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SEPTEMBER 2016 1 Mid-Town Bulletin

For Private Circulation Vol 49 • Issue 03 • SEPTEMBER 2016

R. I. President | JOHN F. GERM

Club President | SUCHARITA RAM HEGDE

District Governor | GOPAL RAI MANDHANIA

MID-TOWN

DISTRICT 3141 | CLUB 15496 | MUMBAI, INDIA

Nitin Mukesh

Rotary: Service Above Self


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On Saturday, 3rd September 2016 an awareness and training programme was organised for the villagers of Potkhal and Baste.

We, along with the staff of NIRID, had planned out this event to train and create awareness on using family toilets instead of defecating outdoors. This will provide a clean environment for children to play in as well as prevent water pollution which in turn reduces the chances of water-borne diseases resulting in overall hygiene and growth.

The advocacy and training programme was designed with simple illustrations and colourful paintings to emphasise health and hygiene, cleanliness and dignity to the girl child and women. We also instructed them on how to keep the toilets clean without using chemical cleaning agents which harm the ecosystem. The importance of washing hands with soap after using the toilet and before taking meals, and imparting the habit to children were other focus areas.

We found that NIRID and the village committee had worked at the grass-roots level to educate and create awareness, which resulted in enthusiastic villagers attending the programme in large numbers, with each one of them now keen on having their own family toilet!

We also identified the problems faced by the villagers of bringing water from distant wells as well as storing the water. As a result we are offering 100 litres of water to the villagers at a subsidised rate.

President Sucharita Hegde and PP R.P. Anand inaugurated the last phase of the construction of family toilets under our Global Grant 1635575.

— Rtn Yogesh Pandya

Taking Forward GG 1635575 Sanitation Project at Potkhal and Baste

Ms. Kanchan (of FUCHS) along with Rotarians and Mrs. Vanita, the village project co-ordinator

PP Rtn R.P. Anand, President Sucharita Hegde and Rtn Yogesh Pandya Rotarians with the village committee members

Toilets already built in 2015 by RCBMT


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Sad DemiseRtn PDG Suresh Rathod joined Rotary Club of Mumbai Mid-West in 1984 and was elected as the Club’s President in 1987-88. He collected $51,000 for The Rotary Foundation, which was 17 times his Club’s target!

He served as District Governor in 2001–02. As a Governor, he added 1400 new members and 16 new clubs for District 3140. He adopted 125 schools, the highest ever in District 3140, and organised a District Conference with the lowest registration fee of `500 which attracted an attendance of 3,200 people, a record high.

For his professional contributions he received the Udyog Ratna Award. A dedicated family man, Rtn PDG Suresh Rathod established a charitable foundation for several

community service projects in a short span of six months.

He will be remembered for his dedication, commitment and time management.

We, Mid-Towners express our heartfelt condolences and pray for his soul to rest in peace.

Our Keynote Speaker on Wednesday, 31st August and TV, theatre and film artiste - the beautiful, vivacious and lively Tanaaz Irani was accompanied by Priya Malik, a Big Boss 2015 finalist and a Big Brother 2014 contestant.

Tanaaz spoke from the heart – about the challenges faced by an actor on stage, TV and in films. “The charm and glamour is only on the screen but what one cannot see behind is a totally different world”. Tanaaz was very frank. She poured her heart out and with great panache spilled the beans on the real life of an actor and the great challenges faced.

Mid-Towners appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed the address.

– Rtn Dr. Abuzar N. Zakir

Tanaaz Irani addresses Rotarians

Priya Malik, President Sucharita Hegde, Rtn Dr. Abuzar N. Zakir and Tanaaz Irani

Tanaaz Irani


Rotaract Installation Ceremony

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The 7th Installation Ceremony of Rotaract Club of Lala Lajpatrai College, held on 23rd July 2016, commenced with felicitating the Chief Guest DRR Rtr. Rohan Dalmia, Guest of Honour Rtn Pankaj Phatarphod, consistent donor Murlidhar Jalan, President of Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town Rtn Sucharita Hegde, Avenue Director PP Rtn Anil Ambo, Rotaract Committee Chairman Rtn Gargi Mukherjee and Rotaract Teacher Co-ordinator Asha Aggarwal.

