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THE BULLETIN OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF PANAJI Issued Monthly

Volume LVI | Issue 07 JANUARY 2019 For Members only

Nostalgia

Our Charter Members

MOHAN RAUMotion Picture Theatres

GOVIND PANVELCARFood Products Distributing

MANOHAR WAGLE Cloth Retailing

SHRIPAD KAMAT TARCARAutomobile Distributing

CAREY SEQUEIRAOptical Goods Retailing

DR. NARAYAN B. K. GHANEKARSenior Active

VASSUDEVA S. DEMPOShipping

DAVID MENEZESDrugs & Pharmaceutical Manut

SHRIKRISHNA THAKURAutomobiles Retailing

VENCTEXA S. DEMPOHonorary Member

Dr. JORGE ATAIDE LOBOGeneral Law Practice

RAJARAM HEDESenior Active

Service Above Self - He Profits Most Who Serves Best

B E T H E I N S P I R A T I O N

Editor : Rtn. Parag Sardesai

56TH CHARTER DAY AT FERNS KADAMBA56TH CHARTER DAY AT FERNS KADAMBA

AG Rtn. Prakash Pilankar Felicitation from Sanjay School for theGraham Bell and Einstein Awards

DG's Representative PDG Dr. Vinaykumar Raikar

Milind Shirodkar being Inducted in the Club

Anil Sardesai Mahesh Rao Pradeep TalaulikarVijay Priyolkar

Release of the Bulletin SPARK

Senior most Member Rtn Dr. Damodar Bousulo

cutting the Cake

TEAM RCP

THANK YOUsays Viresh Nadkarni

The Charter Cricketers

The College of Past Presidents

PAST PRESIDENTS SPEAK OF THEIR EXPERIENCES

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RI PRESIDENT:Rtn. Barry RassinDISTRICT GOVERNORRtn. Ravikiran KulkarniASST. GOVERNORRtn. Prakash Pilarnakar

ROTARY CLUB OF PANAJICLUB BOARD 2018-19PresidentRtn. Sandeep PrabhuSecretaryRtn. Bhalchandra AmonkarVice PresidentRtn. Sanat PilgaonkarTreasurerRtn. Rajiv MarathePresident Elect /Director Club Administration 1Rtn. Viresh NadkarniPresident Elect Nominee /Director Club Administration 2Rtn. Carlito MartinsImmediate Past PresidentRtn. Kishor DhumeCommunity Service DirectorRtn. Sunil Deshpande Vocational Service DirectorRtn. Rohit PaiInternational Service DirectorRtn. Guruprasad MantravadiYouth Service DirectorRtn. Glenn KalavamparaJt. SecretaryRtn Ameet NachinolkarSargent at ArmsRtn. Prashant KunkolienkarEditorRtn. Parag Sardesai

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

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THE SPARK JANUARY 2019

Dear Rotarians,

The month of January like all other months has been a very

busy month for our Club. A number of activities were

undertaken during this month a few of those I would like to

mention here.

The 3170 District Conference was held in first week of

January. Many of our members attended the conference

held at Sangli. Our PP Kishor Dhume won a number of awards at the Conference for his

outstanding performance during his year, Congratulations to him and his team.

For the first time our Club held the Legends Cricket tournament amongst the members. It

was an unique plan wherein the players were auctioned for the two team owners,

President's XI and Sayi's XI. It was a fun filled Sunday, most of the seniors all above

50years participated. After a keenly fought game, a scrumptious lunch was laid out for the

hungry and tired players, to gorge on.

A four day MHM training programme was organised by our Club at the Education

Department hall, for 75 teachers of schools to which these 75 number MHM machines

acquired under the Global Grant project will be donated and installed. Lunch and snacks

for the teachers during the training was provided for by the Club. The programme was a

Huge Success.

On the 30th of January which incidently came on a Wednesday, the Clubs Chartered Day

Celebrations were held at Ferns Kadamba in the evening. I was happy to see almost all the

Past Presidents along with other members and family, attending the celebrations, just a

few could not due to personal issues. We had a great enjoyable evening. The food and the

ambience added to the festivities.

