Edited by Jean-Philippe Lionnet

1. 21s nov. 2011
CROSSROADS
Rotary Club of Singapore Vol. 48 / 19
Speech of the week
“How can Rotary Foundation be relevant to our
Rotary Clubs?” by PDG Dr. Wu Dar Ching
Lunch meeting 16th November 2011
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Joke of the week
“My wife dresses to kill. Sge cooks the same way.” Henny Youngman
From the book of Humour compiled by Rewa Mirpuri
HAVE MANY LAUGHS AND HELP THE NEEDY
http://www.rotary.org.sg/bookofhumour.html
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2. Introductory remarks Exchange of banners
Vice President (VP) Ashi Sarwal welcomed the VP Ashi invited Mrs. Kathryn Cummins to address
Speaker, PDG Dr. Wu Dar Ching and members to the Club. Mrs. Cummins advised that she and her
the meeting. VP Ashi advised that President mother, Mrs. Anne Burns were making a
Tapan Rao was away and he was requested to commemorative visit to Singapore on behalf of her
chair the meeting. father, who passed away at the age of 91 years. She
advised that her father was in Singapore in 1941
and was captured in February 1942 and spend 2.1/2
years as a prisoner of war in Changi Prison. Mrs.
Cummins added that her father was an active
member of the North East Glasgow Rotary Club and
served as president for a number of years. She
stated that during his younger years, her father and
mother would visit Rotary Clubs throughout the
world and pass on their greetings from Scotland.
Mrs. Cummins exchanged a banner from the Rotary
Club of Kirkintilloch, Scotland, and read a letter from
the Club’s President Gill Sinclair, sending his club’s
greetings and describing the club’s varied activities.
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3. Welcome of visiting Speakers of the week
Rotarians and guests
PP Paliath Mohandas introduced
Rtn. Haider Nawaz welcomed our
PDG Dr. Wu Dar Ching. Among
guests and visiting rotarians.
all achievements, PDG Dar Ching
was the Director and
- Guests :
Cardiothoracic Surgeon of
Ms. Lira Low (PP Stan’s daughter) PDG Dar Ching informed members
Raffles Heart Centre, Raffles
Ms. Suman Aggarwal of the Foundation’s Programs –
Hospital, Singapore, and a
Mrs. Kathryn Cummins Educational
Cardiothoracic Surgeon at
Mrs. Anne Burns Programs, Humanitarian Grants
Mount Elizabeth
Mr. Cody Griggers Program and PolioPlus. He also
Hospital, Singapore. He joined
Mr. Louis Lim advised how clubs could make
his club, the Rotary Club of
Mrs. Jim Williams better use of the District
Garden City in 1989 and become
District Governor in 2006-2007. Designated Funds through District
Visitors : Simplified Grants, Matching Grants
PDG Dar Ching held many Rotary
PDG Dr. Wu Dar Ching – Garden and donations to TRF Programs.
portfolios, with the more recent
City
ones being the RI Public Image
Jim Williams – Lake PDG Dar Ching also spoke of the
Resource Co-ordinator for
Wales, Florida, USA state of Rotary in Singapore and
Rotary Zone 6 from 2008-2011
and RI President Representative pointed out the Club’s leadership
Toast to District 3770 last year. role for community service in
PDG Dar Ching highlighted the Singapore. To conclude, PDG Dar
various sources of funds which Ching noted that the success of
Rtn. Laveen Daryani called upon Rotary in Singapore would depend
were available to Rotary Clubs in
visiting Rtn. Jim Williams, a on greater cooperation among the
Singapore, particularly funding
charter member of his club, Lake clubs; earlier planning and efficient
from The Rotary Foundation
Wales Breakfast in Florida to say management; better use of Rotary
(TRF). He briefed members on
a few words about his club. Rtn. Foundation and to achieve
the raising and distribution of
Jim stated it was a pleasure to meaningful contribution to the
funds for service. He shared
visit the Club, and added that the community.
aspects of the fund-raising from
first person he met was Rtn. VP Brigitte Holtschneider, who is
the Permanent Fund as well as
Laveen, who went to college in the Club’s Rotary Foundation
the Annual Program Fund. He
Florida! His club was about 29 Chairperson, extended the Club’s
spoke of the Foundation’s
years old and one of the first vote of thanks to PDG Dar Ching.
