RI President Ray Klinginsmith SEPTEMBER 2010

ur heart goes out to the family of President Ramesh Maini whom we lost suddenly at a

very young age. He was a bright star and a performer. We shall miss him. I hope his Oclub will continue with his plans and make his dreams come true.

Two months have flown and we have ten months to achieve goals we have set for ourselves. My

club visits have started with the blessings of the Almighty with my first visit to the club in the

holy city of ‘Anandpur Sahib’. As I move forward, the enthusiasm and energy I see in the

Rotarians I meet, gives me hope that Team 10-11 will set new benchmarks this year.

The Level-2 seminar on strategic planning at Panchkula and new members’ orientation meets at

Dehra Dun, Roopnagar and Panipat were held successfully. Others are planned at Shimla,

Kurukshetra, Chandigarh and Saharanpur. The zonal intercities start in September. There is a

buzz in the District and Rotarians are enthused.

September is the 'New Generations Month' and clubs are encouraged to hold joint meetings

and have projects with Interact and Rotaract clubs participation. Encourage the children and

youth to join the fight against Polio. Make them equal partners in securing the future as a ‘Polio

Free World' for our children by participating in the drive to raise funds from the community for

the $200 million Bill & Melinda Gates Polio Challenge.

October is the ‘Vocational Service Month’ and it is time to reaffirm our faith and adherence to

the Rotary values and the Four Way Test. Let us reach out and promote excellence in Rotarians

through vocational awards and seminars.

We are lucky that the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Rotary Foundation, PRIP

Carl- Wilhelm Stenhammar addressed us at a special intercity in his honour at Chandigarh on

28th August 2010. The generosity of our Rotarians knows no bounds; nine MAJOR DONORS in

this year and many PHF candidates already. Let the support to the TRF continue in the same

flow for the rest of this Rotary year and we will set a new record of giving.

District officers and zonal chairs are requested to forward their activity reports for the first

quarter by end September. It is time to reflect on our plans and evaluate our achievements so

far and continue with greater vigor to achieve our goals and may be exceed them as we go

along Building Communities, Bridging Continents.

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar appealsto Rotarians to strengthen the RotaryFoundation

Strategic Plan for District 3080 formulated at Level-2 Workshop

CM Uttrakhand inaugurates thePolioPlus Workshop at Dehradun & Saharanpur

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GOVERNOR’S OFFICIAL VISITS

ATTENDANCE REPORT

POLIOPLUS WORKSHOPS AT UP & UTTRAKHAND

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CM Inagurates PolioPlus workshop at Dehradun

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Chief minister of Uttrakhand Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal inagurated the PoliioPlus workshop at Dehradun on 28 August 2010. The workshop was hosted by RC Doon Shivalik under the able leadership of President Jagriti Nawani & Piyush Mittal & AG Dr. Jayant Nirwani. There was good representation from the Uttrakhand Government & Rotary Clubs.

Anandpur Sahib - Trilok Anand started our visits with RC Anandpur Sahib. We were received by President Palwinder Jit Singh Kang and his team at Gurudwara Kiratpur Sahib. After seeking blessings of the Almighty and being honored with Siropas, we proceeded for the meeting with club officers followed by the regular meeting. We were joined by Ann Maninder Jit ji. The club leadership is determined to take the club forward and shall have support of the District. Good services project will lead to recognition in the community and growth of membership. My regrets to the members for my late arrival due to the unscheduled but necessary trip to Solan in the morning resulting in cancellation of the lunch and project visit planned by the club. I promise to visit your projects another time.

Neeru & I accompanied by AG

Governor’s Official VisitRC Ambala City – Neeru & I were received by President Mam Chand Gupta ji and Ann Sudhrashan ji who took us to the meeting venue where we were joined by AG Anand Khurania, AG Naresh Aggarwal and Ann Manju besides other senior Rotarians. Visited many club projects before returning for the club meeting conducted ably by PP Bajaj. The project to teach street children is commendable. The club is encouraged to concentrate on membership development and retention.

RC Dehradun West – It was an eventful visit to a club struggling till last year. They have added eight new members and promise to grow to 30 by end of the year. They also propose to start an Interact club and form an RCC. Important to consolidate and ensure good fellowship amongst members before embarking on service activities... the club is on the right path.

