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Visit of RC Singapore to Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for Best Bulletin in District 3310

Volume 55 Issue No. 23

14 January 2019


9 LAST WEEK

Report of Wed 9 Jan Meeting

5 PHOTO ALBUMS

Christmas Fellowship, Club Events & Farewell to Taiwanese Delegation

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Visit of RC Singapore to Kolkata, West Bengal, India…contd.

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Members with visiting Rotarians from Taiwan

Seated from left: Rtn Daniel Beyeler, Hon Member (HM) PP Raymon & Mrs Jessie Huang. Standing (left): PPs Perlita Tiro, Dr Oliver

Hennedige, CSC Director Dr Rupesh Agrawal, Mrs Irene Hennedige, PP Dr Yap Lip Kee, Rtns Jasbir Koh & Paul Phua

From left: PE Deepak Nagrani, Rtn Jasbir Koh & Hon Member (HM) Mohan Vaswani

From left: PDG Michael & Helen Yee, PP Perlita, Rtn Jasbir, DGN Rajamohan Munisamy, CP Albert Wong

From left: PP Perlit, PP Lip Kee & Rachael, Mrs Irene & PP Dr Oliver Hennedige

Photo Album of Christmas Fellowship at Flower Field Hall, Gardens By The Bay – 20.12.18





Rotaract Club of Temasek planning a Recce Trip to Kuching from 20 to 24 December

Bukit Gombak EAGLES Interactors meeting at Rtn James Lee’s (extreme right) at his home on 2 January

Members please note that the Interact Coordinating Committee (ICC), with Raffles Interact Club taking the lead, have proposed a mini Conference to be held on 23 February 2019 to commemorate World Understanding and Peace Day. Speakers are being sought for this minin Conference.

CSC Director Dr Rupesh Agrawal conducting the meeting

PP Peter Tan addressing the CSC members on the Major Project nominations

Two projects will be presented for members’ consideration for the Club’s Major Project for Rotary Year 2018-2019. A vote will be held for the adoption of the selected project , at the Club Assembly to be held on 31 January 2019.

Photo Album of Recent Club’s Events…

Youth Service Committee Activities

Community Service Committee Meeting – 3.1.19





President Mark Wang paying his last respects to Taiwanese Rotary Club President “Micron” aged 73 years, who passed away on 20.12.18 whilst the delegation was in Singapore

From left: President Mark, District Governor Li-Shin (RC Chi-An), Rtn Joseph Chia, Guest, PP Philip Leong

From left: PP Philip, President Mark and Rtn Arleen from RC Hsinchuang South

Farewell to the Taiwanese Delegation…





Invitation from Community Service Committee

Invitation from Sister Club, Rotary Club of Taichung Tatong





Rtn Mandy Pascual

PP Stan Low

Last Week – Report on Wednesday Meeting – 9 January 2019 OPENING REMARKS Sergeant-at-Arms, Rtn Bertrand De Mil called the first Meeting of 2019 to order and invited President Mark Wang to take the Chair. President Mark warmly welcomed the Guest Speaker, Mr Kim Whye Kee, as well as PDG Dr Ivor Thevathasan who was present at the meeting.

WELCOME President Mark called upon Rtn Mandy Pascual to welcome the following guests of members Guests: Ms Sissi Goh Mr Ronald Cai

TOAST As there were no visiting Rotarians at the meeting and President Mark called on PP Stan Low to raise a toast to Rotary International. PP Stan noted that he had been “AWOL” from the Club for the past 3 years, but was glad to be back, adding that it was a great way to start the new year.

GIFTS OF APPRECIATION President Mark presented PP Tapan Rao (left) with his gift from the Taiwanese District Governor Chih Ming Tsai for his personal efforts and assistance to the delegation from Taiwan during the recent India Mission. The Club also received an appreciation gift which was presented at the meeting (right).

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Joseph Chia

UPCOMING EVENTS Following are the upcoming Club and District Events:

o Charming Chinese New Year Spirit - The Community Service Committee (CSC) service outing on 19 January

2019 (12.45 to 4.00pm) to take 20 wheel-chair bound residents from the Society for the Aged Sick on an

excursion to China Town and lunch to immerse in the Chinese New Year Spirit.

o Sister Club, Rotary Club of Taichung Tatong’s 30th Charter Anniversary Ceremony – 20 January 2019.

