Rotary International District 3230

GENESISProudly Presents

District Rotaract Council 16-17

1st Issue09-07-2016

Rtr. PP. PHF. Subhadra Vasumathi Marimuthu

Rtr. IPP. Malathi Krishnakumar

Rtr. Sneha G. Tukrel

District Rotaract Representative 16-17

District Rotaract Secretary 16-17

Editorial Board Chairperson 16-17

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DRR

MESSAGE

Dear Rotaractors,

It’s my absolute pleasure to address you all in the first newsletter of our year 2016-17 where we are all geared up to Serve Humanity and Make A Difference. While I have the entire year to share my thoughts and wishes to you all, at the beginning I wish to congratulate you on your choice to invest time in our beautiful Rotaract movement. Being the last DRR of our fabulous RID 3230, I intend to unite our Rotary & Rotaract families both City and City Plus ensuring we support and stand by each other always. Leaders change but leadership does not. Every leader is unique and have their own style, so my motto for the year is to give before I get. I will care

Joyous greetings!!

The start of a new year translates into new beginnings and new goals!! Best wishes to all Rotarians and Rotaractors for the Rotary year 2016-2017!!Heading the secretarial team in the last year of RID 3230 is nothing short of a blessing and to be the District Secretary alongside the first and last woman DRR of RID 3230,Rtr. PP PHF Subhadra Marimuthu, is an experience I’ll cherish for a entire lifetime.Rotaract has always encouraged fellowship through service and this is thebest platform to widen our horizons and improve ourselves to achieve abetter tomorrow. Let’s strive to bring a change not only in our lives but alsoin the lives of others in whatever small way possible.

before I expect you to care, share before I urge you to share and I’ll always honour my commitent towardsyou before I expect the same in return from you. Stay united. Stay compassionate and our bond will only increase this year. Congratulations EB Chairman Rtr. Sneha Tukrel and entire team for this beautiful newsletter.

RegardsRtr. PP. PHF. Subhadra V MarimuthuDistrict Rotaract Representative 2016 - 2017RID 3230

Let’s greet one another with joy and happiness and establish friendships, cause these are the strongest bonds that can Make A Difference.

Warm regardsRtr. IPP Malathi KrishnakumarDistrict Rotaract Secretary 2016 – 2017RID 3230

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ROTARACT

CHAIRMAN

MESSAGE

Dear Rotaractors,

It is with an overwhelming emotion of gratitude and responsibility that I write my first message to you. I consider it a pride and honor to serve at DRC for this most dynamic Rotaract Team in the world. As I sat to type this note I was reminded of the famous quote of Anatole France “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” This quote truly encompasses the four key parameters to success - dream big, plan well, believe in yourself and channelize your action using your intelligence and courage appropriately. The fiery baton of the DRR of this illustrous District 3230 is being passed on to the capable hands of Subhadhra and all of us at the District are eagerly anticipating an enriching year. I’m aware that she has been preparing exceptionally well and I’m confident all that planning will result in rich results.Her talent of head and heart, together with the enthusiastic and efficient core team that she has cherry picked, will enable her to deliver a dazzling year and make it shine like never before. I’m a true believer of constant communication and my club and I have immensely benefited from this. I urge each of you to capsule your plans and actions in weekly / monthly bulletins which we look forward to receive at the District. This would allow you to showcase your efforts and raise awareness and partnerships for your good work. I would like to take this opportunity to announce 3 awards that I would be conferring every month to the best Rotaract Club on :

1. The most innovative Rotaract project2. The best monthly bulletin / report (I would like this to be submitted by the 10th of the following month)3. The best Rotaract - Rotary partnership

I look forward to each of you setting new benchmarks and partnering effectively with your host Rotary clubs to truly go MAD (Make a Difference). Congratulations to all of you on a fresh new year and look forward to working with you all, as we at Rotary gear up to Serve Humanity this 2016-17.

Warm RegardsPHF Rtn.Srinivasan.R,Past President Rotary Club of Madras North (2014-15)District Rotaract Chairman (2016-17)

Greetings and a warm welcome to our very first issue of GENESIS.!

