above self which is the motto of Rotary, does bring lot of peace in self, as well as in the life of people whom we try to serve. Yes! Rotary has made me believe “Service is Peace personified.” I pen off with the words of Mahatama Gandhi ji “Happiness depends on what you can give, not what you can get. ” By Rtn. Arti Bhatia Rotary Club Of Kharghar Midtown
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Clubs In Action Inauguration of bore well water pump by RCP Far East
A Pump for borewell Installed at Happy Village Tambe Inaugurated. 500 Beneficiaries.
Happy Village Project by RCP Mid-East
In anganvadi at Khamgao Chatra, Taluka Velha 2 kothya for stock of grains, 1 waterfilter and storybooks contributed as part of Happy village.
Toilet blocks at Junnar by RCP Hillside with Kotak Mahindra as CSR Partner RCP Hillside through the CSR of Kotak Mahindra bank completed 2 major projects at Junnar , with the help of RC Junnar Shivneri - 1) Two toilet blocks one each for boys and girls at Bansi lal Mohan lal Muttha Mook Badhir school and 2) Rain water harvesting at Butte Patil school and GV Joshi Balak mandir. 1000 beneficiaries.
Computer donation to Police Chowki by RCP Diamond
Donated HP all in one Desktop at Prabhat Road Police Chowky so that it can be used for faster processing and retaining more data.
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Distribution of kitchen utensils by RCP Sarasbaug Distribution of 50 blankets, 50 dishes, 50 glasses, 3 big size utensils with stirrer and lids to the children of Juvenile Home Yerwada.
Dental Check up camp by RC Khadki Dental check up camp of 460 students of Chetan Dattaji Gaikwad School by Doctors of Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College. Students requiring dental treatment would be called at Bharati Medical and Dental Hospital for further treatment . RCK would arrange to ferry kids to Hospital and back .
First National Level Swimming Competition rotaractors and Rotarians. First Children National Studentsby Level Swimming Chinchwad-Pune competition for Autistic and Down Syndrome 1st National level Swimming It must have been a Rotary Competition was held at Boxing hall Moment to many of the auditorium, Balewadi sports complex Rotaractors and Rotarians. for Autistic students and children with Down Syndrome. Total participation 200 children from Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and other states. Event was appreciated by all and some parents requested RC chinchwad to arrange such a program every year. Some of them offered financial contributions also. Most importantly the kids who could not speak, thanked and hugged President, 23 Aug, 2018
Beneficiaries : 3000 Awareness on Organ Donation by RotaractTAGS: and RC Panvel Mahanagar Cost : 1850000
President : Mallinath Kalshetti Rotarian Team : NA Non Rotary Partner :
A Cycle Rally was organized and covered New Panvel area to spread awareness on Organ donation. 25 Rotaractors and Rotarians cyclist participated
Basic education and literacy
Description : 1st national level swimming competition was concluded today evening with prize distribution ceremony at Boxing hall auditorium, Balewadi sports complex Total participation 200 children from Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and other states. Event was appreciated by all the parents and all requested RC chinchwad to arrange such a program every year Some of them offered financial contributions also Most importantly the kids who could speak, thanked and hugged president , rotaractors and Rotarians who were present for efforts taken by our team To me this was witnessing true rotary moment which we rarely get to experience Thanks a lot to president for everything that he has done for this event Special mention and thanks to Team rotaract
All Project Photographs and Information has been taken from disrtict website www.rotary3131.org If you want your Projects to be displayed in GML, please update the disrict website regularly
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Awareness on
Awareness of Organ donation
Creating awareness amongst the next generation school children regarding the perils caused due to indulgence in tobacco. 140 students from 8th standard (Hindi medium) benefitted with this initiative in association with Nag Foundation. This was 4th session in series.
We have arranged excellent musical show with leading musicians and singers, free of cost at Yashwantrao auditorium, Kothrud, Pune. People were requested to come with PAN / AADHAR / DRIVING LIECENCE, pledge organs and get a free entry pass. The arrangements of online pledging were made available at auditorium. If you had pledged elsewhere showing an acknowledgement on your cell phone at registration desk got free entry pass.
