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RY 2015-16 BULLETIN ISSUE NO.11

President’s Message Fellow Rotarians, Greetings from Shanghai! During our lunch meeting on the 15th of September, we agreed to hold our Charity Film movie screening of Sceptre – James Bond at 9.30 pm on Tuesday, 24th of November 2015 at Lido Theatre 1, Shaw Building. The proceeds will go to the following Organizations: 1. ISCOS (Educational Grant) 2. Crohns & Colitis Society Of Singapore We will be inviting Corporate Sponsors to make a donation of $1,000.00 which will entitle them to: · Special Seating arrangements for 2 tickets per

Corporate client; · Free Combo set of popcorn/drinks; · Tax Deductible receipt; and · Special mention by President in her speech before the

screening. In this regard, I am appealing to you to: · Please take up a Corporate sponsorship for this event

at $1,000.00 for a Booklet of 10 tickets for this charitable cause.

· Also consider giving a CASH DONATION. The above charities will receive a dollar for dollar matching donation from the Care & Share scheme.

The normal cost of a ticket for the Charity Film Show can be purchased at S$50.00 per ticket. I would like to seek your assistance by inviting you to be a Corporate Sponsor and/or to take a Booklet to support our Club’s Charity projects as outlined above. Please confirm at your earliest availability that you will be able to become our Corporate Sponsor or to take a Booklet for this event. I look forward to receiving your support. – Sigrid G. Zialcita

Rotary Club of Raffles City

Singapore – District 3310 Chartered 13 August 1980

www.rotaryclubrafflescity.org

Week of 13th of September 2015

Rotary International Calendar: September – Basic Education

and Literacy Month

of 9 Weekly Meeting: The Singapore Cricket Club, Tuesday 12.45pm


After President Sigrid opened the meeting, she invited a somewhat reluctant PP Kaka Singh to welcome the guests. We were joined at the meeting by RTN Ian Horner visiting us from the RC of Pantai Valley of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and RTN Angela Tng from RC Pandan Valley Singapore together with our guest speaker Ms Jorine Sim an Image & Etiquette consultant. In total we numbered 23 including our guests not forgetting one respected but infrequent RCRC member whom even President Sigrid struggled to remember, PP Joseph Foo. PP David Ong then swiftly proposed the toast to RI, and who shared details with members on the Charity Film Show fund raising event to be held at Lido 1 showing the James Bond Film “Spectre”. Following some lively discussion, the date of Tuesday, 24th of November at 9:30 pm was settled upon. President Sigrid then took the opportunity to remind everyone about the club’s signature project for the coming year where the club is planning to raise $20,000 to be applied as Educational Grants for disadvantaged children while working in conjunction with ISCOS. IPP Corina was next and she urged everyone to register on the Rotary Website as soon possible explaining in detail how quick and simple the process. RTN Pany then updated members on recent donations received for a previous speaker Tammy Durand Pomory and her organisation “ABCs and Rice.” He went on to explain a new initiative which is being promoted whereby for $500 per year a donor can take care of one child . A grand life changing deed for a very modest sum. PP Vincent has been one of the first RCRC

By RTN Geoff Hogg

Rotary Club of Raffles City www.rotaryclubrafflescity.org

RCRC Lunch Meeting | 15th of September

A big “Thank You” goes to Ms. Jorine Sim!



members to support this initiative. RTN Pany continued with an announcement of a wine tasting fund-raising event on the 29th of September for a Bali Project involving Daniel who has addressed the club on several occasions about this in the past. RTN Luis Coronado reminded us all about the Oktoberfest fellowship event next month, meanwhile the rest relaxed tucking into a tasty lunch which included Chopped chicken, Coleslaw, Penne with mushroom in tomato sauce, Roasted vegetables & potatoes, Fresh fruits and Strawberry delight with ivory chocolate. It was then over to RTN Judy Tan to introduce the speaker Ms. Jorine Sim, an Image & Etiquette consultant to talk on "Impress at first sight". Jorine entertained us all with a refreshing and light hearted overview of dress etiquette and the implications. Amongst other things she shared with us the secrets of warm and cool colours and IPP Corina lost no time in volunteering to be her assistant modelling an array of colours and shades to demonstrate what colours might suit a particular person or occasion. Finally RTN Geoff Hogg was called upon to give a brief vote of thanks. President Sigrid then closed the formal meeting at 2:05 pm while informal fellowship continued.

ROTARY’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES The Four Way Test

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions: Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL

and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all

concerned?

Object of Rotary The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

By RTN Geoff Hogg


RCRC Lunch Meeting | 15th of September (Cont.)



DG Philip Chong has requested all Rotarians to register as member of Rotary International (RI). The Rotary website provides very wide information about our Rotary moments and you are sure to find something of interest to you. I have volunteered to provide a simple guide on how to register: 1. https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en

2. Click on Sign in/Register

When you receive the email from RI with temporary password, please click on the link and change your password. You have successfully registered! In order to achieve the 100% registration, I volunteer to do this for you. Please drop me an email at [email protected] and I will do it for you. Please forward the RI email to me so that I can change the password for you. I prefer to change the password for you because I know many Rotarians do not respond to such email promptly (like within one year) and therefore the registration is not confirmed.

