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R O T A R Y C L U B O F G U R G A O N Q U T A B E N C L A V E CLUB NO. 50197 Volume 21. Issue 9 01.04.2017 Rtn. John F. Germ R.I. President From the President s Desk Rtn.

1 R O T A R Y C L U B O F G U R G A O N Q U T A B E N C L A V E CLUB NO Volume 21. Issue Rtn. John F. Germ R.I. President From the President s Desk Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid Dear Fellow Rotarians, Rotary Greetings! Rtn. Dr. N. Subramanian District Governor The highlight of March for me was to attend the Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit in Chennai from March 3 to 5. It was my first experience of a Pan India and South Asia Rotary event. I was also appointed a Sergeant at Arms for the summit and was part of team of Sergeants including a few PDGs ably led by our own PDG Ranjan Dhingra. The summit was very well organized with participation of all key literacy stakeholders. Warm Rotary fellowship took place with members from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We also shared a stall where our WinS projects were on display. All in all a wonderful experience. RC Madras MidTown also felicitated all clubs who had supported the Kashmir to Kanyakumari (K2K) cycling event for Rotary Foundation organized by the club. It was a warm and enjoyable dinner event full of Rotary Cheer. Gurgaon was represented by President Dilip Grover of RC Gurgaon and myself. The month of April in the Rotary Calendar is celebrated as "Maternity and Child Health" month. We plan to have appropriate speakers for the month. Enjoy Rotary! With Rotary Regards Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid President Rotary Club of Gurgaon Qutab Enclave RI District 3011, Zone 11 -: 1 :- Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid President ROTARY S AREA OF FOCUS PEACE & CONFLICT PREVENTION / RESOLUTION What you can do: Offer support to marginalized groups help children Provide relief to refugees Incorporate conflict resolution and meditation strategies in service projects Recruit candidates for a rotary peace fellowship Address the underlying structural causes of conflict Participate in fellowship DISEASE PREVENTION & TREATMENT What you can do: Support health education programs Help immunize people Sponsor continuing education & training WATER & SANITATION What you can do: Improve sanitation facilities Promote good hygiene habits Implement rainwater harvesting Build wells Provide home water treatment capability Promote low cost solutions MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH What you can do: Provide immunizations & antibiotics Promote good nutrition Prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission Providing birthing kits Support accredited training programs Provide education about - and access to - contraceptives BASIC EDUCATION & LITERACY What you can do: Provide teacher training Send a vocational training team Volunteer in a class room or after-school program Promote student enrolment Support concentrated language encounter Adult literacy program Serve as a mentor ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT What you can do: Partner with a local micro finance institution Promote the development of mobile banking resources Partner with cooperative Send a vocational training team Provide equipment or supplies Expand vocational training

KNOW YOUR FELLOW ROTARIANS Rotarian Meeta Ghosh Chairperson Wash in Schools (WinS) Rtn.

arrival of my son. Around the same time we moved to Gurgaon and currently are the oldest family in DLF.

my life and the lives of the people Rotary has allowed me to serve. I am a proud member of this Club since 2015, but have been associated to it as Rotary Anne since its inception.

2 KNOW YOUR FELLOW ROTARIANS Rotarian Meeta Ghosh Chairperson Wash in Schools (WinS) Rtn. Brij K Chandiramani Director Community Service Born and bought up in Delhi, I completed my Masters in Russian from Delhi University and served in the Urban Development Ministry for 9 years till the arrival of my son. Around the same time we moved to Gurgaon and currently are the oldest family in DLF. I was running a successful corporate event management firm: Signature Eventz 2011 but had to stop due to domestic issues and have since diverted my energies towards the betterment of my son's life, my life and the lives of the people Rotary has allowed me to serve. I am a proud member of this Club since 2015, but have been associated to it as Rotary Anne since its inception. Currently, I am also a part of a NGO called Holy World Foundation that aims at the up-liftment of conditions of the families living in Umaria, in M.P. through its school, health camps and art production and preservation programmes. Presently under the able guidance of our President Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid, I chaired a Wash- in-school program of Unicef in five Government Schools. I strive to be able to give my energy and provide my full -potential to my club in doing projects for the betterment of society. Rtn. Brij K Chandiramani is an experienced Trainer, Facilitator, HR Professional and an Executive Coach. He is bilingual in English and Hindi. His long and varied corporate stints allowed him to develop expertise in Learning and Development, Leadership Development and Human Resources. His consulting and engagement work since 2003, has involved working with both MNCs and Indian Companies in the areas of Leadership Development, Professional Skills Development, Executive Coaching and Customized L&D Solutions. Besides all parts of India, his work has taken him to Sri-Lanka and Singapore. In his career of over three decades prior to consulting he worked with NIT- Krukshetra; Indian Airlines; Modi Xerox (later Xerox India) and Motorola (Motorola University). As National Training and Development Manager with Motorola, he brought Motorola s global best practices to all Motorola Businesses in India. These stints allowed him to significantly contribute in the areas of Technical Training, Management Training, TQM, L&D, Management Development and later in Human Resources area. In his last corporate role as Executive Director - Human Resources and Quality at Xerox India, he was part of the India Leadership Team and this tenure of close to 3.5 years saw many critical Strategic Initiatives rolled out linked to Business Model/ Organizational Changes. With his academic background in Mechanical Engineering, OR & SQC and Systems Management, Brij has the ability to easily relate to different business and developmental needs. He is certified as Coach and Counselor on 360 Degrees Profilor by PDI, accredited for MBTI Step II, Everything DISC, Energy-for-Performance of HPI, Managing Business Today of Business Today International, RSA, Optimal Motivation of Blanchard and as International Master Trainer for SL-II (Blanchard India). In September 2012, he formally completed PGP in Executive Coaching and was accredited as a CEO Coach by CFI, India. He has for a few years now, taught HRLP students at SOIL, Business School in Gurgaon. He can be reached at brijkc@rubiconls.com; brijkc@blnchardinternational.co.in and : 2 :-

