YKKRM Newsletter March 2021

NEWSLETTER YAYASAN KELAB-KELAB ROTARY MALAYSIA JAN - MAR 2021 | 10TH EDITION

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ABOUT YAYASAN KELAB-KELAB ROTARY MALAYSIA The idea of a Rotary District 330 Foundation was initiated by District Governor Dr. Philbert S S Chin of the Rotary Club of Singapore in 1983/84. It was incorporated as a company limited by share capital on 24 September 1985.

When District 330 was split by Rotary International into two districts – D3300 and D3310, Rotary District 330 Foundation was split into Rotary Foundation Singapore and Rotary Foundation Malaysia. On 14 November 1991 Rotary Foundation Malaysia (ROTAFOM) was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee to serve all Rotary Clubs in Malaysia. (including Malaysian Rotary Clubs in District D3310). The Rotary Clubs in Singapore formed the Foundation of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) Ltd. On 12 December 1997 Rotary Foundation Malaysia was renamed Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia.

VISION To further the object of Rotary by supporting and supplementing the efforts of Rotary Clubs in Malaysia to better serve the community in poverty alleviation, education, health, humanitarian and disaster relief programs.

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MISSION To be a foundation known to and supported by all Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in Malaysia.

To support and supplement the funding needs of the district and Rotary clubs in their projects and activities.

To participate in humanitarian and educational projects that will enhance the public image of Rotary in Malaysia.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF YKKRM DISTRICT 3310

DISTRICT 3300

PDG Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa

PDG Dr Paul CK Lee

Publication

PDG Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa

DGN Dr Krishna Kumar

Support Grant

PDG Philip Chong

PAG Ananda Pillai

Project Partnership

PP Jeremy Tiong (Observer)

IPDG Lioh Cheng Lim

Youth Activities

PP Foo Kok Hing

DG Teoh Kwan Swee

Disaster Relief

PP Ng Yaw Hua

DGE Dato' Bindi Rajasegaran

Appreciation & Recognition

DGE Dolly Yeap

PDG Dr Paul CK Lee

Public Relations, Publicity, Homepage

PDG Andre Suharto (Observer)

PDG Leslie Salehuddin

Coordinators & Malam Yayasan

PP Abbas Ezzi

PDG Kirenjit Kaur

Bursary Program

PDG Philip Chong

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MRKKY TUOBA

Fundraising

CHAIRMAN, YAYASAN KELAB-KELAB ROTARY MALAYSIA Dear friends, Firstly, I must apologise for the inactivity of our Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia or YKKRM. You may know that the main reason is due to the MCO or Movement Control Order due to the Covid-19 Pandemic striking our nation when we are not able to have any physical gatherings. Thus, all meetings are suspended.

The second is that we have yet to receive the approval from the government authorities on our submission for approval of our new Trustees. We now have only 5 official Trustees and await the approval of 10 more. The good news is that the Income Tax Department has approved the 10, and we are now awaiting approval from the Companies Commission Malaysia and the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.

We will try to have our Trustees’ Meeting to approve a few critical proposals in the next 2-3 months. We have also planned to have our Annual General Meeting after that Trustee’s meeting.

Past District Governor Dr Paul CK Lee

In the meantime, we are aware that the clubs are requesting us to activate our Support Grants Program which we have temporarily suspended.

We understand the frustrations of our clubs in not being able to utilise our Support Grants. Rest assured, we will actively look into this matter. We hope to commence full function in the next 2-3 months’ time.

We seek your patience and understanding.

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic striking our nation, we are not able to have any physical gatherings.

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Stay well. Keep safe.

Paul

DG TEOH KWAN SWEE ROTARY CLUB OF BUKIT BINTANG DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2020-21

Hailing from very humble origins, Kwan Swee, or fondly referred to as KS, was born in 1952

Driven in growing membership with the mantra - be bold and grow big!

into a big family of 10 siblings in Tanjung Malim, Perak. The family was resettled when he was very young to a place called Chui Chak New Village. This is the place where he was bred and he has lots of fond memories and a strong sentimental attachment to the place. He likes the simple lifestyle, the rivers, the paddy fields, the orchards and everything there and he makes it a point to visit his home village whenever he can find time for it.

