The Golden Orange - October 2016

October 2016

The Golden Orange

R.I President : Rtn. John Germ District Governor : Rtn. Mahesh Mokalkar Club President : Rtn. Alok Goenka Established : 1944 R. I. District : 3030 Club ID 15587 LIFE SKILLS

VOCATIONAL AWARDS

COMMUNITY WELFARE

ROTARACT PROJECTS

MEDICAL CAMP

LADIES COMMITTEE

WEEKLY MEETING

ROTARACT INSTALLATION

INTERACT PROJECTS

R. I. President’s Message

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Dear Fellow Rotarians In 1979, James Bomar Jr., the president of Rotary at the time, travelled to the Philippines as part of Rotary's earliest work to immunise children against polio.

After he had put drops of vaccine into one baby's mouth, he felt a child's hand tugging on his trouser leg to get his attention. Bomar looked down and saw the baby's brother looking up at him, saying earnestly, “Thank you, thank you, Rotary.”

Before Rotary took on the task of polio eradication, 350,000 people — nearly all of them children — were paralysed by polio every year. That child in the Philippines knew exactly what polio was and understood exactly what Rotary had just done for his baby brother. Today, 31 years after the launch of PolioPlus, the children of the Philippines — and of nearly every other country in the world — are growing up without that knowledge, and that fear, of polio. Instead of 1,000

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new cases of polio every day, we are averaging less than one per week. But as the fear of polio wanes, so does awareness of the disease. Now more than ever, it is vitally important to keep that awareness high and to push polio eradication to the top of the public agenda and our governments' priorities. We need to make sure the world knows that our work to eradicate polio isn't over yet, but that Rotary is in it to end it.

On 24 October, Rotary will mark World Polio Day to help raise the awareness and the funding we need to reach full eradication. I ask all of you to take part by holding an event in your club, in your community, or online. Ideas and materials are available for download in all Rotary languages at endpolio.org/ worldpolioday, and you can register your event with Rotary at the same link. You can also join me and tens of thousands of your fellow Rotarians for a live-streamed global status update at 6 p.m. Eastern time

at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. I'll be there along with CDC Director Tom Frieden, other experts, and inspirational presenters, sharing an inside look at the science, partnerships, and human stories of polio eradication.

It is an incredibly exciting time to be a Rotarian. We are gathering momentum for the final race to the finish: to the end of PolioPlus and the beginning of a poliofree world. It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime chance to End Polio Now, through Rotary Serving Humanity.

John F Germ President, Rotary International Courtesy : PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee

President’s Message Dear Fellow Members, We had an eventful and fulfilling month of September. Our service projects got a head start during the month. You will be pleased to know that two of our major service projects got uploaded for Global Grant on Rotary International website.

It is heartening that Rotary Club of Bombay, one of the premier clubs in India, is now partnering with us for service projects. We hosted a team of five Rotarians from RC Bombay and they were shown our Ralegaon Watershed project as well as drinking water project which we propose to execute in Tadoba Tiger Reserve. Impressed by the level of work that our club undertakes, RC Bombay has committed to contribute $ 5,000/- each for Ralegaon as well as Tadoba Global Grant Projects.

Our first project is for providing Safe Drinking waters filters to 1,008 families

in eight villages located in buffer zone of Tadoba Tiger reserve. Our Canadian Partners are contributing $ 20,000/- for the same and with $ 5,000/- coming from RC Bombay, our total expenditure will be approx Rs. 32.00 lacs.

Our second project is in continuation to water stream rejuvenation in Ralegaon village in Yavatmal district under phase two. Here also, our Canadian Partner Clubs are contributing $ 10,000/- and RC Bombay $ 5,000/-. Along with our own contribution, we hope to achieve closure of our Global Grant project of approx. Rs. 36.00 lacs soon and start the work in both these projects.

I have always believed that individual efforts, when well directed, can accomplish much but the greatest achievement comes necessarily from combined efforts of our human resources.

The combination of combined efforts

knows no limitation. And that is what has gone towards achieving our goal to serve humanity. Kudos to our “Team Global Grant” for their tremendous combined effort. I hope with active support of Rotary Foundation, we will be able to serve the society to the best of our ability.

I wish all the members and their families Happy Navratra, Dussera and Diwali !!

-Alok Goenka

My Thoughts...

How many of you come from homes where prayers were offered every single day, or family visited the church or gurudwara or mosque regularly? I think most of us do. Religion, rituals were aspects ingrained in the lives of our generation. There was no questioning this. And if you were to doubt it's authenticity or value or try and break away from it, one must beware of the wrath of the Gods.

As I was growing up there was a daily elaborate ritual which happened where the various photos of the Gods were laden with fresh flowers everyday and incense sticks burned emitting the beautiful fragrance of sandalwood all around and a lovely lamp burnt bright giving that

whole space an aesthetic look.

All this was fine as long as I was a spectator. But as I grew older I was expected to participate in the events. Now that was a tough one for me. I am a sceptic at various levels and a rebel at others. I never understood how putting flowers and playing a tape with someone chanting away benefitted anyone? If someone had said get up every morning and help cook for 20 people who didn't get food I would have happily participated. Because that was religion to me. Religion was to serve.

But I have also observed that practising ones religion by trying to appease the various deities gives us a sense of peace and contentment.

Religion is a personal choice and how to

serve is also a matter of choice. This years Rotary theme is 'Serving Humanity'. Let's do our best by creating a atmosphere of service and help mankind prosper.

-Hetal Sampat

CREDITS Vocational Excellence Awards Adult Literacy Student Nirmalaya

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Aug. 26th

Life Skills A strong positive self image is the best possible preparation for success in life. A session on self esteem was organised at Mecosabag School. This is a school for around 500 students from very poor background, mostly labour class. Coming from weak financial background definitely their self confidence, needs to be taken care of. Hence Rt.Ann Geeta Rao took the task of taking a session on Self Esteem. Geeta, was able to gain the attention of the children from the beginning. She insisted that self esteem is a pre-requisite of success in life.

We all need to praise ourselves and at the same time should be aware of our weaknesses. If we develop our strength and improve our weaknesses, then there is no stopping.

Geeta asked 8 students to come forward and asked them to write about one positive and one negative thing about the student

standing next to them. The purpose was to make them aware of their strength and weakness. She asked them to repeat everyday their positive points. This was an excellent interactive session, where each and every student was involved and they surely gained from it . Geeta was able to relate to the children very well and different activities kept students engrossed.

School authorities thanked Geeta and

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Talk on Organ Donation

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2016 Rtn. Sameer S Jahagirdar and Rtn. Dr Ravi Wankhede were invited as guest speakers on the subject of “Skin and Organ donation awareness� to Raisoni Institute at Hingna Road, Nagpur.

The program started with lighting the Samai and welcoming the guest speakers along with Director of Raisoni Institue, Ms Preeti Bajaj. After introduction of the guests by the Institute staff, Rtn. Dr Ravi Wankhede highlighted the importance and requirement of awareness regarding Organ donation. He

emphasized that Maharashtra, and India are lagging far behind as compared to Tamil Nadu and w e s t e r n countries as far as rate of organ donation is concerned. He also highlighted t h e l e g a l protocols to be followed for organ donation and the success stories of Organ transplants which had taken place at Nagpur.

Rtn. Dr Sameer S Jahagirdar spoke about the magnitude of burn injuries our Indian society is facing, and how important can Cadaveric skin transplant be in treatment of Burn patients. He highlighted how donated skin plays important role in saving the life of burn patient, who can donate Skin, the procedure and the process by which it can be stored for 5 years in Skin bank. He also told

Chairpersons Varsha Paranjpe, Namita Sharma and Kritika with flowers and requested more session on this line.

Aug. 26th the audience that, contrary to belief there is no disfigurement of the donor's body after Skin donation and also showed the actual photographs of skin donation to substantiate his point. He clarified that donor's body need not be taken to the hospital for Skin donation, instead it is carried out at the place of Donor by Skin bank team.

He proudly told the audience that Rotary OCHRI Skin bank at Nagpur, when started functioning in February, 2014 was just 4th such organ bank in the country which was hugely applauded by the audience.

The presentations were followed by an interactive session where Dr Ravi Wankhede and Dr Sameer S Jahagirdar answered to the queries raised by the audience.

Around 950 students and the teaching staff of Raisoni Institute were present on this occasion.

Around 900 Organ donation pledge forms were distributed amongst the audience, which were promptly provided by Rtn Shiraz Doongaji and Medical Director Rtn. Dr.Jerestin Watchmaker.

Program ended with vote of thanks and with announcement of Director Ms Preeti Bajaj pledging her Skin and Eyes.

