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5Th July Meeting President Choy Ying's This website is sponsored by Rtn Sandy Soh of Sofresh Marketing Sdn Bhd 11, Jalan B12 Taman Perindustrian Belmas Johan 48000 Rawang Selangor DE Tel: +603-6091 8669 Fax: +603-6092 4668 Email: [email protected] Enjoy your BOARD OF ROTARY YEAR 2010/2011 Enjoy your BERITA Enjoy your President BERITA Leong Choy Ying BERITA ([email protected]) Issue No : 2/2010-11 12th July 2010 Tel: 603 21170 888 Fax: 603 21170 999 Vice President Heng Choun Tee ([email protected]) Speaker : Pn Norhaini Hashim Happy Birthday! Tel: 603 2142 1107 Fax: 603 2142 0197 Orphan Care’s Baby Hatch Programme Subject : Rtn Aaron Ong (21st July) Honorary Secretary PP Kumar Tharmalingam (21st July) Lawrance Annies ON DUTY Rtn Suresh Martin (21st July) ([email protected]) Duty Table : Brenda Lee PP Dato Mohd Muslim Ayob (22nd July) Tel: 603 7801 8027 Fax: 603 7801 8118 Fellowship : Rtn Sharon Lim Ann Sui Thin (25th July) Finemaster : PP VG Chandran Honorary Treasurer Roy Sreenivasan Introduce : PP YK Chew ([email protected]) Thanking : PP Rosemarie Wee Happy Anniversary! Tel: 603 6201 2663 Fax: 603 6201 2618 Programme Today Rtn Robert Tan & Ann Veronica (19th July) President Elect Steven Oon Hoon Nam ([email protected]) Programme On Duty Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868 Speaker : PP Annamalai Duty Table : Lee Su Zane Immediate Past President District Community Service Next Fellowship : Tenny Lee IPP Robin Tay Lian Kiat Directror Week Finemaster : PP Chow Tain ([email protected]) Check out Brenda regarding the Subject : District Community Service Introduce : Daisy Chin Tel: 603 6201 0086 Fax: 603 6201 0086 Pudu “DURIAN” Fellowship scheduled Project Thanking : PP Dato Jasani Directors Club Administration for 25th July 2010 (Sunday). Sandy Soh Kwee Tin July Diary 5th - 25th July ([email protected]) Generously sponsored by Rtn K.K. Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Tel: 603 6091 8669 Fax: 603 6092 4668 Yap and all donations will be for the 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Public Relations 12:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 am Alex Chang Huey Wah Club’s Sister Club Fund. Rotary Club Admin Rotary Membership ([email protected]) Lunchoen Comm Meeting Foundation Development and Tel: 603 2166 9928 Fax: 603 2166 9328 Meeting Marco Polo Rest Commitee Membership Meeting Seminar Service Shangri-La, KL Tan Peng Huat 2:00 pm Lake Club (TBA) ([email protected]) “advise, encourage and not impose...” Public Relations Poolside Tel: 603 6280 4329 Fax: 603 6272 5580 (Albert has no enemies but lots of friends) (PP Albert Lim) Commitee Meeting New Generation “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s learning 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Jeffrey Yap how to dance in the rain” 12:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm ([email protected]) Tel: 603 2300 1029 Fax: 603 2300 1026 (storm has passed he’s still dancing) (IPP Robin Tay) Rotary Service Avenue Service to New Pudu Rotaract Lunchoen Meeting Generations Club Meeting The Rotary Foundation “always have your words simple and sweet just in case you Meeting RSGC Meeting Eurasian Club Edward Lee Shin Foong have to eat them” Shangri-La, KL Marco Polo Rest ([email protected]) (he has a sweet tooth) (PP Kumar Tharmalingam) Tel: 603 2162 8181 Fax: 603 2711 8218 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12:30 pm Membership Development “while the press can’t tell people what to think, it certainly Rotary Steven Oon Hoon Nam can tell them what to think about” Lunchoen ([email protected]) (still anonymous from Forbes Asia) (Anon) Meeting Tel: 603 6273 2868 Fax: 603 6276 0868 2:00 pm “in the rare occasions that I loose a case.... Membership Advisors Committee (in arguments with Elaine outside of the house) PDG KB Lee, PDG Dr. Paul Lee, Meeting PP VG Chandran, PP Ng Sim Bee, (Rtn Alex Chang) Shangri-La, KL PP Phang Poke Shum 12 1 Editorial PP Quah Sek Cheng President’s Message Leong Choy Ying Lot 10 F12, First Floor, Lot 10 Shopping Centre 50 Jalan Sultan Ismail, PP VG Chandran’s Rotary Information to the Club during Community Service in Rotary is often 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 2144 9986 the meeting on 5th July 2010 quoted the remarks from RI proclaimed as the “Heartbeat of Rotary”. President Ray Klinginsmith “to keep Rotary simple”. We Therefore, I wish to focus the first month of my Pavillion Lot 4.15.01 Level 4, are reminded to reflect upon what are Rotarians passionate Rotary year on Community Service. Pavillion Kuala Lumpur about. The RI President believes that it is fellowship and 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang Daily, we are inundated with news and media 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia service. “Fun, friendship, and fellowship are our foundation Tel: +603 2145 9986 report of people in trouble or have urgent needs, stones, and we are passionate about them”. financial or otherwise. How does a Rotary club Sungei Wang It is so true that at times we forget that its passion that drives like ours with sixty odd members be able TO G033 Sungei Wang Plaza, Jalan Sultan Ismail, a Rotarian to carry on year after year. Passion for what MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Where do we start? 