Knowing 3140

Knowing 3140

Here we come... Never to go!!!

! ! ! s t h g i e h r e w e n g n i l a c S

Together we overcome all the roadblocks...

Together we move on towards a better tomorrow...

Together we conquer it all...

Together each one of us is a hero...

If it’s the best, it has to be 3140!

R.I. Dist. 3140

R.I. Dist. 3140

Knowing 3140

R. I. Dist. 3140 speaks...

*Drumrolls*!!! Welcome to the magical world of 3140, where it’s each for all, and all for each. It’s fabulous to see so many clubs come together for this one initiative by the Rotaract Club of H.R. College. Truly, kudos to all the clubs for coming in such a large number, and to R.C.H.R., for getting them all together, in one bulletin.

As a District, we have seen six good months. Six loud months of craziness, six months of magic, making new friends, and six months of taking 3140 forward, like always. It has been a great experience working with different people with different work styles, in different times, and constantly testing ourselves. Needless to say, this is exactly the power of Rotaract, and the opportunities that it beholds for each one of us. Time and again, we have risen to the occasion and proven ourselves worthy of the challenge.

Our relationship with R.C.H.R. has always been an excellent one, and the mutual respect is always there. As far as Editorial is concerned, I am proud of this bulletin, and all the other Editors in the District too. Time and again, all the clubs have come up with some great issues and bulletins, which is indeed very heartening to see.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind all of us that although six months are over, we still have six good months to go... And six months can make a hell of a difference. Together, we can strive to achieve more, and together, we can aim higher.

With all our systems in place, and all of us doing a swell job, it makes me want all of you to ask yourselves just one question: What’s next???

- Rtr. Apurva Chaudhari, Editor, R. I. Dist. 3140.

Words From the Wise...

R.I. Dist. 3140 - a few words and numbers that define life for most of us. A district so full of clubs and members, that there is never a laidback moment for any of us. Being a proud Rotaractor of Dist. 3140 is one the privileges we have all been entitled to, and it is a superb feeling to pen down my thoughts for the first bulletin of its kind - Knowing 3140. Keeping ourselves in sync with the ‘What’s Next?', we decided to go a step further, and get clubs into the limelight, and give all of them a golden chance to prove their mettle amidst R. I. Dist. 3140. This bulletin focusses on club profile, history, the way the club has grown, rockstars and much more. Reading this bulletin will make you feel like a member of each of these clubs- that’s how close these awesome Editors will bring you into every club. In one of the first bulletins of this sort, I sincerely hope that all of you reading it will feel even more a part of this movement than what we already are.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step- we as a club truly believe that Rotaract is certainly on course to bigger achievements and triumphs this year.

A heartfelt Thank You to all the clubs and Presidents, who wrote in at such short notice, and once again, reinstated my belief and faith in the power that this movement holds.

After all, some of us are better than all of us, but none of us are as good as ALL of us!

- Rtr. Romeeta Sukhtankar, President 2010-11, Rotaract Club of H.R. College.

From the Editors’ Desk

They say, a few bulletins truly mark a change for the better. A few bulletins define and symbolize much more than what meets the eye. At the very start of our tenure as Editors, the two of us had this one dream bulletin that brought several clubs together. Today, as we stand on the brink of fulfilling that wish, the gush of adrenalin is sky high. It is a pleasure to have so many clubs support this endeavor, and truly, the dream has been fulfilled in a manner nothing short of legendary.

The experience of working on this bulletin has been a vastly enriching one, as interacting with so many Presidents, Secretaries and Editors was a very unique experience. To pull off a bulletin with of such a stature in barely a week’s time would have been no mean feat, but the co-operation of so many clubs and the willingness shown, truly personifies the spirit of R.I. Dist. 3140. and this is precisely what we, as Editors, wanted to bring out in our year long tenure.

Under the guidance of the District Editor and our proud Buddy Council Member Rtr. Apurva Chaudhari. we have learnt a lot, and the inspiration and motivation to go beyond the ordinary, always stems from her efforts to take Editorial to a new level altogether.

All in all, this bulletin marks a red letter day in our lives, and hopefully in our District too. Time and again, they have shown all of us the true meaning of unity. It has been a great journey, and here’s wishing that the most awesome District in the Rotaract fraternity never dies out!

- Rtr. Junaid Khan and Rtr. Yash Muthiyan, Editors 2010-11, Rotaract Club of H.R. College.

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Knowing 3140 The Rotaract Club of Government Law College President: Rtr. Gayatri Chadha.

Charter Date : 17th February.

Club shout: The best is what you get to see R.C.G.L.C. About Us: The Rotaract Club of Government Law College has grown by leaps and bounds in the past two years. The club was practically nonexistent 2 years back but was revived and resurrected by Rtr. Rishabh Jogani who has taken extensive interest and has made sure that the club scales heights it has today. One of our main events is the charity sale which is conducted in the college and is a prestigious event. This year it was sponsored by Tata aig general insurance limited and sakaal.

