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Volume 53 Issue No. 3

25 JULY 2016

7 MARK YOUR DIARY

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Birthday / Anniversary

celebrants and more…

1 IN FOCUS

Photo Album of the 1st Vocational Service Committee Meeting

4 LAST WEEK

Report on Wed,

20 July 2016

Meeting/Club

Assembly

1st Vocational Service Committee Meeting

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In Focus

Photo Album of the 1

st Vocational Service Committee

(VSC) Meeting on 14.7.16

Focus

Seated from left: Hon Member (HM) PP Raymon Huang, Pres Garry,

Rt s Mali Malaiappa , Jasbir Koh, A a t Jai . “ta di g fro left: RYLA participants, PP Tapan Rao & Rtn Willi Hess

Fro left: Rt s Raj Rajku ar, Re ate Noessler &PP Paliath

Moha Moha das

From left: Rtns Dr W S Hameed, PP Dr Oliver Hennedige & Rtn

M M Patel

From left: Rtn Yong Poh Shin, Guest Ms Jessica Lim, Rtn Dr W S

Hameed, PP Oliver & Rtn Patel

From left: Rtns Bharat Mandloi, Willi, PP Mohan & HM PP Raymon

Members singing the 4-Way Test Song

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Photo Album of the 1st

Vocational Service Committee (VSC) Meeting on 14.7.16

Pres Garry & 1st

Lady Grace congratulating the July birthday &

wedding anniversary celebrants

HM PP Raymon Huang making a point

Rtn Renate conducting the meeting on behalf of VSC

Chairman Rtn Bala Venkatesan

Great fellowship with Rtns Hassan Moosa, Joseph & Maria Chia

(seated) Standing from left: PP Dr Yap Lip Kee, PP Mohan, Rtns Dr W

S Hameed, Mali, PP Dr Shahul Hameed & Rtn See Mee Lee

Rtn Willi & Hannelore Hess

PP Dr Oliver & Irene Hennedige






News from Rotary Philippines

By: PE/ Hon Treasurer Rtn Keith Harrison

In collaboration with Rtn Maria Villasor and Rtn Aida Sotto of Rotary Club of San Juan Central (a Brother or our

Sister Club - Rotary Club of Makati) have placed 3 work experienced interns, all of whom are deaf in Zambawood

y ife s so ial e terprise . They are graduates of the ‘otary Ce ter for Housekeepi g i the Philippi es.

Signing my name! K for Keith with big nose!

With the full team






OPENING REMARKS

President Garry Taylor welcomed members to the Meeting which was a continuation of the first Club Assembly

from last week.

WELCOME OF GUESTS AND VISITING ROTARIANS

President Garry called upon Rtn Uttam Kripalani to welcome guests of members and

visiting Rotarians:

Guests:

Ms Irina Bytchikova

Visiting Rotarians:

ISC Director Joy Regner – Cebu Fuente

Salauddin Yousuf – Dhaka Royal

TOAST & EXCHANGE OF BANNERS

Rtn Uttam also took on the task of Toastmaster, and called on members to raise a toast to Rotary International, as

there were no visiting Rotarians at the start of the meeting.

INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBER

President Garry Taylor was pleased to induct another member to the

Club. On behalf of Rtn Deepti Lalchandani, President Garry introduced

Rtn Astha Aggarwal who was born in Delhi and grew up in Jakarta. She

lived there for 15 years before she moved to the UK to pursue her

undergrad degree at the University of Warwick. She moved to Singapore

5 years ago and started her career in FX Institutional Sales at HSBC. She

then moved to the Private Bank at JP Morgan 3 years ago. Rtn Astha is a

foodie, pretends to gym and enjoys traveling. She recently got married in

December to Tarang, who is a consultant at McKinsey.

Rtn Astha s lassifi atio is Wealth Management a d she was

recommended by President Garry to join the International Service Committee. President Garry assigned PP Paliath

Moha Moha das to e ‘t Astha s e tor.

ADOPTION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015

President Garry advised that the audited financial statements for Year ended 30 June 2015 were circulated to

members on 1 July 2016 and no questions pertaining to the statements were received. He called for the adoption of

the financial statements, proposed by Rtn Uttam Kripalani and seconded by Rtn Xerxes Medora. The financial

statements were duly adopted by a show of hands from members present.