unique funding cycle, using
projects undertaken by the club VP Brigitte warmly thanked PDG
contributions for program
was a camp for boys, who were Dar Ching for his inspiring
activities three years after they
never given the opportunity to presentation and for sharing his
are recorded. He added that
attend a camp. To fund these wealth of information and passion
this cycle gives districts time for
camps, his club conducted golf for The Rotary Foundation. She
program planning and
tournaments as well as fishing added that next week’s meeting
participant selection and allows
tournaments and canoe-racing in would continue with an internal
TRF to invest the contributions
order to subsidize the expenses panel discussion into the depth of
to pay for administrative and
of the camps. The Rotary Foundation.
fund development costs.
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4. Vocational visit to BOH Christmas
Boys town Promotion
Boys' Town Singapore is a VP Ashi called upon Rtn. Rewa
charity Institution dedicated to Mirpuri who warmly thanked
providing members for their wonderful
guidance, shelter, education, voc support of the Club’s BOH
ational training and practical project. He advised that with
living skills to youths. It provides the help of members, 6,000
boarding and residential care for copies of the “Bank of Humour”
boys ages 11 - 18 who come was sold within 4 months and
primarily from was now in its 3rd reprint. Rtn.
large, troubled, single parent Rewa added that 25,000 copies
As a gesture of
and financially needy families. of the “Best of Humour” was
appreciation, Rtn. Rewa
For more information please sold and that the book was
advised that a special one-time
visit the link below. given a new cover. He added
offer to members would be
http://www.boystown.org.sg/ that this book was particularly
given for purchases of 10
The Rotary Club of favoured by corporations as
books or more (inclusive of
Singapore, through the Patrick gifts. The first book, “Book of
delivery) at a promotional price
Hernon Trust Fund, has donated Humour”, Rtn. Rewa
of S$8.00 per copy. Rtn. Rewa
annually one to two advised, had crossed the
reminded members that all
scholarships to the boys in Boys 100,000 sales mark! He added
proceeds would go towards
Town. We wish to make a visit to that this success was all due to
charitable projects.
Boys Town on 9 December 2011 members’ support and help.
3pm in the afternoon. All
members and family are
welcome.
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5. The Guide to Daily Living
MARK YOUR DIARY Before doing the things we COMING ROTARY EVENTS
Birthday celebrants want to do, consider first, the
RC wishes Happy Birthday to precept of the guide. Ask November
celebrants: ourselves these 4 questions Rotary Foundation Month
November 27 – Shamin Vaswani and act upon them:
First: Have I spent some time
November 18th - 20th
November 28 – Robert Schlesinger
Anniversary Celebrants in self-examination?
Second: Have I spent quality 21st District Conference
RC sends best wishes to
time with my family? in Kota Kinabalu
Wedding Anniversary Third: Have I given my best to
celebrants: my work?
November 23 – PDG Dr. Ivor &
December
Fourth: Have I given some
Maureen Thevathasan time to someone near and
Family Month
November 24 – Deepak & Bianca far?
Nagrani The Guide, in January
November 26 – Dr. M C Tong & fact, encompasses the 4 parts Rotary Awareness Month
Geh Min of the Object of Rotary.
November 27 – Jayant & Smita
Gadgil
February
November 28 – Suresh & Anita Next week World Understanding Month
Hathiramani November 30th 2011
February 23rd
This week
Reception Desk duty: Peter- World Understanding and
November 23rd 2011
Paul Nijsten, Moshood Peace Day
Reception Desk duty: PP Stan Olaniyan
The Four-Way Test
Low, Jamshid Medora Sunshine Box duty: PP Philip Of the Things we think, say
Sunshine Box duty: Philip Leong, Joseph Chia or do:
Kwan, S “Mali” Malaiappan * Is it the truth?
Speaker: Honorary * Is it fair to all concerned?
Panel Discussion on “The * Will it build goodwill and
Member, His Excellency Mr.
Rotary Foundation” – learn better friendship?
Yoichi Suzuki, Ambassador for * Will it be beneficial to all
more about Matching Grants Japan concerned?
and other important areas of Topic: To be advised.
the Foundation.
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