Volume 21. Issue 9 Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit 2017 at Chennai President Rtn.

Literacy Summit 2017 held at Chennai from 3rd to 5th March 2017.

Attended the District Team Training Seminar & Assistant Governors Training Seminar PP Rtn.

Sunil Khanna attended the District Team Training Seminar & Assistant Governors Training

3 Volume 21. Issue 9 Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit 2017 at Chennai President Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid attended and was appointed as the Sargent at Arms for the Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit 2017 held at Chennai from 3rd to 5th March Honourable Union Minister for HRD Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the function. Attended the District Team Training Seminar & Assistant Governors Training Seminar PP Rtn. Lalit Mattu along with IPP Rtn. Sunil Khanna attended the District Team Training Seminar & Assistant Governors Training Seminar held at Hotel Fortune Select, Gurugram on 19 March The Training seminar was focused towards equipping with the knowledge and skills needed in order to support clubs in achieving the goals. -: 3 :-

Felicitation at Rotary Club of Madras Midtown Successfully 155 units collected

Ernst & Young, Unitech World Gurgaon on 10 March 2017 and 54 units collected.

Gurgaon on 24 March 2017 and 77 units were collected.

4 Felicitation at Rotary Club of Madras Midtown Successfully 155 units collected during the Blood Donation Camps in March 2017 Blood Donation Camp held at the Ernst & Young, Unitech World Gurgaon on 10 March 2017 and 54 units collected. Another Blood Donation Camp held at the Ernst & Young, DLF Cyber Greens, Gurgaon on 24 March 2017 and 77 units were collected. On 31 March 2017 Blood Donation Camp held at Ernst & Young, Unitech Infospace Gurgaon and 24 units collected. -: 4 :-

14th Club Meeting Regular Club Meeting was held at DLF Club 5, DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon on 10

Ravi Kalra- Founder of Earth Saviours Foundation.

March 2017. March was celebrated as "Water and Sanitation" month in Rotary.

5 14th Club Meeting Regular Club Meeting was held at DLF Club 5, DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon on 10 March We had a very interesting speaker in Mr. Ravi Kalra- Founder of Earth Saviours Foundation. 15th Club Meeting Regular Club Meeting was held at DLF Club 5, DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon on 24 March March was celebrated as "Water and Sanitation" month in Rotary. We had an eminent speaker Mr Shubham Chopra who spoke on the Water Challenges faced by India and possible solutions. He is with -Vestergaard a global health company dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable people, most of whom live in developing countries. In India their focus is on providing clean drinking water to rural communities via CSR initiatives. -: 5 :-

7th Board Meeting 7th Board Meeting held at Rtn

her on behalf of our club for her Birthday on 11

6 7th Board Meeting 7th Board Meeting held at Rtn Vimal Singhania's residence on 25 March 2017 followed by Dinner. Rotary Cheer PP Rtn. Sushma Mattu met R anne Ratna Guha ji and wished her on behalf of our club for her Birthday on 11 March as our honorary member Rtn. Dharmamoy Guha is hospitalized. -: 6 :-

