Newsletter - Archive  May 12, 2010

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Rotary Club Business and Member News

May 12, 2010

Opening:

Pledge    President Rich

Prayer     Pritam Ravikant Nakil (sung)

Song       Joe M

Visiting Rotarians and Guests:

Shishir Shivajirao Hiray, Esq.     GSE India Team Leader

Announcements:

Pres. Rich    Led members in singing a Happy Birthday to Priya Nana Choudhary, practitioner of ayurvedic medicine & member of GSE India Team.

                    Announced a $500 donation towards the purchase of a wheelchair for a youngster in town.

                    Distributed sign-up sheets for the various tasks involved in putting on a successful 4th of July celebration.

                    Announced our support of Bobcat Bolt on Sat, May 15th, and the need for limited member support beginning at 7:30 AM.  Contact Pres Rich for details.

                    Announced roadside cleanup is scheduled for Sat, June 12th.

John R        Circulated the existing list of July 4th advertisers from last year.

                    Announced party at his house from 5 to 8 PM.  GSE team to provide entertainment along with two talented local musicians.

Happy Bucks:

Madiha       GSE Team and President Rich's birthday.

Allison        $100 speeding ticket

Ron            GSE Team

Ric              GSE Team

Arthur         His house guest, Dr Parag Vijayrao Tapre, and 4 geese

Amos          GSE Team

John B        GSE Team, and bears are back at the bird feeders

John R        GSE Team, and a PDT for Arthur

Candace     Not late

Pres Rich    GSE Team, and unbelieveable average summer temp in India

Program:

GSE Team from District 3030 India (vic. Mumbai)

Team Leader, Shishir, described his district and India as a whole from the standpoint of Rotary membership, the number of clubs and their hopes for contributions to the The Rotary Foundation.  He also described family structure and how common it is for multiple generations to live together in one house.

He described the difficulties of Polio immunization of Muslims in his state, but was encouraged by the drop of refusals from 710 families on their first National Immunization Day to 103 on their most recent NID.  Their hope is that they will have 100% coverage next year.  The non-cooperating Muslims believed that the NID was a western plot to sterilize their children, but with the help of local mullahs, Rotary is making good progress.

Dr Tapre illustrated with colorful slides his description of Hindu festivals and the beliefs of Hinduism, especially the profusion of gods.

Sumita Talegaonkar spoke about her work as a journalist with the Times of India (the largest circulation paper in India), and where India stood economically.

Many good questions were fielded by team members.

They ended their presentation by singing their own National Anthem.

Megabucks:

Kate had the ticket for $10 but couldn't find the card for the pot.

Upcoming Programs:

May 19     Club Forum

May 26     Jen Martin, Home Instead, Senior Care organization

Your Scribe:  Ric