Perils of tobacco by RCP Cantonment
Musical Program by RCP Hillside
Handover of toilet and awareness on hygiene by RCP Sports City Rural primary schools in Dhamne, Karanjvihire, Pait and Shive villages outside Pune, have non usable and insufficient toilets for the students, because of which absenteeism and dropouts rates are high, especially among the girls. The GG175146
(project worth $36750) has Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast as International partner and RC Khadki as our local partner. The total student beneficiaries are around 600 in the 4 schools. Handing over of completed blocks has commenced from 13th
August, along with intensive daily training in proper use of toilets and hand washing stations. Filtered clean drinking water was also provided. It will mark the end also to open urination and defecation.
Cyber Law Cyber Crime and Cyber Securityby Chinchwad Morya
Cyber law, crime and security by RCP Chinchwad Morya. Lecture on Cyber Law, Cyber Crime and Cyber Security at Navmaharashtra Vidyalaya, School,and Pimpri. 400 studentsChinchwad participated. Cyber Law Kanya Cyber Crime Cyber Securityby Morya
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Raksha bandhan with Armed forces by RCP Nagar Road
Rakshabandhan Program with Army personnel on 26th Aug.
Pre-marriage counselling by RCP Lokmanyanagar Pre Marriage Counselling Workshopby Pune Lokmanyanagar
This was a workshop to counsel youth regarding expectations of a married life. The capacity to understand each other’s needs and respect their space is the need of the hour. Economic independence of both partners often leads to friction. The number of divorce cases is on the rise often due to misplaced expectations from the spouse. This session is aimed to create awareness among the Pre marriage counselling by RCP Lokmanyanagar. younger generation and help them This was a workshop to counsel youth regarding expectations of a married life. The capacity to lead a harmonious married life. 50 each other’s needs and respect their space is the need of the hour. Economic independence understand of both partners often leads to friction. The number of divorce cases is on the rise often due to misplaced expectations from the spouse. This session is aimed to create awareness among the younger generation beneficiaries. and help them lead a harmonious married life. 50 beneficiaries. Rakhi Making competitionby Pune Deccan Gymkhana Interact Activity - Rakhi making competition by RCP Deccan Gymkhana.
Interact Activity - Rakhi making competition by RCP Deccan Gymkhana We arranged Rakhi Making Competition in our Interact club to promote development of creativity within the students .175 students participated in the part in the competition . Prizes will be given to the best Rakhis.
We arranged Rakhi Making Competition in our Interact club to promote development of creativity within the students .175 students participated in the part in the competition . Prizes will be given to the best Rakhis. Others
Lecture for environment awareness Panvel Sunrise
Environment Awareness by RC Panvel Sunrise.
Lecture for awareness on Environmentby Panvel Sunrise Awareness on Environment by RC Panvel Sunrise.
Organized awareness on Environment & to save Female Foetus – 600 beneficiaries.
Organized awareness on Environment & to save Female Foetus – 600 beneficiaries.
Water and sanitation
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RakshaBandhan to underprevilagedchildrenby Pune Katraj
Raksha bandhan with not so privileged students by RCP Katraj
Raksha Bandhan and distribution of sweets and notebooks to underprivileged 125 students. Project was joint with RCP Tilak Road and RCP Dhayari Infertility and Free check up camp of Infertility and Antenatal check up camp by RC Patalganaga.
health check up camp by RC Patalganaga
Infertility and health check up camp by RC Patalganaga
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RC Patalganga organized a free Infertility check upand ante natal check up. Also a free health check up camp with free medicines and health tonics was organized at village Vavandhal. 45 beneficiaries in total.
Rotary Club Panvel Sunrise
Rotory Club Panvel Mahanagar
RC Patalganga organized a free Infertility check up and ante natal check up. Also a free health check up camp with free medicines and health tonics was organized at village Vavandhal. 45 beneficiaries in total.
Rotary Club Of Pune Westside
Quotes “I am personally unable to solve the world’s problems, but my desire to help is strong. By giving to The Rotary Foundation and encouraging others working toward the same goals, I know I’m doing my part.”
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DG Visit – RC Panvel Mahanager.
