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.
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.
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.
Shruti Mehta, 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.
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.
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.
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 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?
Dr. Jennifer exchanging the first flag of our club with the Rotary Club of CHANDIGARH SHIVALIK President Mohinder Paul Gupta.
The Club Charter was granted by Rotary International on 4 December 2008, and it was presented at a Charter Presentation Night on 5 January 2009 by DG Rtn. Pranesh Jahagirdar to Charter President Dinesh Heda and his team of 20 Rotarians. Members of the sponsoring club Vasco da gama, visiting Rotarians, family and guests graced the occassion.
As the date of our Charter Presentation began to draw nearer, we realised we had lots of work to do! But to get everyone going, there had to be some incentive. Our President used the old tactic of deliberating matters after a lunch meet. A well-satiated stomach can surely get the mind working!
After gorging on biryanis of every kind, we got to arguing and zeroing on details such as the club logo, our initial projects and the finer details of the Charter Presentation evening. After all the duties were assigned and responsibilities taken up, we glanced at our watches and realised that if we didn’t get going, we would probably be having dinner at La-Paz too!
Rotary Club of Vasco da gama Goa celebrated their Charter Night at Coconut Creek. After a series of talks, they showcased black and white photographs from their first few meetings.
Charter Members Umesh Sarmalkar and Nana Bandekar were among others present. Also present were Rtn. Tejendra Lawande, Rtn. Santosh Lotlikar and Rtn. Prakash Saraswat from the Vasco club.
A Sunday evening well spent at Dinesh’s residence – ideating about projects. Armed with 4 laptops, a Wi-Fi connection and 6 overcharged brains, the group went about discussing potential projects ranging from solar / LED lights, fuel from plastics, donation of encyclopedias to schools, tree plantation, etc. Kudos to Bharati for keeping everyone well fed. Jen, Anupam, Amit T, Lalit, Snehal and Dinesh attended.
An online form was setup to allow members to suggest potential projects.
We agreed on a first project - a partnership with some school (as a long-term venture).
