INDEPENDENCE DAY -SAT 15TH AUG 2009

INDEPENDENCE DAY -SAT 15TH AUGUST 2009

Friends ,

Today we celebrated Independence day at Venkarteshwara School at Mathikere Bangalore .

The school is a Govt aided one which caters to the lower strata of society .

Our club has helped the school in the past and we propose to continue the same as part of our service activity .

Snacks were distributed to the children today .

We shortly are going to provide SS plates to all the children as per the schools request , among other things .

Rtns present were Kirti ,Rajesh , Suhail , Sameer , Usha Medina , Anish and myself .

Our thanks to Usha , Suhail and others for their time and efforts .

regards

Bharath

TREE PLANTING NEAR NANDI HILLS -SUNDAY AUG 9TH 2009

SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST 2009 -SERVICE ACTIVITY

Friends ,

Our Club participated in an excellent service activity today the importance of which cannot be underestimated .

Namely tree planting .

In this day and age of global warming , environmental needs are uppermost .

Rtn Suhail who is our Community Services Director and Rtn Sanjay are both Lawyers who belong to an association which actively promotes tree planting .

So they gave us ( Rotary RMV ) a wonderful oppurtunity to also join in .

Thousands of trees ( over a thousand sponsored by our club ) were planted on land provided by the forest department near nandi hills about 60 km from bangalore .

Rtn IPP Kirti , Prez Rajesh , Rtn Arvind were also present .

Our heartfelt thanks to Rtn Suhail and Sanjay for their wonderful efforts in making this a success .

regards

Bharath

SPEAKER MEET ,FRIDAY 7TH AUG 2009

MINUTES OF SPEAKER MEET FRIDAY 7TH AUG 2009
friends ,

Today we had a speaker meet where families were also invited .

the subject was of interest to everyone namely african wildlife .

Our club member Rtn Sanjay and our Rotary Spouse Mr.Shankar gave a joint presentation with pictures ,

on their recent visit to Kenya to spot african wildlife in tier natural habitat .

It was very informative and interesting .

regards

Bharath

SPEAKER MEET FRIDAY JULY 31ST 2009

SPEAKER MEET JULY 31ST FRIDAY - MINUTES

Friends ,

Today we had a speaker meet .

Mr. Mallikarjun, a Podiatrist , ie a foot care specialist gave a very interesting Power point presentation on the importance of foot care , a not so well understood subject in India .

It was stressed that we neglect our feet unti lwe develop serious problems in walking .

Preventive care of the feet was dealt with at length .

The importance of foot care for diabetics was also explained .

regards

Bharath

MINUTES OF JULY 24RTH MEETING

JULY 24RTH 2009
minutes
friends ,

Today we discussed the years agenda .

Service Directors gave their proposals for the year .

Fund raising was also briefly discussed .

Service activities of last year which were proposed to be continued were commented on .

New activities were also proposed .

Members were requested to pay their dues .

regards

Bharath

INAGURATION OF NEW TEAM 17-7-2009

17TH JULY 2009 , FRIDAY - INAGURAL FUNCTION OF NEW TEAM

Friends ,

On the 17th , friday we had the inaguration of the new team .

The team was sworn in by the Hon Dist Governor of Dist 3190 Rtn Nagendra .

Our Assitant Governor Rtn Narayan Raghavan was also present .

Three new members were inducted on the occasion , Rtn Mohan , Rtn Anish and

Rtn Manjunath .

A scholarship cheque was handed over to a needy student as part of service activity .

The Hon Dist Governor gave us a very inspiring speech .

We were happy to note that some of the Presidents of neighbouring clubs also attended .

The program ended with a nice dinner .

Wishing all a great new rotary year .

regards

Bharath .

MINUTES OF FRIDAY MEETING JULY 10TH

JULY 10TH 2009 , FRIDAY MEET .
Dear friends ,

Today we discussed preparations for the Inaguration Ceremony on the 17th of July .

