The Peninsula Post March 2012

From the President’s desk:

The festival of colours “Holi” celebrated across the country brings together everyone in vibrant mood. It is a major turning point in the calendar and seasons. Thailand celebrates its New Year from 13th to 15th April with the Water Festival called “Songkran” similar to our Holi festival. We wish everyone a colourful year ahead.

The month started with a Seminar on Legal Literacy – “Consumer Rights” with Shri Vivek Patki who highlighted that our rights as consumer start right from conception i.e. 9 months before we are born! Renowned management trainer Shri Sunil Parekh educated us on the several layers of the mind and how we can use the latent power of the mind to enhance effectiveness. Cdr Dilip Donde of Indian Navy shared his experiences of “Solo Circumnavigating the Globe” in sail boat. Members were awe struck to hear them.

We hosted Asst. Governor Rtn Jayesh Vidhani during the 3rd Club Assembly and Pre-OCV meeting. The young and dynamic governor reviewed club records and activities and made constructive suggestions.

Our club hosted 3 inbound VTT (GSE) team members from Austria/Serbia from 3rd to 5th March. Kudos to PE Anil Jain, PP Nilesh Shah and Director (Club Admin) Anup Taparia for hosting them. Their experience was great and encourages more such international service activities in our club.

We invite all members and spouses to register and join the RI Convention at Bangkok from 6th to 9th May 2012. The invite from RIP Kalyan Banerjee is given in this Post.

Our current team leading the club has initiated several projects and activities for community service and fellowship. Now we shall soon host the District Governor Rtn Vijay Jalan at the forthcoming “Official Club Visit (OCV)” on Thursday, 12th April 2012. I urge all members and spouses to be present at this formal meeting in formal wear. This meeting goes to create the impression of the club with the District Governor. Lets make it happen.

Jay ToshniwalPresident

RIP Kalyan Banerjee’s message:

Dear Rotarian:Please accept my personal invitation to join me and our fellow Rotarians in Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9 May 2012, for the 103rd Rotary International Convention — an incredible event in one of the world’s most fascinating cities.Thailand is a spectacular destination, truly the Land of a Thousand Smiles. I would particularly urge Rotarians who have never visited Asia before to consider this your chance. Bangkok is a fantastic gateway to explore Southeast Asia and a wonderful experience on its own for a shorter trip. For those who hail from countries closer by, take the opportunity for a great getaway — with all the dining, shopping, and sightseeing opportunities of a major cultural capital. Indeed, for those who have been there already, you know that you can never get enough of Bangkok.But the best reason to visit Bangkok, of course, will be the Rotary convention itself: the highlight of the Rotary calendar and an opportunity not to be missed.All through the year, we reach out to Rotary communities across the globe. At the convention, we have the chance to see all those communities represented in one place — to hear all the languages, see all the people, and learn about all the projects of the past year. Nothing brings home the internationality of Rotary like a Rotary convention, and nothing else has the same power to inspire. Every year, I go to the RI Convention excited to see old friends and make new ones, to celebrate our successes and learn from our experience. And every year, I leave with a sense of pride in Rotary, eager to continue my commitment to Rotary. This year promises to be the best convention yet. I urge you to register now and to begin planning for our 103rd Rotary International Convention in Bangkok!

Kalyan BanerjeeRI President 2011-12

“Consumer Rights”:01-Mar-12 Seminar on Legal LiteracyShri Vivek Patki, Consumer Activist enlightened members on various rights of consumers in different aspects of life.He also highlighted that our rights as consumer commence immediately after conception i.e. 9 months before birth!!

“Mind Power Unlimited”: 15-Mar-12Renowned management consultant Shri Sunil Parekh guided members on how to improve utilization of our latent mind power to increase effectiveness.He enlightened members about various levels of the mind and how they function.He demonstrated with exercises how the mind can be trained to achieve more, how the Intelligent Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Spiritual Quotient (SQ) can be increased.

“Sailing round the world”: 22-Mar-12:Cdr Dilip Donde of Indian Navy is the 5th Solo circumnavigator in the world out of 175 persons who have circumnavigated the world.He shared his passion for sailing, his experiences (quite weird) during his 9-month voyage.

Experiences include dolphins & whale show in the sea, hosting Albatross for 2 days, breakdown of rudder, tearing apart of sail requiring mid sea changing, leakage of LPG cylinder, etc. Members found the topic and the speaker extremely interesting.

“3rd Club Assembly and Pre-OCV Meeting”: 29-Mar-12:

AG Jayesh Vidhani reviewed club records, discussed club working and gave constructive suggestionsAvenue Chairs presented on activities in respective areas of service.

Avenue of services1.Community service(Non-Medical)2.Community Service(Medical)3.Vocational Service4.New Generation Service5.International Service6.Membership PR7.Club-Admin8.TRF9.Thrust area

Our club continued to support Dr. Mona Shah for examination and cataract eye surgery at Municipal Eye Hospital, Near Do Taki, Grant Road (E), Mumbai.Project initiated by Rtn Ketan Manek, Gopal Dave & Pankaj Vora.