The outgoing President Rtr Sandhya Pandit presented the outgoing awards for appreciation of the work done by Rotaractors in the year 2015-16. Rtr Sarah Thakur

took over as the President of the Club for 2016-2017. The Rotaractors traced the journey of the year gone by through videos and speeches.

The dignitaries on the dais released the banner and other Club merchandise. The new enthusiastic Board of Directors for the year 2016-17 was also announced.

We were extremely pleased to have PP Rtn Tilak Mehta and member of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay Mid-Town Ashok Mehta in attendance at our Installation Ceremony. We look forward to a stronger bond with our parent Rotarians in the near future through partnering for events and attending each other's events.

– Rtr Rounak Chikhale,Vice President 2016-17,

Rotaract Club of Lala Lajpatrai College

Rtn Gargi Mukherjee felicitating a RotaractorPresident Sucharita Hegde felicitating the incoming Rotaract President Rtr Sarah Thakur

President Sucharita Hegde handing over an award of appreciation to a Rotaractor

Quote UnquoteService to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

– Muhammad Ali

Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

– Martin Luther King Jr.


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The service ideal began taking shape during the early period, when Arthur Frederick Sheldon joined the Chicago club. As a teacher of the new at Rotary’s first convention in 1910, he proposed that “He profits most who serves his fellows best”. The next year another of Rotary’s early leaders, Benjamin Franklin Collins, also spoke about the importance of serving others and promoted the idea that a club should be organised on the principle of “service, not self”. The two sayings, modified to “He profits most who serves best” and “Service above self”, were quickly embraced by all Rotarians and became proud slogans on Rotary Clubs’ escutcheons. But 40 years passed before they were officially designated as Rotary mottoes – at the 1950 Convention in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Many Rotarians believe that one way of accomplishing this in their day-to-day working lives is to apply The 4-Way Test, developed by Herbert J. Taylor, R.I. President in 1954-55. It can be applied to all four avenues of service – and to virtually all areas of life – but it fits into vocational service better than anywhere else.

Service above self

Dear Rotarians We are exploring the possibilities of organising a special health check-up for the Mumbai Police. The master health package costs `4,500/- out of which we, at Saifee Hospital, would bear `2,500. The remaining `2,000 would need to be organised by the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town. We plan to cover 150 police officers under this community development project for the Mumbai Police. The total budget for Rotary would be `2,000 x 150 police officers = `3,00,000 Kindly let us know if any Rotarian would like to sponsor in full or in part. Suitable mileage would be extended to the sponsor or co-sponsor.

– Rtn Dr. Abuzar N. ZakirChairman – Medical Programs

Mid-Town Bulletin, the official magazine of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town is inviting members and non-members alike to advertise with us.

The revised rates range from `5,000/- for a full-page ad to `2,500/- for a half-page ad.


DISTRICT 3140 | CLUB 15496

For Private Circulation

Vol 48 • Issue 03 • September 2015

RI President | KR RAVINDRAN

Club President | RP ANANDDistrict Governor | SUBHASH KULKARNI

Ramgopal MehraA Rotarian 100 years

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Vol 48 • Issue 02 • AUGUST 2015


Club President | RP ANAND

District Governor | SUBHASH KULKARNI

Abuzar ZakirA hardworking member of the Rotary Club of Bombay Mid-Town

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Vol 48 • Issue 04 • OCTOBER 2015


Club President | RP ANAND

District Governor | SUBHASH KULKARNI

Dr Deepak GargA young Rotarian

par excellence


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Rotarians visit KMDSB

Rtn President Sucharita Hegde, accompanied by a few Rotarians, visited the Kamla Mehta Dadar School for the Blind (KMDSB) on Wednesday, 14th September. Also in attendance was Ms. Kanchan, Head of the CSR department of our Corporate Co-Sponsors and Partner-in-Service M/s Fuchs Lubricants India (Pvt.) Ltd. Ms. Kanchan represented Rtn Kersi Hilloo, MD & CEO of Fuchs Lubricants and Chairman of the Child Welfare Committee of RCBMT. The delegation was escorted to the office of the Director of KMDSB, Mrs. Ajgaonkar who welcomed the visitors.

