Spark-07

Next Meeting

Day and Date: Sunday 30th August

Program: How to invest in Solitaire and Diamonds
Venue:- Rtn. Snehal Pachchigar’s Workplace,
Pachchigar & Sons, 7, Khandwala Estate, Parle Point

Time: 10.30Am.
* Spouses are welcome!
* The meeting will be preceded by BREAKFAST *

*No meeting on Wednesday, 26th August and 02nd September

* Please note the change in day, date and Venue of the meeting.

Birthday Greetings
Ann Sonal Bhavesh Shah…………………….: August 27
Ann Sunita Tarun Sethi....................................: September 08

Wedding Anniversary Greetings

PP. Jayendra- Ann Sharmisthaben Parikh: September 03

Forthcoming Club Programs

* Sunday, 13th September

Program: Inter School Elocution Competition

Forthcoming District Event

* SUNDAY,06th September
Event: Rotary Foundation Seminar at SURAT.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Please arrange to pay Club Dues @ Rs.5555/- for semi annual period 1st July to 31st December 2009.

Last Meeting: Sunday, 23rd August

A new experiment to have Fellowship meeting at the residence of a Rotarian followed by meeting of Board of Directors was met with mixed response. The venue was new home of our dependable and reliable Rotarian Setu and Ann Rakhi Gandhi located near Govardhan Haveli on Surat Dumas road. Many Rotarians with their spouses came to enjoy pure fellowship and delicious breakfast ( Fafda, Jalebi, Dhokda and Surti Pattis) which was relished by one and all.

Setu’s new home with attractive interiors was liked by every one and one could see River tapti form his balcony on 1st and 2nd floor. The whole Gandhi family was there to welcome Rotary Surat West family. This is the first meeting of its kind in the 14 years history of our club and every one felt that such get-to-gathers adds immensely to the bonding within our Rotary family. Rtn. Bhavesh Shah proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Setu, Rakhi and Gandhi family for their heartwarming hospitality. Kudos to Setu and Rakhi!

The Board meeting was held after the fellowship get-to-gather in which financial status, programs and projects for September/ October 2009 were discussed. Program of DG’s official visit scheduled on 30th September was also discussed. Rtn. Amit Gajjar came forward to host next Business meeting and board meeting at his home on Sunday, 27th September.

Keep it up Bankim, Anant and Setu! Innovation in programs is the need of the hour!


Membership increases during 2008-09 Rotary year Worldwide

In a year of economic havoc that rocked global markets and shook consumer confidence, Rotary International’s most important asset – its members – steadily grew.

As of 30 June, the end of the 2008-09 RI year, there were 1,234,527 members in 33,790 Rotary clubs. That’s an increase of 3,044 members and 520 clubs from the previous year.

“Businesses in tough economies plan how to grow, and most businesses then do grow. Rotary clubs also have to plan for their futures and take action on those plans,” said Mike McGovern, chair of RI’s Membership Development and Retention Committee.

“New clubs are forming in communities with existing clubs by offering alternative times and the opportunity to bring fresh perspectives to Rotary,” McGovern added.

More than 5,700 clubs in the 534 RI districts achieved a membership growth rate of 10 percent or better during the 2008-09 year. The 10 percent goal was set by 2008-09 RI President Dong Kurn Lee, who presided over 12 presidential membership conferences held on six continents during the year. Each conference was attended by between 300 and 1,500 Rotarians. Lee also made personal calls to each of Rotary’s district governors.

“We must reach out to people who are different from us and from the members in our club, because this is the way to a stronger club with more connections and better potential,” Lee said at the 2009 International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.


Rotary clubs must continue to build membership during the 2009-10 year, said RI President John Kenny. “I will simply rely on you, as responsible people, to see to it that we have more qualified members, true Rotarians, at the end of the year than we had at the beginning. And I will rely on you to do your best to see to the mentoring of our newest members, for retention is no less important than recruitment,” Kenny told Rotarians at the RI Convention in Birmingham, England.


“Rotary grows when members are motivated to invite Rotarians into their clubs and when Rotarians believe they are contributing to a greater good,” McGovern said.