UP State Polio Orientation Meet held at Saharanpur on 22nd August 2010 was hosted by RCSaharanpur Midtown under guidance of AG Vinod Bajaj. Congratulation to Pres. Harjit Singh member of the club for purposeful meet.

Dr Arvind Gupta is new President of RC Solan MidtownDr Arvind Gupta “Arpit” F#1, Ground Floor, Amit Apartments,Near Sanik Rest House, Solan 173 212Telephone (O) : 01792-262097 (R) 01792-225586, Mobile : 94180 87667E-Mail : arvindguptasolan@gmail.com

UP State Polio Orientation Meet

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CARL-WILHELM STENHAMMAR’S VISIT

MAJOR DONORS

ZONAL MEETS

STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 3080. LEVEL-2 WORKSHOP

In a marathon session convened by ARC Shaju Peter at RVTC Panchkula on August 8, 2010, DG Madhukar Malhotra, DGN Manmohan Singh, 12 of the 14 Assistant Governors, District Committee Chairs of Rotary Youth Exchange and WCS, Interact Counselor PDG Yoginder Diwan, District Trainer Kawal Bedi, District Secretary Charanjit Singh, District Coordinator, Projects and Programmes Navjit Singh Aulakh and Coordinator, Projects A.P.S. Dhiman formulated the first draft of the Strategic Plan of 3080. The draft of the Strategic Plan was presented by ARC Shaju at the College of Governors and will be discussed at the Zonal intercities in September and October before being circulated among clubs in the district. Each AG has been requested to identify at least one pro-active club in his zone which will prepare and implement a Strategic Plan for the Club. The workshop was coordinated by AG Dr. S.K.Sharma and AG Praveen Goel.

Strategic Plan for 3080Level 2 Workshop

FOR DETAILS & REGISTRATIONrotary3080@gmail.com

18-19 DECEMBER 2010TAGORE THEATRE CHANDIGARH

Cheques should be made in favor of

“DISCON2010” payable at Chandigarh.

Major Donors

PDG D. P. Kalra

Rajiv Bali

PDG Hemant Arora

Paramjit Singh Pres. Raman Aneja

PDG Arun Sharma PDG Dr. R.S. Parmar

Jaspal S. Kandhari

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar Visits our District

Polio is our major concernThe Rotary Foundation Chairman Rtn. Carl Wilhelm Stenhammar was in Chandigarh on 27-28 August 2010. He attended the college of Governors on 28th August over lunch and later addressed the Intercity at IIHM, Chandigarh. Major donors and other contributors to

the Rotary Foundation were honoured on this occasion.

Eradication of Polio from the remaining four endemic countries in the world is Rotary International's biggest challenge, said Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, the Chairman of the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, while addressing the Rotarians. Stenhammar commended the Rotarians in their fight against polio and how they have been able to bring down the incidence over the years. He also appreciated the fact that India is one of the third largest country today for its financial contribution to the Rotary Foundation after USA and Japan, and hoped that it would definitely continue to improve its ranking with its enthusiastic participation and

Clubs in ActionAll clubs are requested to forward

hard copies of photos and repor t for a

special inser t in the October Rotary 3080

News Upda te.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2010-11

From 1st November &

On-the spot (without Kit)

Single Rs.1,800 | Couple Rs.3,000

Registration Fee From 1st August-31st October

Single Rs.1,400 | Couple Rs.2,500

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growing number of Rotarians.

The Rotary Foundation, which is one of the world's largest trusts, has spent over $ 800 million since the beginning of the fight against polio and in the last leg there is an urgent need for more money for which Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation has contributed US$355 million, and another US$200 million is being raised by the Rotarians.

Earlier Rtn. Yash Pal Das, Rotary International Director Elect, District Governor Madhukar Malhotra and Past Rotary International President Rajendra K. Saboo provided an overview of the projects being undertaken by the District 3080, and informed him about the involvement of Rotarians in providing relief for the catastrophe-hit Leh area. On this occasion, some of the major donors to the Rotary Foundation and the clubs which have provided financial support to the polio challenge were also recognized.

