Rotaweek 11-May-2008

[Dipak R Sarbadhikari]

THE ROTAWEEK
A compendium of Rotary news
No. 844 Sun  04-May-2008

 

Sunday 11 May 2008

 

 
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY SUN 11-MAY-2008 HYATT REGENCY
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LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION 5TH MAY.
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SPOT REGISTRATION

 

Dear Presidents of 3291

 

District Assembly PRAGNYA is to be held on Sunday, 11th May 2008
at Hotel Hyatt Regency. Eminent speakers will make the sessions a
delight to attend. I request that you motivate all the members of your
incoming Board to attend. Thanks / Regards

 

Meeta Lakhotia (M) 98303-23991
Dist 3291 Secretary (Admin) 2008-09
Download Form here:
http://www.rotary3291.org/distassembly.htm

 

DATE: Sunday 11th May 2008
VENUE: HYATT REGENCY HOTEL

 

DURATION: 9 am to 5 pm

 

REGISTRATION CHARGES:
Rs 750 per person in cash or by Cheque in favour of
"R. C. Calcutta Sun City A/c District Assembly 2008"

 

REGISTRATION TO BE SENT TO:

 

PDG Swapan Mukherjee's Rotary office
 
DGE Nayantara Palchoudhuri's Office and Residence
 
Rtn Saktipada Gupta - MM Enterprise,
117B Selimpur Road, Kolkata - 700031
 
Rishi Infosys - DB-17 Sector I, Salt Lake, Calcutta
beside City Center

 

LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION 5TH MAY.
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SPOT REGISTRATION

 

KIT DISTRIBUTION:
On 9th and 10th May from CPWD Hostel Lounge, 1st Floor,
Nizam Palace, AJC Bose Road, Calcutta from 2pm to 7pm
Car Parking available within the Nizam Palace Complex.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

 

All Rotarians, especially Past Presidents and
Office Bearers and their spouses are invited to attend
 
The Incoming Board of Directors of the Club
with the President and Secretary must participate
 
New Members must participate
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
Inaugural Session will have a dance performance
by the well-known danseuse Ms Dona Ganguly

 

Speeches will be delivered by prolific speakers like:

 

o Dr Ashim Dasgupta, Finance Minister of West Bengal
who will deliberate on partnership between NGOs like Rotary
and the Government,

 

o Past RI Director Rtn Sushil Gupta

 

o Sri Gopalkrishnan, IAS Retd, who will speak on Leadership

 

o Rtn Surendra Seth will speak on Service
 
 MEET YOU AT THE ASSEMBLY !

 

 

 

ROTARY MEDICAL MISSION TO NIGERIA
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The success of the last Rotary Medical Mission to Sierra Leone
in May 2007 has led the current District leadership to put in action
another mission – this time to Nigeria in May 2008. In many respects,
Mission Nigeria replicates the action plan of Mission Sierra Leone,
because of the common factor for both, Mission Director AG
Vishnu Dhandhania of RC Calcutta Metropolitan.  

 

Nigerian Mission, like Sierra Leone Mission, is a joint venture of
Districts 3290 and 3240, and is planned to leave from Kolkata on
18th May 2007. Mission would comprise of an 11-member surgical
team consisting of:

 

1. Dr Bhaba Sankar Das (General Surgeon, 3290)

 

2. Dr Nareshwar Sarma (General Surgeon, 3240)

 

3. Dr Rintu Guha Niyogi (ENT, 3240)

 

4. Dr Madhu Sudan Bannerjee (Gynecologist, 3290)

 

5. Dr Indra Kumar Singh (Gynecologist, 3240)

 

6. Dr Arabinda Ray (Anaesthetist, 3290)

 

7. Dr Pradeep K Saraf (Ophthalmologist, 3290)

 

8. Dr Joydeep Banerjee (Dentist, 3290)

 

9. Dr Iqbal Rahman (Anaesthetist, 3290)

 

10. Dr Gautam K Kundu (Dentist, 3240) – Deputy Team Leader

 

11. Dr Neeraja Rateria (Ophthalmologist, 3290) – Team Leader

 

 
PROJECT LOCATION IN NIGERIA:
Medical surgeries and treatment would be conducted by Indian team
at Makurdi in Benue State; and Jos in Plateau State of north central
Nigeria, both in Dist 9120.

 

Benue and Plateau States are accessible to patients from at least
3 other states each. This would ensure greatest district wide
impact, as indigent patients can be moved from nearby states to
these two locations.  Besides, in these two locations, Rotarians of
Nigeria have a reasonable assurance of collaboration with government
officials for logistics support to the mission's goals.  They both also
have adequate hospital facilities to support the mission.

 

 
SCHEDULE OF MISSION:

 

Friday 2nd May –
Orientation Seminar and fellowship dinner at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata
which is mandatory for entire team to participate. PDG Rajeev
Pradhan, Sholapur, Dist 3130 will be keynote speaker. Earlier,
all members would have to take Yellow Fever Vaccination, a
mandatory requirement for travel to most African countries,
including Nigeria.