Districts with outstanding growth

Rotary International recognized several districts for achieving outstanding membership growth in 2008-09.
Three RI districts have been cited for chartering two or more new clubs, while also achieving a 10 percent or better net membership increase in at least half of the district’s clubs:
District 3790, Philippines
District 3830, Philippines
District 3870, Philippines


Ten districts have been recognized for chartering two or more new clubs while also achieving a net membership growth percentage rate that is among the top 10 districts worldwide

District 1290, England
District 3100, India
District 3150, India
District 3620, Korea
District 3810, Philippines
District 4190, Mexico
District 4680, Brazil
District 5000, USA
District 7020, Anguilla, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, French West Indies, Haiti, Jamaica, and part of Netherland Antilles, Turks and Caicos Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands
District 9140, Nigeria

Rotary Year 2008-09 in our District 3060- A year of record Membership Growth and Record breaking contribution to Rotary Foundation


In our District 3060, during Rotary year 2008-09, we have recorded net membership growth of 302 members (10.67%) and increase of 4 new Rotary clubs! A record breaking performance!

Our District has also achieved distinction of being adjudged 3rd in INDIA in Total giving to TRF which is US $ 4,40,860.07 out of which US$ 2,81,594.48 is our contribution to Annual Giving Fund, highest so far in our District! Congratulations to IPDG. Dr. Surendra Parmar for an enviable and outstanding performance in two key areas of Rotary!



આજ થોડુક અળવિતરું!!!


થોડાક શબ્દો ઉચ્ચારવાથી અગ્નિની સાક્ષીએ લગ્ન થાય છે.... અને થોડાક વધુશબ્દો ઉચ્ચારવાથી ઘરમાં અગ્નિનો સાક્ષાત્કાર થાય છે.!!


ધુળ જેવી છે જીંદગી આપણી.....આંસુડા રેડી એમાં કિચ્ચડ ના કર.!!!


કાયદાનું શિક્ષણ મેં એટલી સારી રીતે હાંસલ કયું કે કાયદાનો અભ્યાસ પુરોથયા પછી મેં મારી કોલેજ પર દાવો માંડ્યો અને મારી સઘળી ટ્યુશન ફી પાછીમેળવી....



સંતાનને સારા સંસ્કાર આપવા ગમે તેટલા પ્રયાસ કરો.....આખરે તો એ મા-બાપનેજ અનુસરશે!!!બરફ જેવી છે આ જીંદગી.... જેનો ભુતકાળ પણ પાણી અને ભવિષ્યકાળ પણ પાણી....


પ્રશ્નો તો રહેવાના જ. સુખી લોકોને પ્રશ્ન થાય કે શું કરીએ તો ભૂખલાગે..અને દુઃખી લોકોનો પ્રશ્ન છે કે ભૂખ તો લાગે છે, પણ શું કરીએ?!!!


ઇશ્વરનું બેલેન્સ કેવું અદભુત છે... પાંચ મણ ઘઉંની બોરી ઉપાડી શકે તેમજુર એકી સાથે ખરીદી ના શકે; અને જે ખરીદી શકે છે તે શેઠ તેને ઊપાડી નાશકે.


કેટલાક લોકોનું દિલ દરિયા જેવું વિશાળ હોય છે..જેમાં એક ચકલું ય પોતાનીતરસ ના છિપાવી શકે!!!


અને છેલ્લે....


શ્વાસ ખુટી જાય અને ઈચ્છાઓ બાકી રહી જાય.......તે મોત..ઈચ્છાઓ ખુટી જાય અને શ્વાસ બાકી રહે ...........તે મોક્ષ!!આભાર.....



(Courtesy: PP. Vipul Patel, Vapi)



THE HUSBAND STORE

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. Onthe first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have Jobs.She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men have Jobs and love Kids.'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have Jobs, love Kids, and are extremely good Looking.’Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have Jobs, love Kids, are drop-deadgood Looking and help with housework.'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love Kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with housework, and have a strong romantic streak.She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor,where the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

PLEASE NOTE:

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.The first floor has wives that love sex.The second floor has wives that love sex and have money andlike beer.The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never beenvisited.

ANAGRAMS (Courtesy: Dr Sanjeev Shah)

What happens if we rearrange the letters of the following words:

DORMITORY – dirty room
DESPERATION – a rope ends it
THE EYES – they see
ASTRONOMER – moon starer
MOTHER-IN-LAW - woman hitler
ELEVEN PLUS TWO – twelve plus one
ELECTION RESULTS – lies, lets recount

QUOTE UNQUOTE – VISUAL ARTS

“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better” – Andre Gide
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures” – Henry Ward Beecher
“Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend” – John Singer Sargent
“Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered” – Al Capp
“Art is either plagiarism or revolution” – Paul Gauguin
“Art is not a mirror but a hammer” – John Grierson

PROVERBS and their MEANINGS – ANNETS DO READ

“Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost” – Everyone should concentrate on taking care of himself and his own interests.
“Give the devil his due” – Even unpleasant characters deserve their share of praise when it is deserved.
“He should have a long spoon that sups with the devil” – If you keep bad company you will need to be on your guard.
“Needs must when the devil drives” – Used when a person is forced to take a course of action he would rather have avoided.
“Pull devil, pull baker” – A tug-of-war of divided allegiances.