Zonal New Members’ Orientation meets at Panipat & Roopnagar

New Members’ Orientation Meets were hosted by Panipat Midtown & Roopnagar on 15 August 2010

SEPTEMBERClub Roster & BOD details of club as also office bearers’ names and contacts of active Rotaract, Interact, and the RCCs may be sent to District Editor Rtn. Mohinder Paul Gupta to include it in the addendum to the District Directory latest by 30th August 2010.

Subscribe to eGroupAll Rotarians are encouraged to subscribe to the eGroup by sending a blank email to dg1011rotary3080-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

District Governor’s Official Visit

S E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R 2 0 1 0

1st September Panipat10th September Ambala City11th September Karnal17th September Ambala, Ind. Area18th September Kurali23rd September Karnal Midtown27th September Nahan

No Bouquets . No Mementos . No Gifts please. Rather shall appreciate contributions to The Rotary Foundation

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Forthcoming ProgrammesS E P T E M B E R - O C T O B E R 2 0 1 0

Dear Friends,

The movie ‘Come September’ comes to my mind as I pen and share my thoughts with you. After the melodious ‘Saawan ka Mahina’ by celebrating and savoring the fragrance of Teej – we have this month dedicated to youth.

“To get what you never got - you have to do what you never did”. The phrase does ring a bell somewhere at some stage of our lives, so how do we go about it? We all have different personal experiences. When we talk of youth including our children, we may, at times, not be able to build the future for our youth but we can certainly, with some efforts, build our youth for the future. We need to nurture their capacity and sagacity.

Caught up as they are in their self indulgent hectic lifestyles, where, in the daily hustle & bustle, the very purpose of life is often pushed into oblivion. So let us learn from the Rotary platform – ‘LEND A HAND’, ‘REACH OUT’, ‘BE A FRIEND’, ‘LOOK BEYOND YOURSELF’ & show that ‘ROTARY CARES’ & ‘ROTARY SHARES’ by ‘SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE’ to ‘MAKE THE DREAMS REALS’. Am I able to drive home my point??

Till we meet next,

AS WE WALK TOGETHER: BY ANN NEERU MALHOTRA

CHECKLIST FOR CLUB LEADERS

GOVERNOR’S OFFICIAL VISIT SCHEDULE

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

ZONAL MEETS - STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR “BIGGER, BETTER & BOLDER CLUBS”

12 SEPTEMBER - PANIPAT

10 OCTOBER - RISHIKESH24 OCTOBER - AMBALA

Designation President SecretaryName Rtn M G Aggarwal Rtn S C SainiClassification Veg Manufacturing Medical PrecticeAddress Anurag Oil & Gen. Mills Rama Nursing Home College Road Radaur Mandi Road RadaurTelephone 01732-296097 01732-296013Mobile 09466491197 09812264203Email ashish84m@yahoo.com

Please noteThe change in leadership for Rotary Club Radaur

GSE Team Leader Selection 06 September 2010GSE Team selection 20 September 2010

Application must reach the District Secretariat before above dates.

Last Date

Sakuji Tanaka is choice of nominating committee for RI President 2012-13 Sakuji Tanaka, a member of the Rotary Club of Yashio, Saitama, Japan, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2012-13. Tanaka will become

the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.

Sakuji Tanaka is RI President 2012-13

Rtn M G Aggarwal has taken over as President supported by Rtn S. C. Saini as Secretary. The details are as given below:

We lost a great Rotarian It is very sad that we lost Rtn. President Ramesh Maini of RC Solan Midtown, on August 6, 2010. Our heart goes out to the bereaved family. His untimely departure has left a deep chasm in our hearts.

Exchange Rate for September

$1 = Rs. 46

International ConventionThose attending should register now and apply for

the USA visa well in time if you wish to enjoy the

Good Times at New Orleans in May 2011.

9th October Saharanpur Greater11th October Roorkee14th October Gharaunda15th October Jind Mid-Town16th October Narwana20th October Doon Shivalik Hills21st October Doon Vikas 22nd October Kharar23rd October Nalagarh27th October Panipat28th October Shahabad Markanda29th October SAS Nagar30th October Ladwa