GML February Issue

February

2021

GML

RID 3261 2020-21 GOVERNOR’s MONTHLY LETTER ISSUE : 8

Dear MISAL Rotarians,

Greetings from the First lady Arati, and me. I do hope that you have had a great beginning of the year 2021 , seeing signs of
tranquility after almost 9 months of turmoil. My wishes continue for each one of you of being happy, healthy, prosperous and
peaceful throughout the year 2021.

Penning the GML always reinvigorates me and I get reconnected with you.

The month began with a bang , when we had the first physical meet of the year , on the 3rd. Jan 2021, the occasion was momentous
because we felicitated the first AKS member PP Rtn D R Patnaik & DGND Rtn. Manjit Singh Arora along with two new Major Donors
PP Dr. B. Joshi and PP Rtn. Sanjay Purohit.

January 2021 has ushered in Happiness and an Open scenario, with more enthusiasm and more positive vibes around. COVID 19 is
waning out , the number of cases is on the down slide , the number of positive cases have also seen a drastic reduction, the markets
have begun to open and are now bubbling with more activity. Travel with the restrictions reduced has become easier and freer but
with safety regulations.

Actions speak louder than Words and Rotarians are People of Action. Keeping in the same spirit ,
there were many laudable activities conducted during the month , like the Cyclothon by Bilaspur
Queens ,Felicitating frontline covid warriers by Rourkela Queens, Dry food and Blanket distribution
by many clubs, Republic Day celebrations and an energetic enthused COVID vaccination drive
supported by many clubs, which needs a special mention. The NID Polio vaccination on 31st Jan
2021, also was a major activity like ever.

It is worthwhile to mention that the Digital platform gave many of you an insight
into the activities of the Rotary Institute, which went Virtual this year. The
Institute which is usually for the past, present and future RI officials, this year was
opened for all Rotarians also. It gave all those who participated an opportunity of
listening to Speakers of International repute like Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla ,
Gaur Gopal Das ,Shashi Tharoor , Kiran Majumdar Shaw and personalities from
the Industry , Motivational speakers , Management gurus etc.

Since November, witnessing the upswing performance of the Clubs, my official visits have
also been on the rise. I have since then visited many clubs as also quite a few clubs in during
the month, I am indeed enthused with the all-round activity that I have seen. My visits will
be on the rise in days to come, when I will visit more clubs.

All in all, January 2021 , the first month of the year , in one line , has passed off successfully,
so friends as....

The biggest source of Motivation are your own thoughts,

so think big and motivate yourself to do big.

Happy Action and Happy Rotaring.

Regards

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“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control how
you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.”

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R.I. Presidents Message

In Rotary, 23 February is our anniversary, and February is also the month
when we focus on promoting peace. There is a reason for this:
Contributing to peace and international understanding has been a high
priority for us since our earliest days.

We are often asked: “How can we get involved in peace now?” There are
many paths to peace in Rotary. Our youth programs point us in the
direction of Positive Peace, as does the work of intercountry
committees and the Rotary Action Group for Peace.

Another path is the Rotarian Peace Projects Incubator (RPPI), an
inspirational collaboration among Rotarians, Rotaractors, and Rotary
Peace Fellows and alumni. Led by Rotarians in Switzerland and
Liechtenstein, RPPI has designed 48 global projects that any club can
support, either directly or through Rotary Foundation global grants. Nino Lotishvili and Matthew Johnsen, alumni of the
Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, are two of the many volunteers.

During my Rotary peace journey, I have learned how personal resilience helps build inner peace and create sustainable
outer peace. This was the inspiration behind the Women Peace Ambassadors for the South Caucasus project, which is based
on my field research in Georgia. The RPPI team of Rotarians and peace fellows recognized the incredible potential of women
from mixed-ethnicity families who live on borderlands to be role models for peace within and beyond their communities.
Through workshops on building inner and outer peace that draw on the power of storytelling, 40 participants will be sharing
their stories and reaching around 400 extended family and community members. These inspiring but marginalized women
will reclaim their inner strength as peacebuilders at the grassroots level. In this way, we will take steps toward the
sustainable, peaceful society we need so much, not only in our region, but throughout the world. — Nino Lotishvili

I was excited to join the peace incubator project and to further strengthen my ties with Rotary’s peace community by
working with past and current peace fellows to develop these proposals. My team wrote five proposals — three in
Bangladesh, one in Iraq, and one in Poland — that focus on the arts and on education to generate dialogue across religious
divisions and avert the radicalization of young people. I was inspired by how, despite the pandemic, we came together via
technology with a vision to develop, test, and strengthen ideas and to produce workable solutions that clubs across the
world can support to advance peace. I am excited to work with Rotary’s peace
community to transform these visions into reality. — Matthew Johnsen

Here is further proof that in Rotary, we prefer action to words. This is Rotary at its
best. I encourage you to visit https://www.rppi.ch/ to explore the projects and
support them.

We have lasted 116 years because of our strong ethics, our passion for Service
Above Self, and our unique approach to problem-solving. One of our greatest
strengths is how we reach across our communities and across national, ethnic,
religious, and political divisions to unite people of all backgrounds and to help
others. This month, let’s celebrate our history and the many ways that Rotary
Opens Opportunities to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace, our
ultimate mission.

Holger Knaack

President 2020-21

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Trustee Chair's Message

All of this good work awaits us, as does the work of supporting
newborns, cleaning water sources, recovering from the
COVID-19 pandemic, and countless other efforts we lead.

I am proud to say that many Rotary members climb to the top
of Maimonides’ ladder. Many of them do so anonymously.
Whoever they are and for whatever reason they share their
gifts with the Foundation, I thank them.

As an organization, Rotary climbs that ladder as well. Every

one of your donations helps us reach higher levels. As we

climb this ladder as one, we gain a wider perspective. We see

Giving is more than an activity. It is a way of life and a beacon all those who need to be uplifted as well as the countless
in the search for hope in troubled times. There is great turmoil opportunities we have to help them in Rotary. And as we do
today, but these are not unusual times, not in the span of so, we find our own meaning and purpose.

human history. The wisdom of the ages is especially K.R. Ravindran
important to help us set our path and purpose.

Trustee Chair 2020-21
Such wisdom comes from the 12th-century philosopher

known as Maimonides. Born in Córdoba, Spain, he and his The Rotary Foundation Expenditures: $362 million
family went into exile in Morocco to escape religious for the Rotary Year 2019-20
persecution. As a young man, he mastered Aristotle,

astronomy, and later medicine. After moving to Cairo,

Maimonides became known as the city’s greatest rabbi,

producing tomes of commentary on the Torah, and he lived

out his final days as a renowned doctor.

But his greatest gift to humanity captured his thoughts about
giving itself. His Eight Levels of Charity is a masterpiece that
teaches us about what giving means and what motivates us to
do it.

The bottom rung of Maimonides’ ladder is giving out of pity or
grudgingly. The next step up is giving less than one should, but
doing so cheerfully. Climb up to the fifth rung and you are
giving before being asked. Further up the ladder is giving in a
way that the receiver does not know who the giver is. The
eighth and highest level of charity is to anticipate distress and
giving to avoid or prevent it.

When we immunize children against polio, we are
anticipating potential illness. We do so with other efforts,
such as Rotary projects that reduce the incidence of malaria
or cervical cancer.