If we draw a comparison we deduce that the sale proceeds are nearly 14 times of what they were last year. The sale proceeds kissed a mammoth 80,000 rupees. This year’s president Gayatri Chadha has undoubtedly been the best president Rotaract has ever had. She has lived up to the ordeal task and the expectations of every one and has raised the benchmark to another level. Last but not the least every rotaractor has made the club what it is and whatever has been accomplished is because of a joint effort and out of sheer love for the club.

Projects: The club takes avid interest in a plethora of activities .some of the ones in the foreground are: ?

An annual charity sale. ?

A treasure hunt in the entire area of south Bombay. ?

A movie trip for all the club members. ?

A picnic for all the club members. ?

Cleaning up of the college . ?

Frequent Blood donation camps. ?

Get togethers organised by the club for all its members. ?

Rotaract t-shirts and wallet id cards for every club member. ?

Teaching and interacting with small underprivileged children from orphanages and other schools.

Rotaract Club of LalA COLLEGE President: Rtr. Palak. H. Shah.

Charter Date: 10th February , 2010.

Charter President: Rtr Palak. H. Shah.

About us: A journey of clashes and fights, egos and disputes, connections and rejections, joys and sorrows, smiles and cries, ups and downs, ideas and thoughts, combos of idiots and fools , all aiming at the progress of R.C.L.C. Enjoying each and every bit, capturing moments and living the most memorable moments and memories of our life.

R.C.L.C, a place to aspire, achieve our goals, breaking our own bench marks, widening our horizons, falling down at every step and rising at the very next. Facing every new challenge with great enthusiasm and altogether a different charisma. Enveloped by a thick cloud of encouragement, motivation, inspiration, team work, togetherness, positivity and much more‌ It is a Journey of Learning, Leading and Creating.

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF MUMBAI PARLESHWAR President: Rtr. Ronak Kamat.

Charter Date: 7th May, 1999.

Club shout: ‘’RCMP Gheun Tak!” About us: ‘ The achievement of any organization is the combined effort of each individual’’, so is the case with R.C. Parleshwar. The club has seen a tremendous growth not only in its members but also in its innovative projects. All the credit goes to all the old, new and the ex-members of R.C.M.P. From ‘Believe To Achieve’ to Initiate Innovate Inspire. And now ‘Let’s color the world R.C. Parleshwar has made a difference to the Parleshwar community.

Be it organizing small fun activities for school kids, or organizing the hugely popular “SPECTRUM” every R.C.M.P.’ite has been actively and enthusiastically involved in each avenue.

Every new idea has helped the club to reach new heights, be it publishing its very own bulletin ‘ZEST-The Power’ or starting off with its own website…

Over the time, R.C.M.P. has created its brand in it’s rightly called ‘karma bhoomi’ i.e.

Vileparle...With its unique community service projects like Beach cleanup drive or Asha (A part of Joy fest) it has did and is doing its bit for the community.

What’s Rotaract without Club Service! R.C. Parleshwar is no way behind here, be it weird theme parties or the ice-breaking sessions every time for the new members joining the gang , each Club service event is a gala time. Though funnily we have more attendance on those days!!!

But certainly the most important is the friendship that has strengthened the bonds of the club. The informal C.C.D. meets or sleepovers for project work has helped in making the team called R.C.M.P.

ROTARACT CLUB OF HINDUJA President: Rtr. Misbah Patanwala.

Charter Date: 9th November, 2005.

Club shout: Let’s shake to the left, let’s shake it to the right We have the future we have the sight We have the oorja we are R.C.Hinduja R.C. of Hinduja ROCKS ROCKS ROCKS!!!

About Us: Rotaract club of Hinduja College is a complete platform of fun-learn and enjoyment.

Rotaractors of our club have experienced everything in their Rotaract lives be it fun or sorrow, be it being happy or sad, every moment we lived had something great to learn from it. It gives us immense pleasure to call ourselves the ROTARACTORS of Hinduja College. All the rotaractors that enter the club and all those that leave the club have always one thing to say in common that 'R.C. of Hinduja rocks rocks rocks'. Rotaracters that step out of the club after the completion of their tenure are always ready to face the reality of life that has all such experiences to again and that is the time when being a rotaractor proves fruitful. Truly, “ ROTARACT IS THE DRESS REHERSAL OF OUR LIVES” and those who make use of the opportunity of being a rotaractor always have converted resulted in a diamond born out of a stone.

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Knowing 3140 Rotaract Club of Dahisar Coast President: Rtr. Mayank Shah.

Charter Date: 5th March, 1989.

Charter President: Rtr. Prashant Joshi.

History: Rotaract Club of Dahisar Coast was chartered on 5th of March 1989 sponsored by Rotary Club of Mumbai Dahisar (formerly Rotary Club of Dahisar Coast) under the able leadership of Rtr. Prashant Joshi (1989-1990). Since then, the club has a long way and in this journey of years it has created some landmarks, set few trends and produced some legends.

