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Club No. 15228 R.I. District 3080

R.I. PresidentGary C.K. Huang

District GovernorCol. Dilip Patnaik

President R.T.P.S. Tulsi

SecretarySalil Bali

EditorDr. V.J.S. Vohra

2014-15

Weekly Bulletin of Rotary Chandigarh Midtown

The Midtowner

For Restricted Circulation Only Donations to our Welfare Trust are exempted u/s 80 G of IT Act

PROGRAMME

Time: 7.00 p.m.

Volume XXXIX No. 43 Dated: April 21, 2015

Venue: Hotel President, Sector 26, ChandigarhFriday, April 24, 2015

Chief Guest: Mr. Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon

Cabinet Minister Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Food Processing and Information & TechnologyGovt. of Punjab

On April 17, 2015 we had Club Assembly in our regular meeting. President Rtn. Ravi Tulsi invited all the five directors who gave power point presentations of the projects and activities in their avenues of service during the current Rotary year and the plans for the remaining three months. As of now it has been a very eventful year under the leadership of President Tulsi, very ably supported by Secretary Rtn. Salil Bali, all members of the board and Rotarians of our club. We are on the right track to close the year on a highly positive note, and put our President Elect Rtn. Mrs. Kanan Diwan in the

stdriver's seat from 1 July, with the support of Secretary Elect Rtn. Sanjay Bhatia and the team for 2015-16, to take our club to greater heights.

R'ann Sudha & Rtn. Ashok Puri singing the invocation song, “Aye malik tere bande hum…..”

President Rtn. Ravi Tulsi gives an elaborate presentation of the Rotary year till date

Director Club ServiceRtn. Col. Dr. V.K. Kapoor- Income in Club trust fund: Rs. 14,69,051 - Income in club fund: Rs. 20,68,779- Total: Rs.35,37,830 (as on 31-03-15) - Attendance in 42 club meetings: 55-60%- Membership :122 (7 new members including one spouse)- 6 Inter city participation - Club Bulletin: 42 issues published and uploaded on our website and Facebook in time- 9 Board meetings- Cultural Events: 6 and sponsored fellowships: 20- Public Relations: 9 Rotary Information Posts - Internet: our website regularly updated

Director Vocational Service

PP Rtn. R.K. Luther

- Computer Training - 5

Centers (1 for disabled)

- 41 computers and over

300 students

- Home Care Nursing-20 girls

- Sewing and tailoring-15 ladies

NEW PROGRAMS STARTED

- Training of 25 malis

- AC /Refrigeration-18 students

- Refrigeration course at village Burail

from 08.10.14 to 31.03.15

- Vocational Awards for Service Beyond Duty-3

- Career Guidance Seminars-5 in Govt. Schools

Director Community Service Rtn. Ashok Puri

- Annapurna Diwas on 1/7/14 1100 people were served free langar

- J&K Disaster relief Rs 3.71 lac cash and Rs 1.5 lac in kind

- Environment Protection: 160 Trees

- Medical Checkup Camp: Vedic Girls School. MMR Vaccination to 100 girls

- 6 Blood Donation camps: over 650 units collected

- End Polio Campaign on 22/9/14

- Disability Rehabilitation on 1/10/14 at SOREM

- Swatch Bharat Abhiyan on 2/10/14, 8/3/15- Pink walk cancer awareness on 18/10/14- Sports meet with RCC on 26/10/14- HIV/AIDS awareness Seminar on 1/12/14- World disabled day and medical camp at

Cheshire home on 7/12/14- Aasra shelter upgradation completed on

30/12/14

- Medical camp on 29/3/15 at Khuda Ali Sher

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Director International Service

Rtn. Prof. Dr. I.S. Dua

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

- 6 new PHF / 5 PHS

- 1 Major Donor

- $ 13300 in TRF

- $ 1300 from Board for desk project

- Microloans: 6 beneficiaries

- 6 SCHOLARSHIPS for professional education of girlsMATCHING GRANTS - Global Grant desk: in process: 800 benches distributed- GG e learning: in process- GG hearing aid: 17 new cases given END POLIO NOW - World Polio day celebrated on 24/10/14- Public awareness seminar to eradicate Polio- Seminars in schools: children for children funds Rs 6550 collected- Polio contribution by members: Rs. 2,23,260- Polio dosage at booths during NID