The objective of the visit was twofold:a) To understand the disbursement of the `2 lakh donated by RCBMT, andb) The requirement for the request of an additional `1 lakh to be donated by Fuchs Lubricants.

This was discussed by Rtn. Pres. Sucharita with Mrs. Ajgaonkar. Thereafter, Ms. Kanchan handed over a cheque of `1 lakh to Mrs. Ajgaonkar in presence of President Sucharita Hegde and visiting Rotarians.

Mrs. Ajgaonkar was thankful for the continued support from RCBMT and also from the Corporate Co-sponsor M/s Fuchs Lubricants.

KMDSB is the only institution of its kind in Maharashtra which caters exclusively to visually challenged girls. At its vast premises in Dadar, it has several departments to educate these students in different academic and vocational subjects. It has over 165 students on its roll, as of now, with hostel facilities as well.

– Rtn. Naren Mohatta

Ms. Kanchan (of FUCHS) hands over a cheque to Mrs. Ajgaonkar, Director of Kamla Mehta Dadar School for the Blind.

Ms. Kanchan, President Sucharita Hegde, Mrs. Ajgaonkar, Rtn Gaurav Kapadia and Rtn Naren Mohatta.


3rd Aug, Fellowship Evening at Wodehouse Gymkhana

10th Aug, Rotary Youth Exchange

24th Aug, First Club Assembly

photo feature

Rotarians with Russian CG Andrei Zhailtsov

Zeba Vevaina speaks about her year in Mexico.

Rtn Manoj Jalan, Rtn Deepak Mehta, PP Rtn R.P. Anand and PP Rtn Tilak Mehta with AG Yogesh Jesrani

Naren addressing our Club.

PP Rtn R.P. Anand and Kamlesh SonawalaKrishan Khanna with Jyotika and Atul Premnarayen

Zeba Vevaina and Naren Punjabi with Rtn Manoj Jalan.

Elinor Mirza and Dr. Prafulla Sabadra with Swiss CG and his wife Desiree along with the Russian CG

Naren Punjabi speaks about his year in Taiwan.

Rtn Anil Kejriwal (Chairman of the Bulletin Commit-tee) presents his report


AN OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE, ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY MID-TOWN

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The International Projects Committee has been very active since the last twenty years and has carried out various projects along with many international partner Rotaries.

This was made possible by the stupendous effort and leadership of PP Rtn Arrow Sinha Roy. All the Mid-Towners appreciated his communication skill, hard work and leadership. Rtn Arrow’s sudden demise created a great vacuum. There were many projects which were half finished.

I am happy to say that all the Rotarians of our Club decided to support, work hard and pool our resources together to keep up the good work done by Rtn Arrow Sinha Roy and continue his legacy.

We have since then successfully completed and closed the following projects: MG # 71045 Nutrition, Educational & Adult Literacy inputs at Potkhal/BasteMG # 71452 Watershed Development Project (Phase I)- Kegva villageGG # 25795 Vocational Training Centre at Ramakrishna Mission, SakwarGG # 253399 Building a Future for Mumbai’s Street Children DDF District 7980 Connecticut Rotary Clubs funded 30 family toilets at Baste village

Ongoing Projects

WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT KEGVA (PHASE II)We have completed a major part of the Watershed Development Project (phase II) at Kegva village, funded by Royal Bank of Canada, in association with Canadian Rotarian Water Foundation. This will be completed by June 2017.

