Vol. 59 No. 13 • September 26, 2017
Dear friends,
As Mumbai got battered by rains it was time to think of the environment.
We really should be doing something, however small, as our contribution to a greener future.
It could be as small as switching off the lights and fans which you don’t need. It could be by supporting visionaries who are rallying for our rivers. It could be by helping maintain gardens which are the lungs of our city. It could be by promoting the use of cleaner renewable energy. Solar, wind and so on.
The Rotary Club of Bombay in a small way has been ahead of the curve. Many years ago people like Jagdish Malkani installed solar lights in our HTEC hospital at Talwada and the boarding school there. Madhusudhan Daga helped provide solar power to our Museum.
Now it’s the turn of our Environment Committee Chairman Rajesh Shah. And judging from the plans I am hearing, it will be another blockbuster initiative.
Yes the first quarter of this year has been a really gratifying period. We started two Elder care centres. Collected a record amount for Bhavishya Yaan. Had a Shankar Mahadevan show that people will talk about for a long time. We’ve had great speakers, wonderful fellowships, In Camera meetings and Assimilation get togethers.
And the best months are ahead.
I thank all those who have made this such a great beginning.