PIT YOUR WITS ( Answers in next issue )

1) PALINDROMES – A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same forwards or backwards, though you may need to ignore the spaces between words – for example, DRAWN ONWARD. Using the clues supplied, and a little ingenuity, work out these two-word palindromes:
a) __ U N __ __ __ __ (Mad about fish)

2) DEFINITIONS : Choose right answer from four options given
A) CASCADE – a) type of nut b) cosmetic c) marketplace d) waterfall
B) CANASTA – a) Easter hymn b) card game c) sweetmeat d) white flower

3) Where is the RI Convention for the Rotary Year 2011-12?

You may send your answers by mail on setugandhi1969@yahoo.co.in OR SMS on 98251 39150 with your name mentioned. The first to give most number of correct answers from our club will be given a prize in next regular meeting if he/she is present. The names of anybody from District 3060 who gives the right answers will be mentioned in SPARK.

ANSWERS TO LAST PIT YOUR WITS

Q-1) PALINDROMES – A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same forwards or backwards, though you may need to ignore the spaces between words – for example, DRAWN ONWARD. Using the clues supplied, and a little ingenuity, work out these two-word palindromes:a) __ U __ S __ __ __ __ N (Medical staff hurry)

A- 1) NURSES RUN

Q-2) DEFINITIONS : Choose right answer from four options given

A) TANGIBLE – a) edible b) palpable c) uncomfortable d) depressingB) PICCOLO – a) Italian dance b) small puppy c) small flute d) large bucket

A-2) a) palpable b) small flute

Q-3) Who chaired the meeting of Nominating committee to select RI President 2011-12?

A-3) John F. Germ (chair), USA

Winner from our club: Ann Paulomi Akruwala – CONGRATULATIONS
From Our club Ann Sunita Sethi, Annet Anant Nihalani and Rtn Vinod Patel also responded correctly.
Winner from District : Rtn IPP Mukesh Mehta – RC Ankleshwar

Pictures of the week

Jamaica's Usain Bolt shattered his own 200 metres world record on August 20th to win gold at the world championships in a breathtaking 19.19 seconds

World's Fastest Man of 21st Century 100 Meters World Record in 09.58 Seconds

Miss Univeres 2009 is Miss Venezuela


England wins Test series 2009 and Ashes

SPARK-06(2009-10)

Next Meeting

Day and Date: Sunday, 23rd August
Program: Business Meeting
Venue:- Rtn. Setu Gandhi’s Home,
11, Rushivihar bunglows, behind Haveli, Piplod.(M) 98251- 39150
Time: 09.30Am.
* This meeting is open for Rotarians only.
* The meeting will be preceded by BREAKFAST.
* No meeting on Wednesday, 19th (holiday) and 26th August
* Please note the change in day, date and Venue of the meeting

Birthday Greetings
Ann Sadhana Pankaj Marfatia…………….: August 17
Rtn. Yogesh Mandlewala…………………… : August 18
Rtn. Vijay Nihlani…………………………….. : August 22
Ann Purvi Snehal Pachchigar……………..: August 24
Ann Sonal Bhavesh Shah…………………….: August 27

Announcement: All members are requested to pay Club Dues @ Rs. 5555/- at the earliest for semi annual period 1st July to 31st December 2009.

Kalyan Banerjee is choice for

2011-12 RI President

Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India, since 1972, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2011-12. Banerjee will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.


Banerjee said he would like to see Rotary "blossom from being the world's most recognized service organization to being the most important NGO [nongovernmental organization] in the world."Rotary, it is said, has the strength of a government and the tenderness of a parent," he added.

Banerjee is a director of United Phosphorus Limited, the largest agrochemical manufacturer in India, and the chair of United Phosphorus (Bangladesh) Limited. He is a member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Chemical Society, a past president of Vapi Industries Association, and former chair of the Gujarat chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in 1964.

Banerjee has served Rotary as a director, Rotary Foundation trustee, committee and task force chair, International Assembly group discussion leader, president's representative, and district governor.

The chair of the Southeast Asia Regional PolioPlus Committee, Banerjee has served as a member of the International PolioPlus Committee for many years and has attended international meetings with the World Health Organization and UNICEF in that capacity. Banerjee is a Major Donor, Benefactor, and Bequest Society member, and has been awarded the Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service and its Distinguished Service Award.