I extend my gratitude to Rtr PP PHF Subhadhra V Marimuthu, District Rotaract Representative 16-17 for giving me this wonderful opportunity to be the chairperson of the Editorial Board and to handle achallenging post in rotaract, further encouraging me to go ahead and work hard. The entire GENESISteam has been constantly supportive towards the newsletter and will continue to do so.The principle of ‘unity is strength’ is the primary basis of peace and happiness of a society and the nation.The peace and happiness of a family depends on the unity among the members of the family.Observance of this principle is required by every member to stand with others in time of real need.At this installation ceremony I wish each and every member to pledge unity among themselves and alsoensure that we all will stand together when there is a real need.

Lets Make A Difference by staying united.Regards,Rtr. Sneha G. TukrelEditorial Board-Chairperson 16-17

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GLI

MPSE

Glimpse, was a sneak peek into Rtr.PP PHF DRR Subhadra Marimuthu’s months of planning asDRRn and DRRe.

The day started out, on time, with sharing her experiences and expectations with the president elects and secretary elects. She spoke about the various mandatory district events and her plans for the same. Further a special project of the year - Chennai turns pink. An attempt to create the Guinness World Record for the world’s Largest All Women Pink ribbon formation - in association with Brand avatar and India turns pink was introduced to the leaders of tomorrow, which was met with overwhelming enthusiasm.

Post lunch a number of seniors in Rotaract and aspiring District officials joined in to witness Subhadra present her plans for the year in complete detail and the structure of her District official’s team. Various topics where discussed and clarifications were sought. Her major areas of focus were thrown light upon and the various special projects were discussed in detail.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and when we believe in them together, we can truly - Make A Difference.

It gives me great pride to write my message for the first newsletter of the District Rotaract Council 16-17 | RID 3230. As the last Chairperson for the prestigious District Rotaract Pets & Sets of Rotary International District 3230 ‘DAWN’, it was indeed a privilege and honour for me to chair this wonderful event. There is immense amount of learning being the president or Secretary of a club but this learning experience for me has been a life changing one. I wholeheartedly thank our beloved DRR Rtr. PP. PHF. Subhadra Marimuthu for trusting me with such an important event. Team work plays a vital role to achieve success and the success of DAWN was undoubtedly because of the team work and support from Rotaract Club of Am Jain Shift II and Rotaract Club of Scions. I would be failing on my duty if I don’t thank the amazing rotaractors who supported me to deliver this event Rtr. IPP. Mahendran Jain (Co-Chairperson) and Rtr. Vasukumar (Secretary). As we step into the new Rotary year, I urge all rotaractors to show our strength by making a difference to serve humanity. Let the MADness begin!!!

DAWN CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE:

Date: 10th April, 2016Venue: Rotary centre

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PETS AND SETS

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DAWN

‘DAWN’ PETS & SETS 16-17 was chaired by Rtr. IPP. Manikandan V. The Pets & Sets 16-17 was organized for two days on 11th and 12th June, 2016. Day one was hosted by Rotaract club of AM Jain Shift II at AM Jain College and day two was hosted by Rotaract club of Scions at Rajeshwari Hall, West Mambalam.

Enthusiastic presidents and secretaries queued near the registration desk as they walked in with hopes and promises for their tenure for the Rotary year 16-17. The session started with an Ice-breaking by Mr. Hafeez Khan who helped the presidents and secretaries to shed their inhibitions and create camaraderie among membersfor the next two days. Rtn. PDG. Olivannan handled a session onhow to lead the leaders. Rtn. Srinivasan - DRCC 16-17 emphasized the art of delegation. Rtr. PP. Swathi Sujir & Rtr. IPP. Vijay Sundar delivered sessions on international service and community service respectively. Rtr. Britto Manohar had brain storming session on idea generation for projects. Rtr. PP. PHF. PDRR. Arjun Raja explained the importance of the relationship between district and the club. District Professional Service Team 16-17 conducted a mock installation for the Presidents and Secretaries. The day ended with many positive energies crossing across members and clubs.