When we teach someone a profession that enables them to
earn a living, we apply the eighth step. From microfinance to
education, The Rotary Foundation helps us give the gift of
self-reliance.

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From Dist. Treasurer : From Dist. Secretary General :

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DUES : Rotary at a Glance

69 USD + 1 USD (Council of Legislation, COL) Fees per member / Worldwide (as on 18.01.21)
annum. Total 70 USD. (GST EXTRA)
Rotarians : 1,178,107
1st Semi Annual Report Dues : 34.5+1=35.5 USD (GST EXTRA)
Clubs : 36,426
1. Please pay as per Invoice Districts : 525
Rotaractors : 215,205
2. Bank Details & A/C no. given in Invoice. Clubs : 11,253
Interactors : 353,086
3. Club invoices are now available on the My Rotary portal of club
officers. The invoices available on My Rotary are updated and
current, to be used by club officers.

Important Points :

Ÿ The dues that your club pays to Rotary allow the Secretariat to Clubs : 15,482
provide quality and efficient support to Rotarians worldwide.
RCC : 11,541
Ÿ Maintaining club data online can help you keep your membership
information current and accurate. Your club president, secretary, Zones : 34
and other officers can use My Rotary or your local system to:
BOD Members : 19

Ÿ Update membership information within 30 days of any changes, India Dist. 3261
or by 1 January or 1 July, whichever is sooner.
(as on 16.12.20) (as on 01.12.20)

Ÿ Make sure the names of all current officers are correct and that all Rotarians : 153,470 2714
future officers are named no later than 1 February. TIP: Set up a
club email that can be transferred to future officers to ensure Clubs : 4060 76
uninterrupted communications with Rotary.
Districts : 38 -
Ÿ Confirm that email addresses for all members are current.

Ÿ If you cannot update your information online, your secretary Rotaract Clubs : 2883 20
should fill out the Membership Data Form and submit it
Interact Clubs : 4303 21

NEW CLUB FORMATION FEE : RCC’s : 5980 43

Charter Fee @ 15 USD per member (GST Extra) Dist. TRF Donors

A/c. Name : Rotary International South Asia Office

Bank : HSBC Bank PHF : 1146 (800 Active)

Branch : Main Branch, Barakhamba Rd., New Delhi MPHF : 313 (262 Active)

A/C No. : 5000099999 * Current Exchange Rate 1 USD = 73 INR Benefactor : 7

IFSC : HSBC0110002

ROTARY NEWS / Regional Major Donor : 26

Rs. 420/- per annum per copy (Printed) -DSG Alam Singh Roopra

Rs.360/- per annum per copy (E- Version)

Name : Rotary News Trust

Bank : HDFC BANK

Branch : Montieth Road, Egmore, Chennai

A/c. Type : SB Account

A/c No. : 50100213133460

IFSC Code : HDFC 0003820

In case of any further queries Contact :
PP VINAY GUPTA, Dist. Treasurer, RC Rourkela - Mid Town Mob.: 9337401000

T-E-A-C-H at a glance

T - Teacher Support : 175441

E - E-learning : 16169

A - Adult Literacy : 87870

C - Child Development : 37636

H - Happy School : 3004

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Important Announcement - RI CONVENTION 2021 GOES VIRTUAL !!!!!

entertained, enlightened and energized. We will share more details

about the 2021 Virtual Convention soon.

Convention, pre-convention, and ticket refunds

We will automatically cancel and refund all existing registrations. This
includes purchases made for the Rotaract and Youth Exchange and the

Intercountry Committees preconvention events, and ticketed meal

events. We kindly ask that you do not contact RI Registration to inquire

Dear friends, about your registration, ticket, or housing cancellations as we work

By now we have sadly grown accustomed to hearing of the need to shift diligently to inform all attendees and process cancellations and

major public events to being held virtually rather than face to face. refunds. For those who had already canceled prior to today, you will

Unfortunately, the Rotary Board of Directors was compelled to again also receive a refund of the $50 processing fee.

make the difficult decision to celebrate this year’s International Host Organization Committee (HOC) ticketed event registrations

Convention as a virtual event. While this may not be an unexpected The HOC event ticket fees will be refunded by the Taipei HOC. For more
decision, it is still a deeply disappointing one — for us and for our information, please visit rotarytaipei2021.org.
friends in Taiwan who have been planning an exceptional event. I want Hotel rooms
to thank the Host Committee for the admirable job they did building
support for what surely would have been one of Rotary’s finest events. If you have secured accommodations within Rotary’s official housing
block, no action will be required on your end. Maritz, Rotary’s official
We had hoped that a combination of vaccine uptake and public health housing partner, will contact you with the details of your cancelation.
measures would have brought the COVID-19 pandemic under control.
We all know that in many parts of the world the pandemic is still raging If you have secured a group room block and made a full or partial
and we must maintain our vigilance and patience before resuming payment, you will receive a follow-up communication and instructions
major public gatherings. Taiwan has done an admirable job managing on receiving a refund.

the pandemic — and local Rotarians were still eager to host and I want to thank all Rotarians and Rotaractors around the world for your
celebrate with us. Under the guidance of the World Health understanding and your continued willingness to learn and adapt. We
Organization and the local public health organization in Taiwan, it are becoming a stronger, more nimble organization because of this,
became clear that an event of this scale would be impossible to host and our Virtual Convention will be a reflection of this new Rotary.

safely.mm Please be safe and take care of each other.

While we are disappointed that we could not have a traditional Kindest regards,

convention, we are excited about the virtual event being planned for all

Rotarians worldwide. Last year’s convention attracted significant Holger Knaack
viewership during its weeklong program. This year, we will channel all President, Rotary International, 2020-21
we have learned about staging the very best in virtual events into a

program that promises to open new opportunities for you to be

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Rotary Success Story

Help on Wheels

Maternal health projects give Rotary clubs in Uganda a sense of purpose during COVID-19 restrictions - Claire Zulkey

“This is a hospital that is overwhelmed by mothers who come to give
birth, but the facilities are very poor,” Mwesigwa says.

In addition to its work helping mothers and children, the Rubaga club has
donated soap, hand sanitizer, and small water tanks for hand washing to
local hospitals. Water is scarce at Ugandan hospitals, and there is little
government aid to pay for additional supplies, so many Rotary clubs have
donated water tanks, masks, gloves, sanitizers, soap, and other items.

The Rubaga club also donated goods and money for those without food.

During the lockdown, Mwesigwa explained, many people didn’t have
enough to eat, even if they had work. “One teacher was feeding her
children on peelings.”

In March, the Ugandan government moved rapidly to confront the Rubaga is one of many Rotary clubs in Uganda that are working to
COVID-19 pandemic, issuing a strict lockdown and closing schools before support mothers and children. These efforts have become more
the country had experienced more than a handful of reported cases. important as the pandemic has increased maternal and neonatal
mortality rates in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda that were already high.
The measures have been credited with saving lives and limiting the
spread of the virus in the country, which had recorded only 1,200 cases The maternal health projects have given the club a sense of purpose.
and five deaths in August as the continent of Africa approached a million.
“We are happy to have saved the lives of many Ugandans,” Mwesigwa
Still, those measures didn’t come without a cost, including lost jobs and says.
hardships on pregnant women unable to reach a hospital due to the
travel restrictions. Reuters reported that one woman in Kampala Rotary History
struggled for 90 minutes to reach a hospital a mile and a half (about 2.4
km) away. Both she and the baby died. In addition, the Women’s
Probono Initiative, an advocacy group, reported cases of six other
women and two babies dying during the lockdown.