About us: With greats in our history, our ACTION SPEAKS always…and we firmly believe in that our work speaks for itself. In its 21 year old journey, the club went through trials and tribunals as much as it saw success. But R.C.D.C. walked through that all fire only to prove its mettle and soon became one of the most reputed community based clubs in the region. We at R.C.D.C. firmly believe that Rotaract is not alone to gather trophies and awards, but it is an organization which a person joins to grow and acquire traits and sharpen his skills. Ours is an organization which thrives on passion alone. Having fun in all our endeavors, we take up something only if we truly believe in it!

Rock star Rotaractors: We only believe in setting higher standards each year and to continue with the legacy of greats like Rtn. Pankaj Phatarphod – a name worshiped in 3140 and the likes of Rtr. Ankit Nanavati, Rtr. Kushal Vora and Rtr. Vivek Dubey who continue to strive to take R.C.D.C. to the next level.

ROTARACT cLUB OF NAVI MUMBAI SUNRISE President: Rtr. Prathamesh Padwal.

Charter Date: 28th December, 2008.

Charter President: Rtr Jinal Chedda.

Club liner: Rise with energy and shine with spirit.

About Us: It has been a tough task setting up the club but at the same time it has been a great learning and fun experience. Moving in and around district & other club projects gave us the opportunity to grow our network and gave us a generous exposure to a different world apart from our regular student lives.

As recognition of our efforts, club received 14th rank among 70 clubs in the 1st year itself which is an achievement in itself.

‘Rise with energy and Shine with spirit’ has been our slogan and we make sure to live by it in all our endeavors. Over the past 1 and a half years we have organized, partnered as well as participated in various events and activities.

Social activities include Swine flu vaar mat, medical check-up at Dhamola village, A.I.D.s awareness drive, tree plantation on Kharghar hills, etc. to name a few. I.D.Y.E. and R.Y.L.A.s are always much appreciated by the members. Organizing joy fest, celebrating holi with Balgram children, DJ night, Republic Day celebration, our 1st anniversary celebration, movie review, Milaap i.e. Hindi divas event, dandiya dance, ambassador marketing, sports day at N.G.O., Navi Mumbai Khushali Mela etc has kept us all busy throughout the year.

These activities not only kept us busy, but helped us come together as a team and interact with each other. It was a vent for our creative minds as Rotaract provided us with the canvas which we could paint with our imagination.

It has been a very good year for the club…

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF N.M. cOLLEGE President: Rtr. Shrey Jain.

Charter Date: 13th January, 1997.

Club shout: We know we can, we can reach all heights.

You know we are, the R.C.N.M.'ites!!!

Club liner: (Theme) Discover Yourself!!!

About Us: The Rotaract Club of N.M. College has nurtured itself since the day of its inception. It makes everyone dumbfound with its enhanced performance and enormous growth. With immense efforts of our I.P.P. Rtr. Apurva Chaudhari and her team, R.C.N.M. has reached to this great altitude. This year with the leadership of the president, Rtr. Shrey Jain, the immense energy of the board and members with enthusiasm, enough to blow up the roofs, it is expected that the club will reach another milestone.

The work executed, is an excellent blend of amusing and community revolutionizing events. Rotofest, the annual festival of R.C.N.M., held in December every year, is one of the most comprehensive events ever witnessed by one and all. But the most brilliant fact about R.C.N.M. is, though it is just few steps behind the pinnacle, it has always been modest. The chief motto of R.C.N.M. has always been and always will be betterment of everyone in the society and to have great fun while doing that!

Fun facts ?

R.C.N.M. releases a Gossip Bulletin called as Jam- In for which every other avenue gets envious of Editorials. ?

This year R.C.N.M. a project called as canteen day for saying good bye to the old canteen staff.

In this event, every other “Anna” enjoyed like a preschooler while playing awesome games! ?

The Club Service avenue of R.C.N.M. is well known for creating unbreakable bonds and generating never dying energy in the whole club by arranging fun events, outings, birthday celebrations, informal games and much more. ?

R.C.N.M. has its own annual ‘Mega’ event called as Rotofest in December. Fun filled events like The Amazing Race, N.M. Youth Icon, Fashion Show, Master Chef N.M., Snapology, Informal games, Peon Event, Marathon, Pro-Nights, Workshops, Parade etc. ?

R.C.N.M.’ites tend to get bored very easily, in which case we keep meets in the most unexpected places like dividers and the beach at 10pm!!!

ROTARACT CLUB OF BOMBAY HILLS SOUTH Charter President: Rtr. Nakshi Satra.

Charter Date: 24th February, 2009.

Club Shout: Get distinguished in the crowd, hills south, hills south.

Club Theme: Get distinguished in the crowd.

About Us: Rotaract Club of Bombay Hills South better known as R.C.B.H.S. is a group of energetic and talented youth from some of the best colleges in South Mumbai. One of our main objectives is serve the society and ensure individual professional development. Rotaract Club of Bombay Hills SouthR.C.B.H.S. is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bombay Hills South. Our club has a glorious history.