The Venue was decided as Sadashivanagar club , which Rtn IPP Kirti Mehta kindly agreed to book .

Rtn Usha Medina kindly agreed to do the backstage arrangements with the help of Rtn Usha Shankar .

Rotary Spouse Shankar kindly agreed to be Master of Ceremonies .

IPP Kirti and Rtn Sanjay Krishna agreed to arrange for the catering .

Rtn Suhail kindly agreed to arrange for the gifts .

Rtn Sameer agreed to get our club bulletin ready for release .

Senior members were requested to make our guest rotarians feel at home on that day .

all members were requested to attend and lend a helping hand .

regards

Bharath .

Rtn Prez Rajesh kunder kidnly agreed to handle the badges , pins , invites , new member kits etc .

First Meeting of the new Rotary Year

3rd July, Friday , 2009

Dear Friends ,

We had the first meeting of the New RotaryYear starting 1st July , today .

Minutes

We had a Guest Speaker , Ms .Babitha Jaishankar , who spoke on the importance of grooming and first appearances , and how it leads to greater confidence and thereafter helps in success.

The new team led by Prez Rajesh took charge informally .

We offered our best wishes to Suhail for his wedding aniv ( July 1st ).

The preparations for the installation ceremony on the 17th were discussed .

Members were requested to bring new members to add strength to the club as well as motivate their fellow members to participate regularly in rotary activities .

Plans for the year were briefly outlined .

regards

Bharath

Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting of New team

July 1st 2009 .

Dear Friends ,
The Board of Directors of the new team had their first meeting yesterday , Tuesday the 30th of June 2009 at 7 pm at Rtn Suhail and Rtn Sanjay 's Office .
Attendees were
Prez Rajesh Kunder
IPP Kirti Mehta
Sec Bharath
Treasurer Pai
Service Dir Suhail
Service Dir Sanjay

Minutes
1. It was resolved for the Board to meet on the 1st wed of each month at the same location at 7 pm.
2. Responsibilities for the Installation Ceremony of the new team were discussed and distributed . Other rotarians were consulted on the phone for this purpose .
3. Preperations for the blood donation camp the next day were reviewed .
4. Induction of new members was discussed .
5. Financial handing over from previous treasurer Dileep Jain to New Treasurer Sudhakar Pai , and the financial situation of the club was also discussed .

regards

Bharath

Blood Donation Camp

Ist July 2009 .

Dear friends ,

We had a successful Blood donation Camp at Siemens ,Electronic City , where about 159 units of blood were collected .
Our thanks to Rtn PHF Usha Medina for her invaluable assistance in organising the event , and Rtn Prez PHF Rajesh Kunder and Rtn Suhail ( Director Community Services ) for attending .
Pictures of the event will be updated shortly .

regards

Bharath

New Team 2009-2010

July 1st 2009
Dear friends ,
We Are pleased to Announce Our New 15 Member Board of Directors Team 2009-10,
which is as follows :
President - Rtn PHF Rajesh Kunder
Vice President - Rtn PHF Arjun Merwade
Immediate Past President - Rtn PHF Kirti Mehta
President Elect - Rtn- PHF Sudhakar Pai
Secretary - Rtn A.Bharath
Treasurer -Rtn PHF Sudhakar Pai
Joint Secretary -Rtn Sameer Siddanti
Sergeant At Arms - RtnV.S.Rajesh
Director Club Service - Rtn PHF Arjun Merwade
Director Community Service - Rtn Suhail Ahmed
Director Vocational Service- Rtn Usha Shankar
Director International Service - Rtn Sanjay Krishna
Director Youth Service - Rtn Vidya Shetty
Pulse Polio Coordinator - Rtn PHF Raghuveer
Bulletin and Blog Editor - Rtn Sameer Siddanti
Additional Director - Rtn PHF Usha Medina
Additonal Director -Rtn PHF M.V. Uthaman
Addtional Director -Rtn PHF R.S.Vatsan
regards
Bharath 99018 78174

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

Last Friday meeting agenda was to discuss and form the team for the year 2009-10.