When the Rotary Club of Rubaga, Kampala, heard of the reports, they
knew they had to act to provide a safe transport option. The club
donated an ambulance to provide medical transport to residents of
Kikajjo, about a 40-minute drive southwest of Kampala. Betty
Mwesigwa, the club’s immediate past president, says Kikajjo has densely
populated, lower-income areas.

“The problem during the COVID-19 epidemic is that mothers were failing
to make it to maternal centers during the lockdown,” she says.

“When we heard of two cases of mothers who had
delivered beside the road, we decided to donate an

ambulance to them.”

One Rotarian who works in the tour and travel industry had a vehicle that
could easily be retrofitted into an ambulance. The club raised the money
for the updates and a driver, as well as masks for the passengers.

The ambulance provided more than 75 rides to women in need of care
during the lockdown. In September, most of the travel restrictions were
lifted, but Ugandans were continuing to be encouraged to limit travel, as
cases approached 10,000 and 96 deaths.

Mwesigwa said the club withdrew the ambulance once transportation The original letter sent to all Club Presidents worldwide in 1987
services were restored. But the club has been continuing to help in other announcing that Woman can become Rotarians.What would we do
ways. The club has hosted family health events in the past that provided without the great ladies that have joined and become Leaders of this
free dental, optical, and reproductive health care. It is also working on great organization.
plans to build a maternity ward at a hospital in Semuto, about an hour
and a half northwest of Kampala, in an area that was damaged by war 7
and never fully recovered.

Logistics of the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination drive

Rotary will play a major role in this drive by the lessons of expertise in Global Polio Eradication Initiative

On January 16, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the administer vaccines at such a large scale has never been done in the history

world’s biggest inoculation drive. The mammoth exercise, which will of mankind and could prove to be challenging.

extend into 2022, involves delivering Covid-19 vaccines to 1.38 billion “This is a chance for India to showcase its readiness on connected
Indians. It also requires that those vaccinated turn up again a month later products, connected operations, and connected data,” says Anirban
for their second booster dose. It is an unprecedented logistical exercise, Bhattacharyya, a supply chain expert and Board Member of the AI-driven
challenged by India’s size and an uneven spread of cold storage facilities. platform, Amplo Global. He asserts India must leverage the air travel

But India has been in similar, albeit less complicated, situation before, industry, which is suffering from low sales, to land shipments in places

specifically with its polio immunisation activities. where flight frequencies are low. Also, creating real time dashboards and

Lessons from polio eradication predicting via data analytics will be of immense help to healthcare workers.

Ashok Mahajan, who heads the Covid task force of Rotary International’s Technology at the forefront

India National PolioPlus Committee (INPPC), observes that India was one of The government has taken steps towards digitisation of the vaccination

the most difficult locations in the world for polio eradication, given its vast drive by launching the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (Co-WIN). The

population, diverse terrain and varied climate patterns. “We expect many platform can track the use and availability of Covid vaccines across the

of the same challenges as our population is immunised against Covid-19. country, even at sub-district levels, and it has been integrated with the

The mission is achievable, especially if we look to the polio eradication world’s largest demographic database, Aadhar. The system is based on

programme as a roadmap,” he says. India’s existing real-time supply chain management system known as the

India can leverage the infrastructure and expertise that the Global Polio electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN), which as of August 2020,
Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners have established in the country, which was enabled in 32 states and union territories.

is currently being used to store, transport, and disseminate other critical Dr Harish Pillai, CEO – Aster India, Aster DM Healthcare, insists that the

vaccines. The government can also count on corporations and NGOs “beauty of India” is the multi-decade experience in managing one of the

pitching in. world’s largest universal immunisation programme – Pulse Polio.

“Moreover, the smooth and multi-phase conduct of the world’s largest

Spread across nearly 4,000 clubs in India, over 150,000 democratic exercise — Indian general election — has given the country the
Rotary members are already taking action in their institutional know-how to easily run large-scale exercises.”

communities. As other organisations and entities Dr Pillai states that the administration of the Covid-19 vaccines is being

get involved, I am confident that together, we can monitored by the prime minister himself, and review conferences have

stop the coronavirus in India. been held with all state chief ministers and the district officials. To test the

- PRID Ashok Mahajan, Head-Covid task force of Rotary International’s infrastructure and iron out issues, practice dry runs have been conducted

India National PolioPlus Committee (INPPC) in several rounds across 736 districts and 33 states and union territories,

with both public and private hospitals. This includes cold chain logistics

Supply chain burden network, training of human resources, beneficiary verification and the

Dr K Hari Prasad, President of Apollo Group of Hospitals, states that management of any potential adverse events.

vaccinating India is technically equivalent to vaccinating the entire And unlike the Pfizer vaccine, which requires -70 degrees centigrade for

continent of Africa. storage, the two Made in India vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, are easier

“While procurement, logistics and workforce remain the challenge, I am to store and transport, requiring temperatures of just 2 to 8 degrees
positive the phased approach of targeting priority segments to start with is centigrade. Dr Pillai points out that this is a major advantage since the
the ideal way forward here,” he says, adding that the enabling factor comes vaccines can be stored using the existing cold chain system.

with technology and possible involvement of private segment. “Overall, the country remains confident in the smooth administration of

Currently, India’s vaccine distribution network is primarily operated the Covid-19 vaccination across 1.3 billion of its citizens.”

through four government medical store depots in Karnal, Mumbai,

Chennai and Kolkata. About 53 state vaccine stores get their supplies either

from these facilities or directly from manufacturers. The country has

around 28,000 cold chain points and 85,000 cold chain equipment.

“We do not foresee a major challenge in terms of air freight capacity to
meet the vaccine supply chain demand. In fact, storage at ports and the
logistics infrastructure to handle in-transit movement, are available and
capable of handling the load surge,” says Vickram Srivastava, an expert in
logistics for the pharma sector and Head of Planning – Supply Chain
Management at Ipca Laboratories. He, however, adds that the real
challenge will be the last mile connectivity to far-flung locations, while
ensuring cold chain integrity of the vaccine before it is finally administered
to the patient. Secondly, availability of trained medical professionals to

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Rotary’s humanitarian service....

Italian Rotarians screen homeless for COVID-19

Italian Rotary members through a partnership between the Rotary Club of Palermo,
the Associazione Francesca Morvillo, and Karol Strutture Sanitarie, launched a
screening campaign to help stop the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless
population of the City of Palermo. It is part of the ongoing efforts of Italian Rotarians
to use their skills and connections to counter this pandemic.

Volunteers of the Morvillo Association who usually take turns in the distribution of
meals and care packages to the homeless, went to the locations where those
packages are typically passed out. Serology rapid tests were conducted on samples
of capillary blood (a drop obtained by pricking the fingertip) collected from
homeless individuals. The samples, taken on a voluntary basis by a health worker
operating out of a camper provided by the Morvillo Association, helped identify individuals infected with the virus.

Rotary Club of Palermo president Vincenzo Autolitano explained the purpose of the project is to identify COVID positive individuals for the
protection of the homeless and volunteers who serve them. He also thanked Karol Strutture Sanitarie for embracing the project and
providing the health workers and tests needed for the screening.

