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1st Solo Exhibition by Mr Kim Whye Kee, the Winner of the Artisan of the Year 2018

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1st Solo Exhibition by Mr Kim Whye Kee, Winner of Artisan of the Year 2018 Award

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Report on Wed 18 July

2018 Meeting

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Mr Kim Whye Kee receives the Artisan of the Year Trophy from IPP Keith Harrison at the Club’s Installation Dinner on 1.7.18 From left: PE Deepak Nagrani, Mr Kim, IPP Keith & Rtn Uttam Kripalani

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Solo Exhibition by Mr Kim Whye Kee, the Winner of Artisan of the Year 2018

By: Honorary Secretary Rtn Connie Ho

Extraordinary pottery work by an extraordinary man - Mr Kim Whye Kee, Singaporean gang leader served 10 years’

jail, got 9 strokes of cane and now had his very own 1st Solo Exhibition.

This event was organized by Temenggong Artists-In-Residence (TMG), showcases Why Kee’s work as a

Singaporean potter. Opening speech by the Minister of Home Affairs and Minister for Law, K Shanmugam is

heartwarming – “Ten years ago, Kim Whye Kee was a young man with a past, with convictions for drug abuse, extortion and

gang-related activities. When he attended his father's funeral in handcuffs in 2007, Whye Kee realised that he had to turn over a

new leaf. He took up pottery classes in prison - which started him on a journey of recovery. One of Whye Kee's works was

displayed at a Yellow Ribbon art exhibition, where his talent was noticed by Singaporean artist Henri Chen, the founder of

Temenggong_art_residencies and soon after Whye Kee’s release, Henri sent him to LASALLE College of the Arts to pursue

degree in Fine Arts and Whye Kee graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Fine Arts. Whye Kee's

perseverance and commitment to improve himself have left him to make significant contributions to Singapore's art scene,

and meaningfully impact the lives of many.”

Grateful for the support he has received, Whye Kee co-founded Beacon of Life, which reaches out of at-risk youths

with difficult family backgrounds, using art and sports to guide them away from negative influences. Whye Kee has

also volunteered in the Taman Jurong grassroots for eight years.

What is unknown to others, 50% of the proceeds of this exhibition go to the service projects Whye Kee

supports. Whye Kee’s remarkable journey is truly an inspiration to us all!!

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Last Week – Report on the Wednesday Meeting – 18 July 2018 OPENING REMARKS The meeting was opened by acting Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) Rtn Jeff Rajeck who invited President Mark Wang to take the Chair. Upon taking the Chair, President Mark acknowledged the presence of PDG Dr Philbert Chin and welcomed the Guest Speaker Dr Lo Swee Won to the meeting.

WELCOME Welcome of Guests of members was performed by Rtn Adnan Ansari: Guests Ms Candy Ong Ms Emily Wee Mr Toshi Kimura Mr Arun Pai

TOAST As there were no visiting Rotarians, President Mark called on new member, Rtn Siva Kumar Gopal who invited members to join him in a toast to Rotary International.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 1ST VSC MEETING

President Mark gave highlights of the first Vocational Service Committee (VSC) Meeting held on 12 July, which was attended by 32 Rotarians, 5 spouses and 7 guests. Also present were District Vocational Chair, Rtn Daisy Irani and Assistant Governor Elsie Chua, who were looking at a close collaboration with the Club. It was an energetic kick off into the new Rotary year, which saw VSC Director Rtn Ronil Sujan introducing his Executive Committee. President Mark added that PP Peter Tan introduced a Club HEAL project which would give training by experts on how to support persons with mental illnesses by personal interaction. There was productive discussion about the Swimarathon, setting the agenda for another successful year for VSC. Guest, Ms Audrey Tan gave a presentation about “Investing in Women” and entertainment was provided by young flutist Ms Elizabeth Russel.

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NOTICE FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE President Mark called for nominations for the four elected members of the Nominating Committee, which should be in writing and to be received by 31 July 2018. In accordance with the Club’s Bylaws, the four elected members of the Nominating Committee must each have been members of this Club for at least 3 years and must have been a member of the Board of Directors of this Club for at least one full year, and have no arrears in dues. No person shall be a member of the nominating committee for more than 3 consecutive years. If more than four nominations are received, a vote will be held. If the number of nominations is less than four, the Board shall have the power to fill any vacancy.