The club faced a downfall in 2008 and was then re-chartered 24th February 2009. Since then we have done a number of projects. As of now the club has successfully revived and has a good strength too. We are striving forward to get back to the glory lost and hope to see everyone’s support in this endeavor.

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Knowing 3140 Rotaract Club of Pathfinders Mumbai North End President: Rtr. Swadesh Selar.

Charter Date: 14th October, 2004.

Charter President: Sachin Shigwan.

About Us: With the motto of serving our community and people, our organization came into existence in 2003 with the name Rotaract Club of Kamala Mehta Mumbai North End, as an institutional based organization attached with Kamala Mehta VWA college of commerce, Versova with desiring efforts of Rtn. Rameshchandra Kurup, President (03-04) of Rotary club of Mumbai North End and Dr. Surendra Nath, Principal & Prof. Manoj Sharma, Vice Principal Of Kamala Mehta College and the new wing born in Rotary International District 3140. Our First President Rtr. Sachin Shigwan, took an initiative to take club on heights in first year of rotaracting. After completion of his successful year, Rtr. Kartik Rao led organization with a new name and new base.We converted our organization from an institutional based to community based with unique name in the Mumbai region as Rotaract Club of Pathfinders Mumbai North End. In the year 04-05 we got an ambitious president Rtr. Bhavesh Vikmani. He gave two big project for the club. The first one is HIV / AIDS Awareness CD Making Project with Actress Smt. Smruti Irani, Joint project with Bal Gopal Mitra Mandal & Grand Open Rangoli Competition in presence of Mrs. Firoza Abraham, Social Worker & Mother of Bollywood actor John Abraham.

After the successful year of 2005-06, it was the time to rock by President Rtr. Paul M. J. He managed to increase a level of club from zonal to international by receiving Presidential Citation from R. I. President and 11 awards including Best President - Secretarial Team & Best Project In community Service from Rotaract District 3140. In his year Pathfinders did many remarkable projects in the avenue of Community Service, Club Service, and Professional Service & International Service. List of few achievable projects - Pathnic - Picnic at Matheran, Nazar - E- Nazarana - Free Computerized Eye Camps for Slum dwellers, College students, HIV +ve Patients and Society people. Water distribution for Lord Ganesh Devotees, Walk the Talk - Project with Band of Boys, Dabawala Presentation, Rtr. Sachin Shigwan's Visit to RID 3050 (Bhuj - Gujrat) and many such projects. After the flare-up year of Rtr. Paul, Rtr. Vinay Naik took the president ship with a motto of planting a 100 tree in the year and successfully achieving it. In his year One Big project took place in the form of Blood Donation and we managed to collect 250 bottles of Blood for Cancer patients.

Fun Facts: Our Founder President & President for the year 2009-10 Rtr. Sachin Shigwan was interviewed by the Marathi daily "Navakal", which was publishedon the same date as on 26th Feb'09 with the story of his struggle and his social activities through Rotaract and other social organization.He gives all the credit for this to his best friends and Pathfinders Rtr. Brijbhushan, Rtr. Bhavesh, Rtr. Abheeta, Rtr. Vinay, Rtr. Kartik and last but not the least Rtr. Paul M. J. for their great support and guidance.

ROTARACT CLUB OF C.R.C.E. COLLEGE President: Rtr. Ankur Save About Us: Our club is new and has just begun in 2010. We have had a marathon in bandstand and the money collected was donated to Fr. Agnel ashram. We also collect old newspaper and the money that we get for selling is again donated to the ashram. We hope that our club will reach greater heights in the coming years.

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF BOMBAY FILM CITY President: Rtr. Suraj shah Charter date: 23rd February, 2000 Charter President: Rtr. Pankaj Sharma.

Past Presidents- Rtr. Shrenik Madia, Rtr. Vishal Advani, Rtr. Sohil Mistry, Rtr. Aagam Maniar, Rtr. Vinit Parikh, Rtr. Mahir Bhatt.

Club Shout: “In & out and round about, R.C.B.F. stands out.”

Club Theme: “Zeal for Zenith”.

About Us: The club has grown from strength to strength within the past years since it had been revived in the year 2008 by Rtr. Vinit Parikh. The membership grew from around 30 in the year 2008 to more than 65 active members currently. The club stood 5th in the year 2008-09 under President Rtr. Vinit Parikh, and was the best community based club in R.I.D. 3140 in the year 2009-2010 under President Rtr. Mahir Bhatt. Currently too, the club has been doing exceptionally well under the leadership of Rtr. Suraj Shah.

Fun Facts: There are a couple of facts that have no reason for their being: ?

The club, has till date not had any female President. The answers to which are unknown. ?

All the presidents have gained weight during their President Ship tenure. ?

The President, core team members and the members are capable of cracking the worst sad jokes! So beware. ?

Prithvi Café has been the favorite hang out place for all the members, be it for meeting or for fun. ?

Absence of G.B.M.s has been a reason for members to complaint. ?

There have been fights in the club for being the chairperson of projects. ?

The club has members of all the fields and streams that could be imagined; from artists, management students, lawyers, Guitarists, C.A.s, engineers, designers, professionals, doctors and what not. The list keeps adding up. ?