 

Saturday 17th May –
A grand send-off function shall be organised together with a
Press Meet, during which the team would be formally presented
before the Rotarians.

 

Sunday 18th May -
The team would depart Calcutta on Sunday 18th May and arrive
Lagos Int’l Airport on way to domestic airport Abuja to reach Makurdi
(Benue) on

 

Monday 19th May, its final destination during the first leg of Nigerian
tour. After 5 days of medical work at Makurdi, the Mission would shift
its base to Jos (Plateau) travelling by road on
Sunday 25th May.

 

On Friday 30th May, the Mission would complete its official work and
travel a two hour distance by road to arrive at a game sanctuary to
relax for  a day before taking international flight ex-Lagos on
Sunday 1st June 2008.

 

EQUIPMENTS AND MEDICINES:
A panel of Doctors listed below are working relentlessly and coordinating
with team members to finalize the list of equipments and medicines,
in consultation of Rotarian doctors of Nigeria, within the total budget.

 

· Dr Arabinda Ray, RC Garden Reach

 

· Dr Naresh Goyal, RC Cal Metropolitan

 

· Dr Aruna Tantia, RC Salt Lake City

 

· Dr Sunil Kumar Nag, RC Cal South Suburban

 

 
PROJECT COMMITTEE OF DIST 3290:

 

· DG Anirudhha Roy Choudhury, (Dist Governor)

 

· PDG Ravi Sehgal (DRFC Chair)

 

· PP Santosh Arora (DGSC Chair)

 

· DS Gora Mukherji

 

· PP Samiran Banik

 

· AG Vishnu Dhandhania (Project Contact & Chairman)

 

 RI MISSION
________________________________________________________

 

The mission of Rotary International, a worldwide
association of Rotary clubs, is to provide service to
others, promote high ethical standards and advance
world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its
fellowship of business, professional, and community
leaders.

 

 

 

Regards
________________________________________________________

 

Dr Dipak R Sarbadhikari
RC Calcutta, Editor Rotaweek,
District 3290 Webmaster

 

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ELECTION OF DGN 2010-11, RI DISTRICT-3291
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Since the concurrence couldn't be sustained, I hereby declare
Rotarian PP Rajendra Khandelwal of Rotary Club of Calcutta New Alipore
as the District Governor Nominee (2010-11) for the Rotary
International District 3291.

 

Anirudha Roy Choudhury
District Governor
R. I. District 3290

 

Date: 10th May, 2008

 

 

 

A TRF WORKSHOP SPECIALLY ON MATCHING GRANTS
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will be conducted by Shelby French from TRF Evanston .
Presentation and Interactive session conducted by
Shelby French Department Manager, Humanitarian Grants
from The Rotary Foundation, Evanston .

 

It is a great opportunity to understand, and Interact
and also know about the latest Updates.

 

Date-  Monday, 19th May, 2008
Time- 5 PM to 7.30 PM
Venue-   Rotary Sadan
 
All are invited to attend, specially the Incoming
Team No registration charges....
Come one.... Come all...

 

Regards
 
Rajani
DS (Admin) / Kolkata

 

Santosh Arora
(DGSC)

 

 

 

RICKSHAW VANS
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Dear President / Secretary,
 
Greetings!
 
Good news... finally the wait is over!!!!
 
District Matching Grant Micro Credit Project :
Rickshaw Van..... 1:1 basis
 
Please note that Rickshaw Vans are now available on 1:1 basis,
under District Micro Credit Project!
 
Approximate cost: Rs. 5000.00 per Van
 
Please asses your need and send your requirement asap
to DG's office or to me.
 
With kind regards,
 
Rajani
DS(Admin) / Kolkata

 

 

 

LAST PRESIDENT / SECRETARY MEET 2007-08
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Dear Presidents / Secretaries,
 
Greetings from District Secretariat!
 
Please mark your diary... Friday, May 30, 2008 from 7-9pm!
for the last President / Secretary fellowship meet of 2007-2008....
 
The venue will be notified shortly.
 
Let us all meet to Share.... with our re-charged Formula-I DG Anirudha....
 
Regards,
 
Rajani
DS/(Admin)/Kolkata

 

 

 

IN MEMORIAM
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Dear friends,
 
With great anguish and sorrow I inform you that one of our
dedicated Rotarian, a great volunteer, Past President Bireswar
Chakraborty of R. C. Dhakuria has left for his heavenly abode.
Bireswar Chakraborty, better known as Biruda by his friends was a
man with ever smiling face. We pray to the almighty to place his
soul to rest in peace.
 
It is really shocking... to lose such a personality at this age... it is
a great loss to his family, friends and Rotary too... This is a personal
loss for many of us.
 
We extend our deepest condolence to his family.
 
Rajani Mukerji