Rotary Club of Pune KatrajClub No.:31609 Rotary District 3131

DARPAN

Issue: 2012-13/02

Saturday: August 18, 2012

The program for Installation of President Nitin Naik was

organized in Hotel Deccan Pavilion, Pune. Guests were

welcomed by Rtn Milind Kulkarni who compeered the

program. Speech by outgoing Hon. Secretary Vikas

Waghmare, provided a view on all the activities done in

the last year, followed by speech of outgoing president

Rtn. Gajanan Lupane, who thanked everybody and

wished luck to incoming president. This was followed by

Installation of President and his Board of Directors at the

hands of chief guest DG Rtn. Dr. Girish Gune. Foundation

Director Rtn. Narendra Sancheti presented DG with a

donation of USD 3,500 towards TRF on this occasion.

The introduction for the chief guest was done by Rtn. Ramdas Kutwal, and same was followed by DG’s speech,

who outlined plans for next year. He complimented the work done during last year and had more expectations

set for coming year. The District Governer also inducted Mr. D. S. Kulkarni as Honorary Member of the club. Mr.

Kulkarni in his speech complimented work done by Rotary and appealed to work on the area of Water

conservation. The program concluded with a recitation of Vande Mataram and followed by Dinner.

INSTALLATION OF 2012-13 PRESIDENT AND BOD

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MONTH

14 July 2012: Hasyadaan by Rtn. Makarand Tilloo:

A guest lecture was organized for this club meeting,with Rtn. Makarand Tillu and his daughter AnnetHarshada Tillu were invited to the club to presenttheir program Hasyadan.

The meeting commenced with President Rtn. NitinNaik felicitating some of the members for their helpin organization of the Installation Ceremony. PP Rtn.Vibhakar Ramthirthkar presented informationabout the theme for the year as part of the Rotaryinformation session. The introduction of chief guestwas done by Rtn. Ranjana Phadke.

Rtn. Makrand Tillu presented the program where hestressed on the importance of laughter to reducestress. He talked about his work on identifying howlaughter helps in reducing stress. Rtn. Tillu made thepoint using funny remarks that people seem to havelost the means to laugh and stay happy. This wasfollowed by a standup comedy act by AnnetHarshada. She has been a finalist at a TV reality showand she showed her skills as a standup comedian.

The program concluded with a vote of thanks byRtn. Anant Tikone and felicitation of Rtn. Makrandand Annet Harshada at the hands of President Rtn.Nitin Naik.

Welcome to New Members:We are inducting three new members to our club

who will be chartered on 18th August 2012.

We also have three prospective members:

1) Ann Namita Naik

2) Ann Prachi Dharamsi

3) Harshad Akhave

1) Nandkishor Shah

2) Chaitanya Gandhi

3) Anil Toshniwal

Editorial:Why did I join Rotary?

This is not a question in my mind as a doubt

but an explanation that comes to one’s

mind. This question was asked in a Rotract

installation at our club and we had several

interesting answers like ‘I wanted to enjoy’,

‘I wanted to give back society what society

has done for me’ and ‘I needed a platform

to showcase my talents and skills’. when

one thinks of these answers, we all agree to

all the answers and as it has been rightfully

said, it all points to Fellowships, which is

the soul of Rotary.

We all await the saturday eve as it is the

time to meet all our friends who come from

different status and class on the same

horizon despite their busy schedules..We

are lucky to have joined Rotary & earn

friends forever!

This is a District event we are hosting at Adventure

Plus, opposite Bhatgar Dam,Bhor, a 100 Acre space

for the event. The details are on flyers and emails.

We are having more than 24 games, welcome

drinks, snacks, heavy veg & non Veg lunch with

farewell snacks and tea!

We have two events to participate and win

fabulous prizes :

1) Rotary Kalashree award & 2) Hawaiian Theme

26 August : Monsoon Thrills:

21 July 2012: Bawarchi Nite at Donje

The most awaited and cherished BAWARCHI NITEwas celebrated with great enthusiasm at Donje, onRtn. Abhay Gadgil’s farm house on lush greenSinhagad background. we had a whopping 85+members including Rotarians, Anns and Annets!The menu was a 5 star deluxe with Welcomedrinks, Soup, Starters, Main course with Deliciouspaneer vegetable & Rotis made by top officialsand CEOs ...Rice & Dal tadka and the dessert was achocolate extravaganza!

