CROSSROADSRotary Club of Singapore Vol. 48 / 17

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Joke of the weekFood for thoughtIsn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “PRACTICE”?From the book of Humour compiled by Rewa MirpuriHAVE MANY LAUGHS AND HELP THE NEEDYhttp://www.rotary.org.sg/bookofhumour.html

“President Tapan & the Board of Directors wishes members a “Selamat Hari Raya Haji”

Speech of the week“An overview of the Eco-System of Singapore’s Non-Profit Sector“ by Mr. Mr. Francis WongLunch meeting 2nd november 2011

DIWALI NIGHT PICTURES

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Introductory remarks

President Tapan Rao warmly welcomed the Speaker, Mr. Francis Wong from the Centre for Non-Profit Leadership and members to the Club’s meeting.

Exchange of banners

President Tapan was pleased to exchange banners with PP Catalin. He took the opportunity to call upon Rtn. Konrad Klemmer, the father of our new member - Rtn. Reinhard, to come forward and exchange Club banners. Rtn. Gujarathi from the Rotary Club of Pune, also came to receive our Club banner.

Rotary Scholar

Rotary Scholar, Ms. Helen Penwill was invited by President Tapan to say a few words. Ms. Penwill briefly introduced herself and added that she was in Singapore pursuing a Masters in Law at the National University of Singapore. Ms. Penwill advised that she would be addressing the Club in February 2012 and thanked President Tapan for the invitation to participate in the Club’s Diwali celebration held on 19th November.

Welcome of visiting Rotarians and guests

Rtn. Laveen Daryani welcomed our guests and visiting rotarians.

- Guests :Rotary Scholar, Ms. Helen PenwillMrs. Kanak MehtaMs. Suman AggarwalMr. Tony CompagninoMr. Jeremy HanMr. Ronald Wong

Visitors :PP Manish Mehta – Ann Arbor, USAPP Catalin Chiriac-Babei – Bucuresti, RomaniaKonrad Klemmer – Kronberg, Germany Tomas Lutovsky – Taipei, TaiwanGujarathi – Pune, India

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Toast

Rtn. Jean-Philippe Lionnet called upon PP Catalin Chiriac-Babei to address the Club. Members learnt that the Rotary Club of Bucuresti was formed in 1929 (one year before our Club’s charter). PP Catalin advised that his club was the first Rotary Club chartered in Romania, but had to stop its operation during the country’s tumultuous upheavals. The club was rechartered in 1999 and since then, it has been very involved in assisting the country’s social problems, particularly its health issues.

Speakers of the week

President Tapan called upon Rtn. Gerald Abeyawardena to introduce the Speaker, Mr. Francis Wong who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL), a registered charity that focuses on capability building of leadership at Board and Executive levels of non-profit organizations in Singapore. Prior to his talk, Mr. Wong commented on the sincerity, friendship and unity which he saw around him at the Meeting. In his presentation, Mr. Wong highlighted some brief facts and figures on registered charities, adding that there were approximately 2,000 such charities with 542 being Institutions of Public Character (IPCs) with an income of S$9.4 billion.Mr. Wong described the Eco-system for Charities in Singapore and highlighted some of the non-profit leadership gaps and challenges. He spoke of the “Volun-Tier Pyramid” which featured a three-tier key focus of leadership, specialist and generalist volunteering. He further provided members with some Board Match Statistics. Mr. Wong gladly answered questions from the floor, with some assistance from our member, Rtn. David Ong.

Rtn. Dr. Mark Eger was pleased to extend the Club’s vote of thanks to Mr. Wong and added that he was deeply impressed by the presentation. He called on Mr. Wong to receive the Club’s mementos of appreciation.

RI DISTRICT 3310 END POLIO TRANS-SABAH WALK & CLIMB

President Tapan called upon VP Brigitte Holtschneider, the Club’s Rotary Foundation Chairperson to present Assistant Governor Erich Schneider’s presentation on the District’s Significant Project for 2011-2012 i.e. the End Polio Trans-Sabah Walk and Climb from Sandakan to Mt. Kinabalu and Kota Kinabalu from 7th to 18th November 2011. VP Brigitte advised that AG Erich was participating in this arduous walk to in order to promote awareness and to raise funds help end Polio. She called upon members to help support this worthy cause and make a donation to The Rotary Foundation for PolioPlus.

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The Guide to Daily LivingBefore doing the things we want to do, consider first, the precept of the guide. Ask ourselves these 4 questions and act upon them:First: Have I spent some time in self-examination?Second: Have I spent quality time with my family?Third: Have I given my best to my work?Fourth: Have I given some time to someone near and far?The Guide, in fact, encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary.

MARK YOUR DIARYBirthday celebrantsRC wishes Happy Birthday to celebrants: November 2 – Michael HaugheyNovember 4 – Moshood OlaniyanNovember 8 – Kunal SharmaNovember 11 – Alan TanNovember 12 – Shoichi IshizakiAnniversary CelebrantsRC sends best wishes to Wedding Anniversary celebrants: November 5–Sean & Lucy TwomeyNovember 7 – Akbar & Varsha KaderNovember 9 – Philip & Myriam KwanNovember 13 – Keizo & Mayumi Fujitake

This weekNovember 9th 2011

Reception Desk duty: PP Dr. Oliver Hennedige, Keith Harrison Sunshine Box duty: Noshir Mistri, David Tai

Speaker: Ms. Serene Law, Director of Sales, Wildlife Reserves SingaporeTopic: “What We do Not Know about Wildlife Reserves”

Vocational Service Date: Thursday, November 10th Time: 7.30pmVenue: Senior Police Officers’ Mess, 153 Mt. Pleasant Road, S298341Hosts: PP Raymon Huang, Rtns. Dr. Mark Eger, Sirish Kumar

Next week November 16th 2011

Reception Desk duty: Shoichi Ishizaki, Kannan KrishnanSunshine Box duty: VP Brigitte Holtschneider, Jayant Gadgil

Speaker: PDG Dr. Wu Dar Ching Topic: “The Rotary Foundation”

International Service Date: Thursday, 17th NovemberTime: 7.30pmVenue: The Wine Bar, The Tanglin Club, 5 Stevens Road, S257814Hosts: Rtns. Dinesh Sharma, PP Sajjad Akhtar, Haider Nawaz, Rewa Mirpuri

COMING ROTARY EVENTS NovemberRotary Foundation MonthNovember 18th - 20th

21st District Conference in Kota Kinabalu

DecemberFamily Month

JanuaryRotary Awareness Month

FebruaryWorld Understanding Month

February 23rd World Understanding and Peace Day

The Four-Way TestOf the Things we think, say or do:* Is it the truth?* Is it fair to all concerned?* Will it build goodwill and better friendship?* Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Queries, comments and articles request can be sent to Jean-Philippe Lionnetbulletin@rotary.org.sg