The President of the Morvillo Association, Giancarlo Grassi, also expressed his appreciation for the attention shown in this time of health
emergency to volunteers and the marginalized.

Rotary Peace Fellow sheds light on minorities in Japan - Farrah Hasnain

My aim is to change my students' perception of the U.S. There is a hegemony of
whiteness in English language teaching, and I want to represent how diverse and
multifaceted the American identity truly is.”

After moving to my Japanese hometown, Hamamatsu, which has one of the largest
immigrant populations in Japan. As of 2018, there are approximately 9,200 Brazilian
residents. Other residents hail from Peru, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines,
and are migrant workers. I learned that Japan had a long history of migration
between Brazil and Peru, dating back to as early as 1873. However, although many of
my students and friends carried rich multicultural identities, they often saw their
non-Japanese roots as a hindrance instead of an advantage. Some of my students
would hide their mixed heritage if they physically passed as Japanese, and most of my returnee and bilingual/trilingual students would
downplay their English proficiency to avoid standing out.

I wanted to find a way to bridge the gap between who they were and what their communities pressured them to be, and I was able to start
this conversation with them. Instead of assigning academic papers or chapter books that only held text alone, I showed them Hafu, a
documentary that followed five families navigating the intricacies of their mixed-race identities in a Japanese context. Hearing the voices
and seeing the faces of intercultural families can help students realize how real and relevant minority experiences are.

This film also led me to discover the existence of the Rotary Peace Fellowship. Megumi Nishikura, one of
the directors of the film, talked about her experience as a peace fellow and how it inspired her to create a
documentary based on her personal experiences, which were elusive to find at the time. As I listened to
her walk the audience through her trials and revelations as a hafu (a mixed race person in Japan), I felt
deeply inclined to help the minority communities that have shown me how diverse and complex the
Japanese diaspora truly is.

I personally knew many people from these communities, and they would share their stories of reconciling Farrah Hasnain
their identities with me. In Hamamatsu, many people would often assume that I was Brazilian or Peruvian
Nikkei (a Japanese emigrant), and would treat me better when I revealed that I was actually American. I 9
wanted to shine a light on a little-researched topic that deserves representation in academia: the
experiences of the Brazilian Nikkei and their children (Sansei – third generation emigrants), who are now
in their early 20s.

Rotary International

Rotary International President Elect Shekhar Mehta

Namaste. Hello, the movers and shakers of Rotary around the world. You, the DGEs, are the movers, and I am Shekhar.

Today you are taking a very important step in your journey of service and leadership. The forthcoming 17 months
will be the most amazing, fruitful months in your life. You can turn
this period into the most satisfying period of your life. During this
period, I urge you to dream big, guided by our shared vision for
Rotary. You will plan and set goals, inspire and motivate Rotarians to
reach goals — goals to expand the reach of our organization by
increasing membership, and goals to increase the impact of Rotary
by serving the world. And in this journey, you will play a stellar role as
you share your goals with Rotarians and Rotaractors in your district
and inspire them to "do more and grow more." Friends, this will be
our guiding mantra. "Do more" as in bigger and impactful service

projects, and "grow more" as in increasing our membership and expanding the participation.

Membership, friends, continues to be our biggest challenge. For the last 17-plus years, our membership has been at
1.2 million. Together let us change that over the next 17 months. My dear change-maker governors, here is your opportunity to make the biggest change
in Rotary history as far as membership is concerned. What we have not accomplished in the last 17 years, I challenge you to accomplish in 17 months.

But that's too big a dream, you may say. Well, if I ask you to dream big, I have to lead from the front. One of my inspirations comes from what George
Bernard Shaw said. He said, "You see things; and you say 'why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?' "

So, friends, the dream is to increase our membership to 1.3 million by 1 July 2022! How can we reach that incredible goal? The answer is each one, bring
one — ask each Rotarian to bring one member to Rotary in the next 17 months. Just one member in 17 months is all you need to ask of every Rotarian in
your district. You can ensure this by leading by example and having your club presidents lead by example as well. As Rotarians in every club do this, they
too will become change-makers, as they will change for good the lives of each person that they make a Rotarian.

Governors-elect, we need to grow more to do more. I have always hugely been inspired by the motto of Rotary — Service Above Self. It has taught me to
care for others and share with others. Service, to me, is about thinking of others even before I think of myself. On thinking about others, let me share one
of my Rotary moments.

I had just joined my Rotary club, and the club organized a limb camp. Here we were, distributing calipers, artificial limbs, and hand cycles. Every member
was given some responsibility and so was I. I was to check if the beneficiary of the hand cycle had enough strength in his hand to ride the tricycle by his
hands. And I was to do this by asking the beneficiary to pull my hand, so that I could fathom the strength in his hands. As I stood in my designated spot,
waiting for the beneficiary to come, I saw him crawling towards me. He had no legs, so he had to crawl towards me. I stretched my hands to hold his, and
I'll be honest, in that moment, I was thinking about me and not about him. I was thinking about my cleanliness, my health. I did not want to hold his hand.
But I did it and kept thinking of myself for the second and third set of hands. But suddenly after the sixth, seventh set of hands, my empathy towards their
plight grew and soon enough I could feel their pain, their challenges, and I was thinking more about them than I was thinking of myself. It was at that
moment, friends, when from being just a member of my Rotary club, I became a Rotarian.

Soon I started attending more club projects. As a Rotarian, when I had first gone out to the rural areas of India 35 years back, I truly understood the plight
of my brethren. They had no toilets in their homes, the water they drank was from the same pond that they bathed in, the schools were in the shade of a
tree, and the black painted wall was the only blackboard in the school. The nearest health center was a few miles away with basic facilities. And then,
through my Rotary club, we helped set up toilets, provided clean drinking water, enhanced the education system, and set up world-class health facilities,
not just in my community or my city, but in my country.

Rotary kindled the spark within me to look beyond myself and embrace humanity. Service became a way
of life for me, and my life's guiding philosophy became, "Service is the rent I pay for the space I occupy on
this earth." And I want to be a good tenant of this earth. I am sure each of you also has found your
opportunity to serve. You too may have provided eyesight to the blind, food to the hungry, homes to the
homeless. They may have been small opportunities for service or large projects. More than just the size, it
is the attitude that defines service.

Gandhi was once getting up on a train. Even as he was getting up on the train, the train started moving,
and one of his slippers fell off. Gandhi's immediate reaction was to throw his other slipper to where the
previous one had fallen. His friend was traveling with him and asked him, "Why did you do that?" Gandhi
said, "Someone will find that slipper. What good will be one slipper to him? So I threw the other." Friends,
it was a small act of service, but I think it was a big attitude of service. Are we also ready to think of others before we think of ourselves? As Rotarians, we
can do just that.

Why else have Rotarians spent billions of dollars and volunteer hours over the last 35-plus years to eradicate polio and serve mankind? Why else have we
set up thousands of schools, hundreds of hospitals, provided water in parched villages, brought dignity to people by providing toilets in their homes,
given the gift of life to tens of thousands of children by doing their heart surgeries? Rotarians keep serving because we want to change lives. One project
in Nepal changes the lives of a few thousand people, the family health program in Africa has served millions of people, a water project in Haiti has

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Theme 2021-22

presenting the RI Theme for the RY 2021-22

changed the lives of more than 10 million people. Back home in India, the T-E-A-C-H program of literacy
and education has impacted the lives of millions of children.