7 Golf Tournament Win Rtn. Mukta Malhotra won the mixed match play finals on 27 March 2017 against Mr. Rahul Aggarwal and his partner. She finished on 15th holes and won DLF Annual Golf Tournament. She kept our club flag flying. -: 7 :-

same was published in the Shiksha Sarthi

8 Activities at Govt. Senior Secondary School, Carterpuri Gurgaon Students of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Carterpuri Gurgaon participated in the events and same was published in the Shiksha Sarthi magazine. It was possible with the guidance of President Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid and Rtn. Dr. Raj Kamal Bhargava to students. -: 8 :-

ROTARY MEMBERS MEET WITH EU OFFICIALS TO EXAMINE ROTARY S ROLE IN ACHIEVING PEACE RI NEWS More than 240 Rotary members and other guests gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on 8 March for Rotary at the

The meeting was the first of its kind at the European Union (EU) and was modeled on the tradition of Rotary Day at the United Nations.

9 ROTARY MEMBERS MEET WITH EU OFFICIALS TO EXAMINE ROTARY S ROLE IN ACHIEVING PEACE RI NEWS More than 240 Rotary members and other guests gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on 8 March for Rotary at the European Union, a special event that explored how Rotary and the European Union can work together to achieve peace. The meeting was the first of its kind at the European Union (EU) and was modeled on the tradition of Rotary Day at the United Nations. Rotary members, EU officials, and business leaders at the twohour event asked how business and civil society organizations like Rotary can work with the EU to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and build more peaceful and stable societies. More than 240 Rotary members and guests gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on 8 March for Rotary at the European Union. Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and Belgium District 2170 Governor Nathalie Huyghebaert at the European Union in Brussels. Françoise Tulkens, a professor and former vice president of the European Court of Human Rights, moderated the meeting, which included presentations from Karmenu Vella, European commissioner for environment, maritime affairs, and fisheries; Jean de leu de Cecil, general secretary of the board of Colruyt Group; Rene Branders, president of the Belgian Federation of Chambers of Commerce; and John Hewko, Rotary general secretary. Vella emphasized the importance of working with business and civil society to achieve the development goals. He also recognized the important role Rotary can play in this global effort. You have a massive asset, your vast network, and you can use it to bring community stakeholders together in order to turn the SDGs into reality. Rotary International is uniquely placed to create transformational alliances between business and civil society, pushing forward the implementation of our common agenda, said Vella. Hewko highlighted Rotary s efforts to address the ongoing migration crisis and foster inclusive economic development. "At Rotary, we believe that we can only respond by forming smart partnerships in which the EU, governments, civil society, the private sector, and other organizations all play an important role. This is why the growing relationship between Rotary and the European Union is a cause for optimism, said Hewko. Because the EU supports the global polio eradication effort, organizers of Rotary at the European Union are confident that there are other opportunities for collaboration between the organizations. The event was coordinated with the European Commission and organized by Michel Coomans and Hugo-Maria Schally, RI representatives to the EU, with the support of Kathleen Van Rysseghem, Philippe Vanstalle, and Nathalie Huyghebaert, the governors of the Rotary districts in Belgium and Luxembourg. -: 9 :-

NEW BOOK PRAISES ROTARY'S ROLE IN FIGHT TO END POLIO RI NEWS A new book in the field of public health highlights Rotary s role in the global effort to wipe out polio, and places it in the context of

10 NEW BOOK PRAISES ROTARY'S ROLE IN FIGHT TO END POLIO RI NEWS A new book in the field of public health highlights Rotary s role in the global effort to wipe out polio, and places it in the context of humanity s relentless struggle to contain the world s epidemics. In The Health of Nations: The Campaign to End Polio and Eradicate Epidemic Diseases (Oneworld Publications), British journalist and Sunday Times best-selling author Karen Bartlett surveys the global landscape of epidemics past, present, and future. Beginning with the 1980 eradication of smallpox, she guides us through more timely threats such as the Ebola and Zika viruses, and looks ahead to a future without malaria, measles, or polio. Who decided to rid the world of polio? Not politicians or global health organizations, as you might expect, she writes, in one of several chapters devoted to polio. The starting gun was fired by Rotary International, a network of businessmen more used to enjoying convivial dinners, raising money for local good causes, and organizing floats to carry Santa Claus around suburban neighborhoods at Christmas. Bartlett offers a comprehensive, readable account of the polio-eradication campaign s history and Rotary s unlikely role as its chief advocate. From epidemiologist John Sever s early suggestion that Rotary adopt ending polio as an organizational mission to the first immunization drives in the Philippines and Central and South America, the world community doubted both the idea of a campaign targeting a single disease and Rotary s capacity as a volunteer organization to execute it. The narrative traces Rotary s mission to reach all the world s children with Albert Sabin s polio vaccine, the formation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative(GPEI), and the struggle to interrupt transmission in the world s poorest communities, particularly in densely populated countries like India, which has not reported a new case since Polio eradication is a twentieth-century dream, conceived by idealists and driven by big international institutions and mass mobilizations of volunteers, working together to make a better world for all, Bartlett writes. It must succeed or fail, however, in a twenty-first century marked by factionalism, religious intolerance, and rising inequality. Aziz Memon, chair of Rotary s National PolioPlus Committee in Pakistan, is interviewed about the challenges facing his country, one of the few where polio remains endemic and conflict has slowed progress. Carol Pandak, director of PolioPlus at Rotary headquarters, weighs in on the contributions of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in both funding and high-profile advocacy. Other prominent voices from Rotary s GPEI partners chime in throughout. Based in London, Bartlett has previously worked in politics and written for Newsweek and Wired. She s produced documentary films and written nonfiction books, including a biography of musician Dusty Springfield and a collaboration with Anne Frank s stepsister Eva Schloss on Schloss memoirs. -: 10 :-