-Dr Sameer S Jahagirdar

Nutrition

Aug 26th

One of the most vibrant committees comprising of Chairpersons Mamta Kahai and Madhu Mrig ably supported

by Shipra Tank and Richa Sethi amongst others very enthusiastically celebrated the festival of "Janmashtmi" with the tiny tots of Antarbharti. Kids decked up in traditional attire sang devotional songs and shook their legs to the melodious tunes. Not to miss, "Dahi Handi" was also staged with fervour and gaiety. First lady along with the members of the Nutrition Committee distributed drawing books and color pencils to the children which the latter equally relished with their midday meals.

Business Meeting

Sept. 1st

The first Thursday meeting of the month was the first business meeting of the year.

President Alok greeted members on birthdays and anniversaries. Important decisions taken by board were ratified and issues concerning clubs were discussed. Meeting was adjourned after singing of national anthem.

As it is wisely said by someone that Women are pretty without makeup but they can be pretty powerful with the right makeup.

This was the agenda of Ladies committee this time to provide tips on right type of makeup during monsoon season. Ms. Divya Joshi who is Technical head in Bellezza saloon since last 13 years gave demonstration on hairstyling and makeup .She first explained the correct way of doing makeup and the important things to be taken care of during monsoon season. Then there were demonstration of makeup done on Rt.Ann Chetna Singhal and hairstyles performed on Rt.Ann Urvashi Yashroy.

Then there was question answers round which solved queries of the guests.

The session was quite a learning one for the guests as well as the team members of Ladies committee and was enjoyed by everyone.

Welcome was done by Rt.Ann Preeti Vaid and thank you note was given by Rt.Ann Vandana Agrawal.

-Preeti Vaid

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Ladies Committee

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Life Skills

Sept 3 rd

-Personality DevelopmentAfter the success of lifeskills talks in schools the committee has now entered the colleges. As the college students face the real world in a year or so the committee aimed at providing very useful topics and experienced faculties.

More that 100 students of Priyadarshini college benefited from a very motivating talk by Dr.Sharad Bhave on the topic Personality Development.

He gave real life examples specially from his own life which appealed to the students. The students appreciated his way of explaining and connecting with them. It was an inspiring experience for all of them.

The teachers and staff of the college thanked the club for arranging such a wonderful talk.

Director Rahul Chaudhary and Rtn. Shweta singh were present for the talk -Sonal Singhvi

Rotaract Installation

The installation ceremony of the new team of Rotaract club of Priyadarshini Institute Of Engineering And Technology(P.I.E.T) College took place in the college auditorium hall. All the dignitaries present formally inaugurated the program by lighting the traditional lamp. The principal of P.I.E.T College Dr. V.M.Nanoti formally welcomed Rtn. Alok Goenka , the President of the Rotary club of Nagpur, Rtn. Manish

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Bhati, Secretary of Rotary Club of Nagpur, Rtn. Rahul Choudhary Director of Youth Services.

The past President Rtr. Mihul Gabhane presented the last year's report. Change of guard was done at the hands of Rtn. Alok Goenka between the outgoing president Mihul Gabhane and the incoming president of the Rotaract Club of P.I.E.T College Rtr. Mitesh Tanna. The new elected board members were decorated

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Medical Camp

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The medical services committee conducted a rubella vaccination camp for girls of Guru Gobind school,kamptee road. 23 girls were given information about rubella and vaccinated. Dr Jerestin watchmaker , Dr Shantala Bhole and Dr Saroj Patil participated in the camp.

-Shantala Bhole

with their respective pins by President of Rotary club of Nagpur Rtn. Alok Goenka.

New president Rtr. Mitesh Tanna gave his acceptance speech and ensured that he will do his work with all the determination and team spirit. The principal of P. I . E . T C o l l e g e D r .

V.M.Nanoti addressed the students to strike a balance between their studies and other activities. This was followed with the experiences shared by the President of the Rotary Club of Nagpur Rtn. Alok Goenka. He motivated and appreciated the rotaractors to keep up their good work and serve towards humanity.

The newly elected secretary Rtr. Sunil Jangir proposed the vote of thanks. The ceremony concluded with the national anthem.

Sept. 7th

Meeting small population. Well, who would not! We all were flabbergasted on hearing that the police station had just 3 cops and they worked as parttime cops. The chief of Fire department was also working as a professor.

The sewage treatment plant is managed by just one employee. The most interesting thing we heard was that 150 bedded hospital had a helipad!! The cities also have schools specially meant for the students from the financially weaker background and the facilities provided to them are of high standards.

He was also impressed by the concept of Food Banks, where, 'the about to expire' products are collected and are provided to poor class for free. Sanjay sounded so excited when he said that his childhood dream came true when they were offered a ride in the fire truck.

World Literacy Day The Literacy Committee of our club c e l e b r a t e d 8 t h S e p t e m b e r, t h e International Literacy Day, in a very meaningful way. A half day project was conducted in association with Modern School, Koradi. Taking 'literacy' to the rural areas is our mission and a series of activities will be conducted during the Rotary year, aligned to this mission. The Zilla Parishad Uccha Prathamik Shala, Bokhara, was identified for this purpose.

Staff and students from Modern School were at the venue even before the Rotarians reached; zeal and enthusiasm brimming clearly on their bright faces.

Teaching difficult topics to the ZP school children was one of the prime activities planned for the day. 14 students from class 8th to 10th, of Modern School, were specially trained for imparting learning on specific (difficult) topics and evoking interest among the ZP school kids. These

He mentioned that the highlight of the program was Official Ceremony of Proclamation to the team by the mayor of Owatonna in the council hall.

His humor and one liners were so engaging that we lost track of time .By any measure he is definitely an effective speaker and we thoroughly enjoyed the journey.

-Fatema Akolawala

Sept 8th trained students, both, boys and girls, accomplished this task in the designated class room with aplomb and earned everybody's appreciation, thereby evoking a sense of great accomplishment within them.

It was overwhelming to see adults eagerly arriving at the venue to learn.

Grandparents aged 75 plus were enthusiastic to learn the basic alphabet and promised to learn at least their signatures so that they do not get exploited anymore. They also expressed their desire to learn from their grandchildren! Adult Literacy kits were donated by Modern School to them. Rtn. Sharad Bhave formally interacted with the invited adults on literacy aspects.. The adults carried with them a sense of having done something meaningful and development oriented, as they would now be able to impress their younger

generation back home. Rotarians were highly charged, as always, and became one with the shy adults – Hon. Secy.

Manish was spotted sitting on the ground, giving tips to an adult woman. Rotarians also demonstrated how the e-learning kits, to be received, are to be used for literacy.

Enthusiastic Rotarians participating in this project were Hon. Secy. Manish Bhati, Directors Rina Sinha & Amitabh Sharma, Neeru Kapai, Sharad Bhave, Hemant Lodha and Namita Sharma. Miss Sameena from Modern School was also present on the occasion and she successfully coordinated all efforts needed for conduct of the project.

Activities planned during subsequent visits to the ZP school include health checkups, lectures on hygiene, tips on oral and aural health, donation of sports goods, etc.

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The Thursday meeting of 8th September 2016 was not a regular meeting but a fun frolic journey to the cities of USA through the eyes of our guest Rtn. Sanjay Arora.

Sanjay needs no formal introduction to the rotary fraternity. He owns and manages Shell Advertising Inc.; which boasts of many creative awards for its creative campaigns. Sanjay has many feathers in his cap. He is an entrepreneur, a Yogi, a Rotarian, a speaker and definitely as introduced, “Face of Nagpur”. Sanjay as a head of team of 10 members recently went on a Rotary Friendship Exchange Program to District 5960, USA for 10 days. The purpose of this program is to bring different people together and facilitate the creation of partnership and friendship between clubs and districts.

Sanjay and team went to Minneapolis, Amery, Rice Lake, Owatonna and Stillwater in the United States. Their trip started with a proud moment of Indian flag hoisting in the Heritage Flag Park.

Later they were taken for the city tour.

Sanjay was amazed and impressed by the technology used by the town of such a

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Street Plays to Promote Literacy

Sept 8th

Mecosabaug and Christian Comments like "sahi bola"were heard from crowd. The students performed with When enthusiasm meets experience the Colony Nukkad Natak

Surendragarh A Street play on the occasion of world literacy day in front of a ganpati pandal was performed in a slum area far away in Surendragarah, Katol Road. The preparations for the same were being done rigorously for the preceding past few days with rotarians training and guiding the rotaractors continuously throughout. The Rotaractors of Tuli Hotel Management college actively participated in the play and did a tremendous job. It was quite challenging as the full slum had gathered around them. Rotarian Sandeep Vaid and Rtn. Sarang Kale finally managed to execute the show wonderfully, it was upon them to motivate the Rotaractors, and get the best out of them. So to pump them up, Sarang and Sandeep asked them to speak to the crowd, getting them enthusiastic, and finally with a burst the rotaractors started off. The crowd was enjoying every moment and the rotaractors got a great applause from them on concluding.