Marilyn Masiero Rotary Club of Larchmont, New York, USA
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Designated Month Literacy and Basic Education September is designated as “Literacy and Basic Education” month. It is one of the six focus areas of Rotary International Education, as we all know is a key which leads us to a treasure of knowledge, information, skills and prosperity. At the same time it saves us from many inconveniences in life which arise due to illiteracy & lack of education. It is said ‘A child without education is like a bird without wings’. Hence, governments around the world have included ‘Education’ in the Fundamental rights. The National Literacy Mission defines `Literacy’ as acquiring the skills of reading, writing & arithmetic and ability to apply them to one’s day–to–day work. The literacy rate is calculated on the basis of population aged seven years or above who can read and write with
understanding. It we take a look at the literacy figures, we will find that literacy ratio in India are among the lowest in the world. Whereas world literacy rate is 86.3%, the same for our country is 74.04% (2011 census) with males at 82.14% & females at 65.46%. Among states, Kerala tops the list with 93.9% & Maharashtra is at 82.91%. Thus, eventhough we have made huge economic strides to become the 5 th largest economy in the world, we are way behind the world literacy rate. Unless we achieve near 100% literacy rate, our people will not be able to reap the fruits of economic developments. Rotary South Asia for Development & Cooperation has set 100% literacy target for South Asia. To achieve the target, `Rotary India Literacy Mission’ (RILM) has been established with a target of total literacy & quality education. To promote the same, a `TEACH’ program has been designed wherein T:Teacher Support, E: E- learning, A: Adult literacy , C: Child Development H: Happy School. (Adult means all individuals above the age
RotaryQuiz By Rtn Dr. Dipak Kulkarni
7. If you want to engage residents in local slum in community development of your club. Which type of group under Rotary structure will be convenient?
a. April c. December
b. September d. None
a. Liver c. Pancreas
b. Kidney d. All of the above
3. At which place the 2019 convention will be held?
a. Hamburg, Germany c. Paris, France
b. Honolulu, Hawai d. Tokyo, Japan.
4. Who is the Trustee Chair of The Rotary Foundation for 2018-19?
a. Garry Huang c. Kalyan Banerjee
b. Ron Burton d. K.R. Ravindran.
5. What is the minimum number of members required to form a new Rotary club?
a. 10 c. 20
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b. 30 d. No restriction.
a. Sushil Kumar Gupta c. Mark Maloney
b. K.R. Ravindran d. Ron Burton
a. New Rotary Club c. Rotaract Club
b. Interact Club d. Rotary Community Corps
8. Who was the Centennial President of Rotary International?
2. Which of the following organs be transplanted from an brain dead individual?
By Rtn. Shivajirao Patil
6. Who will be the Rotary International President for 202021?
1. Which Rotary designated month is called Basic Education and Literacy Month?
of 15 years). Simultaneously, strategy has been designed for meaningful co-operation with all actors in the field by forging strong partnerships with Government, Corporate, National / State specific NGOs and International organizations. In rural areas due to poverty, education is not the highest priority among poor as compared to other necessities. Sons are put in school; daughters are pulled to help out on agricultural farms. Inadequate class rooms, untrained teachers, lack of sanitation & drinking water facilities, no toilets; all this leads to gender disparity in literacy rates and overall low percentage of literacy. Achieving 100% literacy is a gigantic task. We all will have to join hands & participate in the literacy mission and address all the problems listed above. This can best be done if we promote the TEACH’ program which takes care of all the necessities. With so many agencies working on the literacy problem, we are sure to achieve the target at an early date.
a. Jonathan Majiyagbe c. Richard King
b. Glenn Estess Sr d. Sakuji Tanaka
9. District 3190 had first Woman District Governor of India, Rtn. Madhura M. Chathrapathy. Which year?
a. 2001-02 c. 2015-16
b. 1988-89 d. 1998-99
10. The tradition of ending the Rotary year on 30th June started from which year?
a. 1920 c. 2001
b. 1913 d. 1989
Answers to Rotary Quiz August 2018
1. B. 6. A
2. C 7. D
3. C 8. B
4. A 9. C
5. C 10. D
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News at Rotary International Sushil Kumar Gupta
Cleaning the Rivers of the World In 2009, Salvador Rico stood in the waters of the Russian River in Northern California with other members of the Rotary Club of South Ukiah.
