Fellow Rotarians,

To be invited to join as a member

of a Rotary Club is easy but to be a

Rotarian it takes commitment.

Committed to the cause of service.

Service to our own club and service

to the community. Many joined

Rotary for the wrong reason, but

stayed for the right reason. The

strong bond of genuine friendship

developed through good fellowship.

Members come together as

Rotarians to unite the power of one

with the power of many to bring

about exceptional change in the

communities they serve. Their

passion for service make a

difference in one’s life. Rotarians

are inspired individuals and their

selflessness inspire others.

This is the gift of being a Rotarian

and nothing more meaningful and

valuable than to share this gift with

others, inviting others to join us.

Engaging in smart partnerships with

other organisations, including

NGOs, government agencies, state

bodies and corporates, would

further expand our network of

affiliates to support our community

service efforts.

Our image building is through our

membership. The more, people who

knows us because of the good work

we do, the more, people would

want to be associated with us. They

offer to be our service partners or

simply wanting to join us because

of the fellowship that brings people

together.

“Rotarians are inspired individuals and their selflessness inspire others.”

NEWSLETTER GOVERNOR’S

ISSUE 2 - AUGUST 2015 FOR ROTARIANS ONLY

Every Rotary Club has its own

strength. Some are strong in

fellowship, some build their

attraction on the many projects

they carry out. Review your

Club’s strength and what would

attract one to join your club.

While growth is important,

retention of members is equally as

important. The survival of a club is in its membership and an

effective club is a club with

active participation of its

members. When members

are active and partake in

club activities, the rate of

retention is much higher.

While we care for the

community, every effort

should also be made to care

for our members. A happy

club is a healthy club.

“One of the most wonderful

things about Rotary is that it

allows you to be part of

something so much larger than

yourself.” – Past RI President

Glenn Estess Sr

… and that something is the gift

that Rotarians are gifted with.

Be Rotary Proud.

Siti

www.rotary3300.org

Being the month of August and the

very special month where a lot of

emphasis is being made both at the

District and the Rotary world

“Membership” seems to be the buzz

word. All of us are proud of Rotary.

We want a Rotary that creates a

huge, positive impact in this world.

Well, we all know great things

don’t happen by themselves. They

happen when we work hard, when

we have strong clubs, and when we

have Rotarians who love Rotary.

We have talked so much about

Membership in Rotary in recent

years. We need younger members,

we need more women, and we need

a more representative cross section

of our communities. But the fact of

the matter is, we just need more

members. And I think we all know

why. With more members we can

build stronger clubs, we can have a

greater impact on our communities

as well as the world at large; we can

increase support of our

Rotary Foundation, thereby

putting more hands and

hearts to work changing

more lives. And as a result,

we can attract more

publicity, which will in

turn strengthen Rotary.

We’ve been spending a lot

of time talking about

attracting members. We

talk about making Rotary

look good, we talk about

Public Image, and we talk about all

the things we can do to get people

interested in Rotary membership.

But I think we haven’t been talking

enough about something that’s even

more important, and that’s making

Rotary membership work for all of

our members, so that they don’t just

join a Rotary club — but stay and

become Rotarians. We need to look

harder at our clubs, be honest with

ourselves about the obstacles to

membership, and be open to change

- so that we can make Rotary not

only an attractive choice, but a

viable choice, for people of all ages.

There are many Rotary clubs that

are doing just fine, with a growing

membership, productive service,

and engaged Rotarians need to

assume leadership for building

strong clubs, and that starts with

bringing in new members.

DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP GROWTH & RETENTION CHAIRMAN 2015-16

PP ANANDA SUNDRAM PILLAI

ROTARY CLUB OF SENAWANG

RI MEMBERSHIP & EXTENSION MONTH

RC Langkawi inducts 4 new members

We want a Rotary that creates a huge, positive impact in this world.

RC Bukit Bintang inducts

3 new members

RC Alor Setar

done them, because the world isn’t

the same as it was. We need to be

bold. We need to be flexible. We

need to be

tolerant.

We need to

remember that the strength that you

see from every possible background

- is what makes Rotary what it is.

