Vol. 59 No. 21
November 21, 2017
PAST ISSUE ARCHIVES
Committee Reports – Environment
November 17, 2017
Second Club Assembly - 11th October 2017. 1. Name of Committee : Environment 2. Director-in-charge : Rtn. Madhusudan Daga. 3. Chairperson : Rtn. Rajesh Shah. Co-Chair: Rtn. Zeenia Master. 4. Name of Committee Members : Rtn. Shorn Jagtiani. 5. Number of Committee meetings held : 2 6. Objective: 1) Promote use of Solar Energy and also substitute Electrical. Energy so as to save...
Bhavishya Yaan – Childrens’ Day celebrations at Ambedkar School
November 17, 2017
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar school celebrated Childrens' Day with zeal. Over 150 children from std 1 to std 10 celebrated together. There was excitement all around. The party started with the "Dance for Good" program. The Dance for Good is Victory Foundations' innovative, volunteering program which spreads joy to those in need through the power of...
Women’s Empowerment Commitee Update
November 17, 2017
One of the objectives of the Women Empowerment Committee is outreach. In August of this year 30 Rotaractors of HR College completed a 5-day training course on Gender Sensitisation conducted by Laadli/Population First. 23 Rotaractors successfully completed the program and are now beginning their outreach work in teams of 10 across municipal schools and other...
Fellowship by Rotarian Swati Mayekar on November 5th
November 17, 2017
November kicked off with a delightful Maharashtrian themed Fellowship on the 5th evening, hosted by new Rotarian Swati Mayekar and her dazzling celebrity dentist Rotary Andy Dr. Sandesh at their beautiful Bandra Bandstand bungalow. The fellowship began with the warm hosts Swati & Sandesh and their daughter Saloni receiving all 23 attendees including President Ramesh Narayan...
Vol. 59 No. 21 • November 21, 2017
November 17, 2017
Dear friends, The smog in New Delhi is a warning to us that we should be paying more attention to our environment. Organizations like the Rotary Club of Bombay can play a significant role in the community, in areas such as the environment, and we should step up to the plate. I am very happy that the...
Aboard the Stewardship
November 14, 2017
“Business and Environment Sustainability” was the topic of discussion at the Rotary meeting last week. So terms such as “energy efficiency,” “water conservation,” and “green footprint,” to name a few, were sounded from time to time. But, for a change, these terms weren’t used to frame accusations: The speaker, Mr. Jamshyd Naoroji Godrej, used them...
Vol. 59 No. 20
November 14, 2017
Committee Reports – Sports Committee Report
November 13, 2017
1. Name of the Committee : Sports Committee 2. Director-in-charge: Pradeep Chinai 3. Co-Chairmen: Jamshyd Vazifdar & Moy Biswas 4. Name of Committee Members: Mehernosh Dotivala, Satyan Israni, Anand Dalal, Sanjiv Mehra 5. Number of Committee meetings held: No formal meetings to date 6. Objective: To promote fellowship through sports 7. Number of Beneficiaries: More than 123 (figure from the Rotary Year 2016-17) 8....
Golmaal for Elders from Ananda Yaan
November 13, 2017
November 2nd saw 50 elders from the Byculla centre of Ananda Yaan travel in a specially organized bus to the Regal theatre where they saw the fun-filled movie Golmaal 4. A generous donor who prefers anonymity organised this treat along with some snacks and coffee at the movie as well. One of the elders...
Bhavishya Yaan Update
November 13, 2017
Ambedkar School goes to see Shiamak Davar Show! 58 students of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar school were invited by Victory Arts to a Shiamak Davar production at the St Andrews auditorium last Wednesday. The show was spectacular considering that the performers were mostly mentally and physically challenged children from various NGOs. The Shiamak Davar troupe itself...
Vol. 59 No. 20 • November 14, 2017
November 13, 2017
Dear friends, Here is an example of how Rotary works and makes a difference. Three Rotary Clubs came together with remarkable alacrity to touch the life of a little Bhavishya Yaan child. Here’s how we went from identifying a congenital heart disease to open heart surgery in 15 days! Rani Santosh Talekar a 11 year old studies in...