Selected to be Rotary International President 2020-21 Sushil Kumar Gupta, of the Rotary Club of Delhi Midwest, Delhi, India, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2020-21. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested. Gupta has been a Rotarian since 1977 and has served Rotary as district governor, training leader, and resource group adviser, and as a member, vice chair, or chair of several committees.
USD to INR Conversion for month of September = Rs. 70.00
Opportunity for creative writers GML Article Writing Competition District team is pleased to announce ARTICLE WRITING COMPETITION.
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t Topics – Da nded e t 1. Be the inspiration Ex 2. My Rotary Moment 3. Once a Rotarian, always a Rotarian All Rotarians, Anns, Annets, Rotaractors and Interactors can participate except – District Publications Team and Judges. Languages – Marathi, Hindi and English Words – Max. 250 Last date of submission : 30th September 2018 email articles to : acgml1819@googlegroups.com Team of Judges – PDG Dr Sudhir Rashingkar, PDG Pramod Jejurikar, Dr Veena Purohit, Rtn Priyanka Karnik & Rtn Umesh Lad.
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They were there for a rive cleanup, during which they removed toilets, refrigerators, car parts, and garbage. That event led to an ambitious initiative called Cleaning the Rivers of the World. So when Rico’s district governor, Helaine Campbell, asked clubs to carry out a signature waterrelated project in 2013-14, Rico proposed a cleanup of the Ameca River. With the help of Vicente Paredes of the Rotary Club of San Pedro de Tlaquepaque, Mexico, who connected people and worked on logistics, the Rotary clubs of Ameca, Mexico, and of Rohnert Park-Cotati and South Ukiah, California, carried out the first Ameca River cleanup
day in April 2014. They have since organized more cleanups of the river. That project eventually expanded to become Cleaning the Rivers of the World, which has challenged Rotary clubs across the globe to clean up a river. Rotarians have organized cleanup projects in Colombia, India, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, and Venezuela, as well as in other parts of Mexico and the United States. Rico says. “Now I can say, with a clear conscience, that I did everything I could to eave a better world for our kids.”
Rotary partners with Mediators Beyond Borders for lasting peace Preventing conflicts from escalating into violent crises is 60 times more cost effective than intervening after violence erupts. A recent partnership between the membership service organization Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) aims to bring community-based solutions to prevent conflict in more communities. Rotary has worked with MBBI – an impact organization founded on the principle of people-centered peace building – since 2013 to advance our common goals for peace. This new, partnership will enable Rotary members to train with MBBI to sharpen their mediation, dialogue and other conflict transformation skills. Rotary’s 1.2 million members, located in over 200 countries and regions, will help MBBI expand its network of trained mediators – potentially transforming conflict in communities not previously reached. MBBI’s members are at the center of a movement for global peace building through advocacy, capacity building and consultations. MBBI joins a list of Rotary service partners including, Ashoka , Habitat for Humanity, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, and Peace Corps.
Upcoming District Events WORLD LITERACY DAY
SATURDAY
08/09/2018
CRM YOUTH SEMINAR
SUNDAY SUNDAY
09/09/2018 07/10/2018
CRM
SUNDAY
14/10/2018
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Empathy
The first Commandment of Servant Leadership It improves emotional well-being of people around you, deepens relationships and may provide insight into poor performance or disengagement issues.
Servant Leadership, for the 21st Century, points out that there is a new leadership paradigm, a new moral principle that says, “The only authority deserving one’s loyalty is given freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader.” And therefore, Leadership today requires more than just inspiring the necessary performance to achieve the goals. Servant Leadership is a responsibility that requires a tremendous amount of time and effort in dealing with people, their feelings, attitudes, expressions, heartfelt concerns, apprehensions etc. without being judgmental and critical. This entails great Empathy on part of a servant leader. Empathy is a key practice for the servant leader – and also a responsibility. mpathy begins with listening – E truly being present in the moment with someone and listening with your whole self. And, that is an art. Listening not only with your ears but also with your heart. If you are forming your response while listening, then you are not truly present with them. When empathizing with a person you should always tell them that if you were in their shoes, you would feel the same way. Which is true, of course. If you were born where they were born, grew up in the same family, experienced all the same matters, you would be that person. Therefore, you would feel the same. This simple recognition has the power to diffuse many difficult situations. But it must be genuine. When someone is sharing their thoughts or emotions they are clearly aware if they are receiving empathy. They can feel it. This creates a trusting belief that the leader is intrinsically concerned about them.