President Mark will be attending this occasion and will take the opportunity to introduce and promote the

Book of Humour (Mandarin version) to the Rotarians in District 3490 (Taiwan).

o 3rd Club Assembly – 31 January 2019 at Senior Police Officers’ Mess at 6.30pm. The Club Assembly will also

include discussions on proposed Resolutions following the Annual General Meeting proceedings; auction of

Rtn Terry Lobaton’s “Flowers by the Bay” painting and talk on wine and wine-tasting.

o World Understanding & Peace Day Dinner – 23 February 2019 – to commemorate this important Rotary

date, other events will be organised such as a mini Conference by the Interact Coordinating Committee,

community projects and Rotary rock concert.

o Mandarin Rotary Conference – 15 to 17 March 2019 to be held at Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur for the Asian

region.

o Visit to Sister Club, Rotary Club of Rizal West and Rotary Club of Subic Pearl in Philippines – 15 to 18

March. Please contact IPP Keith Harrison, should you wish to participate in this visit.

o PETS & District Training Assembly – 21 to 24 March at KSL Hotel & Resort, Johor Bahru – Incoming Board

Members are requested to register for the PETS and District Training Assembly at the District 3310 website.

o Visit to Minority Tribes’ Schools in Yunnan, China – 28 March to 7 April, limited places are available. Please

contact PP Stan Low for further information.

o 28th District 3310 Conference – 26 to 28 April at G-Hotel Gurney, Penang

o Rotary International Convention – 1 to 5 June in Hamburg, Germany

o Sister Club, Rotary Club of Manila 100th Year Anniversary Celebration – 21 & 22 June

JANUARY’S MEETING PROGRAMME Noting that January is designated by Rotary International as “Vocational Service Month”, President Mark called upon Programmes Chair, Rtn Joseph Chia to highlight the coming weeks’ speakers and the topics of their talks: 16 January – Speakers Mr Sai Surya and Mr Irsyad Ramthan, Co-founders of Youth Sustainable Impact South East Asia. Topic: “Youth Sustainable Impact”.

23 January – Speaker Mr Leong Chee Tung, Chief Executive Officer, Engage Rocket on the topic entitled “People analytics and the future of work”. 30 January – Mr Robin Vogelaar will speak on “Social impact and Globetrotting”.

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From right: President Mark, Rtn Bala Venkatesan & Mr Kim

Rtn Mamta Shahani

Speaker, Mr Kim Whye Kee

President Mark invited Rtn Mamta Shahani to introduce the Speaker, Mr Kim Whye Kee. Rtn Mamta advised that she had the pleasure of chairing last year’s Artisan of the Year Award Committee, and got to know such candidates like Mr. Kim. Mr Kim spent a decade of his youth in prison. He picked up pottery in the last few months of his sentence, and went on to graduate with a BA Hons. degree in Fine Arts at LASALLE College of the Arts in 2013.

He is the co-founder of Beacon of Life (BoL) and Beacon of Life Academy (BoLA), an initiative working with ex-convicts and at-risk youths, respectively, in the community. He has also worked on separate community projects with the boys of the Singapore Boys Home and residents from Taman Jurong.

Mr Kim recounted his life experiences, his coming from a broken home and subsequent bullying and beatings from schoolmates which resulted in his wanting revenge and eventual involvement in gangs, including the recruitement of more than 1,000 gang members. He spoke of his criminal activities including drug taking and his eventual incarceration in prison. He went on to share his inspiring and poignant story of his struggles after his prison term and his perseverance in pursuing his art passion and his work with at-risk youths through Beacon of Life and Beacon of Life Academy, as well as his art installations which gave a reflection of his life. President Mark called on Rtn Bala Venkatesan to extend the Club’s vote of thanks to Mr Kim. Rtn Bala advised that the Artisan of the Year Award helps to identify exemplary candidates from different walks of

lives and social contributions. Every year, Rtn Bala added, the Committee finds someone outstanding and last year was no less different. He warmly thanked Mr Kim for sharing his painful and motivating turnover of his life. In his closing remarks, President Mark advised that the Foundation of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) (FRCS) held its elections and he was pleased to announce that PDG Dr Philbert Chin, Rtn See Mee Lee, Vice President Hassan Moosa and PP Jimmy Ooi will be serving the FRCS Board. President Mark further advised that PP Jimmy was appointed Assistant Governor for the next Rotary Year.