The Presidents [only] earn an opportunity to go for an “Only Presidents” trip to Goa every year.

ROTARACT CLUB OF MUMBAI SHIVAJI PARK President: Rtr. Mugdha Sawant.

Charter Date: 30th August, 2005.

Charter President: Rtr. Manish Solanki.

Club Theme: EyeOpeners Club Shout: There’s no ‘I’, it’s always ‘WE’, R C MSP… About Us: Since the beginning Community Service has always been the thrust area for our work.

It’s the place where you will help make someone else’s life a better place and in the bargain you will get loads of love and blessings and you will make friends for life!!! But what’s fantastic about this club, is that every new member brings a new shade into our club and adds new colors to the face of R.C.M.S.P!!! Yup, it’s true every member brings in a bunch of new ideas that we implement. So if you have an idea or a dream and are not sure how it will come to life, come to R.C.M.S.P. and Together We Can and We Will…

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Knowing 3140 Fun Facts: Apart from our Community Service Projects, RCMSP is best known as the Hoggers Club. Yes you’ve heard it right, “Hoggers”, be it vegetarian or non-vegetarian, everyone here loves food…

ROTARACT CLUB OF BOMBAY WEST Charter President: Rtr. Dr.Tushar Shah Charter Date: May 16, 1968 Club Liner: Dream Inspire Achieve Club Shout: We LIVE the DREAM ACHIEVE the Best R.C. of Bombay West INSPIRE the World With all our Zest R.C. of Bombay West!

About Us: The one achievement we are very proud of is the committee's successes in making everyone feel a belonging and responsibility towards the club and the movement as a whole. Each and every member right now is an active member, and not just a member on paper. Vice presidents have shown extraordinary support. And we pray this continues throughout the year. Our President Rtr. Anupama Roy is the one giving direction to our ship, the one responsible for each member's improvement, from a bundle of nerves and uncertainty to an epitome of strength.

The calmness and the love is setting in, the energy is translating itself into successful projects, our first ever club shout and an irreplaceable bonding. As everything shapes up, WE can proudly say that we are the best team in the world because we feel that way, and we're going to get better and better...spread the light to all those who need it and feel illuminated and happy ourselves.

Fun Facts: ?

We have a Presidential Book of jokes filled with witticisms and anecdotes; but it can only be

viewed after uttering a certain four word code. ?

The funniest excuse ever given by one of our members for not attending a meeting was “I had to take my dog for a walk". ?

A certain "Mama" in our club has a way with the female Presidents. ?

We are a club with 42 "glorious" years of experience behind us and still we are not in touch with most of our alumni So if any R.C.B.W. alumnus happen to be reading this editorial please contact us without further adieu at rotaract.bw@gmail.com .We have most of our meetings in Santacruz despite of the fact that only the S.A.A. of our club lives in Santacruz and still she manages to reach late for the meetings. ?

On October 16th, we had our O.C.V. followed by the O.C.V.-G.B.M. after which we had a project and then again a G.B.M. and then two projects right after that. ?

Our President Rtr.Anupama Roy recently won the 'Best Singer of Rotary District 3140' award at ROT.A.L. 2010.

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF BOMBAY President: Rtr. Venkatesh Iyer.

Charter Date: 18th February, 1969.

Charter President: Rtr. Jawahir Merchant.

Club shout: Making A Difference Everyday…

R C of Bombay Leaving Impressions Here To Stay …

R C of Bombay Come on, Come on Let me hear you say, R C of Bombay !!!

History: Club was chartered as The Rotaract Club of Siddharth College under presidentship of Jawahir Merchant and it was second in the Dist. 314.

In 1972-73 Jawahir Merchant becomes the first DRR of 3140.

In 1973-74 RC Siddharth College renamed as RC Bombay The club is revived twice, once in 1983-84 under leadership (now Rtn.)Hiren Kara.and then in 2002-03 Rashesh Doshi.

From 2002-03 the Genre-X as we call it club has given 2 DRRs. In 2004-05 Rajith Menon becomes the DRR of 3140, Rotary Centennial year and then 2009-10 Rashesh Doshi becomes the DRR.

About Us: Rotaract Club of Bombay has rendered yeomen service to the needy. It is indeed laudable to note that its projects have been characterized more by the personal involvement of its members than by their financial outlay. Rotaract club of Bombay has had its ups and downs but the spirit of Rotaract has always dominated. Ever since its revival in 2002 club has been known for its precise Installation ceremony, projects like Single Wicket Cricket Tournament, Gumnaam, Aarzoo, National Sports Day, Dance Till You Drop, Sarhad Paar, Hindi Divas celebration, Open Fire, International Quiz, World Health Day, Pustak Yatra and so on…

The club has always been and is looking forward now through the active participation of its members to reach higher un-scaled heights, that how it believes and practices to leave impressions forever !!!