Many of you have been an important part of similar service projects, and you have changed the lives of
people. There was a need to serve, and you served. Today the need to serve has become even more
necessary and apparent. So, my dear change-maker governors, in the coming Rotary year, I request you,
urge you, cajole you to serve people and help to change their lives. So, my dear governors, our theme for
the year 2021-22 is Serve to Change Lives.

I urge you to lead by example and inspire Rotarians and Rotaractors to participate in projects that have a
sustained impact. Join hands with other Rotarians, other
organiza-tions, corporations, and do projects that impact your community, your city — projects that can
change lives of people across the country and around the world. At the end of your term as district
governor, you should feel that because of your leadership, because of your inspiration to the Rotarians
and Rotaractors, the world has changed for better because of the service done by them during the year.

As we all serve, we change the lives of not only others; we change our lives, too. Vivekananda, one of
India's greatest philosophers, said, "When you help someone, do not think that you are obliging him or
her. In fact, it is he or she who is obliging you by giving you an opportunity to give back something to this
world from where we have received so much." Also, he added beautifully, "In life, take the position of the
donor or the server, and yet be so humble in giving and serving that let the donor or server kneel down

and ask: 'May I give? May I serve?' "

Friends, to live for others, to care for others, to serve others and change their lives is the best way to live
our own lives. Just as Albert Einstein said, "Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

And friends, as we go about our service initiatives, our special focus this year will be on empowering girls.
One of Rotary's core values is diversity. We have a public statement that outlines our belief in DEI —
diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is important that we empower the girl as we all find that more often
than not, the girl is disadvantaged. We will serve all children, but our focus will be specially on the girl.
There are many issues that girls face in different parts of the world, and you as leaders will ensure that we
try and mitigate the disadvantage of the girl that they may
have.

Friends, to do more and grow more, we have designed some presidential initiatives.

There will be seven presidential conferences across the world focusing on the seven areas of focus. And
for every Rotary and Rotaract club to be able to organize and engage Rotarians and Rotaractors, and the
public at large, we will have Rotary Days of Service. Do participate in the presidential conference closest
to home, and do encourage every club to participate in a Rotary Day of Service. Let them join Rotaractors
and Interactors. Let us showcase our work the world over through thousands of Rotary Days of Service by
Rotary clubs.

Dear change-maker governors, ending polio, fighting COVID, working on large impact-ful projects, and
increasing our membership to a never-before 1.3 million — the task ahead is challenging. And that should
excite you. Rotarians love challenges. A ship is safe in the harbor, but that is not what ships are meant for.
They need to go out in the high seas. Life, my dear change-makers, is about adventure and not
maintenance.

Let me end with what I have penned for our theme:

The biggest gift we are given Is the power to touch a life

To change, To make a difference In the circle of life.

If we can reach out With our hands, heart, and soul The magic
will begin to happen

As the wheel begins to roll ...

Let's turn the wheel together So all humanity thrives

We have the power and the magic To serve ... to change lives ...

At this moment, I urge you, wherever you are seated, to put your hand on your heart and pledge with me:
WE HAVE THE POWER AND THE MAGIC TO SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES

So, my dear change-makers, are you ready? Are you ready for the big challenges? Are you ready to serve? Are you ready to change lives?

I am, and I'm sure you are too. Together, let us SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES.

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The Paul Harris Challenge

Congratulations on successfully tiding over a difficult period. You have shown
exemplary leadership over the last six months and we are confident you will continue
to do so for the rest of your tenure.
Membership has been the key focus area for our organization, one that started with
just 4 persons on 23rd Feb 1905. To further demonstrate our commitment to this cause
and to celebrate Rotary’s birthday this year, The Paul Harris Challenge is being
launched from today.
All districts in Zones 4,5,6 & 7 are encouraged to implement an intense membership
drive over the next 4 weeks. The challenge will commence from 23rd Jan 2021 and will
end on the midnight of 21st Feb 2021. Please promote the concept of “Each One Bring
One” among clubs in your district.
Needless to say, this growth has to be sustainable by ensuring retention beyond July
1st 2021. A mega event is being planned on 23rd Feb 2021 at 6 pm with the
participation of our RIPE Shekhar Mehta and all other senior leaders of our region.
At this function all districts that have added a minimum of 100 members in this
challenge period shall be recognized and honoured. In addition the top 3 districts in
each Zone will receive special recognition.
We expect to have over 5,000 persons witnessing this event. Only those additions that
have been reported to RI shall be considered. Rotary started with 4. Can 4 zones add 4000 members in 4 weeks? Let us buckle up for this
challenge!

- Pradeep Mukherjee, Regional Co-ordinator, Zone 6

Congratulations!!

PDG Dr. Ravi Vadlamani
appointed as

World Chair for Rotaract
Committee of Rotary International

for 2021-22.

RID Kamal Sanghvi, Zone 5 & 6 Congratulations to Rotary International District 5710 for
appointed as forming its first Rotary cause-based club - the "Rotary Club of
Community Action Against Human Trafficking, Kansas, USA!"
World chair to Grow Rotary District Governor Faron Barr and Club Advisor Patti Mellard
(Membership) worked very hard to get this club formed and bring in 24 new
2021-22. members into our Rotary family. The club's members share
the cause of ending human trafficking/modern slavery. This
RID Valarie Wafer, Zones 28 & 32 Rotary club is only the second club of its kind in the world. The
has been appointed first club of its kind - the "District 5950 Rotary Club to End
RI Vice President Human Trafficking" - formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
for the Rotary year in March of last year. There are similar clubs forming in Los
2021-22. Angeles and Tennessee.#GrowRotary

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Why you should care about Rotary branding....

As a Rotary brand specialist, I see Rotary signs everywhere. I Ÿ Are you using the correct Rotary color palette?
guess you could say it’s an occupational hazard. Even my children Ÿ Is the Rotary wheel clearly visible, free from other graphics or
spot Rotary signs wherever we go. So when I attended a local
Rotary event in my hometown last year, I couldn’t help but notice designed elements?
how Rotary’s logo was being used. Ÿ If not, then it might time to update it.
It’s really easy—just visit the Brand Center to get started.
At first, I was thrilled to see the club’s logo featured on a banner
welcoming attendees. But then, I spotted another banner The Correct use of
featuring the Rotary wheel as a pancake. Inside the tent, the club Rotary Logo
hung up a huge banner displaying the old, retired Rotary wheel.
Club members who greeted us were all wearing polo shirts with A Sufi Story ....
the old wheel on them, but they were handing out brochures Speak low, if you speak love...
that included their newer club logo. Here were five different
opportunities to promote the club, and each used different A saint who was visiting river
Rotary logos. It was bewildering. Ganges to take a bath found
a group of family members
So what? on the banks, shouting in
anger at each other. He
When a club logo isn’t used properly, it can create confusion and turned to his disciples,
mistrust. In 2012, Coca-Cola temporarily replaced the iconic red smiled and asked..."Why do
can with white cans that featured polar bears on it for the the people shout in anger at
holidays. But they had to pull them from shelves when retailers each other?”
and customers reported being confused. The cans looked too
much like Diet Coke cans, and that’s not what consumers wanted. The disciples thought for a
while, one of them said, "Because we lose our calm, we
This is one example of what happens when a logo is altered. By shout.”
just changing the can color, the public was frustrated. They didn’t
trust the product anymore. And that impacts the brand. "But, why should you shout when the other person is just
next to you? You can just as well tell him what you have to
Now imagine that each Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact club had its say in a soft manner", asked the saint.
own logo. How would the public know which Rotary club to trust,
to join, or to donate money to? The disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied
the other disciples. Finally the saint explained...
When a club alters the Rotary logo – like turning the Rotary wheel
into a pancake, changing the fonts, or adding additional colors – it “When two people are angry at each other, their hearts
weakens our global brand. That can impact our ability to attract distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be
future members, earn the trust of donors, encourage volunteers able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger
to help on our service projects, and even secure partnership they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that
opportunities. Old branding tells the public that this club is great distance.
outdated. Inconsistent branding sends mixed messages of who
we are. What happens when two people fall in love? They don't
shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts
Studies show that consistent logo use builds organizational are very close. The distance between them is either
trust and awareness. Isn’t that something we all want for nonexistent or very small..."He looked at his disciples and
Rotary — to be a trusted organization in our communities? said..."So when you argue, do not let your hearts get
distant. Do not say words that distance each other more,
Over the next year, we are going to talk a lot more about branding Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great
and how to use Rotary’s logos properly. We are working with you that you will not find the path to return.
to build a strong Rotary because a strong Rotary – one that is
recognizable, trusted, and united – has a much greater chance of
attracting members, donors, volunteers, and partners. Our
regional and district leaders will join us in sharing that message.

