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In Rotary, we mark August as ‘Membership and Extension Month’. There is a good reason why we remind ourselves of the importance of membership early in every Rotary year: because the job of growing our membership is one that we can never begin too soon. It is also a job that we can never stop working on. In order to keep serving, Rotary always needs to be growing! We have talked for many years about the importance of the family of Rotary. In this Rotary year, I want to make not just the family of Rotary, but our own Rotary families, a priority in our membership. Aer 37 years of following me in Rotary, my wife, Corinna, finally became a Rotarian last year. We aended the chartering of a new club in Taiwan together, and she said, "It's me for me to become a Rotarian too!" So she joined that club. And soon, so did a lot of other people. Now that club has 102 members, and it's the second-largest club in Taiwan. Inving our spouses into Rotary isn't just about geng our numbers up. It addresses the reality that Rotary sll has far more men as members than it does women, and that is something we need to work on. When we bring more women into Rotary, our clubs become more appealing to prospecve female members – and become more producve as well. This year we are going to have something new in Rotary: a membership support team pin. This means that if you invite a new member into Rotary, you get a special pin to wear with your Rotary gearwheel. But we all know that the job of growing membership doesn't end when a new member joins. It ends only when a new member is enjoying being a Rotarian and never wants to leave! And making sure that our clubs are enjoyable places to be is a key part of growing membership. People come into Rotary for all kinds of reasons, but they stay because Rotary is fun to be a part of. So I want to remind all of you to have fun in your clubs and your districts. Rotary is based on the idea that our service is more effecve when we serve together with our friends. So let's enjoy our Rotary service, share it with others, and Light Up Rotary together! Vol. 32 Issue 2 Aug. 2014 /// /// The Monthly Newsletter of ROTARY BANGALORE PEENYA ARPANA Dear Rotarian's of Peenya, Membership Development has been one of the most crical needs of Rotary in the Modern World. Rotary Peenya is in the forefront of District 3190 as regards to the projects, but we are just about sasfactory when it comes to The Membership. If you look into the membership growth over the past few years, it has been steady but members who have le the club are also alarming. We have to ponder and idenfy the reasons for this and transform ourselves from being SATISFACTORY to EXCELLENT And pray why new members? What do they bring with them? 1) More hands to work, 2) Freshness in approach 3) New ideas & Projects 4) New Contacts 5) Generate more resource. The list goes on . How do we recruit new members? We give hardly a thought as to how we can aract people to Rotary. It is upon us to show them the tremendous value that Rotary holds for them. In fact in Peenya we are blessed with the kind of service our club is into, thanks to the contribuons of all the past presidents and their team members who have always had something new to innovate and implement. In fact for this year Rotary Internaonal has fixed a target of 85 members for Peenya. To add more strength to our Membership base, we request every Individual Peenyan to bring in at least one new member from his end. The friends, colleagues, neighbours, relaves and acquaintances maybe invited to aend our weekly meengs and also to our projects so that they can assess our capabilies before saying yes to our request. We will go stronger, bolder and beer with a diverse members base. The journey through this will be a learning process and as we cherish these moments, let us also "LIGHT UP ROTARY” Thanks & Regards Rtn B K Prasad President, Rotary Bangalore Peenya. From the Presidents’ Desk Source: http://www.rotary.org/ Rtn GARY C.K. HUANG RI PRESIDENT 2014-15 Growing Rotary through new membership

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Page 1: ARPANA AUGUST (FINAL)clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000060079/en-ca/files... · 2014. 8. 21. · WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WISHES to Greetings and Best Wishes ON THE OCCASION OF BIRTHDAYS

In Rotary, we mark August as ‘Membership and

Extension Month’. There is a good reason why we

remind ourselves of the importance of membership

early in every Rotary year: because the job of

growing our membership is one that we can never

begin too soon. It is also a job that we can never stop

working on. In order to keep serving, Rotary always

needs to be growing!

We have talked for many years about the importance of the family of

Rotary. In this Rotary year, I want to make not just the family of Rotary,

but our own Rotary families, a priority in our membership. A�er 37 years

of following me in Rotary, my wife, Corinna, finally became a Rotarian

last year. We a�ended the chartering of a new club in Taiwan together,

and she said, "It's �me for me to become a Rotarian too!" So she joined

that club. And soon, so did a lot of other people. Now that club has 102

members, and it's the second-largest club in Taiwan.

Invi�ng our spouses into Rotary isn't just about ge�ng our numbers up.