100% ATTENDANCE Congratulations to the following members who have achieved 100% attendance of weekly meetings for the last Rotary Year: PDG Dr Philbert Chin PP Chiang Shih Fang Rtn Robert Craiu Rtn Uttam Kripalani IPP Keith Harrison President Mark Wang

UPCOMING INSTALLATION DATES OF INTERACT/ROTARACT CLUBS Members were encouraged to attend the following Interact/ Rotaract Clubs’ Installations: School Date Time Venue

Catholic Junior College 25 July 1700-1900hrs Lecture Theatre 2

Bt Gombak EAGLES 4 August 1030-1230hrs Hillview CC [Multi-Purpose Hall-(MPH)]

Rotaract Club of Temasek 4 August 1030-1230hrs Hillview CC (MPH)

UPCOMING INSTALLATION DATES OF SISTER CLUBS Members were also encouraged to attend the following Installations/Charter celebrations of Sister Clubs: Sister Clubs Date

RC Cauayan 4 August RC Bandar Seri Begawan 11 August RC Kuala Lumpur DiRaja 25 August RC Rizal West 1 September RC Taipei 3 December

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Speaker Dr Lo Swee Won with President Mark

From left: VP Hassan, Dr Lo & President Mark

Dr Lo is a PhD graduate in Information Systems from Singapore Management University and a Master of Engineering from Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. She was also graduated from Multimedia University, Selangor, Malaysia with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in electronics majoring in telecommunication. She is a lecturer at the Singapore University of Social Sciences and a member of the Technical Committee for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies. Dr Lo’s talk covered an introduction to Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), which refers to a novel and fast-evolving approach to recording and sharing data across multiple data stores (or ledgers). Dr Lo noted that DLT was easy to implement if its users were trustworthy. She explained Blockchain’s provision of trust. Dr Lo also spoke of the “Tragedy of the Commons” and illustrated its concepts. She further gave a more technical introduction to Cryptoeconomy and Blockchain Evolution. (A copy of Dr Lo’s presentation is available from the Secretariat.)

President Mark called on VP Hassan Moosa who warmly thanked Dr Lo for her very insightful presentation, adding that should she decide to give another presentation to the Club, the meeting would be a sold out! VP Hassan noted that Blockchain was an elegant piece of technology; and whilst he was familiar with it, he realised there was a lot more he did not know. He further thanked Dr Lo for her work in R&D in this field and helping to change the world for the better.

Last Week

Speaker: Dr Lo Swee Won Topic: “Introduction to Blockchain and its Use Cases”





RC sends best wishes to Birthday celebrants next week:

Dr Alexander Ressos Andreas Duerst Renate Noessler

July 27-29 July – Interact Leadership

Training Camp

August Membership and New Club Development Month 1 August – Luncheon meeting

cancelled in lieu of evening meeting

September Basic Education and Literacy Month 18 September – 2

nd Club Assembly

19 September – DG Henry Tan’s

Official Visit

October Economic and Community Development Month

12-14 October – Help the Children

Project in Malang and Batu, Indonesia

Coming Rotary Events

RC sends best wishes to Wedding Anniversary celebrants this week: Honorary Member PP Raymon & Jessie Huang

Gunter Stockmann

Anniversary Celebrants

Birthday Celebrants

This Meeting

Next Meeting

Youth Service

Meeting

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Pres Garry hands a Club banner to Rtn Rodrigo

25 July 2018

Reception Desk duty: PP Chiang Shih Fang, Robert Craiu Sunshine Box: Uttam Kripalani, Siva Gopal Speaker: Ms Aziza Ali, Former Chef and Food Consultant Topic: My Life Journey with Food, Books & Art

Community Service

Meeting

1 August 2018 1st Evening Meeting

Reception Desk duty: Deblina Chatterjee, Bertrand De Mil Sunshine Box: Hena Hoda, S “Mali” Malaiappan

Speaker: Mr Sandzhar Tazhibaev, Co-founder & Managing Director of Avantgarde Topic: Blockchain for Food Security & Nutrition

Community Service Committee Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 2 August Time: 7.30pm Venue: To be advised Hosts: To be advised

Youth Service Committee Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 26 July Time: 7.00pm Venue: YWCA Singapore 6 Fort Canning Road, Fort Canning Lodge, Love & Charity Room, Level 3 Hosts: YSC Dir Dr Hoh Sek Tien, Jessica Lim, Adnan Ansari





BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018/2019

President Mark Wang

Immediate Past President Keith Harrison

President Elect Deepak Nagrani

Vice President (Public Relations) Hassan Moosa

Vice President (Membership) Rajkumar Perumal Suppiah

Hon. Secretary (Administration) Connie Ho

Hon. Treasurer (Finance) Horst Hagemann

Directors

Chair, Community Service Dr Rupesh Agrawal

Chair, Vocational Service Ronil Sujan

Chair, International Service Dr Chan Siew Luen

Chair, New Generations Service Dr Hoh Sek Tien

Director (Club Rotary Foundation) Manish Tibrewal

The Guide to Daily Living

Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the

Precepts of the guide. Ask ourselves these 4 questions and

act upon them:

First: Have I spent some time in self-examination?

Second: Have I spent quality time with my family?

Third: Have I given my best to my work?

Fourth: Have I given some time to someone near and far?

The Guide, in fact, encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary.

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