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Volume XXXXI No. 46 Dated: May 16, 2017

PROGRAMME Official Visit of

District Governor

Rtn. Raman Aneja

Welcome District Governor Raman Aneja and First Lady Meenu Aneja

District Governor Raman Aneja and District First Lady Meenu

Rtn. Raman Aneja, a business graduate from Panjab University and an MBA from Delhi was born in a landlord family of village Brass in District Karnal of Haryana on 19th February 1969. His father Mr. Ravinder Aneja is a highly respected citizen in the community who is a philanthropist and has deep concern for the poor and under privileged sections of society. His mother Mrs. Kanta Aneja, a pious soul is the backbone of the family who who possesses high spiritual background and has deep impact on her children and grand children.

Raman began his Textile Exports business career in 1991 and achieved an unprecedented height in the world of business in a very

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short span of time and is now the Chairman & Managing Director of an ISO9001:2008 & SA8000 Great Eastern Group of Industries, a leading export house manufacturer, Importer & Exporter of Home Textile and Technical Textile.

A member of Rotary Club Panipat Midtown since 2003-04, Raman became Club President in 2010-11 and since then has achieved many outstanding awards at the Club, Zone and District level for his meritorious service to the Rotary. He is a Major donor and is loved and respected in Rotary World for his exceptional leadership qualities and organizational capabilities.

Raman is a well read person and has travelled globally. His positive thinking and philanthropist nature has inspired him to work for the downtrodden and less fortunate.

The spirit of Rotary is dominant in family. His two younger brothers are also Rotarians who are excelling in business as well. All his family members are Paul Harris Fellows.

He is happily married to Meenu, a devoted and charming life partner who supports Rotary ideals and takes keen interest in Rotary Service. The couple is blessed with a son and two daughters. Eldest son Siddharth is pursuing Marketing Business Degree from Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA, daughter Sonakshi is in the 3rd year of Business Graduation Course at Singapore Institute of Management, Suhani, the youngest daughter is studying at The Lawrence School Sanawar.

Club Assembly

In our regular meeting on May 12, 2017 President Rtn. Amarjit Singh was pleased to welcome the Chief Guest, Assistant Governor Rtn. Deepak Sood for the Club Assembly, which precedes the Official Visit of District Governor.

AG Deepak Sood

PP Rtn. Dr. V.J.S. Vohra introduced AG Deepak Sood as the 37th President of Rotary Chandigarh Midtown, having joined our club in 2007. Born on 20th October 1960 at Delhi, on Diwali day, he was rightly named Deepak by his parents. After graduating from Panjab University, Deepak did his post graduation in Marketing Management as well as in Personnel Management from Dr. Rajindra

Parsad Institute of Communication and Management, Mumbai. He is an IT Professional, associated with the world renowned companies like Siemens, Motorola, Panasonic and Honeywell. Deepak is the owner of Telecom Systems (India) in Sector 20,

Chandigarh. Married to Purnima, they have two lovely talented daughters. Shivani has done MCA & MBA, is married and working in New York, USA. Shikha has done BTech & MBA, and she is Consultant with a company (KPMG) in Gurgaon.

Rtn. Salil Bali presents a token of appreciation

to AG Deepak Sood

The President invited all five Directors to give presentation for their respective avenue of service, and all of them did a splendid job to give details of the projects and activities done by our club during the current Rotary year as summarized below.

Please note the change in time, date and venue of the meeting

Date: May 18, 2017 (Thursday) Time: 6.30 p.m. Venue: Hotel Sunbeam Premium

Opposite Bus Stand, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh

Director Club Service

PP Vinod Jawa

Total Meetings - 45

Installation function - 1 Rotaract Club Installation - 1 Club Assemblies - 2 Chief Guests - 27 Keynote Speakers - 7 Celebrations - 6 Membership as on 01 July 2016 - 116 Membership as on date - 122

Other Activities

Subscribed to Roster on Wheel Club Elections Participation in District Cricket Tournament Intercity Meetings Hosted, and won District Golf Tournament Fund Raising Project District Conference

Director Vocational Service

PP R.K. Luther

Projects

Club Vocational Centre 2 (Courses 1 Each) at Faida & Maloya Partner Centre (CCET-26) (Total Courses 4) Club Computer Training Centre 4 Ashiana Panchkula 10 Computers Vedic Girls High Schools - 8 Computers Snehalya-39 - 8 Computers RCC Panchkula - 6 Computers

AG Deepak Sood started his address by thanking Dr. V.J.S. Vohra for bringing him to Rotary. He said he would like to take the opportunity of appreciating Dr. Vohra for the wonderful job for our bulletin by presenting the good work done by the Directors and Rotarians, and complimented him as our editor.

Deepak said, “I am proud of being a member of Rotary Chandigarh Midtown, and it is an honour for me to attend the meeting as AG.” He also thanked PDG Shaju Peter for his support. He appreciated the work done under all the avenues of service, and complimented all the Directors for their dedication and contribution, and also acknowledged the way we conduct our meetings and projects. He also gave valuable advice to the President and Secretary for the DG’s visit.

President Amarjit Singh - TRF

contribution of over US$ 1100 this year

PP Dr. V.J.S. Vohra introducing

the Assistant Governor

Secretary Sundeep Sawhney informs decisions of board

for DG’s Visit

Formal vote of thanks by

Vice President Rtn. Salil Bali

Rtn. Salil Bali thanked AG Deepak Sood for appreciating our work, and giving inspiring comments about our projects and other activities.