Fun Facts: Bombay-ites love eating cakes anywhere and everywhere. Cakes are bound to be a part of all meetings , projects and get togethers . Even after shopping a pastry is a welcome treat to add to our never ending bill…

ROTARACT CLUB OF DAHANUKAR COLLEGE President: Rtr. Anuj Desai Club shout: We are tomorrow’s maker RC Dahanukar.

About Us: People of different nature and qualities bond and work together. The number of members in the club has grown through the years. The dedication and spirit of rotaractors is also on the rise. It’s nice to see that students are participating in projects in spite of their academic commitments. All the rotaractors work very hard and it is indeed great to watch the excitement of the rotaractors and their love towards service.

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF JAI HIND COLLEGE President: Rtr. Saksham Mendiratta Charter Date: 29th September, 1994 Revival President: Rtr. Anu Torani (2005-06) Club Liner: Where Eagles Dare Club Shout: Don't mess with the best, don't mess.

Don't fool with the cool, don't fool.

Don't mess with the best; don't fool with the cool; Coz R.C.J.C.'s here to rule.

Club theme: Why Not!!!

About Us: It was on the 29th of September 1994, that a new club on the block, Rotaract Club of Jai Hind College, was chartered. Post-that, however, things didn't really go upswing. In fact, R.C.J.C. faced a slack period for a brief time; before the club was revived by Rtr. Anu Torani. The lyrics of a popular song go, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” In this case, R.C.J.C. had a really long “tough going”. This is one club that truly struggled to its way to the top. And then at last, we reached the light at the end of the tunnel. Holding the beacon of light was Rtr. Dhaval Shah, president (200910). Having nothing to back on, Dhaval changed what R.C.J.C. stood for and the way people perceived the club. It was in 2009, that R.C.J.C. slowly and steadily moved ahead of the line. In 2010, Dhaval passed on the torch to Rtr.Saksham Mendiratta. Armed with Dhaval as the I.P.P. and a fantastic set of directors, Saksham took the club to its rightful place on the top. And so today, we stand a club proud of ourselves and the road we've traversed. A dialogue from the movie Peaceful Warror goes, “It's the journey, not the destination.” We at R.C.J.C. couldn't agree more!

ROTARACT CLUB OF BOMBAY AIRPORT President: Rtr. Hrishabh Sanghavi About Us: The Rotaract Club of Bombay Airport was a dormant Club, revived under the President ship of Rtr. Deep Mehta in 2009-10. The Club started with 5 members, and has today grown to a size of 50+ members over the last 2 years. With immense pride and pleasure, we announce that our Club has grown not only in size and stature, but has also received tremendous accolades at the Rotary and District level for the projects undertaken and the funds generated by our Club in such a short span of time. Some of our notable projects include – Adopting an Orphanage, Project Sunshine and our innovative movie screening fund raisers.

Fun Facts: ?

Wide and vibrant age group – from 18 to 28! From across educational backgrounds like

Engineers, doctors, MBAs, businessmen, etc. these people bring a lot of cultural, thinking and different mindsets mix to the Club. This makes it an enriching experience for everyone. ?

Monthly newsletter, which brings out the wild side of our Club. It's a different newsletter, which pertains to covering. ?

Socializing and networking in the club, through weekly parties and fun get-togethers, which has really bonded the Club together. ?

Regularly conduct treks and out of town fun trips. ?

Very self centered and self sufficient as a Club.

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF S.I.E.S. COLLEGE Charter President: Rtr. Heet Savla Charter Date: 4th January, 2009 President 2010-11: Rtr. Preethi Parthasarathy Club Theme: Bring it on Club Shout:Shout loud, Jump high, S.I.E.S. touches the sky; Rock the world to the core, S.I.E.S. burns the floor.

Club Mascot: Taikey Fun Facts: A common joke about our I.P.P. Rtr.Heet Savla is as follows: ?

Once Rtr. Heet got down at Nerul station and asked the rickshaw driver to go to R.C. S.I.E.S.

The guy's expression was hilarious! ?

The Paa dance which originated in R.E.D. 2009-10, merely in jest, went on to become the trademark of R.C. S.I.E.S. ?

The shortest guy in R.I.D. 3140 Rtr. Shishir Swaroop, chaired the biggest club service project of R.I.D. 3140- R.E.D. 2009-10!

Achievements: Under the leadership of President Rtr. Jashna C. Bhalla, R.C. S.I.E.S. came into existence on 17th September, 2008. An ambitious workforce, awesome ideas, and spectacular performances

by Rotaractors have cemented the Club’s reputation.

Successor Rtr. Heet Savla led the club as President for 2009-10. R.C. S.I.E.S. has made a name for itself with projects like Rotaract Premier League, Dance Rotaract Dance, Peace Rally for Road Safety and has actively participated in district events like W.R.Y., R.E.D., R.Y.L.A. R.C. S.I.E.S. was also ranked 3rd Overall Best Club in R.I.D. 3140 and also Best upcoming Club besides winning many other awards in the recently concluded A.A.R.A Ceremony.

