Rotary club of Surat West,D-3060,INDIA: 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