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rotary stands for and its ability as a service organisation to Well, we will never be able to help everyone in Tel: +603 2148 9986 serve the community. Passion is also having “fun, friendship, the community but at least we should do what Great Eastern Mall and fellowship” as they help to sustain this drive. Keeping we can within our reach and capability to make a Lot 1.10, 1st Floor, Great Eastern Mall, No. 303, Jalan Ampang Rotary “simple” appear to remind us not to make things difference to all those who need help in someway. 50450 Kuala Lumpur overly complicated. Yes, we need structure, vision and Tel: +603 4257 8986 Lest our action would look hollow, we should be conscious committment to continue to grow. But at what price? that those who are in need may not be just strangers. They Commitment comes from a firm belief in the things we do could very well include members from within our Club, our and in a service organisation where different Rotarians have immediate community. It is only natural that we should not different levels of commitment its natural not to have or forget those Rotarians who need our help and concern. expect each to have the same level of passion. Rotarians who seek wider greater Rotary goals graduate to the District It may be just a simple act of visiting our members and their and International arena. Does one look down upon the families in times of ill-health, or grief in the passing of their average Rotarian who seems to be at sea when it comes loved ones. to deeper Rotary facts and information? Who is to do the Rotary Meeting around the Klang Valley work if there are no workers. Patience and quiet consideration will always be comforting in times of trouble. Taking care of our immediate DAY TIME ROTARY CLUB VENUE To some Rotary is a career, they have all the time to “Community” will definitely generate rippling effects that Monday 1245 RC Pudu Shangri-La Hotel, KL think,talk and be involved. To others they may have a will overflow to the community at large. 1730 RC Cyberjaya 1st Floor, MSC Innovation Centre, Cyberjaya struggling career and home to worry about in additon to 1830 RC Pantai Valley Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Bukit Kiara, KL Let the Heartbeat starts from within. Let us not get tired or 1900 RC Titiwangsa Royal Selangor Club, KL their Rotary duties. Yet some may have their own private 1930 RC Brickfields Royal Selangor Club, KL reasons for joining Rotary and appear to show passion. It disheartened with what we are doing. In closing, do allow 2000 RC Senawang Royal Sungei Ujong Club, Senawang, Seremban me share with you one of my favourite stories: Tuesday 1230 RC Cheras Wenworth Hotel, Pudu is a universal truth that in all service organisations one can 1245 RC Petaling Jaya Grand Dorsett Hotel, Subang Jaya never expect 100% enthusiasm. 1815 RC Bangsar Royal Selangor Club, KL 1830 RC Bandar Utama Business Centre, One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, PJ 1830 RC Metro KL Banker’s Club, Amoda Building, Jln. Imbi, KL To have unity and a feeling of common goal and mission that The Starfish Story 1900 RC Kajang Prescot Metro Inn, Kajang is constantly sustained by “fun, friendship and fellowship” 1930 RC Danau Desa Wisma Belia, 1st Floor, Room 711, Jalan Syed Putra, KL Original Story by: Loren Eisley 1945 RC Port Klang Royal Klang Club, Klang will go a long way .The Rotary 4-WAY TEST of the things 2000 RC USJ Pahlawan Room, 5th floor, Summit Hotel, USJ we think, say or do is afterall a statement and guide not only Wednesday 1230 RC Ampang Novotel Hotel, No 2, Jln Kia Peng, KL One day a man was walking along the beach when 1245 RC KL Di-Raja Shangri-La Hotel, KL for our professional lives but a philosophy for cultivating a he noticed a boy picking something up and gently 1245 RC Shah Alam Kelab Shah Alam, Shah Alam truthful, fair and beneficial relationship that ultimately build 1745 RC Subang Holiday Villa Subang, Subang Jaya throwing it into the ocean. 1830 RC KL North Royal Selangor Club, KL GOODWILL and BETTER friendships. Do we attempt to Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you 1830 RC Sri Petaling Sri Petaling Hotel, Sri Petaling, KL practice what we preach or its only a lip service.Or do we 1930 RC Bandar Sunway Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Subang doing?” 1930 RC Central Damansara Royal Commonwealth Club, Damansara Heights, KL give the excuse that after all we are only human.
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