Volume 44 No. 30 Dated: January 28, 2020

Vocational Award

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PROGRAMME

Eye Ailments Chief Guest: Dr. Ashok Sharma

Health Camp Volunteers Recognition Rtn. Dr. Indu Luthra

Bindiya sawhney, Head Operations -

North, Datri NGO

2. Lohri and Youth Day Celebrations

PP Dr Rita Kalra & Rtn Renu Chopra

Date: January 31, 2020 (Friday) Time: 6.30 p.m. Venue: Hotel Shivalikview, Sector 17, Chandigarh

In our weekly meeting on January 24, 2020 our Chief Guest was Rtn. Anil

Puri, Assistant Governor, Area 16, 2018-21 and member of Twin Cities

Rotary Club, Rotary District 5020, USA. As he is the brother of IPP Rtn.

Ashok Puri, Rtn. Anil Puri was welcomed by President Rtn. Salil Dev

Singh Bali as „our own AG‟ and a distinguish Rotarian.

AG Anil Puri

Rtn. Anil Puri is a Mechanical Engineering

graduate from NIT Kurukshetra and he did ME

from Washington State University. He worked in

the Mining industry for over 30 years in the

Engineering and Management roles. Managed

several projects tor over 8 years at the Thermal

Poter Plant. He has managed numerous innovative

solutions to the problems encountered by the

workers and the processes and enjoyed his ability

to detect inefficiencies and find solutions. He was

a volunteer in the organizations like Credit Unions and Literacy Council.

Rtn. Anil Puri served as President of his Club in 2016- 17. He was GSE team

leader of District 5020 in 1992-93, for the visit to District 3160 in India He

is also member of Paul Harris Society and a Major Donor.

Married to Teresa, they have 3 daughters who are married. Two are

lawyers and one is a teacher. They have two grand children and love

playing with them. AG Anil has keen interest in American and Indian history.

of HIV patients, Sunita Rana – Counselor of HIV Department and Subhash

Chander – Gardener in Civil Hospital Panchkula. They were recommended by

PP Rtn. Dr. Vanita Gupta, PP Rtn. Amarjit Singh and PP Rtn. Dr. Rita Kalra.

https://www.facebook.com/drvjs.vohra/videos/10215883056654305/.

Click here from e-bulletin for live recording on facebook: AG Anil Puri

said his Club in USA has 55 members and as AG he visits 7 Clubs in his

District. He reached Chandigarh on 24th January in the morning and

immediately on his arrival, he visited some of our Club projects, details of

which are given on page 3. He was highly impressed by the activities of our

Club. He said, “I keep getting your bulletin every week” and “really admire

all the projects you do”. He added that even the District Governors of his

District 5020 get the bulletin and they too like it. He further stated with a loud

applause, “nobody else has a bulletin as good as your Club”, and for this he

complimented the Editor, PP Dr. V.J.S. Vohra.

AG Anil Puri also explained the purpose of his visit to India this time was to

participate along with a group of Rotarians from USA, in the National

Immunization day in Jhansi. He shared his personal experience in Jhansi and

observed that the NID is carried out very methodically by adopting a very

efficient process, due to which India has an amazing achievement of being a

polio free nation.

AG Puri talked about common people of India based on his conversation with

porters and drivers. He said these common citizens of India are having

electricity in their homes, cell phones, flush system toilet, refrigerator,

cooking gas and colour television for their family. This shows India has made

tremendous progress and we should be proud of this. He concluded by saying

he would like to follow the footsteps of his elder brother IPP Ashok Puri.

PP Amarjit Singh thanked AG

Anil Puri for attending our

meeting and also for his Club

being a partner in our projects,

looking forward to more joint

projects in future. He was also

happy to inform about meeting

and fellowship he enjoyed with

AG Anil at the RI Convention in

Hamburg. Amarjit also thanked

Director Vocational Service PP

R.K. Luther for conducting the

vocational award function.

PP Rtn. Amarjit Singh presents a

memento to AG Anil Puri

The meeting will be preceded by high tea

The five Vocational awardees with Rotarians

Director Vocational Service PP Rtn. R.K. Luther introduced the

Vocational Awardees: Sudam - Safai Karamchari of Sector 47,

Jaswinder Singh – peon in CCET Sector 26, Meena Vij – Counselor of

Mega Health Camp in memory of Late Rtn. Dr. Jawahar Luthra at Khuda Ali Sher on 19th

January 2020

Mega Health Camp was organized by Rotary Chandigarh Midtown in association with Rtn. Dr. Indu Luthra‟s Sanjivni Trust with her family members,

Innerwheel Chandigarh Midtown and supported by RCC Khuda Ali Sher. Dr. B.C. Gupta, IAS (Retd.) was the chief guest. Thanks to super specialty

doctors who treated 254 patients. Large number of Rotarians and Anns of Chandigarh Midtown, led by President Salil Bali were present.