Day two was an awaited day by the Presidents and Secretaries to enhance their learning about Rotaract and how could they become better leaders. Rtn. Nagendra Babu (Past District Rotary Secretary) spoke about friendship through service. Mr. Hafeez Khan discussed about project planning. Rtn. PDG. A.P. Kanna asserted about accountability and Commitment. Rtr. PP. Deepan & Rtr. PP. DRRN. Dhanakodi handled a session on professional service and club Service respectively. Rtr. PP. PHF. PDRR. Ramkumar Raju explained the importance about public relations & Communications. Ann. Ishwarya conveyed the importance of balancingacademics & Rotaract & also voiced out about women empowerment. Rtn. PDG. ISAK Nazararticulated about How to be extraordinary? Mock DRR Visit was conducted by District Professional Service Team 16-17 . District Secretarial Team 16-17 communicated the secretary report format. The first woman leader of District 3230, Rtr. PP. PHF. DRR. Shubadra Marimuthu unveiled her meticulous planning for the year 16-17. Headed by a dynamic leader, it had to have something new to the Pets & Sets 16-17, for the first time in the history of District Rotaract Council, a Graduation Ceremony for the delegates of DAWN Pets & Sets 16-17 was organized by the DAWN team.

The participants were satisfied with the learning and felt immense pleasure to have a graduation ceremony.

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PRESIDENT’S FEEDBACK

SECRETARY’S FEEDBACK

1. I would like to thank the DAWN team for providinguseful and interesting sessions. Women Empowerment was an interesting concept and I got to learn various aspects of Rotaract – Pres. Rtr. K.Deepika (KRMMC).

2. DAWN was a highly knowledgeable and enrichingexperience, it taught me that the gap between imagination and reality is just as vast or as little as you perceive it to be. The mockinstallation was the highlight of the day. – Pres. Rtr. Nitiya Chopra (SMC).

3. The DAWN was not just the name of event; it was a real dawn for all the presidents and secretaries who have attended the event. The two days were filled with infotainment and motivational sessions. – Pres. Rtr. Jagadeesh (Ambattur)

4. It was a wonderful opportunity to be a part of DAWN. A little motivation goes a long way, and a little training keeps one on the right path for long. The imminent speakers talk fueled us to start the year with a bang and finish it with the same spirit in serving humanity together. – Pres. Rtr. Jenny Suzanna (WCC)

5. The PETS & SETS was really a illusive one, we got a good over-view over what should we do for our upcoming year. As simple as an eye-opener for every presidents present there. - Pres. Rtr. Karthick (Costal Legacy)

1. The PETS & SETS program was extremely well organized and managed and it helped all the presidents and secretaries to gain valuable inputs. I am overwhelmed by the wonderful hospitality and care extended by the efficient district team.– Sec. Rtr.Raymond Fernando (Sathyabama University)2. The session which completely pulled me was Mr.Hafeez Khan’s session on the Unique Ideas for doing projects in a very cost effective way. DAWN has become a platform for knowing about other clubs too. It really made us to go MAD.– Sec. Rtr.PP.Banu (Zenith)3. The event started a bit late than scheduled but it was very well organized and did not cause any discomfort to the crowd. The slot for speakers were pitched perfectly and the sessions were good, crisp and clear about their perspective of the topic and provided a better picture for us. – Sec. Rtr. Santhi. Y. R (Rajalakshmi Engineering College)4. PETS & SETS was very useful to start my Rotaract year. Through the sessions, I gained a lot of knowledge about various aspects of Rotaract. Especially the broken glass walk session was awesome.– Sec. Rtr. Pooja (Chellamal College)5. All the sessions held were mind blowing. I gained a lot of ideas and it also helps me to learn the work of the secretary. It taught me about the relationship betweenthe president and secretary. It is very useful for me personally to improve my attitude. – Sec. Rtr. Venkat (AM Jain Shift - II)

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DOT”S- GLEAM

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE:Dear Makers of Difference,It gives me extreme contentment to share my first message for the Rotary year 2016-17 through this magazine launched on the occasion of District Installation of RI District 3230.If there was one role I was hesitant to take up in my 6 years of Rotaract career it would be the role of an event chairman. But the jinx was broken this year or can I call it ‘I broke it myself ’. To make a successful event & set aside flaws it takes a great amount of planning and perfect execution. Taking up the role of DOTS Chairman was one fine decision I made this year which made me realise my truepotential. With the first phase ‘GLEAM’ already complete in the month of May ably assisted by my dear brother Rtr. Kishore, the secretary of the event & hosted by Rotaract Club of Ambattur, the team is again all set to deliver the second phase ‘INFUSE’ in the first week of August at Yelagiri. Mind blowing speakers, jaw dripping outbound activities and most of all get to know the true meaning of Fun.

