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Connections... First International Services activity

On 29th of august, members from three Rotaract clubs met up in Mumbai. The clubs being those of ours, R.C Deonar (Mumbai) and R.C Kundapura South (Karnataka). This was our first meeting in this avenue, given that it included districts 3131,3140 and 3180 respectively. The interaction was very good and new ideas were exchanged too.
From our club, we gave them a paper bag (one of our earlier projects), club pamphlet and lapel pin. We exchanged our letter head and bulletin with both the clubs. We received a letter head and flag from R.C Deonar and letter head and bulletin from R.C. Kundapura. Also with the Ganpati festival going on, we gifted them modaks and bakarwadis, our specialities from Pune. With this initial activity we are soon going to release a joint bulletin between the three clubs.
The representatives from the clubs were: Rtr. Vinay Acharya (R.C. Kundapura South), President Rtr. Shripad Kulkarni (R.C. Deonar) and PP. Rtr. Amruta Joshi from our club.
Rtr Amruta Joshi
Director of finance

Joy Fest….

"Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven."

After the success of the Ramzan project, our next item on the "to-do" list was the joy fest.
We visited an orphanage for construction worker’s kids where there were roughly about 30 kids between the ages of 3-12. We had an exquisite time, watching a little "Shah Rukh Khan" perform to the tune of "dard-e-disco"
the children there took to us in a fraction of a heart beat.
We also had arranged for a small diya painting activity and a tattoo artist was also called to add on to the fun.
biryani and gulab jamuns were arranged for their lunch.

This experience has been embossed in my memory for eternity. The smiles on the kids faces were extended from ear to ear.
We all clicked pictures with them where each one of the kids got their own 15 seconds of fame!!!
They say "The key to happiness is having dreams. The key to success is making dreams come true.” This is what we tried to accomplish at the joy fest. It couldn't get better than this!
Rtr. Saba Poonawala
Member .

Best out of waste...

We had a regular meeting which was followed by an interesting activity called “Best out of waste”. We were divided into two groups,each group was given equal number of waste products out of which we had to make something that could be used Team A made a jewelry box with one side which could be used as a piggy bank and a phone stand ,pen stand and posted stand attached it and two paper bags. Team B made a table with a phone stand a photo frame some book marks and a calendar with information about celebrities and a paper bag.
Team A was declared the winner as they impressed the judges with their innovative and useful creation.
Rtr. Nisha Devar
Member.

The Ramzan Project...

Ramzan is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset.

We at Rotaract decided to undertake a project, where in we donate the basic necessities needed by one during this time. Two rotaractors, Rizwan Khan and I (saba.f.poonawala), undertook the initiative for this project. After the club member’s approval, we visited the priest of the masjid we chose. As per the requirements, we managed to purchase 8 kgs of rice, 7 kgs of wheat and 2 kgs of cooking oil, all of which was in great need by them.

All told the experience was truly unforgettable. The satisfaction one derives from helping another in need, in this case several individuals is exhilarating. i look forward to doing it in the future to my greatest ability.

Rtr. Saba.f.poonawala
Member

Motivational Sunday!

On Sunday the 23rd we had a great lecture by Rotarian Oza. The topic was motivation. We were given insights on imp. Of being self motivated through brilliant stories n some real life examples. We were explained the importance of punctuality, commitment and being self motivated and by the end of the lecture we were motivated by his wonderful ideas!!!! One quote i cannot forget is 'Watch your word for they become your actions
Watch your actions, for they become your character
Watch your character for it becomes your destiny"
Rtr. Chirag S Uttam

Our Golden Achievements....

Keeping up the last years good work we are heading to gain much more this year.Its great news but not very surprising that our secretary won the award for outstanding secretary. This award is the witness to her hard work as she reported to the district on time and managed to win us also 100% reporting to the district award. These awards have encouraged us to work harder and prove ourselves to be more efficient....

Online meeting !

Our first online meeting...
Well thanks to the swine flu scare we decided not to give our parents a reason to get more worked up.We had our very first online meeting, attended by 9 members it could be called a successful meeting with a bit of confusion and loads of repeated typo's. Still it was a success as we got two very good project idea's.The leadership project and the unsung hero's project.
We should have an online meeting more often as we were expecting our past president to attend it too.
Hoping to see more members conferencing next meeting. Happy chatting.
Rtr Ritika Athwani
Secretary

Friendship's Day -- Treasure Hunt

Friendship dayyyyy celebration!
On sunday,2nd august we had one of the best meetings ever....It was friendships day and Aanchal and Amruta had organized games like treasure hunt etc and an awesome fellowship as well...one such game which was very apt for this day was passing the wool game...each member had to pass the woolen thread ball to another member n simultaneously say something good about the person...this way a whole spider web was spun amongst the members....this game was very unique because underlying beneath its fun element was a serious message of how strong bonding there is within the club, areas of improvement of relations between members and it also gave everyone a chance to speak their heart out on a day so special as that!
After the game we all enjoyed the treasure hunt, Ritika’s yummy brownies and Saba’s awesome cookies!!
Looking forward to more such meetings!
So cheers to Aanchal & Amruta for organizing the best meeting ever!!
Rtr. Chirag S Uttam
Member



Treasure Hunt
Friendships Day ! and what better way to celebrate it, while looking out for treasures with each other?? This activity meant for our club members, saw 10 groups, 2 in a group, racing around kalyani nagar looking for hidden clues. Five places were choosen for the route.
All 5 clues were given to them at the same time and they had to pick up something from the place as proof of having been there. Also, they needed to find out the shortest distance to finish visiting them. In all the excitement and frenzy, the winning team turned up to the base location within 20 mins, in the half hour slot given to them. The winners being, Rtr. Niti Shah and Rtr. Ritika Athwani. The prize was 2 movie tickets for the winning team !! The members had a great time and it completely echoed the sentiments of friendship and bonding!!

Know your country/state...

Getting to know more about our incredible country is always fun, especially when members decide to be ambassadors/representatives for the same. we felt the need to understand each others cultures better, hence this interactive session.
The states covered in this session were Kerala, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Each member - Aditya, Amruta and Minshu respectively spoke about its culture, history, food, clothing, etc. other members also added to it, the facts they knew. We learnt some really nice interesting things about these places.
we hope to include many more such places to increase our knowledge of our land. Fellowship of the states added to the flavor of the activity :)

The Installation

The Rotaract Club of Pune, Kalyani Nagar held its installation ceremony on 19th July to formally bring in the new year of 2009-2010 and to install members to various posts and positions as well as to welcome new members into the club.
The event, being a highly formal one was well organised and a lot of advance planning and effort went into putting things in order and coming up with a good show. On the day of the ceremony also, there was ample amount of work to be done, which involved seating arrangements, lights and sound, fellowship, arrangement of prizes, etc.
The Chief Guest for the occasion was the highly respected, Dr. Deepak Shikharpur who is not only well known for his work and accomplishments within the Rotary circle, but also for his laurels outside it. Those who were present for the ceremony were members of The Rotary Club and friends and family of the members of our club.
The ceremony was compered by Rtr. Rahul Kothari. The ceremony involved the outgoing President, Rtr. Nadeem Bulsara’s speech as well as the incoming President, Rtr. Aanchal Aggarwal’s speech, the giving away of awards, installation of the President and her Board of Directors and an inspiring and informative speech by Dr. Shikharpur. The ceremony ended with a talk given by Mr. Kiran Vani, after which people got a chance to socialize and interact with one another.
Thus, the installation ceremony formally commenced the New Year for our club, and instilled a sense of pride and enthusiasm in our members, to work hard to ensure that it reaches greater heights.
Rtr. Raahat Achtani

‘Reduce Reuse Recycle’

We are organising a project ‘Reduce Reuse Recycle’.

We will be collect old newspapers (raddi) from societies of Kalyani Nagar. This drive will be held on the Sunday 9^th of August, as a part of our Independence Day Month celebration. The newspapers will be sold and the proceeds from it will go towards our upcoming Notebook project. We are collecting unused notebook papers from various schools in Pune, binding them into new notebooks and donating to poor children. This is a part of our ‘Environment and Literacy’ initiative to reduce the demand for new notebooks, reuse such old notebook papers, recycle newspapers and providing a little infrastructure for under-privileged members of the society for their learning process.