And if we understand that, then we

have to also realise that we can’t be

looking to recruit only people who

are just like us.

To all my friends and sponsors in

the respective clubs who have

shared Rotary with your new

Inductees, Congratulations on

behalf of the Membership team and

for the New members who have

joined us in D3300, “Welcome To

Rotary” and I hope this will be the

beginning of your journey to do

good in the world with friends

while having fun.

Please also look out for the

announcements on the Rotary

Membership & Fireside Fellowship

programs which will be announced

soon with the first in Langkawi.

Ananda Sundram Pillai ANS PMC

Deputy Trainer & Membership

Growth & Retention Chairman

And that will mean figuring out

what’s not working in those clubs

— and the best ways for them to

move forward. It will mean helping

them to think creatively, and

honestly, about how to engage

Rotary - and how to grow for

the future. And, in many

cases, that may mean doing

things a little bit differently than

they are being done now. Not every

Rotary club has to be a traditional

one. And some of the best clubs out

there don’t look anything like the

Rotary clubs most of us probably

belong to.

The one thing we do know for sure

about Rotary is that we can’t keep

doing things the way we’ve always

I took PP Ananda's advice during the District

Training Assembly where he told us that a good

place to speak to a future prospective Rotarian is at a

funeral. Taking his advice, I tried and it worked!

Now we have increased our membership from 12 to

15 with another couple waiting to be installed soon.

President Cecilia Sharmini, RC West Pahang

RC Kuantan inducts 3 new members

RC Bandar Sungai Petani

Tuanku Muhriz ibni

Almarhum Tuanku

Munawir

Tun Dr. Mahathir

Mohamad

Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

Prominent Malaysian Rotarians

RC West Pahang inducts

2 new members

DISTRICT OUTREACH (EXTENSION) CHAIRMAN 2015-16

PP DR. BASKARAN GOBALA KRISHNAN

ROTARY CLUB OF BUTTERWORTH

JAMES DAVIDSON - MY HERO

Rotary would have remained

unknown if Paul Harris and his

colleagues were contented with the

Rotary Club of Chicago. It seemed

that some Rotarians from RC

Chicago were dead against

extension right from the beginning

and it took quite a bit of persuasion

to get those doubting Thomases on

board with this idea of extension.

The extension of Rotary became

international when Rotary clubs

were formed in Canada, United

Kingdom and Ireland. By the early

1920’s, Rotary’s presence had

spread to Europe, South America

and even to parts of Asia with the

earliest clubs being organised in

Manila, Calcutta, Shanghai and

Tokyo.

Rotarian James Davidson from

Calgary, Canada was appointed as

the Special commissioner by Paul

Harris with a mandate to undertake

extension in the Far East. His

journey took 2 years and among the

23 clubs in 28 countries he

chartered, 7 were in Malaya. The

clubs were Seremban, Kuala

Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Klang and

Coast, Malacca and Singapore. He

will always be remembered and

revered as the man who brought

Rotary to our shores and inspired

many latter day Rotarians in our

district to undertake extension.

Reading about him and his exploits

inspired me and what struck me

most about this man was his

commitment and passion for

Rotary. I decided that if I do get an

opportunity to work on extension, I

will give it my best shot and do my

bit to perpetuate the legacy of this

great man.

The opportunity presented itself in

2008 as the District was keen to

start a new club in Sungai Petani. I

decided that I should give it a

serious try and the first thing I did

was to approach some of the

members of the defunct Rotary

Club of Sungai Petani. To my great

surprise, I found out that some of

them were still very keen on Rotary

and amongst them, PP Dato’ Dr.

Subramaniam, PP Moorthy Sharma,

PP T he mudu and PP R.

Subramaniam were very supportive.

As I was relatively new to

extension, I had the support and

experience of my senior club mate,

PP Jagjit Singh to guide me. It was

a real struggle to get more members

and at one point, I wanted to give

up. Then after about six meetings,

in came a young man, Arvind Gopi

Kumar who transformed the whole

picture. He was the live wire who

brought in a sizeable number of

members and the rest is history. We

chartered RC Bandar Sungai Petani

on 15th June 2010 and this was my

1st taste of success in extension.