ROTARACT CLUB OF MUMBAI VERSOVA President: Rtr. Shweta Dawar Revival date: 28th February, 2009 Revival president: Rtr.Rashi Tibrewala Club theme: let's leave a mark Club website: www.rcmversova.in About Us: R.C.M.V. was revived on 28th February 2009 under the presidency of Rtr.Rashi Tibrewala. It started off with 10 members and within a span of 6 months had 30 members. This year R.C.M.V. is focusing on the under privileged children. We have adopted an orphanage where we provide food items required by them every week. This project is sponsored by the rotary club of Mumbai Versova.

We also plan to start up English and personality development classes for the students of New Vesave B.M.C. School. We regularly help the rotary in their projects. We definitely plan to do bigger and better projects in the future. M.K.Gandhi quoted “In a small way u can shake the world”. Yes, in its unique way R.C.M.V. will make a difference and LEAVE A MARK!

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF CHURCHGATE President: Rtr. Dhananjay Mull Charter President: Rtr. Bobby Kakkar Charter Date: 29th September, 1989 Club Motto: We Can We Will Club Shout: We Rock We Rule We Are the Best CHURCHGATE CHURCHGATE!!!

About Us: Rotaract Club of Churchgate was chartered on the 29th September, 1989 by Rtr. Bobby Kakkar under the Rotary Club of Bombay North. That year, our club initiated projects unheard of in the Rotaract movement such as a fashion show at Sophia College amongst other very innovative projects. In the same year, our efforts did not go unnoticed and we were ranked 3rd in our charter year in R.I.D. 3140- a big feat for even experienced Rotaract Clubs. Since then, our mark has always been felt in the district.

We have also consistently come up with projects that are innovative and that have legends in the Rotaract world. Soccer Mania (along with R.C.H.R.), A.A.R.A.M., Interlympics, I Object Your Honor, Outbound, Model Mania, Intrafest, Summer Fest (along with R.C.H.R.), La Fete, I for India, and India United are some such projects that have left an impression on the Rotaract and Interact world. Special Fest- a talent festival for mentally challenged children. Splash- an aquatic meet for the blind, deaf, mute, mentally and physically handicapped and Drishti- a cricket match for blind children are some projects that have been some projects that have touched the community and more importantly the participants in a very special way.

It is such projects that inspire us to work harder to put a smile on people’s faces and make them feel very special. These projects motivate us to keep innovating and improving.

ROTARACT CLUB OF DOMBIVALI President: Rtr. Rajdeep Gadekar Charter president: Rtn.M.R.Patil Charter date: 25th march, 1973 Club liner : come grow with us Club shout: Name, name, name the fame, Rotaract club of Dombivali main.

Atak matak chavali chatak, dombivlikar ale ata baki sagle vatak.

About Us: Rotaract club of Dombivali is one of the oldest clubs in the R.I.D.3140, which has completed 36 glorious years. It was started in January 1972. The club was chartered on 25th March 1973, by District Governor of R.I.D.3140, Rtn.C.V.Jog, at Rotary Seva Kendra. The Charter President Rtn.M.R.Patil laid down the foundation of this club & since then the club has not looked back & is growing in leaps & bounds.

We conduct several remarkable projects, some of which are: ?

Shrikant- Giving a helping hand to the under privileged children. ?

Walkathon-Walking competition among Senior Citizens. ?

Adhar-Celebrating Diwali with the mentally challenged patients, at Badlapur. ?

In 1995, we started a Mega Project, ROT.N.I.C. , which later was included amongst the District

Projects.

In addition to this, the club organizes various seminars on general and Technical topics, competition in schools, blood and eye donation Camps etc.

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Knowing 3140 ROTARACT CLUB OF S.V.T. COLLEGE Charter date: 21st September, 2010 Charter president: Rtr. Akanksha Maheshwari Club shout: Powerhouse of activity, R.C. S.V.T. Let’s win majority, R.C. S.V.T. Come to reality, R.C. S.V.T. Masters in creativity, R.C. S.V.T. Club website: www.rcsvt.weebly.com About Us: We have spread smiles amongst the elderly , organized crazy treasure hunts, melodious musical evenings , danced and laughed with slum children , chilled ourselves at 21F , celebrated dandiya together and the list goes on...Welcome to the fun and crazy world of R.C.S.V.T. ! We began the year with the motto " a step forward " , planned accordingly and are very proud and happy to announce that we have not taken just one but many steps forward with club membership increasing from 33 to 150 and getting trophies for SYNERGY and R.Y.L.A.!

ROTARACT CLUB OF MUMBAI MULUND SOUTH Charter President: Rtr. Jagdish Gulabani Charter Date: 25 Nov Club Shout: Come with us get on the grove MMS is on the move!!!

Theme for the Year: Lets Spread Smiles

Fun Facts: ‘FUN’ starts with the members of M.M.S. For the members, Rotaract is as important as G.Fs/B.Fs. They are so committed towards it that we end up teasing the charter members that they have married the club. Well like any other club you’ll see that we do the best of our projects in Club Service! Though many of us are working, we see to it that we have all of them whenever we have a party in the club; and I’ll tell you we have to hang out after every project we do… That’s the celebration of completing a project and that’s the motivation to do all the projects!

