June has been designated as the Rotary Fellowships Month to recognize the importance of international fellowship and goodwill among Rotarians and promote increased participation in fellowships. Rotary fellowship is key to member retention. Old and new members alike must feel their membership and participation in the club are valued by each of their fellow Rotarians. A warm and friendly atmosphere is created when each member takes responsibility for fellowship.
Reach Within to Embrace Humanity
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Chief Editor Kishwar Tariq Allawala E-mail: taro@cyber.net.pk For the whole Rotary year, we have worked hard to finish the online and the print versions of the GML, so that we can provide you with relevant and timely information. This will be one of the legacies that Governor Iqbal Qureshi will leave to the district. Long after the print versions are gone, the online copies will still be there for Rotarians to view or download, and remind us of the year when we reached within and embraced humanity with Governor M. Iqbal Qureshi. Editor + Publisher Jiwat Vaswani E - mail: sharjiw@yahoo.com
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RLI PHILOSOPHY "Having leadership skills does not alone assure good Rotary leadership. An effective Rotary leader must ALSO have Rotary knowledge, perspective about where Rotary has been, where it is now going and a vision of what Rotary can be."
Obituary PP Captain (R) Sultan Shakir of RCK Cosmopolitan passed away on June 18. He was a Rotarian for almost 17 years.He was a committed Rotarian. May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the family to bear this irreparable loss. (Ameen)
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Mazar-e-Quaid Visit
Joint Installation Ceremony
PETS
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District Assemblies
Foundation Seminar
Membership Development Seminar
Rotary Leadership Institute
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Polio Plus
Flood Relief
Discon 2012
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Aman Ki Asha
Rotary Humanitarian Trust
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A Glance through the Change Makers Year 2011-12 Last year, I stood before hundreds of Rotarians gathered at Hotel Carlton at the Installation ceremony where I told them about my vision for the 2011-12 Rotary Year. I requested to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity -to look inside themselves, to find the strength and the love and selfless desire to help others. I asked them to find their own motivation, their own spirit, and act with them -to look around them, at the world that they inhabit, and be the change they wanted to see in their world.
Reach Within to Embrace Humanity
I am thankful to Almighty Allah Who has given me the energy to serve the humanity from this platform of Rotary. I came into this 2011-12 Rotary year determined to make a difference, so that when I leave my office Rotary would be stronger at the end of the year than it was at the beginning. And I believe that by the Grace of Almighty those goals have been met. Rotary year 2011-12 was a year of reaching within to embrace all humanity- a year of focusing on the family, I had a wonderful year of love and fellowship It was a year of focusing on continuity within Rotary, on change in our world. This is what I saw in many cities I visited during the whole year, where I found Rotarians were supporting people and to help them become strong and self-supporting citizens. Again and again, I saw this: the hands of Rotarians stretched out to those who needed help, the hands of Rotarians that would never pull away from those in need. We all are very lucky that RI President visited District 3271 last month which rarely happens that any sitting President visits the District. He highly appreciated District 3271 for the service projects carried out so far, which is on record and a great inspiration for all of us.
Briefly highlights of goals & achievements of Change Makers Year 2011-12. • Membership:
• Rotary & Aman Ki Asha:
72 Clubs with 1,330 members as on 1 July 2011 72 Clubs with 1,342 members as on 30 June 2012
Heart to Heart Program (200 cases), Assistance to Hospitals and Doctors in Pakistan for Congenital Heart Disease, Opening of 10 Eye Hospitals in Pakistan, Quarterly Exchange Program for Youth
• Chartered:
• Rotary Humanitarian Trust:
03 Rotary Club, 05 Rotaract & 02 Interact Clubs 03 Rotary Community Corps
Project of Rotary Village inaugurated by RI President Kalyan Banerjee got commitment of US$ 50,000/- for Shelter houses.
• Training Seminars:
• Representation in RI Events:
AGTS, DTTS & PETS
Colombo Conference (Sri Lanka), RI Institute Kolkata (India), RI Convention Bangkok (Thailand)
• District Assemblies: Gambat, Karachi & Mirpurkhas
• DG Officials Visits to Clubs: • Inter City Meetings:
• District Seminars: Membership Development The Rotary Foundation Population & Development
A tribute to RI President, tribute to Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Civil Society of Pakistan
• GSE Team:
• Rotary Leadership Institute:
Team will leave for District 7040 Canada in August 2012
First Graduation Ceremony in Karachi and RLI Courses Part I & II in Karachi & Mirpurkhas
• Change Maker Awards: 04 Clubs (Karsaz, Kehkashan, Creek & South) Rotary Club of Karachi Karsaz (RCKK) was selected by RI Director Shekhar Mehta as the best small Change Maker Club in Zone 6.
• TRF Contribution: Total contribution *US$ 110,000/45 Paul Harris Fellows 05 Major Donors *(This is 3 times higher than last year)
• Social Media: New District Website, Facebook & Twitter
• Matching Grants:
• Public Image:
10 approved & 01 in process (worth US$ 700,000)
Interviews of Rotary leadership in leading TV Channels, Regular Coverage in Newspapers, Rotary Information of Championship Program. Recognizing Rotarian services for more than 25 years and 50 years in Rotary.
• Polio Eradication: Seminars / workshop / meetings, NIDs, Distribution of Polio Vaccine Carriers, Gadap Clean-up Drive, Inauguration of Routine Immunization Centre, Illumination of Frere Hall
• District Conference 2012: First ever joint conference of Rotarians, Rotaractors & Interactors with more than 1100 registration
• Relief Activities: Formed Rotary Pakistan Flood Recovery Fund Committee, Arranged 500 Water Survival Boxes, Arranged Shelter Boxes, Got exemption from RI Dues etc. for the clubs in the flood affected areas.
• Visits by RI Dignitaries: President Kalyan Banerjee & RI Director Shekhar Mehta
I would like to thank all my team members, my presidents, my Assistant Governors, RRFC Faiz Kidwai, PDG Aziz Memon, DG Jalaluddin Shaikh, Deputy Governor Tahzeeb Kazmi, Aide to Governor PP Arshad Qureshi, Rtn Irfan Qureshi, District Chairs of various Committees for their wonderful support to me. Last but not the least, I am also thankful to my family, wife Nasim and my daughters for their whole-hearted support. I wish all the best for a successful year 2012-13 to my DG Shaikh Jalaluddin.
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