Rotarians Present were Sandeep Vaid and Sarang Kale -Sandeep Vaid

An all girls team of Sadabai Raisoni women's college was formed and they performed very enthusiastically at two places in Bezunbagh Slum, Ekta Ganesh utsav mandel Christian colony and Mecosabag Nav yuvak Mandal, Lumbini Nagar, Mecosabag. There was a huge crowd to cheer them. Girls interacted very well with crowd. Message regarding school drop outs, adult literacy and need of being literate in day today activities.

Crowd along with our performers raised slogan 'padhe ga India, to badhe ga India'.

It was honour to have Corporator of area Dimpi Bawa among us. She and team helped us in all possible way. Our sincere thanks to her. To encourage her girls Director SRWC Amina Vali was also there. Rotary members Neerja Shukul, Ragini Sahu, Nisreen Maimoon, Rakhi Bhatia, Neeru Bhatia, Anjuli Minocha and Namita Sharma were there.

-Namita Sharma

Hill top Ramnagar, Pandrabodi slum, Mama square Dharampeth.

The Rotract team of Priyadarshini college of Engineering hit the streets and performed a street play " ? ?? ?? ??? ??? ? ? ? ? ?? ?"?Based on Ninth standard dropouts, Skill development &Adult literacy. It being Ganesh Utsav on 8th September, we got the advantage of performing at different Ganesh Mandals.

We selected areas where we could get our target audience. The ninth standard dropouts, illiterate skill workers and uneducated adults who are usually misguided due to ignorance.

The street plays at all the above mentioned locations got tremendous applause from the audience as they could co-relate it with their own lives.

full zeal and dedication to spread awareness and importance of learning and literacy among masses. Members from Rotary club of Nagpur supported the organising committee members and were present to motivate the performers.

Rtn Shweta Singh and Rt.Ann Geeta Rao were in charge for the West Nagpur locations. Members present at our locations were President Rtn.Alok Goenka, Hon Secretary Rtn.Manish Bhati, Director Youth Rtn.Rahul C h a u d h a r y, R t n . Yu s u f M a s t e r, Rtn.Dinesh Naidu, Rtn.Shivkumar Rao and Rtn.Jahangir Doongaji. -Geeta Rao

Ramdaspeth and Dhantoli Hislop College students performed the play at The Dhantoli Ganesh Pandal and Navyuvak Mandal, old Kacchipura. The skits were well understood by people at both these places. And we received an extraordinary response. The organizers requested the students to perform the same on their cultural day.

The response at these 2 pandals motivated the Rotractors to perform at more places.

They then performed at the Ganesh Mandal at Zenda chouk almost impromptu.

It was a fun and a satisfying evening wherein everyone put in their best for a fantastic outcome. The Hislop college mandals were managed by Navneet Jain and Sonal Singhvi.

Rotarians present were Jatin and Hetal Sampat, Deepa Jamwal, Litesh Thakkar, Tushar Singhvi, Sameer agrawal and Ravi Lashkare.

Director Rahul Chaudhary was omni present.

The effort of the students and the club was appreciated by everyone present there.

-Sonal Singhvi

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results are always excellent. World literacy day was celebrated with a difference by the Rotary club of Nagpur.

Street plays (nukkad nataks) were performed at various Ganesh Pandals across the city. A thorough study was done by the life skill and rotaract committees and around 10 Ganesh Mandals were identified. Simultaneously the script for the skit was prepared which covered the core areas of literacy, education, adult education and skill development. A bunch of enthusiastic Rotaractors from various colleges practiced the skit and performed it with ease and perfection at the identified locations.

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Nirmalya Importance and History of Nirmalaya Each year with great fervor during Anant Chaturdashi we celebrate and bid adieu to one of our most revered gods Lord Ganesha by carrying out the symbolic tradition of immersing Ganesh idols in our natural rivers and lakes. With the idols we have the offerings 'Nirmalaya' ( flowers, garlands, fruits, coconut) as a symbol of giving back to the nature immersed too. All the Nirmalaya wrapped in plastic being immersed on a large scale year after year in turn poses a serious environmental concern.

The Nirmalya Collection Project takes on the herculean task of preserving our city's landmark Futala lake from being choked up with non-biodegradable materials by managing the process of idol immersion in way which concatenates both fundamentally ingrained piousness with environment protection.

The Project is simple – collect the Nirmalya from the devotees who come from Visarjan and prevent them from being thrown in the lake.

What started as a ' family affair' with some school children a decade ago, is today a large social event involving Rotary, Rotaractors, different NGOs and also Civic authorities. This idea occurred when year after year when going for Ganesh Visarjan I would see the whole Futala lake full of Nirmalaya. I thought Rotarians would be of great help. It received a huge boost during the tenure of PP Rtn. Sanjiv Chugh and Director Rtn. Dr.Anant Gade . Rtn. Ashish Mehadia, Rtn Prem Gupta, Rtn. Gulab Mahant, a few more Rotarians and Rtn. Anns and 40 other Rotaractors were the ones who joined in the first year of its inception. Maggie an exchange student also took part during the first year. The project has evolved over the years with the increasing participation. From a starting number of 40, today 1500 Rotractors help out. Nirmalya collection is indeed now a significant civic and social event being carried out all over the city of Nagpur by the Rotary Enclave and various social organizations.

Sept 15th Change was slow in the start. We were jostled, pushed and abused for what devotees thought was hurting their religious sentiments. As awareness on protecting the water bodies with the help of media and civic bodies grew it led to a commensurate change in the mindset of the people. They became more approachable and paid heed to our counselling and have now even started immersing the idols in the water tanks provided by the civic authorities kept near the lake and in their colonies/neighborhood.

Rtn Dinesh Naidu and his team improvised and carried the positive momentum further by going a step ahead and starting the 'Nirmalya Rath' in 2015-16 where the Nirmalya from various Ganesh Mandals is collected a day before the immersion.

There is still a lot to be done. Involvement of more Rotarians for longer duration to cover peak times and large crowds, environment conservation talks in schools and colleges and increasing the participation of civic bodies for spreading awareness related to for instance not allowing POP models or

reducing the size of idols. Though it is disheartening to see the irreparable damage done to our water bodies through these years of callous indifference towards environment conservation, efforts like the Nirmalya Project and its growing awareness and success provides a small ray of hope.

The overwhelming response to this endeavor which has grown exponentially over the years is a testament of the reversal of the creeping erosion of civic responsibilities that we all citizens in some way are guilty of over the years. With the devotees cooperating and becoming more sensitive to the environment and ecofriendly, the true objective of the project will be achieved when there is no Nirmalya or idol immersion in the lake. This participation and carrying forward of the message is imperative to conserve the pristine waters of the Futala lake for generations to come.

Until then, the efforts of all the rotarians currently involved and which is growing every year continues‌-Dr. Deepa Jamwal

In the Year 2005

A joint project of Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Rotary Enclave & Rotary club of Nagpur through Youth Services Committee and Green City Committee was organised to facilitate collection and proper disposal of Nirmalya during Ganesh Festival.

Nirmalya Collection being a pet project of RCN, was carried out with the same zeal and enthusiasm this year too as in past so many years.

Green City Committee members attended the meetings organised by NMC health dept. and the details were worked out. Our Club provided for Hoardings to create public awareness as a first phase. On 12 th Sept. Our members attended the flagging off, of the Nirmalya Raths by our Mayor Shri Praveen Datke from Mahal. This was organised by the help of our very own Rtn. Dinesh Naidu who was actually a link between Rotary Clubs and NMC.

In second phase 13th Sept was Nirmalya Colleftion drive from Mandals.

Absolutely superb work done by all the teams present for Nirmalaya Collection Drive.

Areas Covered by Team (A) were Mohan Nagar, Sadar, Mangalwari, Chaaoni, Gandhi Chowk, Seminary Hills, Surendragarh, Futala, Bharat Nagar and RamNagar. Inspite of Rains the Rotaractors did not budge at all and whole heartedly

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contributed in making the drive a grand success. Team Comprised of Rotaractors from Tuli and Hislop. Also contribution and presence of Rtn Dinesh Naidu has to be specially mentioned. Team (B) led be our able Director youth services Rahul, covered the other part of West Nagpur i.e Dharampeth, Ramnagar Hill Top, Traffic Park Area, Shankar nager, Ramdaspeth, along with Rotaractors of SB jain, Sadabai Raisoni and Ambedkar. Equally well managed team work, by the Rotaractors in this team, their zeal and hard work cannot go unnoticed.

We all are proud to have them as part of Team Rotaract. Rtn Sharad Paliwal and Rtn

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Deepa Jamwal gave their valuable time to be there with us all the time, till the very end.

And not to forget Our very own Sec Rtn Manish Bhati was present to give us the needed boost.

In the third & final phase on15th Sept, i.e the Last day of visarjan, the day we bid adieu to Lord Ganesh.

Rotaractors joined and kicked off the drive bang at 2pm. They were present till 12 in the midnight.