This success gave me the

encouragement and confidence to

venture into extension again if

another opportunity arose. Kulim

was my next target as it was a fast

growing town and with the

blessings of my club, I started work

again. It was more difficult when

compared to Bandar Sungai Petani

which had a pool of ex-Rotarians

from the old club to start with.

RC Bandar Sungai Petani

RC Kulim

As luck would have it, two ex-

Rotarians, namely PP Sree

V i j a y a n a y a g a n f r o m R C

Butterworth and PP BH Lee from

RC Tanjung Bungah expressed

keen interest to return to the fold

and they were instrumental in

getting this club off the ground. It

was finally formed after many

months of trials and tribulations,

with the club being finally chartered

on 24th of May 2011. It was yet

another experience, much different

from my first venture.

In the year 2012-

13, I started work

on a Rotary club

in Langkawi,

which had been

an elusive target

for our district

for more than two

decades. It was a

mo r e d i f f i c u l t

challenge as we had

to face the relative

isolation of these

i s l ande r s . Few

attempts have been

made in the past, but

after much promise,

each time our attempts failed. It

was physically exhausting as I had

to make a road journey of nearly

two and half hours from my

hometown of Bukit Mertajam to

Kuala Perlis and

from there a sea

journey of one

hour to reach the

is land almost

every fortnight for

nearly six months.

I was again

fortunate that I

found a saviour

in the form of

my name sake,

Dr. Baskaran

Kosthi who

transformed the

interest group

from the time

h e s t a r t e d

attending the fifth meeting onwards.

It was a long and tedious labour of

love that finally made our dreams

of a Rotary club in Langkawi a

reality and the club was chartered in

March 2013.

RC Langkawi

“It was physically exhausting as I had to make a road journey of nearly two and half hours from my

hometown of Bukit Mertajam to Kuala Perlis and from there a sea journey of one hour to reach the island

almost every fortnight for nearly six months.”

RC Mont Kiara

In 2013-14, RC Seputeh and RC

Mont Kiara were chartered. In

2014-15. 3 clubs, RC Lake Garden,

RC Nilai Central and RC Kampung

Baru City Centre were chartered.

In this Rotary year we are working

towards the formation of bilingual

clubs in Taiping and Sitiawan as

well as clubs in Kepala Batas and

Kangar and hopefully an e-club.

The formation of a club in Kangar

is an obsession for me as it remains

the only state in our country

without a Rotary Club and the sad

part is that it once had a club which

was regrettably terminated in 1990.

It remains my toughest challenge so

far with no end in sight until now,

inspite of trying for nearly two

years.

It has been a long and hard road but

to tell you the truth, I have enjoyed

doing what I am passionate about

and it has been immensely

satisfying. The greatest satisfaction

for an extensionist like me is when I

hear about the good work that these

clubs carry out in the respective

communities that they serve. That is

music to my ears. It is a strong

vindication of the efforts and

sacrifices that I have put in to

spread the good work of Rotary far

and wide.

It goes without saying that I will

always dedicate my work in

extension to my role model in

Rotary, Mr. James Davidson. My

biggest disappointment thus far has

been the apparent inability to

inspire more Rotarians to become

involved in extension and take over

from us as we slow down.

It is my fervent wish and hope that

in the very near future, there will

emerge many newer and younger

Rotarians who will be committed to

extension and carry the torch that

was lit by Davidson way back in

1929 and keep it burning for a long

time to come. That will be the

ultimate reward and joy for people

like me and many others who have

given our heart and soul to

extension.

PP Dr. Baskaran

District Extension Chairman

RC Seputeh

RC Nilai Central

RC Lake Garden

RC Kampung Baru City Centre

WHAT WORKED FOR ME?

When I first joined the Rotary Club of Teluk Intan,

membership was an issue. We had only 16 members and

we were recycling club officers. I believe my Club’s

situation was similar to that in many other clubs where we

always talk about bringing in new members, everyone

agrees its very important, and then at the end, we have

fellowship, everyone is in ‘high spirits” and we go back

happy. The next meeting is the same. We forget our goal.