By IPP Corina Lai


How to Register as Member at My Rotary Central

IPP Corina Lai providing a lively demonstration on how to register at My Rotary Central during the lunch meeting on 15th of September.


https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en

mailto:[email protected]


The Rotaract Club of Raffles City held its 15th installation last Saturday, 19th of September at the Social Service Hub@ Chinatown Point. VP Aaron Tan was the Guest of Honour at the event. IPP Tan Kah Chuan passed over the baton to Charles Lee who has taken over as the President of the Rotaract Club of Raffles City for the Rotary year 2015/16. It was a “frightful” afternoon when the Rotaractors organized the handover ceremony. There were Rotaractors from the other clubs who were present at the event. After the ceremony there was a tea party organized for the Rotaractors, Rotarians and Interactor (Tampines Junior College) who were there to witness the event. Present from the Rotary Club of Raffles City were VP Aaron Tan, PP Ron Pereira and Rita and RTN Brian Tan.

By RTN Brian Tan


Rotaract Club of Raffles City 15th Installation

Kah Chuan on the left and Charles on the right shaking hands after the installation. Charles has promised a “frightening” experience of more fellowship and community service during his year of office.

Rotaractor Rytha Lew and PP Zen Tan



It is our pleasure to announce Rotary’s annual World Polio Day kickoff event on 23 October in New York City. We'll use this occasion to shine a light on Rotary’s leadership in the fight that has brought us This Close to ending polio. The Livestream event, co-sponsored by UNICEF, will bring together our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, government officials, and global health leaders from nongovernmental organizations and will mobilize more than 30,000 supporters. July and August brought great milestones in the polio eradication effort. For the first time in history, Nigeria -- then all of Africa -- marked one year with no new polio cases caused by the wild virus. We are closer to making good on our promise to end polio forever, but there's still work to be done. As we protect the progress made in Africa, we focus even more sharply on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Our World Polio Day kickoff event is our opportunity to update participants around the world on our progress and next steps and inspire them to share their voices, donate, or advocate for eradication as we near the finish line. We invite you to join us and watch the event live, starting at 18:30 New York time (UTC-4) or later -- a recording will be made available. We also ask you to raise awareness of our polio eradication effort in your own community and build a local audience for our World Polio Day event. Visit the End Polio Now website to download resources that can help you raise awareness and funds. Share this information with your Rotary clubs, districts, communities, and elected officials. Thirty years ago, we told the world what Rotary believes: that we can achieve the eradication of polio. Our dream is becoming reality. For every child, on World Polio Day, let’s push ahead to the reality of a polio-free world. Warm regards, Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran and Rotary Foundation Chair Ray Klinginsmith


Rotary International Presidential Message



Month Date Time Event

September

22nd 12:45 Speaker – Ms. Sue McKinney The King's Herb: The History of Vietnamese Botanical Medicine from the 14th Century to the Present

29th 12:45 Speaker – Mr. Wong Yoon Yen

October

4th 12:30 Oktoberfest – Brotzeit at Vivo City 6th 12:45 Speaker – Mr. Martin Tan, Principal of Northlight School

Giving Underachieving Children a Second Chance 6th 18:30 Rotary Information Exchange

Orchard Hotel 13th 12:45 Speaker – ISCOS

Educational Grant 20th 12:45 Speaker – PP Tengku Sri Indra 27th 12:45 Speaker – DaySpring

Providing Therapeutic Care for Abused Women

S A V E T H E D A T E : RCRC Charity Show 24th of November Lido Theater 1, Shaw Building

Rotary International Convention 28 May – 1 June 2016 Seoul

District 3310 Conference 29th of April 2016 Venue: Chiang Mai, Thailand

BIRTHDAY

September 21st PP Jeyapal Percy September 22nd RTN Andrew Schleider September 24th PP Tengku Sri Indra

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

September 25th PP Chen Vincent


Upcoming Events

Birthdays, Wedding Anniversaries




The Week in Pictures

PP Kaka Singh taking the podium after many years, and welcoming the guests during RCRC lunch meeting on 15th of September.

RTN Luis Coronado reminded the group of the Oktoberfest on 4th of October. So far, 18 are confirmed to attend the lunch at Brotzeit in Vivo City.

Welcome Back PP Joseph Foo!! (Top) IPP Corina Lai volunteered to be the model during the demo of speaker, Ms. Jorine Sim (Left) RTN Judy Tan introducing our speaker.



2015-2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

(Left to right) Charter President Low Siew Joon, Charter Member Chris Mertz, PDG Philbert Chin, Charter Member PP David Lee Fong Lit

RCRC Past Presidents 1980 to 2015

(Left to Right) Judy Tan (Public Relations), Mohan Pillay (Sgt. at Arms), Aaron Tan (Vice-President), Florian Weidinger (Hon. Secretary), Kaka Singh (Hon. Treasurer), T.C. Phua (Club Service), Brian Tan (Youth Service), Jeffrey Chan (Asst. Secretary), Jochen Krauss (Community Service), Sigrid Zialcita (President), Ron Pereira (Projects Director), Corina Lai (IPP), Nidhi Swarup (President-Elect), Johnson Tan (International Service), Wee Koon San (Sgt. at Arms), Tengku Sri Indra (Vocational Service), Chris Mertz (Sgt. at Arms), David Ong Choon (Membership), Eugene Lim. (Family of Rotary/Sports Convenor). (Not in Picture) Vincent Chen (Rotary Foundation)

2015-2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS



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