Its an impressive sight to see them work zealously and it rubs on to us too. In all 700 Rotaractors from Hislop, Tuli, SB Jain, Tulsiram Gaikwad, IGGMC, NIT, PIET, Sadabai Raisoni and Ambedkar took part in

the mammoth drive. Teacher Incharge from Hislop and SB jain were also present.

Interactors from Jain International too joined us for the Nirmalaya Collection.

Special Mention of Rtn Pranav Singhal and Rtn Zaheer Akolawala to give their valuable time to the project. Overall around 50 Rotarians including Past presidents, Directors and office bearers showed exemplary Rotary Attitude by devoting their time and energy to the project. Event also was marked by special presence of DG Makolkhar and of IYE program guests who appreciated the project.

-Sharad Paliwal

Enthusiastic Lot !!

The team

Actual Collection

With the Mayor

Meeting They met in Medical School, got married and much to the surprise of their family opted for a wedding with absolutely no frills. In fact the money that would have been spent on the wedding was diverted to their vision for Melghat. They migrated there and slowly but surely changed the scenario. Using purely scientific methodology couple with day to day understanding they won the hearts of these people. Infant mortality rate dropped drastically, pregnant women were better looked after, so much so that their methods were relied upon as role models for other areas. Simple nourishment was taught, which led to decrease in rate of malnourished children.

Sunil Deshpande and his wife Dr. Nirupama Deshpande, another example of selfless living. Introduced by Devdatt Dasture, Sunil has worked in Melghat for the "bamboo project". An indigenous flora of the region, he capitalized on this aspect and used it as a means to create livelihood for the tribals. He taught them the importance of working for our means rather than relying on hand outs. He insisted on self sufficiency and to make

maximum use of this crop. His wife Nirupama is a graduate of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and is just as passionate about the work as Sunil is. Pity is not what these people need but education and encouragement whic will make them aware of their sustenance.

Pornima Upadhyay is a lawyer and as a lawyer coupled with social work she has created immense awareness about the legal aspect and rights that people here should know about. After seeing the short film she screened, she walked door to door telling them about the rights they are entitled to! It was hard at first, she says, but slowly after the formation of a Gram Panchayat and the sheer awareness of what's rightfully ours made the Melghat residents a strong set of people. They founds out grants that the Govt. could provide for and used them to create a strong economy! She highlighted not only their potential but their rights as well. Dr. Ravindra and Smita Kolhe , the senior most of this group, were the pioneers of Melghat and its need for upliftment. Dr. Ravindra has his own hospital and set up and he is looked up as the "guru" or Baba Amte of Melghat. introduced by Rajesh Yadav, Dr. Kolhe went on to explain the ups and downs of his journey and the initial challenges they had to face. It was a soul stirring meeting which I am sure has left an impact on all of us. I for one feel that even if we could bring ourselves to do a fraction of what they are doing would be an accomplishment. Vote of thanks

by Manish Bhati. Anita Chitaley

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It takes a whole different kind of mindset to do what these people have set out for. If you see them in a crowd, they could be you or me, but a brief talk or interaction is enough to change our entire thought process. These are the people who have dedicated their life for the upliftment of a tiny corner of this country called Melghat! After our Global Grant was approved for the Melghat project it was decided to recognize these citizens by conferring them Vocational Excellence Awards. Under the guidance of Director Rina Sinha and chairmanship of Parag Paranjape this meeting took shape. 1987 was a significant year for our Club, this was the year when the Hemalkasa project started. Brainchild of Drs. Baban Gowardhan and Satish Sule, Hemalkasa has become an institution in itself. In 2001 following the stability of Hemalkasa project, the Club started Yogiraj Hospital. It was time to move on to another area which needed the services of our Club, enter Melghat.

Predominantly a tribal area, malnutrition, infant mortality rate, mortality during pregnancy were rampant in this area. The locals refused to travel to larger cities for treatment and this led to relying on alternate forms of treatment which included "magic" as well. The need for proper medical treatment and educating the locals caught the attention of this doctor couple.

Introduced by Dr. Rajesh Singhvi, Dr. As his and Kavita Satav were the first recipients. Dr. Ashish is a surgeon and Dr. Kavita is an ophthalmologist.

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Meeting

Rt.Ann Vinita Bahri introduced Dr Shivani Bidaye as an able eye surgeon and a very capable Rotarian.Dr Shivani is a cataract and oculoplasty surgeon at Sai Hospital. She is well versed in the latest

Sept 22nd cutting edge technologies of her field..She has presented various papers and talks at state and national opthalmic forums.She also loves playing cricket and is a good singer. Shivani is a vivacious person with diverse interests.

Dr Shivani spoke about eyesight and age related problems. Mostly people above 40 yrs experience loss of vision which can be treated by wearing bifocal glasses or resorting to laser surgery. The 5 steps to protect eyesight are: 1) To get regular eye checkups.

2)To get regular physical checkups.

3)To see eye care professionals.

4)To wear sunglasses which have ultra violet rays protection when you go out in the sun.

5) To stop smoking.

She also spoke about ageing and aesthetics. The facial skin starts to sag after 40 years like droopy eyebrows,

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Scholarship Committee

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The 'joy of giving' is eternal and incomparable. Only those who give unconditionally can relate to this enduring pleasure and ceaseless peace.

At the Thursday meeting of 22 nd September'16, under Rotary Club of Nagpur's PROJECT SMILING FACES, scholarships to 39 school & college students from Sevanand Vidyalaya (Mahadula), Utkrusht Vidyalaya (Pandhurna), Vivekanand Convent (Pandhurna), Ramakrishna Math and 4 specially abled students were handed over. The following Saturday, 25 additional deserving students of

S e v a n a n d Vidyalaya were also awarded scholarships in their school premises. The total amount handed over to etch smiles on the faces of these 6 4 underprivileged students was Rs 1,06,500/-.

Our club is fortunate to have a huge corpus of Rs 20.31 lacs, contributed mostly by our own members, specially for awarding scholarships to the underprivileged & deserving students.

Earnings from the corpus funds established by Mrs. Peroja Eduljee, parents of Rtn. Rita Aggarwal, PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee, PP Chandru Shahani, Rtn. Neeru Kapai, Rtn. Ashok Mokha, Mr. Michael Hennessey, Rt.Ann. Jyoti Goenka, Karan & Antara Chugh, Nimish Sutaria and Centre Point School were utilised for the cause.

In addition, generous contributions were

crows feet and laughter lines all signs of ageing. So the trend nowadays to stop these signs of ageing is the use of Botox injections or as it is commonly known as magical poison used to rejuvenate the facial skin. The major use of Botox is facial sculpting as it is used to iron out the wrinkles. To get a nice smile and smooth skin Dr Shivani said use of Botox is a common practice these days and it can be done without anaesthesia and with just a prick of a needle.Though she cautioned against having high expectations and thinking you can look like a particular actor or actress. Botox generally lasts for about 6 months. After her ppt Dr Shivani took queries from the audience which turned out to be hilarious as the men turned out to be equally or more curious than the women about the benefits of Botox. The vote of thanks was given by Rtn Mahendra Kamath. -Shalini Naidu.

Sept 24th also received from Rtn. Pramod Jain, Rtn. Nikhil Bansal, PP Dr. Manmohan Daga, Rtn. Behram Patel, PDG Vishwas Sahasrabhojanee and Rtn. Manju Shahani.

Valuable time was spared by PP Gulab Mahant, PP Rajan Bhatia, Rtn. Neeru Bhatia, Rtn. Shailja Pingle, Rtn. Sandip Dhodapkar (Jt. Secretary) and Rtn. Namita Sharma (Chairperson) to attend the event at Sevanand Vidyalaya on Saturday, 24th September'16.

-Rajiv Behal

Take Rotary Home

Community Welfare Snehanchal an organisation for mentally retarded is taking care of 53 special children in the age group of 5 to 18 years.

Conducting their daily chores in itself is also very tedious job, It is only the tireless dedication of staff as well as teachers which aids in their proper upkeep and well being.

In memory of Late Jassu Ben, wife of Rtn Hira Mulani a lunch was organised at the school premises. Very generous Hira bhai is always willing to share his special days with underprivileged section of the society. Children relished the special lunch to the fullest. On distribution of gift hampers their faces were beaming with joy. Present on the occasion were Chairpersons of community welfare Kusum Pande and Namita Sharma ably supported by Shalini Naidu, Sanya Mulani and Jaya Mulani.

Winners of the games were Nimish & Anupama Maheshwari and Hira Mulani.

The theme for the evening was 'White and Blue', so the best dressed winners were Jimmy & Vindhya Sanjana (Jimmy even wore blue shoes and a blue watch) and Rajiv & Amita Behal. A lot of bonhomie was seen amongst the Rotary family

members with many new and some senior Rotarians present.

PP Vijay Naidu gave 'Rotary Information as well as vote of thanks'; President Alok Goenka spoke about various upcoming projects along with 'Project Smiling faces' Chair Rajiv Behal.