I decided to change the situation. I promoted Rotary just

like another product. I made a list of potential 'customers' to

approach. The right target group is also important for us to

secure results. Normally I make appointments with the

prospects and meet them one by one individually to explain about Rotary. I realised that the general perception is

that Rotary is only for the rich, for the high society group, the elite and members need to make monthly donations

etc. Surprisingly some have also never heard of Rotary.

Next, I looked at W.I.F.M (What's in it for me). Most of us, whether we care to admit it or not, have selfish

interests at heart. Potential members are the same. Why should they get involved in an organisation if they don’t

gain any benefit?

When explaining about Rotary membership, I make sure

they are informed about the commitments they have to

make. This, when compared to the benefits of Rotary like

doing good while meeting new people, having great

fellowship and the opportunity for foreign travel, far

outweigh the monthly monetary commitments.

I also make sure I emphasise their time commitments.

Some prospects may be worried about not having enough

time on their hands. However, nowadays there are so many

ways to serve in a Rotary Club. They can always contribute

ideas via WhatsApp or email, avenues which we all use in

our daily lives.

When I started to bring in new prospective members, I realised my other members were also motivated and they

too started to bring in other potential members. It's all a question of FOCUS.

Lastly and most importantly is the question of how serious are we in wanting to develop membership. After all,

success is all about, “You reap what you sow”.

Gopal – President, Rotary Club of Teluk Intan

Editor’s Note

Dear friends,

August has come and gone, and you’re only getting to read the August edition of the Governor’s Newsletter now.

Coming up with a read worthy newsletter has been one of my toughest tasks in my time in Rotary. There have

been a number of changes, chief among them being the reduced number of pages. However, I hope that the

content is no less in quality and you enjoy reading this issue.

Being Membership and New Club Development Month, August has seen many new friends join us, so welcome to

this great family of Rotary. And to all friends, do keep sharing the joy of Rotary, for each of us is in Rotary today

only because we had someone who decided to share Rotary with us.

Lastly, do keep sending in photographs, news and brief updates on your events and projects.

Arvind

D I S T R I C T

C A L E N D A R

CLUB INSTALLATIONS

Rtn. Isabelle Lalitha installed as President of the Rotary Club of Greater Kuala Lumpur in

Joint Installation Ceremony with the Rotary Club of Makati Southeast

Indera Mahkota gets a new “Raja”

Rtn. Rajasegeram Sathasivam installed as the

President of the Rotary Club of Indera Mahkota

Rtn. Amirthanathan Santiago installed as the

President of the Rotary Club of Utara Subang Jaya

CLUB INSTALLATIONS

Transport Minister Dato’ Seri Liow Tiong Lai the Guest of Honour as Rtn. Cecilia Sharmini is installed

as the President of the Rotary Club of West Pahang

Together we strive for peace and unity of mankind

Rtn. Moorthy installed as the President of the

Rotary Club of Senawang

Rtn. Kan Chee Wee installed as the President of

the Rotary Club of Temerloh

RC Port Dickson marks 51 years of Rotary service

with the installation of President Tessie Martin

Rtn. Punnosamy Rajoo installed as the 9th President

of the Rotary Club of Seri Changkat Jong

Oldest Rotary Club in Kedah installs Rtn. Jacky Yong

as the President of the Rotary Club of Alor Star

Rtn. Paramesh Seenivasan installed as the

President of the Rotary Club of Puchong

Centennial

Rtn. Imanuel Kochappan installed as the President of

the Rotary Club of Metro Kuantan DiRaja

Rtn. Andersen Ong Wai Leong installed as the President

of the Rotary Club of Tropicana Damansara

Rtn. Louis Leong Mun Fai installed as the

President of the Rotary Club of Cheras

Rtn. Mogana Rajan Muthiah installed as the President of the

Rotary Club of Ipoh South (KRIS)

PKR installed as Rotary Club President

Rtn. Dr. Rajesh Perumbilavil installed as the 5th

President of the Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani

IPP Dr. Bernard Chan recognising the

contributions of the Late Rtn. Dr. Kyaw Min

Rtn. Dominic Chandran installed as the

President of the Rotary Club of Gombak

Banker Hardeep Singh installed as the President of

the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja

Rotary Club of Bandar Utama, Disaster Aid Malaysia (DAM), Ferrari Owners Club Malaysia (FOCM) and Miss

Chinese Cosmos Beauty Pageant came together to offer the joy of riding in a Ferrari to the children from

Persatuan Penjagaan Kanak-kanak Klang.