During the month we had two members inducted into the Rotary fold. I expect and hope to

see all our new entrants along with our existing members take an active part in the club

activities and make our Club vibrant as never before.

Thank you and God bless all.

Yours in Rotary

for ROTARY CLUB OF PANAJI

Rtn Sandeep Prabhu

President 2018 - 19THE FOUR-WAY TEST

of the things we think, say or do

First: Is it the TRUTH?

Second: Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Third: Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

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Dear Readers,January heralds the New Year with new enthusiasm, new vigour and new resolutions. It is also a month to recover from the overdoings of December. Dr. Dixit was just the shot we needed, when we heard him at the Conference. Many have taken to him seriously and have already taken off some inches from around the waist. The Conference is one outing that we look forward to eagerly. This time the arrangements were great and the chill in the Sangli air helped us raise our “spirits”. Add to that the fact that we came away with a lot of awards, including Best Large Club and Best Secretary. Point to note that the secretary's performance was from during the days when his diet was anything but Boiled vegetables and lukewarm water.

thJanuary is also the Vocational Service month and 30 January our Charter Day. A month where we get through our Vocational awards and Factory visits and the like. Our three awardees this year were very deserving candidates. Sheikh Jahid or Bhaiyajee as we call him, is the bhelpuri vendor whom I have been going to right from my school days. At the end of the school day, it used to be a walk across the road for a 50 paise plate of Sev puri. Today, 43 years thence, when cravings for something chatpata start, subject to Dr. Dixit's 50 min rule, my destination is still cart no 20 at Miramar. Radha Naik is another familiar face outside the Maruti temple at Miramar on Saturdays and the Ganesh Temple at Campal on Tuesdays. On both occasions her mid morning and afternoon tea is at our place.

Kudos to the gentlemen who way back in 1962, accepted the idea of Service above Self and agreed to the proposal from the Rotary Club of Belgaum, to bring the Rotary movement to Goa. Today, 56 years later, The Rotary Club of Panaji is still going as strong as ever.

This month I have tried to recreate the old Black and White letterpress printing type of SPARK. Only the cover that is. Just out of a sense of Nostalgia.

Happy Reading.

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nd2 January ' 2019New member Mr. Ankit Pandit proposed by Rtn. Manoj Patil was inducted by Rtn. Anil Sardesai. The program for the meeting was the auction of players and formation of teams for the RCP Legends Cricket Match to be

thheld on 13 January. The owners for the 2 teams were Rtn. Sandeep Prabhu and Rtn. Saiprakash Raikar.

th9 January '2019The 15 District Awards and Presidential Citation received by the Club for the year 2017 -18 at the District Conference, were presented to the members. Rtn. Parag Sardesai gave a report on the District Conference through a PPT presentation. Rtn. Gaurish Agni talked about his experience as a first time delegate for the District Conference.

th16 January '2019The program for the meeting was a presentation on Green Buildings Concept by Engr. Bharat Kamat. Rtn. Sarfaraz Shaikh presented a report on the RCP Legends Cricket Match.

rd23 January '2019As part of the Vocational Service Month activities, Vocational Awards were presented to 3 personalities at the hands of Manger IDFC Shri. Sankalp Prabhudesai. The

Awardees were Shri. Uday Prabhu, a milk vendor, Shri. Shaikh Jahid, Bhelpuri vendor from Miramar and Smt. Radha Naik, Flower seller. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the Drawing Competition for Children held on

th19 December 2018 at the Children Park, Campal. Chief Guest was the noted Art Critique Shri. Naguesh Sardesai. Rtn. Robert Smith, From Scotland visited the Club and exchanged Club Flags.

th30 January '2019The meeting was held at Hotel Ferns Kadamba and dedicated to the celebration of the Clubs Charter Day. Chief Guest and Governors representative was PDG Rtn. Dr. Vinaykumar Raikar. AG Rtn. Prakash Pilankar was also present. New member Mr. Milind Shirodkar was inducted on the occasion. Past Presidents Mahesh Rao, Anil Sardesai, Pradeep Talaulikar and Vijay Priyolkar spoke about their experiences.

Monthly bulletin Spark was released at the hands of

Dr. Vinaykumar.

The meeting was followed by fellowship dinner.