Banerjee also serves as a trustee of Rotary club-sponsored trusts that support many educational and community development programs in India, including a 250-bed hospital. He noted that Rotary's strengths include its ability to attract leaders from different vocations around the world, as well as its role in promoting peace. "Rotary needs to become the preferred organization for today's generation to join and participate in, to make the world better and safer and happier," he said.

Banerjee's wife, Binota, is a social worker and Inner Wheel club member. The couple have two children and four grandchildren.

"Spark" joins Rotary Surat West family in conveying our Warmest Felicitations to Kalyanbhai and Binotaji for the Unique Honour bestowed on them and wish them all success in their mission!

Bereavement
Rtn. Ketan Doshi’s beloved mother Smt. Yashodharaben left for heavenly abode on August 13. “Spark” joins Rotary Surat West family in conveying our heartfelt condolences to Rtn. Ketan and his family. May the noble soul rest in peace!

Last Meeting: Wednesday, 12th August (Patriotic Songs Evening)

It was an evening to remember! For a change, the meeting was organized at Hotel Golden Star, Adajan which had very good facilites including good air conditioning, delicious food and lovely ambience! President Bankim dressed in tradional Indian dress welcomed every one and the hall was full to its capacity by the time we finished Dinner and started the program.

After extending cordial welcome to one and all, President Bankim invited PDG Devendra Shastri to share “Good News”. PDG Devendra Shastri shared the news of PRID Kalyan Banerjee being nominated as President of Rotary International for the year 2011-12 and recalled fond memories of his association with our club including being Chief Guest at our Charter presentation function on 6th June 1996 and Installation officer and Chief Guest in July 2007 at the Installation meeting of our club in which Rtn. Jayendra Parikh and his team for 2007-08 were installed by him and again he graced District Rotary Foundation seminar hosted by our club in October 2007. He also came as key note speaker in our club in August 2000 when Pankaj Marfatia was President of our club. The audience cheered this news with big applause.

It was then time to celebrate 62nd Independence Day of our country with Patriotic songs. It was heartening to see Annets, Anns and Rotarians coming forward to present songs with Orchestra support. The atmosphere truly became patriotic going down the memory lane and paying tribute to those men and women who laid down their lives during freedom struggle and also men and women in uniform who became “Shaheed” to safe guard our borders so that we can live in peace! Those who presented songs were;

Name of Participants and Name of Song
1. Aarohi Anant Agrawal: Vande Mataram…..

2. Anant- Tanvi Agrawal, Vinod- Radhika Patel ,Setu- Rakhi Gandhi
-Hotho Pe Sacchai Raheti Hai….

3. Ann Sunita Tarun Sethi : Jo Smar Ko Ho Gaye Amar….
4. Anav and Advaya Milind Vora : Maa Tuje Salam……

5. Himani Snehal Pachchigar : Vijayi Vishwa Tiranga Pyara…..

6. Isha Setu Gandhi : Insaf ki Dagar Se……

7. Sunita Sethi and Nalini Mandlewala : Jaha dal Dal par Soneki Chidiya…..
8. Shivani Snehal Pachchigar: E Mere Vatan ke logo…. 9. Milind Vora: E Mere Pyare Vatan..
10. Devendra Shastri : Chhodo Kal Ki Baate, Kal ki Baat..
10. Pankaj Shah : Ye desh he veer Jawano ka….
11. Aarohi Bhavesh Shah : Jan Na Gan Man

In several songs, the enthusiastic audience participated by singing in chorus. Before the close of the meeting, President Bankim recognized the assistance given by Rtn. Snehal Pachchigar for his company’s ad in Hard copy of “Spark”. He was felicitated at the hands of PDG Devendra Shastri. President Bankim presented a memento to all participants.

Kudos to President Bankim and Hon. Secretary Anant for yet another successful program!

New approach vital to membership growth
Potential club members are everywhere. But to get them to join Rotary, clubs must use creativity and imagination, says Past RI President Cliff Dochterman.
Dochterman believes clubs can thrive by seeking new members, retaining current ones, and sponsoring new clubs in the community. He offers the following tips:
Seeking new members
Clubs must have a specific plan in place, says Dochterman.
* Use a team approach. Teams should have several members who meet with qualified business and professional leaders to discuss the benefits of joining Rotary.
* Set aside one club meeting per month to be a "visitor day," to which all club members would invite a friend or prospective member.
* Seek out natural prospects, including Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotaractors, and Group Study Exchange (GSE) team members.
Retaining current members
"Keeping current club members is just as important as bringing in new ones. The key is to adapt and change," says Dochterman.
* Make sure club meetings, service activities, and social events are interesting, fun, and worthwhile.
* Initiate more hands-on projects so club members will feel that they're making a difference.
* Eliminate 100 percent attendance requirements.
* Be alert to the symptoms that lead to resignation. Club leaders should be considerate to members' personal problems.

THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY - THINK GREEN – think what you can do for your country!
3 R’s of environmental protection. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
REDUCE
… YOUR CONSUMPTION
The first step to reducing your impact on the environment, is reducing the amounts of resources you consume and use. Think twice before you buy or use anything. Do you really need it? By reducing your consumption you will also decrease the amount of waste you produce.
… YOUR WASTE
There are also many other ways to reduce your waste. The opportunities are nearly endless. Here are just a few ideas.
Think before you print or photocopy! Print and copy as little as possible.
Edit on screen, not on paper.
Use e-mail to minimize paper use.
Send and store documents like necessary papers for life insurance plans and business proposals electronically instead of on paper.
When you must print or copy, do it double-sided.
Circulate documents instead of making an individual copy for everyone.
Change the margins on your Word documents. The default margins on the documents you print are 1.25 inches on all sides. Simply changing the margins to 0.75 inches will reduce the amount of paper you use by almost 5 percent.
… YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION
There are so many ways of optimizing your energy consumption
Turn off unused or unneeded lights.
Use natural lighting instead of electric lighting whenever possible.
If you have a desk lamp, make sure it uses fluorescent bulbs (instead of incandescent bulbs).
Select cold water for washing clothes.
Keep windows and doors closed in heated and air-conditioned areas.
Turn off computers when they are not in use.
Turn off printers, especially laser printers, unless printing.
Don’t use power strips to turn on all computers and desk equipment at once.
When purchasing computers and peripherals, buy low wattage equipment
Minimize use of screen savers and instead enable power management features.
Purchase only energy-efficient products.
Move your refrigerator. Leaving space between your refrigerator and the wall increases air circulation around the condenser coils, allowing the fridge to operate more efficiently.
… YOUR OIL CONSUMPTION AND POLLUTION
Drive Efficiently - If you must drive, buck the trend toward more wasteful vehicles and drive a fuel efficient car, i.e. one which gets more miles per litre, and don’t drive it more than you really need to!
REUSE
Plastic containers can become food storage, paper can become wrapping paper. The ways in which to reuse things are unlimited. All you need is to be creative. If being creative is not your thing, here are some other ideas:
Reuse envelopes by placing a new label over the old address.
Designate a box for scrap paper and use it for printing all drafts or unofficial documents.
Reuse plastic bags or better get a reusable canvas bag.

RECYCLE
When buying any type of product, see if it is available with post consumer recycled content.
Wrap presents in gift bags. Once you tear the wrapping paper off a holiday gift it ends up in the recycle bin, but gift bags can be used over and over again.
Production of recycled paper uses only half the water and 3/4 of the energy than new paper.
Every ton of recycled paper saves almost 400 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space and seventeen trees.
You could operate a TV set for an estimated three hours with the energy saved by recycling just one aluminum can.
Thinking green means being aware of our interconnectedness with the world and reflecting on the unintended damage we cause nature in the daily course of our lives. Thinking green leads to acting green - taking corrective action to make environmental responsibility a reality.
"Every person is the right person to act. Every moment is the right moment to begin". THE Time to Act is Now!

QUOTE UNQUOTE – MUSIC
“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart” – Pablo Casals
“Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell” – W.H. Auden
“Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time…..The wait is simply too long” – Leonard Bernstein
“There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between” – Thomas Beecham
“When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance” – Victor Borge
“Classical music is that which you keep thinking will turn into a tune” – Anonymous

PROVERBS and their MEANINGS – ANNETS DO READ

“Curiosity killed the cat” – Beware of poking your nose into the affairs of others; it may get you into trouble.
“Curses, like chickens, come home to roost” – Speaking badly of someone will rebound ultimately to one’s own detriment.
“The customer is always right” – Always defer to the client. The customer always knows best.
“Desperate diseases call for desperate remedies” – An almost insurmountable difficulty calls for bold and extreme measures to overcome it.
“Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know” – It is better to remain with the problems one already has than to change one’s circumstances and face a set of unknown , and possibly worse difficulties.

