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KALYAN BANERJEE President, 2011-12 TEL 1.847.866.3467 FAX 1.847.866.3390 kalyan.banerjee@rotary.org
18 February 2012
Dear Rotarians and Friends of District 7250: On behalf of Rotary International I send warmest greetings and best wishes to you for your dinner dance in support of your Gift of Life India project. I congratulate you all on the work that you do in providing lifesaving heart surgery for children from many nations. This project demonstrates your caring and love as well as your generosity. You are truly Reaching within to Embrace Humanity as you change in the most profound and positive ways the lives of the children and their families through this initiative. I send you my very best wishes for a very successful event and for the continued good work you are doing through your involvement in this Gift of Life project. Kind regards, One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Avenue Evanston, Illinois 60201-3698 USA
Kalyan Banerjee President, Rotary International
PH 847.866.3000 FAX
847.328.8554
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Bill Boyd My Dear Friends in Rotary, My most sincere congratulations to the Rotarians in District 7250 on the 10th anniversary of your Gift of Life, India program. On behalf of the trustees of the Rotary Foundation, may I extend our very best wishes to you all. Few International organizations experience such continued and dynamic change as the Rotary Foundation. Every year we learn of a New approach to deal with formidable challenges; every year, I am proud to note, we see fresh ideas in circulation. The one common denominator is that all our efforts are directed towards the ultimate aim of achieving the noble goal of Rotary: Service Above Self Please share with your fellow club member the convictions that as we Rotarians embrace the two pillars of support for the Rotary Foundation- The Annual Programs Fund (Through the every Rotarian, every year effort) and the Permanent Fund: as we support the Rotary World Peace Fellows and enhance Rotary's public image, and as we adopt and implement the Future Vision Plan of the Rotary Foundation, we are contributing to making this a better world, where all will be in a position to enjoy a better life. May your celebration this evening be meaningful to all of you and may you support our Foundation for years to come. Bill Boyd, Chairman The Rotary Foundation Trustees, RI
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Sakuji Tanaka – Yashio, Saitama, Japan President, Rotary International, 2012-13 Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, 2006-10 Director, Rotary International, 2003-05 District Governor, 1994-95
Sakuji Tanaka was chair of the Daika Company and president of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan. He also has been vice president of the Yashio City Chamber of Commerce. A member of the Rotary Club of Yashio since its charter in 1975, he has served RI as a director; Rotary Foundation trustee; committee member and chair, including chair of the 2009 Birmingham Convention Committee; regional Rotary Foundation coordinator; district governor; and training leader. Working with his district, he has helped to construct a school building in Bangladesh. Sakuji has received the RI Service Above Self Award and the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Kyoko, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors of the Permanent Fund, Major Donors, and members of the Arch C. Klumph Society. In addition, Sakuji has established an endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship. Sakuji and Kyoko have been married since 1963. They live in Yashio and have three children and six grandchildren.
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Welcome President Elect SAKUJI Tanaka &
Congratulations to all Honorees With best wishes from:
Past District Governor
Sammy Hsiao
Chairman Gift of Life 7250 6
Ravishankar Bhooplapur
Chairman, Future of Rotary Leaders (FRL) Zone 32 Member Bangkok Convention Promotion Committee 2012 Chairman - Gift of Life  Project ( India ) Past District Governor 7250
Greetings RI President-Elect Tanaka! Welcome to New York! We are all very pleased you could join us. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of the Rotarians, Donors and most importantly the Volunteers for their continued dedication and service to the Gift of Life, India. You are responsible for saving the lives of the children. To Dr. Eileen Gentlecore, thank you for introducing me to the Gift of Life. I am very grateful. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ravishankar Bhooplapur
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Welcome SAKUJI TANAKA
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT ELECT 2012 - 2013
&
MRS. KOYOKO TANAKA Congratulations to
GIFT OF LIFE INDIA - NEW YORK HONOREES:
PRID Sushil Gupta CEO DENNYS:
Kamal Gupta Compliments Of PDG EILEEN AND JAMES GENTILCORE District Governor 1998 - 1999 8
Gift of Life India Every big idea has a small beginning. In 1974, Rotary District 7250 brought a little 5-year old named Grace Agwaru on an intercontinental voyage from Uganda to New York. Grace suffered from a hole between the two lower chambers of her young but strong heart. On November 15, 1974 surgeons at Saint Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York successfully operated on little Grace. A big idea was born that day. The Gift of Life now includes Rotarians from all over the world, with independent chapters in countries as far away as Korea and India. Today, the Gift of Life is a worldwide Rotary International Service Program responsible for approximately 2500 heart surgeries for children from over 30 countries. The Gift of Life has gone global. Every good idea grows exponentially. In 2001, PDG of District 7250 Eileen Gentlecore had a simple conversation with a friend of hers and related the altruistic vision of the Gift of Life. Her friend, PDG Ravi Bhooplapur, with the assistance of Past RI Director Sushil Gupta, Dr. Rajan Deshpande and many other devoted Rotarians, took up the challenge to provide critical heart surgeries for the children of India. PDG Ravi Bhooplapur still serves as Honorary Chairman of Gift of Life, India today. Is it not amazing what can come of a conversation? The sole purpose of the Gift of Life, India is to secure life saving heart surgery for children in desperate need regardless of race, creed, color or country of origin. The Gift of Life, India is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation with no administrative costs. All of our team members work voluntarily; all of the monies are generously donated by caring donors and through the numerous matching grants disbursed by the Rotary Foundation. The Gift of Life still grows. We reach more children in more countries than ever before. We would like to reach more. There is no limit to this idea as long as we remain committed to saving children’s lives.