Projects for the month of January' 2019:th

1. 4 January 2019 -- 10 Desks & Benches were handed over to Government High School, Merces.

th th2. 4 – 6 January 2019 – 15 members attended the District Conference at Sangli.

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th3. 6 January 2019 -- Club financially supported an 8 year girl child for her Eye operation to be held in Vision Hospital, Mapusa. The entire cost of Rs.14000 was sponsored by Rtn. Gaurish Dhond through his family Trust.

th4. 11 January 2019 -- The Graham Bell Awards and Einstein Awards 2018-19 were presented to Autistic and Special Children at the Sanjay School, Porvorim. The Awards are for various events and competitions held for the children during the year.

th5. 13 January 2019 -- The RCP Legends (Veterans) Fellowship Cricket Match was played at Fire Brigade Grounds. The team owned by President Sandeep Prabhu and managed by Rtn. Glenn Kalawampara defeated the team owned by Rtn. Sayiprakash Raikar and managed by Rtn. Nester Sequira. Man of the Match was Rtn. Subhash Sajane, Best Batsman Rtn. Dinesh Kamat, Best fielder / catch of the match Rtn. Anil Sardesai and Best bowler Rtn. Parag Sardesai. The entire event was conceptualized and managed by Rtns Siddesh Shetye, Gaurish Agni and Sarfaraz Shaikh.

th6. 19 January 2019 -- Shri. Pramod Mahajan who arrived in Panaji as a part of his 10000 kms motorcycle journey spreading awareness regarding organ donation, was felicitated at the hands of Shri. Siddharth Kunkolienkar in a public function at the Garden opposite Geeta Bakery. Shri. Mahajan who is now 67 years old had donated one of his kidneys to an Ex Army man 18 years ago.

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our professional lives intersect. When we put our Rotary

ideals to work through our work, that is vocational service.

When I returned to the Bahamas after many years working

in health care administration abroad, I realized that my

country badly needed a modern health care facility. The

resources we had at the time were out of date and

inadequate, and people who were unable to travel abroad

for care often did not receive the care they needed. Without

the experience I had gained in the United States, I could

have done nothing to change the status quo. But since I did

have that experience, I was in a unique position to have an

impact. I knew I could turn my professional path to good and

make a career out of improving Bahamian health care.

As Rotary became part of my journey, I discovered that the

words of Paul Harris that became the basis of Rotary — that

shared effort knows no limitations — were also true for my

vocation. I could not bring modern health care to the

Bahamas alone. But through partnership, both with the

doctors who eventually became my partners in Doctors

Hospital and with all the dedicated staff members who

worked in the hospital over the years, we could change

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became reality.

R.I. President's Message January 2019

Rotary emphasizes the dignity of every vocation and the

worth of every calling. Remember that the four founding

members included no doctors or peacemakers — just an

attorney, a mining engineer, a coal dealer, and a printer.

From the beginning, the diversity of those vocations gave

Rotary a special strength. And that diversity is reflected in

our classification system, which aims to ensure that each

club represents the full range of businesses and

professions that serve each community.

Paul Harris put it this way: "Each Rotarian is the connecting

link between the idealism of Rotary and his trade or

profession." It was true when he said it and should be

equally true now. We only spend an hour or two a week at

our Rotary meetings, but most of us spend most of our

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an opportunity for service: a chance to Be the Inspiration to

those we work with, those who work for us, and the

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10 Desks and Benches provided to Govt. High School Merces

Engr. Bharat Kamat talking onthe Green Buildings Concept

Legends team owner Sayiprakash with Chief

Strategist Nester

Mr. Ankit Pandit inducted as member Organ Donation CampaignerShri Pramod Mahajan

Parag Sardesai and Gaurish Agni reporting on the District Conference

RCP Family at the Atal Setu Shri Pramod Mahajan wecomed by Shri Sidharth Kunkolienkar

Teachers training program in MHM

Team owner Pres. Sandeep with mentor Glenn

Trainers and Trainees at the MHM Training Program

The Vocational Awardees

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THRCP LEGENDS CRICKET MATCH ON 13 JAN

AT THE FIRE FORCE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS GROUNDS

All work and no play makes dd a dull boy.