Speaker: Mr Kim Whye Kee, Artisan of the Year Winner 2018

Topic: “Transformation”

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January Vocational Service Month

20 January – Sister club, R C Taichung

Tatong’s 30th Charter Night

31 January – 3rd

Club Assembly

February Peace and Conflict Prevention / Resolution Month

23 February – World Understanding and

Peace Day

March Water and Sanitation Month

15-18 March – Visit to sister club, RC

Rizal West (Charter Night) and RC Subic Pearl, Philippines 21-24 March – PETS and District

Training Assembly, KSL Hotel & Resort, Johor Bahru, Malaysia 28 March-7April – Visit to Minority

Tribes’ Schools in Yunnan, China

April Maternal and Child Health Month

26-28 April – District Conference, G-

Hotel Gurney, Penang, Malaysia

May Youth Service Month

June 1-5 June – Rotary International

Convention, Hamburg, Germany

Mark Your Diary

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Pres Garry hands a Club banner to Rtn Rodrigo

RC sends Birthday greetings to the following celebrants:

PP Peter Tan YSC Director Dr Hoh Sek Tien Mandy Pascual Suresh Hathiramani Asheeshi Khaneja Vivek Chhabra Deepu Joseph

Coming Rotary Events

RC sends best wishes to Wedding Anniversary celebrants this week:

Willi & Hannelore Hess Anant & Nidhi Jain Gunter Stockmann

Anniversary Celebrants

Birthday Celebrants

This Meeting

Next Meeting

International Service

Meeting

International Service Committee Meeting will be held on:

Date: Thursday, 17 January

Time: 7.30pm Venue: Moghul Mahal Restaurant, 2 Tessensohn Road #03-01 Khalsa Association, S 217646 Hosts : PP Tapan Rao, IPP Keith Harrison, PP Stan Low, PP Perlita & M M Patel

Pres Garry hands a Club banner to Rtn Rodrigo

Youth Service

Meeting

Youth Service Committee Meeting will be held on:

Date: Thursday, 24 January

Time: 7.00pm

Venue: 19 Greenridge Crescent, S 598907

Hosts : ISC Director Dr Chan Siew

Luen & Rtn Loo Lian Wee

23 January 2019 Reception Desk duty: PP Dr Yap Lip Kee & Varun Gulati Sunshine Box: Jayant Gadgil & Aarti Wadhwa

Speaker: Mr Leong Chee Tung, CEO, Engage Rocket Topic: People Analytics and the Future of Work

16 January 2019 Evening Meeting

Reception Desk duty: Keizo Fujitake & Adnan Ansari Sunshine Box: ISC Director Dr Chan Siew Luen & Deblina Chatterjee

Speakers: Mr Sai Surya & Mr Irsyad Ramthan, Co-Founders of Youth Sustainable Impact SEAo be advised

Topic: Youth Sustainable Impact





BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018/2019

President Mark Wang

Immediate Past President Keith Harrison

President Elect Deepak Nagrani

Vice President (Public Relations) Hassan Moosa

Vice President (Membership) Rajkumar Perumal Suppiah

Hon. Secretary (Administration) Connie Ho

Hon. Treasurer (Finance) Horst Hagemann

Directors

Chair, Community Service Dr Rupesh Agrawal

Chair, Vocational Service Ronil Sujan

Chair, International Service Dr Chan Siew Luen

Chair, New Generations Service Dr Hoh Sek Tien

Director (Club Rotary Foundation) Manish Tibrewal

The Guide to Daily Living

Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the

Precepts of the guide. Ask ourselves these 4 questions and

act upon them:

First: Have I spent some time in self-examination?

Second: Have I spent quality time with my family?

Third: Have I given my best to my work?

Fourth: Have I given some time to someone near and far?

The Guide, in fact, encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary.

The Four-Way Test

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the truth?

Is it fair to all concerned?

Will it build goodwill and better friendship?

Will it be beneficial to all concerned?



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