Metro Musing: 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Metro Musing 7 (10-11)

Dear Friends,

I am back after conducting RC Institute at Chicago. It was a wonderful experience of training 41 leaders from the world and on the last day 41 more leaders (RRFCs joined). Also 8 Rotary Public Image Coordinators joined in the last two days. Rotary is changing very fast. Now for 3 priorities of Strategic Planning there are 3 Coordinators namely:

1. Rotary Coordinators

2. Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators

3. Rotary Public Image Coordinators

I could attend the Board meeting at Vrajesh's home, though I returned on the same day. I await Board decisions for conveying to you or probably Premal has already conveyed the same.

I have a very good news to share. I am invited by RI President Ray Klinginsmit (who was present in many sessions of RC Institute alongwith President Nominee Sakuji Tanaka) to act as Moderator for a workship ofRC, RRFC and RPIC at the New Orleans Convention on 24th May. Indeed this a rare honour and I have accepted the same.

BOD AGENDA - 23.02.2011 - RTN. VRAJESH
1. Congratulations to Dhaval for getting selected for short term IYE -

South Africa.
2. Report on Project Drashti.
- Total students screened 7,500, Vision Problem - 950.
- Specs with case prices of approved sample by Sankara - Rs. 50/-.
- On the Drashti Project. Food expenses Rs. 35/- for canteen food

pack increased to Rs. 50/-. Our initial budget was for Rs. 50/- only.
- One squint patient of M.P.Patel will get free surgery after the school

exams.
3. Aatmanirbhar (existing MG update).
- Till date the bills received for Aatmanirbhar Camp is till Nov. 2010,

amounting Rs. 9.66 Lacs. Unutilized amount of MG is Rs. 12.34 Lacs. Bills of 4 Camps pending approx 2.00. Still 10 Lacs to be used.

Must try for mega camps like Chhota Udepur & Dang Ahawa.

4. Sanjeevni-II Matching Grant update
- Expected to receive money by 25th Feb. Machines can be installed in March 2011.
- Ideas to Plan and inaugration ceremony which gives publicity to RCBM and helps the awareness.
5. Brain Storming session for a possible Fund Raising event and public

awareness of RCBM.
6. 27th NID - Target 1000 children Immunization. More Construction

sites & Slums.
7. 28th - Instead of RCBM & RCBJ, all 7 Clubs and VCCI will have Joint

Blood Donation Camp.

MARCH 2011 PROGRAM
SUN - 6TH - AATMANIRBHAR CAMP - DASHRATH
THR - 17TH - BUSINESS MEETING - SURYA PALACE
THR - 24TH - FAMILY MEETING - SURYA PALACE
(Speaker Meeting - # Mrs. Hansa Kanuga - "Lifestyle changes in cronic conditions".
SAT/SUN - 26 / 27TH - AATMANIRBHAR CAMP - KASHOD (If good registration done at consumer Mela on 10-13 Mar.)
4 - DRASTI CAMPS
TUE - 22ND - B.O.D. - Rtn. Rajan Bhatt - 7.30 p.m.

# Hansa.L.Kanuga consulting physiotherapist and rehabilitation therapist. She has done her bachelors from S.S.G. hospital Baroda. Worked in Mumbai in Bombay hospital,Breach candy,Jaslok and Lilavati. She had been a lecturer at Dilkeesh teachers training centre. She was on the panel of NDTV.com and was on their talk show Health live.She had been their section editor for fitness and lifestyle. She has authored the books 1) Stand tall 2) Posture perfect 3)Straight drive and 4) Selection of chair for preventing backache for godrej company. She has conducted various discussions with parents and children and has conducted camps for various diseases on her subject.

Dr.Manoj Desai

Bulletin Editor

Sunday, January 23, 2011

METRO MUSING 6 (10-11)

Dear Friends,

I am back after the long family vacation that we enjoyed in Dubai and South Africa. You wouldn't believe of the adventures we had like Zip Lining, Shark Cage Diving and Sapan & Neil did the world's highest Bungy Jump (216 metres), Bloukrans. I missed you all when we saw the lions pride in close vicinity, allowing us to take pictures. I am just uploading one picture to see if you are interested in seeing more of the wild life pictures. I would then upload some more pictures.

Thanks to President Premal and Secretary Mitesh for sending information through SMSs and emails. Here is the upate of the Thalasemia Awareness Camp (Courtesy President Premal Smart)

On 18th we have done Thalassemia Awareness Camp at Girls SNDT Collage, O.P. Road, Baroda. Totally 80 girls participated and on the same day we have done 120 registration for the Thalasemia Testing.

On 20th Sunday, we had Thalassemia Screening program and Blood Donation Camp with Red Cross Society and BSW & MSW students (Volunteers). The camp was a grand success and we have screened 215 Girls for the Thalassemia test. Total Blood collection was 18 bottles, as almost 50% of the girls were underweight & low in Hemoglobin count, may be due to zero size fever.

The collage principal Dr. Pradeep Joshi and all the teachers are very enthusiastic and co-operative. We are talking to them for starting the Girls Rotaract in their collage.

Following Rotarians attended the Thalassemia camps on 18th & 20th January.

1. Awareness (18/1/10) : 12 Members. (8 Rotarians and 4 Volunteers).
Premal Smart, Leena Smart, Iqbal Hakim, Nitin Bhate, Manish R. Bhatt, Manish M. Bhatt, Meena Kothari & S.C.Sharma (New Member).

BSW / MSW Students - Dhruv D. Pathak, Dharmesh H. Vyas, Harshil M. Khatri & Yuvraj G. Sisodiya

2. Screening (20/1/10) : 20 Members. (12 Rotarians and 8 Volunteers).
Premal Smart, Dr. Sharmistha Desai (Chairman Thalassemia Project), Iqbal Hakim, Leena Smart, Nitin Bhate, Manish R. Bhatt, Meena Kothari, S.C. Sharma (New Member), Rachna Garg, Kina Shah, Hansa Patel, Himansu Rana & Mukesh Gupta (prospective new member - 1st meeting)

BSW / MSW Students - Dhruv D. Pathak, Dharmesh H. Vyas, Harshil M. Khatri, Yuvraj G. Sisodiya & Tejas Chitte, Shahnavas Malek & Kiran Rohit.