It addresses the reality that Rotary s�ll has far more men as members

than it does women, and that is something we need to work on. When

we bring more women into Rotary, our clubs become more appealing to

prospec�ve female members – and become more produc�ve as well.

This year we are going to have something new in Rotary: a membership

support team pin. This means that if you invite a new member into

Rotary, you get a special pin to wear with your Rotary gearwheel. But we

all know that the job of growing membership doesn't end when a new

member joins. It ends only when a new member is enjoying being a

Rotarian and never wants to leave! And making sure that our clubs are

enjoyable places to be is a key part of growing membership.

People come into Rotary for all kinds of reasons, but they stay because

Rotary is fun to be a part of. So I want to remind all of you to have fun in

your clubs and your districts. Rotary is based on the idea that our service

is more effec�ve when we serve together with our friends. So let's enjoy

our Rotary service, share it with others, and Light Up Rotary together!

Vol. 32 Issue 2 Aug. 2014/// ///

The Monthly Newsletter of ROTARY BANGALORE PEENYA

ARPANA

Dear Rotarian's of Peenya,

Membership Development has been one of the most cri�cal needs of Rotary in the M o d e r n Wo r l d . Ro ta r y

Peenya is in the forefront of District 3190 as regards to the projects, but we are just about sa�sfactory when it comes to The Membership. If you look into the membership growth over the past few years, it has been steady but members who have le� the club are also alarming. We have to ponder and iden�fy the reasons for this and transform ourselves from being SATISFACTORY to EXCELLENT

And pray why new members? What do they bring with them?

1) More hands to work, 2) Freshness in approach 3) New ideas & Projects 4) New Contacts 5) Generate more resource. The list goes on .

How do we recruit new members? We give hardly a thought as to how we can a�ract people to Rotary. It is upon us to show them the tremendous value that Rotary holds for them. In fact in Peenya we are blessed with the kind of service our c lub is into, thanks to the contribu�ons of all the past presidents and their team members who have always had something new to innovate and implement.

In fact for this year Rotary Interna�onal has fixed a target of 85 members for Peenya. To add more strength to our Membership base, we request every Individual Peenyan to bring in at least one new member from his end.

The friends, colleagues, neighbours, rela�ves and acquaintances maybe invited to a�end our weekly mee�ngs and also to our projects so that they can assess our capabili�es before saying yes to our request.

We will go stronger, bolder and be�er with a diverse members base. The journey through this will be a learning process and as we cherish these moments, let us also "LIGHT UP ROTARY”

Thanks & Regards

Rtn B K Prasad President, Rotary Bangalore Peenya.

From thePresidents’ Desk

Source: http://www.rotary.org/

Rtn GARY C.K. HUANGRI PRESIDENT 2014-15

Growing Rotary through new membership

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Installing new officers is a very important procedure in Club operations and has a very special significance to both the newly elected officers and to the members. It is a time when Club Leadership is passed from the outgoing team to a new incoming team, eager to place their plans into action. This ceremony is the beginning of a new year of fun and fellowship for everyone.

Rotary Bangalore Peenya’s 32nd new team led by Rtn B K Prasad marked the yet another new beginning for a wonderful Rotary New year. The new team took it’s oath to serve the community they belonged to, on the 9th of July in The Chancery Hall at Hotel Atria. The monsoon evening stood still and bore the testimony to the ambitious new plans for the year 2014-15. The presence of the District 3190 officials along with the District Governor Rtn Manjunath Shetty and the First Lady Ann Shylaja added to the glitter of the evening.

Rtn B K Prasad and his team of Office Bearers for 2014-15 were installed by the Governor of the Rotary District 3190, Rtn Manjunath Shetty which was witnessed by the District Officials, Rotarians from Peenya, Friends and Family of the Rotarians.

President Rtn B K Prasad unveiled Peenya’s Project for the year through the Directors of all the Avenues of Service, as each one of them presented to the audience, their plans for the year. Two members were inducted into the family of Rotary Bangalore Peenya. Club Bulletin ARPANA was released by First Lady Ann Shylaja. Club Roster was released by Dist Gov Rtn Manjunath Shetty and ‘Roster on Wheels’ application was launched by Assistant Gov Rtn Hariram Thakkar. On behalf of the club, President gave a cheque of Rs 20,000/- to Dist TEACH Prog Chair Past Dist Gov Rtn Rajendra Rai.

