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The Presidency – The First 6 Months – By HM PP Raymon Huang

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Volume 54 Issue No. 28

5 February 2018

3 LAST WEEK

Photo Album of 3rd Club

Assembly on Wed, 31 Jan

2018

President Keith & 1st Lady Rachel

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HM PP Raymon Huang

In Focus

The Presidency –

The First 6 Months By: Honorary Member (HM) PP Raymon Huang

As SG’s “Big Ben” at the Victoria Memorial Hall Tower struck its final “Dong!” at the stroke of midnight, December 31 2017, and as thousands upon thousands of revellers thronged the Marina Bay area in the “Countdown” – despite the drenching in the steady drizzle – another momentous moment was taking place at our Club. Quite unnoticed. No meeting. Unheralded. No celebration. Midnight, December 31, 2017 marked the very end of the very first six months of President Keith Harrison as our Captain. It is customary that a leader’s record and performance are put under some scrutiny by the “people” during the first 6 months, or 100 days, or 1 year. The “people” in our case is – us! Members of the Club. The purpose of this exercise is not to criticize, but to know where we stand. Self-assessment and self-evaluation are always useful – they lead to realization and improvement: of pitfalls and involvement and participation. They are beneficial. So I posed President Keith 5 questions. His responses are outlined below – summarized where necessary in the interest of space; otherwise his words are in quotes. 1. PP Raymon: As President, you must be upbeat about your leadership. Please describe your feelings.

Pres Keith: “I am upbeat and I am excited – and enjoying the experience. Until assuming the role one does not appreciate how influential one can really be. The enjoyment is something that every Rotarian has, of being a part of a group of people across the world that has the mission of making a difference.”

Comment: Well said – and well put, Sir!

2. R: Problems: Any organization has problems. What were the more significant ones you encountered?

Pres: (a) “Organizationally, as a Club, it is important to get members buy in for the initiatives on Club affairs;”

(b) “How to modernize our administration and try to get members to use the new tools – a challenge we are slowly cracking;” (c) “On the personal front, the problem of limited time.”

Comment: Understandable. Please go slow on the oldies who are slow! 3. R: High Points: These too. Please cite a few, so members know.

Pres: “There have been many high points” – and he cited quite a handful:

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The Installation Dinner – “clearly a high point for me”.

“My first Club Meeting as President”.

Attending other Clubs’ and Sister Clubs’ meetings and installations.

“Being Guest of Honour at many Interact Installations and meetings”.

“The enthusiasm of my Board of Directors.”

The many Programmes and Projects, both local and overseas, carried out – in particular the Eye projects; leadership camps; “Friends of Mercy”; “Kopi Friends”; the Cauayan and Malang missions; Lagos; the EYA iconic programme; etc.

Comment: Touché, Mr President! Quite an array of high points. 4. R: We are usually deemed “a Premier Club”. There is, however, always room for improvement. What would they

be, in your opinion?

Pres: Several rooms – Yes! 1) “Improving the Club’s strategy;” 2) “Attracting new members;” 3) “To excite better attendances at regular meetings;” 4) “Moving the administration and finances into the digital age;” 5) “Consolidating the Trusts to ensure sustainability of funding;” 6) “Raising the Club’s public profile (PR) – not for self-glorification,” but for greater effectiveness and support.

Comment: Indeed! 5. R: The Future: The next 6 months and beyond. Your thoughts, please.

Pres: - “A crazy travel pattern” – hectic and demanding – “with Rotary trips to Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Malaysia, China and Indonesia.”

- “Back home: our Club Major Project – helping people with disabilities, my pet project; the Swimarathon; the Succession Plan (Club).”

- “Delivering the agreed strategy of the Club for the next 3 years and beyond.” - And – “not enough time to do everything you want to do, but try, try, and try!”

Comment: But march on, you will; marching as to ….. So there you are, my fellow Club members. The President has spoken. That President Keith has “led by example” there is no doubt. We have noticed how he has been, still is, “in and involved” in so many projects despite the demands of his own profession. A good President stands out. And that he did. The job at hand, however, is but half way done. The remaining 6 months of the Presidency will be even more hectic. With many of our programmes and projects needing “tidying” up and completing. There will indeed be a lot of loose ends to tighten. I am certain that hand in hand with such an enthusiastic Board and so many new young stalwarts who are real doers, the job will be done and dusted come June 2018. And all in all, another successful Rotary year for our Club is ensured. But then the kind of “work” we do in Rotary never ends. “Serving Mankind” has no real ending.