EDUCATION He started his primary school education in the only Chinese school in Chui Chak. Thanks to subsidies from Lee Foundation, he went on to do his Lower Secondary School Education in Langkap and then his upper secondary school education in Teluk Intan. After his Form Six from SMK St Anthony, he managed to obtain a Perak State Scholarship to further his studies in the University of Malaya. As a student, he was an athlete, a school prefect, a scout, a school librarian, a debate team member and a school representative in the National Quiz organized by the Economics Department of University Malaya. He was the only “kampong” boy to have gone to university then and has been regarded as the role model in the village until today. His passion to help those with financial challenges and to provide educational opportunities wherever possible to those underserved and marginalized communities is deep rooted in his heart, having gone through such experiences and challenges in life.

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CHILDHOOD

DG TEOH KWAN SWEE ROTARY CLUB OF BUKIT BINTANG DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2020-21

CAREER

FAMILY

Following his graduation with a Degree in

KS is married to Rotarian Tan Ooi Kim who is a

Economics (Hons) from the University of Malaya in

retired teacher. They are blessed with 3 children

1976, as a government scholar, he was placed in

(1 son and 2 daughters) and a grandson and a

the Department of Statistics.

granddaughter.

He left 3 and half years later to join Kwong Yik

Ze-Han, his eldest child, obtained his degree in

Bank which later merged with D & C Bank to

E&E from Leeds University and MBA from

become RHB Bank. As a senior management staff,

Strathclyde Business School UK. He worked as a

he sat in the Bank’s Management Committee and

Senior Vice President in Pemandu Associates

various Steering Committees such as IT, Risk

and is currently working as a Senior Manager in

Management, Bank Transformation Steering

FWD Insurance Malaysia.

Committees etc.

He took optional retirement to venture into his own business after more than 30 years in the banking industry. He is now a partner in 2 companies which are engaged primarily in investment consultancy and education related activities.

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His elder daughter Zheat, a graduate in Business & Marketing from Monash University Australia, was formerly a Senior Manager in Maybank but now attached to MAS as the PA to the CEO.

Jie-En, the youngest daughter, a law graduate from the University of Cardiff UK, works as an Associate Director in a consultancy firm after 2 years in legal practice.

DG TEOH KWAN SWEE ROTARY CLUB OF BUKIT BINTANG DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2020-21

KS, a Paul Harris Society Member, a Major Donor and a Jamal Rais Fellow, served as the President of the Rotary Club of Bukit Bintang in RY 2011-12. He, together with PAG Dato Rick Loh, was instrumental in building the club’s membership from a low of 8 in 2009 to 117 by the end of his presidency in 2011-12, to become the club with the largest membership in District 3300. The Club has never looked back since then and its membership now stands at 142.

His hands-on knowledge of all aspects of Rotary is reputable and is well acknowledged in his club.

He has gained vast practical experience in Matching Grants and now the Global Grants by personally getting involved and spearheading Global Grant funded projects.

He was the aide to RI President's Personal Representative Fred Lin at the District 3300’s 84th District Conference in 2019. He has attended all the District Training Assemblies and Conferences since the day he joined Rotary. He also attended RI Conventions in Bangkok, Seoul, Sydney and Hamburg. He was appointed as the Honolulu 2020 Rotary International Convention Promotion Chair and Assistant Rotary Coordinator for Region 12 in RY202122.

At the District level, he has held many positions including, amongst others, Club Service Committee Member (RY2012-13), Chairman of District Dengue Task Force (RY2013-14), Chairman of Economic & Community Development Task Force (RY2014-15), Assistant Governor (RY2015-16), Chairman of Membership Development Committee (RY2016-17), Chairman of Club Extension Committee (RY2017-18),

He has served in the Club as Community Service

DRF Committee member (RY2018-19 & RY2019-20)

Committee Chair, Membership Committee Chair,

and all other roles that come with the position of DG

Club Secretary and was twice elected as the

for RY2020-21 such as Board Member of Rotary

Chairman of the Club’s Past Presidents Council in

International District 3300 (Malaysia) Berhad, Trustee

RY2014-15 & RY2017-18. He was instrumental in

of Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia, and many

chartering RCBB’s 2 latest daughter clubs, the

other roles.