All Rotarians wholeheartedly were engrossed inchopping vegetables, paneer, making SPDP, soup,making rotis with lightning speeds to match themassive orders of Anns and Annets!

Rtn. Ram extended his support for the best qualitypaneer, soda, mineral water, and all milk products,Ann Savita and Sec. Kirti took the efforts invegetable & grocery purchases from market yard ,Rtn. Sameer baked 3.5 kg chocolate cakes for thedessert which were loved by all, Rt, Rishikesh tookefforts in procuring disposables and the entireprogram was executed under the guidance of chef

Rtn. Sameer & Rtn. Abhay.

The credit goes to all members to make it asuccessful event and especially to Rtn.Prasad for arranging the farm house, Rtn.Abhay Gadgil for his generosity, and it was anevent to rmember for a long period.

The best part was when the last morsel wascleaned off the containers!! to add to thetotal zeal, we also did not forget ServiceProjects and planted 25 saplings in thefarmhouse. From all the expenses incurred,we saved Rs. 1800/- which will be added tothe Trust Account of our club.

July 2012 Highlights:We had the following events in July:

1) President & BOD Installation: 06/7

2) Hasyadaan by Rtn. Makarand Tilloo: 14/7

3) Bawarchi Nite at Donje: 21/7

4) Business meet: 28/7

5) 1st BOD at Hotel Prithvi, Kothrud: 31/7

Halgeri Shachi 26-Aug

Birthdays in August:

Rotary International Tips for Membership Growth

Eight years ago, Géné Villaça-Crestia was asked by herdistrict governor to start a new Rotary club in hercountry, Benin.

She had been a Rotarian for only four years and didn’treally know where to begin. But she had a few thingsworking in her favor: Villaça-Crestia is extremelypassionate about Rotary, and she doesn’t take no for ananswer.

“I don’t hesitate to drive to people’s places and comeback again,” says Villaça-Crestia of her recruitment style.“I don’t wait for them to get back to me and tell me theydon’t have time. I insist and go after them until theyunderstand what Rotary is all about and the good it willdo them to join.”

Villaça-Crestia’s techniques have been extremelyeffective. Within three months of her district governor’srequest, she helped launch the Rotary Club of CotonouRive Gauche, Benin, and became the charter president.During the next two years, she helped form three otherclubs, including two composed almost entirely ofyounger Rotarians.

This year, she and her son, Boris Crestia, have teamed upto recruit advertising, public relations, and media

professionals for another new club, which willsoon be seeking its charter. Members have setgoals of promoting basic education and literacyin Africa and serving as a public relationsresource for other clubs.

Be passionate and persistent

Villaça-Crestia says the key to recruiting newmembers is to show them how passionate youare about Rotary and be persistent.

“People say they came to Rotary because theyfelt my passion and I could communicate it tothem,” she says. “In this state of mind, anychallenge is never really impossible.

“More than once, I had to wait hours in areception area in order to meet an important orbusy person and be able to convince them to joinRotary or give to The Rotary Foundation,” sheadds. “But when you just explain to people, forinstance, that the same money they pay for a nicemeal in a good restaurant could help immunize agreat number of families against polio, mostpeople are sensitive to this and reactimmediately.’’

Villaça-Crestia says her favorite thing to say toprospective members is that by being Rotarians,they can be a bridge between the millions ofdollars available through The Rotary Foundationand the poorest populations of the world.“Knowing that, and not becoming a Rotarian, isalmost criminal,” she says.

Share your passion for Rotary with your family,friends, and community during Membership andExtension Month in August. This year you’reinvited to take part in two activities designed tohelp you remember why you joined and convertthat excitement into inviting others to join.

By taking the Rotary Membership Challenge, youcommit to sponsor a new member, tell a friend orcolleague about your club’s projects, orvolunteer as a mentor to prospective or newmembers. After you complete the form, Rotarywill email you links to resources to help you meetthe challenge.

By participating in the first-ever Rotary MomentTweet Day on 14 August, you can tweet aboutyour favorite Rotary memory or event, talk aboutyour club’s activities, or share your communityservice project. Use hashtag #RotaryMoment.

You can also listen to Rotary’s popular webinarUsing Social Media to Promote Your Club orDistrict to learn how to create a Twitter account,post your first tweet, use hashtags, and lotsmore.

Be involved in service and be visible

What you can do