Community Service (Medical):

Community Service (Non-Medical):

On 18-Mar-12 the “Bhoomi Puja” for starting construction of the check dam was performed by Prez Jay Toshniwal along with the site engineers, contractor and local villagers beneficiaries.

The check dam is expected to be complete by 2nd week of April 2012.The bank account for receiving the District Grant has been opened and District Grant cheque received.

Stainless steel water cooler

ISKCON Mid-day Meal Project

Our club contribution crossed Rs. 2.56 lakhs in March 2012. Remaining members are requested to send their cheques ASAP.Project initiated by Rtn. Manoj Pandya, Rtn. Ramesh Somani, Rtn. Vijay Biyani.

Our club donated a heavy duty stainless steel water cooler to Fellowship of Physically Handicapped (FPH), Worli for their hostel. Inagurated on 27-Mar-12 by PE Anil Jain, Asha and Prez Jay Toshniwal.

International Service:Our hosted 3 inbound Vocational Training Team (GSE) candidates from Austria/Serbia from 3rd to 5th March 2012.

PE Anil Jain hosted Ms. Melina Nikolic, a young 31 year Serbian President of Serbian Youth Centre. Special thanks to Anil for taking time out from his Bangkok trip to complete his commitment to host.

• PP Nilesh Shah hosted Ms. Brigit Plank, a young 32 year Austrian Account Manager with BKS Bank AG.• Dir(Club Admin) Anup Taparia hosted Ms. Elisabeth Salomon, a young 30 year Austrian Sales & Market Analyst with Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper Sales Gmbh.Each of the host families had great opportunity to share cross cultural experiences with the guests.

District News:1)“SETS-PETS 2012”: 04-Mar-12

PE Anil Jain and SE Anup Taparia attended the PETS (President Elect Training Seminar) and SETS (Secretary Elect Training Seminar) at ITC Grand Maratha, Parel. We wish them all the best to give our club an exciting year.

“District Seminar on Values & Ethics”: 11-Mar-12

Our club co-hosted the District Seminar on Values & Ethics at ISKCON Auditorium, Juhu where daughter disciple of Swami Parthsarthy- Ms. Sunandaji talked about ethics. This was followed by bhajans. PP Jatin Desai, Kamlesh & Rita Jhaveri, Mahendra Agarwal & Prez Jay Toshniwal represented our club at the seminar.

Rotary International Convention 2012: Bangkok:The RI Convention 2012 is scheduled at Bangkok from 6th to 9th May

2012. About 50,000 delegates are expected to attend the convention. Large contingent is expected from India in view of RIP Kalyan Banerjee being of Indian origin. Exciting (economical) packages are available for members to attend the convention and enjoy the Thai hospitality.Attending a RI convention should be a dream of every Rotarian as it provides an opportunity to meet Rotarians from different nationalities and opportunities to make friends across the world.Bangkok is the cheapest holiday destination in the world and close to India. The travel, stay, sightseeing packages to Bangkok cost only approx. Rs. 30,000/-. Attending RI convention in other countries like Lisbon (2013), USA, UK, etc would cost substantially more. All members are invited to join Rtn Vijay Zanwar and Prez Jay Toshniwal to the RI Convention at Bangkok.Visit: http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead

Important announcements:• OCV is scheduled in evening

on Thursday, 12-Apr-12 at Gateway Banquets, Between Regal Cinema and Gateway of India, Colaba. Dress code: Formals. Please block the date.

• Members are requested to inform updations in their data for Roster. In absence of any intimation, the existing Roster data will be taken as unchanged.• Members are requested to send colour PP sized photographs of self and spouse for Roster and website.

DG Vijay Jalan

Forthcoming events:• 05th April : No Meeting – Bank holiday – “Mahavir Jayanti”

• 12th April : “OCV” – Official Club Visit by District Governor.Meeting-cum-fellowship nite with High Spirits + Gazals by Samraat Gill. Venue: The Gateway Banquets, Near Regal Cinema.

• 19th April : “Management of Co-operative Housing Societies”.Rtn. Hiralal Suthar discusses various amendments and provisions in the laws governing CHS. Very informative subject affecting most of us,Please email your questions in advance.Venue: Utsav Hall, Samrat.

• 22nd April : “District Assembly”. An opportunity for members to know and understand more about Rotary + networking.

Our club sponsors 100% fee for all members who joined in 2011-12 and 50% fee for all other members.

• 26th April : “DAUD-2”. District At Ur Doorstep.Joint meeting with over 10 Rotary clubs. Rtn Alok Mohatta speaks on TRF and Rtn Chandu Kolvekar speaks on International Youth & other Exchange programs.Venue: M.C.Ghia Hall, Kala Ghoda, Fort.

On a lighter side…     

   

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?WITNESS:     He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'ATTORNEY:  And why did that upset you?WITNESS:     My name is Susan! ____________________________       ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?WITNESS:     Yes.ATTORNEY:  And in what ways does it affect your memory?WITNESS:     I forget..ATTORNEY:  You forget?  Can you give us an example of something you forgot? ____________________________ ATTORNEY:  Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?WITNESS:  Did you actually pass the bar exam? ____________________________ This edition is created and designed by Mridu Taparia daughter of Rtn Anup and Seema Taparia.