Rotary Club of Ara Damansara in 2016 and the Rotary Club of Kepong KL in 2020.

Due to his significant contribution to the development and promotion of international goodwill, peace and understanding between RCBB and RC Dagupan (Philippines), he was conferred honorary membership by RC Dagupan in 2015.

NON-ROTARY ORGANIZATIONS KS is very actively involved in many Chinese guilds and associations. He is the Honorary Chairman of Kelab Pertanian in his village Chui Chak, Vice President of Zhang Association Selangor & KL for 6 years, till he resigned to concentrate on Rotary, and a member of many other associations.

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ROTARY

IPDG LIOH CHENG LIM ANS, AKS, JRF. ROTARY CLUB OF TAMPIN DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2019-20

My Rotary legacy is a world of real happiness in helping others IPDG LIOH (pronounced as “LEO”) CHENG LIM holds the classification of Diagnostic Radiography and had worked in the civil service for 38 years.

In 1981, he was posted to Tampin District Hospital as the Chief Radiographer and Head of Diagnostic Imaging Department. He held that position until his mandatory retirement in 2018 and now he is a full time Rotarian!

He was inducted into the Rotary Club of Tampin on 5 October 1993 and from day one he was an active Rotarian. He has been a Board member since 1994 and was the Club Secretary for three consecutive terms before serving variously as Vocational Service Director, Youth Service Director, Bulletin Editor, Vice President, President-Elect and President for Rotary Year 2001-02 with the RI Theme “Mankind Is Our Business”.

IPDG LIOH CHENG LIM ANS, AKS, JRF. ROTARY CLUB OF TAMPIN DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2019-20 He has also served as a member of various

awards. He has a perfect record of 100 percent

committees - District Task Force for Family of

attendance at weekly club meetings since

Rotary, District Rotary Resource Centre

becoming a Rotarian. He holds the record for serving

Committee, District Governor’s Newsletter

as Club Secretary for the 12th time in 2014-15 and

Committee, District Rotary Foundation Polio

currently is again the Club Secretary for the 13th

Plus Committee, District Membership Growth &

time, after his governorship. He is a great supporter

Retention Committee, District Community

of The Rotary Foundation and became a Major

Service Committee for Environmental

Donor Level One in 2019. At present, he is the only

Protection and District Awards Committee.

Arch Klumph Society (AKS) Chair’s Circle member in

After completing his governorship last Rotary

our District 3300 and has contributed more than

Year, he was appointed the regional E/MGA -

USD800,000 to date to The Rotary Foundation. He is

Endowment/ Major Gifts Advisor by The Rotary

also a Yayasan Trustee Circle member, having

Foundation for Region 12 (Zones 10B & 10C) for

contributed RM200,000 to the Yayasan District

RY2020-23 covering the Districts in Malaysia,

3300 Covid-19 Relief Fund.

Singapore and Thailand.

At District level, he has served as Centennial

At present he is also Secretary, Council of Past

Assistant Governor in 2004-05, Assistant Governor in

Governors, District Grants Management Chair

2010-11 and 2016-17, and Group Discussion Leader in

and his Club Secretary.

2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2016.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

FAMILY

Best Student Radiographer Award, graduated

IPDG Lioh was born into a Hainanese family running

with Diploma of the College of Radiographers

a “kopitiam” shop business as the youngest child

(United Kingdom) in 1977-1979.

among five siblings. He is married to Yea Bee Hong,

Civil Service - Excellent Service Awards in 1995,

a teacher by profession who retired in 2017.

2005, 2014.

Ahli Setia Negeri Sembilan (A.N.S.) award by

They are blessed with three children, all working

Yang Di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan in 2003.

adults, namely son, Jason an Accounts Executive in

Organizing Secretary of Rotary Club of Tampin’s

advertising media, daughters, Jamie an Accounts

Charity Golf 1996 that raised RM150,000 for the

Director in advertising media and Dr. Janis a Medical

club’s charity fund.

