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PEEJAYROTARY CLUB OF PETALINGPOST JAYA FEBRUARY. 2021 | Issue 8 District 3300 Rotary Club of Petaling Jaya blessing shelf The PeeJay Post is published by the Peejay Post is a monthly PUBLIC IMAGE publication featuring event COMMITTEE updates and current club EDITOR - news. If you wish to PUBLISHER : JOYCE LEE contribute articles, please email [email protected] CLUB INFORMATION Board of Directors (2020-2021) Chartered on the President 6th of January 1961 Victor Lee ___________________________________ [email protected] President Elect Correspondence Address: Melisa Francis [email protected] Rotary Club of Petaling Jaya Vice President No. 121, Block A, Nicholas Chan Kelana Centre Point, [email protected] SS7/19, 47301 Imm. Past President Petaling Jaya, Selangor. IPP Usha Gopalan Phone: +603-7491 1812 [email protected] Fax: +603-78052817 Email: [email protected] Hon. Secretary PAG Rianne Chin ___________________________________ [email protected] Hon. Treasurer Website Barry Tan [email protected] www.rotarypj.com Membership ___________________________________ Carrien Chong [email protected] Facebook Public Image Joyce Lee www.facebook.com/rotaryclubpj [email protected] ___________________________________ Club Administration Rajiv Mathews George Weekly Meetings [email protected] Community Service Every Tuesday of the week Datin Sivanes (1st Tues (off)/ [email protected] 2nd Tues 12:30pm/ 3rd Tues 12:30pm/ Rotary Foundation and Int's Service 4th Tues 7pm) Terence Tiew [email protected] Location of regular meeting: Youth Services Anushia Mariappan Dorsett Grand Subang [email protected] Jalan SS 12/1, SS 12, 47500 Subang Jaya, Board Advisors Selangor, Malaysia PDG David Ho PAG Dato Kevin Yong PAG H. S. Dharan PRESIDENT JOTTINGS February, being the shortest month of the year, did not limit the continuing contributions of our club in its service to the community and in the pace of activities. First was the visit of the District Governor (DG). It was our first ever virtual DG visit efficiently managed on Zoom. Not being able to physically meet didn’t dampen the warm customary welcome we normally have for our DG, as we secretly arranged gifts, flowers and food delivered to his house, one after another. I am also glad the DG got to spend time with our Interactors and Rotaractors. In particular, I must say that the presentation from our Interactors of Catholic High School was flawless! Directors seamlessly executed power point presentations as if they were pre- recorded! Our Interactors have always been We were overjoyed by the professional our pride and they have never ceased to amaze greetings we received from our sister clubs in me. There is no compulsion; yet they always go return. I reiterate our stance that Covid has changed many things in our lives, but our sister the extra mile. Hang in there just a little longer club relationship will not waiver. I believe that as school classes will resume when the we shall come out stronger and with much Movement Control Order (MCO) is lifted and more fellowship after the pandemic. RCPJ we will be there in full support. You are our future and I am confident in your The next event in February was the 12th capabilities as demonstrated by your anniversary of our Rotaract club. It was not an performance for the DG. easy journey, but many Rotarians supported in the background, even though they may be too busy to attend our meetings. Just like in any Then there was the short break for the Chinese voluntary club, there are cold spells, there is New Year. First few days felt great as I could sit excitement, there are arguments and there are and do nothing but eat. But doing nothing and tears. In the end the journey binds us together eating was nothing new as these activities were and we excel and learn in many different ways. pretty much like what I was doing during the President Derek and team, you are doing a MCO. Having said that our club was able to put great job, so keep it up! together a greeting on Zoom to our sister clubs that celebrated Chinese New Year. PRESIDENT JOTTINGS In the month we also had our first I would like to end by stating how I am Facebook live meeting. Well done Director amazed by how proactive and energetic my Rajiv and VP Nicholas. RCPJ is most BOD is. The culture is to jump onto certainly utilizing new technology at the opportunities presented by the changing age of 60. In addition, on the service environment, voice out how we can projects front, we were able to launch contribute and help, and followed by swift another four blessing shelf locations in our action. We are proactive so much so that neighboring state of Negeri Sembilan. we may even give the impression that we Congrats to our Covid team for continuing are too ambitious. I would like to share my to touch lives even when we ourselves own experience of meetings in Israel. I