-Madhavi Naidu

Sept 27th

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A beautiful home, warm hosts, elegant people, entertaining games, fun filled fellowship and fantastic food are the ingredients of a successful 'Take Rotary Home'. This was one such evening where the ingredients were perfect.

The evening was attended by 43 rotarians and anns. Hosts Shailendra and Meenu Varma threw their lovely home (which is straight out of the Inside Outside Magazine) and their hearts open to welcome everyone‌ so much so that they decided to host the dinner too instead of the usual potluck that TRH has.

Chairperson Madhavi Naidu and Rt.Ann Meenu Varma instead decided to ask everyone to get 1kg Dal and 1kg Rice each to be donated to the Vriddhashram.

(20 kg dal and 20 kg rice was collected).

This gesture of the hosts was very different and was appreciated by one and all.First lady Anula Goenka helped chairperson Madhavi Naidu with the games and the ice breaking sessions, everyone enjoyed the different form of introductions and the dumb charades.

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Meeting

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The regular meeting of Thursday, the 29th Sept 2016 was called to order by Prez.

Alok Goenka. After the usual Birthday and marriage anniversary greetings, he invited the entrepreneurs to the stage, one by one. Swati Singhee, the proud owner said, 'Bari was born out of my passion.

Intention is to enhance the beauty of the place we live in!' She began in 2004 at her home itself. She wishes to offer unimaginable glamour and grace to the world of furniture. Her products include a range of animal figures and home accessories made of cast iron, resin and fiber in bright colorful hues powder coated or lacquered. At the end she said “ My purpose of displaying a few of my products at the Rotary, is to spread a word among fellow Rotarians. After watching

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the display, please drop in, at my place you are all invited'.

Mrs. NIdhi Gandhi, proprietor of StudioN, was the next one. Studio – N is a reputed manufacturer and supplier of traditional clothing and outfits.

Established in 2012, Nidhi is proud of her

Sept 29th team of artisans a n d craftsmen in hand embroider y. The f i r m revered f o r procuring standardiz ed raw material to create graceful clothing of silk, nets chiffons, crepe, georgette, linen et.al. At the outset Nidhi, the fashion apparel designer thanked Rotary for the commendable platform offered to her. “I design for the love of it. Ensure your dream transformation into clothing.

Believe me, each style has its own story” She added.

Pratik Mokasdar, research analyst, represented Badjate stocks and shares pvt. Ltd. They are trading member of NSE, BSE, MCX- SX and business associates with various insurance agencies for life and general insurance. A well known name in share broking at the Orange City, they provide their members with research reports, suggesting investment ideas through seven publications. Pratik said “it gives me great pleasure to represent a firm of repute that was f o u n d e d b y Shantilalji Badjate 50 years ago.

Although, today the share market has crashed due to the news of “surgical operation by Indian army in POK”, it is one odd incidence. Do not be afraid of fluctuations in the market. Just come to us and see the “Market – In-Operation” for yourself.

The last one was Hemant Jaitha to represent Dream Careers, a job placement agency. D.C. with its expertise in staffing

and recruitment services offers comprehensive approach to recruitment and selection to the corporate houses.

Their mission is to identify needs and connect the right profile to the specific recruitment.

Hemant said ” We found that an agency like ours, is the need of the hour, to help every individual to realize his/her own dreams”. “If anyone has requirement, please contact us. We shall screen the profile to suit your needs. Our charges are

reasonable. We are tied up with Naukri.com.” he further added.

The meeting ended with the National Anthem.

-Sharad Bhave

IGGMC National Nutrition Week is from 1st September- 7th September. Keeping that in mind, Rotaractors of Indira Gandhi Govt Medical College organised a nutrition awareness programme at Zilla Parishad School, Katol Road, Nagpur.

An interactive session was held in which Rtr. Akshay Rode interacted with the students about good food, bad food, personal hygiene etc. After that Rtr. Swati Narasimhan continued the same and briefed the children about the prevalence of anaemia in country especially among the female population. It was followed by a health pledge which the students took. General health checkup and nutritional assessment of children were also done.

A nutritional awareness programme was organised at auditorium of Nutanbharat School,Abhyankar Nagar,Nagpur on 1st September,2016 The teachers and the staff of the school along with the Principal was also present.

An interactive session on many topics were held which included contents of balanced diet, personal hygiene, importance of exercise and physical activity, importance of iron in diet and the problem of anemia in country and the importance of eggs and milk in diet. Interactive session was concluded with a health pledge which was taken by everyone present in the hall where the event took place. After that, General health checkup and nutritional assessment of children were done. Around 30 rotaractors were present.

Tuli College Rotaract club of Tuli college participated in a rally which was organized by Organ Donation Committee of RCN in Coordination with Govt Agencies.

The rally started from KP ground and ended at Variety square. 31 Rotaractors of Tuli college were present in the event. Different Sign boards were provided on the venue for giving the message of organ donation to create Awareness among the people. Rally was a success and students were very excited to be a part of such an event.

Jain International School Interactors of Jain International School sold Rakhis sent by Rotary Club of Nagpur.

Anushka Nag, Mahek Kalani , Bhushan Joshi, Urja Kachhava , Gunjan Sharma and Sara Pandey took initiative to sell the Rakhis.They set up a stall during break time and sold the Rakhis to teachers and students.

As per the instructions sent by CBSE, Jain International School was supposed to celebrate 'Azadi 70 – Yaad Karo Kurbani –Freedom Fortnight'. During this fortnight , Interactors made greeting cards for Jawans who are posted at border.

Sara Pandey, Saloni Patel, Ritisha Mittal encouraged many students to make greeting cards to extend our heartfelt thanks to Jawans for facing hardships to give us a safe and secured life. Cards made under this project were then sent to ADJT , 19 Rajput (Bikaner).

St Ursula High School Interact club members of St.ursula visited Mother Teresa home and distributed food items and toiletries. They also visited Matru sewa sangh where they distributed books to handicapped children.

South Point School During the auspicious celebration of Ganesh Festival the interact club of South Point School, Omkar Nagar thought of a unique style of celebration. They had a 'Book and pen Donation Drive' in the school premises. Every student right from 1st to 10th standard donated a notebook and a pen.

Bishop Cotton School On 21st of September Bishop Cotton School organized Dental & Eye Check up camp for students under the banner of Interact Club... wherein Director Mr. Rahul and Chairpersons Manisha and Priyanka and Jt. Sec. Sandip Dhodapkar attended and distributed toothpaste on behalf of Rotary Club of Nagpur.

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The Rotary Foundation

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Have you ever imagined the plight of a community due to lack of economy growth. A community which is stagnant in terms of economy growth leads to mass migration, social unrest, unhappiness, rise in crime rates, mental instability & poverty. A way out of this stagnancy is to create sustainable, measurable and long term economic improve ments in the lives of people & communities. Rotary foundation supports such investments through its global grants.

Any TRF Economic & Community Development (E&CD) project type should help in :1. Income generation 2. Education 3. Poverty alleviation 4. Leadership skills 5. Marketing 6. Training The success of any TRF grant project is its sustainability . It is the capacity for maintaining long term outcomes to serve the ongoing need of a community after grant funds have been expended There is one such RCN grant project that we can proudly list as a successful E&CD project with long term sustainability ,executed a few years back. The Girad Lake Project wherein a community

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suffering from acute water shortaage was doomed in terms of economic & community development. However the desilting and rejuvenation of a mini lake

by RCN with the support of The Rotary foundation ( TRF ) lead to the development of the community as a whole . Some post project facts of how it helped the economic growth of the community are listed below: Water storage capacity increased to 358 million lit. after desilting and deepening of the lake.

- Leading to sufficient water to last for min. 9 months.

- Leading to continuous ground water charging for more than 25 wells in surroundings.

- Leading to total surrounding area turning into a green zone.

- Thus providing enough water availability for - Increase in productivity and Multiple crops each yr.

- Cattle breeding and dairy farming .

- Increase in farming leading to more employment - Profit generation leading to opening of newer avenues for economic growth.

- Further development with the help of NGO lead to organic farming and seed

generation.

- The Gravel excavated from the lake helped in recreating rural link roads thus increasing transportation facilities and again leading to new business prospects and employment.

All this was possible due to our relentless and dedicated Rotarians and The Rotary Foundation.

This TRF project with an investment of Rs 13,00,000 /- approx has changed the way villages of Girad and Chovihara will live forever. This is the power of your contribution to the Rotary Foundation.

Extend your helping hands for numerous such ongoing and future projects.

Become a Paul Harris Fellow ( PHF ) today.

To contribute contact TRF team .

For further details visit www.centennial.rotary.org

Organ Donation 1.There was an Organ and Skin donation awareness rally on 30th August.