Friends At the outset I must Thank all the members along with our past Presidents for helping me form a vibrant and dynamic team - the TEAM 910. I am truly encouraged by the pro-active initiative of our members to lead our club along with me during the coming year. We have almost finalised the list of the Office Bearers and the same will be mailed shortly.

During the meeting our PP.Rtn. Usha Medina spoke about a Home for the Aged in the Malakshmi Layout area. She had visited the place and expressed the need to support the home to our best possible capacity. Most of our members contributed in cash to provide the groceriies. Rtn. Raghuver offered to provide cooking gas for them every month. All of us felt, the need to support this cause on a regular basis. It was also decided that the club should plan to visit the Home one of these days to talk to the inmates and also to explore the possibilities of supporting the home which could be a good Community Service Project for our club.

On behalf of our club President I thank all those who pitched in to contribute to support this Old age home.

Friends, we are also planning a get-together shortly. Rtn. Raghuveer ( 98450 36772) and Rtn. Sanjay Krishna ( 9740012001) are working on the plan. Please contact them with your suggestions and participation. Its summer time lets picnic.

Thank you all once again.

Regards
Rtn. Rajesh Kunder
Prez Elect

Proceedings of 2009, Feb, 13 (RMV Club) - 13th Club Day

The meeting convened with all excitement on the eve of Club Day. The Club completed 13 years on 12th February. However the celebration took place on Friday the 13th of February. The Rotaract Club of Presidency College, which is sponsored by Rotary Bangalore Raj Mahal Vilas, also joined the function. Rtr. Dilip is the president of this Rotaract Club.



The members of Rotaract Club presented the crowd with amazing songs and dance sequence. Though many songs were from Bollywood, the highlight of the function was a Tandava dance by a Rotaract member Mr. Suresh who hails from Sri Lanka.


The entertainment was followed by cake cutting by Chartered President Rtn. S.K Bajaj and others. During this juncture, the crowd was presented with the history of the club. As usual we adjourned after singing National Anthem. Hot dinner was waiting for us with spirited cold drinks.