You can help by taking a look at your club logo.

Ÿ Do you see your club name along with the Rotary or Rotaract
logo?

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Beauty of Our Culture.... ³es meHeÀue peerJeve ke̳ee neslee nw

Makar Sankranti - Kite Festival SkeÀ yeej Depe&gve ves ke=À<Ce mes Hetíe -
ceeOeJe ... ³es meHeÀue peerJeve ke̳ee neslee nw ~ ke=À<Ce Depe&gve keÀes Helebie
Ÿ Vitamin D is made by the body with sunlight. Gæ[eves ues ieS ~ Depe&gve ke=À<Ce keÀes O³eeve mes Helebie Gæ[eles osKe jne Lee ~

Ÿ Sesame seeds (til) have the highest calcium (975mg per Leesæ[er osj yeeo Depe&gve yeesuee -
100g). Milk has 125mg only. ceeOeJe ... ³es Oeeies keÀer Jepen mes Helebie DeHeveer Deepeeoer mes Deewj THej
keÀer Deesj veneR pee Hee jner nw, ke̳ee nce Fmes leesæ[ oW - ³es Deewj THej ®eueer
Ÿ The body is capable of storing vitamin D up to a year, and use peeSieer ~
the reserves.
ke=À<Ce ves Oeeiee leesæ[ efo³ee ..~ Helebie Leesæ[e mee Deewj THej ieF&
Ÿ Lastly, the body is capable of getting its vitamin D reserves full Deewj GmekesÀ yeeo uenje keÀj veer®es Dee³eer Deewj otj Devepeeve peien Hej
with 3 full days of sunlight. pee keÀj efiej ieF&... ~ leye ke=À<Ce ves Depe&gve keÀes peerJeve keÀe oMe&ve
mecePee³ee . ~
Ÿ The best quality of sunlight is end of winter & beginning of
summer. HeeLe& ... efpeboieer ceW nce efpeme Tb®eeF& Hej nQ ... nceW DekeÌmej
ueielee nw keÀer kegÀí ®eerpeW, efpevemes nce yebOes nQ Jes nceW Deewj THej peeves mes
Ÿ Now join the dots, and see how wise our sages were in jeskeÀ jner nw ~ pewmes - Iej, HeefjJeej, DevegMeemeve, ceelee -efHelee, iegª
ancient India. Deewj meceepe Deewj nce Gvemes Deepeeo nesvee ®eenles nQ ... ~

Ÿ They created a festival of flying kites where by our kids get JeemleJe ceW ³ener Jees Oeeies nesles nQ - pees nceW Gme Tb®eeF& Hej yevee
excited to go in the open, under direct sunlight, throughout kesÀ jKeles nQ ..~ Fve OeeieeW kesÀ efyevee nce SkeÀ yeej lees THej pee³eWies Hejvleg
the day starting from early morning. And their mothers feed yeeo ceW nceeje Jees ner nÞe nesiee, pees efyevee OeekesÀ keÀer Helebie keÀe ngDee
them homemade TIL ladoos. ...~

Ÿ Are we not a fantastic culture. “ Deleë peerJeve ceW ³eefo legce Tb®eeF³eeW Hej yeves jnvee ®eenles nes
lees, keÀYeer Yeer Fve OeeieeW mes efjMlee cele leesæ[vee ”~ Oeeies Deewj Helebie pewmes
mesJee mes yeoues peerJeve pegæ[eJe kesÀ meHeÀue meblegueve mes efceueer ngF& Tb®eeF& keÀes ner meHeÀue peerJeve
keÀnles nQ ...~
me$e FkeÌkeÀerme - yeeF&me nsleg,
Deeies Dee³ee Yeejle keÀe ueeue ~

efMeKej HengB®e MesKej ves lees,
keÀj efoKee³ee SkeÀ keÀceeue ~

mJe³eb mes Hejs mesJee efme×eble,
jesìjer keÀer Leer DevegHece {eue ~

jesìjer kesÀ Fme DeeOeej keÀes,
Leerce ceW DeHeveer efo³ee nw [eue ~

mesJee ceW yeoues peerJeve,
DeÓgle efo³ee nceW nw veeje ~

Heesefue³ees Gvcetueve ceW lees,
³ener yevee Lee meyekeÀe meneje ~

efMe#ee Deewj mJeemL³e meg¢æ{ nes,
nw ³en mJeefCe&ce O³es³e nceeje ~

peie kesÀ meeLe mJe³eb keÀe Yeer,
megOejsiee ceeveJe peerJeve H³eeje ~

– - DeªCe keÀevle DeûeJeeue

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Communique from RI South Asia Office

WASH-in-Schools Target Challenge Public image in Covid times
The Board of Trustees in the June'20 Trustees Meet accepted the Here are few tips to keep the engagement levels high digitally
suggestions of WASH in Schools (WinS) Steering committee and
approved extension of the WinS Target Challenge pilot during these unprecedented times :
programme for a year, considering the unfavourable situation * Take the time to train people on resources for remote
due to the Covid pandemic. While the pilot is now set to end in
June 2021, all recognition applications must be submitted to TRF learning and accessing RI's online tools and resources.
by February 20, 2021, to allow ample time for programme * Make sure your club website is up-to-date, using the Rotary
evaluation and presentation to Trustees before June 2021.
As many Rotary clubs are already working in WinS projects and branding guides described in the Voice and Visual Identity
may like to submit the star recognition applications, we request Guidelines (available in the Brand Center by signing in to My
district leaders to encourage clubs / Rotarians to submit their Rotary)
applications before Feb 20,2021, to get recognised by TRF for * Select one primary social media platform - such as
their efforts. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Linkedin - and update it at
Reach out to [email protected] at SAO for further least once a week.
clarification and information. * Let the public know through virtual technology all the good
Online contribution - points to remember work that your club is doing.
* Debit card option : While making online contribution * Try to get photos of your members actively performing
service, either in their homes or out in the community.
through www.Rotary.org or * You can even livestream your service activities using tools
www.rotaryfundationindia.org, members can also use like Facebook Live. YouTube Live or Periscope. Record your
either credit card or debit card to make payment by using livestreamed events and post them on your club's social
the same link which says 'Credit Card'. media channels and website.
* Contribution from non-Rotarians : When an online * Consistent communication with both members and the
contribution is made by a non-Rotarian from your club/ public is essential for keeping your club visible in your
district, request them to share the online confirmation community. Capture screen grabs of virtual meetings and
number along with club details with us at [email protected] post it on digital channels to show that your club remains
so that the contribution can be tagged to the respective active. Post club bulletins and newsletters to update your
club. members and community on your club's activities, even if
you aren't meeting in person.
* Most importantly, keep focusing on promoting service
projects on social and digital channels.