Rotarians and Rotaractors were present with banners and posters to spread this important message. The flag off from Kasturchand Park at 7.00 a m was done by Mayor and Divisional commissioner and the rally was endorsed by Government of India. Rotarians present were Dr. Ravi Wankhede, Dr. Sameer Jahagirdar, Dr. S a m e e r C h a u b e y, D r. J e r e s t i n Watchmaker, P.P Chandru Shahani, P.E Manju Shahani, Rahul Choudhary, Shweta Singh and Mayuri Assudani alongwith Rotaractors of IGGMC, Tuli College and Sadabai Raisoni institute who walked for awareness from Kasturchand Park to Variety square.

2.Felicitation of family of DOD from

Maharashtra was carried out on 1st September at Mumbai. Family of Zoya Rana Rotarian, Shamshuddin Rana represented Nagpur.

Proud of the 11 families from Nagpur who consented to donate their loved ones organs to the needy and made them immortal.

3.Dr. Sameer Jahagirdar was invited as Chief Guest by J.C.I. Amravati on 14 th September in a program organised by Samanya hospital Amravati and Mohan Foundation.

Program was held on Wednesday 14 th

September at Town Hall, Nehru maidan where Dr Sameer Jahagirdar spread awareness about Organ donation

Visit by Rotarians of RC of Bombay

team, was very informative and provided a first-hand perspective of the challenges faced by villagers and farmers in these drought-affected areas.

Some of these areas also hold the dubious distinction of having recorded the highest incidence of farmer suicides in India. Upon surveying these projects, the Committee proposes to undertake two projects: 1.

Expansion of Watershed Management in Yavatmal district 2. Creating a model village in the Tadoba region of Chandrapur district Discussions have been

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On September 18th and 19, four Rotarians of RC Bombay - Ravi Fotedar, PP Sandip Agarwalla, Mahesh Khubchandani and Rohan Dalal accompanied by Dr. Ajit Gokhale (an expert in agriculture, water management and environment), toured villages in the Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts to survey projects undertaken by the Rotary Club of Nagpur. Rotary Club of Bombay has partnered with RC of Nagpur for two of their global grant projects on Watershed Management in Ralegaon and providing clean drinking water to a cluster of eight villages situated in the buffer zone of the Tadoba Tiger Reserve.

The visit, facilitated by President Rtn. Alok Goenka, and his able, dedicated

initiated by RC of Bombay,with our network of NGOs on the ground, corporate partnerships and experts like Dr. Gokhale, to determine the feasibility and scope of these projects. By leveraging these local partners and the Rotary International infrastructure through The Rotary Foundation, Rotary Club of Bombay hopes to make a sustainable difference to the rural communities that are deprived of basic necessities and need their service the most. RC of Bombay has committed USD 10,000, USD 5000 for the Ralegaon watershed project and USD 5000 for the clean drinking water project at Tadoba.

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Recits de Voyage

Priya Upganlawar

Europe is one of the fascinating places to visit and is on everyone's travel list. Before embarking on the journey, influx of ideas and experiences from friends, family helped a lot and resulted is a very organised planned tour.

We covered Italy – Switzerland – France in our 14 day sojourn.

For our stay at Switzerland, we rented an apartment in Engelberg, a typical swiss alpine village at the base of Mt. Titlis. Surrounded by majestic mountains and awesome weather, it is really “heaven on earth”. With its combination of modern sports facilities and alpine location, Engelberg is a magnet for both summer and winter tourism.

Since we visited in July, summer time, there was bright sunshine and breezy wind which we enjoyed the most while hiking one of the trails.

And yes those interested in culinary delights, freshly made yoghurt, melted cheese with bread are a must.

The cable car system connects Engelberg to the summit of Mt. Titlis. The ascend to Mt. Titlis (3028 m) is breathtakingly beautiful. Also in the final stage, we get to ride in revolving Rotair, an aerial car that provides an awesome 360° panoramic vies of show-covered valleys, glaciers, lakes and mountains. Once on top, there are loads of adventure activities such as snowboarding and Skiing.

Well as all travellers point out, booking well in advance, carrying minimum luggage, planning in details helps greatly and saves a lot of time and money. For Switzerland, Swiss Travel Pass in the best and worth the cost as you can use train, buses and even lake ferries to reach any destination. Overall, Europe tour was an exhilirating experience with the stay at Engelberg, its highlight.

So to say, “I am not the same having seen the moon shine on other side of the world.”

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Dyslexia

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“He`s* so disorganised/untidy/forgetful."

"His shoe laces are always undone."

"What a mess his school bag is in!"

"Doesn`t he know the difference between Tuesday and Thursday" "I only asked him three items at the shop, he couldn`t even remember one" "Oh no ! he hasn`t lost his trainers again?"

These are the frequent cries of parents, teachers and other adults who come into daily contact with dyslexic children. Very often these problems are thought of as being quite separate from those of learning to read and spell, in fact, they are all part of being dyslexic. We can call this as 1. an organising difficulty 2. a memory difficulty

Dr. Nisreen Maimoon 3. a word finding difficulty The word "Dyslexia" means difficulty with words, a problem that is about more than just reading and spelling so it may not be the most suitable term to use. Many educationalist prefer the term "Specific learning difficulties" : when this term is used the highly specific nature of the pupils difficulty is identified . For example - Poor short - term visual or auditory memory, difficulty with blending letter - sounds into words, and so on. This can be very useful when preparing a remedial program.

If your child is not progressing in reading and writing at the rate you would expect, you might wonder whether he is dyslexic.

Over the last few years there has been an

awareness drive after the movie Tare Zameen P a r, d y s l e x i a h a s received enormous publicity. It is expected now that increasing number of parents will look more closely at their child if he appears to be floundering at school.

An assessment by a psychologist will probably look at what literacy skill have been mastered and will assess whether these fall within the average range, or whether the pupil is behind. The anxiety of the parents should not be reflected on the child infact proper guidelines should be taken to help the child in developing coping skills to over come the problem.

Aata Majhi Satakli Aag lagane aayi hai ban-than, goli chal gayi Dhaayn (you have arrived in full make-up to set my world on fire with a bullet) Nakhre vilayati, ego mein rehti, tashan dikhati full (you throw foreign tantrums, are egoistic and have too much attitude) Daayein baayein k a m a r t u jhulayein, Physics samajh nahi aaye (I failed in Physics because you moved your waist from left to right) Saari kudiyan desi chidiyan club ki mein bulbul (all girls are Indian sparrows but I am the nightingale of the club) Koi bacha lo, mujhe sambhalo, arey ise uthalo (please help me, save me, pick her up because I can't...she is too heavy) If you just heard Gulzar Saheb and Javed Akhtar heave a collective sigh, you'd be right! And these guys rake in the moolah for dishing out such warped lyrics time and time again! Just goes to show that common sense isn't so common after all !

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Doctor Speak Along with festive season comes festive food. Festive food means lots of sweets and junk food. Consumption of these sweets and food items causes dental caries/cavity. I don't say not to eat sweets but always rinse with water after you have sweets. If possible have sweets along with your meals and not in between throughout the day and never when you are going to

You have to guess both the people and send their names by way of SMS or WhatsApp message to 9823031232 (Sohrab Kanga).

Last Month correct answer was Monica Bhagwagar & Pritesh Tank Correct replies received from Vijay Naidu, Rina SInha, Akash AGrawal, Neeru Bhatia, Dinesh Chhabra, Veenita Pasari, Nilufer Rana, Rajeev Javery, Cyrus Watchmaker, Reema Sial, Litesh Thakkar, Anita Chitaley, Vikram Naidu WINNER Rajeev Javery

The Winner of this will win a Tub of Dinshaw’s Ice Cream.

In case of Multiple correct entries, lots would be drawn and winner declared.

Pooja Poddar bed. Festival time many of our relatives give us chocolates, we should have them at a time and not in between throughout the day.If you eat throughout the day then microbacteria grows on the sticky food stuff leading to dental caries.

So special care is to be taken as follows: 1. Rinse with water after every meal also after eating a chocolate.

2. Brush two times a day, morning as well before going to bed.

3. Floss every night with a dental floss.

Have sweets and food items during festival time but at the same time do take care of your oral hygiene /teeth.

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Remember the good old days when song lyrics had meaning and the actors mouthing them out built careers around them? And then things changed to where scantily clad superstar heroines were hired to perform just one number in a movie to bolster its chances at the box office? And that number hit the circuit first to make it seem as if that heroine was starring in the movie? And the audience felt cheated out of their ticket money because neither was the song part of the narrative nor was the rest of the movie worth their time or expense?

Recently, stuck in traffic during a Ganesh Visarjan procession I saw and heard the Lord being carried away to just such a number .... Ladki Beautiful Kar Gayi Chull..!!! The misplaced devotion of the revellers was equally matched by the enthusiasm of the DJ who thought nothing of his odd choice of song in a religious procession.

Now let's take the song in isolation and try to decipher the meaning (as I see it) of the award-winning lyrics....