GG#1635575 SANITATION PROJECT BUILDING FAMILY TOILETS IN POTKHAL/ BASTE AND KEGVA IN MAHARASHTRAThis project is actively under implementation. The project is in partnership with the Rotary Club of Charlotte Hall, Rotary Club of Parker, Boulder Valley, Castle Rock, District 5450. The project includes an advocacy programme to create awareness and educate the people about the importance and proper use of toilets. 229 individual family toilets will be built for the villagers. Advocacy programme is underway. We have compiled a list of beneficiaries as per priority criterion. Construction of toilets will start by middle of September. We plan to complete the project by June 2017.

GG1743476 SANITATION PROJECT BUILDING FAMILY TOILETS IN VILLAGES AROUND PANVEL IN MAHARASHTRA We have submitted an application to the Rotary Foundation under TRF GIFT scheme for building 444 toilets in villages around Panvel, Maharashtra. This project is in association with Chakshu Foundation. We have done many projects with Chakshu Foundation, a trust managed by our Club’s most active member and philanthropist Rtn. Nirbhay Jain. This project will be supervised by an NGO, Swayamsiddha Gramin Mahila Sangh, a village women's self-help group. It is a very successful federation of about 1500 village women supported by our Club and Chakshu Foundation.

PROJECT CHILD NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN OF TRIBAL VILLAGES OF POTKHAL/BASTE, MAHARASHTRA.This project is carried out by our Rotary Club and District Rotary of Basel, Switzerland.

Our focus in this project is child health. There are about 380 children in balwadis (kindergartens), primary and secondary schools of Potkhal/Baste.


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Installation Function of The Interact Club of Walsingham School

We started with creating awareness among village women about the importance of providing good nutrition and child health care with focus on prevention of malnutrition among children between age of five months and five years.

We also hold medical camps, provide medical aid and an intensive eight-week treatment to malnourished children, provide daily nutrition supplement to all the children for one year and hold Effect Monitoring Camps every four months to review the effect on children’s health for future corrective action.

Future Projects

GLOBAL GRANTS PROJECT LITTLE HEARTS PAEDIATRIC SURGERIES FOR THE POOR AND THE UNDERPRIVILEGED RESIDING IN SLUMS IN AND AROUND MUMBAI District 3141 is a major initiator in trying to address this problem, along with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai. They have set up the programme for paediatric surgery with proper pre- and post-surgery care. The hospital has joined hands with Rotary Clubs of our district. The hospital is subsidising the cost by 50% and with our Global Grant funding, we will provide the service to underprivileged children at no cost.

Our District Governor has reached out to our Club to make this a high-impact project for the district. The DG has agreed to contribute out of his district designated fund. Our Club has committed to $30,000 which is being donated by our Club member Rtn Dr. Prakash Mody.

We are looking for at least three other international partners who could contribute $15,000 each. We will apply for a Global Grant once we get the contribution from international partner Rotaries. With this effort, if we do succeed, we could conduct almost 100 cardiac surgeries for children.

- Rtn Yogesh Pandya

President Sucharita Hegde with a student

Rtn Kiran Shah (Chairman of Interact) being welcomed by a student

Interact Club members and Walsingham School Principal Dr. Mrs. Janaki Ananthakrishnan with Mid-Towners

President Sucharita Hegde with Outgoing Interact President Hshita Rao


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Please send your articles and news for the Bulletin to Allan Chenyen ([email protected]) preferably by the 10th of every month.