Yours in Rotaract,Rtr. Vimal Kumar.Chairman – DOTS

DOTS-GLEAM

GLEAM - District Officials Training seminar Phase - 1 was held on the 8th of May 2016 at JammiBuildings, Mylapore. The main idea of the event was to bring together a set of Rotaractors who applied for the post of aDistrict Official for the Rotary year 2016-17.The event commenced as planned by 10 am.The imauguration session was presided over by Rtn. Natarajan Nagoji, District Governor 2016-17.Followed by the inauguration we had Rtn. Paul Susheel who brought the entire roof down with sessinlons based on team building & relationship. During the latter we had Mr. Ganesan, a renowned pyschologist who spoke about the ability of overcoming our own fear which can encourage the rotaractors to do better projects. After a steady stride of 2 sessionsthe team broke for lunch followed byRtr. PP. Subhadra.V. Marimuthu, DRR Elect, RID 3230who set her expectations for the Rotary year 16-17.Later We had Rtr. Britto who conducted some management games followed by which we had ourValedictory session presided over by incoming District rotaract commitee chairman Rtn. Srinivasan Rangarajan. The hosts for DOTS Phase 1 was Rotaract Club of Ambattur & the secretary of the event was Rtr. Kishore

DO’S FEEDBACK1. DOTS Phase-1was wonderful by bringing some good set of speakers and the inputs that we got from the event is benefiting in Rotaract and life too. I am sure that our DRR will deliver a wonderful year along with us - Rtr. Sasikumar, professional service team (Chennai)2. As a GRR for this year and this being my second DOTS it is undoubtedly a good experience for me. The sessions which were held are very good and inspiring, and I would like to thank the DOTS team for giving me this opportunity - Rtr. Gowtham Raj, GRR (East Coast)3. DOTS reminded me of my RYLA where you’ll not be knowing anyone at the beginning, but after being trained by professionals and lot of inputs obtained from them we finally have a new family. The same happened again. We district officials are a family now - Rtr. Sathish Kumar, SAA team (R.K.M. Vivekananda College)4. It was immense pleasure in hosting the first district event of the District Rotaract Council 16-17. All the very best to the entire DO’s for a MAD year – Rtr. IPP. Anitha Mani (Ambattur)5. The session in DOTS were very energetic and it helped us a lot to understand our responsibility towards the moment and towards what we are going for – Rtr. Pradeepa, Club Advisor, (AM Jain Shift – I)

Eb tr teamWe can choose to be affected by the world or we can choose to affect the world”

We are stepping into a new Rotary year by choosing to make a difference that has been potrayed throughthe District theme for this year. I wish this District Rotaract Council the very best in their attempt tocreate the difference that we would wish to see.

I am delighted to pen down my message for the first edition of the newsletter of the District RotaractCouncil R.I.D 3230. I would like to congratulate and appreciate the efforts of the Editorial Board andsincerely hope that this edition is the first of many more to come in the wake of educating us.

As the chairman of the District Rotaract Assembly I hereby request all your support in ensuring that we feel the difference right from the word ‘GO’ as it would take each of us to make a difference for all of us.We have learnt, shared and celebrated our differences but now its time that we together make a difference to serve humanity .

RegardsIPP Rtr Vijay SundarRotaract Club Of Akash.

ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE:

Rtr. Sneha G. TukrelEditorial Board Chairperson

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Rtr. Dinesh Kumar G Rtr. Venkatesh Rtr. Nandakumar

Rtr. Santhosh Praveen Rtr. Rajesh Rtr. Shiva

Rtr. Dikshit Raj

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