Month: August 2018
Club Matters – August 2018 issue
RC Nagapattinam Wings — D 2981 Buttermilk and juice were offered to the public to help them beat the scorching summer heat. The club also
TRF scales a new high at $372.6 million
Thanks to your generosity and that of Rotarians around the world, we have raised a new one-year all-time record of $372.6 million for our
FIFA fever
Did you know? The first World Cup football match kicked off in Uruguay on July 13, 1930 with France beating Mexico 4 to 1. 13
Top RI leaders commend India’s performance
The colourful South Asia Reception hosted by RI Director C Basker and spouse Malathi at the Toronto Convention was a platform for sharing pleasant
Privacy and dignity to lactating mothers
During a visit to the Civil Hospital, Pradeep Narula, President of RC Rewari Main, D 3011, and Secretary Arun Gupta were moved by the sight
Meet your Governors – August 2018
She loves challenges When asked if her profession — microtunnelling — isn’t a bit unusual for women, Pinky Patel smiles and quips: “I’ve always loved
A single gift of Rs 100 crore for TRF!
When a Rotarian donates a whopping sum of ₹100 crore or $14.7 million to The Rotary Foundation, the first question you ask him is
Of books… fat, thin, and lousy
A few days ago, a friend who is otherwise quite a decent fellow, announced that he doesn’t read fiction. His remark reminded me of an
How to kick out a bad habit
Habits are pretty hard to kick out, aren’t they? Or so it seems. Portia Nelson has expressed it with beautiful eloquence in An autobiography
Honouring River Kopai
Prof Malay Mukhopadhyay is a passionate potamologist (one who is an expert on rivers and researches rivers). A professor of Geography at the Visva Bharati
A warm reunion
This reunion of the governors of 1991–92 is a gesture of appreciation and gratitude for the strength and support provided by PRIP Raja (Saboo).
It’s Rotary everywhere in Toronto
Toronto came alive when 25,652 Rotarians descended in the city to network and celebrate friendship beyond borders at the 109th Rotary Convention. The event
Rotary-CSR fund school renovation
A dilapidated building, leaking toilets with unhygienic conditions, and classrooms that are woefully inadequate to impart education — that was how a survey team from
A women’s club kicks off year with projects
After bagging 11 District awards last year, RC Thiruvannamalai Pearls, D 3231, kictstarted the new Rotary year with the installation of 12 new female members.
Your Foundation needs you
Without The Rotary Foundation’s Endowment Fund, our efforts would be for naught. The endowment is the backbone of Rotary’s efforts around the world, providing access
Start at home to build a strong organisation
Dear fellow Rotarians, A well-known saying goes, “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” That doesn’t mean people
Engage your members to retain them
Dear Rotarians, One vivid memory of my college days is the ‘30 days book’, which was very popular then; it worked on a simple principle