Schedule for the project

- 6^th July – 19^th July : publicity of project in Kalyani Nagar societies

- 26^th july – Meeting with Interact Club Presidents

- 9^th August – Collection of raddi from KN societies and notebook papers from Interactors. Giving the same for binding

- 15^th August- Donation of notebooks to poor children

1st meeting……………..

The 1st meeting of the year was held on 5th July with an impressive attendance of 17 members and 2 guests. The meeting was called to order at 11:30...We began our year being very punctual...
The agenda for the meeting was discussion of the club leadership plan, projects which were notebook project and know your region projects and the discussion for the club dinners/picnics..
The clp was discussed and a plan for member retention was thought of i.e. an alumni meeting.
What a way to start the year :)

Rtr.Ritika Athwani
Secretary

Blood donation Drive

1st July, 2009, the first day of the new session for Rotarians and Rotaractors began on a truly charitable note. The Rotary Club of Pune, Kalyani Nagar had organised a one day Blood Donation Camp for which Rotarians, Rotractors and their friends were present to voluntarily help out as well as to donate blood. Two members from Rotaract, Ali and Dhruv gladly donated blood, while the remaining members eagerly stayed and assisted each other in the process. The Blood Donation Drive was notably successful in getting a considerable amount of blood and warming everyone’s heart.
Rtr. Raahat Achtani

Aanchal Aggarwal - President 2009-2010

Hello,
I welcome each one of you to a new year! I am very happy with how the year has begun and I am looking
forward to an eventful year. This being our first bulletin this year I would like to say a few words…

Firstly I’d like to thank IPP Rtr.Nadeem Bulsara for all the support and encouragement he has given me and for
believing in me that I can be the President and take the club to greater heights. A big thank you to our hidden support system,
our parent Rotary, who has always stood by us.

Most importantly I’d like to thank my members who have always given their best in making every project a success.
I hope that we can work with much more enthusiasm because it’s you who makes the club what it is. Each one of you
has that special quality which makes our club special. So I hope that each one of us can use our special quality and
keep up the good work and not let any hurdles pull us down. As said by Henry Ford,
Coming together is a beginning,
Keeping together is progress,
Working together is success.
Thus, it is only as a team (TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More)
that we can achieve it all…So keep up the good work and let’s make our club even better this year.
Rtr.Aanchal Aggarwal
President
(2009-2010)
R.C. of Pune Kalyani Nagar

Salsa Workshop

Dear fellow Rotaractors,

Have you always wanted to dance..but didn't know where to learn??or just could not find a friend to go dancing with???

The Rotaract club of Pune Kalyani Nagar presents "Salsa Magic" , a fun introduction to the basics of Salsa...

We, the members of Rotaract club of Pune Kalyani Nagar look forward to a funfilled opportunity to interact with our fellow Rotaractors, an evening filled with dance, music and fun.

Details of the event:
Venue:Jagannath Society, Boat Club Road, Pune-411001.
Day and date: Saturday 30th May,2009
Time: 4.30 onwards
Registration fees:Before 25th May Rs.150 + 1 free photograph
Till 27th May Rs.150
After 27th May Rs.180
No spot registrations
Refreshments will be served to all.

For registrations and further details please feel free to call
Rtr.Aanchal-9011515536
Rtr.Nisha-9823762611
Rtr.Ritika-9881222495

Computer training for underpriviledged Children

Kids from the Ashray Orphanage were given an opportunity by The Rotaract Club of Pune, Kalyani Nagar, to get Basic training on Computers at Convergys in Aundh. This is a joint program by Microsoft and Convergys, which aims to part basic knowledge in Computers to the underprivileged. 16 children completed the 32 hour course, and more are scheduled for the next batch.
On receiving a feedback from the caretaker, we realized how much the kids loved learning about computers, and we are glad we made this happen for them. Each kid would get a certificate from Microsoft!