PIT YOUR WITS ( Answers in next issue )

1) PALINDROMES – A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same forwards or backwards, though you may need to ignore the spaces between words – for example, DRAWN ONWARD. Using the clues supplied, and a little ingenuity, work out these two-word palindromes:
a) __ U __ S __ __ __ __ N (Medical staff hurry)

2) DEFINITIONS : Choose right answer from four options given
A) TANGIBLE – a) edible b) palpable c) uncomfortable d) depressing
B) PICCOLO – a) Italian dance b) small puppy c) small flute d) large bucket

3) Who chaired the meeting of Nominating committee to select RI President 2011-12?
You may send your answers by mail on setugandhi1969@yahoo.co.in OR SMS on 98251 39150 with your name mentioned. The first to give most number of correct answers from our club will be given a prize in next regular meeting if he/she is present. The names of anybody from District 3060 who gives the right answers will be mentioned in SPARK.

ANSWERS TO LAST PIT YOUR WITS (E Spark-05)
1) MISSING LINKS – test your powers of word association by finding a word that follows the first word in the clue that will make a new word or phrase. Your word must also make a new word or phrase when preceding the second word in the clue. For example, the answer to top…………stand would be hat – top hat, and hat stand.
a) rain…………..string b) Christmas…………..stump
A-1) a) bow b) tree

2) DEFINITIONS : Choose right answer from four options given
A) PUFFIN – a) seabird b) engine c) chocolate bar d) flower
B) MOUSSAKA – a) Mexican bandit b) Polish song c) Greek dish d) Arab horse
A- 2) a) seabird b) Greek dish
3) Who is the Chairman of Rotary International Polio Plus Committee for current Rotary Year? A-3) Robert Scott

Winner from our club: IPP Tarun Sethi – CONGRATULATIONS
From Our club Ann Shivani Mandlewala, Annet Anant Nihalani and Rtn Vinod Patel also responded correctly.
Winner from District : Rtn IPP Mukesh Mehta – RC Ankleshwar

"Spark" conveys Best Wishes to all Readers on our 62nd Independence Day

Pictures of the week

Prime Minister Man Mohansingh addressing Independence Day Parade

PDG Rajnikant Thackar with Kalyanbahi

Kalyan Banerjee Nominated as President of Rotary

International for the year 2011-12

It is a great privilage to share the good news that Nominating committee meeting for RI President 2011-12 was held yesterday (August 10 2009) at One Rotary Center, Evanston, USA in which the committee nominated our beloved PRID and past TRF Trustee Kalyan Banerjee as President of Rotary International for the Rotary year 2011-12. This is a well deserved honour for Kalyanbhai and Binotaben and matter of great joy and delight for their countless friends which includes Rotary Surat West family.

Rotary Surat West family joins me in conveying our sincere Felicitations to Kalyanbhai and Binotaben for the unique Honour bestowed on them by Rotary World and wish them all the very best as First Couple of the Rotary World for the year 2011-12.

3 Cheers for Banerjees!

-E Bulletin Editor "Spark".

E Spark-05(2009-10)

E Bulletin of Rotary club of Surat West

VOL: 14 Issue: 05/2009-10
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 12th August

Program: Patriotic Songs Competition
Venue:- Hotel Golden Star ( former Arzees Health Club)
Near Gujarat Gas circle, Adajan, Surat
Time: 08.45Pm
Participation: Solo Songs can also be presented *max. group of 6 ( one Rotarian compulsory In the Group) . .*Annets may participate; they won’t be counted in the group Numbers.
*each group or solo participant may submit their name and the song selected to Ann Sadhana Pankaj Marfatia at the earliest on PH: - 2259375 ( R ) , 98251-00909 ( M). Orchestra support will be provided.

Forthcoming Club Programs
* Wednesday, 19th August
Meeting Cancelled- Public Holiday
(Pateti)
* Sunday, 23rd August
Program: Business Meeting
Venue: Rtn. Setu Gandhi’s Home
Time: 09.30Am( Tentative)

Birthday Greetings
Rtn. Milind Vora………………………………..: August 09
Rtn. Bhavesh Shah…………………………….: August 10
President Bankim Sitwala…………………. : august 11
Ann Sadhana Pankaj Marfatia……………. : August 17
Rtn. Yogesh Mandlewala…………………… : August 18
Rtn. Vijay Nihlani…………………………….. : August 22
Ann Purvi Snehal Pachchigar……………..: August 24
Ann Sonal Bhavesh Shah…………………….: August 27

Announcement
Please arrange to pay Club Dues @ Rs.5555/- latest by 15th August 2009 for semi annual period 1st July to 31st December 2009.

