Dear Friends, We are in the last month of the year 2018 and soon we shall be stepping into the New Year. Let us treat the New Year as a blank book with pages waiting to be written. Let us define what goes into that book. By sticking to the goals each committee had set and implementing...
Dear Friends, My heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported last weekend’s mega event. I thank members of the Environment Committee: Rtn. Homi Katgara, Rtn. Priyasri Patodia and Rtn. Jamshed Banaji, for arrangements made for the laying of the foundation plaque at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. Special thanks to Rtn. Manoj Israni for his generous donation...
Dear Friends, It is my privilege to welcome Rotary International President Elect Mark Daniel Maloney, of the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA, to the Rotary Club of Bombay. A Principal in the law firm, Blackburn, Maloney, and Schuppert LLC, with a focus on taxation, estate planning, and agricultural law, RIPE Mark Maloney represents large farming operations...
Dear Friends, I HAVE KNOWN VALLABH BHANSALI FOR long. We both attended the same school, Hindi Vidya Bhavan; our parents have known each other since ages. Let us all draw inspiration from this man with a benevolent heart. As Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by...
Dear Friends, Warm festive greetings to all! We are privileged to celebrate the festival of lights and bond with our loved ones. Let us pledge to be torch bearers that brighten the lives of the needy and underprivileged. I am hoping most of you have already purchased tickets for the Corporate Cricket Challenger on November 17th and 18th...
Dear Friends,, AS WE CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL of lights, let us hope that it brings along new opportunities for us to work together in harmony towards our common goal. Warm wishes to you and your loved ones this Diwali. Shubh Deepavali! I would like to thank the organisers and the planners for the Diwali fellowship who executed...
Dear Friends,, Friday, October 26th, saw our first fund raising event this year. It was a night filled with a spectacular performance by singer Javed Ali. I would like to thank all Rotarians for attending in large numbers. My sincere gratitude goes out to each and every member who has helped us throughout the planning, preparation and execution...
Dear Friends,, I AM VERY SADDENED AT THE RECENT loss of our fellow Rtn. Trilochan Singh Sahney, father of Rtn. Harshabeena Zaveri. On behalf of all members of the Club, we would like to express our sincere condolences to members of the Sahney family. While we mourn the loss, Rotarians have made us proud on many fronts. I...
Dear Friends,, WITH JUST 10 DAYS TO GO for our first fund raiser event this year, I hope you all have purchased your tickets for the Dil Se event. With your support and participation, we can make this a memorable night and a successful event. The festival of lights too is just a month away. Kindly register your...
Dear Friends,, A lot has happened over the past two weeks. We mourn the loss of yet another fellow Rotarian Burjor Poonawala and Late Rtn. Dicky Chothia’s wife R/anne and active Inner Wheeler PP Zarine Chothia. I wish their families strength during these trying times. May peace be upon them. Our Rotarians have made us proud on many...
Dear Friends,, We have recently inaugurated the Vocational Training Centre of Excellence at YMCA Mumbai Central in partnership with Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited and YMCA Mumbai. I thank Bharat Serums and Vaccines Ltd for their generous contribution. I would like to congratulate our Rtn. Hormusji N Cama on being elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau...
Dear Friends,, Wishing you a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. May Lord Ganesh bless each of you and your families with peace and happiness. I would like to congratulate our Rtn. Zinia Lawyer for being the fi rst woman to be elected as Steward in the history of the Royal Western India Turf Club. Zinia, you make us proud. On...