Sanitation Oct Economic and Community Development Apr May Maternal and Child Health Youth Service Nov Dec Rotary

11 ROTARY MONTHS Jul Start of new Rotary officers year of service Jan Vocational Service Aug Membership and New Club Development Feb Peace and Conflict Prevention/ Resolution Sep Basic Education and Literacy Mar Water and Sanitation Oct Economic and Community Development Apr May Maternal and Child Health Youth Service Nov Dec Rotary Foundation Disease Prevention and Treatment Jun Jun The Rotary Foundation's 100th Anniversary Rotary Fellowships -: 11 :-

12 FORTHCOMING EVENTS Activities in March Club Meeting 14th to 16th April Presidents Elect Training Seminar Club Meeting 14th May 2017 for District Assembly May 2017 International Learning Mission CII School Excellence Mission to Singapore 6 th Mission ATTENDANCE The average attendance during the club meetings for the month of March 2017 was 57 %. 03 Apr Rtn. Anju Khanna 03 Apr R anne Rachna Rawat 06 Apr Rtn. Mohin Bangia 23 Apr Rtn. Vimal Singhania 24 Apr Rtn. Sunil Khanna 19 Apr 28 Apr Birthdays Anniversaries R anne Seema Singhania and Rtn. Vimal Singhania R anne Sucheta Panigrahi and Rtn. Charudutta Panigrahi March rd to 5th March We conducted survey at three Govt schools in Panchgaon area of Manesar to install Hand wash stations under WinS programme. It was decided to proceed with the installation in the three schools President Rtn. Abdul Aziz Seyid attended the Rotary South Asia Literacy Summit 2017 was held at Chennai from 3rd to 5th March Honourable Union Minister for HRD Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the function. Regular Club Meeting was held at DLF Club 5, DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon on 10 March We had a very interesting speaker in Mr. Ravi Kalra- Founder of Earth Saviours Foundation. Blood Donation Camp held at the Ernst & Young, Unitech World (Cyber Park) Gurgaon on 10 March 2017 and 60 units were collected. Rotary Cheer On 11 March PP Rtn. Sushma Mattu met R anne Ratna Guha ji and wished her on behalf of our club for her Birthday as our Honourable Rtn. Dharmamoy Guha was passing through a difficult time. PP Rtn. Lalit Mattu along with IPP Rtn. Sunil Khanna attended the District Team Training Seminar & Assistant Governors Training Seminar held at Hotel Fortune Select, Gurugram on 19 March The Training seminar was focused towards equipping with the knowledge and skills needed in order to support clubs in achieving the goals. Blood Donation Camp held at the Ernst & Young, DLF Cyber Greens, Gurgaon and 77 units were collected. Regular Club Meeting was held at DLF Club 5, DLF Phase 5, Gurgaon on 24 March March was celebrated as "Water and Sanitation" month in Rotary. We had an eminent speaker Mr Shubham Chopra who spoke on the Water Challenges faced by India and possible solutions. Our Club s 7th Board Meeting held at Rtn Vimal Singhania's residence on 25 March 2017 followed by Dinner. Blood Donation Camp held at the Ernst & Young, Unitech Infospace, Gurgaon and 24 units collected. Editor : PP RTN. J.K. PURI Published by: ROTARY CLUB OF GURGAON QUTAB ENCLAVE -: 12 :-

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION Committee and Position Mandates

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION Committee and Position Mandates 2016-2017 Rotary International District 9700 Governor: Michael Milston Committee and Position Mandates In this document A Standing Committee is one which provides advice to the Board and oversees a range