Report on District Membership Seminar held at Vapi on August02
The Seminar was held at “Center of Excellence”, Vapi, an excellent venue with all good facilities.
The highlights of the seminar are;
· Out purpose today by DG Major Sharmaji.
· Opening remarks by District Membership Chair PDG Bharat Solanki.
· Inaugural address by PRID Kalyan Banerjee.
· Captivating and very informative power point presentation by RRIMC PDG Batra from Delhi sharing vital statistics and graphics gave the idea of status of membership in our District, India and world wide. He explained the need for membership growth and the ways and means to achieve the same. Undoubtedly, PDG Batra is one of the finest Orators that we have heard so far!
· Our club was represented by President Bankim, Hon. Secretary Anant, Setu, Gandhi, Bhavesh Shah, Raghav Khaitan and Vinod Patel in whose car the whole RCSW clan traveled to Vapi.
( Report by: President Bankim Sitwala)

Kudos to President Bankim for motivating five other fellow Rotarians to the seminar! Congratulations to DG major Sharmaji for his innovative motivational approach to enthuse delegates to attend District Events! Vapi Seminar was attended by 192 delegates from 23 clubs of South Gujarat and Dhule District!

QUOTE UNQUOTE – Television

“Television – a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done” – Ernie Kovacs
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book” – Groucho Marx
“Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corner of our rooms” – Alan Corenk
“Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn’t have in your home ” – David Frost
“In California, they don’t throw their garbage away – they make it into TV shows” – Woody Allen
“Seeing a murder on television …can help work off one’s antagonisms. And if you haven’t any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some” – Alfred Hitchcock

PROVERBS and their MEANINGS – ANNETS DO READ “So many countries, so many customs” – Every land has its own culture and its own way of life.
“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” – A mother’s influence is greatest of all.
“Two’s company, three’s a crowd” – The presence of a third person prevents intimacy.
“You’ve got to be cruel to be kind” – It may be necessary to do something unpleasant in the short term, for long term benefit.
“Prevention is better than cure” – Stopping illness before it starts is better than having to treat it later.

PIT YOUR WITS ( Answers in next issue )
1) MISSING LINKS – test your powers of word association by finding a word that follows the first word in the clue that will make a new word or phrase. Your word must also make a new word or phrase when preceding the second word in the clue. For example, the answer to top…………stand would be hat – top hat, and hat stand.
a) rain…………..string b) Christmas…………..stump

2) DEFINITIONS : Choose right answer from four options given
A) PUFFIN – a) seabird b) engine c) chocolate bar d) flower
B) MOUSSAKA – a) Mexican bandit b) Polish song c) Greek dish d) Arab horse

3) Who is the Chairman of Rotary International Polio Plus Committee for current Rotary Year?

You may send your answers by mail on setugandhi1969@yahoo.co.in OR SMS on 98251 39150 with your name mentioned. The first to give most number of correct answers from our club will be given a prize in next regular meeting if he/she is present. The names of anybody from District 3060 who gives the right answers will be mentioned in SPARK.

ANSWERS TO LAST PIT YOUR WITS (E Spark-04( 2009-10)
Q-1) MISSING LINKS – test your powers of word association by finding a word that follows the first word in the clue that will make a new word or phrase. Your word must also make a new word or phrase when preceding the second word in the clue. For example, the answer to top…………stand would be hat – top hat, and hat stand.
a) side…………..dancing b) door…………..bar
A-1) a) Line b) Handle

Q-2) The chances of seeing at least one shooting star in a given hour one night are 36%. The trouble is, you have only half an hour to spare. What are the chances of seeing at least one shooting star in that time?
A-2) The chances of not seeing a shooting star in the hour are 100%-36% = 64%. If the chances of not seeing a shooting star in any given half hour is Y, then the chance of not seeing a shooting star in two successive half hours are Y * Y. Clearly Y squared = 64/100, so Y = 8/10, which is 80/100 = 80%.

Q-3) How many types of Memberships are there in Rotary club? A-3) Active and Honorary Memberships in Rotary club.

Winner from our club: Rtn IPP Tarun Sethi - CONGRATULATIONS
Rtn Vinod Patel also responded correctly.
Winners from District: IPP. Mukesh Mehta, Ankleshwar.