Director Community Service

PN Ashok Puri

Projects

Annapurna Day - 1 WinS Week - 7 Hand Wash Stations - 2 RILM (TEACH)-Literacy Week - 4 Disability Empowerment - 7 Herbal Garden & Plantations - 5 Swacch Bharat & Save Water Abhyians - 35 Blood Donation Camps - 5 Medical/TB Screening Camps - 4 Polio Awareness Rally/Programs - 5 TB Awareness Programs - 3 New RCC at Maloya

Director International Service

Rtn. Maj. Gen. Hardev Singh

Projects

Toilets Blocks for Girls - 6 (GG) Hand Wash Stations - 2 (GG) E-Learning Centre - 1 (GG) Global Grant on Happy School US$ 61,450/- (GG) Global Grant on Solar Energy US$ 71,500/-(GG-1746041) Scholarships - 14 (Rs.6,00,000/-) Micro-Loans - 10 (Rs.2,80,000/-) TRF Contributions - US$ 14,784 Paul Harris Society Member - 4 (US$ 1000 each) Multi Paul Harris Fellow Members - 3 (1-$ 1100, 2-$1000) Paul Harris Fellows - 6 All Members contributed minimum US$ 30 each

AG Deepak Sood presents wedding anniversary gift for R’ann Chanchal & Rtn. C.J. Rai,

accompanied by his daughter and grand daughter

14 Rotarians and R’anns from our club are participating in RI Convention 2017 at Atlanta

Director Youth Service

Rtn. Salil Chopra

Projects

Rotaract Clubs – 5, Interact Clubs – 7 Participation in South Asia RYLA– 4 Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and water saving – 35 21 Workshops on different topics like moral values, goal settings, character building and personal, hygiene (Under RILM – Child Development) Beti Bachao Beti Pradho – 2 Talk on Adolescent - 4

PROGRAMME OF

OFFICIAL VISIT OF DISTRICT GOVERNOR

40th

Anniversary Celebrations of Rotary Club Chandigarh Midtown

Event Chair - PP Rtn. Ajit S. Gulati Master of Ceremonies – Rtn. Salil Bali

6:30 pm Registration Begins

7.00 pm Arrival of Chief Guest Distt. Governor Raman Aneja and Past Presidents to receive First Lady Meenu

Collar to District Governor and President Sergeant-at-Arms PP Dr. V.J.S. Vohra Call to order

7.02 pm National Anthem R’ann Parul & R’ann Simranpreet

7.04 pm Lighting of Lamp with invocation by R’ann Bir Gulati PP B.L. Ramsisaria to assist

7.09 pm Bouquets of Welcome to DG and First Lady Meenu President Amarjit Singh and R’ann Sunita Assistant Governor Deepak Sood & R’ann Purinma Secretary Sundeep & R’ann Simranpreet

7.10 pm Welcome Address PP Gurdip S. Deep

7.17 pm 40 Years of Chandigarh Midtown - An Audio Visual Presentation PDG Shaju Peter (Research and Voice - PDG Shaju Peter) And Release of Commemorative Lapel pin

7.50 pm The Year so far! President Amarjit Singh Directors (Five Avenues of Service)

8.10 pm Induction of new members PE Dr. Rita Kalra Rtn. Salil Chopra

8.17 pm Scholarships Rtn Arjan Singh

8.19 pm Disbursement of Microloan PP Prem Anand

8.21 pm Recognition of Charter members PP Harish Sethi

8.25 pm Recognition of PHFs PP B.L. Ramsisaria

8.27 pm Introduction of the District Governor PP Dr. Balram Gupta

8.30 pm Address by the District Governor District Governor Raman Aneja

8.50 pm Memento to District Governor and First Lady Meenu President Amarjit Singh & R’ann Sunita

8.52 pm 40th Anniversary Cake Cutting Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations First Lady Meenu to do the honours

8.57 pm Expression of gratitude President Elect Dr. Rita Kalra

9.00 pm Adjournment and Invitation for cocktails and dinner President Amarjit Singh Please Note: Parking will be in the front, back and side of the hotel. Special valet parking service will be available at the hotel for Rotarians.

Acknowledgement with thanks

Contribution to the Rotary Foundation - Global Grant 1747695 Happy School

President Rtn. Amarjit Singh Rs. 52000 (US$ 800) His individual contribution this year is over $ 1100 Donations for Club Projects Rtn. C.J. Rai Rs. 1000/-

Birthday of Spouses R’ann Dr. Savita Gulati May 20 R’ann Asha Gupta May 22 R’ann Gurmeet Jauhar May 22 R’ann Simranpreet Kaur Sawhney May 25

Birthday of Rotarians PP Rtn. R.K. Goyal May 25 Wedding anniversary R’ann Guninder & Rtn. Prof. Dr. I.S. Dua May 19 R’ann Indu & PP Rtn. Dr. V.J.S. Vohra May 21 R’ann Kiran & Rtn. Ashok K. Sharma May 23

Punctuality Award

AG Deepak Sood presents punctuality award to Rtn. C.J. Rai. Looking on are President Amarjit

Singh and Secretary Sundeep S. Sawhney

10 -14 June 2017 at Atlanta, USA

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