Annets in attendance Are’ ajun kayn ghevkuch na Atam kaso shot marta palay -- Nonsance

Barem lagta mare’ Ice gola is good for the bones Bola yo yo dharta tukaa

Best catcher of the match

Bowler of the match Das ist ein deutscher schussPitch rolling

Ghe ! Atam haad ball

Owners and umpires Time please ametyo

Paay Lagu Madanji

Player of the Tournament

The two decent playersa

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SOME GLIMPSES

Presidents XI the deserving winners Presidents XI Sayi's XI the Runners up

Team line up EPL style The teams being led in

The Teams Led in by Annets

Thats What We Were Playing For Players Mementos

The Two Chanakyas or Machiavellis

The Best Batting Kaka The Taad Maad Expert The scorers and commentators

This is better than Baskins man SDP Foods Ice gola dukan ghalta dista Whereas the said ball is now coming into my hands

VIJAY ASO

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WINNERS OF THE CHILDRENDRAWING COMPETITION

THE VOCATIONAL AWARDEES

Shri Sheikh Jahid Shri Uday Prabhu Smt. Radha Naik

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ROTARY CLUB OF PANAJI at The District Conference Sangli

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Dinesh Gajanan Kamat is amongst the first few persons

that I connected to as a child when we stepped into Panaji

from our village Sanguem in 1970. In Rotary his war cry

“EEEYEEE” is synonymous with him. A soft-spoken and

jovial man endearing to all in Rotary and more specifically

on the Cricket field. This KAKA of the team has always

been efficient and effective at all responsibilities entrusted

to him in the Club. My conversation with DGK opened up a

can of pleasant old memories of our old days at St Inez.

Dinesh let us hear your story from the very beginning.th

I was born to Shalini and Gajanan Vithal Kamat on the 8

July 1964 at Dr Kerkar's Hospital Margao. My Father who

had lost his mother at a very young age was brought up by

his two elder brothers Anant (Baba) and Upendra (Kaka)

and their wives. They treated Baba as their own son. Kaka

expressed his desire that my birth should be at his place

and requested that he be given the privilege to name the

child born. He named me Dineshchandra. This incident

was recounted by my aunt Bayee to my wife Deepa when

they first met.

We had a very modest upbringing. My father had a small

Radio repair shop at Fontainhas Panaji. Our Resources

were very scarce in those days and my father was helped in

many ways , be it guidance or moral support by his brothers

Anant and Upendra.

When did your family come to Panaji?

Baba came to Panaji from Assagao in the 1940's.When he

married, he needed a place to stay. Caculo had built a

Chawl for his employees at the place where now exists the

Caculo Mall, my uncle put in a word with Mr. Caculo to

accommodate him though he was not their employee. We

were the first to occupy a house of the chawl.The others to

follow were the Tukaram Kamat family, Dattabab Zingde

Family, Motibab Parrikar Family and Rameshbau Agshikar

family.

Dinesh can you share some experiences of the Caculo

Chawl days.

Viresh you are also a party to our growing up days because

your family too shifted in the adjoining 7 –B Govt. quarters

in 1970. It was one big family and unlike today we would and

could walk through each other's houses without any

hesitations. The kids were all around the same age and the

bonhomie was unprecedented. This article would not be

enough to pen down all the experiences of the Chawl days.

In one sentence if I can put it, we had less resources but

ample happiness, in short we were high on our Happiness

Index. Pulling down a ripened mango with precise aim

(teer) was a skill that we as youngsters mastered, off

course there were some amongst us who were the better

“teeradors”. Sharing the mango with everyone was

another celebration. Our hockey sticks came from fire wood

sticks which resembled the shape of a Hockey stick but we

still enjoyed the sport. I can go on and on. Well we will

forever cherish the memories of those days.

Dinesh how can I forget those wonderful growing up

days

Viresh as you were a part of it, I am sure you will subscribe

to what I say. Our childhood was the best that anyone could

expect. Excellent friends of around the same age and a few

seniors who would be our guides. A big field in the front

JAB WE MET

Rtn Viresh Nadkarni in Conversation with Rtn. Dinesh Gajanan Kamat.