DVS PP R.K. Luther vocational awards

Vote of thanks

by PP Amajit Singh

Harmesh of RCC for PwD

thanks President Salil Bali for his support to disabled

Rtn. Pardeep Sisodia and

R’ann Nandita present to DIS PP Amarjit Singh $ 300 for TRF

R’ann Ranjana Tulsi requesting to join Sahayta Celebrating Cancer Survivor Day on 08.02.2020 at 4 pm at Govt. Girls College-42, Chandigarh. Chief

Guest: Raja Malvinder Singh, Patiala

Rtn. Dr. Indu Luthra and her daughter Dr.

Sangita thanks President Salil Bali and other members for Mega Health Camp

AG Rtn. Anil Puri presents wedding anniversary gift to

R’ann Purnima and PP Rtn. Deepak Sood

AG Rtn. Anil Puri presents wedding anniversary gift to R’ann Nandita and Rtn. Pardeep Sisodia

RI Theme 2020-21

AIDSCON-9

Our Club was honoured at AIDS Conference on 18.01.2020 at IMA-35, Chandigarh. This

conference was organized by PP Dr. Vanita Gupta

Vice President of India confirms presence

14-16 Feb. 2020 at Kolkata Registration till 31.01.2020

Rs. 5100 per person Register now: www.rics2020.org

District Conference – 22-23 February 2020 | Sterling Resorts Kurukshetra | Register now | Contact Secretary Rtn. Nitin Kapur

AG Anil Puri of RI District 5020 USA visits our Projects On 24.01.2020 AG Anil Puri visited the signature

project of Rotary year 2018-19 Government

Elementary School (GES), Peermushalla, with PP B.L.

Ramsisaria, PP Kanan Diwan, PP Amarjit Singh and

IPP Ashok Puri.

After this AG Puri was impressed to see the disabled

employees of PP Dr. V.J.S. Vohra at Nevedac

Prosthetic Centre - Modhan Singh working as a peon

wearing both artificial arms, Narinder Singh working

as a technician using his left artificial arm and Ms.

Raman in the front office, who has both artificial legs.

AG Anil Puri at GES

AG Anil Puri at Nevedac Centre

Republic Day Celebration – 26 January 2020

PP Rtn. Dr. V.J.S. Vohra was

the chief guest for the flag

hoisting on Republic Day in

Sector 44, Chandigarh.

He was invited by President

of the Resident Welfare

Association, Sector 44,

Chandigarh Mr. Swadesh

Talwar, former Senior

Photographer of Indian

Express.

Our Club was conferred a

rare honour of leading the

Tableau of Chandigarh

Traffic Police conveying

the message of „No Mobile

Usage while Driving‟ in

the Republic Day Parade at

Sector 17, Chandigarh. President Rtn. Salil Bali with

his son Lakshyaa, Vice President Rtn. Salil Chopra, Rtn. Pradeep Sisodia and

Secretary Rtn. Nitin Kapur with R‟ann Shivani Kapur participated in this event.

Annapurna

At Samarpan on 13.01.2020. On 21.01.2020 food served to needy children by IPP Ashok

Puri and R’ann Sudha on birthday of their grandson Sidharth Puri Krishnan of USA

In previous Rotary year AG Puri‟s Rotary Club Twin

Cities Centralia-Chehalis (USA) funded our Kitchen

renovation project at Aasra Sarai GMCH-32, Chandigarh.

He was also pleased to visit Aasra Sarai with IPP Ashok

Puri, PP Prem Anand and PP Amarjit Singh.

In our Club meeting AG Puri along with President Salil

Bali and other members, was pleased to interact with

polio victims, members of our RCC for Persons with

Disabilities, Harmesh Kurari and Narinder Shastri, using

orthotic supports. They are employed in Government

institutions and leading happy life with dignity and pride.

AG Anil Puri at GMCH

In our meeting with polio victims

Congrats Dr. Rita

At Noor Mahal Karnal PP Dr. Rita Kalra is presented

a trophy for exemplary work in adolescent health

and hygiene on occasion of

National Day of Girl Child

January 19

Birthday of Spouses

R’ann Meenakshi Sahore January 31

R’ann Neena Setya February 03

Birthday of Rotarians

President Rtn. Salil Dev Singh Bali February 03

Rtn. Mrs. Davinder K. Singh February 06

Wedding Anniversary

Rtn. Dr. Anureet & Mr. R.K.S. Bhatti February 01

R’ann Asha & Rtn. Rajiv Aggarwal February 02

R’ann Bir & PP Rtn. Ajit S. Gulati February 04

R’ann Raspal & Rtn. Kulvinder Singh February 04

Rtn. Suman & Mr. Naresh K. Gupta February 05

Acknowledged with thanks Donation for the Rotary Foundation Rtn. Pardeep Sisodia US$ 300 Donation for Club Projects

Dr. Rajeev Deveshwar Rs. 10000

Punctuality Award

AG Rtn. Anil Puri presents to Rtn. Subhash C. Jindal