Director Youth Service

Rtn. Salil Chopra

- 3 new Interact Clubs formed

- 2 new RCCs formed

- Memorial Debate for Rotaractors

- Rotaract Intercity

- Vocational workshop at Kartar Asra

- RYLA VISHESH for special children

- Traffic Awareness seminar for schools

- Say no to drugs and polythene

- Swatch Bharat Abhiyan

TOWARDS TOTAL LITERACY

35 Seminars conducted in various schools

Rtn. Prof. Rana Nayar presents birthday gift to PE Rtn. Mrs. Kanan Diwan and punctuality award to PP Rtn. Vinod Jawa

Prof. Rana Nayar being inducted as Rotarian by PP

Rtn. B.L. Ramsisaria L-R: R'ann Aruti Nayar, Rtn. Prof. Rana Nayar, President Rtn. Ravi Tulsi, Secretary Rtn. Salil Bali, PP Rtn. B.L. Ramsisaria and Rtn. Prof. Dr. I.S. Dua who formally introduced Prof. Nayar

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Welcome our new Rotarian Prof. Rana Nayar

TRF ID No : Clf. : University Education Address (O) : Department of English & Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh-160014 (R) : # 6, Type T-1, Sector 25, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014Phone (O) : 2534638(R) : 2702870Mobile : 9815104257Email : rananayar@gmail.comD.o.B : 23.02.1957 Wedding : June 28 Member from : 17.04.2015Positions held : MemberSpouse : ArutiVocation : Journalist D.o.B : February 07 Children : Megha (D) Kriti (D) Madhav (S)

Unique birthday celebration

Vice President Rtn. Dr. Rita Kalra at inauguration of teacher training program by Rotary Club Panjim Goa

PP Rtn. R.K. Luther serving free breakfast to patients at th thGeneral Hospital, Panchkula on his 76 birthday on 15 April 2015

Attending meeting in Goa

160 units collected at Blood Donation Camp at Zirakpur

Appreciating the blood donors. L-R: PP Rtn. Dr. V.J.S. Vohra, Director Motia Group Mr. L.C. Mittal, Secretary Rtn. Salil Bali, PE Rtn. Kanan Diwan, President Rtn. Ravi Tulsi, IPP Rtn. Deepak Sood, Secretary Elect Rtn. Sanjay Bhatia and Director Community Service Rtn. Ashok Puri

Director Mr. L.C. Mittal, VP Sales Mr. Baljeet Chowdhary and VP Marketing Ms. Tina Ahluwalia of Motia Group present very meaningful 'Suvichaar' to Rotarians

Rtn. Sanjay Bhatia

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Birthday of SpousesR'ann Hariti April 24R'ann Anupam Jain April 25

Birthday of RotariansRtn. Chandra Prakash April 24

Rtn. Mrs. Rekha Sawhney April 24

Wedding AnniversaryR'ann Deep & Rtn. Maj. Gen. A.S. Kahlon April 30

Acknowledgement with thanksDonation for The Rotary Foundation:Secretary Rtn. Salil Bali US$ 300

(In response to call given by DG Rtn. Col. Dilip Patnaik to Club Secretaries of District 3080 to contribute US $ 300 towards TRF)

Fellowship hosted by:

President Rtn. Ravi Tulsi

PE Rtn. Kanan Diwan

Punctuality Draw:Won by Rtn. Vinod K. Jawa

On April 17, 2015 a Blood Donation Camp was organized by

our club at Zirakpur in association with Motia Group in their

premises in Royal Citi. There was very large number of donors.

Mr. N.K. Sharma, Chief Parliament Secretary, Punjab, was the

Chief Guest. Rotarians of our club were led by President Ravi

Tulsi.

Refreshments for donors and other facilities at the venue was

provided by the Motia Group.

We thank the dedicated team of doctors and other staff who had

come from GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh as they collected

160 units of blood, which is the highest number by our club

during the current Rotary year. This was made possible only

because of the valuable support from Motia Group. We

acknowledge the kind courtesy of Director Motia Group Mr.

L.C. Mittal and other staff members for making the event a

grand success.

A bus load of donors from Chitkara University, Rajpura