APRIL BIRTHDAYS

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY IN MARCH

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

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES IN FEBRUARY

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.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO ATTEND BUSINESS MEETING AT HOTEL SURYA PALACE ON 28TH JANUARY AT - 8.00 p.m.

Dr. Manoj Desai

Bulletin Editor

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARY IN JANUARY

GLIMPSES OF MUSICAL EVENING

Dear All,

Here are the glimpses and write up of the musical evening (courtesy Premal Smart).

"I am pleased to report that the Musical Evening dedicated to our Parents & Elders as part of Rotary Family Month celebration was a grand success. Rotarians, Parents, Guests, IYE Team.. all together we were 68 members.

Elders, Rotarians and Young ones all thoroughly enjoyed it. Every one danced with equal enthusiasm and welcomed the New Year with Joy & Happiness.

As an additional flavor, we had with us IYE team from Malaysia under the Leadership of Rtn. Pushpa Krishna. We all had a great time with this kids and I sure they will take back home melodious memories of India.

We also had the pleasure of 4 prospective Rotarians, who has shown keen inclination to become part of the RCBM Family.

I would also like to share some of the good news with the club:

1. Our Annet Dharini Chetan Somani has stood 1st in the category of Solo Classical Dance performance in all the 3 Zones of Dist. 3060 and she would be performing at the Dist. Conference Ananya, Bharuch on 8th January, 2011.

2. Vice President Rtn. Utkarsh Hathi has become the President of Jaycee Metropolitan for the year 2011.

Hearty Congratulations to both of them.

Attached are the few glimpses of the Musical Evening to savor the happy moments and for the benefit of members who could not make it."

WISHING ALL A WONDERFUL YEAR 2011.

Dr. Manoj Desai

Bulletin Editor

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

SOME MORE GLIMPSES OF CAMP AT AHWA, DANG CAM

GLIMPSES OF FELLOWSHIP & SERVICE AT AHWA, DANGS

Dear Friends,

Camp at Ahwa, Dangs was phenomenal due to synergy between RCBM and RC Vapi. More than 300 patients turned up in 2 days time. Can you believe, they were picked up from their homes in 36 jeeps over 2 days and went back home happy (most of them, except those who could not be helped like Cerebral Palsy and Paraplegesics). RCBM clan enjoyed this trip as it was full of fellowship and excellent service. Memorable moments were lunch enroute, beauty of Dangs, Antakshari at night and of course the unique fellowship intermingled with tremendous satisfaction of service. Kudos to Rtn. Ramesh Kaka, Praful Dewani, Dr. Vikas Jain, Dr. Akhilesh and many friends from Vapi who did everything to make everyone comfortable. Truly it was a tall order, which they did with smile on their face.

Those who could not come, please have a look at the pictures and be ready FOR THE NEXT CAMP.

The photos are divided into three parts - (1) Natural Beauty of Dangs, (2) Fellowship Moments and (3) Service Opportunity.

Dr. Manoj Desai
Bulletin Editor

FELLOWSHIP MOMENTS

NATURAL BEAUTY OF DANGS

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES