From the Desk of C. R. Raju

Rotary International District 3230 | Governor’s Monthly Letter Issue 03 | September 2015 From the desk of C. R. Raju Rotary is resplendent with memories of lously working to categorize them into those who gave us the Gift to serve as Global and District Grants to support as we are humbled at the goodness that many clubs as possible to do good work abounds around us. in the community. Reporting of existing grants is vital to qualify. I am convinced of the eagerness of Ro- tarians spreading the bonds of friend- Club leaders should disseminate infor- ship, a consciousness of societal aspira- mation to members so that they are tions and a willingness to achieve them aware of what is happening, and to with joy. know of the commitments and opportu- nities. An orientation program for all the Instances of a friend who ran along with club officers by resourceful members in me for nomination extending a contri- the club may be useful. bution, one of the Senior-most Rotarians and respected senior fellow Professional On my interaction with some of the club completing a major donation, another officers there seems to be a disconnect friend chipping in with a significant con- with Rotary information, resources and tribution to support project ‘Sangamitra’, policies. We have to address this and see donations from well meaning Rotarians, that it is beneficial to all. contributions in lieu of mementoes, con- The District Directory has been distrib- tribution by an Annette and many more The new member orientation seminars uted. Rtn V.K. Padmanabhan and Rtn touching instances are going to touch at Chennai, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Munuswamy’s contribution to the Dis- the lives of people in some way, some- were well organised with excellent facul- trict directory has been excellent. Rtn where. That is the magic of Rotary. ty and participation, thanks to Directors Muthuswamy’s reporting on the Interact Rtn.Vinod Saraogi and Rtn.Sivakumar. Having comfortably settled in the Installations and documentation needs special mention. Driver’s seat, Presidents and clubs have My official visits to clubs is about to start started focussing on strengthening their from Tiruvannamalai on the 30th Au- The first District Council meet and Presi- membership and putting their plans for gust. the year into action organising activities, dents meet hosted and organised by Zones 4,5 and 6 was very enjoyable. programs and projects. Most of the clubs have been quite active. The Terry Fox Run with more than The recommendations of the commit- More than a hundred clubs have submit- 22000 participants and Celebration of tee and feedback from clubs have been ted their proposals to work with schools 50th episode of Idhaya Gaanam both by reported to RI for consideration and under Project Sangamitra. I appreciate Madras East, planting of 500 trees and further action. On the opinion received each and every club for their interest initiatives in water conservation at Boys from consultants the District is regis- and involvement. The Sangamitra team, Town by RC of Madras, a joint meeting tering for Service Tax. Clubs have been headed by Directors Rtn Mohan Ragha- of 17 clubs and inauguration of facilities suitably advised. van and Rtn Chandra Bob have spent at Gopalapuram Boys School as part of extensive time in coordinating and for- Sangamitra by RC of Madras Central, Eye There is a fountain of energy; it is our mulating the proposals. Donation Awareness by R C of T.Nagar, mind; our talents; the creativity we bring Fitness awareness by FFLR, A Musical to our lives and the lives of people we The TRF Team with DRFC Rtn. Muthu- evening dedicated to MSV by FMLR, do- love. When we learn to tap the source palaniappan, Rtn. Balasubramanyam, nation of a van to Central Prison by 11 we will truly BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD. Rtn. Sagar, Rtn. Balamuralikrishna and clubs, a cultural program organized by S Rtn. Kannayeram have been meticu- V Ramani and many more. WinS (Wash in Schools) District Seminar

la, Honduras, Kenya and India. UNICEF and Rotary are working to support Government of India to focus on ensuring gen- der segregated toilets in school and create an en- abling platform to ensure that children in school use a toilet and wash hands with soap at critical mo- orate presentation on all aspects of the ments. Rotary India, in re- project. The chief guest of the seminar sponse to a call for action Ms. Pooja Kulkarni IAS, State Project Di- by Prime Minister Shri. rector, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan addressed ‘Wash in Schools’ is Water, Sanitation and Modi for “Swachh Bharat the participants on the ways and means Hygiene for schools in short. Providing Abhiyaan” signed a Chennai Declaration by which the Tamil Nadu State Govern- these basic amenities for the humanity in the presence of Urban Development ment can be associated with the Rotary has become the next big focus area for Minister Shri. Venkaiah Naidu to par- Districts. After a quick and short power Rotary International after polio eradica- ticipate in “Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyaan” point presentation on the salient fea- tion. In April 2014, the Board of Trustees which is to ensure clean and hygienic tures of WinS by the District Director for Rotary International approved the school environment for healthy child K.Ganesan which nicely summed up exploration of a Target Challenge for development. the entire ‘Wash in Schools’ initiative, Wash in Schools (WinS). The initial years To appraise and to encourage the Rotar- the seminar ended with a sumptuous of the challenge will be implemented in ians of all the Rotary clubs in the District lunch. only five countries viz., Belize, Guatema- 3230 to participate in WinS, a Seminar The Seminar was attended by most Club was conducted on Presidents of the Gifted year along with August 2, 2015 at the Secretaries and the special project Chennai, at Hotel chairmen of the respective clubs. There Shan Royal. The sem- were a large number of District officials inar was organised by present to ensure that the seminar was a the WinS team spear- well attended, packed house exercise. headed by the Direc- tor, Rtn. K.Ganesan. District Governor C.R.Raju, inaugurated the seminar with his opening remarks im- mediately after which the WinS Zonal Co ordinator for Kerala and Tamilnadu, IPDG ISAK Nazar made an elab-

Issue 03 | September 2015 Rotary International District 3230 | Governor’s Monthly Letter Madras Week Celebration - 17th August 2015

At the joint speaker meeting of 17 clubs of RI District 3230 in the city at Alumni Club, Rtn Chandu Nair enthralled the audience on the Entrepreneurial culture of Madras from the past 200 years.

He outlined how family run businesses held the fort and the development of IT, conglomerates like TVS, the absence of a mega Giant like Reliance from Tamil Nadu, and the incubation being dis- cussed at the moment. District Governor Rtn. C. R. Raju was the Chief Guest at the meeting.

VISHWANATHANGAL

Fellowship of Music Loving Rotarians District Governor C R Raju, who attend- (FMLR) of District 3230 is one of the ed the show, praised all the participants most active groups in the District. FMLR for their enthusiastic participation and has in its fold close to around 50 active promised the group of his support for all Members representing various clubs. the ventures the group plans to under- The first program of this year was con- take during the course of the year. ducted on August 28th at the Russian The FMLR groups has drawn up some Cultural Centre, which was a homage ambitious plans for this Rotary year with to the ‘Mellisai Mannar’ M S Viswana- an all Hindi Musical show coming up than who passed away recently. Close in November and an exclusive Annets to around 35 participants participated show for children in the age group of in the show and rendered some of the 14 and above, on September 25th at P S best hits of M S V. The Program drew full Dakshinamurthy Auditorium , Mylapore. house and was sponsored by many lead- The group has also lined up an Inter Dis- ing clubs of the District. trict show in the near future. ---- Rtn.Rajaram ( Chairman- FMLR ) Van Gifted to Puzhal Prison

On 15th August, Rotarians from 12 clubs of Dist 3230 gathered at the Puzhal Pris- on - 1, to donate a reconditioned mobile van worth INR 1.3 lakhs. The van would be used to transport various products made by the inmates, under the brand name ‘FREEDOM BAZZAR’, to their retail outlets in Chennai city. The documents pertaining to the vehicle were handed over to the prison authorities by the District Governor Rtn.C.R.Raju. This community service project will help the re- habilitation effort of the government.

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03 Tree Plantation and Water Conservation in Gummidipoondi

many as 500 sap- The day’s proceedings were well coordi- lings most of them nated under the stewardship of the Club fruit bearing trees. President, Rtn A S Venkhat Ramani. Thanks to the me- To all the Rotarians, the guests and all ticulous the resident boys, it was a great day of planning by Rtn S immense inspiration. Ravi, Director RCM. The ‘Zen Rain Man ‘ Shri M Vishwanath from Bangalore was the Chief Guest who gave a convincing address on conservation of water. Our Dist Governor Rtn CR Raju was the Guest of Honour Each year, the Fifteenth Day in August is and his practical suggestion of building a Red Letter Day for the members of the a catchment tank was well received. The Rotary Club of Madras. On that day of interactors from Sri Sankara Vidyalaya, National Significance, they travel to Tiruvanmiyur donated a sizable quan- Gummidipoondi to their flagship proj- tity of rice collected by them as a project ect the Boys Town. to support the boys. This year was celebrated by planting as

Eye Donation Awareness Rally

Rajan Eye Bank (Project of Rotary Club of 29th Aug 2015, Time: 7.00 AM at Light Madras T.Nagar), Rajan Eye Care Hospi- House to Anna Square (Marina Beach - tal & Rotary Club of Madras T.Nagar or- Service lane). ganises Eye Donation Awareness Rally The event was well attended by over to spread the message of Eye Donation 2000 Rotaractors from Vivekananda Col- every year, for the last 18 years. lege and Ethiraj College and Interactors This year the Rally was flagged off by from Balalok and Sri Krishna Moolchand Mr. Karthi, Cine Actor, in the august Vivekananda Vidyalaya. presence of Rtn. C.R. RAJU, Dist Gover- nor 2015-15 , R. I. Dist 3230 on Saturday,

Issue 03 | September 2015 Rotary International District 3230 | Governor’s Monthly Letter URAVUGAL - The first President’s Meet

The stage was set on a pleasant Sunday ties. evening at Hotel Radha Regent, when Our District Governor addressed the the Gifted Presidents of Zones 4, 5 and gathering and said, “It is so nice to see 6 of RI District 3230, comprising of 27 many of you with your families. It gives clubs decided to bond with their fellow a pleasant feeling to be here, this eve- Presidents and their families, along with ning, at URAVUGAL. Thanks to all the District Governor Rtn. C. R. Raju and the Presidents who have hosted and orga- district officials.The first Presidents’ Meet nized this gathering”. was aptly named, “URAVUGAL”. The District Directory team lead by Rtns. These Gifted Presidents paved the way V. K. Padmanabhan and Munuswamy, for their Annettes to take the helm. An- were felicitated on stage for their con- nette Bharathi Muthuraman passed on tinuous two months of work to corre- the baton of leadership to the Gifted late all the data into the Directory. In the District Annettes Representative Ms. presence of PDG Rtn Krishnan V. Chari Beryl Sam David by adorning her with and the DG, Rtn Munuswamy released the collar, in the presence of our Dis- the first copy to be received by a Presi- trict Governor and the District Annettes dent from City plus. The release of the Chairman Rtn. Krishnachander. District second issue of the Governor’s Monthly a confidence that Presidents will build Governor addressed the Annettes and Letter(GML) followed suit. Rtn Krishna their clubs and network well with all the congratulated their talent and leader- Routhu, the GML Editor released the is- Rotarians. ship skills. He requested all Presidents to sue to District Secretary Rtn Raghaven- Rtn Narendra Rao of Kaizen Infotech So- work towards forming an Annettes club dra Rao. DG assured that a soft copy of lutions gave an insight on the Roster on and work with the Annettes Council. An- the GML will reach all Rotarians in our Wheels (ROW) and the power of digitiza- nette Tarun, the Secretary delivered the district through the digital medium. tion. Vote of Thanks. DG reiterated that Assistant Governors Rtn. Sridhar, informed that the District (AG) and Governor’s Group Represen- Conference has been named “ROTARY tatives (GGR), are the first points of UTSAV” and the Rotary Exhibition chris- contact for the club to seek any clarifi- tened as “VIBRANCE”, that will take place cations or information. With respect to at the Chennai Trade Centre on 5th-7th the District Reorganization, DG asked February 2016. the Presidents to place the same be- DG released a flyer for a fund raiser or- fore the members at their club meet- ganized by Zone 7 clubs, named “AK- ing and send their concurrence to his SHAYAM” that was received by District office. He thanked the ninety six clubs Trainer PDG Rtn Krishnan V Chari. who had sent in proposals for the The evening continued with a live or- As more Gifted Presidents and First La- Sangamitra project, to make the school/ chestra by Murali and troupe, raising dies filled the hall, they were treated community a better place to be. In order the spirits of all gathered at URAVUGAL with an excellent dance performance for new District Grants to be released, with melodious songs of all ages, fol- with utmost grace by the Anns and An- he stated that some clubs have not yet lowed by dance numbers that pulled nettes of the hosting clubs. A classical closed their project accounts thereby the feet of many to rock the floor. The Bharathanatyam dancer performed rou- delaying the process. hosts organized a variety of delicious tines with a hullahoop around her waist DG Raju specially thanked all the Presi- dinner delights enjoyed by all. URAVU- keeping the audience spell bound. Chil- dents and their families for conducting GAL clenched the hearts and tightened dren were kept entertained by a juggler excellent installation functions. He ex- relationships of Rotarian families. performing stunts using several proper- pressed that it gave the District Team

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05 FFLR - Jumping Jacks Fitness Event

FFLR team 2015-16 Chairman Rtn Sriram organised their first event called “Jump- ing Jacks” attracting all Rotarians, Anns & Annettes to this event .

It was held on Independence day 15th August 2015, at the indoor auditorium of MGR Janaki College for Women, in the evening. Over 100 fitness loving participants enjoyed the Zumba routine led by Mr. Suraj and his team, who encouraged all to dance to thundering music and rhythmic steps.

Our District Governor Rtn. C.R.Raju and the district first lady Ann. Shanthi Raju joined alongwith, dancing to the timely beats. All the participants thoroughly enjoyed the fitness routines and were looking forward to more such events.

TERRY FOX RUN CHENNAI, 2015

was a child. The last 6 runs have been an nai with over 20,000 participants. amazing success with more than 20,000 This year was very special with the par- supporters participating, and many ce- ticipation of Judith Fox, the sister of Terry lebrities giving their support. Over INR Fox and member of the Board of Direc- 1 crore has been donated by large and tors of Terry Fox Foundation. She took small contributors that has been given keen interest in the Run in Chennai. The to cancer research. Akash Dube fought Run was flagged off by Judith, Rotary his cancer with zest and courage, but District Governor Rtn C R Raju, Dean of succumbed in 2012. Students, IIT Madras Dr Sivakumar, and Terry Fox Run Chennai 2015 was held on Chief of South Command Lt Gen Diljit. “I just wish people would realise that any- Sunday, August 23, 2015 between 8 AM - Rtn Babu Krishnamoorthy, Secretary, thing is possible if you try. Dreams are and 11 AM at the IIT Madras Campus. RC Madras East made, if people try”. - Terry Fox There was no registration fee and open Terrance Stanley ‘Terry’ Fox (July 28, 1958 to all members of public from ages 5 - 85 - June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete years participated in the event. The par- & cancer activist. He became famous for ticipants chose to either Walk, Run, Cycle the Marathon of Hope , a cross-Canada or skateboard a 6 KM stretch within the run to raise money for cancer research, scenic IIT Madras Campus. This year saw which he himself ran with a prosthetic the highest ever participation in Chen- leg. In 1979, Terry wrote to the Canadian Cancer Society to support his run. Terry Fox Run Chennai, in its seventh year, was brought to Chennai in 2009 by a teenager Akash Dube, a cancer patient, with the help of the Rotary Club of Ma- dras East & IIT Madras. He had participated in the Terry Fox run in Dubai since he

Issue 03 | September 2015 Rotary International District 3230 | Governor’s Monthly Letter New Rotarian – Orientation Seminar - City Clubs

Session 2 on the Five Avenues of Ser- vice and Structures at Club, District and International levels was explained by PDG Rtn. J.B. Kamdar. He explained the Rotary Hierarchy as compared to corporate structure, touching on the various operations of Rotary at Club, District and International level.

Session 3 on Responsibilities, Meeting conduction, attendance and Club men- toring was ably handled by District Club Mentor Rtn. Ramani, giving the new Members an insight on how an ideal Club would function. A lively session with an active partici- - Membership Rtn. Vinod Saraogi wel- pation of 170 New Rotarians made the coming the gathering, highlighting the Session 4 on Foundation – Importance, Orientation Seminar on August 23, 2015 importance of Rotary, Membership, the Projects and need to contribute was most productive. Diversity of Rotary, and how they could delivered by District Trainer PDG Rtn. benefit through the Rotary network. Krishan V.Chari with absolute clarity. He This well designed program started with explained about the various projects of an invocation song followed by Director DG Rtn C R Raju delivered the inaugural our District and the effect it has had on address and stressed the common man. on the importance that every Member After the feedback session, DG Rtn. C R should not remain Raju appreciated the good interaction just a Member, but that took place with the new members become a true Rotari- and congratulated the Membership an. He also elaborated Team for the smooth conduct of the on the vision for the Seminar. He also requested the Presi- year and encouraged dents to ensure that new Members are the new Rotarians to mentored and involved in Club activi- bring in new ideas ties. through their active participation. The meeting concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Additional Director-Member- Session 1 on the His- ship PP Rtn Saptagiri followed by fellow- tory, Mission & Core ship & lunch. Values of Rotary was conducted by PDG Rtn Subu with humor and anec- dotes, with emphasis on involvement and participation in Rotary activities.

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07 Sangamitra project - Gopalapuram Boys Higher Secondary School

Payment of school Annual fees and a comprehensive Health check up for 95 economically very back- (eye,dental, and General Health) for all ward students, 2000 sq.ft of 540 students and follow up with treat- ceramic tiles flooring in 4 class ment where needed. rooms, painting their grills and interior walls, RO drinking water 500 ltrs. capacity with 9 taps, Hand wash, Leg wash facility with 15 taps, complete makeover of Men and Women staff room and toilets by replacing floor tiles, wall tiles, New western seat, nutritious Under the laudable Sangamitra project, poriyal supplement to Govern- Rotary Club of Madras Central initiatives ment mid - day meal for 120 students included: everyday of the year, Repainting of 165 steel desks and benches in all classes

District Annettes Council Installation

The first Presi- The event started with a melodious in- dent’s meet at Ho- vocation by Annette Struthi. Outgoing tel Radha Regent DAR Annette Bharathi gave her report was an apt occa- for last year which had several mile- sion for the instal- stones. New District Annette Represen- lation of the new tative Beryl David from R C Infocity gave team, comprising a crisp acceptance speech and Secretary 23 members from Joel Tarun proposed Vote of Thanks. The 16 clubs in Dist smooth conduct of the function augurs 3230. A host of well for the “Gifted Annettes of Dist district officials, 3230” to have another outstanding year First Ladies and of fun and fellowship. Gifted Presidents along with fami- District Annettes Council has started lies and friends work in right earnest with coordination cheered the incoming team as outgoing of various club activities. The new Coun- DAR Bharathi handed over the reins to cil members had an informal interaction Annette Beryl David in the presence of and planning session on 9th August, DG Rtn C R Raju and District Annettes 2015 at Haddows Club. Council Chair Rtn C.Krishnachander.

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conducted this Semi- change lives of the needy in our society nar with a galaxy of as a Rotarian. experienced Rotar- The participants made requests for ians to give an in- more such seminars to be conducted sight on Rotary and frequently on Rotary experiences. motivate the newly inducted Rotarians to Rtn. T. Sivakumar, actively participate in Director Membership Development their club activities.

DG Rtn. C.R. Raju, PDG Rtn. Krishnan V. Chari, PDG Rtn. Olivannan, Venue : Hotel Himalayas, PDG Rtn. Sivagnana Tiruvannamalai Selvam (Dist. 2982) and PDG Rtn. A. Sam- Date : 16th August 2015 pathKumar shared their knowledge and Time : 4:00 pm experiences on Rotary and how one can

On a Sunday evening, nearly one hundred Green Rotarians participated in an Orientation Seminar. The first such seminar being conducted outside of Chen- nai, in Tiruvannamalai.

District Membership Development Di- rector Rtn. T. Sivakumar and his team

Breastfeeding Awareness Walkathon

Thirty Three Rotary clubs of RI District 3230 gathered to create awareness on “Benefits of Breast Feeding” by conducting Thanga Thai Walkathon,on 2nd Au- gust 2015 at the Marina Beach. At 6.30 am in the rain, Rotarians, their family and friends walked from Gandhi statue to Kannagi statue with placards and ban- ners explaining the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child.

This group was led by Rotary District 3230’s First Lady Ann. Shanthi Raju , Director- Women Empowerment - Rtn. Mythili Muralitharan and Presidents of RI District 3230. Rotary Clubs - Chennai Spotlight, Chennai Galaxy and Chen- nai Mitra took the lead in organizing this walkathon along with the Women Empowerment(WE) Team.

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09 Governor Visit - Rotary Club Of Tiruvannamalai

Ragavendra Rao and District Governor appreciated the MCs Assistant Governor of the evening Annettes Sachita, Ter- Rtn.Vijayan. Several rence and Robin for excellently conduct- other district officials, ing the evening’s proceedings. AGs, GGRs, Gifted Presidents, members, In his concluding remarks, he requested Anns and Annettes each Rotarian to ‘Be a Gift to the World’ participated in large by donating a sum to The Rotary Foun- numbers. dation, that does tremendous work worldwide by changing lives of needy The day started with a individuals. visit to the temple to seek the blessings of Lord Arunacheleswar. Sunday, 30th August 2015, was a memo- rable day for the Rotary Club Of Tiruvan- The club assembly and one-on-one namalai, as District Governor Rtn. C. R. meetings with the President, Secretary Raju embarked on his official club visit and President Elect was conducted at for the Rotary year 2015-16. He was ac- President Rtn. Paneerselvam’s home. companied by the District First Lady Ann. Shanthi Raju, District Secretary Rtn. District Governor in his address appreciated the excellent work being done by the club and emphasized that the focus for the year is on holistic development of schools and communities through the Sangamitra project. He stated that service tax will be paid by the District on its collection of district dues with no extra charge to the members and that clubs must comply with same.

GIFTING E-LEARNING AT PALLIKARANAI GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

On 5th August 2015 tion to underprivileged schools. our District spear- headed and estab- The expansion for teach goes like this. lished a holistic e- T-For teacher support, E- for e-learning, learning center at A- for adult literacy , C - for child devel- the sprawling Gov- opment and H - for Happy Schools. ernment School at Pallikaranai, Chen- This e-learning program in this school nai. will benefit the learning community to have quality education through audio Rotary India Litera- visual prompting and simultaneous ex- cy Mission (RILM)’s planation by the teacher concerned for T-E-A-C-H program the subjects English, Science, Civics and is a well structured Mathematics. program to impart high quality educa- (Continued on page 11) Issue 03 | September 2015 Rotary International District 3230 | Governor’s Monthly Letter GIFTING E-LEARNING (Cont...)

just 950 grams. It is highly por- table and can function in remote villages where there is no elec- tricity access. This e-learning system can function in Solar too and also highly energy efficient.

The Instant Impact study was conducted by our Dynamic DG CR Raju and District Secretary Ragaven- der Rao and Galaxy of Gifted Presidents, First Ladies and Anns of RI District 3230. The learning and teach- The whole content is embedded in the ing community gave dongle. This state- of-the-art LCD pro- a positive response, they said jector functions without the need of that the process is easy and the computer and it is simply superb as interactive. Teaching with mentioned by the school principal. these tools enables not only better learning but also high achieved without the support of Rotary This simple, plug-and-play system with retention. syllabi comes for all subjects with a sim- Centennial Trust’s Schools into Smiles ple dongle. The whole system weighs project, which is a brain child of our own This Project could not have been PDG Benjamin Cherian and co-ordinator Mr. Richard. Thanks to the TTK group, more than 1000 children will be em- Major Donors to the Rotary Foundation powered, as they have sponsored five e-learning systems for the school.

This is just a pilot project by the TTK group; the numbers can go upward once they audit the beneficiaries’ outcome. This is a great corporate social respon- sibility initiative, which clubs can utilize to establish more e- learning systems in Rtn.S.L.Chitale Rtn.G.Murugesh Rtn.Sundararajan, various schools. The same system can RC of Madras RC of Madras Industrial City Krishnamoorthy also be utilized for Adult Literacy and Level - 1 Level - 1 RC of Nanganallur Vocational Training & Development too. Level - 1 Rtn. Mohan and Rtn. Chandra Bob - Dis- Contribution of 1000 USD and above trict Chairs, Sangamithra, City and City Plus respectively, Rtn. Deveraj of Chen- 1. S.L.Chitale - Madras - 4851 2. G.Murugesh - Madras Industrial City - 8906 nai Mambalam, Rtn. Ragunathan of Era, 3. N.Suresh Kumar - Madras Industrial City - 1000 Rtn. Sarangapani of RC of Chennai Nana- 4. Ann.N.Venkada Vijayalak- - Madras Industrial City - 1000 ganallur, Rtn. Satish of Chennai Infocity, shmi w/o R.Gopinath Rtn. Barbara Bedi from Chennai Spot 5. K.Sundararajan & - Nanganallur - 2226 Light, Rtn. Vasanthi from RC Ambattur, Ann.S.Premavathy Rtn. Kannaiyiram of RC Arcot and his team were present. We thank the contributions made by many more Rotarians, and also those who have made commitments to support TRF. They will be recognized in the forthcoming issues. Rtn. P.Sridhar District Chair - Literacy

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11 Forthcoming events

1. ROSTAR - A Gift of Talents Unlimited . A Family participation event with Games, Talent shows, Sports for Rotarians, Anns & Annettes organised by 10 lead clubs and supported by FFLR ( Fellowsip of Fitness Loving Rotarians) and District Club Administration Team 20th Sep- tember ‘2015 , YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, Chennai. Contacts:City : Rtn.Dr.Nanda Kumar-9790973903, Rtn.Sriram Ra- ju-9840306600, Rtn.Sam David- 9940029608, Ann.lalitha sriram-9840479424, Rtn.Krishnachander-9884036432, City Plus: Rtn.Ramesh Babu-9842370207, Rtn.Dharanivasan-9442242307, Rtn.Bhaskaran-9487121289, Rtn.Madhavan- 9443259690 2. RIDE WITH PRIDE - Education our Destination A car rally for Anns and Lady Rotarians of 3230, 4th October’2015 ,8.00am from YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, Chennai, Lead Club- RC Madras SouthWest, organised by Gifted Anns Forum and conducted by Madras Motor Sports Club. Con- tacts :Smitha Nitin Shah - Cell 93806 86372 , [email protected] , Lalitha Sriram - Cell: 98404 79424, lalithasriram57@ gmail.com , B.Dakshayani - Cell: 94441 18484 , [email protected] 3. TB AWARNESS & TB CONTROL SEMINAR -TB control as a nation-building activity On 12th September’2015 at Huma Specialists and Hospital Research , Opp YMCA, Nandanam, Chennai . Contact -Dr . Hissamuddin Papa Sr.- Cell: 9003110555 4. EUROPEAN SUMMER EXPEDITION - A Cross Cultural Educative Experience - For Annettes - 23rd September to 4th October ,to Switzerland – Germany – Czech Republic – Poland, Team led by Rtn. B. Dakshayini / Cell: 94441 18484 , [email protected] 5. PRESIDENTS MEET - 18th October’2015 6. INTERNATIONAL NIGHT - 24th October’2015 7. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION EVENING - 26th October’2015

Editor: Rtn.Krishna Routhu, Associate Editors: Ann Sukanya Sriram, Rtn.Afser Ali.B

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