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Welcome to President Elect
Sakuji Tanaka & Koyoko Tanaka Congratulations to All the
Honorees District Governor Elect
Mario Moran 7250
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HONOREE PADMASHREE SUSHIL GUPTA “Humanitarian Awardee” Sushil Gupta belongs to a renowned family of Amritsar, which took active part in the freedom struggle of India. He has made a mark in the travel and tourism industry in India, having set up hotels and participated actively in promoting India as a tourist destination Internationally. He is an active environmentalist and a dedicated Rotarian. Sushil Gupta, a hotelier by profession, has been actively involved in the hospitality industry in India for over three decades, holding numerous positions in various trade bodies. He is the Chairman & Managing Director of Asian Hotels (West) Limited owning Hyatt Regency in Mumbai and is developing JW Marriott, Delhi. He also has substantial interests in other hotel properties in Bangalore and Delhi. Sushil Gupta has been a Rotarian since 1977, where he served Rotary Club of Delhi Midwest as President and his Rotary District 3010 as District Governor. He represented South Asia on the Board of Rotary International from 2003 to 2005. During his tenure as Director he was instrumental in formulating Rotary’s policy on Rotarian Action Groups, which have redefined the way Rotary service projects are being conducted and advocated for water as a core service area of Rotary International. He has served on various Committees of Rotary International and Rotary Foundation. Currently he is the Chairman of the RI New Generations Committee.. He is also Chairman, Rotary Foundation (India), Member, Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative Committee, Member, South East Asia Regional PolioPlus Committee, Member, Rotary International 2013 Lisbon Convention and Member, Rotary International Election Review Committee. He would also be serving as Member of Membership Development & Retention Committee (2012-2014). Currently his greatest interest lies in the Gift of Life Project that he has steered, as its Chairman, with around 1000 cases of children being operated upon, without any cost to their parents, from India, Nepal, Uganda, Kenya, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Sudan, El Salvador and Pakistan. He is the Chairman of Rotary North West India Water Conservation Trust (RNWIWCT), which has made many rainwater harvesting structures in Gujarat and Rajasthan, states of India, and has changed the lives of more than a million of people. He has been working on a project to ‘clean & green’ the Gangotri Basin of River Ganges, as Chairman of the Gangotri Conservation Project. He is also a Trustee of the Himalayan Environment Trust and Member of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation. His hobbies include trekking in the Himalayas, Golf and Tennis. Sushil Gupta is deeply involved in healing people and promoting alternative healing systems as Chairman, Pranic Healing Foundation Delhi. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India for Distinguished Service to the Tourism Industry and Social Work in 2007. This is the third highest civilian award in India.
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We congratulate
Gift of Life
on its continued success in bringing good health and the opportunity for a long life to children from all over the world.
Past District Governor
Anthony Massineo 7250
& Rotary Club of Glen Cove 12
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Kamal Gupta born and raised in Dehradun, India. Law graduate from Garhwal University Uttaranchal, India Married to Rotarian Bina Gupta with two kids Rohit & Rhea Gupta Lives in Syosset, New York. Kamal & Bina own large wine & liquor retail stores in Long Island and Manhattan. As well as several Denny’s franchise restaurants in New York and New Jersey area. Kamal and his group were the first franchisee to introduce the Denny’s Restaurant to Long Islanders in 2010 We were awarded for being first time developer and highest sales in Denny’s 50 year franchise history.
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Dr Eileen Gentilcore with Master Nakore child from Uganda operated in Belgaum along with PDG Ravi Bhooplapur and Dr Prabhakar Kore – Chairman of KLE Hospital
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