METRO MUSING 5 (10-11)

Dear Friends,

Bangkok Zone Institute kept us busy so could not write the blog. Here is my write up for Last Fortnight. Many things have happened and we have created a new milestone by clicking one more Matching Grant - Sanjeevani II. You would be happy to know that in the Plenary Session, IPP Sharmishtha was asked to introduce First Lady Binota Banerjee, which she performed beautifully well. I was Registration Committee Chair - efforts paid rich dividends in seeing the figure 668 - all time high for Institutes. I also gave presentation on Member, Club, District - Key to Public Relations as well as was one of the Faculty to distribute Membership Awards to the DGs of 2009-10.

Following members where present in the BOD held on 30.11.2010 at Rtn. Sudhirbhai's Residence..

1. Rtn. Premal Smart 2. Rtn. Mitesh Bhatt 3. Rtn. Iqbal Hakim 4. Rtn. Alok Desai 5. Rtn. Bharat Mehta 6. PDG Manoj Desai 7. Rtn. Sharmistha Desai. 8. Rtn. Pinky Patel 9. Rtn. Ashih Garg 10. Rtn. Rachna Garg 11. Rtn. Sudhir Parikh 12. Rtn. Chetan Somani 13. Rtn. Meena Kothari.

Below are the M.O.M of the BOD:

1. The successfull orientation of 41 Municipal School Teachers, 13 Rotarians and 1 Guest was well appreciated by board members. Everyone cheered up to make this as RCBM permenant project. P.E. Iqbalbhai has also keen interest and is commited for continuation of the in the next year.

2. Within a week's time a schedule for sceening will be made, confired with school and Sankara and we shall be kick starting this project in Mid December, depending upon the confirmation of dates from Municipal School Board.

3. President Premal Smart has agreed to take up the DSP of providing School bench in the memory of his father.

4. There has been record 700 sweaters booking from our club.

5. 26th Family meeting is a speaker meeting. Speaker is Rtn. Dhiren Kothari. We are also planning to felicitate parents of the Rotarian. Details of the program to be worked out based on the feedback received.

6. The Board once again agree to persue the court matter of RCBM Leased Sindhrod property.

7. The election of the next year Board Members was done for the P.E. Iqbal Hakim's team and was approved by the board.

Please note the club's program for the month of December, 2010.
5TH - AATMANIRBHAR CAMP - DASHRATH
9TH - SWEATER DISTRIBUTION
12TH - INTERCITY MEET & DIST. TALENT SEARCH
16TH - BUSINESS MEETING - SURYA PALACE
18 & 19TH - AATMANIRBHAR CAMP - SANTRAM MANDIR NADIAD
23RD - FAMILY MEETING - SPEAKER MEETING, PARENT FELICITATION
DRASHTI CAMPS IN MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS- DATES TO BE FINALISED

Intercity meet is organized by the RC Sayajinagari. The registration charges to be paid are Rs. 250/- per member. Hence, request members to confirm their attendance so as to confirm registration and pay the fees.

There are NO CHARGES for the District Talent Search in the afternoon on 12th, where the participants from all clubs will be performing. From our club Rtn. Manisha R. Bhatt & Annet Dharini C. Somani will be participating. Let us all be there to cheer-up them.

Please make it convenient to attend the Aatmanirbhar camp at Dashrath on Sunday 5th December. Worth knowing - The interim report have been accepted by RISAO and next report expected by them in in March 2011.

PROJECT DRASHTI - REPORT AND PICTURES BY PRESIDENT PREMAL

RCBM have kick started another worthy permanent project DRASHTI - Eyecare for the Municipal School Children. For the model creation, 18 schools are selected from which 41 Teachers and 13 Rotarian +1 Guest (Rtn. Pinky's mother), totally 54 persons attended the orientation program at SANKARA EYE HOSPITAL, Anand. The possible students to be screened from this 1st phase schools are approx. 12000. The response from teachers as well as our Rotarians was very enthusiastic.

Over the High-Tea, there was a general agreement by all that we must screen all 40000 students and take care of their eyesight problem and make difference in their life.

BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO MEMBERS OF RCBM CLAN


HAPPENINGS

4 Annets are attending RYLA at Kevadia Colony where I would be going as Keynote Speaker and Chief Guest for the concluding session tomorrow.

RC Jamnagar has decided to have Atmanirbhar Camp towards end of January 2011. It would be a great opportunity to enjoy winter outing to Jamnagar, attend the camp and visit Aashtha and Nishtha.

Wishing you all the best as we leave for USA till 4th January, 2011.

Dr. Manoj Desai

Bulletin Editor