Last Week Last Week – Report on the Wednesday Meeting – 20

July 2016 (1

st Club Assembly - continued)

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Rtn Uttam & Pres Garry

Pres Garry presents the membership kit to

Rtn Astha






PRESENTATION OF PAUL HARRIS FELLOW (PHF) RECOGNITIONS

President Garry noted that with three clients and local businessmen, Paul Harris founded the first Rotary Club in

Chi ago i fello ship a d frie dship . He added that Paul Harris Fellows continue the legacy, by donating at least

USD1,000 to The Rotary Foundation. President Garry thanked the following members for their contributions and

presented them with their PHF Recognitions:

COMMUNITY VISIT TO MALANG AND BATU, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

President Garry reminded members of the Clu s o u ity isit to Malang and Batu in East Java, Indonesia from

2 - 4 September 2016. He added that together with Partner Clubs, RC Malang Central and RC Kuching Central, the

Club would be launching Help the Children 6 project. This project will provide necessary school-going needs

for 620 underprivileged Children in the area, for the estimated cost of USD$105.00 per child. The trip would include

isits to the Childre s s hools, ho es as ell as fello ship ith our Part er Clu s. Ho orary e er Moha Vaswani and spouse Kawita would also be hosting the group for a fellowship Dinner in their lovely home in Selecta

in Batu, Indonesia. Members are requested to make their own travel bookings, however hotel, food and transport

would be arranged. Please advise the Secretariat of your intended participation by 4 August 2016.

INVITATIONS FROM INTERACT CLUBS

President Garry informed members of the installations invitations received from Interact Clubs as follows:

1) Interact Clubs of Anglo-Chinese (Independent) School and Victoria Junior College both on 21 July.

2) Raffles Interact Club 54th Installation on 3 August.

INVITATIONS FROM SISTER CLUBS

President Garry further informed members of the invitations received from sister clubs as follows:

1) RC of Cauayan Installation on 6 August at 6.00pm, Hotel Andrea, Cauayan City, Philippines

2 ‘C Kuala Lu pur Di‘aja s I stallatio o “aturday, “epte er at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Please let the Secretariat know if you are able to attend any of these installations.

Last Week

PP Chiang Shih Fang received two pins – PHF+1

and PHF+2

Rtn Uttam Kripalani received a PHF +2 pin

Rtn Saeed Khan received a PHF +4 pin Rtn Paul Phua received a PHF +3 pin






FIRST CLUB ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS (Continued from 13.7.16)

President Garry started the Club Assembly proceedings by calling on PE and Hon Treasurer Keith Harrison to make

his report:

Hon Treasurer’s Report

PE Keith reported that the Financial Statements for Year ended 2015 was just approved and adopted.

The Clu s Ju e a ou ts ere ot yet issued a d these a ou ts would be shared later.

There would be no increase in the annual subscription fees and hosting fees. PE Keith added that it was

likely that the I ter atio al “er i e Co ittee s “ister Clu fellowship event hosting charge would remain

the same.

PE Keith advised that the hand over with Hon Treasurer (RY 2015/16) “ Mali Malaiappa took pla e a d the transition for bank account signatories were in place.

Me ers illi g ill e do e y July and as advised by PE Keith, if no committee has been selected, one

committee hosting would be added so that the allocation could be made later.

Following a question from Rtn Robert Craiu, PE Keith confirmed thaqt the previous Board had collected all

dues and one delinquent member had been asked to resign. No further questions were received.

President Garry called upon International Service Committee (ISC) Director Rtn Mark Wang to present the

Committee s plans for the year:

Rtn Mark gave a brief introductio of hi self as I“C s Chair a . He highlighted I“C s fi e traditio of ei g the Co ittee ith a large membership; largest spouse

turn-out at dinners; far-reaching international missions; record number of Global Grants;

boisterous Sister Club fellowships and not forgetting the best-selling Book Of Humor.

‘t Mark also i trodu ed the Co ittee s proje t dri ers i the arious ou tries. The goal of I“C for ‘otary year / , ‘t Mark stated as to o ti ue ith the Co ittee s

fine traditions, and in addition, he hoped to increase participation in ISC projects; hold Joint

projects with other service committees; participate in international Rotary missions; get in touch

with all Sister Clubs with fellowship and to propagate the Book Of Humor sales, also promote the

Book in additional languages.