Officer serving in Singapore. Jamie is active in

District 3300 Outstanding Rotary Club President

ROTARACT and has served as Club President of

Award 2001-02.

Rotaract Club of Subang in 2015-16. Jamie is married

District 3300 Outstanding Assistant Governor

to Past DRR Sanjeev Kumar, a member of the Rotary

Award 2004-05.

Club of Kelana Jaya.

District 3300 TRF Meritorious Service Award 2005-06.

Rotary Avenues of Service Citation Recipient 2009-10.

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Under his leadership, the club won many district

IDG DATO BINDI RAJASEGARAN ROTARY CLUB OF GREENTOWN DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2021-22

I have deep passion for peace building and mental wellness IDG Dato Bindi Rajasegaran of the Rotary Club of Greentown, Ipoh, Malaysia has been a Rotarian for 24 years and will be serving Rotary as Governor of RI District 3300 Malaysia during Rotary Year 2021 – 2022.

During her 24 years of service to Rotary, she has held a full complement of positions in Rotary District 3300: four terms as District Polio Chair, five terms as District Peace Scholar Chair, and has been a working member of the District Preventable Blindness Committee since 2005. She has led numerous high risk, arduous humanitarian and polio eradication missions to Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. In 2019, she organized the Peacebuilders Conference targeting the issue of refugees in the country in partnership with UNHCR and the World Bank.

IDG DATO’ BINDI RAJASEGARAN & DATO’ N RAJASEGARAN

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AT THE 87TH DISTRICT TRAINING ASSEMBLY

IDG DATO BINDI RAJASEGARAN ROTARY CLUB OF GREENTOWN DISTRICT GOVERNOR RI D3300 RY2021-22 Her other passion is mental wellbeing and

major donor, has been recognized with:

this has led her to an Action Group to address

1. The Four Avenues of Service Citation for Individual Rotarians 2. Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service 3. The Rotary Foundation Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World.

this issue at the National Level, bringing together more than 34 organizations in this field, including the Malaysian Ministry of Health, UNICEF and W.H.O. to form a National Coalition on Mental Health Initiatives focused on creating a unified platform to address critical issues affecting mental health.

Bindi has a passion for peace building and has initiated a youth peace building program together

Dato Bindi is the managing partner and

with an International university in Malaysia, working

administrator of Raja Segaran Consultants, a

in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of

leading legal industrial relations advisory

Youth & Sports, Malaysia with avenues for young

practice. Dato Bindi and Dato Rajasegaran

people to participate in a unique leadership

have 4 children and 7 grandchildren.

programme.

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In recognition of her services to Rotary, Dato Bindi, a

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR ABBAS EZZI ROTARY CLUB OF MUAR

Putting smiles on people’s faces is my joy, whether in Rotary or in business Rotary is a platform which brings together individuals from different walks of life, religions, races and geographical locations, with each sharing the passion to serve. Serving has always been the passion of AG Abbas Ezzi (Siraj Bin Mullah Taherali).

Putting smiles on people’s faces is the joy that AG Abbas looks for, whether it be in Rotary, his public position, or In business.

Born into a business family on 13 June 1968 in Muar, Johor, Abbas is married to Munira and the couple are blessed with two beautiful daughters.

Abbas did his initial studies in Muar and later completed his Diploma privately and attended to his ailing father for 4 years in India. His Diploma in Business Studies allows him to better manage his carpeting business in Muar, Johor.

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ASSISTANT GOVERNOR ABBAS EZZI ROTARY CLUB OF MUAR AG Abbas was appointed as Yayasan Kelab-

Jayasingam on 1 July 2013.

Kelab Rotary Malaysia (YKKRM) Coordinator on

He has served Rotary Club of Muar under different capacities and was elected as Rotary Club of Muar’s 56th President for RY2015-16 and continued to lead the club the year after in RY2016-2017.

AG Abbas was also given the opportunity to serve as Muar City Councillor from January 2014 till 2018. With

the recommendation of PDG Datuk Hj Zainie Abdul Aucasa as a replacement for PP Dr. Senthil.