Dekh tera rang saawla, hua baawla, ladki nahi tu garam maamla (I saw your dusky colour and went mad, because you are not a girl but a hot thing).

Bolti band meri, kahu kya bhala, kuch bhi kaha nahi jaaye (I am speechless, what can I say) Kya nache tu Dilli hile hai London, matak matak jaise Raveena Tandon (you are so heavy that when you dance in Delhi, London shakes, plus a reference to a yesteryear mediocre actress)

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Youthful Yakkings THE CLOUD She saw a flower in full bloom; I thought it looked like a fried egg. The clouds above us floated by as we lay on the terrace of what you'd call a 'typical' building.

One big block and a structure with no imagination what so ever. But she and I, were taking care of the imagination bit for now.

“Isn't funny? We're staring at the same thing” I say and look at her. She nods.

She's not one for poetry and I don't know any other way.

We aren't childhood friends; we don't have funny stories about each other's families.

We weren't very close either, but we have our moments.

“Where's the fried egg?” she randomly asks. “It's there baba, look how it's all wavy at the ends” I reply.

I don't expect her to be there for me when I can't sleep. She doesn't think I'll be around when she cries. We don't call each other up when our parents fight to have a deep emotional conversation about imperfect families.

-Sonal Singhvi She laughs, “Dumbass, it doesn't go wavy at the ends; it goes in and out, like petals” I come from a small town where the night sky has stars and a moon that is always dancing. She comes from a big city where rain only knows the touch of concrete. My small town showed me a few worlds, but she's seen them all.

“A flower that was given by a man to a girl he likes” she continues and fails with the mysterious look. I laugh out. We both agree to leave the poetry part to me.

“An egg that's going to be fed to a man on his deathbed. Egg has always been his favourite” I say. I squint my eyes, I've practiced my mysterious look for years.

“Shyla?” “yeah?”

“Shut the hell up” We laugh.

We aren't childhood friends, I won't celebrate her first job, she won't be there to laugh at me crying at my wedding, I won't be her first child's god mother and we probably won't be very much in touch 2 years from now. Somewhere we both knew this. But that didn't stop us from going to that godforsaken building once in a while, stare at the sky and share a moment. Not every friendship has to be tight, not all people that you appreciate become your Watson. I wasn't the piglet to her pooh. We definitely weren't Lennon and McCartney.

We were just two people that valued our moments and enjoyed each other's company once in a while, staring at a cloud that looked like a fried egg. Not a flower. A fried egg.

-Shyla Bhagwagar

Recipe for Navratras

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Khira Shingare Bhajiyas

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Ingredients 1 cup singhare ka atta, 2 tsp rock salt, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp coriander powder, 1 Tbsp green chilliesfinely, chopped, 2 large khiras-sliced thin, Oil for deep frying Method Mix all ingredients except the khiras and oil and add enough water to make a thick pouring consistency.

Heat oil, till a drop of mixture put in, comes up at once.

Dip the khira slices into the batter and drop into the hot oil.

Turn once and remove from oil.

Drain on an absorbent paper, keep aside till ready to serve.

To serve, fry in hot oil until golden and crisp.

Gardens Gardens are beautiful, As they are made to be wonderful.

They are good in the time of light, But not pleasant at night.

By smelling the flowers, We can spend our few hours.

They are home to many creatures, As they are green and have many features.

-Daksh Achal Gandhi Archana Jain

Unsung Heroes

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy.

I woke and I saw that life is all service.

I served and I saw that service is joy.” ?

Kahlil Gibran And it is JOY that she gets from service. She was a little girl, in when she saw her grandmother helping a family, not only monetarily but also with grocery and other household stuff. This inspired Neeru Bhatia so much, that one day she took all her books and gave them to a poor girl. Giving, thus came to her very early in life! After Graduation she did a Bachelors in Education and got a job. From her first salary of Rs. 365/- she bought a uniform and slippers for a poor student in her class.

When she came home, her cousins wanted a celebration but she had given away a major chunk of her salary and was scared of what her parents would say? She got a hug from

Manju Shahani her granny instead! Thus began the process of ' giving'. As a young bride, in Akola, across from their house, lived a family, where the father was a drunkard and had no money for his kids education. Neeru bhabhi used to teach them off and on. She realised that one boy of the 4 kids was very brilliant.

She not only paid for all his education in Akola but took him to Chandigarh and got him admission in the Medical college there. Today that boy is a renowned doctor and holds an esteemed position in society. A young lady lost her husband. 2 school going kids and running a home was not easy. Neeru bhabhi encouraged her to serve snacks during our regular Rotary meetings at Udyog Bhawan.

Later that lady served Nutritious meals for a few years for our Nutrition project. Today her son is an engineer ( who got a scholarship from our club) and the daughter is also studying in Ramdeobaba College. A friend, after retirement, lost all his savings in bad investments, it was Neeru and Rajan Bhatia who motivated them to make a living with a canteen at the Tuli college. Urvashi Yashroy was a big help. She once saw an accident. She recognised the driver. ( an ex driver of a friend) She took him to the Orange City Hospital. Requested Mr Nair, who reduced the charges. A friend developed breast cancer. Financially weak,

she was delaying a surgery. Neeru bhabhi took her to Dr. Joglekar, who operated upon her for almost no charge.

We all know that Rotary gives us a good platform for service! But I don't think anybody has used this platform to such an extent. She insisted that I mention, Anjum, Jumana, Rina and Perveen Seth and Rina's mil, Rajiv Behal, Anita Jain, Nilufer who have always responded to her requests and given her, whatever she asked for, cash or kind.

She feels grateful to a lot of our member doctors and Dr. Goverdhan, Dr. Joglekar and Dr. Nandu Kolwadkar. She hears from a maid, that a girl has to be married, she walks into the slum, finds 3 more and helps getting them all married. She involves Rotary, ( Tauby and Atul made projects out of these) when needed and Rotarians at other times.

She has started a kitty with 50 members, who give Rs. 100/- extra every month. With these Rs. 5000/- they have been upgrading the quality of an orphanage in Wardhman nagar. She has umpteen number of stories to tell. I could go on and on....She says, she loves to see a smile light up a face.

“As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.” ? whatever the reason, the result is that she has brought smiles on many a faces! And probably that is the secret of their youth as a couple.

Jai ho Neeru bhabhi.

Global Grant Project - Drinking Water at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve the water filters, provide spares and service. This will lead of employment generation in these villages.

Our partner in this Global Grant is a consortium of 10 Rotary Clubs of District 7810 from Canada. They will contribute US$20,000 towards the projects. A team of 4 members from Rotary Club of Bombay visited the project site on 18th and 19th of September and they have decided to work jointly with our club and to contribute US$5,000 towards the project. Our own Rtn. Ajay Kanoria has promised US$7,400 for this project from CSR funds of his company. The total project cost is approx. US$51,000 This project was conceptualized by and

will be executed with the support of NGO TRACT (Tiger Research and Conservation Trust), which is run by our own Rtn. Harsh Dhanwatey and Rt. Ann. Poonam Dhanwatey.

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The Global Grants Project, which has been uploaded and allocated GG No. 1746048, involves supply of clean drinking water to approx. 3600 villagers from 1008 families in 8 villages situated in the buffer zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, namely, Sitarampeth, Ghosri, Wadala, Bhamdeli, Khutwanda, Dewada, Junona, Adegaon. Additionally a community filter will be installed at the entrance gate to the Tiger Reserve for the visitors, forest guards, drivers and guides.

This project will also reduce the human animal conflict in the villages and will lead to improved health of the tribal community. Self Help Group (SHG) will be formed in 4 villages that will monitor

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Meet the Past Presidents

-Tavinder Singh Raval Year 2003-04, the youngest president of our Club and who still has managed to

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-Dr. Manmohan Daga

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Let's go back a bit in time! With membership of our Club rising, it seems like a good time to get ourselves reacquainted with some of our Past Presidents. Dr. Manmohan Daga a paediatric surgeon was the President 20 years ago, he is still very active and passionate about Club activities and has always been involved in the Matching Grants Committee.

It was a year of a lot of activity so much that projects started on the day of his installation and finished exactly one year from there. There was a 40% growth in membership a big leap from 104 to 144.

We were recognised by being conferred the Calgary Challenge Award for maximum growth and Club productivity.

Asha Rekha a counselling oriented program for children and parents was started. Primarily this for those students who had not fared well in exams, to avoid suicidal tendencies and depression.

Career counselling for "what after tenth" was initiated which in some form is still continuing. Project nutrition was started.

hold that record! Meet the ever smiling and cordial PP Tavinder Singh Rawal, Bunty to all of us!!!

On the Board and serving Rotary for a long time he became President at the age, no young age of 33. A silent yet stern Rotarian he was truly a no frills guy. Rotary is a social organisation and work for its cause was his motto. Interact installations reached a new height in his term, from say 10 schools the Club touched more than 20 schools that year. He believed that this would inculcate the values of social service at a young age.