DG Rtn Manjunath Shetty in his address complimented the Club for it’s outstanding services to the humanity all along. He called on Peenyans to work tirelessly to “LIGHT UP ROTARY”.

The flash dance performance by the Rotaract Club of Peenya along with first lady Ann Shylaja joining them, added more glitz and glamour to the evening.

Secretary Rtn Savitha Suresh proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Rtn Savitha Suresh

HAPPENINGS & EVENTS

INSTALLATION OF OFFICE BEARERS FOR THE ROTARY YEAR 2014-15

Formal Induction of Rtn B K Prasad & Rtn Savitha Suresh as President and Secretary repectively.

Rtn Prasad & Rtn Savitha take their turn in lighting the lamp

Team Peenya

The First Lady, Ann Shylaja adding to the glitz & glamour

The Youth Brigade, comprising members of Rotaract Peenya

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WEEKLY MEETINGS

The first weekly meeting of Rotary Bangalore Peenya was held on the 2nd of July at The Dialysis Center. The speaker for the evening was Aralumallige Parthasarathy who is a scholar of International repute. He has authored several books on Dasasahitya, Vishnusahasranama, spirituality, culture, literature and management which have been read and listened

by millions of people in different parts of the world with rapt attention.

He has been awarded the Karnataka government Rajyothsava Award in the year 1999. Many titles have been conferred on him by various organizations throughout the world.

At the meeting, he talked about Rotary and it’s contributions to the world and through his quotations on spirituality urged the Rotarians to think spiritual by being magnanimous and humble when we GIVE. He also said Rotary is a network of People whose common goal is to build humanity and while doing so, if we think small and cheap the entire sparkle is gone.

A truly spiritual and an amazing personality Dr Aralumallige Parthasarathy quoted various religious scriptures and called on Rotary Bangalore Peenya to continue to serve Humanity and blessed the Peenyans to stand united and stay focussed and wished for a very successful Rotary year.

The third weekly meeting was held on the 16th of July at the Dialysis center, Rajainagar. The hectic preparation for the ICGF began with this meeting, on the invitation of the Chairperson for ICGF Rtn Nagendra Prasad to all the Rotarians.

Brochure design was finalised, budget planned, Check lists made and kept in order for a smooth planning and implementation plans for the event. Rotarian Gopi, a visitor from Rotary Club of Chennai graced the meet and presented his Club Flag to our Club President.

Cadaver Organ Donation, a fascinating but extremely sensitive part of a humanitarian service to benefit end stage organ failure patients was the topic for the weekly meet on 23rd July at the Dialysis Center.

Mr Raj Sethia, the speaker for the evening, has been in all fields starting from commerce to Hotel Management to heading south India for channel 4, to being the CEO of Gangotree, a popular chain of food joint, he now works as the Director, Projects Head at Gift an Organ Foundation.

Mr Sethia spoke on the emotional yet superstitious, legal yet sensitive aspects on the intriguing facts about Organ Donation especially in case of Brain dead patients. According to an estimate around 2 lakh patients are waiting for organ donation and many succumb to the diseases because of lack of awareness and sensitivity about the procedure in India.

He said he is carrying out this mission to create awareness among the elite, educated citizens so that Cadaver Organ Donation becomes a reality.

Membership extension is the goal with which the New Office starts working in Rotary Clubs all over the world. Rotary Bangalore Peenya is no exception to this.

Seven new members were inducted into the family of Rotary Bangalore Peenya on the 30th of July at our 5th weekly meet held at KSCA Club House by Immediate Past Dist Gov Rtn K S Nagendra. The newly inducted Rotarians have been chosen from a diverse classification, who have excelled in their vocation.

On this occasion, the club members stood in silence , in protest against the atrocities that are committed against women in the recent times. A strong social message was thus conveyed.

Rtns Narendra Prasad, Selva Raj, Raj Mruthyunjayappa, Narasimhan, Narasimhan Murthy, Selvakumar and Pradeep were the 7 new members inducted into family of Peenyans.

1st MEETING TAKES OFF ON AN AUSPICIOUS NOTE

GEARING UP FOR THE 9th AUG ICGF EVENT

IMPORTANCE OF CADAVER ORGAN DONATION ROTARY PEENYA FAMILY GETS 7 NEW MEMBERS

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Published By : Rotary Bangalore Peenya. Editorial Team

For Private Circulation only

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WISHES to

Greetings and Best Wishes

ON THE OCCASION OF BIRTHDAYS

TRAINING WORKSHOP

Rtn Chandrashekar N Patil & Spouse 13th Aug.