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where now exists the Fire Brigade Dept. was our play

ground. Having a huge playfield across the road is any

Childs dream. We learnt to play the different sports here.

Festivals were celebrated with great camaraderie amongst

the neighbours. The area was called TAD MAD or the

Devchar Tad Mad . Presently a small Shiva shrine which

is the land mark of the locality exists on the banyan tree.

Our elders started the TAD MAD Sanskrutic Mandal, a

cultural association. Come Narkasur and the colony would

be a buzz not only with the Narkasur effigy but also with the

practise sessions (Yesai's) of the cultural programmes that

we had on the Diwali eve or Narkasur nite. The Colony's

“Narkasur Nite” was looked forward to by several around

the St-Inez Area. Many a tournament were organised at the

Tad Mad grounds like the Marieta Cup Football for the

Football Clubs by the Nehru Yuvak Kendra, and cricket

tournaments like TheTamba Trophy and the Telang Trophy

organised by the Panaji Youth Club. Tad Mad Sports Club

had strong teams.

You have been a state level Cricket Player, Tell us a little

about this interest.

Yes , but again thanks to our senior neighbours and here I

have to make a mention of Dr Pradip Nagarshekar and the

Panjim Youth Club who taught us to hold the cricket bat,

groomed and trained us . I would also regularly take the

SAG Cricket coaching at Campal under coaches Mr

Sharma, and later Mr Chedde.

I have represented the GOA under 19 team on three

occasions besides excelling for our clubs and colleges

including being a captain of Goa Engineering College but

preferred to pursue a career in Engineering rather than

Cricket and mind you during those days the options for

Cricket were also few and Goa was not even a Ranji Playing

State.

Where was your education?

I started my schooling at the Mustifund School near the

Mahalaxmi Temple where my elder brother Deepak also st

studied. I shifted to Don Bosco from the 1 std in 1971. Our

Rotarians Gaurish Dhond and Tata Thakur were colleagues

of my brother Deepak at the Don Bosco High School. In Don

Bosco my classmates throughout included the now Justice

of High Court Mahesh Sonak, Arch. Armenio Rebeiro,

Dinesh Salgaonkar (Salu), Rajiv Hubli to name a few. In

fact, we had three students with the name “Dinesh” in our

class and hence we were called out by our respective

father's name. Some of my colleagues still call me Gajanan

(laughs). Due to our huge friend circle, relatives and the

welcoming nature of my mother, my house often became

the meeting point. My mother would always be the good

hostess to all who stepped in our home. This often made me

to shift to my cousin Sureshbhayee's house for the peace of

mind required for my studies. Sureshbhaiyee's guidance

and moral support especially when I started my business is

something that I am eternally grateful to. My other cousin

Udaybhayee stood guarantor to me at the bank and

Sanjivbhai was my other pillar of strength when I started my

business along with my immediate family.

Post SSC I pursued the Science Stream in the Dhempe

College of Arts and Science, Miramar. As a child I was

always fascinated with machines, I would make small

machines with motors and battery cells and other available

accessories. I thought I had the right aptitude to pursue the

Engineering line and hence joined the Mechanical Branch

at the Goa Engineering College. By any standards we were

not economically sound, but the value of education was

imbibed in us not only by our parents but also by our

neighbours. The educated background of our neighbours

had a huge impact on us about the importance of

professional degrees. Whether it was the Professors of

Medical College or Pharmacy college who stayed around

us in the Government Quarters or the well-educated Zingde

family next door, they all contributed to us developing a

mindset for professional education. This was another

advantage of living in the Chawl. My elder brothers

Rajkumar and Deepak were also Engineers.To educate

three Engineers was a difficult task for my father with his

little earnings. We sustained on scholarships which was a

sum of Rs 600/- per year, an amount just enough to take

care of the college fees.A lunch plate would be Rs 1.75 in

the college canteen, Rs 2 in the adjoining hut,the famous

Zopdi of Farmagudi, Rs 2.25 at the Barves Khanaval and


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Rs 3.00 at Hotel Sanman.

My daily allowance from my father would be Rs 10, from

which a couple of Rupees would be saved for my Drawing

sheets. Luxuries were a distant reality but we understood

the difficulties of our parents.Despite all the problems they

faced Ayee and Baba raised us up with a positive attitude.