The Sonu Nigam Nite was a big project in his tenure. I remember Rotarians and Anns worked very hard for its success, this project was staged to raise Municipality run schools were targeted and the importance of low cost nutrition was emphasised. Many children benefited.

To promote the indigenous crop of Nagpur, an Orange Festival was also held at Kasturchand Park. Farmers were felicitated and they were exposed to newer farming methods. Take Rotary Home was revived and fellowships were held at newer locations. Properties belonging to our Club members were tapped making the fellowships not only familial but cost effective as well. Mannu's secretary Vishwas Sahastrabhojanee was a tremendous part of his successful year as President. Vishwas's experience from Jaycees and his involvement led this team to win many awards at the District level!!! Dr. Shobha Daga, his wife has always been a large participant of all activities. She has

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funds for Bhamragarh.

Enlightened by stalwarts like Sheodanmalji he always emphasised the need for more community projects.

Another successful venture he nurtured was Career Guidance. His involvement was from his chairperson days, and he continued with it. It was beneficial to the children and was cost effective. Although fellowship is a large part of Rotary, he feels that social services should be showcased in order to make new members. He was firm and confident enough to refuse membership for those who could not make a commitment. Sonu his shy yet smiling and silent yet supporting wife hosted some unforgettable Board meeting meals. They have three children and it's been a long time since we've seen him in Rotary.

Hope to see you more often, Bunty!!!!

always been a part of Bhamragarh.

A club of our stature should be free of any controversies is Mannus belief. Don't let egos and personal views come in the way of our Club functioning is his advice to incoming Presidents and board members.

On The Board 'The purpose of human life is to serve, And, to show compassion and the will to help others�.

Pritesh Tank the hardworking, committed and efficient board member truly embodies these qualities ‌he is a true Rotarian.

Pritesh is born and brought up in Nagpur, though his family is originally from Bhuj, Gujarat. He did his schooling from SFS School and B Com from Hislop college .

He is a sports enthusiast and played basketball, cricket, swimming in school and college and also participated in many treks. He has explored many beautiful places in India through his trekking tours,

the future. Both the girls have participated in 'Rotary's got talent 'and excelled in the competition.

After his graduation he started his own stock broking firm in 1993 at the very young age of 21 years. Having observed his father keenly he was always fascinated by the stock market and decided to make it his profession.

He was always destined to be a Rotarian.

Shipra is the daughter of Past President Arun Bhargava who introduced Pritesh to Rotary. He became a member in 2005.

Initially Pritesh was very active in the scholarship committee. From the2nd year onwards he was a chairperson in the blood

'The Srimati Vidya Tank scholarship fund'. This is exclusively for the girl child. He is passionate about the upliftment of girls through education and vocational training. He is also interested in contributing to the development of backward areas and has a keen interest in the projects being carried out in Melghat, specially the medical projects. Shipra has worked in the greetings and scholarship committee. Presently she is actively involved in the nutrition committee and

the Manali trek being one of the most memorable experiences of his life.

Cupid struck him during college. He was mesmerised by a lively, mischievous, fun loving girl, Shipra who was in his class.

They studied, laughed and played together and by the time they graduated after 5 years they had decided to be life partners forever. After graduation Shipra opted to be a homemaker and mother to two adorable daughters Riddhi and Ketaki. Riddhi who is currently studying in the 12thstd is a voracious reader, budding poet and writer. Their younger daughter Ketaki is a talented artist. She is an extrovert and plans to be an architect in

donation committee. His hard work and efficiency resulted in more than 1800 units of blood being collected which was a new record for the club. It was more than double the quantity collected in the previous years. He was also involved in the scholarship committee and 'Udaan' for the next couple of years Carrying forward his love for sports he was part of the cricket team and chairperson of the sports committee too. This is Pritesh's second year on the board .He is currently the Sergeant in Arms .Previously he had served as the director of finance in 201415. Pritesh lost his mother in 2001. He has started a scholarship in her name called,

its various projects. She is also an excellent cook and I relished the snacks she had prepared when I visited their lovely home. Both Pritesh and Shipra love travelling and they have been to more than 20 countries .Though life is very busy with family ,work and other social responsibilities they manage to find quality time together to further nurture their bond for each other and their family. Indeed our club is fortunate to avail of the skills and passion of this talented couple I am sure they will remain committed to service in the years to come.

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Shantala Bhole

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Birthdays

The Rotary Tales

16th October to 15 November Amitabh Sinha

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Sameer Agrawa

l1

Dhananjay Hedaoo

16

Sangeeta Agrawa

l1

Divya Ladha

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Ritu Nahar

2

Prem Gupta

17

Ashok Hansles

3

Jayshree Chandarana

17

Mohan Anand

4

Padma Mahant

17

Alka Goenka

4

Ashish Kalode

17

Meeta Gulati

6

Sushma Hedaoo

18

Anuj Singhaniya

8

Vanita Shukul

19

Aarti Anand

8

Rohan Thakar

20

Manmohan Sharma

8

Kirit Joshi

21

Sudhir Puranik

9

Ajay Sancheti

22

Rajan Bhatia

9

Dr. Archana Patel

22

Timmy Bawa

9

Jaya Mulani

22

Ram Parsodkar

9

Capt. Ashok Narang

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Girish Buty

9

Indu Agrawal

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Vijay Prakash Singhania

10

Rajeev Chhabra

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Anjali Thakur

10

Dr. Namrata Rathod

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Dr. Prashant Choudhary

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Neeru Kapai

10

Dr. Archana Jaiswal

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Shalini Gupta

10

Arun Khobragade

24

Sanjay Sahu

11

Shalini Naidu

25

Vinay Thakur

11

Monica Bhagwagar

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Swati Singhee

12

Farzana Haq

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Renu Arora

12

Dr. Shaunak Mokadam

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Reena Seth

12

Neeta Singh

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Varsha Mansukhani

12

Neeru Bhatia

28

Meeka Kale

13

Manish Bhati

28

Meera Kulkarni

14

Pravesh Malhotra

29

Rajan Kale

14

Beena Mathew

30

Darshan Kumar Sahni

14

Anil Bhatia

30

Mohammed Master

15

Dr. Ajay Sood

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Shashank Pande

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16th October to 15 November

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Manohar & Bhuvi Wadhwani12-Oct Sachin & Vandana Palewar14-Oct Hemant & Shilpa Jaitha15-Oct Dr. Deepa & Pramod jamwal17-Oct Akhtar Parvez & Sabiha Maimoon23-Oct Hemant & Kalpana Chandurkar26-Oct Amiruddin & Ayun Malak3-Nov Dr. Dipak & Shwetali Deshmukh7-Nov Karnail & Kokila Cheema12-Nov Nilufer & Mehernosh Rana14-Nov

Hello Fellow Rotarians, “ Agar hum khud ko bhool jaye to koi gum nahi, Agar apko bhool jaye to wo hum nahi, Khabro ke bahane aap se milne ka yah safar, Hame lagta he ekdum sahi� Here is some positive and motivational GUP_SHUP about our Rotary family.

1.Rtn Shivkumar Rao ran and Archana Javery Ritika Singhvi completed the Satara Hill Marathon held in September 2016. He ran the half marathon (21 Kms) uphill and down in 2.16 hours time duration in the age of category of 45-55 yrs and got a medal. Congratulations and Way to go Shiv !!

2.Rtn Rajendra Jaiswal, Rtn Dr Shantanu Sengupta and Rtn Dr. Raju Wilkinson completed world's highest altitude and world's toughest with worst weather 12000 ft marathon in Ladakh. They finished with pride and won medals. Congratulations and keep it up Trio !!

3.Father of Rt.Ann Reema and Father in law of Rtn Gagan Sial, Mr.K.L. Marwah left for his heavenly abode. May his soul rest in peace.

4.Nitika, daughter of Rtn Gogi and Sonia Bhasin got married to Amarpreet Singh Anand from Raipur, wedding was held in Raipur. Congratulations to the Newly Wed!!

See You !!

Funds are required for the following projects in the current year.

Rotarians are requested to be generous in their contributions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Watershed Management Melghat Surgical Camps Drinking Water to 8 Villages Wash In Schools Literacy Micro-Credit Community Welfare Project Smiling Faces

Rs.70.00Lacs Rs.7.00Lacs Rs. 5.00Lacs Rs.3.00Lacs Rs. 3.00Lacs Rs.5.00Lacs Rs.10.00Lacs Rs. 20.00Lacs

The following persons have donated generously towards the fund requirements for various projects : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rtn. Rajesh Yadav Rtn. Nimish Sutaria Rtn. Shivkumar Rao Rtn. Satish Raina Rtn. Amitabh Sinha Rtn. Rina Sinha Rtn. Sunil Bhatia Rtn. Premraj Gupta Rtn. Alok Goenka Rtn. Sandip Dhodapkar

10000 10000 10000 11000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000 10000

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