Rtn K S Shankarnarayan & Spouse 29th Aug.

Rtn Madhukar G Dr. & Spouse 31st Aug.

Anne�e Prajwal Srinivas 1st Aug. S/o Rtn Srinivas Murthy

Anne�e Gaurav Pa�l 5th Aug. S/o Rtn Chandrashekar N Pa�l

Rtn Virchand Nahar G 7th Aug.

Rtn Nagaraju L 7th Aug.

Rtn Jagadeesh G Kumar 10th Aug.

Ann Vijaya Srinivas 10th Aug. Spouse of Rtn Srinivas Murthy

Anne�e Vipul Gupta 12th Aug. S/o Rtn Bimal Kant Gupta

Anne�e Nishanth Jaydev 12th Aug. S/o Rtn Jaydev Dr.

Anne�e Sankharee 13th Aug. D/o Rtn Dr G Chandrashekar

Ann Roopa 22nd Aug. Spouse of Rtn BP Rajesh

Rtn Gunashekar S B 23rd Aug.

Anne�e Neha M K 24th Aug. D/o Rtn. K P Manjunath

Rotary Bangalore Peenya reached out to the Govt school at Vishwanathpura Village, Devanahalli Taluk by organising a training workshop for the teaching staff and the school children on how to use the e module kits which we have already donated as part of the District 3190 driven TEACH project. The training was organised on 19th of July for around 400 students of the school, with the active participation of Rotarians and Rotaractors of Peenya.

Rotary Bangalore Peenya held it’s first MSME Seminar in association with State Bank of India at SBI Local Head Office Branch on St Mark’s Road, Bangalore on 12th July 2014. The aim of the event was to create awareness to micro, small, medium entrepreneurs from budgeting to finance, marketing and sales.

The inaugural session started at 10 am with SBI’s DMD Mr Ashwini Mehra inaugurating the camp along with RI Dist 3190 Governor Rtn Manunath Shetty, MSME Chair PP Rtn Prakash Nagesh, Imm Past Pres Rtn Arvind Salampuria, and President Rtn B K Prasad.

A large number of interested entrepreneurs attended the event which had many speakers highlighting on critical inputs which covered all the aspects required to start and successfully run a business.

FKCCI Vice President Mr Dinesh and Indian Chartered Accountants Institute President Rtn Raghu along with Peenya’s Past Presidents attended the seminar. Rtn Raghu was felicitated for holding such a prestigious post at an all India level. The seminar also witnessed the participation of Rotarians and other officials of the banking giants SBI. The success of this MSME seminar has motivated Rotary Bangalore Peenya to make it, an annual event

ELSEWHERE

SEMINAR ON MSME HELD WITH RESOUNDING SUCCESS

BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT SBI & WHITEFIELDAs we entered a new Rotary Year, a humble beginning for a bigger cause started on the 1st of July 2014, at State Bank of India, Local Head Office, St Mark's Road, Bangalore with a Blood Donation Camp in association with Red Cross Society.

Bank employees, with a few volunteers and two of our Rotarians (Rtn Vijay and Rtn Suresh H R ) donated blood at the camp. The donors and volunteers were served refreshments and were given certificates. SBI DMD Mr Ashwini Mehra with CGMs of the local Head office also visited the camp.

Rotarians also witnessed an enthusiastic first time donor in a partially visually impaired person Renuka M whose blood type is A -ve. He smiled and offered to donate his blood whenever there was a critical need. A total of 34 units of Blood was collected.

The Year’s Second Blood Donation Camp was held just 2 days later on the 3rd July at Scope International, Brigade Tech Park, Whitefield, Bangalore in association with TTK Blood Bank.

The young IT crowd which forms the major segment of the employees at this place volunteered in large numbers to be the Donors at this camp.

A meticulous Registration counter, A hemoglobin and Medical Check up Counter saw a quick and an organized way of Donating that precious liquid of Life, THE BLOOD.

Rotarians who attended this camp Rtn Srinivas Murthy, Project Chair Blood Donation, Rtn Chandrashekar Patil, Director, Community Service, President Rtn B K Prasad, Rtn Maruthi and Secretary Rtn Savitha Suresh interacted with the Facilitators and the Volunteers at the camp.

A total of 158 units of Blood was collected. Team Peenya thanks Rtn Nagendra Prasad with whose co-ordination this camp was possible and all the Rotarian friends who attended the camp, the volunteers, Donors and TTK Blood Bank.