In 2018 he was appointed Chief Coordinator of YKKRM for D3310 serving under the Chairmanship of PDG Datuk George Ginibun.

this position, a smart partnership was forged between

Under the leadership of Datuk Hj Zaini Aucasa

the Local Council and Rotary Club of Muar which

and PDG Kirenjit Kaur. AG Abbas chaired the

made many local projects possible.

“Bags2School 21,000 Smiles” Project. Joined by

Under AG Abbas’ leadership the club was able to build a good working relationship with various government agencies and was awarded the most active Non-Governmental Organisation by the Muar Local Council and the Malaysian Minister for Local Government.

Abbas fostered a strong working relationship with the Education Department and this has served as a pillar of strength for RC Muar’s 5 Interact Clubs.

District 3310 was another platform in which Abbas continued serving Rotary under various positions and he is now serving as an Assistant Governor Group 6 under DG Rajamohan for Rotary Year 2020-2021.

Rotarians from D3300, headed by PAG Isfahani Suki, this was the largest project of its kind involving 79 Rotary Clubs with a project value of more than RM450,000. A united Rotary under YKKRM brought together all the coordinators, presidents, and Rotarians to make this a one of its kind project.

On 1 July 2020 AG Abbas was appointed as a Trustee of YKKRM in charge of Coordinators in District 3310.

He hopes, with the guidance of senior Trustees from both the districts, to take YKKRM to greater heights.

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AG Abbas was inducted into Rotary by PDG

PROJECT PARTNERSHIP WITH YAYASAN MYKASIH MALAYSIA FOR COVID-19 RELIEF IN SABAH Article contributed by AG Abbas Ezzi of RC Muar Project partnership and networking are some of the key elements of a successful humanitarian project and also what Rotary is all about, especially in times of difficulties and challenges.

Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia (YKKRM) not only provides funding but also, at times, becomes the window through which it is a catalyst for cooperation between Rotary clubs in Malaysia and other NGOs seeking to tap into our network.

In December 2020, the nation saw an explosion of Covid-19 cases in which the state of Sabah was one of the worst affected states in the country.

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We witnessed Rotary clubs around Malaysia swinging into immediate action providing relief, cutting across district lines.

YKKRM connected Yayasan MyKasih Malaysia with Rotary clubs in the districts of Kota Kinabalu, Tawau, Sandakan & Penampang to provide relief in the form of groceries worth RM100 to approximately 400 families. These are people whose livelihoods were badly affected and many are from the interior parts of Sabah. The totalcash value of the project was RM40,000 and Rotarians put in many valuable manhours.

YKKRM Coordinators, Club Presidents & Rotarians did due diligence in making sure the assistance given reached the needy recipients.

Our Coordinators involved in the project were PP Franco Lee of RC Tawau Tanjung, PP Chong Len Yun of RC Sandakan, Rtn Datuk Alex Sham of

Swift approval was given by YKKRM's Chairman PDG Dr. Paul Lee and the Board of Trustees from District 3300 & 3310 to entrust AG Abbas Ezzi from RC Muar to oversee the coordination of the project between the clubs involved and Yayasan MyKasih.

YKKRM also thanks its Trustee from Sabah, PDG Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa for his advice on the running of the project.

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YTIVITCA MRKKY

YKKRM would like to record its sincere appreciation to Yayasan MyKasih for having chosen Rotary as a project partner and in particular Mr Yuvendran and Mr Kartik for the undivided support and cooperation they rendered to us.

RC Kota Kinabalu and Rtn Audrey of RC Likas Bay. They were assisted by President Boni Mosios of RC Penampang & PP Iskandar of RC Kota Kinabalu.

FOR TODAY FOR TOMORROW FOR DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Thank you to all who have contributed articles and photos. If you wish to share your stories and projects undertaken with YKKRM, please email them to drkrishna.pushpa@gmail.com.

Do share our projects of doing good in the world.

DGN Dr Krishna Kumar District 3300

Design: Rtn Yasmin Yusof, District 3300