Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa

“Installation Ceremony” of Rtn. Avez Shaikh as President of Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa along with his Board of Directors for R.Y. 2010-11 was done at the hands of Rtn. Prakash Saraswat – Chief Guest & Installing Officer on On 1st July, 2010 (Thursday) at Vasco da gama. Also attending were GSR Rtn. Santosh Lotlikar and AG Rtn. Nikhil Lawande and other visiting Rotarians.

Outgoing President Rtn. Dinesh Heda called the meeting to order and outgoing Secretary Rtn. Amit Bandekar presented the report on activities done last year. PHFs Dinesh, Jennifer, Shubhangi, Lalit, Avez and Amit T were recognised. Shubhangi introduced the Chief Guest, Nikhil recited the 4-way test, Lalit was the MC and Amit T proposed the Vote of Thanks.

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We had a public function to coincide with the official visit of the District Governor at ALua, Verna.

Dignitaries on the dias included District Governor Rtn. Gurudatta D. Bhakta, AG Rtn. Shankar Kirlaparkar, DG Nominee Rtn. Dr Jorson Fernandes and GSR Rtn. Santosh Lotlikar. Nirmal and Rupal were inducted. Rotarians from our sponsor club Vasco da gama included Servulo Barros, Rohit Jain, Nikhil Lawande, Piyush Sinha. Other visiting Rotarians included Andrew, Gourish Dhond, Sanat Pilgaonkar – President of Rotary Club of Panaji Goa, and Rtn. Bharat Kamat.  Friends of Rotary Dr. Cidalia Bodade, Mr. Ashok Chowgule, Mr. Devang Gosalia, Mr. Harsh Vardhan Mittal, Mr. Sudesh Lujjekar, Ms. Sonali Jain were presented with mementos.

The DG and AG Also met the President, Secretary, President-Elect, Secretary-Elect,  and visited Yuwak Sangh School Sada, the first school for our school project where we have donated old books and are overseeing the construction of toilet blocks. He also commended the club on its activities including the Battery recycling programme.

Rotary club, RID 3170

We celebrated our first Charter Night on 6 December 2009. Also present were AG Rtn. Shankar Kirlaparkar, Club GSR Rtn. Santosh Lotlikar, the DG nominee and visiting Rotarians from Curchorem and Margao Mid Town. We welcomed our new member Nikhil Sharma and celebrated the new PHF Rtn. Shubhangi Lotlikar.

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All Goa Rotary Cricket tournament for selection to the District Sports
Event at Kolhapur was held on 29 November, 2009 at the SAG
Grounds, Campal, Panaji.

Our club batted first and scored 106 in 10 overs, but lost to the PONDA club.

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We enjoyed fellowship dinner at Pentagon Restaurant close to Majorda Beach, Goa. The icing on the cake was the spirited Karaoke songs belted out by our group.

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Dandiya Nite, an event organised to raise funds for our school project, was a great event. People of all age-groups had a wonderful time. Dandiya enthusiasts turned up in large numbers in colourful ethnic wear and were seen dancing away to garba and dandiya beats and Bollywood numbers. Numerous prizes including attractive cash prizes were given to the winners of the different dance competitions. The food court with mouth watering food stalls was a runaway success. Ladies lined up at the mehendi stall, while other games made it a fun filled event for everybody.

We were overwhelmed with the response. Our sincere thanks to all the participants, the Chicalim Sarpanch Mr. Cleto, Mr. Rajan Satardekar, Deputy Collector (South Goa), PI Braz, NISA, Goa Times, Vasco Watch, Vinsan Graphics, Sanjana Lotlikar, Vibhav Joshi, Aditya Mehta, Dr. Sanat Joshi, Ms. Lalita Joshi, Nimisha Saraswat, Vidya Tapadia, Pankajbhai of Jailaxmi Transport, Chaat Street, Flintstone, Wonder Ice Cream, Everton Vales, Temptations, Big G, Magsons, ING Bank, Ms. Sweeja Diwekar and RC Vasco,  and Event Sponsors: Prime Builders, Hiralal & Co., RNSB Trust, ACM, Kiran Dhabolkar and Sons, Maharaja Hotels, NRB Group, S K Land Developers, Vijai Marine Services, Goa Medicare Devices, Hyundai – Goa Motors, Links – HDFC Car Loans – Devang Gosalia, Mahalaxmi Mines and Minerals, Mohit Ispat, Tarshish Exports and other donors; Prize Sponsors: Coconut Creek, 10 Calangute, The UB Group and Teles Mega Store;

We hope to be back next year with a bigger more memorable event.

Dandiya Raas is the traditional folk dance form of Vrindavan, where it is performed depicting scenes of Holi, and lila of Krishna and Radha. Along with Garba, it is the featured dance of Navratri evenings.

The Rotary Club of Dabolim, a part of the Rotary International family, will be investing the funds in our School Project. We are partnering with selected educational institutions in improving their infrastructure, buying training aids, and providing training for teachers. The project will improve the quality of education, impacting the lives of a large number of students and their families. Improving the employability of students is critical for India to harness the potential of its demographic dividend where over 52% of the population is below 25 years of age, and this project will be our small contribution towards the larger goal.

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We enjoyed fellowship and stayed at Heritage Village Club, Goa over the long weekend. Over 20 of us participated and had a wonderful time with our families over 2 days. Rtn. Shruti Mehta also conducted an outdoor Stress Management Workshop by the poolside.

Shruti Mehta is a trained Clinical Hypno-Therapist from California Hypnosis Institute of India, affiliated to CHI, USA. She is an experienced Tarot Reader, Meta Physical Healer and Life Empowerment Counsellor, and is also profecient in Guided Meditation, Aura Cleaning (5 body system), etc. Reputed doctors refer patients with long-standing histories and no clinical solutions to Shruti.

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COTS – Club Officers Training Seminar was co-hosted with RC Margao. Rtn. Dr Jorson conducted the Training for Club Officers, and the event was also attended by AG Rtn. Shankar Kirlparari.

Rotary club, RID 3170

Rtn. Prakash of RC Vasco, and Rtn. Bharat of RID 7890 talked to us about their visit to the 100th Rotary International Convention held at Birmingham, UK.

Rtn. Bharat elaborated on the proceedings at the Convention while Rtn. Prakash elaborated on the networking effectiveness at an RI convention.

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The DG’s appreciation awards were presented on 13 June 2009 at Saarthak Sapne – at Belgaum hosted by Rotary Club of Belgaum.

A district condolence to the Past Distric Governer – Dr Kishore Magdum was offered.

Our club was recognised for the following:
- Excellent Web-Site – Our club website is amongst the top 5 websites of the district.
- Certificate for initiative for reduction in child mortality.
- DG’s appreciation for Club President.

Dinesh and Amit T attended the event.

Rotary club, RID 3170

Rotary Club of Vasco da gama presented Shri Ashok Chowgule with a four-way test citation as recognition for his high ethical standards on 17 April 2009 at Coconut Creek, Bogmalo.

Shri Ashok Chowgule is a noted industrialist from the Chowgule Group,  Past Chairman of the Western Region of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and President of the Maharashtra and Goa branch of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The Chowgule Group has interests in Ship Building, Mining, Education, etc.

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test, a code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:

Of the things we think, say or do
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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Dr. Jennifer exchanging the first flag of our club with the Rotary Club of CHANDIGARH SHIVALIK President Mohinder Paul Gupta.

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