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VOCATIONAL SERVICE AWARDS AND FAMILY GET-TOGETHER
Total Attendance – 27

Excellent time management as the meeting was completed exactly in 60 minutes. Salient features of the meeting are as under:

President welcomed Members and the Guests. She also gave crisp opening remarks and highlighted two important upcoming events on Sunday:

1. TRF Seminar at Bharuch
2. Project Atma Nirbhar

Those of you who wish to go to Bharuch for the Seminar kindly inform President or Secretary. IPP Rajan and Bharatbhai have decided to attend the TRF Seminar at Bharuch. It is going to be very informative and interesting Seminar.

Then President invited our returning Member Ahmed Munavvari to give his introduction. In less than 7 minutes Ahmedbhai completed it by dividing his introduction into three parts – self, family and business. It was interesting. He learnt flying before driving! How true it is that Man proposes and God disposes! Destiny struck and he lost his father and had to look after the family business at a rather young age. Coming to business part everyone said vow when he informed that due to his business and various schemes by TV companies, he has always surpassed the targets (killer instinct, goal setting – we have some one who can teach all of us) and won free tickets to go around the world. He has traveled nearly all over the world (those of you who are envious can start franchisee business of Sayaji Radio)!! The most important aspect of his talk was why he returned to Rotary after a spell of few years. He in a beautiful couplet described Rotary as an icon of friendship which nobody forgets in life. Though he was not in Rotary he was regularly in touch and was contacted by our Club Members, may be on good occasions or setbacks and this friendship has brought him back.

Then he highlighted his family and was emotionally charged when he described his grandson Arman Hussain (like a true grandfather, which changed the meaning of life). He completed his talk with a beautiful couplet which I am putting down so that absentees would come to know that they missed:

Dosti - aptly described by Rtn. Ahmed in the following couplet:

"Kabhi Dimagh, Kabhi Dil
Kabhi Nazar Mein Raha Karo
Yeh Sab Tumhare Hi Ghar Hai
Chaho Kisi Mein Bhi Raho."

Then President invited Director – Vocational Service Bharat Mehta who described the purpose of Vocational Service Awards and appreciated the dedication and commitment of Sanjeevani Awardees – Mr. Indravadan, Ms. Kumudben and Mr. Dharmesh for their yeomen services rendered at Ramakrishnan Parmanhans Hospital, Kalali. It is noteworthy that the first two have rendered services for nearly two decades. With rich verbal tribute all the three were awarded Certificate and Trophy, which was highly applauded by all present. All the three expressed their feelings.

After that President recognized the new Paul Harris Fellows of 2009-10 whose Certificates and Pins have come, which were given away by me as President remembered my role as RRFC in yester years. They are Ms. Esha Bhatt and Ms. Stuti Smart.

President also gave Banners and Leaflets to Dr. Bhavsar for displaying at the hospital regarding Polio as well as Dehydration problems.

This was followed by secretarial announcements for next meeting, birthdays and greetings. Thereafter National Anthem was sung and fellowship over dinner was at its best. One hour meeting and 45 minutes for fellowship over dinner was appreciated by all in comparison with other regular meetings – late start and long hours in meeting. Let us continue this new trend of coming in time and be at home at a decent time.

Watch out friends - Look at the emails – you might be one of the invitees for some celebration?! I am writing this as some of you have not been looking at the blog and emails. It is a good habit otherwise you will lose some important opportunity. I earnestly request you one more time to send good material worth putting on blog.

Dr. Manoj Desai

Bulletin Editor