Information from Dist. Trainer

Dear Club Officers,
Greetings of the day. While congratulating you all for your endeavours and zeal to fight with Covid 19 and successfully converting
hurdles and difficulties in to opportunity. You all have performed well during last 6 months and now that we are on the verge of
killing Corona, we are sure you will start your usual meetings and other Humanitarian activities and projects.
I utilise this opportunity and plateform to inform you about Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI), a platform to learn Rotary with fun and
by sharing Rotary Information with each other.
The RLI graduation course consists 3 Parts, part-I, part-II & part-III each part will have 6 topics of 50 minutes duration.
I urge upon you all to have an experience of RLI graduation course. For details you may contact the district RLI team:

1. RLI Dist. Coordinator : PDG Shambhu Jagatramka
2. RLI District Chairman : PDG Dr. Nikhilesh Trivedi
3. RLI District Secretary : PP Dr. Anjana Moitra
RLI is a complete package of learning everything about Rotary ( Basics, Administration, New Opportunities, The Rotary
Foundation & Grants)

-PDG Shambhu Jagatramka

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Dist. & Other Events

Felicitation Ceremony of 1st AKS Member of the Dist. and Major Donors

The felicitation programme was held on
3rd January 2021. PDG Pramod Rath, PDG
Shambhu Jagatramka, PDG Dr. Ashok Singh
graced the occasion. DG F.C. Mohanty shed
light on the purpose of the event. The 1st
AKS Member of our Dist. PP D.R. Patnaik
(RC Rourkela MT), and Major Donors DG
F.C. Mohanty (RC Rourkela MT), DGND
M.S.Arora (RC Rourkela MT), PP Sanjay
Purohit (RC Rourkela MT), PP Dr. B. Joshi (
RC Rourkela) were felicitated for their
generous contributions to The Rotary
Foundation.

Rotary Leadership Institute “ODYSSEY”

for Zone 4, 5, 6, 7 held Virtually at Digital Platform from 15th to 17th January 2021.

GLIMPSES...

Justice Tankha Memorial Special School of Jabalpur
receive a new year gift for Flybig !
A one hour joy ride in the aircraft.

Upcoming Events
ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE - PART 3

Here is a good news for all Rotary Leaders. RLI part 3(three) will be held on
7th March (Sunday) at Sambalpur. Rotary leaders who have completed
their RLI (Part 1 & 2), are requested to book the Dates for Part 3 in advance.
It will be organised by RC Sambalpur Greater. The details of the program will
be given later.

- AG Prashant Rath

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Clubs in Action...... Republic Day Celebration !!!

RC Jabalpur West at Bidam Bai
School & Chanchala Bai College.

RC Jabalpur Sanskardhani at
Govt. Primary School, Kariwah.

RC Sundargarh Town

RC Bhilai Greater at Srivats Old
Age Home.

RC Bilaspur at Justice Tankha &
Rotary Club School Bilaspur.

Beautiful Indian tricolor replicated in nature. RC Marble Rocks Jabalpur at
Ekta Saare Muskan City
followed by Masks distribution.

Flag Hoisting by Dr. Devender
Singh of RC Bilaspur MT at
Apollo Hospital Bilaspur.

RC Rourkela Queens at RC Jagdalpur at Vivekananda
school, distribution of
Shitalpada followed by Food RC Jabalpur South at Nasha stationery and mats at
Packet Distribution. Dhurguda school followed by
Mukti Kendra, Gwarighat. RC Raipur Greater friendly Cricket match between
Rotary Club and JCI.

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Clubs in Action...... Republic Day Celebration !!!

RC Jabalpur South held a
meeting to pay tribute to
Father of Nation Mahatma
Gandhi on 30th January his
Death Anniversary.

RC Sambalpur City at Rotary Republic Day celebration at RCC
Hockey Academy, Sambalpur. Tangarpalli & Deaf School by
Rotary Club Of Rourkela Mid-
Town. RC Jabalpur Excellence at
Maharshi Dayanand Public
School.

President of RC Damoh Greater RC Bilaspur Queens Distributed RC Jabalpur East at Govt. Higher Formation of Interact Club of
Rakesh Ahirwal being felcitated shoes, socks, water bottles, Secondary School, Adhartal. Dayanand Public School,
by Damoh Collector. chips, choclates to kids of Padiabahal sponsored by RC
female inmated of Bilaspur Jail. Sambalpur Greater on 30th
Jan 2021.

RC Jabalpur Cyclothan 2021 organised Orientation Programme of New Members
successfully on 31st Jan. 71 Participants was organised by RC Rourkela Riverside on
took part in competition from Rotary Ahuja 31st Jan 2021.
Parisar to Dumna nature park.

RC Bilapsur Queens organised Cyclothon We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only
2021 on 31st Jan, as a fund raising event for ourselves but for people all over the world.
and for public imaging too. 400 people
participated to promote pedal for fitness - Lal Bahadur Shastri
and pedal for cause.

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Clubs in Action...... Economic & Community Development

On 2nd Jan 2021 RC Dindori Ananta RC Rourkela Royal distributed sweaters
reached village Lakho and celebrated the among the needy on 5th Jan. 2021.
new year by distributing fruits, biscuits,
chips, chocolates etc snacks to children's
and rural people.

Blanket & Bedding donation by RC Jabalpur RC Rourkela Riverside distributed 90 pieces RC Bilaspur Mid town has handedover the
South on 2nd Jan. 2021 to the Students of of Blankets to the inmates of Sarbabhoutik blankets to Jan Swasthya Kendra Ganiyari,
Hostel. Anathashram at Basanti Colony. DG F C Kota, Bilaspur
Mohanty graced the occasion as Chief
Guest. It was organised in association with
Inner Wheel club Riverside on 1st Jan 2021.

Distribution of Blankets and sweaters to RC Bhilai Greater donated Woolen Jackets
Baiga Adivasi villagers in remote area of & Blankets to staff & drivers of Kanha
Achanakmar Tiger reserve on 3/01/2021 Resort on 5th Jan 2021.
by RC Bilaspur.

Felicitation of citizens for their meritorious Financial Support of Rs. 9000/- by RC Road Safety Awareness Drive launched by
service by RC sundargarh in presence of Bilaspur to Mr. Rakesh Gupta for his son RC Jabalpur West on 28th Jan with Traffic
our DM cum Collector on 18th Jan 2021. undergoing treatment on 7th Jan 2021. Police Jabalpur.

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Clubs in Action...... Economic & Community Development

Health Checkup of more than 400 RC Rourkela Royal distributed sweaters
Physically Challenged kids by RC Damoh and jackets among the inmates of an
Greater on 7th Jan 2021 followed by orphanage on 10th Jan 2021.
Snacks and Mask distribution.