So – President Keith: Well done so far. We look forward to greater things and happenings these next 6 months. Your thoughts, so well put, will no doubt be translated into well-executed action. Rest assured, President Keith “Rex” Harrison, we are all on the same street where you live!

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Pres Keith giving his report Pres Keith viewing the proceedings

Members listening intently to the reports presented

Photo Album of 3rd

Club Assembly on 31.1.18





Photos from left: President Keith together with Rtn Suresh Keerthi warmly thanked the donors and presented PHF Recognitions to Dr Akhil Chopra, Mr Mahesh Sivaswamy and Mr Parthiban (each received a PHF+1 pin)

Photos from left: President Keith further presented PHF pins to members – Rtn Suresh Keerthi (PHF+8), PP Jimmy Ooi (PHF+5), VP James Lee (PHF+4) and CSC Dir See Mee Lee (PHF+4)

Presentation of Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) Recognitions on 31.1.18

Introduction of new member from Rotary

Satellite Club of Singapore Centennial

President Keith called on PP Jimmy Ooi who

introduced Rtn Frederick Ee Han Siong, a new

member of the Satellite Club. Rtn Frederick is a

teacher with Tanjong Katong Girls’ School.





There are no Birthday celebrants this week.

February Peace and Conflict Prevention/ Resolution Month 16-23 Feb – India Eye Mission 23 Feb – World Understanding &

Peace Day Dinner at Orchard Hotel March Water and Sanitation Month 15-18 Mar – DISTAS Presidents-Elect

Training Seminar, District Training Assembly at Holiday Villa, Johor Bahru 31 Mar – Collective Tree-planting

April Maternal and Child Health Month Minority Vocational School Mission Visit 7 Apr – Rotary Walk for The Rotary

Foundation 15 Apr – Rotary Charity Run – Kuching

May Youth Service Month 11-13 May – District Conference June Rotary Fellowship Month 24-27 June – R I Convention, Toronto,

Canada

Coming Rotary Events

RC sends best wishes to Wedding Anniversary celebrants this week: Atul & Bella Merchant Gunter Stockmann

Anniversary Celebrants

Birthday Celebrants

This Meeting

Next Meeting

Vocational Service

Meeting

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Pres Garry hands a Club banner to Rtn Rodrigo

7 February 2018

Reception Desk duty: Peter Koh, Kannan Krishnan

Sunshine Box: PP Jimmy Ooi, PE Mark Wang

Speaker: Prof Dr Utz Claassen, Syntellix AG Topic: Scientific Start Ups

14 February 2018

Reception Desk duty: Alex Lega, Bharat Mandloi

Sunshine Box: PP Dr Yap Lip Kee, Ronald Wong

Speaker: Mr John Philip Louis, President, HOPE Worldwide (Singapore) Topic: Hospitals in Cambodia

International Service

Meeting

International Service Committee Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 15 February Time: 7.00pm Venue: Moghul Mahal Restaurant,

2 Tessensohn Road #03-01 Khalsa

Association S217646

Hosts: PP Tapan Rao, VSC Dir /PN

Deepak Nagrani, Dir Rajkumar

Perumal Suppiah

Vocational Service Committee Meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Thursday, 8 February Time: 7.00pm Venue: Raffles Room, The Tanglin

Club, 5 Stevens Road

Hosts: Rtns Atul Merchant, Dir See

Mee Lee, PP Dr Yap Lip Kee, Rtns S

“Mali” Malaiappan, Astha Aggarwal





BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017/2018

President Keith Harrison

Immediate Past President Garry Taylor

President Elect Mark Wang

Vice President (Club Rotary Foundation) James Lee

Vice President (Public Relations) Andy Mankiewicz, OBE

Hon. Secretary (Administration) Deepti Lalchandani

Hon. Treasurer (Finance) Reinhard Klemmer

Directors

Chair, Community Service See Mee Lee

Chair, Vocational Service Deepak Nagrani

Chair, International Service Dr Rupesh Agrawal

Chair, New Generations Service Dr Hoh Sek Tien

Director (Membership) Rajkumar Perumal Suppiah

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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