CLUB ASSEMBLY :
21-05-2014
President Krishna Kejriwal welcomed Asst.Governor Designate Rtn.Dr.Raju
Sahetya , Group Co-ordinator Designate Rtn.Ms.Rajul Gandhi and the members of
our Club. He then invited President Elect
(PE) Mohan Joshi to conduct the proceedings of his first Club Assembly for
Rotary Year 2014-15.
PE Mohan Joshi started the meeting with some information
on District Thrust areas for 2014-15. He made special mention about some new
initiatives of the District:
·
ABCDE Abilities
and Challenges of the Differently Abled and Elderly
·
ACHE Acting Continuously for Hunger
Eradication
·
Service 14
In specified 14 Weeks, all the Clubs in Dist 3140 will do similar
projects to create better impact about Rotary activities in the society.
PE Mohan mentioned that we must integrate and collaborate projects
with various avenues of service so that our projects can add greater value to
the community. He added that the Board will further work in consolidating
projects broadly in the following categories:
·
100% Literacy by 2017
·
Enhancing Access to Healthcare to Urban Poor
PE
Mohan then invited Secretary Elect Sandeep Vasani to present proposed projects
under Community Service I on behalf of Rtn.Hemant Joshi, Director Elect. Rtn.Sandeep outlined the focus areas viz.
eLearning, setting up a centre for senior citizens and adoption of an old age
home. Elaborating on the eLearning
Project, Rtn.Sandeep informed that the Club had identified two vendors who
supply hardware and software with school curriculum which will be a useful tool
for better learning especially for the under-privileged children in urban and
rural areas who are not fortunate enough to study in private well-managed
schools.
The
next presentation was by Rtn.Hiralal Suthar, Chairman – Rural Projects on
behalf of Rtn.Gautam Chande, Director – Community Service III. Rtn.Suthar informed the members that the
rural service projects for 2014-15 would revolve around the Rotary Goal of 100%
Literacy by 2017. With this objective,
the Community Service III team would carry out projects at rural / tribal
schools in Palghar & Dahanu Talukas in Dist.Thane aimed at improving
infrastructure, e-Learning, child development and career guidance/support.
Rtn.Arjun
Hardasani, Director – Community Service II presented the plans of his avenue of
service which manages our Medical Centre, TB & HIV Counselling Centre and
arranges on-site and off-site medical camps for the community. These and other health related projects for
the community will be comprise of the umbrella project of the Club viz.
Enhancing Access to Health Care to Urban Poor.
Rtn.Samapti
Patel, Director – Women Empowerment & Save Girl Child made slick
presentation on some projects with far reaching benefits. Our Club will participate in and support the
RI Pilot Project on Maternal Mortality in Jawahar Tal in Maharashtra. The project involves regular check-up of
pregnant women, supplemental nutrition, providing medicines, teenage pregnancy,
sex education, marriage counselling – right age for marriage, etc. The project is supported by Organization of
Pharmaceutical Producers of India.
The
last presentation of the evening was made by Rtn.Anand Gupta, Director – Vocational
Service. The projects lined up for this
avenue of service include career counselling, career fairs, vocational loan
scholarships, a special cell to help students avail education loans from banks,
propagating 4-Way Test and Value Education at schools and vocational excellence
awards. He also talked at length about
his dream project – piloting management of a municipal school by a private well
managed school / trust under the ‘public-private partnership programme’ of
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM).
President
then requested PP Rtn.Rajendra Ruia to introduce Rtn.Dr.Raju Sahetya,
Asst.Governor Designate. Obstetrician
and Gynaecologist by profession, Dr.Sahetya is a Charter Member of Rotary Club
of Bombay Airport since 1988 and has held several key positions in his Club as
well as District 3140. President then
invited him to offer his comments and suggestions on the presentations made by
PE Mohan Joshi and his team.
AG
Designate began his address with generous praise for our Club which is into its
Diamond Jubilee Year for engaging in community service projects across all
avenues of service. He also appreciated
the plans laid out before him by PE Mohan Joshi and his team for the year
2014-15 which included some impressive new ideas and at the same time
continuing with the traditional and permanent projects of the Club to serve the
communities. Dr.Sahetya particularly
mentioned about our Club projects like Vocational Loan Scholarship which was
well-known in the Rotary world and has over a period of time helped students to
achieve their career goals. The proposed
project of maternal mortality, e-Learning and management of municipal school
under public-private partnership program of MCGM also fascinated him as these
would go a long way in helping the communities and fulfil the rotary goals.
Lastly, he urged PE Mohan Joshi to set a high target for TRF contributions and
also ensure our Club continues to be 100% PHF and EREY Club.
The
Club Assembly ended with a hearty vote of thanks by Vice President Rtn.Shirish
Rege. He specially thanked AG Designate
Dr.Raju Sahetya and Group Coordinator Designate Rtn.Ms.Rajul Gandhi for their
gracious presence and their valuable feedback and suggestions for the ensuing
rotary year.
Rtn.Aslam Merchant