We were always greeted with a smiling face by our parents.

Things improved when both my brothers started earning

and the small luxuries that they missed as students were

realised through me by them. My father always preferred

his bicycle even when his children could later afford to give

him a car. He lived his life with his head held high and parted

to us his best values. He expired two years ago at the age of

91 and couldn't have asked for more.

Dinesh How did you start your Career post your

graduation?

Well, after my graduation I started Aluminium Fabrication

through ALPRO Industries in1986 at Betim Verem, then

started an anodising plant in 1989 at Bicholim and finally the

powder coating plant in 1991. I also tried my hand at other

businesses such as TEFLON coating, but unfortunately the

project could not move forward in spite of getting the

product approvals from the principles PHILIPS. I hired a

sick Teflon unit in Kolhapur, worked on it for days and got

the right product approved from PHILIPS, unfortunately the

incentive of “tax holiday” attracted the company to

Himachal Pradesh and I had no other choice but to

abandon the Project. I have tried my hand at other ventures

also. I believe that one should always try to do new things, it

is not necessary that he will succeed all the time . The

entrepreneur within you should not be allowed to die. Small

failures could show you the path of big success. My elder

brother Rajkumar joined me in business 1992 after quitting

his job in ACGL. He later diversified into his own business.

In 2014 I realised that there are 3 industries which are cash

rich, Mining, Construction and the Food Industry. Three

Rotarians from our Club Sandeep Prabhu, Parai Dubashi stand me joined hands to form the SDP Foods and our 1

Venture was SUBWAY stores at Mall de Goa. Recently we

have started a cake and savoury shop “7th Heaven” and

coming soon is “Curry Pao”. We are hopeful that the

company will grow.

Dinesh Tell us a little more about your family

I have two brothers Rajkumar and Deepak and a sister

Rupa.I married Deepa Kolwalkar in 1993, Deepa is a MA in

History from the Goa University, she is also Director in

ALPRO Metal Pvt. Ltd and my pillar of strength. She has

stood by me through thick and thin and I will forever be

grateful to her. We have a daughter Ira who is schooling in

Dr K.B Hedgewar High School, Cujira. She did her Primary

education at the Sunshine World-Wide School, Old Goa

which is run by our own Rotarian Deepak Khaitan. In 1993

Immediately after marriage we stayed at Sidharth

Apartments at Tonca, then shifted to the Waglo Building


near Green Acres, Tonca before finally shifting to our house

at Bainguinim in 1999.

How did you connect with Rotary?

In 1993 RC Ponda sponsored RC Bicholim and I was the

charter member of RC Bicholim. Due to my commitments I

was unable to regularly attend the meetings, during those

days RC Bicholim and RCPanaji played a few cricket

matches within themselves or at district level sports. Dilip

Ghanekar Proposed my Transfer from Bicholim to Panaji

and that's how I was inducted in RC Panaji during the

President ship of Dilip Ghanekar. Here too I was initially

irregular until in 2002 when Dr Prasad Netravalkar invited

me for a BOD hosted by him. This and the cricket matches

and the fellowship before and (more after meeting, then at

Hotel Campal) is when my bonding towards members

started. I slowly got involved in the intricacies of the club


functioning and started enjoying it. Unless a member bonds

with his fellow members he will never be able to enjoy

Rotary in the real sense. It is also the duty of the senior

members to make a new member feel comfortable in the

Rotary Family. I have held several positions in the club like

Director of Youth service during Sandesh's Presidentship

year and other Directors and Jt. Secretary until I became

the President in 2010-11. I have done several projects

besides the matching grants project which culminated

during Subhash Sajane's year, whereby laptops, and LCD

Projectors were distributed to 25 schools. I am happy to be

part of this family and contribute in whatever way I can to the

society

Dinesh it was nice talking to you besides bringing out very

old childhood memories, Thank you and all the best for your

life ahead.

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“It is easier to interest men in war than in peace; it therefore

requires more moralcourage to talk peace than war.”

— Rotary Just at the Threshold, THE ROTARIAN, February 1917

ZRR Visit Project

Chairman : Rtr. Shivani Malkarnekar

Date: 4th January 2019.