was were constrained by movement control. I shocked in these meetings to experience a remember during the district project small group of module engineers arguing highlight presentation someone raised the forcefully with the head architect. question along the lines of “how do you However, after the meeting they would go know your efforts will not be for a drink happily knowing that their goal abused?”There are so many needy whom is to improve the product and nothing was we have met and the stories they have told personal.We are exploring and attempting us are heartwarming. Out of 10 people, so many new things this year. The BOD has there may be the two who make us a good heart and this mutually supporting question our work. Instead, I choose to be culture, though challenging, and inspired by the eight who we are able to reminiscent of my experience in Israel, has help. Be inspired by the passerby in simple become the norm in this group. attire who donates what they can or banks in anonymously into our project fund. Be inspired by those in the community and Rotarians who share our common cause. Be inspired by organizations such as FFM Berhad and Etika Dairies which donate drinks in hundreds of cartons. It is clear to me that we have unexpectedly gained so much more than we have given. Just like any project, with good management, we can reduce abuse and perform minor miracles. For this I take off my hat to our dedicated Covid team. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Wedding Anniversary Liew Shou Kong & Ivy 05 JD John & Rohini 20 SERVICE PROJECT The Rotary Blessing Shelf Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) Signing Ceremony of Blessing Shelf with Rotary Club Rahman Putra, KL West, Damansara West with our District Governor Teoh Kwan Swee. SERVICE PROJECT Blessings from the Community The objective of the shelf is to provide food These families in our community need a little and necessity relief to M40 community whose help to put food on their tables. income are affected by economic recovery stage due to impact of Covid-19 first quarter Rotary Club of Petaling Jaya in collaboration of 2020. These are group of people who has with VPro Pharmacy. The blessing shelf has lost their job or has continuous salary been set up in the following locations: deduction. And at the same time encourage the wealthier community to provide support - V Pro Pharmacy Bukit Jalil to the shelf by donating food and funds for - V Pro Pharmacy Mayang purchase of goods and daily use products for - V Pro Pharmacy Kota Damansara these families. - V Pro Pharmacy One City Rotary Club of Petaling Jaya (RCPJ) has formed a task force since MCO 1.0 to carry out Covid-19 Relief Support in different areas of need for the community. After distributing 15,000 face shields to Hospital Sungai Buloh and essential medical items to 6 local Klinik Kesihatan, now RCPJ has provided 5 blessing shelf to support the local community in Klang Valley in these hard times. SERVICE PROJECT 헣혂헿헲 헣헵혆혀헶헼혀혁헿헲혁헰헵 헕헹헲혀혀헶헻헴 헦헵헲헹헳 launched in 헦험헥험헠헕헔헡 starting at Pure PhysioStretch. VIPs attended: 1.) YB Mary Josephine Prittam Singh Ahli Dewan Undangan Rahang 2.) YB Veerapan A/L Superamaniam Ahli Dewan Undangan Repah 3.) Nicole Tan Lee Koon NS State Exco, Wakil Rakyat DUN Bukit Kepayang 4.) Adun LOBAK YB TUAN CHEW SEH YONG. 5.) Adun NILAI YB TUAN ARUL KUMAR A/L JAMBUNATHAN 6.) Adun & Exco CHENNAH YB TUAN LOKE SIEW FOOK 7.) Adun SEREMBAN JAYA YB TUAN GUNASEKAREN A/L PALASAMY Rotary Club of Petaling Jaya appeared on Sin Chew news. WHY DID I JOIN ROTARY ? ----BY ROTARIAN FAN KA CHUN In Form 5, I was elected Community Service Director of the club. VP Nicholas Chan was IU Director then. We had a few legacy projects under community service which included teaching kids in St Paul's Church Petaling Jaya. Other projects included road curb painting, glass shutters repair and replacement for classrooms and raising funds through car washing. We also organized old folks home visits and sharing some activities with them, such as performing some cultural events which included singing and dancing to cheer the elderly. Essential items such as rice, oats, crackers, adult diapers, mugs and old clothes were raised and donated to these old folks’ homes. Interactors who participated in such events enjoyed the various activities and gained experience on how to provide proper care for geriatric patients. I also enjoyed getting to know more friends from different schools through International Understanding Day (IU Day) events held by Interact clubs sponsored by the Rotary Club of Born on 6th November 1978 in Kuala Lumpur, I Petaling Jaya (RCPJ), such as SMK Sultan Abdul attended kindergarten at the Church of the Holy Samad PJ, SMK La Salle PJ, SMK Assunta PJ, Rosary Kuala Lumpur, primary school at SJK(C) SMK (P) Taman Petaling and SMK (P) Sri Aman Chen Moh Petaling Jaya, secondary school at SMJL PJ.