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Evidence is beginning to emerge that indicates empathetic leaders contribute more to the bottom line (Achieving Goals) than the old style of leadership. “People don’t care how much you know, they want to see and feel how much you care.” By Rtn Manjoo Phadke
Official Club Visits in Sept & Oct Pune Chinchwad
1st Sep
Shikrapur
4th sep
Pune South East
6th sep
Pune Yuva
7th sep
Dehu
10th sep
Pune Laxmi Road
19th sep
Pune E club Diamond
24th Sep
Pune Uptown
25th Sep
Pune Mid East
26th Sep
Pune Chinchwad Morya
28th Sep
Pune Prime City
29th Sep
Khadki
8th Oct
Horizon
9th Oct
Chakan Airport
10th Oct
Chakan
10th Oct
Pimple Saudagar
11th Oct
Ganeshkhind
12th Oct
Panvel Swayamsidha
13th Oct
Kalamboli
13th Oct
Goregaon
15th Oct
Pune Pristine
16th Oct
Pune Dhayri
17th Oct
Bhigvan
20th Oct
E Club Pune Diamond
22th Oct
Pune Fortune
24nd Oct
Pune Sahyadri
25th Oct
Pune Bibwewadi
26th Oct
Panvel Kamothe
27th Oct
Alephata
29th Oct
Otur
30th Oct
Pune Paud Road
31st Oct
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Interact Activity – Eco friendly Ganapati workshop
by RC Kharghar Midtown
Pollution has become a monster. We as RC Kharghar Midtown decided to reduce pollution. Ganapati festival is a major festival in Maharashtra. Ganapati idols are mostly made up of Plaster of Paris(POP). Immersion of POP idols pollute rivers and lakes and in turn many aquatic animals die. To generate this awareness we undertook Eco Friendly Ganapati making workshops for Interactors of Harmony International School, Kharghar. We have conducted such workshops over years and till now beneficiaries are around 1000 people.
This has artistic value, environmental value, inculcating culture in our youth and also students get satisfaction of creation. Ann Shital Waray conducted this workshop, over 130 students participated and all had fun playing with the clay which also enhanced their creative skills and with the added benefit of creating awareness of pollution. We also explained eco friendly immersion methods wherein we can reuse this clay next year as well. RC Kharghar taking one step towards eliminating environmental pollution!
Dear friends, Our Rotary year has started with a big BANG and as DG says there is “BUZZ”” in the district- positive one, giving message to lakhs of people not only in our district but all over India ! Yes, our “ORGAN DONATION DRIVE “. It was a huge success in spite of adverse situation in state i.e. when everything in Maharashtra was kept shut/bandh. September is the month to work harder, to turn our vision of making our world more literate into reality. It is rightly said - give education to a child and all other things in life will come automatically to him or her. Let us strive to make more HAPPY SCHOOLS, educate more illiterate adults and send more children back to school. Let us all pledge to achieve this on WORLD LITERACY DAY, 8th September.
RYLA for Interactors – How to make toy aeroplanes by RCP Laxmi Road RYLA on VimanKarnePratyakshikbyPune Laxmi Road
RYLA on Viman Karne Pratyakshik by Madhav Khare to Interactors at New English School. 100 students participated.
I wish to express sincere thanks to all my fellow rally participants for showing keen interest and taking part actively in the CAR RALLY and a big thank you to the SUPPORT TEAM for standing by us in this drive . Wishing you all a very happy GANESHA FESTIVAL which is ”THE “ most awaited festival in Maharashtra. May lord GANESHA bestow upon us lots of love and blessings to achieve what we strive for in this humanitarian service to society Love. By Rtn Dr. Shobhana Palekar
RYLA for Interactors – How to make toy aeroplanes. RCP Laxmi Road.
RYLA on VimanKarnePratyakshik by MadhavKhare to Interactors at New English School. 100 students participated.
Interact Club Formation Interact Club of RCP Nagar Road Formed
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Published by DG Dr. Shailesh Palekar, RI District 3131. Edited by GML Editor Rtn. Sham Phadnis & GML Team and printed at Hitech Graphics Panvel FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY
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