On 8th Jan 2021 Rotary Club Mid Town , Dr. Vocational beautician training from 18th Installation of RC Shahdol on 3rd Jan. 2021
Rajneesh Juneja Cardiac Surgery Project with RCC Balpur by RC Sambalpur Greater. followed by donation of Tricycles to
Global Grant has given 51 women, men physically challenged.
and children a new life in the last two years
by replacing the valve with cardiac surgery,
even after the global grant was completed,
the surgery of the needy was done.
Continuing in collaboration with respected
members

National Girl Child Day observed by RC
Raigarh Greater on 25th Jan 2021.

Distribution of Tea & Biscuits by RC
Jabalpur Queens on 15th Jan 2021.

It's amazing feeling to help sakina for her RC Jabalpur South organised a programme 2000 Lifesaving Kits handed over to Police
wedding. She is getting married on 16 th Unity & Strength with Interact Club of NES Personnels by RC Jabalpur South on 9th Jan
January. She lost her father recently 2 School at Naveen Vidya Bhawan on the Eve 2021.
months back and she is the only earning of Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash
member of the family. As a token of love Chandra Bose.
from Rotary Bilaspur Queens we gifted her
mixer grinder, iron , fan, blanket , salwar
suits, jewelry and cash total amount worth
Rs 15000/- on 11th Jan 2021.

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Clubs in Action...... Economic & Community Development

RC Bilaspur distributed blankets on 13th On occassion of "Lohri" & "Makar Sakranti" Health Awareness Programme on 17th Jan
Jan 2021 in 4 forest villages, one blanket i.e. 14th Jan 2021 RC Rourkela Smart City 2021 at Auriya Village in association with
per family, in Achnakmar Tiger Reserve distributed 200 packets made of popcorn, Arogya Bharti.
Forest. peanuts, muri laddu, revari, chivda etc to
SOS Village having 170 children's. DG Rtn F. Distribution of Blankets & Shawls to the
C. Mohanty and Club Advisor Rtn. A.S. needies by RC Shahdol on 15th Jan 2021 at
Roopra were also present during this Banganga Ground.
event.

On 12th Jan 2021 RC Rourkela Steel City 'Sanskrit Sandhya' organized by RC On the occasion of National Youth Day,
sponsored 8 days long Chandan Memorial Narsinghpur City on 24th Jan 2021. In 12th Jan 2021, 1st organisational meeting
Cricket Tournament 2021 which was which, Hon'ble Rao Uday Pratap, MP and of two Interact Clubs sponsored by
organised by Rotaract Club Of Gandhi Hon'ble Sanjay Sharma M.L.A, were the Rourkela SteelCity was held. 40 interact
Mahavidyalaya Rourkela. In this Chief Guest. club members along with their advisers
Tournament 16 team of different colleges were present.
participated. Rourkela SteelCity has
donated Winner, Runners trophies and
cash prizes worth Rs. 18,000.

DG Official Club Visit

DG Official Club Visit of Mandla Maikal on DG Official Club Visit of Nainpur Junction Presenting momento to Forest Dy Ranger
10th Jan 2021. on 10th Jan 2021. for their help in distribution of blankets.

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Clubs in Action...... Disease Prevention Maternal &
& Treatment Child Care

RC Sambalpur Greater conducted free eye
check up camp at Rukmini Lath Bal Niketan
on 11th Jan 2021.

Project of free distribution of medicines On 1st Jan 2021 RC Rourkela Queens stared
launched by RC Sambalpur Central on 31st project HAPPY BDAY TO ALL in association
Jan 2021 for prevention and medication with Smile Forever NGO in RKL. On availing
required for heart attack and Dr. Arun kindness voucher for the underprivileged
Dalmia deliberated on the same. children with the voluntary support of
Hotel Vrindavan in Rourkela.

RC Rourkela Smart city continued
sanitisation work at Govt High School,
Panposh on 17th Jan 2021.

An Event by RC Bilaspur Queens : Khusiyo ki
Udaan on 12th Jan 2021, Celebrated kite
festival and makarsankranti with
rajkishore nagar atal awas kids with cake,
chocolates, kites and ballons.

Sanitazation work by RC Rourkela On 15th Jan 2021, RC Rourkela Queens Distributed eye glasses among the
Smartcity on 15th Jan 2021 in Saraswati took the opportunity by recognising the students and staffs of Rukmani Lath
Shishu Mandir, Rourkela. front line covid warriors of RGH for their Balniketan (CHHACHANPALI) as per
commendable work during the ongoing Prescribed by the eye specialist in our eye
22 pandemic period. The emergency medical testing camp held on 10th jan 2021.
technicians, Ambulance drivers, data entry
staff and other covid related workers were
appreciated with certificates and blankets.

Clubs in Action...... Polio NID Sunday : 31st Jan 2021

RC Damoh Greater

Inauguration of POLIO Immunization Drive by DG F.C. Mohanty on 31st Jan 2021.

RC Sundergarh Town RC Rourkela Steelcity RC Rourkela Queens
RC Sambalpur RC Balangir
RC Raipur
RC Jabalpur South
RC Veerbhumi Sambalpur RC Raipur Royal

RC Jagdalpur

RC Sambalpur Greater

RC Bilaspur RC Rourkela Mid-Town

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From Rotary Archives... The first four Rotarians

The first four Heroes 1st Members Roster of Rotary Club of Chicago published in
October 1905, of 21 members
On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester
Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what The Fifth Rotarian
would become known as the first Rotary club meeting.
Originally from Michigan, Ruggles was a graduate of
Each of the first four Rotarians, and Harry L. Ruggles, who is often Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and
called the “fifth Rotarian,” brought different professional joined Rotary at its second meeting. He was
perspectives to the organization. treasurer of the Chicago club during its first year,
club president from 1908 to 1910, and a Rotary
Rotary’s founder, Harris, was born in Racine, director from 1912 to 1913. He is known for having
Wisconsin, USA, on 19 April 1868. He was raised by introduced singing to Rotary club meetings. His printing company,
his paternal grandparents in Vermont and attended H.L. Ruggles & Co., printed the first issue of The National Rotarian
the University of Vermont, Princeton, and the and the first Rotary songbook. He died on 23 October 1959, an
University of Iowa. Harris, a lawyer, was Rotary honorary member of seven clubs in addition to his home club, the
president from 1910-12 and a member of the Rotary Rotary Club of Chicago.
Club of Chicago until his death on 27 Jan 1947.
DG’s Vision 2020-21
Loehr, a mining engineer, was born on 18 October
1864 in Carlinville, Illinois, USA. He was a Rotarian for Membership Memorable
only a few years, never holding office at the club or
international level. But that first Rotary meeting was I nformation Desirable
held in his office, Room 711 of the Unity Building in

downtown Chicago. He died in Chicago
on 23 May 1918.

Shorey, a merchant tailor, served as recording
secretary during the club’s first year. He was a
Rotarian for only a few years, too. He was born in
Maine, USA, in August 1862 and died in March 1944.

Schiele, a coal dealer, served as the
Chicago club’s first president in 1905 and Rotary
International’s treasurer from July to December
1945. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA, in June
1870, Schiele attended Terre Haute Business College
and served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-
American War. Schiele died on 17 December 1945.

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