2014
ROTARACT DISTRICT 3271
DML-Issue No. 2 &3
SINDH-BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN
Ayesha AllaWala
DRR’S
MONTHLY
LETTER
Dear Rotaractors, Hope you are keeping very busy with projects for your Rotaract! August was the month for Membership and Extension while September was the New Generations month. I would like to emphasize the importance of Rotaract Clubs which have a good number of members in order to be successful. Increasing the quantity of members mean nothing until and unless the quality of the Rotaract club is being maintained with the intake of the new members, who should be able to work harmoniously with the existing members? Every club should ideally have at least 20 to 25 members. You might be wondering where to find new members for your club and what to do once the members have been inducted. Start looking around your educational institution, your workplace, your family and your circle of friends. There will definitely be people who would fit into the age criteria of Rotaract and who you can invite to be a part of this organization. Every member should invite at least three people during the year into his or her club. A prospective member should visit a club at least two to three times so that all members of the club have a chance to interact before the BOD and the members decide on whether or not they want a certain person in their club. Once a new member is inducted, he or she should be continuously involved in projects and given responsibility in the projects to keep them interested in the club.
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Membership development goals to be achieved by June 30, 2015:
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Clubs with less than 20 members should increase their strength to 20
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Clubs with 20 or more members should increase their strength by 15%
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All of you should set out today and start brainstorming on who to invite to your next meeting as a prospective member!
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Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us renders some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger and it will make not only for our own happiness but that of the world at large. Pakistan is facing one of the worst calamities in its history, due to the heavy rains that its northern regions witnessed, in the early weeks of September. This resulted in exceptionally high flood discharges on various control points of River Chenab and River Jhelum. It has been estimated, that around 1.7 million Pakistanis have been affected, so far. As representative of one of the biggest service organization in the world, the Rotaract District 3271 are actively provide every possible assistance and coordinating relief operations with concerned authorities in affected areas. At the time when city is reeling under the effects of flood, Rotaract District started the campaign at personal level and with everyoneâ€&#x;s support have been able to collect sizeable amount within few days. District members not only restrict themselves with monetary help only but they are moving beyond the call of duty and collect and distributed the food items by themselves. They are volunteering day and night to support people. Every member of Rotaract is contributing to this noble cause and will contribute In shaa Allah till the end of these challenging times.
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The following Clubs have paid their District Dues as of October 20, 2014 for the year 2014-2015: 1
Karachi Karsaz
2
SZABIST Karachi Mid-City
3
Khairpur Green City
4
IoBM
5
Hyderabad
6
Karachi Ocean
7
Karachi Metropolitan
8
Szabalum Karachi Midcity
9
Karachi Kolachi
10
Karachi Clifton
11
Nawabshah Knight Riders
12
Karachi Gulshan-e-Hadeed
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"Article VI: District Dues and Accounts ......3. All clubs shall pay their district dues @ Rs. 4,000/per club (up to 20 members). Any club with more than 20 members shall add Rs. 200/- for each members above 20...... Article VII: Suspended Clubs 1. A club will be deemed suspended if it has not paid the District dues by 30th September and will be under suspension until it pays the same and any other outstanding dues. Such a club would be allowed to participate in the District Conference only after having cleared all dues. 2. A suspended club shall not allow their members to contest the DRR's election for at least one year after paying their outstanding dues and the current year's District and Rotary International dues." In addition, a suspended club in effect means that they will have no benefits that a Rotaract club does. Therefore at various events, they will not be recognized as a club and their members as Rotaractors while they are suspended. Their reports will also not be included in the DML after October. Rotaract District 3271, DRR's Monthly Letter, August-September
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The rotaract club of Karachi Clifton conducted various projects throughout the months of August and Sept. They initiated a project named „Hands of peace‟ in collaboration with Rotaract Club of Usha Pravin Gandhi College, India. This project aimed at promoting world peace. On Independence Day, the rotaract club of Karachi Clifton joined hands with the Rotaract club of Thane Central Mumbai and created a bulletin named „Azaadi Express‟. This bulletin included messages from both the clubs. A community services project also took place on Independence Day. They visited Nisar Shaheed Park and distributed the national flags and green balloons amongst the public. A club service project was conducted in the form of a birthday party arranged for the president‟s brother. They also arranged a fellowship event in which they hosted two members from the Rotaract Club of UET Peshawar from district 3272 for sightseeing and breakfast. The international services department again conducted a project with a club from India, the Rotaract club of Churchgate and created a bulletin based on International Literacy week.
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The rotaract club of IoBM conducted their annual recruitment open house in the month of August and September. The purpose of this event was to attract the university students towards rotaract and enlighten them with the purpose and mission of rotaract. The event focused on different performances by various bands. After the recruitment drive, an induction meeting was held to welcome the new rotaractors into the club. A guest speaker session and various icebreaker activities were held to help the new members gel in with each other.
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International Services Department of RCoSKM launched a program titled “Humans of Rotary”. They have created a Facebook page for this program, where Rotarians and Rotaractors from all over the world can share their experiences and stories related to Rotaract/Rotary. Social events department celebrated 14th August by visiting patients in the children‟s ward at Indus hospital. Badges and flags were distributed amongst them. A social media campaign was started in relation to the upcoming women empowerment Seminar by the personal development and marketing department. The campaign aimed to promote women empowerment with the help of various clubs across the borders and locally as well. An interactive seminar on Women Empowerment was conducted at SZABIST 90 Auditorium.
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Rotaract Club of Karachi Ocean is the new club that has been added to Jinnah Zone. They organized their first project “Wedding Project”. With the budget of PKR 101,150, they arranged the wedding for a poor family‟s daughter by providing them with household items because the head of the family couldn‟t afford to buy those items. On 14th August, members of the Rotaract club of Karachi Ocean conducted a joint international project with the Rotaract Club of Akurdi (India) in which both the clubs celebrated Pakistan and Indian Independence. On this occasion they recorded their video messages and conveyed the message of peace and harmony.
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After completion of their first project of the year named “commuter’s Aftaar”, a meeting was called by their Secretary “Kaleem ul Hassan” at new Pizza Hut. This meeting was held in order to get feedback about their project. N”Feroze’s, installation ceremony in collaboration with their respective Rotary Club took place on 13th August 2014 at Taj Hotel in which two new members were inducted to the club
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Dr Anum Akram, President of Rotaract Club of Karachi Kolachi along with her team conducted a seminar on “Professional Behavior�. This was held at Dr Essa Lab as this event was sponsored by Dr Essa lab and Diagnostic Centre. Their guest speaker was Syed Nusrat Ali, who is a renowned management consultant and trainer.
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Editor in Chief Rtr. Raiha Arshad Mirza Club Editor Rotaract Club of Karachi Clifton raiha.amirza@yahoo.com
Editor Rtr. Mehreen Nadir Director Community Service Rotaract Club of IoBM mehween.95@gmail.com Editor Rtr Hamadullah Sohu President Rotaract Club of Larkana Rtr.hamadullah@yahoo.com
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Rtr. Sundas Mukhtar General Secretary Rotarct Club of IoBM Sundus_mukhtar@hotmail.com
Editor Rtr Faiza Razzak Member Rotaract Club of IoBM Faiza_razzak@hotmail.com
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