Birthdays in October 2016 ❧

Spouse’s Birthdays

01 Dr. Nasreen Tibrewala

02 Kirti Ajay Dalal

02 Leila Shankar Sujan

10 Soniya Ghosh

12 Binaifer Hilloo

20 Anita Prakash Mody

21 Aarti Gautam

23 Shaukat Ali

23 Sheel Mane

31 Meenu Anand

ROTARY CLUB OF BOMBAY MID-TOWN OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 2016 - 2017

President Sucharita HegdeImm. Past President R.P. AnandVice Pres. & Pres. Elect Manoj JalanHon. Secretary Dr. Deepak Garg Jt. Hon. Secretary Jaidev MehtaHon. Treasurer Anil V. KamathHon. Jt. Treasurer Rajeev ThakkarSergeant At Arms Munna Mitha

Advisory Committee:PDG Dr. Shirish Sheth, PP Tilak Mehta, PP Mohan Lalvani, Ashwin Shah

Director Club Service Manoj JalanProgrammes Abuzar N. ZakirCo-Chairman Deepak MehtaEvents & Fellowship PP Mohan LalvaniFinance PP Bipin JainAttendance Asha Singh Co-Chairman Uttara BhandareBye Laws PP Tilak MehtaFundraiser Chairman PP James BrunnerClassification Mahesh KrishnamurthiMembership & Retention Membership Development Navin Shah Rotary Information PDG Dr Shirish ShethBulletin & International Travel Anil Kejriwal

Director Vocational Service Anil AmboCareer Guidance Scholarships & Voc. Awards Gargi Mukerjee Club Website Dr. G.P. Kasbekar4 Way Test Vicky PunjabiSr. Citizens Welfare Shaunak ThakkarF.O.F. Rajeev ThakkarLiteracy Mission (Thrust Area) PP Tilak Mehta

Director Community Service Gaurav KapadiaChild Welfare: Midday Meal /SKMDS/ADAPT/UMEED/Anugraha School PP Kersi Hilloo Co-Chairman Naren MohattaNare-Vaje Development N. M. JainPolio & Physically Challenged (NASEOH) Anil Kejriwal Co-Chairman Naren MohattaMedical Camps Abuzar N. Zakir Plastic Surgery, Jalna Dr. Anil Tibrewala Director Youth Service Jamsheed PatelInteract Kiran ShahRotaract Gargi MukherjeeSports Dr. Prafulla SabadraInner Wheel Dr. Kirit Mody

Director International Yogesh Pandya Projects Global/ Matching/ PP Anil Kamath District Grants Jaidev J. MehtaInternational Family Suruchi R. Chand Exchange International Youth Manoj Jalan Exchange The Rotary Foundation R.P. Anand [TRF]

Director District Projects Deepak MehtaDistrict Relation & On PP Anil Kamath to Conference

Asst. Governor Yogesh JesraniDist. Secretary Kamlesh KharadeAsst. Trainer Dharmendra Gursahani

08 OctoberAkhil Shahani

24 OctoberNarendra Mohatta

21 OctoberShaunak Thacker

09 OctoberB. D. Kataria

07 OctoberDr. Chaitanya Goyal

14 SeptemberGargi Mukherjee

20 OctoberKrishna Khemka

Anniversaries

07 Asha & Yoginder Shankardass

09 Bunty & Krishan Khanna

21 Tanvi & Vaibhav Sanghi

26 Sushu & Ajit Kamlani

27 Meenu & Rajeev Anand

OCTOBER 2016ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT MONTH

WEDNESDAY, 05FELLOWSHIP EVENING

Celebrating Charter Member Rtn Ram Gopal Mehra's 100th Birthday

Venue: Wodehouse Gymkhana, 182 M.Karve Road, Mumbai – 21 (Opp Taj Wellington Mews

- Luxury Residence), Colaba Time: 7.30 pm

SUNDAY, 09Diabetes and Thyroid Check-up

Time: 9 am to 1 pm Venue: Carnival Cinemas

Metro, Dhobi Talao

WEDNESDAY, 12 NO MEETING

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

WEDNESDAY, 19

Presentation by Exchange Program Students

from Germany

CG of Germany expected to be present

Venue: Taj Mahal Palace Hotel at 1.15 pm

4th BOD Meeting @ 2.30 pm

WEDNESDAY, 26Eminent Interventional Cardiologist Rtn Dr.

Ashwin Mehta will perform a procedure at Jaslok Hospital. This will be transmitted live to Taj

Mahal Palace Hotel at 1.15 pm

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