BRIEF HISTORY OF ROTARY RMV The Club was chartered on the 12th February 1996 with Rtn. S.K Bajaj as its Chartered President with humble membership strength of 27 members. PDG Nagaraj was the GSR. Since then the club has completed 13 years,   The list of Past Presidents Rtn. S.K Bajaj 1996-97 Chartered President Rtn. Ajit Kumar 1997-98 Rtn. T.S Gulhati 1998-99 Rtn. Uthaman MV 1999-00 Rtn. Mahesh Agarwal 2000-01 Rtn. Kannayan 2001-02 Rtn. Sherif 2002-03 Rtn. Kirti K Mehta 2003-04 Rtn. Usha Medina 2004-05 Rtn. Ravi Naik 2005-06 Rtn. Venkataraman 2006-07 Rtn. R.S Vatsan 2007-08 In all these years Rotary RMV has been a very dynamic and pro-active club and has to its credit a significant list of service projects. Some of which are The COMPUTER LITRACY PROJECT Used computer systems, but working, from software companies was collected upgraded and installed at various institutions to offer computer training facility to the poor and needy. It was also a joint participation of State Govt. during the tenure of Shri S.M Krishna as the Chief Minister who inaugurated the project. The Project size was over Rs. 50 lakhs. AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS The project involves providing free Eye Cataract Surgery to the needy. Under this district project our club so far has contributed nearly Rs. 2 lakhs which have benefitted nearly 1000 beneficiaries. COMPHREHENSIVE CHILD HEALTH CARE This was one of the most successful and effective Matching Grant projects. The project was executed for 4 years covering nearly 3500 children from the poor schools. The objective of the project was to ensure that no child drops out due to health reasons. The project ensures check up, treatment and medicine in the areas of ENT, Skin, EYE & Dental. Blood check up was done and also Vitamin tablets, iron tablets and also de-worming were provided regularly. The project size was nearly 5 lakhs. CANCER AWARENESS This project was again a Matching Grant Project with Rotary Club of Clackamas USA. The awareness was conducted along with detection program on various segments of people vulnerable to Cancer like the Municipality workers and other tobacco consuming segments. The total project size was Rs.4 lakhs. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT This project was started as a pilot project, which went on to become the Clubs Centennial Project and today the project is co-funded by RC Colville. The objective of the project is to empower women with vocational skills, so that they can support themselves and their family. The target beneficiaries are the destitute and marginalized women. So far the project has been successful in training over 200 women with basic tailoring and Bakery Courses. Today the club runs a dedicated Training Center for Tailoring at Mathikere. The project size so far has been over 5 lakhs. LITERACY PROJECT Rotary RMV has been donating every year exercise books to nearly 600 poor school children. The project so far has contributed nearly Rs.2 lakhs over the years. VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION CAMPS Every year our club organizes couple of Voluntary Blood donation camps and collects over 500 units of blood for the blood banks. HALL OF HONOUR Our club has been contributing to the Rotary Foundation perennially. During the Centennial Year 2004-05, our club became the 100% PHF Club and entered its name in the Rotary Hall of Honour. VOCATIONAL AWARDS We have recognized very prominent and worthy citizens in our community and awarded them the Vocational Excellence Award in recognition for their commendable work. SISTER CLUB RELATIONSHIP We have successfully established sister club relationship with RC Clackamas, RC. Lords Valley and RC Colville, all the three from USA. The relationship has blossomed into Matching Grant projects and with some it resulted into friendship exchange. HOSTING GSE/FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE TEAMS Members of our club have always been generous in host many a GSE team members during the years. Our district has awarded our club for showing this magnanimous hospitality to the visiting Rotarians from other counties. ROTARACT CLUBS Our club has sponsored the formation of Rotaract Club of Presidency College, Bangalore and is jointly doing some useful projects for the community and youth development.

Mr. Shankar has shared the snaps of Club day on Picasa. Click here to view them. (Thank you Shankar.).

Proceedings of 2009, Feb, 06 (Sadashivanagar Club)

This week meeting was held at the Sadashivnagar Club. The meeting opened with a debate entitled "Individual time and space a must for a married". Moderated by Mr. Shankar Subramanian, two teams started with a slow tempo. What initially seemed like a simple topic turned into a heated debate. Both the teams made their points in very multifarious arguments. The color of the debate moved from one to another into a spectrum of topics ranging from "Deities and their business" to "Woman's position int Indian Social context" to "Women's Lib.".



In fact both the team made their points so very well that the debate ended in a draw. Yes you guessed it right! Both the teams had a lawyer each. Rtn. Bharath and Rtn. Sanjay teamed up to face Rtn. Suhail and Rtn. Vidya's team. Finally the moderator Mr. Shankar Subramanian moved his focus to the audience for their inputs. Rtn. Milind concluded in a very subtle way by expressing that the relationship moves from one peak to another peak and cannot operate as black or white. Yes, it's gray.

Then moderator Mr. Shankar, summarized with emphasis on de-cluttering the personal space to accommodate the newness of life.

After the debate the club president Rtn. Kirti Mehta talked about celebration venue for our club day (which falls on the 12th Feb 2009) celebrations will be on 13th Feb 2009 for convinience. The venuve was unanimously decided as RMV club terrace. On the club day President Rtn. Dileep and the members of our Rotaract Club Precidency college will be joining us in the celebrations.

President also requested the members to register for the forth comming District Conference on the 21st & 22nd of Feb 2009, particularly the new Rotarians, so that they can experience the exposure of fellow Rotarians at District level. The registration per member is Rs.1200/- which will include breakfast, lunch and dinner both the days and a wrist watch as momento. Dont miss !! its a great opportunity to network in Rotary.

As usual the session ended with National Anthem.