Club’s Journey: Club was an effort of merely 7 -10 guys of RJ college in the year 2006. From then MMS has been proving its mark time and again. Now in 2010, we have membership of 30 members with 20 active members. But the journey has not been simple. Gone through ups and downs we have tried to give our best. There have been times when we have only 3-4 members for a project but still the club has the zeal to make the best of the projects with enthusiasm. The outcome was we were ranked 7th in the district for the year 2008-09 and doesn’t matter how difficult or easy the journey is but we all out here enjoy being a part of the club and live like a family!

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Knowing 3140 Rotaract Club of H.R. College President: Rtr. Romeeta Sukhtankar Charter Date: 30th June, 1986.

Charter President: Al. Ritu Chaudhary Club Theme: Leave Your Mark Club Theme: 2010-11: The Legend Lives On...

Club Shout: What's hot, say it loud? R.C.H.R.'s in the house!

Club Liner: Fall in the limelight, be an R.C.H.R.'ite!

Club Font: Kingthings Petrock Club Motto: Grab the Chance, Make A Difference History: The Rotaract Club of H.R. College was chartered in 1986, and since then has seen a glorious path to success. While there were a few teething problems in the start, the turn of the new century saw things change in the club like never before. Since then, the only way forward has been upwards.

With presidents of great calibre having presided over this club, we literally charted our own course to the top. To be awarded Best Club in R.I. Dist. 3140 for 5 consecutive years is no mean feat. Being an institution based club also means that we have a lot more to exploit with an atmosphere congenial for developement.

Currently, we are in the 25th year, and the journey has been an enthralling one. Each of us wake up every morning thinking on the lines of how we can take the club forward. It is tough doing so much every day, but as they say, ‘’If the love is strong, the roadblocks take care of themselves.’’

About Us: At the Rotaract Club of H.R. College, we are defined by who we are and what we do. We are a group of zealous individuals who have taken upon ourselves the mantle of bringing about a change. A change that defies the world and one that changes the way people live. We give today's youth a platform to mould themselves into well-rounded individuals, and in the bargain, do a world of good. Be it serving the community, or be it building cultural exchanges, we are driven towards our goals with undying passion and commitment. Being proactive is the call of the hour, and that is the one trait we instill in our members from the very beginning. We have dedicated ourselves towards a happier world, with happier people and many more smiles.

Through the year we do almost a total of 500 projects. While Club Service helps members build bonds through signature projects like Monsoon Trek, Prom Nite, Surivor and Speed, Community Service has always been the heart of the club. It helps the society in every aspect possible, be it a drawing competition for the underprivileged or several fun trips to old age homes.

We also organised A Live Ghazal Concert by Padmashree Pankaj Uddhas in aid of thallasaemic kids last year, where we gave proceeds worth 2.5 lakhs to the cause from the event. At Professional Development, we aim to get the members to think differently, and sharpen their brains to the fullest.

We organise Vogue- the only inter-school personality development competition in the city of Mumbai. International Service sees the club go out to the world, with several trips through out the year, in India and abroad too. We have also been organizing We Are the World, the only interschool international Culture Festival in the City of Mumbai for the past ten years in this avenue. This event sees over 1500 school students participating.

With fun being an integral part of everything we do, we ensure that every member grows holistically. We culminate these people into extraordinary people with a larger than life vision. We know what it is to be the best at what we do. With aims that are crystal clear, defining us would be very easy indeed. We are R.C.H.R.!

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Knowing 3140 Fun Facts: ?

The club has seen a female president this year after 8 years. ?

In the year 2009-10, the Club managed a project counter of 504 projects! ?

The club is currently in its 25th year, without ever having the need to revive it! ?

R.C.H.R. has one of the largest Board of Directors in R.I. Dist. 3140, with a Board of 22

directors. ?

Our club song, Stand Up for the Champions, has been customised to our requirements, and is sung by Savio. ?

10 members went to Egypt last year, to sign a twin club agreement with the Rotaract Club of Cairo Royale. ?

Karan Johar, the famous movie Director and Producer was a Community Service Director for one year at R.C.H.R. in his college days.

ROTARACT CLUB OF MUMBAI DOWNTOWN President: Rtr. Hozefa Charter date: 28th July, 1972 About Us: Our club is in its 39th glorious year. Our club has most of its members retiring at 30 years of age and not before that.

Flagship projects ?

C.E.P. - Child education project ?

Eye camp- R.C. M.D.T. celebrates its 25th eye camp this year for which it has won the best

community project award for the past 3 years at A.A.R.A. ?

Summer camp

Thank You!!!

A Very Special Thank You to all the Clubs in R.I. District 3140 for their great help and support in making Knowing 3140 the grand success that it has become.

We do not think there is another District in the world where 25 clubs can contribute towards a bulletin and have it released in under 2 weeks. This just goes to show the unity of 3140.

Here We Come, Never to Go,

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