He i trodu ed the Co ittee s offi e earers as ell as the additio al ou try oordi ators. Lastly, Rtn Mark called on members to become ISC members, to participate in ISC projects and to

contribute to ISC Missions.

Next, President Garry called Rtn Dr Hoh Sek Tien who presented the Youth Service Committee (YSC) report on

behalf of Director Rtn Adnan Ansari:

Rtn Sek Tien stated that he felt that YSC was the biggest committee because of the partnering with Interact

and Rotaract Clubs. He gave an example of the activities of one such Interact Club – Catholic Junior College

which held its installation on 15 July. He highlighted the 10 Interact and 3 Rotaract Clubs sponsored by the

Club and added that 5 of the 10 Interact Clubs and two-thirds of the Rotaract Clubs received RI Presidential

Citations for their activities.

Rtn Sek Tien introduced the YSC members and the activities of the Committee in 2016 such as the Stop

Hunger Now, Interact Leadership Training Camp (ILTC) and the revival of the Interact Coordinating

Committee (ICC). Rtn Sek Tien advised that he was a former Interactor from Raffles Institution and National Junior College

and chaired the ICC then. He spoke of the importance of the ICC as a platform for interaction and

disse i atio of i for atio o i ter- lu a ti ities of the Interact Clubs.

He spoked of the events planned for the year - ILTC Leadership camp 2016, Christ as at Gift of Lo e old folks home in December 2016, Career Symposium – in conjunction with District Youth in early

2017, Stop Hunger Now 2017 and the ongoing drive for ICC.

Rtn Sek Tien noted that as Rotarians there was a need to help and advise the Interactors in order to

empower these students to do much more. He added that the YSC needed at least two or three Rotarians

as Advisors for each Interact Club and invited members to attend the next YSC meeting.






RC sends Birthday greetings to

celebrants this week:

27 July – Dr Albert Wee

28 July – Renate Noessler

31 July – Hon Member PP Raymon

Huang, Ronil Sujan & James Lee

1 August – PP Dr Winston Oh

July

August

Membership and Extension Month 16 August – Vocational Visit to Building & Construction Authority (BCA)

September

Basic Education and Literacy

Month

October

Economic and Community

Development Month

November

Rotary Foundation Month 25 November – The Entrepreneur of the

Year Award Presentation Ceremony

Coming Rotary Events Community Service Meeting

There are no Wedding Anniversary

celebrants this week

Anniversary Celebrants

Birthday Celebrants

This Meeting

Next Meeting

Youth Service Meeting

Mark Your Diary

Community Service Committee

Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 4 August

Time: 6.30pm

Venue: British Chamber of

Commerce, 39 Robinson Road

#11-03 Robinson Point, S068911

Host: Brigitte Holtschneider

Youth Service Committee

Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 27 July

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: KINS Restaurant, 2 Jalan

Klapa, S199314 (which is just off

Jalan Sultan)

Host: Dr Hoh Sek Tien

Queries, comments and

articles request can be sent

to [email protected]

27 July 2016 Reception Desk duty: PP Chiang

Shih Fang, Robert Craiu

Sunshine Box duty: Caroline Doyen-

Tiger, Horst Hagemann

Speaker: Mr Lim Chew Hwee, Head

of Asian Equity Strategy for ABN

AMRO

Topic: The Story Beyond

3 August 2016 Reception Desk duty: Debasree

Chakrabarti, T K Chew

Sunshine Box duty: Dr Irina

Francken, Jeff Rajeck Speaker: Dr Ernie Teo, Research

Fellow, Sim Kee Boon Institute for

Financial Economics, Singapore

Management University Topic: An introduction to

Blockchain and Smart Contracts



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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016/2017 President Garry Taylor

Immediate Past President Alan Tan Gim Guan

President Elect Keith Harrison

Vice President Dr Hoon Sing Keow

Vice President Jasbir Koh

Hon. Secretary Louis Lim Hee Thuang

Hon. Treasurer PE Keith Harrison

Directors

Chair, Community Service Stacy McCarthy

Chair, Vocational Service Balasubramanian Venkatesan

Chair, International Service Mark Wang Yat-Yee

Chair, New Generations Service Adnan Ansari

Director without portfolio Dr Ruediger Ackermann

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.

The Four-Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendship?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?



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