Nandan Nilekani can do it.Fully integrated ID card system
Operator : "Thank you for calling Pizza Hut . May I have your... " Customer: "Hello, can I order.." Operator : "Can I have your multi purpose ID card number first, Sir?" Customer: "It's..., hold..........on......889861356102049998-45-54610" Operator : "OK... You're... Mr Singh and you're calling from 17 Jal Vayu. Your home number is 22678893, your office 25076666 and your mobile is 09869798888. Which number are you calling from now Sir?" Customer: "Home! How did you get all my phone numbers? Operator : "We are connected to the system Sir" Customer: "May I order your Seafood Pizza..." Operator : "That's not a good idea Sir"Customer: "How come?" Operator : "According to your medical records, you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol level Sir" Customer: "What?... What do you recommend then?" Operator : "Try our Low Fat Pizza. You'll like it" Customer: "How do you know for sure?" Operator : "You borrowed a book entitled "Popular Dishes" from the National Library last week Sir" Customer: "OK I give up... Give me three family size ones then, how much will that cost?" Operator : "That should be enough for your family of 05, Sir. The total is Rs 500.00" Customer:"Can I pay by! Credit card?" Operator : "I'm afraid you have to pay us cash, Sir. Your credit card is over the limit and you owe your bank Rs 23,000.75 since October last year. That's not including the late payment charges on your housing loan, Sir.." Customer: "I guess I have to run to the neighbourhood ATM and withdraw some cash before your guy arrives" Operator : "You can't Sir. Based on the records, you've reached your daily limit on machine withdrawal today" Customer: "Never mind just send the pizzas, I'll have the cash ready. How long is it gonna take anyway?" Operator : "About 45 minutes Sir, but if you can't wait you can always come and collect it on your Nano Car..." Customer: " What!" Operator : "According to the details in system ,you own a Nano car,...
registration number GZ-05-AB-1107.." Customer: " ????"Operator : "Is there anything else Sir?" Customer: "Nothing... By the way... Aren't you giving me that 3 free bottles of cola as advertised?" Operator : "We normally would Sir, but based on your records you're also diabetic....... " Customer: #$$^%&$@$% ^ Operator : "Better watch your language Sir.. Remember on 15th July 2010 you were convicted of using abusive language on a policeman...?" Customer: [Faints]
( Courtesy: PDG Sajjan Goenka, Mumbai)

Prohibition in Gujarat

ફરી પાછી ઢળી લાશો, ગાંધીના ગુજરાતમાં !
ફરી સળગાવી ભઠ્ઠીઍ, ચિતાઓ ગુજરાતમાં!
કાઢી રેલી, ભર્યાં છાપા, બતાવ્યું રોજ ટીવીમાં
નેતા, પોલીસ, દારૂને, આપી ગાળ જાહેરમાં!

દેશ આખો સુખે પીતો, બને ગુનો કેમ ગુજરાતમાં?
બેંગ્લોરમાં વાઇન ફેસ્ટીવલ, લટઠાકાંડ છે ગુજરાતમાં
સત્ય, અહિંસા ને ખાદી, ભલે મુકાયાં બાજુમાં
બાપુ દારૂ ના કહેતાં, કેમ ભુલાયે ગુજરાતમાં?

અતિ દારૂનું સેવન છે, હાનિકારક, સૌ જાણે
પણ સામાજિક પીણું સુરા, આ જગમાં તો બહુ માણે
ઘડ્યો કાયદો કેમ જુદો, બાપુ શું કેવળ ગુજરાતી?
ભલું પોતાનું ના સમજે, શું નાદાન સૌ ગુજરાતી?

ચલો હવે માનસ બદલો, અને કાયદા ગુજરાતમાં
બહુ બાપુના નામે થયું, બસ કરો હવે ગુજરાતમાં!
હટાવો દારુબંધી આ, ગાંધીના ગુજરાતમાં
ભરખે ના ભઠ્ઠી લાશો, હવે કદી ગુજરાતમાં!
( Author and Courtesy: Dr. Mukur Petrolwala)

Pictures of the Week
President Bill Clinton negotiated safe release of two American Journalists arrested in North Korea

India launches Indigenous Nuclear Submarine "Arihant"

Raksha Bandhan

Last Laugh
Man called home to his wife and said, "Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in Canada with my boss & several of his Friends We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that Promotion I've been wanting, so could you please pack enough Clothes for a week and set out my rod and fishing box, we're Leaving From the office & I will swing by the house to pick my things up" " Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas " The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her husband asked. The following Weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good

The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish? He said, "Yes! Lots of Salmon, some Bluegill, and a few Swordfish. But why didn't you pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to Do?" You'll love the answer... The wife replied, "I did. They're in your fishingbox ..." Never Lie To A Woman...!!!
(Courtesy: Rtn. Ketan Doshi)