TRF SEMINAR

Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club

16 August 2015

"Let us remember that when we give to our Foundation, we are not sending cash to Evanston.

We are helping a blind man to see, a polio victim to walk, a child to grow to adulthood healthily, a

student to become educated, and a family to have enough food to eat."

Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair 2014-15, Past Rotary International President John Kenny

Rotary U-Cemerlang School Uniform

Project for the Poor.

U-Kids Trading Sdn. Bhd. And Rotary Club of

Penang have joined forces to provide school

uniforms for 1,000 poor students in the state of

Penang annually.

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, OI OI OI!!

IAN RISELEY , an Austral ian accountant and member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham, is selected as the 2017-18 Rotary President.

Governor Siti inducts Ms. Ong Shiou

Ting & Mr. Puvaneswaran Iswara

during her official visit to the

Rotary Club of Pudu

Governor Siti visits the Sungai Puyu

Volunteer Fire Brigade which is sponsored

by the Rotary Club of Seberang Jaya

RC Langkawi

adopts

Rocky Balboa

The Rotary Club of Langkawi has adopted Rocky Balboa, a rock-

hopper penguin, at Underwater World, Pantai Cenang, Langkawi

11 JULY 2015, Arenaa Hotel, KL

Arveena Gill installed as

President of Rotaract

Club of SEGi Kuala

Lumpur in spectacular

Bollywood themed

event

ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL ROTARACT CONFERENCE 2015 YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA, 8 – 11 AUGUST 2015

The Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference

(“APRRC”) is an annual Rotaract Conference hosted by a

country within the Asia Pacific Region and aims to bring

Rotaractors from the region together, with the objective of

establishing a common ground for discussions and platform

to share views and ideas in furtherance of the ideals and

objectives of Rotaract.

This year, a total of

28 Rotaractors

from 7 Clubs

representing

Rotaract

District

3300,

Malaysia

attended

the APRRC

2015 held in

Yogyakarta -

Indonesia.

Besides the formal

workshops and Rotaract business,

the conference provided an opportunity for

delegates to mingle with Rotaractors from

neighbouring countries. During the Rotaract

Festival, each country would set up a booth to

promote their culture, food and games. It was a

great melting pot to explore the cultures, savour the

delicacies and a priceless learning experience for all

attendees.

RAC SUNWAY UNIVERSITY VISITS G.O.L.D

22nd August - GOLD (Generating Opportunities

for Learning Disables) is the vision and the

principle objective of the Association of Learning

Disabilities, Petaling District, Selangor and aims to

initiate work and social opportunities for learning

disables and to involve parents, teachers,

volunteers and the community thus creating

awareness of learning disables.

The Rotaractors joined disabled young adults in

their baking and mug decorating activities and also

taught teach them some basic guest serving ethics.

BM HIGH SCHOOL RETAINS TITLE

Team Eureka from BM High School

emerges Champions for the second

consecutive year in the 2nd Regional IQuiz

for the Penang Region held at Sentral

College, Penang on 15 August 2015.

Pirates and Cowboys

in attendance as Rtr.

Chestal Chin is

installed as "Captain"

of RAC Pudu

ROTARY DISTRICT 3300 MERDEKA PARADE

IPOH, 31 August 2015 - Governor Siti Subaidah led a

contingent of 50 Rotarians, family and friends as Rotary

International District 3300 joined 10,000 Malaysians in

celebrating the country’s 58th National Day at Ipoh,

Perak. With His Royal Highness The Sultan of Perak,

Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah and his consort Raja

Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim in attendance, the

parade featured 114 contingents involving 6,500

participants from various government and private

departments and agencies, academic institutions,

uniformed associations and NGOs.

Since Rotary began in Malaysia way back in 1929,

this is the first time ever Rotary has participated in

an Independence Day March Past.