Place: Hotel Manoshanti, Panjim.

Project Details : On Friday, 4th January 2019, ZRR Rtr. Shubham Naik visited the weekly meeting of Rotaract Club of Panjim. The ZRR, Rtr. Shubham Naik , inculcated a lot of values of the Rotaract spirit in us. We also reviewed the functioning and status of the Club. The meeting also included the discussion of the upcoming Zonal Project, Treasure Hunt.

Atal Sethu Visit

Date: 23rd January 2019 Place: Shetye Park , Bicholim

Project Details : Members of Rotaract Club of Panjim were invited by Hon. Mr. Siddharth Kuncolienkar to see the third longest cable bridge in India, even before it was opened for public. Our members had great time experiencing an amazing view of Panjim city from the middle of the bridge and clicking selfies.

Attended Inauguration Ceremony of Atal Sethu

Date : 27th January 2019. Place: Atal Sethu, Panjim

Project Details : Members of Rotaract Club of Panjim attended the inauguration ceremony of Atal Sethu on 27th January 2019.roject as part of meeting.


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ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JANUARY 2019 Rtr. Anuja Joshi, Secretary

Blanket Donation

Date: 6 January 2019 Place: Panjim

Project Details: The members of the Rotaract Club of Panjim initiated a Blanket Donation Drive.On 6 January. A total of 10 blankets were distributed to old, weary and needy people, to protect them from the cold weather at the peak of the Winter season. The blankets were donated at the Panjim Market Complex and to balloon sellers at Campal.

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“Man has affinity for his fellowman, regardless of race, creed, or politics, and the greater the variety, the m o r e t h e z e s t . A l l f r iendl iness needs i s a sporting chance; it will take c a r e o f i t s e l f i n a n y company.”

— A Road I Have Travelled,

THE ROTARIAN, February 1934

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN COMMUNITY SERVICE

Gamball

Date : 27th January 2019. Place: Belgaum.

Project Details : Two members of Rotaract Club of Panjim participated in District Sports Even Gameball, where in ZRR Rtr. Shubham Naik won the TT Championship. This District sports meet was organised by Belgaum Zone.


Republic Day Flag Hoisting

Date: 2019/01/26 Place: Government School, Vadlem Bhat

Project Details: The members of the Rotaract Club of Panjim celebrated Republic Day (26January) at the Government Primary School, Vadlem Bhat. The teacher along with our president, Rtr Shivani Malkarnekar Hoisted the flag, which was followed by patriotic songs and poems recitated by the students. We played games, danced and gave away prizes to the students. The students enjoyed the snacks and juice and returned home with sweet memories.

Project Masoom

Date : 2019/01/18 Place: People's School

Project Details : The members of Rotaract Club of Panjim organised two sessions of Project Masoom on 18th January 2019 at Peoples High School, Panjim. Young minds are guileless and fragile and protecting them from scars of sexual abuse is need of hour , for that Project Masoom was brought into existence to prevent the abuse by RI District 3170 associated with Young Indians(YI). An initiative for sexual abuse awareness to young naive minds in form of Good Touch/ Bad Touch. Students were intrigued and showed good receptiveness to the talk delivered by Rtr Shivani Nadkarni(for 2nd Standard-60 students) and Rtr Akansha Parrikar(for 1st standard- 50 students).

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PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Goa DarshanDate: 12 January 2019 Place: Old Goa , PanjimProject Details : we had our yearly project Goa Darshan for the students of the Govt. Primary School, Vodlem Bhat. The bus left at 9 am from the School premises and headed towards Old Goa. The students were shown the historical sites, St. Cathedral Church, Museum of the church and the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old goa. The student enjoyed the snacks that were given to them. We returned back to Panjim and visited the Goa Science Centre, Miramar, where the students had lots of fun experimenting with science and were thrilled with the 3D Movie. The last stop was the Children's Park, where the students played on the swings and slides and games like catch and cook and Hide and seek. The students and the staff members which were accompanying the students were served with lunch. The student were dropped back to the school and they returned with lovely memories back home. The project was conducted in collaboration with The Rotary Club Of Panaji. ear with waiting for countdown at Caranzalem circle.


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